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USPS-299800 Vol.137, No. 10La Plata, MO, 63549 • 8 Pages • 1 Section • 50 Cents

Serving Macon County Since 1876

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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MACON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CREW HELPED RESTORE

The

2012 ATLANTA HORNET SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL TEAMS

VISIT OUR NEW SITE!

Lady Bulldogs – 2012 North Shelby Tournament Consolation Trophy Winners.

Atalpal II will host a blood drive on Monday, September 17th at the La Plata Christian Church from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

A special gift can change a life, please make plans to attend and give blood.

The La Plata Lady Bull-dogs fell in the fi rst round of the North Shelby Tourna-ment, on Saturday, Sept. 8, to Paris (9-1) but battled their way back with wins over Marion County (5-2) and Linn County (15-0) to cap-ture the Consolation Title!

Undoubtedly the highlight of the tournament, besides capturing the consolation tro-phy, was the no hitter tossed by Makay Belt in the 15-0 besting of Linn County in the consolation fi nal.

Lady Bulldogs Win Consolation Trophy

Earlier in the day, The Lady Bulldogs defeated pe-rennial powerhouse Marion County 5-1 to advance to the consolation fi nal. With La Plata leading 3-1 Tyra Doug-las blasted a fastball to right center fi eld to drive in both Kalie Lene and Elizabeth James who had back to back singles to lead off the fourth inning and seal the win. Jes-sica Davison also added a single in the inning for her Lady Bulldogs. Pitcher Belt got into trouble in the last

inning as Marion County ral-lied and loaded the bases but Belt and her infi eld’s defense shut down the threat with two strikeouts and a harm-less pop up to shortstop Tay-lor Snodgrass.

In the opening round against Paris, and trailing 7-0 late in the game, LaPlata rallied with back-to-back-to-back singles by Kalie Lene, Sam Jett and Morgan Kim-mel with Kimmel register-ing the run batted in. The rally fell short though and La

Plata fell to the eventual third place winning Lady Coyotes.

Congratulations to Coach Ken Jett, Assistant Coach Steve Lightle and the 2012 North Shelby Tournament Consolation winners: Makay Belt, Erin Boren, Elizabeth James, Molly Safl ey, Taylor Snodgrass, Katy Mills, Alex Carmack, Tiffany Easley, Morgan Kimmel, LaDonna White, Jessica Davison, Tyra Douglas, Ally Gregory, Sam Jett and Kalie Lene.

Photo courtesy of The Monroe County Appeal

A crew from Macon Electric Cooperative re-turned from the Baton Rouge, LA area on Tues-day, September 4, 2012.

Three linemen and one truck operator from MEC left Macon on Thursday, August 30, 2012 and rallied with employees from other cooperatives all over the state of Missouri to help restore power in the after-math of hurricane Isaac. The Macon Electric crew assisted Dixie Electric Membership Corpora-tion (DEMCO), based in Greenwell Springs, LA. At one point, more than 55,000 of DEMCO’s 98,000 members were

without power. One of the seven

principles that guide all cooperatives is, “Coop-eration among coopera-tives.” The idea being, cooperatives join forces and work together, es-pecially during times of need. This is not the fi rst time a crew from Ma-con Electric Cooperative has traveled to assist an-other cooperative’s ef-forts to restore power to their members. In recent years, MEC crews have helped following sev-eral hurricanes and ice storms.

MEC Hurricane Isaac Helpers - pictured in the photo (left to right): Andy Lukowski, Operator; Kennie Fuller, Lineman; Tim Korman, Lineman and Danny Brown, Lineman.

MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTOR RETIRES

Effective September 1, 2012, Mo-tor Vehicle Inspector III Larry F. Kuhn retired after serving nearly 13 years with the Missouri State High-way Patrol. MVI III Kuhn began working for the Patrol on October 1, 1999, and spent his entire career working out of the Troop B Head-quarters in Macon. MVI III Kuhn was promoted to Motor Vehicle Inspector II on April 1, 2000, and to Motor Ve-hicle Inspector III on October 1, 2002.

Next week, September 19th, will be our Monthly Regional issue. This issue will be mailed FREE to all households and businesses in Macon and Shelby counties.

Home Press North will NOT have drops or subscription drops at Short Stop, C&R or Casey’s.If you do not receive a Home Press please stop by our offi ce and pick one up.

However the postal system will not allow bulk newspaper mailings to towns fewer than one-hundred households. This means that every-one in Elmer will not receive a free paper, only those who hold subscrip-tions. Again, please feel free to stop and pick one up if you live in Elmer.

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LOCAL NEWS2A Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

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Whereas; the Congress of the United States has designated the week

of September 17-23 of each year “Constitution Week”,

I do hereby declare and decree that September 17-23, 2012, should

be observed as Constitution Week in the City of La Plata, Missouri,

and do further urge and encourage that, during that week, all should

read, reflect on and remember the words of our wonderful Constitu-

tion.

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Charles Thompson, Mayor of the City of La Plata, Missouri

September 7, 2012

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New Cambria Prince and Princess. Pictured left to right: Riley Rowe, 2011 Princess, Finley Watson, 2012 Princess, Gabe Gall, 2012 Prince, and Skyler Dye 2011 Prince. The contest was also held Friday night.

The 2012 New Cambria Fall Festival was held Friday, Aug. 31, and Saturday, Sept. 1. On Friday night, the 2012 Fall Festival Queen was crowned. Pictured from left to right are the queen and her court. They are: Tina Nolte, Charity Mitch, Emily Timmerman, fi rst runner-up, 2012 New Cambria Fall Festival Queen and Miss Congeniality Page Thomas (sitting), Tiffany Hall, 2011 queen, Lydia Malloy, second runner-up, and Cheyane Gelina.

New Cambria Fall Festival

THOMPSON

The Southwest Mis-souri Association of Sec-ondary School Principals (SWMASSP) recently an-nounced Brett Thompson, Camdenton High School Principal, as SWMASSP High School Principal of the Year. Thompson’s recognition comes from excellence in positive leadership while work-ing with staff, parents and community patrons to en-hance student success at Camdenton High School. His selection is part of the National Associa-tion of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) an-nual awards program to recognize outstanding educational leaders from around the country.

Thompson has served

Thompson Named Principal Of The Year At Camdenton

as the principal at Cam-denton High School since 2009. Prior to this Brett served as a middle school/high school principal in the Shelby R-IV School District for four years. Brett also served the Cam-denton School District as a language arts/social studies teacher during the 2004-2005 school year.

Thompson will be rec-ognized at both the gall meeting of SWMASSP in September, as well as at the Missouri Association of Secondary School Prin-cipals (MASSP) state con-ference in October, where he will be in consideration as the 2012-2013 Missouri High School Principal of the Year.

Brett is a graduate of

La Plata High School and is married to the former Tabitha Nelson of Atlanta. They are the parents of two sons, Dylan an Logan. Brett is the son of Gray and Paula Thompson of La Plata.

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Give us a call at the offi ce or email your guesses to lpnews@marktwain.net

Be Fair Now.... Family Doesn’t Count!

Stump Your Friends Last weeks had a few guesses of Cheri Gunnels O’Haver and Sherri Pippin, both incorrect and the winning guess of Brenda Plumlee, guessed by Hilda Hansen of Kansas City. Submit your guess for this weeks photo and try to win

a $5.00 Gift Certifi cate to the Chew Choo Cafe at the La Plata Pharmacy! If you have pictures of old time memories, whether it be people, landmarks, etc. we’d love to have them.

To all who gave money, clothing, tools, householditems and helped us rebuild; for all the visits, prayers, cards, letters, phone calls, text messages and emails;

to all who helped with the fundraiser; to all who fought the fire; to all who provided medical attention; to all who provided support of any kind and continue tosupport us.....THANK YOU!! But most of all...

The Lord Bless You and Keep You, the Lord Shine His Light On You, and Give You Peace!

Keep Praying, we’re not healed yet!

Jerry Thomas, Peggy Thomas and Pat Thomas

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On Sunday afternoon, September 9th, the Ma-con Jaycees hosted their annual Punt, Pass, and Kick competition on Hugh Duhn Field at Ma-con High School. 42 area kids, boys and girls ages 6 to 15, competed to see how far they could punt, pass, and kick a football, and were scored on their distance for each. All par-ticipants received a certif-icate. Ribbons were also given to the 1st, 2nd, and

3rd place winners in each of the fi ve age groups: Girls age 6/7: 1st – Elise Nelson; Boys age 6/7: 1st – Nick Wyatt, 2nd – Mau-rice Magruder, 3rd – Bos-ton Douglas; Girls age 8/9: 1st – Savannah Thomp-son; Boys age 8/9: 1st – Zak Harris, 2nd – Trevin Shrum, 3rd – Tanner Ey-mann; Girls age 10/11: 1st – Isabelle Llewellyn, 2nd – Alexis Lorenzo, 3rd – Maggie Von Thun; Boys age 10/11: 1st – Zak Bush,

2nd – Jacob Nelson, 3rd – Parker Pfannenstiel; Girls age 12/13: 1st – Rachelle Porter; Boys age 12/13: 1st – Loyal Martell; and Boys age 14/15: 1st – No-lan Bright, 2nd – James Mitchell, 3rd – Jon Max-well.

The fi rst place winners in each group will advance to a sectional competition, which will be held during the month of October.

Macon Jaycees Hold Punt, Pass & Kick Event

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3AWednesday, September 12, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

Obituary

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Lucile Gladys Bissey, age 84 of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Friday, August 31, 2012 at the La Plata Nursing Home in La Plata, Missouri.

Born December 30, 1927 in Gallatin, Missouri, she was the daughter of Shelby and Vera (Stauffer) Smith. On June 10, 1945 in Florence, Colorado, she married Donald L. Bissey who preceded her in death on June 24, 2010.

Also preceding her in death were her parents; one son, Wayne Bissey; one great granddaughter, Ella Puntenney; one brother, Ivan Smith; and four sisters, Mildred Ricky, Grace Butler, Alice Defoor, and Aletha Tague.

Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Debbie Bissey of Labadie, Missouri, Melvin and Nancy Bissey of Kirksville, Missouri, and Ron and Pam Bissey of Moberly, Missouri; two daughters, Marilyn Green and husband John of La Plata, Missouri and Brenda Bissey of Kirksville, Missouri; one brother, Alvan Smith of Gallatin, Missouri; four sisters, Martha Vickery of Southside, Alabama, Evelyn Dopheide of Gainesville, Florida, Margaret McDonald of Canon City, Colorado, and Verna Dean Summers of Colorado Springs, Colorado; nine grandchildren, Greg Bissey, Jennifer Puntenney, Josh Bissey, Erin Graham, Clint and Vince Bissey, Heath Green, Amanda Springer, and Nicole Bissey; and thirteen great grandchildren.

Lucile moved to La Plata in 1952 and then moved to Kirksville in 2005. She retired from Hollisters, Inc. after 30 years of service. She was a faithful member of the First Church Of God in Kirksville. Lucile enjoyed reading and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at the Travis Funeral Chapel in La Plata, Missouri. Offi ciating was Pastor Scott Grogg. Music was provided by John Gorham and Carolyn Turner. Musical selections were “Whispering Hope” and “Sheltered In The Arms Of God”.

Burial was in the La Plata Cemetery. Pallbearers were Heath Green, Clint Bissey, Vince Bissey, Josh Bissey, Greg Bissey, John Graham, Bryce Puntenney, and David Springer.

William Brite Summers, age 91 of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012 at the La Plata Nursing Home in La Plata, Missouri.

Born September 15, 1920 in DeNova, Colorado, he was the son of John Brite and Ethel Melissa (Cunningham) Summers. On July 19, 1944 in Allerton, Iowa he married Opal Irene Watson who preceded him in death on June 4, 2012.

Also preceding him in death were his parents; one infant daughter, Rita Kay Summers; and two sisters, Letha Beavers and Wilma Harkins.

Surviving are two sons, Richard Summers and wife Marcella of Sedalia, Missouri and Billy Summers of La Plata; fi ve grandchildren, Carolyn Summers, Amanda Summers, Shawn Summers, Richelle Reid, and Daniel Summers; six great grandchildren, Nathaniel Summers, Adrian Summers, Wesley Summers, Piper Reid, Claire Summers, and Ella Summers; and several nieces and nephews.

William lived most of his life in Mercer County. He was a 1938 graduate of Mercer High School. From 1942 to 1946 he served in the United States Army. For many years he was employed by MODOT retiring as supervisor of the Mercer shed. In 1992 he moved to La Plata, Missouri where he was a member of the La Plata Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Mercer American Legion Post #477. William enjoyed camping and spending time with his family.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the La Plata Baptist Church. Offi ciating was Pastor Elmer “Mac” McCully.

Graveside services were held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 8, 2012 at the Early Cemetery in Mercer, Missouri. Pallbearers were Shawn Summers, Daniel Summers, Jamie Reid, Tom Smith, Kirk Beavers, and Thomas Watson.

Barbara Ann Wolf, age 82 of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2012 at the La Plata Nursing Home.

Born September 3, 1929 in rural Atlanta, Missouri, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Susie (Davis) Collins. On May 20, 1950 in La Plata, Missouri, she married Dale Wolf who preceded her in death on September 18, 2008.

Also preceding her in death were her parents and one sister, Gayle Cribb.

Surviving are two sons, Gene Wolf of Fulton, Missouri and Mike Wolf and wife Debbie of Kirksville, Missouri; four sisters, Elen Heinrichs of Kansas City, Missouri, Elaine Maelzer of Olathe, Kansas, Marilyn Schoneman of Independence, Missouri, and Sandra Boland of Trenton, Missouri; four grandchildren, Chris Wolf, Tracy Coffman, Jill Eltiste, and Jamie Wolf; and ten great grandchildren, Braden Wolf, Cailee Coffman, Madison Coffman, Hunter Bunch, Courtney Wolf, Stormy Coffman, Mason Eltiste, Ayla Eltiste, Jonah Wolf, and Tenley Wolf.

Barbara lived most all of her life in the La Plata community. She was a 1947 graduate of La Plata High School. For many years, she was employed at the La Plata State Bank and was a past member of the O.E.S. in La Plata. She was a faithful member of the La Plata Baptist Church and a volunteer at the La Plata Christian Ministries. Barbara enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family.

Funeral services were held on. Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the La Plata Baptist Church. Offi ciating was Pastor David Gottman.

Burial was in the La Plata Cemetery. Pallbearers were Chris Wolf, Jamie Wolf, Travis Coffman, James Eltiste, Den Hall, and Dan Hall.

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Lucile Gladys BisseyWilliam Brite Summers Barbara Ann Wolf

Robert E. LefortRobert E. Lefort, 43, of La Plata, Missouri,

passed away unexpectedly, Wednesday (September 5, 2012).

The son of Daniel and Kitty (Weindruch) Lefort, he was born December 8, 1968 in Monmouth, Illinois.

Robert is survived by his mother, Kitty Jones of La Plata, Missouri; one son, Jacoby Lefort of Hannibal, Missouri,; one sister, Malorie Parton-Baker and husband David of Elmer, Missouri and several nieces and nephews.

Robert was a graduate from Novinger High School. While in high school, he joined the National Guard Artillery unit in Kirksville. Robert worked in dry walling for a number of years, joining the Labor Union.

He was an avid fi sherman, enjoyed hunting, collecting artifacts, riding his Harley motorcycle and loved spending time with his family and friends.

Robert has been cremated and a memorial service was held 7:00 p.m. Saturday (September 8, 2012) in the chapel of Travis-Noe Funeral Home in Kirksville.

On 08/28/2012 at ap-proximately 7:44pm, Macon Police Offi cers responded to a report of a fi ght in progress in the 100 block of North Ru-bey Street. Upon arrival, police made contact with three white male suspects. As a result of the contact, police arrested a 49-year old white male of Macon for possession of drug par-aphernalia, failure to obey the reasonable command of an offi cer and violation of State bond conditions. The suspect was transport-ed to the Macon Police Department for process-ing and was later taken to the Macon County Jail to be held in lieu of bond for the violation of his bond conditions. He was given

Macon Police Department Reporta municipal court date for the possession and failure to obey violations.

On 09/01/2012, Macon Police Department was notifi ed of a domestic as-sault which took place in the 100 block of Jackson Street at approximately 10:50am. Police investi-gated the incident and ar-rested a 25-year old white female of Macon for do-mestic assault. The female was processed at the Ma-con Police Department and released pending a municipal court date.

On 09/01/2012 at ap-proximately 9:35pm, the Macon Police Department received a report of an at-tempted ATV theft in the 800 block of Locust Street. It was reported the victim

was in their home when their dog started barking. The victim investigated and saw a male subject wearing all camoufl age clothing holding the han-dlebars of his ATV. The victim startled the suspect who then fl ed the area on foot. Police conducted a neighborhood canvass and located a male subject fi t-ting the description. The suspect was taken into custody for questioning and was transported to the Macon Police Department. As a result, police arrested a 28-year old white male

of Macon for trespass-ing. The suspect was pro-cessed and released pend-ing a municipal court date. During the contact police located what appeared to be synthetic cannabinoid in the suspect’s posses-sion. The substance was seized for further testing and additional charges are pending the results of those lab tests.

A criminal charge is merely an allegation and the defendant is, of course, presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

COMMENTARY

BY BECKY JEFFCOATEDITOR/PUBLISHERlpnews@marktwain.net

COMMENT

JEFFCOAT

Blonde But Blunt

Nutrition SiteMenuSept 17-21 • 660-665-9163

Monday, September 17Polish sausage or Turkey Hot Dog on bun,

mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, fruit with pudding and milk.

Tuesday, September 18Grilled chicken fi llet, beets, apple salad,

slice tomatoes, bread and butter and cookies.

Wednesday, September 19Hot beef sandwich, mashed potatoes with gravy,

carrots, banana, bread and butter, doughnuts and milk.

Thursday, September 20BBQ pork ribs, potato salad, baked beans, bread,

fruit, melon or tropical fruit and milk.

Friday, September 21Beef grilled steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, caulifl ower, bread, bread pudding with apples

and raisins and milk.

ASK CAPTAIN COMFORT

MISSOURI FARM BUREAU

FAITH

Pastor’s Corner

Cut To The Chase

One Stage or Two?

ATLANTA CLASS OF 1962 50TH YEAR REUNION

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Sometimes we lose track of the time of day. Sometimes we lose track of the day of the week. Sometimes we lose track of the week of the month. Sometimes we lose track of the month of the year, but when we lose track of the year.......well, we are just completely lost!

Had every intention of being 48 this year, but on a good note, as it turns out, I’m only gonna be 47. Woohoo, lucky me! Another year come and gone and I don’t even know where it went. For Heaven’s sake....Goodness Me....and all those other silly thoughts that you say to try and revive yourself from looking dumb.

Let’s see....since my last birthday I have became a grandparent, wrecked a four-wheeler, broken some ribs, lost weight, gained weight, lost weight, gained weight, now I’m lost where I’m at on that, lol, had several great holidays with friends and family, played some poker, had alot of laughs, worked with some of the two greatest people in my offi ce and friends at the other offi ce, met some wonderful people at both my jobs and other places, enjoyed the Kirksville fair, except for the heat, helped my Unc celebrate his 80th birthday, met a wonderful man that I adore and plan to spend alot of time with, Lucky me again, have watched my daughter fall in love with a great person, who is soon to be the father

of my second grandchild, due in November, have done alot of worrying about my father and his health, but that is looking up, thank goodness, watched my other daughter discover that motherhood is one of the greatest accomplishments that she’ll ever make and I have grown as a person, not only because of all my great happenings and the great things that the Lord hath given me, but I have also grown with this paper and you! All of those reasons are part of why I get up every morning and the other part of why I get up is to type my fi ngers off, talk my head off, listen my ears off, and smile my dimples off, because all that is to make you smile, laugh, learn, remember and share the news with me. I must say, it has been a great year and I’m sure there are plenty more great smiles and memories to come before my birthday year is up and then..... I’ll start over. And, I will start over with a smile.

Keep It Kool,Bec

Atlanta High School Class of 1962 held their 50th reunion June 16 at the Macon Comfort Inn. The day started with a luncheon at noon. The group toured the Macon Co. Historical Society Museum before returning to a time of visiting and remembering. Entertainment later in the afternoon was presented by Linda Mansfi eld and Charlie Allen of La Plata. A catered meal was served in the evening. Sunday, everyone met at Long Branch Lake for a cook-out. Attending were, front row (l to r): Ruth Ann (Brockman) Borchert of Rockaway Beach, Linda (Sears) McHenry of La Plata, Susan (Brown) Fountain of Tonopah, Nev., Marilyn (Runnels) Lawson of Lebanon. Second row: Eugene Miller and Carol (Watkins) Miller of Atlanta, Marilyn (Baker) Ford of Moberly, Ruth (Johnson) Sulivan of Macon, Clara (Downey) Riley of Cameron, Judy (Gilliland) Vittetae of Tucson, Ariz. Back row: Roger Yarns of Macon, Ralph Livingston of Bevier, Hubert Shuler of Smithville, Gary Nuhn of Novinger, robert Bearce of Kansas City, Robert Epperson of Baton Rouge, La., Dave Swadley of Macon, Marion Vittetae of Tuscon, Ariz. and David Christy of La Plata.

WOW! There are sure a lot of choices when you go to design or upgrade your heating and air conditioning system! In the early stages of our current technology, there weren’t a lot of alternatives: Cars, for example, came in just a couple colors: you could have black tinged with whitish-grey if you lived near a coastline, black-tinged with light brown if you lived in the Midwest, or black-tinged with red if you lived in the dustbowl area of Oklahoma. You could even have black that was sometimes glossy if it rained a lot where you lived! Similarly, lights, fans, and even toasters were either “on” or “off”. Same thing with residential and commercial HVAC systems. You can have grey-tinged with whitish-grey….you get the idea.

Just like the toaster and lights, air conditioners were either off or on. That means it was a “single stage” unit. You set the thermostat to where the wife wants it, and the air conditioner kicks on when she gets up and moves it to the left another ¼”, right?

Once the air conditioner kicks on, it runs at its full speed, then kicks off when the house reaches the desired temperature and the thermostat is “satisfi ed”. In the middle of the afternoon, when the temperature outside is either climbing or holding steady, the house begins heating up again as soon as the AC kicks off, then the entire process begins again. In this arrangement the comfort level has peaks and valleys; it gets

cool, warms up, then gets cool…over and over again. It’s like running your car at either full throttle or none at all. As a result, single stage units consume more power overall because there is no variance in the performance of the unit.

“But I Don’t WANT My Toast So Brown!!!”

Nowadays even your toaster has settings! Your toaster uses less electricity when it doesn’t have to heat as long, and it’s the same with your “two stage” air conditioner. It uses less electricity if it can kick on before the temperature hits the highest peak because it doesn’t have to remove as much heat. A two stage unit has two operating levels, usually 67 and 100%. In the heat of the afternoon, the unit may require that it operates at 100% of its capacity. The fi rst stage will come on at 67% and say “Hey! Need a little help here!”, calling for the second stage to kick in. In the evening hours, when the temperatures begin to fall naturally, it doesn’t take as much work for the air conditioner to remove the heat from the home, so only your fi rst stage is running. Same as your car kicks into overdrive when you’re in the passing lane, then downshifts into the more economical operating levels.

Choices are good. Staying cool is good. Saving money is great. A dual stage air conditioner can reduce your utility bill pretty signifi cantly, and is one way to keep your dollars in your pocket!

La Plata R-II Menu Sept 17 - 21Monday, September 17

Breakfast: Pancakes w/syrup, sausage, fruit or juice and milk. Lunch: Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes with gravy, peas, fruit cocktail and milk.

Tuesday, September 18Breakfast: Breakfast Burrito, cereal, fruit or juice and milk. Lunch: Rib sandwich, potato wedges,

pears, cookie and milk.

Wednesday, September 19Oatmeal or cold cereal, toast, fruit or juice and milk. Lunch: Chicken wrap, carrots with ranch, ice cream,

strawberries and milk.

Thursday, September 20Pizza, cereal, fruit or juice and milk. Lunch: Nachos,

refried beans, salsa, pineapple and milk.

Friday, September 21Biscuit and gravy or biscuit and cereal, fruit or

juice and milk. Lunch: Pizza, tossed salad, peaches, granola bar and milk.

“Fill’er up!” That’s a phrase we don’t say anymore. Many of you remember that phrase from the days of the full service gas stations where the attendant would come out to your vehicle and pump the gasoline into your car for you. The attendant would ask how much gas you wanted and many times the driver would say: “Fill ‘er up!” That was a long time ago.Some people say “Fill ‘er up!” or something similar today when talking with the Lord in prayer. Do we ask God to fi ll us with joy? Do we e ask God to fi ll us with power? Do we ask God to fi ll us with love? Do we really get that excited about anything anymore other than sports? Have we closed out room for the Spirit of God to move in our people? I think all the things going on in the church and in the world today may have distracted us from paying attention to what Jesus is doing. We just stopped noticing them or we have closed down that part of ourselves that can get excited about things like that. We may have

adopted the attitude that to show that kind of emotion about religion is not right. As we think of all the things that are causing the church today to shrink, then maybe it is that loss of spiritedness in the church today. Jesus is still doing miracles today. We need to open our eyes and our hearts to that reality . We need to celebrate the miracles we witness and hear about, just like the people in the stories from the Bible who witnessed the miracles Jesus did.File’er up Lord! Fill ‘er up!

Denzil Thomas, pastorAtlanta, Mt. Zion, La Plata United Methodist Churches

THOMAS

By Blake Hurst

I just returned from a short trip to the Farm Progress Show with my dad. Held every other year in central Iowa, the show has hundreds of acres of the newest and best farm equipment, crop hybrids and gizmos. Crowded with farmers window shopping, it is one more example of how much ingenuity has gone into American agriculture in the last century.

As a high school senior, I skipped school nearly 40 years ago to travel to the same show with my parents. My gosh, I had plans. I came home with 40 pounds of promotional material and signed up for dozens of free things. It will not surprise most of you to fi nd that none of those shiny machines ever graced Hurst Farms.

Nope, we kept struggling along with machinery that had long since lost its shine, and my plans for the latest in grain handling equipment went by the wayside. I had to be satisfi ed with a six-inch auger with an old Minneapolis Moline tractor hooked to the drive shaft. Instead of a thousand-bushel pit with a drive chain that would move thousands of bushels of grain an hour, we dug a hole in the driveway and propped up our plastic hopper with a couple of hay bales.

Anyway, Dad and I spent this day looking at the latest in technology: precision farming,

1,300-bushel grain carts and combines with more computing power than Neil Armstrong had on the Apollo 11 moon landing. If I understand it right, I can now keep all my farm records on my smart phone, run the planter with an app and predict grain markets far into the future with a couple of keystrokes. How do people have enough time to learn how to apply this technology, when we spend all of our time trying to fi x the ten-year-old technology we already have?

My nephews were there as well, creating their own rather extensive wish list for our farm. I listened to their dreams, smiled in all the right places and will let their father break the news to them about what we can afford rather than what we’d like to have.

At the end of the worst year for raising crops in a half of a century, we’re all looking forward to next year because we know it will be better. It’s an exciting time to be a farmer, and even if we can’t always afford the newest things, they’ll arrive on our farm soon enough. If I could look back at those brochures full of shiny new machines I lusted after 40 years ago, I’m sure that many of them are in use on our farm today. Someday we’ll have some of those shiny new-fangled gadgets I saw this fall in use on our farm.

I hope my nephews and sons-in-law will teach me how to use them.

Atlanta Community ClubThe regular monthly meeting of the Atlanta

Community Club was held on August 27th with ten members and one guest present. A carry-in meal was served at noon, followed by the business meeting. Regular reports were heard, and a discussion was held concerning building maintenance and fi nances. It was noted that the next meeting would be held on September 24th

Those present were Clifford and Virginia Grubbs, Allen and Ruth Murphy, Gene and Donna McClanahan, Kathy Baker, Betty Baker, Mary Pfl um, Lila Wiggans and a guest, Deanna Nichols.

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5AWednesday, September 12, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

FOR RENT: 10’x10’, 10’x5’, 5’x5’ and 10’x20’. La Plata Storage. Call 332-7630 or 332-7599.

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Real Estate and PersonalProperty Auction

Saturday, Sept. 15 @ 10:00 am22491 Fountain St. Elmer, MO

ScottyKuntz573-356-4405

Randy Phillips573-220-4226

Directions: From Macon, MO go north on Hwy 63 approx. 10 miles toHwy J. At the intersection of Hwy J and Hwy 63 go west on Hwy Japprox. 6 miles to Hwy 3. Go 3 miles north on Hwy 3 to Fountain St. Gowest on Fountain St. 1.5 miles to auction. Watch for signs.

OPReal Estate: 3 bedroom 2bath home on 6 BeautifulSurveyed acres withamazing views and tonsof wildlife. This particulartact is surrounded by

woods on three sides that produce some of the larger deer andabundance of turkey in Macon County. The home consist of a verynice double wide with 3 large bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, larg eopen floor plan with many updates, central air and forced propaneheat, new 50gal elect. H2O heater a 2 car attached garage. The sixacres includes fruit trees, and one stocked pond. Don’t miss out onan opportunity to enjoy the little things in life with tons of wildlifein a relaxing private setting.To view property by private showing please call Scott Kuntz 573-356-4405

Tr a c t o r / Truck/Dog Kennels/Boats& Tools: 2- 10x20 portable doubledeck dog kennels w/heat & air, oneunit includes ceramic tile & sink,both very nice units, 2011 MasseyF e rguson Gc2400 4wd tractor w/frontend loader, 3pt hitch, and 61”belly mower w/only 48 hrs, 1995Dodge 2wd pickup, auto, high miles,good solid truck, 1999 PolarisSportsman 500cc 4x4 4-wheelerneeds work, Suzuki 4wd 4sp Hi/Lomini truck with spray-in bedliner &fold down sides, very neat truck, 16’

semi V boat w/title, 14’ V- bottom farm pond boat, no title, 14’farm pond jon boat, Craftsman II 42” cut riding lawn mower,Argi Fab leaf collector, Aladin power washer w/burner, 3gal permin 2000 PSI, 2- 9HP Vanguard generators, Hobart 125 EZ migwelder, like new, Stihl FS 80 weedeater, Stihl KM55R 3pc tiller,limb cutter, edger, Tecumseh ice auger, Stihl leaf blower,Craftsman 10” heavy duty table saw, New in box Craftsmandado blade, Craftsman 2gal 125 PSI air compressor, Husquvarna340 chain saw, Craftsman transit, Craftsman 2 tiered toolbox, 52gal portable fuel tank w/elect. pump, Clarke parts washer,DeWalt 18v drill, circular saw, impact gun, Craftsman router &table, ceramic tile saw, lots of hand tools: Craftsman sockets,wrenches, screwdrivers, 4 Commercial grade Windsor vacuumcleaners, industrial roll-around trash cans & other commercialcleaning supplies, Craftsman 6” bench grinder, Bruce 300 sq ftof Parkay flooring, Bakers scaffolding, excess dog kennel com-ponents, industrial carport canopy, 3 cases 8’ fluorescent bulbs,Aluminum bull float, Air handler for radiant heat, 12 ton hydrobottle jack, metal cabinets, pull behind field drag, 3pt fast hitchattachment, long handled tools, 3 pt 50 gal sprayer w/ fold outbooms, 35 gal poly tank, fuel barrels on stand, 2 wheel farmwagon, seed spreader, lawn & garden supplies, lots of misc.tools too numerous to mention.Guns/Bow/Hunting & Fishing: Browning 280 cal. A-Boltthumb grip very nice gun, Weatherby Mark II 22 LR w/ 4power

Nikon scope, Thomson center 50cal.Omega black powder, RemingtonMod 700 223 cal. W/bull barrel,3x9x40 Tasco scope, Chaparral Armslever action 45 colt mod 1873 w/hexbarrel new in box very nice gun,Mossberg model 500 pump 410 ga

shotgun, Smith and Wesson 22Lr mod 422 semi auto pistol,Walther 380 ACP PPK/S concealment pistol, Derringer 22 madeby High Standered single shot pistol, Thomson Center Super 14”30-30cal w/ Leupold scope and holster, Thompson Center 45Colt barrel w/screw in choke, Thomson Center wood pistolgrips, Thompson Center wood forend, GAMO pellet rifle, PSEBow Madness bow w/ whisker biscuit, fiber optic sights, 28”bow 30 ?” max draw very nice and fast bow, tons of arrows, tonsof arrow making supplies and tools, 8+ arrow making holders,cube shooting target, folding shooting table, lead sled shootingvice, Inferred red stealth cam w/large long lasting battery, sever-al deer prints, Terry Redlin outdoor scene area rug, several duckbust figurines, fold up gun rack, waterproof hunting boots, lotsof hunting cloths, OZONICS scent control device, 4.5 Johnsonoutboard motor no title, Small antique outboard motor no title,electric deer calls, elect. Predator calls Johnny Stuart calls, ThePhantom predator call, elect turkey calls, lots of black powderequipment powder, shot and more, pop-up bind with built inseat, other misc. pop up blinds, buck deer decoy, deer feeder,propane Mr. heater, duck decoys, goose decoys, Several fishingpoles, trout line equipment, older open face reels, tackle boxesw/ tackle, Scuba diving rig tank, fins, mask and beltHot Tub: Luxury Spas 3 person hot tub w/ ozone system cedarcasing, 220 volt, very nice unit.F u r n i t u re / A n t i q u e s / M i s c . : Very nice Howard MillerGrandfather clock w/lighted side curio display cabinet beveledglass beautiful clock, knotty pine wardrobe, Like new elect.Fireplace heater, Brown reclining micro fiber couch, sittingchair w/cigar design, new Richmond 50 gal hot water heater,America small refrigerator, GE upright freezer, Gibson chesttype medium size deep freeze, roll-top desk, corner computerdesk, Whirlpool elect. Dryer, Hammond Beach Auto turkeyroaster, very old travelers trunk from Germany, #2 Redwingcrock, #2 Birch leaf crock, antique Kodak camera, olderanniversary clock, very old six column mantle clock, 1976Winnie Pooh Phone, many more items too numerous to mention.

Auctioneers Note: Ladies and gentlemen this auction has something foreveryone . As Mr. and Mrs. Dorro have lived in the Macon county areafor a long while. They have chosen to retire to the state of Arkansas. Asmany folks may have known the Dorros they have taken tremendouscare of everything. All items are in like new, clean good working order.Please join us. Thanks, Col. Scott Kuntz

Owners: Rick and Diana Dorro

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Keystone XLite self contained camper, Large slide.;

2003 Chevy 2500 2WD truck; Utility Trailer; 2011

JD X300 and Craftsman Riding Mowers; Lawn

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FOR SALE: Losing my income! Entire household furnishings for sale. Call for showing. (660) 734-2522. Serious inquiries only. Biggs Mobile Home Park #5.

LARGE SALE: Saturday, September 15th, La Plata Storage Facility, Locker #10, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Farm and garden tools, hunting gear, glassware, household items and much, much more. Everything must go.

GARAGE SALE: 30722 Kettle Street (2 miles south of Atlanta), Saturday, September 15th, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., men’s & women’s clothing, maternity clothes, holiday decor, books and lots of misc.

by Coach Jason Daniels

The Atlanta Boys Base-ball team hosted Higbee on Tuesday, September 4th and fi nished the game in 5 innings with a score of 15 - 0. Lance Weber was the winning pitcher throw-ing all 5 innings allowing 0 runs, 0 hits had 11 strike-outs and 1 base on balls.

On Friday, September 7th the Hornets hosted the Bevier Wildcats and took the cats in 5 in-nings with a score of 12-2. Collan Thrasher was the winning pitcher with 5 innings pitched, allow-

by Coach Ken Jett

September 4th the ladies played Macon County/Bucklin, as Macon County and Bucklin are cooping all their sports teams this year because of low num-bers. Makay Belt gave up 1 hit and had 3 hits of her own to lead La Plata to a 15-0 conference win. Tay-lor Snodgrass had 3 RBI’s. La Plata moves to 5-3 and 1-0 in conference.

On September 7th the conference game between Brashear found La Plata trailing 6-8 as the Bull-dogs fell to a record of 5-4 and 1-1 in conference. Lady Bulldogs committed 9 errors with only 6 hits. Morgan Kimmel goes 2-4 , Kalie Lene was 2-3 and Elizabeth Janes added 2

LHS Lady Bulldog Softball

RBI’s.September 8th the girls

participated in the North Shelby Tournament with a fi rst game loss to Paris. Jessica Davison came off the bench to get a hit. Makay Belt threw 11 strikeouts, but still had the loss of 9-1. In game two we faced Marion County with a win of 6-2 advanc-ing us to the Consolation Game. Snodgrass, Kim-mel and Tyra Douglass each had 2 hits. In the Consolation Game we faced Linn County and won 15-0. Snodgrass and Douglas each scored 3 times and Erin Boren went 2-3 from the plate. Makay Belt had 2 RBI’s and LaDonna White had 3 RBI’s.

Atlanta Baseballing 2 runs with 1 error, 5 hits, 2 bases on balls and 10 strikeouts. From the plate states were, Garrett West 1-2 2R RBI BB , Dylan Hruska 0-4 2R RBI , Lance Weber 2-4 2R HR 5RBI, Ethan Baker 1-3 2B K, Marty Halley 2-3 2R 2B 3RBI, Korbin Gunnels 1-3 R RBI K, Collan Thrasher 2-3 R RBI K, Tagan Brookhart 0-3 R 2K, Lane Waddle 0-1 R BB, Chase Wait 0-1 and Trace Johnston 0-1 K.

The Hornests are now 2-2 overall and 1-0 in conference.

Haydon Micheal BrokawMatt and Denise Brokaw from Osceola, Iowa are the

parents of a son born August 14, 2012 in Des Moines, Iowa. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches in length. He has been named Haydon Mi-cheal. He has two brothers, Weston age 15 and Easton age 4.

Grandparents are Junior and Ione Brokaw of La Plata, Missouri, Dennis and Martha White and Wanda Harper all of Osceola, Iowa. Great grandparents are Leonard and Riletta Brokaw of La Plata, Missouri and Roberta White of Osceola, Iowa.

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6A Wednesday, September 12, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

COMMUNITY NEWS

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Fred and Sandy Bo-land of Trenton will cel-ebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. Fred Bo-land and Sandra Collins were married on Sept. 8, 1962 at the La Plata Baptist Church. They are the parents of four sons, Ryan Boland of Fulton, Brock and Annell Boland of Columbia, Brandt and Brooke Boland of Lenexa, KS and the late Timothy Boland. They also have eight grandchildren, Jor-dyn Boland Christensen of Auxvasse, Freddie, Finn, Franklin and Faye Boland of Columbia and Madison, Avery and Gentry Boland of Lenexa. Cards may be sent to the couple at 1807 Crestview Terrace, Tren-ton, MO 64683.

Bolands Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage

MR. AND MRS. BOLAND 2012

MR. AND MRS. BOLAND 1962

La Plata Community Fire District To Hold Monthly Meeting

Thank You...The family of Charles Tracy Bealmer would

like to say Thank You to our family, friends and neighbors during our time of loss. For the prayers,

food, calls, visits and cards. To Chaplain Jim Bolin, Bro. David Mason and to the pallbearers. Thanks to the ladies from the church for serving lunch after the service. Thank you to Hospice

Compassus for your care and support during his illness. To those that gave to memorials. Thanks to Travis Funeral Chapel for your kindness, it

will never be forgotten.

Darrell, Sheila and family

La Plata Community Fire Protection District will hold their regular monthly meeting Mon-day, September 17, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. in the Depot Inn meeting room. Agen-da items will include on

State Auditor mandated tax levy, Fire Chief report, payment of bills and oth-er items pertaining to the everyday operation of the District. This is an open meeting, and patrons are welcome.

Captain James E. Wilt, commanding offi cer of Troop B, Macon, an-nounces the 2012 Labor Day weekend traffi c crash and enforcement totals for the Troop B area, which consists of the 16 north-east counties of Missouri. During the holiday week-end, troopers participated in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Re-duction Effort), and as an added enforcement ef-fort, conducted a 20-Mile Trooper operation on U.S. Highways 24, 36, and 63 on Friday, August 31, 2012, and Monday, Sep-tember 3, 2012.

During the 2012 Labor Day weekend traffi c crash counting period, which began at 6 p.m., Friday, August 31, 2012, and end-

Captain James E. Wilt, commanding offi -cer of Troop B, Macon, announces the results of recent DWI enforce-ment saturations conduct-ed in the Troop B area. On August 31, and Sep-tember 1, 2012, DWI enforcement saturations were conducted in various counties throughout the Troop B area. The satu-rations began at 11 p.m. and concluded at 3 a.m. the next day. The goals of these traffi c enforcement operations were to detect intoxicated drivers, haz-ardous moving violations, driving over the speed limit, and other traffi c vio-lations that contribute to traffi c crashes. As a result of the operations, offi cers made 22 arrests and issued 59 warnings. The follow-ing is a list of enforcement contacts made during the saturations:

2012 Labor Day Weekend Traffi c Crash And Special Enforcement Totals For Troop B

ed at 11:59 p.m., Monday, September 3, 2012, Troop B offi cers investigated 12 traffi c crashes resulting in one fatality, and four inju-ries. The fatality occurred in a single vehicle traffi c crash in Marion County, on Sunday, September 2, 2012. Preliminary en-forcement totals show of-fi cers issued 349 citations for speed, 61 citations for seat belt violations, 672 warnings, made 12 ar-rests for driving while in-toxicated, and assisted 165 motorists.

“Even though this major holiday period has ended, we want to urge motorists to continue to drive safely and always wear their seat belts,” stated Captain Wilt.

Results Of DWI Saturations Conducted In The Troop B Area On Aug 31 & Sep 1, 2012

4 -- Arrests made for driving while intoxicated 1 -- Arrest made for per-son under 21 years of age possessing an in-toxicating beverage 2 -- Arrests made for mis-demeanor drug violations 3 -- Citations were issued for speed 7 -- Citations were is-sued for seat belt and child restraint violations 1 -- Citation was issued for a stop sign violation 1 -- Citation was issued for a non-moving violation 2 -- Citations were is-sued for license violations 1 -- Citation was issued for a signal violation

“The Missouri State Highway Patrol is very serious about removing impaired drivers from our roadways,” stated Captain Wilt. “If drinking alcohol is a part of your plans, please choose a sober des-ignated driver.”

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COMMUNITY NEWS7AWednesday, September 12, 2012

The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

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Shirley Harpster of Kansas City was a La-bor Day weekend guest of Dolores Harpster. On Sunday they were joined by Jim and Stacy Stuart, Cody Stuart and friend Hillary of Macon and Rodney and Cindi Harp-ster and Kailey for lunch.

August ended with a “blue ribbon”…. there was a second full moon in the month of August. Temperatures remained in the 90’s and we re-ceived 4 and ½ inches of much needed rain on Fri-day and Saturday. What a wonderful relief!!! Everyone at the at the La Plata Soybean Festi-val told of the joy to see rain. The grass is getting green again. Talked with a resident west of Gifford which had the second sighting of a mountain lion near the Mt. Carmel Church on CC. The cat had a long tail so it was not a bobcat.

Marilyn Sinnock and Carolyn Hill attended the Sheep Festival Sunday at Bethel.

Todd and Leslie Gray visited Donna and Jerry Gray over the weekend.

Amanda, Chad, Claire and Morgan Belfi eld, Ja-son, Tina, Addison, Au-drey and Kade Belfi eld, Gary and Nancy Belfi eld, Amy Burns and Sharron Burns attended the Belfi eld Labor Day gathering held at Birney Belfi elds offi ce follow-ing the Soybean Festival Parade.

50-6- people visited the Green Theatre Open House on Monday dur-ing the Soybean Festival.

Our sympathy is ex-tended to Dean and Mar-ietta Slaughter and fam-ily at the passing of Olin Slaughter. The Slaughter family has been a name long associated with the New Boston and Gifford areas.

Richard Burns attend-ed the funeral of Rich-ard Drew of Huntsville Wednesday.

Patrick O’Toole vis-ited Donna and Buddy Siebold this past week.

Amy Burns visited Sharron and Richard Burns Sunday and Mon-day. They enjoyed dining at the Red Rooster Sun-day evening.

Donna and Jerry Gray recently visited Todd and Leslie Gray in Medford, Wisconsin. They tool an extended trip on Lake Michigan.

Connie Gunnels, Lance, Brooklynn and Kady Couch visited Pearl Perry at the La Plata Nursing Home Sat-urday.

Sunday afternoon Ter-ri Perry and Bill Wobkin, Lisa Leonard and sons, Tyler and Tanner, Gayle and Dale McVay vis-ited Dean and Marietta Slaughter.

The Friday morn-ing Prayer Group and spouses enjoyed din-

of Clubs andOrganizations

NEWSBlance Meeks hosted

fourteen members of Atal-pal II at a local downtown restaurant at 4:00 p.m. on August 9, 2012. One guest, Karen Coy was present. President Sharron Burns led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and the Pledge to the State of Mis-souri fl ag.

The minutes of the July 12th meeting were read and approved. The trea-surer’s report was read and approved.

Courtesy: A get well card was sent to Jean Bruce after her accident.

Correspondence: The MEC queen candidates pictures were in both the La Plata Home Press and the MEC paper. The Red-heads, a family signing group, will be in La Plata soon.

Old Business: The president asked the callers when they would like to be notifi ed of the details of the next meeting, so they can contact the members. They all said the Sunday before the meeting. Peggy Loe moved that if a non-member wanted to use

TOPS MO877 La Plata met Tuesday, September 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the La Plata Christian Church fellowship hall with 6 members weighing in. Gail led the meeting. Roll call was: “Did you lose weight, did you journal and what did you do over the holiday weekend?”

We opened with our TOPS and KOPS pledg-es and our own “Buggy Song“ written and led by Karen C.

Best TOPS loser was Barb Y. with Gail as run-ner. Best KOPS loser was Veva.

Gail received a letter from Regional Coordina-tor, Carol Micetich, in-forming us that Nita Bla-ser, our Area Coordinator is resigning. Cindy Storey from Warsaw, Missouri has accepted that position.

Our “Summer Contest” that ran from June 1st, through the end of August is over. We will have those fi gures next week.

the Bingo set, they would be charged $50 per day, but the amount would be returned to them if the set were returned in good shape. Wanda seconded. Motion passed. Peggy will keep the set and handle all rentals.

New Business: The Bloodmobile will be at the La Plata Christian Church on Monday, September 17th, from 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. Work times and food assignments were made.

Next meeting will be September 13th at Becky Mohan’s residence, with Jean Elliott in charge of the program. The Club Collect was recited in uni-son.

Program Chair, Betty Forbes introduced Karen Coy, as associate pastor of the Methodist Church in Novinger. She read a poem, “The Weaver”, how God weaves our lives to-gether, and talked about her life experiences and travels, as a wife, mother, student, nurse, army nurse and missionary. She has ended her travels in La Plata.

Atalpal II Meets

The club will play “TOPS Bingo’ September 25th. Prizes will be fall items. Everyone is a win-ner in “TOPS Bingo.”

Karen C. sang, “Write It Down” from our new TOPS song book.

Our weekly challenge is to write down all food and drink intake, as well as how we feel mentally and physically, at the time

We closed with our “TOPS Goodnight Song” led by Karen C.

Anyone interested in visiting or joining TOPS is welcome. For more in-formation call Gail at 660-651-3025.

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ing Wednesday night in Kirksville at Opies. At-tending were Bob and Joan Ferry, John and Debbie Becker, Bob and Beverly Johnson, Rich-ard and Sharron Burns.

The Labor Day week-end was very warm, with the heat continuing most of this past week. We are amazed by the green grass growing again since we got the 5 inches of rain from the hurricane in Florida. It is beginning to get dark sooner at night, as fall approaches.

Jeremy Jarman visited his grandparents, Mary and Roger Jarman, this week. Donna Gray and her granddaughter, Alai-na Gray, enjoyed playing in the Gifford playground park Saturday.

Gary and Nancy Belfi eld, Chad, Aman-da, Claire and Morgan Belfi eld, Jason, Tina Ad-dison, Audrey and Kade Belfi eld, Richard and Sharron Burns attended the Lindberg Gathering held at the Brookfi eld County Club Sunday, September 9th.

Marilyn Sinnock vis-ited her sister, Carolyn Hill of Clarence, over the weekend.

Connie Gunnels at-tended the Grandparents Day at La Plata Elemen-tary School and then she visited her mother, Pearl Perry, at La Plata Nurs-ing Home this week.

Sharron Burns at-tended the Adair County Extension Center Open House Tuesday after-noon.

Jennifer, Timerrick and Ayden Gunnels, Christy and Rob Bristow, Nikisha, D.J., Lance, Brooklynn and Kady Couch were Sunday eve-ning supper guests of Connie and David Gun-nels.

Mary and Roger Jar-man, Roger Jay and Jer-emy Jarman attended the birthday celebration for Roger Jarman, held at Lana and Mike Daniels Friday.

Saturday visitors in the Jerry and Donna Gray home included Brian and Alaina Gray and Roger Beczkala of St. Louis.

Richard and Shar-ron Burns attended the NEMO Auto Club meet-ing held at the American Legion Building Thurs-day evening.

Shirley Harpster and Dolores Haprster had supper at Opie’s in Kirksville Saturday.

Basil and Marsha Hammons attended Grandparent’s Day at Novinger School Mon-day afternoon.

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8A Wednesday, September 12, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

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