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Nov. 14, Lamar Booster Club President Julie Whyman made a special presentation to Bill Percy. For the past 20 years Percy has been shooting off fireworks after each Lamar score. Looking on is his oldest grandson, Lamar Superintendent Dr. Zach Harris.

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Lamar Bank & Trust: The

Lifeblood of the Community

Lamar Bank and Trust Company was recently rec-ognized as a 5-Star Supe-rior Bank by BauerFinancial, Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., the nation's bank rating firm. Earning this highest 5-Star rating for strength and stabil-ity, Tom Main, CEO, and the entire team at Lamar Bank & Trust have proven their com-mitment to their customers. To earn Bauer's 5-Star Supe-rior rating, Lamar Bank and Trust must excel in areas of capital adequacy, delinquent loan levels and profitability to name just a few. The fact that it has done so for 89 consecu-tive quarters puts Lamar Bank & Trust in an even more elite group of “Sustained Superior Banks”. Only three percent of the nation's banks can claim this distinction.

“This is something we are very proud of,” noted Pat O'Neal, executive vice presi-dent at LBT. “We have a great staff that meets the needs of a great customer base, and we are very appreciative of both”.

Lamar Bank & Trust was es-tablished in 1925 and has been serving the banking needs of its neighbors and friends for 86 years. It operates through conveniently located offices on Broadway in Lamar and can also be found on the in-ternet at www.lbt.com.

According to Karen L. Dor-way, president of the research firm of BauerFinancial, Inc., “Community banks, like La-mar Bank & Trust, tend to know their customers, the local business community, when to grant a loan...and when not to grant one. What many people don't realize is that community banks actu-ally have better balance sheets than their larger counterparts. Their capital ratios and non-performing asset ratios are typically much more impres-sive than larger institutions. These are not the banks that threaten our economic well-being. On the contrary, they are the lifeblood of it”.

Lamar Democrat/Richard CooperCatherine Hanaway, Republican candidate for governor

in 2016, visited with County Commissioner Dennis Wilson during her stop in Lamar, November 20. She told a gathering at the Lamar Senior Citizens Center that she is running for governor because too many freedoms are being taken away. “The current government has gotten way off track,” she said, and the governor should stand up to the federal government. She wants Missouri to be the number one agribusiness state in the nation, and the governor needs to be the salesman for the state. Addressing education, she said as governor she would never withhold a dollar from public education, teacher pay should be greatly improved, and accreditation should be by building rather than by an entire school district.

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Inside This Issue!

By CHRIS MORROW

MALDEN-A balanced offen-sive attack and a smothering defense propelled the Lamar Tigers past Malden 28-2 and into the Class 2 state title game for the fourth straight season.

"That was man style foot-ball. That's the kind of football I like," said Lamar coach Scott Bailey of the physical nature of Saturday's semifinal game.

Malden gave the Tigers a taste of why they came into the game undefeated early, stymieing the Tigers ground game and forc-ing a quick punt on Lamar's first offensive possession. A big play the next time the Tigers had the football changed the scoreboard and the complexion of the game.

Facing a third and one at the Malden 48, Lamar senior quar-terback Tripp Tucker changed the play at the line of scrim-mage.

"They had everyone up," said Bailey, "Tripp saw that and took advantage of it."

Tucker opted for a play action pass and delivered a strike into the hands of sophomore Luke Hardman, who ran untouched down the middle of the field for a touchdown. The Tigers went up 7-0 on a team that came in undefeated and hadn't played a close game. Perhaps more im-portantly, from that point for-ward the Green Wave had to re-spect the Tigers ability to throw the football, which opened up running lanes.

The game's other big play came after a rare mistake by Lamar. With 2:43 to play in the first half a botched hand-off by the Tigers led to a safety when the ball was knocked back-ward into the Tigers end zone. Alertly, Anthony Wilkerson

dove on the ball to avoid a Mal-den touchdown, but the Green Wave was now on the board and the momentum had swung back to the home team. The score was 7-2 and Malden was about to get the ball back when they made a mental mistake that would cost them.

Todd Morrow's kickoff fol-lowing the safety was held up by a stiff south breeze. A Mal-den return man near midfield waved for a fair catch, but the ball didn't reach him. Unlike a punt, which can only be recov-ered by the return team, a kick-off is live and the Tigers cover-age team was fast enough and smart enough to cover it. Se-nior Dylan Robertson pounced on the ball and the momentum swung immediately back to the Tigers and they took advan-tage, mounting a seven play, 52 yard drive that culminated in a touchdown.

The first play of the drive saw senior quarterback Derek Hen-derson, who frequently plays alongside Tucker in Lamar's two quarterback set-up, hit Brett McDonald for a 20 yard pick-up with a well placed pass through several defenders.

Facing a fourth and three from the Malden eight, Bailey decided to forgo the field goal. He called a run play with senior Johnny Brooks carrying the ball over the right side of the Tigers line, in behind tackle Angus Sprenkle and guard Trenton Mooney. The gutsy call paid off as Brooks plowed down to the Malden one yard line. The same play resulted in a touch-down on the next down and the Tigers had a 14-2 lead with 47 seconds remaining in the first half. The Tigers would run that play repeatedly in the second half.

"We ran in behind those big boys all day; three, four and five yards a pop," said Tucker, who ran for 106 yards and hit 4-of-5 passes for 80 yards. "Johnny was running hard and Danny (Embry) was lead blocking on the play."

The Tigers took the second half kickoff and mounted a crushing 17 play drive that cov-ered 73 yards and ate over eight minutes off the clock. Facing a fourth and three from the Mal-den 45, Brooks was able to con-vert a first down by the length of the football. He followed the right side of the line again to

convert a fourth and two in-side the Malden 10. On second and goal from the Malden five, Bailey dug into his bag of tricks and called a reverse pass. Senior running back Brett McDonald took the ball on what appeared to be a sweep, but he pulled up short and lobbed a pass over the defense to classmate Ben Kluhsman, who made a diving catch for the touchdown. The Tigers led 21-2 with 3:45 to play in the third quarter.

Kluhsman and McDonald usually spend most of their time on the defensive side of the ball. They would combine to make another big play on Mal-den's ensuing possession. With

their backs against the wall, the Green Wave worked the ball to the Lamar 12 with the help of two controversial penalties on the Tiger secondary. On first down McDonald came up to make a stop on Nick Thomp-son for a loss of one. An illegal procedure penalty on the Green Wave backed them up to the 18 and on the next play McDon-ald and Kluhsman blanketed a Malden receiver along the Mal-den sideline. McDonald came down with the pass. The inter-ception set up the Tiger offense at the four yard line, seconds into the fourth quarter.

Lamar Democrat/Chris Morrow

Above, the Lamar Tigers attacked the left side of the Malden defensive front Saturday behind right tackle Angus Sprenkle and right guard Trenton Mooney. The ball carrier who most often benefited by great blocking on this play was Johnny Brooks, who fights for extra yards here. Tight end Dylan Robertson and lead blocker Danny Embry were also key in the success of this play. see TIGERS, page 6A

Council hears recommendations from audit

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-The Lamar City Council listened to a series of recommendations from the recent audit conducted by Decker and DeGood, CPAs from Springfield. Nothing from the recommendations

was designed to correct any-thing illegal. They were de-scribed as “best practices” by Marshall Decker, who spent about 30 minutes in his pre-sentation. He recommended certain improvements in the city’s bid policy; changes in see AUDIT, page 2A

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cash allocations, which included keeping water and sewer records in sep-arate books; an improved internal control policy that covered an updated investment policy and adoption of a fraud pol-icy. The full audit results will be presented to the council at its December 8 meeting.

Phil Carroll and Mike Socha of Finley Engineer-ing appeared before the council to discuss the cost estimate of converting the city’s electric meter read-ing system to one that is wireless. The current sys-tem has been in place for 13 years and transmits data back to the city’s con-trol center via power lines that have been experienc-ing electrical interference, or “noise.” Adding to problems with the current system is that it is no lon-ger supported by replace-ment parts and repair ser-vice. It is still working, but there have been instances of meters under reporting the amount of electricity consumed.

Carroll and Socha sug-

gested introducing the wireless system in three phases in order to make it more affordable to the city. Phase 1 would replace 1,341 meters and software with an Advanced Moni-toring Infrastructure sys-tem (AMI), which would operate on a frequency of 900 megahertz. Its cost would be $296,000, plus an engineering fee and a hosting fee of $18,000 an-nually by the vendor of the equipment. As each phase is introduced, the meters that are not yet changed over to the new system would continue to be read by the old system.

Carroll said in another phase, water meters could be added to the wireless system and most water meters would not have to be replaced; just a module would have to be added.

He concluded the pre-sentation saying it was aimed at showing where the city is now and the options available. He sug-gested that he and Socha should return at a later meeting with a specific plan to fit the city’s needs.

Kelly Beets of the Mis-souri Intergovernmental Risk Management As-sociation (MIRMA) was present to convey a risk management grant from MIRMA for the purchase of two body cameras for the Lamar Police Depart-ment. The grant totaled $1,349.

The council unanimous-ly approved Mayor Keith Divine’s appointment of Charles Curless as the new municipal court judge, effective January 1, 2015. Curless will replace James Nichols, who will become associate circuit judge on the same date. The position of municipal court judge will require less time for Curless who withdrew his candidacy for re-election for associ-ate circuit judge to man-age his family’s business affairs.

A request for a dona-tion to assist Lamar Com-munity Betterment with travel expenses to a recent community betterment conference was denied. City Attorney Steven Kaderly advised making

any donation of taxpayers’ money to a private orga-nization sets a bad prec-edent and is unlawful.

Unanimous approval was given to a Title 6 program policy for the Truman Area Transpor-tation Service (T.A.T.S.), which prohibits any kind of racial discrimination or other discrimination, and establishes a policy on how to handle complaints about such.

An ordinance that was approved in the October 20 council meeting was repealed and replaced by a new ordinance with mi-nor changes in wording. The ordinances pertained to a class action settle-ment with CenturyLink, a communications compa-ny that had paid its fran-

chise fees under protest. No dollar amounts in the settlement were changed. The city received $537.87 in the settlement, five per-

cent of which was passed on to the Missouri Mu-nicipal League for their assistance in the original lawsuit.

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Coonfoot & Vicinity

By LOUISE OTT

Peeking out the window this early Monday morn-ing I see our dear Lord has blessed us with strong winds and sunshine. On the radio the man said there may be snow later in the week. I'm not really ready, but we take what we get.

Gary and Judy Nelson, Michael Nelson and Ella Mae Turpen all enjoy din-ner at a restaurant on Sun-days.

Arbry Winans, Ray and Tristan, Ray and Nicole Winans and Elvin Winans Jr. and Durella were visi-tors of Marie Winans.

Kenneth Dee and Esther Archer, Sarcoxie route, and Louise Ott, Jasper route, were dinner guests of George Straw on Sun-day.

Jane Moss bakes angel food cakes and I always get some. They are delicious.

The annual Jasper MFA meeting and open house was November 13, at the First Baptist Church in south Jasper. The meal was very good, as always, and there was a big crowd for dinner.

John and Daine Enlow were visitors of Louise Ott.

SheldonBy DARLENE

SHERIDAN

Wendell Hutchison, a former Sheldon resident and now living in Belton, was among the veterans who made the bus trip to Washington DC, that left on Veterans' Day.

Saturday, the “Home for the Holidays” event was held at the Donald-son Building, with a large number of booths with available products. A large crowd was on hand to en-joy the day.

The Sheldon fire fight-ers held their yearly fun-draiser, with assistance from Jenny’s Kitchen for the buffet all day Saturday.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Bill Kannady, who passed away Thursday morning at Freeman Hos-pital in Joplin, after a short illness. Funeral services were Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m., at the First Bap-tist Church in Nevada. Memorials can be made to either the Cottey College volleyball program or to-wards Parkinson disease. Burial followed in Newton Burial Park.

Sheldon friends received

word Monday of the death of Patsy (Wallace) Ew-ing after a lengthy illness. Patsy attended Sheldon school and graduated in 1952. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Sympathy is ex-tended to her family.

Sheldon Christian Church held the Sheldon community Thanksgiv-ing worship service on Sunday, Nov. 23, with Bro Jerod Lamb bringing the message. A time of fellow-ship followed the evening service.

The history of Sheldon will be discussed on Mon-day, Nov. 24, at the Don-aldson Center. Everyone is welcome to share memo-ries, bring photos and dis-cuss how things were.

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

We are still here, but have our paper work done to leave on the date sent to us. They still aren’t sure what is wrong with Ron, but are also leaning to-ward the same thing I just went through. The doctors here are just shaking their

heads at this gangrene we got four years ago, and without more bi-ops they can’t rule out anything. With the daily infusions he is getting, his pain has stopped in his back for the first time in over a year. Just keep praying for him please.

I do wish more people would let me know if they are coming to the alumni banquet on the 29th, so I don’t get a big surprise. The weather has been beautiful and that is good as we have spent two days fixing fence and catching the horse. She is wait-ing for Kamala to come and pick her up. Kamala’s horse and Ron’s horses are both pretty lonely, so with her taking it while we are gone it will be good.

Eudene Murphy and I went shop hoppin’ last Sat-urday and had a great day. It is nice just to sit and talk and laugh. Eudene plays a 12 string guitar and sings like Norma Jean. Need-less to say I am envious of such talent.

George Leaming went home this week and Ron sure misses him. He sure was a help around here too. I saw a bald eagle yes-terday just west of Alan Martens. He swooped down and got a squirrel right in front of my car.

Guess deer aren’t the only thing I have to watch for on this road.

I was invited to a baby shower at Chi-Chi’s for Heather Schrader Leeper. Had a fun time and got to see a lot of old friends. Larry Ehrsam had more eye work done and the last thing I heard was that the doctor said he would see just fine now, but Larry told him that he would be the judge of that. So good to see Shonda McDonald and Paul Throckmorton back from their respective checkups and accident leave from the breakfast group. You have been missed. Welcome back!

Boy it rained this week-end and we just made it in the house both times. Wonder why they don’t do something about the man who would call himself emperor and stop this sil-liness about trashing our laws and making his own. Our government needs lots of prayers and a little elbow grease in doing the right thing and clean it up.

Maxine's Musings

By MAXINE MORIN

It's Donna again, still

filling in for Maxine. What an exciting Tiger football game against Malden on Saturday. I listened to it on the radio. I heard the Plaza Theatre was filled to capacity, with fans watching the game on the big screen. Congratulations, Tigers! On to win in St. Louis.

I hope all of you have a grateful Thanksgiving on Thursday. Remember those who might be alone and take them a plate of food, or invite them to your family gathering. I remember a couple of la-dies my mom knew, who had no family close by, who would be alone on Thanksgiving. My mom invited them to spend the day with our family. I know it made their day, and ours too.

Since I no longer work at Walmart, I don't have to wake at 3 a.m. and face all those crazy shoppers on Black Friday. I have people ask me if I will be there shopping. No way! I'm staying in bed. You have at it!

Hope all of you have a great Thanksgiving and prayers to all who are traveling. God bless our troops. Until next time...

SHELDON AMERICAN

LEGION AND AUXILIARY

The Sheldon American Legion and Auxiliary Unit met Monday, Nov. 17, for the Thanksgiving supper. Special thanks to Joyce Hinkle for prepar-ing the turkey and deco-rating in the Thanksgiv-ing season. Table grace was given by Al Mundy and all enjoyed the deli-cious dinner.

Preceding the meeting time, Robert Moran led the joint group in repeat-ing the Pledge of Alle-giance and separate busi-ness meetings were held.

President Dorothy Mundy called the auxilia-ry unit to order. Chaplain Connie Stump gave the

opening prayer and Lois Wolf led the group in re-peating the preamble.

The members voted to forgo a Christmas gift ex-change and each member will donate funds to be sent to the Mt. Vernon Veteran’s Clinic for veter-ans to use before Christ-mas.

Plans were made for the Christmas dinner on December 8, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting closed with the chaplain giving the closing prayer before ad-journment.

LAMAR COUNTRY CLUB

LADIES ASSOCIATION

Kathy Jenkins was the hostess for Bridge on Tuesday, Nov. 18. Jenkins

was the first place winner, with Betty Gilkey placing second.

The hostess scheduled for December 2 is Joann Jones. Gloria Kurtz will be the hostess on Tues-day, Dec. 9.

Audit, continued from page 1A

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FRIENDS & FAMILY

The Ricketts cousins re-union was held Septem-ber 21, at the Liberal Park building, with dinner at 1 p.m. Everyone enjoyed a fried chicken dinner, with carry-in food to go with it. Prizes were awarded to Elmer Fast for being the oldest person present and Marshall Blinco for trav-eling the farthest.

Candy in a money mak-er raffle was held, with

several family members winning a prize. A large display of family history items was enjoyed by the group. The family history was also discussed.

Willis Strong took a family group picture, as well as various other fam-ily members taking snap-shots.

A special display of paintings done by cousin Ruth Jones Denison from

California was enjoyed. She was the daughter of Charlie and Cora Rick-etts Jones of Durango, Colo. Ruth was a great-granddaughter of C.W. and Martha Jane “Mattie” Ricketts of Hannon.

Reba Baker Rouse and her daughter, Nancy Dickey, hosted the dinner.

Those present were Mar-shall and Mary Blinco, Kansas City, Mo.; Tonya

Rice, Rick Rice and Shir-ley Ricketts and Donald, Carthage; Rachael Wil-liams, Joplin; Doris Ann Ricketts and Charlie and Ann Williams, Bronaugh; Mike and Melanie Moore, Lindsay, Avery and Derek Forst, Lamar and Larry Fast, Dennis Blincoe, El-mer Fast, Bill and Karen Carpenter, Nancy Dick-ey, Laura Carpenter and Reba Rouse, all of Liberal.

Photo for Lamar Democrat by Willis StrongPictured are, left to right, back row, Derek Forst; middle row, Nancy Rouse Dickey, Lindsay and

Avery Forst, Dennis Blinco, Marshall Blinco, Charlie Williams, Ann Williams, Doris Ricketts, Larry Fast; front row, Karen Bell Carpenter, Elmer Fast, Reba Rouse, Shirley Ricketts, Melanie Moore.

Morgan/White engagement

Rick and Melinda Morgan, Lamar, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Lee to Andrew Thomas, son of Tom and Darlis White, Warrensburg. Stephanie is a graduate of Lamar and Missouri State University. She is working in the agriculture communication field. Andrew is a graduate of Crestridge High School. He owns Whites Construction and farms. The wedding will be December 13, at Oakton Methodist Church.

Ricketts cousins meet for reunion

Members of Girl Scout Troop No. 70987 Golden City/Lockwood participated in a food drive for the Lockwood Ministerial Alliance. The girls also donated stuffed animals for Food For The Poor, spent time at the

Good Shepherd Nursing Home and made blankets for Project Linus. These were just a few of the service projects that the troop has been involved with. The girls also had a booth at Lockwood Merchant's Night on November 22, where they served hot drinks and homemade treats.

Cadette Girl Scout Troop No. 61011 recently volunteered their time to assemble gift boxes for Operation Christmas Child. On October 22, troop members gathered at the Milford Christian Church and put together 200 packages. Pictured left to right are, back row, Kaitlyn Davis, Lexi

Phipps, Elisea Daniels, Kara Morey, Megan Miller and Mycah Reed; front row, Haily Born, Meghan Watson, Laney Bayless and Jillian Gardner. On November 14, Kaitlyn, Lexi, Elisea, Mycah, Meghan and Laney prepared an additional 220 gift boxes at the Lamar United Methodist Church. Special thanks to both parishes for allowing the Girl Scouts to participate in this terrific community program!!

Cadette Girl Scout Troop No. 61011 helps with gift boxes

Girl Scout Troop No. 70987 participates in food drive


By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry... That is my mantra for this weekend as up un-til this morning I thought I was going to actually spend the weekend get-ting caught up on paper-work, correspondence, thank you notes, coupons and going through items that have managed to ac-cumulate over the last sev-eral weeks. I can't even lay out the Joplin Globe of a morning to see if my obit is in it, for all the mess on the table. All of that was going to be cleared out this weekend and I was going to have my nice, neat orderliness back. But, as I said previously, best laid plans...

We were fortunate enough the last two weeks to have Kobyn and don't get me wrong, I absolutely love having him, but need-

less to say when we do have the pleasure of get-ting him, the weekend is shot between going up to Liberty and returning him there within two days time and then trying to spend as much quality time with him as we can while he is here! It usually makes for an awesome, fun filled whirlwind weekend, but not a very relaxing one.

So with that being said, I was really, really look-ing forward to a weekend of getting caught up and also being able to do some plain ole piddling! I can piddle real good, if I have time! Late Thursday night, on his way home from referring in Galena, Jud called to inform me that daughter-in-law Meghan was pretty sick and had to make a trip to the emer-gency room. It's one thing being sick, but another being sick when you're six months pregnant with an-other little one that is go-

ing through his “terrible 2's”! She is dehydrated and having to be fed fluids and as of this morning, when Jud called, she was run-ning a 105 temperature. Meghan is an RN, study-ing to be a physician's as-sistant, so I'm sure she is doing all the right things to feel better.

Jud told me that Meghan was going to do what any-one in her shoes would do, she's going to go stay with her mom for a couple days, in order for her momma to help doctor her back to health. Even with mom being gone over five years now, whenever I get sick the first thing I think is, “I want my mommy!” There's definitely noth-ing like a mother's love. Of course that leaves Jud and Landon “baching” it until she is back on her feet. Since Jud has games tomorrow, that leaves the other grandma (me!) to take care of Landon for the day.

So the gears get shift-ed, and instead of doing something productive that needs to be done, I will instead spend the day playing, as that is all that seems to get done with a two year old. I told Melissa

here at work that I didn't know how she ever got anything accomplished, as her youngest one is about the same age.

I'm sure Jud was that way too, but I had mom to back me up and if I was busy with work or school, or being sick, she would just step in and fill

my shoes. She did that of-ten and I truthfully don't know what I would have done without her. Guess her example is the reason when Jud calls and needs me, I feel it is my duty as a mom and grandma to do whatever I can to help. Af-ter all, isn't that what fam-ily is for?

And in the infamous words of Scarlet O'Hara, “After all, tomorrow is another day.....” and I bet all the items that have amassed will still be wait-ing there for me to go through them. Hopefully I will at least have a spot cleared before it's time to do Christmas cards!

FAMILY & FRIENDS/SPORTSMETZGER’S MUTTERINGS

Letter to editorDear Editor:The victory by Repub-

licans in the November, 2014 mid-term elec-tion, thus propelling them into a majority in both houses of the U.S. Congress, should not be mistaken as a show of confidence by voters. More likely it is simply a desire to let someone else have a try at running our govern-ment. If this too fails, the result probably will be the emergence of a third party made up of a more cohesive group of independent vot-ers, which are yet to be made cohesive. But nothing will promote their unity more than the failure of this new Congress.

Already the number of independent voters far ex-ceeds either their Demo-crat or Republican coun-terparts. There is another flaw here that may trip things up, which is that the divide between Re-publican factions - mod-erate Republicans, the tea party, evangelicals and fis-cal Republicans who are hovering around the Koch brothers - on some issues is every bit as wide as that chasm between Repub-licans and Democrats. Another looming conse-quence is that the minor-ity Democrat segment in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Sen-ate may be as obstinate as were some Republicans - forestalling the vote on issue after issue, which

they can effectively do es-pecially in the U.S. Senate.

However, Republicans even though they engaged in it themselves, notably in the last two Congress-es, are banking on Demo-crats being more concilia-tory. Also thrown into this mix is the veto power of the President. Although Republicans have a simple majority in both houses they lack the two-thirds major mandated by the Constitution to overturn a presidential veto. Con-sequently there is concern that the new Congress, at least potentially, will be little more productive than the last.Leon Faubion, Co-Editor

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Jimmy "JT" Hearod is the Camper of the Month for October at AOK After School. JT is in fifth grade and enjoying his first full year at AOK. His favorite activity is playing the Xbox 360. JT's favorite dinner at AOK is tacos. In the distant future JT wants to play running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. AOK staff appreciates JT for his willingness to help others and his respectful, polite behavior. Congratulations JT!

SCHOOL/SPORTS

Cooper Marti, son of Andy and Misty Marti, is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Cooper's favorite colors are blue and red. He has two siblings and likes to play video games.

Halle Miller, daughter of Marshall and Heather Miller, is the seventh grade Student of the Week at Lamar Middle School. Halle shows pigs and goats in the summer. Her favorite sport is softball and right next to it is volleyball. She loves to talk and is friends with everybody.

Mandy Radspinner, daughter of Willy and Melissa Griffitt, is the eighth grade Student of the Week at Lamar Middle School. Mandy enjoys reading in her spare time. She messes around with her cats sometimes during the weekends. She also enjoys playing Candy Crush in her spare time.

Liberal Veterans Day program held at high schoolLIBERAL-The annual

Veteran’s Day program in Liberal was hosted by Liberal High School. The program began at 10 a.m., in the auditorium. The posting of colors was by the Liberal VFW and the American Legion. Serv-ing in the color guard were Elmer Fast, Mike Gebelin, Gary Whitson and Dennis Wilson.

Leading the many guests and veterans in the Pledge of Allegiance was Casey Perry, a Liberal High School senior. The Liberal Middle School and High School bands played the “National An-them.” Liberal Elemen-tary School Principal Leticia Fry welcomed veterans and guests to the program. A proclama-

tion of President Barrack Obama was read by Paul Dingman and Kennedy Kirby, seniors.

The bands then played the “Salute to the Armed Forces” and each veteran stood when their military song was played. Nicole Ruddick, Liberal Middle School principal, had each stand and tell the years they served and the branch of military they were in. Present were veterans of the Army, Marines, Navy, and Air Force. Calvin Brous was dressed in an Air Force uniform.

“Travelin’ Soldier” was sung by the trio of Molly Bean and Haley Page, LHS juniors and Kayla McCollough, LHS grad-uate. A video presenta-

tion of hometown vet-erans included many of the veterans present and some who did not attend, as well as several that have died. The Liberal High School choir sang, “Our America.”

Keith Robinson, Lib-eral High School princi-pal, introduced the guest speaker, Harry Claflin. Claflin is a 1964 graduate of Liberal High School and spent several years in the United States mili-tary. After graduating from high school, Claf-lin joined the Marines, along with Carl Eccher. Claflin told of experienc-es while he was stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. While in the Marines in Vietnam, he was wounded in ac-

tion along the Laos bor-der and spent two more months in Vietnam be-fore being airlifted back to the United States Na-val Hospital in Great Lakes, Ill. After recovery, Claflin returned to ac-tive duty with the sec-ond Marine Air Wing at Cherry Point, N.C. Claf-lin is a life member of the Force Recon Association, Special Operations As-sociation, Association de Veteranos Miltares de El Salvador and the VFW in Liberal.

The closing prayer was given by Brittany Ayers, LHS senior. “Taps” was played by Bailey Bow-man, Paul Dingman and Cailyn McKee, all high school seniors.

After the procession of colors, the veterans and their families were invited to have lunch in the auditorium, served by the high school cooks. The turkey dinner and all the trimmings was enjoyed by the veterans and their families. The veterans of the VFW and the American Legion ap-preciate the Liberal High School hosting the pro-gram and lunch.

CatTracks won the first place team trophy at its own home meet at the Fair Acres Family YMCA on October 25. Pat Jones from YMCA Springfield finished in second place, while Seymour finished in third place. CatTracks fielded the largest team to date with 59 swimmers. The meet was held in conjunction with the YMCA National Virtual Meet, which includes approximately 12,000 swimmers from across the nation.

CatTracks win first place trophy

Second quarter LCTC Stars named

The staff at Lamar Ca-reer and Technical Cen-ter is pleased to announce the LCTC Stars for the second quarter. These stu-dents exemplify a strong work ethic, great attitude and cooperative spirit. Two students are chosen from each program.

The students are as fol-lows:

Garrett Morey and Kel-sie Morgan, Lamar, Agri-culture; Chris Peterson, Liberal and Stanley Hurt, Lamar, Auto Mechan-ics; Hannah Francis and Caitlin Schiltz, Lamar, Business; Reece Rutledge, Stockton and Thomas Mayfield, Lamar, Car-pentry; Logan McArthur and Clayton Buzzard, Lamar, Drafting/Woods;

Georgette Brubaker, Golden City and Mack-enzie Townsend, La-mar, English.

Also, Brittany McEl-roy, Lockwood and Johnathan Schroeder, Lamar, Graphic De-sign; Shawnee De-Boeuf, Stockton and Jada Burwell, Lamar, Health Occupations; Zeb Medley, Dadeville and Isaac Oliphant, Jas-per, Machine Tool; An-astasiya Ponomarenko and Jerry Cobb, Lamar, Marketing; Jared Stap-ert, Stockton and Alex Beetler, Lamar, Weld-ing.

The instructors are extremely proud of these students. Con-gratulations!

Hearod named AOK Camper of the Month

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SPORTSTigers, continued from page 1A

Lamar chewed up nearly five minutes of game clock as the Tigers marched 96 yards for the score. Tucker took it in from three yards out. A 17 yard carry by Embry set up the touch-down.

The Tiger defense forced a three and out on the Green Wave's next posses-sion on three incomplete passes. Robertson batted down a pass and Mooney brought heavy pressure on quarterback Chapen

Riley to force an errant throw on third down.

Malden's star running back Dremond Robin-son was held to only 54 yards on the ground, as linebacker Jed Stahl led the effort to take away the Green Wave's rushing at-tack. Malden (13-1) aver-aged over 60 points per game on the season. The Tiger defense held the Malden offense scoreless.

Following the contest defensive coordinator Thad Lundine implored his team to not stop now.

"Don't let this game de-fine your season. You've got one more."

Bailey told them, "We started all of this in July. Now you've got one week of football left."

The Tigers will go in search of their fourth straight Class 2 state championship when they face off with South Calla-way Saturday at 2:15 p.m. South Callaway defeated Palmyra by another un-usual score, 27-2 Satur-day. They come into the game 14-0, outscoring their opponents 738-79. Lamar comes in 13-1, their only loss coming to Carl Junction in October. They have outscored their

opponents 740-72.With potential civil un-

rest possible as a result of the grand jury's decision in the police shooting in Ferguson and with pro-tests likely in Saint Louis,

there has been some talk that this weekend's cham-pionship games may be moved from the Edward Jones Dome in downtown Saint Louis. As of press time the grand jury's deci-

sion had not come down and the games were still to go on as scheduled at the dome. Check the Demo-crat's website for any up-dates and a preview of Saturday's affair.

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowLamar senior defensive back Colton Divine gets

his hands on Malden running back Dremond Robinson after fighting through a block during the Tigers' semifinal win Saturday. The Tiger defense shutout the vaunted Green Wave offense. Malden's only points came on a Lamar safety.

Tucker signs to pitch for PSU

By Melody MetzgerLamar Democrat

When Tripp Tucker started out playing t-ball at the ripe old age of five, who would have thought that years later he would be a senior at Lamar High School, signing to play base-ball for Pittsburg State University! And that is exactly what he did on Thursday, Nov. 20, as his parents, Jeff and Jenny Tucker, looked on. As Coach Thad Lundine introduced Tripp, he commented on the fact that 22 years prior he was in the same spot as Tucker and wished him all the best in the future.

Tripp, who is a three sport athlete, is also the quarterback of the La-mar Tiger football team, a guard on the basket-ball team and a short-stop and pitcher for the baseball team. Although extremely proficient in all the above sports, re-ceiving post season hon-ors in all three, when asked why baseball, his reply was simple. Of all

the sports he has played, baseball was the one that he enjoyed the most.

Tripp is one of three brothers. Older brother, JT, is currently a freshman at Baker University, where he is playing football, and younger brother Case is in sixth grade. Tripp is a three year starter and let-terman at Lamar High School and was named All Big 8 Conference Second Team Second Baseman his freshman year. Dur-ing his sophomore year, Tripp was named All Big 8 Conference Second Team Pitcher and 1st Team All District Pitcher and In-fielder. Awards amassed during his junior year were All Big 8 First Team Pitcher and Infielder and 1st Team Unanimous All District Pitcher and In-fielder. His honors for his senior year remain to be seen.

Career averages include a battering average of .401 with 52 RBI's, 92 hits, six home runs, an impres-sive 61 stolen bases and a .400 average with run-ners in scoring position. His stats as a pitcher in-clude an ERA of 2.5 with

10 wins, five saves and 162 strikeouts. Based on these lofty numbers, PSU has recruited Tripp solely as a pitcher.

This past year, as a ju-nior, Tripp battled .494 with 44 hits, 12 doubles, one triple and two home runs. His on base per-centage was .531, with a .719 slugging percent-age. Tripp had 22 stolen bases and scored 27 runs. On the mound he had a 5-2 record, with one save. His ERA was 1.08 with 74 strikeouts; only giving up seven earned runs on the season.

His plan away from the baseball diamond is to major in business finance while attending PSU.

A man of few words, when asked his feelings following the signing to play for PSU, he stoically said, “Excited!”

Judging from the incred-ible stats that Tripp has ac-cumulated over his years at Lamar High School, Pittsburg State Univer-sity is lucky to sign such a gifted athlete and Tucker looks forward to a suc-cessful career as a Gorilla.

Lamar Democrat/Melody MetzgerTripp Tucker signs his letter of intent to pitch for Pittsburg State

University, while parents, Jeff and Jenny Tucker, look on.

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowLamar sophomore Tanner Phipps (No. 12) and senior Dylan Robertson

(No. 83) hustle to run down Malden's Dremond Robinson during the Tigers semifinal win over the Green Wave Saturday. The victory secures the Tigers' fourth straight trip to the Class 2 state title game. Also pictured for Lamar is Trenton Mooney (No. 58) and John Rice (No. 75).

Another dog story, true and sad

Introduction byRichard Cooper

A story about a dog always seems to appeal. A require-ment is that it must be true and written from the heart. I have had good response to two dog stories written dur-ing my years at the Demo-crat, There was “Requiem for Molly” several years ago, which told of the demise of my friend Art Lamm’s veteran pointer. I happened to be at Art’s home in Oregon when it happened and saw how sad-dened he was. Then, there was “A Retrieve (and retriever) to be Remembered.” in October of last year. The retriever was Angus, a huge black Labra-dor retriever that belonged to Chris Cutler, a friend of my son, Eric. I watched Angus turn gray around the muzzle and legs as he continued do-ing his job on pheasant hunts in western Kansas. I was for-tunate to witness, late in his career, the finest retrieve that a black lab, or any retriever, can make.

When my copy of Missouri Wildlife, the official publica-tion of the Conservation Fed-eration of Missouri, arrived in my mailbox a few days ago, I found a dog story just too good to pass up. It was writ-ten by Brandon Butler, the ex-ecutive director of CFM, and told of a young black lab that found its way into the hearts of all members of the Butler family. The story is entitled, “The Unexpected Loss of Man’s Best Friend,” and we re-print it here with full permis-sion. Enjoy, and have a box of tissue handy.

Junior was born the son of Bocephus. He was destined for greatness. Having a re-nowned retriever for a fa-ther sets expec-tations high. Ju-nior may have nev-er won a world title, but he was a cham-pion. The tears of two little girls prove it.

From the first time I read Where the Red Fern Grows over 20 years ago, I dreamt of owning a well-trained, highly-functional hunting dog. Time and atten-tion kept that dream from be-coming a reality for too long. Opportunity struck when I was presented the chance to buy Junior as a three-year-old field trial washout.

Finished retrievers aren’t cheap. Paying $3,000 for a dog wasn’t a decision I took light-ly. But the first time I walked up to Junior’s kennel and saw him standing there smiling his big goofy smile, with eyes so full of life and muscles rip-pling under his shiny black coat, there was no doubt he was going to be mine.

My daughters had no idea I was bringing home a dog. When I asked them to come outside to meet someone, I’m sure they figured it was just another fishing buddy. In-stead, they saw Junior. They looked up at me for a tell tale sign he was ours. My smile gave it away. Hugs, shrieks, giggles, and face licks lasted a good half-hour, then I ran him through a series of re-trieves to show his new family how special Junior truly was.

It took him awhile to figure out how to be a family dog. Ju-nior’s life had been a series of trainers and kennels. He had lived like an Olympic athlete. Now, he could lie on a couch, have his belly rubbed, swim in our pool and every so of-ten enjoy a piece of bacon. His new life must have felt surreal.

Junior and I worked on his retrieves in the fields sur-rounding our home. At first,

he had to put up with my novice handling abilities, but it didn’t take long for us to click. Watch-ing him zigzag through a field searching for scent from a dum-my I’d hid was amazing. I’d blow my whistle and he’d stop and sit facing me. With hand signals, I’d send him in the direction he needed to go. He always found the dummy.

We only had one duck hunt together, but it was a hunt for the ages. A friend drew the first pill at Grand Pass during the peak migration. Three of us killed our limits of mallards and then rounded out the morning with other bird limits of teal. Junior retrieved every bird we dropped. He was a machine. I was so proud, and so full of ex-citement for the future. I had a mallard from that hunt mount-ed. It hangs in my office. I’m so thankful I made that decision.

When Junior was a puppy he had Leptospirosis. He almost died. The disease degraded his kidney function. This caused him to drink and urinate more often than most dogs, but he otherwise seemed perfectly healthy. Still, he somehow caught an infection. When we took him to the vet, they dis-covered water in his lungs and around his heart. The vet tested his vitals and discovered his kidneys were only functioning at an estimated 23 percent. She suggested putting him out of his pain. A second vet I enlisted concurred. But I couldn’t do it.

The vet said she could perform an expensive surgery to drain the fluid and remove bacteria from Junior’s lungs, but with his severely damaged kidneys, he would likely only live 4-10 more months. I didn’t believe it. Or at least I wouldn’t accept it. He’d had bad kidneys for a long time. I thought maybe he had learned to live with them that way. I

told her to perform the surgery. I whole-heartedly believed Ju-nior would come out of the surgery and live at least a few more years. We’d kill a bunch of ducks and I’d breed him, with a strong female, so my future dogs would carry on his

bloodline. Junior died September 18. We

had him for one year and one day. His kidneys just couldn’t handle the surgery and he never recovered. I’m still at a loss. My wife and I sat with our young daughters and we all cried as we recalled the best dog we’ve ever known.

I miss him. For brief mo-ments, I forget he’s gone and catch myself looking for him. First thing in the morning, I’ll think of letting him out and then realize he’s not here. It is so hard to look at the empty space on the couch in my office where he’d lie all day while I worked. Dumping his half-full dog bowl, taking down his kennel and put-ting his leash in a drawer were all heartbreaking, but the worse was setting his hunting vest on a shelf knowing it won’t be used this fall.

Junior and I gave each other incredible gifts. He taught me what it means to truly love a dog. He solidified my under-standing of “man’s best friend.” What I gave him was the best year of his life. I gave him the love of little girls, the comfort of couch cushions, the taste of bacon and the admiration of a man whose dream came true.

See you down the trail, Jun-Bug . . .

Brandon Butler has an empty place in his heart left by Junior that can never be filled. How-ever, waterfowl hunting goes on, and Brandon has recently acquired a black lab puppy that he has named Willie. Willie will not be a replacement for Junior. He will be a successor.

2014Wednesday, November 26, 2014 • SECTION B

January 1989The third donkey basketball

contest was scheduled by La-mar Booster Club, to be held in the high school gym. A new skilled nursing facility was dedicated at BCMH. A former Jasper motel was gutted during

a fire that took the life of nine year old Jessica Lynn. Holly Ann Shreve was the first born at BCMH. More than 100 at-tend annual Soil and Crops Conference.

February 1989Lamar city officials decide to

keep seating capacity at new municipal auditorium at 800. Lamar homecoming basket-ball game is rescheduled due to blizzard. Ted Clements, a local steer wrestler, places fourth in nation at the International Fi-nals Rodeo. Mr. and Mrs. Ken-

neth Howard announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Lynn to Curt Douglas Roland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Roland.

March 1989Lamar girls

win district basketball tourney. Ap-proximately 10-12 inches of snow were dumped in the area over the weekend. La-mar senior cit-izens celebrate third anniver-sary of their building. The City of Lamar now owns the big Lamar sign located be-hind the Blue Top, looking out over Hwy. 71. Ron Rus-sell was bound over in John Rodebush shooting.

April 1989Lamar Mayor

Gerald Gilkey was elected to his 13th term. Barbara Burns was chosen as Lamar R-1 su-perintendent. The cost to at-tend prom was estimated at approximately $420. TapJac company is officially wel-comed to city of Lamar. Ash-ley Roe com-petes in inter-national piano contest held at the University of Arkansas-Fayetteville.

May 1989Whitney

AOK hosts dodgeball nightFriday, Nov. 7, following the

Lamar Tigers Brotherhood playoff game, sixth through eighth graders shivered their way over to Nathan’s Place on the square for a night of dodge-ball, hosted by About Our Kids (AOK). There was no charge for the event; each kid was just required to have a great time! AOK set up quite the exciting

event, as kids were constantly on the move, enjoying one ac-tivity or another.

In the front area there were great snacks, pool competi-tions and even a movie playing on the large projector screen. A journey to the gym in the back may have a visitor searching for some ear plugs to handle the blaring music, chanting

teams and flying dodgeballs. And a wise visitor would be wary, ready to dodge, duck, dip, dive and whatever other maneuvers you can think of to get out of the way of a round gator-skin ball flying at an in-credible velocity towards a not-even-quite-thawed-out face.

Libri Foundation Grant awarded to Barton County Library

Brandon Butler and Junior at a happier time.

The Barton County Library was recently

awarded a Libri Foundation Grant in

the amount of $1,050, designated for children’s

books at the Hylton Library in Golden City. Metropolitan Bank of Golden City donated

a $350 match in funds to secure the books.

The library appreciates Metropolitan’s generosity

in order to help support the library in the Golden

City community. Pictured are Julie Potter, librarian

and Donna Long with Metropolitan Bank.

25 Years Ago...

see DODGEBALL, page 4B

see 1989,page 5B

2B • Wednesday, November 26, 2014 www.lamardemocrat.com Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO

MISS MERRY CHRISTMAS

Liberal Christian Churchholds men’s breakfast

LIBERAL-The monthly men’s break-fast at Liberal Christian Church was held Sat-urday, Nov. 8, at 7 a.m. Those in attendance were Allen Hine, Don Rodney, Bob Garrett,

Ron Charlton, Willis Strong, Gary Mead-ows, Jim Hanshaw, Sam Bryant, Jason and Austin Johnson, Ancil Johnson, Michael Grey, Howard Holland, El-mer Fast, Larry Fast,

Don Wolfe, T. D. Yount, John Scott, Val Clark, Bob Fast, Ed Keltner and Truman Gazaway.

Before the meal, Bob Fast gave the morning devotion and offered grace. Cooks for the

breakfast of biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, bacon and sausage and sweet rolls were Clark, Jason and Austin John-son, Bob Fast and Kelt-ner.

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, November 26, 2014 • 3B

PATSY ANNEWING

NEVADA-A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ferry Fu-neral Home for Patsy Ann Ewing, 79, Nevada, who died Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at Nevada Nursing and Rehab, following a long illness.

The obituary may be viewed and condolences sent online at www.ferry-funeralhome.com.

Survivors include four daughters, Rhonda Rose and husband Steve, La-mar, Terri Chadd, Nevada, Deana Castlebury and husband Joe, Milo and Yvonne Ewing, Pittsburg, Kan.; four sons, Wayne Ewing and wife Mary, Wyoming, Ill., George Ewing and wife Kathleen, State of Illinois, Roy Ew-ing, Pittsburg, Kan. and Everett Ewing and wife Cheryl, State of Illinois; 19 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a brother, Junior Wallace, Richmond, and numer-ous nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Har-old Dean Wallace; a grandchild; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and a son-in-law, Gary Chadd.

Mrs. Ewing was born Feb. 15, 1935, at Jerico Springs, to Harry S. and Mildred J. (Scantlin) Wallace. She was a long-time resident of Sheldon, where she graduated from high school with the class of 1953. She was a mem-ber of the Sheldon Chris-tian Church. She taught at Head Start for a few years and retired from the Ne-vada Habilitation Center after 21 years.

She was a member of the Sheldon Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and a past-president of the Nevada Eagles. She loved her family, friends and an-imals. She had a passion for feeding the birds and was known for her good cooking and joke telling.

She married Clarence E.

Ewing in July of 1976, at Sheldon. He died in 2010.

MAE HAUBEINLAMAR-Services were

held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Daniel Funeral Home for Mavorette “Mae” Hau-bein, 89, Lamar, who died Sunday evening, Nov. 16, 2014, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Lock-wood. Burial was in Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Meinert.

Contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, in care of the fu-neral home.

Condolences may be left at www.danielfuneral-home.net.

Survivors include two sons, George Haubein and wife Beth, Joplin and Phil-ip Haubein and wife Dar-la, Lamar; three brothers, Rev. Kenneth Lenz and wife Adele, Menominee Falls, Wisc., Maynard Lenz and wife Marlys, Brooklyn Park, Minn. and Paul Lenz and wife Carol, Willmar, Minn.; two grandchildren, Chel-sea Haubein and Landon Haubein, 14 nieces and 18 nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin, in February of 2000 and a brother, Dallas Lenz.

Mrs. Haubein was born May 3, 1925, in Renville, Minn., to Rudolph F. and Mabel (Pretzer) Lenz. She married Calvin C. Haubein of Lockwood on Aug. 19, 1950, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Ren-ville, Minn. They moved to Lamar in 1952.

Mrs. Haubein started her teaching career in paro-chial and country schools. She taught many years at Lamar Public Schools, retiring in 1989 as an el-ementary art teacher. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, where she served as the organist for many years. She also was a member of the Mis-souri State Teachers As-sociation, Barton County Retired Teachers and the Arts Council of Barton County.

JOE LOUIS “LOU” MILLER

LAMAR-The family received friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, at the Konantz Warden Funeral Home Chapel for Joe Louis “Lou” Mill-er, 84, Lamar, who died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at Barton County Memorial

Hospital.The obituary may be

viewed and condolences sent at www.konantzwar-den.com.

Survivors include two sons, Stephen Miller and wife Laverna, Milwaukee, Wisc. and Joe Miller, Jr. and wife Rickey, Howell, N.J.; two daughters, Jeani Foster, Milwaukee, Wisc. and Andrea Igl and hus-band Rick, Grants Pass, Ore.; three grandsons, Rohan Miller, Gabriel Foster and David Igl; a brother, Neil Miller and wife Adelle, Lovettsville, Va., and numerous other relatives.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Noah A. and Lydia C. Miller; his wife Miriam and 13 brothers and sis-ters.

Mr. Miller was the own-er of Miller’s Country Corner and was deeply cherished by his dear friends, Ruth Carlson, the Milam and White-head families and many friends, neighbors and customers. He was a preacher, math teacher, family counselor, real es-tate agent and after mov-ing to Lamar, enjoyed selling and servicing ap-pliances. His infectious sense of humor will be greatly missed by all those he loved, and who loved him.

ROSALEEBALSTER

JASPER-A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Center Point Christian Church for Ro-salee Balster, 87, Jasper, who died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage.

Online condolences may be made at www.ulmerfh.com.

Survivors include three sons, Lynn Neher and wife Megan, Jasper, Donald Neher and wife Jean, Co-hutta, Ga. and Tony Neher and wife Janet, Jasper; 22 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a sis-ter, Annie Brooks, Pueblo, Colo.; four stepdaughters, Cyndy Friedrich and hus-band Bill, Cochranton, PA, Mary Thomas and husband Gordon, Rus-ton, LA, Becky Scott and husband Billy, Bella Vista, Ark. and Lisa Heavener and husband Tom, Po-teau, Okla.; two stepsons, Steven Balster and wife Donna, Jasper and Frank Balster and wife Christy, Northfield, Minn.; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three sons, Terry Neher, Danny Neher and Ronald Neyer and three brothers, Lyle Harvey, Ray Harvey and Leo Harvey.

Mrs. Balster was born June 28, 1927, in Quinter, Kan., to Ralph and Mary (Tilton) Harvey. She was a homemaker and a longtime Jasper resident, where she owned and operated Cedarline Flo-rist in Jasper for several years. She also worked at O’Sullivan Industries. She was a member of the Center Point Christian Church and was active in community betterment and in the Jasper welcom-

ing committee.She married Raymond

Neher in 1946 and he pre-ceded her in death. She married Frank Balster on March 20, 1981, in Miami, Okla. He also preceded her in death.

VERNAL “LEE” JENKINS

KINGMAN, Ariz.-Ser-vices are pending at a later date for Vernal “Lee” Jen-kins of Kingman, formerly of Lamar, Mo., who died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at Kingman Regional Medi-cal Center.

Arrangements are un-der the direction of Sutton Memorial Funeral Home, Kingman, Ariz.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Dorothy; daughters, Lora Thayer and husband Elden, Bel-lemont, Ariz. and Lisa Besst and husband Rob-ert, Spring Valley, Ariz.; three grandchildren, Tif-fany Gottschall, Kingman, Russell Adams and wife Amanda, Monrovia, Calif. and Lindsey Harrington and husband Damien, Prescott Valley, Ariz.; five great-granddaughters; a sister, Judy Bennett, La-mar, Mo., and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Jenkins retired from Mohave High School in Bullhead City, Ariz. in 1990. He moved to King-man in 2006. He was a 50 plus year member of the Masonic Lodge of Mis-souri.

MARY BLAKELAMAR-A memorial

service was held at 11 a.m. Friday at Daniel Fu-neral Home for Mary El-len Blake, 92, Lamar, who died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Truman Health-care Center. Burial was in Crestlawn Cemetery in Conway, Ark.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Barton County Humane Society, in care of the fu-neral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfu-neralhome.net.

Survivors include four daughters, Brenda Hays and husband Ed, Mus-tang, Okla., Mary Casey and husband Robert, Amarillo, Texas, Janice Onstott and husband Gene, Lamar and Mi-chelle Padgett and hus-band Phil, Pine Bluff, Ark.; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters.

Mrs. Blake was born March 8, 1922, to Rufus and Mamie (Buzzarra) Trimble, at Crown Hill, W.V. Her father, as well as other family members, worked in the coal mines. As a young girl she would sneak off to the coal mines with her father, so she knew quite a bit about the coalmine industry.

She married Thomas Edward Blake and to-gether they reared four daughters. They moved to Golden City in 1971 and then later moved to Ar-kansas. After her husband died in 1997, she moved

to Lamar.Mrs. Blake worked as a

riveter in an airplane fac-tory during World War II, at Lacon Woolen Mill in Lacon, Ill., was a clerk for W.T. Grant Depart-ment Store in Peoria, Ill. and at Vogelsang Gro-cery Store in Peoria, Ill., but her true calling was as a homemaker. She en-joyed fishing, gardening and playing bingo, but her greatest love were her grandchildren.

JOHN RAYRODEBUSH

JASPER-A private ser-vice will be held at a later date for John Ray Rode-bush, 67, Jasper, who died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at his home.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Four State Cremation in Joplin.

Memorial contributions may be made in his name at Southwest Missouri Bank.

Survivors include his wife, Patty Rodebush, Jasper; two sons, John Rodebush Jr., Lamar and Rodney Rodebush, Alba; seven grandchildren; two brothers and a sister.

Mr. Rodebush was a self-employed logger.

RODGER RAMEYLAMAR-A memorial

service was held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the First Bap-tist Church of Lamar for Rodger H. Ramey, 85, La-

mar, who died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at Barton County Memorial Hospi-tal, following an apparent heart attack. Pastor Robb Hodson officiated.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Dan-iel Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Lamar.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfu-neralhome.net.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Mar-tha, of the home; a son, Stephen Ramey and wife Sharon, Joplin; a daugh-ter, Sharon Chandler and husband Steve, Ger-mantown, Tenn.; a sis-ter, Shirley Whitehouse, Louisburg, Kan.; four grandchildren, Stephen Dwayne Ramey, Chris-topher Ramey and wife Christy, Stacey Schwar-zmann and husband Jay and Shannon Jones and husband Justin and six great-grandchildren, Cameron Scott, Brandon, Savannah Marie, Ashley Marie, Emma Noelle and Linden Marie.

Mr. Ramey was born Feb. 27, 1929, at Overland Park, Kan., to Lee and Ev-elyn (Snyder) Ramey. Af-ter high school he began a 43 year career as a tool and die maker, working first for Lawn Boy in La-mar for 16 years. When Lawn Boy left Lamar, he was hired by King Press in Joplin, and worked there for 27 years before retiring in 1991.

On Feb. 16, 1946, at Olathe, Kan., he married the love of his life, Martha Marie Vest and they made their home and reared their family in Lamar. In addition to being a devot-ed husband and father, he was a wonderful neigh-bor and a trusted and loy-al friend to many. In his younger years he earned a pilot’s license and enjoyed flying his own plane. He and wife Martha shared fond memories of the fel-lowship of friends met through camping trips in their Avion travel trailer. He was an active member of First Baptist Church of Lamar.

RECORDSBRIEFS

All briefs are also posted on the calender at www.lamardemocrat.com.

THE GOLDEN CITY ALUMNI BANQUET will be held Saturday, Nov. 29, 5 p.m., at the Christian Church. Cooky’s will cater the banquet, with the Dal-ton Gang to perform. Admission is $18. For reser-vations call Gail Leaming at 417-849-9200 or 417-246-5703.BARTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT will be giving flu shots every Wednesday in Novem-ber and December, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please bring Medicare, Medic-aid or other insurance cards. Not all insurance is ac-cepted. Private pay is $25. For information call 417-682-3363.CLASSMATES, FRIENDS AND ACQUAIN-TANCES of Diane Parrack Sharits, who has been diagnosed with ALS, will have a chance to visit with her on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Memori-al Hall in Lamar.THE AMERICAN LEGION AND AUXILIARY will have its Christmas supper at Denny’s on Monday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m. There will be no meeting, just a time to enjoy the Christmas season. For information call Ha-zel Hoerman, auxiliary president, at 417-682-2455.THE NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED Feder-al Employees (NARFE) Quad County Chapter 1843 will meet Monday, Dec. 1. The luncheon meeting will be held at the Vernon County Senior Center, 301 N. Main, Nevada, at 11:30 a.m. NARFE Missouri Fed-eration President Joe Manno will install incoming chapter officers and give a presentation on the sta-tus of the Missouri Federation. For information call Rudy Spann at 417-549-9958.THE LAMAR AQUATIC PARK WILL BE closed for the upcoming holidays: Thanksgiving, open until 12 noon on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and closed Thanks-giving day; Christmas, closed December 24 through January 1, 2015.THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY WILL be clos-ing at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27 for Thanksgiving. They will re-open Friday at 10 a.m.FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF LAMAR will host its annual Thanksgiving Day dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27, at 12 noon. Anyone wanting to have a meal delivered to their home on Thanksgiving day, or wanting to make a reservation to eat at the church, should call the church office at 417-682-3538. They are located at 1301 E. 6th St.A FREE MOVIE MATINEE WILL BE SHOWN Monday, Dec. 1, 1 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Li-brary in Lamar. In honor of the season they will show a Christmas musical starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. For mov-ie title and details call the library at 682-5355. Any-one over 18 is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

DEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS


The atmosphere was electric and the kids were fired up. The 75 deter-mined-to-win middle school students were sep-arated into four teams. Each team was allowed to pick its own team name (might have been playing with fire a bit there, but

it turned out okay). The teams were The Ballers, Eggs n’ Bacon, The Mul-lets and Big Daddy Ray Ray (not sure what that one meant). It was a spectacle to watch the kids’ creativity and com-petition brought together through team chants,

unity towards a common goal, teamwork, differ-ent strategies to win and good sportsmanship.

The tournament was a round robin format to start - each team played the other three teams twice. Then, based on their win/loss record they were given a seed in a single elimination tour-

nament. The first game in tournament play saw Eggs n’ Bacon fall to The Ballers, soon followed by an impressive win by The Mullets over Big Daddy Ray Ray. The champion-ship between The Ballers and The Mullets was a hard-fought battled that came down to the wire. As the time expired The

Ballers had two players remaining versus The Mullets’ three. The team with the most players left got the win, so congratu-lations to The Mullets!

After many head shots, wins, losses and great competitive games, 11 o’clock and time to go home rolled around. Par-ents showed up and stu-

dents clambered out the door. All in all, it turned out to be a successful and fantastic night. Cham-pions were crowned, memories were made and AOK once again pro-vided a great opportunity for the kids in this town to do exactly what they enjoy doing: just being kids.

RECORDS/LEGALS

NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS ROBERT L. CABLE and LORI S. CABLE, husband and wife, by their Deed of Trust dated March 9, 2005 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri, as Document #2005-383, conveyed to GEORGE D. NICHOLS, the undersigned Trustee, the following described real estate, situated in the County of Barton, State of Missouri, to wit:

THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION THREE (3), TOWNSHIP THIRTY-ONE (31), RANGE THIRTY-ONE (31), BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI.

which conveyance was made to the undersigned Trustee in Trust, to secure the payment of a certain Note in said Deed of Trust described; and

WHEREAS default was made and still continues in the payment of said note;

NOW, THEREFORE, at the request of the legal holder of said Note, and pursuant to the provisions of said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Trustee will sell the property above described, at public vendue, to the highest bidder for cash, at the west front door of the Barton County Courthouse in the City of Lamar, Missouri, on December 2, 2014, between the hours of 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon and 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon, at 1 :30 p.m., for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust.

/s/ George D. Nichols GEORGE D.

NICHOLS, Trustee11-5,12,19,26-4tc

NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, Kenneth E. Threlfall and Linda K. Threlfall, by their Deed of Trust dated August 24, 2004 and recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Barton County, Missouri in Book 508, at Page 615, conveyed to J. Kevin Checkett, Suc-cessor Trustee, the follow-ing described real estate, situated in the County of Barton, State of Missouri,

to-wit: All of Lots Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), and Six (6) in Block Twelve (12) in Clemens Coal Company Addition to the Town of Minden, now called Mindenmines, in Barton County, Missouri, which conveyance was

made to J. Kevin Checkett, Successor Trustee, in trust, to secure the payment of the promissory note in said Deed of Trust described; and

WHEREAS, default was made and still continues in the payment of said note and the whole amount has become due and payable.

NOW, THEREFORE, at the request of the legal holder of said note, I, J. Kevin Checkett, the under-signed Successor Trustee, will sell the property above

described at public ven-due, to the highest bidder for cash, at the West front door of the Barton County Courthouse in the City of Lamar, County of Barton, State of Missouri, on De-cember 5, 2014 between the

hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (more particularly 1:00 p.m.) for the purpose of satisfying said indebted-ness and the costs of ex-ecuting this trust.

J. Kevin Checkett, Successor Trustee

CHECKETT & PAULY, P.C.

517 South Main Street, P. O. Box 409

Carthage, Missouri 64836 (417) 358-4049

11-12,19,26,12-3-4tc IN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate ofRobert Eugene Frazier,DeceasedEstate No. 14B4-PR00061

NOTICE OF FILING OF AFFIDAVIT IN AN

ESTATE OF MORE THAN $15,000 AND NOT MORE

THAN $40,000TO ALL PERSONS IN-

TERESTED IN THE ES-TATE OF ROBERT EU-GENE FRAZIER

On the 12th day of No-vember, 2014, a small estate affidavit was filed by the distributees for the dece-dent under Section 473.097 RSMo. with the Probate Di-vision of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri.

All creditors of the dece-dent, who died on Decem-ber 4, 1999, are notified that Section 473.444 sets a limitation period that would bar claims one year after the death of the decedent. A creditor may request that this estate be opened for ad-

ministration.Receipt of this notice

should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient may pos-sibly have a beneficial inter-est in the estate. The nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, may possi-bly be determined from the affidavit on this estate filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri.

Date of first publication is: November 26, 2014

s-Charles D. Curless, Judge

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LEGALS

COURT MISCELLANEOUSOlawale Olabiya V Car-

oline Charlton, consent judgment.

Brenda K Felts V Brian L Heath, default judg-ment.

State V Justin L

Pritchard, written guilty plea.

State V Brittany A Dan-ner, written guilty plea.

State V Lucas William Compton, written guilty plea.

St Louis University d/b/a Slucare V Sandra L Lucas, default judgment.

Barton County Memo-rial Hospital V Kenneth L Blanc, consent judgment.

Barton County Memo-

rial Hospital V Kimberli Begley, default judge-ment.

Century Surgical Asso-ciates, Inc. V Brian Smith, default judgement.

Barton County Memo-

rial Hospital V Jessica L Coll, default judgment.

CACH, LLC V Savan-nah Goebel, consent judgment.

Convergence Receiv-ables LC V Rebecca L

Hogan, default judgment.Triad Financial Servic-

es, Inc. V Daniel A Dor-ris, default judgement.

LaDonna M Beisley V Gena L Sims, consent judgment.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The City of Lamar is accepting bids for Indefinite Delivery of Miscellaneous Concrete Work. Bid information is available at City Hall. Bid opening will be Thursday, December 18, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall, 1104 Broadway, Lamar, Missouri.

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Dodgeball, continued from page 1B

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, November 26, 2014 • 5B

Special Notices

Alcoholics Anony-mous meets every Sunday, 5 p.m., in the basement of Lamar

Memorial Hall, 1104 Broadway. All meetings are nonsmoking.

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings - Wednes-days, 7:30 p.m., 1104

Broadway, Memorial Hall Basement.

Employment

Drivers, Solo, 3 or 6 day runs, $44 cents per mi, Free Health Ins. Same Day Pay. 800-769-3993 for Details, on line app www.trailiner.com.

D r i v e r s : Teams, 130,000 per year, 2014 & 2015 trk, home weekly, same day pay, free health ins. 5000.00 sign on bonus pays out in 4 months, detail call 800-769-3993 on line app www.trailiner.com.

D r i v e r s , 60,000+, CDL-A, $2500 sign on, 1 month exp. Same Day Pay! Free Health Ins, No CDL? We have Free training! www.trailiner.

com 800-769-3993.

Wanted – Mature, ex-perienced family person to work on family grass farm – fencing, timber and livestock. Referenc-es required. PO Box 127, Arcadia, KS 66711.

Drivers, Solo, 3 or 6 day runs, $44cents per mi, Free Health Ins. Same Day Pay. 800-769-3993 for Details, on line app www.trailiner.com.

Drivers: Teams Spring-field, Mo to California and return, 4 day runs, new trucks, same day pay, www.trailiner.com 800-769-3993.

Drivers, 60,000+, CDL-A, $2500 sign on, 1 month exp., Same Day Pay! Free Health Ins, No CDL? We have Free training! Www.trailiner.com 800-769-3993.

Miscellaneous For Sale

Electric Wheel Chair – good condition, new batteries, $495; Lot in Golden City, across from park, $3,495. Phone: 417-232-4161.

Wanted To Buy

West Logging – Buyer of Standing Walnut and Oak Timber. Dan-ny West, 417-569-0648, 9053 E State Hwy E, Fair Grove, MO 65648, [email protected].

Farm Equipment

Tractor For Sale – 946 Versatile with 30 foot disc, low hours. $52,000. Call 417-214-6145.

"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it il-legal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination be-cause of race, color, re-ligion, sex, handicap, familial status, or na-tional origin, or inten-tion to make any such preference limitation, or discrimination. We will not knowingly ac-cept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised are

available on an equal op-portunity basis".

Mobile Homes for Rent

Are You Ready To Move? We have 2 bed-room trailers and hous-es ready to rent. Two rental references a must. 682-2636.

Trailer House for rent in Lamar. Taking appli-cations. Prefer no smok-ing, no pets. 2 bedroom, 2 bath. All electric. $400 a month. 417-434-4673.

Apartments for Rent

Vacancy - Scottsdale Apartments - Senior Citizens Housing. Call 682-3589. Mo. TDD 1-800-735-2966. Equal Opportunity Hous-ing. Handicapped units available. Located at 17th and Lexington.

2 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment for rent. $395 month/$250 deposit. 601 E. 19th St., South-ern Meadows Apts., 417-777-1440.

1 Bedroom Apartment nicely furnished or un-furnished. Pool, rec

room and laundry. Free cable/HBO, water and trash. Short leases avail-able. $200 security de-posit. No pets! In Ne-vada. Starting at $365. 417-667-2633.

Sheldon Apartments - Nice 1 bedroom apart-ments, furnished or un-furnished. All utilities paid. Starting at $370 per month. Call 417-667-2633.

1 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment for rent. $325 month/$250 deposit. 601 E. 19th St., South-ern Meadows Apts., 417-777-1440.

Acreages

Land For Sale: 100 acres - 80 acres tillable, 20 acres timber. Great farm ground and great for hunting. $3,000/acre. Located four miles south of Golden City on Hwy. 160. 30th Lane, west 7/10 mile, on south side of road. Call 417-214-6145.

44 Acres with older house, or 43 acres with-out house. Call 417-214-6145.

LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS

CLASSIFIEDS

Gibson, 5, was the young-est rider at the St. Jude's Bike-a-Thon held in La-mar. The Barco Drive-In Theatre featured Bill and Ted's Excellent Adven-ture. Casey's General Store holds grand open-ing. Friends of Library group is formed. Univer-sity Extension celebrates 75 years. New American, POW and MIA flags were

stolen from the court-house flagpole. First Baptist Church Handbell Choir performs at KC Royals game. FBI training seminar is held in Lamar.

June 1989Greg Evans is employed

by Lamar Police Dept. Rayme Means won the sweetheart contest at the Lamar Saddle Club ro-deo. Three sticks of dyna-

mite are found in a plastic bag on Jasper sidewalk. Dr. Jeffrey Moyer was elected president of the Southwest Dental Soci-ety. Golden City Council adopts vicious dog ordi-nance. Electrical prob-lems cause fire at Barton County Print Shop.

July 1989Mr. and Mrs. Ed Patter-

son and Virginia Ray an-nounce the engagement of their children, Susan Lynn and Alan R. Don

and Ron Selvey retire af-ter 36 years with Missouri Highway Patrol. Long-time Democrat co-pub-lisher Stan White dies. Kyle Blanchard is named new Barton County Am-bulance director. Jeff Tucker, former Lamar baseball star, was named to the Springfield Ameri-can Legion all-star team.

August 1989A drive for a new obser-

vatory is started. Dr. Her-bert Arnold announces

his retirement after 41 years in practice. Red Cross bloodmobile has 149 people donate. The start of school is delayed in Jasper due to build-ing renovations not be-ing completed. Floats are needed by Lamar Rotary for the Lamar Fair. Long-time Lamar R-1 adminis-trator Ted Windes dies at age 83. A field of 35 vie for Lamar Fair Queen.

September 1989Lamar Fire Dept. mem-

bers collected $980 to-wards Muscular Dys-trophy. Lamar, Nevada teams are ready for Silver Tiger game. Thorco an-nounces expansion. Ma-rie Banwart takes home two blue ribbons for both her strawberry and grape jelly. Lamar residents honor the over 92,000 men still unaccounted for from WWII, Korea and Vietnam with a candle-light service. Lamar vol-leyball team remains un-defeated. Democrat wins state award for coverage of young people. Holly Sunday is named Lamar Football Homecoming Queen. BCMH celebrates 40 years with open house.

October 1989The Barton County

Courthouse 100th an-niversary souvenir edi-

tion was published by the Lamar Democrat. Lamar police, school work to-gether to stop drug us-age. Steven H. Kaderly received word that he has passed the bar. Lamar spikers move into semi-finals, wins district vol-leyball crown.

November 1989Grand opening is held

at Movie Mart. Lockwood football team falls in state playoff game. Liberal graduate Lori Suschnick crowned Miss Missouri USA. Rita Embry is pro-moted to administrator at Truman Birthplace. Jasper is rocked by Wil-liams Pipeline fire; forces evacuation of south end of Jasper. Colliers move into new Habitat for Hu-manity house. Lamar Optimist Club celebrates 20th anniversary with a celebration dinner.

December 1989A Victorian Christ-

mas is celebrated at Tru-man Birthplace. Bids are opened for the Lamar municipal auditorium. A cattle theft turns into a five county operation. A Ho Ho Hotline spreads happiness and good will. The bitter cold dampened the Christmas holidays. John Stockdale is named Newsmaker of 1989.

1989, continued from page 1B

General Warranty Deed, filed November 12, 2014. Loraine Ann James to Robert Jeffries: All of a tract beginning 25 feet east and 523 feet north of the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section 19, township 32, range 30, City of Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, and running thence east 175 feet, thence north 66 feet, thence west 175 feet, thence south 66 feet to the place of beginning.

Warranty Deed, filed November 12, 2014. Jerry A. Moyer and No-lajean S. Moyer of Barton County, Missouri to Roger Mayfield and Joy Annette Mayfield of Barton Coun-ty, Missouri: A tract commencing 318.8 feet east and 260 feet north of the southwest corner of the south-east quarter of southeast quarter of northwest quarter of section 19,

township 32, range 30, in the City of Lamar, Barton County, Mis-souri, and running thence east 130 feet, thence north 100 feet, thence west 130 feet, thence south 100 feet to the place of beginning.

Trustee's Special Warranty Deed, filed November 18, 2014. Thomas R. Kohley, Trustee of the Thomas R. Kohley Revocable Trust, of Bar-ton County, Missouri, to Michael Shane Bass and Rebecca J. Connor as joint tenants of Barton County, Missouri: A tract in the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 36, township 33, range 33, Barton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed November 19, 2014. Pamela White and Devin White to Deanne Mitch-ell: Tract I: All of a tract commenc-ing 345 feet east of the southwest

corner of lot 1, block 1, Walser's First Addition to Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, and running thence north 257 ½ feet, thence east 60 feet, thence south 257 ½ feet, thence west 60 feet to the place of beginning, being a strip 60 feet wide in the center of lot three of above described block 1; and beginning at a point 39 feet east of the southwest corner of lot 3, block 1, Walser's First Ad-dition to Liberal, Barton County, Missouri and running thence north 82 feet, thence east 6 feet, thence south 82 feet, thence west 6 feet to the place of beginning. Tract II: 45 off the entire east side of lot 3 and 5 feet off the entire west side of lot 4 in block 1 of Walser's First Addition to Lib-eral, Barton County, Missouri.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS


AREA NEWS

Accident reportAccording to the

Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Joshua J Carroll, 20, Lamar, received minor injuries when the westbound 2009 Dodge Nitro he was driving struck a deer in the road, running off the right side of the road

and overturning, striking a fence. According to the report the accident occurred at 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, six miles northwest of Lamar on Hwy. DD.

According to the report Carroll was wearing his safety device.

Drug bust sends wantedfugitive to jail

A wanted fugitive is be-hind bars after an under-cover drug operation was conducted just outside of Nevada late Tuesday eve-ning, Nov. 18. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sher-iff ’s Office, Lavern Hill, 44 of Milo was arrested by sheriff ’s deputy’s dur-ing a drug operation with the sheriff ’s office and the CNET Drug Task Force. Hill was wanted on a fel-ony warrant from Cedar County on a probation and parole violation for his arrest.

Vernon County Sher-iff Jason Mosher said

Wednesday morning that his office had been con-ducting the investigation for a few weeks. “With some of these investi-gations it comes down to tracking the people and getting them to be in the right place at the right time.” Mosher said methamphetamines and drug parapherna-lia were recovered dur-ing the operation. The sheriff said his office also worked with investiga-tors from the Nevada Police Department early on in the investigation. “The cooperation with law enforcement within

Vernon County and the surrounding counties has been extremely good and makes a large impact on the amount of cases we can successfully com-plete”.

Empire District customers to see fuel adjustment charge decrease

JEFFERSON CITY-The Missouri Public Service Commission has ap-proved a request filed by the Empire District Elec-tric Company to lower the fuel adjustment charge on the monthly bills of its electric customers. A residential customer us-ing 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month will see the fuel adjust-

ment charge decrease by approximately $0.65 a month. The change is ex-pected to take effect on December 1.

The fuel adjustment charge reflects Empire’s fuel and purchased power costs for the six month period of March, 2014, through August, 2014. It also reflects Empire’s annual fuel adjustment

true-up for the period ending May 31, 2014.

The Empire District Electric Company serves approximately 149,300 electric customers in 16 Missouri counties, in-cluding the communities of Golden City, Jasper, and Stockton. Lockwood purchases electricity wholesale from the utility for its municipal system.

Filing period for boards of education (and other offices) approaching

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-The Lamar R-I Board of Education has designated the office of the superintendent, 202 West Sev-enth Street, as the location for filing for a seat on the R-I Board of Educa-tion in the April, 2015 election. Two seats are to be filled. The qualifica-tions for board member have been expanded from a resident of the state of Missouri and the school dis-trict to include taxes currently paid, not guilty of a felony, and not a reg-istered sex offender. Filing opens at 8 a.m., December 16 and closes at 5 p.m., January 20, 2015.

Compliments were heard from a number of sources about the high quality of the November 11 com-bined assembly of the high school and middle school, held in the high school gymnasium, to honor veter-ans.

Emily Kremp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kremp, was honored for

being chosen as vice-president of District 10, Missouri DECA (Dis-tributive Education Clubs of Amer-ica). She is also president of the local DECA chapter.

Seven students from the local DECA chapter attended the fall leadership conference, October 19 and 20, at Lake of the Ozarks. Ac-companying them was Joel Braden, marketing teacher and DECA advi-sor.

Twelve students from the local chapter of Future Farmers of Amer-ica (FFA) attended the national FFA convention in Louisville, Kentucky. They were accompanied by advisor Jim Weber.

The entire junior class of the high school was taken to Pittsburg (Kan.) State University on November 19 to expose them to college opportuni-ties. They visited the recreation cen-ter, the Kansas Technology Center, and ate lunch at the dining hall of the Overman Student Center. The class will tour Crowder College in

Neosho in the spring. The school year is near the middle

of the second quarter. First quarter grades were released to parents at parent/teacher conferences, Octo-ber 21 and 23.

A five-member Hall of Fame Committee had their first meeting, recently, with an objective of creat-ing a Lamar Sports Hall of Fame. More will be heard from this com-mittee as it establishes the criteria for induction into the hall.

Enrollment figures for the district as of the end of October showed a K-12 enrollment of 1,310, an in-crease of seven students since Sep-tember. East Primary had 303, an increase of 13. West Elementary had 293, an increase of two. The middle school had 320, a loss of two, and the high school had 394, a loss of six.

One more name has been added to the list, bringing it to 12, of seniors who will graduate at the end of the first semester.

Good management makes a difference

(Editor's note: The fol-lowing article, taken from a 1947 FHA newsletter, was brought to our atten-tion as an interesting tid-bit relating to what prices once were.)

Will a small farm pay out? Charles M. Lucietta of Barton County has proved it will. He bought his 97 acre farm six years ago. In addition to that, he rents 40 acres. It is providing an adequate living for Mr. and Mrs. Lucietta and their three children. More than that, the farm home has been made modern and com-fortable. And there has been more than enough income to make the pay-ments.

“I have enough money in the bank to pay off

now,” Mr. Lucietta says. “But I want to make a few more improvements on the farm this year,” he adds.

Yes, hard work played an important part in making this small farm pay. But a good cropping system that supplied feed for a balanced livestock program was even more important. In addition to available native pas-ture, he has used a rota-tion of legumes with ce-real grains and a small amount of sorgo and corn to provide feed for his livestock.

He keeps just enough cattle, hogs and poultry to balance the amount of feed he can raise. Look at the poultry record for an example: An average

of 100 laying hens pro-duced a total of $589.05 in egg sales last year. In addition, poultry sales amounted to $169.26. The average feed cost was about $3. And the poul-try equipment was be-low average. Good flock management supplies the answer.

A small herd of beef cattle returned $1,032.90 last year and a few brood sows accounted for an-other $1,361.17. After purchasing a total of $537.06 of livestock and poultry feeds, Mr. Luci-etta was still able to sell crops raised on the farm for a total of $677.95.

A lot of good manage-ment, along with the hard work, made the dif-ference.

Farmer’s market board members and vendorshold dinner

Board members and vendors of the 10th Street Community Farmer’s Mar-ket met at the Wolf Center in Lamar on Thursday, Nov. 6 for a potluck dinner. Those in attendance brought a covered dish and dessert.

Present were Karen Allen, Chris Els-wick, Jim, Lois and Micah Parker, Enos and Sarah Hertzler, Mike and Lesa Queen, Lendi Davis, Barbara Carter, Cinda Miller, Nancy Washburn, Mike and Tammy Wilson, Jonathan and Sarah Wilson and Willis and Billy Strong.

Davis spoke to the group on the im-portance of having a variety of vendors at the market on Saturday and Wednes-day. She also noted that the market is a good place for people to purchase fresh vegetables all during the growing sea-son.

This year there were several new ven-dors at the farmer’s market in the Moore Pavilion.

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

When contemplating a cook to highlight for our holiday cookbook this year, I was in hopes of finding someone that had abundant experience in the kitchen and I couldn't

have asked for

a better per-son to feature than longtime Sheldon resident Betty Lath-rop. Betty is the wife of H.C. “Shorty” Lathrop, whom she celebrated 63 years of marriage with on November 14. Shorty and Betty have five children, Gene Lathrop, Barb Thrasher and Charlie Lathrop, all Lamar residents; J.D. Lathrop, that resides in Nevada. Mo. and Kathy Clampett, a resident of Dallas, Texas. They also have 10 grandchildren and numer-ous great-grandchildren, as well as “granddogs”. The two are members of the First Bap-tist Church in Lamar and Betty is a very youthful and exuber-ant 85 years young.

Betty, with a twinkle in her

eye, related how she had to learn her way around the kitchen at an early age after her mom, whom she attributed to being a wonderful cook, fell ill and Betty, who was home schooled at the time, had to help with the household duties. Betty stated that as she learned how to cook, she came to the realization that nothing could

go to waste and still

uses that phi-losophy to this day.

Betty and H.C. got married when she was 22 and in her

earlier days she was employed by Big Smith in Lamar, be-ing instrumental in installing the zippers in their clothing.

She did this until becoming pregnant with her first child. Upon leaving Big Smith, Betty was awarded a set of Revere cookware, which she proudly proclaims she uses to this day.

Betty said that despite a few other endeavors earlier in their life, including owning the gas

station in Sheldon, she and Shorty have always been farmers, living in the house that her husband and sons, as well as his brothers built in 1976. Although they don't have the livestock they once had, they still held onto about 30 head of cattle, which manages to keep them busy.

Betty still cooks every day, but doesn't rely on recipes too much anymore. Her motto is, “You use what you've got” and she adjusts her meals ac-cordingly. Betty proudly pro-claimed that she made refried beans, even before they ex-isted! She stated that as she

cooks, she tastes her food and if she doesn't like something she alters the recipe until she is satisfied with the taste.

This is the first year that Betty didn't can; however, she put up an abundance of corn and “grandma's

grocery store” in the basement is well stocked with canned goods, as well as freezers full of meat and other goodies. This writer was the fortunate recipi-ent of some of her frozen corn and it was delicious!

Betty has always cooked for family, friends and field hands, and although she has had to rely on sandwiches occasion-ally, she is very big on cook-ing healthy meals. She strongly believes that an entire family can eat healthy for a week on less than it would cost to eat one meal out. When rearing her family, Betty insisted that

each one taste everything; that they didn't have to eat it if they didn't like it, but they had to at least try. Husband Shorty points out that Betty's cook-ing has gotten even better over the years, as

she gained more experience, as well as time to experiment.

During the interview, as Bet-ty was going over recipes, she pointed out the importance of sitting around the dinner table at mealtime, stating that one can find out a lot while sit-ting down for a meal together. When sharing her many reci-pes with us, Betty's generosity was apparent as her one re-quest was that the originator of the recipe turned in by her be given the credit. The follow-ing recipes are just some of the many recipes that this special lady has made over the years.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014 • SECTION C

Grandma Betty's Green Beans

1 quart green beans1 onion, chopped3 slices bacon, crisply cooked

and crumbled1 beef bouillon cube½ tsp. McCormick seasoned

pepperFry bacon in 12 inch skillet,

remove bacon, set aside. Add onion to skillet, saute until golden. Add green beans, beef bouillon cube, seasoned pep-per.

Heat all ingredients except bacon over medium – high heat. Add bacon to green beans, cook on low to medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes.

Betty LathropSheldon

Barbecued MeatballsOne 13 oz. can evaporated

milk3 lbs. hamburger2 cups quick oats2 eggs1 cup onions, chopped½ tsp. garlic powder2 tsp. salt½ tsp. pepper2 tsp. chili powderMix and shape into walnut

size balls. Place in flat pan, only 1 layer each pan.

Sauce:2 cups ketchup2 cups brown sugar2 tbsp. Liquid smoke

½ tsp. Garlic powder½ tsp. Chili powderDissolve and pour over meat-

balls and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Sylvia Cady

Homemade Tomato Soup1 stalk celery2 large carrotsCook until tender, run

through colander and set aside.8 pints tomatoes, cooked and

run through colanderAdd to tomatoes the follow-

ing and mix well:1 cup sugar1 cup flour1 cup oleoAfter mixing sugar, flour and

oleo, stir in celery and carrots. Bring to a boil and simmer for five minutes.

Can in pint jars and when ready to use, add 1 pint milk and heat, but do not boil.

Peggy Bishop

Taco CasseroleSaute 1 onion and green pep-

perAdd 1 ½ lbs. hamburger. Sim-

mer, don't brown. Drain grease. Add 1 pkg. chili seasoning, 1 can red kidney beans, 2 cans stewed tomatoes and heat until warm.

Put layer of hamburger in casserole, then layer of Ameri-can cheese. Repeat.

Bake at 325 degrees for about

one hour.Jackie Hardy

John Ben Gety3 lbs. lean hamburger1 onion, chopped1 green pepper, dicedSalt and pepper to taste2 cans tomato soup1 can cream of mushroom

soup1 can whole kernel corn,

drained7 oz. pkg. egg noodles, cooked

and blanched½ lb. American cheese, gratedBrown hamburger, onion

and pepper in a little cooking oil and add seasonings. Drain. Add to meat mixture the soups and corn. Mix well. Add noo-dles and pour all in slightly but-tered casserole pans. Top with grated cheese. Bake at 350 de-grees until hot through.

Note: This recipe keeps well when prepared in advance and refrigerated. Or it will freeze. Serve with tossed salad and rolls.

Mrs. Rex JohnsonOzark County

Dinner In A Dish6 tbsp. butter1 medium onion, sliced2 green peppers, sliced thin1 lb. ground beef1 ½ tsp. salt¼ tsp. pepper2 eggs, beaten

2 cups whole kernel corn4 medium tomatoes, sliced½ cup dry bread crumbsMelt butter in skillet, add on-

ion and peppers and cook for 5 minutes. Add beef, salt and pepper. Cook over high heat for three minutes, stirring con-stantly. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in eggs.

In a 1 ½ qt. greased casserole spread 1 cup corn, then half of the meat mixture, a layer of half of the tomatoes and repeat the layers. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with butter. Bake in hot oven 1 hour.

Beulah WilliamsShannon County

Goulash1 lb. ground chuck3 tbsp. butterTwo 8 oz. cans tomato sauce8 oz. pkg. noodles (cook and

drain)8 oz. cream cheese1 cup cottage cheese½ cup sour cream½ cup chopped onion1 tbsp. green pepper, choppedPinch of salt and pepper to

tasteBrown meat in butter and

add salt and pepper. Sprinkle tomato sauce over meat. Beat together cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, chopped onion and the green pepper. In baking dish put a layer of noo-dles, a layer of cheese sauce and

a layer of meat. Continue until all is used.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Mrs. Norman WillbanksAdair County

Mom's Casserole1 lb. ground beef1 cup celery, diced1 cup onion, diced¼ cup green pepper, diced1 tsp. saltPepper to taste1 can mushroom soup2 cups milk2 cups uncooked noodles1 cup crushed potato chipsIn heavy skillet brown ground

beef. Add celery, onion and green pepper and cook until soft. Add salt and pepper. Stir in uncooked noodles. Blend soup and milk and pour over meat-noodle mixture. Sprinkle with potato chips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. This is a casserole that men like.

Mrs. Harry ThomasSaline County

Dill Dip2/3 cup real mayonnaise2/3 cup sour cream1 tbsp. minced onion1 tbsp. dried parsley flakes1 to 2 tsp. dried dill weed1 tsp. AccentDash garlic powder

Lamar Democrat/Melody MetzgerBetty Lathrop is pictured by the stove in which many meals have been

prepared over the years.

Lamar Democrat/Melody MetzgerLeft, recipes are in abundance on the kitchen table as Betty

Lathrop looks over some of her favorite ones to be included in the Lamar Democrat holiday cookbook.

Above, “Grandma’s grocery store” is appreciated by the family of Betty Lathrop, as it is well stocked complete with freezers full of goodies and canned goods.

see LATHROP, page 6C

“You usewhat you’ve

got.”

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No Bake Cookies1 stick oleo2 cups sugar½ cup cocoa½ cup milkBring ingredients to a

boil and boil for one min-ute. No longer.

Remove from heat and add:

½ cup peanut butter1 tsp. vanilla3 cups quick cook oat-

mealStir well with the co-

coa mixture and drop by teaspoon size amounts on parchment paper. Let cool and enjoy!

Aidan ReedCity Clover 4-H Club

Lamar

Dog Biscuits1 cup oatmeal¾ cup cornmeal1 tsp. beef or chicken

bouillon1 egg, beaten¾ cup powdered milk3 cups wheat flour1/3 cup margarine1 ½ cups hot waterMix water, bouillon

and margarine until dis-solved. Add milk, egg, oatmeal, cornmeal and flour. Mix thoroughly. Roll out and cut with a cookie cutter. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Be sure they are totally dried before storing in an airtight container.

Your dog will like hav-ing a treat under the Christmas tree, too.

Aidan ReedCity Clover 4-H Club

Lamar

Orange Coconut Balls1 stick of softened oleoOne 6 oz. can frozen or-

ange juice, thawed out1 box powdered sugar1 lb. vanilla wafers,

crushedCoconut to roll balls inMix all ingredients (ex-

cept coconut) together and form into small balls. Roll balls in coconut and chill.

These are so good!Mycah Reed

City Clover 4-H ClubLamar

Sugared Pecans1 stick butter1 cup sugar1 tbsp. cinnamon3 egg whites4 cups pecan halvesPreheat oven to 350

degrees. Melt butter and pour into a foil lined cookie sheet. Mix sugar and cinnamon and add to egg whites. After mixed well add pecans and stir until all pecans are com-pletely coated. Be careful not to break the pecans. Pour into cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.

Mycah ReedCity Clover 4-H Club

Lamar

Chocolate Coconut Candies

Servings: 30Category: Lower fatTime: 30 minutes prep

plus chilling1 ¾ cups confectioners'

sugar1 ¾ cups flaked coconut1 cup chopped almonds½ cup sweetened con-

densed milk2 cups (12 oz.) semi-

sweet chocolate chips2 tbsp. shorteningIn a large bowl combine

the confectioners' sugar, coconut, almonds and milk. Shape into 1 inch balls. Refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.

In a microwave melt chocolate chips and shortening, stir un-til smooth. Dip balls in chocolate, allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper and let stand until set. Store in airtight con-tainer. Yields 2 ½ dozen.

Simple and delicious!Shirley Metcalf

Lamar

Sopapilla CheesecakeOne 8 oz. pkg. cream

cheese, softened1 cup white sugar1 tsp. vanilla extractTwo 8 oz. pkgs. refriger-

ated crescent rolls½ cup melted butter½ cup white sugar1 tsp. ground cinnamonPreheat oven to 350 de-

grees. Prepare a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Beat the cream cheese with one cup of sugar and the vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth; set aside.

Unroll the cans of cres-cent roll dough and use a rolling pin to shape each sheet into 9x13 inch rect-angles. Press one sheet into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Evenly spread the cream cheese mixture into the baking dish, then cover with the remaining piece of cres-cent dough and brush with melted butter. Stir together ½ cup of sugar with the cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over top of cheese-cake.

Bake in preheated oven until the crescent dough has puffed and turned golden brown, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool 10 minutes before serving.

Shirley MetcalfLamar

Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Pancakes

1 cup all purpose flour½ cup sugar2 tsp. baking powder¼ tsp. salt1 egg, lightly beaten¾ cups 2% milk1 ½ cups (8 oz.) sour

cream1/6 cup butter, meltedSprinkle chocolate chips

over batter as it cooks.In a large bowl combine

the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Com-bine the egg, milk, sour cream and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.

Pour batter by ¼ cupful onto a greased hot grid-dle. Turn when bubbles form on top; cook until the second side is golden brown.


Cranberry Party Mix2 cups cinnamon chex2 cups corn chex2 cups wheat chex2 cups hazelnuts1/3 cup maple syrup¼ cup butter, cubed¼ cup packed brown

sugar1 ½ tsp. salt1 tsp. ground nutmeg2 cups dried cranberriesIn a large microwave-

safe bowl, combine the cereals and hazelnuts; set aside. In a small micro-wave-safe bowl combine the syrup, butter, brown sugar, salt and nutmeg. Microwave uncovered, on high for one minute; stir until blended. Pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat.

Microwave on high for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring after each minute. Stir in

cranberries. Spread onto waxed paper to cool. Store in an airtight con-tainer. Yields 2 ½ quarts.

Note: This recipe was tested in a 1100 watt mi-crowave.


Egg Custard3 eggs1 cup sugar2 cups milk1/3 stick butterPinch of saltNutmeg or cinnamon

(optional)Beat eggs, add sugar

and salt. Scald milk and butter. Add milk and but-ter to egg and sugar. Pour into six custard cups. Bake in pan of water for about 30 minutes at 400-425 degrees (until firm). Sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon prior to baking if desired.


Two Minute Hawaiian Pie

This is a tropical fruit pie that really does only take two minutes to put together, and is it ever de-licious!

Serves: 6One 20 oz. can crushed

pineapple in syrup, und-rained

One 6 oz. pkg. instant vanilla pudding and pie filling

One 8 oz. container sour cream

One 9 inch pie crust2 tbsp. sweetened flaked

coconutIn a large bowl com-

bine crushed pineapple with its syrup, dry pud-ding mix and sour cream; mix until well combined. Spoon into pie crust and sprinkle with coconut.

Cover and chill at least two hours before serving.

As strange as it may seem, do not make the vanilla pudding accord-ing to package directions. Just add the dry pudding mix right in with the oth-er ingredients.


Jello Fruit PunchOne 6 oz. pkg. orange

Jello or one 6 oz. pkg. strawberry Jello (use strawberry only if you want a red punch)

2 cups boiling waterOne 12 oz. can frozen

orange juice concentrate, thawed

Two 12 oz. cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed

One 46 oz. can pineap-ple juice

One 15 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice

8 cups cold waterOne 2 liter bottle ginger

aleMix Jello with boiling

water until dissolved. Mix in all other ingre-dients except ginger ale. Take four cups of mixture

and put in a six cup ring mold, cover and freeze to make an ice ring.

Chill the rest of the mix-ture and the ginger ale.

To assemble in punch bowl unmold ice ring, place in bowl, pour equal amounts of chilled juice mixture and ginger ale over and serve.

This recipe makes two gallons. Can easily be doubled or tripled.


El Taco PopcornTwo quarts popped

popcorn1 cup tortilla chips,

crushed3 tbsp. butter1 tbsp. taco seasoning

mix½ cup grated cheddar

cheeseCombine popcorn and

tortilla chips in a large bowl; set aside. Melt but-ter over low heat; stir in taco seasoning mix. Re-move from heat; drizzle over popcorn. Toss to coat thoroughly; spread in a greased jelly roll pan.

Sprinkle with cheese; place under broiler for one minute, watching constantly. Remove and cool before serving.


Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

A cake mix isn't any easier than this home-made cake recipe! Just dump seven ingredients in a bowl, mix and bake it up to get a moist, smooth chocolate cake in min-utes.

Serves: 91 cup all purpose flour1 cup sugar1 cup reduced-fat sour

cream1 egg3 tbsp. unsweetened co-

coa1 tsp. baking soda¼ tsp. saltPreheat oven to 350

degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

In a large bowl combine all ingredients; beat until smooth and thoroughly combined. Pour batter into baking dish.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden tooth-pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly then invert onto a wire rack to cool com-pletely.


Coconut JoysYields: 36 servings½ cup butter2 cups confectioners'

sugar3 cups flaked coconut1 tbsp. milkPrep time: 30 minutes;

chilling time: 1 hourMelt butter in saucepan.

Remove from heat. Add sugar, coconut and milk.

Mix well. Shape rounded teaspoon of mixture into balls. Make a dent in the center. Place on a cookie sheet lined with wax pa-per.

¼ cup chocolate chips, melted

Blob of peanut butter, mixed into melted choco-late

Fill center with melted chocolate and peanut butter mixture. Chill until firm. Store in refrigerator. These freeze wonderfully and look beautiful on a tray.


Hash Brown Quiche3 cups frozen loose-

pack shredded hash browns, thawed

1/3 cup butter or mar-garine, melted

1 cup diced fully cooked ham

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

¼ cup diced green pep-per

2 eggs½ cup milk½ tsp. salt¼ tsp. pepperPress hash browns be-

tween paper towel to remove excess mois-ture. Press into the bot-tom and up the sides of an ungreased 9 inch pie plate. Drizzle with butter. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 minutes. Combine the ham, cheese and green pepper; spoon over crust.

In a small bowl beat eggs, milk, salt and pep-per. Pour over all.

Reduce heat to 350; bake for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before cut-ting.

Serves: 6Shirley Metcalf

Lamar

Mexican Deviled Eggs8 hard boiled eggs½ cup shredded ched-

dar cheese¼ cup mayonnaise¼ cup salsa

2 tbsp. sliced green on-ions

1 tbsp. sour creamSalt to tasteSlice eggs in half,

lengthwise. Remove yolks and set whites aside. In a small bowl mash yolks with cheese, mayonnaise, salsa, onions, sour cream and salt.

Stuff or pipe into egg whites. Refrigerate until serving.

Yields: 16 servingsShirley Metcalf

Lamar

Blueberry Muffins2 cups all-purpose flour2/3 cup sugar1 tbsp. baking powder½ tsp. salt2 eggs1 cup milk1/3 cup butter or mar-

garine, melted1 tsp. ground nutmeg1 tsp. vanilla2 cups fresh or frozen

blueberries*In a mixing bowl com-

bine flour, sugar, bak-ing powder and salt. In another bowl beat eggs; blend in milk, butter, nutmeg and vanilla; pour into dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Fold in blueberries.

Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Yields: 12* If using frozen berries,

do not thaw before add-ing to batter.

*Instead of blueberries, I use cranberries


Oven Parmesan Chips4 medium unpeeled po-

tatoes¼ cup butter or marga-

rine, melted1 tbsp. finely minced

onion½ tsp. salt1/8 tsp. pepperDash paprika2 tbsp. grated Parmesan

cheeseCut potatoes into ¼ inch

slices; place on a greased see RECIPES, page 3C

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, November 26, 2014 • 3C

baking sheet in a single layer. Mix butter, onion, salt, pepper and paprika; brush on one side of pota-toes, then turn and brush other side.

Bake at 425 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are tender and golden. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; serve immediately.

Serves: 4-6Shirley Metcalf

Lamar

Lemon Custard Pudding Cake

4 eggs, separated1 cup lemon juice1 tsp. grated lemon peel1 tsp. butter or marga-

rine, melted1 ½ cups sugar½ cup all-purpose flour½ tsp. salt1 ½ cups milkIn a mixing bowl, beat

egg yolks until thick and lemon colored, about 5-8 minutes. Blend in lemon juice, peel and butter. Combine sugar, flour and salt; add alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter. Pour into a 1 ½ quart baking dish; set in a pan of hot water.

Bake at 350 degrees about 50 minutes or un-til lightly browned. Serve warm.

Serves: 8Shirley Metcalf

Lamar

No Salt Seasoning5 tsp. onion powder1 tbsp. garlic powder1 tbsp. paprika1 tbsp. ground mustard1 tsp. dried thyme½ tsp. pepper½ tsp. celery seedCombine all ingredients

in a small jar with a shak-er top. Use for seasoning

fish, poultry, cooked veg-gies, soups and stews, or place on table for use.

Yields: 1/3 cupShirley Metcalf

Lamar

Hamburger Casserole2 lbs. hamburger1 can cream of mush-

room soup1 envelope onion soup

mixBrown hamburger mix

in soup and onion soup mix. Top with 12 slices of American cheese and one bag of tator tots.

Bake at 350 degrees for one hour in a 9x13 casse-role dish.

Elaine Davis4-H Youth Program

Assistant

Dutch Apple PieThis pie was one of my

mother's favorite recipes.5 large apples, peeled,

cored and sliced½ cup white sugar2 tbsp. all-purpose flour½ tsp. ground cinna-

mon2 tbsp. lemon juice½ cup white sugar½ cup all-purpose flour½ cup butterOne recipe pastry for a

9 inch single crust piePreheat oven to 425 de-

grees. Combine ½ cup sugar, 2 tbsp. flour and cinnamon. Pour over apples in crust. Sprinkle lemon juice on top.

Cut ½ cup sugar, ½ cup flour and ½ cup butter or margarine together and top pie with the mixture.

Take two 15 inch pieces of parchment paper and enclose pie; fold edges up 3 times. Place on a baking sheet.

Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven, split parchment open and cool pie on wire rack. Do not open parch-

ment covering while bak-ing! Serve warm or at room temperature.


Assistant

Party PinwheelsTwo 8 oz. pkg. cream

cheese, softenedOne 4 oz. pkg. ranch

salad dressing mix½ cup red bell peppers;

minced½ cup green onions;

sliced½ cup celery; minced8-10 10 inch flour tor-

tillasIn a mixing bowl add all

the ingredients until the mixture is smooth. Then use a knife or spatula to spread the mixture onto the tortillas. Finally, roll and wrap the tortillas into plastic wrap to stay fresh. Refrigerate for at least two hours before cutting into ½ inch pieces.

Rebecca DavisMake It Happen 4-H Club,

1993-2003

Breakfast Casserole1 lb. sausage6 eggs6-8 slices of bread; crust

removed and torn into small pieces

1 cup cheddar cheese1 cup pepperjack cheese2 cups milkBeat eggs and combine

all other ingredients into a bowl. Add the eggs to the combination of in-gredients. Put into a cas-serole dish and refriger-ate overnight. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min-utes, or until done.

Rebecca DavisMake-It-Happen 4-H Club,

1993-2003

Aunt Elaine's Sugar Cookies

1 cup sugar2/3 cup shortening1 egg1 tsp. vanilla

4 tbsp. milk2 cups flour (self rising)Cream shortening,

sugar, egg and vanilla; add milk and flour. Mix together for good consis-tency for rolling dough.

Bake at 375 degrees until lightly brown, 9-11 minutes.

Frosting:Mix together:1 box powdered sugar¼ cup milk¼ cup shorteningFrost cookies! Have fun

and be creative!Elaine Davis

4-H Youth ProgramAssistant

Frosted Cranberry Salad

Two 3 oz. pkg. raspber-ry Jello

2 cups boiling waterDissolve together and

then add and combine:1 can whole cranberry

sauce2 tbsp. lemon juicePour into a 9x13 flat

dish, sprayed with cook-ing spray. Refrigerate un-til firm, about 1 hour.

Combine for topping:One 8 oz. carton Cool

Whip, thawedOne 8 oz. pkg. cream

cheese, softenedBeat cream cheese until

smooth. Add ½ carton Cool Whip then fold in rest of Cool Whip. Spread over set Jello. Sprinkle with ½ cup chopped pe-cans. Chill.

Serves 12Reba Rouse

Liberal

Favorite Strawberry Pie

Combine and cook, stirring until thick:

¾ cup sugar3 heaping tbsp. corn-

starch1 ½ cups water1 small box strawberry

JelloLet cool.Wash and slice one

quart of ripe strawberries. Fold into cooked mixture. Pour into a baked 9 inch pie shell. Chill until set.

Serve with Cool Whip on each serving.

This recipe is from the Barton County 4-H cook-book. I am 85 years old and made nine pies this season to share with fam-ily and friends!

Reba RouseLiberal

Black Forest Cake1 chocolate cake mixTwo 21 oz. cans cherry

pie filling3 eggs¼ cup oilBeat cake mix, one can

cherry pie filling, eggs and oil together until smooth.

Turn into greased and lightly floured 12-cup Bundt pan. Bake 45 min-utes in 350 degree oven. Cool 25 minutes, then place on cooling rack.

When completely cool, pour remaining can of cherry pie filling over cake. If desired, deco-rate cake with whipped cream.

I usually bake this in a 9” x 13” pan and leave it in pan for ease in carry-ing.

Nadine MayfieldLamar

Grape Salad2 cups seedless white

grapes (cut in half)2 cups seedless red

grapes (cut in half)½ cup brown sugar8 oz. cream cheese, soft-

ened8 oz. sour cream1 tsp. vanilla½ cup chopped pecansRemove stems from

grapes, wash and drain.In a large mixing bowl

combine cream cheese and sugar. Add sour cream and vanilla to mix-ture to blend. Add grapes to mixture and stir until well coated. Place in ob-long glass dish. Sprinkle top with ¼ cup more brown sugar and top with pecans.

Chill and serve.This recipe was given to

me by our Aunt Judy, who lives in Nevada, Mo.


Christmas Pumpkin Bread

2 eggs½ cup vegetable oil1/3 cup water1 cup canned pumpkin1 2/3 cups sifted flour1 ¼ cups sugar½ tsp. cinnamon½ tsp. nutmeg¼ tsp. salt¼ tsp. cloves¼ tsp. pumpkin pie

spice1 tsp. baking soda½ cup candied citrus½ cup chopped nutsCombine eggs, oil, wa-

ter and pumpkin.Sift together dry ingre-

dients. Gradually beat into first mixture. Stir in candied citrus and nuts.

Bake in greased and floured 9” x 5” x 3” pan or two 7 3/8” x 3 5/8” x 2 1/4” pans or 20 fluted cupcake pans.

Bake all sizes in 350 de-gree oven until done (ap-proximately 30-45 min-utes).

This recipe was given to me several years ago by Carol Melton, who was my Secret Pal in the Doylesport community “Jolly Times Quilting Club”.


Best Chocolate Pie Ever

2 graham cracker crusts2 cups sugar½ cup flour2/3 cup cocoaPinch of salt4 egg yolks4 cups milk (2% or

whole)2 tsp. vanillaMeasure and sift all dry

ingredients.Separate egg yolks and

egg whitesAdd 4 cups milk, beaten

egg whites, 2 tsp. vanilla to dry ingredients.

Heat mixture in micro-wave on high in 2 minute increments, using glass bowl.

Stir well after each 2 minutes.

Continue heating un-til the mixture becomes thick and creamy.

Pour in to pie crusts. Makes two pies.

Top pie with whipped cream or make meringue using egg whites.


Assistant

Peanut Butter Balls3 cups Rice Krispie ce-

real2 cups creamy peanut

butter1 lb. powdered sugar,

sifted1 stick melted butter1 pkg. chocolate chips1 slice paraffin waxMix first four ingredi-

ents together and shape

Recipes, continued from page 2C

see RECIPES, page 4C


into small balls. Melt chocolate chips and wax together in a double boiler. Dip peanut butter balls into the chocolate and place on waxed paper and chill.

Mycah Beth ReedCity Clovers 4-H Club

Lamar

Dr. Sam’s Venison Sausage

4 lbs. venison4 lbs. pork1 cup brown sugar½ tsp. ground ginger2 tbsp. finely ground red

pepper1 tbsp. black pepperCoarsely grind equal

portions of venison and pork. Perform a second (fine) grinding with a sausage plate, adding the sugar, ginger and red and black pepper. Stuff into 1 ½ inch casings and smoke with green hickory wood. Fry small patties and serve with saltine crack-ers. The seasoned sau-sage will keep for about 3 months.

Martha BrightLamar

Venison Chops6 venison chops, well

trimmedSalt and pepper to taste¼ tsp. onion or garlic

salt½ cup flour3 tbsp. shorteningSeason chops with salt,

pepper and seasoned salt and dredge with flour. Cover and cook over low heat in shortening in a skillet for ½ hour. Turn occasionally and add a small amount of water if necessary. Remove cover and brown the chops on both sides.

Yields 6 servings.Martha Bright

Lamar

Dutch Meat Loaf1 ½ lbs. ground beef or

wild game meat, along with a bit of sausage

1 onion, chopped½ can tomato sauce1 cup bread crumbs1 egg, beaten1 ½ tsp. salt¼ tsp. pepperCombine all ingredi-

ents. Mix well. Put in loaf pan and bake at 350 de-grees. While it is starting to bake, combine and mix well the following ingre-dients for the Sweet Tart Sauce that is to be poured over the meat loaf while it is baking. Total cooking time 1 ½ to 2 hours.

¼ can tomato sauce2 tbsp. brown sugar2 tbsp. mustard½ cup water2 tbsp. vinegar

Martha BrightLamar

Roast Venison3 lbs. round venison

roast1 tsp. salt½ tsp. pepper1 stick softened butter2 cups dry bread crumbs1 cup diced apples1 tsp. sage½ tsp. thyme½ cup diced celery and

leaves or 1 tsp. dried pars-ley

¼ cup chopped onion1 beef bouillon cube

dissolved in 1 cup hot wa-ter

Wipe roast with damp cloth, rub all sides with salt and pepper. Whip butter in electric mixer until fluffy. Spread but-ter over meat. Combine bread with remaining ingredients, stirring to moisten bread. Place roast on large sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil, pat dressing over top of meat. Fold foil around roast, sealing. Tuck ends of foil under. Roast on rack at 325 degrees for about 2 hours.

For a crusty dressing, unwrap meat about one hour before roasting pe-riod is up, pushing foil down around sides. To serve, lift dressing from roast, slice meat and thicken drippings for gra-vy if desired.

Martha BrightLamar

Venison Stroganoff1 ½ lbs. ground lean

game½ cup minced onions½ cup chopped celery¼ cup butter2 tbsp. flour¼ tsp. pepper2 tsp. saltOne 8 oz. can mush-

rooms1 can cream of chicken

soup1 cup sour creamSaute the onion and cel-

ery in melted butter until soft. Stir in ground veni-son, flour, seasonings and mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes. Add soup (un-diluted) and simmer un-covered for 20 minutes. Thin as desired. Cover and simmer an additional 20 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Heat. Serve on rice, noodles, toast or hot potatoes.

Martha BrightLamar

Venison Patties2 lbs. venison hamburg-

er3 slices finely chopped

bacon, uncooked1 small onion, finely

chopped1 egg1 tsp. salt¼ tsp. pepper2 tbsp. butterThoroughly mix the

venison, bacon and on-ion. Add the egg, slightly beaten, salt and pepper. Mix well together. Shape into flat, round patties,

brown on both sides in shortening in a heavy skillet. Continue cook-ing slowly, turning 2 or 3 times until thoroughly cooked.

A food chopper can be used to mix and chop the venison, bacon and on-ion.

Martha BrightLamar

Teriyaki SteakTrim well enough veni-

son steak for two or three (even tough cuts may be used). Cut into strips.

Make a marinade of:¼ cup soy sauce1 tbsp. brown sugar1 tbsp. finely cut onions1 tbsp. wine vinegar½ tsp. ginger, powdered

or grated rootDash garlic powder, if

desiredMarinate steak strips

for two hours – drain and brown steak in 2 tbsp. bacon drippings. Cover with sliced onions (one good-sized onion per person). Cook until onions are about done. In meantime, mix 1 tsp. cornstarch with soy sauce mixture, pour over meat and onions and cook un-til absorbed or thick.

Serve with Chinese rice or Chinese noodles.

Martha BrightLamar

Wild Meat with Spaghetti

2 lbs. wild meat4 slices bacon1 pkg. spaghetti1 green pepper1 onion1 can tomatoes1 clove garlicGrind raw meat and

bacon. Fry until brown. Add cooked spaghetti and vegetables and cook slowly in oven for at least 2 hours.

Martha BrightLamar

Venison Chili3 lbs. venison2 lbs. sausage2 medium onions,

chopped fineThree 1 qt. cans whole

tomatoes3 cans medium-sized

kidney beansChili powderSaltPepperGrind the venison and

the sausage together. Fry with the 2 onions. If there is excessive fat, drain off excess. Add the tomatoes, break up with the fingers as you add them to the skillet. Add the beans. Add chili powder, salt and pepper to suit your own taste. Simmer and serve.

This can be frozen for

future use. Cool before freezing. Place in quart plastic containers. When thawing, add just a bit of water and heat.

Martha BrightLamar

Wild Porcupines1 lb. ground wild meat½ cup uncooked rice½ chopped onion1 can tomato soup, plus

1 can waterForm meat and rice

into about 6 balls. Place in greased casserole and cover with tomato soup. Bake 2 hours in moderate oven, 350 degrees. Rice will swell and pop out in tiny spines; hence the name.

Martha BrightLamar

No Bake CookiesIn a medium sauce pan

mix:2 cups sugar½ cup milk1/3 cup cocoa1 stick margarineBoil for one minute. Re-

move from heat and add ½ cup peanut butter, 3 cups quick oats, 1 tsp. va-nilla and 1 cup chocolate chips. Stir well.

Drop by teaspoonfuls on waxed paper. Let cool before storing.

Louise OttJasper

Peanut Butter Fudge2 cups sugar½ cup milk1 1/3 cups peanut butterOne 7 oz. jar marshmal-

low creamIn a saucepan bring

sugar and milk to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes. Add peanut butter and marsh-mallow cream. Mix well.

Quickly pour into a but-tered 8 inch square pan. Chill until set. Cut into squares.

Louise OttJasper

Broccoli Cheese Strata2 cups chopped broccoli4 green onions, sliced4 tbsp. water4 slices white bread,

cubed1 cup shredded cheddar

cheese8 eggs1 cup 2% milk1 tsp. Dijon mustard¼ tsp. dill weedDash of nutmegDash of pepperIn a small microwave

safe dish, cook broccoli and onions in water on high one minute. Drain and set aside. Place bread in baking dish coated with Pam. Add broccoli mixture and cheese. In a small bowl combine eggs, milk, mustard, dill and spices. Pour over cheese;

cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes prior to baking and then bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes at 350 or until done. Makes 4 servings.

Suzie WildhaberHighland, Ill.

Chinese Hamburger Casserole

1 lb. ground beef2 tsp. oil2 onions, diced1 cup celery, diced1 cup uncooked riceOne 4 oz. can mush-

roomsOne 28 oz. can Chinese

vegetables¼ cup soy sauce1 ½ cups waterOne 10 oz. can mush-

room soupOne 10 oz. can cream of

chicken soupChinese noodles to tastePreheat oven to 350

degrees. Brown beef and onion in oil in large skil-let. Drain grease and add rest of ingredients, except for noodles. Mix well and put in casserole. Bake covered for 30 minutes. Top with noodles and bake 30 more minutes.


Armadillo Eggs1 large jar jalapeno pep-

pers1 lb. Monterey Jack

cheese, shredded1 ½ cups Bisquick1 lb. sausage2 eggs, beaten1 box chicken or pork

Shake & BakeDrain and rinse pep-

pers; remove seeds and membrane. Carefully stuff with cheese, try not to tear or split the pep-pers. Mix together sau-sage and Bisquick and roll out fairly thin (use a little Bisquick to keep this from sticking). Shape sausage mixture around peppers and seal well. Dip in egg, then roll in Shake & Bake.

Preheat oven to 350 and bake on rack approxi-mately 30 minutes or un-til browned and sausage

is done. Cool and cut into slices or serve whole.


Bacon WrapsPreheat oven to 250 and

prepare cookie sheet (or large baking pan) by lin-ing it with foil and spray-ing it with Pam.

1 lb. bacon with strips cut in thirds

Keebler club crackersBrown sugarCayenne pepperWrap a piece of ba-

con around the center of cracker. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cayenne pepper; place on pre-pared baking sheet or pan and bake for 90 minutes at 250.


Bacon Cheeseburger Roll-Up

1 lb. lean ground beef4 slices bacon, chopped½ lb. Velveeta, shred-

ded cheddar or shredded Swiss cheese, your prefer-ence

One 13 7/8 oz. pkg. re-frigerated pizza crusts

In a large skillet cook bacon, burger and on-



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ion until browned. Drain grease and add cheese, cooking and stirring un-til cheese has completely melted. Remove from heat and set aside. Un-roll crusts onto large pre-pared (sprayed with Pam) pizza pan and press into an 8x15 rectangle. Top with meat mixture and roll up, starting at one of the long sides.

Bake seam-side down for 20-25 minutes or un-til crust is golden brown. Cut diagonally into 6 slic-es and serve with mustard and/or catsup.


Ranch Potatoes4 medium baking pota-

toes, peeled and cut into chunks (about 2 lbs.)

¾ cup milkOne 1 oz. envelope

ranch dressing mix½ cup sour cream¼ cup milk2 tbsp. butterIn 3-quart saucepan

cover potatoes with wa-ter and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 20 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender, drain. Combine ¾ cup milk and ranch dressing mix. Mash the potatoes gradually, add-ing the milk mix. Stir in the sour cream and spoon the potatoes into a 1 ½ qt. baking dish. Pour ¼ cup

milk over the potatoes, dot with butter, cover and refrigerate for four hours or overnight.

To serve, bake the po-tatoes (uncovered) at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Stir and bake another 25-30 minutes or until heat-ed through.


Crock Pot Pizza1 ½ lbs. Italian sausage1 medium onion,

chopped1 green pepper, chopped16 oz. rigatoni pasta,

cookedOne 7 oz. can sliced

mushrooms3 oz. pepperoniOne 16 oz. jar pizza

sauce10 oz. cheddar cheese,

shredded10 oz. Mozzarella

cheese, shreddedBrown sausage and on-

ion. Drain. Layer ½ of each in a

crock pot in the follow-ing order: sausage, on-ion, green pepper, cooked rigatoni, mushrooms, pepperoni, pizza sauce, cheddar cheese, Mozza-rella cheese.

Repeat layers.Cover and cook on low

3-4 hours.Keep rigatoni noodles

covered with sauce so they don’t become dry and crunchy.


Enchilada “Cake”Preheat over to 400 and

assemble the following:4 cups cooked and

shredded chicken or beef (your preference)

Eight 8” flour tortillasTwo 10 oz. cans red or

green enchilada sauce (your preference)

1 cup shredded Moz-zarella or Monterey Jack cheese

Coat bottom and sides of two 8” round cake pans with cooking spray. Make layers of 1) torti-lla, 2) sauce, 3) chicken/beef, 4) cheese – four lay-ers in each pan. Bake 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Slice into wedges and serve.

Makes 4 generous serv-ings.


Chicken and Dumpling CasseroleDon’t stir anything.

That’s what makes the dumplings. When you serve it, the dumplings are on top.

2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

2 cups chicken broth½ stick butter2 cups Bisquick2 cups whole milk1 can cream of chicken

soup3 tsp. chicken granules½ tsp. dried sage1 tsp. black pepper½ tsp. salt or more to

tastePreheat oven to 350 de-

grees.Layer 1 – In 9x13 cas-

serole dish, melt ½ stick

of butter. Spread shred-ded chicken over butter. Sprinkle black pepper and dried sage over this layer. Do not stir.

Layer 2 – In small bowl, mix milk and Bisquick. Slowly pour all over chicken. Do not stir.

Layer 3 – In medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups of chicken broth, chicken granules and soup. Once blended, slowly pour over the Bis-quick layer. Do not stir.

Bake casserole for 30-40 minutes or until top is golden brown.


Cracker Barrel Broccoli Cheddar

Chicken4 boneless skinless

chicken breasts1 can Campbell’s Ched-

dar Cheese soup1 cup milk1 ½ cups Ritz crackers

(one sleeve)4 tbsp. melted butter

(you can use more)8 oz. frozen broccoli4 oz. shredded cheddar

cheese½ tsp. seasoned saltPreheat oven to 350 de-

grees. Make can of ched-dar cheese soup and mix according to package di-rections (one can of soup mix to one can of milk). Place chicken breasts in baking dish. Sprinkle with seasoned salt. Pour ¾ of the prepared soup over the chicken breasts. Add broccoli to chicken that has been covered with the cheddar soup. Melt butter and combine with Ritz crackers, sprin-

kle buttered crackers over the broccoli. Add remain-ing soup mix and bake for approximately 45 min-utes or until the chicken is done. (Check chicken by cutting the thickest part and look to see that the chicken is uniform in color). When chicken has been removed from oven, sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese.


Crock Pot Hawaiian Chicken

2 lbs. chicken breast tenderloins

1 cup pineapple juice½ cup packed brown

sugar1/3 cup light soy saucePlace all in greased

crock pot and cook on low 6-8 hours. Serve with rice.


Taco Noodle Casserole

¾ bag ziti noodles1 lb. ground beef1 pkg. taco seasoning1 cup water½ pkg. cream cheese1 ½ cups shredded

cheeseBoil pasta until just

cooked. Brown ground beef and drain, mix taco seasoning and 1 cup wa-ter with ground beef for 5 minutes, add cream cheese to beef mixture, stir until melted. Remove from heat, put pasta in casserole dish, mix in 1 cup cheese and top pasta/cheese with beef mixture. Gently mix and top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 15-20 minutes.


Pina Colada Dip1 small box instant co-

conut cream pudding1 cup milk1 cup sour cream1 small can crushed

pineapple (do not drain)Mix pudding and milk

until blended. Stir in sour cream and fold in pine-apple. Allow to chill and thicken. Serve with vanil-la wafers. Can add extra coconut if you like.


Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken

Breast2 boneless skinless

chicken breasts, pounded out to about a quarter inch thick

4 tbsp. cream cheese2 tbsp. chopped green

onion4 slices of bacon, par-

tially cooked (not crisp)Mix together cheese

and onion and spread over one side of chicken breast. Roll up chicken to conceal cheese mixture. Wrap partially cooked bacon around chicken and secure with tooth-picks. Place on a baking sheet and allow to bake at 375 for 30 minutes (or until juices from chicken are clear). Broil about 5 minutes to crisp bacon and serve.


Black Bean & Corn Salsa

Three 15 oz. cans black beans, drained and rinsed

One 14.5 oz. can corn, drained

Two 14.5 oz. cans Red Gold petite diced toma-toes (with green chilies if you prefer spicy)

½ cup chopped green pepper

2 tbsp. chopped cilantroCombine all ingredients

and stir well. Refrigerate several hours or over-night to enhance flavors. Serve with chips.


Hot Bacon Honey Mustard Dressing

6 slices bacon, cut into 1” pieces and fried crisp; drain and set aside

2 tsp. Dijon mustardSalt and pepper6 tbsp. oil1 tbsp. honey1 ½ tsp. white wine vin-

egarCombine mustard, salt

and pepper in small pan; stir in oil a little at a time. Over low heat, stir in honey and vinegar; add bacon and heat it gently, stirring. Pour over greens, toss and serve.


Tropical Dump CakeOne 20 oz. can cubed or

crushed pineappleOne 15 oz. can tropical

fruit1 pkg. orange cake mix1 ½ sticks butter½ cup instant oatmeal1 cup coconut flakesPreheat oven to 350 de-

grees. Dump both of the fruits and their juices into a 9x12 Pyrex baking dish. Pour the dry cake mix on top of the fruit and spread out evenly. Mix oatmeal and coconut and sprinkle over cake mixture with fingers. Melt butter and pour on top evenly. It should cover the entire cake mix. Bake for one hour and serve with ice cream.


Hot Cranberry Tea1 bag cranberries2 quarts waterBoil until berries pop.Add:2 cups water2 cups orange juice1 cup pineapple juice2 tbsp. lemon juice2 cups sugar3 cinnamon sticksLet simmer. Serve

warm.Wilma Braker

Lamar

Chicken Enchiladas




2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can Rotel tomatoes with green chilies

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 pint sour cream1 large can black olives,

sliced¾ lb. grated cheddar

cheese¾ lb. Mozzarella cheese,

grated2 pkgs. flour tortillas1 chicken – cooked,

boned and choppedMix together every-

thing except chicken. Set aside 2 cups of mixture. Add chicken to rest of mixture. Place 3 tbsp. mixture in each tortilla. Roll up. Place side by side in two 9x13 pans. Spread reserved mixture over top. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 min-utes.

Wilma BrakerLamar

Pecan Bars1 yellow cake mix1 stick butterMix together and pat

into bottom of 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with 2 cups pe-can halves. Spread on top 1 can Eagle Brand.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, being careful not to over bake.

Wilma BrakerLamar

Barbecued Meatballs1 cup evaporated milk3 lbs. ground beef2 cups quick oatmeal2 eggs1 cup chopped onion½ tsp. garlic powder2 tsp. salt½ tsp. pepper2 tsp. chili powderCombine ingredients

and shape into balls the size of walnuts. Place on a flat pan.

Sauce:2 cups catsup1 to 1 ½ cups brown

sugar½ cup chopped onion2 tbsp. liquid smoke½ tsp. garlic powderCombine ingredients

and pour over meatballs in baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Wilma BrakerLamar

Microwave Caramel Popcorn

1 cup brown sugar1 stick butter¼ cup white syrup½ tsp. salt½ tsp. soda3-4 quarts popped cornCombine first four in-

gredients. Put in a 1 1/2-2 quart dish. Put into mi-crowave and bring to a boil. Cook on full power for 2 minutes. Remove from microwave and stir in soda.

Put the popped corn into a brown paper bag and pour syrup over corn. Close bag and shake. Cook in bag on high in microwave for 1 ½ min-utes. Shake and cook an-other 1 ½ minutes. If nec-essary, cook another 1 ½ minutes.

Pour into a pan and cool. Enjoy.

Wilma BrakerLamar

Creamy Lime SherbetOne 3 oz. pkg. lime Jello1 cup boiling water1 ¼ cups sugar1/8 tsp. saltOne 6 oz. can frozen

limeade concentrate8 drops green food col-

oring4 cups milk2 cups light creamDissolve Jello in boil-

ing water. Add sugar and salt. Add limeade and stir until thawed. Stir in food coloring, milk and cream. Pour into one gallon freezer container, filling about ¾ full. Freeze, fol-lowing usual procedure for crank or electric ice cream freezers.

Wilma BrakerLamar

Pecan PickupsOne 3 oz. cream cheese,

whipped1 stick butter

1 cup flourMix until smooth. Roll

out and cut in circle to fill muffin pan.

¾ cup dark brown sugar½ tsp. salt1 tsp. vanilla½ cup pecans1 tbsp. melted butter1 egg

Mae CooperLamar

Sad Cake2 cups Bisquick4 eggs1 lb. brown sugar1 cup nutsBeat by hand. Grease and flour pan.Bake 35-40 minutes at

350 degrees.Mae Cooper

Lamar

English Toffee1 bar Nestles sweet

chocolate1 cup sugar1 cup butter1 tbsp. corn syrup3 tbsp. water1 cup nutsCook sugar, butter, syr-

up and water until 300 degrees is reached on candy thermometer.

Have nuts chopped fine. Spread ½ cup on bottom of cookie sheet. Pour hot mixture over and let set a minute. Sprinkle grat-ed chocolate bar on top. When melted, spread with spatula and sprinkle remaining ½ cup nuts over top. Chill.

Mae CooperLamar

Wassail1 gallon apple cider, di-

vided1 tsp. ground cloves1 tsp. ground allspice1 tsp. ground nutmeg1 tsp. ground cinnamonOne 6 oz. can frozen

lemonade concentrate, thawed and undiluted

One 6 oz. can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted

½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

Combine 2 cups apple cider and spices in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add the remaining apple ci-der, lemonade concen-trate, orange juice con-centrate and brown sugar. Heat until very hot, but do not boil.

Yield: 4 ½ quartsMae Cooper

Lamar

Karo Crazy Crunch2 quarts popped corn1 1/3 cups pecans2/3 cup almonds1 1/3 cups sugar1 cup Mazola margarine1 tsp. vanilla½ cup Karo Crystal

Clear SyrupMix popped corn and

nuts on a cookie sheet. Combine sugar, marga-rine and Karo in a 1 ½ quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil, stirring occasion-ally, 10 to 15 minutes or until mixture turns a light caramel color. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Pour over popped corn and nuts, mix to coat well. Spread to dry. Break apart, store in tightly cov-ered container. Makes about 2 pounds.

Mae CooperLamar

Punch For Large Crowd

10 pkgs. powdered fruit drink

10 quarts water6 cups sugar3 cans frozen lemon

juice3 cans frozen orange

juice1 large can pineapple

juice1 gallon orange drink3 bottles ginger ale

Mae CooperLamar

Hamburger Casserole2 large potatoes, pared

and sliced2 or 3 medium carrots,

sliced

One 10 oz. pkg. frozen peas, partially thawed

2 medium onionsSaltPepper2 stalks celery, sliced1 ½ lbs. ground beef,

browned and drainedOne 10 ¾ oz. can toma-

to soup½ cup waterPlace layers of veg-

etables in order given in crock pot. Season each layer with salt and pepper. Put the lightly browned beef on top of celery, mix the soup and water and pour over top.

Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours; high 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally.

This was my Dad’s reci-pe – hope you enjoy!

Mae CooperLamar

Blueberry Pie4 cups berries¾ to 1 cup sugar3 tbsp. flour1 tsp. nutmeg½ tsp. cinnamonDash saltDot of oleo1-2 tsp. lemon juicePour into pie shell. Bake

at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Mae CooperLamar

Refrigerator Rolls(Must refrigerate at least

one night – keeps about 3 days).

2 pkg. dry yeast in 2 cups warm water

2/3 cup sugar1 ½ tsp. saltMix:2 eggs, beaten1 cup warm mashed po-

tatoes2/3 cup soft shorteningAdd to yeast mixture.Add 6 ½ to 7 cups flour. Grease large bowl –

place dough in bowl and cover.

When ready to use make rolls and let rise 1 ½ to 2 hours.

Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

Mae CooperLamar

Country Stew½ lb. hamburgerOne 10 oz. pkg. frozen

mixed vegetablesOne 8 oz. can tomato

sauce1 cup water1 tbsp. dry Sloppy Joe

seasonings3 wieners, cut in ½ inch

piecesBrown hamburger and

drain off excess grease. Mix in rest of ingredients and simmer until it cooks down.

This is great with corn-bread.

Mae CooperLamar

Chicken Tortilla Soup1 lb. chicken, cooked

and cut up1 cup salsa14 oz. tomato sauceTwo 14 oz. cans Mexi-

can stewed tomatoesTwo 15 oz. cans black

beansPut in slow cooker on

low for 8 hours. Serve with shredded cheese, tortilla chips and sour cream.

Rhonda McKeeWarrensburg

Sparkling Grape Refresher

1 cup water1 cup sugar1 qt. Concord grape

juice2 cups apple juice2 cups orange juice2/3 cup lime juiceOne 28 oz. bottle ginger

ale (or 7 Up)Ice moldYield: About 3 ½ quartsMix water and sugar in

saucepan; bring to boiling point, stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved. Cool. Chill juices and ginger ale.

Combine sugar syrup and fruit juices in punch bowl just before serving. Add ginger ale. Float ice mold on surface of punch.

You can do the sugar water the day before so it will be cold.

I use the bottled lime juice.

Mae CooperLamar

Serve with fresh, raw vegetables, apples and different kinds of bread like rye or pumpernick-el.

(Betty triples the recipe and uses the Hawaiian bowl bread, dishing out the inside and replacing with the dip, then cubing up the bread to dip.)

Barbara Robinson

Dish Pan Cookies2 cups brown sugar2 cups white sugar2 cups cooking oil4 eggsCream together until

light.Then stir in:2 tsp. soda1 tsp. salt4 cups flour1 ½ cups oatsAdd:1 ½ cups nuts2 cups coconut4 cups corn flakes (do

not crush)1 cup chocolate chips½ cup nutmeats (op-

tional)Bake at 350 degrees

on ungreased cookie sheet. Drop by spoon-fuls.

Baking time 8-10 minutes for a soft cook-ie; 10-12 minutes for a crunchy cookie.

Helen Marman

Ham and Pineapple1 lb. sliced ham½ cup pineapple juice4 slices pineapple12 marshmallowsBake ham for 30 min-

utes at 325 degrees. Drain off fat. Cover ham with pineapple juice and pineapple. Contin-ue baking until ham is tender. Baste frequent-ly and turn pineapple so both sides brown. Cover with marshmal-lows and leave in oven until the marshmallows are puffed and slightly browned. Serves 4.

Mrs. W.L. YorkLaclede County

Skillet Stroganoff1 ½ lbs. sirloin steak2 tbsp. flour¼ tsp. salt1/8 tsp. pepper2 tbsp. cooking oil1/3 cup chopped on-

ion½ lb. fresh mush-

rooms, sliced or 2 cans mushroom ends and pieces

2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

One 10 oz. can con-densed cream of celery, chicken or mushroom soup

1 cup sour cream½ tsp. salt2 tbsp. chopped pi-

mento1 1/3 cups minute rice1 1/3 cups beef stock

or bouillonCook rice in stock

or bouillon. Cut steak in thin strips and coat with flour, salt and pep-per mixture. Brown quickly in oil. Add on-ions, mushrooms and saute over low heat un-til lightly browned. Add Worcestershire sauce, soup, sour cream and bring to a boil. Add salt, pimento to rice and bouillon. Make a well in center of meat mixture and pour in rice mix-ture. Cover and simmer 5 minutes.Mrs. W.H. Noltensmeyer

Dent County

Swedish Meatballs2 cups soft bread

crumbs (about 3 slices day old bread)

2/3 cup milk½ cup minced onion4 tbsp. butter1 ½ lbs. ground beef3 eggs, slightly beaten2 tsp. salt½ tsp. pepper1 tsp. nutmeg1 tsp. paprika1 tbsp. concentrated

meat extract3 tbsp. flour1 cup waterFew grains pepper

1 cup dairy sour cream

2 tbsp. minced parsley (optional)

Soak bread crumbs in milk until softened. Add onion to 1 tbsp. butter in small sauce-pan and cook slowly three minutes.

Mix bread, onion mixture, meat, eggs, salt, pepper, paprika and nutmeg. Mix until smooth and light.

Shape into small meatballs, dusting hands with flour while shaping. Melt 3 tbsp. butter in fry pan. Add meatballs and brown on all sides until golden brown.

Remove meatballs from pan and add meat extract and 3 tbsp. flour. Stir until well blended. Add water and pepper. Cook, stirring until thick. Turn very low for 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream, 1 tbsp. at a time. Blend well each time. Return meatballs to gravy, cover and sim-mer gently for 10 min-utes. Serve in deep cas-serole (or chafing dish). Sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

Phyllis GlasscockClark County

Pie Crust5 cups flour2 cups shortening1 tsp. SaltBlend above ingredi-

ents together.Add in measuring

cup:1 whole egg2 tbsp. vinegarWater to make one

cup of liquidPour this into dry

ingredients and blend lightly.

Refrigerate or roll out.This makes four or

five single crusts or two doubles and freezes well. Very good!

Dick ScroggsLamar

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