8-27-14 Lamar Democrat

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Senior apartments proposed for northeast corner of square, but . . . .

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-An ambitious plan for building a three-story, 42-unit senior residence complex at the northeast corner of the Lamar square was presented to the Lamar City Council, August 18. JES Holdings is the developer. Speaking to the council was Jacob Engle, who outlined the plan of the $8 million project to be known as Barton Square and to be fi-

nanced through a tax credit program with the Missouri Housing Development Com-mission. There is a September 5 deadline for the developer to file for financial assistance from the commission.

Engle said some of the apart-ments will have one bedroom while others will have two.

He said a survey has shown the need for such housing in Lamar. There will be income restrictions on who will qualify for occupancy in the apart-

ments. Engle gave a timetable for

construction of the apart-ments, culminating in an esti-mate that applications for oc-cupancy will likely be accepted in 2016.

Obviously standing in the way of this plan is the slowly crumbling Gilkey building, which still occupies the site. The city has received a commu-nity development block grant to demolish the structure, but there are strings attached to the

grant. A search for historical value of the old building was made, and there was found to be none. However, the result of that search was stored in a state employee’s computer and overlooked for several months after she resigned her job. Now, a search for asbestos must be made followed by its removal. All of these delays lead to seri-ous doubt that Engle’s timeta-ble can be met.

Renaissance Festival tickets to be given to first 15 callers

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

A pair of Renaissance Fes-tival tickets will be award-ed to the first 15 callers to the Lamar Democrat on Wednesday, Sept. 3. Our phone system is different than it has been in the past, so at exactly 9 a.m. callers may call in to 417-682-5529, ext. 60. They will not get a person upon dialing ext. 60, but will get the answering machine. Please leave a mes-sage with your name and the phone number where you can be reached. If it is busy, keep trying. These calls will be listed according to time received and I will call back

Burlington Northern declines Lamar site for tank car repair


LAMAR-Representatives of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad (BNSF), who visited Lamar on June 13 in search of a location on which to build a tank car repair shop, have declined the location. The letter from Larry Culligan, director of railcar operations, com-mented favorably about the

see TICKETS, page 6A

see REPAIR, page 6A

REMINDER: The Lamar Democrat Will Have An Early Deadline of 10 a.m. Friday, August 29 for the September 3 issue. We will closed Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day.Be sure to send photos & captions of your 2014 fair moments to [email protected]!

Search begins following withdrawal from associate circuit judge

Barton County Associate Circuit Judge Charles Cur-less has withdrawn his name from the November 4 gener-al election. At this time there are no other filed Republican party candidates for the as-sociate circuit judge position.

As a result of this with-drawal, the Republican party nominating committee will be interviewing candidates see JUDGE, page 6A

see APARTMENTS, page 3A

Lamar Fair parade participant is classic example of benefits of exercise


LAMAR-She calls herself an “exercise freak,” walks several blocks each day, and uses a stationary bike in her apartment. June French loves horses and has rid-den in the Lamar Fair parade a number of times. This year, she rode on her own horse, just recently acquired. She and her late husband, Earl, were active in the La-mar Saddle Club and rode in various pa-rades around the area. In fact, one of her proudest achievements was taking part in the American Royal parade in Kansas City and winning the award for the best dressed couple in the parade. Also, they were rec-ognized as the parade participants who came the farthest to take part.

What makes this continuing life style even more remarkable is June French is 95, and shows no signs of slowing down.

June has three sons, Neil and Ron who live in the Lamar area and Kenneth who lives near Ozark. It sounds a bit unusual, she says, but all three are in their 70s. She is one of 10 children and has a definite Liberal connection. The late Don Rose was

her youngest brother. She has enjoyed 76 years of marriage,

but that must be divided between two hus-bands. Her first husband, Wilbur Simons, died after they had been married 35 years. She then married Earl French, and they were together 41 years. He died just a little over one year ago.

June’s memory has not dimmed with the passing years. She was a young woman of 25 when Harry Tru-man accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for vice-president while standing in front of the Barton County Courthouse. There was a lot of excite-ment in town, she said, but added, “I wasn’t there.”

Horses have

played a big role in her life. She rode one to school every day, noting that was before the era of the school bus.

She and Earl spent many years wintering in Texas, but in late 2012 they returned to their roots in Lamar.

Photo courtesy of Bob Noel.

Above, Lamar Fair Queen contestants were, left to right, Jackalynn Neher, Jordan Lindquist, Madison Baldwin, Marissa Polodna, Haley Landrum, Jenna Baslee, Erica Cleveland, Kelsey Taffner, Erin Mayfield, Brittany Ayers and Callie Burgess.

Right, the winners of the 2014 Lamar Fair Queen Contest were, left to right, Brittany Ayers, first honorable mention; Kynlee Lehman, first runner up; Haley Landrum, queen; Madison Baldwin, second runner up and Callie Burgess, second honorable mention.

2013 Lamar Fair Queen Kenna Roland plays the bells during the 2014 Lamar Fair Queen Contest.

Photos for Lamar Democrat by Jon Brisbin

Presenting a dance routine at the

2014 Lamar Fair Queen Contest, held Saturday, Aug. 16, were, left to right, Jordan

Lindquist, Kelsey Taffner, Haley Landrum, Madison Baldwin, Erin Mayfield and Macayah Ulrich.

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LAMAR COUNTRY CLUB

LADIES ASSOCIATION

Norma Harris was the hostess for Bridge on Tuesday, Aug. 19. The winners were Betty Weston, first and Norma Harris, second.

The hostess scheduled for August 26 is Kathy Jenkins. The hostess on Tuesday, Sept. 2, will be Joann Jones.

CHANGE CLUBA few more healthy tips

from the Change Club,Protein Foods

Baking or grilling sea-food high in omega-3s--like salmon, trout, At-lantic & Pacific mackerel, and herring--makes a quick and easy dinner.

Add protein to your

salads. Try different in-gredients like eggs, tuna, grilled shrimp, chickpeas, or black beans.

Enjoy eggs as your pro-tein food choice--up to one a day, on average, doesn't raise blood cho-lesterol levels!

Skip or limit the bread-ing on meat, poultry, or fish. Breading adds Calo-ries and can increase the amount of fat soaked up during frying.

Choose lean ground beef. The label should say at least 92% lean. Look for ground beef that is 92% to 95% lean.

For a quick supper, sim-mer boneless skinless chicken breasts in tomato sauce with veggies and Italian seasonings. Serve over pasta.

For a flavorful pork pic-adillo stew--use lean pork with onions, peppers, to-matoes, raisins and green olives. Check online for recipes.

Make your own vegetar-ian burgers with cooked black beans, mushrooms, seasonings, and egg or oatmeal. Form into pat-ties and pan grill.

Pack a peanut butter and banana sandwich with a bag of homemade trail mix for lunch.

Many seafood choices are low in mercury, in-cluding shrimp, salmon, sardines, oysters, clams, haddock, flounder, cat-fish, and tilapia.

Switch up your protein! Trade in your ham sand-

wich for one made with peanut butter, tuna, or canned salmon for some healthy variety.

For a breakfast that sat-isfies (and keeps you away from the mid-morning donuts)--add an egg.

Stews can make a small amount of lean meat or chicken go a long way. Check online for recipes.

Make a main dish salad with thin slices of cooked lean beef and a little crumble of blue cheese on top of salad greens.

A small amount of lean

meat adds great flavor to dishes made with beans or whole grains. Try chicken chili or turkey barley soup.

Add a vegetarian pro-tein food to make a salad into a main dish--try garbanzo beans, kidney beans, soybeans or sun-flower seeds.

Jazz up raw vegetables with hummus dip or bean spread.

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

Had an interesting thing happen to me that I am still wondering about. While Ron was in the hos-pital this last week I would stop each morning at the McDonalds on Campbell in Springfield and order my dollar tea (unsweet cut half with water) and a little breakfast. Since they never get this order right, they would make me pull up while they redid my tea and brought it out. The first day I ordered bagel with cream cheese to go with it. The girl that brought it out came out smiling, apologized and gave me my order, to which I smiled back and thanked her. She had one of those scarfs on like a Muslim, which surprised me that she was so young and working there. The next day I ordered a dollar egg and sausage burrito to go with the tea, which I again had to pull up while they redid my tea and the same girl came out car-rying my order and just glared at me carrying the bag with two fingers.

These people make me

uneasy anyway. Mainly because they (person-ally) told me that they are to kill all infidels. Since I am an infidel, makes sense to be uneasy. I have thought on this as to why she glared at me. I think it was either my license plate AIM-HYR or I was making her carry a part of a pig since I had ordered egg and sausage. I wonder how she could work there and be so close to the pig. Anyway, the next day she didn’t even come out. They sent someone else.

Ron is out now and back home, so I guess I can’t check to see if she is still there, but it does make me wonder. It does make me feel better that we have five million NRA mem-bers now and the num-bers are growing. We sure can’t expect our govern-ment to protect us with all these people also cross-ing our borders. Heard the other day we have a border patrol guy raised in Avilla working in Ari-zona. Hope he stays safe.

We ventured out Sunday to the Stone’s Throw The-ater and our table part-ners were from Lamar. Dorothy Roberts, Lonnie Crain and Betty Gideon, old friends of my mother. What fun to visit with

them. It is like they say, you can’t buy old friends. That is Dolly Parton's new song with Kenny Rogers. Carol McVey and Carl Sheets were there also, but we couldn’t sit with them. They need a better ticket organizer (me) than they had. Maybe next time I can get it right. The next one will be 39 Steps Next October. Kamala had to bow out at the last min-ute with an emergency of helping a friend out.

I want to say I am sorry about only staying a few minutes at the Round Prairie reunion, but my arm said to go home. I had overstayed the limit without pain pills. Boy, will I be glad when this next surgery is over and my arm will be complete. Ron had stayed home be-cause of his foot and the heat. Couldn’t get excited about 100 degree weather.The squash bugs came in over night and got my squash plants (that is what the heat hadn’t killed), so I guess I am down to watering grapes and to-matoes. Went down to water the horse and spent an hour fixing the electric fence. It is a lot easier than the old wire electric fenc-es to fix though. I think it must have been deer that

tore these up, as it was all down low.

Clea Kleeman said her dogs had decided that the fish pool was their new swimming pool. I told her mine weren’t labs, but my fish pool was our dog's new spa too. At least the heat isn’t hurting them that much. I do have to water them twice a day. Take care of the animals everyone. It is danger-ously hot.

Have a great week and don’t forget the Freedom-Fest on the 31st.

Maxine's Musings

By MAXINE MORIN

The carnival moved onto the square at Lamar last week, set up and was ready for a fun time by Wednesday night. I did not try to go, as I am driv-ing very little (Donna W. usually takes me around) and it was so hot. Oh, I nearly forgot (yeah right) to mention my entry at Memorial Hall. Sheila Clements came by early Thursday morning and helped me cut my cox-comb stems. Sheila had offered to take the vase

to the Memorial Hall, as she had pretty jars of jams to enter. I did not talk to anyone that had been to the hall, so did not figure I won anything. Donna and Jamey Wescott were go-ing to pick up the flowers for me. Jamey sounded excited when I answered the phone. This is what I heard, “Grandma, guess what? You got a blue rib-bon on your flowers”. I thought he was kidding, but sure enough he was right. Wonders never cease.

Dr. Clarence and Laura Mabee, Lockwood, will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary of September 4, with a re-ception on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the United Method-ist Church in Lockwood. Congratulations to the Mabee's.

“Happy Birthday” to Mary Liter of Nevada, Mo., who celebrated her 105th birthday with a family gathering.

Dorothy Faubion re-ported on a good time at the Milford Sunday school class monthly party. The group enjoyed dinner at Gebhardt's Chicken. Following din-ner, the group of 16 met at the home of Dwight and Dorothy Parks for an eve-

ning of card playing.The Rebekah Circle met

at Denny's on Monday, Aug. 18. At 9 a.m., Presi-dent Donna Wescott wel-comed the ladies present. Donna had to leave early, so she brought me home and took care of some out of town business.

As I answered my phone the other night, the lady on the other end said, “I am Mary Ann Miller of New York”. The lady is re-lated to Melody Metzger, editor of the Lamar Dem-ocrat newspaper. They had talked the evening before and Ms Miller de-cided to call me. She likes to read my article in the newspaper. She sounded like a delightful lady.

The Fiber Art Guild met at Denny's for an 8 a.m. breakfast on Mon-day, Aug. 18. The work began as the group began to assemble on the Lamar square to prepare their handicrafts fair window.

I wore red last Friday to show support of our troops. May God watch over them. Until next time...

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CLUB NOTES

“A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university

education he may steal the whole railroad.”

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FRIENDS & FAMILYSwearingen family meets for reunion

On Sunday, Aug. 11, 33 Swearingen family mem-bers met at the Lamar Se-nior Citizens Center for a potluck dinner and some good visiting.

Those attending were Eugene and Nancy Swearingen, Hiawatha,

Kan.; Fred and Marsha Marshall, Bolivar; Karl and Francis McDaniel and Kenneth and Fern Davis, Carthage; Larry and Susie Holland, Harri-sonville; Jason, Hollie and Gavin Marshall, Webb City; Wallace and Romo-

na, Wally Waggoner, Jen-nifer Marshall Hoggatt and Bekah Mauchbough, Springfield; Janelle and Janet Searles, Iantha; Lin-da King, Milford; Wayne Duncan, Don and Kathy Leedy, Nelma Wilson, Luther and Shirley Lamb,

Harold and Brenda Cor-nell, Rick and Pam Kad-erly, Ivan Voorhees and Ima Jean Pierson, all of Lamar.

Next year's reunion will be held the second Sun-day in August, at the se-nior center.

Barton County adds jobs in July, other area counties lose


JEFFERSON CITY-Barton County was the only area county to add jobs in July. Employment

numbers climbed by 64 jobs while 48 more job seekers joined the labor force. That lowered the unemployment rate to 7.4 percent, down from 7.8 percent in June. The to-

tal number of jobs in the county in July was 4,889, which happened to be the largest number since December, 2007, when it stood at 5,407.

Jasper County had the lowest unemployment rate among the five coun-ties that the Democrat tracks. Its 5.8 percent was unchanged from June, de-spite the loss of 599 jobs. The job loss was offset by 670 workers dropping out of the work force.

Vernon County saw its unemployment rate rise to 6.2 percent from June’s 5.9. The loss of 241 jobs drove the rate up, but it was softened somewhat by 216 workers with-drawing from the work force.

Dade County lost 147 jobs while 154 dropped from the work force. The result was a fractional increase in the unem-

ployment rate, up 0.1 of a point to 6.3 percent.

Cedar County was rela-tively stable, losing 13 jobs while six workers dropped from its work force. The unemployment rate for Cedar inched up to 6.5 percent, compared to June’s 6.2.

Missouri’s unemploy-ment remained at 6.5 per-cent, the same as in June. The national rate edged up 0.1 of a point to 6.2 percent.

In neighboring Kan-sas, the statewide unem-ployment rate remained steady to 4.9 percent. Two of the three counties on the state line nearest Barton County experi-enced slight increases. Crawford rose 0.1 of a point to 5.6 percent, and Cherokee increased half of a percentage point to 5.7. Bourbon remained steady at 4.9 percent.

Dwain and Mary Ann Rutledge were united in marriage at Cedarville on September 4, 1964. The couple have four children. Stacey and wife Pam, Tamara, Cody and wife Sarah and Justin and wife Katie, along with grandchildren Kelsey, Corey, Hunter, Baylor and Ethan Rutledge will host a celebration with family and friends on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the First Christian Church in Lamar. No gifts please.

A come and go reception is being hosted for Mettie and Dan Schreiweis, Lamar, who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Newport Baptist Church. The church is located on F Hwy., east of Lamar. Cards would be appreciated.

Rutledges celebrate 50 years

Schreiweis' to celebrate 50th

Gaylord and Edith Smith will celebrate 60 years together on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Newport Baptist Church.

Smiths tocelebrate 60th

Apartments, continued from page 1A

The council approved a resolution in support of building the complex, whenever that may start. It does offer some inter-esting developments that could occur around the square. That could in-clude another restaurant or two, some type of gro-cery or convenience store, an enlarged dry cleaner, and possibly a partial change in the movie fare at the Plaza. All would be within walking distance of able-bodied residents.

A lengthy discussion about moving a mobile home from its current location at 8th and Mill to 608 East 17th resulted in no decision. Its cur-rent location is zoned as a trailer park, but the property at 608 East 17th is zoned R-3 residential.

A recently passed ordi-nance prohibits mobile homes in R-3 zones. Jack Winningham addressed the council requesting the move. A suggestion of referring the matter to the Planning & Zon-ing Commission was discounted, and instead it will be brought before the council’s Ordinance Committee that will re-examine the content of the zoning ordinance.

Following a public hearing, the city’s tax levy was set at $0.9752 on each $100 of assessed valuation. That includes $0.6152 for the general fund, $0.18 for the park fund, and $0.18 for the memorial fund. The gen-eral fund is $0.0188 high-er than last year, and the park and memorial funds remain the same. The general fund figure is the maximum allowed by the state for cities of Lamar’s assessed valuation.

Only one bid was re-ceived for construction of a new street barn near the north substation. The bidder was Sprouls Con-struction at $169,468. All bids were rejected at last month’s meeting because they exceeded the $175,000 budgeted for the building. Sprouls will construct the build-ing with no services such as electricity and water. They will be added by city workers so as to al-low the project to stay within budgetary limits.

The council’s Utility Committee will meet to review the streets recom-mended for resurfacing by public works director, Norman Schipull. Resur-facing will be limited this year as only $80,000 has been budgeted for the project. Bids will soon be sought with the contract likely to be awarded at the council’s September meeting.

The top of the wage scale for all city employ-ees will be removed. This will prevent wages from becoming frozen for long time employees who are at or near the top of the scales.

Atnip Express of Jasper was the lower of two bid-ders for delivery of rock to the city. Atnip’s bid was lower in all five categories of rock.

The council unani-mously approved Mayor

Keith Divine’s appoint-ment of Michelle Mc-Carter to the park board replacing Jennifer Og-den, who is moving out-side of the city.

Two liquor licenses were approved, one for a temporary license for Tractor’s to sell mixed drinks at an outdoor pa-tio during a portion of the Lamar Fair. The other

was a license transfer to the new owner of Snak Attak and Fastrip.

The council’s next regu-lar meeting will be on September 22, a week later than the usual third Monday of the month. On the 15th, council members will be attend-ing the annual confer-ence of the Missouri Mu-nicipal League.


FRIENDS & FAMILYMETZGER’S MUTTERINGS

By MELODY MEZGERLamar Democrat

Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if everyone could just get along; concentrating their efforts on making the universe a better place to live, instead of tearing each other down. I would say the majority of the people strive to do what is right and good, but un-fortunately the world is full of crotchety people that would rather tear one down instead of build them up. Here at the Dem-ocrat we run on a limited staff and try our hardest to get news in the paper that will appeal to those in the area. Sometimes we make people happy, while

other times not so much. We are trying our hardest and would appreciate any constructive criticism that individuals would like to give us in order to make our product even bet-ter. Without input from the community we don't know if we are successful in our endeavor to cover area events.

Upon reading this, the fair will have come and gone and with it a lot of happy smiles. Sometimes the fair gets to be too much for us “old folk”, but when that happens just watch the kids on the rides, with huge grins plastered across their fac-es and realize that as in a lot of things, the children, our future generation,

are what life is all about. Today's society can be so hard and unrelenting, but one's outlook can easily be refreshed by the inno-cence of a child.

Grandson Landon is 20 months old and didn't want to have much of anything to do with the rides at the fair last year. As he was still so young, the only ride he was able to enjoy last year was the carousel. This year he also rode the cars and what fun he had as he discovered the joy that came with sit-ting in this little contrap-tion, traveling in circles, with colorful lights also getting his attention. His huge smile was evident as he went round and round and he would have been quite content to sit there as long as he could, until someone came to get him out. If only adults could be so easily entertained!

Speaking of children, not sure how many of my readers are true baseball

fans, but part of the love of the game includes the Little League World Se-ries, made up of youth 11-13 years old. The Little League World Series be-gan in 1947 and is always played every August in Williamsport, Pa. The coaches that work with these kids are so caring

and compassionate and everyone involved in the endeavor is a volunteer. This is one of my favor-ite televised events of the year, watching these kids as they struggle to come out on top. They are faced with such diversity, but in-stead of letting it get them down, it inspires them to

do better. Shouldn't that be the case for everyone?

School is back in full swing, so whether or not you are a student, safety is a primary concern. Please watch out for little ones on bikes, walking, getting off the bus, etc., as they may not always be watching for you.

Letter to editorDear Editor:So far, headway in

rendering Obamacare legally impotent has been the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby case wherein Hobby Lobby is exempted from pro-viding certain kinds of contraception medi-cines to their female employees. Heralded by its proponents as a ma-jor victory it seems like-ly the celebration may be comparatively short-

lived. This is based on the consideration that when the U.S. Supreme Court gave the green light to corporations to contrib-ute an unlimited amount during elections of public officials under Citizens United, an effort was be-gun to propagate a con-stitutional amendment to supersede the Court's decision, which indeed it could. This venture, with unprecedented voter sup-port, is now shy of only two states from the two-

thirds majority necessary for it to automatically become an amendment to our Constitution and render Citizens United, and any subsequent law similar to it, non-existent. Little known is that the decision in the Hobby Lobby case, by definition and likely by coincidence, will also be negated by this amendment.

Leon FaubionCo-Editor, The Muddy

Creek JournalAlbuquerque, NM

Girls 7-9 months from left are first place, Gabby Jo George, daughter of Tiffany and Nate George, Pittsburg, Kan.; second place, MaKayla Achey, daughter of Matthew and Jessica Achey, Lamar and third place, Lexi Moore, daughter of Skyler and Monica Moore, Lamar.

Winners of the 2014 Lamar Free Fair Baby Show held Friday morning, Aug. 22, at Thiebaud Auditorium.

All photos by Melissa Little/Lamar Democrat

Baby show winners

Girls 0-3 months from left are first place, Mylah Garver, daughter of Bryan and Marcy Garver, Lockwood; second place, Verity Stout, daughter of Amber Stout and Chris Jones, Lamar and third place, Marayah Gilkey, daughter of Monte and Alicia Gilkey, Nevada.

Boys 0-3 months from left are first place, Trenton Dintaman, son of Russell and Brittany Dintaman, Jasper; second place, Jackson Reavley, son of Brenton and Kristen Reavley, Parkville and third place, Kasen Morey, son of Kyle and Shandi Morey, Lamar.

The winning twins were left to right, Walker and Estelle Rives, children of Crystal and Thomas Rives, Lamar.

Girls 4-6 months from left are first place, Lainey Gillen, daughter of Ariele and Sebastian Gillen, Reeds; second place, Aliyah Slater, daughter of Brittany Slater, Lamar and third place, Josie Chairez, daughter of Jose and Johnna Chairez, Lamar.

Boys 4-6 months from left are first place, Antonio Chairez, son of Brenda and Riel Chairez, Lamar; second place, Briar Walters, son of Keb and Amanda Walters, Lamar and third place, Liam Tidball, son of Lindsey and Caleb Tidball, Jasper.

Boys 10-12 months from left are first place, JJ Engle, son of Joseph and Shelley Engle, Webb City; second place, Milo McKinnis, son of Darrell and Rebecca McKinnis, Bentonville, Ark. and third place, Ridge Hollands, son of Brian and Megan Hollands, Nevada.

Boys 7-9 months from left are first place, Gaige Harris, son of Isaac and Lauren Harris, Topeka, Kan.; second place, Drew Weasner, son of Frank and Melanie Weasner, Clyde, Ohio and third place, Quentin Freeman, son of Travis and Becky Freeman, Carthage.

Girls 10-12 months from left are first place, Shay Sweeney, daughter of Dylan Sweeney and Alli Taylor, Lamar; second place, Talya Hany, daughter of Richard and Andrea Hany, Ellington, Connecticut and third place, Myka Griggs, daughter of Jesica and Mike Griggs, Lockwood.

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The graduating class of 1959 from Liberal High School met for its 55th class reunion on Saturday, June 7, at the Kneeland Center in Liberal. Class members attending met at 4 p.m. for a catered chick-en dinner.

Those attending were Tom and Wilma Crockett, Don and Wilma (Smith) McKibben, John and Judy Rawlings, Alta (Dukes) Carpenter, Pat and Nan-cy (Rice) Tohill, Darlene (Blincoe) Nance, Barbara (White) Johnson, Phyllis

(White) Oglesby, David and Jill (Workman) Butler, Erma (Riley) Fields, Bob and Sue (Stevens) Corben, Earl Smith, Charles and Nancy (Essex) Sorenson, Don and Elaine White, Gary and Kaye (Walker) Charlton, Sue (Weaver)

Page and Jim and Carol Hanshaw. Also present was Marcel and Helen Normand. He was a for-mer teacher at Liberal.

Dennis Reed, also a class member, had been there earlier, but had left before photos were taken.

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Liberal High School class of 1959 holds 55th reunion

Pictured are, front row, left to right, Erma Jo (Riley) Fields, Wilma (Smith) McKibben, Darlene (Blincoe) Nance, Barbara (White) Johnson, Nancy (Essex) Sorenson and Marcel Normand, sponsor; back row, left to right, John Rawlings, Tom Crockett, Phyllis (White) Oglesby, Sue (Stevens) Corben, Nancy (Rice) Tohill, Sue (Weaver) Page, Jill (Workman) Butler, Alta (Dukes) Carpenter, Kay (Walker) Charlton, Don White, Earl Smith and Jim Hanshaw.

Johnson graduates from Adams State University

ALAMOSA, Colo.-Brittany Johnson, Lamar, Mo., graduated from the Adams State University in Ala-mosa during Spring 2014 Commencement held Saturday, May 10, in Plachy Hall. Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Stud-ies/Non Licensure.

School board sets tax levy, completes various personnel lists

LAMAR-The Lamar R-I Board of Education set the tax levy for the 2014-15 school year at its meet-ing of August 18. The op-erating levy will be $3.75 with a debt service levy of $0.51. The total levy will be $4.26 on each $100 of assessed valuation.

Three names were add-ed to the substitute teach-er list bringing the total to 25 who will be avail-able for classroom duty during the coming school

year. Also, the office staff

and the remainder of the uncertified staff were ap-proved. The total non-certified staff comes to 63.

A policy was adopted that allows employees’ insurance premiums to be deducted from pay checks before taxes are calculated. It becomes ef-fective on September 1.

An ethics policy recom-mended by the Missouri School Boards Associa-

tion was adopted which covers conflicts of interest and financial disclosure.

Building principals re-ported that the opening day of school, August 18, went very smoothly.

Superintendent Dr. Zach Harris gave the board an update on building construction and repairs. He said the new roof and guttering on the front of the middle school building should be completed by the 22nd.

Harris also looked to the future and said that consideration needs to be given to adding safe rooms to the high school and East Primary.

The new safe room nearing

completion that serves

Lamar Middle School

and West Elementary.

Sound panels have been

added to the massive walls and carpeting

to the floor. The safe room/

band room has walls that

consist of 24 steel centered

concrete panels that are welded

together. Each panel

weighs 34,000 pounds.


Fish-With-A-Cop Day enjoyed at Wheeler Park

By RAWN TOLERLamar Police Dept.

The Lamar Police De-partment held its annual Fish-With-A-Cop Day on May 19, at Wheeler Park. Each year the police de-partment, partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation, takes the entire Lamar sixth grade fishing. They divide the class in two; taking one group in the morning and the other in the afternoon, with lunch in between. The conservation depart-ment stocks the pond with catfish and bluegill each year, prior to the event, so that the odds of “catching something” are a little bet-ter. With close to 50 kids in each group, they kept everyone busy.

Those helping assist the kids with untangling lines, removing fish and bait-ing hooks. Each year they have a few kids who have never fished before, so they teach them the fun-

damentals of fishing, so when they leave they are able to fish on their own. The kids are fed a lunch that is cooked by the Mis-souri Department of Con-servation officers. The meal consists of deep fried catfish and fried potatoes.

Before each group left for the day they had a drawing for a new fishing rod and reel, along with a tackle box donated. There was also a prize tackle box for the biggest fish in each group. The weather was great and made for a wonderful day of fishing. With this program the police department is try-ing to develop a continu-ing relationship between the students and the law enforcement officers. They are with them dur-ing the fifth grade with the D.A.R.E. Program and then again in the seventh grade with the G.R.E.A.T. Program. These programs and events help keep the officers in contact with the

students and promotes a good healthy relationship, as well as a fun time.

We were glad to have members from the Bar-ton County Ambulance District and the Barton County Sheriff 's Depart-ment on hand to assist us. We were fortunate again this year to receive dona-tions from two local busi-nesses, Walmart and Cash Saver, along with the Elks Club to make this event possible. I would again like to say thank you to all who helped with the pro-gram. We look forward to this event every year.

AREA NEWS

Lamar Police Officer Christopher Anderson fishes with two Lamar students.

Tickets, continued from page 1Athe first 15 to let them know they have won. Tickets can then be picked up at the office, 100 E. 11th St.

Names of the winners will appear in the Sep-tember 10 issue of the Democrat.

Tickets are good for

any weekend beginning August 30 through Octo-ber 13, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine.

Although this has not been done for several years, the newspaper did give Renaissance Festival tickets away in the past and there was always a

huge turnout for a chance to win the tickets. The pa-per is extremely glad to be able to offer this ser-vice to its readers again.

For more information on the festival see their ad in the Lamar Democrat or visit their website at kcrenfest.com.

Repair, continued from page 1Aflat layout of the land and the availability of utilities. The parcel was the 160 acres lying west of Walmart known as the Farmers Trust.

Economic Developer John Adams said the

Lamar site scored well, but likely was not chosen because the BNSF line that passes through La-mar does not transport many tank cars. It pri-marily carries coal from Wyoming to generating

plants in the Mississippi Valley and areas to the southeast.

The vendor who repre-sents BNSF is also look-ing at sites in Kansas, southeast Missouri, and Arkansas.

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for the position of being placed on the November 4 ballot for the general election. The meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 28, 7 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Lamar.

Associate circuit judg-

es shall be qualified voters of the state and residents of the county, at least 25 years old and have such other qualifications as may be provided by law. Every supreme, appellate, circuit and associate cir-cuit court judge shall be

licensed to practice law in the state.

For more information call Barton County Re-publican Central Com-mittee Chair Maxine Rad-er at 417-682-2588.

Tigers pick up where they left offBy CHRIS MORROW

Lamar Democrat

The Lamar Tigers opened their season Fri-day night with a 63-0 route of visiting Mount Vernon in a Big 8 Con-ference match-up. The Tigers, in pursuit of their fourth consecutive Class 2 state championship, picked up right where they left off last fall.

Anthony Wilkerson put the home team on the board in the first quarter with a 37 yard scoring run. Todd Morrow's point after kick put Scott Bai-ley's team up 7-0.

The Tigers erupted for 28 second quarter points, with Johnny Brooks tak-ing it in from 24 yards out. Senior quarterback Tripp Tucker ran for a one yard score and passed to Tren-ton Mooney for a five yard touchdown. Luke Hard-man added a 44 yard run.

The third quarter saw the Tigers defense show their closing speed as they dominated the Mountain-eers ground game and took advantage of a pair of miscues on passes. Brooks picked a pass and took it back 38 yards to paydirt. Morrow followed two se-ries later with a 60 yard

interception return for a touchdown.

The Tigers junior varsity squad got into the action in the fourth quarter, with Matt Whyman running in from 54 yards out. Fresh-man Michael Danner scored on a 13 yard run late.

The Tigers head to Sen-eca Friday night where they will face off with an-other Big 8 Conference foe in an Indians team that was crushed in their opener 55-0 by Monett, who scored on all seven of their first half posses-sions.

Kick off is set for 7 p.m.

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowLamar defensive coordinator Thad Lundine and Trenton Mooney talk on

the sideline during the second half of the Tigers 63-0 drubbing of Mount Vernon in the season opener Friday night.

God's Little Angels are a blessing

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

(Editor's Note: This article was written with the assistance of Ed Musgrove, whose contribution was greatly appreciated).

For over 50 years the Full Gospel Church, near the east-ern edge of Lamar on Hagny St., has spent much of its time and resources in an effort to aid the Navajo Indians in the Four-Corners area of the Unit-ed States. During that time, lit-erally thousands of quilts and blankets, along with clothes and food supplies, were deliv-ered to some key tribal areas in New Mexico and Arizona; however, with the passing of church founder Reverend Ken-neth Musgrove last year, it was evident that his work with the Navajo had to pass to another church that had a larger volun-teer base, in order to keep up with such a hectic pace. The church that took over from Full Gospel is located in Mississippi and the Lamar congregation is deeply appreciative and grate-

ful for their efforts to maintain the mission work that began five decades ago by the late Rev. Musgrove.

Just two months after Rev. Musgrove's passing, several la-dies of the church formed a new group that concentrated on a scaled down version of making quilts for local missions. Using the term scaled down is what literally happened. The women began making lap quilts with some of the leftover material from the church's work with the Navajo, as well as lots of do-nated scraps and bolts of ma-terial. The church leaders gave the group an annual budget to help with their endeavor, as well.

The ladies that comprise the group are Violet Musgrove, Georgia Carr, Shirley Law-rence, Wanda Dill, Stephanie Wright and Connie Musgrove.

The group works on the quilts in one-half of the original church sanctuary, which was converted years ago to Sun-day school rooms. Newer ta-bles were scavenged, as well as

better folding chairs, a cou-ple of sewing machines and lots of leftover sewing notions as they be-gan their new mission. The group of ladies meet and work on Monday af-ternoons, but most of them take “home-work” home and put in many hours around their own kitchen tables, or a spare bedroom set aside for sewing.

This group of dedicated la-dies has taken on the name, “God's Little Angels” and they travel as a group when they de-liver their lap quilts to those in need. This writer visited the ladies on a Monday after-noon, to view the operation and get pic-tures of these busy, dedicated ladies. I wasn't there very long before I knew that they were on a mission and did not let anything get in their way of getting the job

done. Each one had a specific chore, working in synchronic-ity, moving from one project to another.

When I first arrived I got to view Connie and Georgia as they were laying out a quilt to have the batting applied. I was told that when Super 8 in La-mar did some remodeling, they donated their used bedding to these ladies to be used in the making of the quilt. On this particular day they were us-ing a blanket to do the job. It was quickly noted that almost all of the material and sewing notions have been donated to the group. There was another room that was set up with long tables and more quilting mate-rial, with Violet Musgrove at the end, tying a quilt. Violet is the wife of Rev. Kenneth Mus-grove. Wanda Dill was also making herself busy and as I had the opportunity to chat with these ladies, I realized what a special atmosphere ex-isted within the walls.

These “Angels” have provided lap quilts to the Ronald Mc-

Donald House in Joplin and Maple Senior Center in Lamar. The quilts are also provided as prayer quilts to individu-

als that may be going through an illness or medical situation,

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COLUMBIA-“Making the Best Better” for generations of 4-H'ers, 54 people joined the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame on August 9, at the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia.

Inductees from 41 counties brought with them a total of 1,566 years of volunteer ser-vice to the hall of fame. More than 300 family members and friends attended the eighth an-

nual event for which citizens nominated 4-H'ers for out-standing volunteer work in lo-cal 4-H programs.

“This celebration acknowl-edges the contributions of dis-tinguished 4-H leaders – both past and present,” says State 4-H Council President Trent Ludwig. The Missouri 4-H Foundation honors individuals with a legacy of service to 4-H with induction into the Mis-

souri 4-H Hall of Fame.“These leaders have made ex-

ceptional contributions to the lives of Missouri 4-H mem-bers and we are proud to honor their service,” says Missouri 4-H Foundation Executive Di-rector Cheryl Reams.

FCS Financial, the Missouri State Fair and the Missouri 4-H Foundation, sponsor the an-nual event.

Missouri 4-H Hall of Fameinducts 54 members

Representing Barton County were Donald and Wilma McKibben, pictured in the front row, second and third from the left.

SEDALIA-The third year of exhibiting at the Missouri State Fair brought the suc-cess he was seeking. Stet-son Wiss’s crossbred steer, Ricky, was judged the Grand Champion Market Steer from among 180 entries.

Stetson is the son of Brooke and Casey Wiss of Lamar and a member of the Learn-A-Do 4-H Club.

He bought the steer in Oc-tober, 2013 from Tracy Gore-tska of Coredon, Iowa, when it weighed approximately 820 pounds. When judged best of show in Sedalia, it weighed in at 1,325 pounds. The show was held in the venerable old Coliseum, the oldest regularly used build-ing on the fairgrounds.

In the Sale of Champions, the steer drew a top bid of $23,000 from a combine of Edward Jones & Associates, the Univer-sity of Missouri Independent Aggie, and hometown support. Stetson received 70 percent of the sale with 30 percent going for school scholarships in agri-culture.

He has shown his steer six times and finished in the top five each time. Twice he was the grand champion, at the state fair and at Columbia’s Jack Pot livestock show.

Also at this year’s Missouri State Fair, Stetson had the re-serve grand champion 4-H Market Lamb from among 550 entries, and was recognized as the champion junior sheep showman.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Molly Bean and Paul Ding-man, members of the Liberal FFA chapter in Liberal, Mo., will be on stage and in the spotlight October 29 to No-vember 1, during the 2014 National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Kentucky.

Bean, a junior and the daughter of Ron and Tracy Bean, has been selected to play percussion in the Na-tional FFA Band.

Dingman, a senior and the son of Brent and April Ding-man, has been selected to play trombone in the National FFA Band.

Bean and Dingman submit-ted audition tapes and were

selected to help bring full in-strumental balance to the band from a pool of applicants from across the country.

The National FFA Band will perform several times during the national convention and expo.

Bean and Dingman will join fellow band members in Louis-ville three days before the event for rehearsals.

The National FFA Organi-zation provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agri-cultural education to 579,678 student members in grades seven through 12, who belong to one of 7,570 local FFA chap-ters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Local FFA members selected to National FFA Band

Stetson Wiss shows Grand Champion Market Steer at State Fair

Stetson Wiss with “Ricky,” this year’s Grand Champion Market Steer at the Missouri State Fair. Obviously, something to smile about.

Lamar Democrat/Melody MetzgerWanda Dill and Violet Musgrove stay busy in this large room filled with

quilting materials and sewing notions that have been so kindly donated to the group.

Lamar Democrat/Melody MetzgerConnie Musgrove and Georgia Carr work on a lap quilt as Wanda Dill

poses for the camera.

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to be used as a constant reminder that those re-ceiving the quilts are not alone, but in someone's heart and prayers. Amer-ica is blessed to have some of the best medical facilities, with dedicated doctors and nurses and nearly all of these profes-sionals will readily admit that the comfort and en-couragement that comes with prayer is an impor-tant ally in defeating ill-ness and injury. These phenomenal ladies have even sent quilts as far as Canada and Colorado and on each occasion the recipients were uplifted by knowing that the con-gregation of a small Mis-souri church was think-ing and praying for them.

This next month ushers in one year of providing this mission, with over 95 prayer quilts being made to date. So while the mission has changed,

the main goal of helping others goes on. It would have been nice to keep pace with the original work that was provided to the Navajo Indians, but the mere fact that the volunteer work force in many rural churches has evolved into a cadre of re-tired senior citizens, set-ting new goals was neces-sary. One characteristic unchanged by time is the devotion these women have toward their work for God.

As I visited with the ladies on Monday after-

noon, it was revealed that the next big project is nearing completion and that 50 lap quilts will be delivered to a senior resi-dential care center in Jo-plin, where interim pas-tor Rev. Mark Lavine has worked as one of their chaplains this past year. The spectacular patterns and colors of these quilts were matched by the beautiful auras that ema-nated from these ladies as they went about their work. It was extremely apparent that they loved what they were doing and

felt strongly about bring-ing the love of Christ to others through this very worthwhile mission.

God is faithful, alwaysBy JACK SLADE

Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church

This I recall to mind therefore, I have hope. The Lord's loving kind-ness indeed never ceases, for His compassions nev-er fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. (Lamenta-tions 3:21-23).

Whenever we are facing difficult circumstances and wonder, "Where is God?", one of the first things we should do is to look in the rearview mirror of our lives. What we will see will undoubt-edly give us strength for today and hope for to-morrow. What we will see is God's faithfulness throughout our lives. We will see how He has loved us, redeemed us through past struggles, provided for our needs, woke us up this morning and how He continues to cover us with His love through-out the day. As you think about all that you're go-ing through or wonder how you'll be able to pick up the pieces of your life and move forward, don't be discouraged. God was faithful yesterday, He is faithful today and He will be faithful tomor-row. God never changes (Hebrews 13:8). You can always depend on Him. Think about it. What past challenges has God brought you through? Has He healed your hurt-ing heart? Or weakened body? Has He ever deliv-ered you from fear, worry, anger or despair? Have you ever experienced His peace, joy or strength? Has He ever forgiven you, blessed you or provided for you? As you recall God's faithfulness to help you in the past, know that you can trust Him to be faithful now and in

the future. "Understand, therefore that the Lord your God, is the faithful God who for a thousand generations keeps His promises and constantly loves those who love Him and who obey His com-mandments.” (Deuteron-omy 7:9TLB) He will not fail you!

Take back your life, You can do this!.... Take a few minutes to look in the rearview mirror of your life. What are some things that God has brought you through? What are some ways in which He has blessed your life in the past? Make it a point to remind yourself every morning, about God's faithfulness and compas-sion towards you. "For His compassion never fails. They are new every morning.” (Lamentations

3:23) And remind your-self of His promises to you. They are sprinkled throughout the Bible. I want to share some of these found in Psalm103: He forgives all my sins, He heals me, He saves my life from destruction, He surrounds me with good things and renews my youth like the eagles. He reveals His ways to me, He performs justice for me against oppression, He sets me free. He gives me His grace and mercy even though I don’t de-serve it. Thank Him for His faithfulness in the past then express to Him your trust in His faithful-ness to fulfill His promise in your life today and in the future.

Helping scriptures: Psalm 89:1; 2 Thessalo-nians 3:3; Hebrews 10:23.

INSPIRATIONThe word of God

By REV. GALEN FRIEDRICHS

Grace Lutheran ChurchThe holy scriptures are

the word of God. Because they are the word of God, they have an authority, which no other book has.

They are unique. No other writing, no other book, no other teacher can claim such authority. By His al-mighty word, God created everything out of noth-ing in six days. He simply called it into existence and it came into being. By His

almighty word, God has created the church and He continues to preserve it and cause it to grow. St. Paul calls it the "breath of God". By His breath He creates life in us, just as He created life in Adam in the Garden of Eden.

All other writings, speeches and sayings are open to interpreta-tion. They are subject to the opinions of those that read or hear them. We all have opinions. Everybody does. We im-pose our opinions, point of view, upon what we read, hear and see, upon books, teachers and writ-ings. When we read or hear something we may or may not believe it. The same is true concerning all the things that we ex-perience with our senses. We judge them accord-ing to our own reason, education and experi-

ence. Arrogantly, we treat the word of God, the holy scriptures, in the same way. While it is appropri-ate and even necessary that we judge what we read and experience, for us to stand as judge over the word of God is sinful. But, we are sinful rebel-lious people and we show our rebellion against God by how we treat His word. Yet despite what we think of it, despite the world and its leader's, teacher's and inhabitant's opin-ion, the holy scriptures have an authority of their own. Simply because they are the word of God. The authority of the word of God does not need our support. Rather we need it and without it we would be lost forever.

At the heart of the word of God is Jesus. He is the word, the eternal Son of God, and He speaks

that word to us. Through that word He gives to us light and life. All of the Bible comes from God and centers its attention upon Jesus our Savior. Through it the Holy Spirit testifies to the Son of God through whom we have access to the Father. From the word of God, given through Moses in Genesis to the word of God given through John in Revela-tion, is all the testimony of the Holy Spirit concern-ing Jesus. Here He shows us Jesus that in Him we might have life and salva-tion.

For this reason the word of God is the foundation of the church. It is the life and language of the church. As God speaks to us through His word, He accomplishes what He says. Thus we have great regard for the pre-cious waters of holy bap-

tism, for in this water is the word and promise of God. We find comfort in this sacrament and anx-iously bring our children to it. So also when the word of God read, studied and preached in its purity, we consider it the voice of God and take great com-fort in His promises and doctrine. When we hear the words of absolution from the human lips of the pastor, we know that by it our sins are forgiven before God Himself be-cause this is the word and promise of God. In the Lord's Supper, it is Jesus who is Himself eternal God that declares, "This is My body, This is My blood," and "Whoever eats My body and drinks My blood has eternal life." Since it is His word, the word of God, we can be-lieve it and take comfort in it.

Pastor's NoteBy MARK TURNBOUGH

Lamar United Methodist Church

The events of Ferguson, Missouri, have dis-turbed each of us. We had hoped this kind of war-fare is far behind us. The Academy Award-win-ning film Places in the Heart has always been one of my favorite films. It’s the story of a young wom-an, played by Sally Field, widowed within the first few minutes of the film, her husband murdered, she struggles against principalities and powers of evil incarnate in everyday life of central Texas during the 1930s. Forces work to take away the only thing her husband has left her and her two small children - a small farm in Texas. Lynchings, brutality, infidelity, racism, greed, duplicity - all of these are woven into the lives of those who make up the tapestry of Benton's story.

The film ended, in a way that grabbed me, with a communion service. At first the camera shows you a few of the good folk in town taking the elements. Next, some of the not-so-good, the banker and his friendly crooks, who conspired to take away Sally’s farm. The camera continues to move with the cups of wine. There is the faithful black farmhand who helped bring in the crop so the widow might pay her mortgage; next to him, the blind boarder. The plate passes to the chil-dren, then to their mother. She is seated next to her late husband. As you are trying to take this in, the plate moves to the young man who shot her husband, he’s in church, receiving communion alongside the man he killed! They commune, and each responds: “the peace of God.” All are gath-ered at the table, to share the bread and cup of sal-vation. Suddenly this is more than Sunday morn-ing; this is the kingdom of God, eternity captured in time... .

This is not a human point of view. It certainly wasn’t mine. I want justice! But the camera has given us a look at life, the way Jesus said God looks at it. God has done something to enable everyone to come home. The apostle Paul says it this way: In Christ, God was reconciling us to himself, not counting our trespasses against us... Our hope for Ferguson, and many other places, reconciliation that goes beyond any human abil-ity or understanding.

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

THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARIES WILL be closed Monday, Sept. 1, in observance of Labor Day. They will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 2, 10 a.m.A PUBLIC/PRIVATE SCHOOL PLANNING meet-ing will be held Friday, Aug. 29, 8:30 a.m., at the La-mar Middle School Library. This meeting is being held to plan for the provision of services to disabled chil-dren who are residing in the district and are being ed-ucated in religious, private or home school settings.THE 2013-14 LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL TIGER Yearbooks are ready for pick up. The theme is “Caus-ing An Uproar”. There are a limited amount of extra books on sale for $55. For details contact Holly Will-hite at 417-682-5571, ext. 408, or e-mail [email protected] HIGH SCHOOL 40TH CLASS reunion pictures are ready for pick up at Davis Insurance on the south side of the Lamar square.LIBRARY FRIENDS WILL MEET THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 5 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library, to work on the book sale and scheduling.THE DADE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT will host its First Annual Color Run on Saturday, Sept. 20, 8:30 a.m., at the Lockwood City Park, 9th and Walnut. Proceeds from the run/walk will go to sup-port the Dade County Relay for Life and Breast Can-cer Survivor Dinner. This is a 3.1 mile fun run/walk and is a non-competitive, non-timed event. The cost is $35 for adults or $25 for youth 12 and under. Reg-istration forms are available at the health department or online at www.dadecountyhealthdept.com.THE CREATIVE WRITERS GROUP WILL MEET Monday, Sept. 8, 10 a.m., at the Nevada Public Library meeting room. Enter through the Walnut St. (south) entrance. This is open to the public and new members are welcome. There are no fees or dues. Author Doris Quackenbush will lead an open discussion on writing non-fiction short stories. Writers of all genres, whether published or non-published, are encouraged to attend. For information call Nancy Malcom at 417-667-2024.OZARK SHORTS, A MONTHLY SCREENING se-ries of international award-winning short films, will be shown Saturday, Aug. 30, 1 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library, 10th and Cherry, Lamar. This is free and open to the public. Come see a variety of some of the world’s best short films. More information can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/ozarkshorts.THE JASPER SURVIVING SPOUSES WILL meet Wednesday, Sept. 10, 11:15 a.m., at the Lamar Senior Center. Lunch will be eaten at the center. There is a special program planned, plus Bingo.THE BARTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPART-MENT, 1301 E. 12th St., Lamar, will be closed in ob-servance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1. Home health will be on call at 417-682-3363.THE AMERICAN LEGION AND AUXILIARY will meet Monday, Sept. 8, 6 p.m., at Denny’s back room for supper. The meeting will follow.THE RETIRED EDUCATORS OF THE Barton County Area will meet Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the Christian Church Fellowship Hall. District 9 Presi-dent Vicky Orr and District 9 Membership Chairman Dan Barger will be the guest speakers. Breakfast will be at 8:30 a.m., with the business meeting at 9 a.m. Please plan to attend scheduled monthly meetings as there is strength in numbers.NURSES FROM BARTON COUNTY Memorial Hospital will get together to reminisce and recall their times at the hospital, to be held Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Tractor’s in Lamar. Breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to ? All are welcome. For information call Cecilia at 239-898-3680.THE WILHELM REUNION WILL BE held Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Lamar City Park shelter house. A pot-luck dinner will be held around 12:30-1 p.m.THE LAMAR ART LEAGUE WILL MEET Thurs-day, Sept. 4, 10 a.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library. Bring something to work on and a sack lunch. For more information call Donna Holt at 417-398-2614.THE CROCKETT REUNION WILL BE HELD Sunday, Sept. 21, at the Lamar City Park. They will eat potluck beginning at about 12:30 p.m.JACK NOLL OF LAMAR WILL CELEBRATE his 80th birthday on August 29. A come and go recep-tion will be held at Party Oasis on Saturday, Aug. 30, 1:30 p.m., to 3:30 p.m., hosted by the Noll kids. Please no gifts; however cards would be appreciated. His ad-dress is 223 South Hwy. KK, Lamar, Mo. 64759.THE STUMP REUNION WILL BE HELD Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Golden City East Park building.A FREE MOVIE MATINEE WILL BE HELD Mon-day, Sept. 8, 1 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar. Refreshments will be served. For movie ti-tle and more details call the library at 417-682-5355.PARAMOUNT HEADWARE REUNION will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, 12 noon, at the new location of the old bowling alley building in Lockwood. For information call 417-232-4405.THE BUSY BEE 4-H CLUB WILL HOST A small animal show in the American Legion lot during Lock-wood’s September Days on Saturday, Sept. 20. The show is open to all youth ages 8-18, showing rabbits, poultry, goats and sheep. Ages 5-7 may participate for fun (poultry or rabbits only), but will not be judged. Check in begins at 8 a.m., with judging to start at 9 a.m. For information call Tony Crisamore at 417-235-2337 or Julie Terry at 417-880-2034.THE ANNUAL HIGGINS-HAGINS REUNION will be held Sunday, Aug. 31, 12 noon, at the Lamar City Park. A basket dinner will be served. Please bring a cov-ered dish. Family members are encouraged to attend.A CARD SHOWER IS BEING HELD FOR Thelma Pope, who will turn 98 on September 7. Cards can be sent to her at 337 SW 90th Rd., Jasper, Mo. 64755.PRAIRIE STATE PARK WILL HOLD ITS Prairie Jubilee on Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The park is locat-ed at 128 NW 150th Lane in Mindenmines. For in-formation call 417-843-6711.THE 10TH STREET COMMUNITY FARMERS’ Market is open Wednesdays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat-urdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

RECORDSDEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS

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SHARON (SEIGEL)

FORKNERLAMAR-A graveside

service was held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Walker Cem-etery in Welch, Okla., for Sharon Anna (Sei-gel) Forkner, 70, Lamar, who died at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. Rob Wilson officiated.

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

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

Condolences may be left at www.danielfuner-alhome.net.

Survivors include two sons, Rodney and Lo-rie Forkner, Irwin and Brett Forkner and Sherry Weis, Lamar; a daughter, Tamie Hurt, Lamar; her fiance, David Cartwright; a brother, Rick and Deb-bie Seigel, Welch, Okla.; three sisters, Beverly and Bill Haire, Vinita, Okla., Carolyn and Jack Forkner, Joplin and Patty and Paul Ercolin, La Grand, Ore.; two sister-in-laws, Karen Seigel, Welch, Okla. and Sue Seigel, Branson; her mother-in-law, Ramona Forkner; five grandchil-dren, Ryan, Chase, Ka-leb, Brandon and Justin and great-grandchildren, Beighlor Jess, Oliver, Paisley, Dylan and Sa-mantha and many nieces and nephews who she also dearly loved, along with her fiance David's family, children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two

brothers, Billy and Albert Seigel and a sister, Becky Parker.

Mrs. Forkner was born Nov. 12, 1943, at Welch, Okla., to Woodrow Wil-liam and Margaret Juan-ita (Grooms) Seigel. She attended school at Welch, Okla. She worked at O'Sullivan Industries for many years. She also did some babysitting and was an assistant Girl Scout leader. She enjoyed tak-ing care of her flowers and was well known for her beautiful wisteria. She loved golfing, fishing and camping with her fam-ily. She was very talented and enjoyed painting old saw blades and murals. She was described as a “Giver” and had a “Gen-tle, Kind Spirit”. She was recently baptized and was very happy that she was able to share that expe-rience with many of her family and friends. Her children and grandchil-dren were most precious and she loved to share photos of them every chance she had. Her pets were like children to her; especially her Bandi, who lived to be 21 years old.

MARGARET JUNE KEESEE

TOPEKA, Kan.-Grave-side services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Sheldon Cemetery in Sheldon, Mo., for Mar-garet June Keesee, 83, Topeka, who died at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at Midland Hospice Care in Topeka.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, Mo.

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

Survivors include two daughters, Diana Duff-ield and husband Chuck, Leavenworth and Margie Vermillion and husband John, Batesville, Mis-sissippi; grandchildren, Amy Mullins and hus-band Wade, Topeka, Car-rie McMahan and hus-band Greg, Tulsa, Okla., John Bradley Vermillion and wife Angie, Halletts-ville, Texas; Jamie Vermil-lion, Overbrook, Brandy Gager and husband Mike and Jesse Hornecker and wife Amy, all of Topeka; Chad Duffield and wife Mackenzie, Plumas Lake, Calif.; Patrick Duffield and Jeremy Duffield and wife Renee, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 19 ½ great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other rela-tives and friends.

She was preceded in death by three siblings,

Jack, Truman and Gerald.Mrs. Keesee was born

June 30, 1931, in Sheldon, Mo., to James Vincil and Sylvia (Shaffer) Cooper. She grew up in Sheldon and was a 1949 graduate of Sheldon High School. She worked locally in Ne-vada, Mo. at Nellie Don for a number of years, then relocated to Topeka where she was employed first at Physio Technol-ogy, then Smith Truss, always as a seamstress. Her move to Topeka was to be closer to enjoy her family. She also worked for a time as manager of Holton Senior Housing in Holton. In her spare time she enjoyed crocheting, sewing and always loved music, but was especially fond of cooking “for ev-eryone”.

MARIEBANWART

LAMAR-Services will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Konantz Warden Funeral Home for Marie Banwart, 92, Lamar, who died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Barton County Memorial Hospi-tal. Burial will be in Ian-tha Cemetery.

The complete obituary will appear in the Sep-tember 3 Lamar Demo-crat.

BETTY O’SULLIVAN

LAMAR-Services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Lamar United Meth-odist Church for Betty Rhea O’Sullivan, 90, La-mar, who died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, at her home. Burial was in Lake Cemetery.

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

Memorial contributions may be made to the La-mar United Methodist Church or L.I.F.E. Foun-dation, in care of the fu-neral home.

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

Survivors include three sons, Dan O’Sullivan and wife Linda, Tom O’Sullivan Jr. and wife Ma-ria and Mike O’Sullivan and wife Jennifer, two

daughters, Betty Thieman and husband Tom and Katie Day and husband Randy; sons-in-law, Jim Hillman and wife Martha and Terry Riegel and wife Karen, all of Lamar; two nieces, Karen Wegener and husband Ron, Lamar and Sharon Wadley and husband John, Sedalia; a nephew, Mike O’Sullivan and wife Kay, Lamar; a cousin, Bill O’Brien, La-mar; a special friend and caregiver, Margie Lynn; 24 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren. She was looking forward to welcoming her 43rd great-grandchild to the family in December.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Deveaux; a stillborn son, James Michael O’Sullivan; two daughters, Peggy Hillman and Patty Rie-gel and a great-grandson, Ethan Kelly Hull.

Mrs. O’Sullivan was born Feb. 19, 1924, at Dixon, to Frederick and Blanche (Potter) Lies-mann. After graduating from McKinley High School in St. Louis at age 15, she attended Harris-Stowe Teachers College. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she was a hospitable home-maker, who enjoyed host-ing gatherings of friends and family. She shared her talent of needlepoint by making Christmas stockings for every mem-ber of the family. She was an avid bridge player, be-longed to several bridge groups and also enjoyed the fellowship of her PEO sisters of Chapter EP. She was an active member of Lamar United Methodist Church, where she had been involved with Unit-ed Methodist Women and taught Sunday school.

She married Thomas Marshall O’Sullivan on July 14, 1940, at Hills-boro. They had celebrated 63 years together before his death on March 12, 2004.

HUGO HERMAN SCHIERNBECKLAMAR-Funeral mass

will be held at 2 p.m. to-day (Wednesday) at St.

BARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER LUNCH MENU: September 1-5MONDAY- Closed, La-

bor Day.TUESDAY- Barbecue

riblet on bun, creamy

coleslaw, three bean salad, juice, mixed fruit crisp, coffee/tea/milk.

WEDNESDAY- Beef

and noodles, mashed po-tatoes and gravy, buttered carrots, wheat roll, or-ange, coffee/tea/milk.

THURSDAY- Barbe-cued chicken, scalloped potatoes, hominy, wheat roll, apple, coffee/tea/milk.

FRIDAY- Ham and cheese sub sandwich, let-tuce, tomato and cheese, cottage cheese with pine-apple, grape juice, brown-ie, coffee/tea/milk.

see DEATHS, page 4B


IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of SHARON K. GARFIELD, DECEASED, ESTATE NO. 14B4-PR00014

NOTICE OF LETTERS GRANTED

To all persons interested in the Estate of SHARON K. GARFIELD, On March 12, 2014, MARK GARFIELD was appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of SHARON K. GARFIELD, deceased, by the Probate Division of Barton County, Missouri. The business address of the Personal Representative is 1204 E. 12th Street, Lamar, Missouri 64759 and the personal representative’s attorney is JAMES V. NICHOLS, 206 WEST 10TH STREET, LAMAR, MISSOURI of NICHOLS & NICHOLS.All creditors of the decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent

permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent’s death, as provided in section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limtation periods. Nothing in section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent’s liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to section 537.021, RSMo.Date of decedent’s death was March 5, 2014.Date of first publication is August 6, 2014.s-Charles D. Curless, Judge

8-6,13,20,27-4tc IN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Matter of: G.G.M. dob: 2010A female minor child under the age of 17,Case No. 14B4-PR00046.

NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY

PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF

MISSOURI TO: BAYLEIGH GWEN MASTERSON and BOBBY MASTERS:

You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, General

Division, the object and general nature of which is guardianship of above minor child.

The names of all parties to said action are stated in the above caption thereof, and the name and address of the attorney is: Belinda S. Elliston, 114 West 10th Street, Lamar, MO 64759. You are further notified that unless you file an answer to the pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid Petition within forty-five (45) days after August 6, 2014, judgment by default will be rendered against you.

WITNESSTH my hand and the seal of the Court on July 29, 2014.

s-JANET B. MAUPIN,Circuit Clerk

8-6,13,20,27-4tc IN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

IN THE ESTATE OF JOHN L. BREWER, DECEASED, Estate No.13B4-PR00074

NOTICE OF FILINGOF FINAL

SETTLEMENT AND PETITION FOR

DISTRIBUTIONTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF JOHN L. BREWER, Deceased: Case No. 13B4-PR00074.

You are hereby notified that the undersigned

Personal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal/real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, on September 8, 2014 or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement.JAMES V. NICHOLSNICHOLS & NICHOLS201 West 10th StreetLamar, Missouri(417) 682-6003JESSICA BREWERPersonal Representative

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RECORDS/LEGALS

see LEGALS, page 5B

Deaths, continued from page 3B

LEGALS

Mary’s Catholic Church for Hugo Herman Schi-ernbeck, 93, Lamar, who died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Barton County Memorial Hospital.

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

Contributions may be made to American Can-cer Society or St. Mary’s Youth Group, in care of the funeral home.


Survivors include his wife of nearly 68 years, Mary Schiernbeck; two sons, Milo Schiern-beck and wife Wanda, Schleswig, Iowa and Mer-lin Schiernbeck and wife Brenda, Osceola, Wisc.; two daughters, Marlene Shaw and husband Tom, Liberal and Marlys Buck-ner and husband Steve, Lamar; a sister, Helen Rodman, New Jersey; 13

grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and five step great-grandchildren. He also left behind many friends.

Mr. Schiernbeck was born Aug. 28, 1920, at Schleswig, Iowa, to Carl and Clara (Hill) Schiern-beck. He had worked as a cattle farmer, a feed sales-man, sold Watkins prod-ucts and had worked at Daniel Funeral Home for over 35 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

He married Mary Jean Bengford in Nebraska on Oct. 25, 1946.

JIM MCMULLENLAMAR-Arrangements

are pending with Daniel Funeral Home for James “Jim” F. McMullen, 76, Lamar, who died unex-pectedly on Sunday, Aug.

24, 2014, at his home.

ROSEMARY ANNA (RICKERT)

PETERSLAMAR-Mass of Chris-

tian Burial will be held at 10 a.m Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church for Rosemary Anna (Rick-ert) Peters, 87, who died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Truman Healthcare Cen-ter in Lamar, where she had been a resident since October, 2013. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cem-etery.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, at Daniel Fu-neral Home.

Contributions are sug-gested to St. Mary’s Cath-olic Church, in care of the funeral home.


Survivors include six sons, Dale Peters and wife Delores, Daniel Pe-ters and wife Jill, Lamar, Dennis Peters, Pittsburg, Kan., Douglas Peters, Smyrna, Tenn., Dean Peters and wife Kelli, Liberty Hill, Texas and Andrew Peters and wife Jan, Springfield; two daughters, Susanne Perel-man and husband Terry, Henderson, Nevada and Jeanne Buffington and husband Dean, Chinook, Montana; 16 grandchil-dren, Levi Peters and wife Amy, Lindsey Wil-liams and husband Greg, Lisa Peters, Jenny Peters, Matthew Peters and wife

Olivia, Ryan Peters, Sean Peters, Megan Peters, Amanda Shapiro and husband Scott, Natalie Peters, Philip Perelman, Dylan Perelman, Jamal Kasem, Charis Harrison and husband Jeff, Ethan Buffington and James Buffington; four great-grandsons, Jackson and Tyler Williams, Rueben Peters and Joseph Peters; a sister, Elsie Calabreese; a brother, Joseph Rick-ert and extended family, friends and neighbors.

She was preceded in death by five brothers; two sisters and an infant daughter, Deborah Jane Peters.

Mrs. Peters was born Sept. 21, 1926, in St. Lou-is, to William Henry and Elizabeth Louise (Boll-werk) Rickert. She was reared and went to school in St. Louis. She attended K through 12th grade at St. Anthony’s School and graduated in 1944. She worked at a telegraph

company and Federal Reserve Bank before be-coming a mother. She and her husband made their home in St. Ann until 1965, when they moved to Lamar. She enjoyed crafts, sewing, cooking and rearing a family. She very much enjoyed seeing her kids, grandkids and great-grandkids.

She had been a mem-ber of St. Louis Colum-bus Girls Drill Team, as well as a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She was also a member of St. Mary’s Altar Society, a member of Church Wom-en United, a member of Ladies Auxiliary Club of Knights of Columbus, a den mother for Cub Scouts and a Pleasant Hill Homemakers Club mem-ber, all in Lamar. She had also worked at the voting polls in Lamar.

She married August Edgar Peters on April 28, 1951. He died Feb. 21, 2014.

PROPERTY TRANSFERSGeneral Warranty

Deed, filed July 23, 2014. Margaret A. Miller to Mi-chael J. Moyer and Kara R. Moyer: All of lot 9 in block 3 in Strawberry Hill, a subdivision in the City of Lamar, Barton

County, Missouri.Warranty Deed, filed

July 24, 2014. Richard Katz and Suzanne Katz of Barton County, Mis-souri, to Joshua Thornton and Danielle Thornton of Barton County, Mis-

souri: Commencing 165 feet from the northwest corner of the Hopewell Presbyterian Church, thence south 01 degrees 10 minutes 59 seconds east, along the west line of said church property and

its prolongation 232 feet, thence south 84 degrees 54 minutes 03 seconds west 318.73 feet, thence south 35 degrees, 40 minutes 52 seconds west 342.45 feet, thence north 04 degrees 52 minutes 00

seconds west 539.89 feet to the north line of north-west quarter of northeast

quarter of section 32, thence east 558.22 feet to the point of beginning.

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, August 27, 2014 • 5B

NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE

Default having been made in the payment of that certain note secured by Deed of Trust executed by Ray Hayden and/or Joan Hayden, his wife, dated May 14, 2008 and recorded on June 17, 2008 as Document No. 2008-883, Office of Recorder of Deeds, Barton County, Missouri. The Successor Trustee will on September 4, 2014, between the hours of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 5:00 P.M. more particularly at 12:00PM, at the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, West door, Lamar, MO 64759, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash, the following real estate:

Lot 1 and lot 4 of Ketcham’s Addition to Golden City, Barton County, Missouri. Except the North 120 feet of lot 1 of Ketcham’s Addition to the City, in Barton County, Missouri. Also except the South 60 feet of lot 1 and the North 40 feet of lot 4, Ketcham’s Addition to the City, in Barton County, Missouri.

1208 Clinton, Golden City, MO 64748For the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust.S&W Foreclosure CorporationSuccessor TrusteePub Commences August 13, 2014S&K File No.14-024772By: Shapiro & Kreisman, LLCwww.shapiroattorneys.com/mo Purported address: 1208 Clinton, Golden City, MO 64748

8-13,20,27,9-3-4tcNOTICE OF

TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS, BRUCE

JERRIT GARDNER, by his Deed of Trust dated April 10, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri, as document 2007-586, conveyed to the Trustee therein, the following described real estate, situated in the County of Barton, State of Missouri,

to wit:PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 33 N, RANGE 29 W, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER SOUTHWEST QUARTER, THENCE N 86 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 13 SECONDS W 469.75 FEET TO A SET 1/2 INCH REBAR, THENCE N 2 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 23 SECONDS E 463.65 FEET TO A SET 1/2 INCH REBAR, THENCE S 86 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 13 SECONDS E, 469.75 FEET TO A SET 1/2 INCH REBAR AND EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER SOUTHWEST QUARTER, THENCE S 2 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 23 SECONDS W ON SAID EAST LINE 463.65 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.which conveyance was made to the Trustee therein 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 East front door of the Barton County Courthouse in the City of Lamar, Missouri, on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 between the hours of 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon and 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon, specifically at 1:00 p.m., for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust.

James V. Nichols, Trustee 206 West 10th Street

Lamar, MO 647598-20,27,9-3,10-4tc

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

For default in the payment of debt secured by a deed of trust executed by Levi Morrow, III and Kelley Morrow, dated October 24, 2002, and recorded on October 29, 2002, in Book No. 480, at Page 510 and reformed by Judgment recorded on May 12, 2014, as Document #2014-596, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Barton County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on September 15, 2014, at 12:00 PM, at the East Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, Lamar, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash:

A tract commencing at the Southwest corner of Block One (1), of Walser’s First Addition to Liberal, Barton County, Missouri, Running thence North 257 1/2 feet, thence East 85 feet, thence South 257 1/2 feet, thence West 85 feet to the place of beginning. , commonly known as 201 East Maple, Liberal, MO, 64762

subject to all prior easements, restrictions, reservations, covenants and encumbrances now of record, if any, to satisfy the debt and costs.South & Associates, P.C., Successor TrusteeFirst Publication: August 20, 2014. For more information, visit www.southlaw.com

NOTICEPursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose (Casefile No. 148678 / Invoice No. 148678-602356).

8-20,27,9-3,10-4tc PRIVATE

FOUNDATIONANNUAL NOTICE

Pursuant to Section 6014 (d) of the Internal Revenue

Code, notice is hereby given that the annual return for the calendar year 2013 of FINLEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, INC., a private foundation, is available at the foundation’s principal office for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication.

The foundation’s principal office is located at 446 N. Hwy. W, Lamar, Mo. 64759.

The principal manager of the foundation is Robert L. Finley, Tel. No. (417) 843-3370.

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PRIVATEFOUNDATION

ANNUAL NOTICEPursuant to Section

6014 (d) of the Internal Revenue Code, notice is hereby given that the annual return for the calendar year 2013 of GROWING TREE

FOUNDATION, INC., a private foundation, is available at the foundation’s principal office for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication.

The foundation’s principal office is located at 802 Gulf, Lamar, Mo. 64759.

The principal manager of the foundation is Rick Williams, Tel. No. (417) 682-3391.

8-27-1tc IN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI

PROBATE DIVISION AT LAMAR

Charles Curless, JudgeIn the matter of the Estate of Larry Snodgrass, Deceased. Estate No. 13B4-PR00038.

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE:

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Personal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for Distribution in this Court on the 26th day of September, 2014, or as may be continued by the Court.

Objections to the Settlement or proposed Order of Distribution shall be filed in writing within twenty (20) days after the date of filing thereof.

Dated this 25th day of August, 2014.Warten, Fisher, Lee and Brown, LLC

By-Jeffrey S. Monroe, MBN 45516

613 S. Byers, PO Box 939Joplin, MO 64802-0939

(417) 624-3818s-Nikki Probert,

Personal Representative602 Pebble Street

Belton, MO 64012s-Eric Snodgrass,

Personal Representative911 Monroe Circle

Carl Junction, MO 648348-27,9-3,10,17-4tc

LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS

CLASSIFIEDS

Legals, continued from page 4B

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.

Services Offered

Appliance Repair. Ap-

pliance parts. Miller’s Country Corner. 417-884-2684.

Drum Lessons: Mark Cummins School for Drummers has open-ings for new students. Enrollment required, classes start September. Young or old, it's never to late to learn. Studio located at 1304 Francis Street, Lamar. For infor-mation and sign up call 417-295-1050.

Employment

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.

Team Drivers, 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, leases and lease pur-chases available. Detail call 800-769-3993, on line app www.trailiner.com.

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: CDL – A Teams $3000 Sign-On

Bonus! $2000 of it is Paid at Orientation! Home Every Weekend! Local Specialty Trans-portation Company. 1-866-204-8006.

Drivers: Class A. Get Home More. On Five Days/Off Two Days. Earn More if you Drive More. 866-374-8487.

The City of Golden City is taking applications for the Public Works De-partment. Prefer some-one with experience op-erating backhoe, brush hog, road grader and mowers. Has a class B li-cense or can get one dur-ing 60 day probation-ary period. Willing to get water/sewer license, after one year of em-ployment. Starting sal-ary will depend on ex-

per ience. H e a l t h b e n e f i t s ,

retirement, after proba-tionary period. Applica-tions will be accepted till September 19, 2014.

Miscellaneous For Sale

Appliances: Mostly new. Some used. Also appliance parts. Miller’s Country Corner. 417-884-2684.

Save On Heating Bills. Cabinet infrared heat-ers. Low price – top quality. Miller’s Country Corner, 417-884-2684.

"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it ille-gal to advertise any pref-erence, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national ori-

gin, or inten-tion to

make any such prefer-ence limitation, or dis-crimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate, which is in vi-olation 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.

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.

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AREA NEWS

Black layer is the time to shut irrigation off LAMAR-Jill Scheidt,

agronomy special-ist with University of Missouri Extension in Barton County, scouted fields east of I-49 along Hwy. 126 on August 13, for the crop scout-ing program. Scheidt offers this advice from the field.

Corn is nearing the black layer stage, or physiological matu-rity. “Once black layer is reached, irrigation can be turned off,” says Scheidt.

Scheidt observed di-plodia ear rot on ears. “Diplodia is identified by grayish-white mold between kernels,” says Scheidt. According to Laura Sweets, state pa-thologist with Universi-

ty of Missouri Extension, diplodia ear rot is favored by wet weather just after silking and is more severe when corn is planted fol-lowing corn.

Soybeans are in the eight trifoliate and begin-ning seed stages.

“Very little insect activi-ty was seen. Scout for pod-worms now; podworms pose the biggest threat to double crop beans, scouting should begin in the flowering stage,” says Scheidt. Threshold lev-els for podworm in soy-bean are one per foot of row and five percent pod damage. According to Wayne Bailey, state ento-mologist with University of Missouri Extension, Hero and Mustang Max are the recommended in-

secticide controls.A fungicide applica-

tion to soybeans at the R5 stage, or beginning seed development, will most often result in a yield in-crease, if disease is pres-ent. Fungicides applied at R6 may result in im-proved seed quality, this is may not happen every year and will seldom be a yield increase.

The weekly field scout-ing report is sponsored by University of Mis-souri Extension and Bar-ton County Extension. For more information on this scouting report, or to learn how to receive it a week earlier by tele-phone, contact the MU Extension Center in Bar-ton County at (417) 682-3579.

Fire department responds to area blazesThe Lamar Fire Depart-

ment responded at 10:17 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, to a dumpster fire located at Redneck Manufactur-ing, 1705 Gulf Street. The cause of the fire, which was reported by a pass-erby, has been listed as unknown. Minor dam-age caused by the fire oc-

curred to a box trailer that was located nearby.

The fire department re-sponded with three trucks and 13 firefighters and was on the scene for ap-proximately 1 ¼ hours.

At 1:35 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, the Lamar Fire Department responded to a call for mutual aid from

Golden City, to assist with a structure fire at 700 Mill St. The house was de-stroyed by the fire, as well as major damage being done to a house next door.

The fire department re-sponded with two trucks and six firefighters and was on the scene for ap-proximately three hours.

Vehicle runs out of gas during pursuit, car stolen from Kansas City

One person is in cus-tody after a vehicle pur-suit early Monday morn-ing, Aug. 18, on East 54 near the Cedar County line. According to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff ’s Office, deputies began pursuing a 2014 Avenger on East 54 near Walker corner. The vehicle was traveling at a high speed and was swerving all over the road according to reports from the deputy just before he attempted to stop the car. When the car did not stop, the deputy began pursu-ing the vehicle bringing the number of pursuits this year for the sheriff ’s

office to 23. The deputy notified dis-

patch at one point that the driver threw something out of the window and had responding deputies check the area where they were able to locate drug paraphernalia and what is believed to be metham-phetamines. The vehicle continued to flee on East 54, but then speeds be-gan dropping until the car came to a stop just before the Cedar County line. The driver, whose name has not yet been released, was taken into custody by sheriff ’s deputies. It was later discovered the car had run out of gas.

Deputies were notified by dispatch that the ve-hicle was stolen from an impound lot run by the City of Kansas City. Addi-tional paraphernalia and suspected methamphet-amines were located in the vehicle as well. The sheriff said the number of pur-suits is alarming, but dep-uties are using their train-ing and it is paying off. “A supervisor is notified and constantly monitors each pursuit” said Mosher. “We were able to recover a sto-len vehicle, remove some drugs off the street and no one was injured. That’s the most we can hope for,” the sheriff said.

Kansas residents arrested for possession after asleep in car in middle of the road

NEVADA-Vernon County Sheriff Dept. deputies were dispatched to a report of a vehicle in the middle of the road on the northwest part of the county. The caller stated that two people appeared to be sleeping or passed out in the vehicle. When deputies arrived they dis-covered what is believed to be drug parapherna-

lia and a controlled sub-stance in the vehicle. Both individuals, who are from Kansas, were arrested but names have not been re-leased pending the filing of formal charges.

Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher said ve-hicles traveling across state lines with drugs is an ongoing problem. “We are constantly find-

ing vehicles close to the state line, hoping they can jump across the state line to avoid detection of law enforcement,” said Sher-iff Mosher. The sheriff said his office has a good working relationship with law enforcement in Kan-sas and they are working together to stop those who traffic drugs across state lines.

Construction of 1st Street bridge continues

Photo for Lamar Democrat by Michael O'SullivanThe top of the ramp on the east side of I-49 matches the one on the west

side. The concrete casing will support the bridge with the center upright.

Photo for Lamar Democrat by Michael O'SullivanBecause of the topography of the new bridge at 1st Street and I-49, a lot

of flat fill dirt was needed to ensure proper drainage and to build the long ramps that are needed for the side of the bridge. On August 16, the fill dirt of the initial part of the east ramp was harvested from the median. In comparison, the smaller east ramp on the bridge at EE and DD, where dirt was harvested, created a nice pond just east of the ramp.The construction of the basic form of the ramp on the west side took about two days. So far, on the east side, they have been hauling dirt for more than two days, but because of flat fill, they are just now starting to build up the ramps.

Fatality accident occurs on county roadAccording to the

Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1993 Ford Crown Victoria being driven by Clara C. Hobson, 92, Jasper, was traveling southbound on County Road 20, eight miles

south of Golden City, when she slid off the left side of the road, striking a ditch. The report stated that the vehicle came to rest in a grassy field. Hobson was later pronounced dead at the

scene, due to a possible medical condition, by the deputy Jasper County coroner.

The report stated that the accident occurred at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23.

Public is invited to view Ozark Shorts

Ozark Shorts, a monthly screening se-ries of international award-winning short films, will be presented free to the public on Saturday, Aug. 30, 1 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library, 10th and Cherry, Lamar.

Selections for Au-gust include “Railroad Blues”, five minutes long, directed by Rob-ert Paquin; “La Mime”, four minutes, Marjorie

Cohen; “Girl Clown”, 14 minutes, Beth Spitalny; “Certifuge Brain Project”, 17 minutes, Till Nowak; “Can't Dance”, 15 minutes, Richard Ullez and “Down in Flames”, 29 minutes, William Stribling.

The public is invited to view some of the world's best short films including this wide variety of great family-friendly documen-taries, narrative, anima-tion and experimental shorts that the local four

state area would otherwise never get the opportunity to see.

This monthly screening series is brought to the public by Dockery and Son's Second Hand Store in Milford. Their facebook page is http://www.face-book.com/dockery deals. Like, follow and keep up with screening informa-tion on the short films and updates at https://www.facebook.com/ozark-shorts.

Registrations being taken for color runLOCKWOOD-The

Dade County Health Department will host its first annual color run on Saturday, Sept. 20, 8:30 a.m., at the Lockwood City Park, 9th and Walnut. Pro-ceeds from the run/walk will go to support the Dade County Relay for Life and Breast Can-cer Survivor Dinner.

This 3.1 mile fun run/walk is a non-competi-tive, non-timed event. For everyone's safety, dogs, as well as in-line skates, skateboards, etc., are not allowed on the course or at the venue.

The cost is $35 for adults or $25 for youth 12 and under. Registration forms are available at the health department or online at

www.dadecountyhealth-dept.com and may be re-turned online, by mail or in person.

Participants are encour-aged to wear a white t-shirt and join in the fun. September Days will also be occurring, with fun ac-tivities, booths and food. What a great way for all the family to spend the day together!

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