8-6-14 Lamar Democrat

Lamar Community The-atre will present the summer youth production of “Knights of the Rad Table,” written by Pat Lydersen, in cooperation with Playscripts, Inc. This trip back in time starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7 and happens every night through August 9.

This lighthearted comedy about modern teens in King Arthur’s day starts as Gwen is spending her Saturday read-ing a book and Artie is riding around on a skateboard. Just typical American teenagers... until Merlin wakes up from a 1500 year snooze to whisk them away to the days of chiv-alry!

In this fanciful farce about the legend of King Arthur, Artie is majestically crowned king and Gwen meets the “to-die-for” Lancelot and the “Knights of

the Rectan-gular Table.” When Artie is kidnapped by the wicked Morgan La Fey, the newly-crowned king’s bumbling (but loyal!) knights embark on a quest to save him. The play is full of gags, anachronisms and just plain goofy mo-ments the whole family can get a kick out of.

Tickets are only $5 and are available at the Barton County Chamber of Commerce office or at the Lamar Parks and Rec-

reation office, or the same price at the door just before the per-formance.

The play is directed by Bev-

erlie Dunlap, with technical di-rector Anna Strong.

Find Lamar Community The-atre also on Facebook.

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The closing program for Agency D3 Vacation Bible School was held Thursday evening, July 24, at the First Baptist Church in Lamar. VBS was held July 20-24, for ages four through sixth grade. These youngsters are full of exuberance as they present their part of the program. A total of 128 children were enrolled, with a nightly average of 110. A contest was held between the boys and girls, with all proceeds going towards Helping Hearts, a homeowner's assistance program run by Donald and Sue Ann Noll. The boys won the contest, collecting $284, with the girls not far behind at $254, making a total of $538.31 raised by the children. Parents, and others attending the ceremony, added to the contributions, making a final total of $957.47.

Median household income, Barton County and elsewhereBy RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

A mass of information comes from the U.S. Census Bureau. From that raw data, much can be learned about the society in which we live. The figures that follow are based on the 2000 census. Granted, that was 14 years ago, but change occurs slowly, and it is likely that con-ditions today differ only slight-ly from what that 2000 census

revealed. Within the Missouri Depart-

ment of Economic Develop-ment is a division known as the Missouri Economic Re-search and Information Cen-ter (MERIC). Among its many assignments is taking the raw data from the census and us-ing it to tell us more about ourselves. For example, annual household income. MERIC has figured the median house-hold income for most of the

cities and villages of Missouri. A few have been omitted, and we have no explanation for those omissions. Median means the exact middle of the highest and lowest incomes re-ported.

Here are figures from Barton County and the surrounding area, and some may surprise you. At the outset, MERIC finds the median household for the entire state of Mis-souri is $37,934. The median

household income for Lamar was $29,296. Other Barton County communities are, Lamar Heights $30,625, Lib-eral $24,375, Mindenmines $22,125, Milford $26,875, and Burgess $19,375. Figures were not provided for Golden City.

In the surrounding area, Lockwood’s median house-hold income was $26,125, Jasper $27,650, Alba $30,333,

Utility committee

recommends increasing water and

sewer ratesLAMAR-Facing an annual

loss of just over $55,500 in water billings, the Lamar City Council’s Utility Committee will recommend to the full council a two-year phase-in of higher rates. Water rates would increase 10 percent the first year and another 10 percent in the second year. Based on a usage of 5,000 gallons, the first year’s rate would be $25.29 per month,

MGE seeks to add system

replacement surcharge

to billsJEFFERSON CITY-Mis-

souri Gas Energy (MGE) has filed an application with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to add an infrastructure system surcharge to the bills of its natural gas customers. A surcharge of this type first appeared on customers’ bills in April, 2004.

MGE is seeking to add the surcharge to regain costs in-curred by the utility since January, 2014. These costs for natural gas pipeline re-placements and relocations are not currently included in MGE’s rates.

The current infrastructure system surcharge for resi-dential customers is $0.00 a month. It was set to zero

Lamar Community Theatre to present summer youth production

see UTILITY, page 5B

see MGE, page 5B

Closing program held for First Baptist Church VBS

Consultant to be hired to assist BCMHThe Barton County Memorial Hospital

Board of Directors met July 28, with the meeting being called to order by Chair-person Karen Wegener. Other members present were Tom Shaw, Mike Buchanan and Mike Vaughan. Jill Purinton was ab-sent. Also in attendance were CEO Wendy Duvall, Human Resources Director Sheila Boice and Director of Quality/Risk Man-agement Eden Ogden. Chief of Medical Staff Dr. Thomas Hopkins was a guest.

The minutes from June 23 were unani-mously approved as read. Duvall reported that overall statistics for June were up, spe-cifically in cardiac rehab and surgery, and that all therapy visit modalities were up. She explained the reason for the rise in car-diac rehabilitation was due to pulmonary rehabilitation being added at the hospital this year. She reported the hospital had ex-perienced a gain for the month of June. The clinics showed another busy month, with a new revenue of $33,871 for June, with year to date net revenue at $158,025.

Sheila Boice reported a decrease in full time employees for the month of June.

A report on community outreach pro-grams that are offered by the hospital over the next several months was given.

Duvall reminded those present that the August meeting would be held on August 26. She also reported that the EHR audit was progressing.

The bills for the month of May were unanimously approved for payment.

In a discussion regarding the 2015 Pro-posed Tax Levy, Duvall stated that the maximum allowable property tax levy had increased from $0.1053 to $0.1083/$100 of valuation due to a cost of living adjustment. Shaw made a motion that the levy be set at the maximum amount of $0.1083/$100 of valuation. Following a second by Buchan-an, the motion passed. A public hearing will be held at the beginning of the August board meeting and legal notices will be published in the Lamar Democrat during August.

Ogden explained that the Utilization Review Plan, included in the board infor-mation, had been updated to meet cur-rent regulations. A motion was made and passed to approve the revised plan.

Duvall reported that a data backup pro-posal was received from Unitrends Cloud Services, with the financing to be provided by Lenovo Financial Services. The propos-al is for five years at a cost of $80,112.51, with payments of $2,485.89 for 36 months. This would provide three sources of data backup. No motion was made to accept the proposal. Duvall will continue to research options for data backup.

Duvall informed the board members that since the hospital had not met the required days cash on hand, according to the bond covenants, that a consultant would need to be engaged to complete an evaluation and report back to the bond holders and the board. She included a proposal from

HealthCare Futures in the board informa-tion. The hospital would be working with Scott Ackman to complete the engagement to update and analyze market share utiliza-tion. He would then make a presentation to the board, with recommendations. The cost for the consulting engagement would be $30,000, plus travel expenses. Follow-ing a motion to approve the agreement with HealthCare Futures by Buchanan and seconded by Vaughan, the motion passed unanimously.

With no further business in the regular session, the board adjourned to meet in executive session. During this time the following medical staff was presented for reappointment of privileges: Xavier Mo-han Jenkins, MD, Consulting, General Surgery and Don Beissel, CRNA, Allied Health Professional, Anesthesia. A motion was made and passed to approve the reap-pointments.

A Patient Outcome Improvement Report for June was presented by Ogden for an-esthesia, cardio pulmonary, diabetes edu-cation, lab, infection prevention, nursing med/surg, employee education, human resources and physical therapy.

Everyone in attendance, except board members, were dismissed to discuss the annual evaluation of the CEO.

With no further business brought before the board, the meeting adjourned back to executive session, where the meeting con-vened to meet again on August 26.

see INCOME, page 5B

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CLUB NOTE“The bulk of

government is not legislation but

administration.”LAMAR COUNTRY CLUB

LADIES ASSOCIATION

Imogene Williams was the hostess for Bridge on Tuesday, July 29. The win-ners were Betty Gilkey, first place and Norma Jean Harris, second.

The hostess for Tuesday, Aug. 5 will be Betty Gide-on. Betty Gilkey will be the hostess on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

CHANGE CLUBA few more healthy tips

from the Change Club,Fruits

Take a walk around the block after dinner. If you are still hungry, have a piece of fruit instead of a rich dessert.

Shopping tip: Find spe-cials and coupons in your local paper or online for discounts on fresh, frozen, dried or canned fruits.

Jazz up the standard breakfast--add blueber-ries, sliced banana, and other fruits on cereal or oatmeal--or have a grape-fruit.

Are you a fan of peanut butter and banana sand-wiches? Try substituting other fruits.

On long car trips, pack fruit to snack on! Banan-as, apples, plums, grapes,

and nectarines all travel well!

Be creative. When ap-ples are abundant--make

apple butter, to use in place of jam. Check on-line for recipes without added sugars.

Coonfoot & Vicinity

By LOUISE OTT

Peeking out the door this early Monday morn-ing I see our dear Lord is blessing us with some wind and clouds.

Gary and Judy Nelson, Michael Nelson and Ella Mae Turpen all enjoy dinner at a restaurant on Sunday.

Arbry Winans, Ray and Tristan, Ray and Nicole Winans and Elvin Wi-nans Jr. and Durella were visitors of Marie Winans.

Remember the big bridge south of Alba is now open and it's so nice to go straight through to 96 Hwy., instead of hav-ing to hunt other roads.

Sara Payne, Olathe, Kan., spent the weekend with her mother, Louise Ott, and we have more fun playing dominoes.

Kenneth Dee and Es-ther Archer, Sarcoxie route, and Louise Ott, Jasper route, were dinner guests of George Straw on Sunday.

Be sure and watch for the deer and turkey. I stopped for some turkey the other day, as they were coming out of the wheat field and flying across the road. A deer was coming up the lane, east of my barn.

Bob Schubert, Stotts City route, visited Sara Payne and Louise Ott on Saturday.

A big crowd attended the Meet Your Candidate at Memorial Hall.

SheldonBy DARLENE

SHERIDAN

Last Friday, the 25th, the Sheldon Park looked like a scene from the Sheldon Picnic, as cars were parked everywhere and Main Street was nearly closed. It was a large estate sale being held by Nance Auction at the Community Building.

Saturday found the park very busy with another softball tournament. The park board is raising funds to purchase new play equipment from the tournament.

Saturday, a large num-ber of family and friends gathered at the Sheldon Lions Club, where they enjoyed dinner and cel-ebrated the birthday of Bruce Jeffries.

I enjoyed Sunday din-ner with Jim and Delo-

res Honey of Carthage, and enjoyed seeing Jeff and Annette Honey and their sons, Jack and Brendan, of Lee’s Sum-mit. Bill and Lora Phelps and daughters, Sheridan and Harlow, added to the enjoyment. The Honey grandchildren were mak-ing the most of the day by fishing and playing on the farm.

Sunday evening we were all saddened to hear of the death of Doro-thy Cross in a car wreck. It occurred on I49, just three miles north of Shel-don. Dorothy was a great friend and I had known her since 1935. She was always such a caring per-son and willing to help anyone. She was devoted to her family and friends. She loved to attend the Sheldon School Alumni, where she visited with former classmates and friends. She was a good teacher and always cared for her family. I could write many things that she did for people and the community. Her last venture was working on the Bellamy Community Center and she served on its board. Weekly, she vis-ited to be sure the center was ready for the meet-ings they held there. The funeral was Friday morn-ing at 10 a.m., with inter-ment in the Olive Branch Cemetery. Dorothy is survived by two nephews, Matthew and Ray Lynn, and their families. Sin-cere sympathy is sent to the family.

The Sheldon Lions Club breakfast wasSat-urday, Aug. 2. The Lion’s Club serves breakfast on the first Saturday of each month. Those that gather for breakfast en-joy visiting and seeing old friends. Thanks to the Lions for the work to put these on, everyone appre-ciates it.

The August 5 election at the Donaldson Building will cause the Senior Citi-zens to move their next meeting to August 12, to celebrate August birth-days.

The children of the late Winfred and Maudie Bo-gart are doing a nice job on building a new home on Market Street for their mother. From the looks of the house, she will be moving in soon. What a great way for children to honor their mother.

The Sheldon Library will hold a Children’s Car-nival on August 6th at the library on Main Street, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There will be prizes and games and lunch will be served.

On August 9, the Com-munity Betterment Com-mittee is planning a Park Clean Up. Everyone is welcome to come help with getting the park ready for the Sheldon Pic-nic, that will be August 14 to 16. The Sheldon Old Settlers Picnic officers are doing a great job prepar-ing for the year’s events. Thank you for your ef-forts.

Of course, the start-ing of school will be just around the corner. Where has the summer gone?

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

I sure am beginning to respect those soldiers who had gangrene in the wars. This is the pits to fight. I am getting better, but sure will be glad to get my arm back. I have gotten out a few times, but don’t stay long as the meds sort of zap me. We had a great event this week. After eight weeks of laying flat on her back, Anastazia had my first great grandchild, Ad-dison. A perfect four pound, 11 ounce girl. Ka-mala has been taking care of them 24-7 and doing a lot of the meds. God has been good to us. Anasta-zia has all her pic lines and IVs out and so feels like a new person. Can’t wait to get there with mine. Gary Lee had five bypass surgery and was at Red Oak 2 this week when we dropped in. Carol McVey was there also and was doing good from her heart surgery. Got a note from Sharon Ervin and she is sure keeping busy in Jackson. A big hello to Dorothy Miller in Arkan-sas and her notes keeping up with the news.

Carol York is doing great with her surgery out in Oklahoma and Jean Kersen, thanks for all your news to keep me in contact with the world. Ron sold his second pup this week. They are the smartest ones he has ever had and they are already pointing and fetching. He is getting too attached. One day I heard one whining and looked out and there was one sitting at the back door with an old ball. (Have no idea where he found it) in its mouth. He was wanting Ron to come out and play with him, which of course he did.

Renee finished quilting one of my quilts. I call it my ugly quilt and she

sure made it pretty. Think I will take it to Lamar this month and see what oth-ers think of it. At Red Oak 2 we had some new pick-ers from Springfield and Lawrence, Kan., who had come down to see each other. They were stay-ing in the new/old motel that Lowell has fixed up. They were really happy with the rooms and the fun and said it wouldn’t be the last visit. Good job Rose. My nurses in Car-thage are super girls and Ed Ernest and I are their regulars. They can’t get over how many people we know between us. We told her if you live long enough and they keep bringing in friends, that it was no surprise.

We are truly blessed by our friends. As the song says, “You can’t buy old friends”. One friend was Cindy Henry Hullahan. Her mother was Lorraine Henry. Cindy has spent most of her married life in Germany as a soldier's wife. He now works for the military. He was in Sudan when they went to war and had just gotten out of Libya before this disease hit and now they want him to go to Israel. I would say his life is not boring. I think Cindy was nearer to Russ' age in school.

Don’t forget Round Grove's Freedom Fest on the 31st and the Farm Girl Fest at Red Oak 2 on the 15th, so mark your calendar. I seem to just be rambling and my arm is telling me that it has had it on this ole computer, so guess I will just wish all a great week and God be with you.

Maxine's Musings

By MAXINE MORIN

Hello folks, it has been a long time since I have typed a column. The fami-ly of Edward “Eddie” Mar-tin Morin have sadly ex-perienced a lot in the last month. Faith, family and friends have been a tre-mendous help to our fam-ily since we lost Eddie. Al-though the children were hurting, they were there for me. They are the great-est; I love them all. Thanks to friends for the visits, food, flowers or donations to worthy organizations. Also to the Christian Church ladies on prepar-ing a delicious lunch. We shall miss Eddie.

I am getting clumsy, or should I say “clumsier” (is that a word?) I had just

got out of the shower in our small bathroom and one of my knees buckled. Of course I landed on that leg, with my foot turned backwards under the leg. After I got my foot pulled out, I thought that I was fine. No! I could not get up. I had just purchased an emergency button do jig-gy. While waiting for help to come, I realized that I was naked as a jay bird. Luckily, I remembered my gown hanging on a hook on back of the bathroom door. I flipped the tail of that gown, thinking it would be a piece of cake. But that hook held fast to the gown.

I must have flipped the gown tail a dozen (seemed like two dozen) times. Finally the thing fell in a clump and I wasted no time pulling it on. The foot was hurting, so Don-na took me to the doctor and x-rays were in order. Right after lunch the of-fice called for me to come back to the office. They pulled up a chair where there was plenty of room and began strapping a huge boot to my left leg. It came to my knee. All ended well, but for a while I was afraid they were sending me to the moon. I have the boot off now, but sons Mike Morin and Max Orahood, pushed me around in a wheelchair for the services.

Some time ago Anna Mae Hillsman handed me this note. Henry and Carolyn Taffner, accom-panied by Anna Mae Hill-sman, attended the Hills-man family reunion at El Dorado Springs, Mo.

Everyone is gearing up for the fair. Meat is being ordered for the barbecue and hamburger, etc. for

the food stands. Do not forget the pies. Ladies are ready to begin their bak-ing, jellies, etc. Some are watching their fresh fruit, veggies and flowers. Most important is the grain. The theme of the 2014 Barton County Free Fair is, “Sow it, Grow it, Show It”. Thanks to the farmers, without them, we would starve.

Congratulations to Pam Kaderly on her retire-ment. I had to miss her reception at the Xchanger office.

Beula Miller was hon-ored with a reception at the First Christian Church Fellowship Hall on Satur-day, Aug. 2. Congratu-lations, Beula, on your 90th birthday. Sorry that I could not attend.

Jerry and Helen Dale, Nixa, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on August 6. They would like cards. Congratula-tions to the Dales, who are former Lamar residents.

If I have missed a birth-day event or an anniver-sary, do not hesitate to call me at 417-682-2130. Ed-die was so ill, I have been staying home, also missed reading some of the pa-pers.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW 3691 recently served biscuits and gravy at the Lamar Farmer's Market.

God, please look after our service persons. Until next time...

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On Sunday, Sept. 13, 1914, the descendents of Nicklaus Fast, living in Barton County, gath-ered at the farm home of B.L. “Bartie” Fast, south of Verdel-la, in the Barton City community. The reunion was held in a grove near the house, where a large ta-ble and seats had been prepared for the occasion.

The morn-ing was spent in conversa-tion and at the noon hour over 100 relatives bowed their heads around the bountiful ta-ble, while Wilse Anderson Sr. thanked God for the blessings of the day.

During the afternoon, a meeting was held and a president was elected.

M.G. “Grant” Fast was elected president and various committees were chosen.

Watermelons and pea-

nuts were enjoyed dur-ing the afternoon and evening. Several friends and neighbors called dur-ing the afternoon. Miss Maud Stacy was called on to take a picture of the crowd grouped on the bank of a nearby stream.

Each of the 100 sum-mers since that first re-union, the Fast family has gathered for a reunion in Barton County. For many years it has been held on the second Sunday in Au-

gust. In 1917, it was moved to the Lon Thomas farm. In 1933, the reunion was held at the Curless farm. In 1934, it was moved to the Paul Fast farm. From 1940 to 1950, the reunion was on the W.O. “Willie” Fast farm. In 1951, it was moved to the Lamar City Park, where it was held until 2009. Since 2010, the reunion has been held at the Liberal City Park.

In 1939, at the 25th an-niversary, 34 were pres-

ent who had attended the first one and in 1964, at the 50th, 14 wore the gold ribbon, indicating that they had been at the first reunion. The officers in 1964 were president, Paul Moran; first vice presi-dent, James Reed; second vice president, Dale Fast; secretary and treasurer, Mary (Fast) Hizar. (Aunt Mary served as secretary and treasurer from 1943 to 1993).

In 1966, the reunion

celebrated 100 years since John J. Fast moved his large family to Barton County.

This year, 2014, on Sun-day, Aug. 10, the Fast family will celebrate the 100th anniversary of that first reunion, with a cel-ebration and dinner at the Liberal City Park. The current officers are president, Gary Fast; vice president, Ed Keltner and secretary and treasurer, Rachel (Fast) Miller.

FRIENDS & FAMILY

Heath reunion heldThe Health family re-

union was held Sunday, June 29, at Memorial Hall in Lamar. Several gen-erations of Joseph Harry and Mary Ann (Bald-win) Heath, who settled at Golden City, were represented, with 159 at-tending and enjoying a carry-in dinner. Prayer was given by Lance But-ler. Prizes were awarded

to the following: Dorthy Kniffer, oldest lady at-tending at 88 years; John Heath, oldest man attend-ing at 80 years; Benjamin Rush, youngest person attending at nine weeks; Paul and Denise Seaton, newest married couple at one day; Gene and Ruth Moore, longest married couple at 57 years; Dorthy Kniffer, most family pres-

ent and Greg Moore, lon-gest distance traveled. The door prize was awarded to Anna Moore.

Names were read of those who had passed away since the 2012 re-union. Plans were an-nounced to hold the next reunion on June 26, 2016.

Those attending from out of state were Greg Moore, Shedd, Oregon; Mike Sou, Shane, Abbie, Emily, Baker and Cart-er Odwyer, Livermore, California; Doug Moore, Pocatello, Idaho; Anna Moore, Hansen, Idaho; Ginger Butler and Jace Butler, Twin Falls, Idaho; Lance and Michelle But-ler, Twin Falls, Idaho; Paul and Denise Seaton and Michael Reece, Las Cruces, N.M.; Darren and Martha Wynn, Palm-er, Texas; Kera Wynn, Shawn, David and Shane, Dallas, Texas; Rebecca Wynn and Jeremy, Dallas, Texas.

Also, Misty, Theresa, April and McKenzie OPat, Gilberts, Illinois; Josh and Rebeccca McCray, Pratt, Kansas; Tina and Nicho-las McCray, Lynn and Lavonne McCray, Medi-cine Lodge, Kansas; Deb-ra Kossman and Justin Shaddox, Braman, Okla-homa; Gene and Ruth Moore, Tulsa, Oklahoma

and Donnie, JoAnn and Bradley Hartshorn, Qua-paw, Oklahoma.

Those attending from Missouri were Rusty and Cindee Hay, Indepen-dence; John and Michelle Jacobs, Peculiar; Dorthy Kniffer and Joe Seaton, Cape Fair; Steve and Beni Seaton, Ben, Becky and Katy Seaton and Patsy Bowman, Crane; Mau-reen and Alannaa Thom-as, Spokane; Ken and Per-ryleane Lingle and Kevin and Jackie Lingle, Cass-ville; Lucas Seaton and Jolena, Monett; Mark and Alice Seaton, Highland-ville; Jason, Brandy, Dol-ten, Landen and Whitney Hardy, Clever; Mert, Lucy and M.J. Seaton, Spring-field; Walt, Connie, Hel-ena and Aidan Keeler, Springfield; Brenda, Bay-lee, Stewart and Richard, Nixa; Melvin Heath, Sher-ry Dunlay and Meredith Lopez, Seneca.

Also, Tracy, Wyatt and Jordon Lowery, Shannon Heath, John Heath and Sharon Brock, Shawn, Anna, Laynie and Addie Brock, Alicia Stricklin, Gage and Gavin, Bill and Sandy Richart, Melissa and Maria, Jessie Kent and Stephanie Burkhart, Matt, Lindsey and Hux-ley, Kent, Chase McBride, Jake Odwyer, Nick, Jessi-ca, Jasmine and Benjamin Rush and Jim and Deb-bie Heath, all of Joplin; Kay Cargile, Donna and Tom Kent, Jacob, Hannah and Jaya Kent, Bill and Dana Davis, Joe and Betty Heath, JoAnn, Kole and Jayce Heath, Jason Casey and Anissa, Deborah Graves and Randy Stew-art, Aylor and Akley Hen-egar, Jason, Heidi, Jalen and Alley Ansley and Ai-mee, Hayden, Cargile and Drew, all of Webb City.

Also, Fern Goodenough and Delores Hurrell, Matt McBride and Jackie, Cart-erville; Wayne and Patty Baker, Danny Graves and Delisa Walker, Jade, Josie, Lauren and Langlee, Carl Junction and Sally Met-calf, Jess Rush, Diane Pol-lard, Cheryl and Hayley Lown and Norman and Lois Rush, all of Carthage.

An afternoon visitor was Larry Heath, Golden City.

The afternoon was spent visiting and taking family group pictures.

Fast reunion to observe 100 years


FRIENDS & FAMILY/BACK TO SCHOOLMETZGER’S MUTTERINGS

International high school exchange students seeking host families in Lamer

LAMAR-Visiting stu-dents, ages 15-18, from around the world in-cluding Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand are seeking host families in and around Lamer for

the upcoming 2014-2015 academic school year. Host families are needed for the fall semester and full school year.

Host families (tradi-tional families, singles,

empty nesters, etc.) serve as mentors and a home base for their student. Visiting students partici-pate as active members of the family and integrate into their host’s daily

routines and traditions just like any other fam-ily member. Hosting an international student is a great way to explore a new culture and promote a sense of lifelong learn-ing and adventure.

“Every year Missouri plays host to many tal-ented, top-of-their-class students with the life-long dream of studying in America,” reports Emily Rolin, iE-USA’s area di-rector. Emily ads, “Mis-souri’s spirit of hospitality and focus on academic enrichment makes it an ideal environment to de-velop cultural exchange and promote internation-

al diplomacy on a local level.”

iE-USA, the sponsoring program, is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education and understanding through intercultural and aca-demic exchange. iE-USA is certified by the Council on Standards for Interna-tional Educational Travel and strictly adheres to all U.S. Department of State Student Exchange Program regulations and guidelines.

Exchange student par-ticipants undergo an ex-tensive application and orientation process in their home country prior

to being accepted into iE-USA’s program. Each student is responsible for his/her own spending money and full health in-surance coverage.

To learn more about how to make the dream come true for an inter-national high school ex-change student contact Missouri representative Cynthia Rouillard at [email protected], 720-315-2723. Host families may review prospective student profiles online at iE-USA.org. Families interested in hosting this year must apply by Au-gust 15.

University of Missouri spring graduatesCOLUMBIA-John

Mark Allen Conrace, La-mar, received his Juris Doctor, Law-JD, Gradu-

ate Certificate, Dispute Resolution – GRCT and Jacob Richard Wilhelm, Golden City, received

his Bachelor of General Studies this past spring from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

Another week has passed and tomorrow (Friday) I will be taking off for the day to attend a St. Louis Cardinal game at Busch. We'll also get to see the new Ballpark Vil-lage, which is supposed to be incredible. The Car-dinals will be playing the Milwaukee Brewers, so if anyone knows baseball, they will know how badly a sweep by the Cardinals is needed! I can dream....

It has been a full week

on this end. Monday was a “funk” day, as it had been five years since my mom passed and in the midst of my feeling sorry for myself my son called to inform me that I was going to be a grandma... again! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would be a grandmother to three! When I told hus-band Gary the news, he said, “You mean to tell me I'm going to have three grandchildren?” When I said yes, he threw up his hands and said, “Thank you Lord!” Being a bach-

elor until we married 18 years ago this month, he never thought he would be a father, much less a grandfather, and relishes the role.

Seeing as the two we have now are boys, every-one is, of course, hoping for a little girl. Me, I'm not sure. The last little girl I was ever really around was my niece, Tiffany, and she is now 47! She's still “my precious baby girl”, so not sure how she would feel giving up that title. I'm not even sure if I would even know what to do, or how to act, with a little girl, but guess we'll find out soon enough. The baby is due in February, so time will tell.

My best friend, who is a year older than me, in-formed me when I called

to relay the news, that she was going to be a great-grandmother around the same time! Evidently her family started earlier than mine when it came to hav-ing kids!

Later in the week I re-ceived a phone call from my cousin, informing me that my Aunt Sandra had fallen down some stairs, breaking her ankle in three places and having to have surgery. Aunt Sandra is now home, so I called and had a nice visit with her. She is my mother's little sister. I hate that she is going through this. Her words were, “I went from being independent to be-ing an invalid in a matter of seconds”. Aunt Sandra and Rex (Steelman) al-ways make it down from

Kansas City in order to take in the fair, as many of their old friends can attest to, and she thought she might have to cancel this year due to the fact that she can't put any weight on her foot for eight weeks. They keep a stand-ing reservation at Super 8 and hated to give it up, but didn't see any other alternative. My cousin Scott and his wife Mary volunteered to drive them down for the weekend, so they are going to be able to make it, plus we will have the pleasure of Scott and Mary's company as well.

Getting to see them and visit with them is one of the best parts of fair time as far as I'm concerned, so I'm really glad they will be able to make it – God will-

ing! Speaking of the fair, can

you believe it is already August? Where is the summer going? It's true what they say about how the older one gets, the faster time goes. I spoke to Peyton last Sunday and told her we would love to have grandson Kobyn for the fair and she agreed, saying he was looking for-ward to it. We will pick him up Friday after school and get back to Lamar about 8 p.m. so he can ride rides, then will have all day Saturday to play, re-turning home on Sunday. It makes for a short week-end, but it's well worth it!

I hope everyone has a great weekend – I know I will, especially if the Car-dinals win!

In front of 25 family and friends, Kendra Tan-isha Syrona Haag gradu-ated Magna cum Laude from Wentworth College on July 25. The gradua-tion service was held at the Lamar United Meth-odist Church. Colonel Tim Casey, the academic dean at Wentworth, was in attendance to present Kendra with her diploma.

Sam DeLaney, Lamar site coordinator, wel-comed visitors before Kendra’s father, George

Haag, presented the in-vocation. Remarks were given by DeLaney con-cerning Kendra and her schooling with Went-worth before her diploma was presented.

Wentworth College would like to congratulate Kendra on her achieve-ments! She worked hard for her Associates of Arts degree, which she was awarded.

Wentworth holds class-es at Lamar High School in the evenings. They have

created a Wentworth Plus scholarship which works just like the A+ scholar-ship. Students can get two years tuition paid for. For more information re-garding Wentworth Col-lege contact DeLaney at 417-684-1929. Classes will be starting up Au-gust 18. Students must be enrolled by August 11. Don’t be left behind! Wentworth is fully ac-credited and can help individuals obtain their A.A. or A.S. degree.

Haag graduates Magna cum Laude

CalendarAugust 7, new teacher

in-service; August 18, GVVC professional de-velopment day; August 19, professional devel-opment day; August 20, full staff in-service day; August 21, first day of school; September 1, La-bor Day, no school; Octo-ber 17, first quarter ends; October 22, parent teach-er conferences from 2-6 p.m.; October 23, parent teacher conferences from 4-8 p.m.; October 24, no school; November 26-28, Thanksgiving break, no school; December 19, first semester ends, dismiss at 12:30 p.m.; December 22-January 2, Christmas break, no school; January 5, classes resume; Janu-ary 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, no school; February 13, no school; February 16, President’s Day, no school; March 6, third quarter ends; March 13, no school; March 16, no school; April 3, no school; April 6 & 7, no school; May 14, last day

of school, dismiss at 12:30 p.m.; May 15, teachers work day.

Possible make up days: January 19, February 13 & 16, March 13 & 16, May 15.

New EmployeesSheldon welcomes two

new faculty members

this year. They are Ryan Meeks, vocational agri-culture and Sylvia Mar-tin, music.

Enrollment DatesEnrollment dates will

be Wednesday, August 6 for grades seven through nine and Thursday, Au-gust 7 for grades 10-12.


Supply ListAll grades will need

gym shoes (new purchase not required). No back-packs with wheels or per-sonal pencil sharpeners for kindergarten-second grade. No Trapper Keep-ers or large notebooks for kindergarten-third grade.

Kindergarten$15 community sup-

ply fee (no snack fee), 1 backpack, 2 pocket fold-ers, 1 change of clothing (including socks/under-wear) update throughout the year, 1 old t-shirt, 3 containers anti-bacterial wipes.

First Grade$15 community supply

fee, 1 small drawstring book/shoe bag, 2 boxes Kleenex, 1 pocket folder, 1 container baby wipes, 1 container anti-bacterial wipes.

Second Grade$15 community supply

fee, 1 drawstring book/shoe bag, 2 boxes Kleenex, 3 pocket folders, 2 boxes Crayola crayons (24 ct.), 1 container anti-bacterial wipes.

Third GradeSmall supply box, 1 box

crayons (24 ct.), 1 bottle Elmer’s glue, 2 large boxes

Kleenex, 300 ct., wide-lined notebook paper, 1 dry erase marker (low odor, no neon), 1 ruler with standard and metric, 1 pair of music earbuds with small jack, back-pack, 1 pair large scissors, 5 pocket folders, 1 each (red, blue and black) ink pen, 1 box colored pencils,

1 pkg. pencil-top erasers, #2 lead pencils (24 ct.).

Fourth GradeSmall supply box, 1 pkg.

colored pencils (any size), 4 highlighters, 1 (8 oz.) bottle glue, 3 pocket fold-ers with prongs, 2 pocket folders without prongs, #2 lead pencils (24 ct.), 1 set dry erase markers (low odor, no neon), 4 glue sticks, backpack, 1 pkg. pencil-top erasers, 2 large boxes Kleenex, 1 contain-er anti-bacterial wipes, 1 box Ziploc bags (quart size), 1 pkg. 150 ct. wide-lined paper, 1 box crayons (any size), 1 roll Scotch tape, 1 pair scissors (full size, pointed).

Fifth GradeSmall supply box, #2 lead

pencils (24 ct.), 1 box cray-ons (any size), 1 big eraser, 1 set dry erase markers (chisel pt., no neon), 1 ruler with inches (to 1/16) and metric, 2 pocket fold-ers with prongs, backpack, 1 blue or black pencils (8 ct.), 1 (0.8 oz.) glue stick, 2 large boxes Kleenex, 1 box markers (8 ct.), 2 pkgs. 150 ct. wide-lined paper.

BACK TO SCHOOL


on duty; August 11-15, professional development for all staff; August 18, first day of school; Au-gust 21 & 22, no school; September 1, Labor Day, no school; September 26, professional development for all staff, no school; October 17, first quarter ends; October 23, dismiss at 1 p.m.; October 24, no school; November 26-28, Thanksgiving break, no school; December 19, second quarter ends, first semester ends; December 22-January 2, Christmas break, no school; Janu-ary 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, no school; February 16, President’s Day, no school; March 2, no school; March 6, third quarter ends; March 16-20, spring break, no school; April 3, no school; May 15, end of fourth quarter, end of second se-mester, last day of school, dismiss at 1 p.m.; May 18 & 19, work day; May 25, Memorial Day, no school.

Possible make up days: January 19, March 2, May 18-22.

Supply ListsPreschool

1 inch white 3-ring binder, 1 pkg. glue sticks, 1 pkg. washable markers, 1 pkg. 5 oz. (bathroom size) cups, a complete change of clothes in a Ziploc bag labeled with the child’s name, 4x6 fam-ily photo.

A.M. Class: 1 box of tis-sues.

P.M. Class: 1 pkg. of wet wipes.

Kindergarten$25.00 activity fee,

backpack without wheels, 1 box tissues, 12 plain #2 pencils - no plastic coat-ing, 4 bottles Elmer’s glue, 2 boxes Crayola crayons (24 count), Crayola or Prang watercolors, scis-sors, 1 box broad line markers, school box, paint shirt – old t-shirt is fine, 1 spiral notebook, 2 Pink Pearl erasers, 2 dry erase markers, beach towel or small braided rug (NO MATS, please. It must fit in the locker.), 1 pack Scotch or Elmer’s glue sticks, 2" 3-ring bind-er, glue sticks (for art), wet wipes (for art), girls: Ziploc bags, boys: Clorox wipes.

First Grade$25.00 activity fee (helps

pay for field trips and sup-plies throughout the year), 1 pair of Fiskar scrissors, 1 large box of tissues, 1 package of washable markers, 2 24-count box of crayons, 1 box quart size Ziploc bags (girls), 1 12 oz. bottle of Germ-X (boys), 2 plain folders with pockets, 4 Expo dry erase markers, 1 8 oz. bottle of Elmer’s glue, 4 jumbo glue sticks, 4 Pink Pearl erasers, 1 $1 calcu-lator, 1 school box, 4 12-pack of yellow #2 pencils, 1 package of construction paper, 1 1.5-inch binder with clear pockets on the front, 1 container of Clo-rox wipes, backpack.

Art Class: 1 set of water-color paints, 1 package of

wet wipes.

Second Grade1-large supply box,

1-pkg. pencil top eras-ers, 4-12 pk. of #2 pen-cils, 2-boxes of Kleenex, 1-pair scissors, 1-ruler with inches and centime-ters (non-bendable), 2-4 oz. bottles of white glue, 1-bottle Germ-X (boys only), 1-box quart size Ziploc bags (girls only), 2-boxes of crayons (24), 4-pocket folders with prongs, 2 Pink Pearl eras-ers, 2-single subject wide-ruled spiral notebooks, 1 1-inch 3-ring binder (ex-cept Mrs. Cobb’s class), 1-pkg. dry erase, fine point markers, 1 $1 cal-culator, 2 boxes Crayola Classic Washable Mark-ers, 1-pkg. wet wipes, 2 glue sticks, $25 activity fee (covers field trip, Scholas-tic News, Starbooks sup-plies and other activities).

Third Grade$20 activity fee (This

fee covers cost of various activities from which the students benefit. These activities may include ad-ditional supplies beyond the original list, field trips, academic activities, special projects, class-room rewards and other incidents.), 5 folders with brads (red, yellow, blue, green. orange), 1 box of 24 Crayola crayons, 2 pkgs. of wide-ruled note-book paper, 48 yellow #2 pencils (not labeled), 1 pair of scissors, 1 compo-sition notebook, 2 spiral notebooks (wide-ruled), 1 calculator, 2 dry erase markers, 1 container of

handy/baby wipes, 1 large art box (or plastic show box), 1 bottle Elmer’s glue sticks, 12-inch ruler with inches and centimeters, 2 big pink erasers, 2 boxes of Kleenex.

Fourth Grade1 large supply box, 3

boxes of tissues, 1 pkg. of wide-lined notebook paper, scissors, box of 24 crayons, markers (op-tional), 2 pkgs. of 24 #2 pencils, 6 glue sticks, 1 1-inch 3-ring binder with pockets inside, 4 dry erase markers, colored pencils, 2 highlighters, 1 box (any size) Ziploc bags (girls), sanitary wipes (boys), 8 folders with brads and pockets (one each of the following colors: red, blue, yellow, green, purple and the other 3 any color), $20 activity fee (This fee will provide items for class-room parties and rewards, additional classroom sup-plies and to replace lost or stolen classroom materi-als and manipulatives.

Fifth Grade1 sturdy 3-ring zipper

binder (Trapper Keep-er), 7 folders with brads (blue, purple, green, yel-low, orange and 2 red), 1 pocket folder with holes (NOT brads for home-work), 1 plastic zipper pouch with holes for sup-plies in trapper, 2 2-inch 3-ring binder (math, reading), 1 70-ct. spiral notebook, 1 pkg. 300-ct. wide-ruled notebook pa-per, 4 pkgs. of 24 pencils, 1 2-ct. pkg. of black only dry erase markers (boys purchase), 1 2-ct. pkg. of

black only regular size Sharpie markers (girls purchase), 1 box of 24 or 48-ct. crayons, 2 boxes of pencil-top erasers, 2 boxes of 200-ct. Kleenex, USB drive, $20 activity fee (This fee will include the Weekly Reader, field trip fee, classroom/quarterly rewards, academic activi-ties and additonal or extra supplies beyond the origi-nal list.)

Please do not purchase and/or send any other items other than what is listed to school.

The fifth grade team, along with the building administrator, will not al-low students to place locks on their lockers. Students should not place valubles (i.e. money, MP3 players, gaming devices, etc.) in their lockers, as the theft or loss of such items will not be the responsibility of the Lamar R-1 School District.

Sixth Grade2 composition note-

books for science (please reinforce), 1 zippered pencil case, 5 packages of loose-leaf notebook paper, 1 protractor, 3 - 1-inch 3-ring binders with inside pockets (one for each subject: Comm. Arts, Math, SS) good quality, 3 pkg. of dividers with subject tabs, 2 doz-en #2 pencils, large pink erasers, 1 small hand held pencil sharpener with lid, 1 pkg. of red pens, 1 pkg. colored pencils, 3 boxes of 200 count tissues, 1 12-inch ruler (standard/metric), scissors, 3 pock-et folders with brads, $5

for Weekly Reader (one time fee), 2 glue sticks, calculator (recommend same calculator as 7 & 8th grade), 2 Scotch tape, 1½-inch 3-ring binder for Art, 1 spiral notebook for PE

Seventh GradeLocker shelf (suggested,

zippered binder/Trap-per Keeper with folders or dividers, large supply of loose-leaf notebook paper, large supply of #2 pencils, pencil top erasers and large eraser, red pens, 12-ct. or more colored pencils, 3 extra large book covers, 3 boxes of Kleen-ex (give to HR teacher), Texas Instruments Solar Scientific Calculator (TI 30 XIIS), 1½-inch 3-ring binder for Math, 3-subject spiral notebook for Math, 3-subject spiral notebook for SS, composition note-book for Science, 1-sub-ject spiral notebook for Language Arts, 2 pocket folders with brads if en-rolled in reading, ½-inch 3-ring binder if enrolled in Art.

Eighth Grade5 1-inch 3-ring bind-

ers, red pens, black pens, large supply of pencils, 3-hole paper, Texas In-struments Solar Scientific Calculator for Math (T1-30X IIS), graph paper, stereo headphones (if in computer class), 1½-inch 3-ring binder (if in art class), colored gel pens, Pink Pearl eraser for art, book covers, 3 pkgs. of di-viders with 5 subject tabs, 2 boxes tissues, 2 pocket folders, 1 flash drive.


Calendar

August 11, teacher work day; August 12 & 13, professional development days; August 14, teacher work day; August 18, first day of school; September 1, no school; October 17, teacher work day, no school; October 23, parent/teacher conferences, dismiss at 1 p.m.; October 24, no school; November 3, professional development day; November 26-28, Thanksgiving vacation, no school; December 22-January 2, Christmas vacation, no school; January 12-17, GC Tournament; February 16, President’s Day, no school; March 6, teacher work day, no school; March 16-20, spring break; April 3, Good Friday, no school; April 6, professional development day; April 17, professional development day; May 15, last day of school; May 18, professional development day; May 19, teacher work day.

Families Invited to Back-to-School

Night!Back to School Night

will be held on Thursday, August 14 for families of students in Kindergarten through grade 6. Teach-ers will be in their class-rooms ready to meet stu-dents and their families from 5-7 p.m. This will be a great time for students to find their classrooms, meet their teachers, bring in P.E. shoes, school sup-ply money, and for parents to learn more about the Parent Portal of the Lu-men program.

Having these items out of the way will help the school year start off more smoothly and the first day of school should be much easier.

The Golden City school staff hopes everyone has had a great summer and we are anxious to see stu-dents and families as we prepare to start the new school year. Please plan to stop by for Back to School Night. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, August 14!

New Employees & Position Changes Steven Brigham, II just

completed his fourth year at Golden City R-III School District where he began as a Social Studies instructor and where he has served the past two years as seventh through 12th grade principal. Steven is a graduate of Missouri Southern State University and holds his Master of Science in Edu-cation from Pittsburg State University. He earned his

education specialist de-gree from Pittsburg State University, as well. He is currently ABD and work-ing to finish his disserta-tion for completion of his Ed. D. Steven will serve as superintendent of schools.

Amanda Powell just completed her first year at Golden City R-III School District serving as the ninth-12th grade social studies instructor. Amanda has seven years experience as a class-room teacher. Amanda is a graduate of Missouri Southern State University. She completed her Master of Arts in History at Mis-souri State University and her education specialist degree at William Woods University. She is cur-rently pursuing her doc-torate. Amanda will serve as seven-12th grade prin-cipal, athletic director and assistant girls’ basketball coach.

Susan Whittle will be returning to Golden City R-III School District as el-ementary principal having served previously in many capacities.

Gary Kaufman will be returning to Golden City R-III School District as administrative assistant having served previously in many capacities.

Carissa Fritsche comes to Golden City R-III School District from Drury University in Springfield. She graduated with a bachelors of science in biology. This will be Ca-rissa’s first year as a class-room teacher. Carissa will serve as the ninth-12th grade science instructor and assistant girls’ volley-ball coach.

Anya Gripka comes to Golden City R-III School District from Neosho High School where she served as a special educa-tion teacher for two years. She is a graduate of Mis-souri Southern State Uni-versity and holds a master of arts in teaching with an emphasis in special educa-tion from Pittsburg State University. Anya will serve as elementary special edu-cation teacher, junior high cheerleading coach and assistant softball coach.

Afton Marti comes to Golden City R-III School District from Lamar R-I School District where she completed her practicum and intership in school counseling. She is a gradu-ate of Pittsburg State Uni-versity and holds a Master of Arts in school counsel-ing from Pittsburg State University, as well. Afton will serve as K-12 coun-selor.

Michael McDowell comes to Golden City R-III School District from Jasper where he gradu-ated high school. Michael earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer In-formation Science from Pittsburg State University. Michael will serve as IT

Administrator/Technolo-gy Coordinator for Gold-en City and the Barton County Health Depart-ment.

Brandon Moore comes to Golden City R-III School District from Mountain Grove Middle School where he has spent two years coaching nu-merous sports and serving as a P.E. teacher. He has 12 years of experience teach-ing P.E. and social studies and coaching a variety of sports. Brandon gradu-ated from Pittsburg State University with a bach-elor of science in educa-tion and is pursuing his master’s degree. Brandon will serve as the ninth-12th grade social science instructor, head girl’s bas-ketball coach and eighth grade volleyball coach.

Caleb Russell comes to Golden City R-III School District from Jasper where he graduated high school. He completed his stu-dent teaching at Wheaton Schools. Caleb graduated from the University of Ar-kansas with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Ed-ucation with an emphasis in Animal Science. Caleb will serve as the seventh-12th grade ag. instructor, as well as, FFA Advisor.

We are very pleased to introduce our new staff and begin the 2014-15 school year.

EnrollmentAny elementary stu-

dents new to the Golden City School District for the 2014-2015 school year are encouraged to bring their paperwork into the elementary office August 7 or 8 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. to get enrolled. Parents will need to bring the child’s birth certificate, immu-nization record, proof of residence, and social secu-rity card when they come in. Having new students enrolled will help them be more prepared for the first day of school on Au-gust 18. If you have any questions, feel free to call 417-537-4272 for more in-formation.

Supply ListPlease put your child’s name

on all items sent to school

Kindergarten Each child will need to

bring $20.00 to cover the cost of school supplies for the year. This will cover all supplies except the fol-lowing which parents will need to purchase: 1 back pack or book bag, without wheels; 1 pair of Velcro or non-tie tennis shoes for P.E. to be kept at school - non marking soles.

First Grade

Each child will need to bring $20.00 to cover the cost of school supplies for the year. This will cover all supplies except the fol-lowing which parents will need to purchase: 1 back pack or book bag, without wheels; 1 pair of tennis shoes to be left at school for physical education class - non marking soles.

Second and Third Grade


Fourth Grade


Fifth and Sixth GradeEach child will need to

bring $22.00 to cover the cost of school supplies for the year. This will cover all supplies except the fol-lowing which parents will need to purchase: 1 back pack or book bag, without wheels; 1 pair of tennis shoes to be left at school for physical education class - non marking soles.

(No perfume/cologne or make up please!) Students will not be changing for physical education, so the only thing needed for gym is non-marking tennis shoes.

Seventh GradeLanguage Arts: Pencils,

pens, loose leaf paper, pa-per folder with pockets, book cover, 1 box of tis-sues.

Math: 2 inch 3-ring binder, notebook paper, pencils, TI-30XA Texas Instruments calculator.

Physical Education: Gym shorts, t-shirt, tennis shoes, towel.

Reading: Pencil, pen, 1

inch 3-ring binder, loose leaf paper.

Science: Calculator, notebook or loose leaf pa-per, 3-ring binder, pens (blue or black ink only) or pencils, red pen for grad-ing.

Social Studies: 3-ring binder, dividers for note-book, pen, pencils, pa-per and other materials throughout the year for projects.

Life Skills: Pencils, loose leaf paper, 3-ring binder.

Eighth GradeLanguage Arts: Pencils

and pens, loose leaf paper,

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see GOLDEN CITY, page 7A


paper folder with pockets, book cover, 1 box of tis-sues.

Math: Pencils, notebook paper, 2 inch 3-ring bind-er, TI-30XA Texas Instru-ments calculator.

Physical Education: Gym shorts, t-shirt, tennis shoes, towel.

Reading: Pencil, pen, loose leaf paper, 1 inch

3-ring binder.Science: Calculator,

notebook or loose leaf pa-per, 3-ring binder, pens (blue or black ink only) or pencils, red pen for grad-ing.

Social Studies: 3-ring binder, dividers for note-book, pen, pencil, pa-per and other materials thoughout the year for

projects.Study Skills: Pencils,

loose leaf paper, 3-ring binder.

Seventh & Eighth GradeResource Room

Language Arts: Pencil or pen, notebook or loose leaf paper, binder or fold-er.

Reading: Pencil or pen,

notebook or loose leaf pa-per, binder or folder.

Math: Pencil or pen, notebook or loose leaf pa-per, binder or folder.

Middle School ElectivesSeventh & Eighth Grade

Art: Students are required to purchase a sketchbook from the school ($2-$4). Students will also need a 1

1/2 inch 3-ring binder.Seventh Grade F.A.C.S.:

Students will purchase a sewing kit ($6-$7), sew-ing equipment (scissors, pin cushion, pins, etc.), pen/pencil and notebook paper.

Seventh & Eighth Grade Keyboarding: 1 inch-2 inch 3-ring binder.

Seventh & Eighth Grade General Music: Pen or pencil, paper.

Seventh & Eighth Grade Intermediate Band: Stu-dents are expected to have an instrument in work-ing condition. Cost for this course includes: band method book ($7-$10), reeds (if applicable), in-strument rental or main-tenance.

Seventh & Eighth Grade Problem Solving: 2 inch 3-ring binder, 4 dividers, pencils and paper.

CalendarAugust 18-20, employee

planning-no school for students; August 21, first day of school; September 1, Labor Day-no school; September 8, employee planning-no school for students; October 6, em-ployee planning-no school for students; October 23, parent teacher conferenc-es-dismiss at 12:05 p.m.; October 24, no school; November 3, employee planning-no school for students; November 26-28, Thanksgiving break-no school; December 1, employee planning-no school for students; De-cember 19, early dismissal at 12:05 p.m.; December 22-January 1, Christmas break-no school; January

2, employee planning-no school for students; Janu-ary 19, no school; January 26, employee planning-no school for students; Febru-ary 16, no school; March 16-20, no school; April 2, parent teacher conferenc-es-dismiss at 12:05 p.m.; April 3, no school; April 6, employee planning-no school for students; May 8, last day of school-dis-miss at 3:20 p.m.; May 11-12, employee planning-no school for students.

Possible make up days: January 19, February 16, March 17, May 11 & 12.

New EmployeesNew employees at Bro-

naugh R-8 are: Deanna Gossett, sixth grade; and Emily Knapp, social stud-

ies.

Supply ListsAll K-6 students need a

pair of clean gym shoes to be left at school, 1 12 Pack of #2 Pencils and 2 Glue Sticks for Art Class, and if in Band 1 1” Binder, 20 Page Protectors, 1 Pack of Tabs, and 1 12 Pack of Pencils.

Preschool1 backpack, 2 containers

of Clorox wipes, 1 box of 24 crayons, 2 glue sticks, 10 #2 Pencils.

KindergartenItems shared with all stu-

dents: 1 box of 48 crayons, 4 glue sticks, 12 yellow #2 pencils (no colors or de-signs), 3 boxes of Kleenex, 4 Pink erasers (no pen-cil top erasers), 1 pair of clean socks (for erasing white boards), 4 black Expo markers, 1 pair of child size scissors, 3 con-tainers of Clorox wipes, 1 bottle of white glue.

Write name on the fol-lowing items (will not be shared):

1 backpack, 2 single sub-ject wide rule notebooks, 1 plastic pocketed folder, 1 pair of gym shoes.

First GradePlease put your child’s

name or initials on ev-erything. 1 box crayons (count doesn’t matter), 1 pack washable markers (count doesn’t matter), 20 #2 pencils, 1 pack erasers (for top of pencils), 2 Pink erasers, 2 pocket folders

(with brads on the inside), 1 backpack, 1 12 oz. bottle hand sanitizer, 5 contain-ers of Clorox wipes, 5 box-es Kleenex.

Second Grade1 backpack, 1 wide-

ruled spiral notebook, 2 Pink eraser (no novelty erasers – car, skateboard shapes, etc.), 1 12 pack of #2 wooden pencils (do not put child’s name on these as they will be shared – no mechanical pencils), 4 black Expo markers, 2 boxes of Kleenex, 2 con-tainers of Clorox wipes, 1 small art box, 1 box of crayons.

Third GradeClorox wipes, 3 boxes of

Kleenex, erasers, 1 box of pencils, dry erase marker, 1 pack wide ruled loose leaf paper, 3 pocket fold-ers, composition book.

Fourth Grade1 book bag, 1 12 packs

of #2 pencils, 2 Pink eras-ers, 1 zippered binder, 2 packs of wide ruled loose leaf paper, 1 pencil pouch to fit in binder, 1 pack of whiteboard markers, 1 whiteboard eraser, 3 boxes of Kleenex, 1 containers of Clorox wipes, 2 folders, 1 science journal notebook (black and white composi-tion books), 2 glue sticks, 1 pack of markers, 1 24 pack of crayons.

Fifth Grade1 backpack, 2 12 packs of

#2 pencils (to be shared), 1 pack of thin Expo mark-ers, 1 Expo eraser, 1 Pink

eraser, 1 pack of wide ruled loose leaf note-book paper (to be put in a box for all

students to use as needed), 1 binder that zips shut (like a trapper keeper), dividers for binder (comm. arts, math, science, social stud-ies), 1 thumb drive (flash drive), stick deodorant (no body sprays), 3 con-tainers of Clorox wipes, 3 boxes of Kleenex.

Sixth Grade1 pack of hole reinforc-

ers, 2 1˝ and 1 2˝ three ring binders (plain-clear paper pocket on the outside), 3 spiral notebooks – wide lined, 3 packs of dividers, 3 packs of lined notebook paper – wide ruled, 1 pair of scissors, red and blue pens, pencils, 1 bottle of glue, 4 sticks of glue, 2 braded folders, 3 pocket folders, 2 bottles of Germ-X, 2 boxes of Kleenex, 1 3 pack of Clorox wipes, dry erase markers, colored pencils/markers, index cards (3x5), 1 big eraser, 1 flash drive, 2 stick deodor-ants (no sprays), 1 back-pack.

All Seventh-12 Grade Students - Sponsors

1 bottle of hand sani-tizer, 3 boxes of Kleenex, 2 containers of Clorox wipes.

All Seventh-Eighth Grade Students

1 pair of earbuds or headphones for laptops/netbooks, 1 4 GB flash drive.

Seventh-Eighth Grade English

2 12 packs of pencils (to be turned in to teacher), 1 pack of lined paper (to be turned in to teacher), 1 binder (exclusively for English work, with pa-per and writing utensils), 1 container disinfectant wipes.

Seventh-12 GradeEnglish I/II/III

2 packs of pencils (to be turned in to teacher), 1 pack of lined paper (to be turned in to teacher), 1 binder (exclusively for English work, with paper and writing utensils), 1 box Kleenex.

Seventh-12 GradeEnglish 101/102

Appropriate materials to take/keep and study notes, appropriate materials to write/edit, and finalize es-says, 1 flash drive.

Seventh-12 GradeMath Classes

Composition notebook, graphing paper, pencils, loose-leaf notebook paper, basic scientific calculator (TI-30XIIS – if able).

Seventh-12 Grade Sci-ence Classes

1 composition book with lines, 2 glue sticks.

Seventh-12 Grade Physi-cal Education ClassesGym shoes, shorts,

socks, t-shirt.

Seventh-12 Grade Art Classes

1 12 pack of pencils.

Seventh-12 Grade Band Classes

1 1˝ binder, 20 page pro-tectors, 1 pack of tabs, 1 12 pack of pencils.

The back to school sup-ply list is meant as a list of supplies needed to begin the school year, not to last through the school year. Please monitor your child’s supplies and maintain nec-essary supplies throughout the year. Thank you.

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BACK TO SCHOOL

EnrollmentNew students moving

in to the Jasper School District enrolling in kin-dergarten through sixth grade can begin enroll-ing the first Monday in August (August 4th) be-tween 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Returning students will be automatically en-rolled.

Enrollment for Jas-per Junior High will be August 7. Eighth grade, 12-1 p.m.; seventh grade “Survival Camp”, 1:30-3 p.m.; and seventh grade enrollment: 3-4 p.m. En-rollment times on August 8 will be: 12th grade, 9 a.m.; 11th grade, 10 a.m.; 10th grade, 11 a.m.; ninth grade “Survival Camp”, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; ninth grade enrollment, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

CalendarAugust 11, new teach-

ers only; August 12-14, teacher contract days; August 19, first day of school; August 22, La-mar Fair, no school; Sep-tember 1, Labor Day, no school; September 15, teacher contract day, no school; September 19, mid-quarter; October 13, teacher contract day, no school; October 17, end of first quarter; October 23, start of second quarter; October 27, parent/teach-er conferences from 1-7 p.m., no school; Novem-ber 17, teacher contract day, no school; November 21, mid-quarter; Novem-ber 26-28, Thanksgiving vacation, no school; De-cember 19, end of second quarter; December 22-31, Christmas vacation, no school; January 1-2, New Year’s Day, no school; Jan-uary 5, school resumes; January 19, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, no school; January 26, teacher con-tract day, no school; Feb-ruary 2, no school; Feb-ruary 6, mid-quarter; February 16, President’s Day, no school; February 23, teacher contract day, no school; March 6, end

of third quarter; March 9, parent/teacher confer-ences from 1-7 p.m., no school; March 10, start of fourth quarter; March 16-20, spring break, no school; April 3, Good Fri-day, no school; April 6, Easter, no school; April 10, Mid-Quarter; May 17, graduation; May 21, end of fourth quarter, end of second semester; May 22, teacher contract day; May 25, Memorial Day.

Possible make up days: January 19 & 26; February 2, 16, 23; March 9, 16, 17; April 6; May 26-29.

Supply ListsMake checks for room

supplies payable to Jas-per Schools and include SSN or DOB. Room dues for each student are $5. Make checks payable to Jasper PTA. Tennis shoes should be worn on P.E. days.

Kindergarten$15 for consum-

able classroom supplies (Please make checks separate from PTA room dues.), regular sized bath towel for rest time with your child’s name on it (Please do not bring a mat.), 1 school backpack (without rollers and large enough to put a regular folder in), 2 large boxes of tissues (200+ count), 1 set of headphones or ear buds for school use, 4 fine tip black Expo dry erase markers, 1 pkg. 50 sheet protectors, BOYS: 1 pack gallon sized Ziplock bags, GIRLS: 1 pack quart sized Ziplock bags.

First Grade$15 for consum-

able classroom supplies (Please make checks separate from PTA room dues.); 1 pkg Elmers glue sticks; 1 large box of tis-sues (200+ count); 25 pennies, 20 nickels, 10 dimes, 8 quarters & $1 dollar bill (for math); 1 school backpack (no roll-ers please); 1 set of head-phones or ear buds.

Second Grade$15 consumable class-

room supplies (Please make checks separate from PTA room dues.), BOYS: 1 large box of tis-sues (200+ count), GIRLS: 1 container Clorox wipes, 1 school backpack (no rollers please), 2 regu-lar black Expo dry erase markers, 1 set of head-phones or ear buds, con-tinuous supply of wooden or mechanical pencils.

Mrs. Roeber’s Class: 1 large box of tissues (200+ count) and $4 for con-sumable classroom sup-plies.

Third Grade$15 for consum-

able classroom supplies (Please make checks separate from PTA room dues.), 1 school backpack, 2 large boxes of tissues (200+ count), 2 regu-lar black Expo dry erase markers, continuous supply of wooden or me-chanical pencils, 1 set of headphones or ear buds, BOYS: 1 bottle of hand sanitizer, GIRLS: 1 pack-age Clorox wipes.

Fourth Grade$15 for consum-

able classroom supplies (Please make checks separate from PTA room dues.), continuous supply of wooden or mechanical pencils, erasers, 1 set of headphones or ear buds, 2 large boxes of tissues (200+ count), 1 school back pack (no rollers please).

Fifth & Sixth Grades$15 for consum-

able classroom supplies (Please make checks separate from PTA room dues.), continuous sup-ply of wooden or me-chanical pencils and red ink pens, erasers, 1 set of headphones or ear buds, 1 school backpack, 2 large boxes of tissues (200+ count).

Mrs. Darrow’s Class: $15 consumable class-room supplies (Please make checks separate from PTA room dues.), 3 large boxes of tissues

(200+ count), continuous supply of wooden pen-cils, 1 large Pink erasers, 1 set of headphones or ear buds, 1 12 oz bottle of hand sanitizer.

Junior High & High School

Each class requires the following:

First Block: Box of Kleenex, flash drive, pens and pencils, loose leaf pa-per, headphones/earbuds for testing.

Agriculture: Loose leaf paper, shop clothes.

American and World History: Colored pencils, 3-ring binder or pocket folder with brads, divid-ers.

Art: Pencils, 2 fine pt. Sharpie markers, 2 white erasers, clay fee.

Music: Pencils, pocket folder, $10 (for t-shirt and concert wear).

Band: Instrument, $25 (will cover t-shirt and concert wear), all black shoes or $25 to order shoes.

Seventh & Eighth Grade English: Blue or black pens, 2 red 3-prong pocket folders (Beier),

pencils, 2 boxes Kleenex, headphones to leave in classroom (Beier),

Seventh & Eighth Grade Literature: 2 blue 3-prong pocket folders (Beier), pencils, black or blue pens, loose leaf paper (Goodwin), 2 boxes Kleenex, 1 bottle of Germ-X (Goodwin), planner or agenda (Good-win), headphones to leave in classroom (Beier).

English 1 & 2: 3-ring binder, pencils, pens (blue, black, red, green), red folder with brads, flash drive, 1 box of Kleenex, 1 bottle Germ-X, planner or agenda.

English III/Research Writing/Upper Level Literature: 3 pocket fold-ers with brads, 1 portfolio with 1-5 pockets, loose leaf paper, pens (red, blue, black), 200 or more 3x5 note cards, flash drive.

FACS: Straight pins, scissors, $10-$20 for proj-ects.

Culinary Arts: $7.50 for a Wilton cake decorat-ing set

Geography: World at-las and US atlas, colored pencils.

Seventh & Eighth Grade Social Studies: Colored pencils, 3-ring binder or pocket folder with brads, dividers.

Junior High & High School Math: 3-ring binder w/dividers 1˝ or larger, continuous supply of loose leaf paper, eras-ers, pencils, colored pen for grading (not black/blue).

Physical Education: Clothing for dressing out separate from what is worn to school, t-shirt, shorts or sweat pants, socks, gym shoes, towel for showers.

Psychology: Notebook.Resource Room: Kleen-

ex, loose leaf paper, pen-cils and erasers.

Science: All classes re-quire a 3-ring binder (1˝ or bigger).

Eighth Grade Science: 1˝ binder with 8 tabbed dividers.

Ninth Grade Science: Calculator, 1˝ binder with 8 tabbed dividers.

Chemistry and Phys-ics: Scientific calculator.

Spanish: 3-ring binder or pocket folder with brads.


orientation; August 11, professional development; August 12, professional development; August 13, professional development; August 14, professional development; August 15, professional development; August 18, professional development; August 19, professional development; August 20, first day of school; September 1, La-bor Day, no school; Sep-tember 22, professional development, no school; October 17, end of first quarter; October 23, par-ent teacher conferences from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., no school; October 24, no school; November 26-28, Thanksgiving break, no school; December 19, end of second quarter full day; December 22-Janu-

ary 2, Christmas break, no school; January 5, first day of second semester; January 19, Martin Lu-ther King, Jr. Day, profes-sional development, no school; February 16, no school; March 6, end of third quarter; March 12, parent teacher confer-ences from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., no school; March 13, no school; March 23, no school; April 3, Easter break, no school; April 6, Easter break, no school; May 10, high school grad-uation; May 14, last day of school; May 15, profes-sional development.

Possible make up days: February 16, March 23.

New Employees & Position Changes New employees at

Lockwood R-1 are: Joey Graves, elementary prin-

cipal; Kirsten Allison, vocational business; Luke McKinney, vocal and in-strumental music; Jessica Rusher, high school math; Aaron Shockley , high school special education; Bonnie Dusseau, main-tenance; and Elgin Ray-mond, maintenance.

The following employ-ees will be changing po-sitions at Lockwood R-1: Staci Bruner, director of technology and Jona-than Nash, middle school math.

Registration/Meetings

Registration/enroll-ment for high school students entering grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 will be held Wednesday, August 6, beginning at 8 a.m. for students who do not participate in a fall sport.

Students participating in football may enroll after practice at 10:30 a.m. and students participating in volleyball may enroll at noon.

High School Students will receive an enrollment packet by mail the last week of July. ALL infor-mation should be com-pleted and returned when the student comes in to register. If you do not re-ceive a packet, please call 232-4513.

Students new to the el-ementary may register Thursday, August 7 and Friday, August 8, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Students new to the dis-trict should bring a copy of their current immuni-zation records when they enroll.

There will be a manda-tory athletic meeting for all high school student athletes and their parents

on Wednesday, August 6 at 7 p.m.

Supply ListsKindergarten-Eighth

GradeThe students in kin-

dergarten-sixth grade will not need to purchase separate school supplies for the 2014-15 school year. In order to save par-ents time and money, the school will purchase the needed supplies in bulk. Parents will pay an esti-mated $30 per child to cover the cost of the sup-plies. We will have a final price in August, but it will not be over the $30. This price will include all the needed supplies except for a backpack. Students in grades seven and eight will purchase supplies for each class. If you have any questions or concerns,

please contact the office at 232-4528.

Middle SchoolArt: 1 regular size piece

of poster board; 1 pkg. of Bic, Mark It or Sharpie permanent markers; and 1 pkg. of #2 pencils.

Social Studies: 1 3-ring binder with loose leaf pa-per or a 2 subject note-book, blue or black pens, pencils.

Communications Arts: 1 2˝ 3-ring binder, 6 di-viders for the binder, 4 red pens, 4 black or blue pens, pencils, 1 box of Kleenex.

Math: 1 2˝ 3-ring bind-er, loose leaf notebook pa-per, 2 dry erase markers.

Science: 1 pkg. (20) #2 wood pencils, 3 large post-er boards any color, 1-1.5˝ view binder (eighth grade should be red and seventh grade black), loose leaf paper 500 count, 1 card-board tri-fold.

Area 4-H'ers compete at Ozark Empire FairSouthwest Regional 4-H fam-

ilies had an exciting day July 28, at the Ozark Empire Fair. 4-H Youth County Achievement Day winners converged on the OEF fairgrounds to participate in a regional competition for public speaking, fashion revue, personal development, demon-strations and member judging activities. The youth, as well as their families, also enjoyed sev-eral events at the fair and par-ticipated in the evening parade held on the fairgrounds.

Barton County 4-H members received outstanding recogni-tion in various areas. Fashion Revue, Annabell Crabtree, Jr. Division, gold; Public Speak-ing, Aidan Reed, Jr. Interpre-tation, first place, gold, Lane Wilson, first, Intermediate In-

terpretation, gold, Matthew Morgan, first place, Inter. Pre-pared Speech, gold; 4-H Creed, Kaitlyn Davis, first place, gold, Mason Brown, second place, gold, Connor Brown, second place, gold; Technology As-sisted, Lexi Phipps, third place, gold, technology assisted; Per-sonal Development, Ryan Davis, first place, Jr. Division, gold.

Demonstrations, An-imal Science, Jr. Divi-sion, Elise James, sec-ond place, gold, Theo Crabtree, gold, Clarise James, gold; Leisure Education, Mycah Reed, second place, gold; Home Econom-ics, Cora James, silver.

Team Demonstra-

tion, Mechanical Science, Shi-loh Robotics Team, first place, gold, Connor Trout, Noah En-dicott, Caleb Moreno, Kaden Johnson, A.J. Banwart and Trey Bright. Member judging classes - Foods, Jr. Division, Clarise James, Ryan Davis, first place tie, gold, Kailtyn Davis, silver,

Lexi Phipps, silver, Cora James, silver; Swine, Jr. Division, Con-nor Brown, second place, gold, Mason Brown, third place, gold, Sr. Division Tony Morgan, first place, gold, Mycah Reed, Poultry, second place, silver; Beef, Elise James, silver.

A special thanks is extended

to Matt Davidson/State Farm Insurance in Lamar for provid-ing funding for tickets for the youth to enter the fair and at-tend the event and Ozark Em-pire Fair for the facilities and all the MU Extension, 4-H vol-unteers and parents for making this a very special day.

2014Wednesday, August 6, 2014 • SECTION B

Brandon Ogden (left) presents a check for $500 to Lamar Parks and Recreation Director Marsha Doyle. The money was from fireworks sales at the tent located on the Cash Saver parking lot. Also seen assisting is Kevin Curtis, manager of Cash Saver in Lamar. The money will be used to scholarship youth recreational activities.

These Missouri junior members

won first place in the senior division of the quiz bowl at the 2014 National

Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards

Ceremony, July 11 in Indianapolis, Ind.

Pictured from left are Elizabeth Otte,

Saint Mary; Hannah Moyer, Lamar;

Brittany Eagleburger, Buffalo; and Chris

Kahlenbeck, Union. Photo by American Angus Association.

These junior members received a $1000 scholarship at the 2014 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 11 in Indianapolis, Ind. Pictured front row from left are Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president; Aliesha Dethlefs, North Platte, Neb.; Madison Butler, Vincennes, Ind.; Katelyn Corsentino, Denham Springs, La.; Chelsey Figge, Onaga, Kan.; Cheyenne Jones, Franklinton, La.; Hannah Moyer, Lamar, Mo.; Sydney Thummel, Sheridan, Mo., receiving the award on Chase Thummel's behalf; Colleen Jones, Kinston, N.C.; Courtney Younge, Ventura, Iowa; Cameron Ward, Plattsburg, Mo. and Scott Foster, Angus Foundation chairman. Pictured back row from left are Morgan Alexander, Berryville, Va.; Kyle Livingston, Dover, Pa.; Jacob Heimsoth, Cameron, Mo.; Connor Orrock, Woodford, Va.; Michelle Keyes, Springfield, Neb. and Sheldon Burks, Park City, Ky. Since 1998, the Angus Foundation has awarded more than $2.1 million in undergraduate and graduate scholarships to Angus youth. Not pictured are Eric Blythe, White City, Kan.; Robert Dolson, Hico, Texas; Randy Frye, Three Forks, Mont.; Tara Gray-Leytham, Toledo, Iowa; Tanner Hash, Archer City, Texas; Stephanie Lastovica, Salado, Texas; Ruby Monn, Shippensburg, Pa.; Miles Pearson, Scott City, Kan.; Jared Radcliffe, Weston, Wis.; John Rosman, Creston, Wash.; Renae Tokach, St. Anthony, N.D.; Emily Velisek, Gaithersburg, Md.; Julie Williams, Idalou, Texas; and Shannon Yokley, Jefferson City, Mo. Photo by Carrie Horsley, American Angus Association.

These Missouri junior members

won second place in the senior

division of team sales at the 2014

National Junior Angus Show

(NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 11

in Indianapolis, Ind. Pictured from

left are Hannah Moyer, Lamar;

Cooper Sadowsky, Eagleville;

Brittany Eagleburger,

Buffalo and Chris Kahlenbeck,

Union. Photo by American Angus

Association.

Con-way Truckload donates $3050 to Area Agency on Aging’s nutrition program

JOPLIN-The Area Agency on Aging Region X re-cently accepted a $3050 donation from Con-way Truckload to help support its nutrition program for seniors in Jasper, Newton, Barton and McDonald counties.

The AAAX nutrition program currently delivers ap-proximately 17,200 meals to homebound seniors and 8400 congregate meals per month in Jasper, Newton, Barton and McDonald counties.

The agency operates seven senior centers in its ser-vice area, along with family caregiver and ombudsman services, Medicare and benefits counseling, and infor-mation and assistance programs.

“We are very fortunate to have such a generous, car-ing community partner as Con-way Truckload," said Stan Heater, Area Agency on Aging's Executive Direc-tor. "This donation will help us to provide nutritious meals to seniors that can’t provide for themselves."

For more information or to make a donation call 417-781-7562.

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Ogden presents check

Moyer on second place sales team

Moyer on first place quiz bowl team

Barton County to be Purple Heart county

LAMAR-By a resolution adopted by the Barton County Commission, July 28, Barton County will be-come a Purple Heart county. Such designation had been requested by the Department of the Military Or-der of the Purple Heart of Missouri. Among the ser-vices offered by the order is assistance with veterans’ claims. Missouri chapters are located in Fenton, Kan-sas City, Springfield, Joplin, Columbia, Forsyth, and Fort Leonard Wood. John Dismer, state adjutant for the order, will present a plaque acknowledging Barton County as a Purple Heart county when the commis-sion meets on August 11.

Also at the July 28 meeting, the commission opened bids for a new computer server for the courthouse. The contract was awarded to APPS By Design, the lowest of four bidders at $5,882. Installation will be August 22.

Bids will be opened, August 25, for construction of a replacement bridge on Southwest 90th Road. It will be the 17th bridge replacement in the county since the Bridge Replacement Off Road System (BRO) began several years ago. Under the BRO program, 80 per-cent of the cost of a new bridge is paid by the Mis-souri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) with 20 percent coming from county funds. Anderson En-gineering of Carthage is the consulting engineer for the project.

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AREA NEWSGoulds to be in concert in Golden City

The Goulds are coming to Golden City. Known as a talented family with rich family harmony and smooth, easy vocals, the Goulds will be in con-cert with a wonderful music filled event on Fri-day, Aug. 15, at the First Christian Church, 901

Golden Ave. The Goulds have ap-

peared on the main stage of the National Quar-tet Convention, as well as multiple appearances at Silver Dollar City in Branson.

The Goulds have shared the stage with many of to-

day's leading gospel art-ists, including The Isaacs, Triumphant Quartet, The Kingsmen, The Lest-ers, The Mark Trammell Quartet, The Blackwood Brothers and others. The Goulds are a member of the UIA Radio Group and their music is played

on gospel music radio stations all across the country. Their unique style and abilities make for a great time of music

and fun that the entire family will enjoy.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. For information call the church office at

417-537-4404 or visit the Gould's website at www.gouldsmusic.com.

God told me to tell you...

By JASON SPENCE

This week I want to tell you about a trap that Christians and other re-ligious people fall into, it is the trap of legalism. I had a heated discus-sion with a close relative this past weekend about “the rules in the Bible”. “If you follow one, you must follow all of the commands of the scrip-ture” she said forcefully. I replied yes, but what about the one true com-mandment that Jesus gave to clarify all other commandments in the holy texts, to love one another that your joy may be full.

Friends I’d like to say that in this world, es-pecially now there are so many people doing so many things that are just out right wrong, there is a temptation to look them straight in the eye and tell them how wrong they are. To tell them that their ac-tions are pointing them directly to the flames and that nothing but depravity could have led them to be who they are doing what they are

doing. In doing so, the only person you benefit is yourself, but you also do harm.

First the benefit, when you unload your disap-pointment on this person you have claimed a sense of superiority, of divin-ity in your own right, you have scolded a lesser be-ing, now the harm, you have entered into your own sin remember pride is deceitful. The pride you achieved by this act has allowed you to turn a blind eye to your own sin, namely you forgot to love. You received a measure of joy from correcting these wrong actions but had you simply given this per-son your love and under-standing and rather than tell them that they were wrong told them that you love them and you know that they are making bad choices because they need help. If you had done that your joy could have been full and the person you judged could have become the person you helped.

Today God told me to tell you that he loves you and everyone you will ever meet, and you should do the same.

Lay aside every weightBy PASTOR JACK

SLADECornerstone Baptist

Church

In any competitive race, the runners usual-ly wear light uniforms and lightweight shoes, designed to take advan-tage of aerodynamics and thus quicken their pace. They also endure strenuous physical training to help them reach their maximum potential and their goal of finishing, or better yet, winning the races set before them. But can you imagine a world-class runner competing in a race with weights attached to the wrists and ankles? It would be safe to say that he wouldn't have a chance at winning; in fact, he probably wouldn't even finish the race.

1 Corinthians 9:24 says, "Do you not know

that in a race all the run-ners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize." Consider your current circumstances. Think of it as the race that is set before you. Imagine you're running hurdles in a track meet. Are you spiritually fit to run? Or is it depression, fear, anger, worry or doubts weigh-ing you down? Rather than allow these to hin-der you, why not view them as hurdles on the track. Start training by talking to God about ev-erything, especially those things that hold you back. Then trust Him to help you over each one. With God's help you can overcome your greatest obstacles as you push to-wards the finish line of your own circumstance. Lay aside every weight and run to win!

Take back your life: Psalms121:1-3 says, “I

will lift up my eyes to the mountain. My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth He will not allow your foot to slip." What encourage-ment can you find in this scripture for overcoming your obstacles?

Make a list of those ob-stacles that are weighing you down, such as depres-sion, fear, anger, worry or doubt. God's promises for overcoming each one can be found in God's word. Find all the scripture promises pertaining in this lesson. Depression: Psalm 47:3; Fear, 2 Timo-thy 1:7; Discouragement; Philippians 1:6; Worry; Isaiah 26:3; Doubt; Psalm 18:30; Confusion: Prov-erbs 3:3-6.

Now, look at the prom-ises that you have listed. Pray these and the prom-ises listed above.

Additional readings: Zechariah 4:6b, John 8:32, 36, Revelations 12:11.

Willis Strong won the gladiola

contest that was held at

the 10th Street Community

Farmers' Market on July 19.

The 10th Street Community Farmers' Market held a Salsa Showdown Saturday, July 26. The winners were, left to right, Glenda Epple, first place and Nancy Johnson, second.

The 1969 graduat-ing class of Liberal High School met at the Knee-land Center in Liberal on Saturday, July 19, for their 45th class reunion. A so-cial hour was held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a

catered chicken dinner from Gebhardt’s at 7:30 p.m. Desserts were also furnished by some of the wives.

Nine members of the class were in attendance, but they enjoyed remi-

niscing about the past and also telling stories of times past. Those attend-ing encourage all 1969 class members to try to schedule their summer for the 50th reunion in July of 2019.

Liberal class of 1969 gathers

Photo courtesy of Judi FastThose present in the photo in the front row are, left to right, Janet

(McKay) Vahle, Corkie (Walker) Abts, Judy (Banwart) Miller and Bonnie (Smith) Brous. Back row, left to right, Willard Ison, Mark Bolton, Mike Fast, Randy Hardy and John Lacey.

10th Street Community Farmers’ Market Salsa Showdown winners

10th Street Community Farmers' Market holds gladiola contest

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RECORDSDEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS BRIEFS

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

JASPER SURVIVING SPOUSES WILL meet Wednesday, Aug. 13, 11:15 a.m., for lunch at the Barton County Senior Center in Lamar. Games will be played following lunch. Bring a school article for young students needing school supplies. Also bring a school picture, the first grade and senior picture. All widows and widowers are welcome to join.GOLDEN CITY ELEMENTARY BACK to School Night will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. This will be a time for students to find their class-rooms, meet their teachers, bring in P.E. shoes and school supply money and for parents to learn more about the Parent Portal of the Lumen program.THE OWEN FAMILY REUNION WILL BE held Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Barton County Senior Cen-ter, 306 W. 11th St., Lamar. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.BARTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT will hold a Tax Levy Hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m., at 1301 E. 12th St., Lamar.MILFORD TOWNSHIP WILL HOLD A TAX Levy Hearing on Thursday, Aug. 14, 7 p.m., at 515 NE 88th Lane, Lamar.THE UNION TOWNSHIP WILL HOLD ITS an-nual Tax Rate Hearing on Monday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m., at 501 NW 45th Lane.THE 100TH ANNUAL FAST REUNION WILL be held Sunday, Aug. 10, at the Liberal City Park. Ac-tivities will begin at 11 a.m. A group picture will be taken at 12:15 p.m. and lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Chicken will be provided, please bring sides and desserts. For more information contact Rachel Mill-er at 214-6626.DIXIE ECHOES WILL BE IN CONCERT Sunday, Aug. 24, 10:30 a.m., at the Milford Christian Church, 758 East Hwy. C. The public is invited to attend.THE LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1953 fair breakfast will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, 9 a.m., at Denny’s in Lamar.FIBER ART GUILD WILL MEET MONDAY, Aug. 18, 8 a.m., for breakfast at Denny’s. Roll call will be a fair memory. The group will decorate the fair win-dow between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Bring items to be displayed. For information call Kathy at 682-5090.NEWPORT TOWNSHIP WILL HOLD ITS Tax Levy Hearing on Monday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m., at 53 North Hwy. HH. For information call 682-2323.BARTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT will give immunizations every Wednesday, as well as Thursday, Aug. 7, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Thurs-day, Aug. 14, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. For information call 417-682-3363.NATE IRWIN, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDI-DATE for the 4th District Congressional District, will speak at the Truman Birthplace on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.A TIME OF REMEMBRANCE FOR DOROTHY Cross will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, 6 p.m., at the Bellamy Community Center, eight miles east of DD Hwy. There will be a potluck dinner. Bring stories for a scrapbook.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 lo-cated at 128 NW 150th Lane in Mindenmines. For information call 417-843-6711.ANY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS NEW TO the Golden City School District for the 2014-15 school year are encouraged to bring their paperwork into the elementary office on August 7 and 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to get enrolled. Parents will need to bring the child’s birth certificate, immunization record, proof of res-idence and Social Security card when enrolling. For information call 417-537-4272.THE BETHEL CHURCH ANNUAL SERVICE and celebration will be held Sunday, Aug. 10. Everyone is welcome, even if they have never attended. Any-one that has should bring special readings or musi-cal specials, as well as memories to share. The cele-bration will begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school and 11 a.m. for the worship service. A potluck dinner will start at about 12:30 p.m. The afternoon service is at 2 p.m. Come join them. The church is located on 126 Hwy., 2 ½ miles west of the new interstate 49 (also known as state highway 71).THE GOOD SAMARITAN IS AT AN emergency level of non-perishable foods. Donations of canned goods of corn, green beans, peas, tomatoes, beans of any kind, tuna, salmon, ham, canned meats of any kind and canned fruit are welcomed.A TAX RATE HEARING WILL BE HELD Monday, Aug. 18, 7 p.m., at the Lamar Middle School Library, 202 W. 7th St.THE GOULDS WILL BE IN CONCERT AT the First Christian Church, 901 Golden Ave., Golden City, on Friday, Aug. 15, beginning at 7 p.m. For in-formation call the church office at 417-537-4404 or visit the Gould’s website at www.gouldsmusic.com.THE SWEARINGEN FAMILY REUNION will be held Sunday, Aug. 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the La-mar Senior Center, 11th and Walnut. Lunch will be potluck.JERRY AND HELEN DALE WILL CELEBRATE their 60th wedding anniversary on August 7 and would appreciate cards. They can be sent to 780 Brook Forest, Nixa, MO 65714.THE MAYFIELD FAMILY REUNION WILL be held Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Lamar City Park. A bas-ket dinner will be held round 1 p.m. The family will also meet at the park on Saturday, Aug. 16, 6:30 p.m. Bring snacks.MASTER GARDENERS WILL HOLD A 10 week intensive horticulture course on Tuesdays and Thurs-days, from August 26 to September 25. Times are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Lamar or 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at Greenfield. The cost is $135 per person or $225 per

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DOROTHY THELMA CROSSSHELDON-A memo-

rial service was held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Ferry Funeral Home in Ne-vada for Dorothy Thelma Cross, 92, Sheldon, who passed from this life on Sunday, July 27, 2014, in Nevada. Private inter-ment will follow at a later date in the Olive Branch Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Olive Branch Cemetery, in care of the funeral home.

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

Survivors include two nephews, Matthew Cross and wife Hollee, Sheldon, along with their chil-dren, Wyatt and Rachel and Ray Cross and wife Kim, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; cousins, other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Thomas and Quincy; sis-ter, Kathryn and sister-in-law, Margaret.

Mrs. Cross was born Dec. 17, 1921, near Du-rango, Colo., the second child of Thomas Ray and Edith (Maxwell) Cross. She, along with her sis-ter Kathryn, began first grade in Glendora, Calif., then from there the fam-

ily relocated to Spokane, Wash., then moved once again, this time near Nine Mile Lake. In 1929 they left Washington, traveling toward the Cross home-stead in Missouri. The route included a stop off in Durango to visit Doro-thy’s maternal grandpar-ents, aunts and uncles. They remained in the An-imas Valley for six weeks, helping with ranch work. During that time Doro-thy and Kathryn attended a rural school with their cousin, Edith Maxwell. These six weeks were the only time the Cross chil-dren ever spent with their grandparents, never see-ing them again.

After moving to the homestead near Sheldon, Dorothy and Kathryn attended the rural Bel-lamy School from sec-ond grade through the eighth grade, then gradu-ated from Sheldon High School in 1940. They both worked on the fam-ily farm until Dorothy began teaching in 1944-45. She walked across the fields and pastures to her first rural teaching job – about two miles at a salary of $45 per month on an eight month term. All of her college credits were earned during the summers. She graduated from Southwest Baptist (Junior) College at Boli-var in 1951. A few years later she graduated from Southwest Missouri State College in Springfield with a B.S. in Education. She taught for 19 years in the rural schools of Ver-non and Barton counties, then third grade in Jasper for five years and fourth grade in Lamar for five more. In 1974, she left the teaching profession and spent the next 10 years

caring for her aging par-ents and ill sister until their deaths.

Since 1984 she had helped her brother Tom on the farm, with the ex-ception of a four month period which was spent helping care for an ill friend in Lamar, who was recovering from a bro-ken hip and other medi-cal issues. On May 18 of that same year, Dorothy began relearning to milk cows and feed hogs and chickens – Tom’s chores – while he had surgery. She was a longtime mem-ber of the Olive Branch Baptist Church and also belonged to the Shel-don Baptist Church. She taught Sunday school for many years and also served on the Bel-lamy Community Center Board.

Special memories of Dorothy’s life include two very special trips. In the summer of 1984 her brother Quincy and his family took Dorothy and Tom back to Durango for the first time in 55 years. And in 1985, Quincy’s wife Margaret took Doro-thy to Houston, Texas, to visit her Uncle Frank and cousin Alberta Childress and their family. Dorothy never married and lived a life of independence, always taking care of her-self, yet helping others any time she could.

MICHAELEUGENE

FANNINGLOCKWOOD-Grave-

side services were held at 4 p.m. Friday, in Pip-penger Cemetery, for Michael Eugene Fanning,

55, Lockwood, who died Monday, July 28, 2014.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Lock-wood Funeral Chapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be sent to www.greenfieldfuneralchapel.com.

Survivors include his parents, Delbert and Lena Fanning, Lamar; four sis-ters, Ima Jean Probert and husband Tom, Gold-en City, Kathy Fanning, Lamar, Becky Ritchey and husband Chuck, La-mar and Tonie Probert and husband Vic, Golden City; two nieces, Amanda Zuber, Golden City and Hannah Shaw and hus-band Travis, Bronaugh and a host of other rela-tives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandpar-ents, Delbert and Ora Fanning and Dewey and Roberta Patterson and a niece, Christy Liana Zu-ber.

Mr. Fanning was born Jan. 29, 1959, in Kansas City, Mo., to Delbert N. and Lena M. (Patterson) Fanning. He lived most of his life in Dade County. He was a 1977 gradu-ate of Lockwood High School. He worked in the fescue seed industry and was employed at Pen-nington Seed Company at the time of his death. He loved to hunt, fish and garden.

HAROLD TROUTGOLDEN CITY-No

services are planned for Harold Lee Trout, 86,

BARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER LUNCH MENU: August 11-15MONDAY- Barbecued

pork sandwich, black eyed peas, buttered car-rots, wheat bun, sliced peaches, coffee/tea/milk.

TUESDAY- Cubed steak with brown gravy or liver and onions, steamed rice, broccoli, wheat roll, apricots, coffee/tea/milk.

WEDNESDAY- Chef salad with tomatoes, ham

and cheese, baked potato, tomato juice, crackers, rosy applesauce, coffee/tea/milk.

THURSDAY- Chicken tetrazzini, buttered corn, zucchini and tomatoes,

wheat roll, cantaloup, cof-fee/tea/milk.

FRIDAY- Hot dog with chili and cheese on bun, baked beans, tater gems, tomato juice, oatmeal cookie, coffee/tea/milk.

Beckett Lynn Storm

Preston and Morgan Storm, Carthage, an-nounce the birth of a daughter, Beckett Lynn, born at 3:24 p.m. on July 25, 2014, at McCune Brooks Hospital in Car-

thage. She weighed eight pounds and 14 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Maternal grandparents are Derek and Marsha Smyth, Carthage. Mater-nal great-grandparents are Phillip and Barbara Jack, Carthage and Jim and Sue Smyth, Carthage.

Paternal grandparents are Phillip and Andrea Storm, Lamar. Paternal great-grandparents are Lee and Fay Storm, La-mar and Lyle and Janice Clements, Jasper. Great-great-grandparents are Leota Ball, Carthage and the late Tom Ball.

BIRTH

see DEATHS, page 4B

Warranty Deed, filed July 17, 2014. Guy E. Sutherland and Bren-da Sutherland, Jack L. Sutherland and Coline A. Sutherland, and Mari-anne S. Thompson and William P. Thompson of Barton County, Missouri, to Adam W. Wolf and Kati I. Wolf, Trustees of the Adam W. Wolf and Kati I. Wolf Joint Revocable Trust of Barton County, Missouri: A tract com-mencing at the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 24, township 32, range 32,

and running thence north 60 feet parallel with Wolf Street in Iantha, Missouri, thence west 170 feet, thence south 60 feet par-allel with College Street, thence east 170 feet to the place of beginning in Bar-ton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed July 22, 2014. Mark Conner and Lori Conner to Mary L. Carr and John Carr as joint tenants: Tract I: A tract commencing 272 feet west and 160 feet south of the northeast corner of block 6 of Parry's Ad-dition to Lamar, Barton

County, Missouri, and running thence south 60 feet, thence west to the east line of Cherry Street, thence north along the said east line of Cherry Street 60 feet, thence east to the place of beginning. Tract II: A tract com-mencing 272 feet west and 160 feet south of the northeast corner of block 6 of Parry's Addition to Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, and running thence south 60 feet, thence east 12 feet, thence north 60 feet, thence west 12 feet to the place of be-ginning.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

see BRIEFS, page 4B


RECORDS

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couple. Registration is due by August 21. For infor-mation or to register call the Barton County Exten-sion at 417-682-3579 or Dade County Extension, 417-637-2112.THE 33RD ANNUAL THORCO-FCA LAMAR-Walk-Run will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, 7:30 a.m. This event is held in conjunction with the Lamar Free Fair, with registration beginning at 6:30 a.m. At the corner of 8th and Broadway. The race will begin there and finish at 9th and Broadway. Awards will be given in each division for first, second and third places. The first 100 entrants registered before the race begins will be guaranteed a shirt. For in-formation contact Ann Landrum at 417-682-2254 or 417-682-8758.THE 10TH STREET COMMUNITY FARMERS’ Market is open Wednesdays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.THE 2014 LAMAR FREE FAIR DATES have been set for August 16-23.

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Golden City, who died Sunday, July 27, 2014, at his home. The body will be cremated.

Arrangements are un-der the direction of Pugh Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife, June Trout; his chil-dren, Mike and Sandy of Iowa and Patty of Wichita, Kan., and his stepchildren, Billy Trout, Atlanta, GA and Crystal of Briar Book; four sis-ters, Reba Dean Stone, St. Simon’s Island, GA, Patsy Bingman, Joplin, Rose Ann Moore, Lamar and Colleen Emery, Car-thage. He also had several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter and a brother, Junior Trout.

Mr. Trout was born June 16, 1928, in Barton County, to Vern and Ha-zel Ford. He spent most of his life in the Golden City area. He was a truck driv-er, carpenter and lawn mower repair person. He was a member of the Golden Eagles Club in Lamar and also the Lion’s Club in Lamar.

He married June Gann on Nov. 1, 1974, in Kan-sas City, Mo.

MOLLYE ANN GLASGOW

LAMAR-A private committal will take place at a later date, at the con-venience of the family, for Mollye Ann Glasgow, 72, Lamar, who died Thurs-day, July 31, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness.

Arrangements are under the direction of Konantz Warden Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Compassus or the Trula Cain Memorial Dog Park in Lamar.

The obituary may be viewed and condolenc-es sent online at www.konantzwarden.com.

Survivors include her husband, Gary Glasgow, of the home; a daughter, Kim Riegel and husband Ted, Lee’s Summit and two grandsons, Sterling and Logan Riegel.

Mrs. Glasgow was born March 18, 1942, in Dun-can, Okla., to Oliver and Charolette (Box) Conn. She was a 1960 gradu-ate of Washington High School and attended Kansas University, where she met and married Gary Glasgow on June 2, 1962, in Danforth Cha-pel on the KU Campus. They moved to Lamar in the mid 70’s and together they owned and operated The Night Prowlers, a provider of custom parts for classic cars and trucks.

Mrs. Glasgow always loved animals, especially dogs and horses. She was an accomplished Eques-trian from an early age and was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed gardening and landscap-ing her yard.

AUDRIA DECKERRURAL LAMAR-A cel-

ebration of life was held at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at Grace Place, northeast of Lamar, for Audria Donet Decker, 40, rural Lamar, who died early Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Freeman West Hospital, surround-ed by her family. A pri-vate family graveside ser-vice will be held at Lake Cemetery.

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

Memorial contributions may be made to the fam-ily, to aid with medical and funeral expenses.

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

Survivors include her husband, Richard Decker and son, Nathan Decker, both of the home; her parents, Don and Jan Johnson, Seagoville, Tex-as; her parents-in-law, Richard Sr. and Peggy Decker, Lamar; a brother, Don Johnson and wife Renee, Seagoville, Texas; a sister, JaDonna Hoover, Cassville; three nephews, three nieces, a sister-in-law, Samantha Benson and husband Rick, Joplin, and a former brother-in-law and special friend, Joe Hoover, Cassville.

She was preceded in death by her grandpar-ents, Audrey and Ruby Johnson and Everett, II and Edieth Oakley and an uncle, Everett Oakley, III.

Mrs. Decker was born June 27, 1974, in Dim-mitt, Texas, to Don and Janina (Oakley) Johnson. After graduating from high school she attended Dallas Baptist University. She moved to Missouri and worked for Thorco Inudstries, where she met her husband. They were married Oct. 15, 1994, in Lamar, and have made their home and reared their son, Nathan, in Bar-ton County.

Mrs. Decker was a de-voted wife, mother and hospitable homemaker. She was an avid reader and Bible scholar who enjoyed teaching Sun-day school. She was an accomplished pianist and shared cross stitch and tatting projects with friends and family. She was an active member of Grace Place and a former member of Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church.

The following calls were made during the month of July by the Lamar Police Depart-ment.

* An off duty officer traveling across the Lamar square on July 1 witnessed a verbal confrontation and he notified other officers. The other officers ar-rived and talked with all parties involved. The officers indicated that they smelled alcoholic beverages on a couple of the people who were involved. Arrested on charges of being a mi-nor in possession of alcohol were Calob Eric Langford, 19, and Dayton Reyann Brown, 17, both of Lamar. In addition, due to infor-mation received during the investigation of this incident, Langford also received a summons for supplying an alco-holic beverage to a mi-nor. Both subjects were transported to the Bar-ton County Jail where they were processed and subsequently re-leased.

*A theft of a firework display was reported July 1 at the firework tent located on the parking lot of Cash Saver.

* Stolen July 1 was a firework display valued at $170. A suspect was identified and an arrest was made.

* Arrested on a charge of theft was Caleb Dan-iel Shaffer, 18, Golden City. At the time of his

arrest some of the fireworks were recov-ered. Shaffer was trans-ported to the Barton County Jail where

he was processed and posted a bond and was released.

* Contact was made July 2 with an individu-al on a motorcycle near the intersection of 11th and Broadway. The in-dividual was stopped due to his having a re-voked license. On con-tact the operator, Brian Eugene Carter, 34, La-mar, was found to be intoxicated. After tak-ing some field sobriety tests Carter was placed under arrest and trans-ported to the Barton County Jail where the testing was finished and he was processed, posted bond and was released. Carter also posted bond on the re-vocation charge and on a warrant that had been issued through the City of Carthage. Carter was then released.

* Officers responded July 2 to the 1500 block of Mill St., on the report of a semi-truck that had hit a wire. On ar-rival it was determined that the wire was just pulled from its anchor on a residence. There was no further damage noted at this time.

* A shopping cart was reported July 3 as being stolen from a garage in the 1100 block of Grand St. Value of the cart was set at $25 by the owner. A few days later the victim noticed his cart under a carport near his home and he took it back home with him.

* A two vehicle traf-fic crash was investi-gated July 3 in the 500 block of Truman St. According to the par-ties involved, this crash happened while one of the vehicles was travel-ing down Truman. The other vehicle was back-ing from a driveway in the 500 block and the driver said that he did not see the other vehi-cle and he backed into it as it passed. There were no injuries at the time of this crash.

* A bicycle was found

abandoned July 3 in the 300 block of E. 18th St. The bike is purple and white in color and can be claimed on its identifica-tion at the police station.

* A vehicle was stopped July 4 in relation to a speeding violation in the area of 10th and Broad-way. On contact the of-ficer noticed that the driver was intoxicated. After administering field sobriety tests the driver, David Nathaniel Grey, 19, Lamar, was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated, being a minor in possession of al-cohol and having expired vehicle registration. Grey was transported to the Barton County Jail where he was processed on the charges and posted bond and was released to await a pending court date.

* Officers were dis-patched July 4 to the 1200 block of Walnut St. on an unknown problem re-port. After arriving and speaking with the par-ties present, an arrest was made. Arrested on a charge of domestic as-sault was Anthony Daniel Welch, 31, Lamar. Due to his intoxication level Welch was also placed on a 12 hour protective hold. While being taken to the transport vehicle Welch head butted the vehicle’s hood, causing a dent in the hood of the car. He was additionally charged with tampering with a motor vehicle. Welch was transported to the Barton County Jail where he was processed and incarcer-ated. A warrant issued out of the Barton County Circuit Court was served the next day and carried with it a cash or surety bond of $10,000.

* Officers were dis-patched July 4 to the 100 block of W. 15h St. on the report of a domestic disturbance. After arriv-ing and speaking with the parties involved a suspect was confronted and taken into custody on a charge of domestic assault. During his ar-rest the suspect, William Arillious Clemons, was also charged with assault on a police officer due to an incident involving a beer can and for resist-ing arrest. Clemons was transported to the Barton County Jail where he was processed, posted bond and was subsequently re-leased to await a pending court date.

* The Newton County Sheriff ’s Department no-tified Lamar on July 5 that they had contact with an individual, Jason Rich-ard Stump, who had an active Lamar municipal warrant. The warrant was confirmed and Stump was arrested. Stump was released on bond to await a pending court date.

* Officers were called July 5 to a residence in the 1300 block of Lexing-ton St. As a result of this call a 31 year old male was transported to the Barton County Memo-rial Hospital for medical

clearance on a 96 hour committal. Once cleared medically, he was trans-ported to New Begin-nings in Nevada.

* The burglary of a shed was reported July 5 in the 1700 block of Cherry St. It was later found that the person had not removed anything from the shed and the complainant did not wish to pursue the matter any further.

* Officers were dis-patched July 5 to the re-port of an assault that had taken place in the 1300 block of Broadway. Once everyone was interviewed about the assault an arrest was made. Arrested on an assault charge was Sean Patrick Bruce, 29, Lamar. Bruce was taken to the Barton County Jail where he was processed, posted bond and was released.

* A bike was reported stolen July 5 from a resi-dence in the 600 block of W. 9th St. Through a follow-up investigation into the matter the bike was recovered in the 1200 block of Walnut St. The officer who found the bike returned it to its owner. The value of the bike was estimated as $25 by the victim. The victim refused to pursue charges for the theft.

* An abandoned bike was located July 6 in the 900 block of Truman St. The bike is a Mango mod-el and can be claimed on its identification at the police station.

* Arrested July 6 on a Lamar City warrant is-sued on a charge of failure to appear was Johnathan Paul Plummer, 33, Joplin. Plummer was processed, posted bond and was re-leased to await a munici-pal court date.

* The Dade County Sheriff ’s Department no-tified Barton County on July 7 that they were in contact with one Brittany Tierra Rima, 25, Lock-wood, who had an active Lamar City warrant is-sued on a charge of failure to appear. The warrant

was confirmed and Rima was arrested. She subse-quently posted bond and was released awaiting a municipal court date.

* A forgery case was opened July 7 involving nine checks for a total loss of $857.92. The in-vestigation will continue.

* While on patrol on July 8, an officer noticed a vehicle that was weaving in its lane of traffic. Af-ter following and gaining further evidence the ve-hicle was stopped in the area of 15th and Gulf. Af-ter contact was made and field sobriety tests were given a DWI arrest was made. Arrested on charg-es of driving while in-toxicated and for driving while license was under suspension/revocation was Tasha Renae Saw-yers, 31, Lamar. Sawyers was transported to the Barton County Jail where she was processed, posted bond and was released to await a municipal court date.

* A two vehicle accident was investigated July 9 at Murphy Oil by Walmart. No one was injured in this accident and accord-ing to statements taken this accident occurred as a truck with a trailer was trying to navigate between the pumps. Dur-ing one of his turns his vehicle struck the front of another vehicle, causing damage to the bumper area.

* A shoplifting/theft was reported July 10 by Walmart. Stolen was $216.82 worth of mer-chandise. The investiga-tion is continuing into this matter.

* A property damage report was taken July 10 in the 1100 block of Hagny St. A vehicle had driven through a yard in the trailer park and had struck and destroyed a lawn chair. The driver then left the scene. No one was present in the yard when the incident happened, so there were no injuries reported.

LAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT


LEGALS

LEGALSIN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of NELLIE KALM, Deceased. Estate No. 14B4-PR00041NOTICE OF LETTERS

GRANTEDTo all persons interested

in the estate of NELLIE KALM, decedent:

On the 1st day of July, 2014, RAYMOND KALM, SR., was appointed the Personal Representative of the estate of NELLIE KALM, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri.

The business address of Raymond Kalm, Sr. is 2503 Birch Road, Garland, Kansas 66711, and the attorney is Bryan C. Breckenridge, whose address and telephone number are 108 West Walnut, Nevada, Missouri 64772, 417-667-5076.

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 limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.444, 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 April 21, 2014.

Date of first publication is July 16, 2014.

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that he necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court in and for the County and State aforesaid.

S-Charles D. Curless7-16,23,30,8-6-4tc

TRUSTEE’S SALE IN RE: Christopher K. Shaw and Sigred R. Shaw, Husband and Wife Trustee’s Sale:

For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Christopher K. Shaw and Sigred R. Shaw, Husband and Wife dated August 22, 2003 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri in Book 494, Page 561 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 4:55 PM), at the West Front Door of the Court House, City of Lamar, County of Barton, State of Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real

estate, described in said Deed of Trust, and situated in Barton County, State of Missouri, to wit: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION SIXTEEN (16), TOWNSHIP THIRTY-ONE (31), RANGE TWENTY-NINE (29), BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 16, THENCE N 90 DEGREES W ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 16 A DISTANCE OF 332.38 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 54’ 45” E A DISTANCE OF 393.32 FEET, THENCE S 90 DEGREES E A DISTANCE OF 332.38 FEET, THENCE

N 00 DEGREES 54’ 24” W ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 16 A DISTANCE OF 393.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, SUBJECT TO COUNTY ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAYS AND EASEMENTS OF RECORD.[EXCEPT ANY PART NOW IN OR USED FOR STREET, ROAD OR HIGHWAY].to satisfy said debt and cost.MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C.,

Successor Trustee612 Spirit Drive

St. Louis, MO 63005(636) 537-0110

File No: 161183.081314.327875

FCNOTICE

Pursuant 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 see LEGALS, page 6B

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Sheldon $28,125, Green-field $22,336, South Greenfield $19,000, Schell City $20.500, Stock-ton $25,353, Bronaugh $26,786, Moundville $25,625, Milo $23,125, Metz $9,063, and Ne-vada $25,774. It comes as somewhat of a sur-prise that the household income for Metz is the lowest of any community in the state of Missouri. However, in all fairness to Metz, that community claims a far greater me-dian household income as of 2012. Its website indicates its household income has improved to $29,922.

A few other figures from across the state show Springfield had $29,563, Kansas City $37,198, and St. Louis City $27,156. A pattern may seem to be developing. Population centers with good pay-ing jobs tend to see their higher salaried employ-ees moving to the sub-

urbs. This will become much more apparent with the following figures.

The highest median household income com-ing from the 2000 census was in Huntleigh, a small community of only 323 residents in the Greater St. Louis area. Its median income was $200,001. Second highest was also in suburban St. Louis at County Life Acres with 81 residents and a me-dian income of $193,271. Third was Baker, a tiny rural community in Stod-dard County where the bootheel begins. It is so small that no population is listed on the official Missouri Highway Map, but its median house-hold income is $177,361. Fourth is Clarkson Val-ley in suburban St. Louis with $153,933. Fifth is another St. Louis suburb, Ladue, with a population of 8,645 and a median in-come of $141,720.

Turning to the lowest

annual median income, when discounting Metz, that dubious honor, based on MERIC’s figures, goes to Hartwell, just west of Clinton in Henry County, with a median income of $9,375. Second lowest was Howardville, popu-lation 342 and just west of New Madrid in the county of the same name. Its median income was $9,671. Third lowest was Kinlock, population 449, and oddly enough, locat-ed in the greater St. Louis area with median income of $10,156.

This story is by no means a recommendation for re-distribution of wealth. It is simply a report on the findings coming from the research division of the Missouri Department of Economic Development. It is accompanied with our sympathies for over-looking Golden City and our congratulations to the town of Metz for its economic improvement.

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and would go to $27.82 in the sec-ond year. The sewer charge, which is based on water consumption, would increase to $30.35 the first year, and would go to $33.38 the second year. The current rates are $22.99 for water and $27.59 for sewer. The proposed new rates are fractionally greater than break even levels based on a monthly consumption of 5,000 gallons.

The committee considered three options to closing the annual loss before settling on the recommen-dation that will be given to the council.

Prior to its decision, the com-mittee examined a survey of vari-ous cities’ monthly water and sewer rates based on a 5,000 gal-lon monthly usage. A sampling

showed Adrian $93.78 water and $20.00 sewer, Carterville $36.23 water and $34.00 sewer, Sar-coxie $20.44 water and $15.20 sewer, Stockton $26.60 water and $36.71 sewer, El Dorado Springs $17.75 water and $30.89 sewer, and Nevada $43.54 water and $34.56 sewer.

The proposal will be presented to the full council at its August 18 meeting, and a public hearing on the rate increase will be held at the council’s September 22 meet-ing. The September meeting is one week later than the normal council meeting time due to a confliction with the annual con-ference of the Missouri Munici-pal League, which several coun-cil members will be attending.

when the commission decided MGE’s last general rate increase ap-plication in May, 2014. Residential customers would pay a surcharge of $0.42 a month under this latest request.

Applications to intervene and participate in this case must be filed no later than August 13, 2014, with the Secretary of the Missouri

Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102.

MGE provides natural gas ser-vice to approximately 507,500 customers in western Missouri including the communities of Lamar, Lamar Heights, Golden City, Lockwood, Sheldon, Jasper, El Dorado Springs, and Stockton.


LEGALScollector 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.

7-16,23,30,8-6-4tc IN THE 28TH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT COURT, BARTON COUNTY,

MISSOURIJudge or Division: JAMES R BICKELIn the Interest of: ZMSBRANDI MCINROY, Juvenile Officer, Plaintiff vs.FELICIA SHEPHERD, Mother andRICHARD PORTER, II, Father, Defendants

Notice Upon Order for Service by Publication

Termination of Parental Rights

The State of Missouri to defendant, Felicia Shepherd, mother, of the above-named juvenile.

You are notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Barton County, State of Missouri, at LAMAR, the object and general nature of which is the termination of your parental rights in and to the above-named juvenile.

You are further notified, pursuant to Section 211.462.2 RSMo, of your right to have counsel, and if you request council and are financially unable to employ counsel, counsel shall be appointed by the Court.

The names of all the parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the plaintiff is Brandi McElroy, Juvenile Office, 100 W. Cherry, Ste. 9, Nevada, MO 64772.

You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within forty-five (45) days after 8-13-14, judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit Court at 1:30 p.m. on 7-15-14.

s-Karen Hines, Clerk7-23,30,8-6,13-4tc

TRUSTEE’S SALEIN RE: Walter Dennis Watson, a single man single man Trustee’s Sale:

For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Walter Dennis Watson, a single man single man dated September 20, 2002 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri in Book 478, Page 644 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 4:55 PM), at the West Front Door of the Court House, City of Lamar, County of Barton, State of Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, described in said Deed of Trust, and situated in Barton County, State of Missouri, to wit: ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWELVE

(12), TOWNSHIP THIRTY (30), RANGE THIRTY-THREE (33),[IN BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI] SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. [THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN BRACKETS HAS BEEN ADDED TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION]to satisfy said debt and cost.MILLAP & SINGER, P.C.,

Successor Trustee612 Spirit Drive

St. Louis, MO 63005(636) 537-0110

File No: 157445.081314.327186 FC

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.

7-23,30,8-6,13-4tc ADVERTISEMENT

FOR BIDSConsolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1 of Barton, Dade, Cedar and Jasper Counties, MO, P.O. Box 586, 1009 East 11th Street, Lamar, MO 64759.Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of: Verdella Area Water Distribution System Improvements will be received by C.P.W.S.D. No. 1 of Barton, Dade, Cedar and Jasper Counties, MO, at the office of C.P.W.S.D. No. 1 of Barton, Dade, Cedar and Jasper Counties, MO, P.O. Box 586, 1009 East 11th Street, Lamar, MO 64759 until 10:30 AM local time on August 26, 2014, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: Bartlett & West, Inc., 1719 Southridge Drive, Suite 100, Jefferson City, MO 65109 and Office of C.P.W.S.D. No. 1 of Barton, Dade, Cedar and Jasper Counties, MO.

Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of Bartlett & West, Inc., 1719 Southridge Drive, Suite 100, Jefferson City, MO 65109 upon payment of $150.00 for each set.

Any BIDDER or non bidder, upon returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS fifteen (15) days after the date of bid opening and in good condition, will be refunded $75.00.

Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order Number 11246. Requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.

Bartlett & West, Inc.1719 Southridge Drive,

Suite 100Jefferson City, MO 65109

Phone: (573) 634-3181Fax: (573) 634-7904

Consolidated Public Water Supply District No. 1 of

Barton, Dade, Cedar and Jasper Counties, MO

P.O. Box 586, 1009 East 11th Street

Lamar, MO 64759Phone: (417) 682-3401

Fax: (417) 682-30387-23,30,8-6,13-4tc

The Barton County Ambulance District will have a Tax Levy Hearing on August 12, 2014, at 7:30 p.m., at 1100 Cherry Street, Lamar, Mo.

7-30,8-6-2tc IN THE CIRCUIT


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


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 Union Township will holdits annual Tax RateHearing on Monday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m., at 501 NW 45th Lane.

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Milford Township tax levy meeting will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m., at 515 NE 88th Lane.

8-6-1tcBarton County Health Department will hold aTax Levy HearingTuesday, August 12, 2014, 7:00 pm at 1301 East 12th Street, Lamar, MO.

8-6-1tc Request for Recycling Grant Proposals

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see LEGALS, page 7B


LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS

CLASSIFIEDS

The Region M Solid Waste District (Region M) through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announces a grant opportunity for waste reduction and recycling projects of local governments, businesses, non-profits, and other entities. The Region M Grant Program supports efforts to reduce the volume of solid waste entering landfills. To be considered

for a grant, a preliminary application must be received no later than 3:00pm Friday, September 5, 2014. Final applications will be received no later than 3:00pm Friday, October 17, 2014. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Region M staff prior to submitting a final application.For more information contact:Region M Solid Waste Management District

800 E. Pennell St. Carl Junction, MO 648340:417.649.6400 F:[email protected]

8-6-1tc IN THE CIRCUIT


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

8-6,13,20,27-4tcNewport Township Tax Levy Hearing will be held on Monday, Aug. 11, at 8 p.m., at 53 N Highway HH. 682-2323.

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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.

Carpenter Wanted to remodel small restau-rant building (former Sweet’s BBQ, 1607 Gulf, Lamar) into small rental home. Will trade rent for labor or share the invest-ment on sale of the re-modeled property. 417-355-3989.

The personal belong-ings of Carla Willough-by at 700 West 8th Street, Apartment 01F will be disposed of on August 17, 2014 if not claimed.

Services Offered

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

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: Join our grow-ing fleet! Standard Transportation Servic-es gets you home week-ly! Truck w/microwave & fridge. Paid Health Ins, Vacation, Holidays & more! CDL-A w/2 yrs experience. 1-888-992-4038, ext. 105.

Bus Driver needed for Head Start center in La-mar. Transport children (ages 3, 4 and 5) and par-ents to and from Head Start center, medical/dental appointments, and other locations in-volved in the Head Start program. Starting pay for this full-time po-sition (30 hrs/wk) is $9.48 per hour. Must have or be able to obtain Class “C” CDLMust be at least 23 years of age, have good driving re-cord, meet Missouri au-tomobile liability mini-mum requirements and be able to lift up to 50 pounds. To apply, sub-

mit completed agency applications/resume to Economic Security Cor-poration by August 15, 2014. Attn: Job No. BD-L7-01 at 302 S. Joplin St.; Or mail to PO Box 207, Joplin, MO 64802-0207; or email to [email protected]. Appli-cations available online at www.escswa.org or at 302 S. Joplin St. EOE.

Teacher Aides: Want to work in a nurturing en-vironment as part of a vital, energetic team who work with three and four year old chil-dren? Economic Secu-rity Corporation has position available for a full-time Teacher Aide in our Lamar Head Start Center. Must have or be able to obtain Class “C: CDL, have a high school diploma or equivalency and one to three months child care experience, or equivalent combination of education and experi-ence, and be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Start-ing pay for this position

is $8.39 per hour. S u b m i t c omp l e t -ed agen-cy applica-tion and/or resume by August 15, 2014 to

Economic Security Cor-poration, Attn: Job No. TA-L8-01 at 302 S. Jo-plin, or mail to PO Box 207, Joplin, MO 64802, or email to [email protected]. Applica-tions available online at www.escswa.org or at 302 S. Joplin St. EOE.

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.

For Sale – Like new tub transfer bench, walker, cane, commode, used two months, no longer needed. $125 OBO. 417-682-3292.

"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it il-legal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination be-cause of race, color, re-ligion, sex, handicap, familial status, or na-tional origin, or inten-tion to make any such

preference limitation, or discrimination. We will not knowingly ac-cept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised are available on an equal op-portunity basis".

Mobile Homes for Rent

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

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.

1 Bedroom Apartment nicely furnished or un-furnished. Pool, rec room and laundry. Free cable/HBO, water and trash. Short leases avail-able. $200 security de-posit. No pets! In Ne-vada. Starting at $365. 417-667-2633.

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

Homes For Rent

Lovely, Redecorated 2 bedroom home at 710 Grand. Central heat/air, stove, refrigerator. Available July 1. $500 month/$450 deposit. R&R Rentals, Rosalee, 682-5668.

Homes For Sale

House For Sale By Owner: 2113 sq. ft. ranch home, partial brick, 3 bedroom, 2 ½ baths, front porch, 1 car garage, basement, full length attic, central heat & air, living room, din-ing room, family room, lots of nice woodwork and plenty of cabinets, some hardwood floors, lot size 80'x187.5', nice neighborhood. Would make a fine home for retired, family, or even rental property. Located at 207 West 5th. Asking $94,000. (417) 682-5431 (leave message), (573) 418-0381. Email: [email protected].

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AREA NEWSScout for podworms in blooming soybeans

LAMAR-Jill Scheidt, agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension in Barton County, scouted fields south of Lockwood near Hwy. 97on July 23 for the crop scouting program. Scheidt offers this advice from the field.

Corn is in the milk stage and should enter the soft dough stage soon.

“Very little Japanese beetles and corn ear-worms were seen in corn. Corn earworm feed at the tip of the ear while other worms like armyworms feed near the middle or base of the ear. Any injury to the ear will make the ear more susceptible to disease,” said Scheidt.

A video from Scheidt about scouting for corn earworms is available on-line at: http://youtu.be/QdIrISeuJoo.

Soybeans are in the third trifoliate and bloom

stage, pods should begin to form soon.

“Monitor blooming soybeans for podworms. Podworms are many dif-ferent colors and can have longitude stripes; to dif-ferentiate between other worms, look for black dots all over the body, this is an identifier of pod-worm,” said Scheidt.

Threshold levels are one per foot of row or when five percent or more pods are damaged.

“Not much insect feeding was seen,” said Scheidt.

Threshold levels for all foliage feeding insects in soybeans are 30 percent defoliation before bloom and 20 percent defoliation during or after bloom.

Scheidt says soybean cyst nematodes were found in one field.

“If there is an area of stunted growth, pull up a plant and examine the

roots for small circu-lar growths, looking like miniature nodules, these are soybean cyst nema-todes,” said Scheidt.

These parasites can se-

verely stunt growth and reduce yields. In order to manage SCN, rotate with non-host crops like corn, wheat or sorghum and control weeds.

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 telephone, contact the MU Extension Center in Barton County at (417) 682-3579.

Don't forget plants when making vacation plans SPRINGFIELD-Amid

the excitement of plan-ning and taking a sum-mer vacation, many people neglect to have someone look after their indoor and outdoor plants during their ab-sence.

“If you are going to be away from home for more than a week, you may return to find sub-stantial damage has oc-curred to plants left unat-tended. This is especially true for plants growing in containers,” said Pat-

rick Byers, horticulture specialist, University of Missouri Extension.

The ideal solution is to ask a friend who is knowledgeable about plants to check on your plants regularly and wa-ter them when necessary.

Before you leave, Byers recommends moving in-door plants away from sunny, bright windows, so they will use water less rapidly.

“This doesn't mean putting them in a dark room. They still need

bright, indirect light to stay healthy while you're gone,” said Byers.

Immediately before leaving, water all indoor plants. Even allow some water to stand in the sau-cers beneath the plants' containers.

These changes should enable indoor plants to survive during your ab-sence. However, plants in containers outside need water almost every day.

“Place all of your out-door container plants, in-cluding any hanging bas-

kets, in a shady location near the northern side of a building or under the protective cover of a large shade tree or cov-ered patio. Group plants fairly close together since this, along with the shady location, will help slow water loss,” Byers said.

If a person will be gone for more than a few days

and can’t find someone to help, there are some op-tions worth considering. For example, inexpen-sive water timers, used in conjunction with sprin-klers, can work, especial-ly if the plants are togeth-er in a water grouping. Otherwise, a timer with more sophisticated irri-gation and drip systems

are available and work well.

If you have questions about your garden, lawn, soil or plants, contact your local University of Missouri Outreach and Extension center. If you need additional garden-ing advice, please contact the Master Gardener Ho-tline, 417-881-8909.

Rain barrels are part of sustainable gardeningSPRINGFIELD-A rain

barrel won’t make the rain go away, but you will be able to save some of it for another day, according to Kelly McGowan, horticul-ture educator with Univer-sity of Missouri Extension. "Rain barrels are gaining in popularity with home gardeners, because this time of year we get a lot of rain," said McGowan. Us-

ing a rain barrel has its ad-vantages. For starters, it is a great way to save money on a water bill for anyone who gardens. Rainwater is also better than tap wa-ter for plants. "Rainwater is nearly neutral in pH. It is also free of treatment byproducts such as chlo-rinated organics, and it is low in salts and minerals. Water collected in a rain

barrel typically contains more nutrients and less of other chemicals that plants don’t want," said Clarissa Hatley, a Univer-sity of Missouri Extension employee and volunteer with the Watershed Com-mittee of The Ozarks.

James River Basin Part-nership sells rain barrel kits at http://www.james-riverbasin.com. Greene

County residents can re-ceive a rebate on rain bar-rel purchases through the JRBP program. Barrels are also available from Wick-man’s in Springfield and the Habitat Restore.

A person can also try making their own rain barrel. Large plastic barrels and fixtures can be found at different locations in Springfield and many area

hardware stores. JRBP also has instructions on assem-bling your own barrel sys-tem online. "You can buy kits with everything you need to make your rain barrel. So that would be an option. Or you can buy the parts individually," said McGowan. "An en-tire setup would probably be less than one hundred dollars, but in the long

run you would save a lot of money.” According to McGowan the average one thousand square foot roof can generate up to 600 gal-lons of water per inch of rainfall.

For more information contact the Master Gar-dener’s Hotline in Greene County or University of Missouri Extension at (417) 881-8909.

Corn crop looking best in yearsCOLUMBIA, Mo.-

“I’ve never seen Mis-souri corn looking this good,” University of Missouri Extension corn specialist Brent Myers said Tuesday, July 22.In their weekly teleconference on Tues-day, MU Extension agronomy specialists across the state echoed Myers’ outlook. The July 18 USDA Missouri Crop Progress and Condition report shows 84 percent of Missouri corn in good to excel-lent condition.Corn silking progressed to

79 percent statewide - 51 percent ahead of this time last year and 22 percent in front of the five-year aver-age. “It’s pretty amazing,” Myers said.“2004 was the last time we have seen a corn crop with this much of the state’s acres in good to excellent condition at this time of year, but 2014 is higher,” Myers said. “2009 was close by the end of the year.”However, it’s still too early to call bushels in the bin. Mis-souri cornfields appear to have ample nitrogen, but they need timely rainfalls to bring a bumper crop,

Myers said. Agronomy specialists across the state said crops need rain now. Cool conditions have prevented drought stress so far.Myers said he en-courages corn producers to prepare precision agri-culture yield monitors at this time in preparation for harvest, and to have a plan for calibration. “Quality data from a year like this can be very use-ful for future analysis.”

MU Extension ento-mologist Wayne Bailey also reported good news for corn producers at the weekly teleconference.

Corn is mostly past the danger zone for Japanese beetle problems since pollination is nearly com-plete. The beetles feed on green silks and tassels of corn, disrupting pollina-tion and reducing yields.

USDA also reported good news for Missouri soybean producers. Soy-bean crop condition was rated 77 percent good to excellent with 30 percent of the crop blooming.

The USDA’s current crop progress report for Missouri is avail-able at http://1.usa.gov/1A34Ka0.

Stolen car results in charges being filed

GREENFIELD-Twenty-six year old Christopher Peebles is currently in the Dade County Jail on a $50,000 cash bond, following the theft of a ve-hicle that was reported taken at 6:24 a.m. Sunday, at the Ruark Bluff East Campgrounds on Stockton Lake.

According to a probable cause state-ment, a report was taken Sunday re-garding the theft of a 1998 Silver Nis-

san Passport from the campgrounds. Dade County Sheriff Max Huffman located the missing car about a half mile south of Peebles' home at 95 S Dade County Road 173. Prosecuting Attorney Gary Troxell filed charges on Peebles of Tampering with An-other Vehicle, a Class C Felony. With this charge he would face up to seven years if convicted.

The Barton County Sheriff’s Department now has two military type Hummer vehicles provided without charge by the Department of Defense. Addition of the vehicles will give the sheriff’s department far more flexibility in handling situations involving off-road terrain and severe weather. Legacy Farm and Home provided the truck and driver to transport the Hummers from Jefferson City to Lamar.

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