Mound City

Transcription

Mound City
Mound City
NEWS
Published & Printed in
Mound City, Missouri
Vol. 135, No. 26
75¢
www.moundcitynews.com
Thursday • January 1 • 201 5
Financial aid
night for
juniors, seniors
and parents
Mound City R-2 School
is hosting a county-wide financial aid meeting in the
school’s library in Mound
City on Thursday, Jan. 22, at
6:30 p.m.
Helpful information for
high school students interested in attending college will
be presented by financial aid
representative, Jessica Hill,
from Missouri Western State
University in St. Joseph, MO.
Juniors, seniors and parents
from Mound City R-2, Craig
R-3, South Holt R-1 and Nodaway-Holt R-7 are welcome
and encouraged to attend.
Ms. Hill will help with financial aid matters for any
college the students will be
attending.
Holiday hours
for the Mound
City News office
The office at Mound City
News will be closed on New
Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1.
The office will reopen on Friday, Jan.2.
Schools remain
closed until
next week
Students at Craig, Nodaway-Holt and South Holt
will resume classes on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. Mound City
students will receive an extra
day off, as the teachers will
have an in-service on Monday, Jan. 5, and classes will
resume on Tuesday, Jan. 6,
2015.
Special start
time for Panther
basketball game
The Mound City R-2 basketball teams will travel to
Falls City, NE, on Tuesday,
Jan. 6, to face the Sacred
Heart teams. The girls’ junior
varsity will play two quarters
of ball beginning at 4:30 p.m.,
followed by a full four-quarter
game of boys’ junior varsity
action. The girls’ varsity and
the boys’ varsity games will
complete the evening’s activities.
Bird Numbers
on the Refuge
As of 12/23/14
GEESE - 1,119
DUCKS - 110,875
Eagles - 61
DOMINATING HEADLINES IN 2014
Wind energy in Holt County
FROM START TO FINISH
Wind energy company explores the possibility of project in Holt County
APRIL 3, 2014
January 16, 2014
Wind farm bringing green to Holt County
Holt County’s landscape is about to change: potentially the state’s
largest wind energy operation, “Mill Creek Wind Farm,” is in the works.
Element Power, which will build and operate the wind farm south and
east of Oregon, MO, has been in negotiations with the Holt County
Commission to bring both green energy and greenbacks to the area. The
company has approximately 25,000 acres under lease with more than
100 landowners right now. The project, which, according to Element
Power, will produce enough clean electricity to power nearly 60,000
homes, is a $400 million investment in Missouri.
MARCH 13, 2014
Hopping on the wind farm train
The establishment of Mill Creek Wind Farm is on track, though progress, as previously reported in Mound City News, has slowed. Keeping
the momentum moving, however, Element Power held two community
meetings, one on Tuesday, March 4, in Oregon, MO, and the other on
Wednesday, March 5, in Mound City, MO. Of the variety of issues covered, the primary one focused on the taxation structure associated with
wind farms.
“All of the wind farms in the state have thus far used the 60/40 approach to taxing wind farms, where 60 percent of the cost of the wind
farm is considered obsolete and isn’t taxed,” Caroline Mead, Element
Power director of origination, wrote to Mound City News. “Half of the
Missouri counties with wind farms have also created Enterprise Zones to
attract or support wind and other types of economic development, which
enables the counties to put more flexible tax structures in place.”
As both Holt County Commissioner Mark Sitherwood and now Mead
have emphasized, a wind farm and an Enhanced Enterprise Zone (EEZ)
are not mutually exclusive. While talk at the meetings, which had roughly
100 and 50 attendees in Oregon and Mound City, respectively, centered
on taxes and incoming revenue, a relatively new issue crossed the tracks
to enter into interested parties’ line of sight: the impact of a wind farm on
wildlife. Mill Creek Wind Farm would be Element Power’s first project
located so close to a refuge, in this case Squaw Creek National Wildlife
Refuge near Mound City.
MARCH 20, 2014
Mill Creek Wind Farm a matter of math
The issue of Mill Creek Wind Farm and the associating alphabet soup
of possible taxing structures lies as an answer without a question, or as
Holt County Clerk Kathy J. Kunkel put it at the County Commission
meeting on Wednesday, March 12, “We’re working backwards.”
The sticking point for those involved — the Holt County Commission,
Element Power and the county school superintendents who have fielded
questions from concerned citizens — at the meeting was the $1 million
Element Power has offered as a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT). Although contractual provisions could provide for distribution regulations,
commissioners decided not to move forward with the PILT and to determine the assessed value of the wind farm with true real estate taxes. To
break it down, there are three state-approved methods for determining
value: the comparable sales approach, the cost approach and the income
approach.
Assessor decides on 60/40 approach
“I chose 60/40, or the Gentry County model,” Holt County Assessor LaDonna
Jones said. “The Gentry model was the precedent set by the state of Missouri. It
has been upheld by the State Tax Commission. I thought it was the direction we
should go; I thought it was the appropriate choice.”
JUNE 19, 2014
Wind farm still a hot topic for commission
During the June 16 Holt County Commission meeting, commissioners took a
conference call with Dan Hegeman and Chuck Caisley of Kansas City Power and
Light (KCP&L). KCP&L has a contract to purchase wind power generated from
the farm, and Caisley provided an update on the relationship between the company
and Element Power.
According to Caisley, Element Power executives have several issues to overcome. For example, they must obtain three permits associated with endangered
wildlife and the proximity of the farm to Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge.
Additionally, bat and eagle studies are ongoing in the proposed development zone,
and mitigation measures are being considered.
september 25, 2014
Wind farm leaves Holt County
Mill Creek Wind Farm, touted as the largest wind farm in Missouri, will no
longer be in Holt County, Element Power recently announced.
According to Holt County Commissioner Mark Sitherwood, the change of
site is more directly related to wildlife concerns than the debate over taxation
models.
As the project progressed — Element Power met with the Holt County Commission to discuss tax abatements and held an open house for interested county
residents — advocacy groups, including the Audubon Society and the American
Bird Conservancy, began to question the impact of the wind farm. “Studies of
wind farms and wildlife interactions, especially with appropriate turbine siting
as is planned for the Mill Creek project, do not suggest that wildlife populations
will be adversely impacted by the project,” a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
document provided by Scott Zeimetz, project manager of Element Power, read.
The crux of the issue between Element Power and the advocacy groups, which
worked with the Missouri Department of Conservation, is the lack of state regulation. Wind companies do not have to contact U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the Missouri Public Service Commission, the Department of Natural Resources
or the Missouri Department of Conservation for wind farm approval. The only
recourse against Element Power would be if it were to violate the Endangered
Species Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Act; then, the company would be
subject to prosecution.
Element Power, in response to wildlife concerns, offered to accommodate
birds and bats by reducing operations during migration periods. As of last week,
however, Element Power decided that such action would not be financially possible. So, with birding groups united and with solutions that only served to benefit one side, Element Power pulled out of its proposed Holt County site. “The
reality of the situation is that there are other areas in Missouri that make more
economical sense to build in, and as such, we are working to move the project
to a more suitable location,” the letter read. As of Monday, Sept. 22, Element
Power has not announced where the new location is.
Review of 2014 • Pages 6-12
Tiffany Heights Care Center continues with interior updates
Tiffany Heights Care Center in
Mound City has a new look inside the
facility. New flooring and new wall coverings are being enjoyed by the residents
and staff.
The walls in the dining room and hallways had sported the same decor since
1998. A new color scheme was chosen
from several options recommended by a
designer provided by the corporate office. The flooring was last updated in
1991.
Sage teal upper walls are complemented by a light brown lower wall of
durable wallpaper that should withstand
walker and wheelchair nudges. New
tiles have been placed throughout the
facility and are ready for 20 plus more
years of traffic.
New chairs have been put in place
in the dining room. Higher backs and a
color and pattern that enhances the decor
are featured on the chairs. Upon entering
the dining room, a more luxurious look
meets the eye.
Robert Gibson, Director of Operations
at the Tiffany Care Centers corporate office in Mound City, states that “the goal
of Tiffany Care Centers is to improve
services to the local community.”
Tiffany Care Center installed 25-kilowatt solar panels on the roof of Tiffany
Heights in 2014. The residents’ health
records were converted to electronic
files in the fall of 2014. “We are constantly researching ways to benefit our
clients and contribute to the community,” adds Gibson.
The nurses’ station will undergo a
facelift at a later date. The staff and
residents are proud of the new improvements.
The hallways of Tiffany Heights Care Center in Mound City - Are sporting a new
look. New paint and a wallpapered surface below the chair rail reflect a modern
color palette suggested by an interior designer. The textured walls will keep scuff
marks made by wheelchairs and walkers at a minimum.
LOCAL
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 2
Mound City R-2 school board convenes for December meeting
The regular Mound City R-2
Board of Education meeting
was held Wednesday, Dec. 17,
2014, at 1 p.m. in the superintendent’s office. Present were
board members Karma Metzgar,
Robert Gibson, Mitchell Corbin,
Chad Derr, Jeff Holstine; school
principals Mrs. Jan Seitz, Mr.
Korey Miles; Roger Adamson
and Bruce Johnson of LJ Hart of
Chesterfield, MO, Doug Mahnken, Mark Martinez, and Dave
Villines of Johnson Controls of
St. Joseph, MO, Ed Keating of
Guenther Mills Keating Archi-
Blood drive coming
to Mound City
The Mound City R-2 National Honor Society (NHS) will be holding a blood drive on Thursday, Jan. 8, at The Klub in Mound City
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Community Blood Center (CBC), based out of Kansas City,
MO, is making a plea for blood. Community Blood Center is the primary supplier of blood and blood components to hospitals and medical centers in this region, including the hospitals in Northwest Missouri. CBC depends on volunteer blood donors to help save lives.
Whether it is for a cancer patient recovering from the rigors of
chemotherapy, an auto accident victim needing blood for an emergency surgery or a mom needing blood as a result of a traumatic
birth delivery, donated blood does save lives.
Help save a life today by visiting savealifenow.org and clicking
the “Schedule an Appointment” icon and enter the Sponsor Code:
MOUNDCITYCOMM1.
I am not retiring, but I am
getting slower every day.
As of January 1, I will not have
scheduled hours. For appointments,
please call 660-446-3251.
Thanks for your
past business.
Oregon, MO, Veterinary Service
Donald Hunziger, DVM
Published and Printed in
Mound City, Missouri
Established 1879
(USPS 364-920)
Published weekly on Thursdays and entered as periodical
publication at the Post Office in Mound City, Missouri 64470.
POSTMASTER - Send changes of address to:
Mound City News, PO Box 175 • Mound City, MO 64470
511 State Street, PO Box 175 • Mound City, MO 64470
(660) 442-5423 • Fax (660) 442-5423
E-mail: moundcitynews@socket.net
www.moundcitynews.com
Adam Johnson
Owner/Publisher
Jessica Lindsay, Office Manager - Pam Kent, Advertising
Sheri Wright, Reporter/Photographer
Jennifer Pardue, Shelly Portman,
Pete Webster, Will Johnson, Print Shop
Member
Missouri Press
Association
Subscription Information
$33 PER YEAR
Holt, Nodaway, Andrew, and Atchison Counties.
$38 PER YEAR
Elsewhere In Missouri and All Other States.
All Subscriptions Are Due In January
Copies available each week at our office and at:
Craig Country Store, Craig;
Lakeshore Grill, Prop-In, Big Lake;
Country Corner and Price’s Grocery, Oregon;
The Smokehouse, Graham; Poor Boys Kwik Stop, Maitland;
Mound City Thriftway, Kwik Zone, George’s Total,
Squaw Creek Diner & I-29 Travel Plaza in Mound City.
tects of Kansas City, MO; Mound
City R-2 teachers Sarah Osburn
and Derek Petty; Montana Kunkel, Mrs. Debbie Loucks, district
secretary, and Mr. Ken Eaton,
district superintendent.
The meeting was called to order by Vice-President Jeff Holstine at 1:03 p.m.
Montana Kunkel, Vice-President of the Mound City R-2
Student Council, reported on
homecoming and courtwarming
activities. The Student Council planned a Fun Friday with
scheduled demonstrations on
how to change the oil in a car,
how to change a tire, social media etiquette and first aid.
Mrs. Osburn, kindergarten
teacher, has 25 students. She reported the class partners with the
local nursing home for monthly
activities. The class entered the
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Junior Contest
and was a national winner last
year and won the regional contest this year.
Mr. Petty, physical education
teacher and girls’ basketball
coach, reported on his classes
and was pleased the district
passed a bond for the new community room.
Dave Villines of Johnson Controls and Ed Keating of Guenther Mills Keating Architects
discussed the goals, budgets and
approximate time lines of the
building project.
Mr. Eaton discussed the Food
Service review and stated the
district will have to raise lunch
and breakfast prices next year.
Mound City R-2 is one of the
few schools that offers the salad
bar and fresh fruit every day to
students in grades three through
twelve.
Mr. Eaton stated the transportation rates continue to increase
and the reimbursement continues
to decrease. Apple Bus provides
transportation for the district.
The school audit, prepared by
Scott Stevens, was distributed.
It was moved and seconded to
approve the District Audit for the
2013-14 school year. The motion carried.
Roger Adamson, from LJ
Hart, presented information concerning the lease certificates. It
was moved and seconded to approve a resolution authorizing
$2,880,000 in Lease Certificates
of Participation for 2014 to fund
the building project. The motion
carried.
Mrs. Seitz stated the activities
scheduled for December were
Meals on Wheels, Christmas
concerts, semester tests/assessments, Christmas movie, Christmas caroling and delivering food
items around Mound City. A
teacher in-service is planned for
USDA seeks applications for
grants to help finance rural broadband
The United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA) Rural
Development Missouri State Director Janie Dunning announced
recently that USDA is soliciting
applications for Fiscal Year (FY)
2015 Community Connect Program grants. The program provides grants to establish essential
broadband services in rural communities where it is currently not
available.
“To move our rural communities toward their full potential,
we must recognize our global
connection. Rural communities
and economies can benefit from
accessing the world. Unfortunately, many rural communities
in Missouri do not have access to
broadband,” said Ms. Dunning.
“USDA’s Community Connect
Grant Program ensures that rural residents have the ability
to run businesses, get the most
from their education, and benefit from the infinite services
that fast, reliable broadband
provides. Through this program,
unserved rural communities can
seek funds for broadband service
which will connect them to community and economic development opportunities not currently
available due to lack of access.”
The minimum amount of
grants awarded will be $100,000;
the maximum is $3,000,000. The
deadline for applications to be
submitted is Tuesday, Feb. 17,
2015. Since inception, the Community Connect program has
funded 237 projects with investments of $149 million.
Last year, USDA announced
new rules to better target Community Connect grants to areas
needed the most. To view the
rules, go to: http://www.gpo.
gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-03/
pdf/2013-10502.pdf
In Missouri, a $727,388 Community Connect Grant assisted
the Texas County Rural Area Informational Network (TRAIN)
in installing and operating a Fiber-to-the-Home network in the
Village of Raymondville. This
network has provided village
residents access to computers
and printers in the Public Access
Community Room, increased access to economic opportunities
and offered online educational
opportunities.
For more information on the
Community Connect Grant program access page 75120 of the
Dec. 17, 2014, Federal Register.
Further information on other rural programs in Missouri is available by visiting the USDA MisThe Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission has approved souri Rural Development web
$500,000 to assist with reconstruction of soil and water conservation site at http://www.rurdev.usda.
practices currently under a State Cost-Share maintenance agreement gov/mo.
or for new practices required to control erosion as a result of storm
damage from severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and
flooding that occurred on Sept. 9 and 10, 2014. Holt County is one
of the 20 counties designated in the declaration. Missouri Governor
Jay Nixon recommended the assistance in support of the Oct. 31,
2014, major disaster declaration Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA)-4200-DR.
Contact Regina Young at the Holt County Soil and Water Conservation District, 660-442-3173, Ext. 3, for more information.
Holt County qualifies for
soil conservation money
Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.
Mr. Miles reported the FFA
has finished the fruit sales, the
Family, Career and Community
Leaders of America (FCCLA)
have been preparing for the upcoming Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR)
events, and the Future Business
Leaders of America (FBLA)
and FCCLA are having a paper
products drive. Finals were the
week of Dec. 15 and the Student
Council organized a Fun Friday
before the Christmas holidays.
The boys’ basketball team won
the Mound City Invitational
tournament and the girls placed
second in the tournament. The
Scholar Bowl has been preparing
for competitions.
Mr. Eaton reported a meeting
to discuss the 100 year celebration of the school building will
be held on Thursday, Jan. 8, in
the middle school beginning at
6:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to
participate and express ideas is
encouraged to attend the planning meeting.
The board meeting adjourned
at 2:15 p.m.
Chamberlain
Funeral Home &
Monuments
1705 Ridge Drive
Mound City, MO
442-5300
ATTENTION:
12-Step Drug and
Alcohol Recovery
Program &
Al-Anon Family
Group
at
River of Hope Fellowship
Hwy. 159 & I-29
Mound City, MO
EVERY WEDNESDAY
7:00-8:00 p.m.
For
information call
660-442-6305; 660-442-6085
or 660-541-2501.
Brad Pankau’s Home & Farm Repair
A BIG thank you to the
community for your
support of our business.
No job is too small! ~ Fully Insured
Call 660-442-3354, 660-254-0156, or 660-442-6343.
We Will Be
Closed
Jan. 1, 2015.
Mound City, MO
660-442-3115
NOW AVAILABLE
DIGITAL YEARLY COPIES OF
THE MOUND CITY NEWS
• PDF FORMAT
• COMES WITH FREE FLASH DRIVE
$25/YEAR - SUBSCRIBERS
$35/YEAR - NON-SUBSCRIBERS
FULL YEARLY EDITIONS STARTING WITH 2008
Your hometown newspaper.
Serving Holt County, Missouri, since 1879.
511 State Street • PO Box 175
Mound City, MO 64470
Mound City News Office: 660-442-5423
Fax: 660-442-5423
E-mail: moundcitynews@socket.net
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 3
LOCAL
Car careens on I-29
Roger B. Smith
Robert F. Malick
Roger B. Smith, 72, Mound City,
MO, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23,
2014.
Roger was born March 4, 1942, to
Joe D. and Bessie (Yates) Smith in
Mound City.
Roger graduated from Mound City
High School with the class of 1961.
He married Patsy (Atkins) in 1975.
Mr. Smith was the owner and operator of Smith Garage. After retirement he enjoyed restoring vintage
vehicles. Roger served on the Mound
City Board of Aldermen. The most
important thing to him was his family, especially his grandchildren.
Roger was preceded in death by his father; and brother, Billy
Joe Smith.
Roger’s survivors include his wife of 39 years, Patsy Smith;
mother, Bessie LaFave; children, Bruce Smith, David Smith
(Lora), Chris Rogers (Jill) and Michelle Trussell (Craig); eight
grandchildren, Austin and Connor Smith, Collin, Ryan, Shawn
and Logan Rogers, and Dalton and Megan Trussell; sister, Julie
LaFave; and several nieces and nephews.
A Healing Farewell service was held on Saturday, Dec. 27,
2014, at Pettijohn and Crawford Family Funeral Home in Mound
City, with interment at Mount Hope Cemetery in Mound City. The
family requests memorial donations be made to Mound City Nutrition Site or Holt County Cancer Fund.
An online guest book and obituary may be found at www.pe
ttijohncrawford.com.
Robert F. Malick, Kimerling City, MO, 87, passed away at a
Branson, MO, hospital on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. He was born
in Council Bluffs, IA, on March 10, 1927. He was one of six
children of Harold and Nell Malick. Bob graduated from Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High
School and joined the U. S. Air Force in 1945, serving as a
photographer for the 91st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron. He
married Bettie Jean Flynn on March 21, 1949. They lived in
Red Oak, IA.
Bob owned and operated Malick Motors, had the Studebaker dealership and later worked as a car salesman for Red Oak
Chrysler. After years of camping and boating at Big Lake, MO,
Bob and Bettie retired there in 1989.
Bob enjoyed spending time with his daughter and son-in-law,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and family as well
as playing cards, boating, and cheering for the Huskers. In May
of 2014, he moved to Table Rock Lake to live with his daughter
and favorite son-in-law.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Bettie; parents; three
brothers, Bill, Jim, and Kenny; sister, Mary Jane Delehant; and
brother-in-law, Dick Talbott. Bob is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Becky and
Randy Johns, Kimberling City; sister, Kay Talbott of Raymore,
MO; sisters-in-law, Barb Malick and Bev Malick, both of Council Bluffs; three grandchildren and spouses, Brooklyn and Jeff
Bauerle, Misty and Jonah Staerkel, and Trenton and Andrea
Johns, all of Kansas City, MO; five great-grandchildren, Kadynce, Kolton, Jacoby, Addison and Annabelle; and nieces and
nephews.
Services with military rites were held on Monday, Dec. 29, at
the Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS, under the direction of Chamberlain Funeral Home in Oregon, MO.
Memorials may be directed to the Big Lake Improvement Association. Online condolences may be left at www.chamberlain
funeral.com.
Joann C. Palmer
Joann Charlene (Schmidt) Palmer passed away Tuesday, Dec. 23,
2014, at LaVerna Village Nursing
Home in Savannah, MO. She was
born in Amazonia, MO, on Sept. 23,
1931, to Adolph and Jessie (Gomel)
Schmidt.
Joann graduated from Savannah
High School in 1948. She moved to
St. Joseph, MO, and began working
for the Tootle-Lacy Bank. On Jan.
7, 1953, she was united in marriage
with Edward Palmer at St. John’s
Church in Amazonia. They lived in
Rea, MO, in the early years of their marriage and later moved to
Rosendale, MO. Joann was a member of the Rosendale Christian
Church. After her husband’s death, she moved to St. Joseph and
for the last seven years resided at LaVerna Village Nursing Home.
Joann received her cosmetology license in the early 1960’s and
owned and operated her own shop in the home for many years. She retired from that career after working for Beverly Manor
Nursing Home as its beautician.
Joann is survived by her children, Mari Beth (Hershel) Ferguson, Mound City, MO, Doug Palmer and Stephee (Jon) Thee, St.
Joseph; six grandchildren, Jenny (Dave) Patrie, Kristin (John)
Bothof, Katie (Johnny) Urias, Sarah Johnson, Mallory Ferguson
and Brent Thee; six great-grandchildren, Jay Warram, Lily Johnson, Bethany Urias and Kelsie, Ryann and Reagan Bothof; three
nieces and three nephews; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Betty
(Palmer) and John Brewer; and sister-in-law, Mary Jo (Palmer)
Propes.
Joann was preceded in death by her husband, Edward; parents;
two brothers, Carl Schmidt and Robert “Bob” and his wife Thelma
Schmidt; nephew, William “Bill” Schmidt; and brother-in-law,
Darwin (Tex) Propes. A Celebration of Life was held on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014, at
Breit-Hawkins Funeral Home in Savannah. Memorial donations
are suggested to LaVerna Village Nursing Home in Savannah.
Tiffany Heights continues
with interior updates
The chairs in the dining room of Tiffany Heights Care Center
in Mound City - Have been replaced with beautiful new chairs
reflecting the same color scheme as the rest of the care center’s
facelift.
Second annual soil
fertility school scheduled
Growers are preparing for next
year’s crop season and making
plans. One of the most important
input costs are fertilizers and it is
important to understand the complexity of fertilizer management to
News from Tiffany Heights
On Monday morning, Dec. 22,
the residents of Tiffany Heights
Care Center in Mound City
enjoyed making a last minute
Christmas craft. The residents
arranged and decorated a likeness of Santa to hang on the
doors or trees. Shirley Jackson,
Debbie Friend and Joan Smith
assisted with the craft. The resi-
dents enjoyed homemade apple
bread and jelly provided by
Shirley Jackson. All of the crafting residents received a beautiful hand painted ornament from
Joan Smith of Mound City.
Bible study was conducted on
Tuesday morning, Dec. 23, by
Chaplain Dennis Jones of Kendallwood Hospice. Piano music
was provided by resident Dorothy Sommer. During the afternoon, residents enjoyed a variety
of Christmas music with Paul
Grant, pastor of the First Christian Church in Mound City.
Bingo was played on Wednes-
day afternoon, Dec. 24. Assisting with bingo were Jean McCall, Gordon Robbins, Lucille
Stull, Denise Acklin and Debbie
Friend. A wonderful Christmas
surprise was enjoyed as residents
listened to the Showalter friends
and family carolers.
Residents enjoyed family and
friends throughout the rest of the
Christmas week.
Larry Brickey and the Mound
City Baptist Church family provided Sunday morning services.
Afternoon worship was provided by the Church of God from
Craig, MO.
make good decisions. Growers,
certified crop advisers and dealers are invited to participate in
a school focused on understanding and increasing one’s knowledge in fertilizing crops to be
held in Oregon, MO, at the Holt
County Extension office.
There will be a series of 11
evening meetings in January
and February on Monday and
Wednesday evenings beginning
at 6 p.m., covering all nutrients,
fertilizers, recommendations
and understanding of soil testing. The first meeting will start
Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 6 p.m.,
and the last will be Wednesday,
Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. There is room
for a limited number of participants and preregistration is
required. There is a fee to cover
school and instructor expenses. Wayne Flanary, Regional
Extension Agronomist, will be
teaching the course. Sign up
now by calling the Holt County
Extension office at 660-4463724 and ask Wayne for more
details.
Happy
New Year!
From
C&M Seed
Center
Kirby Miles, Jamy Miles & Miles Clifton
302 W. 2nd • Mound City, MO • Office: 442-3244
A one-vehicle accident left the driver with minor injuries on
Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, in Holt County, MO.
Martha A. Ross, 70, of Rockaway Beach, MO, was southbound on I-29 at the 66.6 mile marker in a 2013 Chevrolet Cruz
at 11:20 a.m. She swerved from the right lane into the left lane
and went off of the west side of the roadway, striking the guardrail. Ross was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO.
The accident was investigated by Missouri Highway Patrol
Trooper K. H. Davis, assisted by Trooper C. M. Wright. The vehicle, which received extensive damage, was towed by R & W
Towing of St. Joseph. The driver was wearing her seat belt.
Notes from the Mound
City Nutrition Site
Volunteers at the Nutrition Site in Mound City during the
week of Dec. 22 were: Bill and Donna Golden, Betty Russell,
Lela Boyd, Dee Ann Heck, Adam Lehmer, Richard and Alita
Meyer and Fred and Kim Kling.
Delivering meals the week of Jan. 5, 2015, will be:
Craig - Adam Lehmer.
Mound City - Monday through Friday during the month of
January - Kiwanis Club.
Oregon and Forest City - Monday through Friday - To be
announced.
The Mound City Nutrition Site recycles cell phones, ink cartridges and aluminum cans for cancer (Helping Hands) in two
purple cans by the front and back doors. There are also drop
boxes for box tops for the school and donations to the food pantry as well as pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House. The site
is always in need of grocery sacks.
The December products of the month are sugar and flour. The
drawing was to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Upcoming activities at the Mound City Nutrition Site are:
Jan. 5 - Exercises at 8:30 a.m.
Jan. 7 - Exercises at 8:30 a.m.; Bingo at 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 9 - Cinnamon rolls and donuts from 8:30 a.m. until gone.
If anyone can volunteer with meal delivery or preparing or
serving cinnamon rolls and/or donuts, please call Dee Ann Heck
at (660) 442-3501.
The upcoming menu at the site is:
Monday, Jan. 5 - Meat loaf, potatoes and gravy, California
blend, mandarin oranges and pumpkin bars.
Tuesday, Jan. 6 - Sloppy joe on a bun, mixed vegetables,
pears and cookies.
Wednesday, Jan. 7 - Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes,
green beans and fruit gelatin.
Thursday, Jan. 8 - Chicken, corn, carrots and apple crisp.
Friday, Jan. 9 - Fish, macaroni and tomatoes, corn bread and
pineapple.
WE WILL BE CLOSED
Thursday, Jan. 1, through
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015
2000
Oregon St.
1215 OREGON
ST.
Hiawatha,
HIAWATHA,KS
KS66434
66434
Phone:
PHONE:785-741-7121
785-741-7121
1410STATE
State ST.,
St., PO
POBOX
Box310
310
1410
Mound CITY,
City, MO
MOUND
MO 64470
64470
Phone: 660-442-3814
PHONE:
660-442-3814
2015
A world of
New Year Wishes...
and may every one come
true. To our valued
friends, thanks!
Farmers Mutual
Insurance Co.
Jay and Jeremy Johnson
(660) 442-5445 - Mound City, MO
For All Your Insurance Needs
COMMUNITY
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 4
Area Church
Information
BIG LAKE
Big Lake Baptist Church
213 Lake Shore Dr., Craig, MO
Dick Lionberger, Interim Pastor
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.
CRAIG
Craig Presbyterian Church
Worship Service, 9:15 a.m. - Cliff McNair, Pastor
Craig Community Church of the Nazarene
105 S. Ensworth Street • Keith Knaak, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 a.m., Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Wed. Night Bible Study, 5:30 p.m., Wed. Kingdom Kids, 3:30-5:00 p.m.,
Wed. Night Youth Group, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Church of God
Sunday School, 10:00 a.m., Worship, 11:00 a.m.
FILLMORE
The Lighthouse
South I-29, Exit 65 • Pastors Tim and Faith Uzzle
Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m., Children’s Sermon 10:30 a.m.
For more info.: 816-564-8234 • www.fillmorelight­housechurch.­org
GRAHAM
Graham Union Church
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Morning Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Evening Service, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday night, 7 p.m.
United Methodist Church
Connie Ury, Pastor
Sunday School, 10:15 a.m., Worship, 9 a.m.
Another successful community
Christmas meal enjoyed by many
For six years, Dennis and
Cindy Reule have hosted a community Christmas Day lunch in
the basement of the First Christian Church in Mound City. This
meal is an opportunity for those
without family in the area to
spend Christmas Day with others in the fellowship of dining
and visiting.
Dennis and Cindy begin preparing for the meal weeks in
advance. Favors for each place
setting are made (this year Cindy gathered small sticks in the
backyard and attached strips of
material to make little primitive
trees), many pies are made (Cindy makes the BEST pies) and
table decorations are created.
Two days before the big event,
the food preparation begins. By
early Christmas morning, pots
are boiling and the ovens are full.
This year’s menu included turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes,
green beans, home grown sweet
corn, salads, hot rolls and every
pie imaginable with homemade
whipped cream.
This year, the Reules had a
big obstacle to overcome prior
to beginning preparations for
the big party. Dennis was diagnosed with kidney cancer and
underwent surgery to remove a
kidney on Nov. 10. Six weeks
later, the meal went on with
Dennis right there to set things
up. Friends pitched in to lift the
prohibited heavy items and stir a
few pots. Cindy stated that she
always knew that everything
would work out to continue the
tradition. She said she put it all
in God’s hands and He made it
happen.
The Reules don’t put on this
feast for money or glory. This
meal recognizes and honors their
late parents, Junior and Betty
Yocum and Herb and Bea Reule, who all loved the Christmas
season and always opened their
doors to family and friends.
Dennis and Cindy reported
that they cooked for 100 people
this year and fed 52. After a
short devotional and prayer, the
delicious banquet began. The
visiting after lunch was almost
as good as the meal. No one left
the church without take-out containers to have at least one more
meal at home. The Reules are
already planning for next year’s
Christmas.
Cindy and Dennis Reule, pictured above left to right, of St. Joseph, MO - Host a Christmas Day lunch at the Mound City First
Christian Church each year. The meal is open to anyone wishing to
celebrate Christmas with old friends and new friends. This year on
Thursday, Dec. 25, the Reules served 52 people.
MAITLAND
First Christian Church
4th and Ash • Bill Gazaway, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:15 a.m., Worship Service, 10 a.m.
Sunday Night Worship, 7 p.m., Wed., Youth Rallies, 7 p.m.
United Methodist Church
217 S. Maple Avenue • Connie Ury, Pastor
Worship Service, 10:15 a.m.
MOUND CITY
Christian Fellowship
18080 Hwy. 59 • Jim Brown, Minister
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Senior High Youth, 7:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1413 Nebraska St. • Rev. Brian Lemcke
Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.
Bible Class or Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.
Families came together to enjoy the Christmas meal prepared
by Cindy and Dennis Reule - On Thursday, Dec. 25, at the Mound
City First Christian Church. Pictured clockwise from the left are
Kerri Acton of Mound City, Robin and Darrel Benedict of Oregon,
MO, Beverly and Gene Miller, Jamie, Blake, Abby (hidden), Chase
and Grant Nauman, all of Mound City.
First Christian Church
402 E. 5th Street • Paul Grant, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesdays- Bible Study, 12 p.m.
www.firstchristianmoundcity.org
Y
P
HAP
Mound City Baptist Church
1308 Savannah Street • Pastor Nathan Lowe
Sunday School, 10:15 a.m., Worship Service, 11:15 a.m.
Tuesday Bible Study, Larry Brickey, 6:30 p.m.;
Acteens (K-12 Grades), 4:00 p.m. - 660-853-2089
Youth Group, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
HOLIDAYS
Stop In For Year-End
Stop In Prepay
For Year-End
Prepay Savings!
Savings!
We Look
To
We Look Forward
ToForward
Doing Business
With You.
Mound City United Methodist Church
Doing Business With You.
312 E. 7th St. • Pastor Jeremy Blevins
Sunday School, 9 a.m., Sunday Service, 10 a.m.
Atchison County
New Liberty Baptist Church
The little church with a big heart.
Will Haer, Interim Pastor • County Road 140
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.
816-596-1152 • 660-683-5692
New Life Apostolic Assembly
U.P.C.I. - 307 E. 6th, Mound City • Pastor Scott Jordan
Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Life Night Bible Study & Revolution Youth Group
Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.
www.newlifeupci.org - 660-442-3441
Benton Church
An 1880s Church in the 21 Century • Pastor Jim Broker
st
1/2 mile south of Squaw Creek Truck Plaza on Hwy. BB
Closed for winter.
OREGON
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
303 Grand, Forest City • Father Peter Ullrich, OSB
Pastor and Parish Administrator
Oregon Church of the Naza­rene
207 W. George • Keith Knaak, Pastor
Sunday School, 8 a.m., Worship Service, 9 a.m.
New Point Christian Church
24135 Stone Hill Rd. • Brian Buck, Minister
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Fellowship Dinner, 4th Sunday of month following church
REGIONAL
River of Hope Fellowship
Hwy. 159 & I-29, Mound City
Pastor David Showalter - 660-442-6305 • Pastor Will Certain - 816-824-8566
Sunday School, 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Youth Group Every Sunday - 6-8 p.m.
SKIDMORE
St. Oswald’s-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church
30996 X Avenue, Skidmore, MO
2nd Sundays - 11 a.m., Morning Prayer service by Lay Reader
4th Sundays - 11 a.m., Eucharist Service
The Christmas meal at the Mound City First Christian Church
- Hosted by Cindy and Dennis Reule on Thursday, Dec. 25, was enNovemberIs:
Is:
November
joyed by 52 people from the community and surrounding area.
Pictured above, left to right, are Jay Jasper, Carolyn and Richard
Roberts, Nancy McCrickard and Dennis and Susan Nauman, all of
Mound City.
Wreck sends
driver to
hospital
The driver in a one-vehicle accident was taken by Atchison-Holt
Ambulance to St. Francis Hospital
in Maryville, MO, with minor injuries on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014.
Fred Liebing, 69, of Skidmore,
MO, was driving southbound at
7:15 p.m. on Highway 113 one
mile north of Maitland, MO, when
he traveled off of the west side of
the roadway, returned to the roadway, crossed the center line and
traveled off of the east side of the
roadway. The 2004 Ford Explorer
Sport Trac then hit a ditch and
came to rest partially in the roadway on its wheels, facing east.
The accident was investigated by Missouri Highway Patrol
Trooper N. C. Greiner, assisted by
the Holt County Sheriff’s Department. The driver was wearing his
seat belt. The vehicle received minor damage and was towed from
the scene by Double D Towing of
Mound City.
Rock Port/Fairfax
800-589-6620
Athletic Or Casual
Athletic
Or
November
Is: Shoes
Diabetic
Casual
Diabetic Shoes
Diabetic
Diabetic
Supplies
Supplies
• Contour Strips
Diabetic
• Breeze 2
• One Touch
Supplies
We offer Apex OR Dr. Comfort Athletic or
Casual Style Shoes. The qualified diabetic
patient is allowed one pair of diabetic shoes and
We Offer Apex Athletic Or Casual Style Shoes.
three pairs of orthotic
insoles
calendar
year. Or Casual Style Shoes.
We
OfferperApex
Athletic
The Qualified
Diabetic
Patient
Is Allowed One Pair Of Diabetic Shoes And
We offer
Apex OR Dr.
Comfort
athletic
The QualifiedThree
Diabetic
Patient
Is Allowed
One
Of Diabetic
Pairs
Of Orthotic
Insoles
PerPair
Calendar
Year. Shoes And
or casual style
shoes.
TheOf
qualified
Three
Pairs
Orthotic Insoles Per Calendar Year.
We offer patient
Apex OR is
Dr.allowed
Comfort Athletic
or
diabetic
one pair
Casual
Style
Shoes.
The
qualified
diabetic
of diabetic shoes and three pairs of
patient is allowed one pair of diabetic shoes and
orthotic insolesWe
perOffer
calendar
Apex year.
Athletic Or Casual Style Shoes.
three pairs of orthotic insoles per calendar year.
• Contour
Strips
The Qualified Diabetic Patient Is Allowed One
Pair Of Diabetic
Shoes And
Three Pairs Of Orthotic Insoles Per Calendar Year.
Athletic Or Casual
Diabetic Shoes
• Breeze 2
• One Touch
• Freestyle
• Accu-chek
Let us fit you with your next pair of shoes at Rogers Pharmacy
Home Medical Equipment.
Rogers Pharmacy
Rogers
Pharmacy
Home Medical
Equipment
• Freestyle
Let us fit you with your next pair of shoes at Rogers Pharmacy Home Medical Equipment.
Tarkio • Mound City • St. Joseph
• Accu-chek
Medical
Equipment
Let us fit you with your next pair of shoesHome
at Rogerswww.rogersrx.com
Pharmacy Home
Medical Equipment.
Tarkio • Mound City • St. Joseph
411 Main Street - Tarkio, MO
www.rogersrx.com
(660) 736-5512 - Toll Free 1-800-803-5630
607 411
State
Street
• Mound
Main
Street
- Tarkio,City,
MO MO
660-442-3355
•- TollEquipment
Free
800-962-0096
(660)
736-5512
Free 1-800-803-5630
Home
Medical
Rogers Pharmacy
Tarkio • Mound City • St. Joseph
www.rogersrx.com
411 Main Street - Tarkio, MO
(660) 736-5512 - Toll Free 1-800-803-5630
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 5
New troopers to Troop H
of MO Highway Patrol
Captain James E. McDonald,
commanding officer of Troop H of
the Missouri Highway Patrol, announces the assignment of four new
troopers to Troop H.
The newly assigned troopers
were members of the 99th Recruit
Class, which began training on July
1, 2014, at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, MO, and
graduated on December 19, 2014.
The new troopers will report for
duty on January 5, 2015, at Troop
H Headquarters in St. Joseph, MO,
and will continue their training under the guidance of their field training officers.
Trooper Jack W. Cotter has been
assigned to Zone 1, which patrols
Atchison and Holt counties. Trooper Cotter is a native of Kansas City,
MO, and a 2001 graduate of Rockhurst High School in Kansas City.
Trooper Cotter served in the United
Ultimate
Image
Hair Salon/Tanning
& Gift Shop
Men’s Cuts - $9
Perms ~ Color ~ Highlights
Cuts ~ Styles ~ Tanning
Stylists:
Sarah Kemerling &
Chartina Skeen
1&1/2 miles north of
Craig, MO, on Hwy. 59
(660) 683-5359
States Marine Corps for four years
where he attained the rank of corporal. Trooper Cotter is married
to Andrea M. (Hoskins) Cotter
and they have two children, Mason and Kennedy. His field training officer will be Trooper Joshua
R. Zach.
Trooper Tyler L. Shupe has
been assigned to Zone 1, which
patrols Atchison and Holt counties. Trooper Shupe is a native of
Independence, MO, and a 2010
graduate of William Chrisman
High School in Independence.
Trooper Shupe is currently serving in the Missouri Army National
Guard, where he maintains the
rank of second lieutenant. Trooper Shupe is married to Elizabeth
M. (Brawdy) Shupe. His field
training officer will be Trooper
Nicholas J. Greiner.
Trooper Matthew D. Obert has
been assigned to Zone 3, which
patrols Gentry and Harrison counties. Trooper Obert is a native of
Lamar, MO, and a 2007 graduate
of Lamar High School, Lamar.
Trooper Obert attended Pittsburg
State University in Pittsburg, KS,
where he majored in criminal justice. His field training officer will
be Trooper Christopher J. Sullivan.
Trooper Joshua E. Hainey has
been assigned to Zone 3, which
patrols Gentry and Harrison counties. Trooper Hainey is a native of
St. Joseph, MO, and a 2010 graduate of Lafayette High School, St.
Joseph. Trooper Hainey attended
Missouri Western State University
in St. Joseph, where he majored in
criminal justice. His field training
officer will be Corporal Benjamin
R. Hilliard.
Pete Nauman
Herd Dispersal Sale
Thursday, January 1, 2014 • 2:00 p.m.
3-State Stockyards
This Week’s
History
From the Mound City News archives
50 Years Ago - 1964
Lockards announce birth of son
Timothy and Kaela Lockard of Sedalia, MO, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Grant Silas Lockard, on Sunday,
Nov. 16, 2014.
Grant weighed nine pounds, two ounces, and was 21.5 inches
long.
Maternal grandparents are Linda and Allen "Bub" Nauman of
Craig, MO, and Dru Welliever of Holton, KS. Maternal greatgrandparents are June Haer of Savannah, MO, and Bruce and
Karen Welliever of Holton.
Paternal grandparents are Paul and Carol Lockard of Cincinnati, OH.
Bob Witt
402-245-5154
Tom Witt
402-245-4641
• Skid-Steer Loaders
• Lift Equipment
• Backhoe • Trenchers
• Pressure Washers
• Lawn & Garden Power Equipment
Rates: Hourly, Daily, Weekend
If you need it,
we probably have it!
Other equipment available:
Concrete Equipment, Hand Tools, Drywall Equipment,
Painting Equipment, Floor Vacs, Cleaners,
Sanders, Buffers & More!
MOUND CITY
LUMBER
Hours: Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. • Saturday: 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
108 W. 7th St. • Mound City, MO • 660-442-5416
?
r
e
b
m
e
m
e
r
u
o
y
hat do
W
The Holt County Historical Society is
looking for answers to these questions
that have been submitted by researchers.
1895 STAR COUNTRY SCHOOL - ETHEL BROWNING TROXEL MEMORIES - Written in 1972
When I first started to school, the large room was quite crowded with sixty or more enrolled. Some pupils had to sit
three in a seat with a small person in the middle and a larger one on either side. Pupils, or classes, were called to the
front of the room to a long bench to recite. Beginners were taught their ABC's and to read from charts, while older
pupils were classified according to the reader they were in: first, second, third, fourth and fifth.
Heat was furnished in the winter by a large heating stove in the center of the room. On real cold days the pupils were
permitted to sit on seats nearest the stove until the room warmed up. Each teacher was usually his or her own janitor
- making the fires and sweeping the room. Water was brought for years from a neighboring well. It was a privilege for
two boys or sometimes two girls to go get a bucket of water; then someone was given the honor of "passing the water" to
each person in the room; all drank from the same dipper or cup as it was brought to his or her seat. Later on some did
have individual folding cups.
It was customary to have two terms of school in a year - a six-month term and then a spring term of two or three
months. The big boys went to the winter term after the farm work was over. Later, the two terms were combined into an
eight-month term.
Often, on the last day of school, the patrons came in with a basket dinner, and the pupils presented a program in the
afternoon. It was customary for the teacher to "treat" the pupils on the last day of school. If there was a doubt that the
treat would be forthcoming, the big boys would "lock the teacher out" until the desired promise of a treat was given.
Usually on Friday afternoon a spelling bee or ciphering match or both took place. In the winter, oftentimes for neighborhood entertainment, the older ones engaged in such contests at night.
Sometimes debating societies were organized for an evening and such momentous subjects were debated, as "Which
causes more harm - a fire or a flood" - or, "Who received the worst treatment - the Indian or the Negro".
Star school occupied three locations within my memory before settling on the present location - having burned down
two times. The last time was about 1905, and to complete the school year, school was conducted in the old deserted farm
house of Uncle John Galloway - the father of Madge Hollenbeck.
-- Ethel Browning Troxel, Craig, 1972
Recognize an ancestor's face in this photo? When reopening in the spring, a goal of the Holt County Historical Society's Genealogy and Research Center is to file, identify, and record history records, locations, and photos of all the
county’s country schools. Volunteers to assist will be welcomed! Also, a reminder that photos can be scanned and copies
made for a small fee.
resent
t to the p future”
s
a
p
e
th
e of
for the
“Heritag
preserve
to
d
n
a
City
on
Mound
generati
t in
te Stree HE WINTER!
612 Sta
T
D FOR
CLOSE
WANT ADS - December 31, 1964
FOUND - Two rings at the Halaunderama in
Mound City. Owner identify at Don Hall’s office.
FOR RENT - 5-room house with bath, modern,
except heat. Located 1 1/2 miles northeast of
Mound City. Thatcher Larson, Mound City.
WANTED - Scrap copper, brass, batteries, old
radiators, aluminum. Anything in metals. Bring
it in now. Ed Coin.
CARPET SOILED by weather? Golden Star
Shampoo restores beauty. Rent Electric Shampooer $1.00. Pettijohn and Crawford.
Falls City, Nebraska • Phone: 402-245-5004
To consign cattle or for more information, call:
Brian Witt
402-245-2485
COMMUNITY
The Holt County Historical Society
612 State Street • PO Box 55 • Mound City, MO 64470
The society has a new e-mail address: hchs1972@gmail.com
WANTED - Cesspool and cistern cleaning, David Nowling, Craig.
FOR SALE or lease - 32X65 steel building north
edge Mound City on highway. Interior finished,
modern, heated. Dr. Hugh Wallace.
EXPERT watch and clock repairing. Bays Watch
Shop, Mound City, Mo.
25 Years Ago - 1989
• Congressman Tom Coleman had called on
the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a full investigation into operations at the
Schuylkill Metals Corporation’s lead smelting
plant in Forest City to ensure that it was upholding federal standards for public health and
safety.
• Personals . . .
Cara Salfrank spent the holiday weekend with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Salfrank, and sister, Nicole, who was confined to the house with
chicken pox. / Mr. and Mrs. Duane Showalter
and Kelly Brandon enjoyed a Christmas morning brunch at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Showalter, Adam, Jacob, and Joel. / Mrs. Dorothy Dodson, Fortescue, was a Christmas dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jody Dodson and family,
Fortescue. She was a supper guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Burnsides and family, Mound City. /
Kirby Crawford, San Jose, Calif., arrived Sunday
morning for a surprise Christmas visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sitherwood. / David
and Karen Frede, Ben and Sally, and Morris and
Barb Heitman and Mandy were Friday evening
guests of Ray Biermann.
10 Years Ago - 2004
• A woman desperate to have another baby allegedly murdered expectant mother Bobbie Jo
Stinnett in Skidmore and kidnapped her baby
daughter. Stinnett, 23, was found by her mother
in her Skidmore home the prior week, in what
turned out to be another notorious case of murder in the Skidmore area. This was the latest of
four strange happenings in the small town of
Skidmore. Ken McElroy, a notorious livestock
thief and drinker who shot the town grocer, was
gunned down on Main Street in July of 1981 in
front of dozens of people who never testified. In
2000, 25 year-old Wendy Gillenwater died after
being beaten by the boyfriend she lived with in
Skidmore. A year later, Branson Perry, a 20 yearold, suddenly disappeared from his Skidmore
home and never was found.
• Gregory White was named clubhouse manager at the Mound City Golf Course. White graduated ealier in the month from Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor’s degree
in corporate recreation and wellness. He had
earlier worked as a groundskeeper at Maryville’s
Mozingo Golf Course and said he was considering giving private golf lessons here.
REVIEW OF 2014
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 6
January 23, 2014
February 13, 2014
Remains from fire at
Opera House identified
A blast to the past
The old Rulo Bridge - Was imploded the morning of Sunday, Jan. 19, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads.
Although some of the bridge is still standing, at least one-third collapsed into the water.
January 23, 2014
Nodaway-Holt Lady Trojan coach, David Carroll, left, and Megan Rosenbohm, right - Pose
for a portrait on Thursday, Jan. 16, at the NodawayHolt library in Graham, MO.
Rosenbohm breaks score
barrier with 2,000 points
“She’s a very unselfish player.”
- Nodaway-Holt Coach David Carroll
On paper, basketball player Megan Rosenbohm can be
summed up in a series of numbers: 4 years on the Nodaway-Holt
Lady Trojan basketball team; 3 years, at press time, of all-conference, all-district and all-state honors; multiple games of “double-doubles” (double digit scoring in both points and rebounds);
and even a game of “triple-doubles” and “quadruple-doubles”
(additional double digits in assists and steals). Now, Rosenbohm
can add “2,000” to that paper; the record-shattering amount of
points the senior guard has scored.
“I knew I was close,” Rosenbohm said of her 2,000 points
scored on Friday, Dec. 20, in a game against South Nodaway.
“I’m happy, but I didn’t have that goal.”
from
Caton Contracting LLC
Forest City, MO
Wayne Caton • 816-294-8477
At this joyous time of year we’re
pleased to send our very best
wishes to the very best bunch
of people we know...
our customers!
For your generous
support, we are sincerely
grateful and we look
forward to the honor of
serving you this coming year.
Scott’s
Plumbing Service
512 Mill St., Mound City, MO 64470
(660) 442-3441
February 13, 2014
Judy McIntire, far left, and her husband, Mason,
left - Pose with the new owners, brothers Monty, right,
and Marty Tunks, far right, of King City Lumber. “McIntire’s
Building Center” is no more; on Monday, Feb. 10, “Mound
City Lumber” began gracing the corner of 7th and State Sts.
McIntires retire, hammer
out agreement with owners
of King City Lumber
The story of McIntire Building Center in Mound City, MO,
began nearly 100 years ago
with early patriarch Irvin Henry McIntire. Originally of Eldorado, KS, Irvin bought interests
in various lumberyards across
the country. At one of those
lumberyards, he employed his
son, Harry. When the opportunity presented itself, Harry, in
line with his father’s buying
habits, purchased the CrossonZingerie retail lumber business
in Oregon, MO. Harry and his
wife, Violet Holstine McIntire,
packed up and headed north.
There, they settled and raised
their four children, Kay, Marilyn, Tom and Mason. The year
was 1929.
Seventeen years later, Harry
expanded the business to nearby Mound City when he bought
Richardson Lumber Company.
At the time, Si Allen was the
manager of the Mound City
lumberyard; Richard “Dick”
Marriner was the manager of
the one in Oregon. Harry and
the two men worked steadily
throughout the decades — until 1972, when Violet passed
away.
Harry closed up shop in
Oregon, and he and Marriner
shifted their focus to Mound
City. Just two years later, Harry’s son, Mason, along with
his wife, Judy, and daughter,
Heidi, moved to Mound City
from Kansas City, MO. As another McIntire son following
in the business footsteps of his
father, Mason became what he
referred to as “owner-to-betrainee.”
“We knew we wanted to
come back,” Judy said, “and
[then] Mason’s dad died one
year later.”
The timing wasn’t ideal, but
Judy and Mason were glad
that they had returned before
Harry’s passing; their move
was indicative of their desire to
take over the store — and not
because of a potential family
obligation.
The couple remained in
Mound City, where they raised
their daughters, Heidi and Jill,
and cemented their role as leaders in the community.
It’s been 40 years since the
two arrived, and they’re ready
to write a new chapter.
“We’re pretty much looking forward to the retirement
phase,” Judy began.
Negotiations started close
to a year and a half ago, both
parties said, and the details
were finalized in January. In
the biggest change, the McIntire name will leave with the
family, and the building center
will be crowned, “Mound City
Lumber.”
“We’re really excited to be in
the area,” King City Lumber’s
Marty Tunks said.
The faces at the new Mound
City Lumber will stay the same,
and Do-It-Best products will
continue to line the shelves.
King City Lumber also plans
to bring in new products and
establish charge accounts in the
near future.
“[King City Lumber] knows
small town lumberyards, and
they’re nice people,” Judy said.
“The community will enjoy
having them here. We were really concerned that the community keep a lumberyard. It was
important to us.”
from
Taylor Crouse, Agent
702 State Street, Mound City, MO • (660) 442-5910
DNA testing has confirmed that the remains found in the ashes
of the Maitland, MO, Opera House fire are those of Kenneth Rainwater, Holt County Sheriff Scott Wedlock reported.
Rainwater, who long called the Opera House home, had been
missing since Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. That morning concluded
what had been a year of legal frustrations for Rainwater, who had
previously been arrested on three counts of possession of child
pornography in May. By August, Rainwater had been arraigned,
surrendered his passport and paid a $50,000 surety bond. On
Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, a motion hearing was scheduled for
early September.
At 7:05 a.m. on the late August Saturday morning, however, all
legal plans were forgotten as flames devoured the Opera House.
The Graham, MO, Skidmore, MO, and Mound City, MO, fire
departments, as well as a Maryville, MO, public safety vehicle,
responded to the blaze and fought to keep the inferno under control, though a limited supply of water hampered progress. Not long
after after the fire was subdued, the Holt County Prosecuting Attorney informed authorities that Rainwater had allegedly written a
letter claiming responsibility for the burning building and hinting
that he might have scattered explosives throughout it. Wedlock,
accompanied by officers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Nodaway and Andrew County law enforcement officials, carefully made his way through the
smoldering ruins, though the threat of explosives never materialized.
On Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, after the area had cooled, Wedlock
announced that what is now known to be Rainwater’s remains
were found in the charred building and sent off for testing.
From
Hufford Dirt Works
Dozing, Excavating, Tiling, Terraces, Wetlands
816-244-4667 • Howard Hufford, Owner
from
Holt County Extension
Council & Staff
Wayne Flanary, Tracy Shewey, Gina Ripley,
Rick Breedlove and Brittany Kemper
from
Closed January 1
1-800-396-8844
26949 Holt 290 Road • Forest City, MO
(660) 446-3312
Wishing all
of you a
wonderful 2015
Mound City
Thriftway
701 State Street • 660-442-5401
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 7
April 3, 2014
March 13, 2014
February 27, 2014
REVIEW OF 2014
2011 flood victims play
hard ball with Uncle Sam
Mound City Panthers
co-champions of 275 Conference
The Mound City Panthers - Were named co-champions of the 275 Conference with Rock Port; both teams
were 6-1 for the conference season. The Mound City boys’
team is, from left to right: (back row) Dalton Dreher, Dylan
Honea, Coach Korey Miles, Taylor Coker, Miles Loucks;
(middle row) Jamison Loucks, Hayden Marrs, Luke Sanders, Dayne Messer, Josh Johnson, Timothy Runnels; (front
row) Ben Shifflett, Sean Shepherd, Hunter Holstine, Colton
Dean, Chandler Wilson, Riley Holstine and Blake Shifflett.
Nodaway-Holt Lady Trojans rock
undefeated season as conference champs
The Nodaway-Holt girls’ team - Claimed the 275
Conference title after defeating South Holt by a close 5755 score on Friday, Feb. 14, in Graham, MO. The Lady
Trojans have maintained an undefeated season. The Lady
Trojans are, from left to right: (back row) Megan Rosenbohm, Buffie Lance, Kalli Devers, Bailee Lance; (middle
row) Coach David Carroll, Maggie Fuhrman, Jordan
Long, Bailea Plummer, Darcie Gallagher, Jaylee Holmes,
Ali Shewey, Ashley Brashears, Coach Josh Petersen; (front
row) Samantha Keith, Frankie Lemar, Samantha Shipps,
Macie Bohannon, Rachel Farmer, Nicole Albertson and
Maddie Lance.
As lead counsel R. Dan Boulware of Kansas City, MO-based
Polsinelli Law Firm told potential plaintiffs in a town meeting
in Rock Port, MO, back on Wednesday, Dec. 18, “this [is our]
chance to step up to the plate and hit the [ball].” So, on Wednesday, March 5, Boulware, accompanied by lead plaintiff and Holt
County resident Roger Ideker, walked to the mound, dug in his
feet and swung hard at the United States government.
Their newly filed suit, which boasts close to 200 plaintiffs,
claims that the government failed to prevent the 2011 Missouri
River flood that severely damaged properties and residences in
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota.
“For decades these Missouri River residents invested their
fortunes and futures in developing farms, businesses and communities on this land in reliance on the [U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE)] managing the river in a way that would
deter flooding,” Boulware said. “Valuable farm ground is being
permanently destroyed, and a way of life is now threatened.”
Spotlighted in the claim is the USACE, who, according to
Boulware, bases its flooding strategies on a master manual. As
previously reported in Mound City News, a 1979 version of the
manual instructed engineers to estimate how much rainfall and
melted snow might affect the amount of water in a given reservoir. In 2006, however, that requirement was taken out.
“And you wonder why you were flooded in 2011?” Boulware
said at the Dec. 18 meeting. “When the Corps changes how [it]
release[s] water, [it] know[s] what’s going to happen.”
The stretch of land sandwiching the Missouri River has since
seen multiple floods since 2006 Boulware said, an assertion with
which Ideker agrees.
In total, the suit is asking for close to $250 million in damages under the Fifth Amendment, which states that the unconstitutional taking of property, like that irreparably damaged by
avoidable flooding, demands payment.
What is important to note, however, is that Boulware, and presumably his plaintiffs, are not taking fault with the USACE, who
only followed the instructions it was given; rather, they’re taking bat against the big league heavy hitters: the decision makers.
“The Corps isn’t necessarily the bad guys,” Boulware said.
“The bad guys are Congress.”
The Nodaway-Holt Lady Trojans - Won the women’s
district championship game on Friday, Feb. 28, after defeating South Holt 73-59. The team is, from left to right: (back
row) Assistant Coach Josh Petersen, Samantha Shipps, Ashley Brashears, Maddie Lance, Jaylee Holmes, Macie Bohannon, Jordan Long, Samantha Keith, Bailea Plummer, Fankie
Lemar, Coach David Carroll; (front row) Darcie Gallagher,
Buffie Lance, Kalli Devers, Megan Rosenbohm and Bailee
Lance.
Greg Wheeler of Mound City,
MO, has always been interested
in stones; as a child, he said, he
“was always picking rocks.” So
when his father asked him years
later, not long after Wheeler had
graduated from high school,
“What are you going to do with
the rest of your life,” the answer
wasn’t too hard to figure out.
Now, 25 years after first opening his store, Wheeler continues
to do what interests him, and the
array of services he offers has
allowed him to steadily stay in
business.
“I’ve been able to survive because I’ve diversified.”
Wheeler’s talents extend
from jewelry repair, stone set-
ting and sizing to hand engraving and matting and framing
photographs and paintings. His
showroom features multiple displays of sparkling gems, and he
has box after box of stones, including aquamarines, diamonds,
blue tourmaline, natural pearls
and agate.
In honor of the 25th anniversary of Greg’s Jewelry, past and
potentially new customers, and
of course anyone in the area,
was invited to stop by the store,
located at 307 E. 5th St., for
drinks, refreshments, free gifts
and a drawing from Monday,
April 7, through Saturday, April
12.
A Helping Hand
Holt County Cancer Fund, Inc.
March 27, 2014
Thank you Holt
County for your
support and your cans.
Squaw Creek says
goodbye to Bell
Nodaway-Holt Lady Trojans
take district title
Greg’s Jewelry celebrates
25 years in Mound City
Best Wishes for a New Year
Ron Bell - Seen here in his office, retired from the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after 40 years; the last
27 of those years were spent at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, located outside of Mound
City, MO. “I really like the community,” he said. “The
people have been really nice. I’ve really enjoyed it
here; that’s why I stayed for so long.”
March 6, 2014
Greg Wheeler - Sits at his work table at “Greg’s
Jewelry” on Thursday, March 27. Wheeler was “born
and raised” in Mound City, which made it a natural
destination for his store.
Ron Bell’s office at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
near Mound City, MO, is littered with figurines, antlers, posters and “The Andy Griffith Show” paraphernalia. In the corner, however, lies a pile of boxes, waiting to be packed. For
the second time in his life, Bell is taking the opportunity to
leave early; he’s retiring from his position as refuge manager
on Thursday, April 3.
Bell was offered a buyout
by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and with his accrued
sick days and eligible time
from his stint in the Army,
Bell had 40 years of experience, the minimum amount
needed to retire early. From
mid-January to mid-February,
he could apply.
From all of us to you,
Have a blessed and wonderful
new year. We hope 2015 is
everything you dream of.
607 State Street
Mound City, MO
660-442-3355
www.rogersrx.com
~ Serving Northwest Missouri Since 1967 ~
We Wish You A
Wonderful New Year!
A
s one year ends and a New Year begins,
we’d like to simply say thank you for your
friendship and business.
As your “Hometown Bank” we look forward
to assisting you in any way we can during
the coming year.
We hope you have a happy and prosperous
New Year!
We will be closed New Year’s Day
Hometown
Banking
January 1,
2015
WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS
(Regular Hours on Dec. 31)
Citizens Bank & Trust
P.O. Box 70
P.O. Box 38
Rock Port, MO 64482 Craig, MO 64437
660-744-5333
660-683-5333
BANK NAME
904 State St.
Mound City, MO 64470 660-442-3800
© VJ
— 39 —
In the year about to unfold, we wish our
good friends and neighbors peace, harmony
and abundance. Many thanks.
CUNNINGHAM FARMS
Doing Business As
• Craig Grain • Craig Supply
REVIEW OF 2014
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 8
April 10, 2014
Ed Jacobs posthumously
given Star of Life Award
The American Ambulance Association (AAA) presented Julie
Cassavaugh, daughter of the late
Ed Jacobs, with one of the highest honors an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) worker can
receive — the Star of Life Award
— in his honor.
Jacobs dedicated his life to
helping people. He was not only
a skilled paramedic, but he also
had a way of making people feel
better just by being with them.
He volunteered with Disaster
Services through the Red Cross
and helped at the World Trade
Center, Hurricane Katrina and
Hurricane Ike sites. He was always ready to give encouragement to folks in their time of
need.
Jacob’s daughter, Julie Cassavaugh, granddaughter, Megan
Cassavaugh, and supervisor,
Gene Bradley, the Atchison-Holt
Ambulance District EMS chief,
traveled to Washington, DC, to
receive the Star of Life award in
honor of Jacob’s dedication and
service. While in the nation’s
capital, they joined fellow Class
of 2014 Stars for three days of
education and recognition on
Capitol Hill. In addition, they
met with members of Congress
and key congressional aides to
Swymeler says goodbye
to Nutrition Site
Handmade stained glass windows - As well as new
banners (not pictured) were added to give color and character to the United Methodist Church’s sanctuary.
Ed Jacobs - Who started
working with the AtchisonHolt Ambulance District in
2002, was devoted to helping others as both an EMT
and as a volunteer with the
Red Cross.
discuss legislative issues critical to all EMS professionals.
The Atchison-Holt Ambulance District, where Jacobs
worked, encompasses about
1,007 square miles and 67
miles of I-29. Located in the
northwestern corner of the
state, the district includes the
cities of Craig, Fairfax, Maitland, Mound City, Oregon,
Rock Port, Tarkio and Westboro.
April 10, 2014
Susan Lentz bids farewell
to county nurse position
“Gosh, where did 30 years
go?” Susan Lentz, Holt County
school nurse, asked. “Wow.”
Lentz’s journey to northwest
Missouri began when the St.
Louis, MO, native attended junior college straight out of high
school to earn her associate’s degree in nursing to become a registered nurse. Not long after, she
earned her bachelor of science
degree in nursing at the University of Kentucky - Lexington,
where she met her husband,
Rick, a native of New Point,
MO. The couple moved to Holt
County, had two daughters (“It’s
a great place to raise children,”
Lentz said) and since then, she
hasn’t looked back.
Now, however, making that
separation, taking that reflective
look back, is painful but reassuring of a life well spent.
In her time as the county nurse,
Lentz has actively brought services to the area to benefit numerous students; Food Power
Adventure, Delta Dental screenings, Lions Vision screenings,
and career and safety fairs are
just a few of the programs Lentz
has made possible. For her, the
work has been about helping others.
“[It’s] finding a problem and
getting it resolved,” Lentz said.
May 22, 2014
April 17, 2014
Lentz has helped students to
rectify vision, hearing and dental
problems and has been a support for parents in solving their
child’s health-related problems,
like diabetes. Her passions, however, as she says, are encouraging lifelong healthy habits.
“I [love when] a student comes
up to me and says, ‘I brushed my
teeth last night, Mrs. Lentz!’ or ‘I
washed my hands, Mrs. Lentz!’”
It’s those little but important
habits that Lentz has focused on:
washing hands, brushing teeth,
not using tobacco, learning first
aid care, learning how to properly use an inhaler.
“I made that important.”
Lentz has also lent a hand to
health-related state poster contests, like “Tar Wars,” by encouraging students to participate.
Many of them have won.
“We have great drawers in
Holt County,” she said.
Lentz will retire from her position at the end of the school year,
but will stay on two days per
week at South Holt.
“It was a hard decision, but I’ll
continue to help people in a different role.”
As for her time at Mound City
R-2 and Craig R-3, Lentz can
sum it up easily: “I’ve loved it.
God has really blessed me.”
Katheryn Swymeler pauses in
her list of projects and accomplishments at the Mound City,
MO, Nutrition Site to point out
her blue toenails: painted on
each big toe is an “Angry Bird”
from the popular video game.
She laughs when describing
her pedicure experience — she
reluctantly endured one while
visiting two of her daughters
and their children in Kenosha,
WI — and swivels in her office
chair to gesture at an article in
“Smart Active Seniors” that details tips to staying healthy. One
of them is “change.”
Swymeler will be embarking
on a big life change come Friday, May 30, when she’ll leave
her position as administrator at
the Nutrition Site.
“The time has come,” she
said.
Swymeler, originally of
Craig, MO, (though she current-
United Methodist Church to
celebrate sesquicentennial
Members of the United Methodist Church in Mound City are
gearing up for a celebration fit only for a local institution that has
seen its families and community grow in its long 150 years of
existence. Although activities will be ongoing throughout 2014
(committee members are planning a float for the 4th of July parade and hope to bury a time capsule outside of the church later
in the season), the commemoration of the church’s anniversary
will culminate on Saturday, April 26, with a worship service to
begin at 3 p.m., followed by a reception and a later fellowship
dinner at 5 p.m., Pastor Jeremy Blevins said.
May 1, 2014
Mound City License
Office to close
The Mound City License Office is set to close Thursday, June
5, according to Michelle Gleba, director of communications for
the Missouri Department of Revenue. The current office manager, Connie Gordon, will be moving on to manage the Savannah, MO, License Bureau.
“The contract for the Mound City License Office was put up
for bid Dec. 6, 2013, with a Jan. 3, 2014, deadline. No bids were
received,” Gleba wrote to the Mound City News. “The contract
was put up for bid a second time on Jan. 17, 2014, with a Feb.
14, 2014, deadline. No bids were received... There are currently
no plans to re-bid that office.”
Wishing everyone a
Property Solutions, LLC
Randy Patterson
816-803-3951 • www.ucstjoe.com
“Meeting All Your Real Estate Needs.”
May 1, 2014
Dustin Carpenter, M.D., to join
CH-F Care Clinic in Mound City
Dustin Carpenter, M.D.,
will be making a lifelong
dream come true this August
when he joins the Community
Hospital-Fairfax (CH-F) medical staff and begins seeing
patients in the CH-F Primary
Care Clinic in Mound City.
“I have lived in many
places across the U.S. and
even abroad, but northwest
Missouri has always been my
home,” Carpenter said. “It
was my dream to come back
here.”
Carpenter, the son of Chuck
and Jan Carpenter, was born
and raised in Rock Port, MO.
He graduated from Rock Port
High School in 1999 and will
complete his family medicine residency at the University of Nebraska in June 2014.
He married his wife, Annie,
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR!
With greetings and best
wishes to our neighbors,
customers and friends for a
magical and memorable year.
We know we’ll never forget
your generosity, and look
forward to your continued
support.
Best wishes
for a great
2015!
The Law Office of Brian Tubbs LLC
a registered nurse, in 2012.
As the grandson of longtime
northwest Missouri physician
Wallace Carpenter, he also has
a unique perspective on family
medicine.
Brian Tubbs, Attorney At Law
222 State Street • Mound City, MO 64470
660-442-5989
Best wishes to
our customers
in 2015!
SCHOOLER
FUNERAL HOME
Fairfax/Craig • 660-686-2551
ly lives in Mound City) started
at the Nutrition Site in 1999,
working in the office. In 2004
she graduated to administrator,
a position she has held for the
last 10 years.
Although her replacement
has not yet been announced as
of Monday, May 19, Swymeler
is looking forward to a break.
“I plan to rest a little bit and
be a bum for a little bit,” she
said. “I don’t know how long I
can do it!”
With four daughters, 10
grandsons, 1 granddaughter and
another grandchild on the way,
Swymeler will have plenty of
time to spend with her expanding family.
That article in the magazine
might just spur her to do more,
as well: exercise, maybe learn
how to play the piano, be happy.
“Being happy is one of my favorite things,” she said.
Wishing everyone
the best in 2015!
From
Hurst’s
Service
Oregon, MO
660-446-2244
We will be closed
January 1, 2015.
Another grain marketing
opportunity for all
four-state producers.
Truck dump hours are
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
USE ETHANOL!
GOLDEN TRIANGLE
ENERGY
15053 Hwy. 111, Craig, MO
TOLL FREE: 888-220-5646
REVIEW OF 2014
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 9
May 29, 2014
June 19, 2014
State Theater Camp sets
the stage for budding thespians
The 2014 State Champion Lady Panthers’ Track Team - Is pictured above, left to right: (back
row) Joeigh Eaton, Mae Sanders, Emily Wedlock, Kendey Eaton, Roanne Bonke, Lily Grant, Janine
Bludau, Jessica Johnson, Tess Phillips, Carley Baker, Adrienne Messer; (front row) coaches Derek
Petty, Brian Messer and Ryan Osburn.
Lady Panthers claim second consecutive
state track title, third in last five years
Two individual championships for Emily Wedlock
The Mound City Lady Panthers claimed their
second consecutive state track title on Friday and
Saturday, May 23 and 24, at Dwight T. Reed Stadium at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO.
The girls from Mound City scored 55 points to
take first place, with the next closest team from
Polo, MO, scoring 39 points. The Lady Panthers
claimed the state title last year as well, with 73
points over the second-place team, which finished
with 58 points. Mound City also celebrated the
state championship in 2010, following a secondplace state finish in 2009.
Helping to boost the Lady Panthers to the state
title was team member Emily Wedlock, who
claimed two individual state championships this
year; she placed first in the 100-meter hurdles and
first in the 300-meter hurdles. In total, the Mound
City girls medaled in nine events at this year’s
state track and field event, while the Mound City
Panthers brought home state medals in two events.
Megan Rosenbohm, senior from NodawayHolt, earned two state medals this year, and South
Holt junior McKenzi Prussman placed fifth in the
pole vault event to win a state medal.
Complete results from the state meet for Holt
County athletes may be found on pages 8 and 9 in
this edition of the Mound City News.
June 19, 2014
Mound City’s Miles named “Emerging New Principal”
Korey Miles, Mound City R-2 high school
principal, was recently named “Emerging New
Principal” by the northwest district of the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP).
“It’s an honor,” Miles said, who added that he
was surprised by the recognition.
Miles, however, may be the only one who finds
the honor unexpected.
“It’s well deserved,” Mound City R-2 Superintendent Ken Eaton said. “He’s done an excellent
job.”
The award is open to new principals — those
who have held the position between one and
three years — who have displayed a number of
qualities.
“[He] demonstrates a positive impact on education and advocacy for students, ensures the
On the first day of State Theater
Camp, Monday, June 2, the baker’s
dozen of students gathered in the green
room of the theater in Mound City.
“How many of you have done theater
before?” Ginny Smith, State Theater
Board-appointed director, asked.
A few of the students raised their
hands, but not one said a word.
After pulling sentences from the
camp participants, Smith led the group
on a tour of the theater (“Those are the
dressing rooms,” “In this room we build
our sets,” “Backstage, wings, aisles, all
of which can be used during a performance”) before initiating a series of
games designed to draw out personalities and play on theater technique. By
the middle of the session, each formerly shy actor was laughing and smiling,
twirling and striding across the stage.
“The kids are great,” Smith said a
week later on Wednesday,
June 11, before a dress rehearsal. “They’ve improved a
lot.”
Happy
New Year!
from
everyone at
Hannah (Alexia Waggoner), left, and Sally (Madison
Grimes), right - Withdraw from a hug during a performance of “No Show” at the State Theater in Mound City,
Mo., on Friday, June 13.
Happy New Year!
We’d like to extend our warmest wishes to you
and your family. Have a great 2015!
Happy New Year from Dave, Judy and Vic at
Scroggins Hardware
107 S. Washington Street • Oregon, MO
660-446-3516
Scheib
Drainage
Don Scheib • Oregon, MO
660-446-2343
Fax 660-446-2329
Toll Free 1-800-279-3575
school climate is positive and reflects high staff
and student morale, [and] demonstrates creativity and imagination in bringing about positive
change,” Phil Lewis, director of programming
for MASSP, wrote to Mound City News. “[He’s
also] willing to take risks to improve student
learning... [he] anticipates emerging problems
and acts effectively to resolve them [and] actively involves the community in the life of the
school.”
In short, the winning principal strives for excellence and positivity. Korey Miles, Eaton confirmed, does.
“He’s highly organized,” Eaton said, “and his
communication skills with all groups of people
are very good.”
For Miles, who is in his second year as principal (he previously worked as a junior high science teacher for seven years at
Mound City R-2), the credit
goes to the school: “The culture...and climate...of our
school is very good. It’s not
necessarily what I’ve done,
[but] that type of culture is
something that I’m proud of.”
He went to say, “Being selected by my peers means a
lot.”
Corbin
C
from
Farms
16249 Hwy N
Mound City, MO
Mitchell
& Donna
Corbin
Claude,
Mitchell,
Larry
& Jason
PO Box 37 • Mound
City, (office)
MO
Mitchell
Donna
816-390-4536 • 816-390-4536
660-442-3702
660-442-3702
(Cell)
email - mcorbin@squawcreek.net
" Our sincere thanks for your
loyalty and goodwill throughout the year."
Clodfelter Insurance Agency
610 State Street • Mound City, MO • (660) 442-3195
Tiffany Care Centers, Inc.
Quality Care from People Who Care
1105 State Street • PO Box 308 • Mound City, MO 64470
www.tiffanycare.com • (660) 442-3128
Nursing Homes
In-Home Services
McLarney Manor, Brookfield
Brookfield - 660-258-2360
660-258-7402 • mclarney@tiffanycare.com
We have enjoyed serving you
this past year and appreciate
your kind patronage.
GFG Agri Products, LLC
PO Box 146
Skidmore, MO 64487
660-928-3662
PO Box 155
Maitland, MO 64466
660-935-2263
From Joey
and Samantha
Northwest Graphix
Office: 660-442-3804
502 State Street • Mound City, MO 64470
nwgraphix@centurylink.net
Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville
660-562-2876 • nodaway@tiffanycare.com
Tiffany Heights, Mound City
660-442-3146 • tifheights@tiffanycare.com
tisbrookfield@tiffanycare.com
Excelsior Springs - 800-522-4945
tisnorthland@tiffanycare.com
Maryville - 800-399-2508
tismaryville@tiffanycare.com
Cameron - 888-397-3535
Oregon Care Center, Oregon
tiscam@tiffanycare.com
660-446-3355 • oregoncc@tiffanycare.com
Macon - 877-227-7622
Pleasant View, Rock Port
660-744-6252 • pview@tiffanycare.com
Katy Manor, Pilot Grove
660-834-3111 • katymnr@tiffanycare.com
tismacon@tiffanycare.com
St. Joseph - 816-364-0525
tisstj@tiffanycare.com
Sedalia - 888-292-4558
tissdlia@tiffanycare.com
REVIEW OF 2014
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 10
June 19, 2014
July 3, 2014
July 3, 2014
Craig R-3 swings into
action with new playground
Rumble by
the Refuge
Miss Fourth of July
Queen crowned
Crews work to install new playground equipment At Craig R-3 on Wednesday, June 18. The crew, based out of
Yates Center, Kan., is hired by the equipment manufacturer,
ATHCO.
Wishing
everyone the
best in 2015!
275 GRILL
Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
204 E. Nodaway St.,
Oregon, MO
660-446-3069
From
eat fresh.
Mound City, MO • (660) 442-3600
Mitchell Corbin and Chris Waegele’s “Jolly Green Giant”- Pulls the sled down the track on Saturday, June 28,
at the Mound City Rural Firemen’s 4th Annual “Rumble
by the Refuge” Truck & Tractor Pull. The hometown favorite, driven by Chris Waegele, pulled the sled 308.060
feet. “Rumble by the Refuge,” held at the rodeo grounds
west of Mound City, brought in crowds of 2,800 Friday
night and 4,800 on Saturday night, making this year’s
pull the biggest yet.
The Mound City Rural Firemen have done it again.
The 4th Annual “Rumble by the Refuge” Truck &
Tractor Pull was a huge success thanks to the
hundreds of local volunteers, especially the
members of the volunteer fire department, who made
the event possible. This year’s “Rumble by the
Refuge” was slated to be a one-day pull on
Saturday, June 28, but due to the cancellation of
the Eagle, Neb., show, the Mound City pull turned
into a two-day, extraordinary event. Mother Nature
also allowed for great weather on both Friday and
Saturday, making for record crowds at the Mound
City truck and tractor pull grounds, where, for many
years, the annual rodeo was held.
An estimated 2,800 spectators turned out for the
Friday night event, while around 4,800 showed up
on Saturday evening. There was a total of 67 hooks
on Friday night and 110 hooks on Saturday.
Multiple vendors reported great fundraising, and
any net profits the Mound City Rural Firemen have
will go toward scholarships for Mound City, Craig,
South Holt and Nodaway-Holt students.
June 5, 2014
From all of us at
1215 OREGON ST.
2000 Oregon
St.
HIAWATHA,
KS 66434
Hiawatha,
KS 66434
PHONE:
785-741-7121
1410 STATE ST., PO BOX 310
1410
State CITY,
St., PO
310
MOUND
MO Box
64470
Mound
City,
MO 64470
PHONE:
660-442-3814
Phone: 785-741-7121
Phone: 660-442-3814
www.hiawathaimplement.com
Extreme Fireworks owner Judy Howard - Stands in
front of the tables of fireworks at her store on Thursday,
May 29. Fireworks will be for sale until mid-July; in August the expansive building will turn over to a facility for
wedding receptions, reunions, parties or meetings.
Grace Newcomb, right - Hugs Tess Phillips, last
year’s Miss Fourth July Queen, after being crowned the
2014 queen at the State Theater in Mound City, Mo., on
Thursday, July 3. Newcomb is the daughter of Denise and
Kent Newcomb of Mound City. (Photo by Laura Sharp)
August 7, 2014
Dustin Carpenter, M.D., left, and his wife, Annie,
center - Chat with Joyce Rother, right, at the Mound City
Family Medicine open house on Wednesday, July 30.
Carpenter couple
welcomes Mound
Citians at open house
Dustin Carpenter, M.D., and his wife, Annie, welcomed more
than 80 guests to an open house at the Mound City Family
Medicine clinic on Wednesday, July 30. Carpenter began seeing
patients on Monday, Aug. 4.
“I am here to stay,” Carpenter said to guests as they stood in
line to meet him. “This is me coming home.”
Joining Dr. Carpenter at Mound City Family Medicine are
Katie Parman, RN, Karen Voltmer, LPN, and receptionist Rhonda Ball. Gail Heitman, RN, is overseeing the opening of the
clinic.
Carpenter is offering the full range of family medicine, including obstetrics, and he has joined the medical staff at Community Hospital-Fairfax.
Carpenter is a Rock Port, Mo., native and the grandson of
Wally Carpenter, M.D., a long-time northwest Missouri physician.
Appointments are available at Mound City Family Medicine
by calling (660) 442-3181.
Extreme Fireworks
lights up Mound City area
Outside Extreme Fireworks, located east of the I-29 Travel
Plaza in Mound City, Mo., Kathy Howard and Cheryl Mauderly
sit and chat. They both wear neon pink shirts emblazoned with
“Extreme Fireworks.” When owner (and Kathy’s mother) Judy
Howard arrives — also wearing a neon pink “Extreme Fireworks” shirt — she comments, “Don’t you look pink?”
With a laugh, she heads into the cavernous and well-lit building, which has table after table of fireworks.
“We have well over 500 different varieties,” Howard said,
later adding, “Missiles, pop bottle rockets...We’ve got a little bit
of everything.”
The most expensive are the finale fireworks, but smaller
crackers can be bought for as little as 15 cents.
The building, when not used for firework retail, is used for
various meetings, weddings and other gatherings.
MC Auto &
Truck Repair
We’re truly grateful for neighbors like you,
and wish you all a very happy
and prosperous year.
Yocum Service, Inc.
Mound City, Missouri 64470
(660) 442-3879
Mound City, MO • 660-442-5600
Monday-Friday:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday:
8 a.m. - 12 noon
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 11
August 28, 2014
September 11, 2014
Hiawatha Implement
celebrates completion of
renovation and expansion
Street Fair celebrates
Graham’s 175th
Birthday
Janet Rosenbohm, left, and Richard Warner, right - Served as
the Grand Marshals for this year’s Graham, Mo., Street Fair
Parade on Saturday, August 23. They were honored for their
service to the community. Both Rosenbohm and Warner are
active in many of Graham’s organizations as well as being
community supporters throughout the area.
The City of Mound City - Recognized Hiawatha Implement
in Mound City with a plaque of recognition for the recent
remodeling and expansion of the longtime business in this
community. The presentation was made on Wednesday evening, September 3, in honor of the Grand Opening Celebration of the business’ renovations. Accepting the plaque are
Hiawatha Implement owner, Larry Roeder and his wife, Susan Sommers, right to left, from Mound City Mayor Chris
Krueger, left.
September 18, 2014
REVIEW OF 2014
September 18, 2014
Mound City Lumber
re-opens in its new
building on Sept. 15
From left to right, Gary Wheeler, Mound City Mayor Chris
Krueger, Monty Tunks and Mary Ann Waggoner - Pose in
front of the new Mound City Lumber building on Monday,
Sept. 15. Tunks and Krueger hold a plaque recognizing the
store’s investment in the Mound City community. Tunks and his
brother, Marty, both of King City Lumber, are the new owners
of Mound City Lumber and were the force behind the building
expansion.
September 4, 2014
The damaged Nodaway-Holt R-7 band room - Is shown
here. According to Superintendent Karma Coleman, the
band room and the vocational agriculture building were “a
total loss.” Repairs are expected to take anywhere from four
to six months.
38th annual
Market Square Day
in Mound City
Taking over the street - Locals came out to enjoy the 38th
annual Market Square Day in Mound City on Labor Day, September 1. The morning was cool and overcast, perfect for a big
crowd of patrons on State Street. The Xi Eta Upsilon chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi in Mound City directed the event.
Luna Custom Services
Home 660-442-5566
Mobile 660-491-5666
www.producershybrids.com
WISHING YOU
A HAPPY,
HEALTHY &
PROSPEROUS
2012
Storm barrels through
area, leaves damage
At Nodaway-Holt R-7, the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 10,
was focused on a clean-up effort.
The night before, a torrential storm rolled through the area,
with rainfall totaling 5.25 inches in the Mound City area, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm caused significant damage to Nodaway-Holt’s
school; the band room and vocational agriculture building flooded, ceiling tiles and insulation were knocked down, and water
damage was evident on the walls of several classrooms.
“We’re looking at December and later in the spring [for repairs],” Nodaway-Holt Superintendent Karma Coleman said.
“Anywhere from four to six months.”
Classes were canceled the morning of Sept. 10, but NodawayHolt wasn’t the only school affected by the storm. Craig R-3 delayed classes for two hours, giving the school district plenty of
time to check back roads for flooding.
Craig Superintendent Mike Leach said that students’ safety is a
top priority and delaying classes was a better option than having
school buses run alternate routes.
Leach added that if the school buses stayed on black-top roads,
the alternative to the delay, then about half of Craig students
would not have been able to attend class that day.
In addition to damage to buildings, the storm caused flash
flooding in Holt County. Sections of Routes N and C closed, and
the Missouri State Highway Patrol shut down I-29 from the 8688 mile markers due to water over the road.
The Missouri Department of Conservation also reported that
it rescued eight people from vehicles submerged on or near I-29
early Wednesday. Rescuers used boats, a motorized front loader and the front of a road grader to carry the drivers to safety.
For more information, see “MDC agents help rescue motorists
stranded in flash flood” elsewhere in this issue.
Finally, there were several power outages in the area. Kansas
City Power and Light (KCP&L) reported that a total of 1,655
customers dealt with a loss of electricity. Power first went out
at 6:01 p.m. on Tuesday night and was eventually restored by
1:08 a.m. early Wednesday morning in the Mound City and Holt
County area.
2015
Have a Happy &
Prosperous New Year
ENTERPRISE REALTY, LLC
Jim Loucks, Sales Agent • Randy James, Broker
Cell 816-390-2749 • Office 660-572-7160
www.entrealty.com
Here’s To Good Friends!
Lest old acquaintances be forgotten, we
want to take this opportunity to let you
know just how very much we appreciate
your friendship and support all year long.
Happy New Year!
FARM & CITY SUPPLY
2618 HARLAN • FALLS CITY, NE • 800-362-2749
Have a wonderful 2015!
We know
m we have
Fro to celebrate this
much
year, including the
privilege of serving
great Exit
people
you!
84, I-29 like
- Mound
City, MO
Dylan Rosier
I-29 Travel Plaza
660-442-0195
Open 24 Hours A Day/7 Days A Week
Mound City
Super 8 Motel
660-442-6312
From
Allen “BUB” Nauman Construction
New Residential • Remodeling • Drywall • Painting • Metal Roofs
Staff at the
660-442-4000The
Super 8 hopes
everyone has a
Happy Holiday Season!
Madaline,
Bart & Brett
and the
Staff at
660-683-5554 • 14851 Graystone Rd. • Craig, MO 64437
We appreciate your business.
Kirby Rosier
660-442-6313
Rosier Ag Service LLC
Mound City, MO
Kirby Rosier
660-442-6313
Dylan Rosier
660-442-6312
Travis Kent
660-572-0033
REVIEW OF 2014
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 12
November 13, 2014
October 2, 2014
Fothergills to bring Breadeaux Pizza back to Mound City
Mark and Lisa Fothergill left
St. Joseph, Mo., and their tavern, “The Missourian,” behind
after the passing of the smoking ban; now, they’re taking on
a new business in Mound City,
Mo.
“We burned out in St. Joe,”
Mark Fothergill explained.
When the two, who have family in Mound City and Big Lake,
Mo., saw the Panther Pizzeria
shop, it seemed like a muchneeded opportunity.
“[We said,] ‘Hey, there’s a
pizza place sitting up here empty,’” Fothergill said.
The couple talked to building
owner Bryce Schoonover and
the Courtneys, the former owners of Panther Pizzeria, to secure
the restaurant space.
“The Courtneys did an awesome job of fixing this place
up,” Fothergill said.
Once terms were reached, the
Fothergills got to work. What
was once Panther Pizzeria will
once again be Breadeaux Pizza
(the last Breadeaux Pizza at the
1006 State St. location closed in
May 2013).
“[The Breadeaux Pizza company] called back and we met
within three days,” Lisa Fothergill said.
Lisa and Mark want to make
their new business — and their
new start — an all-inclusive,
welcoming place for students,
athletes, parents and pizza fans.
“We welcome all outside
schools to bring in teams after
games,” Mark Fothergill said.
“We want to work with schools
and the community.”
They plan to open the week
of Monday, Oct. 6, in what will
be the culmination of hard work,
determination and, maybe, a
dream come true.
“We want to be self-employed,” Mark Fothergill said.
“[Lisa] wants to be self-employed. She’s always dreamed
of having her own kitchen.”
October 30, 2014
Karen’s Kurls kloses up shop
Karen Miller of Craig, Mo., unlocked the brakes
of Tiffany Heights resident Lillian Brickey’s chair
to wheel her into the salon on Monday morning,
Oct. 27.
“Let’s get your jacket off, ok?” Miller said as
she gently took off Brickey’s white hoodie. She
flapped open a black cape to wrap around her client and took off Brickey’s glasses to place them on
a nearby counter.
Miller has been doing hair — both at Tiffany
Heights in Mound City and at her eponymous salon, Karen’s Kurls, in Craig — for decades. She
started fresh out of high school, attending Costers
Beauty Academy in St. Joseph, Mo., before starting at Wilma’s Beauty Shop in Craig in 1967. In
1971 she opened her own shop, and shortly after,
she started working at Tiffany Heights.
“I have heard so many stories about [the residents’] young life,” Miller said as she separated
Brickey’s hair into sections to twist over colorful
plastic curlers. “You see them [now] in their old
life.”
Despite Miller’s contribution to the lives of her
clients, she has decided to move on; Karen’s Kurls
closed on Thursday, Oct. 23, and her last day at
Tiffany Heights was Tuesday, Oct. 28.
“I’m just tired,” Miller said. “I didn’t want to
drive on the roads this winter...I’ll just do what I
want for awhile.”
Miller is planning to turn her shop into a place
for crafts for her and her daughter, and she wants to
give her husband, C.A., who has eye issues, more
care. Still, she’ll continue to make her way to Tiffany Heights.
“They’ve been like family to me over here,”
Miller said. “I’ll come back to visit and do some
volunteering. They’re not going to get rid of me.”
2
0 1
At The Dawn Of
Another Year
5
Lady Panthers
place fifth at state meet
The Mound City Lady Panthers placed fifth at the Missouri
Class 1 State Cross-Country Meet - At the Oak Hills Golf Center course in Jefferson City, MO, on Saturday, November 8. After placing 11th as a team in last year’s state event, Mound City
Coach Ken Eaton is very proud of this year’s finish. He said, “The
team finished in fifth place just 10 seconds/22 points from a trophy!” Mound City’s total team time of 1:56:27.67 posted an average of 23:17.54 per runner. Last year’s total time was 2:00:13.23,
an average of 24:02.65 per runner. Fifth place team members are
pictured, left to right, Jocelyn Clayton, Deanna Clayton, Jessica
Johnson, Lily Forehand, Kendey Eaton, Joeigh Eaton and Adrienne Messer.
Eaton places
third at state
Kendey Eaton of Mound City,
front - Earned her third consecutive state cross-country
medal on Saturday, November
8, in Jefferson City, MO. Eaton
recorded her highest finish at
the state meet by taking third,
and her personal best time of
20:33.53.
November 27, 2014
Local businessman gives back to vet
On Sunday, Nov. 23, a member of the Wounded Warriors In Action (WWIA) hunting party
found himself stranded with a dead pickup. Garfield Pellman of Fort Leonard Wood, MO, is a
wheelchair bound Purple Heart recipient that
was in the area for a three-day hunting excursion
hosted by the WWIA Missouri/Kansas chapter.
Curt McCall of MC Auto in Mound City was
called out during closed business hours for assistance. Upon inspection, it was determined by
McCall that the thermostat and water pump both
needed to be replaced in the special handicapequipped pickup.
McCall worked on the pickup on Sunday and
replaced the broken parts with new ones. Upon
returning the vehicle, McCall informed Mr. Pellman that his time, labor and cost of parts were
complimentary.
McCall says it was just his way of saying
thank you to a serviceman who has “taken one”
for his country.
December 11, 2014
Hoping 2015 will be
wonderful for all of you!
Your Holt County Government
OFFICIALS and EMPLOYEES
Extend All A Most Sincere
Happy New Year
Donna Cotton
Collector
Karma Buck
Deputy Collector
Virginia Hicks
Part-Time Deputy Collector
Kathy J. Kunkel
County Clerk
Glenda Atkins
Deputy Clerk
Angie Gamache
Deputy Clerk
Gay Quick
County Treasurer
Mark Sitherwood
Presiding Commissioner
Bill Gordon
First District Commissioner
David Carroll
Second District Commissioner
Scott Wedlock
Holt County Sheriff & Staff
Holt County Health Department
Brenda Nelson, Administrator;
Beth Waggoner, Staff Nurse;
Debbie Ohlensehlen, Secretary
LaDonna Jones
Assessor & Staff
Vicki Book
Circuit Clerk & Recorder
Samantha Cotton
Deputy
Judge William S. Richards
Associate Circuit Judge
Karen Frede
Clerk
Vicky Taylor
Clerk
Judge Roger M. Prokes
Circuit Judge of 4th Judicial District
Robert R. Shepherd
Prosecuting Attorney
Sue Miller
Clerk
Ed Meng
Public Administrator
Susan Lentz
Holt County Coroner
Mike Brock
Maintenance
Eagles abundant for 36th Annual Eagle Days
A 25 year-old, female bald eagle, Phoenix, right, being held by her handler at
left, on Saturday, December 6 - Was part of a presentation during the 36th Annual Eagle Days held at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Mound City on
Saturday and Sunday, December 6 and 7. Phoenix was found struggling to stay alive as a
12 week-old baby. She was rescued and then cared for by staff at the Dickerson Park Zoo in
Springfield, MO, as she was unable to make it on her own in the wild. Phoenix now travels
with her handlers to take part in eagle presentations throughout the Midwest.
First annual Christmas on State
Street brings out the crowd
A crowd gathers around the Mayor’s Christmas tree in Mound City - At the conclusion of
Christmas on State Street activities on Saturday, Dec. 6. After Mayor Chris Krueger flipped the
switch to light the tree, the group sang Silent Night, led by Donna Kunkel, one of the event coordinators.
community
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 13
A look back at Missouri conservation in 2014
In 2014, Missouri experienced gains in some wildlife
populations, important milestones and anniversaries, continued restoration efforts and
numerous opportunities for
citizen input.
Nature lovers found much
to celebrate in 2014 and continued to expand the frontiers
of conservation in the ShowMe State. Below is a brief
summary of the year’s top
outdoor news stories from the
Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).
JANUARY
The second-largest archery
deer harvest in Missouri history (50,507) pushed the final
tally for the 2013-2014 hunting season to 252,574.
Hunters donated 227,358
pounds of venison to needy
Missourians during the 20132014 hunting season. That is
enough for more than 600,000
meals. Get more information
on Share the Harvest at mdc.
mo.gov/node/2544.
MDC researchers started a
five-year study in northeast
Missouri to better manage the
valuable wild turkey population. MDC staff captured 260
turkeys in Putnam, Schuyler,
Monroe and Marion counties to radio track the birds
throughout the year to determine survival rates and nesting success.
FEBRUARY
The National Wild Turkey
Federation (NWTF) named
Conservation Agent Jeff Berti
its 2013 National Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.
Berti, who has served 19 years
in Grundy County, also won
the NWTF’s Missouri State
Law Enforcement Officer of
the Year Award. In 2013, he
documented 248 resource violations, made more than 112
arrests, and 31 assisted arrests. His efforts resulted in
the detection of 42 violations
and 30 arrests for illegally
killing wild turkeys in a single
five-month period.
Working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, conservation groups, agriculture
organizations and landowners, the Department continued to lead the battle against
feral hogs. Last year more
than 1,400 feral hogs were removed from Missouri’s landscape.
MARCH
The four trout parks were
stocked with more than 30,000
keeper-size trout for opening
day. A late snowstorm kept
some anglers away, but those
that came enjoyed an excellent opening weekend.
Paddlefish snaggers found
a bumper crop of big “spoonbills” in the Osage River, Lake
of the Ozarks, Truman Lake,
and Lake Taneycomo thanks
to a record stocking of more
than a quarter of a million
paddlefish from MDC’s Blind
Pony Hatchery in 2008 and an
additional 145,000 stocked in
2007. These two strong year
classes will continue to provide superb fishing over the
next few years.
Missouri hosted the firstever white-tailed deer summit meeting March 3-6 at Big
Cedar Lodge near Branson.
The meeting brought more
than 200 hunters, landowners,
wildlife managers, and hunting-industry representatives
from the United States and
Canada. Deer hunters from
20 states, representatives of
state and provincial wildlife
agencies, citizen conservation groups, universities, and
deer-research institutes heard
reports from some of North
America’s top deer experts.
Afterwards, MDC staff facilitated the process of identifying the most pressing issues
facing those who love whitetailed deer.
MDC received calls from all
over the state about fish kills
in large and small lakes and
ponds. After looking into the
reports, biologists concluded
that the widespread problem
was the result of an unusually
cold winter.
Missouri Stream Team celebrated 25 years of a citizen
movement that now has more
than 85,000 volunteers work-
ing to protect and improve
Missouri streams. Sponsored
by MDC, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources,
and the Conservation Federation of Missouri, the program
focuses on education, stewardship, and advocacy for
Missouri stream resources.
The sixth annual Missouri National Archery in the
Schools Program tournament
at Tan-Tar-A Resort March
28-29 turned into a record-fest
in which the state record score
fell and fell again, and again.
The tournament brought together nearly 1,267 contestants in grades 4-12 from 81
schools to test their skills with
bow and arrow. Eighth-grader
Joe Wilder of St. Peters set
a new tournament record by
scoring 295 points out of 300
possible. The next day Hunter
Berry, a 12th-grader from Sarcoxie, nudged it up another
notch to 296. Lee’s Summit
High School freshman Shelby
Winslow had the last word
when she raised the bar to 297
points, just two points shy of
the world record.
APRIL
Young hunters checked
4,332 turkeys during Missouri’s youth turkey hunting season, topping the 4,000
mark for the second time in
the youth season’s 14-year
history.
The Conservation Commission voted to reduce the number of firearms antlerless deer
permits that a hunter may fill
in all or part of 59 counties. It
also reduced the availability
of antlerless permits to two in
all or part of another 19 counties. In previous years, hunters
could buy any number of antlerless permits in most of the
affected counties. Although
the regulation changes reduce the number of antlerless
tags that can be filled in many
counties, hunters still can fill
multiple firearms antlerless
tags as long as they do not
fill more than is allowed in a
particular county. The change
addressed hunter and landowner concerns about recent
declines in deer numbers in
some counties.
Working with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
and The Nature Conservancy,
greater prairie chickens were
trapped in Nebraska and released at The Nature Conservancy’s Dunn Ranch and
Department’s Pawnee Prairie
in Harrison County. Biologists reported good numbers
of booming prairie chickens
at the Wah Kon Tah Prairie release site in St. Clair and Cedar counties. In recent years,
the Department worked with
private landowners and The
Nature Conservancy to restock prairie chickens to this
open grassland landscape in
west-central Missouri.
Eighty-six Missouri communities achieved recognition through the Arbor Day
Foundation TREE CITY USA
program. These communities
meet national standards showing they care for their city
trees and help their residents
take care of their own trees.
MAY
Missouri turkey hunters enjoyed another successful season and checked 43,273 turkeys during the regular spring
turkey season, the third annual
increase in a row.
The Conservation Department continued trapping black
bears for the fourth year, placing radio tracking collars on
dozens of bears to learn more
about their habits and population dynamics. Resource Scientist Jeff Beringer estimates
the Show-Me State’s bear
population at 300. Learn more
about the Missouri Black Bear
Project at fwrc.msstate.edu/
carnivore/mo_bear/
The Missouri Black Bear
Foundation was formed to
sponsor educational programs,
conduct public outreach, and
coordinate field research in
partnership with conservation
agencies. Get more information at moblack bears.org.
The Columbia Bottom Conservation Area’s Howard and
Joyce Wood Education Center celebrated its 10th anni-
versary. The Department and
citizens celebrated the anniversary with a series of special events and programs. The
area is a popular designation
for hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers in the greater St.
Louis area.
JUNE
The Conservation Commission approved regulation
changes regarding the regulation of hunting preserves and
deer-breeding facilities in an
effort to reduce the risk of fatal diseases to the state’s freeranging deer herd and captive
deer.
MDC invited hunters and
other Missouri residents with
an interest in white-tailed
deer to express their opinions
about deer management at 14
open house meetings around
the state in June and July. Information from the meetings
and online comments are being used to develop future
deer hunting regulations and
Maryville Office
114 E South Hills Dr
Maryville, MO
(660) 562-2566
the statewide deer management plan. MDC is still seeking input at mdc.mo.gov/
node/28079.
Free Fishing Days on June
7-8 encouraged Missourians
to enjoy the Show-Me State’s
fishing resources by allowing
anyone to fish without having
to buy a fishing permit, trout
stamp, or daily trout park tag.
The Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center received a TripAdvisor award
for providing excellent public
service.
JULY
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon
nominated former Conservation Federation of Missouri
Executive Director Dave Murphy to a six-year term on the
Conservation Commission.
CONTINUED
TO PAGE 14
Toll Free
1-800-326-1399
NEW Albany Office
115 N Smith St
Albany, MO
(660) 726-3171
CRAIG
C ommunity
C alendar
(Items Must Be At the Mound City News by Noon Monday)
January 1 - New Year’s Day
January 5 - School Resumes at Craig R-3
January 5 - Mound City JV/V Basketball vs. North Andrew at Mound City - 5 p.m.
January 6 - Mound City JV/V Basketball vs. Sacred Heart in Falls City, NE - 4:30 p.m.
January 9 - Mound City JV/V Basketball vs. Tarkio at Mound City - 5 p.m.
January 12-17 - Mound City V Basketball at Stanberry, MO, Invitational - TBA
January 14 - Craig City Council Meeting at American Legion Building - 5 p.m.
January 19 - No School at Craig R-3 - Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
January 20 - Mound City V Basketball vs. North Platte at Dearborn, MO - 6 p.m.
January 23 - Mound City JV/V Basketball vs. Nodaway-Holt at Graham, MO - 5 p.m.
See Us For All Your Banking Needs
• FREE Checking • FREE Internet Banking
• NOW Accounts • Savings Accounts • CDs
• LOANS At Competitive Rates for Homes, Cars, Etc.
Citizens Bank & Trust
PO Box 70
PO Box 38
Rock Port, MO 64482 Craig, MO 64437
660-744-5333
660-683-5333
904 State St.
Mound City, MO 64470 660-442-3800
Member FDIC
Mound City R-2 - Was selected for the 2014 All News-Press
Girls’ Cross-Country Team. Eaton, a three-year state qualifier,
was chosen for the first team.
Mound City R-2 - Was named
to the 2014 All News-Press Volleyball Team. Wedlock made
the first team selection.
Wishing
everyone the
best in the
new year!
George’s Total
711 State Street
Mound City, MO • 660-442-3433
Emily Cox, a senior at South
Holt R-1 - Was selected to the
second team of the 2014 All
News-Press Volleyball Team.
Oreck®, an American success story, is proud to announce our
NEW Pro Series Power Teams – more advanced, more
durable, more Oreck.
Pro Series
Platinum Pilot™
Power Team
NEW
Pro Series Gold
Power Team
NEW
Pro Series
Silver
Power Team
NEW
Pro Series
Oreck XL
Element™
Power Team
Make sure your child is the only thing
crawling on your floors.
8-Man Football Team. Gillenwater, the Panthers’ punter, was
selected by members of the St.
Joseph News-Press sports staff.
NEW Pro Series Power Teams:
• Lightweight: 10-lbs. or less*
• Powerful: 102 mph airflow at the floor
• Deep cleaning rollerbrush spins at
up to 6,500 rpm**
• Ergonomic
Helping
Hand
Handle could
> Millions
of germs,
viruses
and® bacteria
Happy New Year
be living on your floor.
Oregon, MO
Shop: 660-446-2008 • Home: 660-446-2561
*Approximate weight without cord.
NEW
Healthier
Home.
Try theTeam today with our 30 day
> Get an Oreck
TryHalo
a Pro
Series
Power
®
NEW germ-killing
Oreck
Halo vacuum
a
risk-free
trial.
If youwith
don't
love it, you don't keep it.
30 day Risk Free Guarantee. Available only
at your local Oreck Store.
TM
from Larry, Troy & Donna
COTTON BODY SHOP
& TOW SERVICE
• FREE Handheld Vac for above the
floor messes
• Hypo-allergenic HEPA quality filtration
• Variable features: Up to 10-yr limited
warranty† and 10 free tune-ups***
Viruses
Offer expires XX/XX/10
Dust
Mite
Eggs
©2009 Oreck Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. Oreck Direct, LLC.,1400 Salem Road, Cookeville, TN 38506
Flea
Eggs
Bacteria
Mold
Ad 339
WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON, GERMS ARE GONE.
Store Name Location Name
411 Location Street
123 Main Street,
Anytown
Town,
St XXXXX
(000) 000-0000Location Name
411 Location Street
Town, St XXXXX
Location Name
Location Name
We Service
411 Location Street
411 Location Street
All Makes,
Town, St XXXXX
Town, St XXXXX
Brands &
Models
Location Name
Location Name
411 Location Street
Town, St XXXXX
411 Location Street
Town, St XXXXX
**Speed varies by model. ***Number of tune-ups varies by model.†Some limitations apply. See store
for details. ©2010 Oreck Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved. Cannot be combined with any other offer.
All News-Press
All News-Press
Girls’
All News-Press All News-Press 8-Man Football
Cross-Country
Jaden Gillenwater, a junior at
Volleyball
Mound City R-2 - Was named
Volleyball
Kendey Eaton, a junior at
to the 2014 All News-Press
Emily Wedlock, a junior at
AMERICAN POWER.
AMERICAN PRIDE.
CLASSIFIEDS
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 14
A look back at Missouri conservation in 2014
FROM
PAGE 13
A citizen alerted state conservation and agriculture officials to an emerald ash borer infestation in St. Charles
County. It was the destructive
insect’s first known infestation in the St. Louis area.
AUGUST
Thousands of people visited the Conservation Pavilion
at the Missouri State Fair in
Sedalia, peering into aquariums teeming with live fish and
terrariums harboring exciting
reptiles and amphibians. Staff
from every conservation discipline were on hand to answer
questions and present live programs on topics ranging from
birds of prey to fish cleaning
and cooking demonstrations.
MDC waterfowl biologists
announced that duck-hunting
prospects were extremely
bright, with mallard numbers
topping 10 million and bluewinged teal numbers at a record 8.5 million.
A Colorado man pleaded
guilty to illegally trafficking
paddlefish caviar obtained
in Warsaw in 2012. The case
was part of an undercover investigation called “Operation
Roadhouse” led by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and
MDC. To date, 240 out of 256
state charges have been completed against numerous individuals with over $61,000 in
fines and court costs levied.
The fine money went to the
school districts in the counties where the violations were
committed.
NEWSPAPERS
NEWSPAPERS
are a great learning tool.
are a
great learning tool .
Your•hometown
newspaper.
511 State Street
442-5423 • www.moundcitynews.com
Serving Holt County, Missouri, since 1879.
They can teach children history, science,
,
math, business and much more.
Encourage your child to start reading
the newspaper today.
MDC released alligator
gar reared at its Chesapeake
Hatchery in Mount Vernon in
a continuing effort to restore
the species at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge and other
parts of southeast Missouri.
The alligator gar is by far the
largest of gars and is one of
the largest freshwater fishes
in North America, sometimes
reaching 10 feet in length and
350 pounds. The species was
driven to near extinction partly because they were mistakenly believed to reduce numbers of sport fish.
SEPTEMBER
Missouri’s Sept. 1 opening of dove season fell on the
Labor Day weekend, drawing larger than usual crowds
of hunters at more than 100
conservation areas with fields
specially managed for dove
habitat.
Conservation agents helped
rescue eight motorists stranded on or near Interstate 29 by a
flash flood in Holt County and
a school bus driver stranded
on Route N north of Mound
City.
MDC released a small-game
hunting forecast showing
quail, pheasant, and squirrel
numbers increasing and rabbits likely to follow the trend.
Results of the annual wildturkey brood survey showed
a poult-to-hen ratio 26 percent
greater than the previous 10year average.
MDC offered a new application for mobile devices
that lets hunters and anglers
buy permits and view permits
purchased during the previous
year. The MO Hunting mobile
app also allows deer and turkey hunters to telecheck their
current harvests and view past
telechecked harvests. Learn
more at mdc.mo.gov/mo bile/
mobile-apps/mo-hunting.
About 30 MDC staff specially trained in fighting wildfires helped their western
colleagues contain and extinguish wildfires in northern
California, Oregon, Idaho,
and Montana.
This year, Missouri hatcheries stocked more than 1.5 million trout in trout parks, Ozark
streams, and winter fishing
lakes. MDC warm-water
hatcheries stocked more than
10 million fish in public waters including hybrid striped
bass, walleye, muskie, channel catfish, paddlefish, hybrid
sunfish, and hybrid striped
bass.
OCTOBER
Self-guided driving tours to
view wild elk at Peck Ranch
and Current River Conservation Areas continued to
grow as a tourist draw for the
Ozarks, especially in the fall
when bull elk bugle as part of
their mating ritual. MDC estimates the Missouri elk herd
has grown to more than 120
animals.
MDC’s Champion Tree Program certified several new
state-record trees including a
95-foot tall black willow in
St. Louis County, a 118-foot
swamp chestnut oak near East
Prairie, and an 82-foot-tall
slippery elm in Neosho.
The Springfield Conservation Nature Center celebrated
25 years of serving millions
of Missourians with special
events and programs.
MDC and Ducks Unlimited
hosted a dedication ceremony
to celebrate the completion of
a multi-year renovation project at Duck Creek Conservation Area in Bollinger, Stoddard, and Wayne counties.
The project was part of the
Golden Anniversary Wetlands
Initiative launched in 2004 to
revitalize managed wetland
projects constructed in the
mid-20th century.
MDC, Ducks Unlimited,
Conservation Federation of
Missouri, Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation,
Bass Pro Shops, and dozens of
other conservation and hunting organizations partnered on
the 480-page book, Waterfowl
Hunting and Wetland Conservation in Missouri - A Model
of Collaboration. For ordering information, visit mochf.
org/2014/04/book-waterfowlhunting-and-wetlands-conserva tion-in-missouri/.
The Conservation Commission approved regulations
regarding the operation of
hunting preserves and wildlife breeding facilities that
hold captive deer. The regulations focused on preventing
the spread of diseases, including chronic wasting disease.
MDC received more than
40,000 public comments on
the topic with most supportive
of the regulation changes. The
spread of chronic wasting disease could negatively impact
Missouri deer hunting as well
as deer-dependent businesses
that support more than 12,000
Missouri jobs and generate
over $1 billion in economic
activity annually.
Hunters checked 5,691 turkeys during Missouri’s fall
firearms turkey season Oct.
1-31.
Working with conservation
partners and private landowners MDC reintroduced
Topeka shiners to the Spring
Creek watershed in northeast
Missouri. This small prairie
minnow was once common
in Missouri and is designated
as a federally endangered species. The minnows were released on Union Ridge Conservation Area and designated
as a “non-essential experimental” population, which allows landowners and managers to continue with normal
agricultural and land management practices.
NOVEMBER
Building on a strong opening weekend harvest, Missouri hunters checked 167,205
deer during firearms deer season Nov. 15-25. The number
exceeds last year’s harvest of
157,273. Top harvest counties
were Howell with 3,418 deer
checked, Franklin with 3,338,
and Texas with 3,170.
The Department gathered
public comments for dozens
of conservation areas, river
accesses and nature centers
throughout the year. In November, this included an open
house at James A. Reed Memorial Wildlife Area. Hundreds of comments received
are being used to help develop
management plans at these
popular destinations. To comment on area management
plans, visit mdc.mo.gov/areaplans.
DECEMBER
The Department started a
five-year study in northwest
and southcentral Missouri
on white-tailed deer to determine the impact of large-scale
habitat changes, hunting pressure, movement patterns, and
survival rates. MDC staff are
working with landowners to
capture and fit deer with radio collars. Information from
the study will help staff better
manage the state’s valuable
deer herd.
Hunters checked 9,107 deer
during the antlerless portion
of Missouri’s firearms deer
season, bringing this year’s
tally to more than 240,000.
Remaining portions include
alternative-methods portion
Dec. 20-30 and the late youth
portion Jan. 3-4.
Legal Notices
IN THE 4th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF
HOLT COUNTY, MISSOURI - PROBATE DIVISION
In the Estate of: IRVIN R. HECK, Deceased
Case Number: 14HO-PR00026
NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Small Estate)
To All Persons Interested in the Estate of IRVIN R. HECK,
Decedent.
On December 17, 2014, a small estate affidavit was filed by the distributees for the decedent under Section 473.097, RSMo, with the Probate
Division of the Circuit Court of Holt County, Missouri.
All creditors of the decedent, who died on November 7, 2014, are notified
that Section 473.444, RSMo, sets a limitation period that would bar claims
one year after the death of the decedent. A creditor may request that this
estate be opened for administration.
Receipt of this notice should not be construed by the recipient to indicate
that the recipient may possibly have a beneficial interest in the estate. The
nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, may possibly be determined
from the affidavit on this estate filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit
Court of Holt County, Missouri.
Date of first publication is December 25, 2014.
Karen L. Frede,
Clerk of the Probate Division of the
25/2tc
Circuit Court of Holt County, Missouri
UPDATED DAILY
Are you plugged in?
Your hometown newspaper.
Serving Holt County, Missouri, since 1879.
511 State Street • PO Box 175
Mound City, MO 64470
Mound City News Office: 660-442-5423
Fax: 660-442-5423
E-mail: moundcitynews@socket.net
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER (moundcity_news) AND FACEBOOK (Mound City News - Holt County Publishing)
CLASSIFIEDS
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 15
Thank You/Remembering
Thank You
Buy • Sell • Trade • Rent
Hire • Thank You/Remembering • Legal Services
Call The Mound City News To Place Your Ad • 660-442-5423
M iscellaneous
GREG’S JEWELRY HOWARD’S GUN REPAIR- 12315 Hwy. 59, Craig, Located at 307 E. 5th St.
Mo., 64437. 660-683-9401. in Mound City, Mo., will be
17/tfc closed from Dec. 24 through
Jan. 1 for the holidays. Call
FREE END ROLLS- At 660-442-3739 for all your
26/1tc
the Holt County Publish- jewelry needs.
ing building north of Mound
City on Hwy. 59.
31/tfc
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
CALL 660-442-5423
EMU OIL- Arthritis and
joint pain, burns and sunburns, aging skin, cuts and
abrasions. Hand lotion. G &
L Enterprises. Call 816-3877332 or 660-442-5688.
40/tfc
HELP WANTED
Community Services, Inc., Head Start Program has immediate opening for a Co-Teacher position at the Holt County
Head Start Center in Mound City, Missouri. Need to have
experience in working with preschool children. Must have
a CDA Certificate or have higher education in Early Childhood. Individual must be willing to obtain a Class C-CDL with
passenger School Bus Endorsement. This position is for 28
hours/week, 36 weeks/year. Apply at the Community
Services, Inc., 1212 B South Main, Maryville, Missouri.
Deadline is immediately. Position is to start January 5, 2015.
For more information call 660-582-3113. EOE.
JOB OPENINGS
Rock Port, MO, United Methodist Church
has two job openings:
Organist/Choir Accompanist: To play for weekly worship services
and accompany the Adult Choir at rehearsals and Sunday morning.
Would like to fill before February 1. Salary is negotiable.
Custodian: To keep the building clean and do set-up for church
events. Would like to fill before May 1. Salary is negotiable.
Applications are available in the church office at 211 W. Opps
Street or by calling 660-744-2101. Once hired, applicant will need
to become certified according to the church’s Safe Sanctuary policy.
ENTERPRISE
REALTY &
AUCTION, LLC
Jim Loucks, Sales Agent
816-390-2749 • Office 877-669-7653
www.entrealty.com
LAND
FOR SALE
FARM FOR SALE - 83
acres total located on Route
C northeast of Mound City.
Good producing farm with
77 acres tillable. For information, contact Mid States
Farm Management Company.
Information is available on
“Lands of America” website
under “Holt County Missouri”
with title “Rowlett Property”.
Call 641-682-4107 or 641777-2307, cell.
24/3tc
DRIVERS- Paid weekly!
Benefits, bonuses! $.50 cpm.
Regional and OTR. CDL-A,
flatbed experience required.
Make the universal choice!
Joe, 586-834-4064. 26/1tp
307 State Street
Mound City, MO 64470
tracy@naumanconstruction.com
Shop: 660-442-5290
Hugh: 816-383-3001
Tracy: 816-596-7159
JEAN MANEKE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
115 West Nodaway
Oregon, Missouri
660-446-3453
Phone Answered 5 Days a Week
Office Hours 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Every Tuesday
Principal office in Kansas City, MO
1st Class Carports
Only
$4,140.00
Installed
plus tax &
trim
Kathi Clement, Broker
13 Colors To Choose From
Timberview
Roofing
Jim Salfrank
816-387-7175 • 660-442-3555
Chris Clement
J&E
Concrete
Call:
816-390-3002 (Cell)
660-935-2219 (Office)
660-652-3033 (Home)
UPCOMING AUCTIONS
GORDON AUTOBODY
Quality Collision Repair
110 E. 5 St., Mound City, MO 64470
th
Phone: (660) 442-3400
Fax: (660) 442-5511
Hours: Monday - Friday 8-5
Saturdays By Appointment
Commercial & Residential Concrete Work
Jeff Karsten
Cell: 816-262-5933
Free Estimates
Brad Pankau’s Home & Farm Repair
Roofing, siding, interior/exterior painting,
decks, gutter installation & cleaning, electrical &
plumbing, drywall & interior remodeling,
tree trimming & removal, etc.
BA R N & I M P L E M E N T S H E D R E PA I R !
No job is too small! ~ Fully Insured
Call 660-442-3354, 660-254-0156, or 660-442-6343.
24 HOURS/DAY - 7 DAYS/WEEK
Mound City, MO
660-442-3210 (Shop) • 660-253-2432 (Cell)
Falls City
Mercantile
NAUMAN
NAUMAN
Remodeling ~ Custom Cabinets ~ Carpentry
Granite, Solid-Surface, Quartz Countertops
Licensed and Insured
Specializing with Trane and Heil models
1423 State St. • Mound City, MO 64470
660-442-6500 • Cell: 816-387-3018
kathilclement@yahoo.com
Dale Heming • Dustin Heming • Scott Panning
GENERAL CONTRACTING
660-442-6354
with
www.doubledtowingllc.com
U CT I O N , I
N ST R
NC
O
EST. EST.
19801980
C
.
Casey Johnson,
Owner
Winter Special
Drivers
DRIVERS- Owner operators looking for GREATER
income potential? Tanker
is the way to go! Gross up
to $280,000/yr. We will
train you how to become an
ELITE tanker operator! Call
Girton, 855-971-8526. 26/2tp
Becky & Randy, Brooke & Jeff,
Misty & Jonah and Trenton & Andrea
R eal E state
Help Wanted
GET YOUR REAL ESTATE LICENSE IN 2015- Evening classes start Monday, Jan. 12, in St. Joseph, MO. Free
catalog. 800-260-9708. www.realestateprepschool.com. 24/4tp
The family of “Big Lake Bob” Malick would like to say thank you to
our friends and family for all the love and encouragement extended
to us since his passing. To Eric: Thank you for ALL your help.
Thank you to Jim Kelly for a lovely service. To Brenda, Brenda, Chyre,
Lisa, Jenita and Bev: Thank you for the lunch! It helped so much!
Thank you to all!
Brian A. Tubbs
Attorney At Law
Phone: 660-442-5989
Fax: 660-442-3574
The Law Office of Brian Tubbs LLC
Call for appointments
222 State Street • Mound City, MO 64470
223 West 8th St., Falls City, NE
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
CALL 660-442-5423
Commercial or Personal
402-245-2716
Complete Quality
Food Service,
Wholesale Supplier
fallscitymercantile.com
Printing
* Envelopes
* Carbonless Forms
* Letterhead
* Business Cards
* Business Forms
511 State, Mound City, MO
660-442-5423
Fish, Chicken &
Mountain Oysters
Saturday,
January 3
4:30-7:00 p.m.
Graham, Mo., Community Building
Adults: $10 • Under 12: $5
Sponsored by
Graham Lions Club
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
CALL 660-442-5423
CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISING
CALL 660-442-5423
tubbslaw@centurylink.net
COTTON
BODY SHOP &
TOW SERVICE
Larry & Troy Cotton
Oregon, MO
Shop: 660-446-2008
Home: 660-446-2561
BACK PAGE
MOUND CITY NEWS - THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015 - PAGE 16
Holt County real
estate transfers
Stop by
Tired of
Ham?
George Eisiminger to John
L. Killin, Craig, MO: All of
Lots 1 (including part of East
Street and Second Street), 2, 3
and 4 in Block 19 in Chunings
Addition in the city of Bigelow.
Lawrence Wayne Younger
and Anna Marie Ritchie to
Gilbert Ron Stoner, Tamara
Lynn Stoner, Clinton A. Stoner and Jamie Lynn Stoner,
Rock Port, MO: The West
Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
of Section 27, Township 63,
Range 40.
Michael L. Cotton and
Rebecca H. Cotton to Richard E. Meyer and Yvonnia
Sue Meyer, Maitland, MO:
The Northeast Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section
17, Township 60, Range 38.
John A. Haeberle, Jr., and
Deborah K. Haeberle to Aaron G. Payne, Oregon, MO:
Commencing 30 feet North and
142 feet West of the Southeast
corner of the West Half of the
Northeast Quarter of Section
27, Township 60 North, Range
38 West of the 5th P.M., see record for full description.
Paula’s
CAFE
for a
Carp
Saturday, Jan. 3 • 4-8 p.m.
Catfish
119 Main St., Craig, MO • 660-683-5344
Re-Opening
Friday & Saturday,
Jan. 2 & 3
Serving lunch & dinner
JOIN US FOR OUR
PRIME RIB & CATFISH SPECIALS
Open every Thursday, Friday & Saturday
during January
Sportsman’s
402 Rulo Street • Bigelow, MO 64437 • 660-442-5165
A NEW
LEVEL OF
FITNESS
$10
per
class
10 WEEKS
EVERY SUNDAY
Group Fitness
Classes
Body Blast can be enjoyed
by everyone regardless
of fitness level.
Starting Sunday, January 11
Mound City R-2 Gymnasium
BODY BLAST - 4 p.m.: A total-body workout designed to burn fat while also
improving strength, stamina and flexibility.
POWER FLEX - 5 p.m.: You’ll be ready to flex in the mirror after this full-body
challenging workout. Designed for people of intermediate to advanced fitness level,
Power Flex is a high intensity workout focused on muscular endurance, size and
strength that improves flexibility and body composition as well.
Gage Rosier, CSCS
Fitness Center Graduate Assistant, Northwest Missouri State University
Cell: 660-442-6346 • Email: gagerosier@gmail.com
Eve
Sch nts’
edu
le
Come celebrate the New Year with us!!
JANUARY 2015
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1
$6,000 CASH BASH!!
CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR 2015!!
First 100 customers through casino front
entrance get $20 promo card!
$250 CASH Drawings every 1/2 hour from 2:00-3:30 p.m.
$500 CASH Drawings every 1/2 hour from 4:00-7:30 p.m.
$1,000 CASH Drawing at 8:30 p.m.
Larry Olinger
514 State Street
Mound City, MO
Call 660-442-5797
LOlinger@ShelterInsurance.com
NEW MEMBERS GET $40 IN PROMO CASH, $10 WEEKLY FOR
THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WITH A FREE ONE-TIME BUFFET!
SUNDAYS - 3X POINTS 9 a.m.-Noon!
“Hot Seat” Drawings to win $100 in Promo Cash, hourly, 2 p.m.-10 p.m.
GUYS’ NIGHT FROM 6:00-8:00 P.M. - All guys who stop by Player’s Club Desk get $20 in Promo Cash.
Must have Player’s Club Card and Photo ID.
MONDAYS - 3X POINTS 9 a.m.-Noon!
FIRST 100 CUSTOMERS GET FREE GIFT COUPON! Gifts will be given out 2 p.m.-5 p.m.
“Hot Seat” Drawings to win $100 in Promo Cash, every half hour, 4 p.m.-10 p.m.
LADIES’ NIGHT FROM 6:00-8:00 P.M. - All ladies who stop by Player’s Club Desk get $20 in Promo Cash.
Must have Player’s Club Card and Photo ID.
JULY 2012
TUESDAYS - “HOT SEAT”
JULY 2012
Events
Schedule
“Hot Seat” Drawings to win $100 in Promo Cash, hourly, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Tickets 6 p.m.-10 p.m.
WEDNESDAYS - “SPIN THE WHEEL”
Events
Schedule
WHEEL
F
FOR FREE PLAY
“Spin the Wheel”NEW
DrawingsMEMBERS
to win up to $150SPIN
in PromoTHE
Cash, hourly,
1-10 p.m.
ALL
MONTH
LONG!!
“Hot Seat” Drawings every 15 minutes 10:15-11:00 p.m. to win bundle package which consists of a 1-night cabin stay, 2 buffets,
SUNDAYS
POINTS
$50
in Promo Cash, $50 in3Xcash
and $509AM-NOON!
in Promo Cash for the month of February.
NEW MEMBERS
THE WHEEL
FOR
FREE PLAY
$100 Promo SPIN
Cash Drawings,
Hourly F
4pm-10pm
ALL MONTH
LONG!!
THURSDAYS - 3X Points
9
a.m.-Noon!
MONDAYS
3X POINTS 9AM-NOON!
SUNDAYSDrawings3X
POINTS
9AM-NOON!
to“Hot
win $75
in Spin
Promothe
Cash,
hourly,
1-10 p.m.to win up to $200 in Promo Cash,
Seat
Wheel”
Drawings
$100 Promo Cash Drawings, Hourly 4pm-10pm
“Hot Seat” Drawings every 15 minutes 10:15-11:00
p.m.5pm-10pm
to win bundle package which consists of a 1-night cabin stay, 2 buffets,
hourly
Mound City
Family Medicine
514 State Street, Mound City, MO
Across from the White Rose Restaurant
Dustin Carpenter, M.D.
MONDAYS
3XinPOINTS
$50
in Promo Cash, $50
cash and9AM-NOON!
$50 in Promo Cash for the month of February.
TUESDAYS
PRIME TIME TUESDAYS! PRIME TIMERS $2 OFF LUNCH BUFFET
“Hot Seat Spin the Wheel” Drawings to win up to $200 in Promo Cash,
& $2
DINNER BUFFET (55 & OVER)
hourly
5pm-10pm
FRIDAYS
-OFF
“SPIN
THE WHEEL”
“Hot Seat” Drawings to win $100 in Promo Cash, hourly 1pm-8pm
TUESDAYS
TUESDAYS!
$2 hour,
OFF LUNCH
“Spin the
Wheel” Drawings toPRIME
win upTIME
to $150
in Promo PRIME
Cash orTIMERS
Cash every
4 p.m.-2BUFFET
a.m.
$2
OFFSeat
DINNER
(55Drawings
& OVER) to win up to $300 in Promo Cash,
WEDNESDAYS&“Hot
“Hot
DropBUFFET
the
Puck”
Seat”
Drawings
start
at
11
p.m.
“Hot Seat” Drawings to win $100 in Promo Cash, hourly 1pm-8pm
hourly 10am-5pm
SATURDAYS
THURSDAYS hourly
3X 10am-5pm
Points
9am-Noon! -• $100 Promo Cash Drawings, hourly 4pm-10pm
WEDNESDAYS
“Hot Seat Drop the Puck” Drawings to win up to $300 in Promo Cash,
First 100 customers through the Casino front entrance gets a $20 Promo Card!!
FRIDAYS
Wheel”• Drawings,
upDrawings,
to $200 hourly
in Promo
Cash Drawings,
THURSDAYS
3X “Spin
Points the
9am-Noon!
$100 Promowin
Cash
4pm-10pm
Drawing to win $150 in Promo Cash every hour from
6:003pm-1am
p.m.-2:00 a.m. Each winner will receive an extra $50 in Promo Cash to
hourly
FRIDAYS
“Spin the Wheel” Drawings, win up to $200 in Promo Cash Drawings,
be used in hourly
February.
“Hot Seat” Drawings start at 11 p.m.
3pm-1am
SATURDAYS
$200 Promo Cash Drawings, hourly Noon-8pm
“Spin
theCash
Wheel”
win uphourly
to $500
in Promo Cash Drawings at 10pm,
$200
Promo
Drawings,
Noon-8pm
“Spin
the Wheel”
up to $500
in Promo
CashatDrawings
at 10pm,
12am,
& 1amwin
• $1000
CASH
Drawing
1:30 a.m.
SATURDAYS
BINGO
- ALL THE 9-ON’S YOU CAN PLAY FOR $20 ON JANUARY 7!!
12am, & 1am • $1000 CASH Drawing at 1:30 a.m.
BUY1
1 FREE
JANUARY
21!! AT 9PM & 11 PM
& JULY
28 ON
CAR
KEY GIVEAWAY
SATURDAYS JULY
21 GET
ST
TH
SATURDAYS JULY 21ST & JULY 28TH CAR KEY GIVEAWAY AT 9PM & 11 PM
Registration
R
Re
g st
gi
stration for care giveaway on August 25th begins July 15th. One entry per person per day.
Registration
R
Re
g st
gi
stration for care giveaway on August 25th begins July 15th. One entry per person per day.
See Player’s Club for rules and regulations.
www.casinowhitecloud.org
Toll Free 877-652-6115 • www.Facebook.com/casinowhitecloud
See Player’s Club for rules and regulations.
55
Miles
West
of White
Cloud,
KS • Toll
Miles
West
of White
Cloud,
KSFree
• Toll877-652-6115
Free 877-652-6115
Casino
Hours:
Sun.-Thurs.
~ 9 a.m.
a.m. - 1 a.m.
Casino
Hours:
Sun.-Thurs.
~ -91a.m.
Fri. &
Sat.
9 a.m.
a.m.- 3 a.m.
Fri.
& ~Sat.
~ 9- 3a.m.
Find us on Facebook for great offers!
Find us on Facebook for great offers!
· Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Adult Medicine,
Obstetrics, Women’s Health and Preventive Health
· Ultrasound offered with all OB visits.
C-Section trained
· Colonoscopies and upper endoscopies
· Direct inpatient care at Community Hospital-Fairfax
· Direct referral to area hospitals including
The Nebraska Medical Center, Bryan Health, Heartland
and Community Hospital-Fairfax
CUSTOMER PROOF!!
Please Check your Ad for Errors. This Proof is for Error Corrections Only.
CUSTOMER PROOF!!
The Hiawatha World wants your advertising to be effective. Be sure to check over your company’s name, addresses, phone numbers, expiration dates, other pertinent dates and
prices. Please contact us with any corrections by the date and time listed below. Not doing so may result in a delay in your ad’s publication. Any changes made other than error
corrections from the original layout agreement
may resultyour
in an Ad
additional
Ad Building
charge.
Please
contact
your
Account Executive
for further details.
Please Check
for Errors.
This
Proof
is for
Error
Corrections
Only.
The In
Hiawatha
wants yourall
advertising
to be
effective.
Be sure
to check
order toWorld
be completed,
corrections
must
be turned
in prior
to: over your company’s name, addresses, phone numbers, expiration dates, other pertinent dates and
prices. Please contact us with any corrections by the date and time listed below. Not doing so
may result in a delayUSE
in your ad’s publication.
Any changes made other than error
OFFICE
ONLY
corrections from the original layout agreement may result in an additional Ad Building charge. Please contact your Account Executive for further details.
THURS - 6/14/12 - 4:00 PM
In order to be completed, all corrections must be turned in prior to:
PLEASE PHONE IN CORRECTIONS TO: 785-742-2111 BY ABOVE DATE AND TIME.
THURS - 6/14/12 - 4:00 PM
RUN DATE
Tues - 6/26/12
OFFICE
USE ONLY
HULLMAN’S FORD
40178969
RUN
Team 1
Ticket # DATE
CUSTOMER INITIALS ____________________________________ Ad Pro SEH
Client Name ______Address ______Phone# _____ Prices _______ Advertiser Casino White Cloud
PLEASE
PHONE
IN CORRECTIONS
TO: 785-742-2111
ABOVE _____
DATE AND TIME.4x7
Size ______
Color
_____Dates _____
Spelling ____BYContent
Size
Color full
Flag # 5
CUSTOMER INITIALS ____________________________________
Client Name ______Address ______Phone# _____ Prices _______
Size ______ Color _____Dates _____ Spelling ____ Content _____
Ad Pro SEH
Tues - 6/26/12
Team 1
Ticket # 40178969
Advertiser Casino White Cloud
Size 4x7
Color full
Flag # 5
Wishes You A
Falls City, NE
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Becky (Foster) Heits, FNP
Make your appointment
today by calling
(660) 442-3181