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The NEWS XPRESS

The NEWS
A
happy person is
one whose arithmetic is at its best
when they are counting their blessings.
—Anon.
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Butler, Bates County
Missouri 64730
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Vol. 41
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No. 24
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June 17, 2011
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STRAIGHT AHEAD
Let’s Rodeo!
It’s the Butler Saddle Club’s 59th
annual wild west weekend with performances at the fairgrounds in
Butler Friday, Saturday and Sunday
starting at 7 with mutton busting followed by 8 big events: Calf scramble
nightly, wild horse race, saddle bronc
riding, bull riding, steer wrestling—
and more. Saturday noon parade on the square (theme,
Riding for a Reason). Dance Saturday night after rodeo.
Step Back in Time
Cancer survivors and friends rounding the corner.
Poplar Heights Living History
Farm Annual Festival...a great Father’s Day treat! Kids crafts, tomahawk throwing, Dutch oven cooking, candle making, bobbin’ lace
demo, hay rides, live music, lunch
with Bates County Elks...10 to 4
Saturday, 11 to 3 Sunday. Located
east on Route H to Route UU, turn north and go 2 miles, turn
east on Road 5004—follow the signs. See page 7.
Sunday
is
Father’s
Day
Adrian ready to roar!
Adrian’s Frontier Village will be swarming with power the
weekend of June 24-26 for the
Western Missouri Antique Tractor & Machinery Association’s
33rd annual Steam & Gas Engine
Show. There will be vintage and
present tractors of many descriptions, massive steam engines,
Parade of Power Saturday and
Sunday at 12:10 p.m., food vendors, lawn & garden display,
South Prairie Railroad, lots of shade.
THIS SATURDAY
Island Mound
artifacts on display
STAR OF THE SHOW! Mary Holcomb, Adrian, was
the oldest of the elite group of cancer survivors at
the Relat for Life activities. Holcomb, 85, has survived ovarian cancer for 49 years,—Staff photos.
Relay cut short by weather
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A storm threat scare brought
the 2011 Relay for Life fundraiser
to a sudden halt Friday evening as
darkness was about to set in.
Angry black clouds and gusty
winds interrupted the lighting of
the “In Memory Of/In Honor
Of ” luminaries to the extent that
several of the 683 paper sack candle holders caught fire. By then
most everyone was packing up
and leaving the fairgrounds.
By Peggy Buhr
able once confirmed.
A temporary artifact
laboratory has
been
established at the
Bates County
Museum
in
Robertson
Hall and all
artifacts from
the site will be cleaned
and catalogued during
the week. Visitors will
be able to view the items
found, travel to the site,
hear an overview of the
battle, learn about the
current excavations and
tour the archaeological
work.
All those interested in
taking advantage of this
unique opportunity are
encouraged to call the
museum and make a reservation—660-679-0134.
The Museum is located
a 802 Elks Drive, Butler.
Mo. The schedule for
Saturday, June 18 is as
follows:
10:00 to 10:20 a.m.—
Gather at the Museum
and Tour Laboratory.
10:20 to 10:40 a.m.—
Carpool to the Battle of
Island Mound Site.
10-40 to 11:00 a.m.—
Battle Overview (Jim
Rehard).
11:00 to 11:20 a.m.—
Overview of the excavations to date (Ann Raab
and Jane Lee).
11:20 to 12:00 noon—
Q&A - Tour of Archaeological Work.
Previous to that a sizeable
crowd gathered along the east
side of the youth Building to enjoy food and drink, place bids at
the silent auction, opening ceremonies, entertainment (Sugar
Ridge Bluegrass Band), the regular auction and recognition of a
number of cancer survivors along
with those loved ones and friends
who were unable to conquer the
dread disease.
Sharon Cumpton of the Relay
steering committee said Tuesday
that the event raised $47,702.90,
sort of the $50,750 goal.
“Money is still coming in,
though,” Cumpton said “and we
hope to have a follow-up report
soon.”
In the spotlight was 85-yearold Mary (Gabriel) Holcomb of
Adrian, the oldest and longest
survivor—49 years.
•SEE PAGE 3
POLICE OFFICERS PLAINTIFFS
Marketing Director Bates County Museum
On Saturday, June 18,
visitors
are
invited to tour
the Battle of
Island Mound
site near Butler and learn
what Missouri
State Archaeologists have
discovered
during their week-long
survey and excavations at
the location.
The group arrived in
Butler June 11 and has
conducted an archaeological survey of the 40acre site owned by the
Missouri Department of
Natural Resources. Their
work is a vital step in the
process of developing the
area into a Missouri State
Historic site. Plans call
for a parking lot, walking
trails and placing interpretive signs that will detail the battle.
Although the story is
well known to the residents of Bates County,
the significance of the
site continues to gain national notoriety as the location of the first military
engagement by AfricanAmerican troops during
the Civil War.
The 150th anniversary
of the battle will be in October 2012 and the goal
is to have the work completed by then in order to
welcome visitors. Planning for a commemoration event has begun and
details will be made avail-
PERRY HECKADON, auctioneer, was in charge of
the Relay for Life auction. This event brought in
$3,791.
Judge dismisses suit
against city officials
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Kansas City • A lawsuit filed in
federal court in November 2010
by three Butler police patrolmen
and spouses vs former City of
Butler officials wound up on the
cutting room floor.
Plaintiffs Mark Frost, Diana
Lynn Frost, Harold “Chad” Anderson, Courtney Anderson, and
Kenneth Rush and Lisa Rush
filed their complaint alleging Jeff
Blom (former Butler police chief),
Jim Garnett (recently retired police chief) and the late Jerry Cook
(deceased at the time the suit was
filed) caused the officers harm
by failing to ensure they received
training in using personal protective equipment, and that as a result Frost, Anderson and Rush
Sunday
blaze
causes
damage
to trailer
were exposed to toxic chemicals
while executing a search warrant
on an active methamphetamine
lab.
At the May 17 hearing, Fernando J. Gaitan Jr., Chief United
States District Judge, dismissed
all charges.
****
As reported in the Dec. 3, 2010
News Xpress, the lawsuit stemmed
from a raid conducted at 12:15 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 at a residence at 400 East Fort Scott St., in
Butler, during which meth-related
chemicals were thrown into a sump
pump by one of the suspects. The
suit alleged fumes generated by the
mixture of water with sulfuric acid,
anhydrous ammonia and camping
stove fuel were inhaled by Ander-
son, Frost and Rush as they were
serving a search warrant. Three
subjects were arrested. The three
officers were briefly hospitalized
for chemically induced pneumonia
and heart murmurs.
In the suit they claimed the exposure to the toxic chemicals would
cause lifelong health problems.
Anderson has since been elected
Bates County Sheriff; Rush is presently a sheriff ’s deputy; and Frost
remains a patrolman with the police department.
****
The suit claimed the officers did
not wear protective masks because
they believed they would fog in extreme temperatures, however they
later learned that the Self-Contained
•SEE PAGE 3
On Sunday, June 12 at approximately 1 p.m., the Butler Fire Department was
dispatched to a report of smoke coming from a trailer two miles east of Butler on
east Dakota Street.
On arrival, heavy smoke was found from a single story, wood frame residential
structure which was on County Road 3263 approximately one-half mile south of
County Road 2504.
Upon initiating an interior attack, the fire was located in the kitchen area. The
fire was extinguished with heavy smoke damage to the area of origin, and moderate to heavy heat damage throughout the structure. The structure was owned and
occupied by Lynn Bartley.
The fire was declared under control at 1:36 p.m. with the last units leaving the
scene at 3:07 p.m. Adrian Fire Department responded under automatic mutual
aid.
The fire was determined to have been accidental. There were no injuries.
2011 Bates County Fair is coming our way July 11-17
2 News Xpress, Butler, Mo., Friday, June 17, 2011
Sunday song service
Views from the past...
Please join the Amsterdam Methodist Church June
19 from 5 to 6 for the celebration of Jesus Christ as
our Lord and Savior with a song service. Karaoke
welcomed and refreshments will be provided.
Lady Dems picnic
Bates County Democrat Women are hosting a picnic
at the Butler Jaycee Park (north park) on Thursday,
June 23. Meal and drink provided with the Democrat
women bringing side dishes. Music and entertainment
to start at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come, eat
and enjoy the evening.
Food at Frontier Village
Tractor Ladies will be serving breakfast and lunch
Friday-Sunday, June 24-26 at their kitchen at Frontier
Village at Adrian. Breakfast hours: 6-9:30 a.m.; lunch
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Quilt Show
...in the Spruce Store at Frontier Village, Adrian,
Saturday, June 25 from 10 to 3. All quilts are requested for display. Vote for your favorite quilt.
Tight Right Tots
Car seat distribution along with classes on correct
installation and use are scheduled for Tuesday, June
28 at 6 p.m. at Bates County Health Center. To be eligible to receive a car seat, you must be pregnant, a resident of Bates County and complete the safety class.
For information or to register (which is required) call
the Center at 660-679-6108. Class size is limited; there
are no income guidelines for this class.
Butler PD activity report
June 7
Responded to 100 block of South Willow on a domestic. Responded to 200 block of West Fort Scott on a fight call. Took a
threat report in the 500 block of East Nursery. Picked up a subject
at Country Mart on warrants. Responded to Country Mart on an
accident. Responded to swimming pool on a well being check.
Picked up a male subject in the 400 block of West Vine on a warrant. Responded to north side of square on a theft call. Picked
up a male subject in the 800 block of North Street on a warrant.
Responded to grade school on an alarm call. Responded to 400
block of South Delaware on a 911 call. Responded to O’Reilly’s
and picked up a male subject on a warrant. Are out at a vacant
house in the 100 block of South Havannah.
June 8
Responded to 300 block of South High on report of a male
subject lying on the ground. Responded to 700 block of North
Maple on a civil stand by. Checked a vacant house in the 400
block of West Ohio. Responded to Walmart on a suspicious vehicle call. Responded to an alarm call on Willow Green. Responded
to 800 block of North Water on a well being check.
June 9
Responded to Country Club Terr. on an animal complaint.
Responded to 500 block of North Main on a medical assist. Responded to Butler Health Mart on a 911 call. Responded to 400
block of S Mechanic on a vandalism call. Responded to 600 block
of West Pine on a medical assist. Responded to grade school on
an alarm call. Responded to 1000 block of Country Club on a
medical assist. Responded to 800 block of West Ohio on a medical assist. Responded to 400 block N Water on a medical assist.
June 10
Responded to Medical Lodge on a threats report. Responded
to H Highway on an assist for Bates County. Responded to Sonic
for building check. Responded to McDonalds on a suspicious vehicle. Responded to 500 block of West College on a prowler call.
Responded to 900 block of East Pine on an assault call. Took a
theft report in the 700 block of North Water. Took a report of a
stolen wallet.
June 11
Stopped a subject for open container in 800 block of South
High. Took a leave without pay from Filling Station. Took a
threats report in the 300 block of West Chestnut. Responded to
100 block of South Main in a medical assist. Responded to the
600 block of West Pine on a suicide call. Took a C&I driving call
in the 800 block of South High.
June 12
Made a vehicle stop at McDonald’s—driver arrested for DWI.
Responded to 400 block of South Mechanic on an assault call.
Took a theft report in 700 block of Country Club. Responded to
Flaming Lantern on an alarm call. Responded to South Park on
a disturbance call. Took a leave without pay from Conoco. Took
a suspicious vehicle call in 400 block of South High. Took an
animal complaint in the 500 block of North Fulton. Responded to
100 block of South Broadway on an assault call.
June 13
Responded to city hall on an alarm call. Responded to Vine
and Fulton area on a C&I driver. Responded to 500 block of
South Fulton on animal complaint. Responded to 500 block of
South High on a keep the peace.
Be bear aware
in Mo. outdoors
Speaking of the Butler Saddle Club...
This weekend the Butler Saddle Club is hosting its 59th annual rodeo at the fairgrounds in Butler which is always a major attraction for the area. Now let’s turn back the pages of history to 1960 when the club appeared
in the American Royal parade in Kansas City, Mo. Proudly members trotted down Grand Avenue with Clifford
Bruner (left) and Ken Thomas in lead positions. Others included Buck Sivils, Jack Sivils, Kenneth Gabriel and
Ruby Gee (to name a few) plus Pauline Hooper Gabriel who shares this photo with our readers. She is mounted
on a light colored horse along curbside under the Star Furniture store sign. This Saturday noon the 2011 club
members will parade around the Butler square.
n EDITOR’S NOTE: Feedback from our readers indicates the “Views From the Past” is one of the most popular
features in the news-Xpress. Again let us emphasize that we solicit photos of events and places in the Bates
County area from years gone by. If you have photos of this type from the Bates County area from years gone by
that are in reasonably good quality for reproduction, please let us know. Thank you.
Hogs/Hillbillies rarin’ to go!
Nearly 30 motorcycles were lined up on the south side of the square early Saturday while their riders registered
nearby for the second “Highway Hogs and Hillbillys” benefit ride. Cost was $20 per driver/$10 per passenger
with all proceeds going to the Bates County Recovery Court, a project of combined agencies to assist in the
rehabilitation of drug abuse victims. The route, of approximately 130 miles, began on the square, headed east
into Henry County, veered through Montrose, turning onto Route 18 to Clinton then south through Deepwater,
on Route 13 toward Osceola, turning west near Roscoe continuing to Schell City then Rockville and finally
completing the trip at the Butler starting point. This was also a “poker run” in that each of the several stops
the driver picked up a card in a sealed envelope (five in all), and when the ride ended all cards were exposed
and the one with the highest hand received the poker prize. There was a much shorter route available for
bicyclists.—Staff photo.
access to human food. A bear that associates people with
food is at risk for aggressive behavior, which could result
in euthanasia.
“The most important thing is that landowners and
campers don’t give bears access to food or garbage,”
Beringer said. “If you never let a bear get started, you
won’t have a problem with them.”
Campers can avoid problems with bears by keeping a
clean camp, avoiding food scents, and never feeding or
approaching bears. If you encounter a bear while camping, you should try to scare the bear away by banging pots
and pans or making other noise and waving your arms.
If you see a bear while hiking or fishing, you should back
away slowly, speaking in a normal voice and making no
sudden movements. Although bear attacks are extremely
rare, if you find yourself in this situation you should fight
back with any available weapons – sticks, stones, knives
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By Rebecca Maples
Mo. Dept. Conservation
Jefferson City • He’s a heavyweight from northern
Arkansas. He’s dark and mysterious. He’ll eat just about
anything, and he’s being seen more and more around the
Show-Me State.
His name is Ursus americanus, but you probably know
him better as the black bear. One of the state’s largest wild
mammals, black bears have been seen in more than half
of Missouri’s counties, though most are south of the Missouri River. According to the Missouri Department of
Conservation (MDC), black-bear sightings and numbers
are growing in Missouri.
Black bears are native to Missouri, but the species was
nearly eliminated from the state by 1940 due to unregulated hunting and habitat changes. Recent data indicate
that a few of Missouri’s native bears might have survived.
However, the growth of Missouri’s bear population in recent years probably is largely a result of a successful blackbear restoration effort by the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission in the 1960s.
According to MDC Resource Scientist Jeff Beringer,
black bears are a significant part of the native ecosystem
and are an indicator of the state’s wilderness habitat quality.
A fed bear is a dead bear
A growing bear population calls for caution from campers and landowners, who are most likely to encounter
bears. Black bears generally are dangerous only when they
lose their natural fear of people. This usually results from
and survival rates. Trapping and radio-collaring will continue through this fall.
Beringer said citizens can play an important role in the
ongoing bear research project by immediately reporting
all bear sightings. Such reports enable researchers to focus
their efforts on areas of known bear activity.
If you see a black bear, report it by visiting www.MissouriConservation.org and searching “Report a Bear
Sighting.”
Call 660-679-4062
or 660-200-5740
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or even fists – striking the bear especially around the face.
“Bears are generally afraid of people. If you do have
an encounter with a bear, you want to make it a negative
experience for that animal,” Beringer recommended.
Black bear research
In fall 2010, MDC began a cooperative study with the
University of Missouri and the University of Mississippi to
learn more about black bears in the state and how to manage them. The project involves trapping and radio-collaring
bears and gathering hair samples for DNA testing. Information gathered in this will allow researchers to determine
individual animals’ size and growth rates, population size,
sex ratio, genetic diversity, habitat preferences, daily and
seasonal movement patterns, denning dates, reproduction
Richard
McLain
Cell: 660-679-1092
News Xpress, Butler, Mo., Friday, June 17, 2011
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Updating Butler
R-5 construction
By Alan Stauffacher
R-5 Superintendent
Each week I see someone who asks about the track
construction program. Yes, it does appear that we are
finally able to see what resembles a track facility. With
the light poles going up we observe a little more of what
the layout will look like.
We have hit a great deal of rock and the district had
a contingency for hitting rock, but like many things we
have incurred more cost than what we allowed. The
Butler community still should not be concerned because
we are still under budget and as a district we are still
considering other projects with the extra funds.
Another frequent question I receive is about football
at this site. At this time we are only constructing a track
facility, but with the future in mind, the track will be
prepared so that it can eventually be used for football.
The playing area will be crowned for a football field,
sleeves will be installed so that it can be fitted for irrigation and communication systems.
The track itself will probably not be able to be used
by our students until the spring of 2012 for competition and practice. More than likely we will be seeding
the site in the fall so that we cab get an established root
system for the grass.
I also get a lot of compliments on the looks of the
new parking lot. We will be putting the finishing touches on it in the near future. There is obviously a slope
to the parking lot that does go to the north, but when
standing at the entrance to the gym you can see that the
contour of the lot directs the water away from our facilities. When it is raining it is really clear that the majority
of the water flows away from the gym. Once we complete the drainage west of the high school we should be
able to handle large runoffs with more efficiency.
We also believe with the striping of the parking lot we
will have increased utilization of the lot. We did lose a
few spaces with the islands around the light fixtures, but
when we did not have lines, we lost numerous parking
spaces based purely on how orderly people parked in
the old gravel lot. We will be mulching the islands and
in the fall planting a few shrubs to finalize the project.
We hope that our school is gaining appeal esthetically, along with the strides we are making with improved
instruction. Thanks to those who continually partner
with us in our attempt to become better at what we do.
•Relay for Life FROM FRONT PAGE
Auctioneer Perry Heckadon was in charge of the
regular auction which featured a wide array of items,
including several homemade quilts. This effort netted
$3,791.50 to help fight cancer.
In the Grand Prize Give Away, Jerod McBrayer of
Butler held the winning ticket redeemable for $500.
McBrayer readily donated the prize back to the local
Relay for Life promotion.
Second prize, a quilt made by Sharon Cumpton, was
claimed by Josh Fleischer, Butler, and third prize, a $150
shopping spree at Country Mart, was won by Brent Bettels of Butler.
Here is how the money rolled in...
Corporate sponsorships: $12,086.85.
Teams
Memories of Mom, $9,590.63.
Team Educate, $7,472.19.
Johnston Inspired, $3,920.93.
Walmart, $2,988.97.
M*A*S*H, $2,769.
Tiger Pride, $2,691.
Medicalodge, $2,021.50.
Christians Conquering Cancer, $1,922.81.
Nurses & Doctors, $1,662.
Heartland Hospice, $1,004.79.
Rotary, $878.
Most Money, Memories of Mom.
Best Campsite, Heartland Hospice.
Most Team Spirit, Johnston Inspired.
CANCER SURVIVORS
Terry Morris, 4 yrs.
Beverly Ridgeway, 3 yrs.
Bob Keene, 2 yrs. 11 mos.
Jane Hettinger, 10 yrs.
Nona Hooker, 13 yrs.
Logan Wells, 1 yr.
Kenneth Holland, 25 yrs.
Diana Vermaas, 9 yrs.
Annie Zellmer, 8 yrs.
Betty Irwin, 4 yrs.
The new school track under construction west of the Deaton-Thomas Field on Nursery street.
The nearly completed south parking lot at Butler junior/senior high school.—Staff photos.
Danielle Minor, 5 yrs.
Juanita Wayland, 10 mos.
Larry Dickerson, 13 & 8 yrs.
Gayle Stark, 6 yrs.
Lisa Heckadon, 8 yrs.
Sue Clark, 14 yrs.
Shawn McVey, 5 yrs.
Betty Dubray, 3 mos.
Winifred Gaston, 38 yrs.
Susan Johnston, 9 yrs & 7 yrs
Lynn Goddard, 2 yrs.
Lee McLain, 10 yrs.
Dolly Studdard, 18 & 2 yrs.
Beulah Epperson, 1-1/2 yrs.
Fran Smith, 8 yrs.
Margie Heuser, 34 yrs.
Sam Hammer walking for
Kim Hammer, 7 yrs.
Marge Fritts, 15 yrs.
Dick Sutton, 6 yrs.
Cindy O’Neill, 1 yr.
Carol Bailey, 1 yr.
Lois Hoskins, 9 yrs.
Anne Malone, 1 yr.
Herman Strauch, 20 yrs.
Sharon Cumpton, 20 yrs.
Gary Schowengerdt, 8 yrs.
Don Ghere, 10 yrs.
Bobby Henry, 4 yrs.
•Judge
dismisses
lawsuit
FROM FRONT PAGE
Breathing
Apparatus
(SCBA) masks obtained by
the Butler Police Department approximately two
years before the date of the
execution of the search warrant would not fog in extreme temperatures.
The plaintiffs alleged that
on or about April 23, 2004,
defendant Blom submitted a grant application to
the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency
(SEMA) in his capacity as
the Butler Chief of Police.
In the grant application,
defendants Blom and Cook
requested state grant money
to purchase six SCBA masks
for the Butler Police Department. The terms of the
grant required the persons
responsible for the grant to
ensure that Butler police
officers were trained to use
the SCBA masks purchased
with the State Homeland
Security Grant funds.
Plaintiffs alleged that
defendants Blom, Garnett
and Cook were the persons
responsible for the grant
and those defendants failed
to ensure the Butler Police
Officers received training in
the use of the SCBA masks.
The plaintiffs brought the
following claims:
•Count 1—Due Process
Claim in Violation of the
Fourteenth Amendment to
the United States Constitution Cognizable Under 42
U.S.C. 1983 (this claim is
brought by the police officer
plaintiffs against Blom, Garnett and Cook).
•Count 2—Negligence-Violated Ministerial Duty/Failure to Provide Mandatory
Training Cognizable Under
State Law (brought by the police officer plaintiffs against
Blom, Garnett and Cook).
•Count
3—NegligenceBad Faith/Reckless Breach
of Duty to Train Cognizable
Under State Law (brought
by the police officer plaintiffs
against Blom, Garnett and
Cook).
•Count 4—Dianna Lynn
Frost vs Defendants Loss of
Consortium/Services.
•Count 5—Courtney Anderson vs Defendants Loss of
Consotrium/Services.
•Count 6—Lisa Ann Rush
vs Defendants Loss of Consortium/Services.
****
On the other hand, defendants assert the plaintiffs did
not state a claim with respect
to Count 1, the only federal
claim in this suit.
Defendants move to dismiss for lack of subject matter
jurisdiction, pursuant to Fed.
RCiv.P.12(b)(1). A motion
to dismiss for lack of subject
matter jurisdiction under
Rule 12(b)(1) may challenge
either the factual truthfulness
or the facial sufficiency of the
plaintiff ’s jurisdictional allegations.
Analysis:
Defendants
claim that this Court lacks
subject matter jurisdiction
over this lawsuit as plaintiffs’
claims do not state a claim
upon which relief can be
granted.
Fourth Amendment: Defendants argue that there is
no unreasonable search or
seizure under the facts of
this case, so plaintiffs’ Fourth
Amendment claims must
fail. Plaintiffs do not respond
to defendants’ argument.
The Court concurs with defendants that plaintiffs do
not state a plausible Fourth
Amendment claim.
Conclusion: Therefore, for
the foregoing reasons, defendants’ motion to dismiss for
lack of subject matter jurisdiction is GRANTED. Further,
the federal claims against
defendant Blom fail for the
same reasons as asserted by
the moving defendants. As
all of plaintiffs’ federal claims
fail, this Court does not have
subject matter over the remainder of the lawsuit, and
this case will be dismissed
without prejudice pursuant to
Fed. R.Civ.P.12(b)(1).
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FSA targets funds
for socially
disadvantaged
farmers
Barbara Hedges, Farm Loan Manager of the USDA
Farm Service Agency for Barton, Bates, Jasper and Vernon counties, announced the availability of farm operating and farm ownership loans for women and members
of minority groups who want to purchase or operate a
family-size farm.
“Each year, the Farm Service Agency earmarks a portion of its farm loan funding for socially disadvantaged
applicants, people who have been subjected to racial, ethnic or gender inequality without regard to their individual
qualities,” Hedges said. Socially disadvantaged applicants
may be women, African Americans, American Indians,
Hispanics, Asian and Pacific Islanders and Alaskan Natives.
Hedges said that while funding is earmarked for loans
to socially disadvantaged applicants, loan approval is neither automatic nor guaranteed.
“Socially disadvantaged applicants must meet the same
eligibility criteria as other applicants,” Hedges said.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens; have a satisfactory history of meeting credit obligations; have sufficient education, training or experience managing or operating a farm;
possess legal capacity to incur debt; and be unable to obtain credit elsewhere.
The agency can make direct loans to applicants who are
unable to get commercial credit or provide loan guarantees
to commercial lenders.
Guaranteed loans may be made by any lending institution subject to Federal or state supervision (banks, savings
and loans, and units of the Farm Credit System). FSA typically guarantees 90 or 95 percent of the loan against any
loss that might be incurred if the loan fails.
Applicants can use operating loans to purchase livestock, equipment, feed, seed or pay other business related
expenses. Operating loans are usually repaid in one to
seven years.
Ownership loans provide capital to purchase or enlarge
a farm, construct or improve buildings, promote soil and
water conservation and pay closing cost. Direct ownership
loan terms are up to 40 years while guaranteed loan terms
are established by the lender.
Qualified applicants receive information and assistance
to develop sound management practices, analyze problems and utilize available resources essential for successful
farming operations to cope with the changing agricultural
environment.
To learn more about FSA Farm Loan programs, contact your local Farm Service Agency at (417)-667-8137 extension 4 or visit online at www.fsa.usda.gov.
SOCIAL SCENE/PEOPLE
Sweets and more from 1909
n Kathy Palmer is in possession of a
1909 cookbook published in Butler that
features recipes from local contributors of
that era. Thanks to Kathy, we are sharing
these gems with our readers.
HHH
ANGEL FOOD CAKE
Mrs. J. Fletcher Smith, Butler
Whites of 11 eggs, 1 1/2 tumblers sugar,
1 tumbler flour, teaspoonful cream tartar,
teaspoonful vanilla. Sift flour and sugar together three or four times leaving lastly in
sifter. Put eggs in a crock then add pinch
salt, then beat awhile and add cream of tartar and vanilla, and beat very stiff. Sift in
flour and sugar using about 1/3 at a time.
Mix it thoroughly but lightly. Do not beat
more than necessary as beating toughens
the cake. Bake in ungreased pans 40 to 60
minutes. When done invert on table to cool
before trying to remove from pans.
HHH
SPICE CAKE
Miss Edith Lindsay, Butler
1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup milk, 4
eggs, 4 cups flour, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1 teaspoon cloves.
HHH
VELVET SPONGE CAKE
Mrs. John Arnold, Butler
6 eggs, leaving out white of 3, 2 cups sugar.
Beat these together fifteen minutes then add
1 cup of boiling water, stirring constantly,
then add flavoring. 3 cups of flour and 2 teaspoons baking powder sifted together four
or five times. This will make four layers or it
can be baked in a loaf.
HHH
FROZEN COFFEE CAKE
Mrs. T. J. Day, Butler
2 cups of strong, clear coffee, 6 tablespoons of sugar, 3 1/2 tablespoons of flour,
dissolved in a little milk. Yolks of 4 eggs.
Cook until it thickens, then stir till cool.
Then add 2 cups of whipped cream sweetened with 5 tablespoonfuls of pulverized
sugar. Turn in freezer and freeze. First stir
sugar and eggs, then flour, then coffee.
HHH
FRUIT ICE
Mrs. J.B. Mayfield, Butler
1 quart apricots and 1 quart freestone
peaches (canned ones may be used) rubbed
through a colander. 1 small can sliced pineapple, clipped in pieces, juice of 6 large lemons (or more), 12 cups sugar and enough
water to fill the freezer. This makes 2 gallons of ice. If desired add orange juice or
substitute cherries for apricots, or use any
other juices.
HHH
pineapple sherbet
Mrs. Hattie B. Levy, Adrian
3 lemons, 2 oranges (if wanted), 3 cups
sugar, 1 quart hot water and when clear,
strain. Add 2 small cans grated pineapple
and strain together. 1 teaspoon gelatin dissolved in warm water. Stir all together then
freeze. This will serve about twelve people.
HHH
APRICOT sherbet
Mrs. Cy Walker, Butler
One quart of apricots mashed with 2
teacups sugar. Squeeze juice out of 4 lemons into half gallon of water. Mix together
thoroughly and run through fine sieve. Half
freeze, then open freezer, and add the whites
of two eggs, beaten stiff. Then freeze until it
comes up light.
HHH
Around Bates County...
•Reports of social gatherings, club meetings, events of interest
Modern Daze
birthday party
at museum
Modern Daze Homemakers met May 17 in Robertson Hall at the Bates County
Museum, for the club birthday party. Co-hostesses Kay
Conley and Candace Sutton
decorated for a picnic theme,
with red and white checkered tablecloths, baskets and
ants. The club furnished fried
chicken and each member
brought a salad or vegetable.
Kay and Candace served cupcakes decorated with ants and
watermelon slices.
We had a short business
meeting. Our service projects
were collecting soap for the
Food Pantry and a donation
of money for Relay for Life.
There was talk of a possible
club trip to the Farmers Market in Kansas City in June.
Meeting was adjourned and
everyone opened birthday
gifts from their secret pals, but
names were not revealed. Our
next meeting will be Aug. 16.
We had some undesignated
money for our service projects
and after some phone calls
and e-mails, it was decided to
use that money for the Joplin
tornado victims.–Reported.
June meeting
of retired school
personnel
The West Central Unit of
Region 6, Retired School Personnel, held their quarterly
meeting at Appleton City,
Mo., on June 8. A noon luncheon was held at the Bailey
house. President Arleta Godwin began the meeting by
welcoming three guests and
32 retired personnel. Twelve
first time attendees were present.
After the meal of salads,
quiche, and desserts, President Arleta introduced special guest, Region 6 Vice
President Jane Fullerton.
Vice President Fullerton reminded the group that June
8 is Retired Teacher’s Day.
She proceeded to outline the
mission of MRTA. Stressing
that it is the only organization
that solely represents retired
public school personnel. She
identified four reasons why
all retired school personnel
should join MRTA: community, representation, information and empowerment. At
the present time MRTA has
15,000 active members. West
Central Unit was only one of
two in Region 6 to receive the
Unit of Excellence Award by
meeting 26 of 28 criteria.
After the March minutes
were read and corrected,
George Ann Fisher made
the motion to approve followed by a second from Jane
Bowden.
Motion passed.
Roma Welch gave the treasurer’s report. Dorothy Pierce
made the motion to accept it
and Wesley Merritt seconded.
Motion passed.
Committee reports were
given. Dorothy Pierce reminded members to keep track of
all volunteer hours. Last year
retired members volunteered
$6,643,977.60 worth of their
time for community service.
Joan Longworth encouraged
all to join state MRTA because “numbers talk” when
it comes to state legislation.
Jane Bowden announced
the winner of the 2011-2012
scholarship. Nicole Vlieger of
Drexel will receive $250 for
the fall and spring semester.
Roma Welch, Dorothy
Pierce, and Jan Bowden reported on the 2011 March
Leadership Day. In 2011 80%
of school personnel retirement is non-taxable. In 2012
it will increase to 100% nontaxable.
Jane Bowden and Roma
Welsh were elected to attend the Annual State Meeting as delegate and alternate.
George Ann Fisher made and
Twyla Jones seconded a motion to pay for one room for
the delegate and alternate.
Motion passed. Sharon Tourtillott made and Jane Bowden
seconded a motion to donate
$50 for the Silent Auction at
the Annual Meeting. Motion
passed.
President Godwin announced the date for the 2011
Region 6 Fall Meeting. It will
be held October 7 at the Assembly of God church in Osceola. The time of the meeting will be announced later.
Discussion of the possibility hosting the 2012 Regional
Meeting was tabled. Jane
Bowden made and Barbara
Radcliff seconded a motion
that each community group
would be responsible for observing a Teachers’ Apprecia-
tion Day at their local school.
Jane Bowden made and Twyla Jones seconded a motion
to set the appreciation day in
November 2011 and again in
April 2012. A handout for
Branson Fun Days was given
to each member. Those taking part in this program in
years past reported a very
good time.
Wesley Merritt made and
Sue Merritt seconded a motion to work next year toward having a nomination for
MRTA Distinguished Retiree
Award. Motion passed. President Godwin read a thank
you note from past president
Barbara Radcliff for the gift
basket.
Member announcements
included a 62nd wedding anniversary of Winifred and
Floyd Gaston, 59th anniversary of Eva Schallert and the
death of Mable Harris’ sonin-law.
Harold Eugene Cruce,
age 91, of Oneida, Ill.,
passed away early Saturday morning on June 4 in
Galesburg, Ill. He was a
graduate of Ballard High
School. Online condolences and sympathy cards may
be made at www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.comn .
Pete and Mary Kay
(Cruce) Self took her
Dad, John Cruce to visit
with Gene Cruce before
he passed away last week,
then his son, Marshall took
John back to Illinois for the
funeral. John was able to
visit with several relatives
and friends he had not seen
for quite sometime, making the best of a sad time.
Elaine Engelhardt and
grandson Hayden enjoyed
lunch with Elaine’s sister, Tina Buckner, and
Mom, Ruth Campbell
on Thursday at Eileen’s
Café. Hayden doted on his
Great-Aunt Tina and they
were best buds during the
entertaining visit. Will and
Kristin Engelhardt stopped
by on their way home from
the doctor’s visit and tour
of the hospital and every-
Michele, Brooks, McKenzie, and Jace Fairman. It
was an all day affair and
everyone enjoyed catching
up and reminiscing.
Hope all you dads have a
Happy Father’s Day by taking it easy and relaxing for
the day, you deserve it!
Until next week, take care
and God Bless!
Will and Kristin Engelhardt of Ballard welcomed a
daughter, Delanny Grace on
Tuesday, June 14. She was
Holt-Embrey exchange
wedding vows May 14
Rachel Holt Embrey and Bryant Embrey were married Saturday, May 14 at Camp Galilee in El Dorado
Springs, Mo. Parents of the bride are Neal and Tammee Holt. Her grandparents are Thomas and Jewel
Holt and Robert and Marilyn Book. The groom is
the son of Jacqueline Foote and Sammy Embrey.
Grandparents are James and Shirley Shreve and
Jerry and Rebecca Heckadon and the late Sam Embrey. The newlyweds are making their home in Eldorado Springs.
Bundles of Joy
Riley Edward
Fleischer
Keith and Amanda Fleischer of Butler, Mo., are
proud to announce the
arrival of their son, Riley
Edward Fleischer on Monday, May 23, 2011 at Overland Park Regional Hospital, Overland Park, Kan.
Riley weighed 9 pounds,
12 ounces and measured
21 inches long. Grandparents are Ron and Lisa Butler. Great-grandparents
Johnson and Rick and are Don and Beulah Conner
Robin Fleischer, all of of Appleton City, Mo.,
core values, physical fitness and
basic warfare principles and
skills.
Airman who complete basic
training earn four credits toward
an associate of applied science
degree through the Community
College of the Air Force.
He is the son of Brenda
Grosshart of Adrian, Mo.
Door prize winner was
Wesley Merritt.
Scholarship prizewinners were Etha
Black, Sharon James and Susan Yoder. Dorothy Pierce
was the winner of the 50/50
drawing and she graciously
donated the money back.
George Ann Fisher made
and Wesley Merritt seconded
a motion to adjourn, Motion
passed.
Our September meeting
will be in Butler. Any retired
school personnel who would
like to join our unit can contact Roma Welch at 816297-8938 or Carol Bartlett at
660-832-4435.–Reported.
Daughter and family welcomed home from California
one got an update on the
anticipated arrival of the
newest little Engelhardt.
June 14 is fast approaching.
Wilbur and Donna
Schmoll attended the annual Bradley reunion (Wilbur’s childhood neighbors)
in Harrisonville on Saturday. The cooler weather
made for an enjoyable
day for everyone.
Before returning home, they
drove by to check on the
progress being made on
Preston’s and Haley’s new
home…wedding date fast
approaching-June 18. Wilbur and Donna also enjoyed visits from Marjorie
Chitty and John Siebeneck
on Sunday.
Melvin and Etta Sue
Fairman welcomed home
daughter,
Lisa
Smith
and husband Bret and
grandaughter Kelsey Smith
from California with a family BBQ on Sunday, June
12. Others present were
Alan and Linda Fairman,
Lance, Julie, Shelby, Rylee,
and Kaden Guffey, Jason,
Cara, and Anna Fairman,
Chuck, Susan, Lindsey,
Cameron (fiancé, Audrianna Stowe) and Madison
Wainscott, Tyler and Danielle Wainscott, Darryl,
Engagements...
born at St. Joseph Medical
Center in Kansas City weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was
20 1/2 inches long. Proud
grandparents are Steve and
Elaine Engelhardt of Ballard and Arnie and Martha
Drendel of Leeton and greatgrandparents Ruth Campbell
of Rich Hill and Kenneth
and Anna Lou Engelhardt of
Ballard whom were given an
early 58th Anniversary gift
with the birth of their new
great-grandaughter.
News from Bristol Manor
Sorry I didn’t make it in last weeks paper. I got busy and forgot.
Dorothy Bitner has been kept on the run going to the grandkids
baseball games. She just loves doing it, and the hot dogs are pretty
tasty. Daughter Marilyn comes by to see her every week and they
have a good visit. Daughter Janet is back in the states, and came by
Sunday to see her mom. Scott and Julie are so good to see that Dorothy gets to church every Sunday.
Elsworth Lee has company every day, his brother Gilbert always
stops by. They always go to church on Sundays.
Robert Eckert had company, niece Joan came by to check on him.
Arvin Webb came by to see him Sunday.
Barb Fassler and Arvin took a ride around to see the countryside
on Sunday.
Bob Zellmer has been taking Dorothy and Barb with him to feed
the cats. And of course they make a stop at Sonic on the way home.
So sorry to hear of the death of Missy, Sandy’s little dog. Elva
enjoyed walking Missy around the square. She had a long life. We
will all miss her.
I stopped by to visit Della and Coco last week. And saw mother
and dad. Everyone is doing ok.
So sorry to hear of the death of Vicki Deihl. I had a car accident
in Shirlie West yard in 1997, and her sister Vicki’s face is the first one
I saw. She was an angel and got help to me. I will always be grateful
for her help. God speed Vicki God speed.
Take care, and be sweet. Mary B.
Airman Grosshart
Airman Grosshart
completes basic
Air Force program
Air Force Airman Clinton R. Grosshart graduated
from basic military training at
Lackland Air Force Base, San
Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive eight-week program that
included training in military
discipline and studies, Air Force
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vines, trees and flowers. If
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away from invasive varieties and stick only to native
plants. They are attracted
to mimosa trees and red
buckeye.
In Loving Memory
Lois Ann Dunlap
June 16, 1938 - June 8, 2006
Some people come into our lives &
quickly go. Some stay for a while & leave
footprints on our hearts. And we are
never, ever the same.
Your Loving Family
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SOCIAL SCENE/PEOPLE
Tolerable... just tolerable
E
By Diane Olson
very small town has its characters and my home town
was no exception. Bert was
a quiet man who never spoke unless addressed. When asked how
he was, he always replied ‘tolerable.’ His temperament never experienced the swings from elation
to depression…always tolerable.
As I review food prices being
released by U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the Food
and Agriculture Organization, the
word tolerable comes to mind.
Prices aren’t as low as we have seen
them, nor are they as high as 2008
and early 2009. To compare Missouri and national food prices, we
did an early Market Basket Survey,
just short of the end of the second
quarter to capture a comparison.
MISSOURI’S PRICES for
the 16 items surveyed rang in at
$47.23 compared to $44.62 during
the first quarter. During the same
time period last year, the bill was
$43.70. Twelve items increased
in price while four had decreased,
compared to the previous year
where 14 items increased and two
decreased.
Energy costs continue to play a
major role in food prices. Oil prices at or near $100 per barrel heavily
impact the overall cost of production, processing, packaging and
transporting food items. Coupled
with higher energy costs is the fact
that global economies are improving, thus creating greater demand
for food.
Price changes were noted at the
meat and dairy counters. Continued tighter wholesale meat supplies
and consumer demand impacted
the prices seen in ground chuck,
bacon, sliced deli ham, chicken
breasts, eggs, milk and cheese.
Bacon prices jumped $0.45 cents
to $4.25 per pound while eggs
increased only $0.02 per dozen
to $1.46. Widespread drought in
some cattle producing regions,
increased production costs and
increased consumer demand for
meat products is evidenced at the
meat case.
POTATO PRICES increased
this period. Five pounds of russet
potatoes averaged $2.93 compared
to $2.70 in the first quarter. The
overall potato supply is weak and
planting has been delayed in major
production areas due to cool wet
weather. These factors create a
tighter supply and thus, higher
cost.
Missouri shoppers once again
found food items cost less than the
national average. According to
the American Farm Bureau, the
average cost across the nation for
the same bill of groceries rang in at
$51.17, $3.94 more than Missouri’s
statewide average.
THE USDA forecasts a 3-to-4
percent increase in the Consumer
Price Index for all food in 2011.
To make food shopping more
‘tolerable,’ while meeting the nutritional needs of the family, consumers must continue to be wise shoppers. This can include capitalizing
on seasonal items, enjoying fresh
products from a home garden, being a savvy shopper and utilizing
coupons.
Diane Olson, of Jefferson City,
Mo., is the director of promotion
and education for the Missouri
Farm Bureau, the state’s largest
farm organization.
Stotmeister, Rahmier deaths mourned by many
Our community is saddened at the death of two
very special people. Don
Stotmeister of Butler passed
away early Friday morning.
He leaves his wife Ruby and
their children and grandchildren to mourn his passing.
Don spent the past week at
the Bates County Memorial Hospital receiving great
care. Visitation was held
Monday evening at Schowengerdt Funeral Home.
Funeral services were held
at Zion Lutheran Church on
Tuesday morning. A luncheon followed in the Zion
Fellowship Hall.
A fine lady and friend,
Lucille Rahmier, passed
away this Sunday evening.
Funeral arrangements have
not been made at this time.
Lucille Rahmier was cared
for by her loving daughter
Joyce and husband Duane
Klepel. Our sympathy goes
out to the family.
Pat Tippie was the guest
of honor at a surprise 60th
birthday party at noon on
Saturday. Barbara Sechlar,
Karen Tippie, and John
Tippie planned the party for
their mother. Dwayne Tippie asked Pat for the dinner
date, and pulled off at the
Prairie City corner. That
might have been a clue to the
dinner date. Not much happening in Prairie City these
days. Relatives and friends
helped Pat celebrate with a
delicious meal and birthday
cake. Pictures were taken
and a table of pictures was
enjoyed by all attending.
Happy Birthday Pat!
Luke Tourtillott’s annual
float trip was held this past
weekend. Friends floated on
the Elk River in Noel, Mo.
A stormy Sunday morning
got everyone moving from
their tents and back home.
They enjoyed Friday and
Saturday nights on the river.
Everyone had a great time
together.
Paulette Rapp visited
from Tuesday evening until Saturday at noon with
Nathan Rapp and chil-
dren. Whitney Rapp joined
her mother Cindy Steuck,
grandmother Alberta Lacy,
and sister Andrea Davis for
a trip to Osage Beach, Mo.
They enjoyed shopping, a
movie, and dining out. Paulette enjoyed bubbles, sand,
sidewalk chalk, squirt guns,
a pool, and a t-ball game.
Naps were also enjoyed.
The family members of
Arnold Marquardt spent
the weekend preparing for
an estate sale in Prairie City
of the home place and the
cheese factory. All of the
siblings are working hard to
get everything ready. More
plans and a date will be
forthcoming.
Jake and Diane Wohlgemuth, Jim and Kristy Curless and family enjoyed
fishing on Saturday. The
Curless family spent the
weekend with the Wohlgemuth’s.
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Brandon Wilson received
Holy Baptism at the Lutheran Church in Branson on
Sunday. Welcome!
Happy birthday to Beulah Conner, Ruby Schenker, Marcia Rader, Clayton
Rapp, Don Paur, Pat Tippie, Sherry Shouse. Happy
Anniversary to Norvin and
Ruby Schenker, Marvin
and Velda Jagels, James and
Venita Rapp.
Monday evening the children of Norvin and Ruby
Schenker took the folks to
the Flaming Lantern for a
birthday and anniversary
dinner. The whole family celebrated these summer
birthdays and anniversaries.
Ruby partied too much and
is now a patient in the Butler
Hospital. She is hopeful for
a release in a couple days.
Rick and Linda Jagels,
Larry and Donita Wilson,
Dee and Ernie Jagels, Donald Fischer, Ruth Rapp, Esther Vogt were among those
attending an anniversary
party on Tuesday for Marvin and Velda’s wedding
anniversary at the Colonial
Manor Dining Room. Happy Anniversary.
Zion Lutheran Church is
planning a basket full of nice
things to be auctioned off at
the Fourth of July Gospel
Sing held in the Rich Hill
West Park. Come and enjoy the music and bid on an
interesting basket.
Anniversaries...
Clifford and Thelma Leister
celebrating their 74th
Clifford and Thelma Leister will celebrate their 74th
wedding anniversary on Saturday, June 18. The
family includes four children, 12 grandchildren, 28
great-grandchildren—and still growing! Their family
is requesting a card shower in their honor. Please
send your best wishes to 104 Sunset Drive, Butler,
Mo. 64730.
Home canning workshop
Is gardening a new passion for you? Want to home
can, but don’t know how? Maybe you’re fearful of a
pressure canner? Perhaps you need a refresher on home
canning techniques?
When harvest time arrives for your summer produce,
you’ll want to be ready to preserve the extras your family doesn’t eat right away. University of Missouri Extension is offering a canning workshop in Nevada on
Wednesday, June 22 from 1-4 pm to be held at On My
Own, Inc., at 428 E. Highland Ave. The cost for the
workshop is $15 per person and paid registration is required by June 20. Register by calling the University of
Missouri Extension Center at 417-448-2560 or sending
registration to UM Extension Center, 100 West Cherry,
Courthouse, room 2, Nevada, Mo. 64772.
Dancing through 50 Golden Years
Bill and Julia Perkey will be celebrating their 50th
Anniversary, June 23. The family invites you to stop
by and reminisce with them Sunday, June 26 at Rich
Hill Kern Senior Center from 2-5 p.m.
4-H Fashion Review
Thirteen young ladies took to the runway in the annual Bates County 4-H Fashion Revue and show held on
June 13, 2011, at the First Christian Church in Butler. The
4-H members modeled fashions ranging from pajamas to
formal wear.
According to Bates County 4-H Youth Specialist Alan
J. Mundey, winners in the event will compete at the State
Fashion Revue in Columbia in September. In the junior
division (ages 8-10) of Clothes You Make, Aubrey Terry
(County Line 4-H), received top honors. Ella Armentrout
(County Line 4-H) will represent Bates County at the
state event in the Clothes You Make intermediate division
(ages 11-13) and Erin Armentrout (County Line 4-H) takes
the state stage in the senior division (ages 14 and older)
of Clothes You Make.
State qualifiers in the Clothes You Buy category are
intermediate division winner Katie Kostuke (All American
4-H) and senior division winner Jaclyn Crawford (Amsterdam 4-H).
Brooklyn Popplewell (V-52 4-H) will model her outfit in
the Crochet category at the state event.
Other blue ribbon winners participating were Bethanie
Cole, Shaylee Terry, Katie Murrell, Tiffany Newkirk, Megan Sutcliffe, and Victoria Newkirk.
During the Fashion Revue show, Kris Jenkins, retiring
Please join
the family in
celebrating the
50th Wedding
Anniversary
of Elmer and
Beulah Epperson
on
Sunday, June 19th at 3:00 p.m.
At the Community First Bank
Community Room.
Extension Specialist, was honored for her contributions to 4-H and Fashion Revue.
Jenkins was presented with a lovely flower by each of the young ladies participating. Volunteer 4-H leaders Shannon Crawford and Carla Armentrout organized this
year’s event.
Front row (from left) Ella Armentrout, Jaclyn Crawford, Aubrey Terry; back row
(left to right) Katie Kostuke, Erin Armentrout, and Brooklyn Popplewell.–Alan
Mundey photo.
Donald W.
Stotmeister
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Tuesday.
Doris J. Guss
Doris Jean Guss, 86, Harrisonville, MO, died Monday,
June 13, 2011 at Golden Years
Care Center in Harrisonville.
Funeral services were held
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at the
Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville officiated by Rev. Ernie
Cecil, Antioch Southern Baptist
Church. Burial was in Morris
Cemetery, Butler, MO. The
family requests memorial contributions to American Diabetes
Association or to Antioch Baptist Church.
Doris was daughter to Fred
and Merry (Chandler) Pahlman of Hume, MO, born May 9,
1925. She attended Warrensburg Teachers College where
she earned her teacher certificate. She left her career as a
school teacher to marry Francis
Guss on August 3, 1947. They
made their home in Harrisonville in 1958. Doris and Francis
considered their church a real
part of their family and were
founding members of the Antioch Southern Baptist Church in
Harrisonville where they each
attended until health made it
impossible to continue.
Doris primarily was a housewife with many sidelines, usually working from her home.
While working as a babysitter
she provided care for Darren
and Tabitha Beasley (Talley) for
several years and developed
a special bond. She also liked
to sew, crochet, quilt, and work
with flowers.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, her husband,
Francis, a granddaughter, two
brothers, Harold and Lewis and
three sisters, Elizabeth Kedigh,
Beulah Hogue and Frances.
She is survived by her children, Fred Guss of Oakland,
CA; Meryline Kramer and her
husband, Vance of Harrisonville, MO and Earlene McAnaw
and her husband, Mike of Kansas City, MO; and many family
members of her sisters.
Arrangements under the
direction of Atkinson Funeral
Home, Harrisonville, MO. Online condolences may be made
to atkinsonfuneralhome.com.
Stanley R.
Guthrie
Stanley
Ray
Guthrie, age 89, Harrisonville,
MO, went to be with his Lord on
June 8, 2011. Services were
held Monday, June 13, 2011
at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville. Burial in Crescent Hill
Cemetery, Adrian, MO. Contributions to Crosssroads Hospice of Kansas City.
Stanley was born September 12, 1921 in Orla, MO, the
son of Orange Ray and Ivora
(Nunn) Guthrie. He was a 1941
graduate of Lebanon, MO High
School. He attended Chillicothe
Business College from September 1941 until May 1943 when
he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air
Force. He was united in marriage to Helen Reaves on October 14, 1944 at Maxwell Field,
Alabama. Stanley served 13
months in the Asiatic Pacific
Theater of Operations as a pilot
of B-29’s.
After the war Stanley and
Helen settled in Batesville,
Arkansas where he flew as
a business pilot and owned
Guthrie Produce Company. In
1960 Stanley began work for
the Federal Aviation Agency as
an Air Traffic Controller at the
Enroute Center Memphis, Tennessee. He retired in 1982 and
moved to Harrisonville in 2003.
Stanley belonged to the
Oakhaven Baptist Church in
Memphis, TN where he served
as a Deacon, Sunday school
director of the Adult Department and as a trustee and
board member of the Christian school, Oakhaven Baptist
Academy. Later Stanley belonged and served as Deacon
and Sunday school director at
Kensington Baptist Church in
Memphis.
Stanley was preceded in
death by his parents and one
sister. He is survived by his
wife of 66 years, Helen, of the
home; a son, Greg Guthrie and
his wife, Renee of Lenexa, KS;
a daughter, Glenda Guthrie of
Harrisonville, MO and three
grandchildren, Lauren Guthrie,
Lenexa, KS, Jonathan Guthrie, deployed with the United
States Marine Corps and Nathan Guthrie, Lenexa, KS.
Arrangements Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, atkinsonfuneralhome.com
Bernadette Reynolds
Bernadette L. Reynolds, 47,
went home to be with our Father on June 9, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas
City.
Bernadette was born December 23, 1963 to Lewis and
Barbara (McGhee) Reynolds,
one of four daughters. She
graduated from Butler High
School in the class of 1982.
Her family and friends will always remember Bernadette’s
ability to remember details
about people; and especially
that she had a very big heart.
She deeply loved her son, Elliott Steinhaus.
Bernadette loved flowers
and ran a mean produce stand
- she definitely knew her flowers.
Bernadette was preceded
in death by her father, and lifelong friend Tami Case. She is
survived by her mother Barbara Reynolds of Butler; sisters
Theresa McBride and husband
Scott of St. Louis; Judith Atty
and husband Mike of South
Kansas City; and Barbara Mendoza of Hutchinson, Kan.; her
son Elliott Steinhaus and father
Keith of Drexel, Mo.; dear friend
Karl Monard of Montrose, Mo.;
numerous nieces and nephews, and friends.
Per Bernadette’s wishes,
cremation has been accorded.
A memorial service was held
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at
Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler.
Inurnment followed in Green
Mound Cemetery near Harwood, Mo. Memorial contributions in Bernadette’s name are
suggested to a fund for Elliott,
care of Bank of America. Written messages may be left for
the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Fire, Police Emergencies
(city limits Butler only 911)
H
Police, 679-6131
TIPS Hotline, 200-2000
Sheriff, 679-3232
Fire Dept., 679-3456
Donald Wayne
Stotmeister, age 76 of Butler,
Missouri died Friday, June 10,
2011 at Bates County Memorial
Hospital in Butler. He was born
December 17, 1934 to Bernard
and Grace Cewe Stotmeister in
Geneseo, Illinois.
Don, one of seven children,
grew up in Geneseo where he
graduated from high school in
1953. He furthered his education at St. John’s College in
Winfield, Kansas. Don served
his country in the United States
Army. On June 17, 1956 he
was united in marriage to Ruby
Marie Dorale at St. Matthew
Lutheran Church in Mapleton,
Iowa. Don farmed from 19561979 in Mapleton. He moved
to Butler and purchased Corner Hardware in 1979. Don
owned and operated the hardware store and locksmith business and semi-retired in May
of 2005. He was a member of
Zion Lutheran Church in Prairie
City and a former member of
the Butler Lions Club and Lutheran Laymen’s League.
Don enjoyed walking, visiting with friends and family,
watching old westerns on television, traveling, playing cards,
listening to the “Gaither Family” and spending time with his
grandchildren. He was gentle,
caring, a hard worker and had a
loyal, strong faith for his Savior,
Jesus Christ.
Don is survived by his wife
of 54 years, Ruby Stotmeister
of Butler, Missouri; one son,
Bryan Stotmeister and wife Tali
Neumann of Sugarland, Texas;
two daughters, Kim Jacobs and
husband Dennis and Carla Bettels and husband Dale all of
Butler, Missouri; one brother,
Richard Stotmeister of Silvis,
Illinois; two sisters, Charlotte
Stotmeister of Wichita, Kansas and Clara Ann Bentley of
Mesa, Arizona; eight grandchildren, Brandon and wife
Ronielle, Adam and wife Kara,
Christopher, Braden, Amanda
and husband Jeremy, Kathryn, Ally and Bryn; and three
great-grandchildren,
Blake,
Tyler and Avery. He was preceded in death by his parents;
one brother, Bernard; and two
sisters, Marilyn Stotmeister and
infant sister Delma Irene.
Funeral services were Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at Zion Lutheran Church in Prairie City,
Missouri with Pastor Michael
Manz officiating. Interment at
Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Prairie
City, Missouri. Contributions to
Zion Lutheran Church or M.D.
Anderson Cancer Research.
Services under the direction of
Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel
Butler, Missouri. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Summary
of June R-5
board action
Old Business:
Mike
Hoover who is overseeing
district construction projects
updated the board on progress on the track. The district
has incurred $42,000 for the
removal of rock. $25,000
was built in the project for
rock expenses. Mr. Hoover
reported that inside the track
curbing should begin in the
next week or so, and that asphalt should be installed by
the end of the month. July
should be when the track
should be surfaced.
New Business:
The
board approved the consent
agenda with the transfer of
$140,000 from fund 1 to
fund 4 designated for the
use of outdoor facility improvements by 2012-2013
Butler High class of 2001
Keeping your muscles healthy as you age
You can rebuild muscle strength at any age.—Submitted.
StatePoint • Did you know you have
more than 600 muscles in your body,
including your tongue, heart and stomach?
When exerted, your muscles pull
against your skeleton, causing your
bones to become strong and durable.
But a lack of exercise and nutrition can
compromise your muscle strength, especially as you age.
“The average person can lose 8 percent of muscle tissue every 10 years
after the age of 40,” says Dr. Vonda
Wright, orthopedic surgeon, medical
researcher and author of “Fitness After
40.” “When it comes to muscle, if you
don’t use it, you’ll lose it.”
In addition to age, a sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition can lead to loss
of muscle. Many people are surprised
to learn that a sedentary person may
have 40 to 50 percent body fat. On the
flip side, muscle burns more calories
than fat during daily activities, including sitting.
A serious, temporary illness or injury or a diet lacking proper nutrition,
especially protein, can also cause a loss
in muscle mass. So muscle loss is not
just a concern of the middle-aged or inactive, but for anyone who wants to stay
healthy and active.
To find out if your muscles are in
good shape, try the push-up test. Men
of any age should be able to do 11 and
women should be able to complete
eight. If you fall short of your goal,
don’t despair. You still have time to
build muscle strength with these tips:
fiscal year.
Program Evaluations
• Pam McCanles reported
on behalf of the technology
department.
• The board voted to give
employees their steps for the
2011-2012 school year.
• The board approved a
high school dress code revision to include making all
skirts, shorts and jeans to be
of solid material above the
knees.
• Mr. Heath Oates reported on the substantial
progress that the district has
made on high school End of
Course exams.
• The board approved a
9.4 million dollar budget for
the 2011-2012 school year.
• The was no Educational
Foundation report given.
• Bryan Tippie reported
that the Bear Backers had
a very successful golf fund
raiser and that final numbers
on how much was raised
was not completely available at this time.
• Board member Larry
Several members of the Butler High School graduating class got together for their 10-year reunion at the recent
Alumni Association meeting. Kneeling (from left): Heather Klepper Lewis, Angee Mulis Kilmer, Janette Cook
McVey, Talia Lacy, Ashley Morgan Keefer, Krystal Vowels, Jenny Berry Johnson, Angie Lesher Johnson, Kay
Smiley Peart. Second row: Darren McDonald, Jordan Lewis, Jeff Nissen, Mark Schapeler, Ashley Russell, Missy
Boone Behel, Amanda Diaz, Crystal White McGrath, Jennifer DeNayer West (hiding behind), Penny Cramer
Smith, Jessica Foote. Back row: James Frederich, Jack Gentry, Eric Hanson, William Wright, Chad West, Kevin
Brewster, Gary Heard, Brian Koehler, Todd Sewell, Jimmy Beasley.—Submitted.
• Feed your muscle. Proteins are the
building blocks of muscle. Get your
protein daily from meat, poultry, fish,
nuts, eggs and beans. You can also augment your diet with healthful protein
and nutrition shakes, such as Ensure
Muscle Health shakes, which contain
Revigor (a source of HMB, an aminoacid metabolite), and 13 grams of protein to help rebuild muscle and strength
naturally lost over time. They are perfect for a snack on the go.
• Get aerobic exercise. Try to get
between 30 to 60 minutes of bloodpumping exercise daily to build muscle
endurance. And stretch your muscles
before and after to prevent injury.
• Carry a load. Resistance training is
also essential to keeping your muscles
strong and limber and retaining bone
density. Use weights or the resistance
of your own body weight to build your
strength.
“We live in an amazing time when
we really are able to have some control
over how we age,” says Dr. Wright. “In
fact, there’s new evidence that boomers and seniors who exercise three to
five times a week are able to retain lean
muscle like younger athletes. So don’t
let your age discourage you from living
a healthier, active life today!”
For more information about maintaining healthy muscles and to read
more of Dr. Wright’s tips, visit www.
ensure.com. Then get started rebuilding
your muscle strength. After all, this is
the only body you have.
Anderson asked the board to
pursue the MSBA Leadership Team Award.
pursue goals for the board.
develop criteria for systematic evaluation of all district
administrators.
Closed Session:
The
board accepted the resignation of Alfred Trautweiler.
The board approved the hiring of Jon Wells for high
school English, Laury Johnson for elementary teacher,
and Anna Arnold for elementary music.–Reported.
Don’t ask that your name be
omitted from the court news.
First, we won’t do it; second,
court proceedings are a matter
of public record and the public
has a right to know.
7
FARM FRONT
For a great Father’s Day...visit Poplar Heights Farm
T
ake dad and grandpa and the whole family back
to the good old days this Father’s Day weekend at
Poplar Heights Living History Farm. The Annual
Summer Festival is Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19.
While dad looks over the old time farm machinery and
Mom tours the restored 1870’s Victorian farm house, the
kids can take horse drawn wagon rides, make candles and
felted coasters, take a turn on the old style teeter totter, try
milking Nadine the cow, play in the hay jump and visit the
animals.
Everyone will enjoy the heritage craft demonstrations.
You can try your hand at tomahawk throwing and sample
dutch oven cooking from the cattle drive chuckwagon.
A blacksmith will be forging horseshoes-big ones for the
Percherons that graze the east pasture. They will be making funnel cakes and home made root beer.
Despite a late start from the wretched weather this
spring, the heirloom gardens are going strong with these
hot sunny days. There are Old German tomatoes, Pipin
from Tuxcan pumpkins, Blue Dent corn, peppers, herbs,
broom corn and more.
There will be a series of concerts throughout the two
days. The Anderson Bluegrass Boys will play four concerts
throughout the festival. This rising young bluegrass band
features old style bluegrass and gospel music. There will
also be three Hammer Dulcimer concerts of old pioneer
favorites.
The Elks Lodge will be grilling and serving lunch both
days. There are 640 acres of fields, woods, streams and
ponds to explore along with the 1870 threshing barn, the
1895 broom corn barn and factory, the 1870 summer kitchen and root cellar. The Learning Center will be hosting
displays of area historical advertisements and research on
one room schools. Maude’s Mercantile features jams, relishes and pickles canned on wood stoves in Bates County,
delightful handcrafted whimsy animals, Victorian tea sets
and decorative accessories and straw hats to fit everyone.
There’s plenty of parking, buses welcome, most facilities are handicapped accessible including the bathroom.
Admission $1. Kids 12 and under, free.
Poplar Heights Living History Farm is located 7 miles
northeast of Butler, Mo. for more information call 660679-0764, visit www.poplarheightsfarm.org. or join them
on Facebook.
Poplar Heights Living History Farm and Nature Conservancy is a charitable foundation and operated by the
JSJ Foundation (501c3)-office at 208 N. Delaware St. Butler, Mo.
$1.182 million
Mound Branch
grant focuses
on water quality
By Carol Hayes
Project Assistant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investing nearly $1.2 million to protect and improve water quality in the Mound Branch watershed, a 28-square-mile area
encompassing Butler and portions of the surrounding rural area.
The grant was awarded to the Osage Valley Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council, now headquartered in Butler, and is administered by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) with funding provided through the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Mackenzie O’Neill is Osage Valley RC&D’s
fulltime project specialist for the grant.
The Mound Branch Watershed Evaluation and Restoration Project, now in the
second of its four years, is focused on reducing nonpoint source pollution in Mound
Branch and its tributaries. In 2010, DNR listed Mound Branch as an impaired stream
due to low levels of dissolved oxygen, which is important for aquatic life. High temperatures, low water levels, excess nutrients and other pollutants can all contribute to
lower-than-desired dissolved oxygen levels.
More than half of the grant funds are designated for implementing best management
practices (BMPs) designed to help improve the dissolved oxygen levels. Landowners in
the watershed can apply to have the grant pay up to 75 percent of the costs of making
such improvements. Available cost-share practices include:
• Upgrading or replacing failing septic systems
• Decommissioning abandoned wells
• Converting conventional tillage to no-till systems
Volunteers at work at Mound Branch Evaluation and Restoration.—Submitted
• Adding field borders and filter strips to protect from erosion and runoff of nutrients
and/or pesticides
• Planting trees and shrubs near streams to shade and help protect the stream from
adjacent land uses
• Fencing livestock out of streams and providing alternate watering systems
• Planting and/or securing materials to stream banks to reduce erosion and sedimentation
• Implementing rotational grazing systems and nutrient management plans
Another significant portion of the grant funding directed toward water quality monitoring. Six high-tech water quality data sondes have been deployed at sites along Mound
Branch. Each sonde measures water temperature, dissolved oxygen, specific conductance and pH every 30 minutes, generating a wealth of data that will show trends in
water quality at different seasons, under different weather conditions and as BMPs are
implemented — although BMP implementation to reduce non-point-source pollution
normally takes years to register in a stream.
O’Neill also takes periodic grab samples to assess the levels of total phosphorus, total
nitrogen, ammonia and total suspended solids — measures key to developing a better
understanding of the reasons behind the stream’s low dissolved oxygen level and what
can be done to improve it.
The water monitoring protocol also includes periodic sampling for macroinvertebrates such as snails, crayfish, beetles, dragonfly nymphs and other insects. Because different types of macroinvertebrates have different tolerances to pollution, the diversity
and quantities of various species reflect the health of the stream or body of water.
Upward Bound student Jesse Henderson, a 2011 Butler High School graduate, has
been assisting O’Neill with sampling, data entry for analysis and other tasks critical to
the project. A number of seventh-grade students in Sheila Smalley’s first-quarter exploratory class volunteered to help with macroinvertebrate sampling at one Mound Branch
site last fall, and the entire seventh grade class got to try out their skills in sampling,
identification and analyzing water quality at Butler City Lake May 6.
In addition to cost-share programs and water monitoring, the Mound Branch project
also includes an education component. Last November, about 25 farmers participated
in a nutrient management workshop sponsored by the grant. The project plans to host
a storm water management workshop and a watershed festival in August and a grazing
school in September.
Although the EPA is providing more than $1 million over the life of the project,
O’Neill says it could not succeed without local support. “The technicians at the Bates
County Soil and Water Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service
and Extension office are absolutely vital to this project,” O’Neill said. “Our cost-share
practices and education programs have to meet specific technical standards and these
folks are wonderful to work with. It’s a great benefit to the county to have this extra
money coming into the watershed so the SWCD funds can be stretched a little further
and reach more landowners in this tough economy.”
O’Neill also praised the City of Butler for its support of the project. Part of the required match for the funding comes from the city providing office space for project staff
upstairs in City Hall. One of the goals of the project is to maintain Mound Branch water
quality at a level that can save the city from having to invest millions in upgrading the
water treatment facility to meet standards.
Bates County Commissioner Randy Pike said it is extremely rare for a community the
size of Butler to receive such a large grant for a watershed project. “I think the EPA was
very interested in this project because of the variety of urban and agricultural land uses
in such a small area, it will be valuable to evaluate the impact of installing best management practices, “ Pike said. “What works here can be implemented in other areas with
similar issues.”
For more information about cost-share or education available, contact Osage Valley
RC&D at 679-4332 or visit www.osagevalleyrcd.com.
Osage Valley RC&D is wrapping up another watershed program this year. Since 2009,
Osage Valley RC&D has distributed more than $120,000 in cost-share payments to Bates
and Vernon County landowners within the Marais des Cygnes Basin under the Kan-Mo
Bi-State Targeted Watershed Grant, also funded by EPA and administered through the
Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
Osage Valley RC&D is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to the sustainable
and responsible use of available resources to enhance the quality of life in its 10-county
area: Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Henry, Hickory, Miller, Morgan, St. Clair and Vernon counties. Representing Bates County on the Osage Valley RC&D Council board of
directors are Pike, Soil and Water Conservation District Technician Brad Powell and
Citizens Watershed Committee President Danny Hahn.
Thursday: Partly cloudy; high
Wednesday: Partly cloudy; 81/low 64; prec. 10%.
Friday: Isolated t-storms; high high 83/low 66; prec. 20%..
93/low 74; prec. 30%.
Saturday: Mostly sunny; high
94/low 77; prec. 10%.
Sunday: Partly cloudy; high
94/low 76; prec. 20%.
Monday: Mostly sunny; high
90/low 71; prec. 10%.
Tuesday: Scattered t-storms;
WEATHER high 83/low 68; prec. 40%.
(National Weather Service)
Patronize the Butler
Farmer’s Market
A-City Fair
underway
The Appleton City Fair, sponsored by the Appleton
City Community Club, is well underway (as of Thursday, June 16) with exciting events planned for all ages.
Thursday
Flower Show 3 to 8 p.m. and Friday 9 to 9.
5:00-7:00: Free ham and beans.
5:00-6:00: AC Dancers.
6:00-6:30: FFA Pie in Face.
6:30-7:00: Prairie Strings.
7:00: “Some Others Brothers” (Art Logan).
Friday
6:45: Kids parade.
7:00: Main parade.
8:00: Musician of the Year.
Saturday
9:00 a.m.: Children’s activities (bring turtles).
1:00 p.m.: Garden tractor pull.
5:00 p.m.: Toddler Swim Suit (Reg. 4 p.m.)
6:00 p.m.: Baby Contest (Reg. 5 p.m.)
7:00 p.m.: “KDKD Texaco Country Showdown”.
Carnival Midway throughout the fair
Yesterday’s
Kids
■ Louise Bisby
IDEAL PLACE TO COOL OFF
he Butler Senior Center has been a cool place for
seniors to come to enjoy their lunch. They can also
spend some of the afternoon playing games. If you
are a senior and would like to save some on your aid conditioning bill at home, turn it down, line up a bunch of your
friends, bring a handfull of games and come to the Senior
Center for lunch and to play games in the cool. We also
have other activities that might be of interest to you. We
will be playing dirty bingo on the first and third Tuesday of
June at 10 a.m. You can have your blood pressure checked
on June 21. Irene Holt will be bringing music on the first,
third and last Thursdays. Doris Dickerson plays the piano
on alternate Tuesdays. Heartland Hospice will be giving a
presentation on food poisoning Thursday, the 16th at lunch
time. This presentation includes valuable information to
seniors on how to watch out for food poisoning. We still
have coffee and Rita’s cinnamon rolls every Friday from
8 to 9 a.m. Bring your friends and join us for friendly conversation.
Adrian Senior Center has blood pressure tests every
Thursday.
Rich Hill Senior Center will be having bingo after lunch
on Thursdays and Tuesdays. Blood pressure tests will be
given on the 21st. They have a carry-in dinner every third
Thursday evening at 6. This month on the 30th after the
dinner, they will be having a pie auction, also. Come on in
and take home a refrigerator full of pies for the weekend.
The proceeds will go for the support of the Kerns Senior
Center. The second Thursday, on the 9th, will be their fun
night beginning at 6.
Quotes from Yesterday’s Kids
REMEMBERING DAD FROM A FOX HOLE
ather’s Day was coming up and I was overseas in the army
during World War II. My Dad was so uneasy about me being
drafted. I knew I wouldn’t get to see or talk to him this Father’s
Day. After things had quieted down one night I decided I would
find a place outside where I could put my feet up, look at the sky
and think about the good things my father had done for me. I was
always so proud when he would let me drive his Model T Ford. In
the winter time we had to put a coal bucket of fire coals under it to
warm it up before it would start. I like to broke my arm cranking it.
Dad worked for the W.P.A. Our farm was 7 miles from the job.
One night Dad couldn’t get the Model T to start so he walked home;
he forgot to drain the radiator. My older brother said he would go
drain it. Old Dobbin had a long walk that night carrying him. Another time we has forgot to bring in water for the night from the
well. My little sister woke up about midnight. There was no water
in the water bucket. Dad woke up and when he saw her problem
he said, “Little girl I will go get some water.” The well was just a
quarter of a mile from the house. That same well needed cleaning
some time later and Dad was the one who went down in it instead of
sending one of us kids. He also would go to the creek with us when
we would go swimming in its overflowing banks, to make sure we
didn’t get caught in the current.
During the Depression days when we depended a lot on what
wild game we could catch for our next meal, I used to wonder why
Dad would say at times that he wasn’t hungry. Mother told me in
later years the reason was because he had caught only enough wild
game that day for the rest of the family. When my brother had pneumonia, it was a belief back then that if he lived after the fever broke
he would make it. My Dad stayed awake by his bed that night until
his fever broke.
Dad would do without to see his family had the things they
needed. This is why, while in my fox hole reading the letter he sent
sating, “love you,” I wanted to spend some time thinking of enumerable times he had proved it.
T
F
Perfect day for a picnic
Christian Church
June 10, Amoret Christian Church had 51 in attendance with Sunday school
let out for the picnic. Terry
Cameron supervised and
Chelle Black played piano.
The service was then
turned over to Show Me
Christian
Homes house
parent. Jared and Rachel
Hurley with children Danielle, Faith Taylor, Lana
Brea, Angel and Hannah.
The girls sang three songs
accompanied by Jared on
the guitar. Jared then gave
a short film of Show Me
Christian Home. It began in
the 60s with one home in La
Monte, Mo. Today they have
14 including satellite homes
in different sites all over Missouri. El Dorado Springs,
Mo., which is the home of
the Hurleys and children. It
is a satellite home.
Show Me children, because of many reasons
some have been temporarily raised by grandparents.
Some have been abused because of irresponsibilities
of parents. Some have been
neglected. Some come from
state offices.
Show Me accepts children from the state, but they
do not accept the funds.
They refuse financial help
from government agencies.
They depend on contributions which are down at
current time because of the
economy.
Jared also explained Gale
Culler has stepped down
from being director due to
illness. His wife Karen has
also given up some responsibilities and duties. The
Cullers have seen a dream
materialize with Show Me.
Much of which is because
of them.
The morning message
was delivered by Bro. Epps
who with wife Darlene have
been associated with Show
Me for many years. They reside in Overland Park, Kan.
After closing everyone
headed for the park at city
lake near Butler for the yearly June picnic and to recognize graduating students,
Connor, Sammie, Piper and
Ty Underwood.
The Walleys have returned from a trip to Florida. It was reported that
Mary Walleys entire family
went. That must have been
a fun time. Seth, Brooke and
Evan Ashby have returned
to San Antonio, Texas after
a vacation with Brooke’s
parents, Jim and Vickie
Wackerman.
Prayer is asked for all on
our long list. Kirby and I are
slowly getting along. I am
a lot better as it has been
two weeks since I was discharged. Kirby can’t drive
for two weeks and only a
little. No lifting at all. We
are so grateful for all friends
and neighbors have done for
us and all the prayers. I see
my doctor Tuesday.
Our neighbors north of
us have been bringing food
almost daily. Robert and
Diane Offill. I tell him he is
spoiling us and he said he’s
enjoying it. God bless them
Didn’t take long
Like the proverbial hot cakes, 70 55-gallon free rain barrels were soon taken (actually in minutes) Saturday morning courtesy of Osage Valley Resource Conservation & Development Council. The barrels collect rain runoff from roofs and store
the water for later use. The stored rain water can be used to water gardens and potted plants, wash your car, rinse outdoor lawn tools and much more—good news
for your water bill. Linda Morgan, a city office staffer, was a volunteer for the rain
barrel pickup. She loaded a barrel for delivery to her neighbors, Ralph and Evelyn
Jennings.—Staff photo.
both.
Be sure you check on a
shut in, especially with the
crazy weather we’ve had. I
am on a low sodium diet,
food has no taste. I eat cereals while my husband and
our daughter can eat everything. I am used to it but
do not like the diet I’m on.
Food is blah!
Buckle up, stay safe,
reach out and touch a friend
in need. Till next time. God
bless you one and all.–Lorrie
Johnson.
VBS attracts 94 students
The Hume Christian
Church had Vacation Bible School last week with
94 different students who
raised $1573.00 to help buy
meals for NW Haiti Christian Mission. They were
able to purchase over 5,000
meals. Shannon Crawford
and Carla Armentrout were
co-directors this year. This
year’s theme was “SHAKE
IT UP CAFE”. On Friday
evening a wiener roast was
enjoyed by all before the
closing program. Parents
and grand parents were
able to enjoy the music
and hard work that their
children put into VBS at
the closing program.
Four of our teenage
boys dressed up as waitresses when the children
met their goal for money
(and led the kids in the
song Pharoah, Pharoah)
and then three of those
young men became a human banana split. Those
boys were Jacob Mumma,
Luke Crawford and Matt
Yarick. Derek Sutcliffe
also helped out in many of
those areas.
On Wednesday the
preacher (Ed Sneed) challenged the youth to make
the total offering of the
week $1500.00. If they
could do that he would
color his hair whatever
color the kids wanted. The
made their goal and decided the color needed to be
hot pink.
On Sunday morning
his hair was hot pink and
needless to say the congregation couldn’t keep their
eyes off of him. Everyone
was a good sport about it
and the real winner was
NW Haiti Christian Mission. Charles and Jeannie
Franklin were the missionaries for the week.
Sunday morning the
youth sang a special for
church and it was one of
their VBS songs. You are
always welcome to join us
for worship each week at
11 am and Sunday school
at 10 am. We have a pro-
gram for children three
Sundays each month during the preaching time. We
hope to see you soon. Have
a great summer.
Don’t forget the Hume
Fair dates this year are
Aug. 2 through 6. We are
still looking for Prince and
Princess Candidates and
Rodeo Queen Candidates.
If anyone has had any
birthdays or family gatherings and you would like to
share, please give me a call
or drop me a line. Have a
great week!
Butler Public
Library News
100 West Atkinson • 679-4321
Linda Hunter, Director
AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 DAYS
Butler Public Library’s first summer reading activity was held last Tuesday. Our theme for the
summer is “Around the World in 60 Days” and the
goal was to make up a country and then design
a flag for it. They had to name the country, the
continent it was on and what kind of language
was spoken. Their art teachers would be very
pleased with the creativity that was shown. The
flags are on display at the library in the juvenile
area. We were very impressed with the behavior,
too. A very good time was had by the staff as well
as the attendees. The summer reading program is
sponsored by the Butler Lions Club.
A special thanks to all who supported our annual
book sale. Please keep those donations coming
in. Practice random acts of kindness.
Archie R-V
Junior/Senior
High School
Honor Roll
4th Quarter
All A
Grade 12: Luke Anderson, Kimmi Ayres, Caitlin
Gattenby, Rebecca Kagarice,
Matthaus Park, Cory Powell,
Renee Sanders. R. Colter Schacher, Chelsea Simms.
Grade 11: Katelyn Bach,
Carrie Lewis, Paul McAlexander, Aaron Mills, Matthew Pinaire, Lora Sevy, Kael
Stoaks, Kendyl Thomas.
Grade 10: Frank Forgette,
Kaily Kurzweil, Seth McGinnis, Hailey Raines, Halie
Schaefer, Stefani Simms, Mallory Wiskur.
Grade 9: Alexa Cameron ,
Trever Deardorff, Jordan Gaddie, Brandon Gattenby, Leslie
Iseman, Payton Jones.
Grade 8: Briley Anderson,
Mary Kurzweil, Taylor Plattner, Cameron Scholten.
Grade 7 : William Cantrell, Cameron Gattenby, Jacee
Heckadon, Brooke Wiskur,
Quincy Young.
A/B
Grade 12: Addison Boatwright, Doug Coffel, Lindsey
Cornelius, Victoria DeCavele,
Kenneth Iiams, Michael Iseman,
Jason Ruffner, Matthew Russell,
R. Colter Schacher, Dustin Van-
nattan, Inissia Young.
Grade 11: D’Neshia Ammerman, Abigail Brown, Alycia Fisher, Kyle Grant, Caleb
Heid, Austin Hooper, Courtney
Lewis, Weston Lewis, Claudia
Martinez, Caitlin Meyer, Craig
Plattner, Daniel Timme, Jessica
Ward, Shane Watson, Whitney
Wymore.
Grade 10: Alishia Barber,
Jimmy Blundell, Colton Dunn,
Brandon Frazier, Hannah Grady
Marcus Hawley, Brittany Jones,
Nicole Lavergne, Regan Lett,
SEE PAGE 10
Butler Saddle Club Rodeo Queen Candidate
Shelbi Schenker
A Lil ‘Bout Me
I am 15 years old, and I will be a sophomore at
Adrian R-III. I love Barrel Racing with my horse
Gunner, and playing volleyball. Also, I enjoy
spending time with my family, friends, and now
I am running for Rodeo Queen! I would really
appreciate everyone’s support.
Thank You so much, GOD Bless!
Ticket Info:
$8 Adult admission tickets • $5 Child admission tickets
* Save money, buy in advance - Gate Price $2 additional
$1 Raffle tickets - colt / $300 cash
Contact info:
Shelbi Schenker 660-424-0361 • Karen Schenker 660-424-0350 • Chad Schenker 660-679-1721
Tammy Lee 816-809-4125 • Christy Williams 816-803-6682
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NEWS-XPRESS
Molly Patton, Route 1, Butler (left) received the Bates
County Community Health Foundation $1,000 scholarship during the Relay for Life celebration Friday
evening. Molly is in the Nursing Program at UMKC
and plans to practice in this area. Presenter, Carol
Ann Winburn, Foundation member.—Staff photo.
‘LOVELY’ TO LOOK AT? Drag queen contestants mingled among the Relay for Life crowd seeking donations
for the cause. From left: Austin Perkey, Rich Hill; Kody Cook, Amsterdam; Dalton Cumpton, Butler; Brandon
Spaulding, Butler.—Staff photo.
Annie Zellmer (left) and Barta Milligan displayed one of the quilts that was auctioned at Relay for Life activities Friday evening.—Staff photo.
McBee’s rehab
looks great
More from the
2011 Relay for Life
The Craft family presented the Debra Bledsoe Trail of Memories Health Care
Scholarship Award to Amanda Hanson of Amoret (fourth from left standing) at
the Relay for Life. Amanda is a senior nursing student at Fort Scott Community College. Family members include (front row from left): Rains Craft, Kya
Bridges, Kamden Fennewald. Standing: Valerie Craft, Dale Craft, Pam Craft,
Amanda Hanson, Dana Bridges—Twin sister of the late Debra Bledsoe.—Staff
photo.
Ran into another neat I know many of you go out people feel good, so thank
you Violet.
store. Much like a thrift store there to the stores.
I hope all take care and
Received a card from a
in Harrisonville called Hillbilly Haven on Commercial. great friend here in town. have a good week.
Special notes like that make
We have been busy with Just thought I would share.
baseball. Then the nights we
do not have games or practice
little Jeff wants to practice,
and I have fun playing so we
have been playing a lot. Tyler
will play about five minutes
then he is busy pouring dirt
on himself or digging someler High School, at Pine and Havannah
where. We like attending the
streets. The address is given by H.O.
other area kids games when
Maxey, and event is in charge of Mrs.
we can too.
Lucetta P. Cobb, Bates County School
Went into McBee’s last
Superintendant.
night. It looked very nice.
1978, At the regular meeting of the ButThey repainted the outside
a different color. The inside
ler City Council meeting, a special resohas a nice long counter along
lution and gift is given to Orville (Short)
the window to eat at. It was
Wheatley who is retiring after 28 years at
all different. Was happy to
Eddie Herrman
the City Water plant.
see Leslie. She is always so
n June 21
nJune
17
nice. She told me they had
1882, S.W. Clapp, chief engineer of
1914, Nita Harshaw is the new
someone looking at doing the
the
Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad is in Rich
Postmistress at Spruce, 10 miles east of
flooring next.
Hill
to survey the route for an extension
The Poplar Heights Farm Butler.
from
mine number 3, 3 1/2 miles northFestival is this Saturday and
1949, The Board of Directors of
Sunday. We will hopefully Butler Memorial Hospital are presented west to some coal lands they’ve just eased
or bought.
be attending. We had fun at with a letter that Blue Cross has overit last year. There were some paid the hospital $24,500 over several
1951, Clyde Talbott, a lineman for the
fun events the kids enjoyed. A years and wants reimbursement. Imme- Rich Hill Telephone company, is killed
plus too is the Elks are there
instantly this afternoon, when his head
cooking their twisted taters. diately they are requesting reports from
touches a 2,400 volt electric wire, while
Just love those so do the kid- the accounting firm.
on a pole, working the cable. He falls on
n June 18
dos.
1923, The Shawnee Camp Fire girls company owner A.L. Shopper, breaking
I also heard there is a rodeo
meet
at the home of Helen Louise Thom- Shopper’s ankle.
in Butler too, but do not know
all the info. I bet there are ads as. They go swimming in a nearby pond, n June 22
1888, Prompted and promoted by Butfor it in this paper though.
then are served a delicious lunch by Miss
I guess there is suppose to Thomas and Maurita Maxey, near But- ler businessmen F. J. Tygard, Wm. E.
be a meeting prior to the one ler.
Walton, James K. Brugler and James
the post office is having but it 1970, In Reva Stubblefield’s Historical Pace, Bates County’s “Southwest Misis this week from my undercolumn in the Bates County Democrat souri Immigration Society” is formed.
standing. I never got the info
They are printing 50,000 handbooks and
from it because I misunder- newspaper, she shows a supposedly pho- 100,000 maps on Bates County and the
to
of
the
first
grave
in
Oak
Hill
Cemetery
stood my husband. Thought
possibilities in the county.
the council wanted me to in east Butler. Legend says it is the grave
1955, According to the State of Misof
a
native
Indian
woman.
note the one the post office
souri,
Bates County has an area of 841
was having. I guess they had n June 19
square
miles, a population of 17,534,
one this week sometime. I
1872, The town of Butler is incorpohope everyone remembers rated with trustees Henry McReynolds ranking 44th in Missouri and a valuaDoug Mager’s website www. chairman, and George W. Evens, Wm. tion of $24,048,085, ranking 35th in the
batescountynewswire.blog- E. Walton, Albert Warber, Wilson Bogg, state.
spot.com to note special J.L. Church and James K. Brugler, attor- n June 23
meetings and events. He has
1881, Judge Parkinson and his family
ney.
a great calendar on there of
are moving into their new residence on
1949,
L.
C.
Steiner,
of
the
Steiner
Impleevents and up to the minute
ment Co., of Butler, and Willard Steiner Pine Street at Delaware in Butler.
news.
1978, Two new Butler policemen begin
Miami will have a new su- and son Kent, leave for Council Bluffs,
their
duties. James Henry of Butler and
perintendent officially on July Iowa, on a short business trip.
Richard
Old, of Lee’s summit. A veteran
1. His name is Frank Dah- n June 20
on
the
force,
Marvin Robey resigned last
man. Good luck to him. Lets
1931, 321 8th graders of rural Bates
try to make this a good school County schools receive their diplomas Sunday.
year with positive things.
at an impressive commencement at But-
Grave of native American
woman Oak Hill’s first
SHADING THE HEAT...Tracy McEntire of the Ballard community was well prepared for the heat in
the early going of the Relay for Life event with a
lacy parasol at the ready.—Staff photo.
Historical
Happenings
PUBLIC NOTICES
Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C.
§1692c(b), no information concerning
the collection of this debt may be
given without the prior consent of the
consumer given directly to the debt
collector or the express permission of
a court of competent jurisdiction. The
debt collector is attempting to collect a
debt and any information obtained will
be used for that purpose.
PUBLISH ON: June 3, 2011
06/10/2011, 06/17/2011, 06/24/2011
22-4
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
OF A GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON
AND CONSERVATOR
OF THE ESTATE
(Sec. 475.050 and 475.080, RSMo.)
STATE OF MISSOURI)
) ss.
COUNTY OF BATES )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
PROBATE DIVISION,
BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI
In the Matter of
DANIEL J. ARNOLD,
Incapacitated and Disabled
Case Number 11BS-PR00020
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED
IN THE ESTATE OF
DANIEL J. ARNOLD
INCAPACITATED AND
DISABLED PERSON
On the 23rd day of May, 2011,
Sharon Cumpton was appointed
guardian of the person and conservator
of the estate of Daniel J. Arnold, a
person adjudicated incapacitated
under the laws of the State of Missouri,
by Probate Division of the Circuit
Court of Bates County, Missouri. The
business address of the guardian and
conservator is 108 E. Fort Scott, P.O.
Box 240, Butler, Missouri 64730. All
creditors of said incapacitated and
disabled person are notified to file their
claims in the Circuit Court, Probate
Division, of Bates County, Missouri
within six months from the date of first
publication of this notice, or be forever
barred.
Date of First Publication is May 27,
2011.
To Be Published 4 weeks in the
News Xpress
Becky Robb, Clerk
21-4
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
OF A GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON
AND CONSERVATOR
OF THE ESTATE
(Sec. 475.050 and 475.080, RSMo.)
STATE OF MISSOURI)
) ss.
COUNTY OF BATES )
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
PROBATE DIVISION,
BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI
In the Matter of
CONSTANCE WATTERS,
Incapacitated and Disabled
Case Number 11BS-PR00025
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED
IN THE ESTATE OF
CONSTANCE WATTERS
INCAPACITATED AND
DISABLED PERSON
On the 23rd day of May, 2011,
Sharon Cumpton was appointed
guardian of the person and conservator
of the estate of Constance Watters,
a person adjudicated incapacitated
under the laws of the State of Missouri,
by Probate Division of the Circuit
Court of Bates County, Missouri. The
business address of the guardian and
conservator is 108 E. Fort Scott, P.O.
Box 240, Butler, Missouri 64730. All
creditors of said incapacitated and
disabled person are notified to file their
claims in the Circuit Court, Probate
Division, of Bates County, Missouri
within six months from the date of first
publication of this notice, or be forever
barred.
Date of First Publication is May 27,
2011.
To Be Published 4 weeks in the
News Xpress
Becky Robb, Clerk
21-4
TRUSTEE’S SALE
IN RE: Mary P Dunning f/k/a
Mary P Niewrzel Trustee’s Sale:
For default in payment of debt and
performance of obligation secured by
Deed of Trust executed by Mary P
Dunning f/k/a Mary P Niewrzel dated
July 25, 2009 and recorded in the
Office of the Recorder of Deeds of
Bates County, Missouri in Book 915,
Page 181 the undersigned Successor
Trustee, at the request of the legal
holder of said Note will on Thursday,
June 30, 2011 between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the
specific time of 11:25 AM), at the East
Front Door of the Court House, City
of Butler, County of Bates, State of
Missouri, sell at public vendue to the
highest bidder for cash the following
described real estate, described in said
Deed of Trust, and situated in Bates
County, State of Missouri, to wit:
A
TRACT
OF
LAND
DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING
AT A POINT 39 RODS NORTH
AND 8 RODS EAST OF THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 41,
RANGE 31, AND RUNNING
THENCE NORTH 30 RODS,
THENCE EAST 32 RODS,
THENCE SOUTH 30 RODS,
THENCE WEST 32 RODS
TO POINT OF BEGINNING.
ALL IN BATES COUNTY,
MISSOURI.
to satisfy said debt and cost.
the collection of this debt may be
given without the prior consent of the
consumer given directly to the debt
collector or the express permission of
debt collector is attempting to collect a
debt and any information obtained will
PUBLISH ON: June 17, 2011
06/24/2011, 07/01/2011, 07/08/2011
24-4
NOTICE
The Appleton City R-2 School
District of Appleton City, Missouri,
will accept sealed bids for School
District Bank Depository Services
IN RE: David R Thompson,
until 3:00 p.m. CD Friday, June 24,
a married man
2011. Bid notice and specifications
a/k/a David Thompson
may be obtained at the District’s
Trustee’s Sale:
Superintendents Office, 408 W. 4th St.,
For default in payment of debt and Appleton City, MO 64724; telephone
performance of obligation secured #660-476-2161.
by Deed of Trust executed by David
24-2
R Thompson, a married man a/k/a
David Thompson dated October 27,
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
2007 and recorded in the Office of the
OF BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI
Recorder of Deeds of Bates County,
Missouri in Book 887, Page 214 the
undersigned Successor Trustee, at IN RE THE ADOPTION OF:
the request of the legal holder of said ZECHARIAH MANUEL
Note will on Thursday, July 7, 2011 HERNANDEZ-PLANZ
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 11:25 April 6, 2005
AM), at the East Front Door of the Date of birth
Court House, City of Butler, County of
Bates, State of Missouri, sell at public BFS AND SMS
vendue to the highest bidder for cash Petitioners
the following described real estate, vs.
described in said Deed of Trust, and JOHN DOE
situated in Bates County, State of Unknown Natural Father
Missouri, to wit:
Respondent
ALL OF LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AND
6 IN BLOCK 8 IN WILLIAMS
No. 11BS-JU00013
ADDITION TO THE TOWN,
NOW CITY OF RICH HILL,
NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR
BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI.
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSOURI TO
MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C.,
RESPONDENT: JOHN DOE, Unknown
Successor Trustee
Natural Father.
612 Spirit Drive
You are notified that an action has
St. Louis, MO 63005
been commenced against you in the
(636) 537-0110
Circuit Court of Bates County, Missouri,
File No: 130062.070711.246043 FC the object and general nature of which
is to terminate the parental rights of the
unknown natural father and to secure
NOTICE
a Decree of Adoption for your child and
Pursuant to the Fair Debt to change his name.
The names of all the parties to
§1692c(b), no information concerning said action are stated above and the
the collection of this debt may be name and address of the attorney for
given without the prior consent of the petitioners is: JAMES A. WAITS, 401
consumer given directly to the debt West 89th Street, Kansas City, MO
collector or the express permission of 64114.
You are further notified that, unless
debt collector is attempting to collect a you file an answer or other pleading
debt and any information obtained will or shall otherwise appear and defend
against the aforesaid petition within 45
days after the date of first publication
PUBLISH ON: June 10, 2011 of this notice, judgment by default will
be taken against you. You may be
06/17/2011, 06/24/2011, 07/01/2011
entitled to have an attorney appointed
23-4 to represent you at no cost to you and
you should contact the court if you
desire to seek an appointed attorney.
BID NOTICE
It is ordered that a copy hereof
Hudson R-IX Elementary, Route 3, be published according to law in the
Box 32-1, Appleton City, MO 64724 is News Xpress, a newspaper of general
soliciting bids for the replacement of a circulation published in Bates County,
54 foot, six-inch sewer line. Bid should Missouri.
include all labor and material to break
Dated June 9, 2011.
out concrete, remove concrete, repair
pipe under floor, and replace concrete.
24-4
Schedule 40 pipe should be used. If
you would like to survey the work area,
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
please call (660) 476-5467.
OF BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI
Bids should be received in the
school office no later than noon on
Monday, June 27th, 2011. All work IN RE THE ADOPTION OF:
must be completed by August 1st, ISABELLA JANITA
HERNANDEZ-PLANZ
2011.
TRUSTEE’S SALE
23-2 January 22, 2009
Date of birth
BFS AND SMS
Petitioners
vs.
BID NOTICE
JOHN DOE
Hudson R-IX Elementary, Route Unknown Natural Father
3, Box 32-1, Appleton City, MO 64724 Respondent
is accepting bids for a depositary
No. 11BS-JU00012
agreement for the district’s checking
accounts. Bids are for a two-year
NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR
period. Banking institutions bidding
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
should be located in Bates or an
adjoining county. District shall select
STATE OF MISSOURI TO
the Depositary as contemplated and
permitted by Chapter 165 RSMo., as RESPONDENT: JOHN DOE, Unknown
amended. Depositary will deposit Natural Father.
You are notified that an action has
securities of the kinds and character
specified in Chapters 110 and 165 been commenced against you in the
Circuit Court of Bates County, Missouri,
RSMo. to secure district funds.
All bids should be received in the the object and general nature of which
school office no later than Friday, July is to terminate the parental rights of the
unknown natural father and to secure
8th, 2011.
a Decree of Adoption for your child and
24-2 to change her name.
The names of all the parties to
said action are stated above and the
TRUSTEE’S SALE
name and address of the attorney for
petitioners is: JAMES A. WAITS, 401
IN RE: Steven A. Kelley
West 89th Street, Kansas City, MO
and Penny Kelley,
64114.
Husband and Wife Trustee’s Sale:
You are further notified that, unless
For default in payment of debt and you file an answer or other pleading
performance of obligation secured by or shall otherwise appear and defend
Deed of Trust executed by Steven A. against the aforesaid petition within 45
Kelley and Penny Kelley, Husband and days after the date of first publication
Wife dated April 8, 2005 and recorded of this notice, judgment by default will
in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds be taken against you. You may be
of Bates County, Missouri in Book 836, entitled to have an attorney appointed
Page 156 the undersigned Trustee, at to represent you at no cost to you and
the request of the legal holder of said you should contact the court if you
Note will on Thursday, July 14, 2011 desire to seek an appointed attorney.
It is ordered that a copy hereof
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 11:25 be published according to law in the
AM), at the East Front Door of the News Xpress, a newspaper of general
Court House, City of Butler, County of circulation published in Bates County,
Bates, State of Missouri, sell at public Missouri.
vendue to the highest bidder for cash
Dated June 9, 2011.
the following described real estate,
described in said Deed of Trust, and
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situated in Bates County, State of
Missouri, to wit:
THE EAST 660.00 FEET OF
THE SOUTH HALF OF THE
SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF
SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 42
NORTH, RANGE 32 WEST
LUCILLE MUNDEY
OF THE 5TH PRINCIPAL
MERIDIAN
IN
BATES
Bates County
COUNTY,
MISSOURI,
Recorder of Deeds
EXCEPT THE NORTH 990.00
FEET THEREOF, AND ALSO
EXCEPT THAT PART OFF
June 3-9 2011
THE SOUTH TAKEN FOR
Karen Angela Miller to ChrisROUTE AA, SUBJECT TO ALL
topher Lynn Miller: S/2 of Lot 8,
EASEMENTS OF RECORD.
Yoakum’s Subdiv., Butler.
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS
Russell J. Foote to Matthew
Friederich: Part of Sec. 12, Twp.
40, Range 32, described.
Guy L. Johnson & Shelah
Successor Trustee
Johnson to Gary Sturdevant &
612 Spirit Drive
Lynda Sturdevant: Part of Sec. 15,
St. Louis, MO 63005
Twp. 42, Range 32, described.
(636) 537-0110
NOTICE
Virginia H. Baxter to Robert
File No: 126020.063011.246270 FC
A. Christopher & Linda S. ChrisPursuant to the Fair Debt topher: Part of Sec. 1, Twp. 41,
NOTICE
§1692c(b), no information concerning Range 33 & 12-41-33, described.
Pursuant
to
the
Fair
Debt
Trustee
612 Spirit Drive
St. Louis, MO 63005
(636) 537-0110
File No: 130524.071411.247363 FC
Archie R-V
Honor Roll
FROM PAGE 8
Logan Payne, Austin Ray, Alexandria Reid, Austin Reynolds,
Shane Watson, Ashli Wheeler.
Grade 9: Danielle Burnett,
Boston Dickerson, Chase Gilbert, Camille Henderson, Allison Kusgen, Cody New, Jordan
Schulte, Wyatt Sutton, Joey
Wheeler.
Grade 8: Kyle Cameron,
Katlyn Christiansen, Kyrsten
Jacobs, Collin Lewis, Bonnie
Newman, Jessica Overbey, Jewell Park, James Penn, Elizabeth
Pinaire, Joshua Randol, Kaitlyn
Ray, Jordan Reeves, Brittany
Roberts, Mason Tarwater, Brittany Thomas, Jesse Whilhelmson.
Grade 7: Meghan Bussard,
Mitchell Cordray, Seth Fisher,
Jordan Frazier, Ashley Grimes,
Lucas Hackleman, Ty Humbird,
Mallory Lyons, Nathan Setzer,
Ryan Smith.
Honorable Mention
Grade 12: Charles Anderson,
Alex Atkinson, Blake Barber,
Mallory Clark, Jason Diehl, Michael Farr, Chelcie Fuller, Taylor
Gifford, Ethan Johnson, Chelsea
Kirk, Cheyenne Meins, Dylan
Mountain, Casey Musgrave, Jacob Ott, Ashley Roberts, Emily
Smiley, Kyle Teachout, Britney
Timnme, Alexandra Wallack,
Danyaile West, Kendra Wiskur,
Bradley Young.
Grade 11: Noah Anderson,
Dakota Christianen, Nick Couts,
Madison Dillard, Alex Ford, Isiaih Fuller, Sondra Guss, Canon
Jones, Chelsi Mizner, Jessica
Mulkey, Casey Musgrave, John
Penn, Ethan Romi, Abigail Shipley, Emily Smiley, Emily Tallman, Molly Tallman, Anthony
Wahl, Gunner Ward, James
West, Destiny Woltkamp.
Grade 10:
Billy Aaron,
Karen Gruver, Jesus Herrera,
Jennifer Hillbrant, Ryan Jacks,
Thad Jones, Robyn Kerr, Jared
Terry Piepmeier & Judy Piepmeier to Timothy Ryan Glass &
Lacy Ann Glass: Part of Sec. 11,
Twp. 39, Range 29, described.
M.J. Thornburg & Patricia A.
Thornburg to Gene Dale Chewning: Lot 11, Blk 109, Town Co.’s
1st Addn., Rich Hill.
Federal National Mortgage
Association & Fannie Mae (aka)
to Kenneth L. West & Carol Rae
West: Lot 3, Blk 18, West Side
Addn., Butler.
Mary L. Kammerer & Earl R.
Kammerer to Earl R. Kammerer
(trustee), Mary L. Kammerer &
Earl R. & Mary L. Kammerer
Trust 6-9-1997: Part of Sec. 15,
Twp. 38, Range 31 & 22-38-31,
described.
Allen Cumpton & Vicky Cumpton to Keith Becker & Jacqueline
Becker: Lots 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10, Blk 4,
Glasgo’s Addn., Rich Hill, lying S
and W of R/W of US Hwy. 71.
Sheila G. Lofton to Patrick A.
Simons & Dorothy L. Simons: Lot
5 & N 10 ft. of Lot 4, Blk 1, Atkison’s 1st Addn., Butler.
Secretary of Housing & Urban
Development to Charles David
Wisdom: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7.
Blk E, Sims & Tucker’s 1st Addn.,
Worland.
Bryan Tippie, Amy Tippie,
Richard B. Tippie (aka) & Amy
Marie Tippie (aka) to Shaun Havens & Susie Havens: Tract 1: Blk
16, William’s Ext. to William’s 1st
Addn., Butler. described.
Michael P. Ragan, Patricia Petty Smith & Robert Smith to Carol
Gregg (trustee) & Carol Gregg
trust 5-10-2007: E 100 ft of W 312
ft of N/2 of Lot 173, town co’s 1st
addn, Adrian, except E 22 ft.
Federal National Mortgage
Association, Fannie Mae (aka) &
Millsap & Singer (ATTF) to Ice
Castles Investments: Part of Sec.
33, Twp. 42, Range 31, Adrian,
described.
Donald W. Amos, Marsha
Amos, Bruce M. Williams & Mary
Kathleen Williams to Rhonda B.
Koehn: Lots 21 & 22. Houston’s
1st Addn., Adrian.
Charley D. Wisdom to
Charles D. Wisdom: Lots 73,
74, 75, 76 & 77. original town,
Worland; Tract in Simms & Tucker’s Addn., Worland, described;
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, Blk E,
Simms & Tucker’s 1st Addn., Worland; Lot 1, 2, 3 & 4, Blk F, Simms
& Tucker’s Addn., Worlamd &
part of Sec. 7, Twp. 39, Range 33,
described.
Charley D. Wisdom to Joyce
M. Brown: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6,
Blk L, Simms & Tucker’s Addn.,
Worland; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & E/2
of Lot 6, Blk M, Simms & Tucker’s
Addn., Worland.
Robert J. O’Fill & Diane D.
O’Fill to Robert J. O’Fill (co-trustee), Diane D. O’Fill (co-trustee)
& O’Fill Family Trust 10-1-2002:
Part of Sec. 9, Twp. 40, Ramge 33,
described.
Security Bank to Michael West
& Jeanie West: Lot 9, Blk 6, Town
Co.’s 1st Addn., Rich Hill.
Fannie Mae & Federal National Mortgage Association (aka)
to Timothy A. Watts & Pamela S.
Watts: Lot 13, Quail Run Estates
Phase 3, Adrian.
Lindley, Tyler Roberts, Harlie
Schaefer, Emilee Thompson,
Heather Woodall.
Grade 9: Clayton Adams,
Lara Floyd, Samantha Fuller, Jacob Gordon.
Grade 8: Hailey Anderson,
Caleb Blundell, Mallory Dillard,
Toby Gibson, Chase Johnson,
Sarah Martinette, Emily Schilling, Hannah Schilling, Trent
Schindler, Josie Walsh, Kendall
Wymore.
Grade 7: Mikel Bailey, John
Doubiedee, Hannah Fletcher,
Morgan Geyer, Trey Gilbert,
Jacob Grant, Arely Guajardo,
Kelsey Jacobs, Samantha James,
Hope Janssen, Bryan Moore,
Kurt Pendleton, Kristen Williams
2nd Semester
All A
Grade 12: Luke Anderson, Kimmi Ayres, Caitlin
Gattenby, Rebecca Kagarice,
Matthaus Park, Cory Powell,
Renee Sanders. R. Colter Schacher, Chelsea Simms.
Grade 11: Katelyn Bach,
Carrie Lewis, Paul McAlexander, Aaron Mills, Matthew
Pinaire, Lora Sevy, Kael Stoaks,
Kendyl Thomas.
Grade 10: Jimmy Blundell,
Frank Forgette, Kaily Kurzweil,
Seth McGinnis, Hailey Raines,
Halie Schaefer, Stefani Simms,
Mallory Wiskur.
Grade 9: Alexa Cameron,
Trever Deardorff, Jordan Gaddie, Brandon Gattenby, Leslie
Iseman, Payton Jones.
Grade 8: Briley Anderson,
Mary Kurzweil, Taylor Plattner,
Cameron Scholten.
Grade 7: William Cantrell, Cameron Gattenby, Brooke
Wiskur, Quincy Young.
A/B
Grade 12: Addison Boatwright, Doug Coffel, Lindsey
Cornelius, Victoria DeCavele,
Kenneth Iiams, Michael Iseman,
Jason Ruffner, Matthew Russell,
Dustin Vannattan, Inissia Young.
Grade 11: D’Neshia Ammerman, Abigail Brown, Alycia
Fisher, Kyle Grant, Caleb Heid,
Austin Hooper, Courtney Lewis,
Claudia Martinez, Caitlin Meyer,
Jessica Mulkey, Craig Plattner,
Daniel Timme, Jessica Ward,
Whitney Wymore.
Grade 10: Alishia Barber,
Hannah Grady, Marcus Hawley,
Brittay Jones, Nicole Lavergne,
Reagan Lett, Logan Payne, Austin Ray, Alexandria Reid, Austin
Reynolds, Shane Watson.
Grade 9: Boston Dickerson,
Lara Floyd, Chase Gilbert, Camille Henderson, Allison Kusgen, Cody New, Jordan Schulte,
Wyatt Sutton.
Grade 8: Kyle Cameron,
Katlyn Christiansen, Krysten
Jacobs, Collin Lewis, Bonnie
Newman, Frank Overbey, Jessica Mulkey, Jewell Park, James
Penn, Elizabeth Pinaire, Joshua
Randol, Kaitlyn Ray, Jordan
Reeves, Mason Tarwater, Brittany Thomas, Jesse Wilhelmson.
Grade 7: Meghan Bussard,
Mitchel Cordray, Seth Fisher,
Jordan Frazier, Ashley Grimes,
Lucas Hackleman, Jacee Heckadon, Ty Humbird, Hope Janssen,
Mallory Lyons, Nathan Setzer,
Ryan Smith.
Rockhurst U.
names spring
graduation list
Kansas City • More
than 800 students marched
across the commencement
stage at Rockhurst University for graduation exercises.
Among the honorees were
the following from this immediate area:
Adrian—Lindsay J. Lincoln, Bachelor of Science in
Biology.
Butler—Jill L. Hughes,
Master of Occupational
Therapy.
Urich—Sally A. Smith,
Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Denise Wood
receives degree
at William Jewell
Liberty, Mo. • Among
graduates at William Jewell
College honored at recent
commencement exercises
was Denise Y. Woods of
Butler.
She received a Bachelor
of Arts and Bachelor of Science, international business,
music performance and Applied Critical Thought. She
was graduated magna cum
laude.
Missouri U.
honor students
from this area
Columbia • The Office of
the Registrar at the University of Missouri released the
names of dean’s and graduation lists. Included are these
students from this area.
Butler
Bethany D. Bashor, Senior, Arts & Science.
Brennan Michelle Berwald, Junior, Arts & Science.
Ally Sue Bettels, Junior,
Agr-Food & Natural Resources.
Sara Rachael Burch, Junior, Arts & Science.
Haylea Nichole Craigmiles, Freshman, Human
Environment Science.
Maggie Leigh Heiman,
Freshman, Arts & Science.
Chase Randall Mareth,
Freshman, Agr-Food &
Natural Resources.
Breanne Nicole Welsh
McGuire, Freshman, Nursing.
Megha Bharatkumar Patel, Senior, Health Professions.
Bryant A. Rush, Senior,
Agr-Food & Natural Resources.
Rich Hill
Benjamin Lee Buesing,
Freshman, Agr-Food &
Natural Resources.
Megan C. Westerhold,
Honorable Mention
Senior, Agr-Food & Natural
Grade 12: Charles Anderson, Resources.
Alex Atkinson, Blake Barber,
Mallory Clark, Brittney Deardorff, Jason Diehl, Michael Farr,
Chelcie Fuller, Taylor Gifford,
Ethan Johnson, Chelsea Kirk,
Cheyenne Meins, Chelsi Mizner, Dylan Mountain, Casey
Musgrave, Jacob Ott, Kayla Patton, Amanda Pittman, Hannah
Raines, Ashley Roberts, Jacob
Saathoff, Emily Smiley, Kyle
Teachout, Shelby Thomas, Alexandra Wallace, Danyaile West,
Kori Wheeler, Kendra Wiskur.
Grade 11: Noah Anderson,
Dakota Christiansen, Jessica
Coffel, Nick Couts, Lacy Cumpton, Madison Dillard, Isiaih Fuller, Sondra Guss, Canon Jones,
Weston Lorimor, Chelsi Mizner,
John Penn, Ethan Romi, Abigail
Shipley, Emily Tallman, Molly
Tallman, Anthony Wahl, Gunner Ward, James West, Destiny
Woltkamp.
Grade 10:
Billy Aaron,
Karen Gruver, Jesus Herrara,
Jennifer Hillbrant, Ryan Jacks,
Thad Jones, Robyn Kerr, Jared
Lindley, Tyler Roberts, Emilee Thompson, Ashli Wheeler,
Heather Woodall.
Grade 9: Clayton Adams,
Samantha Fuller, Jacob Gordon, Maria James, Calvin Romi,
Brandon Schroeder, Brittany
Schumacher, Christian Swigart,
Kayla Teachout, Samantha Vannattan, Frederick Wiuke.
Grade 8: Hailey Anderson,
Caleb Blundell, Toby Gibson,
Sarah Martinette, Brittany Roberts, Hannah Schilling, Trent
Schindler, Josie Walsh, Kendall
Wymore.
Grade 7: Mikel Bailey, John
Doubledee, Hannah Fletcher,
Morgan Geyer, Trey Gilbert,
Jacob Grant, Arely Guajardo,
Kelsey Jacobs, Bryan Moore,
Kurt Pendleton, Kristen Williams.
Graduates with
special honors
at UCM
Warrensburg • To be
eligible for graduation with
honors at the University of
Central Missouri, a student
must have earned a cumulative grade point average of
3.50 and must have completed a minimum of 30 semester hours with a GPA of
3.50. Those with a cumulative grade average of 3.50 to
3.74 graduated Cum Laude;
3.75 to 3.84, Magna Cum
Laude, based on whichever
is lower, their cumulative
GPA or their grade point
average at Central Missouri.
Local honorees:
Cum Laude—Jessica L.
Hollingshead, Adrian; Derek W. Cross, Appleton City.
Summa Cum Laude—
Laura L. Johannigmeier,
Appleton City.
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lunch served everyday from
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KINCAID 417-667-2286. 4b25
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Teff, KY 31 Fescue, In Stock:
BABYSITTER NEEDED: 2 to
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Sisal Twine. Days: 417-394Preferred in my home, Butler, 3
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ENVIRO-DRY
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texturing. Call for estimates. entry and entry way columns,
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for estimates. Daryl Koehn Dirks, owner, 660-424-4567,
816-922-9830. z
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VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE
QUILT: AT the quilt show in the
Spruce store on Main Street at
Frontier Village, Adrian, Mo. on
Saturday, June 25. Display time
is 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sign up time
is 9: 30 a.m. All quilts are wel- IF
YOUR
BUDGET
IS
come. 2b15
STRETCHED ON WELDING
SUPPLIES: Then check out my
(2) Business
prices before you pay too much.
Roger’s Oxygen and Acetylene
Services
Service, office 660-679-5368 or
All kinds of home & business repair,
cell 660-679-7187.
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foundation repair, mobile home
foundations, blocks, siding,
SCHUMAN’S VINYL SIDING
window, carpet & tile. Depend& MORE: Siding, soffitt, facia,
windows, free estimates. Call able work, Reasonable rates.
Clint, 660-200-5484, 660-679- 660-424-9205. z
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LOOOOOK: Quality vinyl sidPERFECT HEAT: No inside ing installed with 3/8 insulation
mess, forced air heat, wood $225 a square. Super Deal
warmth and all the hottest wa- Won’t Last. Call Now. 10 square
ter you can use. 660-598-4191. minimum. 1-877-44MOKAN.
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STARTER & ALTERNATOR
R.B. CONSTRUCTION: Bobcat, REPAIRS: Import, semi truck,
backhoe, rock hammer & dump farm and industrial. Light House
truck work, driveways, culverts, Auto Sales & Repair, 608 N.
excavation, water lines, septic Scott, Belton, MO 64012. 816systems, gradework, building 322-6324
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pads, pond work, tree work,
fallout shelters sold & installed, RODNEY GLASS PAINTING:
concrete tear out & replace, Residential and commercial.
etc. Reasonably priced, quality Interior, exterior deck staining
work. Call Rex 660-925-3138, wood trim. Free estimates. Cell
cell 816-510-0048.
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913-562-8758. 16b23
MUSEUM’S
ROBERTSON
HALL:
Is available to rent
year around. Parties, meeting,
seminars, weddings, be sure
to book ahead. For information
660-679-0134. 1&3eowz
D&D POWER WASHING &
DECK RESTORATION: Is celebrating our 5th season of doing business for you in Bates,
Cass, Linn and Miami counties. We are ready to remove
that ugly green mold from your
homes siding and clean and
stain or seal your wood deck,
fence or any other outdoor
wood structure. Call Mike @
660-267-3192 for a free estimate and reference list. Thank
you all for allowing us to serve
you.
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HOCKETT’S TREE TRIMMING:
And tree removal. Dustin 816803-8948.
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3 MODELS: Oreck sweepers.
Carpet cleaners for rent. Come
browse. Town Square Hardware & Variety, South Side Historic Butler Square, 660-6795832. b
(4) Help Wanted
HELP WANTED: Waitress, bartender and cook. Amsterdam
Cafe. 660-267-3209.
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MECHANIC NEEDED: Must
have 5 years experience and
own tools. Apply at 1223 North
Orange, Butler. 2a8
DRIVER: CDL-A. Home often. Assigned new trucks with
APU’s. Excellent benefits/bonuses. Need: ! yrs. exp. WHZMT. Call Connie (866) 3748487. 2a8
ST. MARY’S JOB OPENING:
St. Mary’s in Montrose, Mo. is
seeking applicants for the position of School Cook and for
a 6th, 7th & 8th grade teacher
for the 2011-2012 school year.
For more information or applications contact the school 660693-4502 or parish office 660693-4651.
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TRIPLE CROWN SERVICES:
Needs owner operators. Increased rates, fuel surcharge
paid on all miles paid tolls,
fuel cards, Health Benefit programs, Baseplates, Truck lease
purchase assistance. Call today and ask about our sign on
bonus. 800-756-7433 triplecrownsvc.com. Steady strong
company is what you need.
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YES: We buy, sell and trade
antiques and collectibles. The
Dusty Attic, 813 North Orange,
Butler, Missouri. 660-679-9911.
Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. every- HUDSON R-IX: Route 3 Box
day.
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32-1, Appleton City, MO 64724
is seeking a highly-qualified inMARJ’S STATUARY: Sale - dividual to teach their 7th/8th
large supply fountains, pumps, grade class. Hudson R-IX is
gazing balls. 71 Hwy., 3 miles an accredited, PK-8th grade
north Adrian, 1/8 mile east. school that has earned the
Open 10 a.m. 816-297-2838. “Distinction in Performance”
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award for the past 10 years.
Qualified applicants should
DOG
GROOMING/BOARDmail a resume to the school or
ING: Professional cuts and
care at reasonable prices. Also, set up an appointment by callhorse training and boarding, ing 660-476-5467. All resumes
riding lessons. Indoor/Outdoor must be received no later than
arena. 816-297-2622
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2011. 2b15
HOUSE LEVELING: Founda(5) Business &
tion repair, concrete/pier/beam
foundations,
shaky
floors,
Financial
cracked bricks, etc. Call Jerry Anouncements, Opportunities, Financial
at Mattingley Masonry. 816- Services, Insurance, Loans & Investments
862-6818
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SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILBULLET CONCRETE: Foot- ITY: Claim denied? Free conings-Walls- Flat work - New sultation. No fee until you get
basement with storm shelter paid. BTS Group, Inc. specialand Custom storm shelters izes in appeals and hearings.
for pre-existing homes. Estab- Read the testimonials at www.
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MO-KAN CAN MO-KAN WILL:
Let Mo-Kan Make You A Super Deal. Quality vinyl siding
from $260 per square installed
with 3/8” insulation minimum
10 square. Double pane vinyl
replacement windows starting at $165. Six minimum. Call
1-877-44MOKAN that’s 1-877446-6526.
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ALL-N-ONE CONSTRUCTION:
Tree trimming, dirt work, lateral
lines, water , sewer, land clearing, concrete, yard cleaning.
Estimates call Sonny Warner
816-509-3002 or Louis Warner TOMATO CAGES IN STOCK:
GRP CONSTRUCTION: 660- 913-317-6812. z
Do you have a problem with an679-1375. All types of remodelimals in your garden, we have
ing, bathrooms, kitchens, floor- LICENSED CONTRACTOR & repel. Plumber on duty. Rain
ing, texturing, decks, windows, CREW: Will volunteer to make Suits in stock, all sizes. re our
trenching, licensed electrician repairs & remodel residential or prices! Corner Hardware, 107
business for at will donations. W. Ohio, across from the Post
and plumber.
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We are a local faith based com- Office, 660-679-4481.
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R&K CONSTRUCTION: Vinyl pany giving freely to help you
siding, windows, home repair, to help us to help others. Also WANTING TO BABYSIT: Flexcertified vinyl installer, free es- needing donations of materi- ible hours, reasonable rates.
timates. Roy Welliver, 660-267- als. 660-679-9957 or 816-291- Call Angela 660-424-9142 b
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WEST BOONE TOWNSHIP:
Open for bid, rock hauling price
per ton spread township reserves right to reject any and
all bids. Bidding ends July 1,
2011. Send bids to C.J. Shannon Trustee, Rt. 1 Box 40, Amsterdam, Mo. 64723, 660-2673428. 2b15
HUME R-8 SCHOOL DISTRICT: Is seeking Sealed Bids
for Food Service Management.
The bids must be in the office
by July 11, 2011. Companies
interested in submitting a bid
may contact:
David Quick,
Superintendent. Mail: Hume
R-8 School, Route 1, Box 1A,
Hume, MO 64752 or Phone
660-643-7411. 2b15
NOTICE: Protect what you have
with insurance from COOK IN- (7) Farm & Garden
SURANCE Agency, Inc., 660679-6188, Butler, Mo.
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FOR SALE: Farm machinery
& equipment. 816-682-4808.
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Is looking for bids on our renovation project. The contrac- STIHL CHAIN SAWS TROY
tor we are looking for is in the BUILT MOWERS AND TILarea of central heating and LERS: Trimmers, electric &
cooling. If you are interested in gas powered blowers. Parts
any of these areas, please call and service available. J&E En816-293-5511 to request a bid terprises, 660-598-6725 south
sheet, or come by the office at of water tower, Rockville, Mo.
303 S. Delaware, Apt. G-4, Ar- Open Tues.-Fri. 8-5
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chie, MO 64725 on Tuesday,
Wednesday or Thursday from HAY FOR SALE: Large round
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All paperwork or small square bales, cow or
must be received in our office horse quality. Also alfalfa &
in Archie by June 30, 2011 at straw. 785-587-7840 or 9134 p.m. Archie Senior Housing 377-4537.
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is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites the submis- FOR SALE SQUARE BALES:
sion of proposals from minor- Mixed hay, alfalfa red clover,
ity and women-owned firms.
orchard grass $3 per bale. 8162a15
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Services
LIMOUSIN BULLS: Blacks and
Reds, Limousin females bred
& open, Double J Ranch, 417842-3353, Ron cell 417-2140279, Will cell 417-350-9810.
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CORN FED BUFFALO: Sold
by pound, 1/4, 1/2 or whole,
Also $50 or $75 bundles. Call
for hours and directions. Scott
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FOR SALE: 13 year old AQHA,
Sorrel Gelding excellent roping
horse used in pasture, roping
and out of the box. Also finished on the poles. For more
information call: 660-679-1843
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2003 FEATHERLITE STEEL: 3
horse trailer gooseneck. Dressing room and saddle rack up
in front. No air conditioner. But
insulated and carpet. $5500.
816-297-8781. 2a8
HEY FARMERS: You need extra money you might have this
money in your backyard. Wanting to buy standing timber prices are high. We don’t damage
other timbers we use loaders
instead of other skidders and
dozers which damage other
timber. Experienced, free pricing. 816-590-4089
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CUSTOM BALING: Big round
bales, 5’x6’, mowing, raking,
baling $12 per bale. Call Gary.
913-837-0240, home 816-6574471 10a25
MODEL 50 JOHN DEERE
TRACTOR: One owner Rollamatic, new tires, new paint.
$5250 OBO. 816-509-4292
solid mechanically.
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CUSTOM ROUND BALING:
5x4 baler, easy to handle bales.
Will do shares, trades or cash
call anytime 619-956-6110.
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WANTED: Fescue to cut for
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BOER GOATS FOR SALE: seed. 660-464-0097.
Bucklings and doelings, 4
month old and a few good does. FOR SALE: 1969 770 model
$100-$250. 660-477-2054 2b8 gas Oliver tractor, excellent
condition. $3500. 816-738YELOOW LABRADOR PUP- 3078 2a8
PIES: Born April 21, AKC,
shots and wormed. Evenings FOR SALE: Vicon 500 gallon
417-232-4347. Leave mes- self contained boomless pasture sprayer, electric switches,
sage. 2a8
Honda engine. 913-795-2568.
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FOR SALE: Easy calving for
heifers. Jack Baker Angus COMBINE FOR SALE: GleanFarms. 660-679-4403
4b3 er combine K-2 gas, 13 ft head,
pickup attachment. 660-492MUMMA FARMS: Carriage, 2888 cell, call 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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riding lessons. Call 660-6791843. 4b8
CATTLE FEED: 14% bulk creep
feed $230 ton. Backrub Pour
LAB PUPPIES: 4 weeks old, On $21.75. Call Cassco Farm
2 black females, 3 caramel fe- Supply, 816-773-2333.
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males, 1 caramel male. 913898-2756.
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HAY MOWERS: Vicon CM240.
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FOR SALE: 5 year old Sorrel
Fox Trotter, broke. 816-297- HAY RAKES: 8 wheel on cart,
2402. a
5 bar with dolly wheel, Int 5 bar.
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FOR SALE: Arabian horses
mares, geldings and stallions. SQUARE BALERS: MF 10 &
816-779-5770, 816-392-7321. 12. Ford 530. 660-679-5944.
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PUREBRED HEELER PUP- JD RIDING LAWN MOWERS:
PIES: 8 weeks old, 3 red fe- 112, 180, Sabre. 660-679males, 2 blue males. $25 each. 5944. b
913-352-6310,
Pleasanton,
Kansas. b
FOR SALE: 5 HSP MTD brush
MALE PUP: 1/2 Swiss Mountain shredder, $125; 2.5 hsp 10”
Dog, 8 weeks, has had shots Craftsman radial arm saw,
and wormed, kennel trained, $150; 1/2” Bostage air stapler,
pup is the sole survivor of litter $30; set MAC tool boxes, $125;
mother and 6 litter mates died, 87 Dodge pickup, low milehe has been hand raised, very age, $650. 660-679-3976, 1011
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loving, extremely smart eager North Orange, Butler.
to learn. If you can provide him
with a good home and attention 1411 NEW HOLLAND: Disc
bine, $8000. 660-267-3133.
please call 660-200-5485. b
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FOR SALE: Great Pyrenees
pups approx. 9 weeks old, out CASE MAXIS SWEEPER:
of working parents. 1 male, 2 Needs motor, $750. 913-285a
females. 660-679-5417, 660- 0315 or 913-849-3873.
679-8896.
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LOST: Small white with black
spots terrier. On Rice Road.
Reward. 660-679-3978 a
(8) Sales
Auctions, Garage & Yard Sales,
Rummage Sales
A DON’T MISS GARAGE
SALE: Saturday, June 18, 8 to
noon only! Booster seat, kid’s
movies, DVDs, decor, FP workbench, desk, table, twin headboard and frame, piano, clothing & misc. Several families,
excellent stuff. 7 miles west of
Passaic, 1/8 mile north on CC.
FREE: Momma yellow and a
white and 4 kittens, 7 wks, will
make great barn mousers, they
are not tame but with a little GARAGE SALE: Thursday,
work and love. Kittens, 1 grey June 16, 7 to ? 404 N. High,
striped, 3 yellow/cream and Butler. Junior and misses
clothes, 2 rolling storage cabiwhite. 913-757-3588.
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nets, youth toys, Game Boys &
FREE: 1 year old male cat, games & accessories & miscelwhite and grey stripes with a 5 laneous.a
o’clock shadow under his chin,
very loveable. 913-757-3588
3 FAMILY GARAGE SALE: Frib
day, June 17, 8-4, Saturday,
June 18, 8-12. 122 N. Fayette,
FREE: Female, spayed, black Rich Hill. Children’s clothes,
and white, very loveable and toys, household items, misc.
talkative. Inside and outside, lit- b
ter trained. 913-757-3588. b
GARAGE SALE: Lots of boy;s
FREE: Momma cream and clothes 2T and up, women’s
white female, 1 year old, friendand men’s, decor and misc.
ly, 4 babies, very small 6 wks
old, they are tame but not yet Sat., June 18, 8-? 308 S. High,
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litter trained. 2 grey, 1 calico, Butler. Cheap
2 cream and white. 913757GARAGE SALE: Sat., July 18,
3588. b
8 am. 404 Meadow Lane. Patio
FREE: Grey and white long hair furniture, folding cot, Christmas
female cat, spayed, very love- decorations, small appliances,
able, likes inside and outside. toys, purses, dorm fridge. Rain
cancels.a
913-757-3588. b
FREE: Momma calico and 5
kittens, will make great barn
mousers, they are not tame
but with a little work and love.
Kittens, 1 calico, 1 striped and
3 cream and white. 913-7573588. b
GARAGE SALE: Thursday
evening, June 16 from 4 to 8
pm and Friday, June 17 8 am
to 4: 30 pm. Lots of nice items
including glassware, antiques,
collectibles, decorative items,
linens, furniture, lamps, books
and misc. No clothing. This is
my annual “clean the house
sale”. Directions:
North on
business 71 to TT hwy. West
on TT 5 1/4 miles to tan house
on south side of road. TT ends
at blacktop, but continue on
gravel 1/4 mile. Longworth 660679-5378, Butler. a
COUNTRY GARAGE SALE:
Friday & Saturday. Many items
of clothing, small appliances,
Homelite chainsaw & hedge
trimmer, storm windows, cassette tapes and CDs (country &
western). Something for everyone. Passaic, east on D Hwy.,
turn south on 9003. Watch for
signs. b
50¢ SALE: Clothing & apparel.
KLC Crafts & Thrift, 14th-17th,
9 a.m. - 7: 30. East of 71 Highway, Rich Hill exit.
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GARAGE SALE: Wednesday
(15th), Thursday (16th), Saturday (18th), 8-5. Grill, furniture,
microwave, Oriental rugs, room
divider, jewelry armoire, wheelbarrow, TVs, stereo, kennels,
dishes, knick knacks, vacuum,
lady’s jeans, shoes, purses,
coats, tops, plus more. 816293-5509. 7 Hi-View Ridge, Archie, 71 exit, west on Pine, right
on Delaware. Signs posted.
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L&L MINI STORAGE: Units FOR SALE: 3 bdrm home,
available starting at $25. 660- shady corner lot, completely
679-0030.
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remodeled interior in Rich Hill,
Mo. Priced at $39,500. Call
FOR RENT: 1200 square feet 417-876-7900 owner/agent.
office space, ch/ca, located z
south west of stoplight, Butler.
FOR SALE: Bar and grill with
Info 660-424-0643.
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all kitchen equipment, booths,
APARTMENTS FOR RENT: tables, chairs, stage for band,
Excellent living conditions for serious inquiries only. 816-657working singles. Furnished, 2118 or 660-424-4283.
covered parking, security con- 4b15
veniently located on the Butler
Square. Tiona @ Inn Bldg. 660- FOR SALE OR RENT: 4 bdrm,
679-4197.
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2 bath beautiful old house, new
high efficiency gas furnace,
FOR RENT IN BUTLER: Very large deck, 207 W. Pine, Butler,
nice newly remodeled 2 bdrm $695 rent and dep. Restrictions
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house. Restrictions apply. 816- apply 660-679-6141.
550-3975.
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FOR SALE: 110-112 N. ProsFOR RENT: 2 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath pect in Butler, 7500 sq ft storhome in Pleasanton $600 plus age with overhead doors, office
utilities. 620-704-3375
4a1 space, 2 bdrm apt. Owner finance $5,000 down. 660-200FOR RENT: 4 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, 5805. b
CH/AC, nice neighborhood, no
pets. Located at 801 N. Greg- HOUSE ON 3 ACRES: Fire
ory. Available 7-1-11. Call Dani damage, fenced pasture, pond,
660-424-3165 after 3 pm. 2a8 scenic $32,000. 816-896-7815.
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BUTLER HOUSE FOR LEASE:
2200+ sq ft, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, 2 (11) Recreational
car garage with finished baseFor Sale
ment. $700 with 2 year lease. Boats, Motorcycles,
Lease and credit check re- Motor Homes, Aviation
quired. Susan 816-337-2253
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WANTED: Dead or alive. Used
4 wheelers, 3 wheelers, dirt
FOR RENT: 107 E. Pleasant, bikes, street bikes and ATVs,
Butler, $600 month, 1st and no key or title needed. 816-217last month’s rent for deposit. 4 8542, 816-380-5161, anytime.
bdrm, 2 bath. 660-679-6529
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WANTING
JUNK
CARS:
ROOM FOR RENT: $200 a Trucks, big trucks, buses, steel
month including utilities must piles, will pick up and pay cash.
love animals. Rich Hill 417-395- 660-643-7320, cell 660-6792409 or 660-464-1056.
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GARAGE SALE: All season
clothes, boy’s 0-2T, pack & play,
bassinet, stroller with car seat,
toys, dryer. Friday & Saturday,
FOR RENT: 2 bdrm home in ru8-? 29 Skyline Drive, Adrian.
ral Metz/Hume area. 417-321b
1712. a
GARAGE SALE: Thurs., June
16, 8 a.m. Lots of name brands, FOR RENT: 3 bdrm mobile
junior size, teenage clothing home in country $450 month
and misc. items. 103 E. Dako- plus utilities. 816-590-2047
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ta, Butler.
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GARAGE SALE: Friday, June
17, 8-5. Van Ladder racks.
1999 Honda Elite Motor scooter. Much misc. 206 W. Lee St.,
Butler. a
FOR RENT: Nice 2 bedroom, 2
bath house, located at 708 S.
Parkview in Butler. Available
now. Call Linn Nitsche, 660679-7517.
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GARAGE SALE: Amsterdam
Community Center, Thursday,
Friday, June 16 & 17, 8-4. Several families, books, furniture,
antiques, knick knacks. a
FOR RENT: 1 bdrm furnished
mobile home, washer & dryer,
ac, rent $350, deposit $200.
660-679-4490. z
YARD SALE: 512 N. Main St.,
Friday, June 17, 5-? & Saturday,
June 18, 8-? Craftsman’s snow
plow for lawn mower, luggage
car top carrier, lots of golf clubs
& bags, tons of books, George
Foreman outdoor electric grill,
turkey fryer, kerosene heater,
treadmill, dog carrier, set of
pans, men & women clothing,
men’s nice suits and ties. a
BUNN COFFEE MAKERS: 4
4 BEDROOM, 2 bath with land. styles available. Come and
Call for details. 417-533-3599. browse. Town Square Hardz
ware & Variety, South Side Butler Square, 660-679-5832.b
80 FENCED ACRES: Spring
fed pond, utilities on property, FOR SALE: 1999 Starcraft
lots of wildlife $88,000 firm. Venture popup camper, A/C,
660-679-5703 z
heat, refrig, microwave, sleeps
6, $2000 firm. 913-757-3588.
LOT AVAILABLE AT: Butler b
Recreation Lake. Call for details. 816-297-2744
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FOR SALE: Butcher hogs delivered to locker of your choice.
FOR SALE: 4 bdrm, 2 bath, Also, Alfalfa Hay
816-657405 North Main Street, Butler 4426 or 816-657-2679.
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$68,000. Call Steve 660-6796529 after 6 pm. 5b1
BUTCHER BEEF FOR SALE:
Contact Neale Oerke at DiaHOUSE FOR SALE BY OWN- mond O Feedyard, 660-679ER:
706 Washington Ave, 6885. z
Montrose. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 4
level split home. 2 car attached USED APPLIANCES, Washgarage. 15 acres with several
ers/Dryers, Refrigerators: Del’s
outbuildings and stocked pond.
$175,000. 816-830-1904 5a1 Adrian Appliance, 56 E. Main,
816-297-2228. z
BIG GARAGE SALE: Friday
and Saturday, 7 am - ?? McElreath Storages, 152 Hwy. east
of Casey’s, LaCygne. 2 dishwashers, furniture, lots of kid’s
clothing infant to size 12. Other
baby items.
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS: Lot
sale $1995 - $29 down - $29
BALLARD FEED SALE: June month. Beautiful wooded areas,
15-21. 16 ft. med. duty gates near new Conservation boat
reg. $110 sale $85. 5 liter pour- ramp and fishing dock. Owner
on cattle wormer reg. $75 sale financing, no credit checks.
$55. Nutre Beef Fly mineral, Also: 3 acre tracts $9850 - $95
reg. $25 sale $21 and buy 9 get down - $129 per month. Sale
1 free. Oak Mineral feeders reg. ends June 20th. Take Lake
$240 sale $200. 16,000 Sisal Road I35-12 between Stover
baler twine reg. $41 sale $37. 4 and Sunrise Beach, Missouri
point barbed wire reg. $65 sale to the Ivy Bend Land Office,
$60. 816-297-4447.
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Closed Tues. Call everyday till
7 pm 573-372-6493 www.ivybendlandoffice.com
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(9) Rentals
Homes, Business, Apartments, etc.
APPLICATION FOR ELDERLY:
2/3 bdrm units at Pleasanton
Housing Authority, 902 Palm,
Pleasanton, KS, 913-3526289, screening is required.
2&4eowz
APARTMENTS FOR RENT:
Appleton City Senior Citizens
Housing has attractive and
spacious one-bedroom apartments. Utilities are included
(electricity at some). Cable is
furnished. Laundry facilities on
site. Rent starting at $255. For
age 58 plus. For more information, call 660-476-2200. EHO.
1&3womz
HOUSE FOR SALE: Ranch
style home on corner lot. Spacious open living and dining
room. 4 bdrm, 2 full baths, 2
half baths. Finished basement.
Fireplace in living room and
basement. Second kitchen in
basement. Attached garage.
CA/CG. Gas heat. Andersen insulated windows. Location 410
N. Water, Butler $65,000. Call
816-659-6889. 2a8
FOR SALE: 4 bedroom house,
totally remodeled. $4000 down,
we’ll carry the note. 660-4240702. 3b8
HOUSE ON 10 ACRES FOR
SALE BY OWNER: East of 71
1 BEDROOM APARTMENT: Hwy, north of 18 Hwy. 4 bedroom, 3 bathrooms, full baseNicely furnished or unfurnished.
ment, with garage, pond and
Pool, rec. room & laundry. Free fruit trees. 816-728-7705 4a8
cable/HBO, water & trash.
Short lease available. $175 FOR SALE: ’98 Oakwood mosecurity deposit. No pets! In bile home, 16x64, very clean,
Nevada. Starting at $315. 417- all appliances, 2 bdrm, 2 bath.
667-2633.
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Belton adult park. 816-7795770, 816-318-3805.
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COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: PICKUP 1 TON DODGE RAM:
660-679-3951. z
Flat bed & stinger; pontoon
boat; 15 ft fiberglass boat &
STEEL, STEEL, STEEL: Sev- trailer; 1996 Ford 3/4 ton flat
eral types. Lots of pipe. Various bed. 620-353-4554.
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sizes of tubing. 660-925-3302.
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FOR SALE: ’09 Silverado 2500,
ext. cab., LB, 6,507 miles, like
BUYING: Gold & Silver, watch- new, Rhino liner, fiberglass runes, sterling silver, flatware, an- ning boards. $27,000. 816-779tique jewelry, diamonds, coins, 5770. a
paying top price. Golden Classics Jewelry. 816-380-6325
FOR SALE: 2005 Chrysler
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Sebring, grey, 42K, 4 door, nice
car, $4500. 417-843-2813.a
BUY A MATTRESS?GET A
FOUNDATION FOR $1, get FOR SALE: 1973 Chevy 2T
a frame for $1. Furniture City, grain truck, runs & drives good,
Clinton, MO. 660-885-7088.
good tires, needs new cylinders
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for hoist, $1800 OBO. 660-4240247. 2a15
DAVE’S KITCHEN CABINET
REFACING: Get a new kitchen
02 FORD 1 TON: Single wheel,
look for a friction of the cost by
crew cab, 4x4, diesel, 127K
replacing your doors and drawer fronts. Also fireplace mantles miles, little rust, runs good,
and any other cabinet needs. $6,500. 913-285-0315 or 913a
No job too small. Licensed, 849-3873.
Bonded, Insurance. 20 years
experience. View my website 97 DODGE 1 TON: Extended
at www.davescabinetrefacing. cab, diesel, 243K miles, very
com. 417-389-4475.
zfp- clean, $6750. 913-285-0315 or
913-849-3873. a
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WANTED: Some one to cut and
bale hay, big round, shares or
I will buy. 4 miles north east
Butler, if interested call 660679-5667. If you call from a cell
phone, please state your telephone number (2) two times,
if you are using our recorder.
FOR SALE: 80 Yamaha, like Thank you very much.
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new. 816-297-2835.
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WANTED TO BUY: Old US
94 JAYCO POPUP CAMPER: coins, Indian head pennies and
2 axle, 23’ long when setup, ac, silver coins before 1964. Call
awning, sleeps 6-7, very nice, Robert 660-679-4142.
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$2850. 660-679-9066 eveGARY CANTRELL: Will connings. a
duct church services at MullFOR SALE: 1990 Kawasaki berry Church, Frontier Village
300 ATV, 2 wheel drive, $700. at 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 26.
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660-679-1103. b
For Sale
FOR SALE: ’09 Tahoe LT, cloth
int., well equipped, factory 20’s,
36K miles, $33,000. 417-6840312 4b15
I WILL TRADE YOU MY LABOR: For things that you don’t
want or don’t use any more. I
will do odd jobs part time, full
time or temporary. If you need
it done you need me. I will work
on credit, cash, terms or trade,
please call 816-405-0215, Monday thru Friday. a
(14) Automotive
74 KW: C/O, twin screw, Kent
engine, 13 spd, good ol’ truck,
$2800. 913-285-0315 or 913849-3873.
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WANTING TO BUY UNWANTED AND ABANDONED CARS,
Trucks, pickups, buses, large
scrap piles, radiators, converters, old machinery. 660-6437320, cell 660-679-1223. z
SEATS! SEATS! SEATS! Conversion take off parts, pickup
bed, tailgates, wheel and tires,
16 inch wheels and duals. Store
open one block West of Casey’s
in Appleton City, Wednesday
and Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cell
660-492-3786. Phone 660-4765342. 1&3womz
FOR SALE: 2003 Ford Taurus 89,650, one owner miles.
Excellent condition, all service
records included. Call 816-7192094. 2a8
FOR SALE: Chemical free 300
gallon water tanks. 407 W. Vine, ‘52 CHEVY & ‘55 CHEVY
Butler. 660-679-5929 or Hume TRUCK: $1000 each. Kitchen
table 44x65, 3 leaves, 14” $30.
660-643-7431. 1&2womz
816-657-2003 2a8
WHEEL BALANCER FOR
SALE: DSP 9000 Hunter, works OSAGE VALLEY ELECTRIC
good $350. Call 417-283-1500 COOP: Is accepting sealed
bids on the following items.
or 417-395-2874.2b8
1993 2-ton Chevrolet Kodiak
FOR SALE: 36” Panasonic truck with single axle, short
color TV, great picture $75; En- flat bed. It has approximately
tertainment cabinet, very solid 23,000 miles and has a front
$125; Chest freezer, 7 cu. ft. bumper winch and pintle hitch.
$75; 1992 Honda Rebel 250cc, Used to tow a trailer and tracruns good $1200; 17” color TV, tor. Runs fine. The next item is
works well $25. 660-267-3137 a front bumper Braden winch
2b8
and bumper taken off a Freightliner truck. It has been sitting for
ALL WHITE: 3 Frigidaire ap- a while. Both items will be sold
pliances. 2 1/2 years old. Re- as is and can be seen at the
frigerator opens on left, top Butler MO. office at 1321 North
freezer, some scratches from Orange St., Butler, MO. Osage
moving, touched up. Gas stove, Valley Electric Coop. reserves
self cleaning oven, clean $250 the right to refuse all bids. Bids
each. Gas dryer, new in 2002,
will be opened July 6, 2011 at 8
works good $100. Paperwork
am. Accepted high bidders will
for all. 417-395-2252
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be notified.
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BCMH
June employee
Martha
Stocklaufer
is recognized as the
Bates County Memorial Hospital Employee
of the Month for June,
2011. Martha has been
employed in the Nursing Department as a
certified Nursing Assistant since 1999. She
currently works in Surgery. Martha is always
positive and she always
greets you with a warm
smile. She is a very hard
working employee, willing to help wherever she
is needed. Martha is extremely dependable and
takes her job responsibilities very seriously.
She has been a longtime loyal employee of
BCMH who is deserving
of this recognition.—
Submitted by BCMH.
song or two. We will have
1994
CHYRSLER
CON- an open mic, just waiting
CORDE: 80,500 miles, V-6, for you. Come enjoy taking
beautiful condition $2900. 816part and meeting old friends
896-7815.
a
Celebration
at the
Mission
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE
QUILT: AT the quilt show in the
Spruce store on Main Street at
Frontier Village, Adrian, Mo. on
Saturday, June 25. Display time
is 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sign up time
We enjoyed Earlene’s
is 9: 30 a.m. All quilts are wel- birthday it was great celecome. 2b15
FOR SALE: 04 Suburban 4x4,
101K, loaded, white, $8500
COME LOOK AT OUR NEW OBO. See at 209 North West
LINE of Samsung LCD TVs. We Street, Butler, 660-679-4490 or
carry all major brands. Come 660-679-5125. z
into Del’s Adrian Appliance, 56
E. Main, 816-297-2228. z
1967 FAIRLANE RACHERO:
Project car, all new panels,
HEAVY DUTY RECLINING fresh engine and trans, needs
LIFT CHAIR: On sale now! finished. Make offer. Call 913Furniture City, Clinton, Mo. 940-0485.
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660-885-7088. z
BRICK, STONE, BLOCK: Reasonable rates, 25 years experience. Call Jerry @ Mattingley
Masonry, 816-862-6818. z
FOR SALE: 2006 Chevy Express cargo van, 1 ton duramax
diesel, metal shelves, 121K
miles. 816-738-1238.
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FOR SALE: 1997 F150 Ford
short bed pickup, V6 5 spd, 4.2
PS, air, $2700. 660-679-3850
FOR SALE: 2 La-Z-Boy reclin- evenings or 660-424-3371.a
ers $175 each; table with 2
leaves, 6 chairs $250; matching 92 F250: 4x4, ext cab, 351 mohutch $250; Oak table and 10 tor, 5 spd trans, flat bed with
electric over hydraulic bale
chairs (sold). 660-424-3427.
spikes, recessed 5th wheel
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ball, good farm truck, $2500.
(13) Miscellaneous
660-679-9066 evenings. a
FOR SALE: ’89 Bass Tracker
16 ft. fiberglass, 100 hp Mercury
live wells, good control trolling
motor and fish finder, excellent
condition $2500. Call 417-2831500 or 417-395-2874.
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FOR RENT: Nice 2 bdrm apart- BAYLINER JAZZ 14’: Jet Drive
MOVING SALE: At 21 Deer- ment, Butler. $365 month, de- 90 HP Mercury, lake ready, low
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lodge Trail, Linn Valley, Ks. posit & references required. hours. 660-679-5944.
Tele: 913-757-3041, June 17- 660-679-1375. z
MINNEKOTA TROLLING MO18, 8 a.m. to dark. 8’ - 2 man
bass boat w/ 2 seats, trolling UPSTAIRS STUDIO APART- TOR: 55 lb thrust; 42” shaft,
motor, battery & 2 new life jack- MENT: $200 rent and dep, 409 $175; Hummingbird wide eye
ets, entertainment center solid E. Dakota, Butler, no pets. 660- portable fish finder, $250. 816b
297-4345.
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wood w/ doors & lots of storage, 679-6141.
day bed, wrap around sofa set
w/ bed & 2 recliners, wrought FOR RENT: Commercial build- 16 FT FLATBED TRAILER:
iron (& other) patio furniture ings, 720 W. Fort Scott, 901 N. 14M, Beavertail ramps, $1650.
w/ cushions, arbor w/ seat, pa- Orange, 1 E. Dakota, Butler. 913-285-0315 or 913-8493873. a
tio burn pit, fireplace insert w/ 660-679-6141. b
blower, fountain water pump,
(12) For Sale
bar stools, miscellaneous items (10) Real Estate
Anything you might want to sell
and several tools.b
HUGE GARAGE SALE: Archie
in storage units behind Adrian
Bank June 16-18. Scooter (250
cc), furniture, gum ball machines, food dehydrator, too
many things to list. Come on by
and take a look. a
FOR SALE: 20’x60’ metal bldg.
Metal outside and flake board
inside. Also with gas heat and
also with water stool and sink.
Can be used for nearly anything. Call 660-679-7385 or
660-679-3403 a
brating as family and friends
together Shiloh and her
guest attended and the day
was completely great dessert
table.
Our special music for today was “The Great Speckled Bird” by Terry Bud,
James and Wayne.
“Alert!” as this Sunday is
Father’s Day we will omit
the dinner today and so be
sure to arrive a little early
and we will celebrate with
ice cream and cake. This
will allow for many of our
members to travel to see
other family members and
celebrate with them. Also,
have fun but be careful out
there while driving. See you
next Sunday.
We are a small church,
just getting started and we
are inviting everyone to join
us in worship of the only
true God of this world and
all the universe. God may
be known by many names
but he is still is our one true
God.
Our small church is located 500 feet south of the 52
west and V blacktop in Virginia, Mo., just 8 minutes
west of the Butler stoplight
then south. Everyone is invited to attend.
Our Independence Day,
July 4, will be celebrated.
Bring lawn chairs and a favorite covered dish. Saturday, July 2 at our location
here in Virginia. Music will
commence 2:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. More music
after we eat until dusk then
fireworks. Bring a favorite
WORK HARD/
PLAY HARD
• Home Weekly
• 60k + a Year
• $2500 sign on
• Class A/6 months
• Benefits/Assigned
Equipment
HOGAN
DEDICATED
Call Ben
314-813-2749
www.hogan1.com
and waking new ones. Bathrooms available on ground
floor of Mission. We have
a regular crew for firing
the larger firecrackers. We
would hate to have any serious injuries.
There is always a need
for prayer. Our prayer list
includes Nancy Storer,
our neighbor, Shilo, Dale
and Libby, Jim and Gina
McGuire, Jerry Hensley,
Vern Fisher, April Kobel,
Ray Taylor, Dale Holder
schooling, Joyce by Earlene,
Leslie by Jan, Earlene’s
friend, Chip, Melanie by
Joyce, Ashley and Amanda
and families by Jo, Freeda
by Joyce, Wanda by Zelda,
new moms by Willabeth,
Pat and Warren, Robert
Morris and family, Barbara
by Zelda, Joyce Ann by Zelda, Aunt Lottie, Chad, Seth
by Zelda Coleman.
Lottery winners
in May
Jefferson City • More
than $9.4 million in prizes of
$1,000 or more were awarded to Missouri Lottery players during May. Thousands
of other prizes of less than
$1,000 also were awarded
during the month.
Winners of $1,000 or
more in march included
winners from this immediate
area. This immediate area
included:
Pick 4
Michael Ragan, Butler,
$3,125.
Club Keno
William Testerman, Adrian, $1,826.
$1,000 Scratchers
David Connor, Rockville.
Douglas Kennedy, Rockville.
Senior Center
Menu Schedule
Serving Adrian, Butler
and Rich Hill Centers
JUNE
Monday, 20: BBQ beef on
wheat bun, turkey pot roast w/
veg., Ambrosia salad, oriental
vegetables, black eye peas,
wheat roll/bun, lemon pudding,
blushed pears.
Tuesday, 21: Meat loaf,
creamed chicken over biscuit,
baked potato, carrots, broccoli,
biscuit, cherry starburst cake,
apple crisp.
Wednesday, 22: Lasagna,
country fried steak w/gravy,
mashed potatoes, green beans,
beets, garlic bread, key lime
square, pineapple tidbits.
Thursday, 23: PICNIC DAY.
BBQ chicken, Polish sausage/
kraut, pea salad, potato salad,
wheat roll, chocolate cake, cinnamon applesauce.
Friday, 24: Lemon baked
fish, ham, yam patties, cabbage, rosy applesauce, wheat
bread, cook’s feature, fruited
lime Jello.
NEWS XPRESS SPORTS
13
AquaBears
debut at Paola
By Carol Hayes
The Butler’s AquaBear swim team opened their 2011 season on Saturday against the Paola Piranhas. The AquaBears
swam very well in their events, but fell short of winning the
meet at Paola 179 - 279.
Even though the AquaBears were able to field relay teams
for only about half of the divisions; the AquaBear relay teams
were able to come away six blue ribbons and five red ribbons. Emma VanGordon, Kayla Wainscott, Tarin Schrock
and Jayde Eidson for the 9-10 year old girls; Mason Hayes,
Brody Kauffman, Draden Davis and Jacob Shipley for the
11-12 year old boys; and James Simms, Slate Hayes, Dustin
Laughlin and Jesse Donovan for the 15 & over boys were able
to powerhouse over the Piranhas for 1st Place in the medley
relay and the freestyle relay.
AquaBears are happy to welcome Dustin Laughlin back
to the team. Not only did he help his relay teams; he won
individual blue ribbons in the freestyle and butterfly. He fell
short with a third for the boys 15 & over backstroke.
Slate Hayes, also returning to the team after two years, had
an eventful day in addition to the relay wins, by winning individual blue ribbons for the breaststroke and backstroke, and
second in the freestyle for the 13-14 boys.
Other blue ribbons were won by Mary Rabb for the 15 &
over girl’s freestyle; Brittany Laughlin in the 11-12 girl’s butterfly; Gabby Blevins for the 15 & over girl’s butterfly; Kayla
Wainscott for 9-10 girl’s breaststroke; Jacob Shipley for 11-12
boy’s breaststroke; Emma VanGordon for 9-10 girl’s backstroke; Mason Hayes for 11-12 boy’s backstroke; Courtney
Blevins for 11-12 girl’s backstroke; Chelsey Lane for 15 &
over girl’s backstroke.
The AquaBears proudly took second in three of the individual medleys swum by Tarin Schrock for 9-10 girls, Courtney Blevins for 11-12 girls, Draden Davis for 11-12 boys and
a third place for Johnna Spencer for the 13-14 girls.
The AquaBears will compete against the Woodson Sharks
this Saturday, June 18th at Raytown.
Gold Level Sponsors: Butler Bear Backers, Minor Family Chiropractic, Laughlin Farm Equipment, Get Fit Gym,
Evans Brothers Construction, Don’s Tire and Service, Hammett’s Collision Repair, Country Mart, Corner Hardware,
Lane Preschool & Daycare, Lane Construction, and Sonic
of Butler.
Complete Results:
Races are 50 meters unless otherwise noted.
8 and under Girls – 25 meter freestyle: MaKenna Stephens, 3rd;
Paula Schrock, 4th; JaKaila Rolph, 5th. 25 meter butterfly: MaKenna Stephens, 2nd. 25 meter breaststroke: Paula Schrock, 1st. 25 meter backstroke: Paula Schrock, 4th; JaKaila Rolph, 5th. 100 meter
free relay: J. Rolph, J. Cartwright, P. Schrock, M. Stephens, 2nd.
8 and under Boys - 25 meter freestyle: Jagur Eidson, 3rd. 25
meter breaststroke: Jagur Eidson, 2nd. 25 meter backstroke: Jagur
Eidson, 4th.
9-10 Girls – 100 meter freestyle relay: E. VanGordon, K. Wainscott, T. Schrock, Jayde Eidson, 1st; M. VanGordon, C. Hill, K.
Eidson, J. Baker, 3rd. Freestyle: Jayde Eidson, 2nd; T. Schrock, 3rd;
E. VanGordon, 4th; K. Wainscott, 5th. Butterfly; Jayde Eidson,
2nd. Breaststroke: K. Wainscott, 1st; E. VanGordon, 2nd; T. Schrock, 3rd; Jayde Eidson, 5th. Backstroke: E. VanGordon, 1st; M.
VanGordon, 2nd; K. Wainscott, 4th. 100 meter individual medley: T. Schrock, 2nd. 100 meter freestyle relay: E. VanGordon,
K. Wainscott, T. Schrock, Jayde Eidson, 1st; J. Baker, C. Hill, M.
VanGordon, K. Eidson, 3rd. J. Mackey, H. Hower, K. Cumpton,
A. Vandenburg, 6th.
11-12 Girls - 100 meter medley relay: K. Lawrence, J. Rolph,
C. Blevins, B. Laughlin, 2nd. Freestyle: C. Blevins, 3rd; K. Schrock, 6th. Butterfly: B. Laughlin, 1st; J. Rolph, 2nd. Breaststroke:
K. Schrock, 2nd; B. Laughlin, 4th. Backstroke: C. Blevins, 1st;
J. Rolph, 5th; K. Schrock, 6th. 100 meter individual medley: C.
Blevins, 2nd. 100 meter free relay: B. Laughlin, K. Lawrence, J.
Rolph, C. Blevins, 2nd.
11-12 Boys – 100 meter medley relay: M. Hayes, B. Kauffman,
D. Davis, J. Shipley, 1st. Freestyle: D. Davis, 3rd; M. Hayes, 4th; J.
Shipley, 6th. Butterfly: D. Davis, 2nd; M. Hayes, 3rd. Breaststroke:
J. Shipley, 1st; B. Kauffman, 2nd. Backstroke: M. Hayes, 1st; B.
Kauffman, 3rd; J. Shipley, 4th. 100 meter individual medley: D.
Davis, 2nd. 100 meter freestyle relay: M. Hayes, B. Kauffman, J.
Shipley, D. Davis, 1st.
Early campers
Shannon Gepford, head girls basketball coach at Butler High School hosted a three-day camp this week in the
high school gym. Three sessions were held each day: Girls 3-6 at 8:30 a.m. (pictured); grades 7 and 8 at10:30;
and high school at 1:30.—Staff photo.
Academic All-State
Tourney judge
Wendell Harris, the official judge for the $10,000 holein-one contest at the recent Bates County Community
Health Foundation 7th annual golf tournament. Out of
the 44 tries, no one scored an ace. The Foundation
thanks all sponsors and teams that came out on such
a great day.—Gwaine Arney photo.
ADRIAN LANES BOWLING
June 12
Sun 7 pm Summer Doubles
Greg’s Team
07.0-01.0
Melissa’s Team
06.0-02.0
B & D
04.0-04.0
Nick’s Team
04.0-04.0
Shadows Keepers
03.0-05.0
The Odd Fellows
02.0-06.0
June 12: High Game: Greg Hilbus 267, Dan Goodrich 248, Dwight
Robinson 206, Nick Perkins 180, Laverne Goodrich 179, David Hall 173,
Melissa Xanders 170, High Series:
Dan Goodrich 721, Greg Hilbus
683, Dwight Robinson 505. Two on
a Team…Need Bowlers….
Tuesday 7pm Summer Open
Misfits
18.0-02.0
Calvary Baptist 14.0-06.0
Adrian Lanes
10.0-10.0
E-Team
08.0-12.0
Mill-Fish
05.0-15.0
Strike Me
05.0-15.0
June 7: High Game: John McCoy 246, Bradley Newport 226, Mi-
Butler AquaBears Emma VanGorden waits for the
buzzer to begin the 9-10 girl’s backstroke. Emma
took home the blue ribbon for this event.—Cindy
Wainscott photo.
Position Available
The City of Butler is accepting applications for a
full-time position at the Butler Light Plant. Starting/
probationary wage is $9.00/hr., with a six-month
probationary period. Employer paid medical, dental,
vision, and life insurance provided. Position is
covered by LAGERS retirement system. Successful
candidates must have a high school diploma or GED,
valid driver’s license, ability to follow instructions
of supervisor and ability to communicate verbally
and in writing. Pre-employment and random postemployment drug testing required.
Applications are available at
Butler City Hall
22 W. Ohio Street, Butler, Mo. 64730
The City of Butler is an equal opportunity
employer. Position open until filled.
Maggie Massey (left), daughter of Curry and Linda
Massey, and Abby McGrew, daughter of Michael
and Andrea McGrew, were both named to the Academic All-State First Team for softball. In order to
achieve this honor, both girls had to earn a varsity letter and maintain a cumulative GPA above
3.88.–Submitted.
chael Bowman 213, Bill Lunsford
205, Mike Xanders 190, Pat Arnold 189, Ted Bridges 186, Melissa Xanders 183, Tom Rosekopf
181, Laverne Goodrich 169, Seth
Rosekopf 157, Rusty Fisher 157,
Nick McCoy 151, Linda Miller
143, Brooke Fisher 134, Ben Davis
134, Brenda Sue Arnold 120, Emily McCoy 110. High Series: John
McCoy 665, Bradley Newport 612,
Pat Arnold 511, Nick McCoy 385,
Emily McCoy 245.
Wed 7:30pm “Tough Shot”
Blue Nile
110.5-069.5
Miasis Dragon
104.0-076.0
Nina’s Team
102.0-078.0
Fisher’s Men
84.0-096.0
Slow Starters
78.5-101.5
Whatever
13-14 Girls – 100 meter medley relay: M. Koehn, A. Coleman, J. Spencer, T. Barger, 2nd. Freestyle: J. Spencer, 2nd; T.
Barger, 3rd. Butterfly: J. Spencer, 3rd; T. Barger, 5th. Breaststroke: A. Coleman, 4th. Backstroke: T. Barger, 3rd; M. Koehn,
4th; A. Coleman, 5th. 100 meter individual medley relay: J.
Spencer, 3rd. 100 meter freestyle relay: A. Coleman, M. Koehn,
T. Barger, J. Spencer, 2nd.
13-14 Boys – Freestyle: S. Hayes, 2nd. Breaststroke: S.
Hayes, 1st. Backstroke: S. Hayes, 1st.
15 & Over Girls – Freestyle: M. Rabb, 1st; C. Lane, 2nd, G.
Blevins, 4th. Butterfly: G. Blevins, 1st; M. Rabb, 2nd. Breaststroke: G. Blevins, 2nd; C. Lane, 3rd; M. Rabb, 4th. Backstroke:
C. Lane, 1st.
15 & Over Boys – 100 meter medley relay: J. Simms, S.
Hayes, D. Laughlin, J. Donovan, 1st. Freestyle: D. Laughlin,
1st; J. Donovan, 2nd; J. Simms, 3rd. Butterfly: D. Laughlin, 1st;
J. Donovan, 2nd; J. Simms, 3rd. Backstroke: J. Donovan, 2nd;
D. Laughlin, 3rd; J. Simms, 4th. 100 meter freestyle relay: J.
Donovan, S. Hayes, J. Simms, D. Laughlin, 1st.
Public Notice
Miami R-I School District Board Meeting
June 20th 2011, 7P.M.
in the District’s F.A.C.S. classroom
The meeting agenda will include:
• Discussion, review and approval of the 2011-12 SY
District Budget.
• The proposal of the first day of school more
than ten (10) days prior to the first Monday in
September.
Complete Agenda can be found at
http://new.schoolnotes.com/schoolboard
Public is welcome to attend.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
went the horseshoes
Joe Herman of Butler let one fly in the Butler Lodge
No. 254’s first horseshoe pitching tournament June
11. Officials thank the following sponsors without
whom this tournament would not have been possible:
Ready Concrete Services, Griffin Moore Farms,
BJ’s Restaurant, Don’s Tires, Wilson Tires, Butler
Hometown Pharmacy, Bates Detail Shop, Butler Auto
Credit, Butler Tow, Community First Bank, Flaming
Lantern, Corry Lanyon DDS, Country Mart, Midwest
Lumber, Laughlin Farm Equipment, Butler Music,
Citizens Bank, Max Motors.
Teams who entered are also thanked for making
this a fun event. They expressed the hope that the
Lodge would host another event soon—and that’s
likely to happen this fall. Watch the paper for announcements. The winners:
Team 1, 1st place, Lou Rector, Appleton City and
Joe Herman, Butler, $50; Team 2, 2nd place, Dan
Brockett, Linn Valley, Kan., and Tim Young, Harrisonville, $35; Team 3, 3rd place, Chris and Hunter
Clayton, Harrisonville.
Thirteen Brothers DeMolay helped the Masons with
this tournament.—Submitted.
Bears wrestling camp
Coach Brandon Wackerman announces a Bear
Wrestling Camp is being offered Monday through
Wednesday, June 20-22 at the Butler Fieldhouse
(High and Atkinson) time 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is free.
The camp is for all prospective wrestlers entering
grades 7-12 next school year.
after church.
Earl and Neomi Anderson attended Floyd and
Winifred Gaston’s 60th
wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon at Nazarene
church.
Brian Austin went to Haiti for a 10 day mission trip.
Shana Austin and girlfriend London Hellyer visited with Shana’s parents
Mark and Ruth Austin over
the weekend.
DENTAL ASSISTANT
WANTED!
Teachers volunteer at Joplin
On May 27, 20 area teachers (19 from Butler R-5) headed to Joplin, Mo., to volunteer at two YMCA facilities and
Joplin North Middle School. The day was filled with a variety of duties from childcare to sorting and distributing
goods to victims of the May 22 tornado. Reportedly the devastation was an unbelievable sight. Joplin will be
needing many more helping hands for a long time to come.—Submitted.
Many ‘on the go’
during the week
DAV scholarship
Evelyn R. Toppass, a graduate of Rich Hill High
School, has been awarded the Eugene S. Hurt Chapter 67 Disabled American Veterans (DAV) $500 academic scholarship. To be eligible, a student must be
the daughter, son, grandson or granddaughter of a
veteran.—Submitted.
Super Bowlers
This photo from the past shows four avid Kansas City
Chiefs fans about ready to enter the Orange Bowl stadium in Miami, Fla., for Super Bow V—Baltimore vs Dallas—Sunday, Jan. 17, 1971, From left: Chuck Thomure,
Dale Crickett, Claude Rabourn and Bud Martin.—Submitted.
Betty Lemon and Doris Null went to two doctor
appointments in Belton on
Tuesday.
Marvin and Doris Null
went to Clinton for a c-pat
on Wednesday.
On Thursday, Marvin
and Doris Null joined Doris’ former classmates and
enjoyed lunch together in
Belton.
Wanda Fleischer, Traci
Tippie, Hailey Gillis, Cooper and Sadie attended the
Zion Lutheran Church Bible school program. Cooper
was in the program Thursday evening.
Betty Lemon and Doris
Null were shopping in Peculiar Friday afternoon.
Kelly Hunt, Brooke DuBray and Hunter, Josh and
Tressa Fleischer and Presley visited Roy and Wanda
Fleischer Friday morning.
Later Wanda Fleischer,
Kelly Hunt, Brooke DuBray
and Hunter visited Keith
and Amanda Fleischer and
Riley.
Jack and Pat Van Horn
met Kimberly Haskins,
Grace and Ava in Independence. They all celebrated
Pat’s birthday and Jack’s father’s day on Saturday.
Grant Van Horn spent a
week with his grandparents
Pete and Jean Van Horn.
Saturday Pete and Jean took
Grant to Sedalia and met
Grant’s parents Shannon
and Tina Van Horn. Grant
went home with his parents.
Sunday morning Marvin
and Doris Null attended
Double Branch Christian
church. That evening they
attended vacation
Bible
school meeting and Bible
study.
Scot and Linda Rolf and
Sally spent the weekend in
the home of Zella Doane.
Sunday afternoon Zella,
Scot and Linda and Sally
joined others and attended
a party for Kallie age 7 and
Carissa age 2 in the home of
Dusty and Melissa Stong.
The girls enjoyed their birthdays.
Jimmy and Melissa Nissen, Hunter and Gabriel
hosted a First Baptist church
Sunday school party Sunday
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From the Scriptures: Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with
them, and they shall be His people.
—Revelation 21:3
n Editorial Comment
Still on the
active ‘to do’ list
F
or some six, seven, maybe eight years the
subject of the upgrading the central business
district (aka Streetscape) pops up every once in a
while.
This project includes installation of special
walkways, signage, benches, lighting and landscaping looks very exciting (on paper, that is) but
if you’ve followed city council proceedings at all
you are aware that numerous paperwork delays
have stalled the start up of the work.
So, is our streetscape eventually headed for
File 13? Apparently not.
A memo from the City Administrator states
the city council should consider approval of Supplemental Agreement No. 5 for the Downtown
Improvement plan with HNTB. This agreement
authorizes the City to complete the required documents in the specification manual and to update cost estimates for the project—as specified.
This will allow the specification documents to be
completed and the project to be put out to bid
after approval by MoDOT and other connecting agencies. The additional cost for this work is
$17,506.91 with the City paying the local match
of 21 percent ($3,676.45) of this amount and the
MoDOT grant paying the balance.
There ARE funds available in the budget for
the City to pay this additional amount.
Take heart, the exciting “new look” is still very
much in the works.
ON THE SUBJECT of the central business
district, many folks are raving about the appearance of the courthouse grounds. As you enter
the square you are not only impressed with the
upkeep of the courthouse building itself, but the
well groomed lawn and landscaping as well. Butler and Bates County citizens can be proud!
THEY’RE OUT AND ABOUT. Last week’s
edition featured photos of the young ladies who
are candidates for 2012 Bates County Fair Queen
and Princess. They include Maggie Massey, 17,
Butler, for queen; and Josie Jennings, 14, Butler; Haylee Triebel, 13, Adrian; and Samantha
Dawson, 15, Adrian. An important part of their
candidacies is selling fair events and raffle tickets,
the income of which is the financial backbone of
keeping the fair operating in the black. We urge
you to support these candidates—and the fair—
when they approach you for donations.
To the owner of pets:
I have walked miles and cried a bucket of tears looking for my little black and white terrier. I do not think
she was stolen by a person or strayed. If so, I would give
a good reward to get her back. I think the old mother
wolf that I saw got her. Where could a mother wolf
get food for her babies? Have you seen a rabbit, rat or
mouse lately? I am not going to find my dog, but maybe
you can guard yours.—Thelma Wheatley, Butler.
Just like a golf course
Hat’s off to the Butler Oak Hill Cemetery crew for
a job well done, not only during Memorial Day but
throughout the year. I was out of town during Memorial Day weekend, but went to the cemetery before I
left and after I arrived home on May 30 and found everything in great order. Mr. Mallatt and his crew have
never let us down and everything was in fine order and
well maintained and well groomed and trimmed. For as
many years as I can remember, Mr. Mallatt and his crew
always has the cemetery looking like a golf course. He is
always willing and goes beyond the normal job description and he give us 150 percent. Butler should be very
proud of him not only Memorial Day but throughout
the year. As ever—Randy M. Pitts, Butler.
T
here’s been a lot of ink and
broadcast time directed
toward the dangers of sports
injuries to kids, a few of which
unfortunately have been fatal.
Concussions are at the top of
the list which has prompted major
refinements in football helmets.
Occasionally a little one will temporarily conk out from overheating and fractured limbs are all too
common.
Still, for the most part, the
games play on with the law of averages on the side of accident-free—
or perhaps it’s a matter of luck.
ADULTS INVOLVED in all
levels of coaching are also subject
to dings and bruises to which I can
attest.
Many years ago I was an assistant (actually a flunky) to Dr. Bob
Hatten in helping coach a little
league baseball team. I knew virtually nothing about the strategies of
the game, but couched my ignorance by clapping my hands and
Xpressions
C.A. Moore
shouting, “Rock and fire,” “good
eye-good eye,” and “swing level.”
Bob was in complete charge
though and between innings of one
game in particular he told me to
warm up our pitcher.
IT SO HAPPENED the pitcher
was Roger Boyd of the Boyd
Brothers fame that included his
brother Jerry. Both were talented
athletes, combining quickness and
power. As many will recall, the
Boyd Brothers went on to Mizzou
football where they were starters
for coach Dan Devine.
Anyway, Roger, at about age 10,
stood as tall as me and was built
like an NFL linebacker. I took the
15
squatting position and readied for
his warm-up throws. As he wound
up I was scared as H, holding the
catcher’s mitt in front of my face
for protection.
ROGER FIRED three scorching
bullets at speeds I couldn’t comprehend. Fortunately the ball hit
the glove, leaving my hand numb.
The next pitch was not quite in the
strike zone and the ball, seemingly
the size of a cantaloupe, struck me
square in the left kneecap. Within
seconds it swelled to twice its normal size.
“Hey Doc,” I whimpered, “take
over,” and I faded into the dugout
wondering if I would be crippled
for life. Within a couple of weeks
the swelling had gone down to
where I no longer needed help putting on my pants.
But—to this day—especially
when there’s a high level of humidity, I feel a brief tinge of discomfort in what I have long called my
Roger Boyd kneecap.
What’s buried under Walmart?
A
s anticipated, the seal coating project at Butler Memorial airport dragged on last
week, with extra work delaying
completion. Fortunately, cooperation was secured from Bishop Paving to leave access to the runway
unencumbered and traffic was able
to flow, with creative use of grass
taxiways and backtaxiing.
We were visited by a Piper Arrow, a Grumman Cheetah, a Piper
Warrior and an Archer. A Cessna
180 and a homebuilt monoplane
were also in.
Our local flyers included Peter Evanciew in a Cessna
150, myself in the Cessna Skyhawk
and Jay McClintock and sons in a
Cessna 172, along with the Piper
TriPacer and the Beech Musketeer.
The SkyDive T-Bone and Cessna
182s carried loads of parachutists
to 10,000 feet as well.
As most of you know, pilots
usually have to carry a medical
certificate in order to exercise their
privileges. How often we undergo
this inspection depends on the level
Blue
Yonder
LeRoy Cook
of piloting; private pilots under
the age of 40 have five years until
the next physical, while airline
captains need to show up every six
months.
Does it do any good? Well, it
satisfies the bureaucratic need to
have us sign a document attesting
to our state of health that day. Otherwise, you could suffer incapacitation the next day and be perfectly
legal. What pilots must do is to
self-certify themselves before each
flight, making sure they qualify
to the same standards as they
did when previously examined.
A Third-class medical is nothing
more than a physical for Scout
camp.
What’s the fastest
civilian production plane? Well, at
the moment, the title still belongs
to Cessna’s Citation X, soon to be
retitled the Ten, with a Vmo of .92
times the speed of sound. Boeing’s
big 747, by comparison can run
up to .9 Mach and Gulfstream’s
new G650, which is back in flight
test, is expected to have a Vmo of
.925 when it becomes certificated.
Cessna, not to be outdone, promises to nudge the Citation Ten back
to its “fastest” title. And, no, I
could never get Milt Sills to tell me
if he ever tested the Citation X past
Mach unity.
The question of the week
asked what former Missouri airport
now lies buried under a Walmart?
It’s Carthage’s old municipal field,
abandoned for development decades ago, but with a runway still
visible from above.
Next week’s quiz asks why
balloons use flammable hydrogen
instead of inert helium for a lifting
gas.
American Legion honors our Flag
T
he James P. Arnold Unit 46 and Auxiliary takes
this opportunity to point out various rules in honoring and displaying our American Flag. Following
are highlights of flag etiquette:
Displaying the Flag properly
No other flag should ever appear more important. A.
On a Wall: Should be displayed with the union uppermost and to the observer’s left. B. Multi-National flag
displays: In the U.S., the U.S. Flag is to be displayed
first—to “its own right” followed by flags of all other
countries (at equal height and in alphabetical order) to the
left (observer’s right) of the U.S. Flag. C. Among Subordinate flags: U.S. Flag should be at the center and the
highest point—the position of prominence. D. Displaying
from a staff: The flag should hold the position of superior prominence, in advance of the audience and to the
speaker’s right (facing the audience). If other flags are also
displayed, they should be displayed to the speaker’s left.
E. On a pole. When several flags are flown from the same
pole, the U.S. Flag should always be at the top—except
during church services by naval chaplains at sea when the
church pennant may be flown above the U.S. Flag on the
ship’s mast. F. On a lapel. It should be worn on the left
lapel—near the heart. G. Among peers: When flags of
two or more nations are displayed, the flag code forbids
the display of any nation’s flag in a position superior to
another in time of peace. Therefore, each flag should be
approximately equal size the flown at the same height.
Care and Respect
1. Always display the flag with the blue union field
up—never display the flag upside down, except as a
distress call. 2. Always hold the flag carefully—never let
it touch anything beneath it; the ground, the floor, water
or merchandise. 3. Always keep the flag aloft and free—
never carry it flat or horizontally.. 4. Always keep the flag
clean and safe—never let it become soiled or damaged.
5. Always dispose of a worn flag properly, preferably by
burning it. 6. Always treat the flag with respect. NEVER
use it for advertising purposes. Never embroider it on
household items or pieces of clothing. Never use it as part
of a costume or athletic uniform. However, it is proper to
attach a flag patch to the uniform of military personnel,
firefighters, police officers and members of other patriotic
organizations—provided the patch is properly affixed.
(Note: “Properly affixed is best understood by referring to
the flag code).
Flag facts: A flag expert is called a “vexillologist.” On
Memorial Day (the last Monday in May) to honor all who
died in battle, the flag should be displayed at half-staff
until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff for the
remainder of the day. Since 1834, the U.S. Flag has flown
continually next to the grave of the Revolutionary War
hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, near Paris, France.
Mission unaccomplished:
Understanding the Health needs of our Women Veterans
By Jennifer Wider, MD
Women are the fastest growing segment in the US military, already accounting for approximately 14 percent of deployed forces. According to statistics from
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 20 percent of new recruits and 17
percent of Reserve and National Guard Forces are women. As the number of
women continues to grow in the military, so does the need for health care specifically targeted to their unique concerns.
Historically, lower rates of female veterans have used the VA system. “Research has shown that women didn’t define themselves as veterans in the past,
and this is changing,” said Antonette Zeiss, PhD, a clinical psychologist and Acting Chief for Mental Health Services at the VA Central Office in Washington,
DC.
Now, “Women are among the fastest growing segments of new VA users with
as many as 44 percent of women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan electing to
use the VA compared to 11 percent in prior eras,” said Sally Haskell, MD, Acting
Director of Comprehensive Women’s Health, at the VA Central Office.
This change is due in large part to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and
the different military service opportunities available to women there. Although
women are technically prohibited from participating in front-line combat, they
have served in counterinsurgency operations in large numbers. Women are also
often in convoys, which may be attacked, leading to serious injuries resembling
those of their male counterparts.
“We found in the cohort of veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan using VA care in
their first year after deployment that the most common conditions in female veterans were back problems, joint disorders, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
mild depression, musculoskeletal disorders, adjustment disorders, skin disorders,
major depression, ear and sense organ disorders and reproductive health disorders,” said Haskell.
In addition, female veterans are more likely than their male counterparts to
be confronted with childcare issues. “Women veterans may also need to reestablish childcare when they return home,” said Zeiss. “The VA is increasing familyoriented services and offering options to include the family in healthcare, if the
veteran wants.”
According to a recent study in the journal Women’s Health Issues, female
veterans had similar rates of physical conditions in the first year after combat,
but higher rates of certain mental disorders, including depression and adjustment
disorders. Men had slightly higher rates of PTSD.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, PTSD is a condition that develops after a distressing ordeal that involved physical harm or the
threat of physical harm. PTSD can cause a multitude of symptoms including:
flashbacks, bad dreams, frightening thoughts, avoidance, difficulty remembering
things, stress, anxiety, anger, being easily startled, and sleep and eating disturbances. Among military personnel serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, more than 17 percent of service members screened
positive for PTSD.
There are some notable gender differences when it comes to PTSD. According to survey results from PTSD in Women Returning From Combat – a report
by the Society for Women’s Health Research, clinicians treating female patients
reported more depressive symptoms in women, while men exhibited more irritability and anger, nightmares and flashbacks.
The report also revealed that female patients were more receptive to psychotherapy, while male patients expressed a stronger preference for medication. One
key sex difference that almost 65 percent of doctors noted was that sexual trauma
(previous or otherwise) was an issue in the treatment of their female patients but
not at all for male patients.
Military Sexual Trauma (MST), a term coined by the VA, is the experience
of sexual assault, or severe, repeated sexual harassment experienced during military service. MST can be experienced by both women and men and many VA
facilities have designated a Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator to oversee the
screening and treatment referral process.
When it comes to MST, “many women would like to have women providers,”
said Zeiss. “Every facility needs to find out what gender providers are available,
especially with sensitive topics. In my experience, men who experience sexual
trauma also request women providers.”
Growing numbers of women in the military have posed challenges and
sparked changes in VA services. “We are changing the treatment environment so
women feel safe, supported and get the care they need,” said Zeiss.
Sources:
Meehan S. Improving Health Care for Women Veterans Health Services Research and Development Service, Office of Research & Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA,
Fihn S. Washington DC: Women’s Health Conference; Women’s Health: A
Research Priority in VA. November 8–9, 2004.
Haskell S, et al. The Burden of Illness in the First Year Home: Do Male
and Female VA Users Differ in Health Conditions and Healthcare Utilization,
Women’s Health Issues 21-1 (2011) 92–97.
Jennifer Wider, M.D., is a medical advisor for the Society for Women’s
Health Research (SWHR), a national non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., widely recognized as the thought leader in research on sex differences
and dedicated to improving women’s health through advocacy, education, and
research.
Incident reports from Sheriff’s Office
Communications Officer Blain Baldwin
June 6
CWB check well being, Butler.Civil standby, Drexel. Disorderly conduct, Adrian. Speak to officer, Hume. Theft, Ballard.
Harassment, Rockville. Animal neglect/abuse, Butler. Suspicious
activity/vehicle/person: Rich Hill. Animal neglect (horse), rural
Butler. Speak to officer, Butler. Speak to officer, Adrian. MVA J-2
injuries, Butler. Speak to officer, Amoret. Theft, Hume. Speak to
officer, Appleton City. Agency assist, Butler. Agency assist (routine) Rich Hill. Speak to officer, Rich Hill. Suspicious activity/
vehicle/person, Butler. Warrant execution, Amoret. Suspicious
activity/vehicle/person, Adrian. Speak to officer, Amoret.
June 7
Wanted subject: Deputy Shaffer was dispatched to assist Butler PD on a manhunt out in the country re: escaped prisoner from
Kansas.
Alarm, Butler. Theft, Adrian. Theft, Adrian. Agency assist,
Butler. Animal at large, Rich Hill. Animal at large, Rich Hill.
Agency assist, Butler. Agency assist, Adrian.
June 8
Ambulance request, Adrian. Agency assist, Butler. Debris
in roadway, Butler. Agency assist, Adrian. Check well being,
Amoret. Stranded motorist, Rich Hill.
June 9
Traffic violation stop, Hume. Ambulance request, Amsterdam.
Theft (stolen vehicle) Adrian. Agency assist, Adrian. C&I, Adrian. MVA, Passaic. Check well being, Hume. Traffic hazard, Rich
Hill. Check well being, Rich Hill.
June 10
Trespassing report, Amsterdam. Animal at large, Butler. Controlled burn, Rich Hill. Property damage/theft, Hume. Theft,
Rockville. Stranded motorist, Rich Hill. Controlled burn, Rich
Hill. Stranded motorist, Rich Hill. Stranded motorist, Butler.
Stranded motorist, Rich Hill. Stranded motorist, Adria-MVA,
Adrian.
June 11
Suspicious activity, Amsterdam. Ambulance request, Butler.
C&I, Butler. Theft, Amsterdam, Controlled burn, Rich Hill. C&I,
Passaic. Domestic disturbance, Urich.
June 12
Follow up: Responded to southeast corner of Jefferson Street
in Amoret on follow up theft report.
Suspicious activity, Amsterdam. Theft, Amoret. Controlled
burn, Passaic. Fire, Butler. Agency assist, Butler. Alarm, Amsterdam. 4-wheeler, Hume. Noise, Rich Hill.
RICH HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT
June 12: Theft. Animal at large. Leave without pay.
Student degrees
awarded at
Warrensburg
Warrensburg • Area
residents were among more
than 1,000 individuals who
were eligible to participate
in the University of Central
Missouri’s 2011 spring commencement exercises, including:
Adrian—Heather
Y.
Newsome, Bachelor of Fine
Arts; Derek W. Cross, Jessica
L. Hollingshead, Bachelor of
Science.
Appleton City—Derek W.
Cross, Bachelor of Music Education; Laura L. Johannigmeier, Bachelor of Science.
Amsterdam—Tyler
G.
Cesonis, Bachelor of Science.
Rich Hill—Jacob N. Flater, Bachelor of Science in
Education.
Robotics camp provides educational summer fun
Houston, we don’t have a problem. Not if the 19
young robotics engineers gathered at the Adrian Optimist Building during the last two weeks have their
way. The local youngsters, ranging in age from 9 to
14, sacrificed the first couple of weeks of their summer vacation to spend it learning about robotics, GPS/
GIS, mapping and other geospatial topics.
Through a grant funded by GEAR-Tech 21 from the
University of Nebraska, Alan J. Mundey, Bates County
4-H Youth Specialist, and Jerry Ferguson, 4-H volunteer and Extension Council president, organized the
camp which ran from May 31 to June 10 from 8:00
a.m. until noon daily. Each day was focused on a specific topic relating to the technology of robotics and
geospatial technology. With instruction from several
other community volunteers, the students divided
their time between classroom study and the handson building of robots. Obviously, the more creative,
hands-on sessions were more exciting to the campers. Mundey states, “Once the kids started working
on the robotics portion of the camp, it was hard to
get them to stop when it was time to go home. The
creativity that the kids have shown in designing and
Among high
ranking students
at Truman U.
programming their robots is amazing! This isn’t just
using a remote device to control a robot; the kids, using computers, actually have to program the robots to
do specific tasks on their own.”
The campers attending were Zach Ball, Derrold
Costigan, Duane Gaylord, Mason Hayes, Slate Hayes,
Caleb Jett, Will McEvoy, Connor McGinnis, Lauren
McGinnis, Levi Meade, Morgan Meade, Tristin Melton,
Daniel Noe, Derek Noe, Dylon Piveral, Hayley Underwood, Zack Underwood, James Wood and Mary
Wood.
In addition to Mundey and Ferguson, others helping with the camp included Al Decker, Carolyn Jett,
Danny Ferguson, Matt McGinnis, Mackenzie O’Neill,
John Cameron, Liz Wood, West Central AgriServices,
Brad Brooks (Consultechs), and Eric Dirks (Record
Harvest).
Special thanks to The Adrian Optimist Club for
the use of its facility; Ruth Ann Ferguson for organizing and serving the daily snacks; Yoss Thriftway
for donating snacks; and Casey’s of Adrian for donating pizza. Many others provided assistance in other
ways.
Kirksville • Truman Affairs List (3.50-3.99) GPA
Among the honorees is
State University released with 12 semester hours of Samantha Jo Leister, Amthe Spring 2011 Provost and credits.
sterdam, Communication.
Vice President for Academic
D&D Fireworks
11 miles West of Butler on Highway 52
660-925-3302
Come enjoy the fireworks show and
listen to DJ Vanilla
Kansas City, Mo., starting at 6 pm!
look for us on Facebook
Bill Dunlap - Gene & Diane DeLozier
23rd YEAR
Fireworks Celebration
SATURDAY, JUNE 25 • DUSK
We offer the largest selection ever!
Shop in our air conditioned comfort.
Drive A Little $ave A Lot!
We give you more bang for your bucks!
$1 Donation
Proceeds go to Relay for Life Memories for Mom Team
Prizes: Black Cat Energy Drink Cooler
Black Cat Night Display Assortment
$100 Gift Card Butler Country Mart
Black Cat Party Pack #5 Assortment
Drawing will be held
Sunday, July 3 at 3 p.m.
Need not to be present to win.
RELAY FOR LIFE MEMORIES FOR MOM
will have the concession from 5:00 until after display
Cash & Checks
Only with
Proper ID

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