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It was May 22, 2011 and hundreds of people suddenly faced their worst nightmare. � e Joplin tornado hit in the early evening hours, leaving death, injuries and utter de-struction in its wake. Fami-lies everywhere were jolted out of everyday living and the comfort and security of their homes and the community they once knew. � ey sud-denly found themselves in to-tal darkness, despair and loss. � e world found itself watch-ing, another tragedy that af-fected lives everywhere.
PROGRESS 2014P.O. Box 458 | 100 East 11th StreetLamar, Missouri 64759-0458Phone: 417-682-5529 | Fax: [email protected] Our progress form can be found on page 2B, as well as, at our offi ce or you can just submit information on your business’ highlights over the past year.
We want to know what progress your business made this past year.Mail, email or fax your information and photos to be included in our special edition!
DEADLINEFEB. 28, 2014
� e area walking club with European roots
� e Dogwood Trailblazers is a chapter of the American Volkssport Association (AVA). “What is volkssporting you ask?” Volkssporting translates from the German, as “the sport of the people”, and it originated in the mid-1960’s in Europe. It actually evolved from run-ning races in Germany and when those events became too competitive the clubs changed those events to be noncompeti-tive so everyone could become a winner.
Many members of the Ameri-can Armed Forces serving in Germany became interested in the sport and when they re-turned to the U.S. brought the sport home with them.
Today, the AVA has about 2000 walks around the U.S. and the Trailblazers have 15 di� er-ent year around walks in south-west Missouri and southeast Kansas stretching from Nevada
on the north and Neosho on the south, Branson on the east and Baxter Springs, Co-lumbus and Pittsburg, Kan. on the west. � e Dogwood Trailblaz-ers walks are noncompeti-tive and the group walks are o� ered in three dif-ferent cities each month. � eir walks are usually the same dis-tance at each
location, either 5 kilometers (3.1) miles or the longer 10 K walk (6.2) miles.
Anyone can come to a Trail-blazers walk and walk for free, but those who join the club
receive a monthly newsletter and attend club social events. � ose who choose to have a record kept by the national or-ganization, a fee of $3 is paid. � e club encourages people of all ages, individual or family to participate and leashed pets are allowed. Any adult may join the Dogwood Trailblazers club and the dues amount to a dollar a month.
� e club motto is Fun, Fit-ness, Fellowship and uno� cial-ly Food. Club meetings are held monthly except in July on the second � ursday of the month at 5:30 pm. Meetings are held at St Paul’s United Methodist Church, 2423 W.26th Street, Joplin. MO 64804.
For more information phone 417-291-4432, 782-7826 or 649-6404.
� e Dogwood Trailblazers walk in Lamar on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Register at 1 p.m. at the Super 8 Motel, northeast cor-ner of US 71/I49 and US 160. For more information phone 417-291-4432.
Pastor’s note By MARK TURNBOUGH
Lamar UnitedMethodist Church
An actual ad in the New York Times read: For sale by owner complete set of Encyclopedia Brittanica. 45 volumes. Excel-lent condition. $1000 or best o� er. No longer needed. Got married last weekend. Hus-band knows everything.
We don’t see many ads like that in our Lamar paper. � e things we see here are far more important to us! In small towns and large, our newspapers are absolutely essential to the community. Most of us � rmly believe the Bible has salvation, moral-ity and motivation by which great people live. But it’s the local newspaper that keeps the score as to how well we’re living the morality and who is being motivated by what!
Whether it’s contracts be-tween a county and a road construction team, a budget for the water department, city zoning issues, how our “kiddos” are doing in school and college, the local press informs us about the impor-tant things closest to us. Big-ger city papers seem to have more interesting stories, but their kind of news generally depict someone in agony, a family lost a member to mur-der, house burglarized, � res set or pain in� icted.
While news closest to La-mar isn’t always of a sensa-tional name, it’s more vital, of more consequence and prob-ably kinder to us small town folk! When Jesus said, “my peace I leave to you”, he knew that’s what we really need!
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Bunton to intern for � e Lamar DemocratBy MELODY METZGER
Lamar Democrat
� e Lamar Democrat is ex-tremely fortunate this semester to acquire the services of Ben Bunton, a senior Print Jour-nalism major at Missouri State University in Spring� eld. Bun-ton will be interning during the spring semester and will be as-
sisting the paper with various endeavors, including writing articles and photography.
Ben, a 2009 Lamar High School graduate, is the son of Matt and Laura Bunton. He will be graduating from MSU this spring.
Plans are to keep Ben busy, especially helping out with the paper’s upcoming Progress
edition. He will be calling on area businesses to o� er his as-sistance in composing articles pertaining to their success in 2013 and will also be available to those needing pictures to go along with the articles.
We are really excited about his contributions to the paper and appreciate the opportunity to hopefully help him with his
future undertakings.If you see Ben around town
be sure to extend him a warm welcome and anyone needing him to take a picture to accom-pany their Progress article may get in touch with him through the paper at 417-682-5529, ext. 60 and I will be sure he gets the message.
Trudell being held for various o� enses Beginning on January 21, the
Barton County Sheri� ’s Of-� ce started an investigation, referencing the crime of Statu-tory Sodomy 2nd Degree. � e crime involved a 14 year old female.
� rough a thorough investi-gation worked in tandem with the Jasper County Sheri� ’s O� ce, a suspect was identi-
� ed and arrested. � e suspect, Frank Everett Trudell, 41, Golden City, is being held in the Jasper County Detention Center on a $10,000 bond for one count of Statutory Sodomy 2nd Degree for Jasper County Courts and a $150,000 bond on two counts of Statutory Sodomy 2nd Degree for Barton County Courts.
Good Samaritan receives matching grant from Ozarks
Food HarvestGood Samaritan was recent-
ly awarded a matching grant from Ozarks Food Harvest to help provide emergency food assistance to community members in need in Barton County.
� e fundraising period be-gan October 1, 2013. � e Good Samaritan raised $5,000, which was matched dollar-for-dollar, bringing the total funds raised to $10,000.
Ozarks Food Harvest re-ceived a total of 47 grant re-quests from its nonpro� t member organizations, total-ing nearly $160,000. While the food bank could not fund ev-ery agency’s full request, OFH was able to fund every agency that applied for the match, to-taling $125,000.
� e $125,000 match was do-nated to Ozarks Food Harvest from the Walmart Foundation State Giving Program last year. It is the fourth gi� of this kind from Walmart. � e money is for the sole purpose of feed-
ing people in need in the com-munities Ozarks Food Harvest serves across southwest Mis-souri.
“As the only food bank in our region, we do more than provide food for pantries and hunger relief programs,” said Bart Brown, OFH president/CEO. “We o� er food safety training and educational tools, warehousing, distribution, food sourcing and more. We’re very proud to o� er � nancial assistance as well. Over the past three years we’ve awarded more than $300,000 that we’ve received from Walmart to our member agencies to help meet the demand for emergency food assistance.”
Pat Neely, manager of the Good Samaritan, states that the number of people grows daily that needs assistance with food. She adds, “With the recent cuts to the farm bill, the amount of food stamps allotted to families has been either cut drastically or cut completely.”
Lamar Democrat/Richard CooperGive Kids a Smile Day is an annual event in which the
nation’s dentists provide free oral health care services to thousands of children from low income families. On February 7, Dr. Je� rey Moyer and his sta� volunteered their time and services in providing dental examinations, cleaning, and treatment to area children.
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Coonfoot & Vicinity
By LOUISE OTT
Peeking out the door and windows this early Monday morning one would think we have a snow as heavy as the frost is. The sunshine is beauti-ful. The big tree over my doghouse has limbs cov-ered with ice, so when that gets to falling off my dog will stay in his house. The old saying is if the groundhog sees his shad-ow, we’ll have six more weeks of bad weather and if he doesn’t, we’ll only have 42 days.
Gary and Judy Nelson, Michael Nelson and Ella Mae Turpen enjoy going to dinner on Sunday at a restaurant.
Arbry Winans, Ray and Tristan, Ray and Nicole Winans and Elvin Wi-nans Jr. and Durella were visitors of Marie Winans.
Jane Moss visited Marie Winans on Sunday after-noon.
Louise Ott, Bonnie, Na-thaniel and Vanessa Hud-son, Kenneth Dee and Es-ther Archer were dinner guests of George Straw.
Glen and Karen Moll visited Louise Ott on Sunday. I’ll be glad when the roads stop being so slick and we all can get out on them.
Remember, the big bridge south of Alba is now open. It is so nice to go straight through in-stead of detouring to oth-er roads to get to 96 Hwy.
Steve Patterson, pastor of Alba Friends Church non-profit organization, appreciates any donations from anyone. Call him on the cell phone at 1-417-793-3308 or his home phone, 1-417-525-6107, and he will tell you the days he’s open for lunches at 212 Main in Alba.
Does everyone listen to Card Mart on Carthage radio, Monday through Friday? It’s interesting. They buy, sell, trade or give away lots of things.
Have a good week and pray we get lots of sun-shine.
SheldonBy DARLENE
SHERIDAN
Due to ice covered streets and walkways several area churches cancelled Sunday morn-ing services.
Sheldon friends were sorry to hear that Marj Ness had fallen Sun-day morning, breaking her hip. She was taken by ambulance to Mer-cy Hospital in Joplin and underwent surgery Monday.
Sheldon R-8 basketball teams hosted the Dadev-ille teams Monday eve-ning, with the boy’s win-ning 60 to 45. The next game will be Thursday with a trip to Fair Play.
A special thanks to all the volunteers who pre-
pare food for the basket-ball players, coaches and cheerleaders before each home game.
Area weather forecasts Monday predicted the area to receive five to seven inches of snow. The snow started about 8 a.m. Tuesday and con-tinued most of the day. The Sheldon School was closed on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sheldon Jolly Senior Citizens meeting to be held Tuesday, Feb. 4, was cancelled due to weather conditions.
Sheldon American Le-gion Post and Auxiliary Unit will met Monday, Feb. 10, with a 6:30 p.m. potluck supper at the Li-on’s Club building.
For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING
Chi-Chi Steele’s birth-day was last week and I hear she got “bacon”. Who gets to do the chores? I got my CDs from the Dalton Gang, thanks to Chance for driving over to get them. Now I hear they are for sale in Lockwood, Is it the hardware store? I saw Stephanie Rae on the Kelly show on TV last Saturday night. Lot of talent around this area and I am not even count-ing the many other mu-sic singers and players that I see every week. The ground hog is predicting six more weeks while the farm signs are saying we sure are a long way from the 28 snowstorms we are suppose to have be-fore spring. Either way, it doesn’t look like it will warm up for a while.
Kamala says there is a contest as to how many snow days in Febru-ary that you can enter. Didn’t go this week, but did last week to Red Oak 2 because it was just so darn cold and my hands wouldn’t do what they were suppose to do. Went to a sale Saturday with Kamala and had a great time, then went to Golden City to eat lunch with the hunters. Ron, Russ and Kellie were at the dog trial between Lockwood and Green-field at the Sportsman Club. Two other friends of theirs from St. Louis and Kansas were there too. We stopped in at Sherry Brewers store and found some goodies there too.
There have been three pickups stolen in our neighborhood and Jim Cole from Walnut Grove had his stolen right out of his garage. They found it a couple of hours later after it had gone through a telephone pole. The drivers were so high on something they just bounced, I guess. Bruce Kilpatrick’s thieves ran out of gas a little ways from his house. If you leave your keys in your cars I guess you bet-
ter change your ways. I guess when the big shots in Washington DC said that people were better off loosing their jobs be-cause they could pursue what they really wanted to do, should be proud of these guys. Maybe the thieves have wanted to steal as a second career. I see a lot more stealing coming along with a lot more illegal drugs.
I stopped in to give Patty Weinstein a pat-tern and she was busy helping grandkids make Valentine boxes. Boy did that bring back memo-ries. Chi-Chi was nice enough to stop by and help me download some patterns. She left with the remark that we really needed to have an after-noon of teaching for me. I am all for it. Just about got my taxes done and ready for the mail. Helps a lot with Ron and I not working, except here on the farm and we are sup-pose to be retired. What is that? Happy Valen-tine’s Day. Next shop hop is March the 7th and an-other a couple of weeks later. To the sewers out there, fun is on the way.
A big thank you to Steve Marten for his dai-ly weather reports from the Goat Ranch. Ron compares his tempera-ture to yours daily and looks at the deer pictures you send. Prayers for all those sick, in the hos-pital and need love and warmth in the days to come.
Maxine’s MusingsBy MAXINE MORIN
Golly gee! Again, the ground is covered with that white stuff called snow. Another thing, it has been so cold even when the sun shines, the snow has melted very lit-tle. At least in our neigh-borhood and that is where I am staying until the weather gets warmer. Eddie and I are doing pretty well with all this togetherness. At least we have not come to blows and are still speaking.
Mable Beatty, Lamar, reached her 87th birth-day on Sunday, Feb. 9. A card shower was planned for the occasion. A be-lated “Happy Birthday”, Mable.
Martin Porter will cel-ebrate his 90th birthday with a reception at the Golden City Community Building on Saturday, Feb. 15. “Happy Birth-day”, Martin.
There has been a lot of illness this winter. I hear that Franz Penner had a recent stay in Barton County Memorial Hos-pital.
The Rebekah Circle held their January meet-ing Monday, Jan. 16, at Denny’s. Hostess was Blanche Suggs, who used large Santas fashioned from plastic canvas as ta-ble decorations. She had favors for each of the 10 members and one guest, Marcella Croshans.
Blanche gave the de-votional and Marcia Pennell gave the bless-ing. Following lunch, President Dorothy Fau-bion opened the business meeting. She installed of-ficers for the 2014 term, using an installation written by her late moth-er, Mae Gardner. Offi-cers are Donna Wescott, president; Nedra Divine, vice president; Blanche Suggs, secretary and Dorothy Faubion, trea-surer. Each one was presented an item per-taining to her office. Members present were Cindi McIntire, Blanche Suggs, Betty Gideon, Roselea McClintock, Marcia Pennell, Dorothy Faubion, Aline Adams, Ruby Pyatt and Donna Wescott. Closing prayer was by Betty Gideon. The group will meet the third Monday in Febru-ary at Denny’s.
Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 3691, Lamar, met in the Memorial Hall on Monday, Jan. 22. L.A. President Beverly Squibb opened the busi-ness meeting. It was an-nounced that Gabrielle Miller, local winner of the Patriot Pen essay contest, had won third place at District 7. The ladies auxiliary present-ed a Christmas gift to 11 veterans residing at the nursing home. The ladies auxiliary is saving Best Choice labels (UPC codes) to help with their veteran’s hospitals and cancer donations. The VFW Post 3691 and La-dies Auxiliary will have a soup and sandwich sup-per at the February 24 meeting, to begin at 6:30 p.m.
The Red Hats will meet at the Pepper Mill on Thursday, Feb. 13. The Classie Lassies and the Truman Roses gathered Thursday, Jan. 30, for an hour of fellowship while singing favorite songs. Twenty-nine Red Hat-ters were welcomed with the traditional red glove wave by Betty Gideon and Maxine Rader, song leader. Betty Gideon said to the ladies, “When you put on your red hat, it
makes your day. There is something special about a lady in a hat”. Max-ine Rader had collected songs and made books for all. The Ruby Red Notes and Elaine Bran-non on the piano are a joy for all. Kathy Stauffer presented several Valen-tine readings taken from the “Ideals” magazine. Valentine favors were shared with everyone. The group adjourned by singing, “It was so good to see you”. The Truman Healthcare staff served sub sandwiches, chips, cookies and Valentine punch.
When is the time to go to Hawaii? While the ground is covered with snow in Lamar. Mike and Jacque Gage recent-ly returned from a trip to Pearl Harbor. While there, they toured the
battleship Arizona. It was docked in Pearl Har-bor when Japan bombed the battleships. Mike said this was an interesting tour, as they went com-pletely through the ship, including the engine room. After leaving Pearl Harbor the Gages spent time in Hawaii before re-turning to Missouri.
Remember our troops that are far from home. Say a prayer.
Until next time…
“This country will not be a permanently good place for any of us to
live in unless we make it a reasonably good place for all of us to live in.”
Phipps celebrate 50th
High school sweet-hearts Carl and Reba Phipps of Lamar are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Reba graduated from Sheldon High School and Carl from Lamar High School.
Carl and Reba met at the skating rink in La-mar and were married February 15, 1964 in Fairplay, Missouri. Af-ter marriage, they lived in Lamar before mov-ing to the farm near Irwin. Carl worked for Potter Plumbing and Heating and in the ear-ly years Reba owned her own salon called LaCharm Stylette. To-day they are retired and enjoy spending time together on the farm and with their family.
The couple has three children, Scott Phipps and wife Joyce, Lamar; Angie Besendorfer, Jo-plin and Shantel Haag and husband John, Pineville, La. They most enjoy their six grandchildren, Karlie Besendorfer, Mad-die Besendorfer, Kira Haag, Lakyn Haag, Chase Haag and Lexi Phipps.
Their children are hosting a small cel-ebration at Hopewell Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Gifts are not expected, but cards are appreciated. Those unable to attend the celebration are en-couraged to send cards to the happy couple at 676 NW 10th Lane, Lamar, MO 64759.
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Valentine SweetieS
Landon Trace Metzger - 1 yr., Webb City, grandson of Melody Metzger and Gary Swor, Lamar; and Cindy and Dan Cook, Neosho. Great grandson of Linda and Roger Haslip, Neosho; and Dolores Cook, Springfield. Great-great grandson of Minnie Stevens, Springfield.
Malakai Eugene Kurtz - 8 1/2 months, Joplin, grandson of Monty and Kathy Dade, Golden City; John Kurtz, Wheaton, IL; and Debra Kurtz, Wheaton, IL. Great grandson of Faye Gardner, Wheaton, IL.
Gunner Ramsey Frieden - 2 yrs., Pittsburg, KS, grandson of Tim and Brenda Frieden, Lamar; Bernie and Debbie Antes, McLouth, KS; Dana Stout, Topeka, KS; and Cecil Stout, Topeka, KS. Great grandson of Ray and Barbara Diedel, Lawrence, KS.
Allison Cotter - 9 yrs., Madelyn Cotter - 2 yrs. and Clay Cotter - 6 yrs., Clovis, CA, grandchildren of Larry and Jenice Gaither, Lamar; and Terry and Janie Cotter, Napa, CA. Great grandchildren of Beverlee Fry, Lamar; and Chris Metheny, Napa, CA.
Kaysen Dillon Garfield - 2 yrs., Lamar, grandson of Stan and Cindy Clements, Lamar; and Walter and Jane Garfield, Lamar. Great grandson of Don and Emily Clements, Lamar; Marilyn Cody, Hollister; and Walt Cody, Lamar.
Canaan Davis Scott - 16 months, Solomon Carter Scott - 5 yrs. and Benson McCrae Scott - 3 1/2 yrs.,Weir, KS, grandsons of Monty and Kathy Dade, Golden City; and Dan and Lorrie Scott, Golden City. Great grandsons of Jim and Alene Scott, Golden City.
McKinley Bishop - 7 yrs., Lamar, granddaughter of Anita and Robert Lintner, Lamar; Mike and Decema Clements, Lamar; Kim Bishop, Lamar; and Rick and Carole Little, Diamond. Great granddaughter of Don and Emily Clements, Lamar; and Joyce Gregory, Diamond.
Mya Kole Castle - 2 yrs., Lamar, granddaughter of Bill and Deana Baker. Great granddaughter of Dwight and Dorothy Parks, Lamar. Great-great granddaughter of Mary Miller, Lamar.
Aidan Davis - 6 yrs. and Tucker Davis - 3 yrs., Ozark, grandsons of Alan and Brenda Stalker, Golden City. Great grandsons of Norman and Marlene Parker, Golden City; and Doyle and Linda Stalker, Golden City.
Eli Osborne - 2 yrs., Republic, grandson of Allen and Debbie Lehman, Lamar; and Paul and Ronda Osborne, Carthage.
Emily Little - 1 yr., Lamar, granddaughter of Rick and Carole Little, Diamond; Robert and Anita Lintner, Lamar; and Mike and Decema Clements, Lamar. Great granddaughter of Joyce Gregory, Diamond; and Don and Emily Clements, Lamar.
Rylee Renea Castle - 3 mos, Lamar, granddaughter of Bill and Deana Baker. Great granddaughter of Dwight and Dorothy Parks, Lamar. Great-great granddaughter of Mary Miller, Lamar.
Kennadi Bauer - 3 1/2 yrs., granddaughter of John and Janis Bauer, Lamar; and Steve and Ann Cantrell, Carl Junction. Great granddaughter of Wilma Cantrell, Carl Junction; and Hazel Richards, Carl Junction.
Jake Harris - 8 yrs., Weston Harris - 5 yrs. and Preslee Harris - 3 months, Jasper, grandchildren of James and Velma Holder, LaRussell; and Larry and Sheila Harris, Jasper. Great grandchildren of Alle Jon Harris, Carthage.
Jace - 16 yrs, Avery - 10 yrs., Shelbi - 9 yrs. and Davis - 11 yrs., all of Joplin, grandchildren of Tim and Terri Braker, Iantha. Great grandchildren of Leonard and Bonnie Braker, Lamar; and the late Robert and Thelma Locke, Lamar.
Dani Wydick - 3 yrs., Chari Wydick - 5 yrs., David Wydick - 2 yrs. and Rylee Wydick - 6 yrs., Milo, grandchildren of Lynn Nims, Milo; David and Sally Wydick, Nevada; and the late Bill Nims. Great grandchildren of Joan Wydick, Opolis, KS.
Lily Belle Cook - 2 1/2 yrs., Lamar, granddaughter of Terry and Deana Cook, Jasper; and Larry and Susan Drollinger, Pierce City. Great granddaughter of Jim and Laura Cook, Jasper.Katelyn Smith - 6 yrs., Lamar, granddaughter of Chris and Joyce Remillard, Lamar; and Terry and Deana Cook, Jasper. Great granddaughter of Mary Wells, Vaccaville, CA; and Jim and Laura Cook, Jasper.
Ellistin Morey - 6 yrs. and Jagger Morey - 21 mos., Golden City, grandchildren of Sherry Keith, Golden City; and Sarah and Randy Morey, Lamar. Great grandchildren of Sadie Johnston, Lamar; Don Morey, Lamar; and Wanda Probert, Golden City.
Chloe Marie Storm - 6 yrs. and Natalie Lynn Storm - 4 yrs., Jasper, granddaughters of Phillip and Andrea Storm, Lamar; Steve Stark, Lamar; and Robin Stark, Jasper. Great granddaughters of Lyle and Janice Clements, Jasper; Lee and Fay Storm, Lamar; Butch and Sharon Prine, Lamar; Bobby and Susie Stark, Carthage; and Ginger Brock, Webb City. Great-great granddaughters of Leota Ball and the late Tom Ball, Carthage; and Elvy and Henretta Stark, Carthage.
Santana Sprouls - 8 yrs., Harrison Austin - 3 yrs. and Roxy Sprouls - 6 yrs., grandchildren of Dwight and Cindi Sprouls, Lamar.
Marley Pritchard - 5 yrs. and Rylee Pritchard -8 yrs., Mindenmines, grandchildren of Ivan and Linda Frieden, Liberal. Great grandchildren of Betty Long, Oronogo.
Samuel Wilson -6 yrs., Lamar, and Hannah Eaves - 17 yrs., Jefferson City, grandchildren of LaVeda Wilson, Lamar (both); Bob and Andrea Haase, Benson, MN (Sam’s); and Virginia Eaves, Troy (Hannah’s).
Braylen Anne Frieden - 4 yrs. and Brynlee Marie Frieden - 8 yrs., Lamar, granddaughters of Tim and Brenda Frieden, Lamar; and Mike and Judi Fast, Pittsburg, KS. Great granddaughters of Elmer Fast, Liberal; and Norella Parker, Pittsburg, KS.
Codie and Colten Slinker, Lamar, grandchildren of Steve and Leila Slinker, Lamar; and Deuard and Juanita Bradbury, Liberal.Kynlee and Mykayla King, and Tyler Reitz, grandchildren of Steve and Leila Slinker, Lamar; and Nancy King, Riverton, KS. Great grandchildren of Betty King, Baxter Springs, KS; and Dale and Lavina Fullerton, Sarcoxie.Carter and Kylie Slinker, grandchildren of Steve and Leila Slinker, Lamar: and Tom and Linda McKay, Liberal. Great grandchildren of Irma Freeze, Liberal.
Noah Ecker - 9 yrs., Lamar, grandson of Larry and Jenice Gaither, Lamar. Great grandson of Beverlee Fry, Lamar.
Kobyn Miles Metzger - 8 yrs., Hamilton, grandson of Melody Metzger and Gary Swor, Lamar; Lanny and Tammy Morrow, Hamilton; and Steve and Jennifer Mobley, Branson.
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Valentine sweeties
Metzger’s Mutterings
Kasyn Leeann Meadows - 2 yrs., Liberal, granddaughter of Bruce and Leann Barker, Liberal; Lea Anne Meadows, Liberal; and Gary Meadows, Liberal. Great granddaughter of Lyle and Evelyn Braker, Liberal; Bill and Marjorie Jones, Liberal; Neva Meadows, Liberal; and Ruth Buck, Webb City.
Candence Dingman - 5 yrs. and Byron Dingman - 2 yrs., Fayetteville, AR, grandchildren of Wayne and Shirley Dingman, Liberal; Bob Reitz, Ashland; and Rhonda Reitz, Columbia.
Matt Whyman - 15 yrs., Miles Whyman - 1 1/2 yrs. and Lauren Whyman - 18 yrs., Lamar, grandchildren of Bud and Janet Maupin, Lamar; Joe and Vickie Whyman, Lamar; and Gary and Patty Compton, Carthage.
Jayden Alexander Maquire - 7 wks., Charlotte, NC, grandson of Bud and Janet Maupin, Lamar; Gary and Patty Compton, Carthage; and Sue and the late John Maguire, Pinehurst, NC.
Jack Thomas Stewart - 3 yrs., Golden City, grandson of Orin and Carol Tracy, Golden City.
Keely Margaret Taffner - 5 yrs., Lamar, granddaughter of Gene and Martha Timmerman, Lamar; and Henry and Carolyn Taffner, Lamar.
SPC Josh Purinton - 21 yrs., Afghanistan, grandson of Joe and Jill Purinton, Lamar; and Steve and Kim Turner, Nevada. Great grandson of Paulette Smith, Lamar.
Quinlan Couch - 12 yrs. and Elise Couch - 7 yrs., Olathe, KS, granddaughters of Joe and Jill Purinton, Lamar; Bob and Marilyn Couch, Springfield. Great granddaughters of Margaret Couch, Lamar.
Cole Runnels - 18 mos., Carthage, grandson of Russ and Denny Massa, Lamar; and Kirk and Sandy Runnels, Jasper. Great grandson of Dwight and Dorothy Parks, Lamar; John Massa, Lamar; and Jerry and Janet Runnels, Liberal. Great-great grandson of Mary Miller, Lamar.
Front row from left, Shriya Lee Miller - 6 yrs. and Dhilan Michael Miller - 2 1/2 yrs., Springfield; Michaela Marie Miller - 2 yrs. and Miriam Mae Miller - 5 yrs., McKinney, TX; Marcy Sue Miller - 9 yrs., Lamar. Back row from left, Halle Irene Miller - 11 yrs., Lamar; and Molly Morgan Miller - 9 yrs., McKinney, TX. Grandchildren of Gail and Cinda Miller, Lamar; Mark and Donna Long, Golden City; Jimmy and Melanie Hutton, Springfield; Don and Sharon Frikken, Gerald; and Harshod and Saroj Patel, Kansas City. Great grandchildren of Beula Miller, Lamar; Harold and Leta Hutton, Golden City; Lois Gillen, Jasper; Betty Pule, Murrieta, CA; and Mrs. Bert Frikken, Miami, OK.
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by learning the key ingredients to managing soil at the
Soil Health Workshop, Lamar, MO This workshop will give basic knowledge of how soil works and how management practices affect the services that soil provides. Knowing the secrets to your soil will help you determine the practices that
best fit your farm and your management goals. Topics include: • Soil Biology demystified- learn how microbial life is needed for crop nutrient uptake • Dynamic properties of soil translated- managing for soil structure can help crops withstand drought • Cover Crops rationalized- a great tool for improving soil health but just one part of the whole picture • Management techniques analyzed- learn how to protect the greatest resource on your farm
Brought to you by the University of Missouri Bradford Research Center sponsored by NRCS
Wednesday, March 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thiebaud Auditorium
105 East 11th Street, Lamar MO $10 Registration for lunch and snacks provided; workshop free, Registration Deadline: February 19, 2014
Make checks payable to “Soil Health Workshop” Send to: Jill Staples, Soil Health Workshop, MU-BREC, 4968 Rangeline Rd. Columbia, MO 65201
You can unlock the secrets within the soil and improve crop yields
Soil Health Workshop, Lamar, MO
Lamar Workshop
Lexi Grace Moore - 3 mos., Lamar, granddaughter of Dan and Cathy Caruthers, Lamar; Ronnie and Carol Moore, Madison, GA; and Kim Moore, Lamar. Great granddaughter of Louise Caruthers and Norma Boles, both of Lamar.
Madison Elizabeth Caruthers - 7 yrs. and Taylor Nichole Caruthers - 2 yrs., Lamar, granddaughters of Dan and Cathy Caruthers, Lamar; Rick and Dawn Heinen, Lamar; and Debbie and Bill Pyle, Pittsburg, KS. Great granddaughters of Richard and Peggy Heinen, Lamar; Louise Caruthers, Lamar; and Sharon Craine, Pittsburg, KS.
Michael Lee Caruthers - 12 yrs., Courtney Marie Caruthers - 10 yrs. and Darin Joseph Caruthers - 7 yrs., Lamar, grandchildren of Dan and Cathy Caruthers, Lamar; and Corky and Pam Stephens, Sheldon. Great grandchildren of Louise Caruthers and Laverne Mason, both of Lamar.
By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat
Valentine’s Day is upon us; have you remem-bered your sweetheart this year? If not, you’ve still got a couple of days to do whatever needs to be done to let them know how you feel. I’ve always been of the belief that we should show our love and appreciation to those spe-cial people in our life, not only on one day a year, but every day. Of course it is always nice to be thought of and appreciated.
Growing up I had a “retailer’s” perspective of Valentine’s Day. My step-dad, E.L. Guy, was the manager of a drug store in Richardson, Texas, where I also worked when I be-came old enough. This particular store was open 365 days a year and was known to stay open all hours on various holidays in order to accommodate their customers. It was nothing to have people pouring in the door at 11 p.m. or later, in order to buy candy and gifts for their valentine.
My mom, Joanne Guy, worked for Western Union and back in the day there was such a thing called a CandyGram. Not sure how many of you have seen “Blazing Saddles”, but this always brings to mind Mongo and his CandyGram. Leading up to Valentine’s Day was always hectic at Western Union as this was one of their biggest draws. I remember mom pouring herself through the door, totally exhaust-
ed in the days lead-ing up to the dead-line.
It’s fun-ny what days of past we are reminded of when we think of certain holidays. Guess that’s not a very “romantic” aspect to the day, but that is what I re-late to the day.
On a different note, I must say that something is going on with the La-mar Democrat crew. Un-fortunately, it all began January 10 when I had my accident. Since that time one of our drivers, Cheryl, had an accident returning home from dropping off papers the other night, and just this morning our intern, Ben, was hit when a car slid through a stop sign. I think somehow Joe Btfsplk from Li’l Abner has found his way into our midst. I can tell you right now that Heather, Melissa and Richard are driving a little more cau-tiously than usual.
With all the snow and ice that is still on the ground, it’s a wonder more people haven’t suc-cumbed to accidents, both driving and walk-ing. It looks like the con-ditions are going to stay around for quite some time so please be careful and take a little extra time to make sure you get to where you are going.
I will be heading south to Webb City tomor-row evening as Gary and I have the privilege of babysitting Landon while his parents have a date
night. It will be the first time we’ve stayed with him without his parents being there. What fun – he might be just a little spoiled when we are done with him. I saw a post on facebook that probably many others have seen that read, “Children are often spoiled because no one will spank Grandma”. I must say that I am guilty as charged, as I’m sure many others can attest to.
We have several Valen-tine Sweeties in this pa-per. Be sure to glance over these cuties. They are sure to put a smile on your face. If only we could all somehow capture the in-nocence of youth. What a better place the world would be.
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Congratulations to the following Jasper Elementary Eagles of the Month! These Eagles were chosen because they consistently display the character traits of respect, responsibility and safety. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Mariah H, Aspen L and Brooke R; middle row, Jamie L, Emily C, Trevin H, Joscelyn P. Cyerra K and KK G; back row, Jessica Miller, Shawn G, Jared T, Clay B, Taylor H, Avery A, Alexis L and Kathryn S.
Jasper Students of the Month
Lamar Democrat/Chris Morrow
Sheldon’s Zach Enochs looks to pass the ball during a victory last week over visiting Dadeville.
Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowGolden City’s Emily Lowe defends a
Greenfield Lady Wildcat during Friday’s game, which was to precede the annual homecoming ceremonies; however, because of the snow days last week, the game has been moved to this Thursday.
Golden City homecoming festivities moved
Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowJasper sophomore Morgan
Winchester takes the ball to the basket Friday night during the Lady Eagles’ victory over Sarcoxie. Looking on in
the background is Karrington Garvin.
Lady Eagles are victorious
Sheldon tops Dadeville
Friday night Jasper High School crowned their 2013-14 basketball homecoming king and queen following the Lady Eagles victory over Sarcoxie. Chelsea Carter was crowned queen while Grady Hodge was crowned king.
Jasper's homecoming king and queen crowned
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sports
Photo for Lamar Democrat by Terry RedmanChynna Moore (No. 20) drives past Lady Bulldog No. 13 Baylee
Robertson in the Lady Tigers victory.
Photo for Lamar Democrat by Terry Redman
Levi Littlefield (No. 5) from Liberal has his shot blocked by Lamar’s Sam Timmons in freshman action at Lamar High School. The Tiger frosh defeated the Liberal Bulldogs in a game shortened to two quarters.
Lamar Lady Tigers take win over Liberal Lady Bulldogs
Lamar Tiger freshman basketball team tops Liberal
Littles named to Fall 2013 Dean’s List
ST. LOUIS-St. Louis College of Pharmacy has announced that Lauren Little and Alana Little, daughters of Kevin and Gina Little, Lamar, have been placed on the Dean’s List for the Fall, 2013 se-mester. Lauren and Alana are 2011 graduates of Lamar High School and are third year students at St. Louis College of Phar-macy. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must attain a 3.50 or
greater GPA and take 12 or more credit hours.
Founded in 1864, St. Louis College of Pharma-cy admits students direct-ly from high school and the six-year curriculum integrates the liberal arts and sciences with a pro-fessional program leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
Lamar teams continue to show dominance
Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonJared Beshore goes up for two against multiple Nevada defenders.
By BEN BUNTONLamar Democrat
LAMAR - Superhe-roes and super villains stood with the fans and cheered as the Lamar ju-nior varsity boys handed the Nevada JV a 61-24 loss on Friday night. It’s not a normal sight to see Batman, Robin or Ant-Man standing and cheering in the student section, but then it’s not always homecoming in Lamar.
The bleachers were packed on Friday, Feb. 7, for Lamar’s homecom-ing. Some were there for the games, others for the crowning that happened
between the JV and var-sity games. JT Tucker was crowned home-coming king and Addie Mayberry was crowned homecoming queen.
Soon after the crowning the Tigers were tipping off. Landon Compton led the charge through the first quarter, scoring sev-en points to put Lamar in the lead 14-7 at the end of the first.
The second quarter was where Lamar made their move. Isaac Gariss came off the bench and put up 10 points, getting fouled on two shots, making the basket as well as the extra point. His perfor-mance during the second
quarter allowed Lamar to take a 35-14 lead, which would prove too much for the Nevada Tigers to overcome.
The second half contin-ued much like the first. Lamar played an aggres-sive defense that Ne-vada’s offense struggled to get around. Lamar’s fast paced offense also posed to be too much for Nevada. The final score was Lamar 60, Nevada 31.
Lamar had two players in the double digit range on the night. Compton finished the night as the team leader with 13 points, followed by Ga-riss with 10.
Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonLamar Homecoming King and Queen, JT Tucker and Addie Maberry.
Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonJared Beshore passes to Trenton Mooney.
If you and your family have ever been affected by a natural disaster like this, you may feel as if you've been abandoned by God. However, if trouble has hit your life in some other disaster, or form of tragedy such as the death of a loved one, a dreaded medi-cal diagnose, the loss of home and property or the loss of your job, you are experiencing your own storm. In times like these you may feel as if your whole world has been turned upside down and wonder how you can possibly sur-vive the loss. In times like these you can feel very much alone.
But you are not alone. In the midst of un-speakable sorrow God is with you. Even if you do not feel Him near, God is there. He promises never to leave you alone. There-fore, wherever you are, God is. He is with you before, during and af-ter "the storm," never losing sight of you or your suffering. Even as you ponder how you
will begin picking up the pieces of your life, God is there...loving you beyond understanding, holding you up and making a way where it seems there is no way.
Reach out for Him to-day. Listen, He is a very present help in times of trouble. (Psalm 46:1). "God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble." (NLT) See the Psalms.
It is time to take back your life. 1. Psalms 139:7-10, "I can never be lost to Your spirit! I can never get away from my God! If I go up to heaven You are there; if I go to the places of the dead, You are there. If I ride the morning winds to the far-thest oceans, even there; Your hand will guide me. Your strength will sup-port me" (TLB). What assurance can you find in these verses of scripture when you are feeling as if God has forgotten you? 2. In Psalms 23, David pictures the Lord as the great shepherd who pro-vides for and protects His sheep (His children). In verse four he says, "Even
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me." A shepherd uses his rod to protect his sheep (by using it to beat off the wild animals) and he uses his staff to guide them. What comfort you can find in knowing that God will protect and guide you during this dif-ficult time? There is no greater time.
In addition to needing God's presence in our life friends, we also need each other. Talk with your family and friends about the way you are feeling, so that you can share one another's burdens and not feel so alone in your times of suffering. Start the conversation, start to-day. God is waiting, He is listening.
Additional scripture helps: Deuteronomy 31:8; Psalm 91:8; Matthew 28:20.
Alone, continued from page 1A
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 • Section B
“Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” class
to be held in GreenfieldGREENFIELD-University
of Missouri Extension will offer a free six-week session of “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” for people suffering with arthritis and other chronic diseases. This weekly class is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Fri-day, Feb. 21 through April 4 (skipping March 28) at the Dade County Senior Center, 58 N. Allison Street, Green-field.
The course is co-taught by certified instructors Saralee Jamieson, a human devel-opment specialist with MU Extension and Lydia Kaume, nutrition and health educa-
tion specialist with MU Exten-sion.
Participants with arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, lupus and other chronic conditions will learn how to cope and live better with chronic disease. In six weeks participants can learn to reduce these symptoms and improve their everyday life.
“Studies show people who take the class improve their health, decrease disability and health distress plus have de-creased hospital days and phy-sician visits,” said Jamieson.
“Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions” will teach
JEFFERSON CITY-Rep. Mike Kelley, R-Lamar, met with area farmers Adam Wolf, Kyle Kirby, Joe Meadows and Kerry Rose during their recent trip to Jefferson City. The men stopped by to visit about E15 and a committee’s recent deci-sion on the issue.
“It is always great to visit with people from back home and to have the opportunity to listen to their concerns,” said Kelley. “Meeting with constituents and hearing their concerns is a part of the job I don’t take lightly. I strive to represent my con-stituents the best I can. I have
recently sent out this year’s leg-islative survey and I am hoping to have a great return to assist me in getting an accurate feel-ing for my constituent’s opin-ions on several issues that may come up this legislative ses-sion.”
Rep. Mike Kelley welcomes local corn growers
Barton County leader visitsstate capitol
Jeff Hull of Barton County Electric Cooperative in Lamar met with Missouri State Representative Mike Kelley on Mon-day, Feb. 3 and Tuesday, Feb. 4, during the Eighth Annual Legislative Conference, hosted by the Association of Mis-souri Electric Cooperatives in Jefferson City.
They joined with more than 200 rural electric co-op leaders from across Missouri for the two-day event, where they were updated on statewide issues that could adversely impact their ability to deliver safe, affordable and reliable electric service to the state's 650,000 cooperative member-owners.
The group addressed many legislative topics, including bills giving co-ops the ability to let their members vote electroni-cally. Co-op leaders also informed legislators about a grass-roots effort underway to prevent the U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency from adopting new rules that could threaten the state's power supply.
This year’s conference gave co-op directors, managers and co-op staff the opportunity to visit face to face with their elected officials, both during capitol visits and at an evening reception. Attending the reception were, from left, Jeff Hull and Missouri State Representative Mike Kelley, R-Lamar.
Eldon Cole honored for 50 years with extension
MT. VERNON-Back in 1964, Cassius Clay beat Sonny Lis-ton for the World Heavyweight championship, the first Ford Mustang came off the assembly line, the 24th Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States was ratified, President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, the Beatles made their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show and Eldon Cole began his
career with University of Mis-souri Extension.
Members of the Lawrence County Extension Council
Wild Game Feed at First Christian Church a success
By BEN BUNTONLamar Democrat
People flocked to First Chris-tian Church in Lamar for the Wild Game Feed on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Wild Game Feed is an annual event that is put on by the churches Men’s Ministry. The night was filled with food, laughter and door prizes.
Hundreds of people from around the area showed up to participate in the feed, which lasted from 6 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. The night started with a meal, which included deer ka-bobs, wild hog, goose, pheasant and fish, plus much more. After the meal there was a program with several speakers and door prizes.
The main speaker for the night was Ralph Duren, re-nowned bird caller and hu-morist. According to his web-site “Duren performs over 100 wild animal sounds interwo-ven among humorous stories
of growing up in the Ozark's of Missouri.”
Duren grew up in Crystal City, where he learned to hunt, fish and trap. It was during his childhood where he learned to use his voice to call animals. Duren has appeared and mul-tiple television shows includ-ing “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, CBS’ “This Morning” and CBS’ “Late Night” with Tom Snyder to name a few.
His website, which includes information about where he will be speaking next, as well as a multiple samples of him imitating the calls of various animals can be found at: www.ralphduren.com.
Tron and Misty Peterson spoke about Peterson Outdoor Ministries, which provides “outdoor recreational therapy to wounded warriors and their families as well as youth and adults with disabilities or ter-minal illnesses.”
Lamar First Christian Church
has been involved with Peter-son Outdoor Ministries for several years. The Peterson’s gave a plaque to the FCC Men’s Ministry for their support. Recently, women from First Christian Church donated handmade quilts for Peterson Outdoor Ministries to hand out to wounded warriors and their families.
Over 160 door prizes where handed out over the course of the night. They ranged from a ladder stand, to apples, to flash-lights and about everything in between. Legacy Farm and Home donated sixty-five boxes of apples and Walmart donated $100.
Kerry Banwart, who spear-headed the event, contributed the success of the event to all of the people who came to help make it happen. “We think over 450 people went through the doors,” said Banwart. “How do you pull off an event like this? You ask 50 or so men that have
a servant heart and are willing to roll up their sleeves and go to work.”
Banwart was unsure of the exact number of people who came to the event. “It gets bigger every year,” he said. “Somebody said that next year we are going to have 550 people.”
Banwart would also like to thank the ladies of the church for their help in the dona-tion of all of the desserts.
Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonTron and Misty Peterson gave FCC’s Men’s Ministry a plaque for service.
Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonThe Lamar First Christian Church auditorium was filled for the Wild
Game Feed.
You can help AOK by sharing their
posts on facebookIf you have seen AOK’s
recent blog posts, then you already know that the youth at About Our Kids (AOK) have been up to some pretty exciting activities lately. In addition to the usual after school activities of complet-ing homework, games and classes, the youth have also been actively involved in service projects including Meals on Wheels and can re-cycling. While these projects are relatively simple, they make a significant impact in our community and in the lives of the youth who take part in them.
And you also know through their posts how badly AOK needs financial help to con-tinue the program. About Our Kids has always been funding through grants–until this year, when they did not receive any grants. Therefore, they are now de-pending on the generous people in the community to step up and help out.
To those of you who have already donated, AOK would like to offer a sincere ”thank you!” However, they
understand that not everyone is in a position to give money to the organization, no mat-ter how much they would like to. Thankfully, there are other ways you can help them achieve their mission that re-quire no money at all.
Because the average organi-zation blog posted on facebook is only seen by around 16 per-cent of that organization’s face-book fans, a large portion of the community probably does not know about AOK and the need for additional funding.
You can help by spreading the word. The more people who know about AOK’s finan-cial situation, the more likely they are to find the funding they need to keep AOK going and feeding kids. Even if you do not have a dollar to spare, you can still help the kids by connecting AOK with other people who might be able to help. Simply like and share this post to help AOK get the word out about their program and their great financial need. AOK can be found on face-book at https://www.facebook.com/aoklamar or www.aokyo-uth.org.
see COLE, page 6B see CLASS, page 6B
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AREA NEWS
PSC schedules an additional hearing on MGE rate application
JEFFERSON CITY-� e Public Service Commis-sion has scheduled an additional local public hearing in a rate increase application by Missouri Gas Energy (MGE). � e hearing will be on Feb-ruary 26 in Kansas City. � is brings to six the number of public hear-ings to be held.
� e only hearing in southwest Missouri will be on February 18 in Corley Auditorium (lo-cated in Webster Hall) on the campus of Missouri Southern State Universi-ty. It is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.
On September 16, MGE � led a natural gas rate in-crease application with the commission seeking a general rate increase of approximately $23.4 mil-lion. MGE provides natu-ral gas service to approxi-mately 507,500 customers in western Missouri in-cluding the communities of Lamar, Lamar Heights, Golden City, Lockwood, Sheldon, Jasper, El Dora-do Springs, and Stockton.
January about average, but that’s bitterly coldBy RICHARD COOPERDemocrat sta� writer
LAMAR-People have become spoiled with Jan-uarys being warmer than average over the last few years. � ey have forgotten just how � erce the � rst month on the calendar can be. � e month just ended was a rude awak-
ening to the realization that January can still pack a hard cold punch. Yet, surprisingly, it was a tri-� e warmer than the long term average. January of this year had a mean tem-perature of 31.26 degrees, compared to the long term average of 30.64.
It produced the � rst subzero temperatures
since February 10, 2011, when the mercury slid to a minus 4 degrees. Janu-ary, 2014, had two dates of subzero readings, minus 8 on the 6th and minus 6 on the 7th. � ere were also seven dates with single digit temperatures. It may be surprising to many that there were three dates with temperatures in the
60s; the high reading for the month was 64 on the 14th.
Precipitation was hard to come by, which is nor-mal since January is the driest month of the year. � e long term average is 1.73 inches. � is year’s � gure was 1.40 inches, which included three inches of snow measured
on the 6th. � at snowfall broke the previous record for the date, which was one inch, set back in 1962. When melted down, it came to exactly one inch of precipitation, which also broke the record for the date, 0.31, measured in 1955.
Maybe Punxsutawney
Phil, the alleged nation’s o� cial ground hog, saw his shadow on the 2nd, but we all know the cor-pulent rodent has a ter-rible accuracy record. So, turn up your thermostats and dress warmly when you venture outside be-cause lots of winter lies ahead.
Public Service Commission � les complaint against MGEJEFFERSON CITY-� e
sta� of the Missouri Pub-lic Service Commission (PSC) has � led its report in connection with a nat-ural gas explosion that oc-curred in Kansas City on February 19, 2013. � e re-
port indicates that at ap-proximately 6:02 p.m., a natural gas explosion and � re occurred at 910 West 48th Street. � e investiga-tion determined that the probable cause was the escape of natural gas from
the two-inch polyethylene main installed along the north side of the street. Upon excavating the site, an approximate two-inch by 2-inch hole was found in the top of the main. Natural gas escaped from
the hole and migrated see MGE, page 6B
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RECORDSDEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS BRIEFS
All briefs are also posted on the calender at www.lamardemocrat.com.
FIBER ART GUILD WILL MEET THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 9 a.m., at Denny’s. Reba Rouse will present the program on “Old Fashioned Valentines”. Roll call will be answered with a favorite valentine card or gi� , either now or in days gone by.THE LAMAR AREA CHRISTIAN Ministries board meeting previously scheduled for Monday, Feb. 10, has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m., at the Lamar United Methodist Church Fidelis classroom. For information call 682-5396.THE DOGWOOD TRAILBLAZERS walking club will host a free guided group walk of three or six miles around the streets of Lamar on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Registration for the walk is being held at 1 p.m., at the Super 8 Motel, northeast corner of US 71 (I49) and 160. For information call 417-291-4432 or 649-6404.THE LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS of 2015 will have a parent meeting � ursday, Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m., in the high school commons.EVANGELIST DON WALTON WILL be returning to Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church for a reviv-al, “Returning to Your First Love”, Sunday, March 2 through Wednesday, March 5. Services will be held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.THE LAMAR LICENSE BUREAU WILL be closed Wednesday, Feb. 12, in observance of Lincoln’s Birth-day and Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of Presidents’ Day.THE BARTON COUNTY HEALTH Department will be closed Monday, Feb. 17, for Presidents’ Day. Home health will be on call at 417-682-3363.MILFORD TOWNSHIP ROAD BOARD will meet � ursday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m., at 515 NE 88th Lane.BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY WILL o� er sever-al free training classes this month. On � ursday, Feb. 20, 5 p.m., there will be an “Intro to Windows 7” class and on Friday, Feb. 21, 4 p.m., will be an “Intro to Windows 8” class. For information call the library at 417-682-5355.VFW POST 3691 AND LADIES AUXILARY will meet Monday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., in the basement of Lamar Memorial Hall. A potluck supper will be held before the meeting at 6:30 p.m. All veterans are welcome.THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY WILL be closed Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of Presidents’ Day. � ey will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m.BARTON COUNTY MU EXTENSION will hold a Fresh Produce Management Workshop on Wednes-day, Feb. 12, 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., at � iebaud Auditori-um in Lamar. � e cost is $10. Registration is required by February 10. Call 417-682-3579. � e topics will include Water Quality, Soil Health and Cover Crops for Veggie Production, Disease Prevention Program, Spotted Wing Drosophila and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Update, Weed Control, Food Safety and O� Season High Tunnel Production. � e � rst 50 reg-istrants will receive a free Midwest Veggie Produc-tion Guide.THE BARTON COUNTY COLLECTOR/Treasur-er’s o� ce will be closed Monday, March 3, for the end of the year settlement.THE LAMAR UNITED METHODIST Church is changing its Sunday schedule. Beginning March 2, the � rst service in the sanctuary will be held at 8:45 a.m.; Sunday school at 10 a.m. and the second service at 11 a.m. in Wesley Hall. Anyone without a church home is more than welcome. For information call 682-3306.MARTIN PORTER WILL CELEBRATE HIS 90th birthday on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Golden City Community Center. No gi� s please.THE DADE COUNTY DEMOCRAT Club will meet � ursday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m., at the Green� eld Community Building. � ere will be a carry in din-ner and meeting. For information call 417-232-4007 or 417-424-3360.THE LAMAR CROSS COUNTRY TEAM will hold a ra� e to earn money for summer camp. � ere is a choice of buying one ticket for $1 or six for $5, for a Holland grill, a carved deer hunting knife or a Dan Marino rookie card. Tickets are on sale by the team members during home basketball games, or call Coach Rodney Baldridge at the high school. � e drawing will be held February 22.THE LAMAR COMMUNITY BETTERMENT Group meets monthly on the second Wednesday of each month at 12 noon, at the Wolf Center in Lamar. � e next meeting will be February 12. All commu-nity organizations are encouraged to join and share how their organization is making a di� erence in the Lamar community.THE 2014 LAMAR FREE FAIR DATES have been set for August 16-23.2013 BARTON COUNTY PLAT BOOKS may be purchased at the Barton County Commission Of-� ce at the Barton County Courthouse, 1004 Gulf St., Room 102, Lamar.
MENUBARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
LUNCH MENU: February 17-21MONDAY- Cubed
steak with rice and gra-vy, hominy, broccoli w/cheese, wheat roll, mixed fruit, co� ee/tea/milk.
TUESDAY- Sliced ham and cabbage, sliced car-rots, green beans, corn-bread, sliced peaches, cof-fee/tea/milk.
WEDNESDAY- Gou-lash, California blend vegetables, zucchini and tomatoes, wheat roll, cin-
namon applesauce, cof-fee/tea/milk.
THURSDAY- Birthday dinner: Oven fried chick-en, mashed potatoes, but-tered peas and carrots, wheat roll, birthday cake with fruit topping, co� ee/tea/milk.
FRIDAY- Hot dog with chili and cheese, french fries, coleslaw, grape juice, sliced pears, co� ee/tea/milk.
CAROL (FOX) WILKINSON
SPRINGFIELD-Ser-vices were held at 2 p.m. � ursday at Daniel Fu-neral Home in Lamar for Carol Sue (Fox) Wilkin-son, 67, Spring� eld, who died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, at her home. Burial was in Lake Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Compassus, in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be le� at www.danielfuneral-home.net.
Survivors include her husband, Arland Wilkin-son, Spring� eld; two sons, Mark and Shar-ron Ayers, Greenville, Ill. and Rodney and Ter-isa Ayers, Lamar; two stepsons, Je� and Kelley Wilkinson, Austin, Tex-as and Mike and Cecily Wilkinson, Olatha, Kan.; a stepdaughter, Joyce and Eric Jegen, Lee’s Summit; three sisters, Nancy Bow-man, Lamar, Lois and Jerry Nelson, Lamar and Betty and Robert Topli� , Spring� eld; 18 grand-children and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a husband, Wayne Dooley on Dec. 11, 2004; her parents and a brother, Hervey Ray Fox in 2011.
Mrs. Wilkinson was born June 18, 1946, in Lamar, to Hervey A. and Lois Jane (Scholl) Fox. She was a 1964 graduate of Lamar High School. She had worked as a teacher’s aide at Stet and was a member of Eastern Star. She enjoyed playing the organ and piano at her church, was a Sunday
school teacher, worked in VBS and was an avid reader. She was a member of Orchid Crest Baptist Church in Spring� eld.
She married Arland Wilkinson on Feb. 26, 2011 at Spring� eld.
AMANDA (TEETER) SEFTON
GREENFIELD, Ind. – Amanda (Teeter) Se� on, age 75, of Green� eld, passed away on � ursday, February 6, 2014 at Com-munity Hospital North in Indianapolis. She was born on December 20, 1938 in Jasper County, Missouri as the daughter of Charles Marvin and Dorothy Nadine (Ander-son) Teeter. Mrs. Se� on received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Evans-ville. She married Mau-rice Lynn Se� on on Au-gust 20, 1960 in Vandalia, Illinois.
Amanda was a Regis-tered Nurse. She taught LPNs in Morrilton, Ar-kansas, worked as a Par-ish Nurse in Watertown, Wisconsin, and was the Director of Nursing with the American Red Cross in Indianapolis. She was a lifetime member of the St. Louis Genealogical Society. Her hobbies and interests included, read-ing, genealogy, gardening and listening to classical music.
She is survived by her children, Joe (Sandy) Sef-ton of Green� eld, Becky Heath of Lebanon, and Sarah (Dan) Travis of Lebanon; grandchildren, Caitlin, Spencer, Bennett, Ian, Levi and Danielle; one great-granddaughter, Adalynn; sister, Susan (Allen) Hagen of St. Lou-is, Missouri; and brother, Chris (Donna) Teeter of Columbia, Missouri. Amanda was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice; parents; daugh-ter and son-in-law, Jennie and Rick Crawford.
Burial will follow at a later date at Forbis Cem-etery in Vandalia, Illinois - Se� on Township.
Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the American Red Cross 441 E 10th St. Indianapolis, IN or the American Can-cer Society 5635 W 96th St #100, Indianapolis, IN 46278. Friends may share a memory or send a con-dolence at www.erlewein-mortuary.com or email condolences to sympa-
day, Feb. 7, 2014, Benja-min Morgan Fitchpatrick passed through the gates of heaven to meet his Lord and Savior. Ben was born January 17, 1940 to Earl Morgan and Lenna Helen (Quade) Fitchpat-rick. He was one of eight children reared on the Fitchpatrick farm where they milked cows and raised geese and chickens. A� er graduating from Golden City High School Ben drove a truck for 41 years and has driven in every state in the United States except for Alaska, Hawaii and Maine. He received an award from the State of Missouri for driving 4.5 million miles without a chargeable ac-cident.
He met the love of his life, Lois Elene Berryhill, and they were married September 26, 1969. Liv-ing on a farm in rural Jas-per the couple reared two children, Je� Morgan and Kelly Ann. Family was al-ways number one in Ben’s heart and he hated the time that he spent away from them. � e fam-ily has been members of the First Baptist Church of Jasper for many years. � rough the trying times in his life he used Philip-pians 4:13 to give him en-couragement, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”.
Waiting to greet him in heaven are his parents, Earl and Lenna Fitch-patrick; two sisters, Eva Louise Cavener and her husband Dale, Harri-ett Jewel Robertson and brother-in-laws Leon Rector, Bill Ferrell and Clarence Whitehead. He leaves behind his wife, Lois “Elene” Fitchpatrick; one son, Je� Fitchpatrick; one daughter and son-in-law, Geo� and Kelly Faubion; grandchildren, Morgan and Shayla Fau-bion and Brett Faubion; two brothers, Carroll and
Louella Fitchpatrick and Cli� ord and Nita Fitch-patrick; three sisters, � elma Sha� er, Wanda Marie Rector and Delo-res Whitehead. Surviving extended family includes Mel Robertson, Loyal and Velma Berryhill, Walter and Ann Powell, Carl and Debbie Berryhill and many nieces and neph-ews, as well as amazing friends and neighbors.
“Don’t worry about me I’m Pretty and Good”.
Memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at the Jasper First Baptist Church.
Visitation was from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, at the church.
Contributions may be made to Jasper FFA or Jasper First Baptist Church, in care of Daniel Funeral Home.
Condolences may be le� at www.danielfuner-alhome.net.
HELEN M. WEVER
GOLDEN CITY-Me-morial services will be held at a later date for Ha-zel M. (Rodgers) French Wever, 94, Golden City, who died Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at Good Shep-herd Nursing Home in Lockwood.
Arrangements are un-der the direction of Pugh Funeral Home.
Survivors include a daughter, Beverly G. Bushnell, Golden City; a sister, Imogene Blades, Spring� eld; a grandson, Brian Persinger; a grand-daughter, Angela D. Creek and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by two infant brothers; two sisters, Opal Brashers and Doro-thy Hubbard; a daughter, Terry R. Persinger and a son-in-law, John R. Bush-nell.
Mrs. Wever was born May 23, 1919, in Law-rence County, to Charles Clarence and Lizzie L.
Lexi Grace MooreSkyler and Monica
Moore are proud to an-nounce the birth of their � rst child, a daughter, Lexi Grace Moore. She was born November 7, 2013 at 12:24 p.m., at Freeman Hospital in Jo-plin. She weighed seven pounds and 11.8 ounces and was 19 ½ inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Dan and Cathy Ca-ruthers, Lamar. Maternal great-grandparents are Louise Caruthers, Lamar, and the late Orville Ca-ruthers and the late Re-gina and Glenn McElroy.
Paternal grandparents are Ronnie and Carol Moore, Madison, Ga. and Kim Moore, Lamar. Pa-ternal great-grandparents are Norma Boles, Lamar, Charles Jones, Monroe, Ga. and the late Judy Jones and the late Ilene Tuttle.
BIRTHsee DEATHS, page 4B
4B • Wednesday, February 12, 2014 www.lamardemocrat.com Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
records/legals
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION
In the Estate of DONALD EUGENE DICKERHOOF Deceased Estate No. 13B4-PR00041NOTICE OF FILING OF
FINAL SETTLEMENT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTIONTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DONALD EUGENE DICKERHOOF, Deceased: Case No. 13B4-PR00041You are hereby notified that the undersigned Personal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal/real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, on February 20, 2014 or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to
such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement.JAMES V. NICHOLSNICHOLS & NICHOLS206 West 10th StreetLamar, Missouri(417) 682-6003MARCY MORRISPersonal Representative
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TRUSTEE’S SALEIN RE: Walter Dennis Watson, a single man single man Trustee’s Sale: For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Walter Dennis Watson, a single man single man dated September 20, 2002 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri in Book 478, Page 644 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 4:55
PM), at the West Front Door of the Court House, City of Lamar, County of Barton, State of Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, described in said Deed of Trust, and situated in Barton County, State of Missouri, to wit: ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWELVE (12), TOWNSHIP THIRTY (30), RANGE THIRTY-THREE (33), [IN BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI] SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. [THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN BRACKETS HAS BEEN ADDED TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION]
to satisfy said debt and cost.MILLSAP & SINGER,
P.C., Successor Trustee
612 Spirit DriveSt. Louis, MO 63005
(636) 537-0110File No:
157445.021914.319914 FCNOTICE
Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning
the collection of this debt may be given without
the prior consent of the consumer given directly
to the debt 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.
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IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION
In the Estate of HELEN M. WINNINGHAM, Deceased, Estate No. 09B4-PR00017NOTICE OF FILING OF
FINAL SETTLEMENT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION
816 W. 12th, Westview CenterLamar, Missouri 64759
417-682-6543 • www.realtor.com
CONNEE FORRESTER REALTY, LLC
GOOD LOCATION INCLUDED: 2 Bdrm, 1 spacious bath. Hi-Eff CH, CA. Updated KIT includes appliances. 18’x23’ deck over-looks large, shady, fenced yard. 1.5 c attd garage. Storage bldg. w/concrete fl oor.
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKING: Four Bedroom, 3 baths. Kitchen has really nice oak cabinets and the appliances stay. For-mal Dining Room. Lennox CH/A, Vinyl siding. This is a spacious home on nice lot in nice area of homes. $29,900.
BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL KITCHEN open to brkfst & formal dining. Warm & inviting Living Rm w/frpl overlooks landscaped lawn w/awesome cvrd patio. Full brick, beautiful hardwd fl rs, 3 spacious bdrms, 3 baths. Newer 30-yr roof. Twister Safe.
YOUNG THREE BEDROOM, 2 Bath has open, split bedroom fl oor plan. CH&CA plus pellet stove. Handicap friendly. Unique covered patio, partially fenced and well landscaped. 2 car attached garage.
GOLFER OR NOT: Great fl oor plan in this 3 Bdrm, 2.5 bath w/ fl oor-to- ceiling stone fi repl in LR and brick fi repl in hearth room adjacent to KIT. For-mal & informal dining. Porch & Cvrd deck overlook 3.5 acre wooded wonderland with golf cart path. 3 car attd garage, 30’x30’ Detd shop with loft.
COUNTRY RETREAT: 6+ Bdrms, 4 full/two 1/2 baths. Gorgeous KIT, granite countertops, open to formal dining/Gathering Room w/Firepl. Exquisite cabinetry throughout, crown moldings, hardwd & tile fl rs. Luxury offi ce w/built-ins. Wrap Around & Screened Porches. Full walkout bsmt. 3c attd garage. 40 Ac pasture & tillable, ponds.
RECENT AND EXTENSIVE REMODEL: Three Bedroom, 1.5 bath has two large family areas, one with fi replace. Plenty of hardwoods, also fi le, carpets. New garage/shop, plus car-port. Corner lot, North Lamar location.
MOVE-IN READY: 4 Bdrm, 2 ba on 3/4 ac. New windows, deck patio.40 Acres - Barton-Vernon County Line. Fenced & cross fenced, pond.
see LEGALS, page 5B
LEGALS
Bradley Eugine Berry, failure to register motor vehicle, $38 fine.
Bobby Jay Bourland, domestic assault – 3rd of-fense, $525.50 fine.
Brian Eugene Carter, no motorcycle headgear, B.A.C., $550.29 fine.
William Mack Carter, FTP – warrant arrest, $150 fine.
Christopher Michael
Cheshire, failure to register motor vehicle, $38 fine.
Dale Kent Love, failure to register motor vehicle, $38 fine.
John Franklin Manco, FTP – warrant arrest, $150
fine.Skyler Michael Moore,
failure to register motor vehicle, $38 fine.
Terry Moore, stop sign/light violation, $33 fine.
Ronnie Dean Roberts, FTP – warrant arrest, $69 fine.
Amy Elizabeth Ruth, leaving the scene of an ac-cident, $278 fine.
Joshua Lee Schneider,
FTP – warrant arrest, $200 fine.
Stephen Patrick Sisneros, stop sign/light violation, $33 fine.
Clive Lee Squibb, failure to register motor vehicle, $38 fine.
William Royce Wheeler, domestic assault, $178 fine.
Jessie Renae Williams, larceny under $750 (shop-lifting), $228 fine.
LAMAR MUNICIPAL COURT REPORT
(Hocker) Rodgers. She moved to Lockwood in 1999. She was a mem-ber of New Hope Baptist Church in Halltown. Her hobbies included paint-ing, crocheted, knitting and making animals and
dolls.She married Clyde Ed-
ward French on Nov. 7, 1936. She married Wayne Wever on April 26, 1982, in Rogers, Ark. He died May 10, 1995.
KENNETH CLYDE GILLENJASPER-Services will be
held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Weng Funeral Chapel for Ken-neth Clyde Gillen, 74, Jasper, who died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, at his home.
Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, east of Jasper.
Online condolences may be made at wengfu-neralchapel.com.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Gillen; two sons, Stephan Gillen, Carthage and Michael Gillen, Houston, Texas;
a daughter, Rose Marie Salinas, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; a twin brother, Keith Gil-len, Golden City; a sister, Bobbie Jean Deems, Law-rence, Kan.; 10 grand-children and eight great-grandchildren.
Mr. Gillen was born Feb. 24, 1939, in Lock-wood, to Herschel and
Rosalie (Williams) Gil-len. He was a retired banker and served in the United States Air Force. He was a member of the Bethel Christian Church.
He married Lois Kad-erly on March 21, 1981, in Springfield.
Deaths, continued from page 3B
Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, February 12, 2014 • 5B
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF HELEN M. WINNINGHAM, Deceased:
You are hereby notified that the undersigned Personal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal/real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, on March 3, 2014 or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement.JAMES V. NICHOLS NICHOLS & NICHOLS 206 West 10th StreetLamar, Missouri
(417) 682-6003NORMA OSTERDYK
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE
For default in the payment of debt and performance of the obligations secured by deed of trust executed by Ryan E. Oswald, dated July 7, 2009, recorded on July 7, 2009, in Book 2009 at Page 895, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Barton County, Missouri, the undersigned Trustee will on February 21, 2014, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and particularly at 1:00 p.m., at the West Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1004 Gulf Street, Lamar, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash, the property in Barton County, Missouri, described as:The real property described in this deed of trust includes the mobile or manufactured home located on the land and
permanently affixed hereto.A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 29 WEST, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 10, RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 10 A DISTANCE OF 660 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 660 FEET, THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 660 FEET, THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 660 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.Together with all rights, fixtures and improvements
that are a part of said real estate, toward satisfaction of said debt and costs.
s-Jeffery J. Love, Trustee1901 S. Ventura, Suite A
Springfield, Missouri 65804
Telephone: (417) 883-6566
Facsimile: (417) 883-66891-29,2-5,12,19-4tc
In Re: Brian Hargrave and Regan E. Hargrave, Husband and WifeTRUSTEE’S SALE – Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by Brian Hargrave and Regan E. Hargrave, Husband and Wife dated 08/28/2007, and recorded on 08/29/2007 Document 2007-1357 RE-RECORDED ON 09/27/2007 in Document 2007-1521 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Barton County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/27/2014 at 1:00 PM at the West Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, Lamar, Mo. 64759, sell at public venue to
the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit:ALL OF LOT TWO (2), BLOCK THREE (3), HUMPHREY`S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LAMAR, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE CORPORATIONSUCCESSOR TRUSTEEwww.substitutetrusteecorp.comPublished in the Lamar DemocratFile #: HARBRBA3First publication date 02/05/2014
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION
In the Estate of MARJORIE L. DAVIS, Deceased, Estate No. 13B4-PR00044NOTICE OF FILING OF
FINAL SETTLEMENT AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTIONTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE
ESTATE OF MARJORIE L. DAVIS, Deceased:
You are hereby notified that the undersigned Personal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal/real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, on March 10, 2014, or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement.
s-GEORGE D. NICHOLSNICHOLS & NICHOLS
206 West 10th StreetLamar, Missouri
(417) 682-6003s-JANICE L. VAN CAMP
Personal Representative2-5,12,19,26-4tc
LegaLs/cLassifieds
CLASSIFIEDS
Legals, continued from page 4B
Need to Advertise?Contact Melissa Little at 417-682-5529 ext. 62 or [email protected]
Special Notices
Alcoholics Anony-mous meets every Sunday, 5 p.m., in the basement of Lamar Memorial Hall, 1104 Broadway. All meetings
are nonsmoking.
Narcotics Anonymous Meetings - Wednes-days, 7:30 p.m., 1104 Broadway, Memorial Hall Basement.
As Of February 13,
2014, property of Car-li Moore at 700 W. 8th St., Apt. 4-A, Lamar, is considered abandoned. You have 10 days from this date to remove per-sonal belongings or they will be disposed of.
Lost & Found
Found Half grown cat – north end of town. To describe and claim call 262-1759.
Services Offered
Appliance Repair. Ap-pliance parts. Miller’s Country Corner. 417-884-2684.
Employment
Drivers, Solo, CDL A, 2 to 3 day runs, $57,000 to $68,500 per year, new equipment, same day pay, free health ins. 800-769-3993 or on line app @www.trailiner.com.
Drivers, Solo, 3 or 6 day runs, up to $44 cents per mi, Free Health Ins. Same Day Pay. 800-769-3993 for Details, on line app www.trailiner.com.Drivers: Home Weekly! $1,500.00 Sign On Bo-nus. Dry Van and Flat-bed Divisions. Excellent Benefits, Bonuses, Pay. CDL-A 1 yr Exp./Re-freshers Welcome. Con-nie or Marnie (855) 353-0037.Drivers: CDL-A Teams Get Home Every Week-end with Local Special-ty Transportation Com-pany. Must qualify for Hazmat Endorsement
and Security Clearance. www.RandRtruck.com, 1-866-204-8006.
Barton County Asses-sor is seeking applicants for a Field Apprais-er position. Includes Health & Life Insurance benefits. Current driv-er’s license and vehicle required. Qualified ap-plicants may submit a current resume, in per-son, to the Assessor’s Office at Barton County Courthouse, 1004 Gulf St., Lamar, by February 19, 2014. Barton Coun-ty is an equal opportuni-ty employer.
Miscellaneous For Sale
Appliances: Mostly new. Some used. Also appliance parts. Miller’s Country Corner. 417-884-2684.
Close Out Sale – All front load Washer/Dry-er pairs – Pedestals in-cluded. Regularly $1895 to $2695, now any pair $1495. Miller’s Country Corner, 417-884-2684.
Save On Heating Bills. Cabinet infrared heat-ers. Low price – top quality. Miller’s Country Corner, 417-884-2684.
Pets & Supplies
Blue Healer puppies
for sale, 417-299-0033.
"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it il-legal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination be-cause of race, color, re-ligion, sex, handicap, familial status, or na-tional origin, or inten-tion to make any such preference limitation, or discrimination. We will not knowingly ac-cept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised are available on an equal op-portunity basis".
Mobile Homes for Rent
Are You Ready To Move? We have 2 bed-room trailers and hous-es ready to rent. Two rental references a must. 682-2636.
1 Bedroom Apartment nicely furnished or un-furnished. Pool, rec room and laundry. Free cable/HBO, water and trash. Short leases avail-able. $200 security de-posit. No pets! In Ne-vada. Starting at $365. 417-667-2633.
Sheldon Apartments - Nice 1 bedroom apart-ments, furnished or un-furnished. All utilities paid. Starting at $370 per month. Call 417-667-2633.
Homes For Rent
For Rent or Sale – 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath house, 1006 E. 18th St. Totally remodeled. $700 month. 682-5727.
House For Rent in La-mar – 2 bedroom, ga-rage. Prefer no smoking, no pets. $475/month plus security deposit. Call: 417-682-1464.
Acreages
Wanting To Rent Pas-ture for Cows, 80-2,000 acres. Willing to pay up to $65 per acre for right place. 417-827-1773 or 417-637-5438.
Cards of Thanks
We want to thank each of Mrs. Grace’s friends that helped us celebrate the life of Lillian Grace. Thank you for the food, flowers, phone calls, visits and cards. Thank you for the help and love you showed us. And may God shine on you always. We love you all,
Kathrine Marler and Gene & Minetta King
We want to thank our many friends for their expressions of sympathy at the death of our husband and father, Bob Harris. The cards, calls, visits, food and flowers were all deeply appreciated. The Barton County Health Department and Hospice Compassus were a great help. We are so grateful to them. Thank you also to the church family for their many kindnesses and the delicious dinner.
Norma Harris and Family
The family of Gene Fast would like to thank Rob, the pastor at First Christian Church, the ladies of the church for the meal prepared and served, to all of his friends and the servers at Denny’s and everyone else that brought in food, cards and their prayers. Also, a big thanks to all of his neighbors in town and in the country for watching over him for the past several years.
Thank you hardly seems enough in conveying the love, compassion, kind gestures, generous support and encouragement that we received in saying goodbye to George. The many flowers, plants, cards and mementoes made for a beautiful celebration. The wonderful meal prepared for us at the First Christian Church, the delicious and much welcomed dishes delivered to the house, and the thoughtful extras were much appreciated. The community support and care that we received was breathtaking. There wasn’t one of you who joined us for visitation that I didn’t reach out and steal a hug from. A special thank you to Pastor Rob Wilson, C.K. Warden and the staff of Konantz-Warden for helping us to plan and coordinate a beautiful sendoff that honored George’s life with humor, tears and dignity. Thank you and God bless you,
The family of George RawlingsEarlene, Rick, Loyd, Jeff and Families
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AreA News
Accident reportAccording to the Mis-
souri State Highway Pa-trol report, a two vehicle accident occurred at 10:27 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, on US 160 in Lock-wood. The report stated that a 1998 Ford Mustang, being driven by Brenda S. Lombard, 46, Golden
City, was traveling east-bound when she crossed the center line and struck a westbound 2002 Dodge pickup being driven by Cheryl A. Sheat, 50, La-mar, head on.
According to the report both vehicles were totaled and towed from the scene.
It was reported that Lombard received mod-erate injuries and was transported to Mercy Hospital in Carthage. The report also stated that she was not wearing a safety device. According to the report, Sheat was wearing hers.
Warrants issued after pursuit, vehicle accident
Two warrants for the arrest of George P. Buhlinger, 34, Rock-ville, were issued by the 28th Ju-dicial Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon for a D Felony charge of resisting arrest and a B Mis-demeanor charge of Exceeding the Posted Speed Limit by 20-25 MPH.
According to a press release from the Vernon County Sher-iff ’s Office a deputy attempted to stop Buhlinger on 43 High-way Monday afternoon, Feb. 3, when Buhlinger began running. The tags on Buhlinger’s car did not come back to that vehicle and items were being thrown out the window as the car continued south on 43 Highway. The vehi-cle went off the road just south of Moundville where it overturned and landed upside down in the ditch. Sheriff ’s deputies detained a passenger at the scene and
Buhlinger was transported to Freeman Hospital.
“The passenger was released later in the evening after he was checked out at the Nevada Re-gional Medical Center,” said Sheriff Mosher. Mosher said he could not release the name of the passenger but did say he did not sustain any injuries from the accident. Buhlinger, who was re-leased from prison about a week ago, was also on probation and parole.
Sheriff Mosher said the Mis-souri State Highway Patrol was called out to work the accident portion of Buhlinger’s pursuit and said more charges may be coming; “We applied for and re-ceived warrants for resisting ar-rest and speeding, but I expect there will be more charges com-ing from the highway patrol” said Mosher.
Search warrant leads to arrest, multiple agencies working together
The Vernon County Sher-iff ’s Office an-nounced late Friday, Feb. 7, that the Mis-souri State Highway Patrol along with the sheriff ’s office, C-Net Drug Task Force and the Nevada Police Depart-ment served a search warrant at 1202 E. Nick-elson in Nevada that resulted in the seizure of a one pound brick of marijuana, one ounce of high grade marijuana and $6,150 in cash and a semi auto handgun.
According to Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher, an arrest was made shortly after the search warrant was served, “Matthew J
Sandoval was ar-rested on scene for possession with intent to dis-tribute and taken to our jail” said Mosher. A war-rant for Sandoval, 24 of Nevada was issued just a few hours later with a bond of $25,000 cash only.
The sheriff said this was a good example of law enforcement
working together to fight the drug problem in the community. “Everyone worked together and a lot was accomplished in just a short time. Drugs were taken out of Nevada that would have ended up on our streets.” Sandoval is ex-pected to be arraigned in court as early as next week.
Barton County of Yesteryear
A man who lived in three centuries has a birthday
In this edition of Barton County of Yesteryear, we harken back to a Barton County newspaper that disappeared from the journalistic scene over a cen-tury ago. The Lib-eral Enterprise preceded the Lib-eral News and was a pleasant blend of local news, feature stories, informa-tive articles, and an occasional mild editorial comment. In 1910, the Enterprise re-ported on the birthday of Lib-eral’s oldest citizen, who was also the state’s oldest citizen, and likely the nations as well. Henry Dorman turned 111, and the Enterprise reported it in an article titled “Five Score and Eleven,” which appeared in the January 14, 1910 edi-tion.
On the tenth day of January, Monday, was the 111th birth-day anniversary of “Uncle” Henry Dorman, Missouri’s oldest man. Mr. Dorman is not hale and hearty, as many of our sensational papers would have you believe, but is very feeble, and requires all of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Hattie Dorman’s time to wait on and care for him. She has taken care of this aged man for the past 38 years, but it has only been the past two years that he has been so helpless, tho very childish for an ordinary life-time.
In many ways Mr. Dor-man is certainly a remarkable man; his strong vitality, his memory of occurrences that came to pass seventy-five or eighty years ago, the distinc-tion of having lived in three centuries, his having partici-pated in three wars, the last of which closed 45 years ago. All these help to make up a remarkable career of a re-
markable man. Henry Dorman has been a
resident of Missouri since the Civil war, and of Liberal for the past seven years.
Mr. Dorman was born January 10, 1799, in Steuben county, N. Y. His early days were spent on a farm in that county, and when 24 years of age he was married to Miss Lucinda Parker. He contin-ued to reside on a farm near Mount Washington, N. Y., until a few years prior to the Civil war, when he moved to Aurelius, Michigan.
When the war was about half over he enlisted in Com-pany F, Seventh Michigan cavalry. He was then 64 years of age, and among the eldest enlisted veterans of the war. He was in the battle of Get-tysburg and many other en-gagements and was wounded at the battle of Yellow Tavern, Va. He recovered from his injury and was mustered out with his regiment at the close of the war.
Henry Dorman would live four more years, dying at the age of 115 on March 16, 1914. He was buried in Liberal’s City Cemetery on the far north side. In recent years, the cem-etery has been expanded to the north, but the grave is still well to the northern half of the cemetery. The flat ground level
marker has sunken a few inches but re-mains clearly identifi-able. A photograph of the stone is to the left. A number of people familiar with Henry Dorman’s date of birth have observed that, technically, he could have shaken hands with George Washington. The na-tion’s first president died December 14, 1799.
Readers may won-der if Henry Dorman’s long life of 115 years,
66 days established some kind of record for longevity. There is no definitive answer since the keeper of such records, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), was not organized until 1980. Therefore, their re-cords primarily cover persons who died in 1980 and after. Also, GRG requires rather de-manding verification, which oftentimes is hard to come by. For those reasons, Henry Dorman does not appear on its list of super centenarians. It lists the oldest person of all time as Jeanne Calment of France, who died in 1997 at 122 years, 164 days. Sarah Knaus of Pennsylvania, who died on December 30, 1999 at 119 years, 97 days, is listed as the oldest American. The old-est Missourian ever is said to be Nelle Hunt, who died on February 8, 2001 at 113 years, 195 days. If adequate verifica-tion of Henry Dorman’s long life could be found, that would constitute a new record for the state.
We have omitted the Biblical figure Methuselah from this discussion, who is supposed to have lived 969 years, since we feel the GRG rules for verifica-tion could not be met.
The Democrat will continue to reprint articles taken from Barton County newspapers of generations ago.
honored Cole during a council meeting Feb. 3, celebrating his 50 years with Extension. Cole, who is currently a livestock specialist and the county program director for MU Extension in Lawrence County, was presented a plaque by council chair Edward Dingman.
Cole was raised on a livestock farm at Potosi and graduated from the University of Missouri College of Agriculture in 1962 and received a Mas-ters in Animal Husband-ry in 1963.
Cole started as an ex-tension balanced farming
agent on February 1, 1964 in Saline County. On October 1, 1966, his title was changed to exten-sion farm management agent. On June 1, 1968 he became the area live-stock agent in Lawrence and Greene counties. On January 1, 1970 his re-sponsibilities included Barry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Polk, Stone, Taney and Webster counties. On September 1, 1970 his title changed to area livestock specialist, still headquartered in Law-rence County. On Feb-ruary 1, 1996, the title of county program director
was added and on Sep-tember 1, 2011 Cole was approved for a promotion to the rank of extension professional.
Cole’s programs with extension include beef and forage production and utilization, Missouri Steer Feedout, Show-Me-Select Beef Heifer Re-placement Program, bull breeding soundness clin-ics and grazing schools to name a few.
Cole can be reached at the Lawrence County Extension Center in Mt. Vernon by telephone at 417-466-3102 or by email at [email protected].
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people with a chronic disease how to deal with problems like pain and fatigue. Other topics in-clude techniques to deal with frustration and iso-lation, safe exercise to maintain and improve strength and flexibility, medications, communi-
cating with health care professionals and family, healthy eating, problem solving skills and other topics related to chronic disease.
“Research has shown those who participate in self-management courses can reduce their pain by
20 percent and hospital stays by 40 percent,” said Jamieson.
Registration is due by Friday, Feb. 14, by calling the Dade County Exten-sion Center at 417-637-2112. For more informa-tion call Saralee Jamieson at 417-646-2419.
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through backfill material beneath the street, alley, and sidewalk and through nearby sanitary sewers. The migrating natural gas accumulated within the structure to an explosive gas-in-air mixture and was ignited by an unde-termined ignition source.
In its report, the PSC staff alleges that based on reports of a strong odor of natural gas and the hissing and bubbling of natural gas blowing from
a pothole near the main damage site, Missouri Gas Energy (MGE) should have begun investigating the migration of natu-ral gas as listed in MGE’s emergency plan. The re-port further alleges that sufficient evidence exists to assert that MGE vio-lated commission rules to protect persons and prop-erty. Concurrent with the report, the PSC staff has filed a complaint against MGE.
The report contains a number of recommenda-tions and asks that the commission order MGE to file an action plan at such time as the commis-sion designates.
MGE provides natural gas service to approxi-mately 507,500 customers in western Missouri in-cluding the communities of Lamar, Lamar Heights, Golden City, Lockwood, Sheldon, Jasper, El Dora-do Springs, and Stockton.
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