Published & Printed in Mound City, Missouri Vol. 132, No. 31 75¢ www.moundcitynews.com Thursday • February 9 • 2012 NEWS Mound City Follow us on Facebook! Valentine’s show at State Theater The Valentine’s Show at the State Theater in Mound City will feature the Zephyr Flute & Harp Duo, a husband-and-wife team that has performed internationally. Jim Palmer, on the harp, and flute player, Rebecca Dun- nell, will present a “love” themed concert. The show will be held on Saturday, February 11, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door, and $3 for students. Advance tickets are avail- able at Mound City banks and at the Citizens Bank in Oregon, MO. This is a season ticket event. For tickets, call 660-442-5909 or 816-294-4016. Spon- sors for the event include the Messick Family, State Theater Arts Council and the Missouri Arts Coun- cil. McRae Community Building accepting donations to continue remodeling project Valentine’s Day dinner to be held this Sunday With Valentine’s Day approaching, the Mound City First Christian Church will be hosting an elegant dining opportu- nity on Sunday, February 12. Church members will be taking reservations for dinner to be served at 5:00, 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. A three-course meal will be served which includes a choice of meat entrée of pork or chicken and will culminate with “dessert for two”. A free will offering will be accepted with proceeds to go to the church build- ing fund. To make reservations, call the church office, 660- 442-3104, by February 10. Leave your name, number of reservations, choice of entrée and time you pre- fer. The McRae Community Building in Mound City, MO, was closed during January while several vi- tal improvements were made. A portion of the improvements were made through private donations, but funds are needed to continue the remodeling process. One of the fund- raising projects allows individuals, groups and businesses to purchase pavers that will provide a beautiful entrance to the community building.Any- one desiring to purchase pavers, or make monetary donations to continue the capital improvements at the McRae Community Building, should contact Jonathan Miller at 816- 596-5425. Prescription refills at your fingertips Rogers Pharmacy is do- ing its part to keep up to speed with trends in tech- nology. Rogers Pharmacy, with three locations to in- clude Mound City, recently released a new free appli- cation available to order prescription refills, called Rogers Pharmacy Pocket Rx. Praeses is the devel- oper of the application, Pocket Rx, that has been made available to Rogers Pharmacy through Speed Script, the pharmacy’s software company. The free application is available for download to all Rogers Pharmacy cus- tomers who have access to iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches and Androids. Customers can simply search for Rogers Phar- macy in the application setup. Once the program is downloaded, it offers customers the option to quick refill prescriptions (by prescription number) or scan the bar code from the bottle. Following the onscreen prompts, the request for refilling the prescription is cued im- mediatley to the system of the pharmacy that was selected, i.e. Mound City, St. Joseph or Tarkio. One can also indicate whether the prescription will be picked up or whether it needs to be delivered. A comment section allows for additional customer comments, directives or questions. Customers may choose to fill out a personal profile which ex- pedites the request by fill- ing in preset information every time. “The application is quick and easy to use and gives our customers another tool to assist them in their request for scripts,” stated Kurt Clark, Rogers Phar- macy’s Chief Operating Officer. “It gives them 24-7 access for refill requests.” In the future, customers will be able to organize prescriptions in their pro- files and order refills from the stored selections. If a refill is not available, the app will indicate that to the customer at the time the refill is requested. The Nodaway-Holt R-VII Courtwarming- Will be held this Friday, February 10. The theme for the week is “Heart of A Champion!” Spirit week, with fun student ac- tivities, consisted of Tuesday-Patriotic Day; Wednesday-Class Color Day (each class had a designated color to dress in); Thursday-Favorite Champion Sports’ Team Day; and Friday-Red & White Spirit Day. The class with the highest percentage of par- ticipation will earn a trip to Ci-Ci’s and miniature golf. The classes also participated in contests during seminar and made class banners. The winning class will have an extended lunch time at the Smokehouse. The Nodaway-Holt FCCLA Star Event participants, who qualified for state competition, will be hosting a free will dona- tion chili/soup supper from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the old gym on Friday, February 10. The Trojans will entertain Craig/Fairfax. There will be no junior varsity game, and the girls’ game will begin at 6:00 p.m. Coronation will take place following the boys’ varsity game. Candidates for courtwarming pictured above include, back row, left to right: freshman attendant- Jackson Beattie; senior candidates- Brandon Saxton, Tyler Harper, Zach Lemar, and Kurt Shepard; sophomore attendant- Nick Patterson; and junior attendant- Derek Lemon. Front row: freshman attendant- Bailea Plum- mer; senior candidates- Leta Kelley, and Courtney Walker; junior attendant- Krysta Beattie; and sophomore attendant- Megan Rosenbohm. Senior candidates not pic- tured include Kirstie Long and Becca Lane. Nodaway-Holt 2012 Courtwarming Court Mound City 2012 Courtwarming Royalty The 2012 Mound City Courtwarming King and Queen- Were crowned during courtwarming ceremonies at the Mound City gymnasium on Friday, February 3, be- tween the junior varsity boys’ game and the varsity girls’ game. The Mound City teams entertained the Nodaway-Holt Trojans for an exciting night of basketball. The student body selected and crowned, left to right, Queen Abigail Haer and King Trevor Boyd. Craig 2012 Courtwarming King and Queen The Craig and Fairfax high school student bodies- Selected their respective kings and queens, which were crowned dur- ing courtwarming ceremonies on Friday, February 3, in Craig, MO. The CFX teams hosted the Tarkio Indians in conference bas- ketball action. The Craig royalty crowned above included, left to right, Queen Allyssa Kling and King Wyatt Drewes. Fairfax roy- alty included King Tristan Ray and Queen Mary Gilbert. Finds message in a bottle Putting a message in a bottle has always been an exciting thing for children and adults alike to do while spending time at the river. Recently, a bottle that was thrown in the Missouri River nearly 2 decades ago was discov- ered by the Weber levee, south of Big Lake, MO. Levi Acton of Forest City, MO, was cleaning up flood debris on a piece of ground near Weber’s levee with a skid steer, when he spotted the bottle. Upon examination, the sealed bottle ap- peared to contain a note. Levi broke the bottle to retrieve the note and was very interested with what he found. The rather dated looking note, writ- ten in childlike script from little two girls, read something like this: Hi, my name is Kays. I’ve got lots of cats and one dog. If you find this note, put it back in the bottle and send it down the river. My pen is running out of ink. Her cousin, Becky, wrote a similar let- ter with information about their pets, then left their names and addresses. Their addresses were from Newcastle and Al- len, NE. Levi showed the in- teresting note to his father, Doyal Acton, who was instantly in- trigued. Doyal, who had, himself, over the years, put a message in a bottle and sent it down the river, decided to write to the girls and tell them that their let- ter had been found. Doyal then composed his own letter, added it to their letter, and then dropped them in one of his own wine bottles, corked it and placed it back in the Missouri River at Payne’s Land- ing. Chili Cook-Off is February 9 Great selection of Valentine gift ideas at basket auction The Mound City elemen- tary and middle school is hosting its Annual Chili Cook-Off on Thursday, February 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Mound City R-2 gymnasium. The price of a bowl and spoon for the chili testing is $5. The purchase also gets the taster a vote for the best chili. In conjunction with the competitive chili fun, each classroom, PK-8, will be sponsoring a “theme bas- ket” to be auctioned off. The baskets will be auc- tioned off at approximately 6:45 p.m. by Greg Rother. Profits from the event will be used to help purchase a mobile iPad Lab. An idea of the theme baskets in- clude: • Preschool- “Family Fun Movie Night” (featur- ing 8 movie tickets, $50 Applebee’s gift card, $50 gas gift card) • Kindergarten- “Moth- er/Daughter Day Out” (featuring a Bath and Body gift set, 2 Hollywood tickets, $25 gift card to Black Iron Grill) • 1st Grade- “Road Trip” (featuring 4 zoo tickets, Visa gift card, gas gift cards, meal gift cards) • 2nd Grade- “Books” (featuring a $40 Scentsy warmer and over $200 in children’s books from Scholastic and Barnes and Noble) • 3rd Grade- “Sports” (featuring two auto- graphed basketballs, Mis- souri Western football season tickets, 2 Royals’ tickets) • 4th Grade- “St. Joe Getaway” (featuring a free night at Stoney Creek, 9 holes at The Golf Club, 18 holes of mini golf, St. Joe Frontier Casino buffet vouchers, 20 free games of bowling at Olympia Lanes, skating passes, 2 jars of Laukemper jelly) • 5th Grade- “Because You Love Her” (featuring a spa and relaxation kit, Thirty-One utility tote, Mary Kay, Avon and other bath and body products) • 6th Grade- “Mound City” (featuring a Matt Castle autographed pho- to, NW Mel Tjeerdsma bobble head, junior golf membership at Mound City, a Mound City stu- dent pool pass, 4 Kansas City Chiefs’ tickets) • 7th Grade- “Panthers” (featuring 2 adult/2 stu- dent activity passes, Pan- ther apparel) • 8th Grade- “Maryville Hodgepodge” (featuring a $50 gift card to NWCell, 2 large pizzas from Pizza Hut, Bearcat apparel) • Title Reading- “Bran- son” (featuring to 2 VIP passes to Presley’s Show, 2 Grand Country Music Hall tickets, 2 IMax tick- ets, 8 VIP passes to Sil- ver Dollar City or White Water, 2-hour pontoon rental) One won’t want to miss the delicious, “secret” chili recipes and the amazing baskets that will be auc- tioned off, just in time to make GREAT Valentine gifts! 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Valentine’s show at State Theater
The Valentine’s Show at the State Theater in Mound City will feature the Zephyr Flute & Harp Duo, a husband-and-wife team that has performed internationally. Jim Palmer, on the harp, and flute player, Rebecca Dun-nell, will present a “love” themed concert.
The show will be held on Saturday, February 11, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door, and $3 for students. Advance tickets are avail-able at Mound City banks and at the Citizens Bank in Oregon, MO. This is a season ticket event. For tickets, call 660-442-5909 or 816-294-4016. Spon-sors for the event include the Messick Family, State Theater Arts Council and the Missouri Arts Coun-cil.
McRae Community Building accepting
donations to continue remodeling
project
Valentine’s Day dinner to be held this Sunday
With Valentine’s Day approaching, the Mound City First Christian Church will be hosting an elegant dining opportu-nity on Sunday, February 12. Church members will be taking reservations for dinner to be served at 5:00, 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. A three-course meal will be served which includes a choice of meat entrée of pork or chicken and will culminate with “dessert for two”.
A free will offering will be accepted with proceeds to go to the church build-ing fund.
To make reservations, call the church office, 660-442-3104, by February 10. Leave your name, number of reservations, choice of entrée and time you pre-fer.
The McRae Community Building in Mound City, MO, was closed during January while several vi-tal improvements were made. A portion of the improvements were made through private donations, but funds are needed to continue the remodeling process. One of the fund-raising projects allows individuals, groups and businesses to purchase pavers that will provide a beautiful entrance to the community building.Any-one desiring to purchase pavers, or make monetary donations to continue the capital improvements at the McRae Community Building, should contact Jonathan Miller at 816-596-5425.
Prescription refills at your fingertips
Rogers Pharmacy is do-ing its part to keep up to speed with trends in tech-nology. Rogers Pharmacy, with three locations to in-clude Mound City, recently released a new free appli-cation available to order prescription refills, called Rogers Pharmacy Pocket Rx.
Praeses is the devel-oper of the application, Pocket Rx, that has been made available to Rogers Pharmacy through Speed Script, the pharmacy’s software company.
The free application is available for download to all Rogers Pharmacy cus-tomers who have access to iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches and Androids. Customers can simply search for Rogers Phar-macy in the application setup. Once the program is downloaded, it offers customers the option to quick refill prescriptions (by prescription number) or scan the bar code from the bottle. Following the onscreen prompts, the request for refilling the prescription is cued im-mediatley to the system of the pharmacy that was selected, i.e. Mound City, St. Joseph or Tarkio. One
can also indicate whether the prescription will be picked up or whether it needs to be delivered. A comment section allows for additional customer comments, directives or questions. Customers may choose to fill out a personal profile which ex-pedites the request by fill-ing in preset information every time.
“The application is quick and easy to use and gives our customers another tool to assist them in their request for scripts,” stated Kurt Clark, Rogers Phar-macy’s Chief Operating Officer. “It gives them 24-7 access for refill requests.”
In the future, customers will be able to organize prescriptions in their pro-files and order refills from the stored selections. If a refill is not available, the app will indicate that to the customer at the time the refill is requested.
The Nodaway-Holt R-VII Courtwarming- Will be held this Friday, February 10. The theme for the week is “Heart of A Champion!” Spirit week, with fun student ac-tivities, consisted of Tuesday-Patriotic Day; Wednesday-Class Color Day (each class had a designated color to dress in); Thursday-Favorite Champion Sports’ Team Day; and Friday-Red & White Spirit Day. The class with the highest percentage of par-ticipation will earn a trip to Ci-Ci’s and miniature golf. The classes also participated in contests during seminar and made class banners. The winning class will have an extended lunch time at the Smokehouse. The Nodaway-Holt FCCLA Star Event participants, who qualified for state competition, will be hosting a free will dona-tion chili/soup supper from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the old gym on Friday, February 10. The Trojans will entertain Craig/Fairfax. There will be no junior varsity game, and the girls’ game will begin at 6:00 p.m. Coronation will take place following the boys’ varsity game. Candidates for courtwarming pictured above include, back row, left to right: freshman attendant- Jackson Beattie; senior candidates- Brandon Saxton, Tyler Harper, Zach Lemar, and Kurt Shepard; sophomore attendant- Nick Patterson; and junior attendant- Derek Lemon. Front row: freshman attendant- Bailea Plum-mer; senior candidates- Leta Kelley, and Courtney Walker; junior attendant- Krysta Beattie; and sophomore attendant- Megan Rosenbohm. Senior candidates not pic-tured include Kirstie Long and Becca Lane.
Nodaway-Holt 2012 Courtwarming Court
Mound City 2012 Courtwarming Royalty
The 2012 Mound City Courtwarming King and Queen- Were crowned during courtwarming ceremonies at the Mound City gymnasium on Friday, February 3, be-tween the junior varsity boys’ game and the varsity girls’ game. The Mound City teams entertained the Nodaway-Holt Trojans for an exciting night of basketball. The student body selected and crowned, left to right, Queen Abigail Haer and King Trevor Boyd.
Craig 2012 Courtwarming King and Queen
The Craig and Fairfax high school student bodies- Selected their respective kings and queens, which were crowned dur-ing courtwarming ceremonies on Friday, February 3, in Craig, MO. The CFX teams hosted the Tarkio Indians in conference bas-ketball action. The Craig royalty crowned above included, left to right, Queen Allyssa Kling and King Wyatt Drewes. Fairfax roy-alty included King Tristan Ray and Queen Mary Gilbert.
Finds message in a bottlePutting a message in a bottle has
always been an exciting thing for children and adults alike to do while spending time at the river. Recently, a bottle that was thrown in the Missouri River nearly 2 decades ago was discov-ered by the Weber levee, south of Big Lake, MO.
Levi Acton of Forest City, MO, was cleaning up flood debris on a piece of ground near Weber’s levee with a skid steer, when he spotted the bottle. Upon examination, the sealed bottle ap-peared to contain a note. Levi broke the bottle to retrieve the note and was very interested with what he found.
The rather dated looking note, writ-ten in childlike script from little two girls, read something like this: Hi, my name is Kays. I’ve got lots of cats and one dog. If you find this note, put it back in the bottle and send it down the river. My pen is running out of ink. Her cousin, Becky, wrote a similar let-ter with information about their pets, then left their names and addresses.
Their addresses were from Newcastle and Al-len, NE.
Levi showed the in-teresting note to his father, Doyal Acton, who was instantly in-trigued. Doyal, who had, himself, over the years, put a message in a bottle and sent it down the river, decided to write to the girls and tell them that their let-ter had been found. Doyal then composed his own letter, added it to their letter, and then dropped them in one of his own wine bottles, corked it and placed it back in the Missouri River at Payne’s Land-ing.
Chili Cook-Off is February 9Great selection of Valentine gift ideas at
basket auctionThe Mound City elemen-
tary and middle school is hosting its Annual Chili Cook-Off on Thursday, February 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Mound City R-2 gymnasium. The price of a bowl and spoon for the chili testing is $5. The purchase also gets the taster a vote for the best chili.
In conjunction with the competitive chili fun, each classroom, PK-8, will be sponsoring a “theme bas-ket” to be auctioned off. The baskets will be auc-tioned off at approximately 6:45 p.m. by Greg Rother. Profits from the event will be used to help purchase a mobile iPad Lab. An idea of the theme baskets in-clude:
• Preschool- “Family Fun Movie Night” (featur-ing 8 movie tickets, $50 Applebee’s gift card, $50 gas gift card)
• Kindergarten- “Moth-er/Daughter Day Out” (featuring a Bath and Body gift set, 2 Hollywood tickets, $25 gift card to Black Iron Grill)
• 1st Grade- “Road Trip” (featuring 4 zoo tickets, Visa gift card, gas gift cards, meal gift cards)
• 2nd Grade- “Books” (featuring a $40 Scentsy warmer and over $200 in children’s books from Scholastic and Barnes and Noble)
• 3rd Grade- “Sports” (featuring two auto-graphed basketballs, Mis-souri Western football season tickets, 2 Royals’
tickets)• 4th Grade- “St. Joe
Getaway” (featuring a free night at Stoney Creek, 9 holes at The Golf Club, 18 holes of mini golf, St. Joe Frontier Casino buffet vouchers, 20 free games of bowling at Olympia Lanes, skating passes, 2 jars of Laukemper jelly)
• 5th Grade- “Because You Love Her” (featuring a spa and relaxation kit, Thirty-One utility tote, Mary Kay, Avon and other bath and body products)
• 6th Grade- “Mound City” (featuring a Matt Castle autographed pho-to, NW Mel Tjeerdsma bobble head, junior golf membership at Mound City, a Mound City stu-dent pool pass, 4 Kansas City Chiefs’ tickets)
• 8th Grade- “Maryville Hodgepodge” (featuring a $50 gift card to NWCell, 2 large pizzas from Pizza Hut, Bearcat apparel)
• Title Reading- “Bran-son” (featuring to 2 VIP passes to Presley’s Show, 2 Grand Country Music Hall tickets, 2 IMax tick-ets, 8 VIP passes to Sil-ver Dollar City or White Water, 2-hour pontoon rental)
One won’t want to miss the delicious, “secret” chili recipes and the amazing baskets that will be auc-tioned off, just in time to make GREAT Valentine gifts!
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Thank you to this week’s “Have A Heart, Wear Red Challenge” participants for raising awareness about heart disease with Community
Hospital-Fairfax during National Heart Health Month!
KG Buds, Feb. 9 Tarkio R-I Schools, Feb. 10 Torrey Pines, Feb. 10 Tarkio Casey’s General Store, Feb. 13 Northwest Missouri Industries, Feb. 13 Atchison County Mail, Feb. 14 Rock Port R-II School, Feb. 14 Tiffany Heights, Feb. 14 Northwest Health Services, Feb. 14 Atchison County Farm Service Agency, Feb. 14 Atchison County Courthouse, Feb. 14 Roger Livengood & Associates, Feb. 14 Craig R-III Students & Faculty, Feb. 14 Fairfax R-III Schools, Feb. 14 Oregon Care Center-Feb. 15
DID YOU KNOW: A person with both a first-degree relative (a parent or sibling) and a second-degree relative (uncle or grandparent) who suffer from heart disease before the age of 60 is nearly 10 times more likely to suffer from heart disease early in life . Get more facts about heart disease from the American Heart Association at www.FairfaxMed.com
Holt County Republican ClubInvites You to a
LincolnDayDinner
Friday,February 17
6:30 p.m.T.J. Hall Building, Oregon
Featured Speaker:Mike Thomson
4th District State Representative
Potluck DinnerAll Interested Republicans are Urged and
Welcome to Attend
Please Bring a Covered DishDrinks and Table Service will be Provided
Dear Editor and Citizens of Holt County,The 2012 Relay For Life of Holt County is ready for a car-
nival of events! Mark your calendars for June 2, 2012.You will notice some changes this year, the most obvi-
ous being a time change. We will be having our event from Saturday noon, June 2, 2012, to Sunday midnight, June 3, 2012. The change from noon to midnight will hopefully en-courage families to bring the kids out for a day of food, fun and fundraising.
Our Relay For Life of Holt County Kickoff to a ‘Carnival For A Cure’ will be Monday, March 5, from 5-7 p.m. at the TJ Hall Building in Oregon, MO. Please come by to pick up team packets, general information or to volunteer your time for the American Cancer Society.
Please let any survivors know we will be having a special reception for them from 4-6 p.m. June 2.
You do not have to be on a team to enjoy and participate in our ‘Carnival For A Cure’, just ready to have fun, see progress made and be inspired.
We will have more updates every week.Thank you and please call with any questions!
Brynda Cotton HowellCo-Chair for 2012 Relay For Life of Holt County
Dear Editor,As a current Mound City student, I am thrilled to hear
that people are taking the initiative and working to get a new weight room for us. The weight room is something that every student (and many adults) use; whether for athlet-ics, personal growth, or mandatory P.E. classes, everyone can benefit from a new one. For the students personally, we work hard and dedicate many hours of our lives in that room to making ourselves the best that we can be. Even with a poor facility, our hard work and dedication is shown through our many successes.
Ever since I started high school, I have wished for a new weight room. Our current facility has many flaws. For starters, we don’t have enough room to actually lift weights. When we lift, we battle each other, other machines, and random objects in storage for room. Another problem we face is the freezing winters and burning summers. In the winter months, we are prone to injuries like pulled muscles. In the summer’s blazing heat, we tend to get dehydrated. Lastly, and most importantly, our weight room is full of unsafe and broken equipment from decades ago. We have numerous weights that are severely rusted, and quite a few with cracks running down the middle of them. On top of that, more than one of our machines has packages of tape wrapped around it in order to hold it together just a little longer.
The students and staff are doing everything we can to raise money to fund a new weight room and equipment, but even with all of our hard work there is still a lot to be done. We could use all the help we can get. Please help make our school better!!
Lastly, thank you, community, for all the support you give us both in and out of school. We really appreciate it! GO PANTHERS!!
Mound City R-2 Student,Taylor Miles
The Kiwanis Club met at the United Methodist Church in Mound City, MO, on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, with 15 members and 1 guest present – Don Hall.
Herb Turnbull presented a very interesting program
Mound City Kiwanis Club newsabout his trip to China. The Kiwanis received a check for $300 from Katherine Hoff-man to go toward the Max Benne Scholarship Fund. Eleven Kiwanis members donated 39 hours in Janu-ary delivering Meals on Wheels. The Kiwanis voted to donate $750 to help sup-port the McRae Commu-nity Building Project. Dr. McRae was a longtime sup-porter of the Mound City Kiwanis.
Jim Steele attended the annual business meeting of the Pony Express Coun-cil in St. Joseph, MO. The Kiwanis voted to fix eggs, sausage and pancakes at the two Pancake Feeds – Friday, February 24, at the Mound City School and Saturday, March 3, at the Mound City Nutrition Site. Spouse night out is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21. The mid-Winter Kiwanis Conference will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4, in Arkan-sas.
The Great Northwest Days- Were held at the Capitol in Jefferson City, MO, on Tuesday, January 31, and Wednes-day, February 1. Pictured above, having attended the event were, left to right, Jordan Showalter of Craig, MO, (intern in Rep. Thomson’s office); Presiding Holt County Commis-sioner Mark Sitherwood; Senator Brad Lager; Holt County Clerk Kathy Kunkel; 2nd District Commissioner Don Hol-stine; 1st District Commissioner Bill Gordon; and Repre-sentative Mike Thomson.
In a spirit of ongoing co-operation and partnership, Great Northwest (GNW) Days at the Capitol, 2012, drew nearly 300 area con-stituents together to show-case their region in Jefferson City on Tuesday, January 31, and Wednesday, February 1. Eighteen counties, multiple communities and regional representatives from busi-ness, education, health care and government provided a unified partnership which began with a luncheon panel discussion of unfunded man-dates in Missouri.
On Tuesday afternoon, a roundtable discussion was held with Department lead-ers. Participants heard from Terry Maglich from the De-partment of Economic De-velopment; Dr. Jon Hagler, Director of the Department of Agriculture; Lori Simms with the Division of Tourism; and Dr. Neil Nuttall, Steve Johnson, and Judith Sabbert of education emPowers.
The Great Northwest Days at the Capitol evening event was a regional expo featur-ing community booths and a festive legislator reception
designed to educate attend-ees about Northwest Mis-souri. Attending the event were 298 participants from Northwest Missouri and nearly 250 guests, including 2 supreme court justices, 6 senators, 84 house of rep-resentative members, state department representatives, and staff and guests from various state offices.
Northwest Missourians stand together in Jefferson City
“This was our 10th annual event and I’m pleased to say legislators from all parts of Missouri have reported that GNW Days rank high on the list of events to attend each year,” stated Kathy Morgan, event chair. “It is critical that our issues be heard by people who can affect change, and that is exactly what hap-pens during the two days we are in Jefferson City. This is about empowering our com-munities with an identity in Jefferson City and show-ing the strength from our region. It also is our way of showing support for our legislators as they continue to work for the good of our Great Northwest.”
Planning for the event be-gins in August with approxi-mately 35 volunteers from across the region. Commu-nity and corporate sponsors provide financial support for this annual project. Great Northwest Days at the Capi-tol, held each February, is a partnership of communities facilitated by Leadership Northwest Missouri.
For more information about the event or how to participate, visit the website at www.greatnorthwestday.com or contact the location county coordinator at 660-446-3303 or holtcoclerk@of mlive.net.
U.S. Congressman Sam Graves of Tarkio, MO, was able to amend the Highway bill in the Transportation Committee to keep in place important funding dedicated to fixing structurally deficient bridges in rural Missouri.
"This funding has been es-sential to many smaller coun-ties in replacing old and dan-gerous bridges," said Graves. "Across Missouri, there are some 14,000 local bridges that are used every day to get children to school, speed emergency responders to the scene and get products to markets. Without this help, many bridges would simply continue to deteriorate until they were closed."
The Highway Bridge Pro-gram (HBP), which required states to spend a minimum of 15% of their HBP dollars on off-system bridges, was eliminated in the draft bill. In FY09, Missouri was required to spend roughly $21.2 mil-lion, of which $7.2 million was spent in the 6th Congressio-nal District. According to the most recent data, Missouri has 14,027 off-system bridges, of which 2,453 are considered structurally deficient.
"This is a big win for Sulli-van County and for rural Mis-souri," said Chris May, Presid-ing Commissioner of Sullivan County. "We would not be able to fix many of these older bridges without this dedi-cated funding. I'm thankful that Sam Graves listened to our concerns and secured this funding."
Graves's amendment re-quired that states with more than 2,000 structurally defi-cient off-system bridges spend 110% of the amount they spent in FY09. This would require Missouri to spend roughly $23 million on off-system bridges. The only other state
that would qualify under the formula is Kansas.
"Missouri and Kansas have the biggest need for this pro-gram, because we have a lot of these types of bridges," said Graves. "This amend-ment does not spend any more money; it just guarantees that money is set aside to fix these old and dangerous bridges."
Graves worked on several different versions of language to keep the funding dedicated for rural bridges in Missouri. During the committee mark-up of the bill, the amendment was accepted. H.R. 7 is expect-ed to be debated on the House floor in the coming weeks.
Graves scores win for rural Missouri
Amendment keeps essential program in place to replace rural bridges
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The Service of Remem-brance for Mrs. Lois M. Dodd, age 80 years, of Inverness, FL, was held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at the First Baptist Church of Inverness. Pas-tor Donnie Seagle officiated. Interment followed at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Inverness. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com.
Mrs. Dodd was born Octo-ber 27, 1931, in Miami, FL, to Herbert and Bernice Rich-ardson and graduated from Mound City High School, Mound City, MO. She moved to Inverness in 1959 from Kansas City, MO.
Mrs. Dodd died February 4, 2012, in Inverness. She worked as a tax accountant and bookkeeper after receiv-ing her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Univer-sity. Mrs. Dodd was a faith-ful and active member of First Baptist Church of In-verness where she taught children in the nursery, Sun-day School and AWANA. She was a dedicated wife, mom and grandma.
Mrs. Dodd was preceded in death by husband, Leon-ard L. Dodd (September 28, 2004). Survivors in-clude Mrs. Dodd’s son, Doug (Laurie) Dodd of Inverness; daughter, Deborah (Wes) Hamil of Oviedo, FL; and 7 grandchildren, Justin, Kait-lyn, Kristin, Stephanie, Mel-anie, Natalie and Riley.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hooper Fu-neral Homes & Crematory of Inverness.
Lois M. DoddCal Rogers of Rulo, NE,
was born on February 14, 1924, in Rock Port, MO. He was the son of the late Mel-vin and Ella (Howell) Rog-ers. Cal passed away at his home on Wednesday, Feb-ruary 1, 2012, at the age of 87.
Mr. Rogers was raised in the Rock Port and Craig, MO, areas. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on February 3, 1943, at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He served during World War II at Normandy, North-ern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. Mr. Rogers earned four bronze stars, the Good Conduct Med-al, Meritorious SV Unit Plaque and Distinguished Unit Badge. He was honor-ably discharged on Decem-ber 7, 1945. Following his discharge, he returned to Craig and farmed; later he worked in construction and then worked in the salvage business. He owned Rogers Tavern in Rulo for a num-ber of years.
Mr. Rogers married Ger-aldine Cook, but they were later divorced. In 1968, he married Lucille Hall in Las Vegas, NV.
Cal was preceded in death by his parents; 3 sis-ters; and 4 brothers.
Survivors include Mr. Rogers’ wife, Lucille, of Rulo; sons, Jerry “Jake” (Gwen) Rogers, Eudora, KS, Calvin (Debbie) Rogers, Oregon, MO, Steven (Car-ol) Rogers, Oregon, Gene (Colette) Rogers, Craig, MO, and Russell Rogers, Portland, OR; daughters, Donna Boyd, Rock Springs, WY, Annie (Curt) Pruss-man, Craig, and Susan Peterscheim, Higginsville, MO; 20 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and his dog, Jake.
Mr. Rogers was a mem-ber of the American Legion Post #102, Falls City, NE, and the Masonic Lodge #139 A.F. & A.M. of Or-egon.
Services were held on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at Dorr & Clark Funeral Home in Falls City. Pastor Stephen Floyd officiated. Masonic services were held by Ma-sonic Lodge #139 A.F. & A.M. of Oregon. Interment will be held at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Craig at a lat-er date.
In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be directed to the Richardson County Hu-mane Society or Commu-nity Medical Center. Dorr & Clark Funeral Home in Falls City was in charge of arrangements.
Cal Rogers Nutrition site newsVolunteers at the Nutri-
tion Site in Mound City during the week of January 30, 2012, were: Pat Groves, Lela Boyd, Addie Trimmer, Linda Elton, Sue Schmidt, Yogi Swymeler, Irene Ca-ton, Tami Paulson, Art Da-vis, Ed Jones, Wayne White, Bill and Donna Golden, Jacob Andes, Mound City Kiwanis Club, Mound City Lions Club and Barb Flint.
Delivering meals the week of February 13, 2012, will be:
Craig - Monday - Pat Groves and Sue Schmidt.
Mound City - Mon-day through Friday - The Mound City Lions Club.
Oregon - Monday through Friday- Christian Church.
Forest City- Monday- Yogi Swymeler; Tuesday and Wednesday- Tami Paulson; Thursday- Open; and Friday - Keith Knaak.
The Mound City Nutri-tion Site has a dumpster in the parking lot to recycle bagged paper, cardboard (broken down) and bagged plastic. The site also re-cycles cell phones, ink car-tridges, aluminum cans for cancer (Helping Hand) in two purple cans by the front door, and VHS tapes for MERIL (Independent Living). There are also drop boxes for box tops for the school and donations to the food pantry.
The February product of the month is green beans. The drawing will be held Wednesday, February 29.
Upcoming activities at the Mound City Nutrition Site are:
February 13 - Exercises from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; Val-entine’s Party with Tiffany Care Center at 11:00 a.m.; GED classes at 5:30 p.m.
February 14 - Valen-
tine’s Day - Wear your heart on your hat.
February 15 - Exercis-es from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; Birthday Party at 11:30 a.m., sponsored by the Omega Club.
February 17 - Cinna-mon rolls and donuts, 8:00 a.m. until gone.
If anyone can volunteer with preparing or serv-ing cinnamon rolls and/or donuts, please call Addie Trimmer at 660-442-5889.
The upcoming menu at the site is:
Monday, February 13 - Potato bar with chili or turkey, cheese, broccoli, peaches and peanut butter cookies.
Tuesday, February 14 - Beef ‘n noodles, mashed po-tatoes, carrots, fruit gelatin and hot rolls.
Wednesday, February 15 - Birthday Party! Ham loaf, scalloped potatoes, California blend, hot rolls, cherry chocolate upside-down cake and ice cream.
Thursday, February 16 - Chicken breast, winter blend, harvard beets, pasta salad and applesauce.
Friday, February 17 - Hamburger on a bun, oven potatoes, green beans and mixed fruit with bananas.
News from Tiffany HeightsThe residents enjoyed
the afternoon on Monday, January 30, by exploring the Chinese New Year at Tiffany Heights in Mound City. They discussed the symbols of the Chinese cal-endar and has fun reading about themselves under the signs of the lunar calendar. The residents agreed with some of the details from their signs. They discussed this year’s sign and it is the dragon. The residents then enjoyed a taste of the culture with crab rangoon, fried rice, egg rolls, wontons and chow mein noodles.
A word game was played during the afternoon on Tuesday. The residents wel-comed a chance to stretch their minds. Everyone got a chance to answer a variety of different questions.
Groundhog Day was no surprise. Residents did discuss the ever popular groundhog. The history of this day started in North America in the 1800’s. They also discussed what the groundhog is and found that it is a woodchuck. Ei-ther way, six more weeks of winter is expected. Resi-dents used the latter part of groundhog and discussed hogs. Did you know that the pig is the fourth most intel-ligent animal? The wisest farmer received a pig for an
extra bingo prize.Bingo volunteers on
Thursday were Shirley Jackson, Jean McCall, Gor-don Robbins, Angie Binder, Mary Lee Privett and Lu-cille Stull.
A new month is upon us and residents enjoyed get-ting to know the many dif-ferent events that happen during the month of Febru-ary. Did you know that dur-ing the month of February there are special assigned days for almonds, chocolate mints, pancakes and many other different food events? The more interesting events are the invention of “Alka Seltzer” in 1931, and the establishment of the Grand Canyon National Park, or this year, Leap Year is cel-ebrated. To kick off this month, the Community Hospital-Fairfax, MO, chal-lenged everyone to have a healthy heart and to wear red. The residents and staff chose to wear red on Friday, February 3.
Saturday afternoon in-cluded games of choice. Res-idents were encouraged to play games of their choice. Alois Wilkinson and Doro-thy Egbert were winners of the pool game on Sunday.
Larry Brickey and church family provided Sunday morning services. Afternoon church was conducted by the Methodist Church.
Forty-one residents and staff- At Tiffany Heights in Mound City celebrated “Wear Red” month on Friday, Feb-ruary 3. Community Hospital-Fairfax, MO, challenged local businesses to choose a day in February to wear red to sup-port healthy hearts.
Those individuals who produce agricultural com-modities are invited to at-tend Private Pesticide Ap-plicator training to be held Thursday, February 16, at the Extension office located in the Courthouse Annex in Oregon, MO. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m.
These meetings are de-signed to provide the train-ing necessary for individuals seeking to obtain a Private Applicator Pesticide license to allow the purchase and application of restricted use pesticides.
For more information, con-tact the Holt County Exten-sion office at 660-446-3724.
Evening pesticide applicator training meeting scheduled
St. Francis Hospital & Health Services in Maryville, MO, is stepping up its efforts to make health care safer and less costly by participating in the “Partner-ship for Patients” initiative, a federally-approved and federally-supported initiative to make hos-pitals across the United States safer.
Partnership for Patients was established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMS) as a public-private partnership that offers support to physicians, nurses and other clinicians work-ing in and out of hospitals to keep patients from getting injured or sicker while in the hospital so they can heal without complica-tions.
As a member of the Partner-ship for Patients initiative, St. Francis and all SSM Health Care hospitals will focus on reducing preventable readmissions to hos-pitals by 20 percent and reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions by 40 percent over the next three years.
“St. Francis already has a strong reputation for eliminating infections and preventing other types of complications while pa-tients are healing,” said Gray Cox, St. Francis Hospital Presi-dent. “By participating in the Partnership for Patients initia-tive, we are renewing our focus and dedication to providing safe, high quality and cost effective patient care.”
St. Francis Hospital & Health Services joins ‘Partnership for Patients’ initiative to improve hospital care
Community of Christ1410 Nebraska Street • Theresa Mackey, Pastor 660-446-2048
Sunday School, 10 a.m., Worship Service, 11 a.m.
Concordia Lutheran Church
River of Hope FellowshipPresently meeting at: 304 East 4th St., Mound City442-0197 or 442-6305 • Pastor David ShowalterSunday School, 9:15 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.
Craig Presbyterian Church
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Christian Fellowship18080 Hwy. 59 • Jim Brown, Minister
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With Valentine’s Day upon us, the Mound City First Christian Church will be hosting an elegant dining opportu-nity on Sunday, February 12. We will be
taking reservations for dinner to be served at 5, 6 or 7 p.m. A three-course meal will be
served, which includes a choice of meat entrée of pork or chicken, and will culminate with “dessert for two”.
Valentine’s Day Dinner
A free will offering will be accepted with proceeds to go to the church building fund.
To make reservations, call the church office at 660-442-3104 by February 10. Leave your name, number
of reservations, choice of entrée, and time you prefer.
Ardith Kneale, a long-time resident of Graham, MO, will be celebrating her 90th birthday on Mon-day, February 13. Anyone wishing to send a card to the honoree may do so by sending it to 3019 Indian, Vernon, TX 76384; or call her at (940) 553-4949.
Ardith and Ernest Kneale owned the Kneale Grocery Store and Seed Cleaning businesses and were active in civic events in Graham for many years.
Ardith Kneale to celebrate 90th birthday
Franklin Miller, age 3, is happy to announce the birth of his sister, Italee Montana Miller. Italee was born Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 9:48 a.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces, and was 19 inches long. They are the children of Cassandra and James Miller of Mound City, MO.
Maternal grandparents are Loyd and Allison Russell of Forest City, MO. Maternal great-grandparents are Mary Plummer of Forest City and Loyd and Mary Russell of St. Joseph, MO. Paternal grandmother is Pam Westcott of Mound City. Paternal great-grandparents are Ron and Bev-erly Gilland of Craig, MO.
Italee Montana Miller
Millers welcome home baby girl
Work begins on new water plant in Craig
Construction of the new water plant in Craig, MO, is in full swing. The site for the new Aeralater® Water Sys-tem that will serve the new water plant at Craig will sit adjacent to the old plant, east of Craig.
The contractor for the proj-ect is Irvinbilt Company from Chillicothe, MO. At the time the bid was let in August of 2011, the company’s name was PAR General Construc-tion. The company, which later changed its name, was awarded the bid for $1,292,600. The $1,447,820 water plant project is be-ing funded by a $951,000 loan and a $496,820 grant through USDA Rural Devel-opment.
Irvinbilt began prelimi-nary work immediately af-ter bid approval. Ground was broken at the site in De-cember, with the 47’ by 59’ backwash lagoon being the first facet of the project to be constructed. The backwash lagoon sits to the west and will be adjacent to the new structure.
On Wednesday, February 1, the company was using an excavator and bobcat at the site to level the ground, re-move excess dirt and dig the footings for the new building. The Aeralater system will sit on the new pad. It will come prefab to the site, and a 30’ by 42’ building will subse-quently be built around the Aeralater system.
The Aeralater system will be able to provide drinking water that is safe, reliable, cost effective and specifi-cally geared for the needs of
An excavator and personnel from Irvinbilt Company of Chillicothe, MO- Were utilizing the good weather on Wednesday, February 1, to make additional headway on dirt work for the new water treatment plant in Craig, MO. The backwash lagoon in the fore-front of the picture was one of the first things built at the site. The Irvinbilt Company is the main contractor on site.
a small community. Because it is often difficult to com-ply with current and future regulations, this system was developed to take the guess work out of solving contam-inated drinking water prob-lems.
“We’re really excited to get up and running by June,” remarked Craig Mayor Candy Whetsel. “The ease of running this new system, combined with the ability to continue to provide quality water, is a great thing for Craig.”
The water treatment plant
in Craig provides water for the residents of Craig; ru-ral customers in Craig; Big Lake; and 5 taps to Public Water Supply District #1 of Holt County in Oregon, MO. The plant will continue to provide the 3,012,000 gal-lons of water per year for its customers. The new plant will be able to pump 200 gal-lons a minute, versus the old plant that pumped only 150 gallons per minute.
Craig city employees and elected officials are hoping to have an open house at the plant in the summer.
Mound City City Council meeting to be held
The Board of Aldermen of the city of Mound City will hold its regular public meet-ing on Thursday, February 9, 2012, to consider and act on the following matters on the agenda listed below.
The tentative agenda in-cludes:
Presentations/Guests- Rock Port Cablevision: Ac-
quisition of Superior Cable- Larry Knapp, White Rose
Restaurant and Gifts: Park-ing lot entrance and handicap ramp on sidewalk
Old Business- Mound City Community
Board: Property survey and purchase
Department Reports- Police: Monthly report- Sewer:- Water: System upgrades
and improvements- Street Department: Street
overlay project; cost esti-mates, streets included and public hearings
- Park/Pool Department: Bids: Pool electrical improve-ments
Nuisance Violations/Dangerous Buildings
- 106 E. 7th StreetProclamation
- Boy Scout Anniversary Week
Ordinances- Award Contract for pool
electrical improvements- Adopt revised code of ordi-
nanceAppointments
- Planning Commission: Ex-pired term of Chris Krueger
- Board of Adjustment: Ex-pired term of Russ Northup
- Building InspectorAdministration
- City Website Develop-ment
- Correction of Personal Property Tax Assessment
- Checks returned for Insuf-ficient Funds: Disconnect wa-ter service
- Financial Reports- Clerk’s Conference: March
5-8- Meeting date: March 1, 8,
or 13- Kelly Graves: Employ-
ment Anniversary/Reception- Misc.
Accounts PayableThe meeting is open to the
public. Copies of the ordi-nances referred to above and copies of the agenda are avail-able for public inspection pri-or to the meeting in the office of the city clerk.
Mound City Rural Firemen meeting
The Mound City Rural Fire Protection District will hold its regular meet-ing on Monday, February 13, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. at the Mound City Fire Sta-tion.
Minutes from the De-cember 12, 2011, meeting will be read for approval. The clerk will present commmunications re-ceived since the previous meeting and will report on items received and things ordered done by the com-missioners.
Items on the agenda in-clude the paying of bills and general business.
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This Week’s History
• Three Holt County seniors were awarded the annual Betty Crocker Search for the American Homemaker or Tomorrow. The winners included: Elizabeth Rother of Maitland, Donna Beasley of Craig, and Marian Trim-mer of Mound City.
• Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Moorman purchased the old Conoco Station building on State Street from Austin Mutz of Maryville, MO. The station was occupied by Embrey’s Service. Mr. Embrey rented a building vacat-ed by Scarbrough Seed Co. near the Jackson & Kinder Barber Shop.
• Holt County farmers had secured loans at the A.S.C.S. office on 1,310,205 bushels of grain, with a total dol-lar value of $1,967,574.14. Approximately 1,002 loans were made, at an average of $1,963.64 each.
• Balanced Farming Awards were presented to M/M Ray Burrier, Jr., of Oregon, MO, and the partnership of M/M Ben Hall, Sr., and M/M John B. Hall of Mound City, MO, at the Holt County Annual Soils and Crops Conference.
• M/M Byron Yates purchased the Wiley’s Store in Mai-tland, MO. It was combined with the Yates’ building after the Wiley building was remodeled.
50 Years Ago - 1962
25 Years Ago - 1987• The Holt County CTA selected High School Princi-pal Terry Vest as candidate for Outstanding Educator of the Year. Terry had taught for 25 cumulative years, 21 of those at Mound City.
• Candidates for the Mound City FHA and FFA chap-ters’ Sweetheart King and Queen included: Brian Blaze, Barry Paulus, Jeremy Johnson, Ronda Knapp, Michelle Ideker and Paula Northup.
• The William White D.A.R. Chapter entertained DAR Good Citizens in Holt and Atchison counties.The students included: Donnie Holt-Craig; Becky Freeman-South Holt; Angela Stuart-Mound City; Pa-mela Sheldon-Rock Port; and Tammy Flack-Tarkio.
• The Mound City Public Library submitted a pro-posal to increase the library tax by eleven cents.
• Kelly Brandon of Craig, MO, planned to complete her student teaching at East Park Christian School in Anchorage, Alaska, after graduating from Tarkio, MO, College.
10 Years Ago - 2002
From the Mound City News archives
• The Mound City aldermen and mayor agreed to allow the Missouri License Bureau to continue using free space at city hall.
• The First Christian Church was the site of six Lent-en breakfasts sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance, with food furnished by several different churches.
• The Mound City School closed its doors on a Fri-day, due to 28% of students and 12 staff members being sick.
• Ann Kunkel of Oregon, MO, was featured in an article because of her involvement in arthritis edu-cation. She had also received the Charles B. Hard-ing Award for Distinguished Service at the National Arthritis Foundation Conference.
• The Dave Holland Orchestra provided a variety of musical numbers at a Valentine Concert at the State Theater in Mound City.
• Craig Courtwarming candidates included: Aaron Haer, Jordan Kent, Casey Bunt, Mallory Ferguson, Brandy Voltmer, Gena Livengood and Shelby Gillen-water. Both Craig teams dropped games to Fairfax.
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The Holt County Re-publican Club urges and welcomes all interested Republicans to attend the Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, February 17. The potluck dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the T.J. Hall Building in Or-egon, MO. 4th District State Representative Mike Thomson will be the featured speaker for the evening. Please bring a covered dish. Drinks and table service will be provided.
Lincoln Day Dinner to be held Feb. 17
Patrick Treece of Mound City, MO, was named to Graceland University’s President’s List. Graceland University commends stu-dents who have devoted their efforts and talents to academics. Students with a perfect 4.0 grade point aver-age (GPA) are named to the President's list. Students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the Honors’ list. Students with a GPA between 3.25 and 3.64 are named to the Dean's list.
Treece named to Graceland University’s President’s List
Continuing to be a voice for Holt County, County Clerk Kathy Kunkel, Holt County Presiding Commissioner Mark Sitherwood and Atchi-son County Presiding Com-missioner Curt Livengood, each appeared and gave tes-timony before the Missouri Senate - Commerce, Con-sumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Com-mittee on Tuesday, January 31. Each one gave testimony regarding the 2011 Flood-ing event and the state’s re-sponse to the issue.
Kathy provided testimony on Holt County’s personal flood story that she compiled last fall. She then fielded questions from the Senate which was able to better grasp the devastating toll that the flood has taken on the county. Senate members were also concerned about what the state’s role needed to be.
Mark relayed his personal flood testimony- having been out of his own house since June of 2011. Curt also gave the Atchison County per-spective. While each story had overlapping points, each made its own impact.
That same day, Kathy also testified before the House Agricultural Policy Commit-tee, sharing the story of the flooding and impacts on the farming economy.
Kathy Kunkel gives testimony to Missouri Senate
“Agriculture was invest-ed,” stated Kathy. “State legislators have a better un-derstanding of the implica-tions higher crop insurance and open levees mean to the farmers in our area.”
“We need a bigger voice,” stated Kathy Kunkel about getting legislation to man-date river priorities. “We’re working to get more coun-ties to take action so we can collectively push for what needs to be done.”
Kathy stated she an-ticipates going back to the Capitol in the next couple weeks, to continue pushing for legislation to make flood control the top priority.
In addition, Kathy will at-tend a Missouri River Re-covery and Implementation Committee (MRRIC) three day conference. She was slated to speak at the confer-ence on Thursday, February 9, to a host of U.S. Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials.
On Saturday and Sun-day, February 11-12, Kathy Kunkel, Mark Sitherwood and Carla Markt will be at-tending the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Assoc. statewide conference. At the conference, they will show-case what happened in Holt County and work to build a consensus about what needs to be done.
On January 30, Doyal was astounded by a letter he re-ceived from Becky’s mom. Becky’s mother, who no lon-ger lived at the address list-ed in the bottle, still received his letter and wrote this re-sponse:
Dear Doyal and son:You made my day with
your letter! The girls put the bottle in the water while camping with their Grandma. They were west of Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River. As to when it was put in the water, I’m guessing Becky was probably around 6 or 7, she is now 25. The floods this summer must have helped it go through the dam and on down the river. They were camping on the Nebraska side of the river.
I guess we’ll see if some-one else finds it again!
Becky’s Mom
Finds message in a bottleContinued from front The girls’ message in a
bottle had travelled nearly 250 miles, taking 18 years to be found. Where it has land-ed and floated over the years will never be known. How the floodwaters impacted its travels will remain a mys-tery. Although most things about the message in a bottle will continue to mys-tify, one thing is sure....an 18 year-old message in a bottle found in the middle of flood ravaged land in Holt County served to brighten spirits and rekindle the simplest of childlike ideals. “Let’s put a message in a bottle and see where it goes and who finds it.”
Maybe some day or some year down the road, Doyal and Levi will get a letter from a stranger acknowl-edging that they had pulled their bottle out of the river and read their message.
Farmers can help schools
Farmers know that educ-tion is the cornerstone of any successful community, and find nothing more vital than growing the next generation through a strong education system. Now, farmers are be-ing given the opportunity to improve education in rural communities through “Amer-ica’s Farmers Grow Rural Education”, a grant program sponsored by Monsanto.
In the program, farmers can nominate a rural public school district to compete for a merit-based grant of either $10,000 or $25,000. Farmers, ages 21 and over, who are actively en-gaged in farming a minimum of 250 acres of corn, cotton,
and/or soybeans; or 40 acres of open field vegetables; or at least 10 acres of tomatoes, peppers and/or cucumbers grown in protected culture are eligible. The nomination period runs through April 15, 2012.
Once a farmer has nomi-nated a school district, the Monsanto Fund will notify the administrator that the district can submit a grant application. The Monsanto Fund will award 199 grants this year. There will be 177 grants of $10,000 and 22 grants of $25,000 awarded. Overall, the Monsanto Fund will donate more than $2.3 million to school districts in 39 states. Winning grant ap-plications will be chosen by the America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education Advisory Council, a group of 26 farmer leaders from across the coun-try. The Monsanto Fund will award 9 grants throughout the state of Missouri- one school district will be award-ed a grant from each cropping district throughout the state.
The program is part of a broad commitment by the Monsanto Fund to invest in farm communities. During a successful pilot program in Illinois and Minnesota, more than $266,000 was donated to rural school districts in 16 US-DA-appointed Crop Reporting Districts. This year, the pro-gram expanded to 1,245 coun-ties in 39 states. More than $2.3 million will be donated to public school districts across the country.
To nominate a school dis-trict, farmers can go online to GrowRuralEducation.com, or nominate by calling 1-877-267-3332.
The Holt Soil and Wa-ter Conservation District (SWCD) was one of 31 pro-posals from 11 states to be awarded funding through the Cooperative Conser-vation Partnership Initia-tive (CCPI) in 2011. Holt SWCD’s proposal requested $1,080,000 in federal funding over a 3-year period through individual CCPI-EQIP con-tracts. The proposal outlined an estimated contribution of $1,181,500 from Holt SWCD and Missouri Department of Natural Resources via partner investment through Cost-Share funded practices, administrative and technical assistance, and outreach.
Holt SWCD received
Holt County SWCD receives funds for CCPI contracts
$360,000 in 2011 to assist landowners with the imple-mentation of terraces, un-derground tile outlets, water and sediment control basins, and cover crops to address soil and water quality re-source concerns. There were 14 contracts funded from over 60 sign-ups in 2011. Holt SWCD was recently notified that it has been allo-cated $350,815 to fund CCPI contracts in 2012.
All eligible 2012 applica-tions will undergo a ranking process until February 24, after which time landown-ers will be contacted. Please contact the SWCD/NRCS of-fice at 660-442-3173, Ext. 3, for additional information.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers’ flexible approach to wa-ter releases out of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System during December and January has created an addi-tional 500,000 acre-feet of flood control storage available for the 2012 runoff season.
In response to public con-cerns about the risk of flooding in 2012 and the fact that many repairs will not be completed prior to the start of the runoff season, the Corps evacuated additional water from the res-ervoir system.
"The warmer temperatures we’ve seen this winter provided us with a lot of flexibility," said Jody Farhat, Chief of the Mis-souri River Water Management Division. "As promised, we have taken advantage of those warmer temperatures to move additional water out of the sys-tem and create more flood con-trol storage."
The total volume of water stored in the reservoir system currently sits at 56.3 million acre feet (MAF), 500,000 acre feet below the base of the an-nual flood control zone. If tem-peratures are seasonal during the month of February, the Corps expects to evacuate an additional 100,000 acre feet of water; however, warmer than normal temperatures will bring an early start to the runoff sea-son and reservoirs could begin to rise during the month.
Warmer than normal tem-peratures throughout the ba-sin in the first half of January inhibited ice formation and al-lowed the rivers to flow freely resulting in above average run-off. Runoff into the system dur-ing January totaled 0.98 MAF, 131 percent of normal above Sioux City, IA. Mid-month, the first major blast of arctic weath-er moved into the basin caus-ing many rivers to freeze over, temporarily reducing inflows to the reservoir system. This typically occurs during Decem-
ber, but was delayed this year due to the unseasonably warm temperatures. The water lost to river ice formation during the winter shows up in the spring as inflow when the ice melts.
Throughout the month of January, the Corps maintained releases from Gavins Point Dam at 22,000 cfs, about 5,000 cfs higher than typical winter release rates. Warmer tem-peratures and the lack of river ice below the reservoir system created favorable conditions for maintaining releases to increase the amount of flood control storage in the system. Releases will be held at 22,000 cfs through the end of February barring ice-related concerns.
"So far this year, mountain snowpack has continued to ac-cumulate at slightly below nor-mal rates. However, we still have a few months of winter to get through so we will con-tinue to monitor the weather and make adjustments to our release schedule if necessary," said Farhat.
Traditionally, 61 percent of the peak mountain snowpack accumulation has occurred by Feb. 1. Mountain snowpack above Fort Peck is currently below normal at 87 percent of average. In the reach between Fort Peck and Garrison, moun-tain snowpack is tracking at 96 percent of average.
In contrast to last year, pre-cipitation has remained below normal over most of the basin during the first half of win-ter. This, along with the warmer-than-normal temperatures, has resulted in a minimal amount of plains snow accumulation on the northern plains.
The runoff for the 2012 cal-endar year is currently forecast to total 25.6 MAF, just above normal, historical runoff of 24.8 MAF. Runoff for the 2011 calen-dar year totaled 61.2 MAF, 247 percent of normal and the high-est amount in the Corps’ 114 years of detailed record keep-
ing.Following last year’s record
breaking runoff season, Beth Freeman, regional adminis-trator for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region VII, reminds citizens within the basin to consider purchasing flood insurance. Lo-calized flooding can occur any-time as a result of heavy rains, so citizens should not become complacent with regard to buy-ing insurance just because re-cent conditions have been drier than normal.
"Regardless of whether you live in or out of a designated floodplain, flood insurance can mean the difference between a quick recovery with new possi-bilities, or the uncertainty that accompanies disaster recov-ery without it," Freeman said. For more information on flood insurance, visit: http://www.floodsmart.gov.
Reservoir Forecasts Gavins Point releases aver-
aged 21,900 cfs in January. Re-leases will remain near 22,000 cfs in February. The reservoir is currently near elevation 1,207 feet above mean sea level. It will be lowered to 1,206 by the end of February.
Fort Randall releases av-eraged 20,100 cfs during the month of January. Releases in February will range from 16,000 to 20,000 cfs as neces-sary to lower Gavins Point res-ervoir. The reservoir ended the month at elevation 1,346.1 feet, an increase of 8.1 feet as part of its normal winter refill. The res-ervoir will continue to rise dur-ing February ending the month near elevation 1,350. The res-ervoir is drawn down each fall to make room for increased re-leases at the upstream dams for winter hydropower generation.
Big Bend releases averaged 25,200 cfs in January. They are expected to average 22,600 cfs during the month of Febru-ary. The reservoir will remain near its normal elevation of
1,420 feet during the month. Oahe releases averaged
26,700 during the month of January. The reservoir ended the month at elevation 1,605.1, down 1.4 feet from the previ-ous month. It is expected to end February near elevation 1,605.2 feet, 2.3 feet below the base of the annual flood control pool.
Garrison releases averaged 21,300 cfs in January. Releases were reduced from 23,000 to 20,000 cfs early in the month prior to freezing of the river. Re-leases were gradually increased to 22,000 cfs after the river con-ditions stabilized. Releases will remain at 22,000 cfs in Febru-ary. The reservoir ended Janu-ary at elevation 1,838.2 feet, down 1 foot from December. The reservoir is forecast to end Feb-ruary at elevation 1,837.5 feet, the base of its annual flood con-trol pool.
Fort Peck releases averaged 11,800 cfs during January. Re-leases will remain at 12,000 cfs until mid-February and then be reduced to 11,000 cfs. The reser-voir ended the month at eleva-tion 2,234.8 feet, down 1.4 feet from the previous month. It is expected to end February at the base of the annual flood control pool at 2,234 feet.
The reservoir releases and elevations discussed above should not be assumed to be definitive. Additional heavy precipitation in the basin could cause adjustments to the reser-voir release rates.
The six main stem power plants generated 844 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of elec-tricity in January, 119 percent of average. The power plants are projected to generate 9.9 billion kilowatt hours during calendar year 2012. The long-term average is approximately 10 billion kilowatt hours.
To view the detailed three-week release forecast for the main stem dams, go to: http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/reports/twout.html.
Corps has 500,000 acre-feet of additionalflood storage space for 2012 runoff season
“Thirty-five homes. Seven teams. One mission.” That was the message Gov. Jay Nixon shared in Columbia, MO, re-cently as he launched the 2012 Governor’s Joplin Habitat Chal-lenge. The challenge, in partner-ship with Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity and Missouri’s major athletic organizations, aims to build 35 new homes in the heart of Joplin, MO, during 2012 to provide continued aid to the city’s recovery.
The governor launched the challenge during the Missouri-Kansas basketball game at Miz-zou Arena, where he was joined by University of Missouri Ath-letic Director Mike Alden; for-mer St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andy Benes; St. Louis Rams
wide receiver and Mizzou Tiger alumnus Danario Alexander; St. Louis Blues CEO Mike McCa-rthy; Kansas City Chiefs quar-terback Matt Cassel; Kansas City Royals pitcher and Mizzou Tiger alumnus Aaron Crow; and Patrick Warren, president of the Kansas Speedway, who repre-sented the speedway, NASCAR and the NASCAR foundation.
“In the wake of the devastat-ing tornado, folks from across Missouri and around the world stepped forward to help the Joplin community recover and rebuild, and Missouri’s major athletic organizations were a vital part of those recovery ef-forts,” Gov. Nixon said. “I am proud that Missouri’s teams are leading the way once again by participating in the 2012 Gover-nor’s Joplin Habitat Challenge, and I encourage all Missourians to get involved. Together, we’ll directly tackle the critical issue of housing in Joplin by building 35 homes this year, and provid-ing the resources for Habitat for Humanity to expand its mission in the years to come. Please visit MO.gov today to learn how you can get involved.”
The EF-5 twister that hit Jop-lin on May 22, 2011, damaged or destroyed more than 7,700 households, and thousands of Joplin residents continue to live in temporary housing or with family or friends. The 2012 Governor’s Joplin Habitat Chal-lenge will address the need for permanent housing by partner-ing with Joplin Area Habitat to build 35 homes this year.
Gov. Nixon’s administra-tion will provide a $3.6 million Community Development Block Grant to build the homes; the grant will cover purchasing the land and materials, hiring con-struction leaders and managers, and hiring a volunteer coordina-tor.
“The need for quality, afford-able housing has never been greater in Joplin,” said Scott Clayton, executive director of Joplin Area Habitat for Hu-manity. “With the resources and commitment from Gov. Nixon and Missouri’s athletic organizations, we have the op-portunity to make a lasting and life-changing difference for 35 families in our community this year, and even more in the years to come. We look forward to working with generous volun-
Gov. Nixon kicks off 2012 Governor’s Joplin Habitat Challenge to build 35 homes
teers from across our great state to build these homes and keep our amazing community mov-ing forward.”
The 35 homes will be divided into seven different neighbor-hoods, with each neighborhood assigned a sponsor from among the seven Missouri athletic or-ganizations. Players, coaches, alumni, broadcasters and front office staff from each organiza-tion will visit their neighbor-hood on several occasions to serve alongside volunteers and professional builders in assist-ing with the construction, in-cluding framing, siding, paint-ing and landscaping.
Missourians can visit MO.gov to sign-up to volunteer with the team of their choice in Joplin or to contribute in support of the challenge. Additional informa-tion about the mission of the challenge is also available at MO.gov.
“The 2012 Joplin-Habitat Governor’s Challenge truly keeps the ‘One State-One Spirit’ movement alive, as Missourians continue to come together to help Joplin rebuild,” said Mike Alden, Athletic Director for the University of Missouri. “We knew from the start that re-building Joplin was going to be a long process, and Gov. Nixon’s Challenge and his ongoing lead-ership keeps the recovery mo-mentum building in 2012.”
“When I visited Joplin last June with some of our play-ers, we were all saddened by the devastation we saw to the physical infrastructure of Jop-lin, but we came away inspired by the community’s resolve and perseverance,” said Bill DeWitt III, President of the St. Louis Cardinals. “We are proud to con-tinue supporting the rebuilding efforts.”
“The commitment to rebuild Joplin will be a long process, and for all the progress that has been made, this battle is one that has barely reached half-time,” said Kevin Demoff, Exec-utive Vice President of Football Operations and Chief Operating Officer, St. Louis Rams. “Our players and staff have been proud to support Joplin’s recov-ery during the past year, and the 2012 Joplin-Habitat Governor’s Challenge gives our organiza-tion the opportunity to continue our efforts in a critically-needed area, housing.”
“Our organization is thrilled to join our colleagues from Mis-souri’s other sports’ franchises in continuing to support Joplin’s rebirth through the 2012 Joplin-Habitat Governor’s Challenge,” said Mike McCarthy, CEO of the St. Louis Blues. “We are indebt-ed to the passionate support we receive from our fans, and there is no better way to give back to them than by rolling up our sleeves and doing our part to help Joplin rebuild.”
“From the earliest days fol-lowing the tornado, the Chiefs’ organization has been commit-ted to the long-term recovery ef-fort in Joplin,” said Clark Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs’ Chairman and CEO. “From our water drive and financial contribution, to the organization-wide day of service last June, to hosting the Governor’s Cup and Joplin High School football at Arrowhead, we are continually looking for ways to assist those affected by this tragedy. Taking part in the 2012 Governor’s Joplin Habitat Challenge is the next step for the Chiefs and will allow us to continue to positively impact the rebuilding of Joplin, which is home to so many of our great fans.”
“With Major League Base-ball’s All-Star Game return-ing to Kauffman Stadium this summer for the first time in 39 years, the national spotlight will be on Kansas City and the state of Missouri,” said Kevin Uhlich, Senior Vice President of Business Operations for the Kansas City Royals. “The 2012 Joplin-Habitat Governor’s Chal-lenge will allow us to continue to show the world the resiliency, compassion and generosity of Missourians as we continue to rebuild the great city of Joplin.”
“The tornado that devastated Joplin last May affected Kan-sas Speedway and NASCAR in more ways than one,” said Kan-sas Speedway President Patrick Warren. “Not only did some of our fans in southwest Missouri feel the brunt, but the twister also severely impacted the hometown of former Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray. The 2012 Joplin-Habitat Gov-ernor’s Challenge is a great way for our organization to volunteer on the ground and ensure that a great city continues to move for-ward to complete recovery.”
I was extremely proud to be from northwest Missouri last week as over 300 citizens from 18 counties in our part of the state showed up at the Capitol to discuss issues with their leg-islators. Their reception at the Capitol Plaza Hotel was well planned and very well attend-ed as each county showcased its area with a booth, usually including games, giveaways and information relevant to that county. The organization and leadership shown that resulted in such a successful event is the envy of most other areas of the state. I would like to say “job well done” to those that lead that effort.
The topic of discussion in both the House and Senate last week was legislation ad-dressing the disturbing trend of legal decisions that have been changing the intent of Missouri’s employment law. With each court decision, we have seen our state become more anti-business compared to the states around us – something that greatly im-pairs our ability to attract and retain businesses in Missouri. The bills being debated would reform the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) regarding discrimination claims to more closely reflect federal Title VII protection.
Court decisions in Missouri regarding the MHRA have made it much easier for em-ployee plaintiffs to get claims to an expensive jury trial, and to impose liability on the em-ployer and individual supervi-sors. By changing our law to be more in line with the feder-al standard, we would strike a good balance between creating a stable legal environment for businesses and protecting the rights of Missouri workers.
The legislation would also cap compensatory jury awards
A minute with MikeBy Mike Thomson, 4th District
State Representativeand impose lower limits on pu-nitive damages to bring them in line with federal standards. Missouri currently has unlim-ited compensatory damages and a significantly higher cap for punitive damages. “Whis-tleblower protection” would also be tightened down so that it applies only in cases where an employee alerts authorities to an actual illegal act.
We believe this combina-tion of changes will help cre-ate a more business-friendly environment that will allow us to retain and attract busi-nesses at a time when we des-perately need the economic activity they generate. At the same time, we continue to pro-vide adequate protection to employees who have suffered from discrimination. This is not a weakening of our em-ployment laws but, instead, an attempt to bring them in line with federal standards. We believe that this will level the playing field when competing with neighboring states for new businesses.
Attracting new business to our state is a very competitive process and the importance of maintaining those that we have is equally important. Over 90% of our general rev-enue income is from income tax and sales tax. In order for Missouri to grow out of this economic hole, we must put more people back to work and do all we can to make our state attractive to new business en-deavors.
If you have questions, you may reach me at my Capitol number, 573-751-9465; at the local district number, 660-582-4014; by email at [email protected]; or by mail at Room 401B State Capitol Building, Jefferson City, MO 65101.
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via Foust, Harley Garman, Emma Gibson, Gabrielle Heck, Cooper Hollis, Hunt-er Holstine, Riley Holstine, Jessica Johnson, Montana Kunkel, Adrienne Messer, Kyler Miles, Bayleigh Port-man, Hillary Russell, Mae Sanders, Bailee Schueth, Sean Shepherd, Ben Shif-flett, Blake Shifflett, Jillian Stiens, Ashley Tudor, Emily Wedlock, Hannah Wedlock, Cassidy Wennihan, Chan-dler Wilson, Dominique Wil-coxson and Megan Wotton (Grover).
High School- Grades 9-12Eryn Acton, Kaisten Ash-
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Lady Knights defeat Lady Jays
The South Holt Knights travelled to Rock Port, MO, on Friday, February 3, to play the Blue Jays in con-ference basketball action. The Lady Knights came home with a win, but the Knights suffered a confer-ence loss.
The Lady Knights estab-lished a 13-11 first quarter lead over the Lady Jays. Even scoring by the Lady Knights aided their 29-23 lead going into the half. The Lady Jays came out af-ter the half and outscored the Lady Knights 16-14 to cut South Holt’s lead. With Emily Cox scoring 8 of her 12 points in the fi-nal frame and Blair Million connecting on her fifth shot from behind the arc, the Lady Knights tacked up 23 fourth quarter points to finish with a 66-51 win.
Blair Million led the Lady Knight scoring with 17 points. She added 6 re-bounds and 4 assists. Emily Cox finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Sarah Cos-tello added 11 points, led the team with 7 rebounds and had an assist and a steal. Chelsea Acton had
10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. McKenzi Prussman had 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. Cami Scroggins and Darian Kurtz added 4 points each in the win. Cami also had a rebound, 6 assists and 2 steals. Darian added 6 re-bounds and an assist. Shel-by Eaton recorded a steal in the South Holt win.
The South Holt boys were consistent in the first half, scoring 10 points in each quarter. It gave them a 10-9 lead in the first quar-ter, but they trailed 23-20 at the half. The Blue Jays matched their points in the second half at 16 per quarter, which outscored the Knights and left South Holt with a 55-38 confer-ence loss. Kylynn Sisk and Mitch Mueller each fouled out in the contest for South Holt.
Kylynn Sisk and Jeremi-ah Bragg led the Knights with 15 and 14 points, re-spectively. Mitch Mueller added 6 points, and Chase Howell had 3 points for the Knights.
Knights fall to Jays
Blair Million, #24- For the South Holt Lady Knights looked to pass off the fast break against the Rock Port Lady Jays on Friday, Febru-ary 3. Blair tallied five three-pointers in the 66-51 confer-ence win for South Holt. South Holt’s Jakob Allen-
Shot from behind the arc during the Knights’ game with the Rock Port Blue Jays on Friday, February 3. The Knights suffered a 55-38 conference loss to the Jays.
Sarah Costello, #35- Scored off the rebound for South Holt in the Lady Knights’ 66-51 win over the Rock Port Lady Jays on Friday, February 3. Sarah added 11 points and led the team with 7 rebounds in the conference win.
Kylynn Sisk, right- Drives against the Rock Port de-fender in South Holt’s game in Rock Port on Friday, Fe-buary 3. Kylynn led the team with 15 points in the 55-38 conference loss for South Holt.
Athletes invited to play in Mound City Alumni Basketball Tournament
A Mound City Alumni Basketball Tournament has been scheduled for Satur-day, February 25, 2012, at the Mound City R-2 gymna-sium. The event is scheduled to start at 8:00 a.m., and will conclude around 3:00 p.m. All proceeds from the event will go towards the new weight room facility project.
The tournament is being set up as an 8 team maxi-mum, so be sure to call and get a team spot reserved as soon as possible. Team mem-bers need to have attended Mound City R-2, have mar-ried someone who attended Mound City R-2, or have a child that is currently at-tending Mound City R-2. If a team cannot be formed, in-dividuals who desire to play can call to be placed on an existing team. There will be a women’s division if there is enough interest.
Each team’s entry fee for the double elimination tour-nament is $20 per person on the team. Admission for non players will be $3 for adults, $2 for students and free for non school age children. A full concession stand will be
available. High school and middle school students will be actively assisting with the tournament.
Each game will consist of two 11 minute halves with a running clock until the last minute of the second half. Other rules will be available the day of the event.
Each team will be respon-sible for being on time, al-lowing the tournament to stay on schedule. Each team also needs to provide two colors of shirts, one of which is white.
Korey Miles is organiz-ing the fundraising event. To register a team, or with further questions, call the school at 660-442-5429 or email at korey.miles@mndc ty.k12.mo.us
Proceeds from team entry, gate and concessions will be used to help fund the new weight room project. This new project, spearheaded by Mound City teacher/coach Ryan Osburn, will see an addition being added to the southeast side of the build-ing, and new and old equip-ment being utilized in a pro-ductive space.
The Missouri Depart-ment of Health and Senior Services is looking for or-ganizations throughout the state to help feed thousands of children who would oth-erwise go without meals during the summer months when school is not in ses-sion.
The Summer Food Service Program reimburses orga-nizations for meals they serve to children who are at risk of not having enough to eat. The program is one way Missouri is working to fight childhood hunger.
“This program is so im-portant for Missouri chil-dren. For some of them, it’s the only nutritious meal they receive daily during the school year. We want to make sure that doesn’t end for these children just because school is out for the summer,” said Marga-ret Donnelly, Director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Ser-vices.
The summer food pro-gram provides nutritious meals to children under age 18 during the summer months when school break-fast and lunch programs are not operating.
Organizations eligible to participate in the program include schools, faith-based organizations, camps, pri-vate nonprofit agencies and local governments. The sites are required to be located in areas where at least half of the children are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals.
The federally funded pro-gram is administered by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Ser-vices. The department will accept applications March 1 through May 15 to par-ticipate in the program. Organizations interested in becoming sponsors are re-quired to attend training.
More information about the Summer Food Service Program is available online at www.health.mo.gov/sfsp; by telephone at 888-435-1464 (toll-free); or through RELAY MISSOURI for the
Hearing and Speech Im-paired at 1-800-735-2966. Potential sponsors may also write to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Summer Food Service Program, P.O. Box 570, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
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Craig/Fairfax Hornets win courtwarming
Lady Bulldogs fall in overtime lossThe Craig/Fairfax (CFX)
teams hosted the Tarkio In-dians for courtwarming in Craig, MO, on Friday, Feb-ruary 3. In an exciting eve-ning of basketball, the CFX Lady Bulldogs were de-feated in overtime, but the Hornets came away with a courtwarming victory.
In nearly direct scoring opposites, the Lady Bull-dogs outscored the Lady Indians 11-3 in the first quarter, but were outscored 12-2 in the second quarter. The score at half was a 15-13 lead by the Lady Indi-ans. Following the break, both teams traded baskets, with Tarkio remaining in the lead 25-22. The Lady Bulldogs sparked in the final frame and outscored the Lady Indians 16-13 to finish regulation in a 38-38 tie. In overtime, the Lady Indians finished the game with the 45-41 win.
Rebecca Geib led the Lady Bulldogs with 20 points. Darian Burke had 8 points; Nicole Heits and Aleesha Ball, 5 points each; and
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in high spirits as the CFX Hornets ignited with an 18-8 first quarter lead. The Indians whittled their way back into the game, but the Hornets controlled a 31-27 lead at the break. The lead remained in CFX’s advan-tage, as both teams tacked up 7 third quarter points. An 18 point fourth quarter performance by the Hornets gave them the 56-47 win.
Four Hornets finished in double figures, with Keifer Nemyer high with 17 points. He also had 7 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal. Tristan Ray and Grant Hopkins had 11 points each. Tristan had 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. Grant led the team with 11 rebounds, and had 5 assists and a steal. Spen-cer Gibson scored 10 points and added 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Wyatt Drewes added 7 points, 4 rebounds and an assist to the win.
Nodaway-Holt takes wins from Northeast Nodaway
The Nodaway-Holt Trojans travelled to Ravenwood, MO, on Thursday, February 2, to play the Northeast Nodaway Blue Jays. Both Nodaway-Holt teams came home with wins.
Playing well, the Lady Trojans jumped out to a first quarter 18-15 lead, which they increased to 29-23 by the break. The first three minutes of the second half saw the Lady Trojans build a 10 point lead that was sus-tained through the end of the quarter. Nodaway-Holt led 45-35. The final frame had both teams trading bas-kets, but the Lady Trojans finished with a 56-47 win.
The Lady Trojans were led in scoring by Megan Rosenbohm with 25 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals and 4 assists. Krysta Beattie had an outstanding scoring game and added 17 points, pulled down 4 rebounds and blocked 2 shots. Kalli Devers and Bailee Lance each scored 5 points. Bailee also did well on the boards pulling down 9 rebounds. Brittany Shipps and Amanda O’Riley each scored 2 points.
The host Blue Jays jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead as
Nodaway-Holt opened the game with 3 turnovers and missed scoring opportuni-ties. Derek Lemon scored all 4 of the Trojans’ first quarter points, and they trailed by a 9-4 score. Even though the Trojans’ shooting didn’t improve in the sec-ond quarter, their defense limited NE Nodaway to just seven points. Nodaway-Holt trailed 16-13 at the break. The Trojans had numerous opportunities to cut into the Blue Jay lead in the third period but were unable to do so, and trailed 26-25 en-tering the final quarter of play. Nodaway-Holt began to find the basket in the fi-nal frame, connecting for 18 points. Zach Lemar scored 8 of his game high 12 points in the decisive quarter, and the Trojans rallied to win by a 43-40 score.
Scoring for Nodaway-Holt were Zach Lemar with 12, Derek Lemon 9, Brandon Saxton 6, Stephen Sch-niedermeyer and Jackson Beattie had 4 each, Nick Patterson and Cody Schnie-dermeyer chipped in with 3 apiece, and Josh Schafer added two points.
Krysta Beattie, #40- Pulled up on this jumper for the Nodaway-Holt Lady Tro-jans in their 56-47 win over Ravenwood. Krysta Beattie had a 17 point performance in the win over Northeast Nodaway on Thursday, Feb-ruary 2.
Bailee Lance, #5- Took this shot for the Nodaway-Holt Lady Trojans in their game in Ravenwood on Thursday, February 2. Bailee had 5 points and pulled down 9 re-bounds in the 56-47 victory.
Stephen Schniedermey-er, #22- Grabbed the re-bound and put it back up for the Nodaway-Holt Trojans in their conference game against the Mound City Panthers on Friday, Febru-ary 3. Stephen helped lead the Trojans with 13 points. The shot was defended by Mound City’s Kase New-comb, right.
Nodaway-Holt’s Brandon Saxton, #25- Made a strong move toward the basket defended by Mound City’s Ben Luna in the Trojans’ game against the Panthers on Friday, February 3. Brandon scored 11 points in the conference loss for Nodaway-Holt.
Lady Trojan Amanda O’Riley- Headed toward the bas-ket in Nodaway-Holt’s game against the Mound City Lady Panthers on Friday, February 3, in Mound City. The Lady Trojans lost the contest 68-58.
CFX splits with BarnardThe Craig/Fairfax (CFX)
basketball teams trav-elled to Barnard, MO, to be hosted by the South Nod-away Longhorns on Tues-day, January 31. The Lady Bulldogs came home with a win, but the Hornets fin-ished with a loss.
Both girls’ teams started off well offensively, com-bining for 30 first quarter points. The Lady Bulldogs continued their 17-13 first quarter lead into the half, and were up 30-20 at the
break. CFX continued to lead in the third quarter and finished with a 53-39 win over South Nodaway. The Lady Bulldogs had 8 three-pointers in the con-test.
Darian Burke led the CFX team with 16 points, while Aleesha Ball added 15 points. Rebecca Geib had 12 points. Brooklyn Morris added 6 points, Al-yssa Lewis 3 points and Kelly Dougherty 2 points.
In the boys’ game, the Longhorns jumped out to a 12-7 first quarter lead over the CFX Hornets. Behind a 26-19 second quarter, the Longhorns extended their lead. The Longhorns near-ly doubled the Hornets’ scoring in the third frame, but both teams scored 17 points in the final frame. The Longhorns finished the game with a 74-53 win over CFX.
Three CFX Hornets fin-ished with 11 points each: Grant Hopkins, Tristan Ray and Spencer Gibson. Grant also recorded 2 as-sists, a steal and led the team with 7 rebounds. Tristan had 3 assists, 3 steals and 6 rebounds. Spencer had 2 assists and 6 rebounds. Keifer Nemy-er had 8 points, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 rebounds. Wyatt Drewes and Jase Barnes scored 6 points each. Wyatt had a steal and 5 rebounds. Jase had an assist and a steal.
Wyatt Drewes- Took this shot from behind the arc for the CFX Hornets on Friday, February 3. CFX played the Tarkio Indians in confer-ence action in Craig, MO, for courtwarming. Wyatt scored 7 points in the 56-47 Hornet win.
Rebecca Geib, right- Held on tight, as the Lady Indian defender, Lacie Peregrine, left, looked to defend. Rebec-ca led the CFX Lady Bull-dogs in the overtime game with 20 points.
Nodaway-Holt drops games to Mound CityThe Nodaway-Holt Tro-
jans travelled to Mound City to play the Panthers in conference action on Fri-day, February 3. The teams finished with hard fought losses.
In the girls’ game, the Lady Trojans established a 14-12 lead over the Lady Panthers in the first quar-ter. The Lady Panthers caught fire in the second frame to take a 33-25 lead by the half. Behind the shooting of Megan Rosen-bohm and Krysta Beattie, the Lady Trojans tacked up 20 third quarter points to trail the Lady Panthers just 48-45 at the end of three periods of play. The Lady Panthers turned tail and tacked up 20 fourth quarter points. The Lady
Trojans finished with a 68-58 conference loss.
Megan Rosenbohm led the Lady Trojans with 30 points. She also pulled down 11 rebounds and had 6 assists, 3 blocked shots and 3 steals. Krysta Beattie had 19 points and 6 rebounds; and Darcie Gallagher added 3 points. Scoring 2 points each were Bailee Lance, Darcy Brown and Bailea Plummer.
In a critical conference contest, the host Mound City Panthers emerged with a hard fought 52-43 win. Both teams started the game with a hot hand, and the Panthers took a 17-14 lead after one period of play. Mound City contin-ued to shoot the ball well in the second quarter as the Panthers connected for 19 more points. Nodaway-Holt, meanwhile, struggled to score as the Trojans had numerous opportunities in the lane that they could not convert. Mound City’s Lucas Schawang hit a big three point bucket at the buzzer and the Panthers led 36-25 at the half.
The Trojan defense picked up in the second half, lim-
iting Mound City to just 16 points. The Trojans were not as successful on the offensive end, as they con-tinued to miss scoring op-portunities and turned the ball over on crucial fourth quarter possessions. The Panthers connected on just 3 of 9 fourth quarter free throws, but Nodaway-Holt was unable to take advan-tage, falling 52-43.
Scoring for the Trojans were Stephen Schnieder-meyer and Zach Lemar with 13 each, and Bran-don Saxton with 11. Add-ing two points apiece were Josh Schafer, Derek Lemon and Jackson Beattie. The Trojans dropped to 14-5 overall and 2-2 in confer-ence play.
“It was a tough week of-fensively for us. We cer-tainly had enough quality looks at the basket, but we are not finishing layups or offensive rebounds,” stated Nodaway-Holt Coach Terry Petersen. “We also contin-ue to make careless turn-overs. I was happy with our efforts defensively, but we have to correct our of-fensive issues if we hope to beat the good teams.”
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Junior Panther James Walker- Sprinted to-ward the basket in Mound City’s game against the Mid-Buchanan Dragons on Tuesday, January 31, in Mound City. The Panthers lost their first home game after being on the road for three weeks, 60-57.
Ben Luna, left- Worked the tough inside shot against op-ponents, the Mid-Buchanan Dragons. The Panthers were defeated by the Dragons in a close contest on Tuesday, January 31.
Lucas Schawang- Glided in for two points off of a steal in Mound City’s game against the Mid-Buchan-an Dragons on Tuesday, January 31, in Mound City. Lucas finished the game with 13 points in the 60-57 Mound City loss.
Mound City splits with Mid-BuchThe Mound City Pan-
thers entertained the Mid-Buchanan Dragons on Tuesday, January 31, after three weeks of basketball on the road. The girls fin-ished with a win, while the boys finished with a close loss.
The Lady Panthers got off to a slow start, trailing the Lady Dragons 9-8 at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Panthers went on a 15-2 scoring run in the second frame to take a 23-11 lead at the break. Tough defense by the Lady Pan-thers and a tough shooting second half for the Lady Dragons culminated in a 53-40 win for the Lady Panthers.
Abby Haer led the Lady Panthers with 17 points. She also had a rebound and 6 steals. Alex Phillips had 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 2 steals. Haylee Clifton had 8 points, 3 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals. Tori Ingram had 7 points, 5 re-bounds, 5 blocked shots and 2 steals. Whisper Parrish
had 5 points, 4 rebounds, a blocked shot and 3 steals. Josie Bomar added 4 points and 3 rebounds. Jordyn Pankau had a rebound and 3 steals.
In the boys’ contest, the Dragons tacked up 14 points in both the first and second quarters, while the Panthers put in 13 points in both quarters. The Pan-thers trailed 28-26 at the break. A run by the Pan-thers in the third quarter gave them a 42-41 advan-tage over the Dragons at the end of three quarters. The Dragons and Panthers squared off basket for bas-ket until a run by the Drag-ons put them ahead by as many as six points in the final frame. The Panthers, following a three-quarter court shot by Jeff Atkins at the buzzer, finished with a
Josie Bomar, left- Layed the rebound up and in for two in the Lady Panthers’ win at home on Tuesday, January 31. Josie scored 4 points in the win over Mid-Bu-chanan.
Haylee Clifton, left- Drove in for a jump shot in the Lady Panthers’ 53-40 win over the Mid-Buchanan Dragons on Tuesday, January 31, in Mound City.
Mound City defeats Nodaway-Holt for courtwarming wins
The Mound City Panthers hosted the Nodaway-Holt Trojans in conference bas-ketball action on Friday, Feb-ruary 3, for courtwarming festivities. The junior var-sity boys, varsity girls and varsity boys each claimed wins.
The Lady Trojans estab-lished a 14-12 first quarter lead over the Lady Panthers, before the Lady Panthers ig-nited to take a 33-25 lead at the half. The Lady Trojans, behind the shooting of Me-gan Rosenbohm and Krysta Beattie, tacked up 20 points in the third frame to shrink the Lady Panthers’ lead to 48-45 at the end of the third quarter. The Lady Panthers took their turn at a 20 point quarter and finished with a 68-58 conference win over the Lady Trojans.
The Lady Panthers had four players in double fig-ures. Alex Phillips led the Lady Panther scoring with 22 points. She pulled down 10 rebounds, and had an assist, 2 blocked shots and 2 steals. Tori Ingram had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals. Abby Haer added 11 points, 3 rebounds, an assist, a blocked shot and 2 steals. Whisper Parrish had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 4
steals. Haylee Clifton added 9 points and Josie Bomar 2 points. Jordyn Pankau pulled down 4 rebounds and stole the ball once.
The girls are currently 15-5 overall, and 3-1 in the conference.
The Panthers took a 17-14 lead over the Nodaway-Holt Trojans in the first quarter, that Mound City extended to 36-25 by the break. The Trojans appeared after the break and outscored the Panthers by a bucket in the third stanza. An 8 point fourth quarter by each team finished the conference game with the Panthers on top 52-43.
Lucas Schawang and Jeff Atkins led the Panthers with 16 and 15 points, re-spectively. Lucas added 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Jeff added 4 rebounds. Luke Sanders had 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. James Walker had 5 points, 5 rebounds, an assist and a steal. Kase Newcomb had 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Ben Luna and Hay-ston Wilson scored 2 points each. Ben added 2 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.
The boys’ record is 11-9 overall and 4-0 in the con-ference.
Mound City junior varsity gets win
The Mound City junior varsity boys’ team hosted the junior var-sity Trojans of Nodaway-Holt in the first game of the evening dur-ing courtwarming contests on Fri-day, February 3.
The Trojan team jumped out to an 8-0 first quarter lead. The Pan-thers fought their way back into the game in the second frame, and trailed 17-11 going into the break. The Mound City junior varsity team rallied in the second half be-hind Luke Sanders’ 22 points, in-cluding four 3-pointers. The Pan-thers had a 39-23 lead going into the final frame and finished with a 53-33 win.
Luke Sanders was leading scor-er for the junior varisty Panthers with 22 points. Dayne Messer, Josh Johnson, Miles Loucks and Hayston Wilson added 7 points each to the win. Hayden Marrs had 3 points.
The Trojans were led in scor-ing by Brian Lance with 8 points. Brice Shamberger had 7 points and Ryan Ginther had 6 points. Scoring 2 points each were Duston Wetzel, Wade Saxton, Zach Callow, Devin Albertson, Cody Schnieder-meyer and Gus Coffelt.
Mound City Lady Panther Alex Phillps, center- Fought for possession of a rebound during the Lady Panthers’ 68-58 conference win over the Lady Trojans on Friday, Febru-ary 3. Lady Trojans making Alex’s attempt more difficult were, left to right, Amanda O’Riley, Darcie Gallagher and Bailee Lance. 60-57 loss.
Jeff Atkins led the Panthers with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Lucas Schawang had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Brett Johnson and Ben Luna added 8 points each. Brett added a rebound and 2 steals. Ben added 3 rebounds and an as-sist. Scoring 6 points each were James Walker and Kase Newcomb. James added 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal. Kase pulled down 3 rebounds. Luke Sanders had 2 re-bounds and 2 assists. Hayston Wilson and Hayden Marrs had a rebound each.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEFor default in the payment of debt secured by a deed of
trust executed by Kenneth Charles Allen, dated November 24, 2009, and recorded on December 1, 2009, Document No. 20091141, in Book No. 392, at Page 459, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Holt County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on February 17, 2012, at 12:30 p.m., at the North Door of the Holt County Courthouse, Oregon, Missouri, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash:
A tract in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 60 North, of Range 38 West of the 5th P.M., Holt County, Missouri, known as Lot 7 of THE ELLIOTT SURVEY, and more particularly described as follows: Com-mencing at the iron stake set at a point which is South 380 ½ feet; thence South 1 degree West, 174.9 feet; thence South 26 ½ degrees West, 260 feet from the Southeast corner of Block 22 in the Original Town of Oregon; thence North 63 ½ degrees West, 150 feet; thence South 26 ½ degrees West, 80 feet; thence South 63 ½ degrees East, 150 feet; thence North 26 ½ degrees East, 80 feet to the point of beginning, commonly known as 607 South Washington Street, Oregon, MO, 64473,
subject to all prior easements, restrictions, reservations, covenants and encumbrances now of record, if any, to sat-isfy the debt and costs.
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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 di-rectly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose (Casefile No. 127211 / Invoice No. 127211-513268). 29/4tc
PRE-SELECTION FOR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICESHolt County, Missouri, on behalf of the Levee District #15, is
seeking Request for Qualifications for professional engineer-ing and inspection services to assist in a proposed project to be partially financed with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The proposed project will consist of re-construction of two levee breaches located south and east of Craig, Missouri.
Information provided to Levee District #15 and Holt County must include:
The specialized experience and technical competence of the firm with respect to levee repairs or related work (20% deter-mining factor);
The capacity and capability of the firm to perform the work in question, including specialized services, within a period of six months, beginning March 1, 2012 (30% determining fac-tor);
The past record of performance of the firm with respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of work, and ability to meet schedules (25% determining factor);
The firm’s proximity to and familiarity with the area in which the project is located (25% determining factor); and
References from previous clients of related work with the firm within the past five years.
This information should be received by 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 27, 2012, at the Holt County Courthouse, PO Box 437, Oregon, MO 64473, at which time the Requests for Quali-fications will be opened and reviewed. For more information, please contact Johnny Haer at 913-777-8555 or Kathy Kunkel at 660-446-3303.
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Contractors’ NoticeAttention: This will be treated as an emergency proj-
ect and work will begin when contract is awarded. Holt County Levee District #10 will conduct a showing of le-vee repair work to be performed. Interested contractors will meet at Junction 111 & 118 (New Bird Corner) at 9:00 a.m. on February 13, 2012. For more information contact Bob Sipes at 816-262-1598. 31/1tc
Contractors’ NoticeHolt County Levee District #15 will conduct a show-
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The following traffic viola-tions that occurred in Holt County were paid through the Missouri Judiciary Fine Col-lection Center:
Chloe Carnes Alexander- Of Fairburn, GA, Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 11-15 Mph). Case filed on December 26, 2011. Case dis-posed on January 22, 2012. Fine Amount: $55.50.
Nena Rae Brown- Of Mound City, MO, Failed To Yield After Stopping To Vehi-cle That Entered Intersection/So Close To Cause Hazard. Case filed on December 20, 2011. Case disposed on Janu-ary 24, 2012. Fine Amount: $30.50.
Tiffany D’Ann Cain- Of Skidmore, MO, Failure To Register Mtr Vehicle. Case filed on November 19, 2011. Case disposed on January 24, 2012. Fine Amount: $30.50.
Timothy Steven Gambell- Of Kansas City, MO, Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 6-10 Mph). Case filed on November 30, 2011. Case dis-posed on January 25, 2012. Fine Amount: $30.50.
Kurtis G. Harre- Of Shaw-nee, KS, Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 11-15 Mph). Case filed on Decem-ber 23, 2011. Case disposed on January 20, 2012. Fine Amount: $55.50.
Paul D. Hyde- Of Omaha, NE, Operate Vehicle On High-way Without a Valid License - 1st Offense. Case filed on December 12, 2011. Case dis-posed on January 21, 2012. Fine Amount: $80.50.
Michael K. Leahy- Of Kansas City, MO, Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 11-15 Mph). Case filed on December 25, 2011. Case dis-posed on January 24, 2012. Fine Amount: $55.50.
Tary James Melville- Of Cabot, AR, Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 11-15 Mph). Case filed on Decem-ber 23, 2011. Case disposed on January 21, 2012. Fine Amount: $55.50.
Garrett Alan Rauch- Of Maitland, MO, Exceeded Post-ed Speed Limit (Exceeded By 11-15 Mph). Case filed on Jan-uary 7, 2012. Case disposed on January 20, 2012. Fine Amount: $55.50.
Terru Eugene Simmonds- Of Mound City, MO, Driver/Front Seat Passenger Fail to
Holt County traffic violations
Wear Properly Adjusted/Fas-tened Safety Belt. Case filed on December 15, 2011. Case disposed on January 24, 2012. Fine Amount: $10.00.
Rodolfo Anton Cattuse- Of Miami, FL, Driver/Front Seat Passenger Fail to Wear Properly Adjusted/Fastened Safety Belt. Case filed on De-cember 4, 2011. Case disposed on January 28, 2012. Fine Amount: $10.00.
Victor Hernandez- Of Port Neches, TX, Failed To Display Plates On Mtr Veh/Trl. Case filed on December 26, 2011. Case disposed on January 30, 2012. Fine Amount: $30.50.
James D. Keller- Of Falls City, NE, Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 6-10 Mph). Case filed on Jan-uary 14, 2012. Case disposed on January 31, 2012. Fine Amount: $30.50.
Kory Gene Kline- Of Maryville, MO, Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 20-25 Mph). Case filed on January 20, 2012. Case dis-posed on January 30, 2012. Fine Amount: $155.50.
Carolyn M. McDermott- Of Kansas City, MO, Failed To Stop For Stop Sign At Stop Line/Before Crosswalk/Point Nearest Intersection. Case filed on January 7, 2012. Case disposed on January 30, 2012. Fine Amount: $30.50.
Dontrell C. Moore- Of Lincoln, NE, Exceeded Posted Speed Limit (Exceeded By 11-15 Mph). Case filed on Novem-ber 30, 2011. Case disposed on January 31, 2012. Fine Amount: $55.50.
Jeffrey A. Morris- Of St. Joseph, MO, Pursuing/Taking/Killing/Possessing Or Dispos-ing Of Wildlife Illegally. Case filed on September 18, 2011. Case disposed on January 28, 2012. Fine Amount: $199.50.
Ronald T. Tedder- Of Madison, KY, Exceeded Post-ed Speed Limit (Exceeded By 11-15 Mph). Case filed on December 28, 2011. Case dis-posed on January 31, 2012. Fine Amount: $55.50.
Amanda L. Wenner- Of Friend, NE, Driver/Front Seat Passenger Fail to Wear Prop-erly Adjusted/Fastened Safety Belt. Case filed on Novem-ber 27, 2011. Case disposed on January 28, 2012. Fine Amount: $10.00.
State Budget Director, Linda Luebbering, an-nounced recently that 2012 fiscal year-to-date net general revenue col-lections increased 1.3 per-cent compared to 2011, from $4.10 billion last year to $4.15 billion this year.
Net general revenue collections for January, 2012, increased by 2.0 percent compared to those for January, 2011, from $645.3 million to $658.5 million.
Gross Collections by Tax Type
Individual income tax collections
• Increased 2.5 percent
for the year, from $2.96 billion last year to $3.04 billion this year.
• Increased 4.1 percent for the month.
Sales and use tax collec-tions
• Increased 2.4 percent for the year from $1.05 billion last year to $1.08 billion this year.
• Increased 3.5 percent for the month.
Corporate income and corporate franchise tax collections
• Decreased 10.8 per-cent for the year, from $264.4 million last year to $235.8 million this year.
• Decreased 13.0 per-cent for the month.
All other collections• Decreased 23.1 per-
cent for the year, from $244.6 million last year to $188.0 million this year.
• Decreased 24.6 per-cent for the month.
Refunds• Decreased 8.9 percent
for the year, from $427.4 million last year to $389.1 million this year.
• Increased 6.3 percent for the month.
State releases Jan. 2012 General Revenue Report
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quality care. We have 4-hour, 8-hour, and 12-hour shifts on the evening and night shift.
Stop by and fill out an application at 1720 Burton
Drive, Falls City, NE.
Talk to Chris at 402-245-4466.
CAREEROPPORTUNITYLocal distributor for national
marketing company has openings for sales, service and installation personnel.
Full-time/part-time, flexible hours.
No experience needed. Excellent training and
advancement. $40,000 - $60,000/Yr.
Strong PR skills a must.For interview send resume to:
Ames True Temper, #1 manufacturer of Striking Tools in the US, has a position open for a maintenance person on 1st shift. We are looking
for a self-motivated individual with a good work record for mainte-nance and repair of production equipment including, but not limited
to, presses, conveyors, CNC lathes and other production equip-ment. Qualified applicant will be mechanically inclined, have working
understanding of electricity and be able to do simple metal fabrication. CNC knowledge is a plus. We offer competitive wages and benefits. Applications may be picked up at Ames True Temper, 314 Highway
73, Falls City, NE 68355. 402-245-4426. EOE
House for sale in Fortescue, 3 bedrooms.Call 816-244-7511 or 660-442-3234.
NOW HIRINGBail bond agent wanted in
northwest Missouri.Prefer licensed or ex-law enforcement,
but will hire right person.Call Mike at 417-359-6079
RECYCLING CENTER JOB OPPORTUNITYFULL-TIME WITH BENEFITS
Exide Technologies, a well-established Recycling Center, Forest City, MO, is taking applications for Security Guard/Janitor. Someone who is reliable, punctual and has a strong sense for safety. Starting wage of $9.00 per hour, with in-creases to $10.00 after probationary period. This shift works 6:15 a.m.-6:15 p.m., three days one week, four days the fol-lowing week. Must pass drug screen and background check. Taking applications at the Plant Human Resource Depart-ment, Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Taking applica-tions until February 20, 2012.
Benefits Available: Health Care Plan, Dental Plan, Life Insurance, Prescription Plan, Vision Plan, Weekly Atten-dance Bonus, Other Bonus Opportunities, Paid Time Off for Perfect Attendance, Tuition Reimbursement, & 401K.
Exide TechnologiesCanon Hollow Road • Forest City, MO 64451
660-446-3321, Ext. 16 • EOE*M/F/D/V
Help Wanted
417 Northland Dr. • Cameron, MO 64429Toll Free: 866-843-6201 • 816-632-6700
www.dentistryanddentures.comThis practice is one of general dentistry. This provider is not a specialist in prosthodontics.
FULL DENTURES STARTING AT $299Plus Initial Exam & X-Rays • Superior $768 Platinum $1048
NEWTEETH
TODAY!Complete Dental & Denture Care
Dental Implants
Implant & Snap-in Dentures
Immediate Dentures
J & E Concrete
Jeff KarstenCell: 816-262-5933
Free Estimates
Commercial & Residential Concrete Work
COTTON BODY SHOP & TOW
SERVICELarry & Troy Cotton
Oregon, MOShop: 660-446-2008Home: 660-446-2561
NAUMAN CONSTRUCTION &
CABINET SHOP, INC.GENERAL CONTRACTORS
307 State Street • Mound City, MO 64470Shop: 660-442-5290Hugh: 816-383-3001Tracy: 816-596-7159
New Construction, Remodeling, Cabinets.Granite & Solid Surface Countertops
Kyle Tubbs Keith Miller660-442-6323 www.tlirr.com 660-572-0016
• Leg Work• Bin Sales• Repair Work• Dryers
Bins stillavailable for2011 harvest!
WinterDiscountsAvailable!
Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) near Mound City, MO, hosts thou-sands of snow geese and ducks during the fall mi-gration. Winter brings ice to the marshland pools and
snow cover in the uplands and Loess Bluffs. Winter seems to have been put on hold this season for wildlife and visitors alike on the ref-uge. Mild temperatures this winter are keeping wetland
pools free of ice, thus pro-viding open water for snow geese, trumpeter swans, and ducks. Temperatures have been reaching the mid-60’s bringing large flights of snow geese to the refuge. The cur-rent peak number for snow geese at this period is almost 400,000 birds. Hunters are appreciative of weather con-ditions keeping birds around for the Light Goose Conser-vation Order, which started February 1 and ending April 30. The U.S. Fish and Wild-life Service implemented the Conservation Order to re-duce numbers of snow geese including the blue color phase and Ross’s geese. The increased numbers of light geese have caused damage to portions of the fragile Arc-tic Tundra in their historical nesting regions. This is the 14th consecutive year for the Light Goose Conserva-tion Order. No snow goose hunting is permitted on the Squaw Creek Nation-al Wildlife Refuge. Private hunt clubs and some land-owners near the refuge per-mit the harvest of light geese on private land. Spectacular views and sounds of the con-centrations can be observed on the refuge auto tour from the observation platform or marsh boardwalk. Squaw Creek NWR is open from sunrise to sunset for viewing the concentrations of water birds and other wildlife.
Bald eagles reached a peak number of nearly 100 birds last week with most of them being immature or young birds. Majestic trum-peter swans reached a peak record number of 255 birds in January. Duck numbers have been marginal with close to 30,000 birds, mostly mallards and varied other species.
Other bird species of in-terest to visitors would be a snowy owl observed near and on the refuge last week. The snowy owl is a very un-common bird of prey that has been accompanied by short eared and long eared owls during the mild win-ter season weather on the Squaw Creek National Wild-life Refuge.
Further information can be obtained by contacting the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge at (660) 442-3187. Squaw Creek NWR is located 5 miles south of Mound City and 30 miles north of St. Joseph, MO. Vis-itors can take I-29 to Exit 79, and then proceed west 2½ miles on Highway 159 to the refuge’s entrance.
For further information about programs and ac-tivities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region, please visit the national website at: http://midwest.fws.gov. The Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge website is: www.fws.gov/midwest/squawcreek.
Snow geese winter at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge
The trumpeter swan count on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 7, at Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge- Near Mound City, was still ap-proximately 200. The high-est count this winter was 255 in January. The swans began using the refuge as a winter feeding ground about 10 years ago. Some of the swans are those that have been raised and banded in Iowa as part of a restora-tion program. The swans normally begin showing up when it starts to get really cold. Because there has been open water all winter at the refuge, the swans have stayed. If the water would completely freeze over, they would more than likely fly south. The swans are en-joying their winter stay at the refuge with more than 750,000 snow geese. The ref-uge count dwindled to as few as 20,000 at one point, but has continued to grow. The geese fly out both north and south, but continue to show up on the open waters of the refuge.
Trumpeter swans appear to be making Squaw Creek their
permanent winter home
This Cat 7G bulldozer- Owned by Ted Trimmer, was being operated by Kyle Geib of Mound City, MO, on Wednesday, February 1, when it caught fire about 2:00 p.m. in a field east of Mound City. Kyle hadn’t been working at the wind-row site to push down trees very long when he noticed that the dozer was on fire. He dismounted and called the fire department. The fire department responded and the fire, as well as some of the nearby windrow, was extinguished. The cause of the fire is pending insurance evaluation of the incident. With the bulldozer being mostly steel, the extent of the fire is not visibly as evident as it would be with other kinds of vehicles.
Bulldozer burns in fire
North End of Nebraska St., Mound City • 660-442-4043
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