Combining and Continuing The Crane Chronicle and Stone County Republican • USPS #136-740 C hronicle Republican The Crane Stone County T h e J o u r n a l o f S t o n e C o u n t y L i f e f o r 1 2 7 Y e a r s VOLUME 128 NUMBER 45 CRANE (STONE COUNTY), MISSOURI 65633-0401 Thursday, March 19, 2015 TWO SECTIONS- 36 PAGES PRICE 40¢ (TAX INCLUDED) Newsroom 417-723-5248 Annual Subscriptions • $29 local • $30 out of county • $40 out of state P.O. Box 401 Crane, MO 65633 Display ads $4.50 per column inch • Classified ads • $4.50 20 wds, • 20 cents each add’l • Call for other rates 417-723-5248 What’s inside: ccscrnews.com Announcements Page 4 Faith & Worship Page 5 Obituaries Page 6 Crane Pirates Page 8&9 Auctions Page 10 Agriculture Page 11 The Galena Park Board is looking for volunteers to help with up coming projects. Contact Lisa Chambers at the Galena City Hall 417-357-6226. (42-4tp) Galena Park Board Needs Volunteers The City of Hurley would like to invite you to our First Annual City Easter Egg Hunt! Sunday, March 29 th at 1:30 p.m., join us on the lawn at City Hall! Five areas, divided by age group, to hunt (No one over 12 please) 500 plus eggs will be hidden! And mark your calendars, the Independence Day Festival and Fireworks is scheduled for June 20 th . Hurley’s First Annual Easter Egg Hunt Camp Barnabus fundraiser buffet will be held at Alice Irene’s Restaurant in Marion- ville on Thursday, March 19th from 5-8 pm. A percentage of all sales, with an extra contribu- tion from buffet sales, will go to- wards camper scholarships. Camp Barnabus Fundraiser On March 15 th a Crane police officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a white Oldsmobile. The ve- hicle was traveling North on Hwy 413. Officer Hodges checked the vehicle’s speed at 49mph in a 35 mph post- ed zone. When Officer Hodges acti- vated his emergency lights, the white Oldsmobile began to speed up, leading Offi- cer Hodges on a high speed chase, with speeds reaching as high as 80mph. The suspect driving the white Oldsmobile then turned onto State Hwy A and continued to try and elude capture. The suspect then turned South onto Jumbo Rd. where it was forced to stop being trapped by a side yard of a residence and the patrol car. After Officer Hodges se- cured the driver and pas- senger, a Stone County Dep- uty arrived on the scene. Chief Elmore arrived soon after to assess the situation. The passenger was a fe- male who cooperated with officers and was later re- leased. The driver was identi- fied as Harold C. Heidekker. He was taken to the Stone County Jail where he is be- ing held for resisting arrest by fleeing, and for items found in his vehicle that was suspected to be drug para- phernalia. High Speed Chase In Crane Crane Lady Pirates 3-Peat By: Deborah Reel The Lady Pirates basketball team completed a Historic feat on Saturday March 14, 2015, winning the Class 2 MSHSAA State Championship for a third time in a row, with a 58 – 51 victory over the Skyline Lady Tigers, at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia. The historic weekend started off on Thursday March 12 with an impressive semi-final, 65 – 15 victory, over the Clopton High School Lady Hawks. The Lady Pirates with their aggressive defense pressed, trapped, and ran Clopton all over the floor resulting in 27 turnovers for the Hawks. The Lady Pirates just looked and played like the bet- ter team leading 40 – 11 at the half. Crane continued putting on a defensive clinic in the 3 rd quarter, outscoring Clopton 23 – 0 in what has been said was one of the most dominant displays of girls’ basketball in MSHSAA history. Emma Lander finished the game with 20 points, while sophomore Madison Fulp add- ed 11 off the bench and Lexie Vaught scored 10 points also. In the end it was more than the Hawks could handle with the Lady Pirates scoring: Lander-20, Fulp-11, L. Vaught-10, Ma- han-5, Roder-5, M.Vaught-4, Moore-4, J.Johnson-4, L.Johnson-2 Thus setting up and advancing to the eventual rematch with Skyline, the game everyone, including players and spectators was hoping for. The team spent Friday prepar- ing for the much-anticipated re- match with the Lady Tigers. The teams know each other pretty well having faced each other in the last two state final four matchups and the Lady Pirates had lost to Skyline 53 – 50 at the Pink/White Lady Classic this past November. But Crane came to the game on Saturday with a determined look on their faces and in their game, this game was not going to be a repeat of No- vember’s. With the Crane Lady Pirates never taking their eye off the prize they jumped out to an early lead and then tenaciously sur- vived a late rally from Skyline beating the Lady Tigers 58 – 51. Earning a historic back-to-back- to-back Class 2 State Champion- ship. Crane is just the Seventh program in Missouri history to complete a three-peat and the First to do so in Class 2. Congratulations to the Crane Lady Pirates seniors Kylie Vaught, Jalee Johnson, and Loni Johnson who now have 3 con- secutive state titles. And Con- gratulations to Coach Jeremy Mullins and the entire Lady Pi- rates team! You have made the City of Crane PROUD! Next up for the Lady Pirates Dynasty and the Class of 2016 is to go 4 for 4in their High School careers. Crane’s Lady Pirate lineup has a great chance to re- turn to the Final Four for a 4peat with returning starters Emma Lander, Lexie Vaught, Kylie Moore, and Justine Mahan. We can’t wait till next year to see this Dynasty continue! 7-Day Forecast March 19-25 Thursday Scat’d Rain 50/40 Friday Partly Cloudy 60/41 Saturday Mostly Sunny 65/40 Sunday Mostly Sunny 61/37 Monday Partly Cloudy 55/34 Tuesday Partly Cloudy 56/34 Wednesday Partly Cloudy 59/38 Weather Trivia What letters are not used to name hurricanes? ? Answer: The letters: Q, U, X, Y and Z. Harris Sentenced On March 11th, Bobby R. Harris recieved a Suspended Ex- ecution of Sentence or SEC. What this means is that the de- fendent will be placed on proba- tion. If for any reason the proba- tion is revoked. Harris recieved a supervised probation term of 5 years.
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Combining and Continuing The Crane Chronicle and Stone County Republican • USPS #136-740
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AnnouncementsPage 4
Faith & WorshipPage 5
ObituariesPage 6
Crane Pirates Page 8&9 AuctionsPage 10
AgriculturePage 11
The Galena Park Board is looking for volunteers to help with up coming projects.
Contact Lisa Chambers at the Galena City Hall 417-357-6226. (42-4tp)
Galena Park Board Needs Volunteers
The City of Hurley would like to invite you to our First Annual City Easter Egg Hunt!
Sunday, March 29th at 1:30 p.m., join us on the lawn at City Hall!
Five areas, divided by age group, to hunt (No one over 12 please) 500 plus eggs will be hidden!
And mark your calendars, the Independence Day Festival and Fireworks is scheduled for June 20th.
Hurley’s First Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Camp Barnabus fundraiser buffet will be held at Alice Irene’s Restaurant in Marion-ville on Thursday, March 19th from 5-8 pm. A percentage of all sales, with an extra contribu-tion from buffet sales, will go to-wards camper scholarships.
Camp Barnabus Fundraiser
On March 15th a Crane police officer attempted to make a traffic stop on a white Oldsmobile. The ve-hicle was traveling North on Hwy 413. Officer Hodges checked the vehicle’s speed at 49mph in a 35 mph post-ed zone.
When Officer Hodges acti-vated his emergency lights, the white Oldsmobile began to speed up, leading Offi-cer Hodges on a high speed chase, with speeds reaching
as high as 80mph. The suspect driving the
white Oldsmobile then turned onto State Hwy A and continued to try and elude capture. The suspect then turned South onto Jumbo Rd. where it was forced to stop being trapped by a side yard of a residence and the patrol car.
After Officer Hodges se-cured the driver and pas-senger, a Stone County Dep-uty arrived on the scene. Chief Elmore arrived soon
after to assess the situation.The passenger was a fe-
male who cooperated with officers and was later re-leased.
The driver was identi-fied as Harold C. Heidekker. He was taken to the Stone County Jail where he is be-ing held for resisting arrest by fleeing, and for items found in his vehicle that was suspected to be drug para-phernalia.
High Speed Chase In Crane
Crane Lady Pirates 3-Peat
By: Deborah ReelThe Lady Pirates basketball
team completed a Historic feat on Saturday March 14, 2015, winning the Class 2 MSHSAA State Championship for a third time in a row, with a 58 – 51 victory over the Skyline Lady Tigers, at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia.
The historic weekend started off on Thursday March 12 with an impressive semi-final, 65 – 15 victory, over the Clopton High School Lady Hawks. The Lady Pirates with their aggressive defense pressed, trapped, and ran Clopton all over the floor resulting in 27 turnovers for the Hawks. The Lady Pirates just looked and played like the bet-ter team leading 40 – 11 at the half. Crane continued putting on a defensive clinic in the 3rd quarter, outscoring Clopton 23 – 0 in what has been said was one of the most dominant displays of girls’ basketball in MSHSAA history.
Emma Lander finished the game with 20 points, while
sophomore Madison Fulp add-ed 11 off the bench and Lexie Vaught scored 10 points also. In the end it was more than the Hawks could handle with the Lady Pirates scoring: Lander-20, Fulp-11, L. Vaught-10, Ma-han-5, Roder-5, M.Vaught-4, Moore-4, J.Johnson-4, L.Johnson-2 Thus setting up and advancing to the eventual rematch with Skyline, the game everyone, including players and spectators was hoping for. The team spent Friday prepar-ing for the much-anticipated re-match with the Lady Tigers. The teams know each other pretty well having faced each other in the last two state final four matchups and the Lady Pirates had lost to Skyline 53 – 50 at the Pink/White Lady Classic this past November. But Crane came to the game on Saturday with a determined look on their faces and in their game, this game was not going to be a repeat of No-vember’s.
With the Crane Lady Pirates never taking their eye off the
prize they jumped out to an early lead and then tenaciously sur-vived a late rally from Skyline beating the Lady Tigers 58 – 51. Earning a historic back-to-back-to-back Class 2 State Champion-ship. Crane is just the Seventh program in Missouri history to complete a three-peat and the First to do so in Class 2.
Congratulations to the Crane Lady Pirates seniors Kylie Vaught, Jalee Johnson, and Loni Johnson who now have 3 con-secutive state titles. And Con-gratulations to Coach Jeremy Mullins and the entire Lady Pi-rates team! You have made the City of Crane PROUD!
Next up for the Lady Pirates Dynasty and the Class of 2016 is to go 4 for 4in their High School careers. Crane’s Lady Pirate lineup has a great chance to re-turn to the Final Four for a 4peat with returning starters Emma Lander, Lexie Vaught, Kylie Moore, and Justine Mahan. We can’t wait till next year to see this Dynasty continue!
7-Day ForecastMarch 19-25
ThursdayScat’d Rain
50/40
FridayPartly Cloudy
60/41
SaturdayMostly Sunny
65/40
SundayMostly Sunny
61/37
MondayPartly Cloudy
55/34
TuesdayPartly Cloudy
56/34
WednesdayPartly Cloudy
59/38
Weather TriviaWhat letters are not used to name hurricanes? ?
Answer: The letters: Q, U, X, Y and Z.
Harris SentencedOn March 11th, Bobby R.
Harris recieved a Suspended Ex-ecution of Sentence or SEC.
What this means is that the de-fendent will be placed on proba-tion. If for any reason the proba-tion is revoked.
Harris recieved a supervised probation term of 5 years.
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It’s not about the bunny.
Oh the smell of plastic green grass on Easter morning! For many families Easter brings many treasured traditions. From the boiling and coloring of many eggs (and their subse-quent hunting) to the eating of chocolate bunnies (not to men-tion delicious marshmallow Peeps). It is an exciting time of the year. Winter has come to a close and spring is in the air. Easter gives us a great opportu-nity to celebrate the coming of the new life of spring. Easter can be filled with many won-derful traditions of memorable family time. But let’s be honest, if the Easter Bunny and colored eggs is all Easter is for you, then you are missing the point. Easter celebrates the greatest event in all of history, the resurrection of Jesus the Christ from the grave. Some may wonder why that is so important and why so many Christians make such a big deal
out of it. Well, it is as simple as this: We are broken by sin and Jesus came to heal us. He came to die on an old rugged cross to purchase your pardon from sin. His death on Friday took on God the Father’s wrath for the sin of the world. That means if we, feeling the burden of our sin, turn to Christ by faith in Him as Savior and Lord, we can be forgiven of our sins and become right with God. But, that is not the end of the story. On Sunday morning the lifeless body of Je-sus became alive again and He rose from the grave. Why is that so significant? Because Christ didn’t just die for our sins as a perfect sinless sacrifice, He rose victorious over death itself! In Jesus’ death we find forgive-ness, but in the resurrection, we find eternal life. Jesus’ resurrec-tion shows His power over sin and death and is our promise not only of cleansing of sin, but of our everlasting life with Him in glory. Now don’t get me wrong,
I don’t dislike the Easter Bunny or colored eggs. Easter is just not really about the bunny. It is sad when we celebrate some fun things, but forget the power-ful story of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus of Easter. This is life changing truth that can set you free from guilt and shame, gives joy inexpressible, and brings hope for the darkest of days. I hope you don’t miss the point of Easter this year, and you don’t have to. If you have never come to the decision to turn away from your sins and to turn to Christ by faith, then I hope you will consider it. If you have already made this decision to follow Christ, then I hope you celebrate this Easter with great gratitude and joy for what Christ has done in both His death for your sin and resurrection prom-ise of eternal life. This is the es-sential message of Easter Sun-day. That Christ died for all so that by faith we live in Him. It is the joy and hope of this that makes Easter so special. When we all celebrate Easter in a cou-ple of weeks, I hope this is the reason you celebrate. Candy, baskets, and bunnies are great, but Jesus is so much better.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures… 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (ESV)
From left to right: Joshua, Bambi, Jason Sr., Jason Jr.
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Budget Bills Pass the House of Representatives On Thurs-day the House passed the 13 ap-propriations bills that make up the 26.1 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year.
The budget bills will now go over to the Senate. This is the earliest that a budget has been completed by the House. It’s basically the same amount of money as last year with shifts in appropriations such as a 74 million dollar increase for K-12 education. The budget won’t be complete until the Senate works with it. The goal is to place it on the Governor’s desk as soon as possible.
Visitors at the capitol Stone Co. Treasurer, Kristi Stephens, visited the capitol this past week as well as two former pastors of mine, Randy Johnson and Jim Wells.
The fourth grade class from Blair Oaks toured the capitol on Thursday. My daughter, Kim-berly, teaches fourth grade there and her daughter (my grand-daughter), Kenley, is one of her students. Even though I’m not the representative for Blair Oaks, I sure had a strong con-nection with them!
I also had two high school classmates from Salem, MO visit on Thursday.
My Legislation HB 402, 403 and 404 have all passed the House and are headed to the Senate.
HB 489 is scheduled for a hearing on Monday in the Crime and Public Safety Committee. It allows the conductor or engi-neer operating a locomotive to use their railroad identification in lieu of a driver’s license if in-volved in a crash with a motor vehicle.
HB 647 gives Missouri adop-tees the right to get a copy of their original birth certificate without the need for a court or-der and undue expenses. I pre-sented this bill to the Children and Families Committee on Monday, the 10th.
There’s one necessary trait for a bill sponsor…patience and a steady emotional state. A bill might sail right through the House and hit a wall in the Sen-ate.
Personal Note My 92 yr. old step-father passed away in his sleep on March 12th. It was amazing how many of my col-leagues, regardless of political
party, expressed sympathy over the loss! It reminded me of how much we truly have in common when we put politics aside!
Three Time Champi-ons Congratulations to the Lady Pirates of Crane High School on winning their third straight state 2-A basketball championship! Congrats to the Crane boys as well for finishing third in the state!
Spring Break Spring Break for the MO General Assem-bly begins on Friday March 20th and concludes on Sunday, March 29th.
Thanks for the privilege of serving as your representative!
Email: [email protected] Phone: 573-751-3851. Address: Rep. Don Phillips, House Post Office, Room 135, 201 W. Capitol Ave., Jefferson City, MO 65101.
The Rotary Club of Table Rock Lake
Larry Leek, Chief Executive Officer of Christian Associates of Table Rock Lake, was the guest speaker at the March 13 meeting of the Rotary Club of Table Rock Lake. Leek presented information about three major areas which Christian Associates strives to be of service to those in need. These include victims of domestic violence, low income housing and food pantry coordination. He also provided information about CATRL’s thrift store operations at Branson West and Nixa. Leek (left) is
pictured along with Rotarian Andreea Westerhold (right) who was program chairperson for the day.
The Rotary Club of Table Rock Lake meets every Friday at 12:00 PM at Tequilas Restaurant at Branson West.
Larry Leek, Chief Executive Officer of Christian Associates of Table Rock Lake, Rotarian Andreea Westerhold
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Upcoming Events
Edwards Reunion ReminderThe Edwards and McDowell reunion has been set for Saturday,
June 27, 2015. Please have this date for our reunion. Call these numbers for more info.Donna Edwards @ 417-235-9774Barbara Medlin @ 417-294-1540Leroy Edwards @ 417-294-4594
Student Enrollment for Scott Tech starts NOW! Fourteen area schools participate in the programs offered at Scott Tech.
Aurora, Crane, Billings, Cassville, Miller, Mt. Vernon, Marionville, Monett, Southwest, Exeter, Wheaton, Verona, Pierce City and Purdy. If you are a high school student attending one of these schools and interested in participating in a program at Scott Tech, please contact your counselor TODAY.
At Scott Tech, students can earn college credit hours by attending several of our programs while enrolled in high school; as well as gain experience while learning. Check out our website www.monett.srtc.schoolfusion.us and learn about the 14 programs that are available to YOU.
For more information, please contact Scott Tech at (417) 235-7022
Community Blood Center of the OzarksThe Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has issues a CODE YELLOW ALERT for all NEGA-
TIVE blood types. There is currenty a less than two day supply of these blood types available for are patients. Reserves of type O negative are particularly low, approaching critical levels. Donations are needed immediatley.
Donors to Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) provide all of the blood for patients at 38 area hospitals. On average a transfusion takes place every seven minutes. It takes around 230 dona-tions each day to meet the area’s blood needs. you can help by giving blood at the following location:
Crane Middle School at 207 Pirate Ln. on Thursday, March 19th, from 8a.m. - 1p.m.The Student Counsil will be having drawings for give away items and will be providing refrshments
and t-shirts to participants.Come out and support the Community Blood Centers of the Ozarks. Be a hero, donate blood!
Mercy Auxiliary Aurora’s annual $6 Jewelry/Accessory Sale will be Friday, March 20th from 7am to 3pm in the Carol Morris Room of Mercy Hospital Aurora. This sale includes jewelry, gadgets and gifts, as well as items for children, men & women. Proceeds from this sale will benefit Auxiliary projects for Mercy Hospital Aurora.
Mercy Auxiliary Aurora’s Books are Fun Book Fair will be held Thursday, April 9th from 7am to 3pm in the Carol Morris Room of Mercy Hospital Aurora. Experience 30% - 70% off retail prices. Books, Gifts and Much More!
Mercy Auxiliary Aurora’s annual $6 Jewelry/Accessory Sale
The 2015 Shrine Circus Rocks Springfield at JQH Arena on April 9-12 International performers from 15+ countries set to dazzle Springfield
(Springfield, MO) February 20, 2015— A cultural kaleidoscope of color and opulent panorama of pageantry kicks off a star-studded line up as Shrine Circus rolls into Springfield. Enchanting elephants, tantalizing tigers, and amazing acrobats prepare to dazzle and astound. This year’s Shrine Circus has an all new theme including, beautiful new costumes, and thrilling feats, many never attempted in the US previously. George Carden, the founder of America’s Original Three Ring Circus, said this about the upcoming shows, “Every year, we scour the world to find the best performances. We’re bringing a big show, the biggest we’ve ever put together. The spirit of the circus is to top anything and everything, each year.” Show times for Shrine Circus at JQH Arena are as follows: Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 pm Friday, April 10 at 7:30 pm Saturday, April 11 at 11:00 am, 3:00pm, and 7:30 pm Sunday, April 12 at 2:30 and 6:30 pm Gates open one hour prior to show times Thursday, April 9 Opening Night Ticket Special, all seats are General Admission and only $9.00 For all other shows, ticket prices are: General Admission $20.00 Reserved Spectacular Seats $26.00 Reserved Ringmaster Seats $37.00 Service fees may apply to the ticket price of all shows. Buy one adult ticket; get one child ticket (BOGO) coupons are available for General Admission seating and Reserved Spectacular Seats. Details are available at www.springfieldcircus.com. Tickets are available at the JQH Arena Box Office, charge by phone at 417-836-7678, or online at www.missouristatetix.com. Children who have not yet reached their 3rd birthday are free, but must sit in a parent’s lap.
GALENA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP(Feels Like Home Tour)
PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW:On April 28th from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ten to fifteen economic
development professionals will meet at the library to help our community develop tourism, a shopping facility, community center, and improve infrastructure.
There will be small workshops throughout the day with a group follow up at the end of the day. Lunch will be provided.
More information will be provided later.This great opportunity has been provided by the Missouri
Community Betterment of which Galena Vision of Hope is a Member. In order to get these professionals to visit us we submitted an application and were excepted! Your participation is greatly needed!
Questions? Please contact:Debbie Bridges 417-357-1008 or 417-559-1089Connie Johnson 417-245-0218Julie Green 417-357-6083
Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Scobee of Reeds Spring, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Scobee to Cody Burke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Burke of San Diego, CA. Jessica and
Cody are both 2013 graduates of Central Methodist University. Jessica is an elementary school teacher for Spokane School District and
Cody is employed with BNSF Railroad. A June wedding is planned.
Scobee-Burke EngagementThe Annual Mars Hill Benefit will be held Saturday, March 28th.
We had to reschedule due to bad weather. The Chili Supper & Auction will be held in the Reavisville Baptist Church Family Life Center. The ladies will start serving chili at 5:00 p.m. Auction will start approx. 6:30 p.m. You can look forward to your favorite handcrafted quilts, afghans, bird houses, furniture, homemade pies, and much more. Our entertainment for the evening will be Ripplin Creek. They are a Bluegrass/Gospel group. They will begin play-ing approx. 5:00 p.m. Please make plans to come out and enjoy the evening with your neighbors and friends. Any questions you can contact Jerry Lynne Reavis @ 723-8339.
The Annual Mars Hill Benefit
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Pastor: Wayne BladesChurch Phone: 417-723-5821 • Home: 417-840-3833
Small town church with a country heart!
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHS. Hwy 13, Crane (417)723-5273 fbccrane.net
Sunday 9:30-10:15 am 6:00-7:00 pm Wednesday 7:00-8:00 pm
Sundays 10:30 am & 5:00 pmFellowship times:Sunday 9:00 am donuts & coffeeWednesday Meal 6:00-6:50 pm
Classes for all ages: Worship Services:
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Pas tor - Gregg Bol l
10:30 am & 6:00 pm
PastorJason Loggins
Faith and Worship(Revelations 22:16)
All are welcome to Worship Jesus with us!
Bible Study at 9:30am Worship at 10:30am & 5pm
69 Butterfield Trail Rd. State Highway 413Pastor Gary Stewart (417) 744-2901 (H)
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Morning Star Baptist
Read Your Bible In A YearMonday - Psalm 29:1-11, Mark 11:27-12:12, Leviticus 9:1-10:20
Tuesday - Psalm 30:1-7, Mark 12:13-27, Leviticus 11:1-12:8Wednesday - Proverbs 6:20-29, Mark 12:28-44, Leviticus 13:1-59
Thursday - Psalm 30:8-12, Mark 13:1-31, Leviticus 14:1-57Friday - Psalm 31:1-8, Mark 13:32-14:16, Leviticus 15:1-16:34Saturday - Psalm 31:9-18, Mark 14:17-42, Leviticus 17:1-18:30
Sunday - Proverbs 6:30-35, Mark 14:43-72, Leviticus 19:1-20:27
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HORSE CREEK CHURCH
There are a couple of big events coming up in the next cou-ple of weeks that you are invited to join.
Coming up this Sunday morning the Rain Impact Team from Evangel University will be presenting music, drama and activities for kids at New Hope Church on Main Street. This team of 25 college students will draw you into a wonderful experience and time that you won’t want to miss, including some fun especially for the kids, but also things just for the adults. This is especially a great opportunity if you have any-one in high school in the family for them to get a look at some of the possibilities that Evangel offers and a chance to meet some of the students and talk to them afterwards. Everything starts at 10:30 at the church on Main St, just down from the Post Office and next to the newspaper.
Also on Sunday, March 29 the Charged Kid’s Ministries will be having a very special time of fun, games, puppets, compe-titions and music for kids of all ages (yes, that means those “kids” that others might call adults.) This is the same group that shaved Pastor George’s head last December. They’ve been keeping a lot of what they have planned a secret, but it’s going to be a lot of fun for everyone, and you are invited to come join in. Bring the family and friends and be ready for an exciting time that you won’t want to miss. It will be at 10:30am on Sunday March 29.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please call Pastor George and New Hope Church at (417) 723-1055. We would love to see you there.
New Hope Church
The weather today is going to be absolutely wonderful. It's supposed to be near 80. But since the Newsletter is always a week behind, by the time you read this we might have another snow.
The services at Mt. Olive yesterday were very inspiring, and our Lenten services every Wednesday night are just as good. Since this is a week behind, if you want to attend any of the Lenten services just call one of us at the top of the Newsletter and we'll be able to tell you where the next service will be. You will really be blessed if you join us for any of these services. We always think of Christmas as being the most wonderful time in our Christian life, but Easter is when we were given the opportunity to have eternal life. Christ was crucified and then arose from the grave, and because of that, we can live with Him in Heaven throughout eternity if we accept Him.
Since the weather messed with some of our Sunday services, we still haven't had our monthly board meeting. That will be the sec-ond Sunday of April, and then I can give you a report of our food pantry.
In closing, It is difficult for an honest person to believe others are dishonest. It is just as difficult for a dishonest person to believe that others are honest.
The 663rd Lawrence County Gospel Sing will be Sunday March 22nd from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, located at 301 S. College in Marionville. The MC will be Lonnie Lawson. All singers and musicians are welcome.
The next sing will be April 26th at McKinley Christian Church.
663 LAWRENCE COUNTY GOSPEL SING
Bowling Chapel Church will begin their 4th Saturday Evening Gospel Singing this spring beginning March 28th at 6:00 p.m. Bring a song and come join us for the singing with fellowship, and finger foods after the service. (45-2tc)
BOWLING CHAPEL SINGING
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ObituariesKenneth Anderson, Branson
West, MO son of Axel and Elin (Wihlberg) Anderson, was born on March 15, 1923 in Chica-go, IL and departed this life on March 08, 2015 in Table Rock Healthcare, Kimberling City, MO at the age of 91.
Kenneth was a retired train en-gineer who had lived in the area for the past thirty years coming from Chicago, IL. He served his country in the US Marine Corps, being stationed in the South Pa-cific for four years. Kenneth was a member of the American Le-gion and was of the Episcopal faith.
Kenneth was preceded in death by two brothers, Nels An-derson and Henry Anderson. He is survived by his wife, Betty Anderson of Branson West, MO and a host of other relatives and friends.
A funeral service was held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2015 in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Kimberling City, MO with Reverend Timothy Cop-pinger officiating. In lieu of flowers the family suggests do-nations be made in his honor to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church of Kimberling City, MO. Cre-mation will be under the direc-tion of Stumpff Funeral Home-South, Kimberling City, MO.
Kenneth Anderson
George W. Arnold, Galena, MO, son of Benjamin and Della (McCullough) Arnold, was born on August 25, 1927 in Viola, MO and departed this life on March 09, 2015 in Mercy Hos-pital, Springfield, MO at the age of 87.
George was a lifelong resident of the area who retired from the state highway maintenance de-partment. He was a member of the Galena Masonic Lodge, past president of the Galena School Board, longtime member of the Oldfield Opry, avid bass fisherman and coon hunter and a member of the Galena First Baptist Church, Galena, MO.
George was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Della Arnold; wife, Jiggs Ar-nold; one son, Richard Arnold and ten brothers and sisters.
Survivors include: one son, Jimmy Arnold and his wife, Ja-net of Nixa, MO; six daughters, Janet Steele of Nixa, MO, Ro-berta Potter and her husband, Steve of Galena, MO, Regina Arnold of Marionville, MO, Anita Mello and her husband, Mickel of Galena, MO, Paula Stewart and her husband, Larry of Galena, MO and Maria Molz of Galena, MO; two sisters, Donna Faye Scott and Clarise Breckenridge of California; sixteen grandchildren; twenty seven great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
A funeral service was held
George W. Arnold
at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2015 in Galena First Bap-tist Church, Galena, MO with Reverend Max Edmonson of-ficiating. Burial was in Galena Cemetery under the direction of Manlove-Stumpff Funeral Home, Crane, MO.
A visitation was held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Manlove-Stumpff f Funeral Home, Crane, MO.
Clara M. Davis, 85, passed away on March 10, 2015 at the Table Rock Health Care. She was born January 29, 1930 in Canton, IL to George and Fran-cis Houston. She married Dar-rel Davis on April 1, 1950.
She was a very loving wife and homemaker. She loved to cook and bake. For a time she worked at the Shepherd of the Hills Restaurant.
Clara was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and in-fant daughter.
Survivors include: sister-in-law, Bea Page and husband, Paul; nephew, Steve Page and wife, Cindy; niece, Sheila Dum-mer and husband, Rick; great nephew, Shane Page; great niece, Celeste Page; and special friends, Bob and Louise Keller-man.
A visitation was held at 3:00 Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Stumpff Funeral Home-South. Funeral service was Saturday March 14, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at the Stumpff Funeral Home-South Kimberling City, MO with Pastor Jerry Jenkins offi-ciating. Burial was in the Phi-libert Cemetery, Kimberling City, MO. Services are under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home-South, Kimberling City, MO.
Clara M. Davis Robert A. Flippen
Robert Alvin Flippen, Galena, MO, son of James Edward and Nettie Elizabeth (Harris) Flip-pen was born July 25, 1947 in Weed, CA and went to be with Jesus on March 13, 2015 at the age of 67.
Robert served in the United States Navy nine years. He worked many years for Union Oil Company of California.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie of twenty-five years; his parents; a sister, Vir-ginia; and two brothers, Thomas and Franklin.
Survivors include: three daughters, Heidi, Christina and Stacy and four sons, Scott, Brian, Larry and Robert, Jr., all in the state of California; four brothers, Jerry of AL, George of NM, Gary of ID and Charles of OR; one sister, Sharon of OR; grandchildren, nieces, nephews, host of other family and friends; and special friends Mary Ray and family.
Visitation was held Wednes-day, March 18, 2015 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Manlove-Stumpff Funeral Home Crane, MO. Service was held Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Manlove-Stumpff Funeral Home Crane, MO with Freddy McCoy officiating. Burial was in the MO Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, MO.
Frederick C. Hall, Galena, MO, son of Robert L. and Mary E. (Parr) Hall, was born April 22, 1931 in Bailieboro, Cavan County, Ireland and departed this life on March 8, 2015 in Branson, MO at the age of 83.
Fred moved from Villa Park, IL and has been a resident of the area since 1997. He retired as a printer from Fenton Press. He was a member of the St. Andrews Presbyterian Hide-away Church on Y-39. He was an avid woodworker, enjoyed building birdhouses; playing golf and fishing.
Survivors include: His wife, Helen Hall of Galena, MO; a son, Bryan Hall and wife, Ani-ta of O’Fallon, IL; a daughter, Leanne Pokorski and husband, Rich of Morton Grove, IL; four grandchildren, Ricky, Zoe, Lau-ra, and Shane.
Visitation was held Friday, March 13, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Stumpff Chapel South, Kimberling City, MO. Service
Frederick C. Hall
was held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Andrews Presbyterian Hide-away Church on Y-39 Galena, MO with Rev. Kimberly Cun-ningham officiating. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to the Heart Association. Cremation was under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home-South Kimber-ling City, MO.
William R. Henry went to be with the Lord on March 6, 2015 in Branson, MO at the age of 85.
William R. Henry
Jerry C. Lippold, Galena, MO, son of Charles Hartman and Eva Mae (Longan) Lippold, was born June 27, 1941, in Car-thage, MO and departed this life March 12, 2015 at the age of 73.
Jerry had been a life-long resident of the area. He owned Hot-Stop Foods. He served in the United States Army, was a member of the Crane Presbyte-rian Church, and a member of the National Rifle Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include: two sons, Rocky Lippold and wife, Bridg-et of Springfield, MO and Jerry Dean Lippold and wife, Susan of Galena, MO; sister, Joyce Deck and husband, Curtis of Brook-line, MO; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the fam-ily has requested donations be made to the Crane Trap Team, Crane High School, Crane, MO. Visitation was from 2-4 p.m. Sunday March 15, 2015 at Man-love-Stumpff Funeral Home Crane, MO. Graveside service was held at 2:00 p.m. March 16, 2015 in Hazelwood Cemetery Springfield, MO with Nathan Thomas officiating. Services are under the direction of Man-love-Stumpff Funeral Home Crane, MO.
Jerry Charles Lippold
Graveside services for Vera Juanita Yarrington Morrison, of Marionville were held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in the Marionville I.O.O. F. Cemetery with Rev. Rex Mooneyham officiating, under the direction of the Williams Funeral Home of Marionville.
Vera Juanita was born on November 19, 1932 in Marionville to David Henry Yarrington, and Louise Magdalene Hodge Yarrington, and she passed away at 9:50 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2015 in Mercy Hospital in Springfield, at the age of 82 years, 3 months, and 21 days old.
She was a member of the Cornerstone Church of Marionville, and had attended the Berean School of the Bible.
She had worked several year’s at the Ozarks Methodist Manor in Marionville, as a Certified Medication Technician.
Vera was preceded in death by her husband, Garrett Ezary Morrison on November 9, 1995 and her parents.
Vera is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and J.C. Briedenstein of Marionville, several nephews, nieces, and friends.
VERA JUANITA YARRINGTON
MORRISON
He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Kimberling City, MO. He was born to Wil-liam John and Nelross Virginia (Helsley) Henry, on February 15, 1930 in Dallas, TX.
William has resided in the area since 2007. He served in the Navy for 4 years during the Korean War.
William was preceded in death by his parents, William and Nelross Henry; one son, Mi-chael Ross Henry; one brother and one sister.
Survivors include: his wife of 63 years, Deion Henry of Kim-berling City, MO; one son, Wil-liam Lee Henry of Kimberling City, MO; daughter, Kathleen Oliveria and her husband, John of Bellflower, CA; six grandchil-dren; six great grandchildren; three great, great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
A memorial service was held at the Calvary Baptist Church, on Joe bald Road in Kimberling City, MO on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers a donation may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church, Building Fund in his memory.
Nolan Luginbill, 86, of Kim-berling City, MO, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015 at his home.
Nolan was born on December 31, 1928 in Newton, KS, the son of Arnold and Elda Luginbill. On May 31, 1958, he was united
Nolan Luginbill
in marriage to Marty Luginbill. Nolan served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War, enlisting on No-vember 15, 1950 and receiving honorable discharge on October 31, 1952. He received the Army Occupation medal (Germany). During his working years he was project manager for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, KS, retiring after 34 years of service.
After retiring he and Marty moved to the Table Rock Lake area. Nolan enjoyed the out-doors and spending time with his wife and family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Blanche and Shirley; and a brother Ker-mit.
Survivors include: his wife, Marty Luginbill of Kimberling City, MO; a son Bill Luginbill of Springfield, MO; a daughter Terri Brockelman of Berryville, AR; eleven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
His family will miss him dear-ly. Nolan was a loving husband, amazing father, and an all-round caring person. His legacy will inspire us all to be better.
A visitation was held 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday March 12, 2015 at the Stumpff Funeral Chapel-South Kimberling City, MO. Funeral service was at 11:00 a.m. at Stumpff Funeral Chapel-South with Clif Crock-ett officiating. Burial was in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery Springfield, MO. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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The Elk Horn Prairie Chapter of The Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution held their March meeting at the Aurora Library on March 9, 2015 at 1 p.m. Re-gent Barbara Cohu and Acting Chaplain Linda Love opened the meeting and led the DAR Ritual, singing of the The Star Spangled Banner, followed by The Pledge of Allegiance to the US Flag, The American’s Creed, and The Daughters’ Pledge to the Flag.
Business Meeting began with Acting Secretary, Charlotte Cole, reading the minutes. The Treasurers’ Report as given by Margaret Kane, Treasurer. Myrna Fischer read thank you notes from Ryan Lewis, Mt. Vernon Veterans Home, and Evelyn Colley. President General’s Report by Regent Cohu told of certificates to honor women in history. Lindaa Love gave the Defense Report and noted since Dwight Eisenhower’s Law, National Defense Metals have been given. Flag Fact by Barabra
DAR Holds March Meeting
Cohu-”United We Stand”. Constitution Minute and The Preamble to the Constitution by Sandy Mason, Indian Minute by Charlotte Cole, The Native American Ten Commandments:
1. Treat the Earth and all that dwells therein with respect.
2. Remain close to the Great Spirit.
3. Show great respect to your fellow beings.
4. Work together for the benefit of all mankind.
5. Give assistance and kindness wherein needed.
6. Do what you know to be right.
7. Look after the well-being of mind and body.
8. Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.
9. Be truthful and honest at all times.
10. Take full responsibility for you actions.
Committee Reports by Myrna Fischer, DAR Good Citizens Chairman and Regent Cohu, American Essay Chairman. Pa-
triot of the Month forms online to nominate patriots.Old Busi-ness included Community Ser-vice volunteer hours and saving soup labels.New Business in-cluded slate of new officers and Honors Tea discussion.
Margaret Seburn introduced Guest Speaker JoAnne Ellis. She reviewed: The Round House by Louise Erdrich. Takes place in 1988 to 2010 it is a story about 13 year old, Joe, and his family. Not to disclose the plot, JoAnne told of suspense, sex, good character, life lessons, moral-ity, convictions and justice. She highly recommended this 5 star read.
Delicious refreshments were served by Charlotte Cole and Barbara Cohu with a St. Pat-rick’s theme.
Next meeting: Honors Tea at The Aurora Community Center on April 2, 2015 at 1 p.m.
Obituaries Continued
Funeral services for Imogene Faye McClain Wells of Marionville, Missouri, were held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in the Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Marionville, with Rev. Jerry Francisco officiating burial followed on the I.O.O. F. Cemetery in Marionville.
Imogene Faye was born to Lyle Finis McClain and Lillian Lawson McClain in Miami, Oklahoma on June 13, 1937, and she passed away at 6:55 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2015 in her home at the age of 77 years, 8 months, and 13 days old.
She was married to Earl D. Wells on August 29, 1958 in the home of Rev. H.V. “Pete” Wells, and to this union two sons were born.
Imogene was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marionville, and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl D. on August 9, 1976, her parents and stepmother, Kathleen McClain.
Imogene’s survivors include her two sons and daughters-in-law, Martin Lynn and Kelly Wells, and Ralph and Stacy Wells, all of Marionville, four grandchildren, Christopher and Carrie Wells of Ozark, Missouri, Haley and Kyle Pendleton of Fort Louis, Washington, Seth Cox and Caleb Wells both of Ozark, Missouri, three great-grandchildren, Raegan and Bailee Wells both of Ozark, Missouri, and Montana Pendleton of Fort Louis, Washington, and her sister, Sharon Steele of Joplin, Missouri, and a host of other relatives and friends.
IMOGENE FAYE MCCLAIN WELLS
Joe Lee Woodward Jr. Crane, Missouri, 57, was born January 29, 1958 in Kansas City, Mis-souri to Joe Lee and Beulah M. Gifford Woodward and departed this life March 11, 2015.
Joe had worked as plumber, also working on the Crane am-bulance and as a city policeman.
Preceding him in death were his parents and a son, Terry Woodward.
Survivors include, a son Jody and his wife Kim of London, England and a brother Mike Woodward and wife Deb of Pittsburg, Missouri other rela-tives and friends.
A memorial service will be Friday, March 20, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in Westrip Funeral Home. Cremation was under the care of Westrip Funeral Home.
Joe Lee Woodward Jr.
Hospice Compassus will be conducting training for persons interested in becoming non-medical volunteers in Stone, Taney, Barry, and Lawrence Counties, according to Janet Gard, Executive Director. The training will be from 8:30am – 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 24th at the Crane Presbyterian Church located at 39322 MO 413, Crane, MO.
Hospice Compassus non-medical volunteers fulfill a wide variety of patient needs. The most common need for volun-teers is patient and family sup-port. However, Hospice Com-passus has developed various initiatives designed to enhance their ability to better meet the specific and unique needs of each family. These include the Dream Team, Veterans Car-ing for Veterans Project, Chap-laincy Program, and ANGELS Program. The Dream Team as-sists in transforming unfulfilled dreams of hospice patients into realities; the Veterans Caring for Veterans Project matches veter-
HOSPICE COMPASSUS SCHEDULES TRAINING FOR NON-MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS
an patients with veteran volun-teers; the Chaplaincy Program gives volunteers the opportunity to focus more on the spiritual needs of patients; the ANGELS Program provides patient and family support in the last hours.
Upon completing the vol-unteer training on March 24th, volunteers will have the oppor-tunity to attend the Chaplain’s training and/or ANGELS train-ing on Tuesday, April 7th.
Volunteer Coordinator, Gin-ger Harrison, states “The abil-ity to visibly see the difference their gift of time makes is the incentive that keeps our volun-teers motivated. If asked, any one of our volunteers would say they leave our patients and families with a warm and fuzzy feeling as if they received more than they gave. With this work, the blessings really do flow both ways.”
“Our volunteers are asked to serve in their own geographi-cal area and are permitted to give as little or as much time as
they desire. There is no required commitment to days or time, and most needs are filled at the volunteers’ convenience,” states Ms. Harrison.
Opening its first hospice in 1979, Hospice Compassus is a family of community-based hospices. Their nationwide net-work is a vast resource, benefit-ing both patients and families. Hospice Compassus has a com-mon culture around three core values: compassion, integrity, and excellence. Their primary goals are to provide the highest quality hospice care and service in every community in which they operate, and to be both the hospice provider of choice and the hospice employer of choice.
For additional information regarding Hospice Compassus, visit their website at www.hos-picecompassus.com. For ad-ditional information regarding Hospice Compassus volunteer opportunities contact Ginger Harrison at 417-335-2004 or 417-235-9097.
Hostess Charlotte Cole Guest Speaker JoAnne Ellis Member Sue Compton
Memorial services for Sandy “Sunshine” Sexton Hoffman 58, of Marionville, Missouri, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015, in the Williams Funeral Chapel in Marionville. She passed away in her home Sunday, March 15th.There will be no visitation. A full obituary will follow next week.
Sandra “Sunshine” Sexton Hoffman
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Congratulations To The Crane Lady Pirates For Winning State!!!
Congratulations to the Crane Lady Pirates for winning State and the Crane Pirates for winning 3rd in
State! From your Northern Stone County Commissioner
Mark Maples
Great Job Pirates!!
Congratulations State ChampsV-Mar Farm Store
Main St. & Lockhart723-8811
Porter’s SupermarketCortney Lane, Crane
723-5700
Hudson TireHwy D, Crane
723-5979
Cape Fair MarinaTable Rock Lake, Cape Fair
538-4163
Cook’s Motor CompanyBrad Cook, Billings
695-2400
Nifty Cuts SalonJoyce Kuhs, Crane
723-0115
Congratulations!Brad Hudson, Stone County
Assessor & Staff
Cindy ElmoreStone County Clerk
357-6127
Eustler Ins.Rob Edwards, Galena
357-6225
Lakeland PharmacyCourtney Lane, Crane
723-5241
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3-Peat State Champs!!
State Champs!!
Job Well Done Lady Pirates
We are proud of you!Gee Gee’s Floral & Gofts
Pirate Lane, Crane723-5259
Kristi StephensStone County Treasurer
357-6131
We are EXTREMELY proud of you!Spring Creek Pizza & Cafe
Rose Hwy and Hemp Hill, Crane723-0226
Congratulations girls!Law Office of Mark Rundel
107 N. Maple, Galena357-6180
Lefty’s Pump Drilling Co.Hwy 13, Crane
723-8816Cox Health Center
Courtney Lane, Crane723-8537
Circle V Auto SalesWill Vaught
42156 St. Hwy 413, Crane723-1100 or 8338-5599
Shelter InsuranceChris Hammen
Courtney Lane, Crane723-5394
Walker Insurance & RealtyOld Towne Center, Crane
723-5286
Congratulations Pirates!Stone County Collectors Office
Vicki May & Staff357-6124 3
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The Stone County Health De-partment has partnered with Jor-dan Valley Community Health Center to offer free chronic dis-ease self-management classes for people living in Stone Coun-ty with chronic health condi-tions. This class will meet from 9:30 am – 11:30 am weekly for six weeks starting Monday, April 6 and continues until May 11, 2015 at the Kimberling Area Library (KAL) in Kimberling City. The KAL address is: 45 Kimberling Blvd, Kimberling City, MO 65686.
“You Only Live Once” is an effective self-management education program for people with chronic health problems. This Stanford program specifi-
From The Stone County Health Department: You Only Live Once Class
cally addresses arthritis, diabe-tes, lung and heart disease, but teaches skills useful for manag-ing a variety of chronic diseases.
The program goals include:Improving your knowledge
of living a healthy life with a chronic condition
Identifying and learning the latest pain management ap-proaches
Learning to manage fatigue and stress more effectively
Finding solutions to problems caused by your condition
Identifying ways to deal with anger, fear, frustration, depres-sion
Discussing the role of exercise and nutrition in chronic disease management
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lutely free and all participants will receive the book, Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Con-dition, as well as other health related incentives given at each class session.
Registration is required. Please contact, Monica Spittler, Community Health Educator, at the Stone County Health De-partment. The phone number is 417- 357-6134.
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Stone County Agriculture
Species: White bass Scientific name: Morone chrysops
Nicknames: Silver bass Claim to fame: White bass
are a popular sport fish in Missouri, particularly in spring. The white bass spawn that occurs each spring is arguably one of the Ozarks’ most popular fishing periods. Swan Creek, Beaver Creek, Bryant Creek and the North Fork River are some of the more popular spots in this part of the state for anglers to fish during the spring white bass run, but these fish make spawning runs in the tributaries of other area reservoirs, too. White bass are also a highly prized catch in the summer and early fall for those who fish at dusk and anglers who fish under lights at night.
Species status: White bass are found in most of the large reservoirs and major river systems of Missouri.
First discovered: The first scientific description of white bass was written by the eastern European naturalist Constantine Rafinesque in 1820.
Critter Of The Week : White Bass
Species: White bass Scientific name: Morone chrysops Nicknames: Silver bass
Family matters: White bass belong to the fish family Moronidae. Fish in this family are sometimes referred to as the temperate bass or “true” bass. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and most other bass species that are popular game fish belong to the Centrarchidae – or sunfish - family.
Length: Nine to 15 inches long
Diet: Adults feed on smaller fish, the most predominant type of which is gizzard shad. Studies have shown that the abundance of white bass in most Ozarks reservoirs fluctuates drastically in response to changes in abundance of gizzard shad.
Weight: The average weight range is one-quarter of a pound to 1¼ pounds, although white bass in excess of five pounds are caught occasionally.
Distinguishing characteristics: White bass have blue-gray backs with silvery reflections. The sides are silvery with a faint blue-green tinge and have several horizontal olive-gray streaks.
Life span: White bass seldom
live longer than four years.Habitat: White bass inhabit the
deeper areas of streams and the lakes. They tend to avoid waters that are continuously turbid. They are found most often over a firm, sandy or rocky bottom.
Life cycle: In Missouri, white bass enter tributaries in March and remain there until the middle or latter part of April. Eggs are released into the water and settle to the bottom where they become attached to rocks and hatch in about two days. A single, large female may produce nearly a million eggs in one spawning season. Studies have shown the fish may attain a length of seven inches in their first year.
By Francis SkalickyMissouri Department of Conservation
Enjoying spring peepers is a listening experience, not a visual one.
Bird sounds are among the best-known harbingers of spring in the wildlife world. However, in early spring, a small frog begins spreading the message of seasonal change at a time many birds are still warming up their spring calls.
The spring peeper is one of the Ozarks’ well-known end-of-winter signs because it is the earliest calling frog of spring. These small frogs begin calling and breeding in early March (some years in late February) and continue until early May.
Spring peepers grow only to slightly more than an inch in length; most could fit comfortably on the end of your finger. The most noticeable characteristic of this frog is the clear, high-pitched call male uses to attract females. The spring peeper makes this call by closing its mouth and nostrils and forcing air from the lungs over its vocal chords into the lower part of the mouth, which inflates into a bubble and vibrates like a drum. This process produces loud trills. A spring peeper’s vocal sac can inflate to about the size of a quarter. As is the case with all wildlife mating calls in the spring, the more clear and robust the call, the better chances of attracting a female. These calls are heard primarily at dusk and at night, although they can be heard on overcast days during a rain or immediately after one.
Spring peepers survive winter by digging into the soil. As with a number of frogs and toads, spring peepers produce a type of “anti-freeze” in their blood that protects their tissues from damage if they become frozen.
The general color of a spring peeper varies from pinkish to light tan, brown, or gray. Spring peepers also feature a dark “X” marking on their backs. However, as previously stated, describing how they look is basically irrelevant because you’ll hear them far more often than you’ll see them. It should be noted the type of spring peeper that resides in Missouri is the northern spring peeper, which is found throughout much of the eastern U.S. The southern spring peeper is only found in the extreme southeastern portion of the U.S.
The northern spring peeper is primarily a woodland species. It resides near ponds, streams or swamps where there is thick undergrowth.
The end result of all this calling and courtship egg-laying. One female can lay up to 900 eggs, each egg about one millimeter in size. The eggs are laid singly and are attached to leaves, grasses and sticks in shallow water. They are fertilized by the males as they are laid. The eggs hatch in three or four days and tadpoles metamorphose in about two months. In addition to entertaining humans with their mating calls, spring peepers provide another benefit to us by feeding on flies, ants, beetles and other small insects that can be occasional (or frequent) pests for humans.
More information about spring peepers and other amphibians that call Missouri home can be found at your nearest Missouri Department of Conservation office or at www.missouriconservation.org
Francis Skalicky is the media specialist for the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Southwest Region. For information about conservation issues, call 417-895-6880.
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