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Chamber Announces 2022 Year Honorees Annual Banquet Set For March 18 At Ketcham The Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce will honor two individuals, two businesses and a local organization during its annual membership dinner meeting scheduled for Friday, March 18. Pat Hauck McWilliams and Ed Holt have been selected as the chamber’s 2022 “Pillars of the Community” in recognition of their long-time contributions to Trenton and the surrounding area. Selected as the “Businesses of the Year” are Mid-States Services and BTC Bank while the Green Hills Animal Shelter is the “Organization of the Year.” The chamber will hold its annual event at the Ketcham Community Center, with social hour at 5:30 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner at 6 p.m. and the awards ceremony at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $40 per person, with sponsorships also available at a cost of $500 as a “Gold High Roller Table” and $350 for a Silver VIP table. Both sponsorships include a table of eight and sponsor names included in the program. The Gold sponsorship also includes a business banner display and 20 50/50 raffle tickets. Evening entertainment from 8 to 10 p.m. will feature a Casino Night with Jack and Aces Events of Kansas City providing the equipment and professional dealers. Guests will receive chips to participate in the gaming, with prizes to be awarded to the evening’s winners. The event is open to the public. Tickets and/or sponsorships can be purchased through the chamber of commerce by calling 359-4324 or via email at trentonchambermo@gmail.com. The deadline to reserve a ticket is Friday, March 11.
STATE MEDALS
The Trenton and Gallatin wrestling teams brought home four state medals each from the Class 1 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships in Columbia over the weekend. SPORTS, 2
WEATHER ALMANAC Day: High/Low Snow Thursday 30/15 1.7 Friday 40/9 — Saturday 35/16 — Sunday 60/24 — Barton Campus Sunday 57/23 —
New Tool Will Help EMS ‘File Of Life’ Card Will Have Vital Information While most refrigerators are “decorated” with pictures of kids and grandkids, interesting articles and sticky note reminders of important appointments, there’s one thing residents can put on their most-used appliance that will ensure they get the best possible treatment in a medical emergency. The Grundy County Ambulance Service is providing a new tool, the “File of Life,” that contains important information that can be accessed when EMS responds to a medical emergency - especially if the patient is unable to share essential medical information. “Sometimes people aren’t able to tell us anything because they aren’t conscious or because they can’t remember,” said Grundy County Ambulance Director Steve Tracy. The small, magnetic file contains a paper that provides space for the name, primary care provider, preferred hospital, emergency contacts, medical data such as special conditions, current medications, pharmacy, blood type, recent surgery information, a
Trenton FFA Breakfast
In honor of FFA Week, the Trenton FFA Chapter will host its annual FFA Community Appreciation Breakfast Friday, Feb. 25, in the THS Ag Building. All FFA supporters are invited to the breakfast, which will include pancakes, bacon, sausage and biscuits and gravy, along with coffee, juice and milk. The meal will be served from 6:15 to 8 a.m.
Blood Drive At THS
checklist of medical conditions and allergies. The file also asks for information concerning health care directives and insurance provider. The insurance information, Tracy said, is the least important. “That part of it is the least important,” Tracy said. “Sometimes we respond and we don’t even know the patient’s name and they can’t tell us and there’s no one else there who can tell us. As we’re transporting to the hospital, we want to be able to give the hospital a name, date of birth, allergies, medications
they’re taking and their past medical history, if we can. This information helps us determine for instance, if they have an allergy to something or a medical condition that we need to be aware of.” Tracy said it’s important for those filling out the form to use a pencil because information such as medications and recent surgeries can change. It’s also important for the person to place the sticker provided with the file on their front door so EMS responders will know to immediately look for the file on the re-
frigerator. Distribution of the files is under way and Tracy said they are available on the county’s ambulances so if the public sees an ambulance out they can feel free to ask for one. They can also be obtained at the Grundy County Ambulance Service at the intersection of Oklahoma Avenue and Harris Avenue. A limited number of the files can also be obtained in the Grundy County Clerk’s Office, located on the second floor of the courthouse and at the Republican-Times office, located at 122 E. Eighth St.
R-5 Offers Administrator Contracts Grundy Board Looks At Possibility Of Hiring Social Worker Administrator contracts were given approval and the retirement of a long-time instructor was accepted by the Grundy R-5 Board of Education at a meeting Wednesday evening. Following a closed session, the board offered contracts to Elementary Principal Jen Dyer an High School Principal Matt Rayl for the 2022-23 school year. Rayl’s base salary was set at $68,850, while Dyer will be paid $69,720. Superintendent Phil Fox, who is considered part-time, was offered a contract for the 2022-23 school year at a salary of $45,000. The board accepted the retirement of Dena Courtney, who has been employed as a teacher in the district for the past 37 years. Under old business, the board dis-
cussed the upcoming review of buses by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which is scheduled for March 1, and the district’s Safe Return To In-Person Instruction and Continuity of Services Plan. Revisions were made to the plan and approved. Under new business, board members discussed the possible hiring of a social worker for the district. The administration was asked to gather more information and provide a report at the next meeting. In other business, the board heard a report on window replacement at the high school building in Galt, with work scheduled to begin soon in three rooms. The administration was directed to seek bids for the replacement of windows and the installation of central air conditioning for the elementary building at Humphreys. A report on the insurance carrier, MET, was provided, with rates for the 2022-23 school year not available until March 30. Board members
discussed a Wellness Screening Program offered by the company, with no action taken. The cooperative agreement with the Newtown-Harris School District for extra-curricular activities was discussed and approved, with the same conditions as have been in place during previous years. Also approved was the senior trip for May 16-19 and the purchase of new junior high basketball uniforms at a cost of approximately $2,500. The administration was asked to look into the cost of new boys baseball uniforms. Other items approved included allowing sophomores to attend prom and the use of the high school building for after-prom activities. Daya Allnutt was selected as the district representative for the Jack Holley/MUSIC Scholarship program. The next meeting is scheduled to be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 17 in the high school business room.
Cookie Decorating Class Is Offered structor for the class, which is open to anyone age 14 and over. The class size is limited to 12 participants so everyone will receive If you’ve been pining plenty of attention during away for Spring - and the two-hour class, which maybe craving something will begin at 2 p.m. Art’s Alive was organsweet - “Art’s Alive” has just the thing to get you ized in 2019 to bring the through the winter “blahs.” arts back to Grundy County The “March into Spring” and a cookie-decorating Cookie Decorating class class fits well into it’s miswill be held Sunday, March sion to bring all arts to the 13 at The Space, located at community, not just the tra1013 Main St. in down- ditional drama and music programs. town Trenton. “This fits into our misLauren Dannar, “The Itty Bitty Baker,” will be the in- sion to expand the arts,”
Art’s Alive To Host March 13 Event In Trenton
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said Dan Maxey, a member of the organization’s board. “This is an art form, as are the culinary arts and cake decorating.” Maxey said this is the organization’s first “pop up” event, meaning the plans came together quickly and the deadline to register is near. It’s also the group’s and Mrs. Dannar’s - first cookie-decorating event. “We’re testing the waters,” Maxey explained. “We’ll see how it goes, but we hope to offer one each quarter, with a seasonal theme. Depending on how
it goes and how Lauren feels about it, we may add to the number of participants and maybe even bring the age down a little bit.” The $25 registration fee includes six cookies and an icing kit. The theme for the decorating will be St. Patrick’s Day. The deadline to register is Monday, Feb. 28 and those interested may register by emailing Trisha Sharp at trishasharp0811@gmail.com. The registration fee can be paid the day of the event.
The Trenton High School FCCLA Chapter and Student Council will sponsor a Community Blood Center blood drive on Friday, March 4. The event will be held in the media center from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. In addition to all adults, students who are at least age 16 may donate with parental consent. To make a reservation email Brenda Thorne at bthorne@trentonr9.k12.mo .us or jlloyd@trentonr9.k12.mo.u s.
Board Sets Special Meetings
The Board of Directors of the Grundy County Nursing Home District will hold two special meetings in the next week. The board will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23 at Sunnyview Nursing Home. That meeting may include a closed session. The board will also meet at 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 1 to discuss the energy project and receive comments from residents of the home and apartments.
Hospitalist Program Key For WMH Focus Is On Hospitalized Patients As the two-year mark of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic approaches, health care workers have been taxed and pushed to the limits. An integral part of the COVID-19 patient care model in many health care settings includes the hospitalist team, who are quite literally on the frontlines of the pandemic. A hospitalist is a physician, usually board-certified in internal medicine or family medicine, who is specially trained to take care of hospitalized patients. At Wright Memorial Hospital, a team approach is used to treat patients. The hospitalist serves as the captain of the team to manage patient care [See WMH, Page 5]