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Park Board Hoping To Avoid Another Lifeguard Shortage Board Beginning To Look At Upcoming Budget
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BEDS FOR BULLDOGS
The annual Bulldog Challenge, held as part of the varsity basketball games between Trenton and Gallatin was held Tuesday, with $4,385 being raised for the “Beds for Bulldogs” initiative, including the gate proceeds from the game played at Gallatin High School. Those funds will provide 11 beds for students in the two communities, with the first bed, this one on display at the game, being donated for use on Tuesday night. Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri provided seed money for the project and matched donations, while Scott Roy Auctions donated the display bed and Wesley United Methodist Church in Trenton has provided space to store the beds. The goal of the project is to be able to have enough beds on hand that one can be provided to a student in need within 24 hours. Donations can be sent to Bright Futures Trenton at P.O. Box 593, Trenton, MO 64683 or Bright Futures Gallatin, 602 Olive St., Gallatin, MO 64640.
NCMC Accepting Nominations Foundation Looks For Distinguished Alumni To Honor Nominations for distinguished alumni from North Central Missouri College and Trenton Junior College are being accepted for 2021. The North Central Missouri College Foundation, Inc. will honor the selected alumni who attended TJC/NCMC during the Pirates Ball planned for March 26. To nominate an alum (either a graduate or someone who successfully completed one semester of classes at TJC/NCMC), a nomination form must be completed and forwarded to the NCMC Foundation Office at 1301 Main Street, Trenton, MO 64683. A form can be obtained by calling Tricia Key in the
NCMC Foundation Office at 660357-6415. An online nomination form can be obtained via the following link on the NCMC website: https://www.ncmissouri.edu/alumni/d istinguished-alumni/. The deadline for submitting nominations is January 14, 2022. Alums do not have to reside in the immediate area to be considered. Deceased alumni are not eligible for consideration. Criteria for selecting honorees include attendance at TJC/NCMC, success in their chosen professional field or voluntary service, support to the college, and involvement in the community, including church, civic and family activities. “Alumni from Trenton Junior College (which became North Central Missouri College in 1988) and North Central Missouri College have gone on to do amazing things in their pro-
fessional and personal lives,” commented NCMC Director of Development Alicia Endicott. “We want to highlight those achievements, and no better time is then during the Pirates Ball, which celebrates the NCMC Foundation’s Annual Giving Campaign, the Voyage Fund and all things NCMC.” Previous TJC/NCMC Distinguished Alumni have included Dr. Joanna Anderson, Mike Arbuckle, Arnie Arneson, Cathy Brantley Bailey, Kevin Bailey, John R. Bain, Larry D. Barnes, Phyllis Jackson, Franklin Bosley, Frederick Bosley, Harry Bratton, Marcaline Wilson Brown, Bruce Constant, George Constant, Paul J. Costello, Linda A. Crooks, Dr. Linda Kay Smith Crowe, Jack Derry, Claude and Nadine Dunn Eckert, R.E. Bob Gallup, Arlie Hamilton Gentry, Donald L. Gibson, Rep. [See NCMC, Page 7]
The Trenton Park Board does not want to end up in the situation it found itself last year when pool staffing issues became a real headache. Wednesday night at the board’s January meeting, the decision was made to go ahead and begin the search for a pool manager, assistant manager and staff so that, hopefully, staffing issues are not a problem this year. Last year the board raised pool staff wages and offered a program to pay for half of lifeguard training with an incentive to pay for the other half if the lifeguard came back the following season for a second year. The board had a short discussion about possibly bumping pool staff pay once again, but agreed to revisit that idea in the near future. Parks Superintendent David Shockley was given the go ahead to start advertising for pool staff for the upcoming season. During the meeting the board also briefly discussed the budget for the year. Board President Curtis Crawford asked board members to start keeping an eye out for anything in the parks system that looks like it needs replaced and make mental notes so that it can be included in the new budget. There were no pool or grounds committee reports, but in the facilities report, Crawford notified the board that the Trenton Rotary Club had donated money to wrap the shelter house behind the pool in
IT’S A SPLIT
The Trenton and Gallatin High School basketball teams split games Tuesday with the Trenton girls and Gallatin boys picking up GRC victories. SPORTS, 2
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No one likes to spend their birthday in the hospital and you definitely wouldn’t want to do it when you’re turning a century old! But Mary “Marjorie” Olson was still able to celebrate her milestone on Sunday, Jan. 2 as a patient at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Jordan Ferguson, director of marketing and public relations at WMH, said Marjorie had been looking forward to her 100th birthday for months and her care team at WMH wasn't about to let a hospital stay get in the way of the big celebration. Together with some of her friends, Marjorie's care team planned a special birthday party with a cake and decorations and the whole unit celebrated her 100th birthday.
Sandy Dustman of Jamesport has been appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to serve as the Daviess County Circuit Clerk and was sworn into office this week by Daviess County Associate Judge Daren Adkins. Mrs. Dustman was appointed to fill a one-year unexpired term left vacant by the retirement of Pam Howard, who had served in the office for 28 years. Mrs. Dustman has been serving as the deputy clerk and has more than 20 years of experience working in the circuit clerk’s office. She earned a secretarial management degree from York Christian College in York, NE and is the mother of two children, Myles Dustman of Jamesport and Taryn Douglas and her husband, Zach, of Utica. She also has a granddaughter, Oakley Douglas. Mrs. Dustman, a Republican, said she plans to file for the office when the filing period opens in February and will be seeking the Republican nomination in the August primary election.
metal like the ones at Eastside Park. The Rotary Club originally built the shelter house and made the donation for metal to wrap it. The metal has already been purchased with the money and the park department is simply waiting for favorable weather to start on the project. Also waiting on the weather is the city’s street department, which will complete the parking lot re[See PARKS, Page 7]
BRIEFS Director Search Resumes
The search for a fulltime director for the Grundy County Ambulance Service will resume. According to Grundy County Presiding Commissioner Phil Ray, the commission has not hired a director and will continue pursuing candidates for the position, which is being moved from a part-time to full-time job. For the past several years, Steve Tracy has filled the position on a part-time basis while also serving as a paramedic. The commission decided last fall to revamp the position as full-time and had indicated a desire to have the person in place by the end of 2021. Tracy, who was invited to apply, continues to perform the duties on a part-time basis.
TMS Spelling Bee Jan. 13
The Trenton Middle School Spelling Bee will be held Thursday, Jan. 13 in the Performing Arts Center. More than 70 students will compete beginning with seventh grade at 8:30 a.m., sixth grade at 9:30 a.m., followed by fifth grade at 1 p.m. and eighth grade at 2 p.m. A champion, runner-up and an alternate will be selected from each grade level to compete at the Grundy County Spelling Bee on Jan. 28. Families and friends of the spellers will be invited to attend and should check in at the TMS office.
County Commission Agenda
The Grundy County Commission has begun its 2022 budget process and will be holding special meetings, including on Friday. In addition to meeting Friday, the commission will hold its weekly meeting on Tuesday. Other than discussing the budget, the commission will meet with Stephanie Williams of the North Central Missouri Business Facilitation Group at 9:30 a.m.