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BRIEFS Principal Hired, Coach Resigns
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education has announced the hiring of an assistant principal and the resignation of the head boys basketball coach. According to information provided by Superintendent Mike Stegman, the board voted 6-0, with Andy Burress absent, to hire Mike Hostetter as assistant principal at Trenton Middle School. Hostetter is currently the 7th-12th grade principal at Milan. In other action, the board voted 5-1, with Melissa King voting no, to accept the resignation of Corbin Coe as high school physical education teacher and head boys basketball coach. The resignation of Julie Keuler as TMS and THS National Honor Society sponsor was also accepted and the board voted to hire Rebecca Mullins as a substitute nurse.
Mystery Chef Dinner
Five Points Alive will host a “Welcome Back” Dinner featuring a mystery chef on Saturday, April 2 at The Space, located at 1013 Main St. in downtown Trenton. The event will get under way with a gather and greet time at 5:30 p.m., and a barbecue dinner cooked by a mystery chef to be served at 6 p.m. Live musical entertainment will be provided by Trenton resident Amy Guthrie. There is a $30 suggested donation for the dinner, with proceeds to be used for Downtown Trenton projects. Prepaid reservations should be made in person at Howard’s Department Store, 1000 Main St., by Friday, March 25. Carry-out orders will also be available and should be made in advance by calling Howard’s Department Store at 660-359-2858 by the March 25 deadline.
Mascot Pancake Day
The Trenton Bulldog Mascots will hold a “grab and go” pancake day on Saturday, March 26. The event will be held from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the new concession stand at C.F. Russell Stadium. Pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls, milk, juice, coffee and water will be served. All donations will be used for the Bulldog mascots at Trenton High School and Trenton Middle School.
Chamber Awards Presented McWilliams, Holt Receive ‘Pillars of the Community’ Two individuals, two businesses and one organization were honored by the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce during the chamber’s annual banquet, held on Friday night, March 18 at the Ketcham Community Center. Pat Hauck McWilliams and Ed Holt were recognized by Cindy Roy as the 2022 “Pillars of the Community” while Andy Cox presented the 2022 “Business of the Year” awards to Mid-States Services LLC and BTC Bank. The Green Hills Animal Shelter was presented with the 2022 “Organization of the Year” award by Tara Walker. Both Mrs. McWilliams and Holt gave brief remarks as did Scott Wilson, representing Mid-States; Tom Witten, representing BTC Bank; and Tim Michael, representing the Animal [See Chamber, Page 5]
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Honored by the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce during its annual banquet on Friday night, March 18, were, from left, front row, Ed Holt and Pat Hauck McWilliams, Pillars of the Community; back row, Scott Wilson, representing MidStates Services LLC, the Business of the Year; Tom Witten, representing BTC Bank, the Business of the Year; and Stefanie L. Garma and Ronda Michael, representing the Green Hills Animal Shelter, the Organization of the Year.
Utility Committee Meeting
The Trenton Utility Committee will meet at 6 p.m., tonight (Tuesday) at city hall. The meeting is open to the public but can be accessed on Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88672928299. Items on the agenda include department reports, a review of monthly financial reports and the utility director’s report.
NCMC Board Agenda
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will meet in regular session at 5:30 tonight (Tuesday) in the Frey Administrative Center. Items on the announced agenda include employee introductions, a presentation of dual credit and early college, reports from the Head Start directors, vice president for academic affairs, vice president of student affairs, chief information officer and president, Head Start 2022-23 policy council by-laws, consideration of bids and purchases, consideration of surplus property, consideration of tuition, fees, room and board for 2022-23, the first reading of a board policy concerning a four-day work week for the summer, acceptance of a resignation and a retirement, employments and a closed session to discuss personnel, legal matters and real estate.
Submitted Photo (top)/ Ronda Lickteig (left)
The Gallatin Theater League will present “Ripcord” in three performances this week at the Courter Theater. Cast members, pictured in the top photo, include Ian Sloan, front; and, from left, middle row, Jeremy Dungy, Tonya Sloan, Emily Anderson, Annie Gibson, Doug Nichols, Taylor Cornett and Walker Cornett; and back row, Phil Barnard, Jackie Nichols and Blake Cornett. At left, Marilyn (Emily Anderson) tries to scare Abby (Annie Gibson) by taking her skydiving in an attempt to win a bet that will allow Marilyn to have the bed by the window in their senior living facility.
R-5 Board Makes Personnel Moves Long-Time Staff Members Retire From Posts The Grundy R-5 Board of Education approved several retirements and offered contracts for employ-
WEATHER ALMANAC Day: High/Low Rain Thursday 73/47 — Friday 47/39 .09 Saturday 60/34 — Sunday 75/41 — Barton Campus Sunday 74/39 —
ment during a meeting held Thursday evening. Superintendent Phil Fox said the board approved retirement letters from custodian Gene Schreffler, who has been with the district for 29 years, as well as elementary secretary Charla Pipes, who has served for 23 years; and Mindi Clark who has eight years of service to the district and works in the library. The employment of Nicole Head as speech pathologist was approved, as was the employment of Cindy Collins, who will serve two days a week as a school social worker. Pleasant View R-6 will employ Mrs. Collins three days in that capacity as well. Robin Griswold was hired for Parents as Teachers. [See Grundy, Page 4]
Ripcord: Enemies To Friends Gallatin Theater League To Present Production On Thursday, Friday, Saturday A “friendly” competition between polar-opposite roommates leads to laughs and a few contemplative moments in the Gallatin Theater League’s production of “Ripcord.” The comedy by David LindsayAbaire will be presented Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Courter Theater in Gallatin and promises to leave the audience laughing. Abby Binder, played by Annie Gibson, and Marilyn Dunne, played by Emily Anderson, are roommates at the Bristol
Place Senior Living Facility, where Abby’s sour disposition has ensured she doesn’t keep a roommate very long. When bubbly, bright and unbearably cheerful Marilyn moves in, Abby is surprised that her usual methods don’t result in Marilyn moving out. In fact, Marilyn would like to have the bed by the window, which the irritable and sarcastic Abby has claimed as hers for her four years of residence. Marilyn, with a love of competition and pranks, challenges Abby to a contest: if Abby can make Marilyn mad, Marilyn will move out; but if Marilyn can scare the self-professed unscarable Abby, then Marilyn will not only stay - she will get the bed by the window.
What follows is a hilarious sequence of “friendly” challenges and practical jokes, but when secrets are revealed, the audience gets a peek into the pasts of both Abby and Marilyn and insight into how they’ve been shaped by those pasts. The ending is a satisfying story of how sometimes enemies can turn into friends. In addition to Ms. Gibson and Ms. Anderson, principal cast members include Phil Barnard as Scotty, the resident aide who refuses to move Marilyn and is sometimes caught up in the competition; Tonya Sloan and Jeremy Dungy as Marilyn’s daughter, Colleen, and son-in-law, Derek, who own a sky-diving business and aren’t [See Ripcord, Page 4]