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Rodeo Opens Grandstand Events Livestock Shows Set To Begin On Aug. 4 With Swine Event The 2021 North Central Missouri Fair will get under way this week, with activities planned for both Friday and Saturday. Grandstand events for this year’s edition of the fair get under way on Friday, with an MRCA/URA/IRA Rodeo put on by Duckworth Rodeo Productions. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Events continue on Saturday with a tractor pull at noon at the grandstand. Check-in will begin at 10 a.m. Each event has an admission price of $10 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 12 and kids age five and under will be admitted free of charge. The rest of the 2021 Fair Week, which runs from Aug. 3-7, looks like this: Grandstand Events The Horse Pull will be held Wednesday evening, beginning at 7 p.m., with half of the proceeds from the event will being donated to the Community Food Pantry. On Friday, Aug. 6, the ATV and dirtbike motocross races get under
NCM Fair Flower Show The Grand River Garden Club will sponsor this year’s flower show at the North Central Missouri Fair, with entries to be brought to the Rock Barn between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5. The show is open to all gardeners, both youth and adults. They may enter flowers in the following categories: container grown, roses, annuals, perennials, bulbs and tubers, shrubs and vines, herbs, grasses and design. To increase interest in flowers, a designer will work with children from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 5 to assist those who would like to arrange flowers to be placed in the flower show for judging. Flowers and vases will be provided. Entries and awards must be picked up between noon and 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7. First- and second-place ribbons will be awarded. Best of Show, Junior Award, Most Unusual Flower/Plant, Outstanding Award and Club Member Award will also be chosen and the Taul Family will award a junior and senior Creative Flower Award in honor of their mother, Betty Taul.
way at 7 p.m., with sign-up beginning at 4:30 p.m., and on Saturday, Aug. 7, the Tuff Trucks will take over the grandstand for a 7 p.m. show, with check-in occurring through the Trenton High School parking lot at 4 p.m. Admission to grandstand events is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 12 and free for those five and under, with the exception of the ATV races, which will also have a $15 pit pass available and the Tuff Truck event, which will have a $20 pit pass available. The beer stand will be open for grandstand events with the exception of the tractor pull. Livestock Shows
Livestock shows will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 4, with the swine show. Swine should arrive and be registered for the show by 1 p.m. with weigh-in to follow. The show will get under way at 5 p.m. in the livestock pavilion, with the Pee Wee show, followed by the regular show. The rabbit, poultry and fowl show is being moved to a new time this year, getting under way Thursday, Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the livestock pavilion. Pre-entry is required and can be accomplished by contacting Brandy Burton at 816-351-0799. All entries should be registered and in [See NCM FAIR, Page 5]
BRIEFS Free Meals For R-9 Students
The Trenton R-9 School District will continue to offer free meals to all students through the USDA-Seamless Summer Option extension for the 2021-22 school year. While all families will receive free meals, there are many benefits to the district to having the data furnished by the application for Free and Reduced Meals, so families are encouraged to fill it out. A link to the Free and Reduced Meal application can be found on the Trenton R-9 District website
Sunnyview Board Meets
The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors met July 20, discussing its current construction/energy project. Administrator Jerry Doerhoff reported that he informed the board that a construction meeting was to be held July 21 to discuss the schedule for the construction/energy project. The contractor will start on the energy portion in August. Doerhoff gave his administrator’s report, which included information on resident activities such as the monthly birthday party, porch time and the resident council meeting. He said National CNA Week had been observed to recognize the staff. Board members went into closed session to approve minutes from the June closed meeting. The next regular meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17.
Senators Racing To Get Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are racing to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal as soon as Monday, as pressure is mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority. Heading into a make-or-break week, key senators and staff spent the weekend trying to reach a final agreement. One major roadblock is how much money should go to public transit. The lead Republican negotiator, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, said the two sides were “about 90% of the way there” on an agreement.
St. Louis Mask Mandate Criticized Ordinance Went Into Effect On Monday
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BAND CAMP The Trenton High School Band held camp in the heat last week, preparing for the upcoming marching and field show season. The band is under the direction of a new instructor this year, Anthony Webb, with Trager Leeper and Maurissa Bonta serving as drum majors.
Breakthrough Cases Are Small Rate Is Less Than One Percent In Grundy County When you read the COVID-19 updates from the Grundy County Health Department and notice that there are breakthrough cases, you might be confused as to why we are having those cases and how many there are in relation to total cases. As of Friday, July 23, there were 36 active cases in Grundy County for a total of 1,309 cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the health department, there have been some breakthrough cases among people who are fully vaccinated, but that rate is less than 1 percent. Here’s some facts about breakthrough cases: What is a COVID-19
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The new mask mandate in the city and county of St. Louis that takes effect this week is being criticized by several state and local elected officials. Starting Monday, masks will be mandatory in indoor public places and on public transportation for everyone age 5 or older, even for those who are vaccinated, officials said in a news release on Friday. Wearing masks outdoors will be encouraged, especially in group settings. The politicians opposing the renewed mask mandate include Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and St. Louis County Councilmen Tim Fitch and Mark Harder, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Schmitt, who is running for the GOP nomination for
U.S. Senate, said he plans to file a lawsuit on Monday to block the city and county from enforcing the renewed mandate. “If the last six months have taught us anything it’s that when it comes to expansive, authoritative executive action we have to fight back with everything we’ve got — all the time,” he said on Twitter on Saturday. “Wherever we see it — fight the fight. Our freedoms are on the line.” St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones on Saturday responded to Schmitt on Twitter: “Our top priority is protecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of the people of St. Louis City and County. Nobody is surprised that the Attorney General plans to file yet another frivolous lawsuit to serve his own political ambitions.” Fitch and Harder said they may ask the County Council to rescind the new mask mandate.
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republican-times.com WEATHER ALMANAC vaccine “breakthrough” case? It’s when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus. A small number of such cases are expected and health officials say they're not a
cause for alarm. How Does The Vaccine Work? COVID-19 vaccines work by teaching the body to recognize the virus. So if you’re exposed to it after vaccination, your immune
system should be ready to spring into action and fight it. In studies, the two-dose COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna were around 95% effective at [See COVID, Page 5]
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