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Annual Gallatin Tradition Returns Chautauqua Planned For Sept. 17-18 On Square Plans are under way for the 35th Annual Daviess County Chautauqua, which will be held Sept. 17-18 on the Gallatin town square. Events get under way on Friday, with food trucks and hometown talent at 6 p.m., followed by an outdoor movie at 8 p.m. If you’re up bright and early on Saturday morning, registration for the 5K Color Run begins at 6:30 a.m. at the southwest corner of the square. The run itself is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m. Vendors and food trucks open at 9 a.m. as does registration for the baby show, with competition to begin at 9:30 a.m. A car show is scheduled for 10 a.m., with registration beginning at 9 a.m. Awards will be presented at 2 p.m. The entry fee is $15 and all proceeds from the show will be donated. For more information contact James Wilson at 660-6639353. The Gallatin Theater League will present “Long Tall Lester Or.....The Fastest Encyclopedia Salesman in the West” at 10:30 a.m. at the Courter Theatre on South Main Street. The play will be repeated again [See GALLATIN, Page 8]
Parade Prizes Enticing People To Enter Event
Croy has ‘it’ Local Talent Will Perform At Black Silo Winery On Saturday, Sept. 25 BY RONDA LICKTEIG R-T EDITOR
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ome people just have “it” - “it” being that combination of talent, drive, work ethic and charisma - to be successful in everything they set their mind to doing. But Trenton resident Salem Croy has something a lot of successful people lack - humility. If you don’t know her well or haven’t seen her videos on social media, you might not know what a talent she has for music. She’s well-known for her athletic abilities but the daughter of Wes and
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Trenton R-9 Board Agenda
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the district office. Items on the announced agenda include a discussion of COVID leave, bus routes, a concern about the bus route on East 10th St., a quarantine tutoring program, the Jewett Norris Library account, early graduation requests, MSBA full maintenance, a GEC Foundation grant application approval, a safety report, a report from Professional Development/Instructional Coach Dr. Jill Watkins, principal reports, the superintendent’s report and a closed session to discuss personnel.
Gallatin Sets Board Agenda
The Gallatin R-5 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the high school library. Items on the announced agenda include reports from the superintendent, high school principal, middle school principal, elementary principal and activity director; approval of the 2021-22 Professional Development Plan, approval of the district-wide evaluation plan, approval of the substitute teacher list and re-adoption of the board member conflict of interest and financial disclosure policy. An executive session is planned to discuss personnel and student matters.
Spickard Aldermen Set Meeting
The Spickard Board of Aldermen will meet at 6 p.m., Monday at city hall. The announced agenda lists a guest who will discuss a grinder pump; sewer and water updates; the clerk’s report, including an office professional and board members seminar and the American Rescue Act Plan; and a financial report and public comment.
Grundy R-5 Board Meeting
The Grundy R-5 Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at the school. Items on the announced agenda include a transportation report including final approval of bus routes, a report on the office furnace, a COVID-19 update including discussion of “essential employees,” setting the graduation date, an update on building improvements, flu shots, principal reports and a closed session to discuss personnel and student discipline.
Jenni Croy, both coaches, was taught from a young age that you don’t tout your own abilities. “I really hate promoting myself,” she said. “I think that’s because my dad drilled it in us kids to be humble. You’re not supposed to talk about yourself. So this goes against everything I was taught,” she said. Salem said her parents didn’t even know she could sing until, as an eight-year-old, she asked her mom if she could sing the “StarSpangled Banner” at her older brother’s 8 a.m. elementary basketball game at the Ketcham Community Center. “My mom was like ‘Do you even know the words?’ I said, ‘yeah, I do’.”
They - and others - were apparently impressed as they asked her to sing again at the 9 a.m. game. After that she began singing the anthem at the women’s basketball games at North Central Missouri College, where Jenni is the head coach. She only stopped when her brother (like most older brothers) teased her that people were probably tired of hearing her sing it. When she entered her freshman year at Trenton High School, music took a back seat to sports, where she excelled in softball, basketball and track. But her love for music continued. Her “training” on the guitar started in the fireworks tent her parents run every summer. [See CROY, Page 8]
El Nopal Request Approved
A request for a variance on the front-yard setback requirement for a local business was approved at a meeting of the Trenton Board of Adjustments held Tuesday evening. The request, made by El Nopal Mexican Restaurant, sought a 12-foot variance on the front-yard setback requirement of 20 feet. Billy Wilson represented the restaurant at the meeting and said the owners wish to construct an outdoor seating area at the front of the building, located at 1100 E. Ninth St. Code Enforcement Officer Wes Barone said he has no concerns about the new dining area being a vision-clearance hazard or that diners will be seated too close to the street. Wilson said the area will be a patio with a wrought iron fence, although future plans may involve enclosing the area to make it a four-seasons dining area with screening and/or glass. Wilson said the project will begin as soon as concrete work can get started.
Closed Session Held
The Grundy County Commission held a lengthy closed session during its meeting on Tuesday, discussing a personnel matter. Although the closed session was not listed on the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting, Presiding Commissioner Phil Ray said the commissioners met to discuss a personnel matter. While no announcement was made concerning the meeting, Ray said in a separate matter, the resignation of paramedic Hollie Anderson has been accepted as she has taken a position with the Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services. In other business from Tuesday’s meeting, Ray said the commission met with Scott McDonald of Veenstra and Kimm, Inc. of Liberty to discuss the Request for Proposals concerning the county’s upcoming bridge project. The agenda for the Sept. 14 meeting includes reviewing the engineering proposals for the nine-bridge project.
Rotary Fish Fry
The Trenton Rotary Club will hold its 18th annual fish fry on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the FFA cook shack pavilion at the North Central Missouri Fairgrounds. The event will be a drive-through, with dinner served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The cost for the fish dinner with dessert and drink will be $9 for adults and $5 for kids under the age of 12. Proceeds from the event will be used to benefit the Rotary Foundation.
Entries for the 2021 Missouri Days Festival Parade are currently being accepted and the awards for this year’s winners should serve as enticement for entering. Smithfield Hog Production Missouri has been announced as the “Spirit of Missouri Days” Grand Prize Sponsor and will award a $250 cash prize to the overall winner in the parade. Every entry in the parade will be considered for this big award. This award, combined with those being presented to category award winners, totals nearly $1,500 – the most ever to be awarded in the Missouri Days Parade, which is sponsored by the Trenton Rotary Club. Awards in the amount of $100 each will be given to the Best Business Entry, Best Organizational Entry, Best Youth Entry and Best Religious Entry. A $50 cash prize will be awarded to the Best Equestrian Unit, Best Tractor, Best Car or Truck – pre 1960 and Best Car or Truck – post 1960. The “Spirit of Missouri Days” grand prize winner will be awarded $250 and [See PARADE, Page 8]
Flag Sponsorships Available
The Trenton Rotary Club will once again be lining the Missouri Day Festival parade route with flags on Saturday, Oct. 16. Both United States and the State of Missouri flags will fly on Main Street, Ninth Street, and 17th Street, the route of the parade sponsored by the Rotary Club. Flags are sponsored by individuals, families, businesses and organizations and are made available for a $50 sponsorship for three years. It has been three years since the billing occurred and with many of the flags requiring maintenance and some to be replaced, sponsors will be notified and invited to renew their sponsorship for another three years. New sponsorships are also available. The flags are fourfeet by six-feet and made of nylon fabric, mounted on poles and ultimately, mounted on utility poles and the Ninth Street bridge. The flags, which currently number over 100, can be sponsored with the designation of a loved one, either in honor of or in memory of, and may also be in recognition of a business or an organization and may be named in honor or in memory of such. Renewals may be mailed and made payable to the Trenton Rotary Club at P.O. Box 254 in Trenton or dropped off to Rotary Flag Chairman Chris Hoffman at BTC Bank in Trenton. Flags remain on display throughout the Missouri Day Festival weekend, weather permitting. The theme of the 36th Annual Missouri Days Parade is “Commemorating 200 Years of Missouri History – Past. Present. Future.”
WEATHER ALMANAC Day: High/Low Rain Tuesday 89/67 — Wednesday 82/60 — Barton Campus Wednesday 80/57 —
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