2012 Monroe Manor Baby Show
The Monroe County Baby Show, sponsored by Monroe Manor will be held on Monday, July 16. There will be four classes Ages 0-6 months; 7-12; 13-18; and 19-24 months. Registration for Classes 1 & 2 - 6 p.m. Registration for Classes 3&4 - 7 p.m. Contact Debbie Miller 660-327-4125
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2012 Monroe County Fair Special pull out section for the 2012 Monroe County Fair can be found on pages 7-10.
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Rae Graupman places second in nation
Paris R-II FBLA students attending the National Convention were, left to right, Paul Turner, Danielle Wheelan, Ted Ebbesmeyer, Katie Otto, Rae Graupman and Josh Ebbesmeyer.
Rae Graupman, FBLA Client Service extrordinnaire...
Paris R-II FBLA student Rae Graupman finished second in Client Services, at the 2012 FBLA National Convention, in San Antonio, Texas. SUBMITTED PHOTOS More than 8,000 of America’s best and brightest youth traveled to the historic city of San Antonio to make some history of their own as they showcased their talents as future business leaders and vied for the opportunity to win over $95,000 in cash awards. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), the largest and oldest student business organization, held its National Leadership Conference in San Antonio on June 29–July 2. Participants from across the United States and two countries were in attendance for this exciting conference to sharpen their core business skills, expand their networks, and participate in more than 55 business and business-related competitive events. FBLA members attending from Paris High School were Josh Ebbesmeyer, Teddy Ebbesmeyer, Rae Graupman, Katie Otto, Paul Turner, and Danielle Wheelan. FBLA Opening Session The conference began on Friday evening, June 29 with an exciting opening session, where Sidney Wheelan, attorney with Tatlow, Gump, Faiella, and Wheelan was recognized as Missouri’s Business person of the year. After the opening session a
reception was held to honor Ms. Wheelan. Paris FBLA members were invited to attend this reception and met Jean M. Buckley FBLA-PBL, Inc. President and CEO. The keynote speaker for the opening session was Patrick Maurer an entertainer, educator, and motivator who empowers audiences of all ages throughout the United States and Canada. Patrick keeps audiences engaged, combining his experience as a high school English teacher and his improvisational performance background. After working as a high school English teacher, he left the classroom to create PMaurer Communication LLC. Patrick is currently the 2012 youth chair for the National Speakers Association. FBLA North Central Region Meeting During the FBLA North Central Region Meeting held on July 2, Paul Turner and Josh Ebbesmeyer received their America level recognition. The America level is the highest level of the Business Achievement Awards. The Business Achievement Awards (BAA) is an aggressive, self-directed, results-based business and leadership program designed to complement academics while accelerating a student’s leadership skills. The awards focus
on the words surrounding the FBLA Crest: Service, Education, and Progress. The individual recognition is a four-tier program (Future, Business, Leader, America) aligned with the FBLA-PBL Goals, NBEA Standards, and Career Clusters. In addition to receiving their America level pin at the National Leadership Conference, Paul and Josh received an America ribbon and certificates of recognition. Josh and Paul were also recognized during the Awards of Excellence with their names being displayed as BAA America level recipients. Danielle Wheelan and Paul Turner served as Missouri voting delegates for the North Central Region officer elections. Workshops and Exhibits All six FBLA members attended leadership workshops and visited exhibits and national campaign booths to gather information about fund-raising opportunities,
colleges, universities, and technology. Paris FBLA members also worked in the campaign booth of Missouri’s own North
Central Region Vice President candidate, Bailey Morrison from Gallatin, Missouri. Bailey was elected as the NC Region Vice President and Paris FBLA members were happy to help Bailey achieve her goal. FBLA Award Of Excellence Closing Session Rae Graupman from Paris High School
received national recognition at the FBLA Awards of Excellence on July 2. Rae competed in Client Service and brought home second in the nation and a monetary award of $500 donated by KPMG LLP. The Client Service event provided Rae with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate her skills in interacting with internal and external clients to provide an outstanding client service experience. The client service consultant (Rae) engages clients (judges) in conversations regarding products, handles inquiries, solves problems, and uncovers opportunities for additional assistance. Participants develop speaking ability and poise through presentation as well as critical-thinking skills. “It was really exciting, you think maybe you will get up on stage and then they call your name and you know you are one of Continued to page 11
MFA Oil Company holds Customer Appreciation Day
MFA Oil Company, in Paris, held their Customer Appreciation Day on Tuesday, June 26. They provided hamburgers and hot dogs, beans and Cole Slaw for all that
attended and held drawings throughout the two and half hour event. “We held this event to show our appreciation to our customers,” said Paris Customer Service Representative Chris Threlkeld. Door prize winners included: Travel Thermos, Larry James; Screwdriver, Jr.
Bounds; Travel Coffee Mug, Jay Collins; Flashlight, Darlene Hendren; Trunk Organizer, Donnie Mudd; 20# cylinder fill, Jay Threlkeld; 203 cylinder fill, George Bright; Survivor Tool, Becky Vanlandingham; Tape Measure, Ross Long; 50 gallon propane, Mary Long; 50 gallon propane,
President Libby Williams called the special board meeting of the Paris R-II Board of Education to order at 4 p.m., on Monday, July 9. After a presentation of bids by architect Gary Barbee, the board members authorized the architect to negotiate bids for Package A (a bid from Five Oaks of $579,400 with $500,000 available) and Package B (a bid from Five Oaks of $179,000 and $194,800 available) from Five Oaks and also to authorize Superintendent Chris Johnson to award the contracts within the 30 days. FBLA students Josh Ebbesmeyer, Ted Ebbesmeyer, Danielle Wheelan, Paul Turner and Rae Graupman with sponsor Barb Mason gave a presentation to the board members about their National FBLA trip. Elementary Bleachers: After a short discussion the board members approved bids
for Elementary Bleachers from Aalco for $13,954. “These bleachers can be tipped and moved to allow us to have the entire gymnasium available to us,” said Superintendent Johnson. Dishwashers: Due to board member questions dishwasher bids were tabled until the Wednesday, July 18 meeting. Stage Curtains: Stage curtain bids were also tabled until the July 18 meeting. Carpets: The board members approved the bid for carpet from Erdel and Wood for $6,237.43. Surplus Property Continued to page 13
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R-II Board approves bids, accepts resignation
MFA Oil and Propane holds Customer Appreciation Day...
Paris MFA Oil and Propane held their Customer Appreciation Day on Tuesday, June 26. Helping serve their customers were, left to right, Driver and Retired Manager Gale Mattingly, District Sales Manager Barry Oden, Customer Service Representative Chris Threlkeld and Manager Joel Wyrick. APPEAL PHOTO
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