Paris R-II Elementary Awards and Students of the Month - See page 3 Paris R-II Elementary Awards...
Around the County OATS FOOD CRAFT AND GARAGE SALE APRIL 24 OATS will hold their annual Food, Craft and Garage Sale on Friday, April 24 (7 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and Saturday, April 25 (7 a.m. - noon), in the Paris Library basement. Clothes, books, misc., homemade candy, cookies, cakes. All proceeds go toward a bus match.
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Thursday, April 9, 2015
(USPS 359-260) Vol. 148, Number 15 Paris, MO 65275 • 12 Pages • 1 Section • 75 cents
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PTSA NEEDS DONATIONS FOR CARNIVAL
PTSA is accepting donations and silent auction items for the Spring carnival, Saturday, April 11. Please contact Dana Billings at 660-651-6197 if you would like to make a donation or have an item for our silent auction.
FAB 4 HOSTING BLOOD DRIVE AT HOLLIDAY
The “Fab 4 “will host a blood drive, at the Holliday Elementary School on Friday, April 10 from 3-7 p.m. Scan QR Code below for eligibility requirements to give blood.
Ethan Derboven, left and Jansen Wilkerson enjoy the Madison and Paris area egg hunts respectively, on Saturday, April 7. The Madison Egg Hunt is sponsored by the Madison Business Association and the Paris Egg Hunt is sponsored by the Xi Beta Xi Sorority. Additional photos on page 12. APPEAL PHOTOS
MADISON 4-H SPAGHETTI DINNER
Madison 4-H members will hold a spaghetti lunch fundraiser on Sunday, April 12, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., at the Madison Lions Den. Menu: Spaghetti, Rolls, Salad, Drink, Dessert. All monies raised will be to help members attend camp. For additional information contact Bonnie Hendren 660-6516999
HISTORICAL SOCIETY CARD AND GAME NIGHT
Monroe County Historical Society will hold a Game and Card Night on Friday, April 10, in the library basement. Doors open at 6 p.m., and plays starts at 6:30 p.m.
MADISON FFA SPRING PLANT SALE APRIL 20-24
Madison FFA will hold their annual Spring Plant Sale from April 20 - 24, from 3-5 p.m. Find them at the greenhouse or four-way!) This year they have... • Petunias • Begonias, • Geraniums • Daisies • Portulaca • Jade • Tomatoes • Peppers • And much more!
PARIS FFA PLANT SALE BEGINS APRIL 27
The Paris R-II FFA Plant Sale will start on April 27. This year they will have several types of bedding plants, designer hanging baskets and pots, as well as the new addition of vegetables, herbs and a few fruits.
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Gilmore, Walker; Thomas, Ensor; Layton, Hartgrove new BOE members The General Municipal Election was held on Tuesday, April 7. There were various voting issues on the ballot this year including races for all three local school boards including Paris, Madison and Holliday. Madison C-3 School District also had a bond issue on their ballot. The issue needed a 4/7ths or 57% majority rather than just a simple 51% majority and had passed twice before but had not met the higher percentage needed for passage. Monroe County voter turnout was a little anemic with only 912 out of 5,257 registered voters journeying to the polls or 17.38 percent. “I would like to see voter turnout at around 50%,” said new Monroe County Clerk Christina Buie, earlier in the day, in the face of her first election since taking office. Election results (bold indicates elected): Paris R-II Board of Education (2 seats) Libby Williams - 155 Sue Walker - 194 Dawn Ragsdale - 157 Kathryn R. Gilmore - 198 Holliday C-2 Board of Education (2 seats) Brent Thomas - 40 Edith Ensor - 32 Amanda (Smith) Lehenbauer - 13 Crystal “Tony” Trivette - 9 Madison C-3 Board of Education (2 seats) Tim Layton - 105 Jesse E. Hartgrove - 122 Michael Wolfe - 35 Kris Dubbert - 70 Madison C-3 School District Proposition 2 (bond issue) Yes - 82 No - 105 Madison Alderman (2 seats) Nancy Meals - 74 Hal Bennett - 67 Madison Mayor Kathy Sasek - 73 Paris Alderman, Ward 1 (1 seat) Chris Popkes - 60 Paris Alderman, Ward 2 (1 seat)
Kevin Embree - 93 Paris Collector No candidates (12 write in votes) Holliday Board of Trustees (two seats) Guy Callison - 13 Johnny Ragsdale - 11 Monroe Road Question Yes - 143 No - 52 Monroe City Ambulance SubDistrict 8 (1 seat)
Howard Willard - 56 Gary McElroy - 29 Stoutsville Council Members (2 seats) Roy Lemon - 6 Mattie Z. Dooley - 4 The Monroe County polling places were open on election day from 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. and were manned by trained election judges.
Shelby Woods finishes ninth at national trap shooting meet
Shelby Woods, Madison High School graduate and daughter of Marty and Tina Woods, placed 9th in the Nation for American Trap and her school’s team, Southwestern Committee College, of Iowa, finished 6th in the Nation at San Antonio, Texas - March 24 - March 30. With her score, Shelby has been invited to apply to attend the Olympic Training Camp, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this summer.