The Caldwell County News - June 6, 2012
Continuing The Hamilton Advocate and The Braymer Bee
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 Vol. 142, Issue 50
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News in Brief
Mixed Media Art Show to be held June 14- 16th Calling all artisans! Caldwell County Arts is sponsoring a Mixed Media Art Show Thursday, Friday & Saturday (June 14-15) at the Hamilton Community Arts Theater. Art entries will be displayed from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This year’s classes will include painting and watercolor, drawing, photography, quilts, jewelry, sculpture, and pottery. The show will be judged by Jim Norris, Art Professor North Central Missouri College, and Gallery Director Dorris Rider Art Gallery. First, second, third place prizes along with a people’s choice award will be presented. Artisans can bring entries to the theater on Wednesday evening June 13, between 6:00 & 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Judy Stone at 583-4825. The event is sponsored in part by the Missouri Arts Council.
Local schools offer free summer meals Thanks to a federally funded program, children, teens and disabled adults over the age of 18 will have an opportunity to receive free breakfast and lunch at schools throughout Caldwell County from May 29 – June 22. The Summer Food Service Program helps to ensure children have access to nourishing food when school is not in session. For residents under the age of 18 there are no requirements to participate; children simply show up during serving time (usually around 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and 11:00 a.m. for lunch) and enjoy a nutritious meal. All a child needs to do is provide their name and age the first time they go to a school site.
The Civil War comes to Caldwell County Last Saturday, the streets of Kingston filled with people as local citizens and reenactors brought history to life by recreating the Cornstalk Fight of 1861 and the Thrailkill-Taylor raid on Kingston. In addition to the battle scenes and the sacking of the Kingston courthouse, spectators were treated to music provided by the American Legion band, The Shortleaf Band, and the Windy Ridge Review Folkband, a quilt show, a Civil War era fashion show, campfire tours of the military camps and a Ball on Main Street. For more photos of the events, turn to page 10.
Hamilton native wins prestigious Edgar award for novel Dandi Daley Mackall writes award-winning juvenile mystery
Petparrazzi issue reminder Just a reminder to those who wish to participate in the Petparrazi photo contest- Photos must be submitted by noon on Monday, June 11 in order to appear in the June 13 issue of The Caldwell County News. Pet owners may bring hard copy photos to the office at 101 S. Davis in Hamilton, which will be subject to a $5 scanning fee, or e-mail an electronic file photo in JPEG format to features @ mycaldwellcounty.com The photos, along with a short bio, will appear in the June 13 issue and as a photo gallery on our website. The photos will be judged and a prize awarded to the most photogenic or unique animal’s owners.
Civil War reenactment photo gallery
Jenny and Al Doan of the Missouri Star Quilt Company
It’s sew crazy! New location for Missouri Star Quilt Co. After months of anticipation, the doors at 112 North Davis Street in Hamilton have swung open to reveal the new bricks and mortar storefront for the Missouri Star Quilt Company. After buying the building in early spring, The Doan family started renovating the former antique shop, replacing everything from the carpet and paneling to the wiring and insulation. In addition to bolts of fabric, pre-cuts, sewing patterns and notions, the new shop also features a classroom for local sewing, quilting and crafting classes, and a studio where YouTube phenomenon Jenny can shoot video tutorials showing everyone how to use quilt kits and updated assembly methods to create irreplaceable family heirlooms. Quilting is not just a hobby; it is an art. This much is clear to anyone who enters the shop. Everywhere you look there are fanciful fabrics, colorful projects geared toward beginning sewers, quilting projects in progress and
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Map of the Hamilton Citywide garage sale
exquisitely detailed wall hangings. The old quilt shop, located at 100 N. Ardinger, is also open for business, but they cater to the company’s mail order clients, shipping out hundreds of orders for fabric and patterns each day to customers all over the world. Customers can sign up for the company newsletter, which will be delivered via e-mail, while visiting the store or through the website at http:// w w w. m i s s o u r i q u i l t c o . c o m / . Currently, the store is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., though they may be open evenings in the near future. ❦
Caldwell Countians who have been following the successful writing career of Hamilton native Dandi Daley Mackall were excited to learn that the 1967 graduate of Penney High School won the coveted Edgar Award for Best Mystery. This is the first time one of Dandi’s many books has been nominated. The winning mystery, “The Silence of Murder,” features a 16-year-old protagonist who is desperate to keep her older brother, who suffers from autism, from being convicted for the murder of his baseball coach. The trouble that Hope Long goes to in trying to uncover exactly what happened the day that Coach Johnson was bludgeoned to death with a wooden baseball bat reminds Nancy Drew fans of the problems a young sleuth can cause in pursuing “whodunit”. This well-written and sensitive book will be enjoyed by juveniles and adults alike. It will keep many readers in fretful suspense and
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The Silence of Murder by Dandi Daley Mackall won the Edgar award for best mystery. It is a work of juvenile fiction that will also appeal to most adults.
guessing until the end. In a newsletter to her fans, Mackall notes that she was sure someone was playing a joke on her when she was notified she was one of five finalists for the Edgar. On April 25 Dandi and husband Joe were flown to New York City for what she terms “four fantastic, Please turn to page 12
Dandi and Joe Mackall at the Edgar Awards ceremony in New York.
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Scenes from the 2012 Civil War Reenactment
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