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OBITUARIES • Donna Mae Yohe, 74, South Greenfield • David H. Lee, 72, Greenfield • Faren Dale Fite, 64, Greenfield • Lola Mae ChaneyBrown, 83, Aurora • Anna Lee Vaccaro, 88, Mt. Vernon • Evelyn Estelle HydeKarr, 93, Verona • Donna Sue Collier, 74, Mt. Vernon
McGee Retirement Reception, Dec. 28
A reception for retiring Dade County Circuit Clerk Mary McGee has been planned for Friday, December 28, from 2-3:30 p.m., in the second floor courtroom of the Dade Court Courthouse.
Lockwood Public Library Cataloging Party, Dec. 31
The Lockwood Public Library will be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 31 and the staff is inviting the community to come visit and start the new year out right.
American Legion Breakfast, Jan. 12
The Roy E. Carr Post No. 372 of the American Legion hosts their next monthly breakfast Saturday, January 12, from 7-9:30 a.m. The breakfast is served at the American Legion building on Locust Street in Lockwood and includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits gravy, coffee and juice for just $5 per plate. All donations received go toward Legion programs to assist local veterans and post activities. CONTENTS Obituaries...................Page 2 Events.........................Page 3 Directories.............Pages 5-6 Sports.........................Page 9 Legals.......................Page 10 Classifieds............... Page 11 Year in Review.........Page 12
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January Decision Possible on 4-Day Weeks for Greenfield R-IV By James McNary Articles Editor
From Phyllis Hagerman Lockwood Public Library
Our Books with Santa storytime was a major success! Visiting children were enthralled with Santa’s reading. A special thank you to Justin Holder for arranging this visit from Santa. After the story, the children were able to take photos with Santa against a backdrop lovingly crafted by our very own board member Kristy Miller and her sisters, Tonya and Holly. While waiting for their picture opportunity, the children worked on making jingle bell Rudolphs that were then used to shake while singing Jingle Bells. Library staff had a blast with everyone today! Those who were able to stay later, utilized our Big Briks tub and created some super tall towers. Thank you all for joining us and helping us spread some jingly joy! As a reminder: Everyone is invited to visit the Library on Monday, December 31, sometime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Maria Schnelle, daughter of Amy Schnelle happily sits upon Santa’s lap. (Photos by Gina Langston)
to enjoy snacks and let us demonstrate some of the uses of our new patron cards. Also, help with building our database would be much appreciated. We are approximately half-way to having that done!
Greenfield Ready-Mix Under New Ownership on Jan. 1 By James McNary Articles Editor
Local concrete plant Greenfield Ready-Mix will transition from the longtime ownership of the Julian family to that of Lloyd Mason on Jan.1, but Mason said that customers and the commu-
nity won’t see many changes in the day-to-day operations. “Gordon [Julian] has been trying to talk me into buying it for a while now,” said Mason, with a slight chuckle. “We’ve worked together quite a bit over the years; everything here is already set up how I do it already.”
Mason, who has lived in Dade County for most of two decades, said that he has previous experience in running his trucking firm, as well as several years in the ready-mix concrete business. ‘Ready-Mix’ Continued on page 4
Live Well Transformation Challenge From the Live Well Center
The community is invited to participate in the Live Well Health & Fitness Center’s 2019 Transformation Challenge. It will officially run from January 2 to April 1 and sign will be accepted between those dates. There is no cost to participate in the challenge. At the end of each month, Live Well will give the person who has achieved the most transformation at that point a prize. Then, at the end of the three-month challenge there will be one overall winner selected to win the main prize. The challenge is open
to both women and men. At sign-up, participants will be weighed and measured on their legs, arms, waist and body fat percentage.
All participants in the challenge will get help with a workout and suggested meal plan. Measurements for the one-month prizes will be due by February 1 and then again on March 1. The three-month mark measure-
ments will need to be taken by April 1 so the grand prize can be awarded by April 2. Entrants are asked to personally take a picture that they would be comfortable sharing for their “before” photo. That way, at the end of the challenge, the winner can take an “after” photo to share their transformation. Anyone that participates in the Transformation Challenge will also get a discount on any 1st Phorm supplement products ordered. Anyone wanting to participate in this challenge is urged to sign-up. There are no sign-up fees for the month of December at the Live Well Health & Fitness Center.
A decision on whether to move the Greenfield school system to a four-day week could come as early as next month, if the current indications the board of education has received of public opinion keep true. “I did not see anything the other night that the community did not have enough of a negative opinion to come and speak out against it,” said Supt. Chris Kell. There was some discussion about having another public forum on the topic, however, there was concern that a second meeting could possibly have a lower turnout than the first. Kell said that after further discussions with a Missouri State University expert on four-day weeks, it appears that there could easily be 50 school districts in Missouri adopting the modified calendar next school year, many of them in southwest Missouri. There are over 500 school districts in Missouri. Most of the districts adopting a four-day week are smaller, rural districts. The question of why larger districts are not switching to the modified schedule has been raised during discussions. “A small school can react more quickly – and our reasons for considering a fourday week don’t apply to [larger districts],” said Renee Meents, board president. Kell said that even in some of the larger districts, some are considering “technology days,” during which students would receive assignments and work from home. Obviously, students in those districts would require access to technology and
high-speed Internet service, a challenge for many rural districts. “I think the January meeting should be the time to vote,” said Kell. Kell also gave an update on the potential invite to join the WEMO Conference in football. “The short answer is that there is no invite,” said Kell. “Their proposal to form two divisions fell apart, so I guess you’d say they had to ‘disinvite’ us.” Greenfield is still without a conference for next school year, but Kell said that there are possibilities, and that the district will find a conference home someday. In other business, the board: Heard reports on the parents-as-teachers, fine arts/ music, fourth grade and fifth grade programs. Approved one request for early graduation. Approved a resolution to adopt the Dade County Hazard Mitigation plan as soon as a final draft is presented. Discussed transportation options; no further information from Apple Bus had yet been received. Heard a report from the district maintenance supervisor. Heard reports from the school principals and district superintendent. Other written reports from various departments were submitted as well. Held a portion of the meeting in closed session. It was also announced that school will be in session Jan. 2, due to oversight in making up a missed snow day last school year.
State Auditor: Sheriff’s Office Still in Need of Improvement State Auditor Nicole Galloway last week issued a follow-up report of audit findings in Dade County. The progress report outlined the need for continued improvement to accounting processes in the sheriff’s office after a May 2017 audit revealed weak record keeping, lack of oversight and missing money. “My initial review of Dade County found concerns with financial oversight within the sheriff’s office and laid out a series of recommendations to ensure funds are properly accounted for by the office,” Auditor Galloway said. “While some changes are underway, there is more that needs to be done to ensure basic financial safeguards are in place.” Responses to requests for further comment from the state auditor’s office and from the Dade County Sheriff’s Office were not re-
ceived by press time due to an early holiday deadline, look for a follow-up story in next week’s edition of the Vedette. The previous report recommended the sheriff further investigate approximately $800 in missing money that could not be accounted for during the previous audit. The sheriff was able to provide additional records for $267 of those funds, but documentation for an additional $528 could not be found. The sheriff has shifted some financial responsibilities in an effort to address concerns about oversight, but still does not have a system to ensure independent or supervisory reviews of accounting and bank records. Efforts have also been made to improve processes for depositing and issuing receipt slips for inmate funds and to ‘DadeCo Sheriff’ Continued on page 4
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Red’s Drive-In: Classic Burger Joint, Greenfield Institution
When Mike and Della Woolley took over as owners of Red’s Drive-In in Greenfield almost 14 years ago, changing the name was out of the question. “The woman that had it before we did, Vicky, was nicknamed ‘Red,’ so we just kept it,� said Della Woolley.
“And I thought it sounded a lot better than ‘Woolley Burger!’� added Mike, with a laugh. “Though, we’ll still have folks that know us come up and ask for a ‘Woolley Burger’ sometimes – it’s just a hamburger.�
What is now Red’s DriveIn began life as one of the classic flat-topped Dairy Queens that once dotted the American landscape, and though it is no longer a DQ, it has maintained a lot of the old walk-up burger joint atmosphere.
“Every year since we’ve bought this place we’ve seen it grow,� said Della. “It hasn’t even slowed down for winter yet this year.� Red’s is still well known mostly for its burgers (Mike says they all start with a one-third pound
beef patty) as well as shakes, cones, drinks, baskets and salads.
“Our burgers are all fresh beef, never frozen,� said Mike. “We’ve got somewhere between 60 and 200 items on the menu,� said Della, only slightly exaggerating. “We got 16 sides just by themselves.�
How the Woolleys came to own the eatery was a matter of good timing.
Mike and Della Woolley have owned Red’s Drive-In of Greenfield for nearly 14 years. They kept the “Red’s� name due to its recognition and, as Mike puts it, “Red’s sounds a lot better than ‘Woolley Burger!’� (Photos by James McNary)
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Della was working as an accountant for the state government, while Mike was working in construction. The former owner called one day and asked Mike for hauling off the old cooler unit that formerly occupied the back of the building, and in the process mentioned that the
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“So one thing led to another, and we were looking at all the paperwork involved,� said Della. “She asked me what I thought, and I said, ‘I think we just bought it,’� finished Mike.
The Woolleys said they haven’t made too many changes since buying the drive-in; they have expanded the storage space
with a bigger cooler and another side building. They’ve also had to tweak the menu and recipes every so often as product availability changes and suppliers come and go.
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And there are still people out there that just stumble onto this local landmark every so often.
“We’ve changed a few menu items, bettered the quality a little on some others,� said Della. “You’ve got to stay on top of suppliers and what’s available constantly.� It’s also become something of right of passage for area youth to work at the drive-in which has contin-
A few of the current Red’s kitchen staff poke their heads out the walk-up window.
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Ready-Mix (Continued from Page 1)
Lloyd Mason, of rural Dade County, will take over as owner of Greenfield Ready-Mix on January 1. The Greenfield plant has long been locally owned and operated by members of the Julian family. (Photo by James McNary)
He is currently working for a concrete firm in the Ash Grove area. The Greenfield operation includes the ready-mix batch plant, three mixers and a dump truck. Mason said that he plans to eventually add
a couple drivers and yard worker in addition to the current office staffer. As the Greenfield plant is still a manual mix facility, Mason said he’ll be getting back to doing things the way he likes best; the plant at
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which he curcrete, which rently works is includes fine automated. It is sand and also dry batch aggregate plant, meaning (rock). Difthat moisture ferent blends is not added to of concrete the mix prior to are required transport, and for different that the rotatuses, and ing drums on factors of all the trucks that kinds can aftransport the fect the recwet concrete ipe, such as also serve as the the weather. mixers for the “It’s just material. Mix- The Greenfield Ready-Mix second naing concrete plant is a dry mix manual ture to us manually can batch plant, using the rotating anymore, so be something of drums on the trucks to fully I don’t even an art as well as mix the cement, sand, aggre- really think gate and moisture compoa science. nents that comprise concrete. about it – but “The plant is you do miss still a manual mix facility, so working this way in an auyou kind of have to have a tomated plant,” said Mason. feel for it,” said Mason. If running at capacity, MaMason points out that there son said the Greenfield plant is sometimes confusion be- could make about 100 cubic tween cement and concrete yards of concrete each day. – cement is just part of the Mason said that he has mixture that goes into con-
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nothing but the utmost respect for the Julian family and the work they’ve done in the decades that they have owned the Greenfield plant, and looks forward to beginning to work with the Greenfield community himself. “Everybody that I meet just thinks the world of [Gordon], and I don’t want to change anything if I don’t have to,”
Here, Mason stands with one of the three mixer trucks operating out of the plant. The fleet also includes a dump truck used to haul and deliver dry sand and aggregate (rock).
Kelty Named Simmons GHS Student of the Month
Alyssa Kelty, center, a senior at Greenfield High School, was selected as November Student of the Month, sponsored by Simmons Bank. With her are Principal Preston Hyde and Simmons Bank manager Debby Wallen. Kelty is the daughter of Jim and Kristal Kelty. (Submitted Photo)
Round Grove Christian Academy students from preschool to high school did their part for the school’s Christmas program the evening of Thursday, December 20. The school has about 100 students pre-K-12 and is located in the Round Grove community, northwest of Miller and southeast of Lockwood, just south of the Lawrence-Dade county line. (Photo submitted by Sandi Patrick)
New Hours For Lawrence County Courthouse Effective January 2019, the Lawrence County Courthouse in Mt. Vernon will be open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays. Most offices were already using those hours; however the assessor’s and recorder’s offices had opened and closed an hour later.
All county offices in the courthouse will now be open for the same hours, except the office of the county commission office, which changed its hours last summer to Mondays and Thursdays, from 8 a.m. until their agenda is completed. The Mt. Vernon License
Office, located on the second floor of the courthouse, will continue to be open from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. After 4 p.m., visitors to the University Extension office in the courthouse basement will still be able to use the Extension office’s west side exterior entry.
From Debby Wallen Branch Manager, Simmons Bank
Alyssa Kelty, a senior at Greenfield High School, has received recognition as the November Student of the Month from Simmons Bank. Alyssa is the daughter of Jim and Kristal Kelty. Students are chosen by school faculty based on academic achievement and behavioral characteristics. Simmons Bank honors one high school student per month.
Amaryllis: Holiday Bloomer, Great Gift From MU Extension
Amaryllis is the perfect last-minute gift for young and old, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. “Plants make thoughtful gifts at this time of the year, or simply represent a good way of rewarding yourself for an accomplishment,” he said. Buyers can choose amaryllis that are already bursting in bloom, but Trinklein prefers giving bulbs that bloom in the dreariest part of winter. The bulbs also make a good gift for children as a beginning horticulture project. Most amaryllis today are hybrids developed by the Dutch. They are selected for their huge, showy flowers and forcing ease. Vigorous bulbs can produce up to six perfectly round flowers per flower stalk. The blooms can be 6 to 8 inches in diameter. “Amaryllis are the cure for the winter blues,” Trinklein said. “Production for the hobbyist is relatively straightforward,” he said. Choose healthy bulbs with original roots intact. Plant bulbs in a well-drained, highly organic potting mix that retains adequate moisture. A mixture of sphagnum peat, vermiculite and perlite
works well. Maintain the mix in a slightly acid state. Choose containers that are at least 2 inches wider than the diameter of the bulb. Keep the growing medium moist, but don’t let water stand for extended periods, except for severely root-bound plants. Feed according to label instructions with a complete, water-soluble fertilizer after flowers bloom. Tropical by nature, amaryllis responds well to high temperatures: at least 70 degrees during the day and 60 degrees at night. Avoid temperatures below 50 degrees. Plant bulbs at least six weeks before you want them to bloom. Amaryllis, like Christmas cacti, can outlive their caretakers if cared for properly, Trinklein said. After they have bloomed, keep them indoors until it warms outside. Put the pot on the patio or deck, and water and feed the plant regularly throughout the summer. For the plant to re-bloom, it must be forced into a period of dormancy. Labor Day is a good time to begin this process. Withhold water from the plant and let the leaves wither and dry. After this happens, remove the dead leaves and move the bulb into a cool area
inside. To bring the plant out of dormancy, water it and place it in a well-lit location in the home. Do this about six to eight weeks before you want the plant to bloom. Amaryllis bulbs tend to multiply and need to be separated periodically. “Amaryllis are somewhat like guppies,” Trinklein said. Amaryllis owners can use the extra bulbs as gifts or to increase their own collections. Bulbs also are available in “instant” flowering kits at garden centers and big-box stores. The bulb, a container and a compressed peat moss pellet make these kits easy for growers. The bulbs already have gone through dormancy and will start to grow when planted and watered. Amaryllis already in bloom are available at florists during the holiday season. Striking amaryllis blooms come in many colors, Trinklein said. “Red Lion,” the most famous amaryllis of them all, boasts cheerful red flowers. “Goliath,” another popular cultivar, is prized for orange-red flowers that are huge even by amaryllis standards. Double-flowered cultivars such as “Red Peacock” also are available.
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said Mason. Gordon Julian will even still be around, hauling materials in his dump truck, but that he’s going to leave driving the mixers to the new guys. “Although I’m pretty sure if I needed the help and asked nicely he’ll even help out on a mixer if I need him,” added Mason. “He’s just that kind of guy.”
As well as being recognized for their success in school, one lucky student will receive a laptop at the end of the school year. The laptop will be awarded via random drawing of this school year’s students of the month. Congratulations, Alyssa, from Simmons Bank.
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more quickly deposit and disburse bond money. The follow-up review found ongoing problems with bank reconciliations and the accuracy of accounting records. The sheriff continues to not record, deposit or disburse civil and criminal process fees timely and intact. The sheriff has also continued collecting a drug testing fee not allowed by state law. In total, auditors identified 11 areas of concern to evaluate during the follow-up review. One recommendation was implemented. For six other recommendations, progress has been made or recommendations were partially implemented. Recommendations for four findings had not been addressed, and no specific plans had been made to act on the recommendations. A copy of the progress report is available online via the state auditor’s website at http://app.auditor.mo.gov/Repository/ Press/2018131903581.pdf
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Rader’s Store in Lockwood celebrated 80 years in business during February. It was in January 1938 that Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Rader purchased the former Hobbs dry goods store in Lockwood and moved to that community with their family of four girls and two boys. Reports from that era said they came highly recommended and stated that they would operate an up-to-date store. Greenfield Elementary School Principal Chris Kell, Ed.D., was named the new superintendent of the Greenfield R-IV School District, effective with the retirement of outgoing Supt. Jeff Davis.
In late March and early April, change came to the Vedette as longtime staff retired. Editor/Publisher Marlene DeClue and Reporter/ Photographer Cletis McConnell retired after over 30 years with either the Vedette or a predecessor paper. Incoming staff include new Editor/Publisher Gina Langston, most recently of The Joplin Globe; and Articles Editor/Reporter James McNary, most recently of the Lawrence County Record and Greene County Commonwealth. After Lockwood voters declined to sell their municipal electric system to Liberty Utilities/Empire District Electric in April, the Lockwood Board of Aldermen voted to raise electric rates, first for residential customers and later for commercial and industrial customers. Whether to again attempt to sell the system in 2019 is still under discussion. The Miller Board of Aldermen appointed Stacy Daniels as mayor in April after Dennis Harris lost his bid for re-election as mayor to Alderman Amy Johnson, who had earlier announced she was dropping out of the race but would continue as an alderman. The Lockwood Community Christmas tree on Main Street was replaced after several years of poor health. The new tree, a Norway spruce, is expected to live for many years. After leading a turnaround of the Everton R-III School District, including implementing a four-day week schedule and
Winners Announced at Gordon’s
Dale and Rayma Mitchell won an ORION cooler in the Gordon’s Purina Giveaway. A knife gift set with a Gordon’s Feed & Pet hat won by Luke Richter and Forrest and Stephanie Goodman. John Mareth and Brian Shumake of Gordon’s are pictured with the winners.
First Bit of Use Tax Funding Begins Trickling in for Greenfield By James McNary Articles Editor
During a short meeting of the Greenfield Board of Aldermen on Tuesday, Dec. 18, City Clerk Mark Davis informed the board that the first payment from the use tax approved by voters earlier this year had been received from the state. The tax, which is pegged to the sales tax, was enacted to ensure that money currently being collected by the city on certain out-of-state purchases under earlier sales taxes would continue to be collected after a grandfather clause period ends later this year. Davis said that the first payment amounted to just under $250, but he feels it will prove to be a valuable revenue stream for the municipal government going forward. In other business:
Mayor David Engroff informed the board efforts to bring a hardware store to Greenfield are moving forward and looking good. Efforts by local businessman to bring another business to town were also discussed, but no specifics were men-
tioned in the open meeting.
The status of a potentially derelict property was discussed.
City Maintenance Supt. Andy Miller informed the board that the hoped-for grant funding of the sewer project may not come through; more about that would be known following a meeting with the funding agency in January. Miller also advised the board that some electrical equipment at the tennis courts was damaged would need replacing.
Alderman Raymond Harris asked City Attorney Allen Rose to investigate at socalled “freeze” on property taxes that he heard the city of Springfield was considering, and how Greenfield might be able to do something similar to encourage businesses to locate in town. Rose said he would look into it. Kim Rhodes of the Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce was also present to inform the board that the chamber would hold their annual meeting Feb. 11, 2019.
renovation of the old school building, Supt. Karl Janson announced in April he had accepted an offer from the Cabool school system to take a similar position in that district. The Dairy Isle Drive-In reopened in late summer after renovations under new owner of Clista Jarrett. During the 30-year reunion celebration of the Greenfield Community Theater group in June at the Greenfield Opera House, it was announced that the facility’s theater was being named in honor of the late Ed Koca and his wife, Kathy. The announcement reportedly came as a complete surprise to Mrs. Koca. A new Greenfield Wildcat logo was unveiled this summer following input from the community, replacing the previous “powercat” logo. Following their merger, Arvest Bank announced in June the Golden City branch of Bear State Bank would be closed, leaving that community without a bank for the first time since the 1890s. Bank officials, who had denied plans to close the facility only 11 days prior, informed customers they could still access their accounts online, despite the community’s lack of affordable highspeed Internet service, or travel to branches in
Lamar or Lockwood while they remain open. Longtime Lockwood resident Joanne Snodgrass was recognized for her years of service to the community during the Lockwood September Days festival. She was presented with an award from the Lockwood Optimist Club for her numerous contributions to the area, primarily through her volunteer work.
Following acquisition of the company by California-based investment funds a month prior, the Meek Lumber Co. closed their lumberyard in Greenfield with no notice on Nov. 5. A sign on the door announced the location had been moved to Mt. Vernon. The lumberyard, under various names, had been a fixture in Greenfield for decades. Meek’s, family-owned until recently, was founded in 1919 as a lumberyard in Lockwood, and a door manufacturing facility owned by the company continues to be operated in that community for the time being.
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Wreck-O-Mended There for When It Won’t Just Buff Out by James McNary Articles Editor
A fixture in the Greenfield automotive market now for five years, the Wreck-O-Mended auto body shop was started by Greenfield native Casey Boyd in July 2013.
“It’s known as the best auto body shop south of Arcola,� said Bob Bennett, a regular at the shop. Boyd had worked for Rick Harding at his body shop for 16 years, so when Harding retired, he decided to strike out on his own, and Wreck-O-Mended was born.
Today, the shop has four fulltime employees and two parttime employees, and has room to handle about 10 cars easily (though Boyd said there’s usually about 20 in the shop at any given time). The shop specializes in collision repair, and also offers towing and glass replacement services.
“We try to utilize OEM standards on all repairs, and do continuing education to keep on new technology,� said Boyd. Boyd also said that they do their best to work well with all the major insurance companies.
The shop uses PPG Deltron 2000 paints, and also has all the proper tools to repair vehicles built with aluminum frames. They’ll even work on over-the-road tractors and heavy equipment on a caseby-case basis. “We’ve done just about everything, including patching hip-waders and canoes – though we don’t like to make a habit of it,� said Boyd with a chuckle.
Boyd said that hail season and deer season keep the shop pretty busy, and that snow and ice season keep the tow service busy. “We’re pretty busy right now, but always available for anyone who needs us,� said Boyd.
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Gardner now at Greenfield State Farm Office By James McNary Articles Editor
The Greenfield office of Phil Davidson’s State Farm Insurance Agency is now open 3-5 p.m. every day and all day on Tuesdays and Thursdays, staffed primarily by Miller native Samantha Gardner.
Gardner, who is state licensed in homeowner’s and automobile insurance, said that Greenfield is a full-service office, and that if she isn’t able to immediately help somebody, arrangements can be made for a staffer from the main office in Mt. Vernon to come meet with them in Greenfield. “What I like best about State Farm is their customer service – they train us to get things done,” said Gardner. “We do our best to make things easy for our customers.” Gardner said that continuing education is necessary not just on the
Miller native Samantha Gardner is now working at the Phil Davidson State Farm Insurance Agency’s Greenfield location, which is now open all day on Tuesdays and Thursday and afternoons Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. Gardner said the office is a full service location. (Photos by James McNary)
insurance, but for other services offered by State Farm as well. To that end, she is studying to obtain her life insurance license.
Bank subsidiary. The company also offers retirement products such as IRAs and investment products such as mutual funds. The banking portion offers deposit accounts, personal loans and mortgages.
The State Farm group offers various financial and insurance products, that in addition to home and automobile insurance also includes life insurance, as well as banking services through their State Farm
“I can help people get started with just about all of it, including with the bank,” said Gardner. “At this office, we act as the
September Senior Social Stroll in December!
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Greetings from the Live Well Health & Fitness Center! We had another wonderful turn out for our second Senior Social on September 27th. We all joined to have coffee, fruit, homemade cinnamon rolls, chat and walk.
Thanks to everyone for such a great time and we’ll see you at the next senior social hours on October 25th @ 9AM and November 29th @9AM! Also, be watching for our 2nd Annual Santa
We’ve got several things going on such as, chair yoga, regular yoga, senior stretch and flex, after school Taekwondo (coming November) and as always we have Silver Sneakers available! Also, a monthly challenge, supplements, free personal training for members, a padded walking track, weight equipment, cardio equipment, multiple TV’s, kids’ playroom, locker rooms with showers and the best part is you can have access to it 24/7!
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Gardner has been in the insurance industry for about three years, most of that time with State Farm.
“At first, I was interested in insurance because there seemed to be more room for advancement even in rural areas, but as I got further into it, I really en-
joy being able to help people,” said Gardner. “Helping people and families to find the right type of insurance for them can help them to stay out of financial hardship if something unfortunate happens.”
Gardner is married to Greenfield native Cole Gardner, and has two sons with another on the way. The family now resides in
the Pennsboro area.
The Greenfield office of the Phil Davidson State Farm Insurance Agency is located at 106 North Grand Avenue (Highways Mo. 39 and U.S. 160) in Greenfield, and is open 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and from 3-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Jones Assists Electric Co-ops After Hurricane
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Jacob Jones of Greenfield was one of 15 electric lineman from Ozark Electric Co-op in Mt. Vernon, Missouri, that was dispatched to Florida after the hurricane destroyed several electric systems in the State of Florida. The crew from Ozark joined 108 coop linemen from Missouri to help restore service. The
area near Talashee, Florida, where they worked had 55,000 customers and 98% were without power. Jones and others worked 15 days averaging a 16hour work day They had to work in conditions of snakes, downed trees, alligators, big mosquitos and downed power lines. Jones had worked in mutual help on storms in Kansas and Southeast Missouri in the past.
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There was a great turnout for the 2nd Annual A+ Fitness Zombie Walk/Run 5K. Kids had fun playing games and the runners finished strong. The Youth division winner was River Stephens. The winner of the adult division was Mindy Lollar. (Submitted Photos)
Roof Repair Bid Gains Final Board Approval, Talks With Apple Bus Discussed
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The Lockwood R-I School District Board of Education gave final approval to the bid from Stiles Roofing for repairing several sections of the high school roof, including the gymnasium, during their Oct. 24 meeting.
Supt. Clay Lasater said the roofing company was anticipating a Nov. 19 start date for work on the gym roof, timed so that it would disrupt as little school time as possible. Work would be done over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday break for roofing other portions of the building.
The roofers wouldn’t be working during any games, so scheduled tournaments can go an as planned, but they will have to block some parking on the east side of the gym.
There some discussion about the source of several of the leaks that have been plaguing occupants of the building. Lasater said that some of the moisture could be coming from the HVAC units, as the worst of it hits in afternoons when the units have been running.
“I’ve still got buckets in my office,” said Lasater.
Lasater said that he’d also begun discussions with Apple Bus Company about transportation services the company may be able to offer the district, as opposed to continuing to operate its own bus fleet.
If the district were to enter into an agreement with Apple Bus, the company typically buys the existing bus fleet from the district and hires current drivers. Lasater said that from what he understood, the company will negotiate a lot of things with districts, such as retaining a few vehicles and possibly certain employees due to retirement and time in service concerns.
Lasater said that the district currently has all but two buses paid off, and may be looking a purchasing another when the next one is paid for. In other business, the board: Approved the monthly bills.
Approved the bus ridership list for the month of October. Voted to approve the auditor’s report and to again retain the same firm for their services.
Heard reports from the elementary/middle school and high school administrators about various activities in their buildings.
Discussed a possibility of joining a consortium of schools working on a new battery of tests that could possibly be used in place of the current Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) standardized test required by the state. This testing scheme would include several assessments throughout the year.
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DCNH Celebrates 50 Years of Service to Community
OBITUARIES • Randall Scott “Randy” Banta, 55, Pleastanton, Kansas • John Clinton “Bud” Mayfield, 83, Ash Grove • John Lee Morgan, 68, Miller • Aaron Michael Carnes, 25, Aurora • Beverly Jean Moenkhoff, 79, Stotts City
GHS Christmas Concert, Dec. 13
Clockwise from top: About 100 were in attendance for the Dade County Nursing Home 50th anniversary celebration Sunday afternoon. Retiring State Rep. Mike Kelley presented Administrator Wanda West, RN, with a House proclamation commemorating the anniversary. Visitors, guests and residents were treated hors d’oeuvres, cake and punch. (Photos by James McNary)
The Greenfield Instrumental and Vocal Programs will hold their annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 13, at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium.
CWF 7th Annual Cookie & Candy Walk, Dec. 14
The Christian Woman’s Fellowship will hold their Seventh Annual Cookie and Candy Walk in the Greenfield Christian Church Activity Building on Friday, December 14 beginning at 7 a.m. and running until noon. The treats are sold for $8 a pound and participants are advised to come early.
Santa Social in Dadeville Dec. 15
A Santa Social will be held Saturday, December 15, 9 a.m. - 12 noon, in the Dadeville School cafeteria.
Friday Fun Night Dec. 14 at Two Sisters Cafe
Two Sisters Café in Lockwood is hosting a Friday Fun Night, December 14, from 6-9 p.m. The fun includes karaoke, trivia, open mic, table games and more. The flea market will also be open, presenting a perfect opportunity to get last minute Christmas gifts.
By James McNary Articles Editor
About 100 guests, staffers, residents and members of the community attended a 50th anniversary celebration that was held for the
Dade County Nursing Home on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 8, at the facility.
Speakers included individuals speaking about the facility’s past, some involved since the beginning, as well as present staffers,
members of the board of directors, and incoming and outgoing state representatives Mike and Ann Kelley, who delivered a House resolution recognizing the facility’s milestone. Kaye Godfrey, daughter of the
Lockwood’s Maddie Muncy Raises Nearly $40,000 in Four Years
CONTENTS Obituaries...................Page 2 Events.........................Page 3 Business Directory....Page 5 Worship Directory.....Page 6 Legals.......................Page 10 Classifieds............... Page 11 Sports.......................Page 12
In a span of just four years, 17-year-old Maddie Muncy has raised $39,023 for three causes that are dear to her heart. “I have donated a total of $19,277 to the National Eating Disorder Association, $10,488 to the Cashmere Foundation (an or-
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Maddie Muncy (Photo courtesy Vicky Sparkman)
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Marc and Megan Allison, of South Greenfield, won the Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Achievement Award during the organization’s 104th annual meeting December 3 at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Achievement Award recognizes the management and leadership skills of young adults who work full-time on a farm or ranch.
The Greenfield Ministerial Alliance is out and about with their annual Bell Ringing fundraiser. This year they are stationed outside of the local Hot Spot instead of the previous location at Dollar General and will be out Mondays-Saturdays until December 24. Right, bell ringer Dale Jones, from Main Street Baptist Church. (Photos by Gina Langston)
The Allisons received a plaque from MOFB President Blake Hurst during
the annual YF&R breakfast. Their award included a $500 check from the MOFB Foundation for Agriculture, a $500 check from Ford Motor Company, and one-year free use of a Gator utility vehicle from Sydenstricker’s John Deere. The Dade County farm couple also won a trip to New Orleans to represent Missouri at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) YF&R Achievement Award Contest this January. ‘Allisons Achievement’ Continued on page 8
Greenfield Aldermen Approve Hazard Mitigation Resolution By James McNary Articles Editor
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ganization that provides spa-like treatment alongside its partners’ healthcare), and $9,258 to Selah House,” said Muncy, a senior at Lockwood High School and daughter of David and Lesha Muncy. “I feel compelled to use my experience with an
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Pancakes With The Grinch In Miller, Dec. 15
The Grinch will be visiting Miller Rescue to have pancakes with the community starting at 8:30 a.m. December 15. The breakfast will be at the Miller Rescue station at 109 Park St., Miller.
first DCNH administrator, Gilbert York, and his wife Annalee, spoke about some of her family’s experience with the facility.
The Greenfield Board of Aldermen met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Dec. 4, during which they made quick work of a short agenda.
The board voted 3-0 (Alderman Tiffany Lewis was absent) to approve a hazard
mitigation plan resolution, which by simply having in place will allow the city to participate in certain disaster relief programs should the unthinkable happen to the community.
“It doesn’t really say anything except, ‘Hey, we’re the Board of Aldermen here, we’re part of the plan and we’re against disasters
happening,’” said City Attorney Allen Rose.
Next the board discussed some problem properties in the city limits. Rose advised the board that Russell Abstract was investigating the titles to said properties, but that they were swamped, and it might take some more time. Discussion of the purchase and possible clearing
of another derelict property was also discussed, with no action taken. Mayor David Engroff advised the board that he had met with an investment a few days earlier about bringing a new business venture to Greenfield.
going to try and do something [meeting-wise] in the next couple weeks,” said Engroff.
Public Works Superintendent Andy Miller advised the board that leaf collection was done for the year,
“They’re looking at doing something in town, we’re
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Greenfield Pharmacy: Bring Your Prescriptions Home Today’s Greenfield Pharmacy offers a long list of services often not available in a community the size of Greenfield, or even Dade County. Owners Randy and Renee Meents attribute their success to their ability to offer better service at home than big-box competitors in larger towns can.
“We can compete with Walmart, CVS and Walgreens because of our enhanced service capabilities,� said Randy Meents. “We’ve also remained a family-owned business: studies have shown that family-owned business return seven times more in support and donations to their communities than non-family-owned businesses.�
Services offered by the Greenfield Pharmacy now include, in addition to full prescription services, medication therapy management, immunization services, orthotics, durable home health, a full line of diabetic supplies, and free delivery within the city limits of Greenfield. Randy Meents, who already has a doctorate of pharmacy, is also board certified in
geriatric medications. The pharmacy also has on staff a certified pedorthist (a professional trained in the modification of footwear and use of supportive devices in addressing condition affecting the feet and lower limbs) a specialty not seen in many pharmacies even in larger communities.
area because they wanted to stay somewhere similar to where they grew up if at all possible. So, when Renee was able to find a teaching job in Lockwood and Randy had a prospect lined up in Mt. Vernon,
the time. They opened up the Greenfield Pharmacy as partners at that time, in a location on the south side of the Greenfield square. Meents then paused, and reflected on changes to the
“We’re farm kids - smalltown, rural folks, and this is where we enjoy living,� said Renee Meents.
“We find that offering that service to be especially important,� said Meents. “One of the biggest issues for diabetics is infections of the foot or lower extremities.� The Meents said that they are all about healthcare, and don’t have any plans to expand into a gift shop or soda fountain as a few smaller pharmacies in the area have done. Instead, they’ve doubled down on their medical services. New services include a medication synchronization service, which helps a customer/patient to get all of their prescriptions filled at the same time, and compliance packaging, which helps patients keep up with what prescriptions they need to take at what time, or even what day. The Meents, who have been sweethearts since the junior high days in Conway schools, moved to the
business in a small, rural community, as there aren’t enough young people being born to replace to the elder population as they grow older, let alone remaining or returning to a rural area after high school or college, which is what they did.
The Meents would later buy out Peacock’s share, and would also purchase Gamble’s drug store, combining the two pharmacies into that location on the square. A previous druggist, Roper, had occupied that same corner-store location 50 years prior.
Greenfield Pharmacy owners Randy and Renee Meents.
Greenfield seemed like a good choice to move circa 1980. After the Mt. Vernon pharmacy prospect fell through, Randy Meents was able to make connections with an old acquaintance from Conway, Jerry Peacock, who owned the pharmacy in Lockwood at
Greenfield area since that time.
“That was before the Farm Crisis and all that happened, so it was tough to find an empty spot on the square, all those storefronts were still occupied in 1980,� said Randy Meents.
He said that population loss is a challenge for any
“Jack Gamble had always wanted to have a ‘corner drugstore,’ so when he could, he bought that building and expanded into it,� said Randy Meents. “I still have Roper’s old safe from out of that building.� The pharmacy would finally move off the square about 16 years ago, when Citizens Memorial Healthcare was looking to expand their presence in town and offered Meents the opportunity to participate. “At first, they wanted us to move off the square
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and into the double-wide they were in at the time, which they were going to expand,� said Meents. “I wasn’t so sure about that, so I said to them, ‘Why don’t we look at this property I’ve been putting together over here?’ They liked it and the CMH Foundation built the building we’re in now: I own the south half, they own the north half.�
Meents said that biggest challenge facing small pharmacies isn’t competition from big-box stores, but getting compensated by insurance companies and payment networks.
“The PBMs have it very difficult on independent pharmacies that no choice but to contract with them,� said Meents.
Even so, the Meents have been doing their part to bring Dade County into the 21st Century, even offering a Greenfield Pharmacy smartphone app and some online services through their website, greenfieldpharm.com, all while doing their best to offer caring, hometown service.
“We have two mottos: ‘Bring your prescriptions home’ and ‘We care about you,’� said Meents.
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Better Homemakers Host Senior Tea
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Maddie Muncy, during her senior photo shoot with Vicky Sparkman Photography. Muncy insisted on a shoot at her parents’ grocery store. (Photo courtesy Vicky Sparkman)
From Beth Killingsworth
On Thursday, December 6, the Better Homemakers Club (BHC) hosted a Senior Tea for the senior girls at Greenfield High School. Eleven girls and two sponsors enjoyed the afternoon festivities. This year BHC took advantage of the beautiful facilities at the Greenfield Opera House as they allowed the Better Homemakers Club use of the private upstairs dining
room. BHC divided into groups of two or three and sang “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” which was their way of making the girls feel a little more at ease. The club members introduced their “daughters for the day” and the girls shared their plans after graduation. Most of the girls said they will attend college. Wonderful finger foods provided by the club members were enjoyed on
plates complete with gold chargers and very nice gold eating utensils. The Senior Tea is a tradition that has been going on for over 65 years. Many years ago, the Tea was held at the Sloan Tea Room on Maple Street. Up until this year, the Tea has been held in the home of a member. This year the BHC lost a charter member, Ann Blackwell, who passed away. It wasn’t quite the same without her.
The BHC would like to thank Claudia McGuire for the beautiful vintage handkerchiefs and broaches that she so graciously donated for each of the girls. BHC would like to give a special “Thank you” again to Jack Pugh for the special touches and beautiful decorating of the upstairs. “B” and Kim made them all feel at home, and they enjoyed the delicious appetizers as well. It made the day even more special!
eating disorder to give hope to others struggling and show them that recovery is possible.” In 2014, when Muncy was 12 years old, she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. That summer she was sent to Selah House, an eating disorder treatment facility in Anderson, Illinois. “After a few months of intense treatment, I was able to return home,” she said. “I found out quickly that recovery is no easy road, and before my freshman year of high school I relapsed.” She was sent to Selah House again in October of 2015. Not thinking there was a way out of the misery she was living in, she admits to stubbornly doing everything she could to keep her eating disorder. “Eventually, I realized that my eating disorder could take my life if I let it control me,” Muncy said. “The person I had become was a mask to the real me that was hiding in the background. As I started to figure out who the real me was, I decided that I was going to do everything I possibly could to get her back.” With the support from her family and the professionals at Selah House,
Muncy fought her eating disorder head-on, and eventually she won. The battle has not been easy, but it has been worth the fight. “I still struggle some days and think about resorting back to my habits, but I want my future more than I want to starve my body and ruin my chance to make my goals a reality.” While Muncy said she has always had a giving heart, it’s her passion for pointing other people to the hope that she’s found that has driven her to action. “I started fundraising by designing t-shirts with help from Amanda Schnelle and selling them with the help of Prairie Mercantile,” she said. “After success with the shirts, I decided to host a golf tournament at the Lockwood Golf Course. We have kept the tournament going annually for four years now. Fundraising is not easy, but you realize it is worth it when you see the effects your contributions have on other people.” To support Maddie’s causes, or to sponsor or participate in next year’s golf tournament, call David, Lesha, or Maddie Muncy at Muncy’s Supermarket: 417-232-4216.
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DCNH 50 Years (Continued from front) “My father was involved in the planning from the beginning; high standards were in place even then,” said Godfrey. “He completed a home course through George Washington University in nursing home administration in 1967 to become certified, he was that serious about it.” Godfrey related that when her father did finally leave the facility, they had to hire three people to replace him. Well, four actually, because of all the work her mother did as well. “In addition to being the first administrator, he was
also the bookkeeper, and assisted with maintenance,” said Godfrey. The Yorks only left the Greenfield facility to help get a similar facility in Stockton open prior to their retirement.
Another speaker, Judy Corsant, a former director of nursing who has since come back to work at the facility in various capacities, spoke about DCNH was more than just a job. Corsant said that, in the rough time after here husband died in September, she mentioned she didn’t have any other family around,
Allisons Achievement
The contest is part of the AFBF Annual Meeting where they will compete for the grand prize of a new Ford truck and paid registration to the AFBF Fusion Conference in Milwaukee courtesy of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance. The runner up wins a CaseIH Farmall 50A tractor from CaseIH. The third and fourth place winners will
and one of the residents spoke up.
“She said, ‘Don’t worry, we’ll be your family,’” said Corsant. “And they truly are my family. Time may have passed, but nothing has changed here about the love and the caring of the people that live and work here, and the support of the community for this nursing home.” “It’s just a beautiful place, these people are beautiful inside and out,” added Corsant.
Board President Larry Kenney spoke for the present day of the facility,
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each receive 40”combination roll top tool cabinets and a $500 parts card from CaseIH, along with $2,000 worth of Stanley Black & Decker merchandise.
Marc farms with his grandfather, father and brother. Each partner is solely responsible for the decision making of their portions of the farm business. Marc manages all of
the farm’s financial, planting and harvesting records. Management responsibilities include a soil nutrient program and chemical program during the growing season, as well as sire selection for their breeding program. They maintain a 70-head cow herd. The Allison farm has been in the family for 130 years, with Marc being the sixth
and said that a lot of good people work for and at the DCNH, in the background, not always getting the recognition and thanks they deserve.
“So when you do see them, but sure to thank them,” said Kinney. Current DCNH administrator, Wanda West, RN, said that she was just thankful to be able to be back home and working at DCNH.
“But I couldn’t do it without this staff,” said West. “ We appreciate everybody here and everybody in the community for continuing to support us.”
generation. Although the family farms 1,900 acres of crops and 1,400 of pasture and timber, it is mixed in owned and rented property among the partners. Megan continues to work off the farm as an elementary teacher at a nearby school. The couple married in 2017 and have served on the MOFB Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee.
Rose, Engroff and Miller also explained to the board that no grant application for any sidewalk upgrades was filed because the city was incorrectly informed of the filing dates, and the deadline had already passed by the time they were made aware of it. In other business:
Miller informed the board of the bids received to installed the back-up generator at the public works facility. As the bids all came in below the limit at which
board approval is required ($1,000), that project will project. The back-up generator itself, valued at $12,000, was donated to the city, it just needs to be connected to the electrical system.
The board approved allowing city employees to take off Dec. 24-25 for the Christmas holiday; the normal dates are Dec. 25-26, however with this year’s calendar, the board agreed this arrangement made more sense. Approved the dates of Jan. 2 and Jan. 15 for the board meetings in that month.
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Lockwood Students of the Month for November
An essay assignment for the freshman English class at Dadeville High School led to a service project that involved the entire school, and now those students are issuing a challenge to other surrounding and Dade County schools to do the same. The students in the English I class taught by Sheila Buus had been assigned to write an Americanism essay contest entry on the topic of ending homelessness among veterans in the U.S.
From Kayla Lasater Optimist Club of Lockwood
“One of them said, ‘Why are we just writing about this? Why aren’t we doing something about it?’” said Buus. Though that student, Joshua Hunt, has since transferred to another district, he planted a seed that grew into project involving the Dadeville school system and surrounding community. They gathered enough items to fill 17 Buddy Baskets, to be distributed to veterans in facilities such as the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon and VA Outpatient Clinics, such as the soonto-be-closed facility in Mt. Vernon and replacement facilities slated to be opened in Springfield and Joplin. The original goal was gathering enough donations to fill 10 Buddy Baskets.
“We just can’t thank you enough,” said Joanne Snodgrass, a member of the Buddy Basket committee with American Legion Post #372 of Lockwood.
kets go a long way to help a male or female veteran get off the streets as they transfer to permanent housing; we have far too many living like this in our area of southwest Missouri,” said Kevin White, commander of Post #372, who was also visiting the class Dec. 4. “What you have done will be helping the much deserved men and women begin a new era in life,” said White. “The freshman class came up with the idea to do more than just write about ending veteran homelessness; they wanted to do something to make a difference,” said Buus. “They designed every aspect of the project from beginning to end, picked up classroom donations, and even created information for our school web page.”
“Know that after the first of the year these items you’ve donated will be going to help somebody who helped to provide you with the right to be here in school like this today,” Snodgrass Buus said thanks also told the students when visneeded to go to the iting the class Dec. 4. Dadeville community and “The items in these bas- the Roy E. Carr American
Legion Post #372 Auxiliary for their help with the project. “It was a good idea to get the school and community involved and I think it can do a lot of good,” said Bailey McGill, one of the students.
Buus said that the students in her classes wanted to show the county that every little bit helps and that big problems can be made smaller when everyone lends a hand.
She says the best part of her job is the people she works with. “Everyone is great. Don is great to work for: he works right along with you. Even the people in other departments are great.” She adds that she never knew there was so much to do with seed. “I divide the
service. We would like to especially thank Simmons Bank for sponsoring the month of November. In honor of the student’s outstanding performance, they have been awarded with $10 and a certificate documenting their achievement. Congratulations!
WG Elementary Leaders of the Month
“We’d like to see this expand outside this school and community,” said Caleb Walker, another student in the class. “Countywide, or statewide, or maybe even further.”
The Walnut Grove Elementary Leaders of the month have been selected for November. The Character word for November was ‘perseverance.’ Front row (left to right): Kindergarten Ayden Renteria and McKenzie Craigmyle; first grade - Jade Altizer and Jackson Creed; second grade - Jadyn Glenn and Hudson Brewer (not pictured); fifth grade - Kaylea Dougherty; fourth grade - Aslin Favor and Ashtyn Anderson; and third grade - Kyndal Henry and Hunter Crouch. (Submitted photo)
Another Local Bank Sold
From Linda Perkin Pennington Seed, Inc. Training/Publications
Becraft started at Pennington Seed in January 2016 as a Randstad employee and was hired on full-time in October 2016. She had previously worked in Springfield at Edco and after 26 years with the company found herself laid off. She said after three months of being at home, she “couldn’t take it anymore. I called up Randstad and came in and filled out an application.” She didn’t have to wait long, and she was hired on to work in the Seed Lab.
November Lockwood High School students of the month are Reese Fyfe
and Peyton Moss. The students were chosen by the school’s administration and faculty based on their demonstration of excellent character and attitude in their commitments to academic achievement, extra-curricular engagement, and community
“They want to challenge Greenfield, Everton, and Lockwood to take up this project and then challenge other schools until all of Missouri takes care of its homeless veterans,” said Buus.
Becraft Selected As Pennington Seed’s Employee of Month Tonya Becraft is the Pennington Seed Employee of the Month for November. She was nominated by Don McGee, Seed Lab Manager, who wrote the following nomination: “Tonya is reliable and dependable. She takes on her job assignment with a positive attitude. She is willing to tackle additional responsibility and help out wherever she is needed. Her duties have definitely expanded from when she started; but, she has taken on each assignment very well. Her work is very valued and appreciated.”
Lockwood Elementary and Middle School November Students of the Month are Ericka Benson, Brooks Ogden, Hadley Abbiatti, Drew Pittsenbarger, Lillian Borchardt, and Justin Aldridge. The students were chosen by the school’s administration and faculty based on their demonstration of excellent character and attitude in their commitments to academic achievement, extra-curricular engagement, and community service. Thank you to Lockwood True Value for sponsoring this month. Students have been awarded $10 and a certificate documenting their achievement. Congratulations to all students!
Bank of Minden to be purchased by Bates County-based Amsterdam Bancshares
By James McNary Articles Editor
Another Barton County bank has been sold, but this one may come as a surprise: it’s the Bank of Minden.
seed and, if I’m needed, I help with counts. Sometimes I do extensions and planting fluorescence test for ryegrass. I love my job and it’s very interesting. I appreciate everything that Don and Chen have taught me and the opportunities they have given me in the Seed Lab.”
Becraft was born in Springfield, Missouri, and graduated from Parkview High School. During her high school years, she “met a guy from Willard” and they started dating. “Greg and I were married after high school. He was a construction worker in the local carpenter union for years. He has worked on a lot of buildings in the Springfield area and then went into building houses.” The couple built a house in Walnut Grove, which they lived in for 20 years, while raising their children. They now call Greenfield home. Their daughter, Tanya Sweeton, is married to a retired Marine Corps vet with 20 years of service and they live in Hubert, North
Carolina. They have two children: Sarah is 12 years old and their son Jacob is 20 and attending Wingate University in North Carolina on a full scholarship and studying in the medical field. Jacob has been on the honor roll for the past two years and Tonya is very proud of his efforts.
Their son, Anthony Becraft, and his wife and family live in Rogersville. They have three children: Ethnie is 12, Nixon is 3, and Abrahm will be two very soon. Becraft enjoys hanging out with the grandchildren and says they like to do anything and everything with grandma. Her hobbies include a love of fishing and anything to do at the lake, including skiing, kneeboarding, and tubing. She and her son also enjoy hikes on the Corps’ land around Lake Stockton. Becraft wished to thank Don McGee for his nomination and Keith Hankins for his support of the nomination.
Filings made public by the Federal Reserve on Friday, Dec. 7, show that Amsterdam Bancshares, Inc., parent company of the Citizens Bank of Amsterdam, has filed for permission to acquire the parent company of the Bank of Minden, the unfortunately named “S.T.D. Investments, Inc.,” both of Mindenmines. Amsterdam Bancshares is still digesting another recent acquisition, that of Security Bank of Rich Hill, which has since been merged into Citizens Bank. Both the Rich Hill and Hume facilities of that institution were retained by Citizens Bank in the merger.
The Bank of Minden, a fixture for generations in western Barton County, has operated under the same charter since 1912 and has never had a name change: it even maintained the “Bank of Minden” moniker after the name of its home community was changed at the insistence of the post office to avoid confusion with the already existing community of Mendon. The bank survived the collapse of the mining industry soon after its formation (the “mines” in Mindenmines), the closures of the Mindenmines school
and many other businesses, and the ongoing depopulation of western Barton County. It even expanded during the Farm Crisis years of the 1980s, buying the Farmers State Bank facility in Liberal when that institution faltered. It appears time has finally caught up with another of this area’s stubborn holdouts. The only remaining locally owned bank in Barton County is Lamar Bank & Trust; there are no
remaining locally owned banks in Dade County. Northwestern Greene County could consider Springfield-based Old Missouri Bank as being locally owned, after buying the Bank of Ash Grove a few years ago. There are no banks of any kind remaining in eastern Barton County, southern Cedar County, northern Lawrence County or southwestern Polk County, although there are a few scattered ATMs.
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