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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

TRENTON

REPUBLICAN-TIMES

Trenton, MO 64683

MISSOURI DAY FESTIVAL

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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 13

Twelve Pages & 1 Insert

Briefs...

23 Bands Entered In Annual Event

Crowder Park Hike

Marching Festival Set For Saturday The 23rd annual Trenton Marching Festival is almost here with 23 high school bands gathering on Saturday, Oct. 19 to take part in the evaluative events. These judged activities include parade, color guard, drumline and field show. The morning begins with the bands participating in the Missouri Day Parade, presented by the Trenton Rotary Club and beginning at 8:30 a.m. The parade lines up at the intersection of Crowder Road and Main Street, continuing south on Main Street to Ninth Street before passing through the heart of the historic downtown area. The bands will continue on Ninth Street and exit on Normal Street to begin their other events at the main festival sites of Trenton High School and C.F. Russell Stadium for the remainder of the day. The rest of the parade will finish at Bulldog Boulevard. The morning colorguard competition will be held in the Trenton High School gym, after which the drumline event will be starting in the early afternoon. Miss Missouri, Simone Esters, will be performing and will be available for pictures during the break in the drumline performances. There is no charge for events held inside the high school. The field show competition gets under way at 1:30 p.m. at C.F. Russell Stadium. Miss Missouri will also be performing on the field during a break in competition. There will be an admission charge of $10 for adults and $5 for non-participating students and seniors while children 12 and under are admitted free. Gates at the football stadium will open one hour before the first field performance (12:30 p.m.). The Trenton FFA will be providing concessions at both the high school and stadium. The Trenton Marching Festival will wrap up with an awards ceremony under the lights at the stadium. Awards will be given to the top three performances in each MSHSAA class for their respective event.

The TMF Volunteer Committee invites the public to attend this year’s marching festival and welcomes both first-time attendees and returning visitors. The committee also recognizes the efforts of the many volunteers who help make the event possible, noting it is very grateful to have the help of those individuals that helps bring directors, their students and families back each year. The 23 schools scheduled to take part in the marching festival include St. Joseph Benton, Brookfield R3, East Buchanan, Hallsville, Kirksville, Knob Noster, Leeton, Linn County, Macon, Maryville, Meadville, Milan, Moravia, IA, Northeast Nodaway, Princeton R-5, Putnam County, Rock Port, Savannah, Scotland County, Sweet Springs, Winnetonka of Kansas City, and Worth County R-3 High School. Trenton will be performing in exhibition. For more event information, judges, and additional details, persons can visit the website, midwestmarching.com and click on 2019 events, then click on Trenton Marching Festival (formerly Missouri Day Marching Festival). The competition times and schools participating include: COLORGUARD THS Gym 10 a.m. Worth County 10:10 a.m. Linn County 10:20 a.m. Northeast Nodaway 10:30 a.m. Rock Port 10:40 a.m. Meadville 10:50 a.m. Leeton 11 a.m. Milan 11:10 a.m. Scotland County 11:20 a.m. Putnam County 11:30 a.m. BREAK 11:40 a.m. Miss Missouri 11:50 a.m. Maryville

Noon 12:10 p.m. 12:20 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 12:50 p.m. 1 p.m.

1:30 p.m. 1:40 p.m. 1:50 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:10 p.m. 2:20 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:40 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:10 p.m. 3:20 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:45 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

Crowder State Park will host a hike along the Redbud Trail on Saturday, Oct. 26. Hikers will meet at the campground amphitheater at 10 a.m. to accompany park staff on the two-mile guided hike that will include a discussion of trees, plants and animals found along the trail. The trail is moderately rugged and takes visitors into an area similar to the Ozark Highlands of south Missouri. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather, bring water and wear sturdy shoes and insect repellant.

Knob Noster Macon Hallsville Trenton (Exhibition) St. Joseph Benton Savannah Kirksville DRUM LINE THS Gym Macon Maryville Hallsville Trenton (Exhibition) St. Joseph Benton Savannah Kirksville BREAK Leeton Moravia Scotland County Putnam County FIELD SHOW C.F. Russell Stadium Sweet Springs Rock Port Scotland County Putnam County Miss Missouri BREAK Maryville Macon Hallsville Trenton (Exhibition) Brookfield Savannah Winnetonka Kirksville Awards

WMH To Host CBC The Community Blood Center will be bringing its bloodmobile to Trenton on Monday, Oct. 28. The bloodmobile will be at the Wright Memorial Hospital Education Room from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. To make an appointment, persons can go online to the website, www.savealifenow.org/gr oup and use the group code, KCQ6. More information is also available by contacting Crystal Krentz at 358-5784.

Coffee With A Cop

Photo Courtesy of Lori Duff

R-T Photo/Diane Lowrey

As part of their celebration of Public Power Week, Riley Glidewell, left, and Danny Shuler, right, of the Trenton Municipal Utilities Electric Department gave a presentation at Rissler Elementary School on Friday. The two men talked with kindergarten students about electricity and the role it plays in every-day life.

AREA SCHOOL BOARDS

A charcoal drawing by Trenton High School senior Kasie Otto was the top overall entry at the the Missouri Western State Univsersity Visual Arts Day held on Thursday, Oct. 10 at St. Joseph. Miss Otto won first place with the drawing, which also received the excellence award in the charcoal category. There were 20 THS students who attended the event, with four having art pieces judged. They included Kierra Werteen, whose sculpture also won an excellence award; Kaitlee Lovell, painting; and Hannah Stark, scratch board. There were over 700 students and 43 school districts in attendance. Lori Duff is the THS art instructor.

Grundy R-5

Routine Business Tops Agenda At Meeting The Grundy R-5 Board of Education took action on several items during its meeting on Thursday night, Oct. 10. According to information provided by Superintendent Phil Fox, the board approved an arrangement with the city of Galt to remove snow in the high school parking lots at Galt and the parking lot at the elementary school in Humphreys. The district will

pay $100 per removal. Approved was a plan to provide season athletic passes to R-5 patrons. Persons wishing to purchase a pass are asked to call the office at the high school for more information. The board approved the food service code of ethics and procurement plan for the 2019-20 school year as well as reviewed policy updates from MCE, approved

Droppin

National Weather Service Clearing skies are expected through mid-week with highs ranging from the mid-50s to the mid-60s and lows dropping into the high 30s. The high at Trenton on Thursday, Oct. 10 was 69 with .46 of an inch of rain recorded while Friday’s high was 48, Saturday’s high was 66 and Sunday’s high was 64. Sunday’s low was 37. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 60, the low was 32.

updates from July and heard the first reading of two other sets of updates. Reports were presented by the elementary and high school principals. An executive session was held, with no announcement made. The next meeting of the board is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in the business room at the high school in Galt.

What’s Inside... The THS tennis duo of Lexi Gott and Kendall Crowley have advanced to the Class 1 sectional tournament after finishing second at districts on Saturday. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap of district tournament play.

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The Trenton Police Department will host “Coffee with a Cop” on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Cross Coffee Shop in Cross Hall on the North Central Missouri College campus. The event will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. Citizens are invited to visit with members of the police department and ask questions about the department, special programs or law enforcement in general. The police department is also asking that local businesses or organizations wanting to host a “Coffee with a Cop” event to contact the TPD.

Veterans Day At R-5 The Grundy R-5 FFA will be hosting a Veterans Day meal and assembly at the school in Galt on Monday, Nov. 11. The meal will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with an assembly to follow in the new school gym. The chapter is inviting all local veterans to take part in the event. Veterans planning to attend are asked to RSVP to FFA Advisor Cheyenne Martin at the high school, 673-6511, no later than the end of the school day on Wednesday, Nov. 6.

What’s Inside Sports .....................page 2 & 3 Power Points .................page 3 Local News.........page 4, 6 & 7 Community ...................page 5 Calendars ......................page 5 Comics ...........................page 8 Crosswords....................page 9 Dear Annie ....................page 9 Classifieds ..........page 10 & 11


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