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Friday, November 15, 2019
TRENTON
REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Trenton, MO 64683
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 156th Year - No. 22
TRENTON R-9 SCHOOL BOARD
Commission Plans Meeting
Donations Providing Arts Center Upgrades Additional upgrades to the new performing arts center have been approved, thanks to private donations accepted by the Trenton R-9 School District during a meeting of the board of education on Tuesday night. The Hoover Foundation and Troy and Cathy Smith will be making contributions of $125,000 and $25,000, respectively. The money, along with $6,000 from the school district, will be used for several changes to the facility which Project Manager Dennis Gutshall said will make the center “more functional.” The biggest improvement will be the addition of a bathroom/mop area in the makeup/dressing room, which will allow for access to water. The original plan did not have any water being brought into the performing arts center due to cost considerations. Other improvements include a vinyl protective wall covering for both the interior walls and entrance area, lighting upgrades, an aluminum reveal and replacement of HVAC defusers See R-9, Page 11
The Grundy County Commission will meet in regular session on Tuesday at the courthouse. The only item listed on the announced agenda is a 10 a.m. meeting with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy.
GCNHD Board Meeting The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors will meet in regular session at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments conference room. Items on the announced agenda include the April director election, discussion of energy improvement projects and financing and the administrator’s report. An executive session for legal matters and personnel is also planned.
NCMC Board Meeting The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 in the Frey Administrative Center. This is a change of the regular meeting date and time. Items on the draft agenda include consideration of election filing dates, Head Start items, personnel (retirements, employments and Head Start) and reports from members of Phi Theta Kappa, the Head Start directors, the vice president for academic affairs, the vice president for student affairs and the president. An executive session for personnel, legal matters and real estate is also planned.
Flu Vaccines At GCHD
Photo Courtesy of Kris Ockenfels
Visitors to the Trenton High School/Middle School campus have seen this crane and drill being used to set the pile foundations for the new performing arts center. A total of 60 pile foundations are in place and ready for the trench footing phase of the construction project.
The Grundy County Health Department is offering flu vaccinations for those individuals of all ages who have not yet had their shot for the year. Flu vaccines are available at the health department office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Tuesday during “Walk-In Tuesday,” with no appointment necessary. The health department will also be offering flu vaccinations on Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 2 to 4 p.m., which has been designated as “College Flu Shot Day,” and on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 2 to 4 p.m., which is also the health department’s open house. On Nov. 26, students coming in for shots in their college gear or showing their student ID can sign up for a drawing of prizes. Cookies and cocoa will be served at the Dec. 17 event. Persons who have Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance are asked to bring their cards for billing purposes. Those who are uninsured are asked to make a donation to help cover the cost.
Santa Letter Deadline The deadline to submit letters to Santa for publication is the Trenton Republican-Times is Friday, Dec. 6. Letters can be sent to the newspaper either by email (preferred) at rtimes@lyn.net; by mail at 122 E. 8th St., Trenton, MO 64683; or by dropping them off at the office during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Letters must include the child’s name, age, address and a telephone number (for verification purposes), with only the child’s name, age and town in which he or she resides being published. We ask that letters be kept short and the newspaper reserves the right to edit any letters received for clarification purposes. Persons with questions about the letters are asked to contact Editor Diane Lowrey at 359-2212 during business hours. Letters will be included in a special section as part of the Tuesday, Dec. 17 edition of the Republican-Times. Photo Courtesy of Trenton FFA
Four Trenton FFA members competed in district speaking competition on Wednesday. They included, from left, Olivia Roberts, placing in the top four in the Sheep Producers contest; Colton Roy, finishing second in the Missouri Institute of Cooperatives contest and is an alternate for state; Kidridge Griffin, first place in the Missouri Quarter Horse Association and qualifying for state competition in January; and Allena Allen, first place in the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association contest and qualifying for the state contest in January.
NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI COLLEGE
********** GREEN HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER CHILI SUPPER Saturday, Nov. 16 - 6 to 8 p.m. First Christian Church Activity Center
Dorris Rider Art Gallery
Instructor’s Art Work Now On Display A collection of works by a Trenton resident will continue the 2019-2020 exhibition schedule in the Dorris Rider Art Gallery on the North Central Missouri Colleg ecampus. “A Retrospective…So Far!” by Jim Norris is now open and will be on display through Friday, Dec. 13. The collection contains work from two solo exhibitions - Cautionary Tales (2016) and Raised on Promises (2018) – as well as paintings from several group shows from the past couple of years. Two brand new paintings are also included. “As the director of the gallery, I was slightly hesitant to display my work
here because I think it’s important to bring in perspectives from outside our community,” Norris said. “However, as a painter I ultimately wanted to share my art with my local friends and family.” The paintings are labeled as mixed media artworks, utilizing a wide variety of materials such as oil paint, spray paint and enamel. Norris’s art has been described as easily recognizable because of the regular presence of imagery such as blackbirds, blindfolds and shiny gold leaf. He also regularly incorporates the human form. See Norris, Page 7
Art Work Courtesy of Jim Norris
A collection of works by NCMC Art Instructor Jim Norris is currently on display at the Dorris Rider Art Gallery on the NCMC campus, including the painting “Spiritus Mundi.”
National Weather Service Mostly cloudy skies are forecast over the weekendw ith highs as high as 49 on Sunday and lows in the lower 30s. The high at Trenton on Monday, Nov. 11 was 33 with one-half inch of snow and .07 of an inch of rain recorded. Tuesday’s high was 23 and Wednesday’s high was 36, with an overnight low of 16. The high on Wednesday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 36, the low was 21.
What’s Inside... THS pitcher McKayla Blackburn is joining the NCMC softball program next fall, having signed a letter of intent on Wednesday. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a photo and story about the senior.
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Hotel/Motel Tax Issue Suggested For April Election The Economic Development and Administrative committees of the Trenton City Council met on Tuesday night, Nov. 12 at city hall. The Economic Development Committee voted to recommend to the city council that a hotel/motel bed tax issue be placed on the April 7, 2020 election ballot. The 5 percent tax would be assessed as part of the charge to individuals who rent hotel/motel rooms in Trenton. The committee also voted to present a draft brochure to the city council, promoting activities and attractions in and around Trenton. The Economic Development Committee will meet again at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10. During the Administrative Committee meeting, members voted to recommend to the council a policy that would not have the city place any specialty signs. Currently, the police chief and street department make decisions on whether or not a street sign is to be installed. It was also decided to have the city attorney research row crop rental agreements and draft an agreement for review by the committee at its next meeting. This comes after the council recently rejected bids to rent city-owned property for farming purposes due to a concern that the contracted time of the contract was not long enough. The committee will be meeting at 7 p.m. on Dec. 10.
NCMC Public Forum
Political Reps On Campus North Central Missouri College will host a legislative forum in the Cross Hall Lobby on the NCMC campus on Monday, Nov. 18. The public is invited to attend. Legislators and officials representing area counties, regions, the state of Missouri and federal government will be in attendance. There will be a meet and greet from 10 to 10:30 a.m., followed by a semi-structured forum from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Each attendee will have the opportunity to present the key items on their respective agendas as well as taking questions from the audience and responding to current issues facing the region. Scheduled to be in attendance are state representatives Allen Andrews, J. Eggleston, See NCMC, Page 7
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