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TRENTON

Trenton, MO 64683

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 155th Year - No. 15

Good Weather Aids Event Success

MISSOURI DAY FESTIVAL

Plans Under Way For #35

Although the wind made a brisk appearance on Saturday, sunny skies and cooler temperatures made for a great weekend for the 34th annual Missouri Day Festival, which saw large crowds attending the various activities held during the three-day event. Activities kicked off on Friday night with a baby show and continued through Sunday with the annual parade, the marching band festival, a quilt show and a car show. In addition, vendors lined the festival grounds and most reported good sales, particularly on Saturday when a majority of the weekend activities took place. “It was a great weekend for the festival and even though some of our participation numbers were down for some of the events, we still had good crowds and our vendors seemed to be very happy with the results,” Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Debbie Carman said, adding that plans are already under way for the 2019 festival, which will be the 35th annual event. “We even had some vendors ask to be a part of the festival committee next year, which will be good in helping our festival grow in the future.” Results from the various judged activities held throughout the weekend included: Parade An entry from Preferred Family Healthcare won the “Spirit of Missouri Day” award as the top entry in Saturday’s Missouri Day Parade, sponsored by the Trenton Rotary Club. “Hometown Heritage” was the parade theme. The “Spirit of Missouri Day” award received a $200 cash prize. Selected as the “Spirit of Missouri Day’ runner-up was Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments, which also won the Best Business Entry and received a $100 cash prize for each award. Other category winners were Best Organizational Entry, NCMC SMSTA, $100; Best Religious Entry, Liberty Baptist Church, $100; Best Youth Entry, $100, Assembly of God Royal Rangers; Best Equestrian Entry, Lynn Westcott, $50; Best Car or Truck, Pre-1960, Steve Gondringer, $50; and Best Tractor Entry, Grand River Cub Club, $50. Prize sponsors included Wright Memorial Hospital, Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, the Grundy County Health Department, American Family Insurance, The People’s Co-Op, North Central Missouri College, Mid-States Services LLC, ASAP Locksmith and Duvall, Roeder and Black Agency. Band Festival The Volunteer Sweepstakes Award for the outstanding band in Saturday’s Missouri Day Marching Band Festival went to Savannah High School. St. Joseph Central won the Hannaford Award as the outstanding field show band. Category winners included: Parade - Princeton, Class 1; Green City, Class 1A; Putnam County, Class 2; Hallsville, Class 3; and Savannah, Class 4. Colorguard - North Harrison, Class 1; Worth County, Class 2; St. Joseph Lafayette, Class 3; Grand-

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Briefs... NH Board Meeting

The Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors will hold its regular monthly meeting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 in the conference room of administrator’s office at the Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments. Items on the announced agenda include discussion of the energy improvement project and administrator and RCF reports. An executive session for legal matters and personnel is also planned.

NCMC To Close Road

North Central Missouri College will be closing Main Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 as part of Safety Week activities being held on campus. A road safety exercise will be conducted for students during that time in front of Geyer Hall. The event is being coordinated by NCMC Criminal Justice Class, the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Trenton Police Department.

view, Class 4; and Kirksville, Class 5. Drumline - Moravia, IA, Class 1; Putnam County, Class 2; St. Joseph Benton, Class 3; Grandview, Class 4; and St. Joseph Central, Class 5. Field Show - North Harrison, Class 1; Scotland County, Class 2; Brookfield, Class 3; Savannah, Class 4; and St. Joseph Central, Class 5. Car Show Trenton Elks Lodge No. 801 sponsored the car show on Sunday, held in downtown Trenton. Named as the Best of Show winner was a 1934 Ford Coupe belonging to Adam Burrows. The Best Interior and Best Paint awards went to Charlie Wagner with a 1970 Chevy truck. Category winners include: Cars Up to 1959, Stock - 1. David and Paula Dennis, 1931 Model A; 2. Terry Rains, 1925 Model T. Cars Up to 1959, Modified - 1. Steve and Marvel Beck, 1932 Ford Coupe; 2. Gerald Craig, 1956 Chevy Bel Air. Cars 1960 to Present, Stock - 1. Steve Hansen,

1969 Dodge Charger; 2. Ben Green, 1963 Chevy Corvette. Cars 1960 to Present, Modified - 1. Dennis Turley, 1967 Chevy Camaro; 2. Pankau Family, 1975 Chevy Nova SS. Trucks, Stock - 1. Robert Gaskill, 1985 Chevy 4x4; 2. Roger Hawkins, 1950 Ford. Trucks, Modified - 1. Rob Bozarth, 1979 F250 4x4; 2. Charlie Wagner, 1970 Chevy. Convertibles - 1. Joe Preston, 1957 Chevy Corvette; 2. Gene Thornton, 1965 Mustang. Custom - 1. Adam Burrows, 1934 Ford Coupe. Unfinished - 1. Jeremy Soptic, 1965 Chevy Chevelle; 2. Carson Conwell, 1967 Chevy Camaro. Special Interest - 1. Bill Wilson, 1933 Plymouth; 2. Don Staffel and Dave Dennis, 1925 Model T. Baby Show Kane Dean and Sabbatha Matthes were selected as Little Mr. and Miss Missouri Day during Friday See Festival, Page 6

Coffee With A Cop

The Trenton Police Department will hold a “Coffee with a Cop” on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at Cross Hall Coffee Shop on the North Central Missouri College campus. The coffee will be held from 7 to 9 a.m. and is open to the public. The event gives citizens of the community the opportunity to meet with members of the TPD and ask questions about the department, special programs of law enforcement in general.

Local Business To Celebrate 50 Years In Trenton

MODINE MANUFACTURING

When Modine Manufacturing selected Trenton as its newest production facility site in 1967, then-Gov. Warren Hearnes reminded city officials “to maintain a happy relationship” with the company in order to assure its continued operation in the community. That “happy relationship” has extended for 50 years as Modine will be celebrating its golden anniversary in Trenton with an open house at its facility on Saturday, Nov. 3. Modine came to Trenton as the company’s 10th plant, constructing a new 85,000-square foot building on a 30-acre tract in the city’s Industrial Park. The plant originally produced copper and brass radiators for John Deere and International Harvester, who remain customers today. Only now, production at the plant has switched to heavy duty and medium duty aluminum radiators and charge

Open H House Set For Saturday, Nov. 3

air cooling modules for customers that, in addition to John Deere and IH, include Freightliner, Caterpillar, AGCO, Case New Holland and General Motors to name a few. The local plant just recently received a contract to produce heavy duty service modules for Volvo, a contract that kicks off in November and will run at least four years. “We’ve seen a lot of growth, especially in the last several years,” Plant Superintendent Miles Moore said, adding that the Trenton plant is currently doing over $100 million in sales per year. The plant saw a big expansion when, after Modine patented the Beta-Weld process for plastic tanked radiators, the company was awarded a contract with Navistar International in 1992 and began making radiators for medium-duty trucks and buses at the Trenton facility.

National Weather Service

Sunny skies and cool temperatures this week with highs in the mid to upper 50s and lows in the mid 30s. There is a chance of showers late in the week. The high on Thursday at the Government Weather Station at Trenton was 67, Friday’s high was 65, Saturday’s high was 59 and Sunday’s high was 60, the low was 30. The high on Sunday at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 59, the low was 33.

In 1994, the Trenton plant was given the opportunity to manufacture aluminum replacement radiators for Ford and GM in late 1994 through the company’s aftermarket subsidiary. In 1997, Daimler Chrysler accepted the company’s proposal to convert the locally-produced TJ radiator from copper/brass to aluminum, expanding the aluminum business and marking the end of copper/brass production at the Trenton facility. “I remember how (plant superintendent) Bob (RP) Hill really fought for that,” said Mike Little, who is the longest employed worker at the local plant at just over 49 years. “They (Modine) kept telling us we couldn’t do copper and brass and aluminum at the same plant, but Bob kept telling them that we could. Finally, they gave in and we got the business.” The plant was walled off into two sections, one for copper/brass and

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one for aluminum. Little and two other employees were the first three to bid for jobs on the aluminum side of the business, with the plant becoming an all-aluminum producer a short time later. In 1998, the local plant began building heavy truck radiators for Navistar and by the end of 2000, International required aluminum medium duty radiators and modules as well. Freightliner heavy duty cooling modules were added to the production line in 2007, requiring several assembly machines and a new CAB furnace to be added to the plant. In 2013, the plant began production of charge air coolers for the heavy duty off-highway market and in 2016 a new cooling module was launched for the Oshkosh JLTV truck, a vehicle that will eventually replace the HumVee used by the U.S. military. Key to the continued production

The THS girls softball team is headed to the Class 2 Final Four after defeating Holden on Saturday afternoon. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap and photos from the contest.

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and expansion of operations at the local plant have been its employees, who Moore notes understand the importance of the plant to the community. “We are very fortunate to have the highly skilled workforce that we do,” Moore said. “They take pride in their jobs and understand what it takes to make sure we continue operating in Trenton.” The company currently employs 218 persons, including 164 hourly, 27 salaried and 27 temps. Of the 218, 22 have worked at the local plant at least 20 years. Jeff Miller is the plant manager. The open house will be held from 8 a.m. to noon and is open to the public. Activities include presentations on the history of the Trenton facility as well as tours given by staff and supervisors. There will also be refreshments and gifts for all who attend.

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