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State Auditor releases property seizure lists; $11,000 from county Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway recently released a compilation of property seizures made under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA) in 2019.

According to the report, the estimated value of seizures reported by Daviess County was $11,010, all of which was transferred to the state.

The auditor’s report shows law enforcement officials seized an estimated $5.9 million worth of property in 493 seizures. Those were decreases from 2018, when law enforcement officials seized approximately $9.1 million worth of property in 699 seizures.

Under the Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act, law enforcement officials may take possession of property or cash believed to be involved in or related to a crime.

State law requires prosecuting attorneys and the Attorney General to file information about reported seizures each year with the state auditor’s office.

Approximately 45% of the total seized in 2019 was transferred to federal agencies. The remainder was either returned (13%), transferred to the state (1%) or still pending a final decision (40%). Approximately .1 percent of reported seizures did not include the disposition of the seized property.

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‘Independence Day’ … growing old doesn’t mean growing feeble!

Practices are underway for Gallatin Theater League’s spring production of “Independence Day at Happy Meadows!” Performances are slated at 7 p.m. March 26-28. This riotous laugh-out-loud comedy proves growing old doesn’t mean growing feeble. It’s the Fourth of July, and the women of Happy Meadows Nursing Home have independence in mind. Advance tickets go on sale Feb. 25 at Eileine’s Beauty Shop in Gallatin. Mark your calendar and plan to attend this community theater presentation. Questions? Call 660-663-2160.

R-5 offers administrative posts; Sweatman resigns Administrative and staff positions were offered and resignations accepted during the meeting of the Gallatin R-5 School Board held Feb. 18.

The board accepted Martin Sweatman’s resignation as school board member and an open vacancy on the board was declared. Mr. Sweatman was elected to serve on the board in April.

The board offered administrative positions to Justin Collins as middle school principal, to Nicole Thogmartin as elementary school principal, and to Brent Burke as high school principal for the 2020-2021 school year.

The board also approved to offer the following positions: Deanna Wiederholt as elementary counselor; Barron Gann as activity director; and Carrie Cook as

special education coordinator.

The board accepted resignations from Tim Michener as assistant wrestling coach at the end of February and Shelly Salisbury as teacher’s aide at the end of the school year.

Various board policies and procedures were updated.

School Board President Jeffrey Donovan discussed board norms for school board mem-

Manure-to-energy projects continue to develop Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) announced an additional $45 million investment in their Monarch Bioenergy joint venture, which captures methane from hog manure to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) in Missouri.

The additional investment will enable the continued implementation of “manure-to-energy” projects on Smithfield’s farms, resulting in RNG generation across 85% of the company’s hog finishing spaces in the state.

This activity builds upon the “manure-to-energy” projects currently in operation across five Smithfield farms in northern Missouri and puts the company one step closer to equipping nearly all its finishing spaces in the state with the technology to produce RNG. The continued progress underscores Smithfield’s industry-

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leading commitment to sustainability and is key to achieving the company’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25% by 2025.

“Smithfield and RAE have been innovating ‘manure-toenergy’ technology together in Missouri since 2014,” said Kraig Westerbeek, senior director of Smithfield Renewables and hog production environmental af-

fairs for Smithfield Foods. “Our companies have a longstanding commitment to renewable energy, and we’re thrilled to be one step closer to having nearly all our Missouri finishing farms engaged in producing RNG.” The “manure-to-energy” projects allow Monarch Bioenergy to leverage the infrastructure of Smithfield’s farms to capture methane emissions from hog

farms and convert them into pipeline-quality natural gas, which will be distributed to RNG markets across the country.

“The scale of Smithfield’s operations and our expertise in renewable energy production have created the ideal partnership to have a tangible impact on carbon emissions,” said Rudi Roeslein, president of RAE. “The latest phase of Monarch Bioenergy demonstrates our shared commitment to creating a sustainable future for families with new sources of renewable energy.”

Monarch Bioenergy is part of Smithfield Renewables, Smithfield’s platform to unify and accelerate its carbon reduction and renewable energy efforts. Today’s investment complements numerous initiatives Smithfield is implementing across the country, including additional renewable natural gas projects in North Carolina, Utah and Virginia.

Firm seeks utility pole rental for fiber installation Mid-States Services LLC has begun discussion with city officials regarding fiber installation within the City of Gallatin.

Mid-States is proposing to utilize our electrical system poles to install the fiber throughout the town at an annual per electrical pole rental fee. Additionally, Mid-States is agreeing to remove all of the old cable system that is still attached to city electrical poles.

After discussion, the aldermen voted unanimously to move forward negotiations and to draft a contract for the fiber installation and rental of electrical poles within the city limits.

Administrator Rains reported that MPUA has clarified that the 7% utility cost decrease previously publicized is actually a result of

reducing debt in their finance portfolio.

Upon reviewing contracts last week; Administrator Rains discovered that Farmers Electric Cooperative is required to pay the city 5% of all electric utility sales within the Industrial Park. Rains is working with Farmers Electric and their legal department providing all the necessary documents to begin receiving the monthly payment for the percentage of utilities. Discussion is still being held on the back payment for the 5%.

Administrator Rains is working with USDA representatives to complete the loan application for the purchase of the new vacuum trailer. The trailer will be purchased by the Friends of Gallatin, then leased to the City of Gallatin.

All requested documents by the PWSD#2 were provided by Administrator Rains and City Clerk Rains.

The board agreed to donate four individual season passes for the City of Gallatin Municipal Pool for the 2020 season to be awarded at the Piccadilly event in March. This event is a fund raiser for the annual fall Chautauqua festival.

The aldermen voted unanimously to purchase a City of Gallatin Welcomes You banner to be displayed at the upper baseball field at Dockery Park.

The board reviewed the People Service O&M report for January 2020.

Director of Public Works Mark Morey re-

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bers and for the meetings to be productive, effective, and positive.

Dr. Copple, Principals Burke, Collins, and Thogmartin, and Activities Director Gann presented their reports. Michele Anthuis presented her library report.

Macon Schweizer and Dan Lockridge presented a report for the district to offer FFA trapshooting to students.

The next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19.

This report is taken from the unapproved minutes of the public meeting held Feb. 18. Present were Jesse Bird, Tim Bradford, Pam Critten, Jeffrey Donovan, Trent Dowell, and Amy Heldenbrand. Martin Sweatman was absent.

Dr. Copple, Principals Burke, Collins, and Thogmartin, and Board Secretary Corwin were in attendance. Staff attending were Shannon McBroom, Tracy Burke, Mandi Hemry, and Michelle Anthuis. Guests attending were Macon Schweizer and Dan Lockridge.

Local races brewing as candidates declare After the first day of candidate filing on Feb. 25, races are already in place for Daviess County Assessor and Daviess County Sheriff. The primary election is set for Aug. 4, and the general election will be on Nov. 3.

In the contest for sheriff, three have filed on the Republican ticket. They are Kyle Cornett of Pattonsburg, Larry Adams of Jamesport, and Tyler Miller of Pattonsburg.

Incumbent Daviess County Assessor Sally Black of Gallatin, Democrat, will face Aaron Piburn of Winston, Republican.

Incumbent county commissioners David Cox of Jamesport (First District) and Wayne Uthe of Winston (Second District) filed for re-election on the Republican ticket.

Current coroner Jason Smith filed for that office, also on the Republican side. Smith was appointed as coroner by Governor (continued on page 3)

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Feb. 26, 2020

Missouri River Graveyard It’s been a long winter, so you’ve had plenty of time to work down your “must read” book list. Let me add a paperback onto your stack.

You don’t have to be a history buff to enjoy “Steamboat Disasters of the Lower Missouri River.” This 146-page book is written by Vicki and James Erwin of Mexico, MO. It’s an easy read, front to back. You can try jumping from topic to topic, but I’ll bet before you know it you’ll read this book in its entirety before you’re willing to put it down.

The authors note how the early steamboat era doesn’t have many photos of the boats. But the images the Erwins did find create an impressive display.

The focus is on the pre-Civil War era, before railroads became

by Darryl Wilkinson dominant in the development of our country. Obviously, the book looks at steamboat wrecks, as you should expect. But the authors offer so much more in bringing American history to life.

First, the Missouri River is identified as the longest river in North America. But then the authors immediately introduce controversy in measuring the river’s precise distance. Lewis & Clark calculated it at 2,465 miles during their 1804 expedition. But steamboat men commonly argued for the length of 3,000 miles. The book explains how dollars talk: shipping costs were based on weight carried per mile, hence the argument.

Who was the more accurate? The first official measurement of distance was set in 1879-91 by army engineers. The official measure of 2,285 miles was closer to the measure of Lewis & Clark. Of course, the river frequently changed – which sets the stage for a more thorough review of steamboat disasters.

This book sets many misconceptions straight. Steamboats of the lower Missouri were working boats – not necessarily the bright white, elegant extravagant boats of movie lore. The authors quote a passage written by Charles Dickens in 1842 which emphasizes realism rather than romanticism.

Steamboats were like small, self-contained cities whose disasters were not limited to sinking and explosions, but included fire, ice, disease, murder and war crimes. Like people, every riverboat has its own story.

For guys who want to know how things work, this book provides intriguing details. A comparison between side-wheelers and sternwheelers was particularly interesting. The Bertrand is presented as the typical steamboat design of the mid-19th century. Government snag boat operations and safety concerns are topics. And politics.

Although Missouri was in dire need of navigation lights, our frontier population during pre-war years (1821-60) hardly garnered enough political clout. Missouri received far less in funds than nine other states – none of which tallied as much as two-thirds of the

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Legalize VLTs at more public venues?

By State Rep. J. Eggleston

One of the issues that has received discussion at the capitol is video lottery terminals (VLTs). VLTs are basically the video slot machines you see in casinos these days, except they have started cropping up in convenience stores and gas stations in our state.

Law enforcement feels they are illegal since our laws specify that gambling can only occur in casinos, but their manpower is tied up investigating more serious crimes. Also, the makers of VLTs claim they are legal. Here’s why.

In a traditional slot machine you are gambling that the next spin will be a winner. But a VLT

Computer upgrade helps DOR services

By State Sen. Dan Hegeman

It is no secret tax season is here. Whether someone has already filed, or likes to wait until the very last minute, taxes are a “necessary evil” for all of us. Fortunately, there is an upside to all of this, and it is proving itself to be a good investment.

The Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) has instituted a once-in-a-generation upgrade to a tax processing system that is more than 30 years old. This new computer system allows DOR to provide a more efficient service to taxpayers.

According to DOR, last year the department issued 507,745

refunds. In the first seven weeks of this year, the department has already sent out 537,763 refunds, a 106% increase over all of 2019.

The amount of refunds approved is also up, and the number of returns under review is down, all thanks to a more efficient way of processing tax returns in the state of Missouri.

In addition, leadership at DOR has put into place what they call the “Road to 100” program. The department wants to answer every call it receives as quickly as possible.

In 2017, DOR call centers were only answering around 30% of calls in a timely manner; the

goal is 100%. The department also wants to achieve this benchmark in the Motor Vehicle and Licensing divisions.

The Missouri Legislature made the decision to pave the way for DOR to make these changes with one idea in mind, and that is to better-help Missourians.

As chair of the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee, I remain committed to keeping spending as low as possible, balancing our budget and doing everything possible to help our citizens when needed. I believe this is the reason for state government.

Thoughts on public education

By Congressman Sam Graves

In America, 9 out of 10 students are educated in a public school. I’m included in that number, as are my children, some of whom have gone on to teach in that same school system. Our public schools and educators across the nation do incredible work every day and it’s important to recognize that fact.

Because I believe in public education, I’m proud to once again be a Congressional Co-Chair of National Public Schools Week which takes place the week of Feb. 24-28.

We’ve got to ensure that our schools are providing a great education, no matter the location or size of the school. We also have to make sure our students are getting educated in the knowledge and skills they will need to succeed in life. If you look around North Missouri, you can see that happening in our public schools every day, where they rise to meet the growing needs of our students.

One of the areas where our public schools have jumped up to meet a critical need is career and technical education, which has experienced a comeback as shortages in critical fields continue to grow. High schools across North Missouri are now providing a wealth of training in highly-sought after careers.

I was fortunate enough to visit one such facility this last week in Blue Springs where they offer a unique Aviation Education program. As a pilot, I hear frequently about shortages of pilots and mechanics. The program at Blue Springs can help fill that gap, providing college credit in the process.

While you won’t find an aviation program in most North Missouri high schools, you will find programs that give students the opportunity to build a house from the ground up, graduate with welding skills for immediate work, or become a licensed cosmetologist, or develop in-demand computer programming skills — just to name a few.

The list of high-quality career education programs across North Missouri is far too lengthy to mention. Let me just say this: there is a definite need out there right now for skilled workers and our public schools are adapting to meet that demand, just like they are producing quality graduates who will go on to a 4-year university.

Our public schools in North Missouri are incredibly important, adapting and adjusting successfully to an ever-changing education landscape. Our educators see the needs of students and the challenges facing public education, and they continue to meet them head on.

tells you whether the next spin will be a winner or a loser BEFORE you put in your money.

This distinction is why VLT makers claim that playing a VLT is not gambling. So, if you know the next spin is a loser, why play? Because you want to know (and are gambling on) what will happen in the spin after the next.

There are several interested parties involved in this debate.

The casinos do not like VLTs since they cut into their business.

VLT makers want them legalized claiming a free market right to produce their product. Government groups favor legalizing and taxing VLTs to get more money for their budgets.

Veterans groups are mixed since some VLTs have now been installed in some American Legion halls helping their funding.

But some claim the untaxed, unregulated VLT business hurts participation in the lottery, which funds veterans programs. The

store owners like them since it increases their foot traffic and they get a cut of the proceeds.

And then there are the opinions of ordinary citizens. Some feel freedom loving Americans should be able to do what they want with their money, while others feel gambling is an addictive bad habit that leads to societal decay and they don’t want their Love’s Truck Stop turned into a Harrah’s Casino.

So, what do you think? Are VLTs gambling machines?

Should Missouri legalize, tax, and regulate them for use in truck stops, convenience stores, and public areas like the Power & Light District in KC? Or should Missouri ban and remove them, and only have gambling with the lottery and casinos?

Let me know at J.Eggleston@ house.mo.gov. I’d love to hear from you. If you want to read up, the House bills on this topic are HB2030 and HB2088.

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Dear Editor: Last April I asked community members to support me in my decision to run for the Gallatin R-5 School Board. After attending 11 months of board meetings, as a community member, and serving nine months as a member, I have resigned my position. I am sorry that I was not able to fulfill my commitment to the community. I am including a copy of my resignation: Board of Education Feb. 14, 2020 After thoughtful prayer it is with great reluctance that I resign my position on the Gallatin School Board effective immediately. My goal was to be part of a team to help make the school better. Evidently, my educational experience is considered a detriment instead of an asset. It has become clear during the past nine months that my goals and vision for the district are much different than that of the board and administration. A board member needs to be able to support the direction of the board and have confidence in the leadership of the administration.

Gallatin has wonderful parents, great students, and outstanding teachers. I wish them only the best in the future.

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Feb. 26, 2020

Medicaid expansion ballot initiative A statewide campaign is underway to give voters the choice to approve Medicaid expansion.

Over 140 organizations to date have formally endorsed the Healthcare for Missouri ballot initiative. The coalition includes businesses, Chambers of Commerce, hospitals, medical organizations, civic and charitable groups and citizens.

The expansion would help provide health coverage to more than 230,000 uninsured adults in the state, bring more than $1 billion of our tax dollars home from Washington each year, create thousands of jobs, boost the state’s economy and keep struggling rural hospitals open.

“Far too many Missourians are literally having to choose between paying for lifesaving care and putting food on their table,” said Nimrod Chapel Jr., Missouri NAACP president. “It’s past time for our state to join the three dozen others that have already expanded Medicaid with favorable outcomes.”

Those 36 states include neighboring Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky and Nebraska. Expansion efforts are also underway in

Kansas and Oklahoma.

An expansive body of research shows that Medicaid expansion will not just save lives but could also save taxpayers money.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have shown that expansion could save our state more than $1 billion by 2026 by reducing many of the healthcare costs the state now pays.

A new analysis of Medicaid expansion in Arkansas, Indiana and Ohio shows how those states have used Medicaid-derived savings to cut income taxes, increase government efficiency and improve worker productivity. That report concluded that Medicaid expansion in Missouri ‘can be designed to budget for savings and revenue opportunities that significantly exceed the state’s cost of implementation.”

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steamboat wrecks occurring each year in the Missouri River.

Steam power could cause huge explosions. The worst of these tragedies occurred on Good Friday in 1852 at Lexington. Several pages describe the explosion of the Saluda, which was crowded by Mormon immigrants.

I suppose my interest in riverboats was stoked by the folk music I love. I recall many trips driving through Lexington en route to the family farms at Chilhowee or Odessa. These treks made a photograph featured in the book special, showing the Saluda monument erected in 2002 along old Highway 13 in downtown Lexington.

The folk music we played during these trips seemed to make the miles shorter. Many were written and performed by the late songteller Bob Dyer of Boonville, who once performed at our Chautauqua here in Gallatin. A particular favorite song is about the riverboat Jim Johnson, a yarn based on a humorous description published in the Boonville Advertiser in 1939: “The Jim Johnson was so big it took all summer to pass Boonville and its smokestacks put out so much smoke chickens went to roost thinking it was night. Her hull had hinges so she could snake around the bends in the river, and she had rubber boilers that would swell out over the sides of the boat and lift her off of sandbars when she got stuck.”

Not all of us can sing. But if you’ve stuck with me this far, I know you must like to read. I recommend reading this factual book before you visit the Arabia Museum in Kansas City. This is a good read even for those mildly interested in the steamboats which once plied the “Missouri River Graveyard.” Riverboats are an important part to current week folder before altering this ad. of our state’s rich history, something upon which everySave Missourian should be versed. In the foreword, the authors reveal that the Revised January 2019 book was written for their grandchildren Cameron, Abby, Nora and Charlie toward that end. But every reader certainly will feel special, learning much from this research so well presented.

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February 26, 2020

Births

Frankie Lynn Findley Luke and Sarah Findley announce the birth of their daughter, Frankie Lynn Findley.

Frankie was born Jan. 13, at 7:35 p.m., at Advent Health Birth Center in Shawnee Mission, KS. She weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces, and measured 20 inches long at birth.

Grandparents are Rick and Judy Findley of New Hampton, and Rex and Jan Hagler of Coffey. She joins siblings Ella, Ava, and Parker Findley at home in Bethany.

Active Aging Resource Menus Feb. 26: Blood pressure checks 11-12; March 3: Blood pressure and glucose checks 1112.

Join us for Buffet Wednesdays -get salad and soup with your meal every Wednesday.

March for Meals is here! We will be promoting our Meals on Wheels program during March.

You can help by sponsoring food for one day’s worth of meals. For $200 you will be a Meal Champion and sponsor our meals for one day in March. Your tax-deductible donation can be mailed to Active Aging Resource Center, P O Box 272, Gallatin, MO 64640.

Menu March 2-6 Monday: ham sandwich with tomato soup and crackers, carrots and celery sticks, Mandarin oranges; Tuesday: beef pot pie, lettuce salad, bran muffin, strawberries and bananas; Wednesday: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, California blend, pears; Thursday: tater tot casserole, coleslaw, whole grain bread, fruit gelatin; Friday: chicken parmesan with cheese ravioli, peas, garlic bread, applesauce.

Road work on Hwy. 13 & Hwy. 6 The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in Daviess County for the week of Feb. 24 – March 1: Route 13 – Roadside work northbound from Brook Street to Clay Street, Feb. 25 –26; Route 6 – Pothole patching from Route CC to Route 13, Feb. 27 – 28.

Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, striping, signal work, etc., in addition to the work mentioned below.

Crowder Park Leap Year Hike Crowder State Park invites all outdoor enthusiasts and hikers to join park staff for a Leap Year Hike at 1 p.m., Sat., Feb. 29.

Participants should meet at the equestrian parking lot for a 6.5mile guided hike on a portion of the North Thompson Trail and all of the South Thompson Trail.

This is an excellent way to spend the extra day of the year exploring the interior of the park before spring arrives.

Participants should bring water and a snack and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for the weather.

The equestrian parking lot can be reached by driving west on Highway 146 to the town of Edinburg. Turn right on 52nd Avenue. Turn right on Dove Lane.

Registration opens March 10 for MDC’s free paddlefish snagging clinic at Warsaw. The clinic will be held in two sessions on Saturday, April 11. Space is limited. To register, call MDC’s Sedalia Office at 660--5305500. [MDC Photo]

MDC free paddlefish snagging clinic April 11 at Warsaw, register March 10

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free paddlefish snagging clinic on Saturday, April 11, at Warsaw. Participants can learn about paddlefish snagging in one of two sessions offered on April 11. The first session will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the second from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Warsaw Community Building, 181 W. Harrison St. This is adjacent to the upper end of Lake of the Ozarks, downstream from the Truman Lake dam.

Each clinic session is limited to 24 participants and are open only to first-time participants.

Experts will discuss paddlefish conservation efforts, snagging techniques, and how to prepare paddlefish fillets for cooking. In addition, each participant will get to go snagging for paddlefish for two hours on Lake of the Ozarks, with assistance from the clinic instructors. MDC will provide all equipment. Participants must have a valid fishing permit unless they are exempt. Lunch

will be provided.

MDC will begin accepting registration for the clinics at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10. To register, call 660-530-5500.

Some call an ancient fish that swam with the dinosaurs a spoonbill because of their long, flat snout. Biologists call them paddlefish. Persistent anglers who use snagging techniques to catch them call them a big and powerful trophy fish. Newcomers are welcome to learn how to land them.

Paddlefish can grow up to seven feet long and weigh 160 pounds or more. They must be 34-inches long to be keepers as measured from the eye to the fork of the tail. Since paddlefish filter microscopic aquatic life for food, they are rarely caught by pole-and-line anglers. Their spring spawning causes the fish to congregate in some rivers and lakes, giving anglers using heavy tackle a chance to snag paddlefish from March 15 to April 30.

Registration open for landowners seeking free and discounted permits The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) advises submitting applications now to complete landowner registration prior to turkey and deer hunting seasons.

Starting this year, resident landowners with 20 or more contiguous acres and nonresident landowners with 75 or more contiguous acres may qualify for landowner deer and turkey permits.

Each qualifying household member must complete their own landowner registry application.

A registry will help the Department, vendors, and landowners have clarity on who is eligible for free or reduced-price permits.

No additional proof of land ownership is required besides the information about the property listed on the application. According to MDC, the landowner registry is needed by both the Department and permit vendors to help eliminate misuse of landowner permits and privileges.

In MDC’s Northwest Region, the Northwest Regional Office in St. Joseph and the Chillicothe

MDC announces that registration is open for landowners seeking free or reduced-price deer and turkey hunting permits. New regulations are in place for the permits.

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office can provide print applications and assist with completed applications.

Landowners can also request an application by sending an email to permits@mdc.mo.gov; or call MDC Permit Services at 573-522-0107; or mail a request to Missouri Department of Conservation, Permit ServicesLandowner, PO Box 180, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102-0180. Apply for through the MO Hunting app available at http://mdc.mo.gov.

Gallatin woman hurt when car lands on guardrail at T of Hwy. 69 & Hwy. 6 Breanna Rhoades, 20, Gallatin, received moderate injuries in an accident that happened at about 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 21 in Daviess County.

According to the highway patrol, Rhoades was driving a 2007 Lincoln MKC southbound on Hwy. 69.

At the junction of Hwy. 69 and Hwy. 6, which is about one mile west of Altamont, she failed to stop at the T-intersection and

struck a guardrail off the south side of the road.

Her vehicle came to rest on the guardrail.

She was taken to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph by Cameron ambulance. She was not wearing her seat belt.

The vehicle had moderate damage.

The accident was investigated by Trp. J.P. Lynch.

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February 26, 2020

Improve forage by frost seeding

By Andy Luke, Field Specialist in Agronomy

For producers looking to improve their forage yield and quality, frost seeding legumes is a great option for thin pastures or hay land. In Northwest Missouri, adding red clover, white clover or birdsfoot trefoil to your fescue can add nitrogen to the soil and help limit the effects of fescue toxicosis.

Frost seeding is an effective method of broadcasting forage seeds over frozen ground.

Mounting a broadcast seeder on a tractor or ATV allows producers to quickly and cheaply spread seeds over a large area without disturbing the established grass species. As the ground freezes and thaws during the transition between winter and spring, or with hoof action from cattle, the seeds will be worked into the soil where they will emerge with the warmer weather. Frost seeding works best with forages that germinate quickly at cool temperatures, with red and white clover being the most common and easily established species.

For successful establishment of a species, good seed-to-soil contact is critical, so areas with bare or exposed soil may work best. Pastures or hayfields that have been overgrazed or mowed closely will have the highest establishment rate after frost seeding, as shorter grass stands will provide less competition to the establishing clover.

Nitrogen applied in the same spring as frost seeded legumes can make establishment of the legumes difficult. The nitrogen promotes growth of the already established grass which chokes out the legume seedlings before they can get an established root system. If trying to establish legumes, consider holding off on the spring nitrogen application, and instead apply nitrogen in August before the fall growth of grass occurs.

Before frost seeding legumes, it’s a good idea to make sure that your soil has proper pH and soil fertility levels. As with any species, seedlings of legumes will require adequate levels of phosphorus and potassium for early growth. Conducting a soil test and taking corrective measures before legume establishment can increase frost seeding success.

OATS BUS The March 2020 Daviess County OATS transit schedule is available.

To schedule a ride on any of these routes call St Joseph OATS Transit office at 816-279-3131 or 800-831-9219.

To Gallatin: March 10 & 24 To Chillicothe: March 4 To Cameron: March 18 To Jamesport: March 13 Intercity Express to St Joseph: March 20 OATS Transit provides transportation for the rural general public, individuals with disabilities and senior citizens.

Fares may apply. For more information about how to ride, please visit www.oatstransit.org.

Daviess County Fares (oneway): Within county: $3 Adjacent county: $4 Long-distance (beyond 2 counties): $2 per county $1 each time you board the bus In-town

Littrell graduates UCM with MA Area residents, including Bentley L. Littrell of Pattonsburg, were among the more than 1,000 individuals who were eligible to participate in the University of Central Missouri’s 2019 fall commencement exercises Dec. 13-14, 2019 in the university’s Multipurpose Building.

Bentley received a Master of Science degree (MS). Students who completed their degree requirements by the end of the spring 2019 semester were honored at the event.

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State Rep. J. Eggleston recognizes efforts of 11 Eagle Scouts On Feb. 22, Gallatin’s Boy Scout Troop 96, which was featured in last week’s North Missourian, pulled off an amazing accomplishment. In a Court of Honor ceremony, they anointed eleven new Eagle Scouts. The rank of Eagle Scout is incredibly difficult to attain, requiring earning at least 21 merit badges.

Only about 4% of all scouts attain the rank of Eagle. Local Missouri

State Representative J. Eggleston was at the ceremony to award each of the scouts a House of Representatives Resolution celebrating their accomplishment. “Having one scout achieve the rank of Eagle is impressive,” said Eggleston, R-Maysville.

“But having eleven do so at one time is absolutely amazing. This ceremony is a testament not only to the hard work put in by each of

the scouts, but also to the caring and dedication of their parents and their scoutmasters.”

The 11 new Eagle Scouts are Gabriel Hacking, Zayden Hacking, Lachlan Gibson, Jonathan Stoor, Reggie Arnold, Burke Dalton, Kacyn Wayne, Jarom Perry, Carleton Nash, Jarom Lichfield, and Sam Richardson.

The troop’s head scoutmaster is Jason Lichfield.

Are you getting two-timed? Five signs of financial infidelity Is your loved one two-timing you — financially? According to a recent survey by Creditcards. com, 44% of Americans are currently hiding a checking, savings or credit card account from their partner, have hidden debt, or are spending more than their partner would think was OK. This practice has been labeled by some as “financial infidelity.”

Here are five signs to watch out for from Rebecca Gramuglia, Personal Finance Expert at TopCashback.com: Cash has disappeared. Has your checking or savings account lowered little by little in the past few months? Do you not recognize a bunch of ATM withdrawals? If you find yourself answering “yes” to those questions, then ask your partner if he or she recognizes those withdrawals. Sure, forgetting you withdrew once or twice is normal but if there are several sizable withdrawals

with no real explanation, then do some digging. Money doesn’t just go missing. Track down the last 12-month statements to narrow down how long the cash has been missing. This will help you create a timeline of when the financial shift occurred.

Your partner has a lot of new possessions. While treating yourself here and there can be harmless, excessive spending can be harmful to your relationship. If your partner is suddenly flaunting a new phone or tablet that you didn’t talk about or see on your statements, then it’s safe to assume he or she has another form of payment you don’t know about. But before you jump to conclusions, ask about it. The best way to avoid secretive spending is for each of you to have a reasonable amount each month for “free-spending” within the budget.

Your partner showers you

with gifts. While receiving gifts is not always a bad thing, if your partner becomes overly generous with gifts and you can’t figure out how he or she is affording it, be wary. People often try to make up for their financial infidelity in the form of gifts because they feel guilty.

Missing mail. If your significant other is obsessive about getting to the mail before you, then be cautious that there might be something they don’t want you to see — whether it’s a statement or new credit card. If your spouse is uncomfortable with your access to financial documents, then you have a clear sign of trouble.

Lack of financial activity. If you see a change in, or a lack of, activity by your partner on a card you both normally use, then ask him questions to cancel out financial infidelity. If you’re still not satisfied with your partner’s explanation, discuss it further.

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RECORD

February 26, 2020

Full-time security at courthouse begins March 2 Robert Mazur, 43rd Circuit Marshal, met with the COMMISSION commission regarding upcoming fulltime security for the Daviess County courthouse beginning March 2, 2020, under the instructions of Judge Brent Elliott. Daviess County is the only county in the 43rd Circuit that does not have full-time security. Evening meeting groups will need to coordinate with the sheriff’s office to secure a deputy to provide private security prior to all after hour meetings. These groups will be responsible for the cost of this private security at the rate of $20 per hour with a two-hour minimum. This will also apply to county offices that need to operate outside of the normal hours of the courthouse, such as Saturday absentee voting in the county clerk’s office. Robert Mazur and Jim Ruse plan to meet with all office holders individually before the beginning of March.

James Lewis, bridge supervisor, updated the commission on ongoing work. James hopes to complete the bridge inspections this month with MoDOT. The road crew is working on replacing rip rap around bridge approaches, as weather permits. James and the crew will continue to work on equipment at the barn.

Tanya Matthews, Sheridan Township resident, spoke to the commission by phone to discuss having a railing replaced on a bridge on 210th Street near Zane Avenue. The commission will investigate.

Jerry Eads, Marion Township resident, met with the commission to discuss issues with Key Avenue near 155th Street.

The commission will investigate and talk to the township.

Jeff Conaway, Marion Township resident, met with the commission to discuss issues with a portion of Ivory Avenue near 187th Street. The commission will investigate and discuss with the township.

The commission approved a bid ad for the Saber Road project. Bids will be opened March 4 at 10 a.m.

Final approval of the new personnel manual was postponed until next week.

Discussion was held regarding estimates from Grand River Heating and RenoDry. Issues were continued until next week.

Discussion was held as to what content to include in a 2020 Census ad. Ronetta Burton, county clerk, will run the ad twice before the March 15 start date.

Discussion was held regarding an issue with compensation COUNTY

raised by Kayla Michael, public administrator. Wayne Uthe made a motion to recognize the adjustment in public administrator’s salary according to RSMo 473.742, due to a change in the number of open letters; Jim Ruse seconded, and the motion passed, 2-0.

David Roll, Emergency Management Director, left a copy of the 2020 Spring Flood Outlook from the National Weather Service to advise the commission that the weather service is expecting a higher percentage of rainfall than normal beginning March 15 and continuing through April 30. Flooding is expected in Missouri.

Brian Copple, Gallatin School Superintendent, met with the commission to discuss an issue on South Cedar Street within Gallatin city limits. He was advised to check with the City of Gallatin.

Peggy Simmons, custodian, asked for assistance to change some of the bulbs in the courtroom ceiling. The commissioners assisted. They also repaired a light in the county clerk’s office.

In the afternoon the commission looked at bridges, culverts, and brush in Marion and Sheridan Townships.

The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

This information is taken from the minutes of the Feb. 19, 2020, meeting of the Daviess County Commission. Jim Ruse, presiding commissioner, called the meeting to order. Wayne Uthe, 2nd district commissioner, was present. David Cox, 1st district commissioner, was absent due to illness.

Cases bound over from the Associate Division: State vs.

Charles W. Burnett, McFall, stealing $750 or more, D felony; State vs.

Shaun David Yoder, Jamesport, failure to register as sex offender, E felony.

Civil cases filed: Michael E. Sprague vs. State of Missouri, motion for post-conviction relief; Srecko Lalic, Kansas City, vs. Lori Paulno, Chillicothe Correctional Center, petition for quiet title; Ambere Marie Traub, Parkville, vs. Operation Liftoff Inc., Bridgeton, petition for quiet title.

Jury trials set for Dennis L. McBroom on Feb. 27 and Kenneth Lee Utley on March 19 have been vacated.

Associate Division Lori A. Bolin, Cameron, was charged Feb. 18 with domestic assault third degree, E felony, in connection with an incident

Daviess County Sheriff’s Incident Report

www.daviesscountysheriffmo.com

THIS INCIDENT SUMMARY DOES NOT INCLUDE ROUTINE PATROL ACTIVITIES

2/18/20 was arrested and taken to 9 am – Court in session.

DDCRJ for failure to register 6:47 pm – Jamesport investigaas a sex offender. Bond is set tion. at $5,000.

2/19/20 • Quentin Williams, 22, Galla10:25 pm – Kidder well-being tin, was arrested and taken check. to DDCRJ on a 12-hour detox hold.

2/20/20 6:30 pm – Pattonsburg investiga2/22/20 tion.

7:28 pm – Jamesport investigation.

2/21/20 THISpm INCIDENT SUMMARY DOES NOT PATROL ACTIVITIES 1:07 – Assisting medical on INCLUDE ROUTINE 2/23/20 Highway 6 and 13.

10:37 pm – Lake Viking investi3:08 pm – Winston investigation. gation.

6:55 pm – Gallatin domestic in2/24/20 vestigation.

10:45 pm – Gallatin investiga• Forrest Kelley, 65, Gallatin, tion.

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Check our website! t r o p e www.daviesscountysheriffmo.com Incident R

at a Cameron address located in Daviess County.

Defendants found guilty in the Associate Division of the Circuit Court of Daviess County are listed with the offense and fine assessed. Additionally, court costs collected for the State of Missouri amount to $74.50 for moving traffic violations and $120.50 in most criminal cases.

Judge Daren L. Adkins pre-sided over the following cases: Jacob D. Sanford Storm, Gallatin, possession of marijuana, $300.

Trista Boley, Bethany, passing bad checks, $25.

Doni R. Guinn, Independence, no valid license, 8 days jail; failed to register vehicle, 2 days jail.

Amanda J. Rainey, Chillicothe, passing bad checks, $25.

Apollo L. Brown, Cameron, no valid license, class E felony, 12 months county jail, suspended execu-tion of sentence, 5 years probation supervised by Probation and Parole.

Christopher Nelson, Jameson, following too closely, $60.50.

Megan L. Pullen, Altamont, supplying liquor to a minor, suspended imposition of sentence, 2 years probation supervised

by Supervision Services, 2 days shock jail.

Civil Court Breach of contract: A default judgment was entered for Cavalry and against David Blackburn.

Suits on account: Consent judgments were entered for Midwestern Health Management and against Aaron J. Burrell, et al; and for LVNV Funding LLC and against Paul D. Byler. Default judgments were entered for Portfolio Recovery Associates and against Meckessa Rice, et al, and for Midwestern Health Management and against Wayne A. Wollam, et al. Midwestern Health Management vs. Jennifer I. Redman was dismissed by the parties.

Assessor’s Office You have until March 1 to turn in 2020 assessment sheets.

Penalties range from $15 to $105, based upon valuation of the property. These penalties are assessed by state statute.

Second notices will be sent in March. The office will be open through the noon hour from January through April. Please come in or call the office if you have any questions, 660-3300 Ext. 1.

erties LLC to Matthew Thomas Johnson; tract in Jamesport Township from Mary and James Ihler, Betty and James Wymore, and Joan K. Sweets to IJK LLC; Lake Viking lot #2913 from Landon and Kara Dunaway to Jared and Amanda McGinley; tract in Union Township from Joseph and Joyce Flanders to Michael J. Safe.

Quit Claim Deeds Tract in Grand River Township from Matthew and Sienna Johnson to Zion Springs LLC (correction deed); tract in Union Township from Tony Moore to

Recorder’s Office Marriage licenses issued: Christopher Roger Hennen, 27, and Edeeneh Maree Luisa Misiuaita, 22, both of Gallatin.

Trustee’s Deed Partial blocks in Gallatin from Brenda Sue Oxley and Jennifer Lea Downey, successor co-trustees of the Searcy Living Trust, to Carla Lynn Wilson (re-recorded).

Trustee’s Deed www.daviesscountysheriff.com under Active Trust Tract in Washington Township from Kenneth and Kathryn Mort, trustees of the Kenneth and Kathryn Mort Revocable Trust, to Joseph J. Armanees, trustee of the Joseph J. Armanees Trust, and Mary C. Armanees, trustee of the Mary C. ArmaneesDaviess Trust. County Sheriff’s Office Warranty Check us Deeds out on Facebook!

Tract in Jamesport from Kathy I. Holley to Melvin and Lisa Troyer; tract in Grand River Township from Rockwell Properties LLC to Matthew Thomas Johnson; tracts in Grand River Township from Rockwell Prop-

Joseph and Joyce Flanders.

Beneficiary Deeds Lots in Winston from Carolyn J. Dunlap to Lisa C. Keeney and Stacy E. Dunlap, an undivided one-half interest each as tenants in common; lots and partial lots in Coffey from Maxine Mavis Kennedy to David Gust and Shylow Kleinschrodt as joint tenants and not as tenants in common.

Judgment and Decree of Dissolution of Marriage Lots and partial lots in Coffey from Noel Eugene Kennedy to Maxine Mavis Kennedy.

February 26, 2020

Deaths

Jim L. Wilson Jim L. Wilson, 75, Gallatin, died Feb. 25, 2020, at his home.

Arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Stith Funeral Home, Gallatin.

Terry Hayes Terry L. Hayes, 61, Pattonsburg, died Feb. 24, 2020 at her home. Arrangements are pending under the care and direction of Stith Funeral Home, Gallatin.

Robert McDonough 1939-2020 Robert “Bob” McDonough, 80, Kidder, died on Feb. 21 at the KU Med Center.

He was born on June 16, 1939 in Chicago, IL, and previously lived in St. Charles.

He was a veteran of the Air Force and retired from American Airlines as a captain.

Survivors include his children Alexa, Mary, and Thomas McDonough; and one granddaughter.

Cremation for Robert McDonough has been entrusted to Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.

Marilyn McMillen 1934-2020 Marilyn J. McMillen, 85, St. Joseph, died Feb. 18, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care.

She was born Dec. 27, 1934, in Daviess County, near Weatherby, to Billy and Leona (Goucher) Tunks.

Marilyn married Bernard W. McMillen, June 14, 1959, at her family church, Pleasant Hill Christian Church, near King City. They were married 60 years. Bernard survives of the home.

Marilyn was raised on the farm of her great-grandfather, John Tunks, near Fairport. She attended Liberty District #42.

Most charges against medical marijuana patient dismissed

A 48-year-old medical marijuana patient, Jamie Wilson of Trenton, is now charged with only a lane violation after he was originally charged with delivery of controlled substance, endangering welfare of child, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Daviess County Prosecutor Annie Gibson filed amended information on Feb. 13, and then dismissed two counts on Feb. 20. The case has been heard by Judge Ryan Horsman.

Wilson was arrested by the Highway Patrol on I-35 in Daviess County on Nov. 2, 2019. He was under surveillance by the NITRO Drug Task Force at the time of his arrest.

At the time of his arrest his bond was set at $10,000, but on Nov. 21, the bond amount was increased to $75,000. On Feb. 13, the court amended the conditions of bond, and it was no longer required to be supervised by Supervision Services.

Wilson’s case was the focus of protestors on the Daviess County courthouse lawn on Dec. 3, 2019, and again on Jan. 15 when two court spectators were cited with contempt while attending a hearing in the case.

The case also received attention in the Kansas City Star with a half-page editorial published on Dec. 12, 2019.

Wilson’s only remaining charge is cut-in on overtaken vehicle, a C misdemeanor.

She graduated from Maysville High School in 1952 and attended Missouri Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and became a registered nurse.

Marilyn was active in the community wherever she lived.

She was a camp nurse for the Royal Family Kids Camp; belonged to the Order of Eastern Star for over 50 years; and was a member of the Missouri State Society of Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, William John Tunks; and one niece.

Survivors include two sons,

Scott (Debbie) McMillen, of Liberty, and Eric (Kelly) McMillen, of Maysville; a brother, Gary (Barbara) Tunks, of Van Cleave, MS; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Farewell services for Marilyn were held Feb. 22, at Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory, St. Joseph. Entombment: Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family suggests memorial gifts to Royal Camp Kids.

Paul Parton 1940-2020 Paul James Parton, 79, Cameron, died Feb. 20, 2020.

Deaths continued on Page 10

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February 26, 2020

2019-20 All-GRC Basketball

*denotes unanimous choice

West Division

First Team Girls *Gabby Newman, Jr.-Albany *Jasmine Taylor, Sr.-Braymer *Alaina Officer, Jr.-N. Andrew *Sydney Mattson, Sr.-Stanberry *Anna Gladstone, Sr.-Worth Co. Kristen New, Sr.-Worth Co. Regan Allee, Sr.-Worth Co. Second Team Girls Madaline Saunders, Jr.-King City Malayna Briner, Sr.-N. Andrew Kennedy Stone, Jr.-Braymer Jacqi Carlson, Sr.-StJ Christian Ashley Peterson, Sr.-Stanberry Elle Ellis, Sr.-Stanberry Honorable Mention Girls Sierra Anthony, Jr.-Albany Kayce Messner, Jr.-Albany Webby Bailey, Soph.-Pattonsburg Jillian Plymell, Soph.-Pattonsburg Kaylee McElvain, Sr.-Worth Co. Final Girls Standings Worth Co..........................................6-1 Stanberry.........................................6-1 Albany ..........................................5-2 Braymer ..........................................4-3 King City ..........................................3-4 N. Andrew........................................3-4 Pattonsburg.....................................1-6 StJ Christian....................................0-7 First Team Boys *Kaeden Hutchinson, Jr.-Albany *Carson Bowman, Soph.-STJC *Jaden Baker, Sr.-N. Andrew *Tanner McDaniel, Jr.-N. Andrew *Collin Sager, Jr.-Stanberry *Zane Reed, Soph.-Pattonsburg Second Team Boys Tryce Ford, Jr.-Albany Owen Graham, Soph.-N. Andrew Dylan McCrary, Jr.-Pattonsburg Carter Crone, Sr.-Pattonsburg Brooks Jorgenson, Sr.-STJC Austin Schwebach, Soph.-Stanberry Tyler Schwebach, Soph.-Stanberry Jaxon Anderson, Sr.-Worth Co. Alex Rinehart, Soph.-Worth Co. Honorable Mention Boys Landon Marticke, Soph.-Stanberry Dennis Kimberling, Sr.-Braymer McKinley Lillard, Sr.-N. Andrew Patrick Cowley, Sr.-Pattonsburg Final Boys Standings N. Andrew........................................6-1 Pattonsburg.....................................5-2 Stanberry.........................................5-2 Albany ..........................................4-3 StJ Christian....................................4-3 Worth Co..........................................3-4 Braymer ..........................................1-6 King City ..........................................0-7

East Division

First Team Girls *Cady Pauley, Soph.-Milan *Mary Copeland, Soph.-Polo *Lacie Lewis, Sr.-Princeton *Maci Moore, Jr.-Trenton *Lexi Whitaker, Sr.-Trenton Kelly Baldon, Sr.-Polo Claire Tipton, Soph.-Putnam Co. Second Team Girls Tahli Gray, Sr.-Milan Jordyn Gray, Jr.-Milan Sadie Smith, Jr.-Maysville Lauren Krohn, Soph.-Princeton Chandler Lynch, Soph.-Trenton Haley Aubrey, Soph.-Polo Honorable Mention Girls Emily Miller, Soph.-S. Harrison Claire Catlett, Soph.-Maysville Madalyn Shubert, Sr.-Gallatin Claire Hemry, Jr.-Gallatin Jasmine Allen, Jr.-Princeton Final Girls Standings Milan ..........................................7-0 Trenton ..........................................5-2 Polo ..........................................4-3 Princeton..........................................4-3 Maysville ..........................................3-4 Putnam Co.......................................3-4 Gallatin ..........................................1-6 S. Harrison.......................................1-6 First Team Boys *Tristen Gibson, Sr.-Gallatin *Joe Beaver, Sr.-Polo *Preston Thomas, Sr.-Princeton *Austin Kelly, Sr.-Princeton *Ryan Dabney, Sr.-Milan *Hunter Shaw, Sr.-Milan Second Team Boys Isaac Bird, Fr.-Gallatin Logan Kimbrell, Jr.-Maysville Luke Karns, Jr.-S. Harrison Braydon Sunderman, Jr.-S. Harrison Colton Estes, Sr.-Princeton Eddie Gonzalez, Sr.-Milan Hayden Halley, Sr.-Putnam Co. Kelton Bain, Sr.-Putnam Co. Honorable Mention Boys JJ Waters, Sr.-Gallatin Alex Pilger, Sr.-Polo Collin Haffey, Sr.-S. Harrison Dre Morehead, Sr.-MIlan Final Boys Standings Milan ..........................................7-0 Princeton..........................................6-1 Gallatin ..........................................5-2 Putnam Co.......................................4-3 Polo ..........................................3-4 S. Harrison.......................................2-5 Maysville ..........................................1-6 Trenton ..........................................0-7

SCHOOL/SPORTS

Seniors finish with 549 victories

Bulldogs bring home 4 medals from Class 1 wrestling Sometime chances taken pay off in the end. Sometimes they don’t. The latter was the case for a Gallatin senior seeking a state wrestling title on Saturday...but it was a risk worth taking.

Drayton Harris executed a takedown of Brant Whitaker, a Father Tolton Catholic junior, with 35 seconds left in their 160-pound championship match to tie the bout at 5-5. With 11 seconds remaining, Harris made a potential match-winning decision to voluntarily give up an escape point. With short time remaining, the Bulldog senior could not get a takedown that would have won the match.

Harris and Whitaker each entered the match with unbeaten season records. Whitaker won a Class 2 state title last season at Boonville High School before transferring for the 2019-20 season.

Formidable opponents kept other Bulldog grapplers off the top spot of the awards podium.

Senior Ross Critten faced off

Drayton Harris, 160 pounds, finished second in the Class 1 state tournament and ended his senior season at 36-1. [Photos/Dennis Cox & Macon Schweizer] against undefeated freshman their title bout and never trailed Keegan Allen, at 126 pounds, Collin Arch of Palmyra for the on the way to a 12-2 major deci- and Gage Wright, at 182, each championship medal in the sion. finished just short of medal 120-pound class. Critten had With their medal finishes, contention. Allen finished 2-2 in already beaten Richmond’s Lo- Critten and Harris became the tournament with wins over gan Claypole, 1-0, in the semifi- Gallatin’s first time 4-year state Lone Jack’s Brendan Shepard nal round in what was a rematch medal winners.

(7-1) and Palmyra’s Brayden of last season’s 120-pound third Junior Rodell Sperry cruised Stevens (9-2). Wright battled place match, also won by Crit- to a pair of opening victories in through some tough matches, ten. the 152-pound division, includ- losing twice by a combined 5 Arch jumped out to a lead in ing a pin of Knob Noster’s Matt points, and winning his 2 other Wuntke after trailing, 2-1, with bouts by a combined 10 points. only seconds remaining. SperFreshman Draven Wright ry would lose to eventual state got his first taste of state comchampion Tyson Moore of Lex- petition and first state victory ington in his semifinal match, in the first wrestleback round 8-0. A 5-2 win over Matt Schued- when he pinned Coleman Grifdig of Whitfield and 10-2 loss to fin of Trenton.

Hallsville’s Andrew Huddleston Bulldogs seniors Critten, gave Sperry the fourth-place Harris, Keegan Allen and Tom medal.

Crouse, who missed the entire Sophomore Andon Allen won season with a knee injury, finby fall over Caleb Little of Chris- ish their careers with a comtian in the opening round of the bined 549 mat wins — Critten, 113-pound weight class but was 184; Harris, 170; Allen, 85; and Rodell Sperry placed 4th in the Class 1, 152 pound class and finished pinned by in the quarterfinal Crouse, 110. The senior group round after leading, 7-2, over also finished with a team dual re45-7 for the season. [Photos/Dennis Cox & Macon Schweizer] Ricmond’s Connor Teat. Allen cord of 68 wins and only 3 losses. battled back to win 3 of his next 4 As a team, Gallatin finished matches, including a fifth-place 6th in the Class 1 standings at victory by fall over Wyatt Cun- Columbia. ningham of Mid-Buchanan.

Andon Allen placed 5th in the Class 1, 113 pound class. He finished the season at 17-5. [Photos/Dennis Cox & Macon Schweizer]

Ross Critten was the Class 1, 120 pound runnerup and posted a season record of 45-4. [Photos/Dennis Cox & Macon Schweizer]

Gallatin athletes recognized by GRC

Gallatin was represented on the Grand River Conference East Division honor squad by, front row from left, JJ Waters, Tristen Gibson and Isaac Bird; back row, Madalyn Shubert and Claire Hemry.

Bulldogs advance to D15 semifinal against S. Harrison Maysville’s Wolverines proved to be no match for Gallatin Tuesday night during first round action in the Class 2, District 15 Tournament at Penney High School. The Wolverines scored first off the opening tip but it was “game over” after that as the Bulldogs rolled into the semifinal round with a 78-28 victory.

Gallatin’s dominance put all 14 players in the stat column with either points or rebounds.

Isaac Bird led the way with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Payton Feiden made the most of his playing time by scoring 14 points and pulling down 5 boards. Aidan Adkison added 13 points for Gallatin, which faces South Harrison on Thursday at 7:30 for the right to play for the district title.

The second boys’ semifinal pits #1 seed Plattsburg against

#4 and host Hamilton at 4:30 on Thursday. The boys’ district championship will be decided at 6:00 on Saturday.

Gallatin’s girls matched Plattsburg shot for shot in the early going of Monday’s first rounder but the Lady Bulldogs could not overcome the Lady Tiger aggressive rebounding and 3-point shooting in a 67-31 PHS victory.

Madalyn Shubert led Gallatin with 9 points in her final high school game. Presley Wells and Claire Hemry added 8 and 7 points, respectively.

Tonight’s (Wednesday) semifinal action pits top-seeded Wellington-Napoleon against Polo at 6:00 and #2 Hamilton vs.

Plattsburg at 7:30. The girls’ district title game will be at 4:00 on Saturday.

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February 26, 2020

GHS boys avenge loss to Stanberry Just one week removed from a loss to Stanberry, Gallatin’s boys celebrated Senior Night with a blow-out victory over the third place West Division Bulldogs.

Gallatin’s Brinley Vandiver hit a shot inside the final minute of the first quarter to give Gallatin a 16-14 lead, but the home Bulldogs weathered a 22-point Stanberry second period and trailed, 36-28, at the break.

Defense won the third quarter for Gallatin to the tune of just 7 SHHS points on the board.

Buckets by Isaac Bird, Vandiver and 3 straight by Aidan Adkison tied the game at 38-38. A red hot Adkison added another deuce and Johnny Stout hit a shot with 39 seconds left to give Gallatin a 43-41 lead.

A 31-point fourth quarter sealed the deal for Gallatin, but not until the 2:23 mark of the pe-

riod when Bird and Tristen Gibson hit back-to-back 3-pointers.

Gibson notched 5 free throws in the closing moments. Bird added 4 charity tosses in the final minute and Adkison tacked on 2 as well.

As a team Gallatin combined to hit 20 of 25 free throws. Gibson led all scorers with 26 points.

Bird added 15 and Adkison chipped in 12 for Gallatin, which finished the regular season with a 16-9 record.

SHS Girls 49, GHS 24 A 14-0 start put the visiting Stanberry Lady Bulldogs on the path toward their 19th win of the season. Gallatin battled back in the second to outscore their visitors, 26-20, on Senior Night.

Madalyn Shubert paced Gallatin with 7 points. The Lady Bulldogs wrapped up their regular season at 3-19.

What do you want vs. what do you need?

Bradford signs football pact with MAN

Gallatin R-5 senior Haden Bradford officially traded red and black athletic colors for red, blue and white when he signed a letter of intent on Tuesday to attend Mid-America Nazarene where he will play football and study for a business degree.

Bradford signs with the Pioneers and new head football coach Paul Hansen, who takes the MAN job after 2 years at Western New Mexico. The NAIA affiliated Pioneers finished 7-4 overall and 2-3 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference last season.

Haden was joined at the signing ceremony by his parents, Melinda and Alan Bradford, and sister, Hattie, along with Gallatin head coach Patrick Treece.

R-3 extends principal contract The North Daviess Board approved extending Kelly Hightree’s principal contract for the next year during their meeting held Feb. 17.

The resignation of Ute Cook as a cook was accepted at the end of the school year.

The board approved the senior trip itinerary.

Details regarding busses driving on hard surfaces only would be worked out by the bus drivers.

No election for school board members will be needed in April.

Approval of the 2020-2021 calendar was tabled until the March meeting.

Mowing bids were solicited.

Policy and regulations 1210 and 4871 were approved.

Principal Kelly Hightree reported attendance at 92.66% for elementary, 94.81% for high school and overall 93.74% with a total of 61 students enrolled.

FBLA districts were held Feb. 6, in Maryville. Christian Malott was a state qualifier.

Junior high music students

attended a contest in Maryville on Feb. 15 and had two second places.

The following events were held: FFA week; Farm Show; Homecoming week; elementary basketball game against Spickard with coronation following.

North Daviess elementary school basketball tournament is March 2-6, with a Scholastic Book Fair. Pattonsburg Tournament is March 9-12. Parent/ Teacher conferences are from 1 to 6:30 p.m. on March 12.

No school will be held on Friday, March 13.

Superintendent Daniel Street reported on facility updates, federal program updates, and legislative updates.

The next board meeting was set for 6 p.m. on Monday, March 16.

The above are the unapproved minutes of the meeting held Feb. 17. Board members present were Paul Caven, Jason Lewis, Jim Duly, Amy McMahon, and Patty Baker.

Gallatin FBLA members, Brianna Filley, Cloey Waterbury, and Olivia Woody of the American Enterprise Team, recently met with Gallatin’s Searcy Elementary School second grade class to do a presentation on wants versus needs.

The FBLA “CAMP Team,” with the support and assistance of the second-grade teacher Mrs. Morrison and the Elementary School Principal Mrs. Thogmartin, led a second-grade class on an adventure through wants versus needs.

The camping fun started by reading a book around a campfire about wants and needs. Then the children were split into three stations. Each station stood for a letter in the slogan CAMP. CChoices, A-And, M-Money, and P-Priorities.

The Choices station included a relay race with wants and needs. The students had to make the choice of what was a want and what was a need. The Money station included spending money wisely at a store where they sold wants and needs with play

money.

The Priorities station had a fun camping worksheet that included students prioritizing what to bring on a camping trip.

The team taught the students how to decide between wants and needs and how to spend their money wisely.

These children are the future spending generation, and it is important for them to make smart money decisions. Basic skills of knowing how to decipher between a want and a need and how to spend money were all developed and covered in interactive learning activities.

Through pre-testing activities with the second graders, FBLA members constructed activities with the students to improve their CAMP skills.

The final step in CAMP was to administer a post-test on the definitions that were related to the wants versus needs lesson.

Fifteen students successfully completed their CAMPing trip.

Students were excited to learn how to spend their money wisely and are more prepared for

choices in the future.

The American Enterprise Team, led by Gallatin FBLA Adviser Barbara Holcomb, will compete at the State Leadership Conference this April in Springfield.

Online photos at www.NorthMissourian.com courtesy of BTC Bank.

Garnett ties for 20th at Puerto Rico Open Gallatin native Brice Garnett shot 11 under par over the weekend while competing in the Puerto Rico Open held at Coco Beach Golf and Country Club.

Garnett finished in a 7-way tie for 20th place in the tournament. ****** Children have much more need of models than critics.

What’s going on at GHS? March 7 ~ Courtwarming Dance

Find more school & sports reports on Page 13!

Gallatin FBLA and Terry Implement share thriving partnership Gallatin FBLA members Maddi Michael, Addi Riley, and Presley Wells, committee chairmen, are leading the partnership between Terry Implement and the Gallatin FBLA Chapter.

Cyd Terry, co-owner of Terry Implement, has played an active role with the Gallatin FBLA chapter for many years. Mrs. Terry has served as an interviewer for chapter officer tryouts and as a chaperone on district, state, and national events.

She has also served as an event judge in many events including Management Decision Making and Entrepreneurship.

On Feb. 19, Maddi, Addi, and Presley met with

Mrs. Terry to discuss furthering the partnership and what the chapter hoped to gain from this experience. They also planned a time for Mrs. Terry to come talk to the rest of the chapter about the struggles of women in the agricultural industry, especially upper-management positions.

The partnership will also expand chapter members’ knowledge of entrepreneurship and how business franchises work.

Finally, the chairmen will prepare a 15-page report summarizing the activities and knowledge gained to submit for state competition this coming April.

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February 26, 2020

Deaths

Continued from page 7

Paul was born July 22, 1940 in Altamont, to James and Irene (Vickers) Parton. Paul was a graduate of Winston High School and was a retired minister.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Parton, Cameron; son, Steve Parton, Independence; daughter, Brenda (Wayne) Ferrel, Belton; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Paul Parton will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at PolandThompson Chapel. Visitation 10-11 a.m. prior to the service.

Burial: Graceland Memorial Cemetery, Cameron. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Poland-Thompson Funeral Home to help the family with funeral costs.

Lena Ann Slattery 1938-2020 Lena Ann Slattery, 81, Jamesport, died Feb. 20, 2020 at Indian Hills - A Stonebridge Community, Chillicothe.

Lena was born the daughter of Paul and Minnie (Townsend) Childers on Aug. 25, 1938 in Savannah. She graduated from Savannah High School in 1957.

She worked as a cosmetologist for 62 years in Chillicothe.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and two children, Elizabeth Ann Slattery and Randy Slattery.

Survivors include three sons, Jim Slattery of Chillicothe, Tim Slattery of Jamesport, and Sam (Mary Ann) Slattery of Chillicothe; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life for Lena Slattery will be held on a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, 64601.

Gena Gail Fisher 1961-2020 Gena Gail Fisher, 59, Kidder, died on Feb. 22, 2020, in Kidder where she lived most of her life.

Gena was born on Feb. 13, 1961, in Liberty, to William Leroy and Amy M. Livezey Fisher.

She was a 1979 graduate of the Penney High School, Hamilton, and then earned her Bachelor of Science degree in leisure management from Missouri Western College, St. Joseph.

She was the interlibrary loan specialist for the Rolling Hills Library in St. Joseph.

She was preceded in death by her father, and her uncle, James Roberts.

Survivors include her mother, Amy Fisher, Kidder; brothers, Alan (Alicia) Fisher and Tommy Fisher, both of Kidder; and sister, Kathy (Bill) Caselman, Cameron.

Memorial service for Gena Fisher will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Kidder Baptist Church. Visitation is one hour prior to the service at the church, 2 to 3 p.m. Cremation entrusted to Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton. Donations may be made to The Hope Lodge, Kansas City. ***** “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have government without newspapers, or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” ~ Thomas Jefferson

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In Memory

n loving memory of Nellie Waterbury 03-01-07 and Delbert Waterbury 03-16-99. You are so loved and missed. You will live in our hearts and memories forever. Sadly missed by Patty Baker and family and Mike Waterbury and family

Area churches report activities Altamont Methodist Worship message by Pastor Marilyn Dorst on this Transfiguration Sunday, Feb. 23, was “What difference would it make?”

Opening hymn “Open My Eyes, That I May See” was shared by the congregation. Ushers this morning were Jack Toney and John Anthuis.

Ryan Clark prepared a video of our mission moment sharing the work for the African University in Zimbabwe. The university was built by the United Methodist Church in 1992 and is a big influence on the growth of underdeveloped areas of Africa. This university is still funded by the UMC today.

Scripture lesson Matthew 17:1-9 focused on the appearance of Elijah and Moses sharing in the “Special Light” with Christ as he transfigured before three of his disciples. The disciples were terrified and fell to the ground. Jesus warned Peter, James and John, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

Prayers are requested for Francie Toney, Susie Walton, and Cody Walton. Cards were signed for these members of our church family.

Devotional books were distributed to each member as we prepare for this Lenten Season that starts this week.

Thanks to everyone that helped push the water from our frozen pipe flood. Remember God is Good...Always, even in times of trials and tribulations.

Fairview Fairview opened with prayers for Matt Mason, Karen Reed, Mitchell Parkhurst, Spencer Colliate, Quinn McFee, Connie Jones, Pat and Gene Fry, Mae Kauffman, Aspen Clark, James Maddox, Delores Cerrone, and June Stamper. Prayer was by Cindy Lang.

Worship began with “Jesus, Lord to Me,” accompanied by Marsha Vanisko. Loretta Speck led the congregation in singing “The Lily of the Valley.” Jeremiah Landry collected the offering and Marsha Vanisko played special music.

The Speck family sang and played a banjo special. Pastor Shadrach Landry read 1 Corinthians 13:5-10. His message was “Love in its Greatest.” Closing hymn was “The Way of the Cross Leads Home” by all, with prayer

by Vanda Davis. Kid’s for Truth

continues Wednesdays 6:30-8 p.m.

Friends in Christ Shonna Morrison welcomed the congregation, and Karen Critten led the opening prayer. Praise songs were “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” and “Learning.”

The message was called “One Yes at a Time” by Justin Warner of North Point Church in Atlanta, GA. The message was based on II Kings 5:1-14. Small group time followed the message.

Gallatin First Christian We welcomed the Gallatin FFA Chapter to worship with us Sunday. The children’s message was given by Stacey Maxwell.

Pastor Kyle Taft’s message “Invitation to a Journey: Solitude” was based on March 6:7-12, 30-34.

Prayers are requested for the family of Janet Carter Watkins, Mariea Borges, and Darlene Gatison. The youth enjoyed Nerf Wars and Milkshake Mayhem Sunday afternoon. The men’s Bible study was held in the evening.

Our March collections are candy and new plastic eggs for our April 5 Easter egg hunt, glue sticks for Lighthouse Learning Center, and deodorant for Bright Futures. All donations are sincerely appreciated.

March 1 is the first Sunday of Lent. The Missions Committee will meet at 8 a.m. that day. The Area Men’s Fellowship Breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, at Lake Viking Church. All area men and boys are invited to enjoy fellowship.

Gallatin United Methodist Pastor Brad Dush opened the service with prayer as Sue played the prelude and Emery Lawinger lit the altar candles.

“The Sword of the Spirit is the Word of God” was the children and congregational message during the morning worship service which was based on Ephesians 6: 10-17. Communion was served

by Pastor Brad assisted by Brittany Dush. Pastor Brad conducts Bible study at care center the last three Tuesdays of each month.

Feb 26 at 6 p.m. is Ash Wednesday at the Gallatin Church. Remember your date to deliver Meals on Wheels in March. Confirmation classes for eighth grade on up are beginning.

Feb. 29, Loft youth group is having fundraiser biscuits/gravy/ omelet breakfast from 8-10 a.m.

March 6 from 5-7 p.m. is LOFT youth group fundraiser fish fry.

Everyone is welcome to both.

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Praise Jesus

...You Have the Opportunity of Worshiping God at a Church of Your Choice

Jamesport Baptist Church

Gallatin Presbyterian Church

Worship God at the Church of Your Choice:

Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday

GALLATIN

Church of Christ (108 E. Johnson St.) — Charles Ross, Evangelist; Lord’s Day

services 10 a.m.; Evening services 6 p.m. For transportation, call 663-4061 or 663-3957.

First Baptist Church (511 W. Richardson St.) — Bro. Daniel Pelichowski, Pastor; Bro.

Wood Marshall, Youth Pastor. Bible Study 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Worship 10:40 a.m. (nursery provided). Evening Worship at 6 p.m.; Tuesday Bible study 6 p.m., Wednesday Adult Choir 8:05 p.m. For transporta- tion, call church office at 663.663.2331.Office hours: 8 to 11 a.m. weekdays. Email: fbchurch@windstream.net Visit: www.firstbaptistgallatinmo.org

First Christian Church (1501 S. Main St.) — Rev. Kyle Taft, pastor; Children’s Pastor Emily Miller. Sunday worship at 9 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meetings at 5:30 p.m. followed by Bible Study at 6 p.m.; Men’s Bible Study 5 p.m.

Sundays; Youth groups at 5:30 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday during the school year. Visit our website: www.gallatinmofcc.org, and also join us on Facebook: Gallatin First Christian Church Friends in Christ (400 N. Main St.) — Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. and small groups at 11 a.m. For more information, call Shonna at 660.663.2228 Gallatin First Assembly of God (208 S. Willow St.) — Rev. Wayne Smith, Pastor, ph: 660.663.3213. SS 9:45 a.m., Celebrations 10:45 a.m.; Wednesdays 6 p.m.

Lake Viking Church (East Entrance to Lake) — Rev. Robert Nelson, Pastor; Sunday

School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer service 7 p.m.; Email: lakevikingchurch@gmail.com

Mary Immaculate Catholic Church (409 S. Main) — Fr. Tom Hermes; Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m. on holiday weekends only; Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. (all year) Olive Baptist Church (Route V, east of Gallatin) — David Leeper, Minister; Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m.

Presbyterian Church (201 S. Main St.) — James Norton, Minister; Fellowship 10:30

a.m. and Worship 11 a.m.

Seventh-day Adventist Church (1207 S. Clay St.) — Mike Carner, Pastor, ph: 660.

772.3306; Saturday Sabbath School 9:15 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (211 Ash) — David Marble, Bishop, ph: 660.663.9258. Sunday Sacrament Service 10 a.m.; Wednesday youth activities, 7 p.m.

United Methodist Church (111 S. Market) — Pastor Brad Dush; Sunday School and Worship 11 a.m.; www.galjamesumc.webs.com; Email: gallatin_umc@hotmail.com

ALTAMONT

United Methodist Church — Marilyn Dorst, Minister; Worship 9:30 a.m., SS following on 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. on 1st and 3rd.

WINSTON

First Baptist Church — Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday & Wednesday services 6:30 p.m.; church ph: 749.5577 Fairview Community Church — Pastor Shadrach Landry; Sunday School 9:45-10:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.

United Methodist Church

10:45 a.m.

— Eugene Keats, Pastor; Sunday Worship

Alta Vista Baptist Church (NW of Winston on Hwy. 6) — Rev. Robert Dean, Pastor; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship service 10:30 a.m.

JAMESPORT

United Methodist Church (109 E. Main) — Pastor Brad Dush;

Worship 9:30, Sunday School 10:35 a.m., nursery provided. Website: www.galjamesumc.webs.com

by Dr. Don Kuehle Ash Wednesday was Feb. 19. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “lencten” and the German word “lenz” and refers to the springtime of the year when the days begin to lengthen. Lent, for the Christian community, is that 40-day season (not counting Sundays) leading up to Easter.

Originally, the faithful were required to fast and pray for 40 hours in preparation for Easter; 40 hours representing the length of time between Jesus' death and his resurrection. Later, this time of preparation was extended to six days. Much later, the candidates for church membership were required to fast, and pray, and confess their sins during the 40 days before they were allowed to join the church on Easter Sunday. Lent, as observed today, dates from the 9th Century. Current practice includes fasting, prayer, confession of sins, and the giving up of something important during Lent.

Ashes are a symbol of one's penitence, sorrow for one's sins. Traditionally, following Palm Sunday, the palm branches are burned; the ashes are kept, and used on Ash Wednesday the next year. On Ash Wednesday the faithful kneel at the altar; the pastor or priest dips his thumb in the ashes and makes the sign of the cross on each person's forehead, as he says: “Remember, thou art dust and to dust thou wilt return”. Some Christian communities substitute the ritual of commitation, a reciting of a series of curses pronounced upon sins (Deuteronomy 28).

Shrove Tuesday is the Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday. The name derives from the term “shrive” or “to hear confessions”. The faithful are encouraged to confess their sins as they prepare for the holy days of Lent. In many places around the world Shrove Tuesday, or Madri Gras, is celebrated with riotous merrymaking before the faithful enter upon the more somber days of Lent. In England Shrove Tuesday is called Pancake Day, derived from the custom of eating pancakes in preparation for Lent.

Ash Wednesday marks new beginnings. During this season, God gives us one more chance to live according to His rules, to follow His instructions, and to live life as He intended for it to be lived. During Lent, we have the opportunity to repent, to turn our backs on worldly ways. Life is too short to be selfish, greedy, envious and jealous of others; life is too short to allow hatred and anger to room in our hearts, too short to harbor a grudge against another, too short to lie and cheat and tear down. Lent is a time to give up bad, sinful, habits. Ash Wednesday marks a new beginning for us all. During Lent, we have an opportunity to choose a better way of living: love for God and love for all the people he has created; doing good for others in every way we can; saying a good, encouraging word to people; forgiving a person 49 times when we have been hurt by them; working for the good of all people instead of looking out for #1.

Lent is a good time to add some good habits to life.

Ash Wednesday marks a new beginning for all of us. The door to the Church is open! The Altar stands ready to receive us! The Ashes ofRepentance have been prepared for us! The Lord God invites us all to come and receive the gift of new life, eternal life.

Lent will be what we make. Ash Wednesday is an open door to a way to a new and better life. Let's make the most of our God-given opportunity.

These sponsors encourage you to attend the church of your choice:

Baptist Church (708 W. Auberry Grv) — Rev. Jim Whitley, pastor.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer meeting 7 p.m.

Dungy’s

Church of Christ (108 N. Williams) — Sunday Bible study 9 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

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— Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:15 a.m.

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United Methodist — Christy Clark, Pastor; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Heath United Methodist (2009 Oak St.) — Christy Clark, Pastor;

307 S. Main, Gallatin

Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

First Baptist Church —

a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

663-2814

Chase Roberts, Pastor; Sunday School 9:30

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Christian Church — Terry Oliphant, Pastor; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship 10:15; Church and Communion 10:30 a.m.

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speaker; Sunday worship 10:30 a.m.

Word of Life Christian Fellowship — Clyde Hulet, Pastor; Sunday

School 9:15 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.; Wed. Bible prayer meeting 7 p.m.

Frost Automotive, Inc.

JAMESON

Christian Church —

9:30 a.m.

Kirk Pugsley, Pastor; Fellowship 9 a.m.; Worship

Scotland Church of Christ (26300 Flint Ave.) — Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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Baptist Church — Bible study 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;

Wednesday Bible study 6 p.m.

Highway Christian Church (I-35, Exit 88, south 1/4 mile on Hwy. 13) — Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. Ph: 660.425.6836

Scotland Church of Christ, northeast of Jameson

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Invasive species: Chinese stink bug moves Midwest

Missouri traffic fatalities drop 5%; Daviess has one fewer Preliminary reporting for 2019 indicates Missouri traffic fatalities have dropped for the third year in a row. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 876 lives were lost in Missouri traffic crashes in 2019 down from 921 in 2018, a 5% reduction.

Daviess County also saw a modest reduction in accidents from 2019 to 2018.

Four people lost their lives in accidents in Daviess County in 2018. One of the accidents involved a vehicle, one a tractor, and one an ATV. In 2019, three people were fatally injured in accidents in Daviess County. Two of those were motor-vehicle accidents and one involved a motorcycle.

Daviess County fatalities Jan. 2018: two people from St. Joseph, Brent Murphy and Nicole Burleson, were fatally injured in a one-vehicle accident in Daviess County. (Highway 69) Feb. 2018: A Daviess County man, Victor Morgan, was fatally injured in a farming accident that happened on Feb. 26. (Private property) April 2018: A Pattonsburg man, Dallas Allen, was fatally injured in an accident in Winston involving two ATVs. (Highway 6) Jan. 2019: Selvam Babu, 36, Eden Prairie, MN, was fatally injured and an infant received minor injuries in an accident that happened on Dec. 31 in Daviess County. (I-35) March 2019: An accident in Daviess County resulted in the death of a Grant City man, Charles Florea. (I-35) May 2019: A Trenton man, Richard Moore, was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident in Daviess County that happened on May 4. (Highway 13) Fatalities in nearby counties Several area people lost their lives over the past two years in accidents outside of Daviess County: April 2018: Constance Huff, 32, Kidder, was fatally injured in an accident that happened in DeKalb County. (I-35) June 2018: A Winston woman, Margaret Welton, 61, was fatally injured in an accident that happened in Clinton County. (Unnamed road in Wallace Park) April 2019: Three Caldwell County residents were fatally injured in a one-vehicle accident in Ray County. Kara Frisch, 24, Polo, Andrew Fleming, 26, Polo, and Bradley Ahart, 42, Kingston, were pronounced on scene.

(Highway D) June 2019: A Jamesport man, Eric Virtue, was fatally injured in an accident that happened in Grundy County. (Highway. 6) June 2019: A Kidder man, Chaz Streu, was fatally injured in an accident in Grundy County.

(Highway. 6) July 2019: A Pattonsburg

man, Danny Daniel, was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident that happened in Harrison County. (Highway 69) Aug. 2019: A small child, Elijah L. Galloway, age one, of Overland Park, KS. was pronounced, after an accident in Caldwell County.

(Private property) No single roadway to blame No single highway seems to stand out as dangerous in Daviess or surrounding counties when it comes to fatal accidents.

Of the 13 fatality accidents in 2018-2019: Highway 6 had three wrecks; Interstate 35 had three; Highway 69 had two; Highway 13 had one; Highway D had one; one occurred inside a state park; and two on private property.

Long way yet to go While the modest gains are encouraging, the state still has a long way to go in achieving the ultimate goal – zero traffic fatalities in Missouri.

“Another year of reductions in traffic fatalities is encouraging, but it’s difficult to celebrate considering we still had nearly 900 people killed in Missouri traffic crashes,” said MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna. “The frequency with which we’re losing people simply traveling from one place to another is unacceptable.

We owe it to each other to make better choices behind the wheel and create a safer transportation system for everyone.”

Although there was an overall reduction in traffic fatalities, there were increases in motorcycle fatalities and pedestrian fatalities across Missouri.

In 2019, there were 118 motorcyclists killed, a 10 percent increase from the previous year.

Likewise, there were 108 pedestrians killed in 2019 – the largest number of pedestrian fatalities in Missouri the past 10 years.

While weather and road conditions can come into play, traffic crashes are largely the result of someone simply making a poor decision, even if only for a moment.

The top contributing factors of Missouri traffic fatalities continue to be lack of seat belt use, driving too fast, impairment, and distraction.

“Drivers carry a huge responsibility in driving a vehicle, and other road users like pedestrians carry a huge responsibility in using the roadways,” said MoDOT Assistant to the state Highway Safety and Traffic Engineer Jon Nelson. “Nearly all of these fa-

talities are preventable when we make good choices and resolve to use the transportation system in an appropriate manner. Make the right choice every trip. It may save your life and the lives of others.”

Prairie-chicken viewing offered at Dunn Ranch

Male prairie-chickens strutting, dancing and jousting on hilltop leks is an ancient spring rite in communities with prairie heritage.

The males strut and make booming sounds on the leks at dawn in a mating ritual to attract females. A free viewing event of prairie-chickens on leks is being offered this spring at Dunn Ranch Prairie in Harrison County by The Nature Conservancy and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).

Reservations are required for the viewing. The viewing blind is provided and holds only eight people.

Space is limited and blind reservations are already full for some days. The viewings will be on specified days beginning March 26 and ending April 19.

Exact meeting times and locations will be provided when participants make reservations.

Greater prairie-chickens are endangered in Missouri. Their natural habitat is tallgrass prairie.

Very little prairie habitat remains in the state due to changes in land use patterns, causing prairie-chicken numbers to decline dramatically.

The prairie-chicken viewing on Dunn Ranch Prairie occurs within MDC’s Grand River Grasslands focus area, where the goal is to restore sustainable grassland ecosystems for all species of plants, fish, birds, and animals.

MDC and The Conservancy work with multiple partners in Missouri and Iowa including private landowners to boost populations of prairie-chickens and other grassland species.

For more information or to make a reservation for prairiechicken viewing, call MDC’s Northwest Regional office at 816-271-3100.

Free shuttle Free shuttle is available from Trenton to the Chillicothe town hall on March 5. All veterans who are interested in attending and riding the shuttle down to the town hall, please call 660-3592078 to reserve your spot on the shuttle.

Prairie chickens can be seen at Dunn Ranch this spring.

Women’s Health Services offered in March in region Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri’s Women’s Health Services clinic will be held March 9 and March 23 in Chillicothe. Clinics are located at 511 Elm St., from 9:30 am-noon and 1:30 pm-5 pm. To schedule an appointment, please call 660-3592855 or toll free at 1-877-611-7600.

March 5 at the Harrison County Health Department, located at 1700 Bethany Ave., Bethany, 10 am-noon and 1:30 pm-5 pm. To schedule an appointment, please call 660-359-2855 or toll free at 1-877-611-7600.

March 6, 8:30 am-noon and

1 pm-4 pm; March 24, 8:30 amnoon and 1 pm-5 pm; March 14, 9 am-noon. The clinic is located at 1506 Oklahoma Ave., Trenton.

Please use 2nd door entrance, located on the north side of the building. To schedule an appointment, please call 660-359-2855 or toll free at 1-877-611-7600.

March 10 in Cameron at the Community Action Partnership located at 1015 W 4th St, Cameron. Clinic hours are 10 am-noon and 1:30 pm-4:30 pm. To schedule an appointment, please call 660359-2855 or toll free at 1-877-6117600.

Linn County Health Department on March 18 from 10 amnoon and 1:30 pm-5 pm. The Health Department can be found at 635 S. Main St., Brookfield. To schedule an appointment, please call 660-359-2855 or toll free at 1-877-611-7600.

Carroll County Health Department located at 5 N. Ely, Carrollton, MO on March 16.

Clinic hours are 10 am-noon and 1:30 pm-5 pm. To schedule an appointment, please call 660542-3247.

Questions, etc. should be directed to 877-611-7600.

Clark Stratton is promoted to capatin and commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joe.

Bethany native promoted captain Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the following promotion effective March 1, 2020.

Lieutenant Clark N. Stratton, Troop A, is being promoted to the rank of captain and designated commanding officer of Troop H, St. Joseph, MO. Stratton was appointed to the Patrol on January 1, 1992, as a member of the 64th Recruit Class. Upon graduating from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy in Jefferson City, he was assigned to Troop D, Zone 11, serving Jasper County.

In June 1994, he transferred to Troop A, Lee’s Summit, Zone 6, serving Jackson County. In July 1997, he was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 6.

Stratton was promoted to sergeant in December 2001 and designated zone supervisor of Zone 11, Cass County. In 2007, he transferred to Troop A Headquarters and was designated the property control officer. On June 1, 2015, Stratton was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and assigned as the Troop A, District 1 operations lieutenant.

Captain Stratton was born in Bethany. He graduated from South Harrison R-II High School in 1985. He earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, MO, in 1989.

Captain Stratton and his wife, Beth (Petersen), have three children: Henry, Elizabeth, and Maggie.

Stolen semi found at MO 6 and I-35 A semi truck stolen in Kansas City was recovered in Daviess County on Feb. 23, after the Kansas City Police Department conducted a GPS ping on the truck’s computer system which determined the location. The truck was found on the northbound entrance ramp to I-35 at Missouri Highway 6.

According to the probable cause statement, Fue Xiong of Nashville, AR, was found sleeping in the missing semi. Cpl. M. Miller conducted a felony style traffic stop and placed Xiong in hand cuffs. While under Miranda and on video recording, Xiong voluntarily admitted he walked into an unlocked building in Kansas City and stole several sets of keys, some food, and the semi from that location.

He was charged with tampering with motor vehicle first degree, D felony. He was transported to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. Besides the felony, he was also charged with misdemeanor driving commercial motor vehicle with commercial vehicle driver’s license.

The average household has more than 100 different types of arthropods living inside, according to Creighton University Biology Professor Ted Burk, Ph.D., but residents in the Midwest are spotting a new pest inside this winter: the brown marmorated stink bug.

“We have a lot of native stink bugs and they all tend to seek a nice, warm place for the winter.

We’ve typically found them on the sides of our house or under the eaves and occasionally inside,” said Burk. “What we’ve seen this year, more than we’ve ever seen before, is a new invasive species, the brown marmorated stink bug.”

B r o w n marmorated stink bugs, which have a marbled brown and This bug stinks. white, five-sided exterior and originate from China, have been working their way across the United States since the early 1990s.

They take up residence in houses during the winter, gaining entry through cracks, crevices and fireplaces.

“We’ve got the Asian longhorned beetle, the emerald ash borer. We have the ladybugs that have been invading houses in the last few years. It’s really just a reflection of so much worldwide trade originating in China now that things are being spread all over the world,” said Burk.

“This particular species of stink bug has not only gotten into the United States, but it’s also been spreading all throughout Europe and other parts of the world.”

The brown marmorated stink bug is not breeding or feeding inside houses over the winter but does produce a smell when disturbed. While they aren’t causing any major harm inside houses, Burk says this species is resistant to most chemical sprays.

To remove stink bugs: Collect the stink bugs using a vacuum and empty the bag outside.

Use a homemade trap of a tinfoil roaster pan or similar container. Place an inch of soapy water in the bottom and a desk lamp over the container. Stink bugs are attracted to water and warm spaces and the trap could lure and drown them.

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Winston continues to study four-day school week The Winston R-6 School Board continued to study if a four-day school week would offer advantages for their district during their meeting held Feb. 17.

The board was presented information by a staff committee and R-6 Superintendent Brian Robinson regarding the fourday calendar model. The business item was informational only and no action was considered. A community informational meeting on the matter will be held at 7 p.m. on March 5, in the school library.

There are 81 Missouri school districts that will be using the four-day school week calendar model in the 2020-2021 school year.

In other business at the Feb. 17 meeting, the board amended the 2019-2020 budget to reflect an increase in revenues of $56,988

and an increase of expenditures of $11,987.

The board hired Rylan Purdun of Bethany as the business teacher for the 2020-2021 school year.

The board accepted resignations from Paige Burns, Joy Durbin, and Vicki France as of the end of the current school year as they have accepted positions in other school districts for next year.

Next regular board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday March 16.

Bus bids for the $20,000 school bus grant the district received have been requested and are due to the district office by Feb. 28.

Currently Winston has missed seven school days due to inclement weather and have had one early out. Make-up days were scheduled for Feb. 17 and

May 15-21.

The National Weather Service has announced that Missouri’s statewide tornado drill will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3. The backup date (in case of real severe weather on March 3) will be at 10 a.m. on March 5. This is part of the annual Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week, which is March 2-6.

Elementary principal reported January Character Kids: preschool Rylyn Adkison, kindergarten Raylan Adkison, first grade Jentry Lee, second grade Presley Bejan, third grade Clare Christensen, fourth grade LeAnn Baldwin, fifth grade Slade Le, sixth grade Adoria Clark.

“Pancakes and PJs” will be held for Literacy Night on March 5 in conjunction with FFA pancake supper.

Class 1, D14 semifinal pairings set With dual victories in opening action in Class 1, District 14, Pattonsburg’s girls and boys each advanced to the semifinal round where they will face former HDC Conference rivals for the right to play for Saturday’s district titles.

The Lady Panthers eliminated Winston, 67-61, to set up tonight’s (Wednesday) semifinal pairing against #2 seeded TriCounty, which bested Gilman City, 72-50. Starting time for that game is 8:15. Pattonsburg’s boys blasted Ridgeway, 80-45, to set up a meeting with #2 Mercer Thursday at 8:15.

Princeton’s top-seeded girls and boys advanced to semifinals, as well. The Lady Tigers will face rival Mercer tonight at 6:45.

The Tiger boys will square off against North Harrison at 6:45 on Thursday.

Winston’s boys saw their run of district titles come to an end Tuesday night when foul troubles became a big factor in a 50-36 loss to North Harrison. The Redbirds finished 20-5 on the season.

District 14 title games will be held at 1:30 (girls) and 3:00 (boys) on Saturday at North Central Missouri College in Trenton.

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Agriculture Need Hauling? I have a 20’ stock and a 20’ flat bed and can assist you in your hauling needs. Call Harry at 660-6050984.

Hay for Sale. Large Round Bales. Net wrapped. Grass Hay. Call 660-654-4260

Auctions HOAGBA/Gardner Auction March 14, 8:00 A.M. Fairgrounds, Gardner, KS. For information & consignments: https:// hoagbagardnerauction.org/ or call 913-879-2587.

North Mo Produce Auction will be selling a Chaparral 16’ stock trailer at the March 7th consignment auction starting at 10 a.m.

Business Opportunities Get your message to more than 18,000 homes in Daviess, Caldwell, Livingston & beyond for as little as $7 per week in the ADZONE. 660-707-1820 or email AdZone@GPCink.com to place your ad TODAY! ROOFING CONTRACTORS: Metal Roof Restoration and Flat Roof Products Manufacturer Looking for Qualified Individuals willing to receive training and install roofing systems. 40 Years of Top Quality Products and Developing Successful Business Owners.

Investment Required. Training Provided. 816-425-1155

For Rent GALLATIN ESTATES APARTMENTS FOR RENT: 1 or 2 bdrm available. HUD vouchers accepted. Rental assistance available to those who qualify.

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Call 660-663-3114.

CASE Skid Loader, 85hp, by the day, week or month. Contact Gallatin Truck & Tractor, Inc. 660-663-2103 or 2104.

STORAGE UNITS: Outside lighting, surveillance cameras, insulated to prevent large temperature variances, different sizes available. Located Hwy. O east of Gallatin. Critten Country Storage, 660-605-3350.

Studio Apartment for rent in Hale. Immediate availability. $295/month, utilities paid. No pets. 1st Month & Deposit required. 660-645-2316 For Rent: 2 bedroom house in Jamesport. Deposit & references. $550/month. 505-2520184

For Sale BOATS FOR SALE: New & used boats & pontoons, several to choose from, just watch our website, www.lakevikingmarine.com or call 660-663-3722, Lake Viking Marine.

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BASE ROCK, BLACK DIRT AND fill dirt. CRP clean-up, brush removal, & have a bucket truck for trimming trees (insured). Huston Trucking & Construction, 660-663-3234 or 660-334-0997.

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TRAGER LIMESTONE All Sizes Crushed Limestone and Ag Lime • Trucks Available

Gallatin Quarry 660-663-3101 Nettleton Quarry 660-644-5821 Office 660-646-5831 Help Wanted Chillicothe Municipal Utilities is accepting applications for the position of Underground Facilities Crewmember. Qualifications include a High School diploma or equivalent and must have or be able to obtain a minimum of a DS-2 certification. For additional information, contact Randy Hamilton at 660-646-0562. Application and job description available at the CMU Office. 920 Washington St, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Applications accepted until 1PM, Monday, March 2, 2020. EOE Taking Applications for parttime mail room worker. Duties include processing labels through postal software, placing inserts into papers and handling bundles for mailing.

Some lifting required. Computer experience helpful, but will train the right person.

Mon.-Thurs. Average 18 hours weekly. Apply by completing application at Gallatin Publishing Company, 609B S. Main, during weekday 8-5 business hours or email resume to jessica@gpcink.com The City of Gallatin is accepting applications for lifeguards, a pool manager for the 2020 summer season, and a seasonal mowing/maintenance personnel for the 2020 summer season. Applications may be picked up between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday at City Hall, 112 E Grand, Gallatin MO 64640. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled.

The City of Gallatin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Accepting resumes for City Hall Secretary. The City of Gallatin, Missouri is accepting resumes for a full-time City Hall Secretary.

The secretary’s responsibilities will include collecting utility payments, calculating the daily deposit, answering calls, taking messages, completing work orders and service orders. The secretary will be expected to provide administrative support to the City Clerk and City Administrator. The City is seeking an individual with strong customer service skills which will include providing helpful information, answering questions, and responding to complaints.

Compensation will be based on experience and include an excellent benefits package. Submit a cover letter, resume, salary history, and references to: City Hall Secretary Search, City of Gallatin, 112 E. Grand, Gallatin, MO 64640. How to Apply/ Contact: Resumes will be accepted until 4:30 pm on March 9th, 2020. Please contact City Hall for additional information at 660-663-2011. The City of Gallatin is an equal opportunity employer.

HELP WANTED: Teacher Aide, Chillicothe Head Start, part time 29 hours/week. Visit www. greenhillsheadstart.org for job description and application or call 660-359-2214.

DAILY ROUTE DRIVER Graves Foods. Must have Class A or B CDL & able to lift 80lbs.

COMPETITIVE PAY, HOME EVENINGS, PAID VACATION & HOLIDAYS! Apply within or call 660-247-2135 Grand River Health Care of Chillicothe is currently seeking a RN Nurse. Stop by our facility at 118 Trenton Road in Chillicothe to apply.

HELP WANTED: Brookfield Head Start, Full Time 37.5 hours/week. Visit www.greenhillsheadstart.org for job description and application or call 660-359-2214. E.O.I.

Gilbert, Pony Express Conservation Area, 7163 SW State Rt. RA, Osborn, Mo 64474, Phone (816) 675-2205 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Daviess County Food Bank, 1210 S. Willow, Gallatin. Open: Wednesday 8-11 a.m. & 12-4 p.m. Closed 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Free clothing available at the Willow entrance. 660-663-2478

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Services THE HAMILTON BANK checking/savings accounts, loans, IRA’s and C.O.D.’s. Visit www. hamiltonbank.net or call 816583-2143. Branch at Lathrop, MO. Member FDIC & Equal Housing Member.

R. Huston Trucking & Construction. All kinds of dirt work, clean out ponds, demolition clearing, pulling trees, site prep, dig basements and tree removal.

J.D. Tractor with Hyd ditch mower, brush cutter, track hoe, track loader, back hoe, dozer, scaper, mini hoe, skid loader, dump trucks. Insured! Call Rick 660-334-0997 or Ron 660-6633234, cell 816-390-5161 Main Street Medical Pharmacy403 S Main St., Gallatin, MO 660-663-7979 Cameron Countryside Yoga/ Facebook - 116 West 4th Street Room D, Cameron, MO 64429. knottw@centurytel.net, 816288-1497, Owner: Wendy Knott Harrison County Community Hospital: www.hcchospital.org

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All Things Body- 660-605-0154, By: Melissa Everman, 106 North Market, Gallatin, Mo 64640

MOWING SERVICES The Missouri Department of Conservation will accept bid proposals to mow approximately 7 acres of grass on 5 public accesses in Daviess and Gentry Counties.

Proposals will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. on March 4, 2020.

For additional information and proposal forms contact: Brian

MFA AGRI SERVICES, 24395 State Hwy. 6, Gallatin, MO. 660663-3221 Shelly’s Pet Care. 660-6846864, 103 S. Locust St., Jamesport, MO. Professional, Personalized Grooming. Appointments available Monday-Saturday. 35 years of experience. Serving the Green Hills Area since 1996.

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Green Hills Animal Shelter, 3041 E. 10th St. Trenton, MO. Adopt your new best friend! 660-3592700. 1-5pm M, T, W, F- Sat, Closed Sunday. Thursday is by appointment only. greenhillsanimalshelter@hotmail.com Farm n Friend Veterinary Service- Livestock & Pets- Dr. Eugene Story D.V.M. & Dr. Kristina Barnes D.V.M.- Three locations to serve your pets! Cameron Veterinary Clinic 816-632-3814, 720 S. Orange St., Cameron, MO, 64429- Hamilton Veterinary Clinic 816-583-2060, 109 Rich Hill Dr., Hamilton, MO 64644Gallatin Veterinary Clinic 660663-3430, 1200 W. Grand St., Gallatin, MO 64640 Orscheln Farm & Home- www. orschelnfarmhome.com - Premium Pet Nutrition- High quality ingredients FARM TABLE exclusively at Orscheln Farm & Home in Cameron, Chillicothe, Bethany, and Trenton.

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Wanted Wanting to buy standing timber: Cottonwood, maple, oak, walnut. Call 660-646-5082 after 6:00 p.m.

Farm ground wanted. Competitive rates. Aaron Landes 660-358-2682 Wanting to buy standing timber. All trees considered. Leave message 660-605-1699.

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If you go on Lanie Gardner’s Facebook page, you’ll see her performing a lot of songs in sign language. You might think she is deaf, but Lanie is neither deaf nor hard of hearing. She likes to sign for the fun and challenge, and the hope of inspiring others to do things outside their comfort level.

She has always been interested in sign language and has been learning off and on how to do it for years.

She was inspired by a deaf couple that lived in her hometown of Jamesport. They had two hearing sons. She learned a lot from them. She decided to learn more on her own and took it from there.

“I love learning and challenging myself,” she says. “I have a certificate in American Sign Language and am thinking about getting another. I have also taken classes in St. Joe.” Most of the songs she signs are suggested by people.

“I recently signed two songs for the Chiefs because they were in the Super Bowl and I thought people would like that,” she says.

Some songs she ‘re-makes.’ She picks them apart and practices them before she posts them. For example, a recent song she posted was one she had never heard, but she knew people liked it.

“I am not really into country music,” she says. “The song is ‘Bottoms Up’ by Brantley Gilbert. There is a line in it about Daisy Dukes. I could finger spell Daisy

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(continued from page 1) ported that Ross Construction has been onsite at the municipal water plant repairing the clarifier by patching the seam and adding spacers.

New tracks have been installed on the skid loader. Annual inventory is almost complete for the 2019 audit.

Administrator Rains provided spreadsheets to the board outlining all debt details and terms for the City of Gallatin as well as a spreadsheet stating all current contracts and expiration dates.

The following are job application closing dates: Water Plant Operator by Friday, Feb. 28; City Hall Secretary by Monday, March 9.

Police Chief Richards submitted an activity report dated Feb. 24 as follows: one welfare check, two animal problems, one domestic disturbance, one traffic accident with damages, one peace disturbance, one suspicious person, one theft, and one assault. There are two dogs impounded.

Chief Richards has been working on year-end information and reports for 2019. Information regarding traffic stops made, reports taken, and officer training is some of the information the department is required to submit to the state.

The annual MIRMA insurance evaluation was completed with no issues of concern found.

The aldermen approved accounts payable totaling $21,595.

The board went into session closed to the public before the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

This report is taken from the unapproved minutes of the Feb. 24 public meeting at city hall. Attending were Mayor Bar Ballew, Aldermen Steve Evans, Dan Lockridge, Carol Walker and Dan McCann; Administrator Lance Rains, Clerk Hattie Rains, Public Works Director Mark Morey, Police Chief Mark Richards and Police Chaplain Austin Bonnett.

Dukes, but I am going to sign ‘pretty, sexy, model girl’ because the signs flow together easier.”

Lanie was born and raised in Missouri.

She graduated from Tri-County High School in Jamesport in 1985. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville in 1989. She works at the Home Exchange Bank in Jamesport.

She has four grown daughters and six grandchildren.

“I enjoy teaching my grandkids signs,” she says. “We all have fun with it. I would love to work with deaf children.”

Lanie says sign language has its challenges. Signs are so similar, she explains,

that hand shape, placement and context are very important. For example, the words brown, and beer are very similar when signed; they just depend on the context.

“Every deaf person has their own way

of signing just as every hearing person has their way of speaking,” she says. “I recently saw some people signing to each other in a store and immediately went up to them and started signing to them. They understood me and I understood them.”

Lanie says she wants to inspire others

to reach for their goal, whatever that may be. “There are times when I know I didn’t do that well signing a song, but I know that I tried my best,” she says. “Life is what we make of it, make it positive and inspirational.”

You may also catch Lanie on Lanie Gardner - You Tube.

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Written by: Carolyn Mueller

Illustrated by: Nicole Hartfelder

Chapter 6: A Day with Birdle the nineties were a long time ago but, come on, TV was at least invented by then?!?”

Elsie laughed.

“Yes, Birdle was a remarkable woman. She lived exactly as the early Ozark pioneers lived for her entire life, never really updating her ways as technology developed. But look,” she said, sweeping her arm around the cabin, “now we get a window into her world.”

Elsie’s wrinkled hand opened the diary, and Molly, with her chipped neon, green nail polish, turned a page.

Birdle Mannon Mannon, 1921,, the inside cover read.

Molly sat on the floor of the log cabin at Silver Dollar City, holding the old, dusty diary in her lap. Quietly, Elsie sat down beside her.

“Look what I found!” Molly exclaimed, showing Elsie the book.

Elsie took it from her and turned it over in her hands.

“Why, this looks like Birdle’s diary!”

“Who is Birdle?” Molly asked.

“This is Birdle’s cabin!” Elsie told her. “The Mannon family built it in 1916, and Birdle lived here until she was 90 years old.”

“Well, how old was she in 1921 then?” Molly asked.

Elsie thought a moment.

“About twelve.”

Molly never really liked math, but she sat quietly for a bit and crunched the numbers.

“Wait a minute, so, if Birdle lived here until she was 90, then she was still living here in the late 1990’s, right?” she asked Elsie. Molly looked around the one-room homestead. “I mean, I know

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September 15, 1921 Elnora and I walked to the spring this morning to get water for the day, and Mama made us bring the clothes along for washing. Washing clothes is not such an unfortunate chore on a lovely, late summer day, and Elnora and I had time to get to chatting. When we’d hung the laundry to dry, we worked with Mama to can summer fruits to put into the root cellar for this winter. It’s a lovely day, but the cold will be here in just a few short weeks, so we’re all getting ready. With that in mind, I helped Pa split wood in the afternoon before he settled down to work on his poetry this evening after supper. I like sitting at the table with Pa in the candlelight. He’s writing his poems, and I’m working on my diary. Tired though, so must get to bed soon. Mama and Elnora are already sleeping, and I know there’s lots to do tomorrow.

Newspaper Connections: Many newspapers have articles about the history of the area. Look through your local newspaper to see what life was like in your area a hundred or so years ago.