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M M M M CHAMPS Gallatin Bulldog golfers bring home 3rd straight golf title! by Dennis Cox, Sports Editor

You never know what’s ‘roaming’ around the square!

Mark Pettit was up on the Gallatin square last Friday to show this prize to a friend -- and to anyone else who happened to be there at the right place at the right time. When Mark first saw this Longhorn steer, the animal was five years old and weighed about 1,500 pounds. Mark bought him at the Daviess County Livestock Market about a year ago. “He was black and white, a good looking steer,” says Mark. The steer yielded about 800 pounds of hamburger. The horns measure 4-1/2 feet across from point to point. Now Mark is going to mount this trophy over his fireplace. Mark and his wife, Heidi, live in rural Gallatin. [Staff photo/EW]

The same longhorn, on the hoof

Open house at city’s new water plant tomorrow The public is invited to an open house at the new Gallatin Water Treatment Plant from 2-6 p.m. on Thursday, May 17 at the plant’s location on Rocky Road, just east of Dockery Park. Learn the process that en-

sures the safety and quality of your drinking water as you go through the water treatment laboratory. Find out about the water softening process, the tower, and the lagoon at the bottom of the hill. You will see much of the

ground level pipe-work. Large photos will depict those parts of the plant that, for safety reasons, can’t be seen on the tour. Cups will be given for momentos. USDA Rural Development partnered with the City of Galla-

tin and the Friends of Gallatin to provide funding for the water plant as well as a bucket truck. Their representatives, along with engineers from Snyder & Associates, representatives from Green Hills Regional Planning Commission (GHRPC), and field representatives for Congressman Sam Graves and U. S. Senator Claire McCaskill were at the water plant on May 10 for a presentation of recognition.

Gallatin R-5 varsity golfers conquered the Class 1 field for the third consecutive year on Tuesday, bringing home a third straight Class 1 championship and fourth state trophy in four years. It marked the sixth state golf title for the Bulldogs since 1999. Last season’s championship win was an epic, two-team battle. This year’s Class 1 title came just as hard for the Bulldogs after a solid opening day. “Today (Tuesday) was a grinder for us,” GHS Coach Chad Sullenger told a gathering of approximately 60 supporters who welcomed the team back to town on Tuesday evening. “I’m very proud of these guys for staying focused and taking care of business.” The Bulldogs shot 340 as a team on Monday in very warm, windy conditions that helped the Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield play hard and fast. A 356 total for Tuesday was only fourth best among the top four teams but Gallatin held on to defeat Westran by four strokes and Bloomfield by five strokes Jett Simmons set the pace for all golfers on Monday, carding a one-under par 71 that tied Brice (continued on page 16)

Shown, from left, are Lance Rains, Community Development Coordinator with GHRPC; Stan Wolfe, USDA Area Specialist, St. Joseph; Andy McMinnis and Emily Wycoff, Snyder & Associates; Joe Hegeman, field representative with Congressman Sam Graves office, St. Joseph; Brenna Duffy, field representative with Senator Claire McCaskill’s office out of Kansas City; Mark Morey, Gallatin Public Works Director; Barb Ballew, Gallatin Mayor; Tony Stonecypher, Gallatin City Administrator; Hattie Bailey, Gallatin City Clerk; Dan Lockridge, John Whitfield and Steve Evans, Gallatin Board of Aldermen. [staff photo/TLH]

Gallatin firefighters respond to attic fire At approximately 5 p.m. on May 13, Gallatin Fire Protection District was dispatched to a house fire located at 302 N. Daviess, the Sanders residence. En-

gine 101 Ladder 109, Rescue 107, and Brush 104 responded. Gallatin Firefighters found a two-story wood framed dwelling with smoke coming out of the roof eaves. Everyone had exited the house without injuries. Fire quickly broke through the southwest roof area. Fire crews deployed two hose lines for extinguishment. Two water hydrants were utilized for water supply -- one across the street to the south and another on the north end of the block. Interior attack crews Photo courtesy Chris Coleman worked to extinguish fire in

the attic from the second floor. An elevated water stream was used from the ladder truck to extinguish the remaining attic and roof fire. The fire was under control at approximately 6:44 p.m. Mutual aid was requested from KAW Fire District, Lake Viking Fire, Jameson Fire District, and Pattonsburg Fire District. Gallatin Police 204, Daviess County Ambulance, and Sheriff ’s Deputy 841 also responded. The home suffered heavy fire damage to the attic and roof, and moderate fire and water damage to the rest of the home. Faulty electrical wiring overheating in the attic was the cause.

2018 GHS Valedictorian, Salutatorian Members of the graduating Class of 2018 at Gallatin R-5 High School were led by Valedictorian Hayley Michael (at left), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Michael, and Salutatorian Maelea Coulson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stan Coulson. Ceremonies were held on May 11 in the high school gymnasium with former GHS teacher Denise Ray delivering the keynote address for the 59 graduating seniors.

A special 16-page salute to all 100 graduating seniors from Daviess County schools inside in this edition!

Winston R-6 graduation to unfold Sunday, May 20


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