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Oct. 4, 2017 UPSP 213-200 Vol. 153, No. 19

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Natural splendor the focus of 31st Poosey Fall Tour on Oct. 15 The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host the 31st annual fall driving tour through the Poosey Conservation Area noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15. The free tour gives the public a chance to drive on roads and trails not normally open to the public for vehicles. Rugged, forested hills will be in fall colors and visitors will find conservation education stopping points along the tour route. The tour begins at Pike’s Lake on the northeast side of the conservation area, which is reached off Route W and County Road 502 northwest of Chillicothe in Livingston County.

Gates will open at noon and the last vehicles will be allowed to begin at 4 p.m. This tour guides visitors through a historical site once known as the Poosey community. Visitors can stop at exhibits or take a walk in the woods, such as on the trail that leads to the Panther’s Den, a sandstone bluff above a scenic creek. MDC is celebrating 80 years of conservation in 2017. Visitors can provide comments about conservation programs, regulations, and issues at one of the tour stops. MDC staff members will also be stationed along the route to explain habitat management practices benefiting wildlife and native plants. Visitors can learn about grassland restoration, forest management, healthy habitat (continued on page 5)

Kevin Novak retires from Gallatin’s MoDOT maintenance facility after 18 years service

Rain or shine, Gallatin welcomes bargain hunters this Saturday as the annual fall Citywide Garage Sale unfolds from 8 a.m. to ? As this goes to press, there are 36 households participating! Maps available at Corner Cafe and Casey’s by Friday.

Kevin Novak, an 18-year employee of the Missouri Department of Transportation, retired on Oct. 1, 2017. Novak retired as a senior maintenance worker at the Gallatin maintenance facility. Novak began working with MoDOT as a maintenance worker at Gallatin in June 1999. Novak and his wife Laura will enjoy spending more time in retirement with their four grandchildren. They will continue to raise cattle and hope to get in some more fishing. Novak’s favorite part of work-

ing with MoDOT has been all the great people he said he’s been fortunate to work with. Novak said he will not miss the phone ringing in the middle of the night and is looking forward to just relaxing and watching it snow this winter. “We want to thank Kevin for his 18 years of service to the department and the citizens of Missouri,” said District Engineer Don Wichern. “We appreciate his dedication and hard work and wish him and Laura a very happy and long retirement.”

Six children hurt in buggy-car accident Six children were hurt in an accident involving a car and a horse-drawn buggy which was carrying the children. The accident occurred about 8 a.m. on Sept. 28 on Route D in Daviess County. Neighbors of the Amish families report that only one of the children, Jemima Miller, 13, is still in the hospital at Children’s Mercy. She will need surgery on her toes, feet and legs. Both legs were injured and she will be in a wheelchair for several weeks. The other children, who were taken to Cameron Hospital, are home with various injuries and hope to be back to school in the next week or so. They are Abraham Bontrager, 10, Allen Bontrager, 8, Susan Bontrager, 11, Lydia Miller, 15, and Susie Miller, 11. The children were all from Kidder. Kacey Taylor, a neighbor, cared for the horse involved in the accident and said that the horse is doing fine. The mare had a (continued on page 12)

Hunter skills training offered Oct. 14 at Gallatin A Hunter Education skills training session will take place in Gallatin on Saturday, Oct. 14, at Gallatin R-5 High School from 8 a.m. to noon. Class size is limited. Online pre-registration is required. The Missouri Department of Conservation recently revised the Hunter Education course for

student convenience and to emphasize hands-on training. The course is now a two-step process. The first step is to complete the knowledge-based training through one of three options. Option 1: Take the online/mobile study portion and complete the review quizzes. The student must show the

Missouri Skills Session Qualifier Certificate to enter the skills session. Option 2: Complete, at your own pace, the home study portion by requesting a Hunter Education student manual. Bring the manual with all review sections completed to the Skills Session.

Highway 36 Quilt Trail wins Tourism’s Pathfinder Award Following in the footsteps of people like Mark Twain and Walt Disney, the Missouri Highway 36 Heritage Alliance has found another way to boost travel along the route known as “The Way of American Genius.” The American Genius Highway Corridor is an area spanning 36 miles north and 36 miles south of Missouri’s Highway 36. The Missouri Highway 36 Quilt Trail took home the Pathfinder Award at this year’s Missouri Governor’s Conference on Tourism, held Sept. 26-28 in Branson. This honor is given annually and seeks to recognize the efforts of individuals and organizations that target specific niche markets and achieve great results. The award was presented by Lt. Gov. Mike Parson, who serves

on the Missouri Tourism Commission, and Missouri Division of Tourism Director Dan Lennon. Accepting the award were Beth Carmichael, the St. Joseph CVB’s director of project development, and Meg Gazaway, marketing director at Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton. Both also represent the Missouri Highway 36 Heritage Alliance. About three years ago, the Highway 36 group was asked to consider the idea of developing and promoting a quilt trail along the route whose cities include the hometowns of Twain, Disney, the site of the Pony Express, the Home of Sliced Bread and other innovators and innovations. Carmichael was a leading voice in the effort and, with buyin from quilt shops and quilters along Highway 36, the quilt trail was born.

Since its inception, participating shops on the trail have seen a tremendous response from visitors, with many reporting revenue increases of more than 20 percent, increased visitor traffic and the need to hire additional staff. More than 500 requests related to the Quilt Trail have been received through the dedicated Highway 36 Quilt Trail website since fall 2016. Among those seeking information were many out-of-state residents who indicated they’d be traveling to Missouri in the near future -- some specifically for the Highway 36 Quilt Trail experience. Having been featured in McCall’s Quilting magazine and America’s Patchwork and Quilting, it is clear the Highway 36 Quilt Trail has earned a reputation as one of the top quilting

destinations in the U.S. The Missouri Highway 36 Quilt Trail was one of several honorees at the Sept. 27 tourism awards banquet held at Branson.

Meg Gazaway, Beth Carmichael

Option 3: Register and attend the four-hour classroom session presented by Hunter Education instructors. The second step is the skills session. The skills session must be attended by all students, regardless of the option used to complete the knowledge-based training. The skills session is separate from the knowledge-based training, and consists of training that is primarily hands-on training of critical skills. The skills session takes only four hours. It concludes with a 35-question multiple choice final exam that is weighted heavily on the knowledge studies. You must achieve an 80% (miss no more than seven questions) or higher to pass the final exam and be certified. The skills session is free of charge. Student manuals for the knowledge studies are available at Pierce Gun Works/Pierce Auto Supply in Gallatin or the Missouri Department of Conservation Regional Office in St. Joseph 816-271-3100. Go to the Missouri Department of Conservation website at www.mdc.mo.gov. If you have any questions or need a student manual, call Alan Bradford at 660-605-2893.


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