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Gov. Parson announces emergency Complaints pour... water, hay access for local farmers when solicitors go door to door
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In response to worsening drought conditions throughout the state, Gov. Mike Parson announced the availability of water for family farms at 28 Department of Conservation areas and five Department of Natural Re-
Set aside Oct. 6th for Kickin’ Cancer fundraiser event
Be sure and save the date of Saturday, Oct. 6, for the Kickin’ Cancer with Kindness event in Gallatin. The fundraiser block party will be held between 5 and 6:30 p.m. on Market Street, between Gallatin Lumber Company and the Methodist Church. This event benefits Daviess County cancer patients by raising money to provide them with free gas cards as they travel to medical treatments. Bring your family and enjoy a BBQ sandwich dinner and entertainmentby Dammit Jim. Contact Nancy Tate, 660-6632588; Janie McKinsey, 660-6632545 or Johnny Brown, 816-6173245, with questions about how you can help or for more info. Watch for more details in upcoming issues of the North Missourian. Remember... Free gas cards are available for cancer patients at Farmers Bank and BTC Bank in Gallatin. Pick up your gas cards in the bank lobby or driveup window at either bank to help with your transportation costs when going to treatments. The Kickin’ Cancer with Kindness committee encourages cancer patients to use these cards that have been purchased from Wall Street Station from the money raised at the annual fall BBQ.
sources state parks. Gov. Parson also announced the creation of a lottery for farmers interested in haying, free of charge, on almost 900 acres of Missouri State Parks lands. Up to 5,000 gallons of water may be pumped daily, per family farm. Water is available for livestock needs only and not for resale. Farmers will need to provide their own pumping and hauling equipment. To make arrangements to pump water, call 573-751-4115, ext. 3209. Additional information, along with maps showing locations for the pumping of water and for haying, are available at https://dnr.mo.gov/droughtre-
sources.htm. The lottery for haying at Missouri State Parks runs through Saturday, Aug. 25. The Department of Natural Resources will announce lottery results on Monday, Aug. 27. Additional details are available at https://mostateparks.com/. Both programs are for Missouri landowners only. On July 18 Gov. Parson issued Executive Order 18-05, which declared a drought alert for 47 Missouri counties. As of Aug. 14, every county in Missouri has been affected by dry to exceptionally dry conditions, and 86 counties are now considered to be in drought alert.
Free screenings in September
September is National Cholesterol Awareness Month. The Daviess County Health Department (DCHD) is offering a FREE Lipid Panel for Daviess County residents on the following dates in September from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Tuesday, Sept. 4; Tuesday, Sept. 11; Tuesday, Sept. 18. This is a fasting test and you must not eat or drink after midnight prior to the tests. Because this is a screening, you will not need to obtain a doctor’s order or call for an appointment. You must be 18 years old or older, walk in on the above dates between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and be fasting. Results will be mailed to you. The cholesterol screening (lipid panel) includes the following; total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, HDL, and cardiac risk ratio. The regular lab price for a lipid panel is $110; your cost is $0. High blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death in the United States. Lowering cholesterol levels reduces the risk of heart disease death among persons either with or without coronary heart disease. The DCHD board and staff feel it’s important to educate our public and offer these special screenings as much as possible to help our community be more informed, because prevention and education is the key to good health. If you have questions please feel free to call the health department at 660-663-2414.
The Gallatin Police Department has received several complaints lately regarding satellite TV sales people going door to door pressuring people to change satellite services. Gallatin Police Chief Mark Richards says this is the latest solicitation going on in town, and it is a violation of city ordinances. “We have had meat sales and magazine sales in the past, among others,” he says. “Most of the residents in Gallatin know doorto-door solicitation isn’t allowed, so once they hit town we start getting phone calls pretty fast.” It is against the law for anyone to go door to door in Gallatin attempting to sell a product or service. Church groups, for instance Jehovah’s Witness, which provide literature and aren’t trying to sell anything, are allowed. “But if they are on your door step and you ask them to leave, they have to leave,” says Chief Richards. The police department makes exceptions for local groups, like students from the school or boy scouts. “Those are ones we know and trust and we work with them,” Chief Richards says. He adds that vendors can receive a day permit to sit on the square. Also, vendors are allowed to visit a home if the home owner sets up an appointment, like the Schwan’s truck. If you have someone come to your home trying to sell you a product or service, call the Gallatin Police Department and provide them with as much information as you can. An officer will attempt to contact that subject and stop them from soliciting others. The phone number for the police is 660-663-3580.
Free plane rides Aug. 25
A Fly-In/Drive-In will be Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Chillicothe Municipal Airport, Chillicothe. This event provides funds to pay for participant expenses to attend Advance Air Academy. Load up the children and come out the airport for an enjoyable day of family fun. Remember to bring your lawn chairs. The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) breakfast begins at 7 a.m. The opening ceremonies are at 8 a.m., followed by Young Eagle rides, weather permitting.
A parent or guardian must be present to sign a release form for children 8 to 17 to take the free airplane ride. Adult rides will be available with a donation. Activities include face painting for children under eight. There will be many great raffle items. You might even win a $100 bill if you buy $25, which is equal to 30 tickets (one goes into a special drawing pot.) Lunch will be provided by Wabash BBQ starting at 11 a.m. For more information, contact Cathie Hamilton at 660-646-8850.
MDC confirms invasive Emerald Ash Borer in 11 new counties Foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), in conjunction with the Missouri and U.S. departments of agriculture, have confirmed the presence of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in 11 new counties across Missouri. New detections have been confirmed in Adair, Callaway, Cape Girardeau, Cole, Greene, Jefferson, Lewis, Lincoln, Pike, Polk, and Warren counties. Since EAB was first detected in Missouri in July 2008, the exotic, tree-killing pest has spread to a total of 53 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis. EAB is a small, metallic green beetle native to Asia that only attacks ash trees. The adult beetle does very little damage. In its larval stage, however, EAB bores into the vascular layer of ash trees, creating distinct S-shaped galleries that slowly cut off the trees’ flow of water
and nutrients and eventually cause the trees to die. Unfortunately, EAB kills more than 99% of the ash trees it attacks within 3-4 years of infestation. MDC Forest Entomologist Robbie Doerhoff urges people who own ash trees in areas where EAB has been found to make a plan now to either treat or remove those trees. “If you have a healthy, highvalue ash tree in your yard, it can be treated with insecticides that will protect it from EAB. However, these treatments must be applied every year or two to guarantee protection,” said Doerhoff. “For some ash trees, especially those that have already lost more than 50% of their leaves and branches, the best option is removal, followed by replanting with a different species, such as an oak native to Missouri.” Several insecticide treatment options are available, includ-
Adult Emerald Ash Borers (EAB) are a half-inch long and dark, metallic green. Learn how to identify this invasive pest by visiting the website eab.missouri.edu.
The invasive, exotic Emerald Ash Borer has been detected in 11 new Missouri counties (shown in green), bringing its total spread to 53 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis (as of July 24, 2018). Among those known infested counties are Dekalb and Clinton counties, just west of Daviess County, and Ray County not far to the south.
ing some do-it-yourself methods. However, it’s important to note that insecticides available at home improvement stores work best on trees smaller than 20-inches in trunk diameter (measured 4.5-feet from the ground). Trees larger than 20-inches in trunk diameter require insecticides available only to licensed applicators in order to provide adequate protection from EAB. “If you decide to treat your ash tree, make sure you use a pesticide labeled to kill EAB and
Introducing a new feature this week: Great Home Cookin’ presented by Anne (Foley) Rauth
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