REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
TRENTON
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Trenton, MO 64683
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 154th Year - No. 200
TRENTON COMMUNITY GARDEN
Food
by Ronda Lickteig R-T News Writer The idea of garden-fresh food is definitely trendy right now, with restaurants touting “clean” food and grocery stores catering to those who want to purchase organic food. The actual physical act of gardening however, is something that fewer and fewer people seem to be doing. Trenton’s local community garden not only provides fresh fruits and vegetables, but also supplies an opportunity for something just as important - a connection with both nature and other people. Tyler and Ashlen Busick are the coordinators of the community garden, located at the corner of 18th Street and Harris Avenue, behind the First Christian Church, which provides the land for the garden. Ashlen grew up on a farm and Tyler, while not being raised on a farm, comes from a family of 10 and spent a lot of time in the “massive” family garden. After all the chores they “endured” while growing up, one would think they’d stay as far from a garden as possible. Their desire for a higher quality of food - and life - led to their involvement in the garden. “As we got older, we kind of developed a passion for good, healthy and safe food,” Ashlen explained, saying they knew when they moved to Trenton four years ago that they wanted to be involved in a community garden project here. One can find nearly every vegetable you can think of at
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The Galt Fair was held over the weekend, with human fooseball being one of the events that was offered. Parades, musical entertainment, street contests and the crowning of royalty were also part of the annual event.
Galt Fair Features Crowd-Pleasing Events
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The community garden has been a wonderful place for Tyler and Ashlen Busick to teach their children Alivia and Liam where their food comes from. The couple coordinates activities at the garden, located behind the First Christian Church.
the garden, as well as fruits, berries and herbs. What is also there, but perhaps less obvious, is the opportunity to fulfill the garden’s motto: “Uniting the Community in Growing Something Good.” The Busick family and the small group that joins them in working in the garden are hoping to do more than provide good food. “Our goal, from the very beginning, has been for people to come out and be together, to work together, to build some-
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thing together,” Ashlen explained. The garden provides an opportunity for those who don’t have the space for their own plot to be involved in gardening and is also a great place for the inexperienced gardener to learn as they go. Children in particular seem to enjoy gardening and the Busicks’ two young children, Liam and Alivia, are already avid gardeners. “Liam can already name
about any type of vegetable,” Ashlen said. “He can come out here and pick his zucchini. He knows how his food is grown and how it’s picked and I think that makes him more likely to eat it.” Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops have taken part in the garden, as have some youth groups and adult groups. The land includes a children’s bean pole “teepee” and plans are under way to construct a handSee Garden, Page 9
Burn Ban Is Issued
Trenton Named Tree City
Due to extremely hot and dry conditions, the Grundy County Commission has issued a burn ban for the county. The ban will remain in effect until further notice.
Boil Advisory Extended
The Trenton administrative and utility committees have planned meetings for tonight (Tuesday, July 17). The administrative committee will meet at 6 p.m., at city hall and items on the agenda include discussion of airport hangar rentals, discussion of camper trailers parked in driveways and streets and a discussion of a pool fencing ordinance. The utility committee is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. and discussion items include sewer issues, water issues, the asphalt plant site work, Mid-States fiber optic work, short power outages at the Nestle plant and black start options.
The City of Trenton has been re-designated as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Tree City USA designation recognizes communities that have met four core stands of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day. Trenton Municipal Utilities has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of its customers. The advisory affects customers on Chicago Street from East 23rd to E. 26th streets. The advisory is actually an extension from one issued over the weekend and is set to expire at 5:55 a.m. on Wednesday, July 18. The advisory is in effect due to a positive coliform sample.
New Mayor At Galt
A new mayor and alderman took the oath of office at the July 10 meeting of the Galt Board of Aldermen. According to information provided by City Clerk Ashley Boren, Jessica Gannon took the oath of office as mayor and Jay Blackburn was sworn in as an alderman at large. Both were filling vacant positions. In other business, the board conducted the annual clerkʼs review and voted to add office hours of 8:30 to 10:30 on Tuesdays in addition to the current hours of 8 to noon on Friday. The monthly clerkʼs salary was increased to $1,000 a month. The next regular meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Partly sunny and hot early this week, with highs in the mid- to upper-90s and lows in the upper 60s. Mid-week rain is likely. The high Thursday at Trenton was 103, Fridayʼs high was 100, Saturdayʼs high was 90, Sundayʼs high was 94, the low was 70. A total of .53 of an inch of rain fell on Friday. The high Sunday at the Government Weather Station at Trenton was 93, the low was 67.
City Meetings Scheduled
NCMC Board Agenda
The North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 19 at the Frey Administrative Center. This is a change in the regular meeting date. Items on the announced agenda include administrative reports from the Head Start director, vice president for academic affairs, associate vice president for students affairs and president; annual board clerk items, including setting the tax levy hearing and the year in review report; consideration of bids and purchases, including MCCA institutional dues, athletic insurance renewal, information technology items and library/allied health items; personnel items, including a revised organizational chart, resignation, adjunct instructors and Head Start personnel. An executive session is planned to discuss personnel, legal matters and real estate matters.
HIGHLIGHTS
Royalty was chosen, games were played and entertainment was enjoyed at the 2018 Galt Community Fair, held over the weekend. Fifth graders Noah Lea and Lexa Stonger were crowned the prince and princess of the fair on Saturday evening, which also featured a fireworks display and street dance with music performed by Boot Cut. The city square was busy all weekend with inflatable attractions, a dunk tank and human fooseball available. Street contests were held on Saturday morning, with winners including: Boys Foot Race, 5 and under- 1. Brantley Gott, 2. Landon Gott, 3. Madden Biggs. Boys foot race, 5 to 8- 1. Gage Smiley, 2. Adrian Boren, 3. Cainen Griswold.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grazing And Haying Of CRP Land Permitted
Grundy Authorized For Emergency CRP Use U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Executive Director Curtis Crawford has announced that Grundy County is authorized for emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for fiscal year 2018. FSA's fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Unlike previous years, counties are not automatically approved for CRP emergency grazing when they reach the D2 (severe drought) level on the U.S. Drought Monitor. If there is a need for emergency grazing, each local FSA office must request approval from the Missouri FSA state committee. Currently, 45 counties have received emergency haying and grazing approval. The emergency grazing period for these counties will end Sept. 30, 2018. The emergency haying authorizations end Aug. 31, 2018. "Eligible producers who are
The Trenton Coca-Cola Three-Man Scramble was held over the weekend at the Riverside Country Club. See a photo of the winners and results from the scramble on page 2.
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Boys foot race, 9 to14- 1. Alex Criswell, 2. Hunter Rist, 3. Zach Dysart. Girls foot race, 5 and under - 1. Maggie Biggs, 2. Avery Gamet, 3. Beckett Gamet. Girls foot race 5 to 8 1st Hope Smiley, 2nd Zoey Downs, 3rd Adley Boren. Girls foot race, 9 to14 - 1. Haley Smiley, 2. Ashia Lake, 3. Gabby Miller. Boys shoe scramble 8 and under-1. Cainen Griswold, 2. Adrian Boren, 3. Brantley Gott. Boys shoe scramble, 9 to141. Zach Dysart, 2. Alex Criswell, 3. Charlie Gardner. Girls shoe scramble, 8 and under- 1. Hope Smiley, 2. Zoey Downs, 3. Lily Hall Girls shoe scramble 9 to 14 - 1. Haley Smiley, 2. Alysia Hall, 3. Ashia Lake. Ladies Shoe Kicking 15 and See Fair, Page 9
interested in emergency haying and grazing of CRP must request approval before haying and grazing eligible acreage and must obtain a modified conservation plan from the Natural Resources Conservation Service that includes haying and grazing provisions," said Crawford. "Current provisions allow grazing on 100 percent of a field, up to the 75 percent stocking rate," he said. In addition to Grundy, counties included are Adair, Andrew, Audrain, Barry, Barton, Boone, Buchanan, Caldwell, Callaway, Carroll, Chariton, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cole, Cooper, Dade, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Howard Jackson, Jasper, Knox, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Moniteau, Monroe, Nodaway, Platte, Putnam, Randolph, Ray, Saline, Schuyler, Scotland, Sullivan, Worth. See Drought, Page 9
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