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Back in the Good Old Days EIGHTY YEARS AGO Jan. 24-30, 1936 • Plans for President Roosevelt’s birthday ball and card party, to be held on Jan. 30 at the Park Casino, are going forward in a big way. Mrs. R.E. Hoover, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, hostess group that will sponsor the dance, said there is a great demand for tickets and indications are that a record crowd will attend. Dick Mills’ 10-piece orchestra of Joplin will furnish music for the dance. • It is stated the sidewalks project, one of the proposed WPA projects in Monett, still is alive, and there is hope that the plan will be carried out in the spring. The weather would be against the starting of such a project now. It is understood more money is assured for the Kelly Creek projects and persons interested in the road from Midway to McDowell believe it may be included in the approved projects. SEVENTY YEARS AGO Jan. 24-30, 1946 • The control house at the city sewage disposal plant was severely damaged by an explosion which occurred about 5 p.m. on Jan. 28. No one was injured in the blast, a fact that seems like an act of God as two workers had just left the building and Bill Scott, city electrician, was just approaching to make his daily inspection. The explosion knocked the brick walls of the plant to the ground and entirely crumbled the concrete floor. The wood roof was blown into the air and collapsed on the pile of rubble. • Hubert Friend, owner of the Monett Tire Service, announced that he plans

to construct a building just north of the old Mason building at the corner of Sixth and Broadway. Excavation for the new structure is already underway. The new building will be 50-by-80 feet of tile block construction and will have a steel roof for Friend’s tire shop. When finished, Friend will move his business from 115 Central. SIXTY YEARS AGO Jan. 23-30, 1956 • A family of seven, trying to drive from Arizona, where their 6-year-old was treated for polio, arrived in Monett on the way back to St. Louis. Their car had broken down and their money was running out. After they were spotted at the bus station, city officials provided two night’s rooming for them at the Stone Hotel. Mrs. O.E. Parscale, secretary of the local Red Cross Chapter, purchased meals for the family. People donated $50 to help. The Kiwanis Club added $10. The family left much more hopeful, confident of the remainder of the trip. • A deficiency of subsoil moisture and disease have resulted in the loss of about 200 trees in the Monett City Park during the past two years. Ray Shanks, president of the Monett Sportsmen’s League, presented a program of action to replant areas in the park with new trees. His proposal was approved by the City Park Board and the City Council. The Sportsmen’s League and the city will split the $928.94 cost. Planting will start as soon as the weather clears. FIFTY YEARS AGO Jan. 23-30, 1965 • A major accident was

narrowly averted on Jan. 26 when a tractor trailer driver parked his truck on West Broadway, west of Euclid, and went to get a cup of coffee. The brakes on the truck slipped and the truck rolled across Euclid, jumped the curb, crossed the Moss Market parking lot and struck the brick wall of the store without hitting any sign posts or autos. The only damage was to the truck and the store awning. • Ed Dawson, student counselor at Monett High School, has receive the annual Monett Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award for community service at the Jaycee DSA banquet and Bosses Night at the City Park Casino. Ron Aderhold was honored as the Outstanding Young Educator, and Larry Purdom of Purdy was named Outstanding Young Farmer. FORTY YEARS AGO Jan. 23-30, 1976 • The Monett Park Board recommended eight different improvement projects for the Monett parks system. These include adding basketball backboards at both North and South Parks, two horseshoe pitching facilities at South Park, improving the kitchen at the City Park Casino, fencing ball fields, purchasing more bleachers and constructing two tennis courts. • Processing and packaging of cheese at the new L.D. Schreiber Cheese Company plant in Monett began on Jan. 15 with approximately 50 employees working on the one-shift operation. A second shift with an additional 50 employees is in the company’s one-year

Sledding was fine on the 10th Street hill in Monett for these four outdoor lovers on the evening of Jan. 25, 1956. For the first time in nearly two years, local children were finding snow packed and plentiful for the sport of sleighing. Others who have a liking for ice skating found that the Sportsmen’s League Lake wasn’t frozen over solid enough to hold them and two have fallen in during the past week. Pictured, from left, are: Linda Mayfield, Billy Turner, Mae Blattert and Charles Ellis. File photo/The Monett Times expansion forecast. The plant is a combined venture of Schreiber and MidAmerica Dairymen. THIRTY YEARS AGO Jan. 23-30, 1986 • The current eastern boundary road of Monett has been officially designated as Chapel Drive. The name change became official with the Monett City Council’s approval. The road has been known as Callan Road and, in recent years, commonly called Racetrack Road. The change returned the road to its original name. When the Monett Special Road District opened the road in 1931, it was named for Samuel A. Chapell, longtime Monett postmaster and mayor from 1918 to 1922, a veteran road district commissioner who took an active interest in the mile of new road. • The Monett City Council has called for bids for the first phase of improvements at the

Monett Municipal Airport. The bids for earthmoving will allow for the construction of the new 4,200-foot north-south runway. TWENTY YEARS AGO Jan. 23-30, 1996 • After a two-year study, Monert High School principal Ken Brumley presented a proposal to shift to block scheduling. Under the proposal, the school day would be changed from 50-minute periods to 75-minute sessions, five per day, and classes would meet every other day. The advantage would be in allowing students to take 10 subjects per year instead of seven now. A special meeting was set for Feb. 5 to discuss the proposal. • Attorney Carr Woods has been named the new Pierce City municipal judge, beginning April 8. He will succeed Stephanie Letterman after the city council voted to change eligibility requirements so

that only practicing attorneys can serve. Woods has served as Monett’s municipal judge for one year. TEN YEARS AGO Jan. 23-30, 2006 • Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the Monett Chamber of Commerce’s new office at Second and Broadway on Jan. 24. Chamber President Vicki McCormick thanked Glen Garrett for First State Bank’s donation of the lot. • When soldiers serving as part of the Fourth Infantry in Iraq received armor plating to upgrade their vehicles, they had no tools to install the upgrade. PFC Roger Spencer II emailed his mother for help. Spencer had worked at Roderick Arms and Tools in Monett. Roderick owner Harold Schelin, himself a Vietnam veteran, shipped the needed tools at his own expense. Soldiers are eagerly awaiting their arrival.

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Keeping children safe in a digital world Parents learn tips, tricks to set controls on kids, electronics By Melonie Roberts

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.J. Goulbourne has five sons, all with digital devices that can connect to the world wide web with the click of a button. He also has a contract with those boys that he can take their devices at any time and check them for inappropriate content, contact and conduct. “My house, my rules,” he said. “If they violate the contract, their devices get taken away. In my house, there is no expectation of privacy.” While many parents are not as vigilant about their children’s safety and conduct on the Internet, Goulbourne, the information technology director for the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library and a reserve deputy with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, is determined to protect his kids from the realities of cyber-bullying, online predators and possible identity theft. “I have successfully assisted in prosecuting cases involving social media where the perpetrator was stupid enough to post about his antics,” Goulbourne said. “Even if a post is deleted, it’s still there, and trust me, I’ll find it.” Goulbourne is on a mission to give parents the tools they need to curb their child’s or teen’s behavior when they are on social media. “Facebook is like a little city,” he said. “Just like any other city, there is a criminal element out there. Parents need to develop an action plan to keep their kids from becoming victims.” Goulbourne said in one of the most heinous crimes of the decade, the Littleton, Colo., school shooting, evidence was in the home of the perpetrator’s intentions. “Investigators found plenty of evidence that the incident was going to occur,” he said. “His mother said she never went in his room. No matter how much you trust your kid, there is a predator on the other side of that

J.J. Goulbourne, right, answers questions about cyber safety at a recent seminar at the Monett Judicial Center. Goulbourne, the information technology director for the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library system and a reserve deputy with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, has compiled a list of phone applications, or “apps,” that may compromise a teen’s reputation, lead to an encounter with a pedophile or subject them to cyber-bullying. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com Internet connection.” Goulbourne cautioned parents that many children, some as young as five and six years of age, already have mortgages in their names due to the prevalence of identity theft. Individuals have also used false information to obtain government benefits, medical care, utilities, car loans and to obtain employment. “People connect to wi-fi hotspots all over the place,” he said. “At the coffee shop, the airport, in a restaurant, and their computer is extremely vulnerable to having information stolen.

Passwords don’t make a site secure. Don’t use banking apps on your mobile phone. Anyone can pick up your information. Do not use the same passwords on multiple sites.” Goulbourne cautioned those in attendance to check their credit reports for unauthorized accounts, bills and notices for services they did not receive and notice of non-payment of taxes from the Internal Revenue Service. In the event a child’s identity has been compromised, Goulbourne said parents should first notify the local law enforcement agency, then notify

the three primary credit reporting agencies, Equifax, TransUnion and Experian, to have the social security number flagged with a fraud alert. “You’ll also want to file a report or complaint with the Federal Trade Commission,” Goulbourne said. “Contact every account on the child’s report to have it closed down and that credit history dissolved. That needs to be done as soon as possible. “You have to be proactive about protecting your child’s identity. These days when thieves break into homes, Continued on Page 7

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A look at area events this week

By Murray Bishoff

SPRINGFIELD: Faculty from Missouri State University play piano quartets by Mozart and Brahms at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Ellis Hall on the MSU campus. At the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East, the Highwaymen, a tribute concert to Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash, is offered at 8 p.m. on Saturday. The Randy Rogers Band and William Michale Morgan play at 8 p.m. on Jan. 28. The Missouri State University Chorale performs at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. Traditional Chinese music by players from Qingdao University will perform at 8 p.m. on Jan. 25 in Ellis Hall at MSU. Armenian clarinetist Narek Arutyunian performs as part of the Don and Betty Wessel Emerging Concert Artists series at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: At George’s Majestic Lounge, performing this week are Full House and Keller Williams on Friday; Irie Lions, Soul Rebel and the Beast on Saturday; Railroad Earth on Jan. 26; Shooter Jennings and Waymore’s Outlaws on Jan. 27; and American Aquarium with Troy Cartwright on Jan. 28. At the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, 540 N. Garland Ave., pianist Michael Shuman performs 20th century works by Copland, Prokofiev, Cage, Pärt, Crumb and Muczynski with a slide show, lights and interactive portion at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 28. FORT SMITH, Ark.: The Fort Smith Symphony plays Martinu’s Oboe Concerto, Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 and Beethoven’s overture to “The Creatures of Prometheus” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the ArcBest Corporation Performing Arts Center, 55 S. Seventh St. TULSA, Okla.: At the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa, Smokey Robinson performs at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Kenny Rogers performs at 8 p.m. on Jan. 28. Jason Boland and the Stragglers play Thursday at the Osage Casino, 951 W. 36th St. N. Vanessa Williams performs at 7 p.m. on Friday at the River Spirit Events Center, 8330 Riverside Parkway. The Oklahoma Music Educators Association Music Festival has the state honor band play at 7:30 p.m. Friday, the

All-State Chorus at noon on Saturday, and the All-State instrumental concert at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St. At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, performing this week are the Keller Williams Kwahtro, Gibb Droll, Danton Boller and Rodney Holmes and Old Shoe on Thursday; Corey Kent White on Saturday; a tribute concert to Sublime by Badfish plus Shrub and Kick Tree on Jan. 26; Old Dominion plus BC and the Big Rig on Jan. 27. Country music star Chris Janson plays a benefit concert for Help Hospitalized Veterans at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Mabee Center, 7777 S. Lewis Ave. KANSAS CITY: The Kansas City Symphony offers a kids’ concert built on early 20th century pop music that samples 20 Gershwin compositions at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway. A choral concert by students from the Kansas City Conservatory of Music featuring traditional Norwegian songs, works by Pärt and Scandinavian composers will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes St. Funk Syndicate plays plays Friday through Sunday at the Argosy Casino. A Madonna tribute concert is offered Friday and Saturday at the VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s Casino. At the Midland Theater, 1228 Main, City and Colour plus Greyhounds perform at 8 p.n. on Jan. 25. COLUMBIA: The Columbia Chorale and Columbia Youth Choirs present a community gospel concert in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St. ST. LOUIS: At Powell Hall, Grand and Delmar, the St Louis Symphony plays Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and John Adams’ Saxaphone Concerto at 10:30 a.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday. A concert of light classics is offered at 8 p.m. on Friday, including Becker’s “Girlfriends Medley” for xylophone and strings featuring soloist William James. Winter Jam 2016, billed as the longest running tour of contemporary Christian music, featuring For King and Country, Matthew West, Crowder, Lauren Daigle, KB & Trip Lee, Sidewalk Prophets and Newsong performs at 5:45 p.m. on Saturday at the Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Ave. The rock bands Tool, Primus and 3Teeth perform at 7:15 p.m. on Friday at the Chaifetz Arena, Lindell and Market. At the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., duo BandiniChiacchiaretta play tangos by Piazzolla and more at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. At the Pageant, 6161 Delmar, City and

Colour plus Greyhounds perform on Jan. 26. Carnage, Valentino Khan and Kayzo perform on Jan. 28.

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SPRINGFIELD: Aaron Sorkin’s stage version of “A Few Good Men” will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 and 28, with more shows next weekend at the Landers Theater, 311 E. Walnut. The Dallas Children’s Theatre and puppets perform Roald Dahl’s “The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)” at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. Final performances of the world premier of Marcia Hazeltine’s play “Saving Rose O’Neill,” telling the story of the creator of the Kewpie dolls, is offered in the final weekend of the Missouri Solo Play Festival at the Springfield Contemporary Theater, 431 S. Jefferson. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. OZARK: A stage version of Charles Sheldon’s novel “In His Steps” runs through Feb. 6 at the Stained Glass Theater, 1996 Evangel. FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.: The musical “Kinky Boots,” with songs by Cyndi Lauper, is offered at 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson in Fayetteville. The L.A. Theatre Works’ touring production of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” is offered at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Walton Arts Center. TULSA, Okla.: The musical “A Chorus Line” is presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday in the John H. Williams Theater at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St. “Marvel Universe Live!” presents a stage version of Marvel Comics heroes at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver. “Disney Live: Mickey and Minnie’s Doorway to Magic” is offered at 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturday in the Pavilion at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St. KANSAS CITY: At the Starlight Theater in Swope Park, Vicki Quade and Maripat Donovan’s play “Late Nite Catechism” is presented at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Jan. 27, 8 p.m. Jan. 28, with more shows next

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SPECIAL EVENTS

forms at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Pageant.

SPRINGFIELD: An RK Gun Show will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. TULSA, Okla.: An RK Gun and Knife Show is offered Saturday and Sunday at the Central Park Hall at Expo Square. PITTSBURG, Kan.: “Saturday Night Live” alum Nasim Pedrad and comic Jon Rudnitsky perform at 8 p.m. on Jan. 27 at the Bicknell Family center for the Arts, 1711 S. Homer.

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two weekend. “Potted Potter,” the unauthorized Harry Potter parody by Dan and Jeff, is offered at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 3 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Canadian actor Charles Ross presents his “One-Man Star Wars Trilogy” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26-28 with more shows next weekend. Wendy Lement and Bethany Dunakin’s “And Justice for Some: The 1858 Freedom Trial of Anthony Burns” has shows Jan. 26-28 with more shows through Feb. 21 at the Coterie Theater at Crown Center, Grand and Pershing Road. William Missouri Downs’ play “How to Steal a Picasso” opens Jan. 27 and runs through Feb. 14 at the Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main. The Quality Playhouse offers “In the Mood: Songs of the Great Band Leaders,” a revue of 1930s-1950s Big Band music opens Friday and runs through Feb. 21 at the Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W. 10th St. The Moscow Festival Ballet presents Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Lied Center at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. ST. LOUIS: Winter Opera St. Louis presents Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutti” at 8 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Skip Viraugh Center for the Arts at the Chaminade prep school, 425 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Disney’s musical “Newsies” runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, with more shows through next weekend at the Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand. “Sesame Street Live: Make A New Friend” is presented with morning and afternoon shows Friday and Saturday and 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market St. “Voices: Sounds of America,” a live cast recording of a musical montage with monologues, is offered at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The Big Muddy Dance company per-

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EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The third annual Ozark Mountain Music Festival runs through Sunday at the Basin Park Hotel ballroom, 12 Spring St. Playing Thursday will be Friends of the Phamily from Rogers at 8 p.m. and a jam session at 10 p.m. Playing Friday, beginning at 7 p.m., are Chucky Waggs, the Whole Famn Damily, the Haunted Windchimes. On Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m., will be Opal Agafia and the Sweet Nothings, Grazzhopper, the Creek Rocks, Cindy Woolf and Mary Bilyeu, Arkansauce, the Kansas City Bear Fighters and Calamity Cubes. Jam sessions follow concerts both days. The final concert at noon on Sunday features Bloody Mary Snow and Jimmy Wayne Garret.

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Murray’s top picks for the week

An extraordinary concert opportunity is available at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, 540 N. Garland Ave., at 8 p.m. on Saturday. The Link Ensemble vocal group presents David Lang’s eerie and moving “The Little Match Girl Passion,” the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner for music for a vocal quartet doubling on percussion that is based on a Hans Christian Anderson story. Lang, from the minimalist Bang On A Can ensemble, is a distinctive composer that will continue to make his mark for years to come. The ensemble will also perform choral music giant Eric Whitacre’s “When David Heard”

The biggest star coming into the area this week will be country music’s hot performer Jason Aldean, who performs with Thomas Rhett and A Thousand Horses at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the JQ Hammons Arena in Springfield. Aldean won Top New Male Vocalist in 2007 and the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Song in 2012. He continues to play bigger and bigger venues as he tours.

For a delightful treat of big orchestral sounds and memorable music, little can top the Kansas City Symphony playing a concert of John Williams’ film music, accompanied by a laser light show, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway. The KC Symphony tends to sell out its concerts so check on tickets early.

Murray Bishoff is a veteran theatergoer, traveling weekends to many of the venues within driving distance, from Tulsa to St. Louis. From dance recitals to operas, he’s been there and shares his recommendations.

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If you think drones are a passing fad, better think again By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer

LAS VEGAS — If you’re used to thinking of drones as a passing fad, last week’s CES gadget show should give you second thoughts. Tiny, self-piloted copters promise to buzzily follow you around like something out of a Neal Stephenson cyberpunk novel. New drones that could find lost wilderness adventurers or help them see out above treetops; others purport to carry a human passenger at the touch of a button. None of this, of course, will be happening overnight. Limited battery life means that many commercial models can’t fly for more than about 20 minutes at best. Manufacturers haven’t yet figured out the best way to keep many tiny drones where they ought to be, given that GPS positioning sucks too much power for their minuscule batteries. Obstacle avoidance systems that would let small drones pilot themselves are still under development. And looming over the entire field are new government rules intended to keep people safe, but which may also slow innovation. So far, none of those obstacles are slowing down an industry that appears to be in full lift-off. The Consumer Technology Association estimates that U.S. consumer drone spending will more than double to $953 million next year. ABI Research believes the global market for drones will hit $8.4 billion in 2018, with users ranging from the military and oil companies to farmers,

journalists, and backyard tinkerers. As drone capabilities continue to grow, drones may become a mass-market product for average consumers in about three years, says Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst of research firm Moor Insights & Strategy. “You should be able to get a drone that can effectively follow you, not run into things, and find things on its own,” he says. “That’s pretty cool.” That’s assuming, of course, that you’re not commuting to work in one. At CES, Chinese manufacturer Ehang Inc. unveiled a large drone that it said can carry a human passenger at speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. The four-armed quadcopter has been on more than 100 flights, mostly in wooded areas of Guangzhou, according to Chief Marketing Officer Derrick Xiong. Some — he didn’t say how many — have carried a human passenger. Federal aviation regulators declined to comment on Ehang’s human-carrying drone, saying the company hasn’t submitted any proposal to authorities. The Federal Aviation Administration advised an Ehang representative at the show to contact its unmanned aircraft system office. In contrast with the bigger drones, smaller ones were also on display. On the small drone front, Kickstarter-funded Fleye envisions its camera-bearing flying sphere as a kind of personal videographer that follows you around street corners; you’ll be able to switch between settings such as “selfie,”

‘’panorama” and “virtual tripod.” And because it’s encased in what looks like a lightweight football helmet, its propellers pose less risk to bystanders. “Instead of doing collision detection and avoidance, we just make sure if it collides, it won’t hurt,” says CEO Laurent Eschenauer. Toy drone maker Spin Master Inc. showed off an augmented-reality game in which kids use a reallife drone to rescue tiny virtual people, put out fires and fight aliens. In essence, they’re interacting with a virtual world overlaid on the real world; they can see the virtual elements on a tablet they’re using to control the drone. Robolink Inc. wants you to learn how to program using its “CoDrone,” a flying electronics kit you can instruct to jump off a table into someone’s hand with a simple line of code. CEO Hansol Hong describes the educational product as “where Khan Academy meets drone.” But the reach of some small drones still exceeds their grasp. Companies like San Jose-based UNorth Inc., maker of the Mota; Newark, Delawarebased Onagofly; and South Korean ByRobot Co. all said they’re still tweaking the system needed to make tiny drones weighing less than half a pound follow their owners. For instance, ByRobot co-founder James Hong said its engineers still need several months to modify the way its drone uses wireless Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals. The changes should help maintain a reliable connection to

the user’s smartphone, making possible the “follow me” function in the absence of GPS, which the company considers too power-hungry for smaller drones. With the potential for millions of new flying objects buzzing around the country in coming years, the FAA is working on new drone-safety rules. By this spring, the agency

plans to unveil regulations to allow streamlined approval of commercial drone uses, instead of the case-by-case system it uses now. Last month, the FAA began requiring registration for drones weighing between about half a pound and 55 pounds. Even as they come up with new rules, regulators don’t know exactly where

the technology is headed, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta acknowledged in a speech to CES attendees. “This is not going to be a finite process, where one day we sit back and say OK, we’re done,” Huerta said in a speech Wednesday. “Maintaining the highest levels of safety requires us to constantly evolve in our approach.”

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Digital: Saving evidence is key to addressing issues with cyber-bullying

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they are not only looking for items to steal, but for personal data as well.” Another area of concern for parents is the prevalence of social media sites that could prove to be dangerous, or for some, even deadly. “Online predators use social media to exploit children,” Goulbourne said. “ISIS uses the same technique used by sexual predators to recruit new members. It’s called ‘grooming,’ and once they gain their victim’s trust, they introduce elements

into the conversation and the kid is hooked. “These kids are emotionally vulnerable. The perpetrator listens, then seduces his victim. There are no boundaries on cyber-stalking. Predators visit social media sites, chat rooms, virtual worlds and blogs where teens and tweens socialize. What kids don’t understand is that send button is really a reputation button. Once it’s out there, they can’t take it back. These days, potential employers, college admissions offices,

coaches, teachers and law enforcement officials visit social media sites to evaluate the applicant.” Some sites are notorious for cyber-bullying, along with the spreading of rumors and images. “What do you do if your child is being cyber-bullied?” Goulbourne said. “Save messages and photos and archive them for evidence. If your child has had a profile created or altered without permission, contact the site to have it removed. Then block or delete the bully.”

One of the more notorious sites include After School, an anonymous message board touted to be “for your school.” “I can log into this site through my Facebook account and I’m not even a student there,” Goulbourne said. [About] 113 Pierce City students were on the app, along with 510 from Monett, 15 from Berean Christian Academy, 98 from Verona School and 166 from Purdy School District. “This is how cyber-bullying starts,” he said. Other questionable apps include SnapChat; Kik, a cross platform message service that does not require a phone number; Tinder, a dating and “hook-up” app; WhatsApp, a program he called “ripe for cyber-bullying”; Ask.fm, a site that has several documented cyber-bullying cases resulting in suicide by the victim; YikYak, another site used to threaten and bully students; Omegle, a video chap program that is not monitored for sexual content and known to attract pedophiles; fake calculator app, which is a vault for storing photos and videos; tumblr, where adult content can’t be filtered; vine, known for adult content and inappropriate videos;

For those wanting to learn how to protect their children from cyber-bullying, predators and identity theft, J.J. Goulbourne, information technology director with the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, offers a course, “Protecting Your Child in the Digital Age,” and supplies plenty of handouts with valuable information and resources available to parents. Melonie Roberts/reporter@

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periscope, an adult content app where children using it can be easily seen by potential pedophiles; and Now, a live-streaming video app that can’t be filtered or rated. “I urge parents to do periodic phone checks on their children’s devices,” Goulbourne said. “Set up parental controls what

Thank You for all of the calls, cards, food and to all of those who gave a gift to the cemetery. Special Thanks to all of the staff at Bentonview Health Care and Lakin Funeral Home in the caring for our Mom and Sister. The Family of Ona (Dalton) Thrasher

block certain sites and prevents your child from sharing personal information. Talk to your kids. Educate yourself. Set up rules and limitations. Friend and follow your child on social media.” Goulbourne also urged parents and caregivers dealing with children in a digital age to read “Parenting in a Digital World,” by Clayton Cranford. “It’s the best $20 I’ve ever spent,” he said. “It’s also available at your local library.” Goulbourne is available to speak to churches, schools and civic groups about cyber safety. For more information or to schedule a presentation, call 417-669-2634.

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Couple’s future grows murkier after man has second thoughts D EAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Jimmy,” and I have been together for two years. After about four months, out of necessity we moved in together and it was great. Not long afterward I got a job two hours away. Since I moved, we get to see each other only every two or three weeks. The separation has been tough, but when we’re together, everything is perfect and all is right with the world. I feel we were fated to be together. Before the move, Jimmy and I often talked about marriage, and although I am not crazy about it, I knew it meant a lot to him, so I proposed (ring and all). He initially said yes, then sort of asked me to take back my proposal. Since then, he has been avoiding all discussions about our future, and I don’t know what to do. I’m willing to quit my job and go back to be with him, but I’m scared he’s going to get cold feet. Obviously, I’m hopelessly in love with him, but now I’m feeling lost and confused. — HOURS APART IN THE SOUTH DEAR HOURS APART: Please allow me to offer some clarity. Do not quit your job because if you do, you may find yourself not only without a job but also without a place to

Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby stay. When someone (man or woman) asks that a proposal be rescinded, it usually means the person feels he or she may have jumped the gun by saying yes. Jimmy is avoiding all discussion about your future because he doesn’t want one, and he’s afraid to say it directly because he knows it will hurt your feelings. For your own sake, have an honest conversation with him about this. It may be painful, but it will be better than living in limbo the way you are. As the saying goes, “When a door closes, another one opens.” DEAR ABBY: Last Friday was Grandparents’ Day at my kids’ preschool. My parents attended and were well-behaved for the most part, but then my mother made a faux pas. She asked one of the directors when her baby was due. Well, Abby, the woman isn’t pregnant. When I picked up my kids, I had no idea what had happened.

The director was having a conversation with one of the teachers when I walked in, so as usual I smiled and waved as I walked by. I did sense something was off when she didn’t respond, but I figured she was preoccupied. When we met my parents for dinner, my mother told me what happened. I am mortified. I managed to make it out of the preschool this morning without crossing paths with the director, but I’ll be seeing this woman for the next couple of years. What, if anything, do I say to her? — HORRIFIED IN MICHIGAN DEAR HORRIFIED: You did nothing wrong, so stop avoiding the woman and behave as you usually do. IF you notice that she treats

you differently, all you should say is: “I heard what happened with my mother, and I’d like to apologize for her behavior. As you can see, she sometimes puts her foot in her mouth, but we love her anyway.” Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. For everything you need to know about wedding planning, order “How to Have a Lovely Wedding.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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George’s Inc. Cassville, MO is currently seeking qualified and dependable applicants for the following positions: Egg Pickup - Chick Delivery Drivers Chick Delivery Drivers and Egg Pick up Driver require a Class A CDL plus a good driving record. Interested applicants should apply in person at George’s Inc. Human Resources located at the intersection of Highway 37 and Highway W beside the community of Butterfield. Apply in person. Or e-mail resumes to dan.halog@georgesinc.com for questions please call 417-442-3500 or visit our website at www.georgesinc.com George’s is an equal opportunity employer. 25. Real Estate For Sale

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