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BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS EIGHTY YEARS AGO MARCH 6-12, 1936 • Monett golfers interested in the organization of a golf club for Monett planned to meet at Monett City Hall on March 16 to complete organization arrangements and to elect officers. An attempt was made to organize a club about two years ago, but the proposed members were unable to reach an agreement with the owners of the golf course over a lease. The agreement this year appears entirely satisfactory.

• The Monett Junior College Dramatics Club will present the play “Sod,” about the efforts of a prairie mother to give her sodbuster daughter the best in life. Ed Sweeney is the rough but good-hearted homesteader, Catherine Suttles is his loving but dissatisfied wife, Geraldine Wilson is the sodbuster daughter and Coleman Johnson is the neighbor boy.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO MARCH 6-12,1945 • A new half million dollar milk processing plant will be established in Monett by the Missouri Farmers Association in the very near future, announced William Crighton, manager of the Producers Creamery Company of Springfield.

The $500,000 plant will be financed partly by the sale of certificates of indebtedness, which bear 5 percent interest and run for a 25-year period. The plant will handle 600,000 pounds of whole milk per day and will employ about 100 persons in approximately one year.

• The Monett Junior Chamber of Commerce has pledged to become

more active in community projects. Among programs cited by the group are construction of a concrete stadium on the east side of the athletic field, improvement of the acoustics in the City Hall Auditorium, establishing playgrounds and supervised play for children of the city, construction of a sidewalk from Central Avenue to the city park, and installation of an up-to-date electric lighted scoreboard at the athletic field.

SIXTY YEARS AGO MARCH 6-12, 1956 • Through the cooperation of the Monett Sportsmen’s League and the City of Monett, 175 trees were planted March 9 and 10. Crews planted white and pink dogwoods on the grounds immediately west of the Park Casino.

• W. Vance Davis, president of the First National Bank, was elected chairman of the Advisory Board to St. Vincent’s Hospital, succeeding C.B. Main, who has served for the past year. Don Pray was re-elected vice chairman.

FIFTY YEARS AGO MARCH 6-12 1966 • The First Presbyterian Church in Monett has announced building plans, including an educational building to be followed at a later date with the erection of a main church sanctuary. The church will be located in the 600 block of Sycamore Street, directly north of the Forest Park School.

• Bob Harlan, director of community relations and the speakers bureau for the St. Louis baseball Cardinals, spoke to the Monett Kiwanis Club on March 8, explaining the new Busch Memorial

Stadium. The Cardinals will play their first game in the new 50,000 seat stadium on May 12. An outstanding feature will be a $1 million scoreboard which will be a block and a half long.

FORTY YEARS AGO MARCH 6-12, 1976 • A touring theater company of Cottey College in Nevada presented “Women of New Spoon River,” a tribute to the country’s Bicentennial, on March 9 at the Monett High School auditorium.

The production incorporates American folk songs and poetry, as well as readings set in a cemetery with characters telling what their lives were like from the vantage point of the grave.

• Music of American composers was planned for a March 14 concert at the First Christian Church in Monett. John Archer, organist at the church and vocal music instructor at Monett Elementary School and Junior High School, will be featured along with his daughter, Tracey, on the piano.

THIRTY YEARS AGO MARCH 6-12, 1986 • Members of the recently chartered Monett firefighters union, in an election conducted on March 7 by the State Mediation Board, voted unanimously in favor of the union local acting as their exclusive bargaining agent with the City of Monett. The election was the final step before state certification.

• For the third consecutive year the girls Monett Cubs are Class 3A District 12 basketball champions, salting away the title games at Aurora on March 8 against Mt. Vernon from

In March 1966, Ed Howard of Monett demonstrated how railroad conductors and brakemen held their lanterns as they would go through the trains collecting tickets.

Howard held the original lantern he used when he started with the Frisco in 1905, while his wife, Johnnie Howard, held another old vintage railroad lantern. Howard retired in November 1965, bringing to an end a long Frisco tradition for his family.

Between Ed Howard, his two brothers and four nephews, the family had 245 years of service in the Frisco. He was a passenger brakeman between Monett and Paris, Texas during his railroad career. File photo/The Monett Times the free throw line to win it 53-48.

TWENTY YEARS AGO MARCH 6-12, 1996 • Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on March 10 at the location of the new St. John’s Lutheran Church at 1706 N. Ninth St., moving from the present location at Park and Eighth Street. Present for the occasion was Adelaide Fritz, who helped begin the church’s first Bible study for Lutherans in Monett in 1919, and who sold the 15 acres for the new site to the church.

• The Pierce City Lady Eagles basketball team won the Class 2A girls district championship for the first time in the history of

the school, then advanced to the state quarterfinals after beating Kickapoo 45-35. The Purdy Lady Eagles baskettball team captured the Class 1A Regional championship to advance to sectional play.

TEN YEARS AGO MARCH 6-12, 2006 • Cox Monett Hospital’s CARDIAC Kids program is growing, just as the national program out of the national program out of the University of West

Virginia is growing. Cox Monett not only was the first place to try the university’s strategy of targeting fifth graders, but now the hospital has added Adolescent Spinning combined with Playstation 2 video game systems.

• Monett Mayor Jim Orr cut a board as part of the ceremony to officially start the opening of the Lowe’s store in Monett on March 8, prior to the official opening March 10.

ON THE COVER: Wilma Davis, right, has picked up her knitting needles again after several years of inactivity.

Davis, attending knitting classes at the Monett Branch Library, was joined by Melba Vroman, center, and Lynn Lowe, left, in taking up the crafting hobby. Melonie Roberts/

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Knit one, purl two

Monett Branch Library hosts knitting classes

BY MELONIE ROBERTS

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erda Brown has been knitting for 30 years, and now, she is now teaching others how to take up the craft.

“We’re starting with the basics,” she said. “I teach them how to roll a ball of yarn.”

Students then decide if they want to use traditional knitting needles, which Brown finds awkward to handle, or circular needles, in which the yarn never leaves the enclosed plastic loop.

“It’s really a matter of preference,” Brown said. “I just find the traditional needles harder to work with and difficult to use.”

Then comes one of the most strategic pieces of advice in the process — how to hold and maneuver the needles comfortably.

“Students learn how to cast on stitches,” Brown said. “That’s when they get comfortable holding, or positioning, their needles. There are lots of ways to cast on and to knit. It’s just a matter of what is comfortable [to the individual].”

Brown said she prefers circular needles for a specific reason.

“I can lay my project down and the cat won’t take off with it,” she said.

“Well, not quite as fast, anyway.”

Most of the students taking part in the free knitting lessons, held at 2 p.m. each Tuesday at the Monett Branch Library, are learning how to do it for the first time. Others are picking the hobby back up after several years of inactivity.

“I used to embroider,” said Lynn Lowe, of Monett. “But I have arthritis in my hands and it hurts now to hold the hoop. I can do this and there is no pain.”

As Lowe learns to cast on, there are a variety of small details she is picking up along the way, including how to control yarn tension, knitting consistently and how to count stitches.

“I used to knit a lot, but I haven’t in many years,” said Wilma Davis, a

Knitting Instructor Verda Brown displayed a lacy patterned blanket she is working on, using circular knitting needles. Brown prefers to use the circular needles because a pair of knitting needles feels awkward to her. Knitting classes are being held free of charge at the Monett Branch Library at 2 p.m. every Tuesday. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com Monett resident. “I knitted afghans, sweaters and baby blankets. Knitting and periling aren’t so hard. Casting stitches onto the needle is now the challenge.”

Moya Ellis, who is a slightly more advanced knitter than some of her companions, is the only one using traditional knitting needles.

“I don’t like circular needles,” she said. “I don’t feel as in control of the yarn or project.”

She is working on creating a lacyknit poncho, seeking Brown’s advice on how to add more stitches and inter-

preting some of the more complicated directions.

“I like to teach,” Brown said. “I love knitting and crocheting. I think these are trends that are coming back into fashion. It’s relaxing. Sometimes I have to put it down, but I can always come back to it and know where I’ve left off.”

For those who feel directions for certain projects have been printed in Greek instead of English, Brown is there to help out.

“I think if they can print a set of instructions, I should be able to knit it,” Brown said.

She said she teaches with infinite patience, when her own talent is more advanced than the novice crafters.

“We are just learning the basics here,” Brown said. “If students want to bring their own patterns, I’m happy to help them if they get stuck. I’ll be happy to teach them anything I know.”

One of the more challenging aspects of the craft is using two different colors of yarn to make a double-crocheted or knitted project that acts as a reverse photograph on the back side.

“I knitted a Razorback afghan for CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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A LOOK AT AREA EVENTS THIS WEEK

BY MURRAY BISHOFF

SPRINGFIELD: The Missouri State University Choral Union will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Central Christian Church, 1475 N. Washington Ave. The MSU Percussion Ensemble and marimba soloist Janis Potter perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Ellis Recital Hall at MSU. The Winter Jam Christian music tour with Matthew West Crowder, Red, Sidewalk Prophets, NewSong and more perform at 6:45 p.m. on March 10 at the J.Q. Hammons Arena.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: At George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson, performing this week are Cutty Rye and Route 358 on Thursday; Full House, Ocie Fisher, Gloomy Place and Teenagers on Friday; the Schwag on Saturday; the Squashers in the free show on Sunday; Houndmouth and Duncan Fellows on March 8; Luke Pruitt and Jillia Jackson on March 9; and Madison Watkins on March 10.

Nashville musician Ben Rector performs on Friday at the Fayetteville Town Center, 15 W. Mountain St. At the University of Arkansas’ Faulkner Performing Arts Center, 453 N. Garland, the UA Wind Symphony performs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Wind Ensemble Plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The UA Symphony Band and Concert Band play at 7:30 p.m. on March 7.

The Outliers perform on 7 p.m. on March 9 at the Fayetteville Underground, 101 W Mountain St. JOPLIN: George Thorogood and the Destroyers perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin.

MIAMI, Okla.: Country musician Keith Anderson performs at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Buffalo Run Casino.

TULSA, Okla.: At the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa, Billy Currington performs at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

George Thorogood and the Destroyers performs at 7 p.m. on Friday at the River Spirit Events Center, 8330 Riverside Parkway.

At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, performing this week will be the Bob Wills birthday celebration with the Texas Playboys on Saturday; Yellow Claw, Moksi and Falkirk on Sunday; Carly Rae Jepsen, Cardknox and Fairground Saints on March 7; Papadosio and Earphunk on March 9; Post Malone, Josh Sallee, Young DV and Ben Sommers on

March 10.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla.: the Bartlesville Symphony plays “Wet and Wild,” featuring Hovhannes’ “And God Created Great Whales,” Vivaldi’s “Tempesta di Mare” violin concerto, Grofé’s “Mississippi Suite” and excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Bartlesville Community Center, 300 S.E. Adams Blvd.

PITTSBURG, Kan.: The Southeast Kansas Symphony plays a concert themed for “Future Stars” at 7:30 p.m. on March 8 at the Bicknell Family Center, 1711 S. Homer.

The Pittsburg State University Choir performs at 3 p.m. on Sunday at McCray Hall, 205 E. Lindburg at PSU. KANSAS CITY: The Kansas City Symphony plays Rachmnainoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist Behzod Abduraimov, Copland’s Symphony No. 3 and Liadov’s “Enchanted Lake” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway.

Country musicians Kacey Musgraves and the Cactus Blossoms perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Midland Theatre, 1228 Main.

At the Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St., pianist Alexander Melnikov plays works by Schubert, Brahms and Shostakovich at 8 p.m. Friday. Violinist Vilde Frang performs at 7 p.m. Saturday. Aaron Neville performs at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

The Kansas City Conservatory of Music’s vocal ensemble Musica Nova performs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St. A concert of contemporary music is offered as part of the College Music Society’s 35th Great Plains Regional Conference at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St. The rock band UFO plays at 7:30 p.m. on March 9 at the VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s Casino.

The University of Kansas Symphonic Band and University Band perform at 7:30 p.m. on March 7 at the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Dr. in Lawrence, Kan. ROLLA: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra plays at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Leach Theatre, 400 W. 10th St. ST. LOUIS: The “Experience Hendrix” tour, with Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde, Dweezil Zappa and many more, is offered at 8 p.m. on March 8 at the Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand.

The St. Louis Symphony plays Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with pianist Denis Kazhukhin, Tchaikovsky’s “Hamlet” and selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” at 8 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday at Powell Hall, Grand and Delmar.

“Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage,” featuring a live orchestra playing selections from all phases of the show, is offered at 7:30 p.m. on March 9 at the Fox Theatre.

At the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., Beatles tribute band Mersey Beatles perform at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Louis Symphony conductor laureate Leonard Slatkin, guitarist Sharon Isbin, pianist Olga Kern, violinist Cho-Liang and cellist Frederick Zlotkin play at 8 p.m. on March 8.

The Arianna and St. Petersburg String Quartets play works by Beethoven, Shostakovich, then combine to play Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri.

At the Pageant, 6161 Delmar, performing this week are Metric and Joywave at 8 p.m. on Friday; George Thorogood and the Destroyers plus Daman Fowler at 8 p.m. on Sunday; Bryson Tiller and They at 8 p.m. on March 8; and Oliver Heldens on March 9.

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SPRINGFIELD: Enchantment Theatre presents “Peter Rabbit Tales,” three from Beatrix Potter’s stories, in a stage show for children at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

Milan Stitt’s play “The Runner Stumbles” is presented through Saturday at the Studio Theatre at Drury University.

OZARK: Ron Boutwell’s play “The Outpouring” opens Thursday and runs through March 26 at the Stained Glass Theater, 1996 Evangel.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: A stage version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” has shows 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.

The Salzburg Marionette Theatre presents “The Sound of Music” at 7 p.m. on March 8 at the Walton Arts Center.

MIAMI, Okla.: The musical “Legally Blonde” is presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Fine Arts Center at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.

TULSA, Okla.: At the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St., the musical “Rent” is performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday

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SPECIAL EVENTS

more shows next weekend.

SPRINGFIELD: The annual Springfield RV Mega Show runs Friday through Sunday at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E*Plex.

Comedian and singer Rodney Carrington performs at 7 p.m. on March 10 at the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East.

TULSA, Okla: The 20th annual Jamfest cheer and dance competition runs Saturday and Sunday at the Pavilion at Expo Square, 4245 E. 21st. St. ST. LOUIS: Comedian Brian Regan performs at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market.

PICK

THREE

MURRAY’S TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK

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An evergreen musical of outsiders and anarchy with infectious music, Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s “The Threepenny Opera,” the show that brought us “Mack the Knife,” is presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Walton Black Box Theatre at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. The Black Box Theatre is small and intimate so give yourself plenty of time to secure good seats.

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with more shows through the next two weekends in the Charles Norman Theatre. Woody Allen’s musical “Bullets Over Broadway” is presented at 7:30 p.m. on March 8 at the Chapman Music Hall.

James Goldman’s play “The Lion in Winter” is presented at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday, March 3 at the Van Trease Performing Arts Center, 10300 E. 81st St. KANSAS CITY: Tomás Rivera’s autobiographical “Tomás and the Library Lady” runs through March 18 at the Coterie Theater at Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd.

Samuel D. Hunter’s play “The Whale” runs through March 27 at the Unicorn Theater, 3828 Main.

The Musical Heritage Theater at Crown Center, Grand and Pershing Road, present “An Evening with Cole Porter” through March 20.

“Project Pride” provides scenes of life from diverse backgrounds to inspire and encourage at 7 p.m. on Saturday and 5 and 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Coterie Theater at Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd.

COLUMBIA: The Dance Company’s annual Spring Concert is offered at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at the Macklanburg Playhouse, 100 Willis Ave. “Bobby Hatch: A Hysterical Musicale and Other Plays” is presented at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday at the Corner Playhouse on the University of Missouri campus.

ST. LOUIS: “Beautiful: The Carol King Musical” runs through Sunday at the Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand.

Repertory Theater of St. Louis presents Ayad Akhtar’s play “Disgraced” through Sunday at the Loretto Hilton Center on the Webster University campus in Webster Groves. “Molly’s Hammer” by Tammy Ryan opens March 9 and runs through March 27.

George Grant’s play “Elephant’s Graveyard” is offered at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m Sunday at the Edison Theater at Washington University, with

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SPRINGFIELD: Drury University hosts a jazz festival of high school ensembles from Saturday with a closing concert at 5:30 p.m. in Clara Thompson Hall.

PITTSBURG, Kan.: The Pittsburg State University Jazz Festival, featuring high school and community college jazz ensembles, runs all day Friday at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts, 1711 S. Homer.

COLUMBIA: The True/False Film Festival, one of the nation’s leading documentary film festivals, Thursday and runs through Sunday in various locations.

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Andre Previn’s operatic version of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” is presented by Tulsa Opera and the Tulsa Symphony at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Chapman Music Hall at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St. This is a faithful presentation of the play enhanced by music in a gripping way, one of the few modern operas that consistently pulls in audiences. The Chapman Hall has good seating everywhere, just avoid front row seats in the balcony for the rail blocking your view.

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The 10th annual Bluegrass Festival to benefit Convoy of Hope will be held at 1 p.m. at River Bluff Fellowship, 2655 E Farm Road 188 in Ozark. Performers include Dean Family Gospel, Red Bridge Bluegrass, Finley River Boys, New Road, Lonesome Road, Bob and Alta Courtney, Craft Family, Brightwater Junction, Potters Wheel, Wires on Wood, Cedar Hill, and Casey and the Atta Boys. Cost is $10 for all shows.

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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Kitty Hammen, left, a second-time attendee at the knitting class held each Tuesday afternoon at the Monett Branch Library, takes instruction from Joni Otto, right, assistant instructor, on how to successfully yarn-over and complete a new stitch on her practice project. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Melba Vroman, left, struggled with keeping her yarn tension consistent so her practice scarf wouldn’t narrow as it grew in length. Meanwhile, Wilma Davis, right, is picking up the craft again after several years and practicing casting stitches to get the feel of the needles and yarn. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

For some beginning knitters, casting stitches on the needle can be a challenge. Lynn Lowe, who is knitting her first practice project, worked at keeping yarn tension consistent as she cast the first few stitches onto the circular needle. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Joni Otto, left, assistant knitting instructor giving lessons at the Monett Branch Library, helped Lynn Lowe, a novice knitter, learn to cast on stitches during a recent class held at the library. Classes are open to novice knitters and crocheters through advanced stitchers. They are held at 2 p.m. each Tuesday at the library. Melonie

Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Knitting: Classes are held each Tuesday at 2 p.m., will teach crochet if asked

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my son-in-law,” she said.

“The front looks like the positive image on a photo, but the back is the negative image. The first project I double-knitted was an afghan with a red and white snowflake pattern.”

Brown has knitted or crocheted a variety of projects in all types and gauges of thread or yarn

— from bedspreads, dog sweaters, baby blankets, girls dresses and tablecloths to over 60 holiday book markers for members of her church.

“I crocheted a bedspread for my son,” said Melba Vroman, another attendee of the weekly class. “I started it when he was in first grade and

had to hurry to finish it by graduation. That was a long time ago.”

Vroman is currently practicing on a red “raggedy” scarf, getting used to the feel of the yarn tension in order to maintain a consistent width on her project.

Brown’s assistant, Joni Otto, keeps busy helping

out another novice knitter, Kitty Hammen.

“She’s doing pretty good for her second time,” Otto said.

She was helping Hammen get the feel of running the stitch off the end of the needle and to learn to relax her hands more when yarning over to create her next stitch.

“Classes run for about an hour,” Brown said.

“What’s nice about this is when you get done, you have something warm and beautiful to wear or give away.”

Brown will also teach participants how to crochet if they are interested.

Classes are held at 2 p.m. each Tuesday at the Monett Branch Library, located at 213 Sixth St. in Monett.

WHY KNIT?

1. It’s relaxing. The repetition and rhythm of most patterns can easily bring about a semi-meditative state, clearing the day’s stresses from the mind.

2. The satisfaction of creating something beautiful. With the many colors, weights and textures of yarn and string, from elegant to earthy, there are boundless opportunities to create various clothing and home decor items including bedspreads, tablecloths, coasters and pillows.

3. It’s relatively inexpensive. Needles, yarn and a pattern is all it takes to create high-fashion clothing and accessories at reasonable prices.

4. Projects make great gifts for family and friends. Many knitters love making unique and personal gifts for friends and family members rather than purchase an off-the-rack item at a big box store.

5. Keeping mentally alert with math. When altering the size of a pattern, knitters will have to know when and where to add or delete stitches for perfectly fitted garments.

6. Socialization. Many crafters join together for an hour or so of conversation and knitting, strengthening those bonds of friendship and camaraderie among like-minded people. The repetitive patterns in knitting is not so mentally challenging that attention can’t be divided among conversation and friends or, when at home, between the project and a favorite television show.

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Hard-working sister balks at supporting lazy brothers

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EAR ABBY: I am a community college sophomore (age 20) in an international honor society, double-majoring in biotechnology and biological sciences. My dream is to become a cardiologist.

I have worked hard and excelled at my studies, as well as in my friendships and sports.

However, my brothers have not. My older brother, “Aaron,” barely graduated from community college and my younger brother, “Greg,” dropped out after his first semester.

I know it’s not healthy for me to think this way, but I am afraid I am going to be the one who has to support them. Aaron plays video games all day, while Greg does nothing. I’m afraid I’ll be stuck playing “Mommy” for my adult brothers for the rest of my days.

How do I get across to them that they’re not children anymore and they need to take their education seriously? — NOBODY’S MOMMY IN MARYLAND DEAR NOBODY’S MOMMY: Where are your brothers living now? With your parents? If that’s the case — and I suspect it is — that message should come from them. That your parents would allow Aaron to sit around all day playing video games rather than become independent means they

JEANNE PHILLIPS DEAR ABBY are his enablers.

There is truth to the saying, “The Lord helps those who help themselves.” Warn the boys that unless they start preparing for their future, they could wind up living in the street, because when your parents go, you have no intention of supporting them financially. That responsibility is not and should not be yours.

DEAR ABBY: I just got married to a beautiful woman. She’s tall and elegant. The problem is, she’s addicted to taking pictures of herself. She takes at least 100 of them a day.

When we’re driving, she’s busy taking selfies.

When we go out, she asks me to take pictures of her. If I tell her I don’t want to take more pictures, she pleads with me to take “just one more,” which really means five.

When we are out to dinner and I get up to go to the restroom, she asks total strangers to take her picture. When we were on vacation and we went to the pool, she wore full makeup for

two reasons, she said: (1) She’s not putting her head under water, and (2) she wants some pictures taken of her.

I have told her many times how much this annoys me, but she says I am preventing her from what she enjoys.

What can I do to help her? — TOO MANY PHOTO OPS

DEAR TOO MANY PHOTO OPS: You have married a beautiful (tall, elegant) piece of arm candy. Because you did not mention even one other positive quality about her, I assume this is what you wanted.

Her vanity/insecurity about her looks is the “accessory” that goes with your trophy.

It will take effort on your part to help her recognize that what she has to offer beneath the surface is at least as

important as her looks.

(It may also take the services of a psychologist, if she’s willing.)

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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10. Lost and Found LOST CAT Black & white, wellcared for, family pet. Last seen in the Southern Heights area, south side of Monett, off 37 Hwy. If seen, please call 417-236-0152.

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16. Help Wanted COMMERCIAL CLEANING job open in Cassville. 5 nights per week. 12-15 hrs week. $9 hr.

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Reyco Granning is back in high gear and hiring Reyco Granning, LLC, a respected manufacturer of heavy duty suspensions, has immediate openings for 1st Shift Welder, 1st Shift Shipping, National Accounts Manager, Sourcing Specialist, Sr. Project Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer Intern, Sr. Quality Engineer, Accounts Receivable & Inventory Accountant, Accounting Clerk, & Customer Service Specialist. Descriptions and requirements for these and other employment opportunities can be viewed at www.reycogranning.com.

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George’s Farms, Inc. Plant Medic for 2nd Shift.

• Must be able to read and write English.

• Must have a valid MO LPN/LVN/RN license or active EMT/Paramedic.

• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and have a good driving history.

• High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred.

• Experience in poultry processing is preferred.

• Bi Lingual (English and Spanish) preferred.

9066 State Highway W. Cassville, Missouri 65625.

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Email: clawrence@reycogranning.com or, Fax: 417.466.1001 or, Mail: Reyco Granning, LLC ATTN: Human Resources 1205 Industrial Park Drive Mt. Vernon, MO 65712

16. Help Wanted Cassville Health Care & Rehab

NOW HIRING Full Time & Part Time LPN, RN & CNA’s Competitive Wages Vacations/benefits available Call or come by 1300 Country Farm Road, Cassville

417-847-3386

Reyco Granning LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Reyco Granning LLC is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting veterans and people with disabilities. If you need accommodation or assistance in using our website, please call (417) 466-2178 and request to speak to a human resource representative.

George’s Farms, Inc. Poultry Processing Worker.

Cut, trim and pack poultry.

Various shifts, multiple openings, full time positions.

Starting wage $10.10 per hour

9066 State Highway W. Cassville, Missouri 65625.

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DRIVERS: HOME WEEKLY! Paid Health Ins., vacation, holidays & more. Truck w/fridge & microwave. CDL-A w/2yrs recent experience. Standard Transportation Services 1-888-992-4038 ext 120.

LAWRENCE COUNTY Manor is now hiring for CNA day shift and night shift. Excellent benefits, holidays, vacation, sick pay, sign on bonus. Apply in person 915 Carl Allen St. Mt. Vernon or online at www.lcmanor.com. This establishment is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

LAWRENCE COUNTY Manor is now hiring for CMT. Excellent benefits, holidays, vacation, sick pay. Apply in person 915 Carl Allen St. Mt. Vernon or online at www.lcmanor.com. This establishment is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

LAWRENCE COUNTY Manor is now hiring for RN supervisor day shift. Excellent benefits, holidays, vacation, sick pay, sign on bonus.

Apply in person 915 Carl Allen St. Mt. Vernon or online at www.lcmanor.com. This establishment is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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RED ANGUS Sale. March 19th, Strafford, MO. 30 bulls, plus females. 417-241-1302.

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38. Pets FOR SALE registered German Shepard puppies, 9 weeks old, in Purdy. $650. Call Chad at 417-669-4986.

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Study: Tourist pot complaints up at Colorado emergency rooms

BY KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press

DENVER — Colorado’s tourists aren’t just buying weed now that it’s legal — they’re ending up in emergency rooms at rates far higher than residents, according to a new study.

Doctors reviewed marijuana-related emergency-room admissions at a hospital near Denver International Airport during 2014, when the sale of recreational pot became legal.

The results will be published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The physicians found that the rate of emergency-room visits possibly related to marijuana doubled among out-of-state residents in the first year of recreational pot sales.

The rate went from 85 per 10,000 visits in 2013 to 168 per 10,000 visits in 2014.

Among Colorado residents, the rate of emergency-room visits possibly related to cannabis use did not change significantly between 2013 and 2014. Among Colorado resident emergency-room patients, 106 per 10,000 visits complained of marijuana-related ailments in 2013 and 112 per 10,000 visits complained of marijuana-related ailments in 2014.

The difference between tourists and residents played out statewide.

Doctors in the study compared the hospital rates to data from the Colorado Hospital Association. That showed

the rate among out-ofstate residents rose from 78 per 10,000 visits in 2012 to 112 per 10,000 visits in 2013 to 163 per 10,000 visits in 2014.

Among Colorado residents, the rate of emergency-room visits possibly related to cannabis use increased from 61 to 70 to 86 to 101, respectively.

Tourists and Coloradans also had different complaints related to marijuana. Coloradans across the time period mostly complained of gastrointestinal problems, while the most common ailment by visitors was psychiatric, including aggressive behavior and hallucinations.

Men were more two to three times more likely than women among both groups to complain of cannabis-related ailments in emergency rooms.

Coloradans were slightly younger than out-of-state residents, with a median age of 34 for residents and a median age of 35.5 for visitors.

The doctors said the difference between tourists and residents caught them by surprise.

“We didn’t expect people from out of state to actually be coming to the emergency department mentioning this drug more often,” said Dr. Andrew Monte, a toxicologist and emergency-room physician at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora.

The cases of both tourists and residents reporting feeling like they’d

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overdosed on pot were a records in the previous “vast minority” of those three years, when pot showing up complain- sales were restricted to ing of a cannabis-relat- state residents with meded ailment, Monte said. ical ailments. (Tourist Instead, the patients numbers for 2015 aren’t usually reported that pot yet available.) exacerbated an underThe Colorado Tourism lying medical condition, Office did report in a especially schizophrenia 2015 visitor survey that or psychosis. the marijuana laws influThe study included enced vacation decisions all cases where patients nearly 49 percent of the mentioned cannabis. time.

Monte said the increase State health officials has two likely explana- say they’re trying to tions: more people using educate tourists about pot, and more patients responsible pot usage fessing up about using through educationpot to doctors because al pamphlets and signs it’s legal. at pot shops, a big part “There’s more com- of a $5.7 million “Good munication between To Know” campaign patients and providers, launched last year. and of course there’s just But health authorities more marijuana out in add that Colorado can’t the community,” Monte advertise about how to said. “People can come use pot in other states, in and say, ‘Hey, I’ve got and that travelers likely chest pains and doesn’t I used marijuana differentKindness cost ausething. marijuana a week ago.’ ly than people staying Now, that’s got nothing This message brought tohome. you by the Monett Times. to do with the marijua“You’re more likely na.” to overdo it on vacation, None of the cases in with marijuana just like Monte’s study were fatal. with anything else,” said The effect of mari- Mike Van Dyke, branch juana legalization on chief for environmenColorado tourism is a tal epidemiology at the matter of some dispute.

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EFCO Corporation ofrece: • Comenzar con salario competitivo • Incentivos del turno • Incentivo del departamento • Seguro de Salud/Dental • Oportunidades de Avance • Profit Sharing • 401(k) • Repartición de Ganancias • Vacaciones pagadas • Días Festivos Pagados • Asistencia con la Colegiatura • Ambiente de trabajo seguro • Cultura enfocada en la gente Puestos inmediatos en segundo y tercer turno de manufacturación de nivel de entrada. De preferencia le ayudaría tener experiencia en operación de maquinaria y/o pintura para algunos puestos.

Hay algunos puestos de Segundo turno que requerirán entrenamiento en el primer turno por hasta un mes.

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