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BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS EIGHTY YEARS AGO MAY 3-9, 1935 • The baseball season opened on May 5 when the Junior Chamber of Commerce team played Carthage in Monett.

Mayor Lewis H. Ferguson pitched the first ball, with Commissioner S.A. Chapell catching and Commissioner Arch Leach umpiring to see if the mayor put it over.

Monett has declined to join any league, preferring to play independently.

• A new ordinance passed by the Monett City Council makes it unlawful for any person to park any motor vehicle with a capacity over one-half ton or trailer attached to motor vehicle on the north or south side of Broadway between Second and Sixth streets, or on Third, Fourth and Fifth streets between Bond and Front Street.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO MAY 3-9, 1945 • Despite appeals for the city to buy the Meador Golf Course, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Meador announced they will open the course this year on a basis of soliciting memberships in the amount of $750.

Memberships will be solicited under the direction of the Monett Jaycee organization, which will underwrite 50 percent of the deficit, with additional support provided by the Monett Chamber of Commerce.

• The First United Methodist Church in Monett was filled to capacity for the union thanksgiving services on May 8 marking V-E Day. Business in Monett came to a standstill shortly after President Truman’s announcement at 8 a.m.

of peace in Europe. The Monett Times published a 54-page Victory Edition with photos of all the local soldiers.

SIXTY YEARS AGO MAY 3-9, 1955 • Only minor details remain before the new Free Will Baptist Church building on North Central Avenue in Monett will be completed. Eventually, stained glass windows and a bell in the tower above the entrance will be installed.

• The grand opening of the new Freistatt Farmers Exchange, a branch store of the Verona Farmers Sales Association, was held on May 7. The store is located in the newly remodeled building which formerly housed the John Nobe General Store.

FIFTY YEARS AGO MAY 3-9, 1965 • On May 8, movement of more than 1 million pairs of shoes into the nearly completed Vaisey-Bristol Shoe Corporation warehouse in Monett began.

The new 200-by-400 foot warehouse, on 14th Street, is scheduled for completion the last of this week.

• For the ninth consecutive year, The Monett Times won a first place state award among all daily newspapers in Missouri. The first place honor was in the “Country Cured Farm News” contest, the eighth time in nine years The Times has received state recognition for outstanding agriculture coverage.

FORTY YEARS AGO MAY 3-9, 1975 • The Missouri state flag was officially presented to the Monett Bicentennial

Committee at ceremonies on May 9 at the band shell at the Monett City Park.

Governor Christopher Bond made the presentation personally. The Missouri flag presentation is part of the Monett Bicentennial Committee’s plans to secure flags from all 50 states.

• Nine Monett High School track team girls competed in the state track finals in Moberly on May 9. Qualifiers for state competition were Sandy Gast, mile run; Terri Weber, high jump; and runners in the 440 and 880-yard relays: LeAnn Bruegal, Kelli Stevens, Carolyn Mills, Rhonda Longman, Sharon Williams, Lynne Caldwell and Leesha Yocham. Jane Rogers is the coach.

THIRTY YEARS AGO MAY 3-9, 1985 • The Monett Chamber of Commerce has approved moving the Monett Christmas parade, traditionally held on the second Saturday morning in December, to a weekday night parade.

The change was recommended by the Special Retail Committee.

• The First Baptist Church of Pierce City, organized in 1840 and the oldest continuing church in Lawrence County, made plans to celebrate its 145th anniversary on May 10 and 11. Activities are planned at the church building on Elm Street, built in 1884 at a cost of $4,500.

TWENTY YEARS AGO MAY 3-9, 1995 • With the merger of Mercantile Bank of Monett with United States Bank, Mercantile has three locations in Monett. Drive-up win-

Winding of the May Pole, a traditional May holiday event, climaxed the May Fete presented on May 5, 1955 by Monett elementary school children before an overflow crowd at the Jaycee Athletic Field. A total of 580 children, from kindergarten through sixth grade, took part in the event, which featured individual dances and performances by each grade at Forest Park, Central Park, Plymouth and Marshall Hill schools.

Kindergartners at Central Park are pictured winding their May Pole at the close of the program. Couples visible are, from left: Mike Hager and Marilyn Hilton, Sammy Hull and Deanna Henson, Curtis Wendler and Lea Ellen Mullins, Bill Dinan and Mary Latshaw and Ronnie Phillips and Wineta Atwell. File photo/The Monett Times dow service will end at the two Mercantile branches and move to the U.S. Bank Branch on Sixth Street, Mercantile also planned to removed the old Western Auto building just north of its Fourth Street branch.

• The Purdy City Council met with officials from Missouri DNR to discuss problems with the city sewer system.

Purdy’s new storage lagoon failed certification due to a high risk in its design for collapse into a sinkhole. The city may have to build a new wastewater treatment system, costing as much

as $800,000.

TEN YEARS AGO MAY 3-9, 2005 • Monett High Schools’ Class of 2005, with 115 graduates, will have seven valedictorians for the first time, in spite of new increased graduation requirements. Sharing the honor will be Lois Atkinson, Andrew Dargan, Megan Faith, Stephanie Hilton, Amy Meirick, Elizabeth Welters and Matthew Welters.

• Two years after the Pierce City tornado on May 4, damage to some buildings remains untouched. In other places, like the structural steel going up on the new Pierce City fire station, progress continues. The complexity of the FEMA plan, administered with Community Development Block Grant funds, continues to amaze local leaders as pieces fall into place.

ON THE COVER: Alice Helmkamp prefers a seven iron for most of her shots, and a Top Flite ball. Each golfer has his or her own preferences for putters, clubs and ball brands when hitting the links at Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Thursday, April 30, 2015 • Page 3

It’s tee time in Monett Ladies League kicks off golf season on the links

BY MELONIE ROBERTS

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ince around 1940, and probably earlier than that, ladies in Monett have taken part in the sport of golf at the Monett Municipal Golf Course, now known as Windmill Ridge Golf Course.

“We started when the greens were sand,” said Janie Bates, a member of the Tuesday Ladies Golf League. “At one time, we had 40 ladies, and their teams were named after Monett businesses.”

“It’s a great way to get out and enjoy hitting the balls,” said Alice Helmkamp, 85, who still loves to get out and play a few holes each week. “I watch golf on television, and I still get excited when I see the situations those guys get themselves into — and out of — in professional play.”

Helmkamp said golf is mostly a mental game in which, theoretically,

each swing of the club is pretty much the same.

“Distance dictates which club you use,” she said. “It’s mental in how you approach the game. It can be relaxing or it can make you uptight, because you’re not hitting well. The tighter you get, the worse your aim.”

The layout of the course and the challenges of each hole are also a mental exercise for golfers wanting the make a good score.

“The No. 4 hole is a difficult one,” Helmkamp said. “Everyone seems to have difficulty with it.”

On those rare occasions, when a golfer makes a hole in one, there is cause to celebrate.

“It doesn’t happen often here,” Helmkamp said. “It doesn’t even happen often with the pros, but it does happen.”

Monett’s is a jewel in the crown of area courses, according to the ladies.

“People love to play our course,” said Winnie Sharp, another league member. “They come from all over to CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

Dixie Latshaw takes a swing on the forward tee on hole four at the Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett. Latshaw, Alice Helmkamp, back left, and Winnie Strong are all members of the Tuesday Ladies Golf Association and meet regularly for fun, fitness and friendship. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Alice Helmkamp readied to make a putt Tuesday at Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett. Helmkamp said at 85, she rarely plays a full 18 holes, but will join the group to “hit the balls” for a few holes on game days. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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SPRINGFIELD: Jazz combos at Drury University perform at 6 p.m. Friday in the Drury Commercial Street Gallery, 233 E. Commercial.

The Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra performs at 7:30 p.m. on May 4 at the Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

Music includes Stravinsky’s Symphony No. 1, the finale to Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and a Young Artists performance.

Drury University choral ensembles perform at 7:30 p.m. on May 5 a the Stone Chapel.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. At the Walmart Amphitheater on the Washington County Fairgrounds , country music stars Brantley Gilbert, Michael Ray and the Casey Donahew Band perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Rock band Chicago performs at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Michael Feinstein, stylish performer of standards from the American Songbook, offers a concert of songs popularized by Frank Sinatra at 7:30 p.m. on May 7 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson.

A children’s choir concert is offered at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the University of Arkansas’s Fine Arts Center.

At George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson, Little Chief performs on Thursday; the Nace Brothers, Boom Kenetic and Bill Dollar and Loose Change on Friday; a reunion for the band Gypsy on Saturday and Sons of Texas on May 6.

SPRINGDALE, Ark.: The Arts Center of the Ozarks Chorale presents its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at 214 S. Main.

CARTHAGE: At The Woodshed in Cherry’s Art Emporium, 311 S. Main in the square, Guy “Piano Man” Wilcox plays oldies at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

JOPLIN: The Missouri State University Choral Department performs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the First United Methodist Church, Fourth and Byers Avenue.

The Pro Musica concert series continues with a special jazz concert with trumpeter Bobby Shew at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Corley Auditorium at MSSU. TULSA, Okla.: The Melodious Percussion Trio performs at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the John H. Williams Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St. At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, performing this week are John Fullbright,

Samantha Crain and the Paul Benjaman Band on Thursday; Yellowcard, Finch and the Downtown Fiction on Saturday; Waka Flocka Flame and Ben G on Snday; Taria and the Mark Gibson Duo on May 7.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla.: The Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra presents “The Ultimate Symphonic Rock Show” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Community Center, 300 S.E. Adams Blvd.

PITTSBURG, Kan.: The Pittsburg State University Percussion Ensemble plays at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at McCray Hall, 205 E. Lindburg.

KANSAS CITY: Legendary rock band The Who plays at 7:30 p.m. on May 5 at the Sprint Center.

The Kansas City Symphony performs Richard Strauss’s “Don Juan,” Neilsen’s Symphony No. 4 and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 with pianist Steve Lin at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway.

At the Midland Theater, 1228 Main, Afentra’s Prom, Vance Joy, the Kooks, Joywave and Hembree play at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

The Kansas City Conservatory of Music Orchestra and Choirs perform Richard Strauss’s “Also Sprach Zarathustra,” Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” and a suite from Ravel’s “Daphnis and Chloe” at 8 p.m. on May 5 at the Kauffman Center.

The Kansas City Conservatory of Music’s Canticum Novem vocal music ensemble and University Singers perform at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 6900 Ward Parkway.

The Kansas City Conservatory of Music’s Wind Symphony performs William Schuman’s “New England Triptych” and works by Kurka, Reed and Vaughan Williams at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry.

COLUMBIA: The Columbia Chorale presents its World Music Festival at 5 p.m. on Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.

AREA THEATRE

A LOOK AT AREA EVENTS THIS WEEK

BY MURRAY BISHOFF

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SPRINGFIELD: Springfield Contemporary Theater presents the musical “Spring Awakening” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday at 431 S. Jefferson, with more shows for the next two weekends.

Springfield Little Theater presents “Sticks and Stones,” a series of short plays on bullying, at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Landers Theater, 311 E. Walnut.

The Mystery Tour, styled like a TV evening talk show hosted by comedian Luke Ashlocke, with live music, is offered at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East.

OZARK: Joseph Ransom’s play “Not Many Noble,” on the life of evangelist D.L. Moody, runs through May 16 at the Stained Glass Theater, 1996 Evangel.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: The musical “Once” is presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson.

ROGERS, Ark.: Sharr White’s play “The Other Place” is presented at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The Great Passion Play season opens on Friday.

JOPLIN: The Stained Glass Theatre presents “Snoopy: the Musical” at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m.

Sunday at 21st and Annie Baxter Street.

TULSA, Okla.: At the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St., David LindseyAbaire’s play “A Devil Inside” is presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday at the Liddy Doenges Theatre. “The Gruffalo’s Child,” a play for children, is offered at 7 p.m. on Friday in the John H. Williams Theatre.

Neil Simon’s play “Plaza Suite” is presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday, with more shows next weekend, in the Charles E. Norman Theatre. New York City Ballet alum Wendy Whelan performs “Restless Creature” at 8 p.m. on Saturday in the Chapman Music Hall.

Storyteller and radio host Garrison Keillor appears at 8 p.m. on May 5 at the Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady St. Comedian Tracey Lawrence appears at 9 p.m. on Friday at the Osage Casino, 951 W. 36th St. N. NEVADA: “One More Round: A Tribute to Johnny Cash” is presented Saturday at the Fox Theater, 110 S. Main, by the Community Council on the Performing Arts.

KANSAS CITY: The Shen Yun show of traditional Chinese culture, with dancing, theater and spectacle, is offered at 7:30 p.m.

May 5 through May 7 at the Music Hall, 13th and Central.

Kansas City Repertory Theater’s production of Nathan Jackson’s play “Sticky Traps” runs through May 24 at the Copaken Stage, 13th and Walnut.

Mike Barlett’s play “Cock” runs at 7:30 p.m. weekdays, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday

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SPECIAL EVENTS SPRINGFIELD: Missouri State University presents its spring dance concert, “Strutting and Fretting,” at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday in Coger Theater in Craig Hall.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: PT Cruiser rally for vehicle owners runs Friday through Sunday in various locations, with a show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center.

WEBB CITY: the Midwest Clay Artists present their Spring Show and Sale offered Friday through Sunday at City Pointe Shopping Center, 501 S. Madison.

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and 3 p.m. Sunday through May 17 at the Unicorn Theater, 3828 Main, with no shows on Monday.

“Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat” is offered through May 17 at the Coterie Theater at the Crown Center, Grand Blvd. and Pershing Road.

A revue of songs by Marvin Hamlisch and Burt Bacharach, presented by four vocalists and accompaniment, will run through May 17 at the Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W. 10th St. COLUMBIA: The Mizzou New Play Series, featuring works by university students, runs through Sunday with shows at 7:30 p.m. at the Corner Playhouse on campus.

Michael Punter’s play “Darker Shores” runs at 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at the Maplewood Barn Theatre. 2900 E. Nifong Blvd.

Talking Horse Productions of the musical “Next to Normal” runs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday at 210 St. James St. Elizabeth Palmieri’s comic play “The Con-Artist” runs May 6 through next weekend at the Columbia Art League, 207 S. Ninth St.

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MURRAY’S TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK

SPRINGFIELD: Spyder Fesitval, a rally for Spyder vehicle owners, runs through Saturday at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.

BRANSON: This is the final weekend for Silver Dollar City’s World Fest, running through Sunday. Shows include Cirque Zuma Zuma, Slovenian ensemble Ansambel Navihanke, Latin jazz performs Dúo del Sol, Celtic dancers, Caribbean steel drum band Stix on Steel, Island Fire dance and Ecuador Manta presenting music of the Andes.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The May Festival of the Arts opens Friday and runs through the month in various locations downtown. A parade will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, followed at 3 p.m. by live music in Basin Spring Park by Rochelle Bradshaw and Hypnotion Island Dance Party.

The Phunkberry Music Festival opens May 7 and runs through next weekend.

Performances May 7 start at 7 p.m. with Friends of the Phamily, the Bernie Worrl Orchestra and FreeVerse with a Talking Heads tribute concert. Performances are at The Farm, outside of town on Ostrich Road.

JOPLIN: In the Festival of New Drama, Missouri Southern State University students presents their original one-act plays at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Bud Walton Black Box Theatre at MSSU.

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Dixie Latshaw takes aim at her ball on the fourth tee at Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett. Latshaw is a member of the Tuesday Ladies Golf League. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Blue skies, cool breezes and good friends are a winning combination for the Tuesday Ladies Golf League in Monett.

From left: Alice Helmkamp lines her shot up with the cup while Winnie Strong and Dixie Latshaw stand by. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Tee time: About friendship as much as sport

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Alice Helmkamp watches for her ball to land on the fairway at the fourth green at Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

play tournaments here.”

The league has hosted a number of tournaments over time, and has had its share of participating in other invitational events.

Linda Esparrago recalls joining the league after her husband joined a mens league.

“He and I came out to play,” she said. “Then, he joined the men’s league and I was the first Philippino to join the ladies league.

I was so afraid of those women.

They were older than me and I was very young. Later, Naty Apostol and Lita Cruz also joined.”

Bates also joined after she retired from working a full time job.

“My husband and I play together,” she said. “It’s something we can do together. But, the ladies league is something I enjoy, and we’ve had a lot of good golfers.

We’d like to see more women join.”

“Some women seem afraid of golfing,” said Susan Feigel, president of the league. “Once you do it, you get addicted. It’s a good way for newcomers to get acquainted.

Everyone here made me feel so welcome.”

Esparrago said she got to where she played every day.

“When someone would call me, I didn’t bother to say ‘hello,’” She said. “I said ‘what time?’”

For these ladies, it’s not just the sport or the scores that attract them to play, it’s the friendships that have developed over time and sustained them through thick and thin.

“These girls got me through breast cancer,” Sharp said. “I remember being too sick to play, but I would come out here and ride in the carts with them. I don’t know

if I’d still be here if the girls didn’t keep me going and give me hugs every time I came out.”

Helmkamp, also a cancer survivor, said returning to play was different following her surgery.

“It was different to what it is for me now, before I got my prothesis and got my swing back,” she said.

“There are a lot of people out here with all sorts of prostheses — arms or legs. We make the best of it.”

For Feigel, who moved to Monett in 2010 and has been playing only a few years, it’s about the friendship.

“Without all this camaraderie, I don’t know what I would do,” she said. “It’s a girl’s day out and it can’t be beat. I can pretend I’m hitting someone in the head and enjoy every minute of it.”

For more information, contact Windmill Ridge Golf Course at 235-6076.

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Peggy Newbold tees off on the the back nine at the Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett, as Susie Feigel and Janie Bates wait their turn. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Members of the Tuesday Ladies Golf League at Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett eagerly await the completion of the new clubhouse, located on Highway 60 next to the Monett Area YMCA. The facility is slated to have a grand opening ceremony in May. League members are pictured. In the front row, from left, are: Susan Feigel, Norma Hilton and Linda Esparrago. Back row: Peggy Newbold, Dixie Latshaw, Janie Bates, Winnie Strong and Alice Helmkamp. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times. com

Dixie Latshaw lines up for a putt on the fourth green at Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett. Melonie Roberts/ reporter@monett-times.com

Tee time has a different meaning at the Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett, with no tea-filled fine china cups for this group of avid golfers. They prefer golf carts, clubs and a fine morning for fun and friendship, which are the hallmarks of the Tuesday Ladies Golf League. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Life of contentment doesn’t seem normal by comparison

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EAR ABBY: I’m 45, employed and earning plenty of money. I’m in a great relationship, my kids and grandkids are healthy and happy, and my parents are alive and well. I enjoy the small things in life, fishing, reading, the beach, mini vacations, bowling, etc.

I raise funds to feed the homeless.

So what’s my problem, you ask? Abby, I’m not really sure what my purpose is in life or if the way my life is, is normal.

I feel content—even happy at times—but I’m troubled because it seems a lot of people do the exact opposite of what I am doing and they all have a purpose.

Some of them are going to school, raising kids, having relationship problems, money issues, etc. They seem to be doing so much, and I feel like I’m doing so little.

What is normal for my age? Should I be doing more? Most times I feel happy, but on a day like today I feel unfulfilled. Do I need to do more?—WHAT IS NORMAL? DEAR WHAT: Doing so little? Count your blessings! You hold a job, have a family I presume you regularly interact with, have a great relationship, hobbies you enjoy and contribute to those who have less than you. I would say you are productive and successful.

JEANNE PHILLIPS DEAR ABBY However, if YOU think you need to do more, then it’s possible you do. Take some time, decide what it is and reallocate your time if you feel you need something more to fulfill you.

But please stop measuring yourself by anyone else’s yardstick because people who do that are rarely happy.

DEAR ABBY: I fell in love with “Alex” during my last year of college. We had known each other for 18 months. One month before our wedding, he broke up with me. He says I was verbally abusive.

I admit I had anger issues. I had to plan most of the wedding alone because we were four hours apart. When we argued, he would say one thing and then something different later. He would also tell his mom stuff about me and our relationship that I considered private. After the breakup, I found out he had lied to me about his religion.

I had a hard time with the breakup. I tried hard to reconcile or find solutions, but he rejected all

of them. Now he’s blaming me and throwing things in my face.

I am heartbroken and depressed. I don’t know if I should be mad at him for the lies and the heartache he has caused me, or mad at myself for messing up. I have lost my confidence and self-esteem. What do I do?—STILL IN LOVE DEAR STILL IN LOVE: Take off the rose-colored glasses for a moment and consider what the reality of a marriage to Alex would have been like.

You would have had a mama’s boy for a husband, one you couldn’t count on to tell the truth and who blamed you for anything that went wrong.

Don’t you realize you dodged a bullet? If things had turned out differently, you’d be writing me as an unhap-

py wife, probably with children to support.

Let it go, get help for your anger issues and don’t waste more time brooding. There are times it is better that we don’t get the things we wish for, and this may be one of them.

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A manufacturer of heavy duty suspensions, Reyco Granning, LLC has immediate openings at its Mt. Vernon production facility for both 1st & 2nd shifts in Shipping, 1st shift Press, 2nd shift Welding and 2nd shift CNC Machining.

All positions require a high school diploma or GED, the ability to lift up to 50 lbs., ability to stand for long periods of time and work in sometimes extreme temperatures.

Successful candidates must have excellent work history and work references. Experience preferred.

Applications are available at www.reycogranning.com, or on-site at 1205 Industrial Park Dr., Mt. Vernon, MO Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm.

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POWER WASHING: Specializing in Cleaning House Siding, Buildings, Decks, and Paint Stripping.

Need Something Cleaned Just Call and Ask. Since 1995, Insured, References. Mid-West Enterprises LLC. Doug Harris Owner. 417-236-4993

16. Help Wanted BASS EQUIPMENT is seeking helpinanofficeassistantposition.

Position requires a person that is outgoing, good with computers and spreadsheets, detail oriented, good at multi-tasking, good with customers both on the phone and in person. Full time position with benefits. Bring resume and apply in person at Bass Equipment Company, 607 17th St, Monett, MO.

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Applications may be submitted via: Fax: 417.466.1001 Mail: Reyco Granning, LLC ATTN: Human Resources 1205 Industrial Park Drive Mt. Vernon, MO 65712 Please visit our website for a complete listing of current job opportunities!

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.

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# Shift – must be able to work any shift Must have _2_years’ experience with Industrial refrigeration Must be qualified in _Ammonia Refrigeration ________ Must have verifiable references Must be able to pass a post offer physical and drug screen Full Benefit package offered George’s Inc. is an equal opportunity employer

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1. Refrigeration Technician 2. Industrial Maintenance Technician

ROUTE SALESMAN Needed for Keebler route.

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Must live on site 2 Bedroom Apartment Email resume to rentals@triplesproperties.com

DENTAL OFFICE has an immediate opening for a front office person. This position requires a person that is very outgoing, has customer service skills, detail oriented, great at multi-tasking and loves to work with the public.

Dental back ground would be a real plus, but most important is a background in customer service.

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George’s Inc. Cassville, MO is currently seeking qualified and dependable applicants for the following positions: Hatchery Drivers - Chick Delivery Chick Delivery Drivers require a Class A CDL plus a good driving record and the Egg Pickup Driver requires a Class A or B 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.

HELP WANTED: Immediate opening.Mustbeanexperienced Class A CDL Licensed Driver.

Benefits include 100% paid Medical Health Insurance and paid holidays. Driving Monday-Thursday. Only two nights out. Off Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Excellent Pay! Please apply in person at Ball & Prier Tire, Inc. located at Hwys 86 & J, Golden, MO. Phone 417-271-3299.

I M M E D I A T E EVENING Custodian Position Available at Berean Christian Academy. Must be available to work 2-3 hours Sund a y - W e d n e s d a y Evenings.

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George’s Farms, Inc. Poultry Processing Worker.

Cut, trim and pack poultry.

Various shifts, multiple openings, full time positions.

9066 State Highway W. Cassville, Missouri 65625.

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LOOKING FOR A Rewarding Career? Become a Home Instead Caregiver! You’ll support Seniors in their homes by providing companionship, homehelper and relationship-based personal care. No medical degree necessary. Home Instead Senior Care. Call Today: 417-625-1868 SEAL SMART is seeking highly energetic people to work in our Phone Room as Appointment Setters. Day and Evening shifts available. Fun working environment, no cold calling! Great pay with weekly bonus o p p o r t u n i t i e s .

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THE SOUTHWEST Missouri Drug Taskforce is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Field Agent. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, Currently have at least a Class F Missouri Operator’s License as well as a Class A or B Missouri P.O.S.T. License. Experience in Law Enforcement Preferred but not required.

Once hired applicant will be responsible for the investigationofNarcoticsActivitywithin the Southwest Missouri area. Interested applicants may bring their resume to the McDonald County Sheriff’s Office located at 300 East 7th Street, Pineville, Missouri 64856. The Southwest Missouri Drug Taskforce is an equal opportunity employer.

UTILITY ASSISTANT needed for theCityofWashburn,Mo.Starting pay: 9.00/hr. If you have a Water or Wastewater Certification, salary willbecommiserate.Background checks are mandatory.

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29a. Duplexes For Rent

1997 CHEVY Suburban Heavy Duty Hitch with Electric Brakes 417-772-1059 or 417-489-4978 $3500.00

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NEWER ALL Brick Duplex, 2 br, 2 ba with garage. Nice location, appliances, open floor plan, with and without garage, $595 rent.

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THE NEIGHBORHOOD at Deer Lake Four-Plexes: Newer 2 bedroom, 2 bath units for rent. Discounts available for retired residents, active duty military and multi-month rent payment. Features all electric, energy-efficient appliances, washer/dryer hook-up and single car garage. Nice, quiet neighborhood. Rent is $650. A $350 deposit is required. Please call (417) 773-8948 or 235-9520 to schedule a tour VERY NICE 2 bd 2 ba with garage. $545/mo $400/dep. 505 Dairy St. Monett. 417-489-8185 or 417-235-5231

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33. Miscellaneous for Sale FOR SALE: Scag Zero Turn Mower 26HP 48”cut. Scag Zero TurnMower24HP48”cutWarranty 1/2 year left. Trailer. Stihl Weedeater. Push Mower. 91’ Chevy Truck 4wheel drive, good tires, no rust, no dents, bedliner, good paint. Stihl Hedge Trimmer. See at Highland Dr, Aurora, MO 417-606-0173 HEAVY DUTY, Extra Capacity Dryer, Estate by Whirlpool, $200.00 Kenmore Washing Machine, $50.00 719-4039

34a. Appliances FOR SALE: White, Side by Side, Whirlpool Refrigerator, Ice & Water Dispenser in door. Less than 1yr old $800.00

37. Livestock 15 1ST CALF Angus & Angus Cross Springer Hfrs. $2250.00 per head. 620-596-2813

55. Storage 2 STORAGE Units for rent $60 month.

Hickory Street Storage behind Justin Boot. 235-4485 CROSSLAND STOR-ALL. Across East of Wal-Mart. 10 buildings, 7 sizes. 235-3766.

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Directions: Take 60 West to Monett, turn left on MO 37 (S. Lincoln Road), left on Hazel Street, auction will be on left.

This all brick home has approx. 1892 sq. ft. of living space and has 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, gas fireplace, security system,covered patio, fenced in back yard, 2 car attached garage, and a detached heated and cooled shop.

Taxes: $867.09 Legal: Lane heights Lot 38 except West 20 Ft & includes West 20 Ft. of Lot 39 Terms: 10% DOWN DAY OF AUCTION BALANCE DUE AT CLOSING. POSSESSION AT CLOSING. CLOSING IN 30 DAYS OR LESS FROM AUCTION DATE. 10 % BUYERS PREMIUM DOES APPLY.

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Q&A: What’s listeria and how is it traced to ice cream?

BY MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON — New technologies account for one way that the government is tracking a life-threatening outbreak of listeria linked to Blue Bell ice cream products.

Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries recalled all its products this week after listeria was found in a variety of the company’s frozen treats. The massive recall followed several smaller recalls as health officials across the country rapidly worked to track the outbreak, which is linked so far to 10 listeria illnesses in four states, including three deaths.

The investigation has been helped by technology called whole genome sequencing, which maps all an organism’s DNA. While the sequencing has been a staple of medical research, it has only recently been used regularly to track listeria outbreaks. With help from that technique, federal and state officials realized the outbreak was not just a recent event — the ice cream had likely made people sick since 2010.

Questions consumers may have about the outbreak and how it’s tracked:

What is listeria?

Listeria is a hardy bacteria found in soil and water that can be tracked into a plant or carried by animals. It can be very difficult to get rid of once it con-

taminates a processing facility, partly because it grows well in refrigeration. It is commonly found in processed meats, unpasteurized cheeses and unpasteurized milk, and it is sometimes found in other foods as well — listeria in cantaloupes was linked to 30 deaths in a 2011 outbreak.

What has been recalled?

As of Monday, Blue Bell ice cream has recalled all of its products. That follows more limited recalls of Blue Bell products made on production lines in Texas and Oklahoma after the ice cream was linked to deaths and illnesses in Kansas and Texas. The company issued Monday’s recall after two samples of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tested positive for listeria.

How did they link the illnesses to the ice cream?

The first indication of listeria contamination in Blue Bell products came in January, when the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control collected samples from a Blue Bell distribution plant as part of a random sampling program.

The South Carolina officials had no reason to suspect the ice cream was contaminated, but they found that two

of Blue Bell’s products contained high amounts of listeria. South Carolina notified the Food and Drug Administration, which began an investigation that led to Monday’s massive recall.

What are symptoms of listeria?

When a person contracts the disease, it can cause fever, muscle aches, gastrointestinal symptoms and even death.

What else did they find?

Am I at risk?

What is whole genome sequencing?

How did this happen?

Testing in Texas and Kansas found more contaminated samples that could be linked to illnesses in those states.

The CDC also found past cases of listeria illnesses that could be linked to the Blue Bell products using whole genome sequencing.

Whole genome sequencing maps all an organism’s DNA, instead of just part of it, as other tests do. Dr. Robert Tauxe of the CDC says it has enabled health officials to get better results when trying to link a person’s listeria illness to a particular food.

Government investigators take stool or blood samples from patients and use the tests to link them to strains of the pathogen — listeria in this case — found in the food.

Tauxe says the whole genome sequencing gives officials hope that future outbreaks can be tracked faster and more accurately.

Listeria generally only affects the elderly, people with compromised immune systems and pregnant women.

It can cause miscarriage, stillbirth and premature labor for women and serious illness or death in newborn babies.

Healthy, younger adults and most children can consume listeria with no ill effects or only mild illness.

State and federal inspectors are still investigating the outbreak and have not released a cause. In past outbreaks, contamination has been the result of dirty equipment or unsanitary conditions in a plant.

Blue Bell says it is expanding its cleaning and sanitization system, beefing up its employee training, expanding its swabbing system by 800 percent to include more surfaces and sending daily samples to a microbiology laboratory for testing. The 108-year-old company said it will also test all products produced at its facilities before sending them to retailers.

Environmentalists contest broadened use of new herbicide

BY HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press

KANSAS CITY — Environmentalists are contesting the federal government’s decision to allow more widespread use of a new version of a popular weed killer to be used on genetically modified corn and soybeans.

Motions filed Monday in the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s handling of a 2,4-D weed killer called Enlist Duo, a new version of the popular herbicide used

since the 1940s. It’s aimed at use with seeds that are engineered to resist the herbicide, so farmers can spray the fields after the plants emerge and kill the weeds while leaving crops unharmed.

But the Natural Resources Defense Council and a coalition of five environmental groups, including the Center for Food Safety, claim in separate lawsuits that it could endanger wildlife and public health. The groups first sued after the EPA in October approved the herbicide’s use in six states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, South Dakota

and Wisconsin. The latest motions were filed after the EPA decided last month to allow its use in nine more states: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma and North Dakota.

“Our concern is the same as we’ve had all along, which is that this is a powerful chemical that has demonstrated harm to human health and to wildlife, and the EPA has simply not done an adequate job of assessing it before letting it loose,” said Paul H. Achitoff, an attorney repre-

senting five of the groups.

Demand for Enlist promises to be strong because many weeds have become resistant to glyphosate, an herbicide commonly used on genetically modified corn and soybeans now. Enlist includes a combination of both the new version of 2,4-D and glyphosate. Groups that unsuccessfully lobbied the EPA to prevent its expanded use say they are concerned about 2,4-D’s toxic effects and the potential for it to drift.

The EPA, which has said previously that the herbicide meets safety standards, said

in written statement Monday that it would review the petition and “respond appropriately.” Dow AgroSciences, which manufactures Enlist, has said that the new version has been engineered to solve potential problems, like drift before and after the herbicide hits the plant.

But Sylvia Fallon, the wildlife director for the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council, wrote in a blog posted on the group’s website Monday that the use of “increasingly toxic pesticides” is “unsustainable.”

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4 LB. Bag

PICK 5 SPECIALLY MARKED PACKAGES OF YOUR FAVORITE CUTS OF MEAT FOR JUST $25.00.

MEAT ITEMS TO CHOOSE FROM INCLUDING BEEF, PORK & CHICKEN. SEE STORE FOR DETAILS.

1

In Cry-O-Vac

EA.

Sweet Seedless Watermelons

Fresh Avocados

$ 99

Fresh Tropical Pineapples

2 $500 F O R

Fresh Seedless Red Grapes

1

$ 59 lB.

Garden Fresh Bi-Color Corn

EA.

Fresh Tropical Mangos

2 $100 4 $100 F O R

Fresh Pick Jalapenos

3 $100

89

¢

lB.

Large Size

EA.

Maseca Corn Flour

89

2

$ 79 4.4 LBS. Bag

EA.

Tio Santi Hominy

¢

F O R

Slicing Tomatoes Roma Tomatoes

89

¢

F O R

Sunkist Navel Oranges

lB.

Fresh Cilantro

3 $100 F O R

1

$ 79

$ 79

4

EA.

Whole Boneless Pork Loin

Russet Potatoes

10 lb. Bag

1

$ 99

2

$ 99 108 OZ. Can

EA.

LB.

Limit 2

Family Pak Boneless Pork Chops

2 $ 29 2 $ 99 5 $ 49 6 $ 99 16 $ 29 LB.

Boneless Pork Loin Roast

LB.

Velveeta Cheese

2 LB. Box

EA.

24 Pack Pepsi or Mt. Dew

12 OZ. - 24 CT. Cans

EA.

Budweiser or Bud Light 24 Pack Cans

12 OZ. - 24 CT. Cans

EA.