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Back in the Good Old Days EIGHTY YEARS AGO June 21-27, 1935 • The Trailways Ice Company has purchased the ice plant operated

by Clarence Jerome at Second and Front streets.

The storage room will be refrigerated to reduce the loss from melting. The Jerome ice plant was built in 1927 to supplement the Jerome Creamery. The Croddy feed store will still occupy part of the ice plant building.

• No one in town had any more fun than did those attending the two softball games at the athletic field on June 25. The girls of the Karbe Kittens and the Mt. Vernon nurses really could play ball.

Runners on the slick grass who made a sudden stop to catch the ball went into comic skids and traveled around the field on their shoulder blades.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO June 21-27, 1945 • Back from a tour of Nazi concentration camps at Buchenwald, Nordhausen and Dachau, Congressman Dewey Short described the horror and beastiality of the camps to a large crowd gathered at the Methodist Church in Monett. He explained the shower bath room at Dachau where prisoners were gassed.

Short favored eradication of the 15,000 German leaders for war crimes.

• Regular hourly bus service in Monett was announced beginning June 29, offered by Monett Public Service Company. Within the next 15 days owner Glenn Stone plans to extend service to Pierce City.

SIXTY YEARS AGO June 21-27, 1955 • Dairy Day Festival

in Monett began with a parade down Broadway on June 23, leading up to the Miss Maid of Milk contest, which included 26 candidates. Margaret Berry of rural Mt. Vernon won the crown. Ermel Stever and his Turkey Mountain Gang from Cassville provided a program at the park amphitheater.

• Monett became a convention city on June 26 as twirlers registered for the second annual state baton twirling clinic and sixth annual state baton twirling contest, under the direction of Homer Lee. As many as 75 contestants are expected.

FIFTY YEARS AGO June 21-27, 1965 • A record number of baton twirlers were on hand for the 12th annual Monett American Legion baton twirling clinic as 401 young people from 18 states and Canada registered for the week-long event. Ten nationally known twirling instructors conducted classes at the city park. The clinic concluded with a talent show of 27 acts at the City Hall Auditorium.

• Grand opening of the Four-State Drag Strip, located at the Friend Airpark, west of Monett, was held on July 4, announced owner Jordan Puidk. The south end of the strip was lengthened 800 feet for the cars racing on the 45-foot wide landing strip.

FORTY YEARS AGO June 21-27, 1975 • Monett will receive an official Bicentennial Flag during ceremonies at Fourth and Broadway on June 28. Congressman Gene Taylor presented Mayor Fielding Sizer with

The Jaycees summer carnival is one of Monett’s most endearing and enduring traditions. In June 1955, Anna Lamp,8, at left, and Rita Lamp, 5, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lamp of Monett, clutched tightly onto their big balloons acquired from carnival vendor Robert Philibert, at right. File photo/The Monett Times an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol.

• A wood statue of the Pieta, thought to have been made of plaster, has been restored for St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Pierce City by McAuley art teacher John Fitzgibbon.

The statue’s origin is unknown, but it shows up in an 1892 church photo.

THIRTY YEARS AGO June 21-27, 1985 • The Barry-Lawrence County Ambulance District officially reinstated its advanced life support system, with three full-time paramedics and three full-time EMTs on staff. ALS service was suspended in December 1984.

Lapsing of insurance and a dispute over a contract had resulted in the resignation of board members.

• Work is underway converting the flat roof on the Monett High School building to a sloped roof.

Re-roofing the main high school building costs $62,551.

TWENTY YEARS AGO June 21-27, 1995 • At the VFW state convention, Tom Wolfe Memorial Post No. 4207 won All State Commander and All State Quartermaster honors for District 7 for Roger Able and John Garrison. Patricia Clay won the top award as All State President for the

Ladies Auxiliary.

• Former Monettan Sara Parker, daughter of Howard and Vera Parker, has been named the new state librarian for Missouri.

Parker is a 1957 Monett High School graduate.

TEN YEARS AGO June 21-27, 2005 • The Episys system, marketed by the Symitar division of Monett-

based Jack Henry and Associates, has been ranked as the most widely adopted core processing platform among credit unions with assets of more than $25 million, according to the 2005 Credit Union Technology survey.

• Longtime Monett city collector Margaret Holle has announced her plans to retire.

ON THE COVER: Jana Larmer, a member of the Ozark Christian Writer’s Guild, reads her monthly assignment to the group at a recent meeting. Marty Frost, group leader, assigned a series of descriptive words each month for members to incorporate in a short story to read aloud for the group to critique. The assignments help writers hope their skills. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Aspiring writers receive encouragement Ozark Christian Writer’s Guild works to hone authors’ writing skills

By Melonie Roberts

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reporter@monett-times.com

veryone has a story to tell, but few are motivated to sit in front of a blank computer screen and write it.

For over 20 years, members of the Ozark Christian Writers Guild meet monthly to encourage each other, hone their writing skills and find ways of getting their works published.

Local writers of all genres have dropped into the meetings over the years, and some gone on to have works published through traditional publishing houses, and others choosing to self-publish their work.

“Several local people have been published,” said Marty Frost, one of the group’s founders. “George Shaner, Heno Head Jr., Laurence Stoll, Leroy

Bev McCauley, a member of the Ozark Christian Writer’s Guild, discussed a short story in Connection Magazine, written by a young writer in a feature called Young Writers Imagination. She urged other members to sign a card to the young author, Reagan Tipton, to encourage her continued written endeavors. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

The cover of “I want my Front Teeth, Now!” reveals the quality of illustrations that highlight the entire short children’s story by Tammy Schell. In the story, the little rabbit meets other forest creatures on her quest to find the Tooth Fairy.

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Watts, Rex Henderson and Benson “Buzz” Arnold, to name a few.”

Like most writers, they are all lolling to have their work published.

At their most recent meeting, writers looked for ways to protect their works.

“There is a website called wattpad. com,” said Janaya Erwin, a guest attending the meeting. “People can write stories from their computers, tablets or phones and upload them to the site.”

Janaya said there were some protections offered to protect an author’s work, but was unclear as to how far those protections went.

“As authors, you do need to protect your work as much as possible,” Frost said. “Research copyrights. Mail a copy

of your work to yourself and don’t open it. File a copy with an attorney.

These steps will certainly help to prove when the work was produced.”

One of the major concerns among novice authors was plagiarism.

“If you take steps to protect your work, you shouldn’t let the fear of legalism keep you from getting your work out there,” Frost said. “Don’t let that fear stop you. Go for it.”

Bev McCauley, another longtime member of the group, produced an article from a young author published in the May 2015 issue of Connection Magazine.

McCauley read aloud the short tale of regular people turned onto hero forest creatures fighting evil wizards for the good of mankind, which was writ-

ten by 12-year-old Reagan Tipton.

“This is a wonderful story,” McCauley said. “It features Walmart and Sunrise Café.”

Frost asked writers if they had completed their monthly homework assignments, writing short stories incorporating several words that were handed out at the previous month’s meeting.

Two of those attending had used the words, which included, “dancing white horses,” “a claw-footed bathtub,” and “a birthday.”

“The stories can have elements of truth or be completely made up,” Frost said, issuing the words for the next meeting: “blue eyes,” “mustache,” “cigar,” “calloused hands” and “swimming pool.”

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SPRINGFIELD: At the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East, Bret Michaels performs at 8 p.m. on June 18.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: The Artosphere Festival Orchestra performs Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, Grieg’s first suite from “Peer Gynt” and Bernie Krause’s “The Great American Orchestra Symphony” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson.

At George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson, performing this week are the duo Goose on Thursday; Oreo Blue, Bill Dollar and Loose Change, Jonathan Jackson and Enation on Friday; Vintage Pistol on Saturday; Band of Heathens on June 24; and Luke Pruitt plus Elise Davis on June 25.

CARTHAGE: At the Woodshed in Cherry’s Art Emporium, 311 S. Main, Basstian performs rock and folk Americana at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

JOPLIN: At the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin, Smokey Robinson performs in the Pavilion at 8 p.m. on Saturday. In the regular performance venue, Retrorockerz performs on Friday. Earl and Them plays on Saturday.

MIAMI, Okla.: Native American artist Joanne Shenandoah performs at 6 p.m. on June 25 at the Coleman Theater, 103 N. Main.

TULSA, Okla.: Country musicians Luke Bryant, Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch perform at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the BOK Center, 200 N. Denver.

At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, performing this week are Kevin Fowler and Curtis Grimes on Friday; Corey Smith and the Cody Bryan Band on June 25.

The Smashing Pumpkins perform at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady.

Wynonna Judd and the Big Noise perform at 8 p.m. on June 25 at the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa.

The acoustic ensemble Vintage Wildflowers perform Celtic, folk and bluegrass on violin, bass and harp at 7 p.m. on June 25 in the Robert LaFortune Studio.

KANSAS CITY: At the Starlight Theater in Swope Park, Peter Frampton and Cheap Trick perform at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

Widespread Panic performs at 8 p.m. on June 24.

Rob Thomas performs at 7:30 p.m. on June 22 at the Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd.

The Kansas City Symphony concludes its season with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Vadym Kholodenko as soloist, and Richard Strauss’ “A Hero’s Life” at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway.

The Smashing Pumpkins perform with the Eeries and Katie Cole at 8 p.m. on June 22 at the Midland Theater, 1228 Main.

Tyler the Creator and Taco perform at 9 p.m. on June 23.

COLUMBIA: The Missouri Symphony plays Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto with soloist Chloe Travor and the pieces from Smetana’s “My Country” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Missouri Theater, 203 S. Ninth St. ST. LOUIS: Country music star Dierks Bentley with Maddie and Tae, Kip Moore and Canaan Smith perform at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights.

Violinist, electronic musician and animator Lindsey Stirling performs at 8 p.m. on June 24 at the Fox Theater, 527 N. Grand.

At the Pageant, 6161 Delmar, Floetry performs at 8 p.m. on Friday. Tyler the Creator and Taco perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Dawes, Longhorne Slim and the Law perform at 8 p.m. on Sunday. The Smashing Pumpkins performs at 9 p.m. on June 23. Guitar masters Rodrigo Y Gabriela play with Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear and 8 p.m. on June 24.

AREA THEATRE

A look at area events this week

By Murray Bishoff

AREA MUSIC

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SPRINGFIELD: Springfield Little Theater presents the musical “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. June 25 through next weekend at the Landers Theater, 311 E. Walnut.

Springfield Contemporary Theater presents “The Marvelous Wonderettes” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m.

Sunday at 431 S. Jefferson.

OZARK: Ron Boutwell’s play “The Forerunner” about John the Baptist runs through July 4 at the Stained Glass Theater, 1996 W. Evangel.

CARTHAGE: The Stone’s Throw

Theatre presents John Patrick’s play “Curious Savage” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday, with more shows next weekend. A meal is available one hour before the show.

JOPLIN: Stained Glass Theater presents “Cheaper By The Dozen” at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Sunday and June 25 through next weekend at 21st and Annie Baxter streets.

TULSA, Okla.: At the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St., “The Way Bent Revue,” Rebecca Ungerman’s third musical variety show, is offered at 8 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday in the Liddy Doenges Theatre.

“Heller Shorts,” original short plays by local playwrights, is offered at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday in the Robert LaFortune Studio.

The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning play “Next to Normal” is offered at 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday is presented in the John H. Williams Theatre.

Alan Ball’s play “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” is presented at 7:30 p.m.

Friday through Sunday at the Broken Arrow Community Playhouse, 1800 S. Main.

KANSAS CITY: The musical “Once” is presented through Sunday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway.

The musical “Annie” is presented at 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Starlight Theater in Swope Park.

Musical Theater Heritage at Crown Center, Pershing and Grand, presents “Jesus Christ Superstar” at 7 p.m., running through June 21.

Nina Raines’ play “The Tribe” runs through June 28 at the Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., 7:30 p.m. weekdays, 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, no shows on Mondays.

The musical “Hairspray” runs through July 12 at the New Theatre Restaurant, 9229 Foster in Overland Park, Kan. Shakespeare’s “King Lear” opens the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival at 8 p.m., running through July 5 at Southmoreland Park, 47th and Oak St. “A Year With Frog and Toad” runs through Aug. 2 at the Coterie Theatre, 2450 Grand Blvd.

COLUMBIA: The Columbia Entertainment Company presents the musical “Lucky Stiff,” with shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at 1800 Nelwood Dr., with more shows next weekend.

Talking Horse Productions presentation of Meg Crespy’s play “Mostly Sweet” runs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and

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SPECIAL EVENTS CASSVILLE: The annual Cassville Rodeo runs Friday and Saturday at Bill Hailey Arena, opening at 8 p.m. each night.

SPRINGFIELD: The Lucas Oil Monster Truck Nationals runs Saturday, opening at 7 p.m., and Sunday, opening at 3 p.m., at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. A rally for Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle enthusiasts runs June 23 through June 25 at Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center.

TULSA, Okla.: At Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St., the Pinto World Championship Show for horse lovers runs through Saturday at the Livestock Complex.

AREA FESTIVALS

2 p.m. Sunday at 210 St. James St. The Macklanburg Playhouse presents the revue “Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance!” at 7:30 p.m. on June 22 at 100 Willis Ave. ST. LOUIS: Opera Theatre St. Louis continues its season Puccini’s “La Rondine” at 8 p.m. on Thursday, 1 p.m. on Saturday and June 24; Tobias Picker’s “Emmeline” at 8 p.m. on Friday, 7 p.m. on Sunday and 8 p.m. on June 25; Handel’s “Richard the Lionheart” at 8 p.m. on Saturday and June 24. Shows run through June 28 at the Loretto Hilton Center on the Webster University campus in Webster Groves.

The Muny opens its season of outdoor theater with the musical “My Fair Lady,” running through Sunday at the amphitheater in Forest Park. “Hairspray” opens June 23 and runs through June 30. All shows start at 8:15 p.m.

Stages St. Louis has two productions underway. “Smokey Joe’s Café” has shows thursday through Sunday and June 16 to 18 at the Robert Reim Theatre at the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 S. Geyer in Kirkwood, with more shows through June 28. Disney’s “The Aristocats” has shows Thursday through June 28 at the Westport Plaza. Stray Dog Theatre’s production of “Dog Sees God,” a satire of the Peanuts comic strip, runs through Saturday at the Tower Grove Abbey Theatre, 2336 Tennessee Ave.

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SPRINGFIELD: Summer Snow Fest, a playful extravaganza in refrigerated conditions, runs noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday at Jordan Valley Park, 735 E. Trafficway.

The fourth annual Bubble Fest runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the Discovery Center, 438 E. St. Louis St. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: The Arkansas New Play Festival opens Friday and runs weekends through June 28.

Performances are at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson. Performances include Robert Ford’s play “Fault” by 7:30 p.m. Friday; Qui Nguyen’s play “Dusk” at 2 p.m. Saturday; “The DingDong, Or How the French Kiss,” adapted from “Le Dindon” by Georges Feydeau, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Lee Blessing’s play “Uncle” at 2 p.m. Sunday; the 10th annual “The 24-Hour Play-Off” of 10-minute plays at 6 p.m on Sunday; and “The Quest for Don Quixote” from the Cervantes novel at 8 p.m. on June 25.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: The Artosphere Music Festival gets underway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Walton Arts Center. Additional concerts include the Dover String Quartet playing works

by Mozart, Shostakovich and Dvorak at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Berry Performing Arts Center at John Brown University in Siloam Springs; folk musician an banjo artist Jayme Stone performs music collected by Alan Lomax with other folk roots specialists at 7 p.m. on June 22 at the Cooper Memorial Chapel in Bella Vista; and a performance by the brass and winds of the Artosphere Festival Orchestra at 7 p.m. on June 23 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 224 N. East Ave. in Fayetteville.

The Northwest Arkansas Food Festival will be held June 25 and 26 at the Arkansas Music Pavilion on the Washington County Fairgrounds.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: Eureka Springs Blues Weekend has shows through June 21. On Thursday, Shawn Holt and the Teardrops perform at the Basin Spring Park Hotel ballroom, Earl and Them at Chelsea’s, Shannon Hope at New Delhi, and RJ Mischo and his Red Hot Blues Band at Pied Piper.

PICK

THREE

Murray’s top picks for the week

1

Missouri State University’s Tent Theater closes its first show and opens the second in its 53rd season. The musical “Leap of Faith” at 8:15 p.m. Thursday through Saturday on the lawn outside of Coger Hall, National and Grand in Springfield. The comedy/drama “Sherlock Holmes: the Final Adventure” opens June 25 and runs through the next two weekends. Tent Theater provides an intimate atmosphere as students present high energy shows. Clever, engaging productions make Tent Theater shows a highlight of the summer.

2

Opera in the Ozarks opens its season Friday at the Inspiration Point Pavilion west of Eureka Springs.

Performances are with live orchestra and full staging with supertitles. Shows include Verdi’s “La Traviata” on Friday and June 24, Rossini’s “Cinderella” on Saturday and June 25, and Offenbach’s “Tales of Hoffman” on June 23, all beginning at 7:30 p.m. A family day “behind the scenes” view of how an opera is made is offered from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Shows continue through July 17, a great opportunity to see full opera productions at a bargain price. Bring cushions as seats are hard.

3

For those who would like a variation on standard concert fare, Tulsa-area songstresses Cindy Cain and Janet Rutland present a concert of vintage Vegas music performed by Frank Sinatra’s Rat Pack. As women, they have their own twist and perform at the Rack Pack. Shows are offered at 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday in the Charles Norman Theatre at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St. The smaller theaters in the Tulsa PAC offer rather intimate theater experiences in a comfortable setting.

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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Tammy Schell, a member of the Ozark Christian Writer’s Guild and author and illustrator of a short children’s story, “I want my Front Teeth, Now!,” wrote the story several years ago for her children and is considering submitting it for publication through a publishing house. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Writers: Frost observed that writing should be a passion, not torture

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Some members laughed, others already had the wheels turning in their heads on how too

wrap the story around those elements.

Frost reported sending a story to a horseman’s

magazine, which was rejected for not fitting their particular format.

“Rejection letters don’t

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matter to me,” she said. “I still enjoy my stories and that’s what matters.”

Yvonne Kerr, a more recent attendee of the meetings, said she had never really enjoyed reading fiction prior to joining the guild.

“I didn’t understand it enough to enjoy it,” Kerr

said. “I enjoy it more now.

I’m reading the classic writers and their collections.”

McCauley said she was penning her own book tentatively entitled “To a New Mother from an Old One.” “It’s similar to the style of Erma Bombeck,” she said.

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She read a short excerpt from her completed chapters, detailing some of the hijinx that managed to surround her boys during their early youth.

“Writing should be your passion,” Frost said.

“If it’s torture, don’t do it. Find something else.

But if you really enjoy it, stick with it and get better at it.”

Barbara Erwin read some helpful tips on being a successful writer.

“Believe in yourself,” she said. “Everyone gets rejected, especially early in their writing career.

Build confidence. Sell your work. Hope one day a publisher will like your work enough to publish it.”

The group meets at 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at First Baptist Church in Monett, located south of Monett on Highway 37.

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Man sends widow on a guilt trip for trying to end affair

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EAR ABBY: I have been having an affair with a married man for eight years. At first, both of us were married, but my husband died two years ago. Since then, my lover and I have grown closer, but he won’t leave his wife because of his kids.

I love him dearly, but cannot go on living life this way. He doesn’t want me to see other people.

Every time I try to end it, he talks me out of it and makes me feel guilty for trying. I need help, please. — MESSED UP IN MINNESOTA DEAR MESSED UP: The little voice that’s telling you you can’t go on living this way is your rational thinking. The one that’s talking you out of moving on is coming from a selfish individual who is thinking only of his own interests and not yours.

As it stands, your lover has a harem. If that’s fine with you, I can’t change your mind. But if it isn’t, remove the blinders from your eyes and end this romance because it is going nowhere and probably never will.

DEAR ABBY: I’m in a quandary. Many years ago, we rescued a precious 4-year-old and her newborn brother from a horrific living situation and tried to adopt them.

After more than a year and 16 contentious court hearings, we were devastated when the court

Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby returned them to their mother. I’m sure they have no idea how hard we fought for them, and I still love them dearly and keep tabs on them as best I can.

The girl is now 18, and I am retiring and will be moving away. I have a bin of baby things, school mementos, etc. for each of them that I’ve kept all these years, and which I will return to them.

However, I also have the many photographs that documented their indescribable living conditions, the police reports, the court documents, etc. I strongly feel these should be destroyed, because to see and read this graphic information would be far too traumatic and would serve no good purpose. What do you think? Is it right to withhold this from them?

— HOLDING ON IN CALIFORNIA DEAR HOLDING ON: I don’t believe in withholding information, so before you do, I think you should tell the young woman what you have and let her make the final decision about what should be done with it.

DEAR ABBY: I have heard this but never believed it: When a woman is beautiful, men are afraid to ask her out for fear that they will be turned down. I am 65, and all my life I have (luckily) been told that I am beautiful. I have imperfections, but if I were a man, I would be proud to be seen with me.

Men stutter around me, so they don’t ask me out. I attract younger men, but I live in a small town and I wouldn’t want to start rumors. Please tell me what you think about my dilemma, and will I ever find a soul mate.

— WONDERING IN GEORGIA DEAR WONDERING: You will find a soul mate after you stop worrying about what people say

about you. At your age, eligible men are scarce, so if someone younger shows interest, don’t make your decisions on outdated stereotypes, take him up on it!

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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The Monett Times Midweek

Page 10 • Thursday, June 18, 2015

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1a. Garage Sale

16. Help Wanted

16. Help Wanted

Servers

2 yrs experience for servers preferred APPLY IN PERSON Mon-Fri 10am-5pm

9. Services Offered

202 S Hwy 37 Monett, MO 65708 (417) 235-8200

400 Main street Cassville, MO. 65625 (417) 847-0782

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: Painting, roofing, room additions, carpentrywork,vinylsiding,small plumbing & concrete work.

235-6961, 236-5477.

10. Lost and Found LOST DOG: Yellow Lab, 15 years old, brown leather collar, blind in one eye, and has a limp. Missing in area of Bus. 60 & FR 1120, Monett. Please call 235-2472

16. Help Wanted ADMIN. ASSISTANT / Scheduler Part Time needed for afternoons and into the evening. Must be computer literate. Customer Service is a plus. Monday-Friday 3:00pm-7:00pm at $9.00 an hour.

Apply in person at 407 13th Street or email resume to sealsmartoffice@gmail.com

16. Help Wanted

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.

Apply in person. * Applicants with 1 year of verifiable poultry processing experience will start at the 1 year payrate.

16. Help Wanted

REGISTERED NURSES

TAKING APPLICATIONS AT BOTH LOCATIONS:

GARAGE SALE - 19th & 20th, 7am-5pm, 206 Dunkle Dr. Marionville.

Behind Marionville Pharmacy - 60 Hwy. Lots of Children’s Clothes and Ladies Denim priced as low as $0.25 for most items, other items for sale.

FOR ALL of your heating, air conditioning and sheet metal work, call Monett Sheet Metal, 235-7116.

16. Help Wanted

George’s Inc. Cassville, MO is currently seeking qualified and dependable applicants for the following positions:

Are you looking for a change?

If so, we want you to join our team at Lacoba Home Inc. a Church-affiliated Skilled Facility.

• Weekly Pay • Comprehensive health Ins. • Paid Vacation/Holidays • Pay based on experience Get a fresh start working in a beautiful facility, where we believe in person-centered care!

Apply in person at:

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.

850 Highway 60 East Monett, MO 65708 EOE/MF/DV

CNA

Are you a Compassionate, Dedicated CNA? If so, we want you to join our team at Lacoba Homes, Inc., a Church-affiliated Skilled Facility.

• Weekly pay • Comprehensive health Ins. • Paid Vacation/Holidays • Career Ladder • Pay based on experience • Bonus Pay Get a fresh start working in a beautiful facility, where we believe in person-centered care!

Apply in person at:

850 Highway 60 East Monett, MO 65708 EOE/MF/DV

Independent LIVIng Apartments are available at the Villas. You must see to appreciate. Amenities include all appliances, laundry, housekeeping service, maintenance, noon meal provided daily, paid utilities, garage door with opener, trash & yard service, sprinkler for fire safety, daily activities offered, emergency call system 24 hours per day, scheduled local transports, and much more.

Stop by Lacoba homeS today for a tour of the viLLaS! 850 e. highway 60 - monett, mo. 237-7895 For a virtual tour: www.lacoba.org

Visit us online at www.monett-times.com

DRIVERS, 65,000+, CDL-A, $2500 sign-on, Bonus Pay out in 4mo., 1 month exp., Same Day Pay! Free Health Ins., No CDL? We have Free Training! www.trailiner.com or 800-769-3993.

DRIVERS: $70,000 to 80,000 per yr., Exp drivers, Free health insurance, $2500 sign-on bonus (pays out in 4 mons.) Home weekly, same day pay. 2016 Freightliner Cascadia, APU, invertors. Automatic and Standard T r a n s m i s s i o n . www.trailiner.com or 800-769-3993.

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Thursday, June 18, 2015 • Page 11

16. Help Wanted

25. Real Estate For Sale

30. Apartments for Rent

DRIVERS: COMPANY: Great Weekly Pay! PAID Health Insurance, Vacation/Holidays! OwnerOps: $1.03 ALL miles plus 100% FS. Paid tolls, scales & more @ Standard Transportation. Gets you home weekly: 1-888-992-4038x133

advertisingforrealestatewhichis in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

NICE 2 Bedroom, C/H air, w/d hookup, fridge, stove, carport, deck. No pets. In Pierce City $525/$525 Ph.476-3077

FARM/LOCAL Class A CDL Driver. Must be 23 years of age, min. of 2 years experience. Call 417-476-2380 GRIP BOYS Home Verona, has immediate opening for full time position, 4 day work week. Looking for mentor who is honest, energetic, work ethic, farm experience preferred. Background checks/drug screening required with valid DL. Call Dave 417-236-4052 www.gripboyshome.com HELP WANTED: Immediate fulltime position open for warehouse employee. Competitive hourly wage,5-dayworkweek,paidholidays, paid vacation, paid uniforms and health insurance. Please apply in person at Ball & Prier Tire, Inc. Hwy 86 & J, Golden, Mo. Hours Mon-Fri, 8a.m. - 6p.m.

Phone 417-271-3299.

IMMEDIATEOPENING:Fulltime position. Retail and warehouse.

Must have good people skills.

Must pass drug screening. Send your resume or application for employment to: P.O. Box 403, Cassville, MO 65625.

25. Real Estate For Sale

26a. Mobile Homes for Rent 3 BR, 2 Bath, All electric, all appliances, central H/A. No pets. Purdy. $425. 236-5737

27. Homes for Sale FOR SALE By Owner - No $$$ Down, Financing Available - 3 bedroom and 1 bath, huge fenced in yard and garage. Aurora.

417-846-0324

29. Houses for Rent I HAVE very nice rental homes, varied number of bedrooms, the city of Monett. Call Max Easley at 417-235-6871 or 417-693-1024.

29a. Duplexes For Rent 2 BR, 1 Ba. 4-plexe units in Monett.AllelectricCentralH/A,appliances furnished, W/D hookups.

Starting at $425 per month, $250 deposit. 354-0744 or 236-0140.

ONE BEDROOM Apartment. Refrigerator, range, W/D hookup, water paid. No Pets. $300 mo/$300 dep. 505 8th St. Monett 417-772-7036

40 ACRES - Open Land. Near Jolly Mills. 417-850-1726

30. Apartments for Rent

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “anypreference,limitation,ordiscrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference,limitationordiscrimination.

We will not knowingly accept any

1 BR & 2 BR, All electric, includes refrigerator with ice, dishwasher, range, washer & dryer, oak cabinets. Available Now! 235-9839.

FIFTH & Broadway (upstairs), large 1 BR, LR, bath/shwr. New blinds throughout. Full kitchen with gas stove, pantry, cabinets.

Large window A/C, Gas heat.

Rent $325/mo. plus 1 month deposit. No Pets. Available Now. (913)469-9168 for appointment.

31. Rooms for Rent J & T ECONO Rooms to Rent.

Weekly low rates - No pets. Cable TV, refrigerator, microwave.

417-489-6000

34a. Appliances KENMORE WINDOW A/C, 26 1/2 X 26 1/2 X 18, 18,000 BTU, $300 firm. 417-489-9245

37. Livestock REG. RED Angus Bull - 13 Months Old, Good Blood Lines, Docile. 417-538-4002 or 417-236-3545

46. For Lease

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OFFICE UNITS, 2000 sq. ft., 7 rooms, all electric., water. $700.

Ready to move in.

55. Storage CROSSLAND STOR-ALL. Across East of Wal-Mart. 10 buildings, 7 sizes. 235-3766.

FOR LEASE: 4500 Sq. Ft. Warehouse, No Utilities, $1500 month.

669-3535 FRIEZE’S STORAGE- 10 Sizes plus outside storage. Gated at night. Phone 417-235-7325 or 417-393-9662.

WAREHOUSE FOR Rent or Lease. 1203 Broadway (SE Corner of 13th & Broadway) 12,160 sq. ft. Call 235-3191 for more info.

WHY PAY More, Rent from Us & Store. S & G Storage.

417-235-1914 or 417-235-9289.

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