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BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS EIGHTY YEARS AGO JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1936 • The Monett Board of Education adopted a new salary schedule for teachers, providing that each teacher shall be paid according to the number of college credits held and the number of years spent in the local system. Each teacher will be paid a minimum wage when starting regardless of previous years’ experience elsewhere.

• The first annual camporall, sponsored by the Monett Boy Scout Council, opened on June 29. The boys are anticipating a grand time during the next two days. A Court of Honor was held on the first day, with Allen Foster of Springfield making the principal address.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1946 • A Pierce City Chapter of Kiwanis International was organized on June 26 at a meeting at the Pierce City city hall under sponsorship of the Monett Kiwanis Club.

This is the first club ever sponsored by the Monett Kiwanians.

• The Belle Manufacturing Company, owned by Frank Burk, is now operating in its new home — one of the cleanest and most modern factories in the Ozarks — at Sixth and Front streets. The garment factory completed its move into the new plant this week and is now going full speed ahead making men’s trousers and Jimmy-alls, a child’s bibbed pants.

SIXTY YEARS AGO JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1956 • The most elaborate fireworks display ever to

be presented in Monett has been planned as a climax to the annual Monett American Legion Post’s Fourth of July celebration. A highlight for the kiddies will be a 5-by-10-foot replica of Davy Crockett with a bear of the same size.

Loud reports from Davy’s gun will signal his traditional victory over the beast.

• A fourth incubator has been presented to St. Vincent’s Hospital by the Ladies’ Auxiliary.

The new incubator is explosion-proof and is required for use in delivery and operating rooms.

The other three incubators, also donated by the Auxiliary, are in use in the hospital nursery.

FIFTY YEARS AGO JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1966 • U.S. Air Force officials on June 29 advised Mrs. Barbara Wolfe of Monett that her husband, Capt. Thomas Wolfe, was shot down by ground fire over hostile territory in Vietnam while on a mission on June 28 and is missing. A 1956 graduate of Monett High School, Capt. Wolfe was an outstanding athlete in both basketball and football.

• A $334,000 project to expand and improve telephone service in the Monett area is underway at the local exchange at Sixth and Cale streets. The project will extend service to some 200 customers in the Freistatt area where Southwestern Bell has taken over the Freistatt Mutual Telephone Company. A large number of main trunk lines are being installed to provide better and more trouble free service.

FORTY YEARS AGO JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1976 • Final arrangements were underway for the Monett Bicentennial Parade on Monday, July 5. Six groups will be entering floats. The American Legion will hold its third annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July event on July 4, expanded this year in honor of the nation’s bicentennial.

• Approval for the construction of a 60-bed nursing facility in Monett

by Camden Health Care Corporation of Lee’s Summit came on June 29 at the Lakes Country Comprehensive Health Planning Council.

Construction may get underway about July 2 for completion in early 1977.

THIRTY YEARS AGO JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1986 • With local educators still reeling from the February announcement that Monett Elementary School had been selected as one of 11 elementary schools in the state of Missouri for nomination for national recognition, word has been received that this “summa cum laude” honor has been attained.

Monett Elementary has been selected as one of only 210 elementary schools from throughout the nation for the Outstanding Elementary School Award in a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.

• In business news, Donald G. Craft, 30 has been named manager of the Tapjac Home Center of Monett. Craft, who has been assistant manager for three years, began with Tapjac as a truck

A hat fashioned from vegetables arranged in a wire basket won first prize for Mrs. Al Chidester in the Monett Garden Club’s original hat contest on June 27, 1956 at the home of Miss Josephine Kenney. Mrs. Clara Dow and Mrs. C.F. Linthicum were the other prize winners in the contest, judge by Mrs. L.H. Ferguson and Mrs. Frank Ellis.

Pictured wearing their hats, front row from left, were: Mrs. J.L. Jeffries, Mrs. Steve Hays, Mrs. H.E. Hubbard, Mrs. Al Chidester, Mrs. L.H. Blankenship and Mrs. L.G. Reid.

Back row: Mrs. Felix Mourglia, Mrs. E.W. Russey, Mrs. Lee Ratliff, Mrs. S.C. Dow, Mrs. W.E. Solomon, Mrs. C.F. Linthicum and Mrs. L.A. Taylor. File photo/The Monett Times driver in 1977. On July 1, Cecil Mayer celebrated 25 years with State Farm Insurance in Monett.

TWENTY YEARS AGO JUNE 26-JULY 2, 1996 • Construction of three dams east of Monett was suggested at a meeting June 25 as the best way available to prevent flooding in the city along Kelly Creek. The proposal stemmed from a detailed study of Monett’s flooding problems conducted in 1995 by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

• After five years of wrangling, restoration of the original city hall and fire station in Pierce City reached near completion on June 26 when the 6,000-pound bell tower on the 1886 structure was hoisted back up on the roof. Cost of resto-

ration ballooned to nearly $187,000, largely due to clean-up costs from the asbestos roof.

TEN YEARS AO JUNE 26-JULY 2, 2006 • Officers with the Monett Police Department’s re-instated Bike Patrol Unit will be more than highly visible as they take to the streets beginning with the July 4 holiday activities, as their florescent yellow-green shirts and snappy black biking shorts will help them stand (far) out from the rest of the crowd.

• Rev. Leslie Irwin, the new pastor at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), foresees changes as she begins her duties. She has altered the communion procedure and has been experimenting with different formats for the program handout.

She recognizes she and Pastor Vicki Evans at the Waldensian Presbyterian Church offer the Monett community a new experience in having female pastors in a mainstream church.

ON THE COVER: Restoration work continues on the former Monett State Bank building, owned by Bob and Debbie Berger, of Monett. The structure, believed to have been built in the early 1900s, was referenced in the March 17, 1905, edition of The Monett Star, along with other local businesses promoting the established businesses and outlining developmental opportunities for promoting the growth of the community. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Thursday, June 23, 2016 • Page 3

The changing face of Broadway

Workers labor to restore vintage façade to former Monett State Bank

BY MELONIE ROBERTS

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reporter@monett-times.com

isitors to the downtown Monett area might have noticed quite a bit of activity in at the corner of Fifth and Broadway recent weeks.

Workers with Kenmar Construction, of Springfield, continue to work on bringing the historic building up to code by removing large areas of damaged walls and flooring, replacing the roof, and renovating the former Monett State Bank back to original design, keeping within the mandated historical standards set by the state historic preservation association.

Owners Bob and Debbie Berger hope that by doing so, they will qualify for Neighborhood Assistant Program tax credits.

Currently, workers are securing the main floor, while preserving as much of the original materials and hardware from upstairs offices for future renovation projects.

Tom Wallace, the project director for Kenmar Construction out of Springfield, said the project is moving along and he anticipates being able to complete the company’s portion of the contract by the Dec. 31 deadline.

Much of the upstairs has been gutted and stripped to the bare walls.

“Right now, we aren’t doing anything upstairs except securing the building’s structural support,” he said.

“We are preserving the office doors so they can be incorporated in the upstairs renovations at a later date.

The skylight has been preserved, and we are going to install new wooden windows on the sides of the building facing the streets that meet the historic renovation standards. However, it will be several years down the road before the remainder of the work upstairs can be addressed.”

Workers removing dry, weather-rotted wood throughout the renovations have stumbled upon some interesting finds.

Among those items of memorabilia are 1903 bank records from Citizen’s National Bank after it was absorbed CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

Bob and Debbie Berger initiated renovations on the building at Fifth and Broadway, in May 20, 2013, with initial plans of turning it into a sit-down restaurant with apartments above. The site was the former State Bank building, constructed around 1900, had been in significant disrepair for a decade before the Bergers hired contractor Jerry Dierker, pictured, to undertake general cleanup. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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A LOOK AT AREA EVENTS THIS WEEK

BY MURRAY BISHOFF

ROGERS, Ark: At the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, 5079 W. Northgate Rd., Rachel “Fight Song” Platten performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: At George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson, performing this week are Seth Cagle and J.P. and the Lees on Thursday; Full House and the Odds on Friday; Hot Lix Farewell on Saturday; Rev. Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Koffin Kats and Lincoln Durham on June 28; and Dave and the Ramblers on June 30.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: Legendary folk singer and singer songwriter Gordon Lightfoot performs at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Auditorium, 36 S. Main.

JOPLIN: At the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin, the Members Only Band plays a free concert at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

The ShotGunBillys play country at 8 p.m.

Friday. The ABS Band plays Motown hits at 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.

TULSA, Okla.: James Taylor performs at 8 p.m. on Friday at the BOK Center, 200 N. Denver.

Surviving members of the Monkees offer their 50th anniversary tour at 8 p.m. on June 30 at the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa.

Oklahoma roots performers Monica Taylor, Shelby Eicher and Jared Tyler present a Red Dirt Acoustical Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Charles Norman Theater at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St. At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, performing this week are Bone Thugs-NHarmony and MuGen Mafia on Thursday; and Chase Rice and Walker Hayes on Friday.

Blue October, Panic, the Smiths and a Morrissey tribute band play at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady.

KANSAS CITY: At the Midland Theatre, 1228 Main, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

The Kansas City Symphony will offer a free concert prior to recording Samuel Barber’s Symphony No. 1, Sibelius’ Symphony No. 7 and Scriabin’s “Poem of Ecstasy” at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway.

Steely Dan performs at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Starlight Theater in Swope Park.

Michael Bolton, Wynonna Judd, Wang Chung and Steve Walsh from Kansas per-

form with an orchestra and choir as part of Night at the Proms at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd.

At Grinders at Crossroads, 147 E. 18th St., t he Dark Star Orchestra plays at 8 p.m. on June 28. Dashboard Confessional plays at 6:30 p.m. on June 29.

Guns N Roses plays at 7 p.m. on June 29 at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Randy Rogers Band plays at 7 p.m. on June 30 at the Power and Light District, 13th and Walnut.

ST. LOUIS: Selena Gomez performs at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Ave. Darius Rucker performs at 7 p.m. Friday at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights.

The St. Louis Symphony plays a tribute concert to the music of Paul McCartney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at Powell Hall, Grand and Delmar.

Phillip Phillips, Matt Nathanson and Eric Hutchinson perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand.

At the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., the St. Louis Irish Arts Fest Summer Concert is offered at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Keltic Soul, with Mitzi MacDonald, Keltic Reign and One Kindred Soul is offered at 7:30 p.m. on June 28.

At the Pageant, 6161 Delmar, performing this week are Blue October and Danny Malone on Saturday, plus the Jayhawks and Folk Uke at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Blues legend Boo Boo Davis appears in concert at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the National Blues Museum, 615 Washington Ave.

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SPRINGFIELD: Missouri State University’s Tent Theater continues its season with the zany crime comedy “Unnecessary Farce” by Paul Slade Smith, with shows opening Thursday through Saturday, and June 30 through next weekend all on the lawn behind Craig Hall, west of National at Grand.

Springfield Little Theater’s Summer Institute presents “Seussical Jr.,” a shortened version of “Seussical the Musical,” at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Landers Theater, 311 E. Walnut.

OZARK: Ron Boutwell’s play “The Angel

of Bochim” runs through July 2 at the Stained Glass Theater, 1996 Evangel.

TULSA, Okla.: At the Tulsa performing Arts Center, “Legends of Darkness,” a stage show based on Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” and a 1980s video game, is offered at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in the John H. Williams Theatre. “Shakti,” a dance show by Classical Indian and Bollywood dancers, is offered at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Liddy Doenges Theatre. Actor Thomas Williams presents a one-man cabaret show of “Villains” from stage and screen at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the Robert LaFortune Studio.

Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” will be presented in the Bard in the Brady Summer Shakespeare Festival at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Guthrie Green, Boston Avenue and Brady Street.

“Godspell” is presented at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Cascia Hall Performing Arts Center, 2520 S. Yorktown Ave. BROKEN ARROW, Okla.: “Gypsy” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the Community Playhouse, 1800 S. Main.

KANSAS CITY: Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway” is presented at 8 p.m. June 28 through July 3 at the Starlight Theater in Swope Park.

The Kansas City Dance Festival, featuring local and national artists, is presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St. “Heathers: The Musical” runs through Sunday at the Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main.

Musical Theater Heritage presents Roger Miller’s “Big River,” a musical version of “Huck Finn,” running through Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Crown Center, Pershing Road and Grand Blvd.

“Madagascar: A Musical Adventure,” a stage version of the animated film, runs through Aug. 6 at the Coterie Theatre at Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd.

The Heart of America Shakespeare Festival presents “Twelfth Night,” at 8 p.m. through July 3 at the Southmoreland Park, 47th and Oak St. Alfred Uhry and Jason Brown’s play “Parade” is offered at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, 3614 Main.

“Shakespeare and the Art of the Word,” putting Shakespeare in context by exploring his greatest texts, is offered at 2 p.m. on Sunday by the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre at the Public Library, 14 W. 10th St. ARROW ROCK: The Lyceum Theater presents “Oliver!” at 2 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. at 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2

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SPECIAL EVENTS EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: A rally for Scion car owners will be held Friday and Saturday at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center.

MIAMI, Okla.: The Miami Nation Trial Powwow will run Friday and Saturday at Northeast Oklahoma A&M College.

The Peoria Powwow runs Friday and Saturday at 60610 E. 90th Rd. TULSA, Okla.: A Metcalf Gun Show is offered Saturday and Sunday at the River Spirit Expo Hall at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St. The 2016 Pinto World Championship Show runs through Saturday at the Livestock Complex. The Tulsa Flea Market is offered Saturday in

the Expo Hall.

The 39th annual Tulsa Antique Advertising and Bottle Show, with dealers from 15 states, will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday in the River Spirit Center at the Tulsa Fairgrounds, 21st St. an Pittsburgh Avenue.

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COLUMBIA:The Columbia Entertainment Company’s production of “The Music Man” runs at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday at 1800 Nellwood Dr. Beth Henley’s “Crimes of the Heart” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, at 7:30 p.m. June 30 with more shows through next weekend at the Rhynburger Theater, 129 Fine Arts Building on the University of Missouri campus.

Johann Strauss Jr.’s operetta “Die Fledermaus” is presented by the Missouri Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Missouri Theater, 203 S. Ninth St. “Greater Tuna” is presented at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Corner Playhouse at the University of Missouri.

“Steel Magnolias” opens at 8 p.m. on June 30 with more shows through July 3 at the Maplewood Barn Theater, 2900 E. Nifong Blvd.

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SPRINGFIELD: The Nathaneal Greene Park’s Butterfly House offers its Butterfly Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at 2400 S. Scenic Ave. WILLARD: The Willard Freedom Fest, with 90 vendors, a car show, fireworks, trick horse riders and live music by the Mark Chapman Band, runs from noon to 10 p.m. at Jackson Street Park, 220 W. Jackson.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: The Arkansas New Play Festival concludes at the Walton Art Center, 495 W. Dickson, featuring three readings of new American plays. “Romeo and Juliet: Damascus,” Shakespeare’s play set in modern Damascus, adapted by Kholoud Sawaf, is presented at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Amy Evans’ play “The Champion” is presented at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Deborah Yarchun’s play “Tectonic Mélange” is presented at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Gayle Pazerski’s play “Andromeda” is presented at 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. The sixth annual Young Playwrights Showcase, featuring one-act plays by students, is offered at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. The musical in progress, “A Little War in Little Rock,” about the 1874 political mayhem in Arkansas, is presented at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.

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MURRAY’S TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK

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Folk rock and singer songwriter extraordinaire James Taylor performs at 7 p.m. on June 27 at the John Q. Hammons Arena in Springfield. A musician of rare insight and talent, Taylor offers songs from his nearly 50-year career, offering cultural touchstones and fine music appreciated by all ages.

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For a great chance to see quality opera close to home, check out Opera Theater of the Ozarks, a program for college and post-college singers to gain experience. All productions are done in full costume, with live orchestra and supertitles.

Performances include Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and June 29, Benjamin Britten’s comedy “Albert Herring” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and June 28; and two one-acts, Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Puccini’s “Il Tabarro,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and June 28. All performances are at the Inspiration Point music shed on Highway 62, west of Eureka Springs, Ark. “Albert Herring” is also offered indoors at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Bentonville High School Performing Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J Street. Performances run through July 15.

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The Pro Musica concert series concludes its season with the 36th annual Joplin Pops concert, featuring the Warrensburg Community Band, at 8 p.m. on Friday on the Oval at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. The concert will conclude with fireworks. This is a wonderful old-time concert on the lawn experience, great for a picnic and a good time, with familiar music. Take lawn chairs or a blanket with the picnic basket.

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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Among the detritus of the eroding Monett State Bank building, workers are finding some treasures. John Hall, a sub-contracted employee for Kenmar Construction, of Springfield, adds yet another vintage specimen to a growing collection collection of liquor bottles. Many of the Prohibition-era bottles still carry the excise tax stamps and doctor’s stamps necessary for one to obtain liquor when the country was dry. Melonie Roberts/ reporter@monett-times.com

Members of the Monett Historical Society toured the building that housed the former Monett State Bank, located on Fifth and Broadway a year ago, when owners Bob and Debbie Berger proposed renovations to the structure as a future home for the Monett Museum. The building would offer approximately 2,300 square feet of space on the first floor for exhibitions and displays. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com After standing empty for several years, the former Monett State Bank, located at Fifth and Broadway, was not maintained, allowing the elements, vandalism and wildlife to wreak havoc with the structure.

Owners Bob and Debbie Berger, of Monett, considered purchasing the building in 2005 when they opened Mocha Jo’s Coffee Cafe on Broadway, but thought at the time the building would need too much renovation to make it a suitable business venture.

Murray Bishoff/timesnews@monett-times.com

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Broadway: Historical Society is still trying to raise funds to help with work

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by Monett State Bank; an old newspaper; and prohibition-era hard liquor bottles bearing labels designating them as “medicinal” in nature and the state liquor tax stamp from 1910.

John Hall, a sub-contracted employee, displayed some of the bottles found to date.

“These are amazing,” he said. “You can tell the age of the bottle by the stamp on the bottom.

Most of the labels are worn off. These didn’t do well after they were exposed to the elements.

But the more we get into [the renovations], the more we find.”

Popular brands in

the collection included Green River Whiskey, a brand that is still available today; American Beauty Bourbon Whiskey, distributed by Hinrich’s Distilled Products out of St. Louis, of which there is very little information and is no longer available for purchase; and Ste. Pierre Smirnoff 100 proof

vodka, complete with the 1910 state liquor tax stamp attached.

“The roof had leaked for years before we were hired to come in and clean this up,” Hall said.

“A lot of the upstairs was open to the elements and the wildlife.”

The marble flooring that graced the entryway to the building has been removed.

“Someone drilled holes through it at some point and it’s no longer useable,” Wallace said.

“We are keeping some of the metal ceiling tins to restore and replace.”

Workers also uncovered a fireplace, which will be restored and prepared for use with an electrical

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heating unit replicating the appearance of logs.

“We’re going to have to install a mantel,” Wallace said.

After Berger met with state historic preservation officials and receiving approval for renovating the building to its original design, workers began cutting off the square front of the building to open space for the round, turreted entrance featured on the original structure.

Contractors have already completed the framing in of the downstairs office walls, restroom facilities and a conference room.

The downstairs area will offer approximately

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2,300 square feet of exhibition space. The design also calls for installation of a freight elevator, at a cost of approximately $300,000, in addition to an estimated $500,000 in museum fixtures and furnishings.

The Monett Historical Society is still raising $1.25 million in funds to assist with renovation costs in an effort to secure the building for use as the future home of the Monett Museum, currently housed in 1,200 square feet of space at 705 E. Broadway. Those expenses include insurance, utilities, exterior tuck-pointing of the outside brick walls, taxes and operational expenses. The renovated facility will open up an additional 1,100 square feet of space for the museum to expand and add to its current inventory.

Those interested in learning more about the project and the capital fundraising campaign may contact Rod Anderson, fundraising chairman at 417-2368766, or Gale Huffmaster, building committee chairman at 417-737-1447.

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Patient is not proud to have weight announced out loud

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EAR ABBY: I have fought obesity all of my adult life, and my weight has yo-yoed over the years.

My problem is, when I go to the doctor’s office and I am taken to the exam area, the scale is right out in the open where other patients come and go as well as all the office personnel.

Mind you, I don’t care if I am weighed in the presence of people walking around — if they don’t peek.

However, when the medical assistant is done weighing me, she reads the scale out loud.

I have felt humiliated when other patients are walking past. I have put up with this for years.

Recently, this medical assistant weighed me and I just knew she was going to “announce” my weight. This time there was a man I could tell was a patient, standing nearby at the reception window staring intently at me getting weighed.

Because I was sure the M.A. was going to say it out loud, I started to cough to try to muffle the sound of her voice.

It worked, but then she acted irritated because of my coughing, so she repeated it loudly. I was very embarrassed, to say the least. When the doctor saw me, I was afraid to say anything as I didn’t want to get anybody in trouble.

I graduated from a medical assistant school many years ago and I

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JEANNE PHILLIPS DEAR ABBY remember the registered nurse who was our instructor taught us to never say out loud somebody’s weight when you weigh him or her. It only makes common sense. I no longer want to go back to that doctor’s office.

Do you have any advice for me when this happens again?

I say again because it happens at other doctor’s offices I visit as well. I am at a loss here. I would appreciate your input. — STILL STINGING IN NEVADA DEAR STILL STINGING: The first time it happened, you should have quietly mentioned to the medical assistant that she embarrassed you, and asked her please not to do it again. When it happened a second time, you should have spoken to the doctor about it. You are far from the only person who is sensitive about weight. If I were that physician, I’d certainly want to know why patients were disappearing from my practice.

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My dilemma is, most of the time no one gives me the jars back. Canning jars are the most expensive part of canning. Would you please help me get the word out to return the jars when they are empty? — DEBBIE IN DERBY, N.Y. DEAR DEBBIE: I’m glad to put out the word.

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Qualified applicants should apply online at www.marketfreshproduce.net/careers/ or in person at 602 N. 17th Street, Monett, Missouri.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

9. Services Offered DOSS APPLIANCE Repair Service: Service all major brands, prompt, experienced service, affordable rates. Call anytime 417-235-6314.

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

SIDING & TRIM, Replacement Windows, guttering, entry, storm & garage doors. Over 30 yrs. experience, local references provided.

Ken R Mitchell 417-838-2976 Free estimates.

16. Help Wanted DRIVER: ENTRY Level, 1 month exp., NO CDL, Free Training! $60,000/1st Year. Excellent Benefits including paid vacation. Paid Daily! Home Weekly! Solo: Wet 6-day runs.

800-769-3993 www.trailiner.com

16. Help Wanted

16. Help Wanted

The Monett R-1 School District Is seeking applicants for an immediate opening at the Scott Regional Technology Center for a Health Occupations Clinical Supervisor.

Primary duties include supervising students during clinical experiences.

Applicants should possess a LPN or RN license, Clinical Supervision certificate, Basic Life Support certificate, CPR and First Aid Examiner certificate, obtain a Missouri substitute teacher certificate, and have experience in long-term care.

Apply online at http://monett.schoolfusion.us and click on “Careers”.

Oakview School, Monett Vac #56662 – Registered Nurse Hourly rate of pay: $21.88 (BSN: $22.88).

Excellent State benefits package.

Vac #56402 – Teacher All special education certification considered.

Excellent State benefits package.

Starting Salary: $36,624 – $45,552 depending on credentials and experience.

You make a Difference.

Experience Ours

Sign On Bonus Top Mileage • Tuition Reimbursement • Competitive Weekly Pay Flexible Schedules • Career Advancement • Affordable Insurance & More!

Hiring in your area!

417-782-0111 Apply: www.oxfordhealthcare.net

EOE/AAE

16. Help Wanted

Vac #52572 – Substitute Teacher Substitute teachers must have completed a minimum of 60 hours of college credit and be eligible for a Missouri substitute teacher’s certificate or hold a Missouri Teaching Certificate.

Hourly rate of pay: $14.17 Vac #52582 – Substitute Teacher Aide Hourly rate of pay: $11.47 Obtain application at www.dese.mo.gov/mssd-job-openings or contact the area office at 417-895-6850.

EOE/AA. Relay Missouri 1-800-735-2966 or the 711 Relay Operator.

DRIVERS: 2-3 day runs to IL/IN/OH or 6-day runs to CA/AZ. Excellent Pay, Benefits, Paid Vacation & Bonuses! Same Day Pay! 2015-2017 Freightliner Cascadia. www.trailiner.com 800-763-3993.

DRIVERS: CLASS A CDL. Home time? Weekly, casual, OTR. Paid driver benefits / Orientation Bonus. www.DriveTransLand.com 800-234-5710.

DRIVERS: TEAMS 140,000+, $5000 sign-on bonus, 4-month pay-out, HOME WEEKLY, Coast to Coast. Excellent Benefits, including paid Vacation. Paid Daily!

2015-2017 Freightliner Cascadia.

800-769-3993 or www.trailiner.com DRIVERS: TEAMS. CA to OH, preloaded trailers, Home Weekends! Excellent Benefits including Paid Vacation. 2015-2017 Freightliners. 800-769-3993 www.trailiner.com

The Monett Times Midweek

16. Help Wanted

Help Wanted Dialysis Technician Facility: Ozarks Dialysis • Department: ODS Monett (34-7525) Full Time - 6:00AM - 4:30PM • Day Shift

• Job Summary

Under the direction of a licensed nurse, technicians contribute to the nursing care of patients in accordance with the standards of care, CMS regulations and health system policies.

• Job Requirements Education Required: High School Diploma or equivalent Experience Preferred: CNA, phlebotomy or other medical experience Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills • Exhibits valuable time management skills • Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills • Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment • Basic computer skills Licensure/Certification/Registration Required: Must attain CCHT certification within 18 months of employment Maintain current BLS (BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire).

Please contact: Jill Scott, 417-269-7170, Jill.Scott@coxhealth.com

26a. Mobile Homes for Rent

30. Apartments for Rent

2 BEDROOM 1 Bath with garden tub. Has patio doors and furnished kitchen. Close to down town. 6 month lease. No pets. $375.00 monthly, $175 deposit.

417-235-6097.

APARTMENTS FOR LEASE IN MONETT

27. Homes for Sale HOUSE FOR Sale: Beautiful executive home in southern Aurora.

Upscale neighborhood. 4 bedroom, 3 bath, family room with fireplace and insert. Opens to a full patio porch. Oversized 2 car garage, circle drive and large fenced lot. Lots of extras. This is a must see for $139,900. For more information call 417-838-5761 or 417-860-6124.

29. Houses for Rent 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. 235-7895 For a virtual tour: www.lacoba.org

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.

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 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.

PURDY SPECIAL Road District is accepting applications for temporary summer help. CDL is a plus.

Call 417-236-4437 for application.

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

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

www.monett-times.com

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.

NEIGHBORHOOD AT Deer lake.

Prime location: warm upscale, 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Quiet neighborhood.

Walking distance of shops/restaurants. Private patio & garage. Call 417-773-8948. Brand new units coming in August.

29a. Duplexes For Rent DUPLEX FOR Lease: 2 bed, 2 bath, single garage, super nice.

Great location. Sun room, all electric, all appliances. 12 month minimum lease. Available July 1. No pets! No smokers! Max 2 people! $675 plus deposit. 669-3535.

30. Apartments for Rent 2BED/1BATH $475.00. Well maintained apartment. 103 E Main, Pierce City. Application with references required. Call Chad at 417-569-7331.

FOR RENT: 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in Monett. Central H/A, W/D hook-ups. $450 deposit, $450 rent. Call 417-489-8883.

Monett Apts 1 BR starting at $350 2 BR starting at $450 ONLY $99.00 deposit!

Call

417-224-2127 SMALL TWO bedroom. Perfect for one or two people. $350 Rent, $200 Deposit. 1206 Third St., Apt. A, 489-0057.

31. Rooms for Rent

41. Farm Products POULTRY HOUSE Removal: We buy chicken and turkey houses.

Pay before removing and remove all deconstruction debris. Professional local crews. Serving since 1992. Cedar Creek Contractors, LLC 785-217-3379.

43. Produce BLUEBERRIES U-PICK Sat., 6/18 @ 8. Call for picking times after Sat. Take 60 East to Z to FR 1130. G’s Orchard 669-4583.

52. Real Estate Wanted

J & T ECONO Rooms to Rent.

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

417-489-6000

POULTRY HOUSE Removal: We buy chicken and turkey houses.

Pay before removing and remove all deconstruction debris. Professional local crews. Serving since 1992. Cedar Creek Contractors, LLC 785-217-3379.

33. Miscellaneous for Sale

55. Storage

CABINETS - GLAZED Maple Never Installed, Solid Wood, Can Add or Subtract to Fit Kitchen.

Cost $5,900, Sacrifice $1550 OBO. 417-423-7919.

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

TAURA FARMS raising grass fed beef from our farm to your table.

Call Rosemary at 417-466-8551.

37. Livestock

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

WHY PAY More, Rent from US & in.

Store. S & G4.75Storage.

417235-1914 or 417-235-9289.

GRASS AND grain fed beef ready for processing mid July. Selling half or whole. Contact Keith @ 417-236-4129.

4.75 in.

16. Help Wanted

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38. Pets FREE: MOTHER cat & kitten. Had shots. Call 417-235-3731.

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The Monett Times Midweek

In one of the earliest photos on record, the Monett State Bank building was featured in the March 17, 1905, edition of The Monett Star. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Among the detritus of the eroding Monett State Bank building, workers are finding some treasures. John Hall, a sub-contracted employee for Kenmar Construction, of Springfield, adds yet another vintage specimen to a growing collection collection of liquor bottles. Many of the Prohibition-era bottles still carry the excise tax stamps and doctor’s stamps necessary for one to obtain liquor when the country was dry. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

This vintage half-pint bottle, found the the former Monett State Bank on Broadway, bears the time-worn label of American Beauty Bourbon, bottled by Hinrich’s Distilled Products out of St. Louis. Prohibition was hard on distilleries, forcing many into foreclosure. A replica of the label is virtually impossible to find among prohibition-era bottles.

Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com