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BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS EIGHTY YEARS AGO JULY 10-16, 1936 • A delegation from Eagle Rock and the Rosch communities spoke before the Monett Commercial Club, seeking support for the bond issues for the Shell Knob and Golden bridges over White River.

The proposal passed unanimously.

• Monett people will have the opportunity of seeing a free diving circus at the Monett swimming pool on July 16. The Carthage swimming pool sent seven boys and two girls to give a free performance as a courtesy to the Monett pool managers.

The Carthage pool recently opened.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO JULY 10-16, 1946 • The cooperation of The Monett Times with various projects of the Junior Chamber of Commerce was cited on July 10 by Floyd Stewart, local delegate to the recent national JCC convention in Milwaukee, Wisc., as being directly responsible for the awards won by the Monett Chapter.

The Monett club won first place in public relations, sports and recreation, and third in youth welfare.

• For the first time in a month of Sundays local butchers are beginning to grow optimistic about the meat situation. Salesmen from three major packing firms were in Monett on July 9 informing local butchers that beef should begin to move into the retail shops within two weeks. Pork may begin to come in sooner.

SIXTY YEARS AGO JULY 10-16, 1956 • Plans for construction of 5.2 miles of Highway 60 to bypass the Monett

business district are included in the Missouri Highway Commission’s improvement program for the year beginning on July 1. One of the heaviest east-west traffic arteries in the nation, Highway 60 will be “straightened out” through the planned bypass. The new highway will result in the closing of the access road off Highway 37 to the city park.

• Highlighted by the grand entry of more than 300 horses, the fourth annual True Owens Rodeo opened on July 12 before a huge crowd at Pierce City. Saddle clubs throughout the district, dressed in colorful western regalia, participated in the traditional rodeo opening ceremony, the largest in the history of the event at Pierce City FIFTY YEARS AGO JULY 10-16, 1965 • Charles B. Main received the Kiwanis Club’s Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding community work and service. Main has served as co-chairman of the club’s Boys and Girls Committee, is past club president and past president of the Monett Chamber of Commerce, St. Vincent’s Hospital lay advisory board and blood procurement chairman of the North Barry County Red Cross.

• A dedication service has been held for placing the cornerstone in the new First Christian Church building in Purdy.

FORTY YEARS AGO JULY 10-16, 1976 • The Monett Chamber of Commerce board discussed the possibilities of having an airport in Monett with Lloyd Parr,

During the second week in July of 2006, bricks started going up on the Monett Chamber of Commerce’s new office at Second and Broadway. Once finished, emphasis would shift to the interior sheet rock work. Building project chairman Danny Vaughn reported he was pleased to with the construction progress. File photo/The Monett Times facilities planner for the aviation division of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Parr explained acquisition methods and met with FAA commissioners to explore possibilities.

• The jet attack bomber that the Department of the Navy is donating to the City of Purdy arrived from Jacksonville, Fla. and is being reassembled in a field near the home of Norman “Gabby” Gibbons, before it is permanently placed in the city park.

THIRTY YEARS AGO JULY 10-16, 1986 • The 57th annual Monett Jaycee Carnival got underway on July 9 and ran through July 12 in the municipal parking

lot at Sixth and Broadway.

• G and W Foods, a new supermarket in Monett, has opened at Ninth and Broadway, which underwent extensive remodeling. This is the seventh store opened by the Willow Springsbased company.

TWENTY YEARS AGO JULY 10-16, 1996 • Former Olympic hero Ginny Fuldner of Monett carried this year’s Olympic torch in Washington, D.C., one of many “community heroes” helping relay the Olympic flame to Atlanta, Ga. for the Games.

• Monett held its delayed Fourth of July celebration on Saturday, July 13. Unlike this year’s national birthday,

weather then was perfect, a cool and pleasant summer night. Four speakers offered patriotic comments: State Representatives Linda Bartelsmeyer and Sam Gaskill, former state treasurer Wendell Bailey and Congressional candidate Gary Nodler.

TEN YEARS AGO JULY 10-16, 2006 • The Monett/Purdy Habitat for Humanity affiliate has raised the walls on its second house, located at Third and

Wishart. Work is continuing each Saturday.

• Pierce City aldermen took steps toward getting a new bridge over Elm Street. Engineers with Great River Engineering discussed Lawrence County’s plan to replace the bridge at no cost to the city. The engineers asked council members to decide if they wanted to keep the pillars that were supposed to hold the names of WWI veterans, a list that was never placed.

ON THE COVER: Kip’s Rocken Chair Antiques and Collectibles in Billings offers “a little bit of everything” to shoppers who make their way off the beaten path to the enjoy browsing antiques and collectibles in one of the many quaint shops lining flea market district located on Northwest Washington Avenue. Melonie Roberts/

reporter@monett-times.com

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Off the beaten path

Billings Flea Market district promotes serendipitous connections

BY MELONIE ROBERTS

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reporter@monett-times.com

erendipitous — occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way — may just be the very definition of the flea market district in Billings.

The quaint rows of shops, stocked floor to ceiling with primitives, collectibles, furniture, home decor, quilts, glassware and a host of odds and ends, seem to attract their share of unexpected occurrences. Some of those range from chance encounters by former church acquaintances from out of state to the discovery of a pristine specimen of antique crockery made by a company located just down the road from an Illinois tourist. And that is just on a Tuesday.

While shopping at Kip’s Rocken Chair Antiques and Collectibles, located at 151 NW Washington Ave., in Billings, Buddy Funk and his son, Jarvis, of Neosho, were “killing time” before having to make a Springfield appointment by browsing through the vast array of furniture, glassware, collectible items and antiques featured by vendors in the store. They ran into acquaintances, a couple who attended the same Clarksville, Ark., church in previous years, shopping just a couple of booths away.

“You never know who you’re going to find in Billings,” said Buddy Funk.

“Our kids socialized together when they were younger. Imagine running into them here.”

The shop, owned by Gary Rogers, is comprised of three smaller storefronts linked through communal doorways, featuring booths, nooks and crannies filled with every imaginable item of which one might think.

Kharissa Hensley, a new employee at the store, said although she had only worked five days, there was never a dull moment in the business.

“There’s a little bit of everything here,” she said. “There are also tons of people here today, from all different states. I generally ask people where they are from when they are

New Beginnings Antiques, located in Billings, is home to more than 35 vendors offering collectibles, primitives, furniture, clothing, home decor and more to serious and novice bargain hunters alike. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com checking out.

“Most of what seems to be selling right now is antique furniture, home decor and these iron doodads that people use for just about anything. One of our biggest sellers is the sugar free jams and canned items from Das Jam Shoppe. I had one guy from California come in and buy 30 jars of this stuff.”

In another serendipitous circumstance, a tourist from Manchester, Ill., Tom Campbell, ran across a 15-gallon stoneware crock in relatively pristine condition, priced at $225.

“Hey, this was made in White Hall, just down the road from where I live,” he told Hensley. “Will you take $200 for it?”

After making a call to his son, Campbell reiterated his offer of $200,

which was accepted.

“Even though this is the the middle of the week, we have been really busy,” Hensley said. “We’re seeing a lot of retired people wander through, going off the beaten path to find Billings, Missouri.”

Hensley first became familiar with the business through a booth rental opportunity to sell some of her personal items from home. Now, she is working part time in the store.

“I don’t even go to garage sales or estate sales looking for [things] for myself anymore,” she said. “I go looking for something to put in here. It’s turning out to be fairly profitable.”

Hensley is slowly starting to venture into the furniture restoration part of the business, through blend of tips

from others and experimentation.

“I’m learning how to refinish projects,” she said. “Occasionally, you find a treasure someone is getting rid of, something they don’t know the true value of, and with a little cleaning, restoration and care, it sells. I think my biggest treasure was an antique table I found and bought for pennies on the dollar. It sold within 24 hours. When you put quality merchandise in here, it will sell.”

Across the street is a block-long array of shops, called New Beginnings, owned by Sherry Bath, who was also bitten hard by the antiquing bug.

“I started with just a booth here years ago selling my photography,” Bath said. “I sold some. It took some CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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A LOOK AT AREA EVENTS THIS WEEK

BY MURRAY BISHOFF

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: Opera in the Ozarks presents “Pinocchio,” in a special production geared for children, at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the Auditorium, 36 S. Main.

JOPLIN: A stage version of Mark Twain’s “Tom Sawyer” runs through July 17 at the Stone’s Throw Theater, 21st St. and Annie Baxter Avenue.

BARTLESVILLE, Okla.: A stage version of “Beauty and the Beast” for children is presented at 7 p.m. on July 14 at the Bartlesville Community Center, 300 S.E. Adams Blvd., with more shows next weekend.

KANSAS CITY: A touring production of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” has performances at 8 p.m. on July 13 and 14 with more shows through July 19 at the Starlight Theater in Swope Park.

“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 Dawning of Aquarius,” a revue of music from the 1960s and 1970s, opens Friday and runs through Aug. 7 at the Quality Hill Playhouse, 303 W. 10th St.

“Mary Poppins” is presented at 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the White Theatre at the J, 5801 W. 115th St. in Overland Park, with more weekend shows through July 23.

ARROW ROCK: The Lyceum Theater presents “1776: the Musical” at 7:30 p.m. runs through July 16.

COLUMBIA: Robert Harling’s play “Steel Magnolias” is presented at 8 p.m.

Friday through Sunday at the Maplewood Barn Theatre, 2900 E. Nifong Blvd.

“Greater Tuna” is presented at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Corner Playhouse at the University of Missouri.

Dancer and entertainer Ben Vereen performs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the Missouri Theatre, 203 S. Ninth St. ST. LOUIS: The Muny presents “The Music Man” at 8:15 p.m. through July 11 at the amphitheater in Forest Park. “Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein” opens July 13 and runs through July 19.

Union Avenue Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado” is presented at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with more shows next weekend, at the church theater at Union Avenue and Delmar.

“Bring It!: Live” is presented at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market

SPECIAL EVENTS

SPRINGFIELD: Chevalier and Black Map perform at 7 p.m. on July 12 at the Gillian Theater, 325 Park Central East.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.: At George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson, performing this week are James McCurry on Thursday; the Nice Brothers, Mud hawk and Brandy Clark on Friday; Amsterdam, Grind and Endfall on Saturday; Nonpoint, Failure Anthem and Through Time on July 13.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The Opera in the Ozarks Orchestra presents a concert of chamber music at 7:30 p.m. on July 11 at the Auditorium, 36 S. Main.

JOPLIN: At the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin, playing this week are Ricky Fugitt with red dirt country on Friday plus Dawn Cate and the Rhythm Kings with variety rock and blues on Saturday.

MIAMI, Okla.: Country music queen Loretta Lynn performs at 9 p.m. on Friday at the Buffalo Run Casino.

TULSA, Okla.: At the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa, the O’Jays perform at 8 p.m. on Friday. Kenny Rogers’ final world tour concert, with Linda Davis, has been rescheduled for 8 p.m. on July 14.

At the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St., “1964: the Tribute,” a concert of Beatles music, is offered at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Chapman Music Hall.

At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, performing this week is That 90s Party on Saturday.

At the Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady, O-Town, Dream and Ryan Cabrera perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday. Garbage, Chevelle, Kongos and the Unlikely Candidates perform at 7 p.m. on July 13.

KANSAS CITY: Flight of the Conchords performs at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Starlight Theater in Swope Park.

In outdoors concert at 1100 Walnut, Chris Janson performs at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The Wombats play at 6 p.m.

Saturday. Travis Marvin performs at 6 p.m. on July 14.

Twenty-One Pilots, Mutemath and ChefSpecial perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd.

At Chaz on the Plaza, 325 Ward Parkway, Sons of Brasil play at 4 p.m. and the Ron Carlson Trio plays at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Jimmy Dykes and the Blisstonians play

on Saturday. Steve Gray and Shannon Lipps play on Sunday and July 11. The Max Groove Duo play on Sunday and July 10.

The Jeff Harshbarger Duo plays at 7 p.m. on July 13.

Eve 6 and Guess Me Like Bees play at 8 p.m. on Friday at the VooDoo Lounge at Harrah’s Casino.

Phillip Phillips and Matt Nathanson perform at 8 p.m. on July 12 at Crossroads at Grinders, 147 E. 18th St. COLUMBIA: The Columbia Community Band plays at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Stephens Lake Park Amphitheater on Old Highway 63 North.

ST. LOUIS: At the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, the WayBack Pointfest, featured 311, Fuel, Stir, Candlebox, Eve 6, Local H, Alien Ant Farm, Posse N Effect, Moon and Headline Hoosiers, is presented at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

G-Easy and Logic perform at 6:30 p.m. on July 13. Kenny Chesney and Old Dominion perform at 7:30 p.m. on July 14.

At the Pageant, 6161 Delmar, performing this week are Garbage and Kristin Kontrol at 8 p.m. on July 12.

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SPRINGFIELD: The Mid America Fox Trotter Grand Slam runs at 7 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The Fleur Delicious Weekend, a celebration of French cuisine, runs through Sunday in various locations. Second Saturday Art Stroll to local galleries is also scheduled.

TULSA, Okla.: The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society Gem and Mineral Show runs Saturday and Sunday in the Exchange Center at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St. Rodeos this week include the Sac and Fox Nation CRRA Championship Rodeo on Saturday in Stroud, southwest of Tulsa.

The international Youth Rodeo Finals run Friday through July 13 in Shawnee.

KANSAS CITY: Comedian Louis C.K. performs at 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Sprint Center.

Comics Ron White and Josh Blue perform at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday at the

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Midland Theater, 1228 Main St.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The 18th annual Fat Tire Festival with mountain bike off-road events opens July 15 and runs through next weekend at Lake Leatherwood Park, 1303 County Road 204.

COMMERCE, Okla.: Commerce Days runs Thursday through Saturday in Still

Thursday, July 7, 2016 • Page 5 Park, Route 66 and Mickey Mantle Blvd.

The Route 66 Western Swing Band will perform Thursday, the Band DeLorean on Friday evening and Big Smitty on Saturday. A carnival from Great Plains Amusements, games, arts and crafts run throughout.

KANSAS CITY: The Crossroads Roots and Heritage Festival opens at 5:30 p.m. on Friday at Crossroads at Grinders, 147 E. 18th St. Featured performers include Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, Roots of Creation, Lion Dub, DJ Rico, Soul Revel and the Beast and Sunu.

The Kansas City International Theatre Festival, featuring seven one-act plays over 11 nights, opens July 13 and runs through July 22 at the Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre, 3614 Main.

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Missouri State University’s Tent Theater continues its season with “My Fair Lady,” with shows at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and July 11 through next weekend.

Shows are on the lawn behind Craig Hall, west of National at Grand.

Bring a pillow for the folding chairs and a fan on hot nights.

The 73rd annual Carver Day at the George Washington Carver National Monument near Diamond offers a great opportunity to see the park, hear live music and engage in a wide wariety of activities.

Bright Star Theater will present “Lift Every Voice: The Black Experience in the Heartland,” the Roz Gospel Trio from the Kansas City area will return, Memphis blues singer Rev. John Wilkens will perform. Authors Audra Peterman and Toby Warren will speak. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Opera Theater of the Ozarks has its last full week of shows at the amphitheater on Highway 62, west of Eureka Springs, Ark., at Inspiration Point, with full costumes, live orchestra and English superscripts to follow the stories. Shows this week are Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and July 13. Two oneacts, Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Puccini’s “Il Tabarro,” are presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday and July 6; Benjamin Britten’s comedy “Albert Herring” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and July 14. Two one-acts, Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” and Puccini’s “Il Tabarro,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, plus an indoor show at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Bentonville High School Performing Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J Street. A show of opera scenes is offered at 7:30 p.m. on July 12 at Inspiration Point. Last show is July 15.

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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Paula Carter, left, was browsing the bargains at New Beginnings Antiques and Collectibles in Billings, asking ReneĂŠ Campbell the specifics on some doors displayed in front of the business. New Beginnings has former shops connected by communal doors stretching the full block of Northwest Washington Avenue in Billings, offering booth spaces to more than 35 vendors. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Tom Campbell, of Manchester, Ill., happened to run on to an antique ceramic crock which had been manufactured in White Hall, Ill., just a few miles from his home.

After bargaining on the price, Campbell was the happy owner of this vintage find.

Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

Heralding back to an age before computers and digital technology, this portable Remington manual typewriter, manufactured in the early1920s, was state-of-the-art equipment during the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. Melonie

Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Connections: Markets offer a wide variety of antiques, collectibles and more

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time to realize this is addicting. I started adding to it, and it’s always an adventure, finding things for myself or to sell in the shop.”

A retired teacher, Bath wanted a project that would keep her busy. She started visiting garage sales, finding items that could be sanded and refinished, repaired and displayed in her booth.

“The landlord, who formerly owned Woods Collectibles, offered to rent a portion of the building to me,” Bath said. “I took the opportunity to expand, and had to learn how to run a business along the way. It’s busy. If I’m not refinishing a project in my garage, I’m working on the books or visiting garage sales, auctions and following up on tips I’ve gotten by word of mouth.”

Bath said learning the ins and outs of the antiquing and flea market business has included a lot of trial and error.

Later, when the remainder of the building came open, Bath opted to expand the business even further, which now includes 35 vendors offering their goods in shops lining the entire west side of the block on Northwest Washington Avenue.

“I started going to yard sales, garage sales and

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auctions,” Bath said. “If you get up and get out there, you’ll find something good, although good finds are getting harder to come by. People are becoming more aware of the value of things they find in grandma’s attic.”

Vendors at New Beginnings offer a wealth of antiques and modes furniture, collectibles, primitives, knickknacks, home decor, clothing, accessories, and specialty items.

“A lot of times, people will come looking for glass door knobs or a certain kind of dish ware,” Bath said. “If we know the general location of the item, we can point them in the right direction, but our stock changes daily.

If people find something they want, they had better pick it up right then. It might not be there when they come back a couple of days later.”

Bath takes time to post new and interesting finds on the store’s Facebook page, which helps promote the business as well as the vendors displaying their goods.

“It’s up to me to promote my vendors and their stock,” Bath said.

“We have a lot of repeat customers as well as a lot of new customers coming in on the weekends.”

Bath makes continuous upgrades to the buildings that now house her business.

“We are constantly tweaking things,” she said. “It’s all about presentation. We are always looking for ways to make it more appealing, painting walls and floors or rearranging displays.”

In addition to pursuit her hobby-turned-busi-

Buddy Funk and his son, Jarvis, of Neosho, recently found a storage barrel at a bargain price at Rocken Chair Antiques and Collectibles in Billings. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com ness, Bath spends two to three days a month refinishing her lucky finds in her home garage.

“It’s fun to repaint, restore and refurbish things,” she said. “I love bringing them back to life or giving them a new life.”

The business has also given Bath a new life.

“Sometimes, when I go home of an evening, I am completely exhausted,” she said. “But by the next morning, I’m up and ready to go again. I love it.”

New Beginnings is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, people may find New Beginnings on Facebook or call 417-744-2400.

Carol Campbell, of Manchester, Ill., pointed out a photo of John Wayne to her granddaughter, Grace, at Rocken Chair Antiques and Collectibles in Billings. Campbell was on the hunt for gray granite cookware during her leisurely jaunt off the hectic highways to the flea market and antique hunters haven in Billings. Melonie Roberts/reporter@

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Stepson is on losing end of misspent child support

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EAR ABBY: I have an 8-yearold stepson, “Kaden,” whom I love dearly. Kaden spends the bulk of his time with his mother on the other side of the country. When he comes to visit us in the summer, his clothing and shoes are always ragged and a few sizes too small.

My husband pays child support and buys Kaden a new wardrobe every six months. Yet every time he comes to us, he’s never wearing anything his dad and I bought him, but what appear to be hand-medown rags. We have spoken to the mother many times about it, but nothing changes.

We feel if we stop buying clothes for Kaden it would punish him, when it is his mom who isn’t spending the child support money on the boy. We have paid for extracurricular activities (sports) only for her to not take him there. She lies and says he doesn’t want to go, but we get a different story from the boy. He says she says, “Judo isn’t a real sport.”

He has gained weight and we don’t want him to be picked on for it.

The state where the boy lives is not good about giving fathers custody of their kids, and the mom is not necessarily unfit. How can we make her see she’s hurting her kid? — MOTHER DOESN’T KNOW BEST

JEANNE PHILLIPS DEAR ABBY DEAR M.D.K.B.: You can’t “make” another adult do something she isn’t inclined to do.

However, what you can do is enroll Kaden in sports programs when he visits you during the summer months.

You and your husband can also talk to a family law attorney and find out at what age Kaden will be able to legally request to be placed with you. While a young child may not be able to do this, I believe a teenager can make a compelling case for it.

If Kaden’s mother has been depriving him, it would make a persuasive argument for a change in custody.

DEAR ABBY: I really like this guy named “Gary.” He’s super sweet, funny, cute and just incredible. He’s my brother’s friend.

I’m in sixth grade and he’s in fifth. I think he might like me back. He asked me to follow his new Instagram account, and when I told him to tell my brother hi, he stared at me for a few seconds longer (plus he was smiling the whole

time). One of my girlfriends sort of likes him, too.

What do I do? How do I tell him I like him?

Is it OK for me to ask him to go to the park?

His brother and my brother could go, too.

Please help me. What do I do? — GIRL IN EL PASO, TEXAS

DEAR GIRL: If Gary wants you to follow his Instagram account, it’s a pretty good sign that he has positive feelings for you. If you want to ask him to go to the park, and your parents don’t mind, go ahead and do it. But let me offer a couple of suggestions: If you ask him, DO include your brother and his brother because being with others will make it more fun. And, everybody loves a compliment. The compliment doesn’t have to be

as blatant as “I like you,” which could embarrass some boys his age. A simple, “I think you’re great because (you’re really smart, you’re good at sports, you’re fun to be around, etc.)” should do the trick.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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16. Help Wanted NOW TAKING Applications for system clerk/operator. Must have excellent communication skills and basic computer knowledge.

Will be required to assist and/or perform system maintenance in any weather condition if necessary, and be on call alternating weekends. Water operator’s certification preferable, or be willing to test for certification. Must work well with public. Wage commensurate with experience relative to job. Submit resume to 19910 State Hwy MM, Exeter, MO 65647.

THE PIERCE City RVI School District is seeking applicants for the position of part-time evening custodian. Interested persons should apply at the Pierce City RVI School District superintendent’s office at 300 N. Myrtle St. or call 417-476-2555 for more information.

THE VERONA R-VII School District has an opening for a custodian. Great pay with excellent benefits. Apply at Verona Schools or call 417-498-2274.

25. Real Estate For Sale FOR SALE 5 acres, 2 miles north of Monett. Monett schools. Has well and septic. Restrictions. No Mobiles. $23,900. Call 235-1750.

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.

29. Houses for Rent 3 BEDROOM, 1 bath house 2 miles from Aurora. $500.00 month first and last month plus deposit.

417-235-4436.

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29. Houses for Rent

33. Miscellaneous for Sale

3 BEDROOM, 2 bath house. Very clean. 3 miles east of Monett.

Double carport, total electric. Absolutely no pets or smoking. $300.00 dep., $550.00 month.

Call between 6 and 8 pm.

235-5791.

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

Call Rosemary at 417-466-8551.

HOUSE FOR Rent in Purdy - 2 bed/1 bath. $450 month. $350 deposit. Call 417-669-2990.

NET WRAPPED 4x6 round bales grass hay, in field baled early. Will load. 417-489-6376.

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.

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.

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 VERY NICE 2 bd 2 ba $545/mo $400/dep with garage. 3 bd 2 ba $650/mo $400/dep with garage.

505 Dairy St. Monett.

417-489-8185 or 417-235-5231.

30. Apartments for Rent FOR RENT: 3 bedroom, 1 bath in Monett. $650 rent, $650 deposit.

Available 7/15.

Call 417-489-8883.

APARTMENTS FOR LEASE IN MONETT

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

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417-224-2127 31. Rooms for Rent J & T ECONO Rooms to Rent.

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

417-489-6000

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41. Farm Products

43. Produce BLUEBERRIES! U-PICK 2.80/lb.

Wednesday & Saturday at 8.

Thursday & Friday at 10. Peaches ready now! Take 60 east, right on z to FR 1130. G’s Orchard.

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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.

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

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