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Back in the Good Old Days EIGHTY YEARS AGO Aug. 16-22, 1935 • Shortly before daylight on Aug. 16, the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post were found in the wreckage of Post’s plane, south of Point Barrow, Alaska. Well known for his writings and films, Rogers had been a roommate with Monett businessman Harry Osborn at the old Scarrett College in Neosho and had visited Osborn here.

• One hundred persons were registered at the Monett Park Casino on Aug. 18 when the annual convention of the deaf of the Ozarks was held there. Those registered came from six states. They paid the usual tribute to Monett for the courtesies extended to them. During the preaching on Sunday, the old hymns were presented rhythmically in sign language.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO Aug. 16-22, 1945 • In accordance with President Truman’s request that Sunday, Aug. 19 be a World Day of Prayer, special programs were given and special prayers were offered in virtually all churches of Monett.

• A formal dance, victory dinner which will include fried chicken, watermelon and all the trimmings, and free swims at the city park pool all day on Sunday, Aug. 26 will compose the entertaining program outlined by the War Moms club, the junior hostesses and city officials for all visiting servicemen here over the weekend. The formal dance will be held at the Armory, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The dinner will be at the Park Casino.

SIXTY YEARS AGO Aug. 16-22, 1955

• As a stopgap measure to meet this community’s acute need of funds for the continued care of polio patients, a check for $5,175 from the March of Dimes headquarters in New York has been received by the Barry County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

“The promise of the Salk vaccine is bright, but the full realization of that promise is for the future,” sad Albert McIntyre, chapter chairman. “As we in Barry County know only too well, polio isn’t licked yet.”

• At the Verona schools, steel girders have gone in place for the new elementary school. Only the roof remains to be completed on the exterior of the new gym, which should be ready for the first basketball game in November.

FIFTY YEARS AGO Aug. 16-22, 1965 • A new track record was set at the Four State Dragways in Monett as an A class fuel dragster, Pandemonium IV, driven by Don Cain of Kansas City, turned the quarter mile in 7.94 seconds and reached a top speed of 184.04 miles per hour.

• Edgar DeArmon, 34, was named on Aug. 20 as the new principal of Monett Junior and Senior High School to replace Wayne Wright, who resigned after 16 years to take the job as superintendent at the Aurora school district.

FORTY YEARS AGO Aug. 16-22, 1975 • The Monett Cubs will be assigned to Class AA in high school football playoff competition this coming season after three consecutive years of Class AAA. Class AA schools have enrollment of 251 to 500, compared to Class AAA,

Prospective linemen for the Monett Cubs 1955 football squad ironed out some kinks by practicing on the block dummies at the season’s first workout. Three of this year’s candidates for the first string line are pictured taking turns at the dummy while Fred Daugherty, assistant football coach, at center, gives them pointers. Pictured, from left, are: Don Isbell, Harold Neeley and Charles Elswick. A total of 53 students turned out on the first day of practice. File photo/The Monett Times with 501 to 1,200 students.

• Wayne Wright, former MHS principal and retired Aurora school superintendent, has been appointed to the staff of Congressman Gene Taylor.

THIRTY YEARS AGO Aug. 16-22, 1985 • A video crew was in Monett this week filming for “Share the Vision: Four American Success Stories.”

Featured in the film, being made for AT&T, are 1984 Small Businessman of the Year and EFCO founder Terry Fuldner, along with baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth, Wall Street Clearing Company founder Denis Kelleher and Scottish and Irish Imports founder James Hollan.

• Bill Branum of Monett won top honors in the grass hay category at the Ozark Empire Fair, with

fescue rated at 18.5 percent protein.

TWENTY YEARS AGO Aug. 16-22, 1995 • Recommendations to move the Monett 911 system into a 100-milewide network that would provide backup, and to bring Pierce City on board the system, were made at the Aug. 17 meeting of Monett’s 911 Advisory Board. Charlene Cosatt, communications consultant with Southwestern Bell, recommended that the 911 system for the 235 exchange running through the Monett Police Department join the Springfield tandem for safety’s sake.

• Words of encouragement, focusing, and preparation for the “Mother of all Moves” next summer as Monett moves into its new high school were offered

to the Monett R-1 staff on Aug. 21 by school board president Kevin Jackson and Superintendent Charles Cudney.

TEN YEARS AGO Aug. 16-22, 2005 • On Aug. 17, ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” descended upon Camp Barnabas near Pulaskifield. Host Ty Pennington and crew pulled up in their big bus and announced “Good morning, Teas family!” to Paul and Cyndy Teas and their two children. The undertaking is the larg-

est in the show’s history, involving 2,000 workers, many of whom are volunteers and local contractors.

• A week after home improvement giant Lowe’s signed for property on the southeast corner of Monett, the announcement has formally been made that Lowe’s is coming to town. The city’s commitment will mainly involve widening and upgrading a half-mile of Highway 60, installation of utilities and construction of streets around the Lowe’s store.

ON THE COVER: Something Different for a Change thrift store is a family endeavor, hoping to encourage customers to encourage, involve and inspire the world for better. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Marley and Nolan Gripka. Back row: Isaac Gripka and his wife Tiffany, store owners. The store is currently open from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Local couple hoping to make a difference in lives of residents New thrift store owners urge customers to act locally, then globally

By Melonie Roberts reporter@monett-times.com

It's been a long time coming, but Isaac Gripka never gave up on his dream to open a thrift store and "cool hangout" for local kids and adults.

"This has been my dream for over three years," Gripka said. "The store is geared toward kids, giving them a safe place to hang out, but it's not just a youth center. It's a thrift store where proceeds from sales are donated to local and global causes."

The store is a project of World Change Ministries, which aims to change the world for the better one positive action at a time.

"We hope to encourage, involve and inspire others to do the same," Gripka said. "This is just the beginning."

Gripka and his wife, Tiffany, started the thrift store with the intention of donating proceeds a local organization that works to end child abuse. A New Year's Classic basketball game is held annually, with proceeds either going to the local child advocacy organization, the school's backpack meal program or to other global causes, like earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

"We started by doing a charitable garage sale and it went very well, Tiffany said. " It turned out to be an awesome thing."

They originally raised $700 for earthquake relief efforts. This year will be the fourth New Year's Classic fundraiser.

As donations to the garage sale grew, the couple quickly outgrew their available space and opted to rent the former Lightening Lube service shop at the corner of 13th and Cleveland Streets in Monett.

"We've already outgrown this place," Gripka said. "We already know we need to expand. I can't merchandise things the way I'd like.

Ramiro Espinoza, left, honorary manager of the "Cool Room" at Something Different for a Change thrift store in Monett, and owner Isaac Gripka relax at the store. Something Different for a Change is located at 1303 E. Cleveland, in the former Lightening Lube service shop. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com "We are passionate about all of this.

It's not about the money, although we'd like to be able to donate more to child abuse prevention. We want to encourage people to care about our environment.

We advocate reduce, reuse and recycle."

Tiffany Gripka said some of the clothing is brand new, with price tags still attached.

"Lots of people wonder what being 'cool' means," Isaac Gripka said. "It means caring about each other and not spending our lives obsessed with fashion, our jobs, our careers or other material things. Being 'cool' is avoiding apathy.

"There are commercials on the television about children starving in other parts of the world, and many people just change the channel so they don't have to deal with it. We want to be the channel they can't change. Our goal is not to put people on the spot, but to make them think."

"We want to cause a ripple effect," Tiffany Gripka said. "We hope to start locally and spread globally."

"This is a place people can go and know they are doing something good," Isaac Gripka said. "We have so much in Monett, so much in America. We want to focus on redirecting some of those

resources locally and then globally."

Gripka has an especially soft spot for children.

"When you see some of the things that kids have to go through," he said.

"How much is it worth to you to change the life of one child in Monett? You can't measure the impact you have on a person, good or bad. I know I'm in the right place doing the right thing."

That includes sending out text messages to subscribers offering encouragement, advice and humor on a weekly basis. Subscribers are asked to text "mouse" to 417-336-2212 for the free service.

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A look at area events this week

By Murray Bishoff

SPRINGFIELD: Springfield Contemporary Theater’s production of Nina Raine’s play “Tribes” has shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, with more shows next weekend at 431 S. Jefferson.

OZARK: Joseph Ransom’s play “Songs in the Night,” on the life of hymn writer Fanny Crosby, runs through Aug. 29 at the Stained Glass Theater, 1996 Evangel.

CARTHAGE: Stone’s Throw Theater presents Ruth and Augustus Goetz’ “The Heiress” Friday through Sunday.

TULSA, Okla.: “Monty Python’s Spamalot” is offered at 8 p.m. on Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday, 8 p.m. on Aug. 13 with more shows next weekend in the John H. Williams Theater at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 S. Second St. KANSAS CITY: A revue of songs from Lerner and Loewe musicals runs through Aug. 30 at the Musical Theater Heritage at Crown Center, 2450 Grand Blvd.

Ernest Thompson’s play “On Golden Pond” runs through Aug. 22 at the Paradise Playhouse, 101 Spring St. in Excelsior Springs.

“The Addams Family” runs through Sept. 21 at the New Theatre Restaurant, 9229 Foster St. in Overland Park, Kan. The musical “Bye Bye Birdie” is offered at 8 p.m Friday through Sunday at the Performing Arts Center, 500 Delaware in Leavenworth, Kan. The Just Off Broadway Theater, 3051 Penn Valley Dr. in the Crown Center Area, presents “Old School” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 with more shows for the next two weekends.

ARROW ROCK: Neil Simon’s play “Rumors” runs through Saturday at the Lyceum Theater.

COLUMBIA: The Maplewood Barn Theater presents “Shrek: the Musical”

at 8 p.m Thursday through Sunday at 2900 E. Nifong Blvd.

“Steeple People,” a southern gospel musical as a fundraiser for a mission trip to Ghana, is offered at 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday at 210 St. James St. downtown.

ST. LOUIS: The Muny concludes its season of outdoor musicals in the Forest Park amphitheater with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma,” running through Aug. 18. All shows begin at 8:15 p.m.

Stages St. Louis concludes its season with Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes” with shows through Sunday at the Robert Reim Theatre in the Kirkwood Community Center, 111 S. Geyer Rd.

SPECIAL EVENTS

ROGERS, Ark.: Rock band Whitesnake performs with the Dead Daisies at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, 5079 W. Northgate Rd. JOPLIN: KC and the Sunshine Band and the Village People perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Downstream Casino, west of Joplin. In the regular performance venue, the ShotGunBillys play on Friday. Sequel Dose plays 1970s dance music on Saturday.

MIAMI, Okla.: Country musician Gene Wilson performs at 8 p.m. on Aug. 20 at the Buffalo Run Casino.

TULSA, Okla.: At the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa, Whitesnake performs at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Country musician Gary Allan performs at 8 p.m. on Aug. 20.

KANSAS CITY: At the Starlight Theater in Swope Park, My Morning Jacket and Hippo Campus perform at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.

At the Midland Theater, 1228 Main, Tipper and Quixotic perform at 8 p.m. on Friday; Miguel and Dorothy perform at 8 p.m. on Sunday; Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear okay at 8 p.m. on Aug. 20.

At the Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St., folk singer Gillian Welch performs at 8 p.m. on Friday.

The West Point Glee Club performs at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway.

At the Power and Light District, 13th and Walnut, country musician Jerrod Newmann plays at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

The Zeroes play at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Logan Mize plays at 7 p.m. on Aug. 20.

ST. LOUIS: At the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Sammy Hagar and the Circle, Jason Bonham, Michael Anthony, Collective Soul and Vic Johnson play at 7 p.m on Saturday. Slipknot, Motionless in White, Lamb of God and Bullet for My Valentine perform at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday. Foo Fighters and Royal Blood perform at 7 p.m. on Aug. 19.

At the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., Gillian Welch performs at 8 p.m. on Thursday.

At the Family Arena in St. Charles, Whitesnake plays on Sunday. Yes and Toto perform on Aug. 19.

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SPRINGFIELD: The Springfield Art Museum offers its Watercolor USA exhibit through Aug. 23. An exhibit of landscape painting by Adolf Dehn runs through Nov. 8.

The 13th annual Natural Healing Arts Fair runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Shrine Mosque, 601 E. St. Louis.

Comedians Norm Macdonald and Kevin Nealon perform at 7 p.m. on Aug. 20 at the Gillioz Theatre.

CLARKSVILLE, Ark.: The 116th annual Johnson County Fair runs Aug. 18 through 22, 1586 W. Oakland, east of Fort smith.

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark.: The fifth annual Eurekan Multi-Sport Event runs Friday through Sunday, offering competition in swimming, biking and foot races at several venues in the city.

The annual Beading in the Ozarks event, featuring nationally known bead artists offering classes and workshops, runs Thursday through Sunday at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, 205 W. Van Buren.

MIAMI, Okla.: The Ottawa County Free Fair runs Saturday through Aug. 22 at the fairgrounds, 1129 East St. SW. TULSA, Okla.: Professional Bull Riders Invitational runs Friday and Saturday at the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver.

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AREA FESTIVALS

At Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main, a 1980s reunion with Hair Force, Dressed to Kill and Exit 34 performing on Friday.

The Intertribal Indian Club of Tulsa presents its 39th annual Pow-Wow of Champions Friday and Saturday at the Mabee Center, 7777 S. Lewis.

At Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St., the Snaffle Bit Association World Show for horses runs through Saturday. The Grand American Arms Show runs Saturday and Sunday in the River Spirit Expo Hall.

Twenty visual artists working from sculpting to digital art, photography and accessories will mount a show and sale from 8 to 11 p.m. Thursday at the Vanguard, 222 N. Main.

A fly-in is planned on Sunday at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch in Claremore to mark the 80th anniversary of his death.

Rodeos include L’il Dave’s second annual Memorial Rodeo on Aug. 17 in Tullahassee, north of Muskogee.

SHELDON: The 11th annual Sheldon Old Settlers’ Picnic runs Thursday through Saturday in the city park, north of Lamar. Entertainment includes gospel music Thursday, the Breakaway Band leading the Friday street dance, plus the antique and classic tractor pull and the Cole Porter Band on Saturday.

ST. LOUIS: At the Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd., comedian Bianca Del Rio per-

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SPRINGFIELD: The Birthplace of Route 66 Festival runs Friday through Sunday in Park Central Square downtown. A parade will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday. The Nitty Gritty Dirty Band and Prairie League perform at 8 p.m. on Friday at the Gillioz Theater, 325 Park Central East. The car and motorcycle show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. A collectibles show, authors and artists associated with Route 66 will gather at the Old Glass Place, 501 E. St. Louis, at the east end of the car show, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Singer songwriters Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu perform at 8 p.m. at the Gillioz Theater.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark.: Mountains, Music and Motorcycles runs Thursday through Sunday in the downtown square.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.: The Kansas City Kosher Barbecue Festival runs 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday at Ritz Charles, 9000 W. 137th St.

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Howdy Neighbor Days runs through Saturday in Pierce City. J&J Magic Midway provides the largest carnival of all the bi-county summer and fall festivals. Helicopter rides, native American dancing, a beer garden by the Knights of Columbus, plus local vendors and concessions provide a pleasant outing. Entertainers include 2 Dog Karaoke on Thursday; the band Plymouth Junction, Keith Leff’s Magicreations and Shawn Gerhard with a Garth Brooks tribute concert on Friday; and former Pierce Citian Jamey Damrill, the Mark Chapman Band, and the Kansas City-based PastMasters on Saturday.

Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival runs Friday through Sunday, with free music in Basin Spring Park and 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Auditorium, 36 S. Main.

Friday evening music features the Davanzo family, Mountain View Friends and Family, Clancey Ferguson, Buffalo City Ramblers, Dragonmasters and Melvin Goins plus Retro and Smiling. Saturday music in the park includes the Clark family, Buffalo City Ramblers, Al Brumley Jr. and friends, Mountain View Friends and more.

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The Missouri State Fair opens Thursday and runs through Aug. 23. Performing on opening day will be the Happy Together Tour with the Turtles, Flo and Eddie, the Association, the Grass Roots, Mark Lindsay, the Buckinghams and the Cowsills. Brandon Lay and the Members Only Band, as well as the MRCA Show-Me State Stampede Rodeo, run Thursday and Friday. On Friday, Def Leppard, Styx and Tesla perform. On Saturday, Justin Moore and Easton Corbin perform, along with County Road 5 and Dirt Road Addiction. Sunday features bands County Road 5 and Crosstown. On Aug. 17, the Truck and Tractor Pull Finals are paired with the Nace Brothers performing.

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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Ramiro Espinoza, a frequent visitor to Something Different for a Change thrift store, was named honorary manager of the “Cool Room,” which houses a bumper of stuffed animals and children’s toys. Melonie Roberts/reporter@mon-

Kitchen kitsch and knick knacks are just some of the items available at Something Different for a Change thrift shop, located at 1303 E. Cleveland in Monett.

Lauren Balmas is looking over some of the dishes and home decor on display. The store also offers clothing, some furniture, children’s toys and stuffed animals.

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Store: Has ‘Cool Room’ full of toys

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Open just over a month, Gripka is excited about the potential of Something Different for a Change.

"We are creating a kid-friendly place," he said. "This is a work in process. I hope to eventually add a coffee bar so people will feel comfortable just coming here to hang out."

Currently, the couple has added fortune-cookie-type strips with encouraging phrases and wisdom to candy machines in their shop and in Granby.

One of their frequent guests, Ramiro Espinoza, has been named honorary manager of the "Cool Room," which is not only air conditioned, but is chock full of children's toys and stuffed animals.

Prices on those items run for 25-cents to $1.

"He's part of our future," Gripka said.

"Kids are our future.

People who come here leave happy, whether they spend 25-cents or $20. Our inventory is constantly changing."

To counteract all the reports of bad news in

the media today, Gripka has a plan.

"Even though society is toxic, we still have to try and do something [positive]," he said.

"That's what we're doing.

We're trying to make the difference. We're here for the future, to protect and save our kids, the environment and our world."

Something Different for a Change is open from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Friday through Sunday.

For more information, visit Something Different for a Change on Facebook.

Isaac Gripka, left, owner of Something Different for a Change thrift store in Monett, and his daughter, Marley Gripka, left middle, visited with Morgan Wiley, middle, Trish Wiley, right middle, and Lauren Balmas. The group visited the shop in search of baby clothes and toys. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

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Thursday, August 13, 2015 • Page 7

To bee, or not to bee: This is no bumbling insect audit

By Patrick Whittle The Associated Press

APPLETON, Maine — Mad as a hornet, a bumblebee buzzes her wings in vain against the walls of the vial holding her captive. She alights briefly on the paper tab indicating her number, and then resumes scuttling around her plastic prison.

Her warden is Shaina Helsel, one soldier in a citizen army that is taking a census of Maine's bumblebees in an effort to secure the future of the state's blueberries, cranberries and tomatoes amid concern about the population of pollinators.

"Time, location, elevation play a factor in what species are where," says Helsel, a biology student

at University of Maine at Augusta. "It's an interesting thing, going out and finding a bunch of different bumblebees. I've so far collected 105."

The project is among a growing number of "citizen science" efforts around the country that are designed to motivate the public to gather data about pollinators. The Great Pollinator Project of New York City tallied nearly 1,500 observations of the city's more than 200 bee species from 2007 to 2010. Across the continent, scientists and students at Washington State University also have tried to galvanize the public to collect data about bees, and more efforts are abuzz elsewhere.

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effort is called the Maine Bumblebee Atlas, and it has a budget of about $50,000. The state has been using its website, press releases, newspaper announcements and social media to recruit volunteers — and it's been wildly successful.

The state has signed up 106 volunteers, has another 150 in the queue and even had to turn people away from two bookedup training sessions, says Beth Swartz, biologist for the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Volunteers include bankers, teachers, students and retired paper mill workers, she says — everyone from tree-loving conservationists to "peo-

ple whose professional lives are not anywhere near focused on the outdoors."

The first training session for Maine's citizen scientists was in May, and another took place in July, to be followed by another in spring 2016. The project is expected to last five years. The residents collect "observational data" about bumblebees and their habitats, while a specialist identifies the specimens they collect, Swartz says.

The national conversation about bee die-offs has largely centered on honeybees, which are different from the furry, chunky bumblebees. The Bee Informed Partnership said this year that about 5,000

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beekeepers reported losing more than 40 percent of their honeybee colonies during a yearlong period that ended in April.

The numbers are troubling because of the billions of dollars in value honeybees provide to agriculture every year as pollinators. Scientists have cited factors that could be accelerating honeybee deaths, including parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition from a lack of diversity in pollen and nectar sources.

In Maine, the focus is specifically on bumblebees, and state officials say species that are in decline have suffered from habitat loss, pesticides, and diseases and parasites introduced through commercially raised bumblebees.

Maine has 17 known native bumblebee species, and four of them became rarely observed starting in the 1990s, biologists say.

Data are poor on the status of the other 13, and officials say a multi-year statewide survey will better assess the population, range and abundance of the bees, which are key pollinators of wildflowers and some of the state's most important crops.

Engaging the public to collect data about the bees is a step toward conserving them, says Swartz.

"People are interested in the plight of the bees; bumblebees are interesting and charismatic," she says. "Some of their work will give us quantitative data; we'll be able to tell if that particularly species is declining or increasing."

The status of bumblebees has generated concern around the country because the southern borders of their territories have crept northward over the past 40 years.

Scientists say populations have declined or are disappearing because of warming weather.

Indeed, Maine's bumblebees appear to be affected by climate change, says Frank Drummond, a professor of insect ecology at the University of Maine. The numbers of spring days when bumblebees can visit blueberries and other plants has been reduced by half since the early 1990s because of increased rain, he says.

That is worrisome for a state that relies on blueberries, a crop that supports a summer tourism industry and all manner of tasty confections, for $250 million per year in economic value.

"At that critical time of blueberry pollination, we've been getting lots of wet springs," Drummond says.

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Forward thinking can help parents deal with cancer

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EAR ABBY: I’m writing in response to “Not Talking About the Future” (March 24), whose wife has breast cancer, was told she has only a few years to live, and feels sad when her kids talk about their futures. My dad was diagnosed with stage four multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, in 2006. He was told that even the most aggressive treatment would buy him only two or three more years. Well, he’s now working on year nine.

While I must admit that it’s been hard at times for me to stay positive about his prognosis, I try not to let it show.

Instead, every chance I get, I talk about the future with him -- holiday plans, plans for my wedding next year, projects around his house, etc. It helps to take his mind off the pain and nastiness of his treatments and gets him thinking about positive things.

Forward thinking has been great medicine for Dad. “Not Talking” and his wife don’t really know how much more time she actually has, and it certainly doesn’t hurt to think positively. -LOOKING AHEAD IN GLENDALE, ARIZ.

DEAR LOOKING: Thank you for your upbeat message. Read on for a sampling of what other readers had to say about that letter:

Jeanne Phillips Dear Abby DEAR ABBY: “Not Talking” asked if he should shield his sick wife from discussions involving the future. One thing my mom, who died last year, did for the future was to take a video of herself visiting with her grand-nephews so they would have it to look at when they are older. She also bought -- or gave us -- things for our future adopted child, to give to him or her later on. She crafted notebooks for us to hand out at her memorial service, so everyone would have something to cherish from her.

“Not Talking’s” wife may want to consider doing some of these things. I send her, and everyone else dealing with cancer, a prayer of peace. -PROUD DAUGHTER, V ANCOU V ER , WASH. DEAR ABBY: I was 13 when my father found out he had cancer. I didn’t know what it was, and no one in my family sat me down and told me he was going to die. He passed away at a hospital out of town, and I wasn’t there when it happened.

When I was told, I was heartbroken.

Now, as an adult, I am crushed that I wasn’t able to have the conversations with him I needed -- about his boyhood, grandparents, his time in the Navy, my dreams, and just spending precious time with him. I would suggest that “Not Talking” and his wife tell their teens about her prognosis of three to four years. They deserve to know. They should have the opportunity to discuss what’s going on in their lives and allow their mom to reflect on her own life, and her hopes and dreams for her kids.

-- MISSING MY DAD IN INDIANA DEAR ABBY: Being a teenager is challenging, but having a dying parent can make it excruciating.

No matter how mature the teens appear, they

are not ready to deal with what is coming.

The family may benefit from the Stephen Ministries program (stephenministries.org).

Stephen Ministers are trained lay volunteers assigned to provide one-to-one care to people experiencing a difficult time in life. Many Christian denominations participate. The parents can contact their local congregation to see if the program is available.

-- BEEN THERE IN FORT WORTH Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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ADOPT:AlovingMom,adevoted Dad, & a bright future await your baby. Expenses pd. Anne & Colin, 1-877-246-6780

Day Interviews! Please Apply in Person at Cassville Health Care & Rehab, 1300 County Farm Road, Cassville, MO 65625.

(417)847-3386

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1a. Garage Sale FOR SALE: Appliances, Tools, Chairs-Tables. 705 N Main, Freistatt.

SOMETHING DIFFERENT For A Change. Non Profit Thrift Store + More! Fri-Sun, 8:30-1:30 1303 E Cleveland. Profits Used To Fight Child Abuse.

9. Services Offered CURBOW APPLIANCE Repair.

All makes & models. Reliable, responsive, reasonable. Mon-Fri 8-5. 417-236-0700.

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 CASSVILLE HEALTH Care & Rehab is now Accepting A p p l i c a t i o n s for the following positions: CNA All Shifts, LPN, RN. We Offer Great Pay, with Benefits, Vacation, and Sick Time and Same

CEDAR RIDGE Care Center is looking for a Certified Medication Assistant. Must be able to pass background check and drug test.

Lookingforcaregiversthatarepatient and love helping others. Will train. 417-847-5546 CEDAR RIDGE is looking for a Part Time Housekeeper - 4 hours per day M-F. Must be reliable and pass a background check.

417-847-5546 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.

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Truck Driver Monett, MO

Market Fresh Produce LLC, of Monett, MO is in need of a full time, experienced, truck driver. Minimal overnight duties are involved.

Loading and off-loading commodities utilizing floor jacks, or forklifts may be required.

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

Requirements:

Egg Pickup - Chick Delivery Drivers

Class A CDL license, Safe Driving Record, Reliable, punctual, and self-motivated, Great attitude and a strong work ethic, Be capable, confident, and goal oriented, Have great Integrity

602 N. 17th St., Monett, MO Fax:

417-864-7754

NOW HIRING

www.marketfreshproduce.net

Manufacturing Assembly Fabrication Shipping Warehouse

The Arc of the Ozarks is Growing!!!

Penmac Staffing will help you find the right job for your skills and schedule for free!

Apply online at: www.Penmac.com or apply in person (with two forms of ID) at Penmac Staffing in Monett 600 Dairy Street, Suite D Monett, MO Call 417-235-0133 to schedule your appointment.

EOE

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HELP WANTED

Toll free: 866-885-7751 | Office: 417-235-5041

Experience preferred; stable work history and background check required.

Other requirements vary by position.

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Would you like to provide support to individuals with disabilities in directing their own lives as valued members of the community?

Come Join Our Team!!

We are hiring for our entry level position: Direct Support Staff Shifts: Overnights, Evenings, Weekends, Monett area.

Wage starts at $8.15/hr.

Must have HS Diploma/GED, be a licensed and insured driver able to obtain the Class E license, and at least 18 years or older.

Apply Online/In Person at: The Arc of the Ozarks 1010 Old Airport Rd Monett 417-354-0071 thearcoftheozarks.org

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.

MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT Job duties include: Maintaining and repairing all equipment, and all facility maintenance, including sheetrock repair, painting, plumbing, heating and air, carpentry and some lawn care. Prior facility maintenance, and heating and air experience is preferred.

This is a Monday through Friday position • 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Apply in person at: 850 Highway 60 East Monett, MO 65708 EOE/MF/DV

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. Auto-

matic 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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SEAL SMART is seeking

highLy EnERgETic pEopLE

George’s Farms, Inc. Poultry Processing Worker.

Cut, trim and pack poultry.

Various shifts, multiple openings, full time positions.

Sign-on Bonus Aug. 1, 2015 to Oct. 1, 2015

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.

to work our phone room.

Day and evening shifts available.

Fun working environment, no cold calling!

Great pay with weekly bonus opportunities.

Apply in person at

407 13th street, Monett.

CNA RN/LPN Are you a Compassionate,

Dedicated LACOBACNA? Homes, Inc., Ifaso, want you to join our team 5 we Star Rated Skilled at Lacoba Homes, Inc., will be opening aFacility, Church-affiliated Skilled Facility.

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

Diesel Mechanic # Shift – must be able to work any shift Must have verifiable Diesel Mechanic experience Must have own tools Must have verifiable references Must be able to pass a post offer physical and drug screen Full Benefit package offered

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•We Paid Vacation/Holidays will be offering free classes • Career Ladder to receive C.N.A. certification.

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George’s Inc. is an equal opportunity employer Please send resume to Dan.Halog@georgesinc.com or apply in person.

DRIVERS: COMPANY: Great Weekly Pay! PAID Health Insurance, Vacation/Holidays! OwnerOps: $1.03 ALL miles plus 100% FS. Paid tolls, scales & more @

S t a n d a r d Transportation Gets you Home Weekly: 1-888-992-4038 x133.

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

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LEISURE LIVING is looking to hire people for employment.

Good environment, good pay with periodic raises. Will train. Apply in person at Leisure Living 305 5th Street. Ask for Gail MULTI-LINE CLAIMS Adjuster or Appraiser. Computer Experience Preferred, Full or Part Time.

800-264-7124 OAK LEAF TRUCKING, LLC is looking for a full or part-time Class A, CDL, driver. Most runs are local and are Monday-Friday. Dry vans and flatbeds.

Benefits include paid vacation, paid holidays, and health insurance. If interested please come to our office at 9193 State Highway 76 in Exeter to fill out an application. If available please bring a current copy of your Motor Vehicle Driving Record (MVR), your driver’s license, and current medical card.

PALLETLUMBERand Hardwood Lumber in Exeter are now accepting applications for machine operators and general laborers.

Please apply in person M-F from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm in our office at 9193 State Highway 76, Exeter, MO. Benefits after 90 days and paid vacation after one year.

Please no phone calls!

21. Autos, Trucks for Sale 2013 CHEVROLET Traverse for sale! 33,000 miles, heated leather seats, tinted windows, car is mechanically sound and still has 3,000 miles left on factory warranty. Asking $23,000. Please call 417-354-0772

25. Real Estate For Sale

29a. Duplexes For Rent

FOR SALE 5 acres, 2 miles north of Monett. Monett schools. Has well and septic. $25,000. Call 235-1750

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

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

REAL ESTATE for sale or trade.

Working in Arkansas? Retired and would like to trade or part-trade?

Double wide with garage, outbuildings, on one-acre, paved road, between Garfield and Avoca. Appraised at approx. $90,000.

479-295-2915.

26. Mobile Homes Sales FOR LEASE: 3 bd, 2 bth, all elec.

2 acres. Large shop. $725.00 plus deposits. South of Verona.

498-6351.

OWN YOUR Own Mobile Home in a Nice Aurora Park. Call for information 235-4485. Small down payment and move in.

26a. Mobile Homes for Rent 2 BEDROOM, 1 Bath. Close to Downtown. Has Washer/Dryer Hookups. No Pets. 6 Month Lease. $350.00 per month, $150.00 deposit. 417-235-6097

27. Homes for Sale 3BR, 1 Bath, 1C-Garage, New Roof, New Laminate Wood Floors, Tile Kitchen, Carpet Bedrooms, New Kitchen Counter Tops, Dish Washer, New Bathroom Fixtures, Heat-A/C. Near All Monett Schools. $65,000 - 417-342-0867

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.

LARGE 2 BDRM, 2 BA, 2CG, All APL, Outside Deck, Fenced Yard, Good Area. $650 MO. Plus Deposit - 417-342-0867 SUPER NICE Great Location.

2bed 2bath - Single Garage. All Appliances - Large Sun Room, Max 3 people - Non Smokers, No Pets - 838 Wellington, Monett. $750 + Deposit. 669-3535

30. Apartments for Rent UNDER NEW Management, 2 Br 2 Ba apartments in Monett. $475 a month, $400 deposit. 2365951.

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

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

417-489-6000

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

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

THREE SIZES To choose from, electricity available, concrete floors with partitions to ceiling.

Marshall Storage S Hwy 37, 235-6097.

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

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

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