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by T.L. Huffman He was diagnosed with Ischemic Cardiomyopa“It’s one of those things you come to live with,” thy. His heart was damaged, the weakened mussays Donald Baker. Donald was struck by advanced cles couldn’t pump blood. Over the next few weeks, his team of doctors heart failure in his youth. “We’re all going to die one of these days. I’d been saved so I didn’t think tried balloon surgery and pacemakers. Nothing too much about it. I got on with life and thanked the helped and he was running out of time. Doctors told Patty that they were fighting good Lord for another day.” just to keep him alive. After receiving a heart transFinally, he was told his only plant in June of 1990, Donald has hope was a heart transplant. enjoyed the gift of “another day” “At the time, it was terrifying for 29 and a half years. The record for the family,” Donald says. for surviving a heart transplant is But he was in good hands. The 33 years; so he’s close. He says Scientific Registry of Transplant he’s been born three times: once Recipients placed Saint Luke’s as in the womb, once in Christ, and the top heart transplant program once when he got his new heart. in the country for patient survival, “Donald has been amazing,” given the experience, short wait says his wife Patty. “When one times, and excellent post-transthing hits him he just keeps fightplant survival. ing. He is a good Christian man Of course, those accolades that believes God always answers came in 2018, after the hospital prayers. Not always the answer had performed 800 heart transwe want but He always has a plan plants. Back in 1990, Donald was for us.” just their 48th heart transplant. Up until the day his health He set numerous records that failed dramatically, Donald had will probably never be broken never really even been sick. Donald Baker during his wait for the transplant. In April of 1990, he was an active father of three (Chris, Doug and Kerri), and He had 200 code blues in 48 hours right before the only 40 years old. He’d been mushroom hunting, surgery. His heart stopped so many times, doctors playing basketball with a son, and enjoying indoor left a defibrillator attached to his chest. Lingering near death, Donald had time to retime spent with his wife and daughter. He was at his job at the prison in Cameron as flect on his life and wonder about what had made a guard, when seemingly out of the blue, he felt him so sick. Donald was born and raised around Trenton. He faint, blacked out, and had a heart attack. An inmate started CPR; another guard assisted. He grew up on a farm near Spickard. He was the only was rushed to Cameron Hospital and then to Saint one of his five siblings born in a hospital. He went (continued on page 3) Luke’s on the Plaza in Kansas City.

Missouri Quilt Museum starts Phase 2 construction Work has started on the phase two renovations of the Missouri Quilt Museum. The museum is located in the 100-year-old former Hamilton High School. Phase two renovations will include the building’s gymnasium and lower level. Spokesperson for the museum, Dakota Redford, said the renovations will include a second quilt gallery, four new exhibits, and several hands-on classrooms. Redford also announced a special permanent display for the second gallery. “We are extremely excited to

announce that the Missouri Quilt Museum has partnered with the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY, and will host a permanent gallery for the National Quilt Museum.” The National Quilt Museum has one of the best and most comprehensive quilt collections in the world, Redford added. Missouri Quilt Museum will be hosting a revolving exhibit of their quilts. The National Quilt Museum Gallery will be located in the gymnasium section of the building. The collection will be rotated

quarterly. Redford noted: “We will have a fresh exhibit from the National Quilt Museum every three months. And with our other galleries, there will be something new every month at the museum.” Planned exhibits for phase two include Elias Howe’s Workshop, a Native American exhibit, an underground railroad quilt exhibit and a ﬂour sack exhibit. “The Missouri Quilt Museum is not a traditional quilt museum,” Redford said. “In addition (continued on page 3)

Santa on the Gallatin square is a sure sign of Christmas. More scenes from the Christmas Around the Square festival appear on page 19

Impact statement released by the USDA on Little Otter Creek Watershed project USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Missouri released a final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement recently for the Little Otter Creek Watershed Plan. The plan involves construction of a proposed multipurpose reservoir in Caldwell County. The supplement addresses changes since NRCS prepared the Little Otter Creek Watershed Plan and Environmental Impact Statement in 2003. The document updates the original Environmental Impact Statement by providing more recent relevant environmental information and expanded alternatives. The supplement analyzes a range of reasonable and practicable alternatives and their expected environmental impacts. The Little Otter Creek Reservoir near Hamilton is designed to provide 1.24 million gallons of water per day to nearly 10,000 people in Caldwell County. The reservoir will also provide flood damage reduction and water-based recreation opportunities. When complete, the reservoir will have a permanent pool of 344 acres. “This is a major project for our staff that we’ve been working hard to complete with the help of our state and local partners,” said J.R. Flores, State Conservationist for NRCS in Missouri. “The release of the updated environmental impact statement gets us one step closer to completion.” Public comments on the final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement will be received by NRCS through Dec. 26, 2019. Submit comments to Chris Hamilton, Assistant State Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Parkade Center Suite 250, 601 Business Loop 70 West, Columbia, Missouri 65203-2585, or to Chris.Hamilton@usda.gov. The final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement as well as the 2003 Little Otter Creek Watershed Plan and Environmental Impact Statement are available for viewing at http://tiny. cc/1fd33y.

City accepts bid for power plant roof, hears 2020 budget

Milbourn, a rooﬁng contractor located in Independence, provided a new bid for the roof replacement on Gallatin’s electric power plant, but the amount of the bid didn’t change from last year at $108,928. The Board of Aldermen was still interested in ﬁxing the roof and accepted the bid. The 2020 budget was taken up during the special meeting of the Gallatin Board of Aldermen held Oct. 18.

Electric Department The electric department budget was heavily reviewed and discussed. The board decided to move the blue bucket truck repairs out of the 2020 budget for repairs as soon as possible in 2019. The board would like the roof to be repaired in 2019, but if it isn’t completed it will be included in 2020. The board agreed to budget for a vacuum trailer and expense $3,250 of the cost in the electric department along with $10,000 expense for other purchases/rentals in capital equipment line item.

The capital improvement was budgeted at $148,928 if the roof gets repaired in 2020. The roof is bid at $108,928, engineering the 2400 system at $30,000, and LED lights and new electric meters at $10,000.

Water Department The board decided to budget capital equipment in the water department for a vacuum trailer at $6,500 and a lawn mower at $2,500 in the capital equipment budget line item. New water meters were budgeted at $20,000 using capital improvement tax money. The skid loader budget was increased for new tracks. Sewer Department The sewer department budget was reviewed. The 2020 equipment purchases include a vacuum trailer at $1,625 and a new lawn mower at $1,875 in the capital equipment line items. Engineering costs for the wastewater plant were budgeted at $65,000 for 2020. Discussion was held on selecting an

engineer for the repair and rehabilitation of the wastewater plant during the Nov. 12 meeting of the aldermen. AllState Consultants was selected for the engineering project. Benton and Associates and Great River Engineering were also interviewed. In other business at the Nov. 12 meeting Jeff Arp with Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (MIRMA) presented a plaque to the City of Gallatin for the grant program participation. The city was awarded $15,065.25 in total grants for 2019, and received a check for $6,388.99 for the grant items that have been purchased so far. The items that have been purchased include: sidewalk milling machine, automated external deﬁbrillator, escape breathing apparatus, hydraulic saw and adaptor, and four fall harnesses. Gallatin Police Department reported no major issues on Halloween night. Even though it was cold the police department saw a large number of children out. Ofﬁ-

cers gave out candy bars from the patrol cars which was a hit with the kids. The department also saw a lot of the glow sticks they gave out being used by the kids. Several code violations received summons during the past two weeks. A total of nine summonses were issued for various violations. Public Works Director Mark Morey reported that the city recently hosted a water training class for operators to earn credit hours toward their certification renewal. There were nine others present for the class. Chris Plant started his water class in Cameron. Chris has a class D certification and is trying to obtain his class C certification. His test will be Dec. 18. A contractor had gotten in touch with the city, inquiring about replacing the power plant roof. Unfortunately, the contractor didn’t have the necessary insurance requirements to be approved for the (continued on page 3) project.

Gallatin boys, Trenton girls draw #1 seeds in the 43rd Annual Gallatin Invitational Basketball Tournament.

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OPINION

Nov. 27, 2019

Thanksgiving

As children, our parents taught us to always say “Thank you.” In Church we learned that, always and everywhere, it is proper to say “Thank You, God.” During this Thanksgiving Season, hear the words of the hymn-writers and the poets…

“Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, In whom this world rejoices; Who, from our mother’s arms hath blessed us on our way, With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today!” — Martin Rinkart

“And they thought not only of the harvest when they thanked God for His gifts.”

— “Ode to Founding of New Haven”

“For the gladness here where the sun is shining at evening on the woods of the river. Our prayer of thanks!” — Carl Sandburg

“There is one day that is ours… Thanksgiving Day …is the one day that is purely American.” — O. Henry

“Praise to God, your praises bring; Hearts bow down, voices sing praises to the Glorious One, All His year of wonder done.” — William Gannet

“Thank God for tea! What would this world be without tea!” — Sydney Smith

“Thank God for sleep! And, when you cannot sleep, still thank Him that you live to lie awake.”

— John Oxenham

“Sleep; and if life was better to thee, pardon; If sweet, give thanks… To give thanks is good, and to forgive better.”

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— A. Swinburne

“For all the blessings of the year; For all the friends we hold so dear; For peace on earth, both far and near, we thank Thee, Lord! For life and health, those common things; Which every day and hour brings; For home, where our affection clings, we thank Thee, Lord! For love of Thine which never tires, Which all our better thought inspires; And warms our hearts with heavenly fires. We thank Thee, Lord! — Albert Hutchinson

“I thank the goodness and the grace which on my birth have smiled; And made me, in these Christian days, a happy Christian child.” — Jane Taylor

“An easy thing, O Power divine, to thank Thee for these gifts of Thine; For summer’s sunshine, winter’s snow, for hearts that kindle thoughts that glow; But when shall I attain to this --- To thank Thee for the things I miss!” — Bartholomew Dowling

“We plow the fields, and scatter the good seed on the land; But it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand! He sends the snow in winter; the warmth to swell the grain; The breezes and the sunshine and soft refreshing rain! All good gifts around us are send from heaven above -Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord for all His love!” — Matthias Claudius

Every day should be a “Day of Thanks-Giving.” Say “Thanks” to your family members, to those closest to you, to those you love. Let them know how much you appreciate them! Say “Thanks” to those you meet who add, through their services, so much to our daily lives. Make their day. Say “THANKS” to God for all those blessings we take for granted. And God will be pleased, and smile. Everywhere and always, be thankful. -- Dr. Don Kuehle, Jackson, MO

by State Rep. J. Eggleston

On Nov. 20 the House’s COLT Committee (Committee On Local Taxation) wrapped up our summertime work on investigating what is working and what is not working regarding local sales and property taxes. I chair the committee. No one likes paying taxes, but they are a necessary evil of funding what state and local governments do. The important thing is insuring all citizens are taxed and treated evenly and fairly. One of the things uncovered by our COLT investigation is that Missourians are not being taxed and treated evenly. The rules of how taxes are applied, appealed, and administered by government officials vary from county to county, giving some citizens a disadvantage compared to others. For example, most citizens get until the middle of July to appeal their property tax valuation, but citizens in moderate-to-high population counties (Platte, Clay,

Consider the fate of Laddonia

by Congressman Sam Graves

Laddonia is just like a lot of towns in North Missouri. It’s small with about 500 folks who call it home. It’s your average, rural community that’s had an unmatched love for family, God, and country since 1871. Unfortunately, like a lot of small towns, they’ve been handed a laundry-list of regulations to comply with, dreamed up by bureaucrats in Washington. The EPA gave the City of Laddonia an ultimatum -- make major changes to your wastewater system or else. So, the city complied and spent $2 million dollars to make the requested improvements. That doesn’t include the money they had to subsequently spend for additional compliance. All told, that works out to just over $4,500 per person. Worse still, under the current law, those fixes will only stave off the EPA for 5 years -- at which

point the Washington bureaucrats could return, demanding the people of Laddonia fork over an even larger sum of money to comply with whatever new regulations they’ve dreamed up. The EPA will be right back, demanding more expensive upgrades before folks can even begin to pay off what the bureaucrats demanded last time. This isn’t just a problem in Laddonia -- it’s a problem for small towns across Missouri, and America. It’s ridiculous, it’s unfair, and it punishes our small, rural communities who continue to spend untold sums of money to comply with the latest regulations coming out of Washington. Thankfully, President Trump has placed a focus on cutting bad regulations. But, many can’t be undone overnight. For years I’ve been working to ease the burden on rural America by pushing for longer EPA permit lengths

and giving communities more resources to comply with these costly regulations. Earlier this month, we got some good news. We were finally able to get a bill moving that could add up to five more years to the standard permit length -roughly doubling it. Many small towns apply for funding through a loan fund to upgrade their water and sewer systems. In this same bill, I was able to make sure more funding is set aside specifically to help our rural communities. Just as the case is with the federal government most of the time, a little common sense would go a long way towards fixing this problem. Extending these permit lengths and making it easier for rural communities to get help footing the bill to comply with these costly regulations doesn’t fix the problem, but it’s a big step in the right direction.

etc.) only get until the middle of June, which is about the same time they get their property tax info in the mail. Also, St. Louis County residents are protected from “drive-by” assessments by their county assessor, but other counties like ours are not. I do not believe any of our area assessors have short-cut their duties, but others in our state have. While being the chairman of this committee has kept my sum-

mer much busier than normal, I am grateful that the Speaker of the House trusted me enough to lead this effort to improve our tax systems. Ben Franklin said that there is nothing certain in life except death and taxes. I am sure he would have agreed that while taxes are necessary, people work hard for their money and so taxes should be collected as minimally and as apologetically, and used as efficiently, as possible.

More unites than divides us by State Sen. Dan Hegeman ing week provides the perfect On Thursday, Americans time to set aside our arguments across our great nation and and simply enjoy each other’s throughout Missouri will come company. We will never truly agree together to take part in Thanksgiving. As always, this tradition on everything, but this simply allows us to take a look of one of demonstrates the extent of the life’s greatest gifts: common fel- freedoms we have come to enjoy. lowship with friends, family and Our society is not perfect, but it is free. We should be thankful for other loved ones. As we gather, let us all take this each and every day, especiala moment to consider how truly ly around this time of year. This Thanksgiving, give blessed we are to live in a free society that affords us this glorious thanks for the prosperity of our great nation, and the people in opportunity each year. Sometimes, life can be frus- uniform who defend our libertrating, and it seems our differ- ties every day. As we enjoy our ences are too great to overcome. time with friends and family, we As the year winds down, I en- should take a moment to reflect Darr yl Wilkinson Editor & Publisher on how fortunate we are to live in courage each and every ,Missourian, in the spirit of Thanksgiv- the United States of America. Freedom is not free, and we ing, to think more optimistically. There is more that unites us should never take it for granted. than divides us, and the upcom-

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Mayor Barb Ballew

East Ward Carol Walker

East Ward John Whitfield

West Ward Dan Lockridge

West Ward Steve Evans

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Occupation: Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri; numerous civic endeavors, past school board president

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Phillip Esposito gets lungs, to celebrate 21st birthday Phillip Esposito is turning 21 on Dec. 3. He will take a deep breath and blow out the candles on his cake and that by itself will be a bit of a miracle for this young man. Phillip had a double lung transplant on Nov. 6 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Phillip has struggled with life-threatening cystic fibrosis (CF) since he was three months old. Cystic fibrosis is a disease that affects many areas of the body including the lungs and digestive system. There is no cure. After being on a transplant waiting list for 35 days, Phillip got the call on Nov. 6 that he was receiving a gift of a new set of lungs from a generous donor. “God bless that person and prayers for his/her family,” said Phillip’s mother Tiffony. “Thanks to so many friends and family that have reached out leading up to this day. It’s exciting and scary all in the same breath.” Phillip has been in the Intensive Care Unit and there have been a few issues with pain management, eating, and a bout of pneumonia early on. There were some frightening times. He had a pulmonary aneurysm that affected the lungs and the heart and had to go back on a ventilator. But he improved and started to sit up and walk. After 14 days he was eating mashed potatoes and gravy from KFC and cracking jokes. On day 15, Phillip left ICU and walked with no oxygen. Tiffony says Phillip is a fighter and his brother Anthony has been “solid as a rock.” Phillip attended school at Gallatin until his freshman year of high school. A card shower is being planned for Phillip for his 21st birthday on Dec. 3. Please send cards to 1030 Highland Plaza Drive, Apt. 112, St. Louis, MO 63110-1344.

Gallatin aldermen There is a shortage of salt in the area. The same size of salt is available in St. Louis, but the cost is high. A finer salt is available in Kansas and the cost is lower. The board agreed to order the fine salt. Morey was able to order sand out of Mount Moriah. A snow plow bid was approved by the board from Kranz for $7,705 for a nine-foot, fiveinch snow plow. The other bid was from Jackson at $7,719 for an eight-foot 6-inch snow plow and $8,619 for a nine-foot six-inch snow plow. Utility Service completed the annual well cleaning on Well #2. The water plant is currently running off of Well #4. A tree trimming bid was accepted from Sinkhorn & Sons for $18,175. Tree trimming has begun throughout the city. City Administrator Rains received notification last week that the insurance claim on the sewer plant clarifier had been denied due to poor design. The claim was submitted after it was discovered the clarifier had floated up during the flood and is no longer level. Rains will contact city attorney Cowherd for legal advice on the issue. The city is waiting on the People Service sewer plant maintenance contract. The board requested the city postpone signing the contract until the clarifier claim issue is resolved.

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The employee health insurance renewal was briefly discussed. Lifestyles, the current provider for the city, announced their renewal rate for 2020 actually decreased by 3.26%. City Clerk Rains did submit the necessary employee information to MIRMA to obtain an additional employee health insurance quote. The board agreed to meet on Nov. 18 to continue the 2020 budget discussion. Administrator Rains provided financing options for the board to review if they budget for equipment purchases in 2020. Mayor Ballew requested employee evaluations and pay raise recommendations to be provided at the budget meeting on Nov. 18. The October transaction report was approved; and bills in the amount of $163,432.32 were approved for payment. The board reviewed the October 2019 Financial Review and Eichler’s Bookkeeping Review for August 2019. Police Chief Mark Richards submitted an activity report dated Nov. 12 for the board to review: two nuisance; four suspicious person circumstances; one building check; one litter, pollution, public health one drug/narcotic paraphernalia; one fire; one burglary; one citizen dispute; five animal problems; one peace disturbance; one citizen assist; one

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to numerous quilt displays, we are presenting a series of exhibits that tell the history of quilting in North America. Quilts have played an important role in our history, and we want to tell that story.” Redford cited the current log cabin exhibit at the museum. “We have on display a quilt that was made in 1834,” Redford said. “It is a paper piece quilt in which pieces of fabric were cut and sewn onto pieces of paper as the quilt was being made. “As paper was scarce in those days, handwritten letters were cut up and used as the paper to make the quilt. And back then, quilts were made for warmth, so the pieces of the paper were left in the quilt.

“You can find out what was actually happening back in 1834 by reading the snippets of letters used in this quilt.” The museum also has over 500 toy sewing machines on display, thimbles from around the world, and a growing collection of antique sewing machines and irons. Outside of the museum is the world’s largest spool of thread. The spool stands 22 feet tall and contains over one million yards of thread. The Missouri Quilt Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A $10 donation is requested as the price of admission. Private tours are also available. Information can be found at www.missouriquiltmuseum.com or by calling 435-849-2564.

Backup failure at 911 Central triggers electric overhaul for battery backups Martz Electric will order and install six individual battery backups at Daviess County Central 911, as well as do the necessary electrical work for additional plug-ins. Martz Electric is an electrical contractor located in Bethany. The 911 board decided during their Nov. 14 meeting to fix the electrical issues in the 911 office after the recently installed battery backup system had a fatal failure in October. The cost of the failures was becoming cost prohibitive. With no battery backup when the power fails, all electronics, except the 911 computers in the 911 office, lose power. Sudden loss of power is extremely hard on equipment, and nothing can be powered back on until the generator starts. 911 Supervisor Dana Carder spoke to other agencies who have moved away from the electrical system currently in use by Daviess County Central. Those agencies have gone to individual equipment battery backups, which are much more cost effective. The board agreed to install the individual backup systems for each piece of necessary equipment — voice recorder; two Missouri Uniform Law Enforcement System (MULES) computers; two radio consoles; and two radio systems. Discussion was also held on

the need for additional plug-ins, since more equipment has been installed over the years. Also, the current number of plug-ins is not sufficient for the addition of individual battery backups. The outdated and insufficient electrical panels are going to be replaced by the county. Other items taken up by the 911 Board included a payment request of $282.60 for Dispatcher Jones’ health insurance payment, which was accepted by the board. The employee health insurance rate has seen an increase of 3.5%. The necessary paperwork for renewal will be signed by the board. Daviess County will opt back into the 911 sales tax. Central had previously opted out, but the law has since changed. Daviess County commissioners approved Order 2019-5 to Opt-In to the Prepaid Wireless Emergency Service Charge Fund at their Oct. 9 meeting. At that same meeting of the county commissioners, Dana Carder and Gene Walker discussed the number of calls answered for the sheriff ’s department in regard to MULES calls, and what value that amount of work has. Discussion was held, but no decision was made. Walker and Carder had met earlier in the year with the commissioners in regards to their decision not to “subsidize” Daviess County

Central revenue in 2019. The 911 board argued that the money received in past years from Daviess County was not a subsidy, but was instead a reimbursement for services rendered. Employees will be allowed to cash out up to 80 hours of available vacation in lieu of the Continuing Employment Incentive. The September treasurer’s report was accepted with bills of $17,873.20, revenue of $47,026.31, and a checkbook balance of $97,004.33. The October treasurer’s report was accepted with bills of $5,548.76, revenue of $33,208.92, and a checkbook balance of $106,922.50. The November treasurer’s report of bills-todate was accepted with bills of $6,213.74, revenue of $23,464.83, and a checkbook balance of $110,330.64 presented. No meetings were held in September or October due to lack of a quorum. The above are the unapproved minutes of the Nov. 14 meeting of Daviess County Central 911. Present were Gene Walker, John Sullenger, Daniel Wilson, Joyce Eads and Ronetta Burton. Absent were Kate Chrisman and Todd Watson. Also present was Supervisor Dana Carder and Phill Martz from Martz Electric.

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Thankful for heart transplant (continued from page 1) to school in Trenton. He decided college wasn’t for him and went to Vietnam. He did his basics at Fort Leonard Wood. He served as a military police officer at Fort Gordon, GA. He went back into the service the first of June, 1969, for AIT/specialized training. He spent a year in Vietnam. “I saw things I wish I hadn’t,” he said. “I lost a lot of good friends over there.” Donald’s duties in Vietnam took him from the demilitarized zone, which was a mile away from North Vietnam, to the Delta to Cambodia. “I saw a lot of napalm dropped and I saw a lot of Agent Orange dropped,” he says. “In that era, the chemicals were much stronger than what is used in the herbicide Round Up today.” After he got back from Vietnam, he didn’t hear a lot of talk about how dangerous Agent Orange was. But a lot of his friends had skin cancer from exposure. He came back to the States and served as a correctional officer at a stockade at Fort Hood. He helped farm with his fatherin-law. Then he went to work at the Trenton Lumber Yard for nine years. After that he worked at Mormon Manufacturing for 9.5 years. He was next hired by the State as a correctional officer at Cameron. That’s where he had his heart attack. And Donald started wondering if it was really out-of-theblue, after all. Donald describes how while he was in ICU, a doctor came in. He told him there was a VA hospital in Virginia he could be transferred to, but Donald would never make it. Donald asked the doctor if Agent Orange was a factor in what was happening to him. The doctor looked surprised and walked out without giving an

Donald and Patty Baker’s 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 31, 2019 answer. To Donald, his silence was the same as an admission. “Since then, I’ve had cancer doctors and heart doctors verify that my heart problems were caused by Agent Orange,” Donald says. “Still, if they asked me to go back today, I would.” After five weeks of waiting for a heart, Donald was delivered from death’s doorstep by a perfect stranger. A 30-year-old man from Colorado. Donald doesn’t know much about the donor. His family experienced a tragedy and Donald and his family naturally felt bad about that. But the young man’s generosity allowed Donald to live another day …for 30 years. Since having the transplant he has had occasional setbacks. “If you totaled the time up, I’ve spent months, even years in the hospital for checkups and to get the medicines adjusted,” he says. The bill for the heart transplant was staggering; in one day it tallied $249,000. But he was back on his feet and that’s what mattered. He is the longest surviving heart transplant patient out of Saint Luke’s at the present time. “All of those who had heart transplants before me, and numerous ones after, have passed

on,” he says. It is faith that keeps him going. “The Lord isn’t done with me yet,” he says. Among his favorite things now are fishing every chance he gets and watching his grandchildren play sports. Patty adds that the last 29 years, they have had many ups and downs. “Living with this man has been an amazing adventure,” she says. “I’m so grateful for all our years together, our family and all the wonderful medical care Donald has received. God has truly blessed us.” Donald said that beginning this year he’s had this and that wrong with him. He had a pacemaker put in after Labor Day. “I’ve had a fantastic life,” he says. “Because of my heart attack, I missed my oldest boy’s graduation. But I got to see the rest of my kids graduate. I’ve got nine beautiful grandchildren, a lovely wife who’s been fantastic for over 50 years. And the only thing I want to add is — Jesus saves.” Editor’s Note: Donald Baker was featured in the North Missourian in a story written by the late Georgia Maxwell, after he received his heart transplant in 1990. Almost 30 years later, we’re certainly thankful he’s still making the news!

November 27, 2019

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Seeking input for new youth MyPI program Multiple agencies from a fourcounty region, including MU Extension in Daviess, are working to launch a new program that will train youth on how to prepare for a disaster event. The Missouri Youth Preparedness Initiative, or MyPI, is a national award winning program that will be offered for free to interested youth next year. Knowing that youth and families are busy these days, community input is being sought on how to best maximize participation in this program. If you are a youth or parent interested in this program, please go to www.extension.missouri. edu/harrison to answer a short survey about the best days and times to offer the program. The inaugural program will be offered in Bethany, but is open to youth ages 13-19 from surrounding communities in Daviess, Gentry, Harrison, and Worth counties. MyPI consists of approximately 8-10 sessions that simultaneously cover three components of disaster preparedness. The first component instructs youth in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, program. This program teaches participants how to respond in a disaster event, and includes disaster preparedness, fire safety, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, CERT organization, disaster psychology, and terrorism. The second component teaches additional emergency related topics, including CPR/AED certification, HAM radio operation, weather spotter, active shooter, smoke alarm installation and maintenance, smart phone and social media apps, weather radio awareness, career track, and a disaster simulation. The final component, Prep+6, will be assigned the first day of the program and requires participants to prepare an emergency supply kit and a disaster communications plan for their immediate family, as well as for six other families. Participants that successfully complete the MyPI program will receive a pre-filled backpack with all the supplies shown in the attached photograph. Local partners working to provide this program in the region include: City of Bethany Fire Department, Harrison County Community Hospital, Harrison County Health Department, North Central Career Center, NTA EMS Rescue, the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, and MU Extension in Daviess, Gentry, Harrison, and Worth counties. For more information about the MyPI program, contact Jackie Spainhower, County Engagement Specialist, at the Harrison County Extension Center at: 660425-6434 or email spainhowerj@ missouri.edu.

The City of Jamesport will sponsor the Christmas Lighting Contest again this year. The categories will remain the same as in the past. Mayor Dana Urton asked about possibly forming a nuisance committee during the Nov. 5 meeting of the Jamesport City Council. She will talk to the Trenton city clerk and get details and bring the information back to the council next month. A pick up truck belonging to Tim Wahlers will be repaired for $650. Bids will be sought for tuck pointing the library building. Letters will be sent to property owners who have not been in compliance with property clean up, and are now in compliance. City Clerk Shelley Page has been on sick leave due to recent heart surgery. Jennifer Simons has been helping with the bookwork during her absence, and at a special meeting held on Oct. 22, Simons was hired to assist the city clerk at minimum wage. The next regular meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 9. The above are the unap-

proved minutes of the Jamesport City Council for meetings held on Oct. 22 and Nov. 5. Present at the special meeting on Oct. 22 were board members Gary Alexander, Rob Murphy, Geoff Eads, Freda Garner, and Mayor Dana Urton. Guests were Fern Rosenbaum, Carolyn Sharp, and city employee Trent Brewer. Present Nov. 5 were board members Freda Garner, Rob Murphy, Geoff Eads. Also present were Mayor Dana Urton and city employee Trent Brewer and Jennifer Simons. Gary Alexander was absent.

MU spring grads The University of Missouri spring semester 2019 graduation list is available now with the following local student recognized: Grant Simmons, Gallatin, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Business Administration – BSBA with an emphasis in marketing. MU apologized for the delay in this information; there were some technical difficulties with uploading the graduation lists.

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Route DD bridge now open Contractors from Capital Paving and Construction, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, have opened three bridges in Daviess County. Route DD bridge over Interstate 35 south of Pattonsburg was opened to traffic on Nov. 21. Route KK bridge and Route C bridge are also completed. The U.S. Route 69 bridge south of Cameron in Clinton County is also completed. Crews continue to work on the rehabilitation of the Route B/N bridge over the I-35 overpass north of Pattonsburg in Daviess County. Motorists should follow the signed detour route. InterPictured are Ashley Feiden, Emma Christopher, and Betty Rogers, along with VFW Commander Gary Jones.

Three Patriot Pen winners from Gallatin school announced Betty Rogers was announced as first place winner of the Gallatin Frank Frazier 2172 Patriot Pen Contest, according to Post Commander Gary Jones. Betty received $50 for her essay on good citizenship and patriotism. Her essay has been forwarded to district competition. Second place winner was Ashley Feiden, $30; and third place winner was Emma Christopher, $25.

VFW encourages youthful minds to examine our nation’s history and their own experiences in modern American society through the Patriot’s Pen youth essay-writing contest. Students draft a 300-400 word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic annual theme chosen by the VFW Commanderin-Chief. The 2019-20 theme was “What Makes America Great.”

Annually, over 100,000 students from grades six through eight enter to win money for college, as well as an all-expensepaid trip to Washington, D.C. for the National first place winner. The Patriot’s Pen program is open to students in grades 6-8 who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial school or home study program in the United States and its territories.

NCMC shooting club wraps up fall season against NWMSU The Shooting Sports Club at North Central Missouri College wrapped up its fall season by hosting a trap shoot competition at the Trenton Trap & Skeet Range against Northwest Missouri State University’s trap shooting club. The event consisted of 50 targets from the 16-yard line, 25 targets based on the shooter’s

handicapped score, and overall total hit. Each team had 10 shooters compete. NCMC’s top five shooters from the 16-yard line shot a total of 201/250 while the total for Northwest’s top five shooters was 214/250. The winner from the 16-yard line as well as the overall total hit including handicap was Wyatt Ellis from Northwest

with scores of 48/50 and 67/75. NCMC’s top shooter was Gannon Shatto with scores of 46/50 and 64/75. “This event concluded our club’s busiest semester to date by competing in three intercollegiate events,” stated Jason Helton, co-advisor of the NCMC Shooting Sports Club. Members of the NCMC Shooting Sports Club who participated in the Nov. 13 competition were Gannon Shatto, Ethan Hayes, Seth McMullin, Cole Wolf, Stetson Klise, Cheyanne Blanchard, Brady Farris, Zack Davis, Declan Schweizer, and Tyson McCrary. Rustin Jumps is a co-advisor of the club.

state traffic may also be affected. Any reduction of lanes on I-35 will be completed during nighttime hours between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Where’s the beef? The Missouri session of the Three State Beef Converence will be held on Jan. 15 in Savannah at the Andrew County Youth Building. The theme for this year’s conference is “Improving the Bottom Line of Breeding”. Contact the Andrew County Extension Office at (816)-324-3147. Pre-register by Jan. 10. The registration fee is $25 per person and it includes a meal and copy of the conference proceedings.

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One final brush letter before costs are added to tax bills Discussion was held about brush in the county that has COMMISSION not been removed within the required deadline of 90 days. A final letter will be mailed before the county will start cutting the brush and adding the cost to the property owners’ tax bills for 2020. David Allen, Sheridan Township, met with the commission to discuss brush issues and a partially blocked road issue. The commission will look into it. Presiding Commissioner Jim Ruse and County Clerk Ronetta Burton presented information learned at the Missouri Association of Counties conference which they recently attended. Upcoming changes that affect the county include initiative petitions and personal property tax. They also brought back information on medical marijuana in the workplace and possible funding sources for historic courthouse renovations. Sheriff Ben Becerra spoke to the commission by phone with some updates regarding courthouse security. Recorder Jane McKinsey left word for the commission that she was having some difficulty with the new security settings on her computer since her office was moved onto the county server. The commission decided to leave the settings as they are for now. The commission unanimously approved Commission Order 2019-7, to transfer money from General Revenue to the Law Enforcement Sales Tax Fund to purchase the 2009 Chevy Tahoe from the sheriff department. This vehicle allows the county to have a second vehicle available to the assessor and other county officials. Janet Weidner, deputy recorder, left word for the commission that they were experiencing some issues with mildew in the recorder’s office. Peggy Simmons, custodian, also expressed concerns about mildew in the north entryway. The commission will make arrangements to have the mildew removed, sealed and repainted. Beth Taylor, AFLAC, met COUNTY

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with the commissioners and all courthouse employees to sign paperwork for the 2019-2020 benefit year. The commission unanimously approved the final transfer of a one-acre cemetery to Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete. Shannon McCrary met with the commission. James Lewis, bridge supervisor, updated the commission on ongoing work. The road crew will be working in Lincoln and Jackson Townships this week. They are continuing to mow brush in Jamesport Township. The commission entered closed session to discuss personnel issues from 11:10 a.m. to 12 noon. The commission broke for lunch from 12 to 2 p.m. Closed session continued from 2 to 2:15 p.m. on Beacon Avenue in Salem Township with James Lewis. The commission returned to the courthouse and closed session continued from 3 to 4 p.m. A decision was made to meet with both John Bohannon and James Lewis on Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. The commission discussed an estimate of wiring improvements for the courthouse from Martz Electric. The meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm. This information is taken from the minutes of the Nov. 20, 2019, meeting of the Daviess County Commission. All commissioners were present. Cases bound over from the Associate Division: State vs. Elijah J. Carlson, Bethany, tampering with motor vehicle, D felony. Civil cases filed: Jessica N. Steiner, Winston, vs. Jesse D. Steiner, Kansas City, dissolution of marriage. Associate Division Defendants found guilty in the Associate Division of the

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11/19/19 drive on right half of roadway, 11:04 am – Gallatin investigaand stealing. Bond set at $1,000. tion. 11/22/19 11/20/19 4:47 pm – Coffey domestic inves9 am – Jamesport investigation. tigation. 4:14 pm – Pattonsburg investiga11/23/19 tion. Nothing to report. • Scott Robinson, 34, James11/24/19 port, was arrested and takenCheck usam out– on Facebook! 11:51 Jameson investigato DDCRJ on a 24 hour hold. Daviess tion. County Sheriff’s Office 11/21/19 11/25/19 THIS INCIDENT SUMMARY DOES NOT INCLUDE ROUTINE PATROL ACTIVITIES 9 am – Court in session. 9 am – Court in session. 1:44 pm – Jameson aiding Pat- 10:04 pm – Assisting fire departtonsburg fire department. ment on I-35. 5:03 pm – Coffey investigation. • Jeramy Sanders, 22, Camer9:43 pm – Gallatin investigation. on, was arrested and taken to • Jamie Wilson, 48, Trenton, was DDCRJ for bond violation. arrested and taken to DDCRJ • Jacob Palmer, 19, Overland from court for bond revocation. Park, KS, was arrested and Bond set at $75,000. taken to DDCRJ for tamper• Michael King, 40, Trenton, was ing with a motor vehicle, rearrested and taken to DDCRJ sisting arrest, possession of for failure to appear at court, controlled substance, and exwith bond set at $1,000. ceeding posted speed limit by • Mihail Martinez, 18, Kansas 26 MPH or more. Bond denied. City, was arrested and taken • Travis Roberts, 33, St. Joseph, to DDCRJ.He is charged with was picked up from Buchanan DWI, operating vehicle withCounty Jail for failure to apout a valid license, exceeding pear. Bond is set at $4,000. posted speed limit, failure to

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Circuit Court of Daviess County are listed below with the offense and fine assessed. Additionally, court costs collected for the State of Missouri amount to $70.50 for moving traffic violations and $120.50 in most criminal cases. Judge Bart Spear presided over the following cases: Bernabe Baragan Cortes, Clive, IA, no valid license, $150; speeding, $195.50; following too closely, $30. Kenneth I. Jordan, Gallatin, violation of order of protection, suspended imposition of sentence, two years probation. Judge Jason Kanoy presided over the following case: Raymond A. Okuagu, Overland Park, KS, speeding, two days jail and $250 fine. Assessor’s Office Staff members from the assessor’s office are in the field in Jamesport Township picking up new construction and doing review. Recorder’s Office Marriage licenses issued: Ryan Alex Curtis, 29, and Nikki Chey Holliday, 21, both of Pattonsburg. Beneficiary Deeds Tract in Benton Township from Omer and Violet Yost to Lucinda Leigh Phillips and Stephen Worth Yost, joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common; tract in Sheridan Town- Trust to Leanna Lou Tedrick forti to Lloyd and Mary Jane ship from Lois Ann White to Lori and Tami Barrieau as joint ten- Krtek; tract in Grand River Ann Loya, Jack Dean White Jr., ants with rights of survivorship. Township from Fred and Peggy Carlson, trustees of the Carlson Trustee’s Deed Roy Jones, Dana Laniece GuyFamily Trust, to Green Hills Lake Viking lot #78 from Kever, Roy Dan White and Randall Land and Properties LLC; tract in and Teresa Bur, co-trustees Scott White as tenants in comof the Kevin J. Bur Trust, and in Colfax Township from The mon and not as JTWROS. Teresa E. Bur and Kevin J. Bur, Daviess County Commission to Warranty Deeds Tracts in Jefferson Town- co-trustees of the Teresa E. Bur Holy Archangel Michael and All ship from Linda Jo Brannen Trust, an undivided one-half in- Angels Skete. Trustee’s Deed under to Michael and Tara Lee; tract terest each, to Ryan and Erin Active Trust in Washington Township from Christensen, co-trustees of the Lots in Jameson and tract Kerry and Marti Brown to Lin- Erin C. Christensen Revocable in Grand River Township from den and Lori Weekes; tract in Trust. Quit Claim Deeds Fred and Peggy Carlson, trustSheridan Township from Dale Lake Viking lot #MH17 from ees of the Carlson Family Trust, and Grace Feese to Kelly and Jim and Virginia Luther to Robto Green Hills Land and ProperShelby Eads; Lake Viking lots ert D. Cox; Lake Viking lot #1685 ties LLC. Match $$ item message with online banner from Carquest #1169 and #1170 from Terrence from Natale and Kimberly Conand Pamela Knight to Euston Properties LLC; tract in Jefferson Township from Michael and Barbara Malone to Adam JenOffer good kins; tract in Salem Township AUTOMOTIVE, INC. thru Nov. 27 from Paul and Billie Jo Korn to Daniel and Megan Roemer; lots in Gallatin from WilmingParts & Accessories ton Savings Fund Society FSB •We turn brake drums, to 2019 Castle LLC (correction STA-BIL rotors & flywheels Fuel deed); lot in Union Township •We make Hydraulic Hoses Stablizer 10-oz. from Michael and Kelly Walker to Richard and Maria Wharton; South Side Gallatin Square • Ph: 660.663.2152 tracts in Jefferson Township Johnnie & Sally Black, owners from The Leanna Lou Tedrick OVERNIGHT DELIVERY ON MOST PARTS NOT IN STOCK

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David Rogers, Jr. d. Nov. 26, 2019 David Rogers Jr., 66, Gallatin, passed away Tuesday evening, Nov. 26, 2019, at Hillcrest Manor in Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are pending. A full obituary will appear in next week’s edition. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, at Stith Funeral Home, Gallatin. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, the evening prior, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Winston Cemetery, Winston. Friends may call after 11 a.m., Friday at the funeral home. Arrangements and services are under the direction and care of Stith Funeral Home, Gallatin. Online guestbook at www.stithfamilyfunerals.com Dixie Lee Pence 1931-2019 A memorial service for Dixie Pence was held at the Braymer

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Methodist Church on Nov. 25, 2019. Arrangements were by Lindley Pitts Funeral Home, Braymer. Inurnment was at Evergreen Cemetery, Braymer. Memorial contributions may be made to the Braymer Methodist Church in care of Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Dixie Lee Pence, 88, Braymer, died Nov. 21, 2019, at NorthCare Hospice House, North Kansas City. Dixie was born on Jan. 24, 1931, in Jamesport to Alvis “Short” and Grace (Dixon) Pliley. She graduated from Jamesport High School in 1949 and Caster’s Beauty Academy in 1950. She operated a beauty shop in Gallatin until 1953. On Dec. 24, 1952, she mar-

ried Roger Pence. They moved to Braymer in 1953, and opened Dixie’s Beauty Shop, where she worked for 65 years. She also did hair at the Golden Age Nursing Home, when it opened until she retired in 2017 for health reasons. Dixie was a member of the Braymer Methodist Church, where she was very active in United Methodist Women and the Round Table Sunday School class. She was also a member of the Braymer Tweedie-Murray American Legion Post 117 Women’s Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roger; sister-in-law, Phyllis Pliley; and her best friend for 76 years, Mary Clevenger. Survivors include one daughter, Candy Barth and husband Sam of Weatherby Lake; one brother, Jerry Pliley of Jamesport; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

SSA officials launch form to report scams

Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, and Gail S. Ennis, the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, have announced the launch of a dedicated online form at https://oig.ssa.gov to receive reports from the public of Social Security-related scams. These scams, in which fraudulent callers mislead victims into making cash or gift card payments to avoid arrest for purported Social Security number problems, skyrocketed over the past year to become the #1 type of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission and the SSA. To combat these scams, Social Security and the OIG will use the new online form to capture data that will be analyzed for trends and commonalities. The OIG will use the data to identify investigative leads, which could

Plattsburg man arrested for child pornography Andrew M. Kennedy, 26, Plattsburg, was arrested Nov. 15, 2019, for possession of child pornography, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit, Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force, and Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. On Nov. 15, 2019, investigators contacted Kennedy at his residence located on West Maple Street in Plattsburg. As a result of their contact, Kennedy was found to be in possession of electronic equipment containing child pornography. Investigators seized the child pornography and electronic equipment. Kennedy was arrested and transported to the Clinton County Jail. On Nov. 16, 2019, the Andrew County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office formally charged Kennedy with one count of possession of child pornography. Kennedy’s bond was set at $10,000. The above charge is mere accusation and is not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of this charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

help identify criminal entities or individuals participating in or facilitating the scams. Ultimately, these efforts are expected to disrupt the scammers, help reduce this type of fraud, and reduce the number of victims. The public is encouraged to use the new online form to report Social Security phone scams including robocalls and live callers, as well as email, text, and in-person scams. The form allows people to create a unique Personal Identification Number (PIN), so if OIG contacts a person about their report, they will know the call is legitimate. Social Security employees do occasionally contact people, generally those who have ongoing business with the agency, by telephone for business purposes. However, Social Security employees will never threaten a person, or promise a Social Security benefit approval, or increase, in exchange for information or money. In those cases, the call is fraudulent and people should just hang up. Generally, the agency mainly calls people who have recently applied for a Social Security benefit, someone who is already re-

ceiving payments and requires an update to their record, or a person who has requested a phone call from the agency. If a person is not in one of these situations, they normally would not receive a call from the agency. Social Security will not:

• Tell you that your Social Security number has been suspended. • Contact you to demand an immediate payment. • Ask you for credit or debit card numbers over the phone. • Require a specific means of debt repayment, like a prepaid debit card, a retail gift card, or cash. • Demand that you pay a Social Security debt without the ability to appeal the amount you owe. • Promise a Social Security benefit approval, or increase, in exchange for information or money.

If there is a problem with a person’s Social Security number or record, in most cases Social Security will mail a letter. If a person needs to submit payments to Social Security, the agency will send a letter with instructions and payment options. People should never provide information or payment over the phone or Internet unless they are certain of who is receiving it.

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Basketball Schedules Winston Redbirds Nov. 26 .............at South Harrison Dec. 2-7 ....... Gallatin Tournament Dec. 10 ....................at Southwest Dec. 12 ............................. at Polo Dec. 17 ............ at Grundy County Dec. 20 ......................Gilman City Dec. 28,30 ........NCMC (2 games) Jan. 3 ................. at Pattonsburg Jan. 7 ............. at North Harrison Jan. 13-18 .... Osborn Tournament Jan. 21 ....................... Tri-County Jan. 23 ............................ Osborn Jan. 27 ...............................Orrick Jan. 30 ........at Breckenridge (JV) Feb. 4 ............................. Mercer Feb. 6 ................ at Stewartsville Feb. 8-14 .. HDC Tourn. at Mercer Feb. 18 ..... E. Harrison (Sr. Night) Feb. 20 .................................Hale

Gilman City Hawks Nov. 26 .........................at Osborn Dec. 2-7 ....... Gallatin Tournament Dec. 10 ....................... Union Star Dec. 12 .................... Stewartsville Dec. 13 ................. at Pattonsburg Dec. 20 ....................... at Winston Jan. 7 ....................... Tri-County Jan. 10 ................... at Green City Jan. 17 ................... Breckenridge Jan. 24 ............. at North Harrison Jan. 27-Feb.1 .............Gilman City Tournament Feb. 4 ............ at Grundy County Feb. 7 ........................ Ridgeway Feb. 8-15 .. HDC Tourn. at Mercer Feb. 18 ............................. Mercer Feb. 20 ............................. Albany

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Nov. 26 ............................ Gallatin Dec. 2-7 ........ Albany Tournament Dec. 10 ....................at Tri-County Dec. 13 ......................Gilman City Dec. 17 .......................at Braymer Dec. 20 ......................... at Albany Jan. 3 ........................... Winston Jan. 7 .............. St. Joe Christian Jan. 10 .................. North Andrew Jan. 3-18 ...... Osborn Tournament Jan. 21 .......................... King City Jan. 24 ...............at Worth County Jan. 27-Feb. 1 ............Gilman City Tournament Feb. 4 .....................at Stanberry Feb. 11 ......................at Maysville Feb. 13 .........................at Osborn Feb. 15 ................. GRC Shootout Feb. 20 ................. North Harrison

Missouri loses fifth straight, faces Arkansas on Black Friday by Benjamin Herrold On a cold and challenging night at Faurot Field, Missouri lost 2420 to Tennessee, stretching the Tigers’ losing streak to five games. It was a tough night to be a Tiger fan, sitting on a cold metal bench watching their team’s spiral slowly continue. Tennessee scored a touchdown to go ahead with 22 seconds left in the third quarter and the crowd groaned. Then the officiating crew signaled a stop for a TV timeout, despite the quarter break TV timeout coming 22 seconds later, and the chilled crowd groaned again. Missouri (5-6, 2-5 in SEC play) did break its touchdown drought and led for the first time since Oct. 12, but Tennessee (6-5, 4-3 in SEC) was the better team, especially with their talented receivers making plays. The Volunteers had two field goals blocked and lost a fumble, which kept Missouri in the game. But Tennessee outgained Missouri 526-280. Tennessee’s Jarrett Guarantano threw for over 400 yards, and the Vols’ talented trio of Josh Palmer, Jauan Jennings and Marquez Callaway each had over 100 receiving yards. What a difference a year makes. Last year, on the same weekend, Missouri merrily hung 50 on Tennessee at Neyland Stadium, with Drew Lock leading an exciting offense, and many happy Tiger fans making the trip to cheer on their team that was working toward an 8-4 regular season. Now, Missouri is 5-6, has an offense that’s fairly tedious to watch, and needs to beat lowly Arkansas on Black Friday (1:30 p.m. on CBS) to be bowl eligible, even as Missouri’s postseason eligibility appeal with the NCAA ridiculously remains unresolved. The question hanging over the program now is whether head coach Barry Odom will be brought back for a fifth season. Odom is a Mizzou alum, and until recently seemed to be making progress with the program. But this year’s failure to take advantage of a favorable schedule has turned up the heat on him, including three stunning losses as a double-digit favorite. For now, fans can focus on the Battle Line Rivalry game with Arkansas (2-9, 0-7 in SEC). The Razorbacks fired their coach, Chad Morris, earlier this season, ending a fairly disastrous 22-game tenure. Barry Lunney, Jr., who played quarterback at Arkansas in the 1990s, is the interim coach for the Razorbacks, so we’ll have a Barry Bowl on Friday. Arkansas is having a season that makes Missouri’s looked downright successful, as the Hogs have lost to San Jose State, lost every SEC game and gotten drilled by Western Kentucky, which was using a quarterback who had transferred from Arkansas. The game is played in Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium, because Arkansas just can’t give up playing a game there each season, despite having a great stadium on campus in Fayetteville. It could be a sparse crowd and not the best atmosphere. Missouri could really use a win. Whatever happens with the uncertainty around the program, making it back to a bowl game would certainly be something positive to salvage from an otherwise disappointing season.

2019 Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Northwest All-District Football Class 1 Offense QB QB RB RB RB WR/TE WR/TE WR/TE WR/TE OL OL OL OL OL AP K KR/PR

Javon Noyes Austin Lasher Sawyer Morrow Colllin Haffey T. J. Runyan Christian Scaggs Ross Critten JJ Waters Tucker White Nicholas Grooms Luke Karns Creed Webster Ethan Trosper Andrew Birge Wyatt Segar Leyton Stark Aidan Adkison

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Tom Crouse Seth Branson Fisher Nixdorf Landon Corwin Ashton Berndt Cam Hartley Eli Hartley Gradyn Linthacum Butch Walters Owen Fortney Andrew Hernandez Drew Russell Drayton Harris Austin Stevens Tristen Gibson

Mid-Buchanan South Harrison Hamilton South Harrison Plattsburg Mid-Buchanan Gallatin Gallatin East Buchanan Princeton South Harrison Mid-Buchanan Hamilton Princeton Polo Mid-Buchanan Gallatin

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Gallatin Mid-Buchanan Hamilton Gallatin Princeton Princeton Hamilton South Harrison Mid-Buchanan East Buchanan North Platte Mid-Buchanan Gallatin Plattsburg Gallatin

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Coach of the Year: Nathan Powell, Princeton

Lady Bulldog golfers garner honors Gallatin Lady Bulldog golfers earned academic all-conference and football cheerleaders received academic awards of excellence at respective ceremonies held last week. Receving either certificate, letter and bar for girls’ golf were Elle Copple, Kylie Stagner, Cloey Waterbury, Riley Dutro, Libby Endicott, Claire Hemry, Sarah Morrison, Jenna Rains, Johnna Tadlock, Jessica Hart and Jennifer Teel. Copple was medalist at two meets and runner-up at three more this season. Hemry was a one-time runner-up and placed in the Gallatin, Albany Best Shot and district tournaments.

Rains was a meet medalist and placed in the district meet. Hart was medalist in two meets, runner-up in another and placed in Albany, GRC and district tournaments. Teel was a runner-up in one meet and placed in the Albany Tournament. Named to the academic allconference list were golfers Copple, Endicott, Hart, Hemry, Morrison, Rains, Stagner,Tadlock and Waterbury. Cheerleader awards went to Carli Beck, Ella Bradford, Kyrsten Collins, Taylor Morrison, Madison Moulton, Addison Riley, Kaylynn Ripple, Olivia Woody and Santanna Youngs.

Panthers-Bulldogs split season openers

The post-season basketball schedule for Class 1A schools are as follows:

Feb. 22-29 .... District Tournament March 3 ......................... Sectional March 6-7 .................. Quarterﬁnal March 13-14 .....State Tournament

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2019-20 Pattonsburg Panthers -- front from left: Login Goll, Maseson Weller, Tyler Butler and Sam Coin; second row: Manager Landon Woodward, Corbin Rice-Mattox, Cameron Jones, Dakota Eaton, Carter Crone, Patrick Cowley, Cooper Teel, Dylan McCrary and Manager Dalton Sperry; back row: Assistant Coach Scott Cavin, Head Coach Lee Warford, Chavez Roeder, Wiley Butler, Zane Reed, Kaden de Jong, Assistant Coach Jeff Epperly and Manager Gage Iddings.

Jr. High Scoreboard GIRLS

Gallatin over S. Harrison 27-13

Kallie Salmon 4 pts.; Ashley Feiden 8 pts., 5 steals, 5 assists; Payton Adkison 2 pts.; AnnaBell Ball 12 pts., 5 steals, 4 boards; Abigail Burns 1 pt., 9 boards.

Princeton over Gallatin, 31-15 Betty Rogers 4 pts.; Ball 4 pts., 4 boards, 4 steals.

Pattonsburg’s girls and Gallatin’s boys came away with wins Tuesday night in season-opening basketball action at PHS. The Lady Panthers used a 22-point second quarter to take control of the opener and turned back the young Lady Bulldogs, 55-24. Similarly, Gallatin’s boys scored 26 in the second period on their way to a 78-52 victory. Jillian Plymell scored 25 points and Grace Warner added 15 for the Lady Panthers. High for Gallatin were Claire Hemry and Madalyn Shubert with 7 and Presley Wells with 6. Tristen Gibson led a balanced scoring attack for the Bulldogs with 16 points, followed by Isaac Bird, 12, Landon Corwin, 11, and Brinley Vandiver, 11. Vandiver also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds. Cooper Teel and Zane Reed paced the Panthers with 10 points each. Wiley Butler chipped in 9.

Gallatin (B) over Albany, 13-2 Karydon Jones 6 pts. Abby Parker 4 pts.

Gallatin (A) over Albany 46-17 Feiden 10 pts.; Salmon 9 pts.; Ball 7 pts.; Jones 6 pts.; Anasen Wayne 6 boards

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Gallatin (B) over Hamilton, 23-13 Kaylen Sterneker 5 pts.; Addisyn Sipple 4 pts.; Payton Adkison 4 pts.; Jones 4 pts.

Gallatin (A) over Hamilton 47-10 Ball 19 pts. 6 boards; Feiden 10 pts., 5 steals; Adkison 4 pts.; Tylee Morrison 4 pts.; Rogers 8 boards

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November 27, 2019

Quarterbacks set state, national records Wildcats advance to state with last gasp, 74-68 victory over Panthers

When the smoke clears from this Saturday’s 8-Man state championship game in Columbia, Northwest Missouri football fans might be wondering if the true state title game took place last Saturday in Ludlow, Missouri. Southwest/Tina-Avalon/Hale quarterback Mack Anderson ran for 404 yards and 8 touchdowns and threw for 170 yards and 2 more scores, but that was barely enough to turn back Pattonsburg in a 7468 offensive shootout that wasn’t decided until the final minute of play. Southwest will play Mound City/Craig at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the University of Missouri’s Faurot Field. Mound City defeated Drexel/Miami, 52-6, last Saturday. Pattonsburg trailed, 74-60, with less than 2 minutes to play when Steven Willhite connected with Brett Emig on a 60yard scoring bomb. A Willhite to Patrick Cowley 2-point conversion pass cut the Southwest lead to 74-69. Willhite’s TD pass was his 93rd of the season and set a new national record for most touchdown passes in a single season. Cowley put his patented rotation on the on-side kickoff and Kaden Koch recovered to give the Panthers a last chance to pull out a victory. The Panthers drove down to the Wildcat 20 yard line, where, with 41 seconds left to play, Southwest’s Ethan Hoerr jumped in front of a Panther receiver to intercept a Willhite pass at the 5 yard line. With no time outs remaining, the Panthers were forced to watch the Wildcats’ “victory” formation as Anderson took a knee on the final play. With one game remaining, Anderson has already written his name in the Missouri 8-Man record book by recording 2,978 rushing yards and 62 touchdowns this season. Willhite added to his state

records by finishing with 5,424 passing final 3 minutes but the Panthers yards and a national high school record went into intermission trailing 93 touchdown passes. He also rushed for by 20. 751 yards and 19 TDs this season. His The Panthers scored 4 of the career touchdown passes, 168, is also a next 6 touchdowns and cut their Missouri High School record. deficit to 60-52 after an Eaton Willhite finished Saturday’s contest interception and Willhite run with 470 passing yards and 5 passing to kick off the fourth quarter. A TDs and 119 yards on the ground with 3 TDs. Patrick Cowley turned in his second straight 200-plus yard receiving game, finishing with 19 catches for 246 yards and 3 scores. Brett Emig caught 11 passes for 162 yards and a TD. Carter Crone also Brett Emig tries to turn the corner had a receiving touchdown. to elude a Southwest tackler. Southwest threatened to blow the game open in the first quarter with 3 touchdown runs by Anderson that gave his team a 20-0 early lead. Willhite carried the ball 5 times in a series that ended with his TD run at the 2:34 mark. Dakota Eaton snared the conversion pass. The Wildcats struck twice more QB Mack Anderson could not elude before the end of the opening period Pattonsburg’s Kaden Koch. on Anderson runs of 20 and 2 yards, upping the lead to 36-8. defensive stop of Anderson by The second quarter was tit-for-tat Willhite on 4th and 1 turned the on a busy scoreboard. Willhite tossed to ball back to the Panthers but a Cowley on an inside screen and the junior fumble kept them from a posreceiver dashed 35 yards on the first play sible game-tying series. of the second quarter. Cowley added the An Anderson TD run at 2:32 PAT. The Panthers took advantage of a was offset by a Willhite to CowBrett Emig interception to score again ley scoring pass 14 seconds on a Willhite to Carter Crone 5 yard pass. later. Cowley fought for the 2 Cowley again added the PAT from the point conversion that cut the Carter Crone wards off wildcat formation, cutting the Southwest gap to 66-60. Wildcat defender Dagun Bassett. lead to 36-24. With 2:02 on the clock AnThree minutes later, Anderson hit derson kept the ball, just lookChase Neptune on a 25 yard scoring route ing for a first down. What he found was for a 60 yard scoring reception. Cowley and ran in the 2 point conversion for a 44- an open sideline and 33 yards to paydirt. caught the short 2 point conversion pass 24 SWHS lead. Pattonsburg’s quick strike offense an- that gave the Panthers a chance until the The two teams traded turnovers in the swered when Willhite got the ball to Emig game’s final turnover.

SCHOOL\SPORTS 10 43rd Gallatin Invitational opens new season November 27, 2019

Trenton girls still the team to beat

GHS boys’ ﬁrst #1 since 2012

A shuffling of GIT seeds from a year ago still finds the Trenton Lady Bulldogs on top of the pyramid. The Trenton Lady Bulldogs are the tournament’s top seed for the fifth straight season and have dominated the event just as long. Other teams are waiting in the wings ready to unseat the 4-time champs if they can. Trenton will have a new look this year after graduating 5 from last season’s squad that set a school record for wins (27) and ended in a third place finish in the Class 3 state tournament. On the plus side, the returning starter, junior Maci Moore, led the team in scoring a year ago. Seniors McKayla Blackburn and Lexi Whitaker were key contributors to last year’s Final Four run. A large sophomore class is expected to step into bigger roles. Hardin-Central’s girls are the #2 seed for the first time after three straight years at #3. Carly Thacker, a 2018 All-GIT performer, leads the group, which could face Braymer in the semifinal round in a matchup of last year’s third place game. The H-C Lady Bulldogs are coming off a 15-9 season. Braymer is seeded #3 in the girls’ tournament, the Lady Bobcats’ highest seeded GIT position since 2014. Senior Jasmine Taylor is a dominant player and could propel her team into Saturday’s championship game. Six other players return from last season’s squad that fell to Hardin-Central in the third place game. A possible rematch looms in the semifinal round. Maysville’s Lady Wolverines lost 3 key players to graduation, Cat Whiteman, Hannah Klippenstein and Trinity Rhodes. Junior Sadie Smith is a returning starter. Also returning are seniors Olivia Owen and Emily Brown, juniors Josie Fitzwater and Sadie Smith, and sophomores Claire Catlett, Ashton Willis and Ashley Brown. The Lady Wolverines are looking for their first GIT game victory since the 2016 tournament. At #4, Maysville is seeded 2 spots higher than a year ago. Polo returns 3 starters from last season’s squad that defeated Winston for the consolation title. Sophomores Mary Copeland and Haley Aubrey, along with senior Kelly

One of the biggest questions heading into this year’s Gallatin Invitational is whether the Winston boys can continue their dominance on the boys’ side of the bracket. It could be time for a new champion to be crowned after Saturday’s 3 p.m. contest. The Gallatin Bulldogs have been pegged to lead the pack of boys’ teams into this year’s tournament, and for good reasons. The Bulldogs return 7 of last season’s top 8 players. Add to that a promising group of 11 freshmen. More height and a perfect balance of guards and forwards have Bulldog fans anxious to get the season started. “I think we’ll be a more consistent team night in and night out,” says Coach Chad Sullenger. “We’re going to put a team on the floor that can run with our athleticism improving,” he added. “Another strength will be our depth, with being able to go nine deep combined with our added length.” This team is strong on senior leadership from Tristen Gibson, Aidan Adkison, Dylan Burns, Landon Corwin and JJ Waters. Winston’s boys find themselves in a somewhat unfamiliar position as the #2 tournament seed. The Redbirds have won 4 straight GIT titles from the top-seeded position but will carry on this season without last season’s top 2 scorers in Jacob Lewis and Cy Uthe. Jakub Hisel is a returning All-GIT honoree. Marshall Farrell, Brian Lewis and Jacob Uthe also played extensively last season. The Redbirds hope to compete for their seventh straight HDC title. The Trenton Bulldogs drop down to the #3 seed after 5 straight years as the tournament’s #2 seed. Still, the Bulldogs will likely face Winston again in the semifinal round as a rematch of last year’s title game. The Bulldogs are looking toward a season of learning and growth with new roles for players and a new coaching staff. Jaren Whitney is the lone senior to go with a group of 7 juniors. Royce Jackson has

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2019-20 Gallatin Lady Bulldogs: Front row from left, Libby Endicott, Madalyn Shubert, Claire Hemry and Carli Beck; second row: Kaydence Clevenger, Hailey Holcomb, Presley Wells, Libby Wilson, Elle Copple, Kylie Stagner and Makenna Glidewell; third row: Head Coach Taryn Douglas, Assistant Coach Teri Feiden, Adison Pratt, Olivia Woody, Ella Bradford, Addison Riley, Madison Kirk and Makayla Rainey.

2019-20 Gallatin Bulldogs: Front row from left, Leroy Hansen, Ethan Adkison, Kaden Blixt, Peyton Johnson and Allen Dutro; second row: Manager Calvin Grady, Jonathan Baldwin, Brett Hemry, Colt Baker, Tristen Gibson and Manager Burke Dalton; third row: Garrett Dungy, Durk Stout, Layton Shubert, Johnny Stout, Taylor Teel, Aidan Adkison and Head Coach Chad Sullenger; back row: Assistant Coach Harris Cameron, Cody Middleton, Payton Feiden, Isaac Bird, JJ Waters, Brinley Vandiver, Dylan Burns, Landon Corwin and Assistant Coach Cale Whitt.

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November 27, 2019

GIT girls

2019-20 Gilman City Hawks -- Front from left: Jeremiah Newton, Logan Malott, Jory Stotts, Peyton Taggart, Brody Langfitt, Kaden Locker; back row: Head Coach Adam Clark, Ira Johnson, Flint Pinkley, James Norton, Christian Malott, Cameron Gregg, Assistant Coach Jake Cook.

Baldon will guide the Lady Panthers from the #5 seeded position. Polo looks to improve on last season’s 9-16 mark and 1-6 showing in the Grand River Conference Eastern Division. The Panthers enter 2019-20 action with 8 freshmen on their roster. Gallatin’s Lady Bulldogs enter the season with a new coach, Taryn Douglas, 4 new starters and a smaller, younger lineup. The #6 Lady Bulldogs will build around returning guard/forward Madalyn Shubert with juniors Carli Beck, Claire Hemry, and Libby Endicott bringing back the most varsity experience. Sophomores Olivia Woody and Libby Wilson join freshmen Presley Wells, Addison Riley, Elle Copple and Ella Bradford on the varsity roster. “As a team this season, we will be adapting to a new style of play,” says Coach Douglas. “Our post presence down low is not as significant as it has been in the years past so our guard roles and responsibilities are definitely changing when it comes to our offensive production,” she added. “Defensively, our strategy has switched over to

GIT boys

2019-20 Gilman City Hawks -- Front from left: Zoe Williamson, Sidney Gibson, Jolee Ward, Riley Whitt; back row: Coach Adam Clark, Bailey Williamson, Lindsey Snuffer, Caitlyn McCrary, Asst. Coach Jake Cook.

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varsity experience. Last season’s jayvee players will have to step up. The Polo Panthers return 7 players from last season’s roster and will see 6 new faces as they hold down the #4 GIT seed. The Panthers will miss Jared Robison and James Blystone, leaders from last season’s team that won 4 of its last 5 regular season games. The Panthers opened their season against a good Plattsburg team on Tuesday. The Maysville Wolverines finished off last year’s GIT with back-to-back wins and a consolation title. The Wolverines lost 12 seniors to graduation off last season’s squad, including all 5 starters. Junior Mallon Cole is the only returning player on a roster of 12. Forward/center Preston Hardin is the lone senior. As the #5 GIT seed, the Wolverines square off against Polo in the opening round. The two teams faced each other twice last season with the Panthers taking both contests, though by a 2-point margin right before the Christmas break. Hardin-Central looks to improve vastly on last season’s 2-22 record with all 5 starters returning for action. Following a Monday night opener

2019-20 Winston Redbirds-- Front from left, Asher Vaughn, Jordan Hoppenthaler, Colby Moody and Thomas Kile; back row: Jacob Uthe, Kadan Ragan, Brian Lewis, Jakub Hisel and Marshall Farrell.

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11 small and quick,” she continued. “With this new style of play the girls are and have been adapting well to their new roles and have great work ethic.” Winston’s girls are coming off an 11-14 season looking to replace all-conference and all-district performer Sophie Pliley. Junior Teagan Caldwell was #2 in scoring for the Lady Redbirds last season. Sophomores Tanleigh Sheetz, Abby Rhoades, Jordyn Inman, Emma Heldenbrand and Amy Caldwell were varsity players a year ago. Winston hopes to compete for an HDC title and build upon the success of last season. The Gilman City Lady Hawks are coming off a 1-9 season with most of last year’s team intact, though they lost junior guard Michelle Sutton to a knee injury. Inexperience and youth caused the team to struggle a season ago but the Lady Hawks look to shoot better and play with more intensity. Key returners are sophomore point guard Jolee Ward and junior forward and perimeter threat Lindsey Snuffer. Also returning for Gilman City are juniors Bailey and Zoe Williamson, sophomores Sidney Gibson and Caitlynn McCrary. Riley Whitt is the lone freshman newcomer. against Brunswick, the Bulldogs jump into the GIT as the #6 seed against the Bulldogs from Trenton. Picked to start by Coach Kirk Thacker are freshman Mason McCauley, sophomores Mason Freece and Bryden Schick, junior Trevor Gibson and senior Kyson Hughes. Braymer, the #7 seed, faces defending champ Winston in the opening round with 12 players back from last season’s squad that fell to Maysville in last season’s GIT consolation final. Senior leadership will come from Dennis Kimberling, Dylan Haughton, Garrison Woods, Kegen Hays and Logan Haughton. Gilman City takes on top-seeded Gallatin as the #8 tournament seed. The Hawks are coming off a 3-17 season with a solid freshman class that includes potential starters in Brody Langfitt and Kaden Locker. Junior point guard Jory Stotts returns, as well as post players Ira Johnson, a junior, and Cameron Gregg, a sophomore. Coach Adam Clark hopes to rotate 8 to 10 players into the lineup with a good mixture of size and speed. Team chemistry may have to wait as 3 players get a late start after suiting up for the Pattonsburg/Gilman City/ North Harrison football team.

November 27, 2019

Winston dates to file for school board

Active Aging Resource Center Nov. 28: Closed for Thanksgiving Day; Nov. 29: Open Friday after Thanksgiving; Dec. 3: Blood pressure/glucose checks 11-12. Time is running out. You only have until Dec. 7 to check if your Medicare Prescription Drug plan is the best place for 2020. Call for an appointment 660-6632828. We appreciate all who helped with our Thanksgiving Dinner. Menus Dec. 2-6, 2019 Monday: ham and beans, cornbread, cole slaw, pickled beets, fruit crisp; Tuesday: chicken livers, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, muffin, peaches; Wednesday: pepperoni pizza, corn casserole, spinach salad, pineapple; Thursday: pork chop, sweet potatoes, cabbage, fruit; Friday: lasagna with alfredo sauce and broccoli, lettuce salad, California blend vegetables, garlic bread, applesauce.

Hedrick Medical Christmas event set for Dec. 5 The Hedrick Medical Center Spiritual Wellness Committee will be hosting the second annual Journey to Christmas live event on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 5:30-7 p.m. (come and go). Visitors are asked to enter through the main entrance of the hospital where they will be welcomed with live piano music performed by Jamie Pauls and then led out to The Gardens at Hedrick Medical Center. The event will feature four areas that illustrate the story of Christmas. Each area will have live characters. The four areas will be spaced out in the garden area, so some walking will be necessary. Carolers, featuring various community groups, will be singing Christmas carols. This year featured performers include the Chillicothe High School choir, First Baptist Church youth choir, Grand River Harmony choir led by Kenny Crawford, Kayla and Aubrey Moss, Mary Lou VanDeventer, Mary White, and Dowell Kincaid. The entire walk around the various areas should take between 10-15 minutes to complete. The Spiritual Wellness Committee at Hedrick Medical Center wanted to do something that demonstrated Saint Luke’s Health System’s faith-based heritage. Part of Saint Luke’s mission is to enhance the spiritual health of the communities they serve. This annual event is a great way to start the Christmas season and see the story of Jesus Christ’s birth retold in simplicity. The community and employees are invited to come out and have a great time experiencing the story of the first Christmas. As attendees finish the route around The Gardens, they will be welcomed by the three Magi (wise men) to warm up, visit, and enjoy refreshments. The Gift Box, which is the hospital’s gift shop, will also be open during the event with many holiday and gift items for sale in all price ranges. For questions, or for information on how to help with the event, please call Jan Singer at 660-214-8126.

Balloon artist performs at Corner Cafe The balloon artist entertained at the Corner Café. Pictured are Liam Heldenbrand with a cow; Eli Lee with a sword; Tenley Burke, wearing a narwhal hat; Kaitlyn Estes with Rudolph; Mila Gutierrez with Elsa; and Brylan Burke with T-Rex.

Two from area on NCMC dance crew From cheerleaders to pom squads to dance crews, you will be seeing a new group adding spirit to the NCMC campus. The Dance Wave Crew consists of 12 students from the surrounding areas, including Sarabeth Michael, Gallatin, and Essie Williamson, Gilman City, all seeking degrees at NCMC. These girls bring with them cheer, pom,

dance, and gymnastic backgrounds. The DWC will be performing at all the home Pirate and Lady Pirate Basketball games this season. Besides the home basketball games, the girls are scheduled to perform during NCMC holiday lighting on Nov. 18 and Trenton’s downtown Christmas on Dec. 14.

The Winston School Board set the school board candidate filing period for the April 7, 2020, election as Dec. 17, 2019, through Jan. 21, 2020. Candidates can file from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. after Dec. 17 and until Jan. 21, 2020, on regular school days. This year’s election will consist of three three-year terms. The terms of current board members Shelly Mason, Karla Youtsey and Jason Estes are up for reelection. In other business at the Nov. 18 school board meeting, Sophie Pliley was hired as the assistant girls basketball coach. The Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR) has been approved by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The principal reported on winter sports. High school basketball has started. Girls have 14 total members with four freshmen playing. Junior high boys have 12 total members with three freshmen playing. Junior high boys record is 9-2; girls record is 4-7. FFA Week went well. Mrs. Martin, advisor, worked very hard to have things run smoothly.

The Veterans Day assembly was Nov. 12, with Don Koonce as speaker. The band played and Kathryn Barnes sang. Homecoming week is Dec. 1620, and finals will be Dec. 18-19. The elementary principal reported on classroom happenings. Students recognized for the October character trait of honesty/trust were Christopher Williams, kindergarten; Jase Korthanke, first grade; Gracie Youtsey, second grade; Reznor Hoffman, third grade; Enzo Filley, fourth grade; Isabel Robinson, fifth grade; and Kaiden Martin, sixth grade. Student Ambassadors are helping with Backpack Buddies, putting up new bulletin boards, and recently served refreshments to veterans after the assembly. They will also be helping greet students at Winston in the mornings. Mid terms grade reports were sent on Nov. 20. Dental screenings were scheduled for Nov. 15 for preschool through sixth grade. The above are the unapproved minutes of the Winston R-6 Board of Education meeting held Nov. 18.

Winston’s ordinance enforcer resigns Jimmy Norton resigned from his position as Ordinance Enforcement for the Village of Winston, according to minutes from the Nov. 11 meeting. He had held the position since July. The position is open. Gene Stigall, street maintenance, was hired for snow removal using his truck or maintainer for $20 an hour. Financial reports detailing deposits and expenses were presented by the village clerk and reviewed along with deposit slips, bills and bank statements.

The income and expense report was approved. The next meeting will be the Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner for the village trustees. The above are the unapproved minutes for the Nov. 11 meeting of the Winston Trustees. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9. Trustees present: Brenda Goll, Nichole Gregornick, Wayne Wollam, Lori Norton, and Daniel Michael. Trustees absent: Tim Caldwell and Neal Slaughter.

Pattonsburg backs IDA for rent money, buys snow blade, will blade school MDC thanks hunters for CWD samples The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is thanking thousands of hunters who participated in its mandatory sampling of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the white-tailed deer population. The effort took place in 29 counties on Nov. 16 and Nov. 17 during the opening weekend of the November firearms deer season. Over 18,800 tissue samples from hunter-harvested deer were collected for CWD testing. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a deadly disease in white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family. MDC’s sampling and testing ef-

fort hope to limit the spread of the disease. The opening weekend of the fall firearms deer season is the most popular two hunting days for deer hunters. Hunters take about a third of the state’s total annual deer harvest during those two days. It also gives MDC the best opportunity to collect tissues for sampling. MDC’s statewide voluntary CWD sampling effort is seasonlong and continues through Jan. 15, 2020. Tissue samples are sent to the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory for testing.

Two area financial outlook meetings The Annual MU Extension Farm Financial Outlook Meetings will be held Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Maryville and St. Joseph. This seminar will focus on key issues of ag lending and ag business decision making. Commodity prices, government policies, and the changing structure of agriculture, environment, and international trade all influence success in farming. The St. Joseph program will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Missouri Western State University. The Maryville program will be held from 2-5 p.m. at the Nodaway County Administration Building. Scott Brown, Agricultural

Economist from the University of Missouri, will discuss livestock and commodity outlook and emerging issues. Joe Horner, MU Extension State Specialist, will discuss alternative ag and industrial hemp as a new crop commodity available to producers. There will also be a discussion on farmland values and rental rates. Register online by Dec. 6 for the Maryville meeting at https:// bit.ly/2q0W8pL or by calling the Nodaway County MU Extension Office at 660-582-8101. Or for the St. Joe location at https:// bit.ly/352QHoW or by calling the Buchanan County Extension office at 816-279-1691.

Industrial Development Association President Tracy Dixon informed the Pattonsburg City Council that Old Memories Café is delinquent on their rent in the amount of $2,200, which is five months behind. The IDA asked the city to back them in serving a 30-day eviction notice. The council stated they would back the IDA in this decision. The café will be given 30 days to pay in full or the doors will be locked. In other business at the Nov. 12 meeting, the board agreed to purchase a snow blade with hydraulics for the Ranger, not to exceed $4,000. Last month, the Pattonsburg School District asked if the city would consider doing snow removal for the school. The board agreed to charge a flat rate of $250 to be adjusted for excess snow; salt will be extra. Regarding the farm land lease in Old Town, soil samples were taken and the results were good. Monthly reports were re-

viewed and bills paid. The insurance company for the City of Pattonsburg will be contacted to condemn the depot. The board entered closed session to discuss personnel performance. The board’s decision was that Liam Mooney’s work performance has improved and he will continue as a city employee. The secretary will type up a five-year agreement between the city and Liam Mooney allowing him to hunt on the very south end of city property. The next meeting was set for Dec. 16. The above are the unapproved minutes of the Nov. 12 meeting of the City of Pattonsburg. Those in attendance were Mayor Edmon Howard; board members Lonnie Luke, Kelly Hughes, and Sandra Woodring. Absent was Dustin Sperry. Also present were Water Superintendent Adam Albert; Maintenance Liam Mooney; and IDA President Tracy Dixon. City Clerk Karen Shepherd was absent.

EAB confirmed in 16 new counties Consider ash tree removal options now, or consider insecticide treatments

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports the presence of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in 16 new counties across Missouri. Through collaborative efforts by MDC staff, Missouri Department of Agriculture inspectors, and USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service officers, EAB has been detected in Benton, Boone, Cooper, Douglas, Holt, Howard, Howell, Linn, Montgomery, Morgan, Nodaway, Osage, Ozark, Pettis, Putnam, and Randolph counties this year. Since EAB was first detected in Missouri in July 2008, this tree-killing pest has spread to a total of 75 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis. EAB is a small, metallic green beetle native to Asia that attacks all species of ash trees, including Missouri’s native green ash and white ash. In its larval stage, the insect kills ash trees by feeding on the vascular tissues just under the bark, slowly cutting off the trees’ flow of water and nutrients. Unfortunately, EAB kills more than 99 percent of the ash trees it attacks. EAB will likely be found statewide within the next few years, prompting MDC Forest Entomologist Robbie Doerhoff to urge Missourians with ash trees in their yard to make a plan now to either remove those trees or treat them with an insecticide. “EAB-killed ash trees quickly become brittle and dangerous, so it’s time to consider your options when it comes to ash trees, especially those located near buildings and driveways,” said Doerhoff. Ash trees typically show a pattern of declining health for 2-4 years before being killed by EAB. Woodpecker damage, sprouts growing from the main trunk, and major branch loss can all suggest EAB is present. “Trees with more than 30% crown damage often aren’t good candidates for insecticide treatments, making it critical to start treatment on ash trees before they look bad,” said Doerhoff. If you have an ash tree in your yard that mostly appeared healthy this growing season, it may be a good candidate for treatment next spring or early summer. “Make sure you know what insecticide you or your arborist is using. Not all insecticides are effective or recommended, and treatment options vary by tree size,” said Doerhoff. Find more information on recommended insecticides in MDC’s EAB Management Guide for Missouri Homeowners: short.mdc.mo.gov/ZSq. Ash trees that are removed should be disposed of locally to prevent the accidental spread of EAB to new locations. EAB can emerge from ash firewood and logs for up to two years after harvest, so don’t give EAB a free ride to your favorite camping locations. Buy firewood near where you plan to burn it! “Emerald ash borer was likely introduced into Missouri by infested firewood,” said State Entomologist for the Missouri Department of Agriculture Collin Wamsley. “Many other invasive forest pests such as the Asian longhorned beetle or gypsy moth are capable of hitchhiking long distances on firewood, and in turn, causing harm to Missouri’s 15-million acres of forestland. Whether you heat your home with firewood, or like to go camping, we recommend not moving firewood farther than 50 miles from where it was harvested.” MDC encourages Missourians to report possible EAB infestations in counties where the pest has not yet been confirmed. Reports can be made by using the online form at eab.missouri. edu or by calling MDC’s Forest Pest Hotline at 866-716-9974.

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November 27, 2019 Lake Viking Pastor Robert Nelson’s sermon was “Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart,” from Genesis 4:1-8. The special music was by friends and family. The Ladies Bible Study Group will meet Dec. 4. The youth group will meet Wednesday evenings at 6:30. The Adult Bible Study will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Thanks to all who came out for the Community Thanksgiving Service that was held at the Gallatin Assembly of God Church on Nov. 24. This is an important time for the Ministerial Alliance to minister to the community and explain how the donations help those that are in need. The Christian women’s breakfast will be at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Country Café at Trex Mart. The Men’s Fellowship Breakfast will be at the Lake Viking Church Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 a.m. Gallatin First Christian Pastor Kyle Taft’s message was “Because We Believe: In Life Everlasting,” based on Revelation 21:1-22:5. The children’s message was by Barbara Wilson. Prayer requests are for the family of Larry Shipers, Rachel Bradford, Everett Dale, and Chris Wilson. Ben Suchman of the Christian Prison Ministry of MidAmerican gave a presentation. A love offering was taken to benefit this ministry, whose mission statement is “to evangelize prisoners, to encourage and equip incarcerated Christians, and to call the body of Christ to this ministry.” Several of our members participated in the community choir at the Thanksgiving service at First Assembly of God Sunday. The message was by Pastor Jim Norton of the Presbyterian Church. Sunday, Dec. 1, is the first Sunday of Advent. The Hanging of the Greens service begins at 6 p.m. with a light meal. Singing of

carols and decorating the sanc- neer Club will resume on Jan. 8. tuary will begin at 7 p.m. Olive Baptist The Fellowship of Christian Brother David Leeper’s Adult Singles will have a potluck Sunday morning message was supper and fellowship at FCC at “Give Thanks.” Staci Gatton’s 5:30 p.m. (bring a white elephant children’s message was “CranChristmas gift). berries - A Little Tart.” Special Friends in Christ music was by Lesa Leeper. We Shonna Morrison welcomed celebrated the Dolan family’s the congregation and Peggy return for Thanksgiving and Earnst led the opening prayer. Steve’s birthday. After morning Songs of praise were “Give service there was a church famThanks” and “How Great Thou ily dinner. Art.” The sermon was week Sunday afternoon Bible study three of the “Be Rich” series, was a continuation of Gospel “A Greater Story” by Sam Col- Project series. Sunday afterlier at Northpoint Church. The noon service is at 2:30 p.m. Earscripture was Proverbs 3:5. ly service is the first Sunday of Small groups followed worship. each month at 9 a.m. before Sunday school. Wednesday evening Gallatin United Methodist Pastor Brad Dush and Dereck service is cancelled until spring. Dush opened with prayer. The Business meeting is held after children’s message was “Study- morning worship on the first ing the Nativity Scene.” The Sunday of each month. message was “Jesus ReconFairview ciles,” based on Luke 2: 8-12. Fairview opened with prayers Pastor Brad leads Bible study for Vickie Meadows, Kathy at Daviess County Care Center Speck, Kayla Landry, Marlene weekly. Gordon, Debbie Smith, Jackie Dec. 1 will be dine in/carry out O’s family, Rhett Colton, Kay and the Hanging of the Greens and Larry Cox, Betty Perkins, service immediately following Joyce Perkins, Arlene Grimes, lunch. Call Nancy Tate for carry Ashley Rehagen and Arvella Eaout meal. Advent study will fol- ton, with prayer by Vanda Davis. low. Worship began with singPrayers are requested for ing “Doxology” and “Love You Janice Rushton, members of Lord,” accompanied by Marsha Roselyn Rogers family, Rachel Vanisko. “Redeemed,” led by Bradford, the family of Larry Marilyn Searcy, was by all. OfShipers and the family of Bill fering and prayer was by Betty Dixon. McFee and special music was by Marsha. “Sunshine in my Soul” Gallatin Baptist Interim Pastor Steve Mose- was by all. Scripture was Matley will present a message “Are thew 6:9-13 and the message was “The Power of Prayer” by You Afraid?” on Dec. 1. The Green Hills Quilt Guild Pastor Shadrach Landry. Closwill meet at FBC at 1 p.m. on ing hymn was “My Jesus, I Love Dec. 2. Keenagers’ luncheon You” with prayer by Cindy Lang. Fairview will celebrate on Dec. 5 will feature a special Christmas program after a ham Christmas on Dec. 15 with proand beans meal. Women’s coffee grams in morning worship and is planned at Corner Café at 8:30 an evening program featuring pianist James Cockman 111, and a.m. on Dec. 6. namedChange most musiPlease note there will be no - Hybrid DEFAULT DoFive, Not T cal family in Missouri. Save the alteri men’s Bible study during DeSave to current week folder before cember. The Celebration Choir date! will practice at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays during December. REACH Youth Group and Pio-

Tri-County sets filing dates Jamesport discussed new accounting software for the school, though no action was taken by the Board of Education during their Nov. 7 meeting. Dates for filing for the school board election were set as follows: Dec. 17 through Jan. 21, 2020, from 7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Candidates will not be able to sign up on days that school is not in session due to inclement weather or holidays. The board approved the bills and consent calendar then heard the superintendent and principal reports. The board declared surplus property as presented. The budget was discussed

with no action taken. Executive session was held for personnel matters. The next regular meeting will be at 6 p.m. on Dec. 9. The above are the unapproved minutes for the TriCounty R-7 Board of Education held on Nov. 7.

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Jesus tells a story about a man who had seven devils living in him. His life was a hell. Somehow he got rid of all the devils; he was relieved. He thought he could manage his own life without God's help. Wrong! The seven devils First Christian Church (1501 S. Main St.) — Rev. Kyle Taft, pastor; Children’s Pastor returned -- and brought their friends with them. The man's life was worse than Emily Miller. Sunday worship at 9 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meetings at 5:30 p.m. followed by Bible Study at 6 p.m.; Men’s Bible Study 5 p.m. before. Sundays; Youth groups at 5:30 p.m. every second and fourth Sunday during the school The man learned a valuable lesson: Every empty space will be filled up year. Visit our website: www.gallatinmofcc.org, and also join us on Facebook: Gallatin First Christian Church with something -- and we choose what that something will be. Life is like an Friends in Christ (400 N. Main St.) — Sunday morning worship 9:30 a.m. and small apartment building with lots of people wanting a room. We decide which persons groups at 11 a.m. For more information, call Shonna at 660.663.2228 we want in our building and which persons we do not. I'll have to admit that I've Gallatin First Assembly of God (208 S. Willow St.) — Rev. Wayne Smith, Pastor, ph: 660.663.3213. SS 9:45 a.m., Celebrations 10:45 a.m.; Wednesdays 6 p.m. allowed some strange guests to live in my building. Lake Viking Church (East Entrance to Lake) — Rev. Robert Nelson, Pastor; Sunday First came Pride. He was tall and handsome, and walked through the School 9 a.m., Worship 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer service 7 p.m.; Email: door as if he owned the place. I like Pride. He taught me to: 1) think of yourself lakevikingchurch@gmail.com first; 2) strive to be #1, no matter how many people you have to step on to get Mary Immaculate Catholic Church (409 S. Main) — Fr. Tom Hermes; Saturday Mass 4:30 p.m. on holiday weekends only; Sunday Mass 10:30 a.m. (all year) there; and 3) tell people how great you are -- after all, the world does revolve Olive Baptist Church (Route V, east of Gallatin) — David Leeper, Minister; Sunday around you. School 10 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service 7 p.m. Two sisters, Jealousy and Envy, came next. Beautiful. Tall. Green eyes. Presbyterian Church (201 S. Main St.) — Alvin Hillman, Minister; Fellowship 10:30 They taught me: 1) things, not people, are most important; and 2) never let a.m. and Worship 11 a.m. Seventh-day Adventist Church (1207 S. Clay St.) — Mike Carner, Pastor, ph: 660. someone else get more things than you; if they do, tear them down and take their 772.3306; Saturday Sabbath School 9:15 a.m., Worship 11 a.m. things. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (211 Ash) — David Marble, Then there was a pounding on my door. There stood Anger, demanding Bishop, ph: 660.663.9258. Sunday Sacrament Service 10 a.m.; Wednesday youth activities, 7 p.m. that I give him a room. I did. Anger wasn't the easiest person to get along with. United Methodist Church (111 S. Market) — Pastor Brad Dush; Sunday School and His attitude was catching. I soon found myself dominating others and destroying Worship 11 a.m.; www.galjamesumc.webs.com; Email: gallatin_umc@hotmail.com them with my hostility. ALTAMONT Next day, a young lady came looking for a room; her name was Greed. United Methodist Church — Marilyn Dorst, Minister; Worship 9:30 a.m., SS She was a very possessive person; she had to possess everything in sight; she following on 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays; Sunday School 9:30 a.m. on 1st and 3rd. was never satisfied; she was always wanting more. Greed was soon joined by her WINSTON twin sister, Lust. Lust, too, was possessive; instead of possessing things, she First Baptist Church — Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday & Wednesday services 6:30 p.m.; church ph: 749.5577 wanted to possess people. Her philosophy? Other people exist for my pleasure; Fairview Community Church — Pastor Shadrach Landry; Sunday School 9:45when I'm tired of them, I throw them away. I love to order people around; I love to 10:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. take control of their lives. United Methodist Church — Eugene Keats, Pastor; Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m. Finally, I rented a room to Gluttony and Apathy. Gluttony ate everything Alta Vista Baptist Church (NW of Winston on Hwy. 6) — Rev. Robert Dean, Pastor; in sight without even sharing a single crumb. Apathy simply did not care; he Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship service 10:30 a.m. didn't care about God, about others, or even about himself. JAMESPORT Such strange guests! I tried to get rid of them on my own. I couldn't. But United Methodist Church (109 E. Main) — Pastor Brad Dush; Worship 9:30, when I asked God to intervene, He did. God filled my every room with Love, Sunday School 10:35 a.m., nursery provided. Website: www.galjamesumc.webs.com Baptist Church (708 W. Auberry Grv) — Rev. Jim Whitley, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 Mercy, Grace, Peace, Joy, and Hope. My strange guests were so uncomfortable in a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study and prayer meeting the presence of Holiness that they left. Good riddance! Now I can truly enjoy life. 7 p.m. Bible Study 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; Worship 10:40 a.m. (nursery provided). Evening Worship at 6 p.m.; Tuesday Bible study 6 p.m., Wednesday Adult Choir 8:05 p.m. For transportation, call church office at 663.663.2331.Office hours: 8 to 11 a.m. weekdays. Email: fbchurch@windstream.net Visit: www.firstbaptistgallatinmo.org

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Christian Church — Terry Oliphant, Pastor; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship 10:15; Church and Communion 10:30 a.m. Oak Ridge Church (north of Old Pattonsburg) — Dwight Schell, lay

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Altamont plans line repairs, work on the village streets

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The Altamont Board of Trustees discussed the Missouri Rural Water Association testing results from Oct. 23, and needed line repairs. Five leaks have been located; two are minor, just needing a plug. The other three are going to need the contractor’s crew for repairs. At this time it is not known whose responsibility the leaks will be. Trustees discussed how best to schedule needed leak repairs at the three locations. Roger Price will contact Decker Construction out of Lathrop to schedule the repairs at their earliest opportunity. Joe Anstine of Missouri Rural Water suggested the Village buy insulated meter well lids. Well openings will need to be measured before purchasing. Repair bills at Fourth and Whitsell were mentioned and pertinent special circumstances were explained. The residents had their sewer line repaired and it was requested the Village cover cost of snake rental and a minor amount of parts. A receipt for snake rental was provided and documentation for the cost of miscellaneous parts will be obtained. Based on details of the situation, the board agreed to cover approximately $120 worth of the cost. Board members Ryan Clark and Karia Jones attended a recent Liberty Township meeting and discussed the possibility of getting Dean Rhoades to perform work on the Village streets. Rhoades has a suggested action plan and is willing to provide assistance to the Village. Board members agreed Clark and/or Jones could hold discussions with contractor and township and update the remaining

board members with additional information in the future, before a final vote is taken for the work to proceed. There is a partly exposed water line south of Fourth Street which needs to be covered up. Roger Price inspected the area and talked with a nearby resident. The resident has been covering up the line for years and will do so as soon as possible. A lift station repair bid from Roy Adams of Allied Systems, Inc. was discussed and approved by the board, provided a detailed cost breakdown is provided. One board member voted nay because an itemized bill was not provided. The village clerk will email the contractor and request detailed breakdown of the bid. Only one sealed bid was received by the advertised deadline for snow removal and was accepted. During public comment time, Lesia Kelley addressed the board regarding a free roaming dog killing one of her chickens. She said the sheriff’s office was called but no response was received from them. She has video of the incident. Brief discussion followed regarding her rights in case of future issues. Ryan Clark informed other trustees that his Legendary Lawn Care crew lost the key to tower enclosure and they need another for access to that area. If the entire lock needs to be replaced he is willing to cover that cost. The financial report and expense report were reviewed and accepted. Community Building cleanup was discussed and board member Ryan Clark said he would do concrete work beneath a propane

Two flood-damage bridges reviewed Daviess County Emergency Management Agency performed site inspections on Nov. 19 with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on two county bridges that were damaged from the flooding earlier this year. Daviess County Emergency Management Director David Roll along with County Commissioner Wayne Uthe and County Bridge & Road Supervisor James Lewis took two FEMA inspectors and one gentleman from the State of Missouri Environmental and Historic Pres-

Watkins Mill Christmas on Farm Come join Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and State Historic Site staff as they host Christmas on the Farm from 2 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. Visit with costumed interpreters as you stroll along lantern-lit paths to the Watkins’ family home where you will be greeted with the smell of hot apple cider and wassail and the sound of Christmas carols. Watkins Woolen Mill State Park and Historic Site is located at 26600 Park Road North in Lawson, north of Kansas City.

ervation around to inspect and study how much it will cost and what work is involved in repairing or replacing the bridges. Details regarding pending cost estimates from a firm in St. Joseph for the total cost of replacement are expected soon.

tank the week of Nov. 11. Cleanup date schedule was tabled. Enforcement officer criteria was requested by a board member and copies were made of guidelines provided by the previous enforcement company. The next regular meeting was scheduled for 3 p.m. on Dec. 8. This information is taken from the unapproved minutes of the meeting of the Altamont Board of Trustees held on Nov. 10. Board members present were Roger Price, Ryan Clark, Karia Jones, Lonnie Norris and Crystal Rogers. Others present were Sue Belsher, Kay Price, Lesia Kelley and Glenda Rogers, Village Clerk.

R-3 Christmas program, soup supper on Dec. 11 The North Daviess Christmas program will be Dec. 11 with a soup supper served by the freshman class beforehand. Filing dates for the April 7 elections were set during the Board of Education meeting held Nov. 18. Filing dates for school board are Dec. 17 to Jan. 21, 2020. The terms of Jason Lewis, Natalie May and David Lainhart will expire in April. No decision was made on the junior high girls softball coop for next year. Superintendent Street is still looking into used bus options, and for an SUV. The APR results were given for each area of APR points. The overall score was not given as in previous years. Thanksgiving break will be Nov. 27-29. A staff appreciation gift was approved. The school district will have an agreement with the Village of Jameson for snow removal. Principal Kelly Hightree reported attendance at 93.11% for elementary, 95.90% for high school, and overall attendance at 94.51%, with a total of 65 students enrolled. FFA events included four students attending National Convention and a haunted hayride. FBLA had a father/daughter dance. A Veterans Day program, DEAR Day and senior carnival were held. Jessee Crump attended first year teacher training. The next board meeting was set for 6 p.m. on Dec. 16. Board members present were Paul Caven, Natalie May, Jason Lewis, and Jim Duly.

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