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TRENTON
THURS., SEPT. 28, 2023
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Missouri Day Festival Set for October 19-21 Trenton’s Missouri Day Festival is set to take place October 19-21. This year’s theme is “Honoring Grundy County Pioneers”. The weekend event will feature over 100 vendors, a huge parade, lots of food, kid games, a car show, crafters, flea market and a high school marching band competition. Prior to the event, Southern Bank is sponsoring a yard decorating contest. Anyone wishing to enter is encouraged to decorate your yard, porch, stoop and/or steps in fall fashion. Categories are business and residential and prizes include $50 for first place and $25 for second place. To enter the contest, contact Sue Huffstutter at 660-358-2553 or the Chamber at 660-3594324. Another contest happening is the window decorating contest sponsored by Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri. Organizations and local businesses are encouraged to participate. Painted and classic dec-
oration are eligible. Cash prizes of $100 for first place and $50 for second place will be awarded. Deadline for entry is October 16. The Missouri Day Festival will kick off with opening ceremonies to be held at Trenton First Baptist Church on Thursday evening, October 19 at 7 p.m. Winners of the yard/porch decorating contest, window decorating contest and coloring contest will be announced, along with entertainment. On Friday, October 20, the MOPS & MOMSNEXT of Green Hills of Trenton will host a baby show in the Rock Barn Pavilion. Registration is at 5:15 p.m. with the show beginning at 6 p.m. Categories include 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, 12-24 months, 2-3 years and 4-5 years. The 4-5 year olds will compete for the titles of “Little Mister” and “Little Miss” Missouri Days with the winners being featured in the [See Festival, Page 2]
Bumblebee Visits Trenton
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Bumblebee of Transformers fame stopped by Trenton on Friday, September 22 with the I Heart Cookies food truck. Kids and kids at heart had the opportunity to enteract with Bumblebee and take pictures with him.
Salvation Army Accepting Christmas Applications The Salvation Army is taking Christmas applications for those who need assistance this holiday season. Applications will be accepted October 16 November 3. To set up an appointment, call 660-646-
3538. The mission of the Salvation Army is to share the gospel of Christ and meet human needs in His name without discrimination. The vision of the Salvation Army is to have a stable
and accessible presence in Livingston and Grundy Counties that offers hope and healing through programming and services, empowered by the mission of Jesus Christ. In order to make this vision a reality,
volunteers are needed to help with Christmas, bell ringing, etc. and organizations are needed to help with Angel Tree. Anyone wishing to volunteer is asked to call 660-654-3538 to sign up.
Temporary Changes to Water Disinfection
Route 6 Improvement Project ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – An intersection improvement project on Grundy County Route 6 at the intersections of 30th Avenue and Route 146/W, located just west of Trenton, is moving into the final stages of construction. Phillips Hardy, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, were to begin paving Route 6 from the intersection of Route 146/W to 30th Avenue on Monday, Sept. 25 and continue through the end of September. During paving, Route 6 traffic will remain narrowed to one lane, but will now be directed through the work zone by flaggers. Motorists should expect continued delays. A 12-foot width restriction will be in place. Access to/from Route W will remain closed until paving is complete. The project in its entirety is expected to be complete midOctober.
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Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 160th Year - No. 4
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The annual migration of North America’s monarch butterfly is a unique and amazing phenomenon. The monarch is the only butterfly known to make a twoway migration as birds do. Monarchs cannot survive the cold winters of northern climates. Using environmental cues, the monarchs know when it is time to travel south for the winter. Some fly as far as 3,000 miles to reach their winter home. Linda Carman of Brimson captured these pictures of some monarchs that chose to rest for a spell in her yard.
Beginning September 30, the Trenton Municipal Utilities Water Treatment Plant will begin utilizing free chlorine, or a free chlorine conversion, in its water system. This entails feeding free chlorine, instead of chloramines (chlorine combined with ammonia), as the disinfectant at the leaving the Water Treatment Plant. This will affect customers of Trenton Municipal Utilities, Grundy County PWSD #1, City of Galt and the City of Spickard. Western Sullivan County will be affected if they are using water from TMU. This will occur for six to eight weeks. Some commonly asked questions about free chlorine conversion and their purpose include: • Possible Noticeable Effects: There are no associated health risks to the process. During these efforts to improve water quality, there will be times
of lower water pressure, possible odor, taste, discoloration, and small particles in the water. TMU and/or your water service will attempt to flush the particles, color, and taste and odors from the mains with directional flushing, however there is a possibility that some of the color, odor and tastes will get into your service line. • Is my Water Safe to Drink? Yes, TMU Water Department is dedicated to making sure the water is safe to drink and will monitor disinfectant levels continually during the conversion. If you experience odor or taste in your water, it does not mean it is unsafe to drink. Odors are caused by the free chlorine disinfectant cleansing the system. Nuisance issues [See Water, Page 2]