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Catch The Leader’s special section commemorating the 2022 Class 1 Missouri State Football Champions, the East Buchanan Bulldogs. || PAGE B1
A Donation at Christmas Time Lathrop Chiropractic Center helps area students in need. || PAGE A3
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City officials and park leaders cut the ribbon on the 10,000-foot, all-abilities playground and splash pad at Burns Park in downtown Lathrop on Saturday. The park was made possible through major contributions from the Goppert Foundation, the SB40 board, and numerous community members, as well as a Land and Water Conservation grant through the City of Lathrop. Front Row (left to right): Lori Snodgrass, Coetta Whiteley, Patti Reed, Mayor Jennifer Morrison, Gerald Snodgrass, Beth Clark, Kendra Gagnon, and Jessica Clariday. Back Row: Mika Hufford, Stephanie Danger, Bob Burns, Rob Grissom, Donnie Quinn, Jen Lanning, Porter Hensen and Jason Gentzell. brett adkison | the leader
The Hartzell Family raises money, toys for the local Toys for Tots Campaign. || PAGE A6
Community........A3 Opinion..............A4 Legals.......A10,A11 Sports...............A7
(Above Left) Kendra Gagnon with Friends of Lathrop City Park spoke to the crowd Saturday, recounting the selfless groups and community members who donated or volunteered to help make the new playground possible. (Above Right) Lathrop Mayor Jennifer Morrison. (Left) The crowd at the park was packed with children ready to try the new equipment, while others were excited to take a moment and visit Santa. brett adkison | the leader
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VOL. 128, NO. 7
A tribute to the late Stacy Howard by becky black
Hartzell’s Keep Up Tradition
Winner of 100+ awards from the Missouri press assoc.
PLATTSBURG
EAST BUCHANAN FFA
Doss and Ellis earn National Honors by jim bonebrake leader reporter
When two East Buchanan seniors, Trentin Doss and Dylan Ellis, started working on their SAE (Supervise Agricultural Experience) project for their agriculture class, each young man had a different area. Trentin chose for his
SAE to be an agricultural repair and maintenance entrepreneurship because he already had a reasonably successful small engine repair business. He had built up the business by working on lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chain saws, and weed eaters, which eventual||Continued on A2
Anyone who crossed Stacy Howard’s path knew he was a special person. And, if you lived in or visited Plattsburg and spent time downtown, your path crossed with Stacy’s often. I first met Stacy at Ellis Elementary. He was a couple years older than I was. Then a few years later, my mom married his Uncle Mickey, so we became cousins. He was at family gatherings, school sports events and town happenings. I also saw him at Bert and Ernie’s a lot. I worked there for several years and Stacy always came in for an iced tea and conversation. Now, we all know Stacy had a knack for asking questions. “Are you workin’ today?” or “What’s that boy of yours up to?” or “Where’s your husband today?” or “How’s your mama?” He genuinely cared about everyone he knew, and he knew everyone. And if he didn’t know you, he told you he didn’t, and asked your name. In 2017, I came up with an idea. Stacy had jobs around town which were coordinated as part of giving adults with disabilities an opportunity to work in the communities they lived in. At the time, I was the editor of The Clinton County Leader. His coordinator contacted me to see if I had any odd jobs he could do at the ||Continued on A2
Kleins Earn Big Honor
Congratulations to Jack and Shari Klein and family, who were recently named the 2022 Gower Person of the Year by the Gower Chamber of Commerce during the Community Christmas event Sunday in Gower. Watch out for more on the award in coming editions. photo courtesy of gower chamber