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Clark, area win in Chief’s Tavern chili cook-off
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The GRM Networks Board of Directors recently voted to return approximately $3.611 million to its member-owners. Board members, from left: FRONT - vice presideht Kyle Kelso, president Mark Yungeberg, member Gregg Davis and treasurer John McCloud; BACK - secretary Bruce George, assistant secretary Ray Meyer, assistant treasurer Allan Mulnix; and members Tim Lance and Mike Quick.
GRM to return $3.6+ million in credits Member-owners to mailed checks this month Special to the Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo. The GRM Networks Board of Directors has authorized the return of approximately $3 million in patronage capital credits to its member-owners. This includes approximately $2.4 million paid to members with service in 1999 and $611,000 paid to members with service in 2022. This year, GRM Networks has also returned more than $2.5 million to the estates of deceased members.
Combined, a grand total of more than $5.5 million will be returned to members, or their estates, in 2023. The December 2023 check distribution marks the 35th consecutive year GRM Networks has paid capital credits to member-owners. Since 1989, members of the cooperative have received more than $70 million in patronage capital credits. GRM Networks supports the local economy through its investments in the communities served
such as the payment of local taxes and the employment of more than 100 full-time employees. GRM Networks provides scholarship programs and learning opportunities for area youth, distributes quarterly community improvement grants to local organizations and sponsors numerous community events. The 2023 capital credit checks will be mailed the third week of December. For more information, or to report a change of address, members may contact Elizabeth Polsdofer at 660-748-2470.
Curbing government’s overreach is vital GARRETT HAWKINS Special to the Post-Telegraph JEFFERSON
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“Overreach” is oft used to describe the administrative state in Washington, D.C., and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is one such example of our government’s regulatory tentacles. Missourians know this all too well based on past experiences with management of the Missouri River to heighten the libido of the endangered pallid sturgeon. Signed into law in 1973, the ESA was landmark legislation - and still is - depending on one’s experience with it. Environmental activists tout
99% of species protected under the Act have been saved from extinction. The flip side is less than 4% of listed species have actually been recovered and delisted. With each passing year, more species are added to the list, entangling more farmers, landowners, small business owners, and county governments in bureaucratic red tape. Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed whole-county restrictions on the use of Enlist herbicides due to the presence of the threatened American Burying Beetle. This affected Barton, Bates, Cedar, St.
Clair and Vernon counties in west central Missouri, as well as a wide swath of counties from Nebraska to Texas. Missouri Farm Bureau was persistent in working with our congressional delegation and others to get the restrictions lifted after it came to light that the beetle was not even a native species to this region of Missouri. The outlook isn’t as bright in other cases. In response to litigation and a recent court settlement, EPA is developing a draft herbicide strategy detailing how it intends to provide early mitigation for more than 900 listed species and habitats cov-
ered under the ESA. This complex proposal will result in costly regulatory burdens for millions of agricultural producers. Many will be forced to reduce the use of herbicides or prevented from using them altogether. Others will undertake costly counterproductive mitigation measures that will affect the sustainability of their operations. EPA has issued an equally onerous proposal called the Vulnerable Species Pilot Project (VSPP). The draft identifies mitigation measures for 27 federally threat-
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Joe Clark held his winning pot of homemade chili after won the annual Chief’s Tavern chili cookoff on Saturday. The contest raised $417 for the Backpack Buddies program. Special to the Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON Reputation has it that Joe Clark of Princeton makes a mean pot of chili. Reputation became fact Saturday afternoon when he won the annual Chief’s Tavern chili cook-off. The annual chili cook-off, held at Chief’s on the first Saturday of December, has long been an opportunity for participants to pit their best pot of chili against all others. For an entry fee of $10, anyone may enter. The winner will have bragging rights until next year’s contest. The chili cookoff has always been a fundraiser, with various local causes supported. This year, the Backpack Buddies program will be the recipient of the proceeds from the entry fee and the sale of whatever chili the judges don’t eat, and $417 was raised at this year’s event. Backpack Buddies benefits local children. For children that might have need of food to eat over the weekend, the school sends home a backpack filled with “child-friendly and child-accessible” food. “We are very fortunate to partner with the Mercer
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION In the Estate of Linda M. Shriver, Deceased Estate No. 22AI-PR00024 STATE OF MISSOURI ) COUNTY OF MERCER ) NOTICE OF FILING OF STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT AND SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION (Sec. 473.840) You are hereby notified that the undersigned independent personal representative will file the attached statement of account, containing a schedule of proposed distribution of the assets of the estate, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of MERCER County, Missouri, at Princeton on December 31, 2023. If no objections to the statement of account or schedule of distribution are filed within twenty (20) days after the filing thereof, the undersigned independent personal representative will distribute in accordance with the schedule of proposed distribution contained in the statement of account. If no proceeding is commenced in the court within six months after the filing of the statement of account, each independent representative is thereby discharged from further claim of demand by any interested person. Copies of the original and any supplementary and corrected inventories and all settlements filed in the court are attached hereto. Carrie Scott Personal Representative Address: 9515 NW Beaver Drive, Johnston, Iowa 50131 Designated Resident Agent: Jessie Garrison Attorney at Law Telephone: 660-425-3131 Address: 106 North 16th Street, Bethany, MO 64424 Respectfully submitted, JESSIE GARRISON Mo. Bar #74174 106 N. 16th Street Bethany, MO 64424 Phone: (660) 425-3131 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE DATES OF PUBLICATION November 30, 2023 December 7, 2023 December 14, 2023 December 21, 2023
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Absolutely no hunting or trespassing on Highland Farms land owned and operated by Dixie Berger, Joe Berger & Steve Berger. 5-19-22-52tpP+C
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Absolutely NO TRESPASSING, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, hiking, mushroom hunting and drones on land owned and/ or rented by FRJ Family Farms, LLC and Roberta Zimmer. 3-23-23-52tpP+C
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Absolutely NO TRESPASSING, including but not limited to hunting, fishing, hiking, mushroom and drones on land owned and/or rented by KRW5 Trust (Keith or RaeLynn Weaver). 10-5-23-52tbP+C
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Tiger teams fall to powerhouse Platte Valley in Albany finals PRINCETON GIRLS: PV 61-37
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PV multi-sport superstar scores, defends and leads her team to Albany tourney title
ALBANY, Mo. Class 1 state power Platte Valley outscored Princeton 34-18 in the second half to beat the Tigers 62-39 on Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the Albany Tournament. Platte Valley (the Jefferson/South Nodaway coop) hit three 3s to take a 19-11 lead, but Princeton (3-1) stayed in contention at the break, 28-21. Defense and ball movement allowed PV to control the second half - 15-6 in the third quarter (43-27), 19-12 in the fourth. Talan Holt, who was voted to the Chuck Cottrill All-Tournament Team, and Clay Evans each scored 13 points for Princeton. Other scoring: Noel Schreffler 4, Cooper Boxley 4, Kash Holt, Kelby Thomas 2. 3FG: Evans 3, T. Holt 1. • Princeton 49, Stanberry 23, Nov. 27 First quarter - Princeton 10-3. Second quarter: Princeton 19-11 (29-14 halftime). Third quarter: Princeton 13-4 (42-18). Fourth quarter: Princeton 7-5. Scoring: T. Holt 19, Evans 13, Thomas 3, Kash Holt 6, Boxley 2, Hunter Lowrey 6. Evans. • Princeton 67, Pattonsburg 57, Nov. 29 1Q: Pattonsburg 12-11. Halftime: Princeton 31-28 (Princeton 20-16 2Q). 3Q: Princeton 1915 (Princeton 50-46). 4Q: Princeton 17-13. Scoring: T. Holt 22, Evans 15, Thomas 12, K. Holt 7, Schreffler 9, Boxley 2. We were late getting files to Illinois. We apologize for the lack of detail in this story.
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ALBANY, Mo. If you follow high school sports in
north central and/or northwest Missouri, you’ve heard of Platte Valley’s Maggie Collins. (And if you haven’t heard of her, y’all need to hurry up and crawl out from under your rock.) Collins, a Jefferson High School senior (which, with South Nodaway, make up the Platte Valley co-op), is a multi-sports superstar, having received all-state accolades in softball (four seasons) and track and field, along with basketball (all three seasons of the latter two sports), during a career that the word “illustrious” isn’t close to adequate. Collins (6 feet tall) added a new trick to her bag of goodies Saturday afternoon - guarding a shorter, quicker player, in this case Princeton junior ace Addilyn Henke (5-5). Collins shut out Henke during the first and third quarters while she was guarding Henke, and scored 21 of her game high 23 points, as Platte Valley dominated the Tigers 61-37 to win the Albany Tournament. PV led 12-6 after the first quarter, 32-15 at halftime and 50-21 after three. Scoring: Macey Lewis 11, A. Henke 11, Grace Kelly 6, Audrey Kelly 4, Mikaylee Henke 3, Gracie Allnutt 2. 3FG: A. Henke, M. Henke. Princeton 42, King City 37 Thursday, Nov. 30 - Semifinals In a game that was close throughout. the Tigers grabbed the lead in the first quarter but had to rally in the fourth. Princeton outscored the Wild-Kats 11-4 in the first quarter, and the spread stayed at 7 points points at halftime, 19-12, after both units scored 8 points in the second. King City rallied in the third frame, outscoring the Tigers 16-9 for force a 28-28 deadlock after 24 minutes. Princeton outgunned KC 14-9 in the fourth quarter, with the difference at the free throw line. Each team hit four field goals, but the Tigers outscored KC 6-1 at the line; Macey Lewis scored 5 of Princeton’s foul shots after Henke started the run of 6 straight charity tosses. Three players combined for 38 of the Tigers 42 points. Lewis and Addilyn Henke each hit for 13, and Grace Kelly added 12; Mikaylee Henke scored 4 points. 3FG: A. Henke Princeton 56, Albany 43 Tuesday, Nov. 28 - First Round A young, improving and full-rostered Albany team led Princeton 18-16 after the first quarter despite two 3s and 11 points from Addilyn Henke and 5 points from Kelly. They combined for all of the Tigers’ 13 second-quarter tallies, but Princeton’s defense opened up a halftime lead. The Tigers outscored Albany 13-2 to lead 29-20 at the break, and still led by 9 after a 13-13 third-quarter standoff, 42-33. Princeton outscored Albany 14-10 down the stretch to pull away to the 13-point win. A. Henke scored in each quarter and led all scorers with 28 points, while G. Kelly added 14, 12 in the first half. Other scoring: Allnutt 4, M. Henke 4, A. Kelly 4, Lewis 2. 3FG: A. Henke 3.
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Princeton’s Addilyn Henke (#3) during the Tigers’ win over King City in the semifinals of the Albany Tournament last Thursday (Nov. 30). Henke was one of five players named to the Rodney Harris All-Tournament Team.
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Tiger senior Talan Holt (#33) rose over a Pattonsburg defender to score during the semifinals of the Albany Tournament. Holt was named to the Chuck Cottrill All-Tournament Team.
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Mercer girls stay undefeated, while boys drop two games PRESTON COLE Princeton Post-Telegraph
MERCER, Mo. Hamilton’s boys outscored Mercer 21-6 in the fourth auarter to claim a 60-43 victory on Friday night. Mercer (1-2) got leading scorer Tyler Meinecke back after missed most of the Cardinals’ prior game due to injury. Hamilton led 13-7 after the first quarter before Mercer began to rally. The Cardinals outscored Hamilton 14-10 in the second quarter to pull to within 23-
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21 at halftime. The Hornets led 39-37 after 3 before they pulled away. Meinecke led Mercer with 19 points, and Kobe Hill added 12. Other scoring: Jayce Davis 5, Brenden Wolfe 5, Wes Hashman 2. 3FG: Meinecke 4, Hill 2. Mt. Ayr (Iowa) 49, Mercer 15 Mt. Ayr outscored Mercer in each period - 20-4 in the first, 5-2 in the second (25-6 at halftime), 17-6 in the third (42-12) and 9-3 in the fourth. Scoring: Hashman 4, Wolfe 4, Hill 3, Meinecke
2, Davis 2. Meinecke was injured in the sccond and didn’t return. MERCER GIRLS Mercer 53, Mt. Ayr 47 The Cardinals got by far their toughest test of the early season against the Iowa-based Raiders. Mercer (3-0) led 2010 after the first quarter behind three 3s, but Mt. Ayr began to rally in the second, outscoring Mercer 10-7 to pull to within 27-20 at halftime.
Mt. Ayr cut another hoop off Mercer’s lead in the third, 9-7, to make it 34-29, but the Cardinals took the fourth stanza 19-18 to hang on. Maddi Fisher led all scorers with 25 points, Other scoring: Emma Shipley 9, Bailey Houk 7, Breanna Houk 6, Gracie Rogers 2 Ashlynn Brown 2, Payton Houk 2. 3FG: Br. Houk 2, Fisher 2. • Mercer downed Hamilton 58-13 on Friday night; information about that game was not available.
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OBITUARIES Jane Clark
Princeton, Mo.
Emma Jane “Jane” Clark, a longtime resident of Mercer, Mo., passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023 at Pearl’s II Eden for Elders in Princeton, Mo., at the age of 92 years. Jane was always ready to help someone out in need and was devoted to her family and friends. Jane loved dogs and was a dog breeder for many years. Each summer she would spend hours in her flower beds and canning vegetables from the garden. She also loved collecting dolls and sewing on quilts. Every Christmas Eve she would have a big dinner with family and friends and every person would receive a small present and a card from “Grandma Jane.” In each card she would write a message that would always end with “Take one day at a time and lean on the good Lord.” And every meal of the day she would say a blessing for our food. Jane was very caring and loved the Lord. Jane was born Dec. 17, 1930, the oldest daughter of John Seibert and
Viola (Trenter) Jump, in Putnam County, Mo.. Her father died in 1940 and she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Charles W. Stevens. On Jan. 2, 1954, Emma Jane married Wilbur D. “Jack” Clark in Unionville, Mo. He preceded her in death on Jan. 26, 2010. Left to honor her memory are her children - a daughter, Diane (Michael) Thompson and sons Robert (Cindy) Clark, Roy Clark, and Richard (Rhonda) Clark; seven grandchildren, Chrissy (Josh) Gillis, Scott (Ali) Clark, Mason Clark, and Emma (fiancé, Cade) Clark, Cooper (Alyssa) Bankus, Conner (Allena) Bankus, and Brooke (Nate) Dodson; nine great-grandchildren, Ciarra (Preston) Weaver, Madison and Tessa Gillis, Darius Clark, Raylen Bankus, Channing and Chyles Dodson, and Madi and Jade Schrodt; and three great-great grandchildren. Surviving siblings include sisters Sue Ann Heath and Margaret (Lonnie) Fishel, and a brother, Charles F. (Lily) Stevens. In addition, Jane is also survived by one sister-in-law, Donna Stevens; a daughter-in-law, Stephanie Dolan; and
many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather; husband, Jack; three infant brothers, Oliver, John, and Floyd Jump; brother, Troy Stevens and sisters, Ollie and Ida Mae Stevens and Armenda Schlarbaum. Her funeral service was held Friday, Dec. 1 at Roberson Funeral Home in Princeton. Burial followed in West Liberty Cemetery in Putnam County. Memorials may be made to West Liberty Cemetery and/or Ravanna Community Building in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 316, Princeton, MO 64673. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
Deleta Johnson Princeton, Mo.
Deleta Nora (Hamilton) Johnson, 96 of Princeton, Mo., passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023 at Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton, M0. She is to be cremated under the direction of Slater Neal Funeral Home in Trenton. No services are scheduled. Inurnment will be in Hamilton Cemetery west of Modena, Mo. Memorial donations are suggested to Hamilton Cemetery and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home. Deleta was born Aug. 30, 1927 to Joe and Inez (Bain) Hamilton. She was one of ten children: J.R., Tom, Rosemary, Deleta, Nadine, Colleen, Barney, Scobe, Joann and Bob. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1946. Deleta married
Clarence “C.B.” Johnson on Jan. 28, 1949. She was raised and lived in the Modena community until 2008, moving to Princeton. Deleta was a true country girl. She did farm chores with her dad and brothers, and household chores with her mom and sisters. This work ethic served her well raising her family. Her passions were cooking, gardening, canning, embroidery, quilting, RFD-TV country music shows, Circle a word, KTTN radio and the Kansas City Royals. Deleta is survived by Helen (Gary) Miles of Ridgeway, Mo., Bonnie (Fred) Preston of Princeton, Mike Johnson (Sheryl Sutton) of Grand River, Iowa, and Danny Johnson of Princeton, Deanna (Larry) Bunnell of Trenton; grandkids Vickie, Rhonda, Becky Jo, Keith, Steven, Ron-
nie, Jason, Brian, Chad, Janessa, Keri, Kyle and Ethan; 27 great-grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren; sisters Colleen (Boyd) Torrey of Spickard, Mo. and Joann (Jim) Brody of Trenton; and many nieces and nephews. Deleta was preceded in death by her husband C.B. (1988; her parents; brothers J.R, Tom, Barney, Scobe and Bob; sisters Rosemary Cudney and Nadine Elliott, a sonin-law, Gary Richman; and a grandchild, Rickie Joe Miles. More Obituaries Appear on Page 11
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OBITUARIES Brad Jones
Indianola, Iowa
Lyle Bradley Jones was born Sept. 27, 1959 in Princeton, Missouri to Julia Evelyn (Taylor) Jones and Orville Lee Jones. He passed from this Earth on November 8, 2023 at Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 64 years. Brad graduated from Princeton R-5 High School with the class of 1978. Following high school he attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville to study architectural design. In 1984 he was married and with the union he gained a daughter, Elizabeth Marie Seaton Jones. In 1985 he was blessed with the birth of his only biological child, daughter Bobbie Lee Jones, whom he dearly loved. Always the apple of Daddy’s eye, Bobbie was his everything. Brad did his best to give Bobbie the world; what other five-year-old has owned an RV? Brad lived his life doing what he loved, working with his hands. A very talented and meticulous man, he was able to beautifully craft anything he put his mind to building.
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For nearly two decades he owned his own business, Brad Jones Construction. In later years when his diabetes complicated his health he retired from construction. He then worked in the security department with the video surveillance team at Lakeside Casino in Osceola, Iowa, where he gained many friends. In his younger years, during his free time he loved to travel and always had a camera in his hands. He took many trips out West to visit family in Washington and California. Brad was an avid gun lover and spent many seasons hunting and fishing with family and friends. Quite the jokester, he was quick witted and could always come up with a sarcastic remark. A favorite memory was Christmas - he absolutely loved Christmas! His favorite prank was to wrap things that wasn’t the real gift or even wrap empty boxes with a ton of tape to keep you guessing. When his prank was successful, he was sure to give that big smile and laugh that we will all dearly miss. For the past several years the orneriness has continued while he and his brother, Fred, resided together in Osceola. They
December 7, 2023 spent their free time entertaining each other with travels around the country side sight-seeing, visiting Bobbie and Ryan, and finding other ways to be mischievous and things to laugh about. Brad was preceded in death by his parents, Orville and Evelyn Jones; brother, David Rex Jones; paternal grandparents Terry Lee and Katherine Jones; and maternal grandparents Rex and Minnie Taylor. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Bobbie Lee Jones (Ryan Kress) of Indianola, Iowa; grandson Dillen Lee Jones (Caitlyn Hartzog) of Eufala, Okla.; granddaughter Fontana Elizabeth Furgison of Altoona, Iowa; great-granddaughter Elyssa Elizabeth Jones of Eufala, Okla.; brothers Fred Bacon of Osceola, Iowa, and Wayne Bacon (Martina) of Platte City, Mo.; sisterin-law Roma Kaye Jones of Salem, Mo; stepdaughter Elizabeth Marie Brant (Travis) of New Virginia, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
LAND TRANSFERS
Wednesday, Nov. 22 • Pitt Enterprises LLC to Keeling Land & Cattle-MO/IA. Monday, Nov. 27 • Jerry Sturdevart to Christopher Stephens. • Charles Holtzclaw to Stoney Coffman. • Gerald D. Broussard to First Assembly of God. Wednesday, Nov. 29 • Joshua A. Michaelis et al to Quintin K. Hansel.
COMMISSION
MERCER COUNTY COMMISSION
Report taken from minutes of meetings of the Mercer County Commission. All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted.
ilton signed a certified copy of order authorizing Collector/Treasurer Susan Moore to pay Dish Network $84.10 for TV in the sheriff’s office and jail. Money was taken from Sheriff’s Special Fund #32. • Commissioners went into closed session at 9:10 a.m. with jail administrator Travis Marts and dispatcher applicant Willis Girdner in attendance. Commission returned to public session at 9:37 a.m. and offered Girdner the position. • Shannon Howe with Howe Company LLC met with commissioners about bridge contracts and easement issues with a bridge in Saline.
Out-of-area landowners aren’t willing to give easements for the project, so Howe proposed a redesign of the project to stay within current easements. Commissioners said they’re good with the plans. They also discussed other bridge projects the county has in progress. They signed engineering contracts for Bison Street (RO65{001}) and Ebony Street (RO65{002}).
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Monday, Nov. 27 • Minutes of the Nov. 20 meeting were approved. • Bills were approved and paid. • The 2024 Mercer County holiday schedule was discussed and approved. • Commissioners and County Clerk Judy Ham-
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
All persons listed are Missouri residents unless otherwise listed.
Thursday, Nov. 28 • Nathan Beachy and Esther Yoder, both of Princeton.
SENIOR MENUS All menus subject to change.
MERCER COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
Serving from 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. Meals can be picked up at the west door (facing Broadway Street) from 11:30-12:15. Meals served with 2% milk, coffee or tea. All bread, rolls, buns and crackers are whole grain; at least half grains are whole grains. For meal deliveries, call 660-748-3636 by 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to eat at the Senior Center. Meals for anyone age 60 and older are a suggested contribution of $5. Meals for anyone under age 60 cost $7.
Monday, Dec. 11: chicken patty/bun, french fries, butter beans, pears. Tuesday, Dec. 12: chili, grilled cheese
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sandwich, carrots, cottage, peaches. Wednesday, Dec. 13: fish, macaroni, baked beans, hush puppies, coleslaw, peppermint brownies, tropical fruit. Thursday, Dec. 14: kielbasa with roasted cabbage, cheesy rice and corn casserole, baked pineapple. Friday, Dec. 15: open faced roast beef sandwich, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, raspberry crumb bars, assorted fruit.
SCHOOL FOOD
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PRINCETON
Breakfast is available to all students. It is served with a choice of 1% white milk or skim chocolate milk. Cereal is available as an option every day except where noted. Fruit and juice are available every day. Nutri-grain bars are available on select days.
Monday, Dec. 11: pancake on a stick. Tuesday, Dec. 12: pancakes, sausage patty. Wednesday, Dec.
Princeton Post-Telegraph • 7 13: donuts, yogurt. Thursday, Dec. 14: bacon breakfast sandwich. Friday, Dec. 15: biscuits, sausage gravy. Lunch is served with the choice of 1% fat-free white milk or fat-free chocolate milk. Students in grades K-5 have the choice of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or the menu entree. Students in grades 6-12 have the option of a chef salad or the entree every day unless noted. All bakery items are whole wheat or whole grain. Fruit is served with lunch.
Monday, Dec. 11: chicken noodle soup or tomato soup, griled cheese sandwich, fresh broccoli and cauliflower. Tuesday, Dec. 12: General Tso’s chicken or fish sticks, broccoli with cheese, egg roll. Wednesday, Dec. 13: chicken nachos or burritos, Spanish rice, refried beans. Thursday, Dec. 14: ham, cheesy potatoes, green beans, hot roll, cherry crisp; no peanut butter and jelly sand-
wich, no salad bar. Friday, Dec. 15: crispito or hamburger, baked Cheetos, wango mango, red peppers; no full salad bar.
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Ragan-Hickman American Legion Post 477 and Auxiliary held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, Nov, 27 at the Ragan-Hickman American Legion Hall/Community Center. Members present were Paula Hayes, Betty Bagley, Sandy Hull, Robert Wilson, Suzanne Eastin, LeRoy Mayes, Stacy Bagley, Greg Frost, Roland Drabek, Ronald Hoover, Kristina Bagley and Gary Eastin, and three guests. We will be having our annual Christmas party on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Legion Hall/ Community Building. Everyone is to being finger foods and a $5 Bingo prize. All spouses or significant other is invited to attend with the members. The next regular meeting will be Jan. 24, 2024 because Christmas is this month.
CAINSVILLE
MELANIE CHANEY
The annual Christmas in the Cainsville park was held Sunday night. It kicked off the Christmas season. Bart Skroh read the prayer for peace and the Christmas Story. Silent Night was sung and the park lights were turned on. Santa came by on the fire truck. We finished the night off with a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, cookies, and hot cocoa at Cainsville City Hall. The Cainsville R-1 Christmas program for kindergarten through fifth grade will be held Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. The senior class will have a free-will donation soup and sandwich supper before the program at 5 p.m. There will be varsity basketball games at Ridgeway on Friday, Dec. 8. There are varsity basketball game at Union Star on Monday, Dec. 11. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, there are games at Winston and on Thursday, Dec. 14. there are games at Tri-County. Please send me some news for next week!
Vista Lake ornate shrew in Missouri. Similar to the draft herbicide strategy, the VSPP proposal has an interesting twist, with the EPA proposing a requirement that farmers and ranchers coordinate with their local U.S. Fish & Wildlife (USFWS) office three months ahead of an application. It is unrealistic to think that farmers can predict their pest management needs three months into the future. The proposal is completely detached from the workings of an actual farm or ranch. Missouri Farm Bureau is concerned with recent proposals to list the western fanshell and salamander mussel as threatened and endangered. The USFWS proposal halted any federal conservation cost-share practices such as streambank restoration. The proposal for the salamander mussel in east-central Missouri was not even peer-reviewed. When discussing habitat for these mussel species, USFWS and other federal agencies fail to recognize that their severe restrictions on landowners disallow, or heavily discourage, stream channel maintenance. As a result, stream flows, especially during the summer months, are severely restricted by the buildup of sand and gravel, which limits the range of fish hosts required for mussel propagation. This reduces
December 7, 2023 the very aquatic habitat they are attempting to regulate into existence. Missouri landowners are also being impacted by the endangered listing of the northern long-eared bat. Farmers and ranchers received letters from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, notifying them that in order to avoid potential impacts to roosting bats and to remain compliant with federal cost-share programs, tree-clearing work can only be conducted between November and the end of March. Fifty years after the passage of the ESA, it is clear changes are needed. Missouri Farm Bureau’s
members believe endangered species protection can be more effectively achieved by providing voluntary incentives to private landowners, who hold the vast majority of land in this country, rather than imposing top-down land use restrictions. We all have a shared interest in protecting wildlife, but the use (and abuse) of the ESA to dictate how we farm or build critical infrastructure goes too far. Curbing this government overreach is overdue.
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County Food Pantry to supply backpacks of food to supplement some of our families’ needs over the weekends,” said Princeton Elementary School counselor Lori Puls said. Puls is in charge of the program locally. “It is so beneficial for those families that struggle with hav-
ing enough food for their children over the weekends. During the week, they know that their children are having well-balanced meals at school, but the weekends are tough. The parents are told that the food sent home in the backpacks will not be all they need but will definitely supplement what they already have to get them through.”
Garrett Hawkins is a farmer from Appleton City and serves as the president of Missouri Farm Bureau.
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ened and endangered pilot species, including Mead’s Milkweed, Ozark cavefish and the Buena
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