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• Larry G. Bradford, 65, Golden City • Betty Pattison, 92, Golden City • Shirley May Munday,86, Aurora • James Dale Craker, 68, Mt. Vernon • Marjorie Joan Simmons, 77, Mt. Vernon • Wilma Swearingen, 82, Aurora • Charles Edward Ostrout, Jr., 81, Verona • Evelyn Sue Perkins Brown, 78, Kansas City • Robert Roy Townley, 89, Golden City
"I Heart Extension 5K" and Fun Run in Lockwood Feb. 28 Early Registration Is Recommended
The Second "I Love Extension" 5K and one mile fun run/walk will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the American Legion Hall in Lockwood. Registration and packet pick-up begins at 7 a.m. but early registration is strongly encouraged. There is a cost to participate in the race. Registration fees are reduced if completed in advance. Registrations that are received prior to Feb. 16 are guaranteed a t-shirt for participating. Online registrations are being accepted at http://extension.missouri.edu/dade. "Dade County Extension provides educational programs in agriculture, food, health, finances, 4H, gardening and more. Participants in this event are helping the local extension council raise funds to continue providing research-based information to enrich lives in Dade County," said Jill Scheidt, county program director for Dade County Extension. Sponsors of the "I Love Extension" 5K and One-Mile Fun Run are Prairie Mountain Screening, Kara Gallup- Mary Kay, Greenfield Pharmacy, Greenfield Medical Center, and Citizens Memorial Hospital. Call the Dade County MU Extension at 417-6372112 for more information or send Jill Schedit email at scheidtjk@missouri. edu
Masonic Meeting
Washington Lodge #87, AF&AM, will hold their Stated Communications on Tuesday evening, February 24. In addition to regular business, the District Deputy Grand Lecturer has scheduled a visit for that evening. Food to be served at 6:30 pm with the gavel sounding at 7:30 pm.
GACC Meeting
Mark your calendars. The next meeting of Greenfield Area Chamber of Commerce is March 3, 2015, 11 a.m. at That Place, Greenfield Square.
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By Cletis McConnell Vedette Reporter Photo by Yvette Bowden
The Miller Cardinals will play host to the Pierce City Eagles at their annual basketball homecoming on Friday evening, February 20. Homecoming activities get underway at 6 p.m. with the first game followed immediately with crowning of the new 2014 homecoming queen. Candidates vying for this coveted title are: seniors, Miss Kim Owens, Miss Abby Blevins and Miss Marina Quinonez; junior, Miss Linsey Jeffers; sophomore, Miss Bailey Smith; and freshman, Miss Ariah Blevins. The varsity boys game will begin immedi-
Left to right: Sophomore - Bailey Smith; Senior - Kim Owens; Senior - Abby Blevins; Senior - Marina Quinonez; Junior - Linsey Jeffers; Freshman - Ariah Blevins
ately following coronation ceremonies with a
dance to follow at approximately 9 p.m to 11
The dinner, consisting of pulled pork sandwiches and sides, begins at 5:00 pm. The pork was donated by Randy Erisman and will be cooked by the R-4 Rural Fire Dept Crew. Live auction items to be bid on beginning at 6 p.m. after supper are pies of every kind, a hay ring, hedge posts, firewood, an infra red fryer, Silver Dollar City tickets, a gun, a hog, chain saws and various gift certificates, just to name a few items. Anyone wishing to donate items for the auction, please contact Nancy Lowe, Kim Kinder or Amanda Gray. All items are needed. Two raffles are ongoing now and the draw-
ings will be held the night of the 28th. A Ruger 243 American rifle is on display at the Backwood Restaurant in Greenfield and tickets are $5 each or 5 for $25. You can also contact Larry McGuire for tickets. The other raffle is for a Pneu Dart Gun with 3 packages of 10cc darts. Raffle tickets can be purchased at Gordon’s Feed & Pet and United County Lowe Realty in Greenfield or Lockwood Farmers Exchange and S & H Farm Supply in Lockwood. Be there early to look over live auction items, place your bid in the silent auction and be ready to eat and support this Dade County family.
p.m. Admission to the dance is $3 per person or
$5 per couple.
Dusty Jones Benefit Set For Saturday February 28, 2015 By Bob Jackson Correspondent
A big community benefit and auction (both live and silent) for Dade County resident, Dusty Jones, who is undergoing cancer treatment, is set for Saturday February 28, 2015. The event will be held at the Main St. Baptist Church on South Hwys 39 and 160 in Greenfield. Jones is an Everton High School graduate and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kim Jones. He works as an electric lineman for City Utilities in Springfield, Missouri, but lives in the Greenfield area with his wife and children. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Road To State Basketball Championship Starts Saturday By Bob Jackson Correspondent Photos by Cricket Marshall
Missouri high school boys and girls basketball teams start the quest for the 2015 state championships with district play this Saturday February 21, 2015 and continuing next week at various sites. In Class 1 (schools 20118 students grades 9 thru 12), there are 129 boys teams and 118 girls teams. In Class 2 (119-230 students), there are 127 boys teams and 121 girls teams. In Class 3 (232-557 students), there are 129 boys teams and 128 girls teams. The bigger classes, 4 and 5, wait another week before district play. District tournaments are seeded from number 1 thru 8 and a single loss eliminates a team. Teams were seeded by a vote of coaches, based on their regular season record. Some district games are played at neutral sites in Class 1 and 2 at bigger gyms. The Missouri State High School Activities
Association assigns district sectional and regional game sites. The state championship gamesd are played at the University of Missouri In Columbia. In Southwest Missouri, Class 1 districts are
Class 2 district sites are at Butler, Marionville Pierce City, Sparta and Windsor. Class 3 district games will be played at Lamar, Strafford and Mt Grove. Defending district champs are the Greenfield boys Class 2. Defending State Champs are Walnut Grove girls Class 1, Ash Grove boys and girls class 3 dist champs from 2014. In a full day of basketball at Willard, Class 1 District 5, there will be 8 games boys and girls on Saturday February 21, 2015, starting at 9:00 am and running thru till the last game at 7:30 pm. The Walnut Grove teams are top seeded. Dadeville, Everton and Golden City teams compete at Willard. Lockwood was in Class 1 last season but move up to Class 2 this year. The winners at Willard move on to sectional play on March 3, Greenfield’s #4 Hunter Montez 2015. Lockwood and at Willard, Ozark and Greenfield are playing in Halfway. the Class 2 district at But-
Greenfield’s #14 Dylan Noad
ler, Missouri, along with 6 other teams. First round games are February 23 and February 24. Greenfield played in a Class 2 district at Carthage in 2014. Rich Hill boys with wins over Greenfield and
Lockwood in December of 2014 is top seeded, while the Jasper girls are top seeded. Finals at Butler are 228-15 in the afternoon. Winners at Butler play next on Wednesday March 4, 2015.