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SECTION ACorrespondents ........................ 2Friends & Family ...................... 3Friends & Family/School ......... 4School/Sports ............................ 5Sports ......................................... 6

SECTION BArea News ................................. 2Records ...................................... 3Records/Legals .......................... 4Legals/Classi� eds ...................... 5Area News ................................. 6

Helping Hands has successful food drive

see page 3A

Metzger’s Mutteringssee page 4A

Patrick to speak at Liberal Veterans' Day assembly

see page 4A

Veterans' Day tributessee page 4A

Students of the Weeksee page 5A

STAR Studentssee page 5A

Lamar football players receive Big 8 All Conference Honors

see page 5A

LHS � eatre Department to present "Only An Orphan Girl"

see page 5A

Tigers terrorize Bulldogs on Halloween

see page 6A

Tremendous progress over last six months reported by BCMH

see page 1B

Liberal Area Civic Group holds monthly meeting

see page 2B

Midwest Tae Kwon Do observes 20th anniversary

see page 6B

County o� cials attend MAC Conference

see page 6B

Weather Forecastsee page 6B

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Hospice Compassus utilizes some of their veteran volunteers to do a pinning ceremony to patients that are veterans. � e volunteer visits the patient’s home or nurs-ing home, to honor them for their military service. At the visit a script is read, recog-nizing them for their service. � e patient is then saluted by the volunteer, followed by the volunteer attaching a � ag pin to the patient’s clothing. � e patient also receives

a framed certi� cate.Hospice Compassus Volunteer

Steve Patterson recognized James Fanning on October 16. Fanning was dra� ed into the United States Army in 1944 when he was 18 years old, serving from 1944 to 1946. While serving he was a construction engineer and helped build an airstrip in Japan. Ac-cording to Fanning, the airstrip is still be-

ing used today.Fanning was sent to Ft. Lewis, Washing-

ton for boot camp and spent time in France, as well as Japan and Batangas, Luzon.

Fanning honoredby HospiceCompassus

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A servant of Missourians and an independent thinker

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat sta� writer

richardcooper@lamardemocrat.com

My � rst encounter with Ike Skelton was in 1970 when he ran for the Missouri Sen-ate. I lived in Sedalia where I taught history and govern-ment at Smith-Cotton High School, but occasionally � lled in at the news depart-ment of Radio Station KDRO. My time at the station varied widely, but Fri-day a� ernoons and evenings generally found me operating a one-person news depart-ment. When-ever Ike Skelton came to town, almost always on a Friday, naturally I drew the assign-ment to cover his visit. � is would continue through two terms as state senator and a� er he went to Washington to represent the Fourth Con-

gressional District, of which Pettis County was a part. Ours was not a friendship but cer-tainly immediate recognition. Since Whiteman Air Force Base was roughly 15 miles west of Sedalia, he was in town quite frequently. Ike was a strong ad-vocate of military preparedness and made sure that Whiteman had everything it needed.

Ike Skelton was a Democrat but had strong conservative con-victions that occa-sionally had him breaking with his party’s leader-ship. He opposed abortion and any further restric-tions on � rearms ownership. He was relentless in his support of the military and kept Whiteman Air Force Base

and Fort Leonard Wood in the forefront of bolstering Ameri-can military strength.

A� er I retired from education in 1992 and moved to Lamar shortly a� erward, redistrict-

ing would place Barton County in the Fourth District, and I would encounter Skelton again and again.

My most enduring mem-ory of Ike Skelton was at the height of the Iraq War when he came to Lamar completely unannounced to visit National Guardsmen at the local armory. So many had been called to ac-tive duty and deployed to Iraq. � ere wasn’t a single mem-ber of the County Democratic Committee present and not one member of the news me-dia, except for myself. I learned of the visit on a tip from some-one at the armory. Ike said he just wanted to thank the guardsmen for their dedica-tion to duty. He spoke brie� y in measured terms to the assem-blage and then shook hands with every single guardsman in the building. He would repeat that gesture at every National Guard armory in the Fourth District.

Ike Skelton served his constit-uents and his nation well. His time in o� ce served as a good example for both Democrats and Republicans to emulate.

� e Lamar R-I School Dis-trict has o� cially started Phase 2 of the building project. Phase 2 will include the demolition of the 1936 building, the � nal piece to becoming an asbes-tos free school, as well as new classrooms, gymnasium, of-� ces and a band room that will also serve as a safe room. New water, gas and electric lines will also be installed, provid-ing a more e� cient system for the school district.

Lamar R-I Superintendent Dr. Zach Harris says, “It is our goal to continue to provide high levels of education for our students while continuing to move the district forward with building renovations.” Sta� and students are familiar

with the sounds of construc-tion in the area as the district is now entering the � nal days of Phase 1. Phase 1 included a complete overhaul of the West Elementary and Middle School HVAC systems, new

windows, doors, � oors and roofs. Improvements were also made at the high school with a new roof, doors and the ad-dition of central heat/air in the gymnasium.

� e district will continue to

work with the local historic society to preserve the many memories that are associated with the “old high school.” Dr. Harris says, “� e district

Free � anksgiving dinner to be servedLOCKWOOD-It’s time for the 10th

annual “Come-N-Dine � anksgiving Dinner” to be held � ursday, Nov. 28, 12 noon. Everyone is invited to attend and join in this time of fun, food and fellowship.

A menu of the following is planned: turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, dress-ing, gravy, sweet potatoes, green beans,

corn, cranberry sauce, rolls, dessert and drinks.

� e group will once again be using the Family Life Center, 410 Main St., Lock-wood. Anyone that is running a little late, don’t worry, please still come.

� is is a community event for ev-eryone. It does not matter your age or where you live. Everyone is welcome to

attend. � ere is no charge for the din-ner.

� e meal is sponsored by everyone that makes donations to the dinner. It is not sponsored by any one organization or group.

For more information, to make a do-nation, to volunteer or if a ride is need-ed, call Shirley at 816-476-2311.

Lamar football

game moved to

PSU Due to inclement weather

and probability of storms, the second round district football game will be moved to PSU's Carnie Smith Stadium. � e La-mar Tigers will host Warsaw at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Admission will be $5.

Please visit www.lamar.k12.mo.us for up to date details.

see LAMAR R-1, page 2A

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“Is America a weakling, to shrink from the work of the

great world powers? No!The young giant of the West stands on a continent and

clasps the crest of an ocean in either hand.”

(letter to friend John Hay, 1897)

Coonfoot & Vicinity

By LOUISE OTT

Peeking out the door this early Monday morn-ing it is so foggy I can hardly see my barn. It is supposed to clear in three or four hours, followed by sunshine and rain in a day or so.

Remember, Steve Pat-terson, pastor of Alba Friends Church non-profit organization, ap-preciates any donations from anyone. Plans are to serve coffee, pastries and chips in the evenings on Thursday through Satur-day in the fall. All volun-teers and anyone that can help should call his cell phone at 417-793-3308 or his home phone at 417-525-6107. He can tell you more about the lunches and what days. The café is at 212 Main in Alba.

Gary and Lisa Nelson, Michael Nelson and Ella Mae Turpen enjoy going out to dinner on Sunday at a restaurant.

Arbry Winans, Ray and Nicole Winans, Ray and Tristan Winans and Elvin Winans Jr. and Durella were visitors of Marie Winans.

Kenneth Dee and Esther Archer, George Straw and Louise Ott visited their sister, Frances Roberts, at Mt. Vernon.

Jane Moss visited Lou-ise Ott and we played Double 9 Dominoes. That was fun.

Louise Ott visited Marie Winans on Tuesday eve-ning.

Remember, the big bridge south of Alba is now open and it’s so nice to go straight through instead of detouring to other roads.

Sara Payne spent the weekend at home with her mother, Louise Ott.

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

There is no place like home! We have been on

a wonderful trip with my sisters and cousins on a cruise ship for a week. We all came back still speak-ing and liking each other. Clea was the driver for Ron, Louis and I to New Orleans, where we met up with the rest of the gang. Bob and Evelyn Gasper had spent a week in Flor-ida and just drove over to meet us. Ron Sanders and Linda Wagner flew in to meet us from Warrens-burg and Independence. Dianna and Lonnie Gray from Neosho drove in with another group of their dance club friends to go too.

The outlaws of the fam-ily bore with us and just did their thing, while we talked over old times. We all grew up around Horse-creek and went to Round Prairie school. Fun times. Ron and Bob both have a shaking problem when it comes to holding things and they each bought a new camera on ship that no matter how much you shake it, the camera takes perfect pictures. They were going around every-where taking pictures like two kids with a new toy.

Oh yes, while on the ship Louis spotted Spangler from Avilla. It is a small world and he sure was surprised to see Ron and Louis. Clea was shopping for her Christmas dinner that she has every year while we were traveling. Nuff said about that. On the way to New Orleans we made a stop at West Monroe to check on Duck Dynasty. Even bought a duck call or two. If you get a chance there was a wall of remembrance set up for two days on the Ducks parking lot. A man is bringing it all over the US to remind people of all those that have died since 1983 when the war of terrorist have begun. It had pictures and names of people, places and things. He said that Americans shouldn’t forget the em-bassies, USS Cole and etc. that were attacked. Very impressive. It was like the moving wall of the Viet-nam War solders that died that traveled the US.

An update on Ron’s mole and the cancer. The

day before we left for the trip we had an appoint-ment with another doc-tor in Springfield, who informed us that they were going to take out all his lymph nodes un-der the arm and while he was out they would give him all these tests (which wouldn’t come back for several days) to see if he had cancer. They also would put in a pick for him to take the drugs for five days a week for four weeks. We thought we would think about it. I came home and called the Cancer Society and CTCA and asked why this was being done and they had never heard of such a thing. We went to get a blood test this week from our doctor, who called yesterday to tell us that the normal was 2.5 and anything above they needed to check further and Ron’s was 2.4. That makes five doctors against one for cancer treatment.

I now know why they say it is like a roller coast-er ride, because no one gives the same answers or can tell you why they are telling you what they are telling you. Thanks to all our friends for their expe-riences and trials and the sites they have given us to find out information. I have been keeping a list of numbers and information about what we have found out and what doctors don’t tell you. A real mer-ry go round. The strength is finally coming back and he hasn’t been dizzy since removal of the mole.

A big thank you to Russ for checking on the home place and for Sev-erin Poirot for checking too. Russ even brought in more dog food. A thank you to Chi-Chi Steele for making reservations at the hotels and Evelyn for the cruise. A thank you

from all us girls to Kama-la Leaming for the jackets we all wore for our pic-tures. Boy were we ever stylists. What fun for us. Since we have been gone I have no local news but hope all is well with ev-eryone.

Happy birthday Evelyn Gasper and happy anni-versary to Patty and Son-ny Weinstien.

Maxine’s MusingsBy MAXINE MORIN

The first part is last week’s Musings. This computer is smarter than I am. One of us messed up and I could not get the “smarter than me ma-chine” to work, so I finally had to give up.

Wednesday, Oct. 30: October is almost over. Thursday is Halloween when the children have fun dressing in a cos-tume of their choice. I am amazed at the differ-ent characters they decide on. All are cute and some are scary. All that really counts is the kids having a good time and no one gets hurt.

Correction from last week’s Musings. It should have been “Rylee” Fuller-ton entered college this fall. Ryan is her father. Sorry about the error.

Leo and Maxine Cox’s 60th wedding anniversary falls on November 1 and they are celebrating Sun-day, Nov. 3, at Chicken Mary’s.

Hugo and Mary Schi-ernbeck celebrated 67 years of marriage on Fri-day, Oct. 25 with a card shower. They reside at Maple Senior Living. Cards are still welcome. Remember how the Schi-ernbeck’s always decorat-

ed their front yard for the Christmas holidays?

Congratulations to the Cox’s and the Schiern-beck’s. Each couple has enjoyed many years of married life.

The Rebekah Circle met Monday, Oct. 21, at Den-ny’s Restaurant. Nedra Divine, vice president, welcomed the ladies and all placed their food or-ders. While waiting, we chatted. It was reported that Circle President Dorothy Faubion was not feeling well and Treasurer Aline Adams underwent surgery at a Springfield hospital. Devotion was given by Nedra. Roll call was followed by the busi-ness session. Members are bringing a Thanksgiving poem for roll call at the November 18 meeting at Denny’s.

News for November 6: Nedra Divine’s grand-

son and family of Colo-rado recently made a trip to Lamar to visit rela-tives. Nedra also made a bus trip to Albuquerque, N.M., for the hot air bal-loon festival. She said the group assembled early to watch the colorful bal-

loons fill up with hot air and then slowly rise up in the air. As the sky filled with many, many bal-loons, each with different designs and colors, it was amazing to watch. Nedra enjoyed the trip.

Grandson Seth Fuller-ton shot a nice sized deer. He is an eighth grader at Lamar School. Seth is a football player. He told me that the seventh and eighth grade teams won every game they played this year. Congratula-tions, Seth and to all the football players.

Daughter Donna Wescott and I attended the reception honoring Marguerite Buzzard. She is retiring, following 33 years of working at the XChanger. We were to-ward the last and there was still a nice crowd there to congratulate Marguerite.

I baked one of my home-grown sweet potatoes…. Mmm mmm, good.

Remember our mili-tary men and women. Say “thank you” to a veteran on Veterans’ Day, Mon-day, Nov. 11. Until next time….

lAMAR CouNtRY Club

lADIeS ASSoCIAtIoN

Sharron Chapman was the hostess Tuesday, Oct. 29, for the golfing event of Lowest No. Putts. The winner was Maxine Rad-er. An award’s luncheon and business meeting with the Bridge ladies is scheduled for November

5.Rosalee Potter was the

hostess for Bridge on Tuesday, Oct. 29, with the winner being Jean Bodine. Imogene Wil-liams was second high winner. The hostess next week, November 5, will be Sondra Riegel and will follow the luncheon. This will be the start of Win-ter Bridge. The hostess scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 12, is Dorothy Rob-erts.

will be removing com-memorative items from the buildings prior to de-molition.” Harris contin-ues with, “I myself have memories within the 1936 building and have truly enjoyed learning of the many stories that have been shared by pa-trons of the community about their times in the school. Maintaining the district’s history is just as important to us as mov-ing forward with new buildings.”

One of the many items saved from the 1936

building will be a pallet of bricks that the district will work to determine a plan for in the near fu-ture. Although much of the area will be consid-ered a construction zone, the district welcomes the community to take as many pictures as they choose while maintain-ing a safe distance. The district will also be pro-viding updates on the school webpage, Face-book page, local TV stations and the Lamar Democrat.

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Friends & FamilyGolden City High School Classes of 1956 and 1957 hold reunion

Instead of the tradi-tional evening banquet with speeches and a ca-tered dinner, the Golden City High School classes of 1956 and 1957 tried something different this year.  A casual reunion was held on a Tuesday afternoon,  Oct. 15, in the Golden City East Park Community Build-

ing.  The lunch was pot-luck and  the rest of the time was spent just visit-ing.  The comments were positive, so that is the plan for a reunion in two years.  

Representing 1956 were Arletta Aton Batson, Jay Bingman, Dee and Betty Crabtree, Lavona Mc-Culloch Earp, Robert

“Robin” Harrah, Jules and Twila Eberhard Hol-lingshead, Lois Newman St. John, Sharon Stratton, Roger and Susan For-ste Walker and Glen and Mary Lou Fanning York.

Representing 1957 were Cathy Franklin Barnett, Rodney Bartlett, Beverly French Bushnell, Barney Calame, Keefer and Hel-

en Fanning Cole, Gene and Sue Fanning, Dan Hill, Howard and Linda Gipson Kent and Joyce Gardner Trout.

Principal Paul and Trula Shipman, Gary “Cotton” McCulloch, Ellsworth Maddox, George Baker and Warren and Eunice Leivan Walker also vis-ited.

Helpings Hands has successful food drive

Russell Dintaman and Brittany Pettibon were united in marriage on March 2, 2013, at the First Baptist Church in Nevada, with Jason Blight officiating.

Brittany is the daughter of Bruce and Beth Pettibon, Moundville. Russell is the son of Ben and Dianna Probert, Jasper, and Victor and Kathleen Dintaman, Avilla.

Brooke Wilson served as the maid of honor and bridesmaids were Kristin Pettibon and Maddie Hardin. Kyle Etcheson served as best man and groomsmen were Michael Johnston and Brian Massey.

Ushers were Leighton Ball, Jared Ball, John Wilson and Brett Pettibon.

The bride was escorted by her father and her son, Easton.

Flower girl was Rubie Bobb, niece of the groom, and ring bearer was Casen Wilson, nephew of the bride.

Grandparents of the couple are Frieda Pettibon, Charles and Reba Ball and Wynona Probert.

Following a honeymoon to Riviera Maya, Mexico, the couple now resides in Jasper.

Pettibon and Dintaman wed

Helpings Hands from the Lamar Seventh Day Adventist Church, along with the 4-H and Boy Scouts, held a successful food drive for the Good Samaritan recently, with 1800 items collected.

Bronaugh class of 1963 holds reunionThe Bronaugh High

School graduating class of 1963 held its 50th class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 28, during the Bronaugh Fall Festival. The reunion was held at the high school.

It was a rainy day and the

class rode in the parade on the “Fun Float” and even though they got soaked, one of the class members noted, “They laughed the entire way”.

After the parade the 14 class members met in the school cafeteria for

Chicken Mary’s chicken and the fixin’s. Classmates in attendance were Shir-ley Shaw Farran and hus-band Michael, Don Bright and wife Terry, Sharon Saathoff Pritchett, Judy Schaeffer Reese, Jody Ir-win McKenney, Leanna

Dickey Henson and hus-band Gale, Vera Cripps Ellison and husband Floyd, Louise Earl Hol-land and husband How-ard, Peggy Heitz Dickey, Truman Gazaway and wife Margie, Bill Coonrod and wife Joyce, Linda Seitz Allwein and husband Bob, Don “Dean” Schaeffer, Shirley Endicott Cole and husband Paul and Glenn Williams, who was school superintendent in 1963.

Classmates not attend-ing were Larry Waitley, Charlotte Baertschi Mc-Crory, Paula Hartzfield Dupree, William “Billy Ray” Hastings and Mari-lyn Foster Yazell.

The class also shared the day with the class of 1960 that included Donna Ir-win Watkins, Paul Edward Earl and wife Sharon, Peggy Wise, Nancy Brown Mooney and husband Bob and Lonnie Banes and wife Beverly.

Beavers family meets for reunionThe family of Orin

Thomas Beavers I and Florence Grace (Smith) Beavers met at the shel-ter house at the Lamar City Park on October 6 for their annual reunion. Blessing was given by Troy Holzbach and a pot-luck dinner was served.

Those attending were Larry and Janelle McKin-ley, Hanna McKinley, Wade McKinley, Julie McKinley, Riley McKin-ley, Sharon Cartwright, Larry, Ramona and James Holt, Daryl and Carolyn Lamb, Cammy Lamb, Tyler Lamb, Luther and

Shirley Lamb and Leon Lamb.

Also, Vern and Beverly Smith, Lonnie and Helen Wilson, Jimmy and Lon-na Jackson, Taylor Jack-son and Riley Williams, Troy, Dawna and Jakob Holzbach, Floyd, Mendy, Alexis and Hoyden Payn-

ter, Kendall Schlichting and Matt Heumader, Derek and Cammi Co-law and Clint and Cara Boucher.

Catching up with fam-ily news and reminiscing of old times was enjoyed by all.

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METZGER’S MUTTERINGSFRIENDS & FAMILY/SCHOOL

Cpl. Oliver A. Metzger

In memory of your service to our country.

Served September 1941 to December 1945.

January 15, 1920 - January 14, 1998

Oliver Swor

Honoring your service to our country during World War II and for serving in

the Philippines.

August 30, 1924 -July 9, 2012

Paul “Gene” Fast

Honoring your service to our country during

1943-1946.

1943-1946

Thomas W. Carroll, M. D.

1943-1945

Billie Edge

1945-1946

Charles Ball

Your family would like to show our appreciation for your valued military

service.

Korean War

Brian Little

Honoring your service to our country.

June 1997-June 2001

Harvey Nix

In memory of your service to our country.

1975-1986

Darrell JonPatrick Beetler

Honoring your service to our country today &

tomorrow.

2007-Present

E.L. Guy

In memory of your service to our country. Forever in peace in the “Wild Blue Yonder”.

October 19, 1920 -December 25, 2005

Honoring your service to our country during

World War II.

Honoring your service to our country during

World War II.

VETERANS’ DAY TRIBUTES VALOR COURAGE SACRIFICE

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

melodymetzger@lamardemocrat.com

Veterans’ Day will be observed on Monday, Nov. 11. Growing up in an extremely patriot home I was taught at an early age to be proud of our country and to honor it always. Lately, it seems harder and harder to do, but that is not the fault or our veterans, it is the fault of our legislators and those that are com-placent to sit back and do nothing.

My mom always told the tale of when her fa-ther, Gilford Sherman, took her to vote for the � rst time. He showed her

what to do and then le� her on her own to vote with the words, “…and if you don’t vote Repub-lican, you’re no d&#@ daughter of mine!” Need-less to say, I grew up in a Republican household and have maintained my position to this day. Although I’m not as staunch as my ancestors, and usually vote for the person, not the party, my loyalties still lay with the Republican Party.

I will admit there have been some good leaders that were Democrats, in-cluding of course Harry S Truman, but one of the area Democrats that was extremely popular in this area was Ike Skelton,

who passed away Mon-day night, Oct. 28, at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., at the age of 81. Skelton was a conservative Democrat that served as a U.S. Rep-resentative for Missouri’s 4th congressional district from 1977 to 2011.

Skelton was born in Lexington and in 1928 his father met Truman, then a Jackson Coun-ty judge, and the men became good friends. When he was 17, Skelton attended Truman’s 1949 inauguration. He was an Eagle Scout and a gradu-ate of the University of Missouri. He was a mem-ber of the Missouri Sen-ate from 1971 to 1977, when he became a mem-ber of the U.S. House of Representatives. During his tenure he served as chairman of the House Armed Services Com-

mittee. Skelton was con-sidered a military expert and was instrumental in bringing the B-2 Stealth Bomber to Whiteman Air Force Base.

“Ike was a long time friend of mine, and, of course, represented the district in the state leg-islature and in Congress for many years” said Barton County’s Associ-ate Circuit Judge Charles Curless, “He was one of the � nest gentlemen I have ever known. What a great loss for our state and, in fact, the entire na-tion”.

Individuals, as well as veterans, are invited to participate in area recog-nitions in the area. � e Lamar Elks will hold a chili and soup feed for veterans on Saturday,

Nov. 9, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the lodge home on NE 1st Lane. All veterans and their family mem-bers, as well as all Elks and their family are in-vited. Veterans can eat free, with others to make a donation. Area schools holding recognitions in-clude Golden City with an assembly to be held Friday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m., in the school’s gymna-sium, with refreshments to follow and Lockwood students and faculty will host a program on Mon-day, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m., at the high school gym. Lockwood FCCLA will serve refreshments for veterans and their fami-lies prior to the program at 9:45 a.m., in the high school cafeteria.

Liberal will hold their

Veterans’ Day assembly on Friday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m., at the high school audito-rium. Following the pro-gram veterans and their spouses are invited to stay for lunch provided by the high school cafeteria and in Lamar the Veterans’ Day assembly will be held Monday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m., in the high school gym-nasium. A brunch for veterans, sponsored by FCCLA, will be held be-fore the assembly at 8:30 a.m., in the high school library.

Be sure to take advan-tage of these opportuni-ties to show appreciation to our veterans. � ey de-serve the recognition and so much more. And if you are a veteran be sure to join in on this recogni-tion. You’ve earned it!

Lamar High School Tiger Pride winners for the � rst quarter are, top row, left to right, Kelsey Ta� ner and Landon Compton, Academic and Ethan Ta� ner and Emmie Robertson, Athlete; bottom row, Jack Gilkey and Alie Medlin, Service and Callie Burgess and Cody Rawlings, School Spirit.

Lamar High School Tiger Pride winners for � rst quarterPatrick to speak at Liberal

Veterans’ Day assemblyCharles Patrick of

Shell Knob will be the Veterans’ Day speaker at the assembly to be held Friday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m., at the Liberal High School auditorium.

Patrick is the son of a teacher and mechanical engineer and grew up in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was educated in Michi-gan and is a retired combat tactical/aircra� controller of the United States Air Force.

He has been married

to his wife Cynthia for 58 years and they are the parents of three daugh-ters and the grandpar-ents of � ve.

Patrick has had mili-tary assignments in Ko-rea, Laos and Vietnam, as well as deployments at Homestead Air Force Base, Bay of Pigs, Puer-to Rico and the Domin-ican Republic.

He is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Le-gion, past district com-

mander; three times State Chief of Sta� and National Department Chief of Sta� . He was a National Aide-De-Camp four times.

Patrick has been a resident of Missouri for over 30 years and says he loves living in Mis-souri.

Following the pro-gram veterans and their spouses are invited to stay for lunch provided by the high school caf-eteria.

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SCHOOL/SPORTS

STAR Students of the Week

LHS � eater Department

to present “Only An

Orphan Girl”Lamar High School

� eater Department will present “Only An Orphan Girl” by Henning Nelms on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m., at Memorial Hall in Lamar.

“Only An Orphan Girl” is an 1800’s style melo-drama full of human tri-als and tribulations. It is sure to keep you on your toes. Audience members are encouraged to dress in the style of the 1890’s and come ready to jeer and cheer at the action on stage.

� is is an all ages show and tickets can be pur-chased at the door. It is guaranteed to be a great time for all!

Lockwood schools re-cently participated in a school wide food drive to bene� t Arvest Bank’s 1 Million Meals initiative. � e entire elementary and middle school col-lected a grand total of 245 food items, with the sec-ond grade class collect-ing the most food items

between the Pre-K and eighth grade classes.

� e second grade class is made up of 24 students and collected a total of 70 items. � ey celebrated with a pizza party on Oc-tober 23.

Arvest Bank’s 1 Million Meals initiative challeng-es bank associates, cus-

tomers and communities to participate in fundrais-ing e� orts and nonperish-able food drives to � ght hunger in the more than 120 communities the bank serves.  � e timing of the initiative is critical as one in six American households reported food hardship, or not having

adequate funds to pro-vide enough food for their family, in 2012.

All donations collected at the Lockwood branch September 4 through No-vember 2 will go to the Dade County OACAC. Help provide many need-ed meals for the families of the community.

Lockwood schools food drive bene� ts 1 Million Meals

Congratulations to the Jasper Elementary October Eagles of the Month! These Eagles were chosen because of their outstanding leadership in the areas of Respect, Responsibility and Safety. Pictured are front row, left to right, Quinton Leman, Andrew Leman, Abbey Leman, Kelton AuBrey, Leon Cawyer, Seth Haddock, Brylee Buchanan, Grace Osborne, Lacey Gordon and Dylan Storm; back row, Gina Schultz, Ellie Lucas, Shelby Barnard, Tyeshia Carmichael, Jared Rinkenberger, Levi Braker, Alissa Flenniken, DJ Pettyjohn, and Salvador Prado. Gina Schultz is being honored as the 2012-2013 Jasper Elementary Teacher of the Year.

Jasper Elementary October Eagles of the Month

Jensen Worsley, daughter of Russ and Kari Worsley, is the eighth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Jensen plays volleyball, runs track and swims. She loves swimming, being with her friends, being with her family and being outside.

Hanna Lee, daughter of Christopher and Christina Lee, is the seventh grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Hanna runs cross country. She is a Christian. She has a twin sister named Jordan.

Maddie Je� ries, daughter of Eric and Bobbi Je� ries, is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Maddie plays volleyball. She has a dog named Zeke. Her favorite book is, “The Running Dream”.

STAR Students at Lamar East Primary for the week of November 4 are, back row, left to right, Levi Slaight, Levi Ball, Keaton Budd, Alyssa Powell and Brianna Hernandez; middle row, Ryder Friend, Samuel Wilson, Jordan Null, Hannah Rouse and Donna Rhodebush; front row, Maylea Davey, Ashton Coble and Laryn Ferris.

Lamar football players receive Big 8 All Conference Honors

Big 8 All Conference Honors were announced October 30. Lamar play-ers receiving honors were Big 8 Co-Defensive Play-ers of the Year, Ben and Sam Bailey and Big 8 All Conference First Team – Sam Bailey, tight end and defensive end; Ben Bailey, guard and defensive end; Jimmy Keutzer, tackle; Jared Beshore, running back; Jacob Rice, defen-sive title; Landon Comp-ton, linebacker and Brett McDonald, defensive back.

Big 8 All Conference

Second Team honors went to Todd Morrow, kicker; Ethan Ta� ner, running back; Angus Sprenkle, tackle; Tren-ton Mooney, guard; Jack Gilkey, center; Tripp Tucker, all pur-pose back; Brandon Eaves, defensive tackle; JT Tucker, linebacker and Mark Bartlett, de-fensive back.

Players receiving Big 8 All Conference Hon-orable Mention were Levi Petersen, quarter-back and Mark Bartlett, kick returner.

Lamar returns four runners to state

� e Class One and Two District Seven cross country meets were held at Lamar Country Club last Saturday. Lamar had hopes of returning the entire boys’ team and the lone healthy runner o� of last years’ girls’ team to the state race next Satur-day, Nov. 9.

“� is district seems to always have several teams that have the potential to place at the state level,” said Coach Rodney Bal-dridge. Lamar thought the biggest competition would be Stockton a� er battling with them sev-eral times this year. On the � rst lap of the race runners from Lamar and Stockton were at the front of the pack and the com-petition was in full swing. At the end, Kaden Over-street was the district champion with a time of 16:35; Zane Hull was fourth with a 16:57 and

Nicholas Ray was � � h with a 17:04, locking in their spots to attend state and hoping the rest of the team would join them. Stockton runners were second, third and sixth and hoping for the same.

O’Hara High School � nished the race with their best times of the season and rounded out the rest of the top 10. When the � nal runners for the teams � nished, O’Hara had captured the district title with 53 points, Stockton placed second with 54 points and Lamar ended third in the tight race with 58 points, ending their hopes for the team to attend state.

Kaelyn Sturgell, plac-ing fourth in the girls’ race with a 20:55, will join the three boys in Je� erson City this weekend.

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Lamar boy’s cross country teams capture two victoriesThe Lamar cross coun-

try teams were busy the first part of October competing in two meets in five days and com-ing away with victories in each. Thursday, Oct. 4, the teams traveled to Carl Junction. Placing three boys in the top five runners, Lamar cruised to a first place finish with 39 points to Neosho’s 60 points. Kaden Overstreet continues to perform well, taking first place, but was pushed in the final straightaway, help-ing to improve his time to a 16:14. Nicholas Ray placed third with a 16:25 and Zane Hull fifth with a 16:41. Peyton Bailey ran 18:02 for 11th, Chase Moore 18:41 for 21st, Jasper Messner 18:51 for 23rd, Jesse Compton 19:26 for 33rd and Kevin Clements 40th in 19:54.

Kaelyn Sturgell placed fifth in the girls’ race with a 21:02. Harley Hunt ran a 29:13 for 29th and Ida

Aslanishuili ran 13:35 in the 1.5 mile junior varsity race for 13th place.

Kip Roland was the top junior varsity runner on the boys’ side with a 9:07 for sixth. Christian Mc-Carthy placed 12th with a 9:29 and newcomer Grant Smith finished 16th with a 9:37. Tanner Darrow completed the race with a 13:02 for 32nd.

On Monday, Oct. 14, the teams traveled to Cassville all decked out in pink in honor of breast cancer awareness for a much closer finish. Bat-tling the cold and the rain, Lamar had four run-ners in the top 10 look-ing reminiscent of last years’ team. The Tigers were just able to edge out McDonald County with a margin of 45-46. Kaden Overstreet ran a 16:29 for first, Zane Hull 17:09 for third, Nicholas Ray 17:14 for fifth and Peyton Bai-ley 18:01 for ninth. Chase Moore 19:09 for 28TH,

Jesse Compton 19:15 for 30th and Jasper Messner 19:22 for 31st, completed the Tiger team of runners.

Kevin Clements placed third in the junior varsity race, Kip Roland eighth, Christian McCarthy 23rd,

Grant Smith 24th and Tanner Darrow 46th.

Kaelyn Sturgell ran al-most an identical race

as Thursday with a fifth place finish in a time of 21:02. Harley Hunt com-pleted the course in 30:13.

Jasper volleyball team wins district championship

The Jasper High School volleyball team took on Greenfield October 29, with Jasper coming out the victor with scores of 25-18 and 25-19. Jasper is in Class One, District 10. They were scheduled to play Liberal on Novem-ber 2.

Individuals named to First Team are Adi Etcheson and Karrington Garvin, Jasper; Ali Wal-ters, Greenfield; Miranda Green, McAuley; Madi-son Coose, Lockwood and Kaylee Conner, Thomas Jefferson.

Those named to the

second team are Olivia Finley, Jessica Nentrup and Alexis Byrnes, Lock-wood; Katie Marshall and Kaylee Daniel, Green-field; Katheryn Wiseman, McAuley; Kylee Wilson, Everton and Kenedey Chaligoj, Jasper.

When the Liberal Middle School foot-ball team stepped on the practice field in the middle of August, the boys set their sights on an undefeated season. The months of hard work have paid off as they went 6-0. They have had an outstand-ing year by outscor-ing their opponents 233-42. Their offense was unstoppable and their defense stopped everyone. One oppo-nent told them after their game that Liberal was the hardest hitting team they faced all year. The boys played with all heart and they left it all on the field.

The season started on September 16, when they traveled to Pierce City. The team walked away with a victory, de-feating Pierce City 14-

0. The following Monday, Sept. 23, the McAuley Warriors came to Liberal and left defeated, 56-6. September 30, the team went on the road again to Greenfield, beating them 58-0. Liberal was back home again on October 7, taking on the Lockwood Tigers. This was a hard hitting game, leaving

both teams with injuries, but Liberal never gave up and came out with a win of 28-6.

October 14 was the toughest test of the sea-son, as the team traveled to Sarcoxie to take on the 4-0 Bears. With both teams undefeated, Liberal knew it was going to be a tough game. Sarcoxie

scored early, but Liberal answered right back with a score and never looked back, leaving Sarcoxie with a win of 36-24. The team’s final game was October 21 against the Jasper Eagles, at home. Liberal beat Jasper 41-6 to end their season and remain undefeated.

Liberal Middle School football team goes undefeated

Members of the Liberal Middle School football team are, front row, left to right, Cade Moreno, Cobie Abbott, Carson Endicott, Weston Sprenkle, Jacob Dermott, Ty Kirby, Sean Clark and Brett Lepo; second row, Austin Johnson, Gabe Daniels, Dallas McIntire, Tyler Stebbins, Kyle Broksieck, Noah Harris and Bryant Rose; third row, Manager Hunter Forst, Dakota Edwards, Adrian Cruz, Colby Selvey, Matt Dugan, T.W. Ayers, Dalton Davis, Colton Stacy and Lance Greenwood; back row, Coach David Percy and Byron McKay. Not pictured are Harley Funk and William Niffen.

Tigers terrorize Bulldogs on HalloweenBy CHRIS MORROW

Lamar Democratchrismorrow@lamardemocrat.com

The Lamar Tigers offensive line is a frightening site for defenses. It’s not just the look of intensity in the eyes of each member of the unit, nor is it the fact that they are one of the biggest and strongest lines in the state, the scary thing is how they work as a group – tight end to tight end they are seven strong but work as one, plowing paths for ball carriers. Hal-loween night the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs got to see it firsthand as the Tigers ran for 501 yards be-hind the line’s dominating performance on the way to a 63-6 victory.

“Our offense has rushed the ball for over 6000 each of the last two seasons and we are on pace to do that again this year. That doesn't happen unless your of-fensive line is dominant,” said head coach Scott Bai-ley, whose team improves to 9-1 with the victory.

The Big 8 Conference coaches recently selected the all conference teams for this season. Across the line, the Tigers got serious mention. Right guard Ben Bailey, right tight end Sam Bailey and left tackle Jimmy Keutzer were all named to the first team. Left guard Trenton Mooney, center Jack Gilkey and right tackle Angus Sprenkle were all named to the second team. Also critical to the group is left tight end Billy

O’Brien.The Tigers put up 56 first half points. Quarterback

Trip Tucker got things started with a 10 yard scoring

run, with Jared Beshore carrying it in for the two point conversion. Beshore then scored on a 48 yard run. Lamar’s other quarterback in their two quarter-back side-by-side attack, Levi Petersen, scored from 10 yards out. He would finish with 191 yards on only 10 attempts. Tucker scored on a five yard run and then Petersen found the end zone on carries of 11 and 79 yards.

Ethan Taffner got into the act, as did Todd Mor-row, who was also busy kicking extra points all night long. Danny Embry added the Tigers only second half touchdown on a run of 14 yards.

Beshore also eclipsed the century mark with 103 yards rushing on only four carries.

Defensively the Tigers held the Bulldogs to only 15 yards through the air. They rushed for 94 yards.

The Tigers will host Warsaw in the Class 2 playoffs tonight as Bailey’s team begins its pursuit of a third straight state championship. The game will be played at PSU’s Carnie Smith Stadium in Pittsburg, Kan., due to the possibility of inclement weather.

“They are very similar to the 2010 Warsaw team we played, even though they have a different coach,” said Bailey. “They are primarily a one-back spread team that depends on their quarterback to create/make plays. It will be very important for us to limit his impact on the game.”

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowLamar's Sam Bailey (left) and Angus Sprenkle

open up a hole for a Tigers ball carrier during last week's contest at Aurora. The Tigers offensive line has dominated opponents all season long as the Tigers have taken 9-of-10 contests this season. If the Tigers are to make it three straight Class 2 State Championships, the line will need to continue its dominance.

Junior varsity football goes undefeated on the season

You thought the foot-ball season couldn’t get any better with the varsity playoff season here, but there is definitely some-thing to brag about with the junior varsity. They are undefeated!

The Lamar junior varsi-ty football team complet-ed and dismantled each and every one of their Big 8 foes with a few tight games, but most were not even close.  Carl Junction proved to be a battle, but in the end they were no match for the future var-

sity stars.From start to finish

the boys gained valuable playing time and look forward to filling holes with a large senior class graduating after this foot-ball year.

Congratulations on a great season and ending as Jr. Varsity Big 8 Champs, even though this is not an actual award! Any Lamar Tiger will tell you that is a huge task and it was com-pleted with perfection. Best of luck to this team in the football future!

Adams honored as one of eight men of distinction by trade publicationBy RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

richardcooper@lamardemocrat.com

The Joplin Regional Business Journal, a trade publication that focuses on the economic activity in at least eight coun-ties surrounding Joplin in three states, has initiated a policy of annually honoring men who have provided leadership in business, economic develop-ment, education, and faith. Among the eight receiving the award for 2013 is John Adams, economic development direc-tor of the Barton County Com-munity Development Corpo-ration (CDC). All eight were spotlighted with biographi-cal sketches in the October 28-November 10 edition of the Journal. The other recipients of the award were Blake Ben-son, president of the Pittsburg, Kan. Chamber of Commerce; John Berrey, chairman of the

Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma; Joe Caputo, CEO of Ortho-paedic Specialists of the Four States; Harvey Dean, CEO of Pitsco, Inc.; Mark Elliff, presi-dent of the Carthage Chamber of Commerce; Devin Gorman, vice-president of the Pittsburg (Kan.) Area Chamber of Com-merce; and Andy Hanses, pres-ident of Christ in Youth, Inc.

Adams and his fellow hon-orees were feted in a banquet, October 24, at the Billingsly Student Center of Missouri Southern State University. Also attending from Barton County was a delegation that included Keith Divine, Lynn Calton, Mike Davis, Deborah Prob-ert, Zach Harris, Dave Sorrick, Kenneth Howard, and Brian Brewer.

Economic development was at the forefront in a breakfast meeting, October 28, at Thie-baud Auditorium attended by Barton County officials. Guest speaker was Dean Barber with

Barber Business Advisors of Plano, Texas. He stressed the importance of site selection and reviewed the factors that strengthen a particular site in the eyes of prospective busi-nesses. Adams said he was ex-cited by the presence of Barber and his expertise.

Both the city of Lamar and the CDC are members of the Joplin Regional Partnership (JRP), which promotes eco-nomic development within a 60 to 75 mile radius of Joplin. Adams says such regional or-

ganizations provide economic development clout equal to large metropolitan areas. He estimates that the area covered by JRP contains about 300,000 skilled workers.

Tremendous progress over last six months reported by BCMH

Chairperson Karen We-gener called the Barton County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees to order on October 29. Other members present were Jill Purinton, Tom Shaw, Mike Vaughan and Mike Buchanan. Also in attendance were CEO/CFO Wendy Duvall, Director of Nurses Marlys Buckner, Human Resources Direc-tor Sheila Boice, Director of Quality/Risk Management Eden Ogden and Physician Practice Manager Michelle Casey. Guests were Chief of Medical Staff Dr. Thomas Hopkins and Scott Ackiman with HealthCare Futures.

The minutes of the Sep-tember 23 were approved as written. Casey reported that although it was a very busy month, statistics for Septem-

ber were still down compared to the previous year. Physical Therapy and Pain Management visits were up, as well as an in-crease in orthopedic cases. Du-vall stated that most hospitals were continuing to report a downward trend. Duvall did say that September showed the highest gross revenue in one month so far in 2013, with an overall gain of $816,000 for the month and a $912,000 gain year to date.

Boice reported staff addi-tions of a CRNA and a Certi-fied Application Counselor. The board received a report on free community outreach pro-grams offered by the hospital over the next several months. BCMH will hold a food drive over the holidays to assist the Good Samaritan. Ogden re-ported a great turnout at the

Community Health Fair with 175 in attendance. The Lamar School Health Fair had 82 par-ticipants. She also stated that the Cover MO Grant was go-ing well, with Angela Moreno at Medical One Clinic educat-ing and enrolling individuals in the Marketplace.

Ackman presented the HealthCare Futures Consult-ing Report. Recommendations were to invest strategic capital and management resources in orthopedic and general sur-gery service line development, enhance clinic productivity, align physician compensation, production and hospital goals, refine staffing approvals pro-cess, review staffing benefit costs and to explore the oncol-ogy relationship. He stated that

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 • Section B

Village of Burgess disincorporatedBy RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

richardcooper@lamardemocrat.com

BURGESS-Following the procedure specified in the Revised Statutes of Missouri, section 80.580, a completed petition to disincorporate the village of Burgess was presented to the Barton County Commission by Linda Cole-man, October 28. The commission checked to see that all requirements of the statute had been met. Finding that they had, the commissioners cer-

tified that the incorporated status of the village is dissolved, and it becomes merely a settlement under county and state government. In reality, it gives official recognition to what has existed in Burgess for many years.

Coleman was the last known clerk of the settlement of 57 persons. She closed the village’s bank account that had $536.80 in it. The funds came from CART money provided by the state to maintain roads within the vil-lage. She signed the check over to the county, where it will become a part of

county finances. The check is the only vestige of village records. Coleman said she could find nothing else.

Only a state line street separates Bur-gess from Mulberry, Kan. It is attached to Mulberry’s municipally operated natural gas system. Electric service comes from KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations and water service from Consolidated Public Water Supply District No 1, headquartered in Bar-ton County.

Reminiscing about the village in which she lives, Coleman said at one

time the Craw-Kan Telephone Coop-erative listed Burgess numbers as be-ing in East Mulberry, Mo. Mail service is provided by the post office in Min-denmines. Yet, its landline telephone numbers are not those of Minden-mines, 842, but 769.

Nothing will change in Burgess. Most of its residents were unaware that it was an incorporated village. It will still be known as Burgess, and life will quietly continue in the “little vil-lage that time forgot.” (Apologies to Garrison Keillor)

Barton County Memorial Hospital employees recently competed in a pumpkin decorating contest.

Admissions, with an amazing Wizard of Oz themed pumpkin (top left corner), took first place, followed by the Health Information Management department coming in second.

Thanks to all who participated and helped BCMH raise $125 for the Hope for You fund to assist women who cannot afford mammograms on their own.

see BCMH, page 6B

Lamar Democrat/Melody MetzgerDespite the rain, which eventually cleared out, the

Halloween Hullabaloo that was held Thursday around the Lamar square was a great success once again. Children are given the opportunity to trick or treat businesses on the square, as well as join in on a costume contest. The Barton County Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event yearly.

Photo courtesy Barton County Chamber of

CommerceBarton County Economic

Development Director John Adams, right, was

presented a plaque honoring him as one of

eight Men of Distinction by the Joplin Regional

Business Journal during a banquet at Missouri

Southern State University. Making the presentation

was Dave Sorrick, member of the board of directors

of the Barton County Chamber of Commerce.

How manymore lives have

to be lost?Bullying can be prevented

and lives can be saved through education and awareness!

PSU social work majors Jessi-ca Collins and Jaclynne Putney will host an event for commu-nity members of Lamar and the surrounding areas on Friday, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m., at the Thie-baud Auditorium in Lamar. Guest speakers Kirk and Laura Smalley will give an informa-tive presentation about what bullying is, who it affects and how to prevent it from hap-pening. Those in attendance will also hear the reality of bul-lying, the personal stories of those who were victims and the tragic ending that bullying can lead to.

The Smalleys are with the or-ganization Stand for the Silent. This organization raises aware-ness on bullying and gives families a chance to share their

stories. The Smalleys lost their son to bullycide in 2010 and now take their story to schools and communities around the world, using this opportunity to educate people and offer useful tools to combat against bullying. Every month 282,000 students are physically attacked by bullies. Every year 4,400 children die from bullycide. One in five students admit to being bullies and every seven minutes a child is bullied.

Parents, students, teachers, principals and all other com-munity members are invited to join this opportunity to save a life, give a voice to the silent and make a difference in the lives of others who are affected by bullying. For information contact Jessica Collins, jessi-calcollins@gus.pittstate.edu or Jaclynne Putney, jputney@gus.pittstate.edu.

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Liberal Christian Church men serve breakfast� e Christian Church

in Liberal held its Octo-ber men’s breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 12. Present were Mike Strawmyer, T.D. Yount, Fred Rod-ney, Gary Meadows, Tom Whetzell, Don Wolf, Sam Bryant, Howard Holland, Curt Holland, Ron Charl-ton, Bob Garrett, Rich-ard King, Val Clark, Ed Keltner, Scott Grey and son Michael, Jason John-son and son Austin, Gary Whitson, Bob Fast, El-mer and Larry Fast, Ancil Johnson, Jim Hanshaw, Chet Darlington and Wil-lis Strong.

Strong gave the devo-tion before the breakfast.

Cooks for the breakfast were Keltner, Bob Fast

and Clark. � ey provid-ed a menu of scrambled eggs, hash brown pota-toes, biscuits and gravy,

bacon, cinnamon rolls, orange juice and co� ee.

� e next breakfast will be Saturday, Nov. 9.

Missouri quail and pheasant outlookBy RICHARD COOPERDemocrat sta� writer

richardcooper@lamardemocrat.com

By the time readers see this column, the Mis-souri quail and pheasant seasons will have already opened. However, abid-ing by the adage, better late than never, we will print what we have about the upland game outlook in Missouri, and readily admit it is not very much.

Repeated searches of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s web-site failed to produce any information about bob-white quail and ringneck pheasant populations. We � nally resorted to the telephone and learned that there was a very good reason we did not � nd any forecast. � ere was none. We reached Beth Emmerich, a re-source scientist for MDC at her Kirksville o� ce, and learned that the usu-al roadside surveys were conducted in August, but they were not published. MDC has lost faith in the

accuracy of roadside sur-veys and will try some-thing di� erent next year.

Beth was kind enough to share with us what the unpublished surveys found. In the western prairie region, which in-cludes the counties from Jasper northward into the northwest part of the state, quail numbers are up, about double from last year. However, such an improvement in num-bers is not particularly signi� cant since num-bers were so low last year. She said those spots that produced quail last year and had good habitat will likely be birdy this sea-son. Places that had few birds and poor habitat last year will continue to be a disappointment.

Beth added that the eastern Ozark border region, which stretches from Cole and Miller counties down toward the bootheel, also showed some improvement in numbers of quail sur-veyed.

� e winter survival was

good, she said, adding that a cold spring prob-ably delayed nesting, so that the peak hatching time was in July rather than in June.

Pheasants continue to

exist in the northern one-third of Missouri, but they will remain an inci-dental bird to be encoun-tered by quail hunters. Beth said that in some pockets where a few ring-

necks are found, there was a good hatch this spring. So, there may be a few more birds in those isolated areas, but overall, pheasants have not pros-pered in Missouri.

We asked Beth what new surveying tech-niques could be expected next year, but she said nothing has been re-leased by the department, to date.

Liberal Area Civic Group holds monthly meeting

LIBERAL-� e Lib-eral Area Civic Group met Tuesday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m., at the Barton Mu-tual Community Room, with Mary Toney call-ing the meeting to or-der. Ten members were in attendance.

Sally Fast read the minutes that were de-clared approved as read. Jacqui Nichols gave the treasurer’s report, stating the checking account held $5,849.53 and the CD held $1,875.54. With the help of those who sponsored events, made

donations and purchased ra� e tickets, the net cost of Prairie Days was $872.25.

Toney then called for each committee to give comments regarding Prairie Days. Options on what worked, what didn’t and new ideas to incorpo-rate were discussed. Ideas such as parade line up lo-cation, new additions to the car show and timing of events were given.

Toney then addressed the need for a banner to identify the group at events. Sheri Keltner made a motion that Toney

contact Tangie Beard and proceed to obtain a bid on a banner and to bring back options for the next meeting. Dean McKibben seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. � e need of an awning for the civic group was mentioned, due to the fact that the group has to use a borrowed one. Keltner made a motion to give Nichols authority to spend up to $100 for an awning. Carol Gaines seconded and the motion carried.

Santa Day, set for De-cember 14, was discussed.

� e day’s events were outlined, with each item reviewed for changes and ownership. Details such as securing entertainment, in� atables and refresh-ments were addressed. Ra� e tickets for the gun will be on sale that day, with the drawing to be held in the a� ernoon.

Toney shared a thank you note from Roger and Iona Phillips. With no other business to be conducted the president stated the next meeting would be November 19, 7 p.m., in the Barton Mu-tual Community Room.

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RECORDSWILLIAMRUSSELL

MEREDITHMr. William Russell

Meredith of Reyno, Ar-kansas passed from this world into the arms of his Heavenly Father on � ursday, October 31, 2013, at St. Bernard’s Re-gional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  By God’s grace and the bless-ing of friends, he was al-lowed to live in his own home until his � nal ill-ness. He was 93 years old.

Russell, as he was known to his friends, was a veteran of World War II and was a young ca-det in the newly-formed Army Air Corps.  He fell in love with and then married the beautiful Ce-celia Irene Grayson on October 20, 1944. � eir � rst days and months as newlyweds were spent in San Antonio, Texas where they made treasured memories.

Russell was born on June 2, 1920 the son of � omas Augustus and Amanda Jane “Della”

(Debord) Meredith and lived across the street from Reyno First Bap-tist Church. He loved his home town and though he had many opportuni-ties to further his career with Mississippi River Fuel Corporation, he stayed in Reyno his entire life except while serving in the military. He wor-shiped even to the � nal Sunday before his death with his church family who brought much joy to him in his � nal years.

Russell was preceded in death by his precious wife, Irene, and his be-loved son, Greg. He is survived by his daughter and husband, Ed and Re-becca Emery of Lamar, Missouri; his grandchil-dren Elizabeth, Samuel, Paul, Daniel and Madison Emery; and one beauti-ful great-granddaughter, Irene Rose, who is named a� er his beloved wife of 58 years. He is also sur-vived by his sister Vada Mae Mueller and her chil-dren Joyce and Tommy.

Visitation was Saturday, November 2, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Ermert Funeral Home in Corn-

ing, Arkansas. Funeral Services were held on Sunday, November 3, at 2:00 p.m. in the Reyno First Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Hovis o� ciat-ing. Burial was at Nelson Cemetery in Reyno.

JOHN ROBERT HUSER

LOCKWOOD-Services were held at 10 a.m. Tues-day at the Lockwood First Baptist Church for John Robert Huser, 84, Lock-wood, who died � urs-day, Oct. 31, 2013, in Cox South Hospital in Spring-� eld. Burial was in Pip-pinger Cemetery.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Lock-

wood Funeral Chapel.Memorial contributions

may be made to the Boys and Girls Town of Mis-souri.

Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Huser; three sons, David and his wife Pamela, Mark and his wife Brenda and Matthew; a daughter, Joy and her husband Aar-on; a brother, Lawrence Huser; a sister, Betty Da-vid; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a son, Glen Alan; three brothers, Wil-bur Huser, Frank Huser and Charlie Huser, and two sisters, Ada Merrill and Mabel Kaderly.

Mr. Huser was born June 20, 1929, in Syra-cuse, Kan., to Peter W. and Lily Ida (Gerber) Huser. He was a farmer for 50 years and a rural mail carrier for 20 years. He was a member of the Lockwood First Baptist Church.

He married Charlotte Giehmann on March 27, 1955, in Sarcoxie.

DEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS

MENUBARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER LUNCH MENU: November 11-15

MONDAY- Cubed steak with rice and gra-vy, hominy, broccoli and cheese, wheat roll, mixed fruit, co� ee/tea/milk.

TUESDAY- Pork chop,

sweet potatoes, buttered peas, wheat roll, sliced pears, co� ee/tea/milk.

WEDNESDAY- Chick-en sandwich or � sh sandwich, macaroni and

cheese, french fries, to-mato juice, banana, cof-fee/tea/milk.

THURSDAY- Teriyaki chicken with rice, ori-ental vegetables, orange

juice, egg roll, pineapple chunks, co� ee/tea/milk.

FRIDAY- Cook’s choice, entrée, vegetable, fruit, bread, dessert, cof-fee/tea/milk.

BRIEFSAll briefs are also posted on the calender at www.lamardemocrat.com.

LAMAR ELKS WILL HOLD ITS VETERAN Chili and Soup Feed on Saturday, Nov. 9, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. All veterans and their family members and all Elks and their family members are invited. Veterans eat free, others may make a donation. Lamar Elks Lodge No. 58 is located on NE 1st Lane.MARY K. FINLEY LIBRARY WILL NOT have a Story Time program on Wednesday, Nov. 6. Story Time will resume Wednesday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m.ROTARY CLUB OF LAMAR WILL HOLD its 2nd Annual Pancake Feed on Saturday, Nov. 9, 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Lamar Elementary School cafeteria. All you can eat pancakes and sausage, co� ee, milk and juice will be served for $5 in advance or $6 at the door. Tickets can be purchased from any Rotar-ian. Help support the local youth.THERE WILL BE A FREE “MICROSOFT Word 2010 Advanced” training class at the Barton Coun-ty Library in Lamar on � ursday, Nov. 14, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.A FREE WINDOWS 8 ADVANCED training class will be held Friday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Barton County Library in Lamar.A BENEFIT FOR CARSON AND ELEANA Blanchard will be held Friday, Nov. 8, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lamar Senior Center. � ere will be a baked po-tato feed and silent auction. Eleana and Carson lost their mother a few days a� er Eleana was born. Eleana was � own to Children’s Mercy in Kansas City a� er a heart defect was discovered and will be in need of sur-gery. Event planners are Ann Kelley and Jacinda Rea.BARTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, for the Veterans’ Day holiday. Home health will be on call at 417-682-3363.THERE WILL BE A STORY TIME PROGRAM held at the Hylton Library in Golden City on Tues-day, Nov. 12, 10:30 a.m. Programs are free and fami-lies with young children are invited to attend.LAMAR PTO WILL MEET TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 5:30 p.m., in the middle school library. All parents and teachers of students K-8th grade are welcome and encouraged to attend. Your support is appreci-ated.A 100TH BIRTHDAY BASH FOR ED Weinstein will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m., at the First Christian Church Life Center in Golden City. Come join Ed and his family. Cake and ice cream will be served. Please no gi� s; cards and well wishes may be sent to 200 Chestnut, Golden City, MO 64748.A SOUP AND PIE SUPPER BENEFIT for Candi Duncan will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Lockwood Methodist Church Family Life Center. All donations will help with medical expens-es as she continues chemotherapy treatments.THE LAMAR ART LEAGUE WILL MEET � urs-day, Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar. Please bring some art work to work on and a sack lunch. For information call Donna Holt at 417-398-2614.THE 54TH BARTON COUNTY 4-H RECOGNI-TION Banquet will be held Friday, Nov. 8, at the La-mar United Methodist Church Family Life Center. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m., with awards to follow. 4-H members, Clover Kids, volunteers and sponsors will be recognized. For information call Elaine Davis at the 4-H o� ce, 682-3579.THE BARTON COUNTY MEMORIAL Hospital Diabetes Support Group will meet Monday, Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m., at the Barton County Ambulance District o� ce meeting room, 1100 Cherry, Lamar. � e topic will be “Managing the Holiday Season”.A VETERANS’ DAY ASSEMBLY WILL BE held Monday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m., at the high school gym-nasium. A brunch for veterans, sponsored by FC-CLA, will be held before the assembly at 8:30 a.m., in the high school library.DIDN’T GET YOUR FILL OF METRO BBQ at the Lamar Fair? � e problem has been solved! � e club will be set up on the Legacy Farm and Lawn park-ing lot on Sunday, Nov. 10, beginning at 12 noon. � ere will be takeout of chicken or sausage for $9 and ribs, $10.THE GOLDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT will hold its Veterans’ Day assembly on Friday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m., in the school’s gymnasium. In order to recog-nize all attending veterans, contact the school at 417-537-8311 to provide information that will be present-ed by faculty and students. Refreshments will follow the assembly.LOCKWOOD R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT students and faculty will host a Veterans’ Day program on Monday, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m., at the high school gym. � e program will honor all American veterans and their families. Lockwood FCCLA will serve refresh-ments for veterans and their families prior to the pro-gram at 9:45 a.m. in the high school cafeteria.THE LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL THEATER De-partment will present “Only An Orphan Girl” by Henning Nelms on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m., at Memorial Hall in Lamar. � is is an all ages show and tickets can be purchased at the door.THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY WILL be closed for Veterans’ Day on Monday, Nov. 11. � ey will reopen Tuesday at 10 a.m.MIDWEST XPLOSION NORTH CLUB volleyball tryouts will be held Sunday, Nov. 10, and Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the Nevada Community Center, 110 S. Ash St. A club wide informational meeting will be held November 10, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., with 15-18 tryout at 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 14 and under, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tryouts on November 13 will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., for all ages. � ose trying out need to be HOA registered prior and bring HOA card. For information call Eby Mooney at 214-3801.A FIVE WEEK GRIEF SUPPORT Group will meet every Monday evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lamar United Methodist Church, 9th and Poplar, from October 21 to November 18. For more informa-tion call Hospice Compassus at 682-3809 or Daniel Funeral Home, 682-5518. Mike Funderburgh, hos-pice bereavement coordinator with Hospice Com-passus, will be the facilitator.BCAWS WILL MEET WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 12 noon, at Denny’s in Lamar. For information call 682-3363.see BRIEFS, page 4B

� e following have � led a marriage license appli-cation with the Barton County Recorder’s Of-� ce:

James Allen Walker, 57, Lamar, and Tina Renee Mallory, 55, Lamar.

Leonard Roy Brunner, 59, Lockwood, and Sarah

Sue Wisek, 66, Lamar.Jacob Lee Engelbrecht,

20, Lamar, and Mariah Ranae Jo-Ann Sisseck, 18, Nevada.

Richard Kenneth West-phal, 64, Buhler, Kan., and Shari Ann Gagnebin, 55, Buhler, Kan.

MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS

COURT MISCELLANEOUSState V Eleeseea L Crail,

written guilty plea.State V Adia Y Michel,

tried by court, guilty.Mistina Wheeler V Mi-

chael Wheeler, default judgment.

Freeman Health System V Mandy and Edward Browning, consent judg-ment.

Denzil D Gordon V Linda J Gordon, consent judgment.

Midland Funding LLC V Rella Baggs, default judgment.

Midland Funding LLC V Joseph Coleman, de-fault judgment.

Charity D Turk V Brian S Farris, default judg-ment.

David L Turk V Brian S Farris, default judgment.

David L Turk V Gerald S

Farris, default judgment.Charity D Turk V Ger-

ald S Farris, default judg-ment.

State V Gabriel Simon Goss, written guilty plea.

State V Monica M Tal-bot, written guilty plea.

State V Anthony Jones, written guilty plea.

State V Brian D Garber, written guilty plea x2.

State V Ronald Andrew Yarsulik, written guilty plea.

State V Mary Francis Taylor, written guilty plea.

State V Dallas D Doyle, written guilty plea.

Southwest Missouri Bank V Christy Kan-nmore, consent judg-ment.

Midland Funding LLC V Je� rey L Swink, consent judgment.

Barton County Memo-rial Hospital V Jeanette Carpenter, consent judg-ment.

Great Southern Bank V Lesley and Bruce Hau-bein, default judgment.

Tamela A Moore V Mi-chael D. � yer, consent judgment.

Monica L Delcour V Hubert C Delcour, con-sent judgment.

Convergence Receiv-ables LC V Brooke A White, default judgment.

Midland Funding LLC V Angela L Etcheson, consent judgment.

Barton County Memo-rial Hospital V Trevor L Webb, default judgment.

Standley Construction, Inc. V Nicholas Nichols, consent judgment.

Lamar Municipal Court report – must say municipal court

Brian Eugene Carter,

FTA – warrant arrest, $150 � ne plus costs.

William Mack Carter, FTP – warrant arrest,

$200 � ne plus costs.Tod Lee Franklin, FTA

– warrant arrest, recoup-ment, $78 � ne plus costs.

Mark Robert Garten, FTP – warrant arrest, $100 � ne plus costs.

Cheryl Elizabeth Giv-ens, following too close, $75 � ne plus costs.

Karen Diane Guzman, registration violation, $35 � ne plus costs.

Michael Wayne Hall, FTP – warrant arrest, $200 � ne plus costs.

Timothy Robert Harr, domestic assault, larceny under $750 (from build-ing), $406 � ne plus costs.

Kelli Jean Kluhsman, the� of utility, restitu-tion, $236.86 � ne plus

LAMAR MUNICIPAL COURT REPORT

see MUNICIPAL, page 4B

4B • Wednesday, November 6, 2013 www.lamardemocrat.com Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO

NOTICE OFTRUSTEE`S SALE

For default under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by Jacob Good and Kimberly Good, as Husband and Wife, dated May 18, 2001, recorded on May 22, 2001 as Document No. 1217, in Book 464, Page 351, O� ce of the Recorder of Deeds, Barton County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on � ursday, November 7, 2013, at 12:00 PM at theWest Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, in Lamar, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash:

All that part of the Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter of Section twelve (12), Township thirty-one (31), Range thirty-one (31), Barton County, Missouri, described as follows: Beginning at a point 373.62 feet East and 179.53 feet North of the Southwest corner of

said Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter, thence North 1 degree 07 minutes East, along the East right-of-way line of the East outer-road of U.S. Highway No. 71, 179.53 feet; thence South 89 degrees 29 minutes East 485.27 feet; thence South 1 degree 07 minutes West, 179.53 feet; thence North 89 degrees 29 minutes West 485.27 feet to the point of beginning,

to satisfy said debt and costs.

Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, P.C.

Successor TrusteeRichard L. Martin, Vice

President(816) 221-1430

www.mllfpc.com(Good, 5999.320, Publication Start: 10/16/2013)

MARTIN, LEIGH,LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C., AS SUCCESSOR

TRUSTEE, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT

AND ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT

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TRUSTEE’S SALEIN RE: Patricia JMcCarthy marriedChrist J McCarthy Trustee’s Sale:

For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Patricia J McCarthy married Christ J McCarthy dated December 23, 2005 and recorded in the O� ce of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri as Document No. 2005-2399 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the speci� c time of 4:55 PM), at the West Front Door of the Court House, City of Lamar, County of Barton, State of Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, described in said Deed of Trust, and situated in Barton County, State of Missouri, to wit: ALL LOT 8, IN BLOCK 37 OF PARRY’S 3RD ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LAMAR, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, CONTAINING 0.26 ACRES, MORE OR LESS AND SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD AND ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1100, AS AMENDED.to satisfy said debt andcost.

MILLSAP & SINGER,P.C.,

Successor Trustee612 Spirit Drive

St. Louis, MO 63005(636) 537-0110

File No: 155349.111313.315029

FCNOTICE

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. � e debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE 28TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT,

BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Judge or Division: JAMES R BICKEL, Case Number: 13B4-JU00032In the Interest of: D.T.S.LISA ABBOTT, Juvenile O� cer, Plainti� vs.DIONA VALDEZ-DOHLE, Mother andROBERT L SEASON, Father, Defendants

Notice Upon Order for Service By Publication

Termination of Parental Rights

� e State of Missouri to defendants, Dione Heather-Valdez-Dohle, mother, and Robert Lee Seaton, father, of the above-named juvenile.

You are noti� ed that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Barton County, State of Missouri, at LAMAR, the object and general nature of which is the termination of your parental rights in and to the above-named juvenile.

You are further noti� ed, pursuant to Section

211.462.2 RSMo., of your right to have counsel, and if you request counsel and are � nancially unable to employ counsel, counsel shall be appointed by the Court.

� e names of all the parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of the plainti� is Brandi McInroy, Juvenile O� cer, 100 W. Cherry, Suite #9, Nevada, MO 64772.

You are further noti� ed that, unless you � le an answer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within forty-� ve (45) days a� er the Oct. 16, 2013 (date) judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit Court at 11:33 (time) on Oct. 8, 2013 (date).

s-Karen Hines, Clerk10-16,23,30,11-6-4tc

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of HELEN ELIZABETH GRIESHAMMER, Deceased, Estate No. 11B4-PR00025.NOTICE OF FILING OF

FINAL SETTLEMENT

AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBUTION

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF HELEN ELIZABETH GRIESHAMMER, Deceased:

You are hereby noti� ed that the undersigned Personal Representative will � le a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to

RECORDS/LEGALS

see LEGALS, page 5B

816 W. 12th, Westview CenterLamar, Missouri 64759

417-682-6543 • www.realtor.com

CONNEE FORRESTER REALTY, LLC

Wooded building site, approx 70 acres, great hunting. Lamar schools.3 Bedrm, 1 bath, garage, 2 acres M/L, Golden City schools. $33,000.

ELBOW ROOM: Updated Three Bedrm, 1 ba, Maple KIT cabinets, newer fl ooring throughout. Thermal windows, vinyl siding, CH/A. Most appliances included. Large Patio, 30' x 26' Detd gar/shop. $57,500.

2100 SQ FT: 3 Bedroom + offi ce, 2 bath. Great KIT + DR + Lg LR + enclosed air con-ditioned sun room + 34’ front porch + covered patio + 3c attd gar/shop (heated & cooled) + 1c detd garage + storm shelter + fenced yard + great neighborhood = MUST SEE.

FRESH INTERIOR & EXTERIOR: 3-4 Bedroom, 2 bath. Fresh paint inside with carpet & tile fl ooring. Thermal win-dows, new deck, HUGE patio and a 1/2 acre back yard with mature shade trees.

WONDERFUL FLOOR PLAN: 3 Bedrm, 2.5 bath, LR with stone fi rpl, FR w/brick fi repl, Formal & Informal dining. Porch & Cvrd deck overlook 3.50 acre wooded lot with golf cart path. 3 car attd garage, 30′x30′ Detd shop with loft.

SECLUSION, CREEK, BLUFF, TIMBER, ROW CROP and pasture ground. Awesome views from 3 Bdrm, 2 ba with 2 living areas. CH/A plus wood stove. 3 car carport, Detd 30′ x 40′ garage/shop (stubbed for bath). Don’t trip over the wildlife.

LAKE VIEW almost every room: Five bedrm, 3 bath. Spacious KIT boasts abundant cabinets. Finished walkout bsmt includes safe room, kitchenette, fi repl. Large screened porch, covered patio. Attd 2c gar, Detd 2c gar w/shop has bath, w/d hookup.

PARADISE FOUND: Approx 35 acres of natural wonderland surrounds this move-in-ready Four Bedrm, 3 ba, home (approx. 2100 sf). Beautiful KIT, formal dining, 2 living areas. Front and rear decks, 40’x30’ heated gar/shop, 3 ponds. Fruit, nut and ornamental trees. Hunt to your heart’s content.

UNDER CONTRACTUNDER CONTRACTUNDER CONTRACTUNDER CONTRACT

UNDER CONTRACTUNDER CONTRACT

Currently Hiring in Lamar, MO:On Call Registered Nurse

This position requires scheduling flexibility. Active MO and/or KS RN required, along with experience preferably in hospice, home health care, oncology, and/or emergency care. At Hospice Compassus we are proud to have some of the best and brightest individuals in the hospice industry working with us. If you are passionate about impacting patient & family care and enjoy working out in the field, a clinical position with our company may be the perfect opportunity for you! We have great benefits and competitive pay.

To apply online and learn more about an exciting opportunity to work for Hospice Compassus:

Please visit our website at www.hospicecompassus.com orFax your resume to 417-681-0382 or call: 417-682-3809

Office Address: 816A W. 12th St., Lamar, MO 64759

LEGALS

 

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received at the City Hall, 1104 Broadway, Lamar, Missouri on November 14, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. for the construction of improvements as follows:

BRIDGE REMOVAL ON GULF STREET AT 18TH STREET

Specifications are on file for examination at City Hall, 1104 Broadway, Lamar, Missouri.

Bids must be submitted on proposal blanks attached to the specifications or copies of same.

Award of the contract will be made on the basis of lowest responsive, responsible bid.

Payment of this work, under this contract, will be made in cash on the basis set forth in the General Conditions.

The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any irregularities.

The prevailing hourly rate of wages for workmen, as determined by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations of Missouri will be complied with on this project.

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THE RETIRED EDUCATORS OF THE Barton County Area will meet Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the Lamar Christian Church Fellowship Hall. � e guest speaker will be Judd Chesnut. Breakfast will be avail-able at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. A sign-up sheet will be available for the December 4 meeting. Remember to bring non-perishable items for Nathan’s Place.THE JASPER SURVIVING SPOUSES WILL meet � ursday, Nov. 7, 5 p.m., at Sharon’s Family Restau-rant. � e group will eat from the menu. All widows and widowers are welcome. Come and join the fun.AL WILLIAMSON IS VERY ILL AND would ap-preciate hearing from his friends. Al and his late wife Jean ran a beauty shop in Liberal before he be-came the director of the Barton County Ambulance District for 15 years. He is now under hospice care. Cards can be sent to him at 23997 Illinois, Shell Knob, Mo. 65747.

Briefs, continued from page 3B Municipal, continued from page 3B

costs.Crystal Dawn Lake,

FTA – warrant arrest, $110 � ne plus costs.

Calob Eric Langford, drug paraphernalia pos-session, minor in posses-sion of alcohol, $214 � ne plus costs.

Curtis Robert Lang-ford, minor in posses-sion of alcohol, $86 � ne plus costs.

Kala Lou Marie Larra-bee, FTA – warrant ar-rest, $225 � ne plus costs.

Kyle Edward May� eld, the� of utility, $225 � ne plus costs.

David Allen McArthur,

littering, $75 � ne plus costs.

Shawnda Marie Mc-Donald, driving while suspended, $236 � ne plus costs.

Randall Lyle McGuire, failure to yield, $75 � ne plus costs.

Ricky Dean Meyer, FTP – warrant arrest, $100 � ne plus costs.

Tyler Blake Musgrove, drug paraphernalia pos-session, marijuana pos-session, $364 � ne plus costs.

Amber Guin Reming-ton, FTA – improper parking (square sweep-

ing hours), $52 � ne plus costs.

Kylie Diane Riegel, reg-istration violation, $35 � ne plus costs.

Joshua Robert Rob-inson, the� of utility, $290.20 � ne plus costs.

Mia Shawntel Rod-man, larceny under $750 (shopli� ing), $228 � ne plus costs.

Joseph Aaron Rowell, FTP – warrant arrest, $50 � ne plus costs.

Kacia Dawn Sheat, driving while suspended, $225 � ne plus costs.

Randi Leann Shook, FTA – warrant arrest, lar-

ceny under $750 (from building), failure to reg-ister motor vehicle, $313 � ne plus costs.

Eric Edward Sparks, FTA – warrant arrest, $10 � ne plus costs.

Kaden Wray Sports-man, drug paraphernalia possession, marijuana possession, $364 � ne plus costs.

Jeremy Michael Willet, excessive noise – tires, $40 � ne plus costs.

Daniel � omas Wil-liams, the� of utility, restitution, $238.95 � ne plus costs.

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, November 6, 2013 • 5B

LegaLs/cLassifiedsLegals, continued from page 4B

Need to Advertise?Contact Melissa Little417-682-5529 ext. 62

melissa@lamardemocrat.com

CLAssifieds

the personal/real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, on November 14, 2013, or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement.

GEORGE D. NICHOLSNICHOLS & NICHOLS

206 West 10th StreetLamar, Missouri

(417) 682-6003s-MICHELLE LOU

BICKNELLPersonal Representative

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of:DORMA BRADLEY, Deceased, Estate No. 13B4-PR00006

NOTiCe Of fiLiNGOf fiNAL

seTTLeMeNT ANdPeTiTiON fOR disTRiBUTiON

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DORMA BRADLEY, DECEASED:You are hereby notified that the undersigned Personal

Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal/real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, on November 21, 2013, or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement.

s-Donita KiddDONITA KIDD, P.R.

621 Stonebrook Ct.Chesterfield, MO 63005

Telephone: 636-730-3221Belinda S. Elliston

Attorney at LawKADERLY & KADERLY

114 West 10th StreetLamar, MO 64759

(417) 682-606110-23,30,11-6,13-4tc

iN THe CiRCUiT COURT Of BARTON COUNTY, MissOURiPROBATe diVisiON

In the Estate of: EVELYN L. TIDBALL, Deceased, Estate No. 13B4-PR00029

NOTICE OF FILINGOF FINAL

SETTLEMENT ANDPETITION FOR

DISTRIBUTIONTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF EVELYN L. TIDBALL, DECEASED:You are hereby notified that the undersigned Personal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal/real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, on december 4, 2013, or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement.

/s/ Alonzo L. Tidball ALONZO L. TIDBALL,

P.R.168 SW 80th RoadJasper, MO 64755

Telephone: 417-394-2710Belinda S. Elliston

Attorney at LawKADERLY & KADERLY

114 West 10th StreetLamar, MO 64759

(417) 682-606110-30,11-6,13,20-4tc

In Re: John Ganger Jr., a single personTRUsTee`s sALe - Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by John

Ganger Jr., a single person dated 07/20/2006, and recorded on 08/25/2006 document 2006-1522 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Barton County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 11/21/2013 at 1:00 PM at the West front door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, Lamar, Mo. 64759, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit:A TRACT COMMeNCiNG AT THe NORTHeAsT CORNeR Of eAsT HALf Of NORTHWesT QUARTeR Of seCTiON 27, TOWNsHiP 33, RANGe 33, BARTON COUNTY, MissOURi, ANd RUNNiNG THeNCe WesT 415 feeT fOR A PLACe Of BeGiNNiNG, THeNCe sOUTH 196 feeT, THeNCe WesT 256 feeT, THeNCe NORTH 196 feeT, THeNCe eAsT 256 feeT TO THe PLACe Of BeGiNNiNG..sUBsTiTUTe TRUsTee CORPORATiONsUCCessOR TRUsTeewww.substitutetrusteecorp.comPublished in the Lamar DemocratFile #: GANJOBA1first publication date

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NOTiCe OfTRUsTee’s sALe

For default in the payment of debt secured by a deed of trust executed by Rhonda J. Singer and Richard Allen Singer, dated May 6, 2008, and recorded on May 14, 2008, Document No. 2008-694 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Barton County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on December 2, 2013, at 12:00 PM, at the East Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, Lamar, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash:

All of a tract of land described as commencing at the southeast corner of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast Quarter of section 35, Township 31, Range 29, Barton County, Missouri. Thence West 925 feet 6 inches, thence North 349 feet 4 inches to the point of beginning, thence east 313 feet, thence south 275 feet, thence West 313 feet, thence North 275 feet to the place of beginning, in Barton County, Missouri. Less and except: That portion of the above described property which lies within the tract of land described as follows: Commencing at the

southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of section 35, Township 31, Range 29, Barton County, Missouri, thence West 925 feet 6 inches, thence North 99 feet four inches to the point of beginning; thence east 313 feet, thence south 25 feet, thence West 313 feet, thence North 25 feet, commonly known as 1007 forrest Avenue, Golden City, MO, 64748

subject to all prior easements, restrictions, reservations, covenants and encumbrances now of record, if any, to satisfy the debt and costs.South & Associates, P.C., Successor TrusteeFirst Publication: November 6, 2013. For more information, visit www.southlaw.com

NOTiCePursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose (Casefile No. 143683 / Invoice No. 143683-670445).

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Announcements

Alcoholics Anony-mous meets every Sun-day, 5 p.m. and Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., in the base-ment of Lamar Memo-rial Hall, 1104 Broad-way. Big Book Study is the second Tuesday of each month. All meet-ings are nonsmoking.

Narcotics Anonymous Meetings - Wednes-days, 7:30 p.m., 1104 Broadway, Memorial Hall Basement.

Services Offered

House Leveling - floor joists, sill plates, rim joists replaced. Don't have a mess, call the best! 46-years in busi-ness. Larry's General

Contracting, 417-623-8105.

Appliance Repair. Ap-pliance parts. Miller’s Country Corner. 417-884-2684.

Employment

drivers, 60,000+, CdL-A, $2500 sign on, 1 month exp. Same Day Pay! Free Health Ins, No CDL? Free training! On-line app @ www.trailin-er.com 800-769-3993.

drivers: $800 - $1000/wk, Weekly Home Time! Company Paid Health Ins, 401K, Paid Vacation & More! CDL-A, 2yrs Experience Re-quired 1-888-992-4038 x 133.

Hiring Part Time Care-

giver for young adult with disabilities. Must be 18 or over, respon-sible, patient, flexible on times – mostly days, some nights and week-ends. Send resume with five references to 400 E. 2nd Terrace, Lamar, MO 64759.

Miscellaneous For Sale

Appliances: Mostly new. Some used. Also appliance parts. Miller’s Country Corner. 417-884-2684.

Close Out sale – All front load Washer/Dry-er pairs – Pedestals in-cluded. Regularly $1895 to $2695, now any pair $1495. Miller’s Country Corner, 417-884-2684.

save On Heating Bills.

Cabinet infrared heat-ers. Low price – top quality. Miller’s Country Corner, 417-884-2684.

$25 Off New Gas and Electric Ranges – Oc-tober and November. Holiday cooking time is near. Or we will repairs yours. Miller’s Country Corner, 417-884-2684.

"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it il-legal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination be-cause of race, color, re-ligion, sex, handicap, familial status, or na-tional origin, or inten-tion to make any such preference limitation, or discrimination. We will not knowingly ac-

cept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised are available on an equal op-portunity basis".

Mobile Homes for Rent

Are You Ready To Move? We have 2 bed-room trailers and hous-es ready to rent. Two rental references a must. 682-2636.

Apartments

Vacancy - scottsdale Apartments - Senior Citizens Housing. Call 682-3589. Mo. TDD 1-800-735-2966. Equal Opportunity Hous-ing. Handicapped units

available. Located at 17th and Lexington.

1 Bedroom Apartment nicely furnished or un-furnished. Pool, rec room and laundry. Free cable/HBO, water and trash. Short leases avail-able. $200 security de-posit. No pets! In Ne-vada. Starting at $345. 417-667-2633.

sheldon Apartments - Nice 1 bedroom apart-ments, furnished or un-furnished. All utilities paid. Starting at $370 per month. Call 417-667-2633.

Homes For Rent

House for Rent – 710 Grand. Very spacious 2 bedroom, attached ga-rage, central heat/air, re-

frigerator. Available Oc-tober 13. $450 month, $400 deposit. R&R Rentals, Rosalee Potter, 682-5668.

Clean, solid, 2 bed-room house. CH/AC; large garage. Appliances included. Prefer no pets. $450 month, $450 dam-age deposit. 802 Tru-man, Lamar. 417-230-1461.

Business Opportunities

sweet Little BBQ or Burger Joint for sale or lease, with or with-out business and equip-ment. Just blocks off the downtown square, near industrial hub in Lamar. Could be small office or retail. $59,900 or $550 month. 417-355-3989.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013AM Rain

High: 50° Low: 31°Sunrise: 6:47 a.m. Sunset: 5:13 p.m.Moonrise: 10:02 a.m. Moonset: 8:21 p.m.UV Index: 2 (Low) Humidity: 88%Precipitation: 100% Cloud Coverage: 86%Moon Phase: Waxing CrescentWind Speed: 14 Mph out of the North/Northwest

Thursday, November 7, 2013Sunny

High: 55° Low: 34°Sunrise: 6:48 a.m. Sunset: 5:13 p.m.Moonrise: 10:57 a.m. Moonset: 9:26 p.m.UV Index: 4 (Moderate) Humidity: 69%Precipitation: 0% Cloud Coverage: 0%Moon Phase: Waxing CrescentWind Speed: 8 Mph out of the West

Friday, November 8, 2013Mostly Sunny

High: 56° Low: 37°Sunrise: 6:50 a.m. Sunset: 5:12 p.m.Moonrise: 11:46 a.m. Moonset: 10:33 p.m.UV Index: 3 (Moderate) Humidity: 62%Precipitation: 0% Cloud Coverage: 18%Moon Phase: Waxing CrescentWind Speed: 14 Mph out of the South

Saturday, November 9, 2013Sunny

High: 57° Low: 34°Sunrise: 6:51 a.m. Sunset: 5:11 p.m.Moonrise: 12:29 a.m. Moonset: 11:40 p.m.UV Index: 3 (Moderate) Humidity: 71%Precipitation: 0% Cloud Coverage: 0%Moon Phase: Waxing CrescentWind Speed: 9 Mph out of the West

Sunday, November 10, 2013Mostly Sunny

High: 57° Low: 41°Sunrise: 6:52 a.m. Sunset: 5:10 p.m.Moonrise: 1:08 p.m. Moonset: 12:01 a.m.UV Index: 3 (Moderate) Humidity: 71%Precipitation: 10% Cloud Coverage: 9%Moon Phase: First QuarterWind Speed: 8 Mph out of the East/Southeast

Monday, November 11, 2013Mostly Sunny

High: 63° Low: 47°Sunrise: 6:53 a.m. Sunset: 5:09 p.m.Moonrise: 1:43 p.m. Moonset: 12:46 a.m.UV Index: 3 (Moderate) Humidity: 78%Precipitation: 10% Cloud Coverage: 18%Moon Phase: Waxing GibbousWind Speed: 8 Mph out of the South/Southeast

Tuesday, November 12, 2013Partly Cloudy

High: 65° Low: 54°Sunrise: 6:54 a.m. Sunset: 5:08 p.m.Moonrise: 2:17 p.m. Moonset: 1:50 a.m.UV Index: 3 (Moderate) Humidity: 79%Precipitation: 80% Cloud Coverage: 47%Moon Phase: Waxing GibbousWind Speed: 11 Mph out of the South

The Barton County Chamber of Commerce welcomed Shelter In-surance Agent Kathleen Oglesby of Sheldon as a new member with a rib-bon cutting/social event held October 28.  After speaking with Oglesby

she revealed that her fa-ther has been a great in-fluence in her life - that his old fashioned way of thinking and good work ethics were something she prided herself in maintaining. 

While she is new to

working in the world of insurance, she's looking forward to doing it for many years to come and hopes you'll join her. You can find Kathleen at 209 W. Main Street in Shel-don and reach her office at 417-884-2811.

Chambers welcomes Shelter Insurance agent

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items two through five had been completed and due to budget structure, number one was put on hold.

It currently looks like the hospital is on track to break even this year, with tremendous prog-ress being made over the last six months. Ackman suggested that BCMH should ask the county for a tax increase because it had never been done. He stated that the citizens of Baron County, if com-mitted to BCMH staying independent, should sup-port an increase to assist the hospital. The current

tax levy is set by the state with 2013 revenue re-ceived from the county projected to be approxi-mately $181,000.

The MHA Convention will be held November 6-8, with Duvall and Casey to attend.

Jeff and Bonnie Stew-ard had contacted Duvall with an offer to purchase the parking lot for $5,000. A motion was made by Buchanan, seconded by Purinton to approve the purchase as offered. The motion passed.

Boice reported that a physical therapist posi-tion was open and as of

yet the hospital has only had one applicant. She requested a $1,000 refer-ral bonus to be offered for a successful hire. The mo-tion passed unanimously.

The board adjourned to executive session, with Ogden presenting patient outcome improvement reports for July through October. During the ses-sion a motion was made by Shaw, seconded by Bu-chanan and passed that the by-laws be changed as requested. Following reconvening in regular session, the meeting ad-journed.

County officials attend MAC ConferenceBy RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

richardcooper@lamardemocrat.com

OSAGE BEACH-The 42nd annual conference of the Missouri Associa-tion of Counties (MAC), October 20-22 at Tan-

Tar-A Resort, drew a large crowd of attendees from the state’s 114 coun-ties. Representing Barton County were commis-sioners Mike Davis, Den-nis Wilson, and Jeff Tuck-er, along with County Clerk Kristina Crockett,

and Assessor Ivan Frie-den.

Among the sessions attended by the Bar-ton County delegation was “Don’t Be Haunted by Network Security,” “A Diverse Population,” and “MoDOT’s ‘On The

Move’ Program.” On Monday afternoon,

October 21, candidates for seats on the 2014 MAC executive commit-tee, as well as at-large and district directors, were se-lected at the annual busi-ness meeting.

Midwest Tae Kwon Do observes 20th anniversary

Area students competed at the 20th anniversary of Midwest Tae Kwon Do held in Ozark recently.

Placing were Branden Gordon, taking second in Forms and sec-ond in Sparing; Gavin Morgan, placing first in Forms and third in Sparring; Nolan Shaw, taking first in Forms and second in Sparring; Dezmon Robinson, placing third in Forms and first in Sparring; Madison Harris, taking first in Forms, first in 1 Steps and third in Obstacle Course and Dari Robin-son, taking second in Forms, third in 1 Steps and first in Obstacle Course.

Above, Midwest Tae Kwon Do observed its 20th anniversary recently with a tournament held in Ozark. Pictured are, left to right, Dari Robinson, instructor David Gordon and Dezmon Robinson.

Left, placing at the Midwest Tae Kwon Do anniversary held in Ozark were, left to right, Branden Gordon, Nolan Shaw, Madison Harris and Gavin Morgan.