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Once again the La Plata communi-ty has come together to show support for our veterans. The 2012 La Plata Veteran’s Day Luncheon will be held Friday, November 9 at the Silver Rails Event Center. Lunch will be served from 11 am until 1 pm. Mu-sical entertainment will be provided and door prizes will be awarded. The event is free to all area veterans and a guest. Widows of veterans are also welcome to attend and bring a guest. No RSVP is necessary.

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by Aaron Thomas, LHS FFAWednesday, October

24th, thirteen La Plata FFA Members traveled to In-dianapolis, Indiana, for the National FFA Convention. Along the way, they visited the Ropp Jersey Cheese farm in Normal, Illinois, where they learned about dairy production and renewable energy sources like wind turbines. Upon arrival in In-dianapolis, the team attended the First General Session of the 85th National FFA Convention. They heard from numerous notable speakers including Olympic Gold Medalist Scott Hamil-

ton, National FFA Advisor Steve Brown, and the Na-tional FFA President Ryan Best. This year’s theme was “Grow”. The theme stressed the importance of constant development through pre-mier leadership, experience, and learning.

On Thursday, the team attended the 85th National Career Expo. Here, mem-bers had the opportunity to see numerous agricultural businesses, schools, and vo-cational centers. The goal of the career and school fair was to inform students on the diverse options pro-vided by agriculture. The

same day, the team attended the Second General Session with information on how far farming and agricultural business has come in the last century. This session also provided members with ideas for things they can do to make a positive impact in their communities. The fi nal day gave members a moment to look back at the history of chocolate as they toured the De Brand Chocolate factory in Fort Wayne, Illinois. This tour noted the importance of agriculture in the chocolate business. Before returning, the team toured a museum of choice, the Auburn Cord

Duesenberg Factory. The La Plata FFA would like to thank everyone who partici-pated in or purchased fruit through the FFA Fruit Sale. Deliveries begin the fi rst week of December.

Participating in the Na-tional FFA Convention were: Advisor Jessy Reuterdahl, Aaron Thomas, Ally Grego-ry, Jeana Noel, Ma Kay Belt, Grant Gregory, Cordel Bane, and Logan Curtis. Bottom Row Left to Right: Molly Safl ey, Kalie Lene, LaDonna White, and Elizabeth Janes.

On Thursday, November 1, 2012 a 2002 Ford Escort, driven by Mary Schauperl, age 36 of Atlanta, Missouri pulled into the path of a 2006 Chevrolet Mini Van driven by Leigh Branstetter, age 41 of Kirksville. Branstetter was southbound on US 63. Schauperl was westbound on Route M and failed to yield pulling into the path of Branstetter striking the vehicle. Schauperl was ejected from the vehicle and was fl own to the University Hospital in Columbia by Air Evac with serious injuries. Branstetter and her passenger, Virgil Harrison, age 68 of Kirksville both reported moderate injuries and were transported to Northeast Regional Medical Center by Macon County Ambulance District. (Photo courtesy of the Macon Chronicle Herald)

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LOCAL NEWS2A Wednesday, November 7, 2012

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President of the La Plata Lions Club, Robert Wheeler, welcomed Aaron Thomas and Naomi Larson to speak at the Lions club, October 23, 2012. They both told of their attendance at Boys and Girls State in Warrensburg.

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Food Bank can provide 11 meals to Macon County for every one dollar

Macon, Missouri – The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri’s “Food for the Holidays” campaign begins Nov. 1 and lasts until Dec. 31. During this time, The Food Bank’s goal is to collect enough food and funds to provide 15 million meals for hungry Missourians.

The Food Bank’s “Food for the Holidays” comes in light of the unprecedented need for food assistance in today’s local economy. Each of the 32 counties in The Food Bank’s service area is affected by food insecurity, including Macon County.

“Food insecurity is just another way of saying that individuals sometimes

The Food Bank Announces15 Million Meal Goal

don’t know where their next meal will come from. In Macon County, 15.1 percent of people suffer from food insecurity. So that means 2,350 people might not know where they will get their next meal. Unfortunately 820 of those people are children,” says Mike DeSantis, Regional Coordinator for The Food Bank.

The Food Bank helps to feed those in need in Macon County by providing free food to La Plata Christian Ministries and Macon County Ministries and by providing the Buddy Pack program for children. The organization can provide 15 pounds of food or 11 meals for every one dollar donation. The Food Bank has distributed 418,740 pounds of groceries in Macon County so far in 2012.

“Of all the gifts given this holiday season, providing a meal for a hungry child is one of the most impactful things we can do. It costs very little and will mean the world to a family in need,” says Peggy Kirkpatrick, executive director of The Food Bank.

There are several ways for the community to get involved in efforts:

Information on all the options is available at www.sharefoodbringhope.org/foodfortheholidays/

Start a virtual food drive. The virtual food drive allows supporters the camaraderie of a food drive from the comfort of a computer. It is an online shopping experience that results in fi nancial donations to The Food Bank. This is a time-saving and space-saving option for business and organizations. Customizable fl yers are available to help promote each drive.

Contribute to The Food Bank in honor of a loved one. The Food Bank has special holiday cards for those who wish to give the gift of giving to someone special.

Run or Walk in the Cranberry Crawl on November 10.

Organize a Traditional Food Drive. Customizable fl yers are available for this option as well.

Volunteer at a pantry, or make a special trip to Columbia to volunteer in the Volunteer Room and to see The Food Bank’s warehouse and distribution facility fi rsthand.

About The Food BankThe Food Bank for

Central and Northeast Missouri (formerly Central Missouri Food Bank) distributes free food to elementary schools through the Buddy Pack Program, a weekend food service for children; and a network of 135 hunger-relief agencies, such as food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, etc. The network helps to feed nearly 100,000 people each month across 32 counties in central and northeast Missouri. For a complete list of agencies that receive free food from The Food Bank, visit www.sharefoodbringhope.org/agency-listing/

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3AWednesday,November 7, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

LOCAL NEWS

Ronnie Chris Moore, age 55, died at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday (October 18, 2012) at CGH Medical Center.

Born January 19, 1957 in Dallas City, Illinois, he was the son of Ronnie Cleo and Marianna (Prash) Moore.

Surviving is his mother, Marianna Moore of Dallas City, Illinois; one son, Michael J. Moore of Chicago, Illinois; one sister, Sherryl Moore of Dallas City, Illinois and his ex-wife, Lori Moore of Sterling, Illinois.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ronnie Cleo Moore.

Ronnie received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Education, Master of Business Administration and Master of Science degree. He was employed as a quality manager for Frantz Manufacturing from 1988 to 2012 and was currently employed at Rockford Heat Treaters. Ronnie was a member of the First Christian Church of Sterling, Illinois. He was also an Eagle Boyscout and a member of the Sterling Noon Rotary.

ObituaryRonnie Chris Moore

Twila Belle Thompson

Twila Belle Thompson, age 77, formerly of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 at Westridge Gardens Nursing Home in Raytown, Mis-souri.

Born November 24, 1934 in rural Kirksville, Missouri, she was the daughter of Emitt V. and Helen (Marquith) Roberts. On December 6, 1952 in La Plata, Missouri she married Donald E.

Thompson who preceded her in death April 29, 2010.Also preceding her in death were her parents, step-

mother Ada (Comstock) Roberts, and one brother Gor-don Roberts.

Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Bill and Donna Thompson of Columbia, Missouri and Bob and Paulette Thompson of Kirksville, Missouri; three daughters and sons-in-law, Patty and Tom Kelso of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Peggy and Richard Weir of Independence, Missouri, and Pam and Jeff Boyer of House Springs, Missouri; one brother Emitt Roberts of McHenry, Illinois; two sisters, Joan Gilliland of La Pla-ta, Missouri and Arlis Nylen of Victorville, California; ten grandchildren, Andrea Hatfield, Aaron Thompson, Matthew Schillie, Sarah Smith, Barron and Ross Weir, Jessica Thompson, Megan Jackman, Drew and Brooke Boyer; and four great grandchildren, Haylee, Zoey, and Audrey Thompson and Barrett Jackman.

Twila lived most of her life in Adair County. She was a 1952 graduate of La Plata High School and later attended cosmetology school. She was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church in La Plata, Mis-souri and was very active volunteering in 4-H, La Plata Schools and her church. Twila enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Travis Funeral Chapel in La Plata, Missouri. Officiating was the Reverend John Becker. Music was provided by organist Sara Beth Fouch, and vocalist Au-dra Jackson. Musical selections were “It Is Well With My Soul”, “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”, and congrega-tional hymn “Amazing Grace”.

Burial was in the La Plata Cemetery in La Plata, Mis-souri. Pallbearers were Matthew Schillie, Barron Weir, Ross Weir, Drew Boyer, Jason Hatfield, Josh Jackman, Aaron Thompson and Justin Smith.

Memorials in memory of Twila B. Thompson may be made to the La Plata Nursing Home or Community Presbyterian Church. They may be sent to or left at

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The City of La Plata electrical power shutdown has been rescheduled for Sunday, December 2, at approximately 3:00 am. The shutdown will affect ALL of the City of La Plata’s electric customers. The City has conducted a thorough project review to identify any potential problems along with tak-ing the necessary steps to address these concerns. The entire outage should last no longer than four hours.

According to Mayor Thompson the city does not anticipate any ad-

City of La Plata Power Shut Down Rescheduled

ditional power outages; however the generators’ testing and commission-ing phase will govern future activities. He en-courages everyone to de-termine if you have any devices or equipment that may require power outage safeguards and make the appropriate preparations.

If you have any ques-tions or need additional information, please con-tact the City Administra-tor, Dickie Brown, during normal business hours at 660-332-7166 or by email at laplataadmin@cable-one.net.

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The Christian Worship Center located at 30046 Lake St. in Macon, Mo will be hosting a stunning presentation of the Chris-tian drama “Eternity”. The presentation will be held on Saturday, November 10th and Sunday, Novem-ber 11th at 7:00 pm

This play will take you on a journey to Heaven

“Eternity”, Coming November 10th & 11thand Hell. You will see the joyful saints in Heaven in white robes and crowns, reunited with loved ones and praising God with harps and vials. There will be many beautiful angels, the living creatures (the lion, ox, man and eagle), the lamb taking the scroll and of course God upon His throne. Next comes

the dreaded entrance of Lucifer and the unbeliev-ers, whereupon judgment will be given and Hell waiting. This presentation is beautifully done with a powerful effect to the win-ning of souls.

Rev. Ron Thomason, pastor of the Christian Worship Center, invites you to join in these nights

of drama revival. The program begins at 7:00 pm and is free of charge. The Christian Worship Center is located ½ mile west on Lake Street, past Van’s Nursery on the south side of the road. For more information contact the Christian Worship Center at (660)385-5698.

Glenna Marie Baldwin Johnson

Glenna Marie Baldwin Johnson, age 76, of Surprise, Arizona entered into eternal rest with the Lord on October 28, 2012.

Glenna was born July 29, 1936 at La Crosse, Missouri to Herman and Mary Baldwin who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was her sister, Toby Baldwin Johnson, one infant daughter, Paula Marie Johnson and one grandson, Stephen Isaac Slater.

She graduated from La Plata High School in 1954 and re-ceived a Master of Cosmetology degree from the Burlington Beauty Academy in Burlington, Iowa in 1955. She was a li-censed cosmetologist in the states of Iowa and Missouri.

She married Paul D. Johnson February 11, 1956. They made their church home with Hillside Christian Church in Kansas City, Missouri. Glenna served in many positions at the church including Treasurer during the building of the sanctuary and chapel. Kansas City is also where she and Paul raised their three surviving children, Devona and Carl Slater of Leawood, Kansas, David Johnson of Surprise, Arizona, and Lynette and Alan Peterson of Waddell, Arizona. She is also survived by five grandchildren; Paul and Tiffany Peterson of Haysville, Kansas, Michael and Chelsi Slater of Olathe, Kansas, Sarah Peterson of Hutchinson, Kansas, Kristin Slater of Leawood, Kansas, and Nicholas Johnson of Smithville, Missouri; four great-grand-children Kierstyn Whitsel, Teygan Slater, and Kynslee Slater of Olathe, Kansas, and Adam Peterson of Haysville, Kansas; and one loving sister, Esta Baldwin Broderick of Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

She worked in accounting at Midland Lithographing Com-pany in North Kansas City for twenty-eight years before retir-ing July 1st, 1996. She enjoyed many hobbies including sewing, cooking, and writing poetry. She had a poem published in The International Society of Poets’ April 1991. They wintered in South Padre Island, Texas until 2001 and moved to Surprise, Arizona in June 2003 where they currently make their home.

A Celebration of Life Visitation and Memorial Service will be at 10:00 AM, Friday, November 16, 2012 at McGilley An-tioch Funeral Chapel, 3325 NE Vivion Rd., Kansas City, MO. 64119. Inurnment will follow at La Plata Cemetery, La Plata, Missouri. In lieu of services and flowers, Glenna asked that do-nations be made to the “Roof for the Chapel Fund” at Hillside Christian Church at 900 NE Vivian Road, Kansas City, Mis-souri 64118.

Please visit Glenna’s online memorial and registry, www.sur-prisefuneralcare.com (623) 546-8002.

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

COMMENTARY

BY BECKY JEFFCOATEDITOR/PUBLISHERlpnews@marktwain.net

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Monday, November 12Veal steak, macaroni and tomatoes, mixed

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Tuesday, November 13BBQ rib patties, baked beans, coleslaw, bread

and butter, baked apples and milk.

Wednesday, November 14“Our Thanksgiving Dinner”

Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, hot rolls, pumpkin

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Thursday, November 15Beef grill steak, lettuce salad, stewed tomatoes,

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SHEPHERD’S CALLFAITH

CUT TO THE CHASE

Pastor’s Corner Pray For The New President

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This column is being written eight days prior to our presidential elec-tion. Next week approxi-mately half of America will be disappointed. Their candidate will have lost the election. The dis-appointed ones will say or think, “The other guy won.” This brings up the question of what to do when the president is not the person you voted for. Will you bad mouth and fi ght him for the next four years? Will you be like my co-worker who said, “He is your president, not my president.”

I asked him, “Are you not a citizen of the United States? If you are, then he is your president whether you like it or not.” His at-titude makes him a disen-franchised citizen.

Did you pray for the right person to be elected? Did you pray, “Dear Lord, Please let (your candidate) win. Nevertheless, your will be done.” If you did, then is it possible God answered your prayer? Please don’t hear anything partisan in these words; no one knows at this point who will be elected. How-ever, if you prayed, “Your will be done, Lord,” it is entirely possible that it was. God does not always answer our prayers as we want. We don’t tell Him

what to do; He tells us.So, if you are disap-

pointed next week---and half of the United States will be, what are you to do? You may be surprised to learn the Bible has an-swers for us. Some reli-gious leaders of Jesus’ day were unhappy with the government. They viewed the Roman author-ities as tyrants occupying their country. Seeking to trap Jesus, they asked Him what He thought about the Roman rule. Jesus re-sponded, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” (Mat-thew 22:21) Jesus taught us to respect those in au-thority. At the very least, the new president will de-serve our respect.

The apostle Paul went a step further. He said we should pray for those in authority over us. (I Timothy 2:1-2) He said we should pray for them so we can all live our lives with godliness and dignity. It makes sense, doesn’t it? Whether you voted for him or not, you should want the President to do a good job because, if he does, we will all be blessed.

Pray for him; pray that God will lead and bless him. Pray for him for your sake and mine.

A couple of enormous vegetables showed up at the offi ce last week. Patrick O’Toole of Elmer has been giving away vegetables right and left as his garden located in the “Mercyville Bottom” has had a great year. O’Toole says that the past three years the land has been fl ooded and he couldn’t plant a garden there, but this year proved to be a great harvest. His turnips and radishes are enormous and the rest of his planting was a success. O’Toole used the old adage of “Whether Wet or Dry, always plant your Turnips on the 4th of July - and - Drunk or Sober you will have Turnips on the 23rd of October”.

Jesus said, “The most important commandment is this Israel listen! Our God is the one Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, You will love your neighbor as yourself.”(Mark 12: 29-31, CEB) Jesus was not saying anything new that had never been spo-ken before. He was quot-ing the Old Testament, from the Law of Moses.

These two command-ments are to be the heart of everything we as people of faith do. It be-gins with love for God. God created the earth, the stars, the plants, the animals, everything that exists. Last of God’s cre-ation was human beings, man and woman. God created all this, includ-ing and especially us, because God wanted to share his love with some-thing and someone other than himself.

It is only natural that we should want to share our love with God. But God does not require us to love him back. We show God we love him by loving others. That is the second of the great commandments, to love others. We are to love other people who share

our faith in Jesus Christ. I did not say others of our own denomination or church. We are to love others who believe in Jesus Christ, no matter what they or we call our-selves.

We are also to love ourselves. Jesus said, “love others as yourself.” That tells us that we ought to love ourselves. If we do not love ourselves it is diffi cult to love others. I God can love us with-out expecting us to be any different than what we are, then we ought o be able to love ourselves just as we are. It is diffi -cult sometimes, but if we allow God to help us with his love for us Then we can do it.

Pastor Denzil ThomasAtlanta, Mt. Zion, La Plata United Methodist Churches

Another Halloween has come and gone and it seems the costumes just get better every year. Thinking outside the box makes me think what great imaginations we have in Northeast Missouri. Great looking group of people around here, whether dressed up in costume or not.

I spent part of Hallow-een in the hospital with my daughter and her new family!!! Yup, that’s right. My fi rst grandson was born on Halloween, so I got a “treat”, not a trick. I’m gonna nickname him “spook”!

Lee was born at 14.36 (that’s 2:36 p.m. for those of you not familiar with military time). Perfect little bundle at 6 pounds, 7 ounces and he was 20 inches long. A head of hair which resembled a curly mohawk and the color, fantastic. It looked as if he had just came from the sa-lon. Beautiful blonde and auburn highlights. So he might have a tint of red in it. I hope so, just not the temper his mom had to go with it.

Sara and Lee came home on Saturday, No-vember 3rd, and all is well. Sara and Daniel (her boyfriend) live across the sidewalk from me, so I’ll get to go over ALL THE TIME to hold and spoil the new little addition to our family. Yippee!! I do believe that our little prin-cess (Quinci Jo), wasn’t completely aware of what was going on, but at seven months, I think a little bit of the green monster was in the midst. But she’s still my little sweetie pie. So, now I have a spook and a princess. Life is good!!!!!

Over the weekend I traveled to the La Plata

Craft Show to take some pictures and while there I might of picked up a few little trinkets. HeHe!! Also saw a lot of young deer hunters, as Youth Season was last weekend and the little camo cov-ered people were all over the place with smiles as big as from the Iowa line to South Missouri. I get a kick outta these little guys and gals. It’s great to see their father’s take an inter-est in their children and we expect photos to be pil-ing in for printing before long. So if your child took a deer over the weekend, send it to me, we love love love to print their accom-plishments and see their faces while posing with their four-legged kill.

I never was much of a hunter. Went a couple times with uncles and my brother, but all they could say is “Shhhhhh!” Guess I talked to much. Imagine that!! So never shot any-thing except “bull”!! Good thing you don’t have to tag that stuff, I’d be over my limit and probably be in a heep of trouble and paying fi nes the rest of my life.

Anywho I’ll be hitting the Atlanta Junior High Basketball Tournament this week, hope to see you there!!!

Keep It Kool,Bec

The Home Press will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 22nd and 23rd in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The deadline for the No-vember 28th edition will be Wednesday, Novem-ber 21st at noon for cor-respondence and adver-tising. Please make note of the date and have your information to your offi ce by deadline.

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cember 24th and 25th for Christmas. Deadline for the December 26th edition will be Thursday, Decem-ber 20th at noon.

The offi ce will be closed on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2013. Deadline for the January 2nd edition will be Thurs-day, December 27th at 5:00 p.m.

Enjoy your holiday season with family and friends.

By Stewart TruelsenBacon is undoubtedly

America’s best-loved and most maligned meat product. It has been the subject of studies trying to link consumption of large amounts with some cancers, and nutrition con-sultants often discourage clients from eating bacon. Yet, bacon hasn’t lost any of its sizzle. The American Meat Institute reports that bacon has an almost cult-like following with dozens of Facebook fan pages and blogs with thousands of readers. For some reason, bacon just can’t seem to stay out of the news. As the nation’s severe drought wore on this summer, con-sumers became worried

Bacon Is Bigabout higher food prices and shortages. What food product did they fear los-ing the most? Why it was bacon. The bacon scare began in the British press and made headlines ev-erywhere. The Huffi ngton Post Blog called it “apork-alypse,” the beginning of the end for bacon lovers. But, analysis by American Farm Bureau Federation economists showed pork supplies will decrease slightly going into 2013 and the idea of widespread bacon shortages was really overblown. In stores and on the Internet shoppers can buy fl avored bacons and hand-crafted bacons made by artisans using old fashioned curing meth-

ods and hand labor. This premium bacon is two or three times the cost of reg-ular bacon, which is usu-ally inexpensive. Bacon also is the star of one of the most popular recipes on the internet - the Bacon Explosion, a barbecue dish the size of a football. A Bacon Explosion consists of bacon wrapped around a fi lling of spiced sausage and crumpled bacon. It is then smoked or baked.

Bacon can be part of a diet to lose weight. The Atkins Diet is based on the premise that a person can lose weight by eating meat and eliminating carbs. Ba-con and other meats are in, but grains are out with this diet. The idea behind the

Paleo Diet is that we are genetically programmed to be healthier if we eat what our distant ancestors ate. Whether hunter-gatherers actually ate bacon is argu-able. However, wild boars are indigenous to Europe, so a successful hunter with a sharp stone, fi re and salt could have cured meat. Pigs were domesticated at least 7,000 years ago. The Chinese get credit for be-ing the fi rst to salt pork bellies around 1500 BC.

Today, there are low-sodium, lean and turkey varieties of bacon avail-able. If you love bacon there is no reason you can’t fi nd some that is suit-able for your health, nutri-tion and enjoyment.

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5AWednesday, November 7, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

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For over 40 years, the Furman Chiropractic Offi ce has been a part of La Plata’s business district. Dr. James Furman began his practice in January of 1972, locat-ing his offi ce at 115 W. Sanders. By January of 1976, he had purchased the offi ce building on S. Gex Street on the west side of the square. In May of that year, he moved his practice to the new location, where he con-tinues to practice.

Dr. Furman became certifi ed as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) when the group fi rst began in La Plata in 1973. Then, in 1980, he became certifi ed in Acupuncture. In order to continue practicing, he attends 12-24 hours of continuing education classes each year.

Over 6500 people have become patients over the years. Although most of them are from La Plata and nearby towns, many have come from several other states, especially when visiting relatives here. He con-tinues to take new patients as always.

For just over a year, Dr. Furman has limited his schedule to Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9 a.m. -noon and 1-4 p.m. The new schedule helps him keep his fees down and allows him a little more free time.

La Plata has always been a friendly, safe place to live and work, so as Dr. Furman says, “I enjoy working and have no plans to retire at this point. I consider myself ‘semi-retired’ with the current schedule. Since my wife, Becky, serves as my offi ce manager, she and I are able to enjoy a little extra time off together while continuing to serve our patients.”

On 10/13/12 at ap-proximately 1:43 am, the Macon Police Depart-ment received a citizen’s complaint of peace distur-bance in the 100 block of West Bourke Street. The complainant reported a black male subject stand-ing outside being loud. Upon offi cer arrival in the area, police located the male subject described by the complainant and made enforcement contact. The male subject continued to be loud and was placed under arrest for peace dis-turbance. The suspect, a 29-year old black male of Macon, was transported to the Macon Police Depart-ment for processing where he made threats to harm the offi cer. The suspect was then also arrested for assault in the third degree of a law enforcement of-fi cer. After processing the suspect, he was released pending a municipal court date.

On 10/16/12 at ap-proximately 12:55 am, the Macon Police Depart-ment received a report from a concerned citizen of a possibly intoxicated driver in the downtown area. A description of a white male driving a light colored SUV was ob-tained for further inves-tigation. Police located a vehicle fi tting the descrip-

Macon Police Department Reporttion minutes later on South Rubey Street and made enforcement contact in the 600 block. As a result, police arrested Richard B. Brinkman, 29 of Macon, for driving while intoxicat-ed and failure to stop at a posted stop sign. The sus-pect was transported to the Macon Police Department for processing and was un-able to post the required bond. The suspect was then transported to the Ma-con County Jail pending formal charges. Charges were later fi led and bond was set at $549.00 cash or surety. Brinkman later posted bond and was re-leased pending a municipal court date.

On 10/17/12 at approxi-mately 10:47am, a victim reported to the Macon Po-lice Department items had been stolen from the vic-tim’s property located in the 500 block of Jefferson Street. The victim reported an air conditioning unit and two ladders were tak-en between 10/15 - 10/16. The items have a value of approximately $500.00 total. This case remains under investigation at this time.

On 10/17/12 at ap-proximately 11:15pm, a Macon Police Offi cer at-tempted to make contact with three subjects walk-ing in the area of Missouri

and Weller Streets during which time one male sub-ject attempted to fl ee the area on foot. After a short pursuit, police stopped the fl eeing suspect and placed him in custody. Another offi cer responding to as-sist was able to locate and detain a second male sub-ject described by the offi -cer. As a result, police ar-rested a 25-year old white male of Williamsburg (IA) for drinking in pub-lic. Police also arrested a 20-year old white male of Kinross (IA) for minor in possession of alcohol, resisting arrest by fl ee-ing, littering and drinking in public. Both suspects were transported to the Macon Police Department for processing and were later released pending a municipal court date after posting the required bond.

On 10/18/12, the Ma-con Police Department received a complaint of a man driving a vehicle without a valid license. A description of the man and vehicle were obtained for further investigation. At approximately 9:38 pm while on routine patrol, an offi cer observed a black male fi tting the descrip-tion driving a vehicle on Missouri Street and made enforcement contact near Vine Street. As a result, police arrested a 32-year

old black male for driving while license suspended. The suspect was pro-cessed at the Macon Po-lice Department and was later released pending a municipal court date.

On 10/19/12 at approx-imately 2:30 pm, police made enforcement contact with a vehicle at the in-tersection of McKay and Rutherford Streets after observing a female subject known to have suspended driving privileges operat-ing the vehicle. As a re-sult, police arrested a 32-year old white female for driving while license was suspended. The suspect was transported to the Ma-con Police Department for processing and was later released pending a munic-ipal court date.

On 10/19/12 at approx-imately 2:48 pm, police made enforcement contact with a vehicle at the in-tersection of Douglas and Allen Streets after observ-ing a male subject known to have suspended driv-ing privileges operating the vehicle. As a result, police arrested a 32-year old black male for driv-ing while license was sus-pended. The suspect was transported to the Macon Police Department for processing and was later released pending a munic-ipal court date.

On 10/20/12 at approxi-mately 1:15 am, while on preventive patrol in the downtown area, a Macon Police Offi cer observed a vehicle driving erratically in a parking lot. As police attempted to make en-forcement contact, a white male suspect exited the driver’s side of the vehicle and fl ed the area on foot. After a short foot pursuit, the offi cer was able to locate and take custody of the male suspect. As a result of the contact, the 22-year old white male of Macon was arrested for driving while intoxicat-ed, careless & imprudent driving, resisting arrest by fl eeing and failure to obey the reasonable command of an offi cer. The suspect was transported to the Ma-con Police Department for processing and was later released pending a munic-

ipal court date.On 10/21/12 at approxi-

mately 1:50 am, Macon Police made enforcement contact with a vehicle in the area of Rutherford & McKay Streets. As a re-sult, police arrested a 24-year old white male of Bevier for driving while intoxicated and driving while license suspended. The suspect was trans-ported to the Macon Police Department for process-ing and was later released pending a municipal court date.

A criminal charge is merely an allegation and the defendant is, of course, presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri, along with the Conservation Federation and local food pantries, encourage area hunters to donate a deer for the pur-pose of helping families in the local community.

Share the Harvest is a program administered by the Conservation Federa-tion of Missouri. Hunters who want to participate simply take their deer to a participating meat proces-sor. There is typically no processing fee charged to the hunter when a whole deer is donated. The pro-cessor is paid $60 by the Conservation Federation, for each whole deer pro-cessed.

The processed venison, usually ground into burg-er, is distributed to local food pantries and is made available to families in the community who are strug-gling to make ends meet.

Financially speaking, many families are cur-rently experiencing the “perfect storm”. The rising costs of groceries, fuel and utilities, often coupled with the loss of a job, cause many local families to have to choose between basic necessities. Donating a deer to share the Harvest is one way to help mitigate these diffi -cult choices.

In 2011, the 11 days

Share the HarvestNovember 10th – 20th

(Firearm’s Season for Deer)that comprised the Fire-arms “Main Portion” sea-son yielded 191,000 of the 292,000 deer harvested throughout all deer hunt-ing seasons. Over 6,000 deer were donated to Share the Harvest.

Many processors only accept deer donations for a few weeks in November, which include the 11 days of the Firearms “Main Portion” season.

For more information about Share the Harvest call (800) 764-3663 or visit www.mdc.mo.gov and click on “Share the Harvest”.

Participating Proces-sors by NE Missouri County:

Adair: Nunan Meat Market (Kirksville), Terry Morgan (Greentop)

Clark: Kahoka Meat Processing (Kahoka)

Lewis: Lumley Locker (La Belle)

Linn: King Processing (Marceline), Meadville Locker, Purdin Processing (Purdin), Sprague’s Lock-er (Brookfi eld)

Macon: Special D Meats (Macon), Buck-ridge Butcher Shop (La Plata)

Marion: Hannibal Cus-tom Processing (Hanni-bal), Country Butcher Shop (Palmyra), Walnut Hills (Philadephia)

Monroe: White Barn Processing (Monroe City)

Ralls: Center Locker Service (Center), Four Quarter Processing (Perry)

Schuyler: Robert Al-dridge (Queen City)

Scotland: Rutledge Meat Locker (Rutledge)

Sullivan: Tucker’s Grocers and Processing (Green Castle)

Note: Putnam, Shelby and Knox Counties do not currently have a partici-pating Share the Harvest meat processor.

2012 Deer Season

Dates Archery Sep 15 –

Nov 9 AND Nov 21 – Jan 15

Firearms (Main por-tion) Nov 10 – Nov 20

Firearms (Alternative Methods) Dec 15 – Dec 25

Firearms (Antlerless) Nov 21 – Dec 2

Firearms (Urban) Oct 5 – Oct 8

Firearms (Youth) Nov 3 – Nov 4 AND Dec 29 – Dec 30

Blaine Downey, age 10, of St. Clair, shot his 11 point buck while hunting in Adair County on Saturday, No-vember 3rd during the Youth Hunting Season. Blaine used a .243 and was hunting with his father, Brian Downey. Look for more “Youth Deer Hunt” photos next week in our Special Section. If you have photos of your child’s hunting kill, please email them with the above information to lpnews@marktwain.net by Friday, November 9th.

YOUTH DEER HUNT

A MATTER THAT MATTERS

By Anna LandisI am the American

fl ag. Listen to me and I’ll tell you my story. My colors are red, white and blue. I have a fi eld of 50 stars and 13 stripes. I am also known as “The Stars and Stripes” and “Old Glory.” I am honored to be in all public places. I go to schools where the children pledge alle-giance to me. I attend all sporting events and stand proud and fl y high as they sing my song “The Star Spangled Banner.” I am honored when I go by in a parade and my people salute me.

Yes, I’m the American Flag. I served under 40-some presidents. I was in peace and war. I was at the battle of Bunker Hill and Valley Forge where I saw the soldiers starve and freeze to death. I was with General Wash-ington as he crossed the Delaware. I was in the Civil War where I saw father and son, brother and brother fi ght against each other to save the Union. was there when they freed the slaves. I was at Gettysburg with President Lincoln, where in a few minutes he gave the most famous speech ever heard, “The Get-tysburg Address.” I went along to the trenches in France in World War I, the beaches of Normandy in World War II, the day which lives in infamy at Pearl Harbor, the sands of Iwo Jima, where a few soldiers planted me in the sand to fl y high with honor over them. I was in many wars and places with the people of my

Old Glorycountry. The farthest dis-tance I have traveled is to the moon where I’m also fl ying high to honor my country.

I am the American fl ag. I stand for freedom, but freedom has it price. Freedom doesn’t prevail without tyranny. I was dis-graced many a time. I was spit on, stepped on, shot at and burned. I saw racism and other violence in my country, but I have over-come, for I fl y over Amer-ica the greatest country there is. A land of free-dom, liberty, opportuni-ties, a place to dream and live your dreams, a land of bounteous blessings, a land of milk and honey. A land to worship your Lord and Master. If we would just open our eyes and hearts and believe in God and ourselves we could move mountains. What a great country I stand for. I’m proud of my patriots. May they be proud of me!

I am the American fl ag. I am at the boot camp where the morning reveil-le is played. I am the cover over the casket when one of my servicemen who have served their country reach their fi nal resting place. And I’ll fl y high with honor while taps are played for those who have served their country and have paid the price. They gave their all so that I may fl y free.

Yes, I am the American fl ag. May I long wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave. God Bless my Country! God Bless America! Long may She live! Written in honor of those who have served and died for their country.

“The most persistent sound which reverberates through men’s history is the beating of war drums.”Veterans Day Quotes by Arthur Koestler

“Veteran’s Day Quotes are not hard to come by, but here’s a compilation of some of the best and most famous in one place.”Veterans Day Quotes

“We often take for granted the very things that most de-serve our gratitude.”Veterans Day Quotes by Cynthia Ozick

“A hero is some-one who has given his

Famous Quotes For Veterans Dayor her life to something bigger than oneself. ”Veterans Day Quotes by Joseph Campbell

“The object of war is not to die for your coun-try but to make the oth-er bastard die for his.”Veterans Day Quotes by George Patton

“When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.”Veterans Day Quotes by Chinese Proverb

“It is easy to take lib-erty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.”Veterans Day Quotes by

Dick Cheney“Nurture your minds

with great thoughts, to believe in the he-roic makes heroes.”Veterans Day Quotes by Benjamin Disraeli

“Freedom is never free.”Veterans Day Quotes

“This nation will re-main the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”Veterans Day Quotes by Elmer Davis

“I believe it is the na-ture of people to be he-roes, given the chance.”Veterans Day Quotes by James A. Autry

“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, “Mother, what was war?“ ”Veterans Day Quotes by Eve Merriam

“I think there is one higher offi ce than president and I would call that patriot.”Veterans Day Quotes by Gary Hart

“When our per-ils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? ”Veterans Day Quotes by George Canning

“Heroes take jour-neys, confront dragons, and discover the trea-sure of their true selves.”Veterans Day Quotes by Carol Lynn Pearson

“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.”

“Without heroes, we are all plain people, and don’t know how far we can go.”Veterans Day Quotes by Bernard Malamud

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SCHOOL NEWS7AWednesday, November 7, 2012

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La Plata Veteran’s Day Luncheon Friday, November 9

11 am – 1 pm Silver Rails Event Center

All Veterans and a guest are welcome!

Veteran’s Day Tribute and Celebration of the United States of America

1:30 pm La Plata R-II High School Gymnasium

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Thanks, BeckyBecky - 660.332.4431Ellie - 660.342.8879

La Plata[1]Tue 11-6

6:00Thur 11-8 Green City B[8] Thur 11-8

5:00 7:00Brashear[4]

Tue 11-68:00

Fri 11-9 Atlanta[5] Sat 11-10Consolation 6:00 7:00 Champions

Green City[2]Mon 11-5

7:00Wed 11-7 Novinger[7] Wed 11-7

5:00 7:00Buck/MCR4[3]

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Bevier[6]

Fri 11-9 3rd Place

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Buck/MCR4[1]Tue 11-6

5:00Thur 11-8 Green City B[8] Thur 11-8

6:00 8:00La Plata[4]Tue 11-6

7:00Fri 11-9 Bevier[5] Sat 11-10

Consolation 7:00 8:00 Champions

Green City[2]Mon 11-5

6:00Wed 11-7 Brashear[7] Wed 11-7

6:00 8:00Novinger[3]Mon 11-5

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2012 Atlanta Junior High Basketball TournamentNovember 5 - 10, 2012

La Plata Elementary “A” Character Awards - Aidyn Miller, Michael Johnson, Elsa Sturm, Khushi Surve, Noah Mitchell, Jonathon Arbuckle, Chloe Craig, An-drew Fleak, Shaylee Ferguson, Addison Belfi eld

La Plata Elementary “B” Character Awards - Kassie Johnson, Jackson Sim-mons, Cutter St. Clair, Karson Cook, Desiree Bennett, Addy Thomas, Karri Cox, Chloe Ebeling, Jacci Gregory, Laken Folsom

La Plata Elementary “C” Character Awards - Elaine Larson, Landyn Jones, Gavin Myers, Alice Darland, Olivia Coy, Aden Robinson, Raegan St.Clair.

La Plata Elementary Character Awards

The Oklahoma Indians 4-H club took time to enjoy roller skating at Macon Skate Center. Pictured are: Caden Taylor, Olivia Larson, both future 4-H members, 2nd row: Ben Larson, Trista Smith, Elaine Larson (Clover Kids), Madison Taylor, 3rd row: Hannah Larson , Kirk Larson, Sarah Larson, Naomi Larson. Present but not pictured were Tanner Smith, Sklar Rhodes, Matt Lewis, Elizabeth Lar-son, MaKenzie Beautte, Hannah Patterson, Leanna Lewis, Julie Smith, Jennifer Taylor, Jason Taylor, Richard Burns, Sharron Burns.

OKLAHOMA INDIANS SKATING PARTY

TOPS MO877 La Plata met Tuesday, October 30th at 6:00 p.m. in the La Plata Christian Church fellow-ship hall with seven mem-bers weighing in. Gail led the meeting.

Best TOPS loser was Bobbi. with Nancy as run-ner up. Barb G. was best KOPS loser and Veva was runner up. Barb Y. won “TOPsi” for October. Veva won the “Dime Weight Loss Control” contest.

October 2nd we begin our end of the year con-test with defi nite wright loss goals. December 18th will be our last meeting for 2012. We will begin the new year weighing less and feeling better.

The members played “TOPS Bingo”. Everyone wins in “TOPS Bingo”. Our prizes were fall items.

Our weekly challenge is to eat healthy. Ginger led us in our closing TOPS song.

Anyone interested in visiting or joining TOPS is welcome. Please call Gail at 660-651-3025.

TOPS Meets

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FOR RENT: 10’x10’, 10’x5’, 5’x5’ and 10’x20’. La Plata Storage. Call 332-7630 or 332-7599.

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for an applicationwww.brookviewapts.com

MO RELAY 711

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:

All real estate adver-tised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to ad-vertise “any prefer-ence, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, famil-ial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such prefer-ence, limitation, or dis-crimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in vio-lation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

NOTICE OF WINDING UP AND DISSOLUTION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY TO ALL CREDITORS OF AND CLAIMANTS AGAINSTDI FARMS, L.L.C.

Missouri Limited Liability Company (the “Company”) fi led its Notice of Winding Up and Articles of Termination with the Missouri Secretary of State. The Company requests that claimants against the Company present claims in writing to: Jessica Rooks, The Rooks Law Firm, LLC 1306

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MACON COUNTY,

MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In Re: Matter of:Wanda D. Dausman, Disabled

Estate No. 12MA-PR00055

NOTICE OFAPPOINTMENT

OF CONSERVATOR

To All Persons Interested In The Estate of Wanda D. Daus-man, a disabled person.

On October 31, 2012, Lois Noland was appointed Conser-vator of the Estate of Wanda D. Dausman, a person adjudi-

North Osteopathy Kirksville, MO 63501. All claims must include: 1. the name, address and telephone number of the claimant; 2. the amount claimed; 3. the basis of the claim; 4. the date on which the claim arose; and 5. documentation supporting the claim. All claims against the company will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within three (3) years after the publication of this notice.

Dates of publication: November 7, 2012.

cated disabled under the laws of the State of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Macon County, Mis-souri.

The business address and telephone of the Conservator is: 101 E. Washington, Ste. E, Ma-con, MO 63532; 660-385-6173.

All creditors of said disabled person are notifi ed to fi le their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Macon County, Missouri.

Date of first publication: November 7, 2012.

/s/ Denice ZiebarthProbate Clerk

Dates of publication are No-vember 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2012.

FOR SALE: Slightly used, Dyna Glo Indoor Kerosene Radiant Heater, 10,000 BTU/hr., can of kerosene included. $55.00 New $117.00 (660) 332-7353. Mark Blacksmith

Several unusual characters were in town on Wednesday, October 31st for Halloween. A couple stopped by our offi ce and others were found at the elementary school parade. We hoped everyone enjoyed their holiday full of fun and freight and stayed safe.

HALLOWEEN 2012

Missouri’s National Ar-chery in the School Pro-gram (NASP) will be intro-duced to students in grades 4-12 at Macon R-1 this

Macon R-1 Begins Archery Program

school year. The NASP started when Kentucky De-partment of Fish and Wild-life Resources (KDFWR) Commissioner, Tom Ben-

nett wanted to fi nd a way to reach the youth of the state and get them outdoors. The KDFWR hosted an event to introduce the Kentucky

Department of Education to the sport of archery. The Department of Education liked the event and agreed to start it in middle school PE classes.

Since the NASP began in 2002 over 10 million youth have participated from more than 10,000 schools, including 47 states and 5 countries. Archery allows every participant to suc-ceed and enjoy the sport. Statistics show that school archery programs improve school attendance, increase self-esteem, increase phys-ical activity, appeals to all students, get kids outdoors, and can also become an af-ter school activity.

The Long Branch Chap-ter of Whitetails Unlim-ited, in Macon, donated $3800 to help pay for equipment. Another $1500

will be obtained through reimbursable grants from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Thanks to these contributions there is no cost to the school. Whitetails Unlimited’s money came from proceeds made at their banquet each year in Macon. The group is very supportive of shoot-ing sports for local youth. This local chapter has in-vested thousands of dollars so local youth can have op-portunities to participate in shooting programs includ-ing local 4-H, FFA, and Boy Scouts.

Other schools that have

MoNASP in our area in-clude Tri-County Chris-tian, Kirksville, South Shelby, Monroe City, Knox County, Moberly, Cairo, and Bucklin. To learn more about NASP visit http://mdc.mo.gov or http://archeryintheschools.org. You can also fi nd videos at http://youtube.com . Anyone with ques-tions can also contact Matt Bergfi eld, Macon County Conservation Agent by phone (573) 673-0009, or Rob Garver Outdoor Skills Specialist at rob.garver@mdc.mo.gov.

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Atlanta Christian spon-sored their 4th annual Trunk or Treat at the city park on October 28. Win-ners for decorated trunks were fi rst place--Roger Garrett, second place-- Kelly Phillips, third place tie between Crystal Bak-er/Barb Graubins team and Stephen and Jennifer Stull. Approximately 70 small children enjoyed the evening of games and treats.

Dolores Harpster and Mariam Farrington visited Basil and Marsha Ham-mons Saturday afternoon.

Wayne and Elizabeth Beeson celebrated their wedding anniversary and Wayne’s birthday with a meal in Columbia on Sat-urday with their kids, Kyle and Cindy Palmer and family of Warrensburg and David and Leannette

The Elmer Commu-nity had 85 to 100 trick or treaters on Tuesday night. It was a nice night for it and everyone seem to have a great time.

Terry, Sarah, Mason and Rhys Thomas visited with Dean and Pam Burris on Tuesday evening.

Dean and Pam Burris called on Bobby and Ver-na Buck at the La Plata Nursing Home on Friday afternoon.

Shawn Burris and Zach Kimbrough of Moberly called on Dean and Pam Burris Friday evening.

Pastor Zach Vicars ser-mon Sunday was taken

from Isaiah 9:1-7 entitled “The government on HIS shoulders. Pastor Zach challenge us to start read-ing our Bibles through starting November 1 un-til we have read all of it. Wednesday nights we are looking at book of the Bible each time and this week we will be on Leviti-cus.

We will be having our Christmas Program and Christmas dinner on Sun-day, December 16. All children interested in be-ing in it, start coming to Sunday school or let me know.

Beeson and family of Sa-lem.

Shirley Harpster of Kansas City spent Satur-day overnight and Sunday with Dolores Harpster. They had Sunday lunch at Kemp’s Restaurant and then visited Clarence Care Center.

Julie Kay and Sheridan Howe visited Basil Ham-mons Sunday afternoon while Marsha ran errands.

Dustin Magers spent Thursday and Friday with Mae Graham and Rhoda Graham.

Bobby Graham and Noah, and Cole Smith vis-ited Rhoda Graham Satur-day.

Wednesday afternoon Rhoda Graham and Mae Graham attended the Hal-loween parade at Atlanta C-3 School.

November has arrived with somewhat colder temperatures and some rain. We have been down in the 30’s with daytime temperatures in the 50-60’s. Many area churches are having dinners and there is always good food to eat. George, the cat, has just arrived for his daily loving and seems to think he an be a part of this col-umn too. He is watching all the birds at the feeder that have come in for food.

Christi Bristow, Ni-kisha Couch and chil-dren, Lance, Brooklynn and Kady, and Timerrick Gunnels enjoyed supper with Connie and David Gunnels Sunday evening.

Roger Jay and Jeremy Jarman and Lana Daniels visited Roger and Mary Jarman over the weekend.

Trevor and Tanner Pipes enjoyed hunting at Marilyn Sinnocks farm this weekend.

Alan, Justin and Travis Groove visited Sharron and Richard Burns this weekend. Travis joined Oklahoma Indians 4-H Club.

Gifford Christian Church enjoyed the ser-mon of Nathaniel Iman Sunday morning. Attend-ing were Morgan, Claire and Amanda Belfi eld, Kim and Leighton Shoop, Kirby Bailey, Debbie Newland, Dean and Mari-etta Slaughter, Roger Jarman and Richard and Sharron Burns.

Sympathy is extended to Eva Buck and fam-ily at the passing of Jerry Buck. Jerry was a fellow classmate with your writer from 1-12 grade. He grew up in Gifford like the rest of the kids in this area.

Luckily we got to cele-brate the 50th High School Reunion. He always has something funny to tell us.

Oklahoma Indians 4-H Club collected $333.33 for United Way at C&R Mar-ket. This money helped to pay for the club dues of some of the members who cannot afford to pay the dues. Untied Way is always helping 4-H.

Richard and Shar-ron Burns attended the NEMO Car Club meeting held in Brashear Commu-nity Building on Thursday night.

Donna and Jerry Gray enjoyed having Brian and Zachary Gray Friday through Sunday to hunt.

Marilyn Sinnock and Carolyn Hill attended the 40th dinner and program for Rev. Vernon Maggart Sunday. It was held at the Freeman Freewill Baptist Church outside of St. Jo-seph. Jerry and Donna Hill of Kansas City and Jeffrey Hill of Olathe, Kansas also were there.

Nikisha Couch and children visited Pearl Perry at La Plata Nursing Home Friday night.

The Adair county 4-H Council met Satur-day morning at the Adair County Extension Build-ing. Jennifer and Madison Taylor, MaKenzie Beautte and Sharron Burns attend-ed the meeting to represent Oklahoma Indians 4-H Club. They were pleased to see the newly renovated facility.

Marilyn Sinnock at-tended the La Plata Craft Show in La Plata on Sat-urday.

The Oklahoma Indians 4-H club met at the La Pla-ta Family Baptist Center at 6:15 p.m. on October 9th. Skylar called the meeting to order. Naomi called roll call with eleven answer-

Oklahoma Indians Meeting. The treasurers report was read by Kirk. Our club collected money for United Way on October 20th. We will collecting again on November 2nd at 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.

We will be ringing bells for the Salvation Army on November 30th at 3:30 until 7:00 p.m. and again on December 1st at 11 to 2:30 p.m. The dues have been raised from $18 to $20 per family. We sent a card to Kyle Larson, who is now in the Air Force. Kyle is now stationed in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Our club will go skating on October 27, 2012. Rec-ognition forms are due on November 1st, 2012. Our club will order 200 more meat sticks. Meat sticks now cost $1.25 each.

Members present were Justin, Ben, Elizabeth, Hannah, Kirk, Naomi, Sarah, Laryn, Skylar, Tan-ner, Trista and Madison. Project leaders present were Barbara, Julie, Lori, Allen, Jennifer and Lean-na. Leaders present were Sharron.

Next meeting will be held November 13, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.

There are two great times to enjoy chocolate treats in Missouri: Day and night.

If that theory doesn’t sound too diet friendly and you need a better excuse to indulge, consider this: It’s fall and Halloween is approaching. Say you’re doing research to fi nd the best chocolates to pass out to trick-or-treaters. Say you’re stocking up for the kids. Whatever you say, say it with a chocolaty smile.

Here’s a look at some of the Show-Me State’s best places for chocolate. While we’re currently fo-cused on fall and Hallow-een, these confectioners offer chocolate bliss year-round.

Grown-ups in the St. Louis area have long en-joyed the treats at Baileys’ Chocolate Bar. Offering a variety of martinis, in-cluding the chocolate bar signature martini (served hot or cold), thin mint martini, Mexican martini and a selection of more than 75 beers, you are sure to have an enjoyable eve-ning at this hot spot.

Crown Candy KitchenElsewhere in St. Lou-

is, you fi nd history and chocolate go hand-in-hand when you step into Crown Candy Kitchen,where a policy dating back to 1913 states that anyone who can drink fi ve 24-ounce malts or shakes in 30 minutes gets them free, their name inscribed on a plaque in the store and a free T-shirt. Many have tried over the years, but few have succeeded. One of St. Louis’s oldest at-tractions, Crown Candy Kitchen also makes choc-olates, including choco-late hash—marshmallows covered in chocolate and topped with pecans.

In southwest Missouri, head to Springfi eld, home of Askinosie Chocolate. Shawn Askinosie, creator of these tasty chocolates, was a successful lawyer when he developed a new hobby, baking. His origi-nal plans were to open a cupcake store, but he soon turned to chocolate, and Askinosie Chocolate was born. Enjoy a taste of Askinosie’s creations and note that tours of the facil-ity are available on select days.

Introducing Midwest-erners to the delectable chocolate that was once only found in Europe was the dream of André and Elsbeth Bollier when they emigrated from Switzer-land to Kansas City in 1955 and opened Andre’s Confi serie Suisse. Now, nearly 57 years later, An-dre’s still uses only the best ingredients and has expanded its business to include the Tea Room, which serves a light Swiss lunch.

Also in Kansas City, Christopher Elbow Arti-sanal Chocolates offers some of the most unique and inventive chocolate

15 Stops For Chocolate Lovers In Missouri

creations in Missouri. Chocolates at Christo-pher Elbow suit a va-riety of tastes, whether you’re looking for a hint of grapefruit juice or the spice of a chipotle chili. Special offerings are cre-ated seasonally. Elbow also has put his unique stamp on ice cream with Glace Artisan Ice Cream, also in Kansas City. Chocolate lovers are sure to delight in available fl a-vors such as Christopher Elbow Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter-Choc-olate.

Another northwest Missouri locale known for chocolates is St. Jo-seph, home Cherry Mash, the top-selling cherry candy bar in the U.S. Al-though the Chase Candy Company production fa-cility does not offer tours, it does offer an on-site store where you can buy factory-fresh candies.

Across the state on U.S. 36, known as The Way of American Ge-nius, another haven for chocolate lovers is found in Mark Twain’s home town, Hannibal. At Choc-olaterie Stam, located on Hannibal’s Main Street, you fi nd an amazing as-sortment of chocolate goodies, whether you’re interested in traditional chocolate bars or import-ed European treats, or you simply want to pop bon-bons like they’re, well, candy.

About 25 minutes south of Hannibal, the delicate artwork of chocolate dip-ping by hand can still be found at Bankhead Choc-olates, in Bowling Green. Established in 1919, this family-owned business is dedicated to maintaining the individual artistry that is evident in each piece of chocolate, distinguishing it from other machine-stamped chocolates.

Ever wondered just how chocolates and can-dies are made? Bring your family on a tour of the Candy House in Jop-lin. Visitors will see how peanut brittle and English toffee are made, how can-dies are enrobed in choc-olate and see chocolates being dipped by hand. The best part of the tour comes at the end when you get to taste some of these delightful treats.

Chocolate, candies, milk shakes, all scrump-tious treats, what could be better? How about a cookie dipped in choco-late? The Candy Factory, in Columbia takes your favorite cookies, like Ore-os and Nutter Butters, and dips them in chocolate for a sweet treat. Want more of your snack-time favor-ites dipped in chocolate? Then you must try their chocolate-covered potato chips. The perfect blend of sweet and salty, your choices include original, salty kettle cooked and ja-lapeno kettle cooked.

A sweet shop with a cause is what you will fi nd on a trip to Smith-ville. Nellie’s Sweet Shoppe was opened in 2007 after Janelle “Nel-lie” Tebbs, lost her battle with melanoma. The shop is fi lled with chocolates, fudge, candy corn, “Re-member When” candies and more. Nellie’s also has a melanoma informa-tion education corner and sells special UV-sensitive beaded accessories that change color to alert you when you should apply sunscreen. Proceeds from some of the treats are sent to melanoma organiza-tions.

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On September 4, 2012, Warren, Jack, Lee was one of several WWII and Koran Veterans to be honored on an “Honor Flight” to view Veteran memorials.

Jack said they arrived at Columbia at midnight and were served break-fast. At 2:00 am the bus left for the St. Louis air-port.

About 86 veterans were fl own to Baltimore. “When we arrived, we heard all kinds of noise. There were around 100 to 150 people greeting us at the airport”. Jack said they walked through the crowd and were treated like VIP’s. From the air-port they loaded on buses and went to Washington DC to view the monu-ments.

“We were greeted by everyone all day long” said Jack. I shook hands with a man from Kena, South Africa and had our picture taken. He said he never saw a WWII vet before and I told him he saw them everyday, they just didn’t have the t-shirt

Local Veteran Takes Honor Flighton”.

Jack, a former college instructor, ask to go view the Vietnam Wall. Jack had 4 students he taught that went to Vietnam and did not make it back home. Jack has carried each of their names on an index card in his front pocket for more than 26 years. Once the card gets worn, he cop-ies the information on a new one. When Jack was asked to see the cards, sure enough he pulled them right out of his front shirt pocket.

Once Jack got to the Vietnam Wall, he kneeled at each name and read a prayer he had written for each of them.When Jack was asked what his favor-ite part of the Honor Flight was, he said it was seeing and feeling all the respect given to them by every-one. “We were treated and felt like royalty”.

Jack recalled as they were getting escorted back to Columbia, they slowed at Kingdom City. It was dark and they heard an army of motorcycles. At that time they were told

that over 300 bikes of the Patriot Guard Riders were also escorting them to their stop.

Jack had family and friends waiting for him when he arrived. Once again everyone greeting them and thanking them for their service as he walked to the car with his family.

Jack and many other heroes like him are among us every day. As Jack said, we just don’t know it because they don’t have a t-shirt on. It is so im-portant to remember and honor our Veterans as they were and still are willing to give all for our freedoms.

Pictured is Jack and the gentleman from Kena, South Africa he met during his trip.

This is the time of year when we start getting many resources that are of interest to landowners and producers. This week I will talk about a very pop-ular one that is here now.

The Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation has been providing tree seed-lings to landowners here for many years. This is the time of year to order them as that booklet is available at the Extension Offi ce (1st fl oor of the courthouse in Unionville) as well as at the Farm Service Agency Offi ce here. Remember they are fi lled on a “fi rst come fi rst served” basis so you need to decide as soon as possible. You can only order by Internet, mail or fax! They have sev-eral special bundles as in

MDC Taking Tree Seedling Orders

the past, including: quail, wildlife cover, wild edi-bles, conservation, wet-land and nut tree bundles. These are mixed varieties but you can order 10, 50 or 100 of individual tree va-rieties too. They are bare root seedlings primarily 1-year old although some are 2 or 3 years old. The really nice thing about the booklet (to me anyhow) is there are color pictures of the trees so you can tell what they look like. Final-ly, this pamphlet has sev-eral other booklets that are available for purchase that you might be interested in too.

Don’t wait too long as many tree varieties go fast so if you’re interested come by and pick this up as soon as you can.

Effort is for deer har-vested in Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph and Sullivan counties.

The Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation (MDC) is working with hunters, taxidermy shops and deer processors to col-lect tissue samples from adult deer harvested dur-ing the fall archery and fi rearms deer seasons. The cooperative effort is part of MDC’s ongoing work to monitor the prevalence and distribution of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Missouri’s free-rang-ing deer. CWD has been found in free-ranging deer in Macon County. The sampling effort is taking place until Jan. 15. It is limited to deer harvested in MDC’s CWD Con-tainment Zone of Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon, Randolph and Sullivan counties.

Hunters are encouraged to take their harvested deer to one of numerous coop-erating locations in the region. Removing a tissue sample is free, takes only a few minutes and will not reduce the food or mount value of harvested deer. Test results for participat-ing hunters will be posted on the MDC website be-ginning in December.

A list of cooperating taxidermy and processing locations can be found in MDC’s “2012 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regu-lations and Information” booklet available at MDC offi ces, from permit ven-dors and online at mdc.mo.gov (http://tinyurl.com/93vg3ut).

MDC will also collect additional samples from across north Missouri as part of its ongoing state-wide CWD surveillance effort. With the help of hunters, MDC has tested more than 35,000 free-ranging deer for CWD from all parts of the state since 2002.

According to the Mis-souri Department of Health and Senior Servic-es (MDHSS), there is no evidence that CWD can infect people. According to the Missouri Depart-ment of Agriculture, there is no evidence from ex-isting research that CWD can spread to domestic livestock, such as sheep or cattle.

MDC Still Needs Hunter Help With CWD Sampling

Chronic Wasting Dis-ease is a fatal disease that attacks the nervous sys-tems of cervids, such as white-tailed, mule and other types of deer. It is transmitted by animal-to-animal contact or soil-to-animal contact. It can spread through activities that unnaturally concen-trate animals, the natural movement and dispersal of infected free-ranging deer, the transportation of live captive deer with CWD or the transportation and improper disposal of infected carcasses.

CWD is caused by mis-shapen proteins called prions. These prions con-centrate in the brain, spi-nal cord, eyes, spleen and lymph nodes of infected cervids. The prions can enter the environment through carcasses of dis-eased deer and can infect deer in the area for years. Moving harvested deer that still have these parts from the Containment Zone could introduce CWD to other parts of Missouri.

MDC also asks hunt-ers who harvest deer in the six-county CWD Con-tainment Zone not to take whole deer carcasses or carcass parts out of the area. Items safe to trans-port are: meat that is cut and wrapped, meat that has been boned out, quar-ters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head at-tached, hides or capes from which all excess tissue has been removed, antlers, antlers attached to skull plates or skulls cleaned of all muscle and brain tissue and fi nished taxidermy products.

Hunters who harvest deer, elk or moose out of state and bring the animal into Missouri with spinal column or head attached must report the animal’s entry to MDC within 24 hours by calling toll free 877-853-5665. The car-cass must be taken to a licensed meat processor or taxidermist within 72 hours of entry.

Hunters throughout the state who encounter or harvest deer in poor con-dition with no obvious in-juries should contact their local conservation agent or MDC offi ce. Local MDC contacts can be found on-

line at mdc.mo.gov. In another effort to

slow the spread of CWD, the Missouri Conservation Commission has rescind-ed the antler-point restric-tion (four-point rule) in the CWD Containment Zone. Yearling and adult male deer have been found to exhibit CWD at higher rates than female deer. The dispersal of yearling males to new areas in search of territory and mates is one way CWD spreads.

The Conservation Com-mission also approved a regulation change that re-stricts activities that are likely to unnaturally con-centrate white-tailed deer and promote the spread of CWD. The regulation became effective Oct. 30.

It bans the placement of grain, salt products, min-erals and other consum-able natural or manu-factured products in the CWD Containment Zone, The regulation includes exceptions for backyard feeding of wildlife and normal agricultural, for-est management, crop and wildlife food production practices.

According to MDC, Missouri has more than 507,000 deer hunters who spend about $690 million in the state each year on deer hunting and related activities. This has an overall economic impact of $1.1 billion in Missouri each year and supports al-most 12,000 jobs.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds motorists that many Mis-sourians will travel over the upcoming Thanksgiv-ing weekend. This will change traffi c patterns and requires everyone to be a courteous, safe driver. If you will be traveling this holiday, please make sure your car is in good condi-tion before beginning your trip.

The Patrol will partici-pate in Operation C.A.R.E (Combined Accident Re-duction Effort) during this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Please Drive Safely During Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

Over the past several years, the Patrol has used special traffi c enforce-ment projects to further their efforts to decrease traffi c crashes and fatali-ties. This Thanksgiving weekend will include such an enforcement project, a 20-mile Trooper Opera-tion. Troopers will work the road at 20-mile inter-vals along Interstates 35, 44, 55, and 70, as well as U.S. Highways 60 and 61.

The Highway Patrol’s Emergency Assistance number is 1-800-525-5555 (or *55 on a cellular phone).

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