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Van-Far Quiz Bowl TeamTakes Third In State

The Van-Far Quiz Bowl Teamtraveled to Columbia last week tobattle it out in the 2021 MSHSAAScholar Bowl Championships. Their journey to the state tourna-

ment marks the very first time theschool district has competed at thislevel. “Van Far has never won district,

sectionals, or competed at the statelevel before,” the team’s coach,Teresa Winders, told the Tribune.“We were very excited that we wereable to go to new levels this year andwe are looking forward to what is instore for us next year!” To cap off a remarkable season,

they walked away with some newhardware for the school to display –the third-place award – after a 310-110 win over Summersville. Not only that, but Cameron Jones

also took home top honors at theconference and district level. “Quiz Bowl is basically an aca-

demic trivia competition,” Windersexplained. “The questions are readby a moderator and each teambuzzes in when or if they know theanswer. The team who answers thequestion correctly is given threebonus questions.” According to Winders, if the team

incorrectly answers the bonus ques-tions, it then goes to the opposingteam for a shot. For those who never experienced

quiz bowl, the questions come in awide variety covering history, liter-ature, math and math computation,

geography, science, art, music, andeven pop culture. “We played in person this sea-

son,” Winders continued. “Manyschools competed virtually, but ourconference met and decided thatquiz bowl competitions could beheld safely using the guidelinesgiven to us by health officials.” As for standout moments in the

competition, Winders commentedthat “the mounting excitement as weadvanced was both fun and nerve-racking. Lots of laughter duringpractices. I am very proud of myquiz bowl team!! We supportedeach other and grew both individu-ally and as a team.” “I would add just how proud we

are of these students and our coachTeresa Winders,” Van-Far PrincipalKim Pafford told the Tribune. “Theyare an outstanding group of studentswho always represent Van-Far andour community well.” Van-Far School District Superin-

tendent, John Fortney, also congrat-ulated the team and Coach Winderson their success.

“The Van-Far R-I District is ex-tremely proud of these students andtheir coach and congratulate themfor their hard work during thisschool year,” he said. “This is an ex-tremely talented group of youngpeople and they have done an out-standing job representing theirschool, their families and their com-munity.”

Van-Far High School Quiz Bowl Team

CSB Donates New Baseball Score BoardCommunity State Bank donated the funds needed to purchase a new scoreboard for the Bowling Green High School baseball

field. Pictured from left: Adam Trower, senior vice president at Community State Bank, Scott Mullins, BGHS principal, KyleScherder, assistant vice president at Community State Bank, Tristan Charlton, senior, Cooper Kiel, junior, Clay Lazear, senior,DJ Feldmann, junior, Tiffany Coleman-Dade, Bowling Green Booster president, Brittany Henke, assistant cashier at CommunityState Bank, and Bridgette Reuther, vice president at Community State Bank.

By Brent EngelContributing Writer

Missouri’s last Confederate wasborn in Pike County and passedaway seven decades ago.John Thomas Graves left the

rebel army due to illness, but endedup living longer than any of his Mis-souri comrades and just about every-one else who fought in the CivilWar. He died of heart failure at age108 on May 9, 1950.Graves was born at Prairieville

near modern day Eolia on Jan. 1,1842. His father, James, oversaw atobacco plantation.At the outset of war, Graves

joined a Confederate company com-manded by Harvard-educated JohnBullock Clark Jr., the son of a U.S.Congressman. He also fought withone-time Missouri Gov. SterlingPrice.Graves was discharged for un-

specified medical reasons in January1862. He would work as a farmer,store owner and construction con-tractor. In addition, Graves ownedmines in the West. He and his wife,Addie Ann Ray Graves, had two

sons, James and Major.Five years after Addie died in

1924, Graves applied for residencyat the Confederate Soldiers Home ofMissouri, which opened through do-nations in 1891 at Higginsville. Theapplication was denied becauseGraves’ income was too high, but hefinally was accepted in 1933.Women who visited were told to

be on the lookout because Graveswould plant a kiss on their cheeks.Staff once caught a 102-year-oldGraves sneaking around the room ofa younger veteran’s widow. He alsoloved listening to the radio and rock-ing in his chair. Though toothlesslate in life, Graves made sure birth-days were never dull.“He took a bit of cake and ice

cream, but did not let it spoil hisdaily round of eight highballs andhuge fistfuls of chewing tobacco,”wrote author Richard A. Serrano.The state took over operations

and Graves eventually had the housepretty much to himself. The bill forkeeping him there reached $25,000a year — more than $260,000 today.One lawmaker complained the statecould “keep him in the best hotel inSt. Louis for less money.”Upon his death, Graves was

buried in the home’s cemetery withmore than 800 other soldiers andfamily members. The house wastorn down, but the grounds were es-tablished in 1952 as the ConfederateMemorial State Historic Site. It waslisted on the National Register ofHistoric Places in 1981.Pleasant Crump of Alabama is the

last verifiable Confederate veteran.He died at 104 on Dec. 31, 1951. Al-bert Woolson of Minnesota is thelast man to have served in the UnionArmy. He passed at 106 on Aug. 2,1956.Graves listened intently to Amer-

John Thomas Graves

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Louisiana Swears In Newly Elected Council

BY BRICE CHANDLER STAFF WRITER

Louisiana residents and audience members will see a new face sitting in the vacant Ward II seat with newly elected council member Josh Mooney who was sworn in last month. Mooney was elected to the

position after Kathy Smith vacated the seat to assume the role of mayor. “It’s an honor to serve the people

of our great city,” Mooney told theTribune. Married to Michele Mooney,he’s been a familiar face in Louisianasince 2005. The couple are often spot-ted at school events supporting theirtwo children, Quincy and Olivia. Mooney says he decided to run be-

cause he felt he could make a positiveimpact on the community and wouldlike to help create ways for businessesto thrive. He was one of three sworn in dur-

ing last month's regular council meet-ing. Wards I and IV incumbentsNancy Evans and Bob Ringhausenwere reelected for another two-yearterm. Although Ward III candidate Mike

Sherman won the election, he was un-able to fill the seat after having to for-feit the public office due to a Missouristate statute that disqualified him. Sherman’s opponent and Ward III

incumbent, Nick Fregeau, was reap-pointed to the position until the April2022 municipal election.

Sherman told the Tribune that he’sworking on the necessary steps topossibly run again for another electedposition in the future. “I don’t think the ward is repre-

sented the way residents want,” Sher-man said. “I know that firsthandbecause I talked to several hundredpeople.” The new council was put to work

right away as they discussed the cur-rent status of the city’s budget alongwith other agenda items before goinginto a closed session. Regular meetings of the Louisiana

city council are currently closed to inperson audiences, but are livestreamed through the Zoom app. Those wishing to address the coun-

cil and city officials are still able to doso although they need to sign up be-forehand.

Residents can learn more by visit-ing https://www.louisiana -mo.com orcalling 573-754-4132.

Newly re-elected and elected councilmembers are sworn in by Louisiana city clerk,Memarie Gonzalez, during the April 26 regular council meeting. Pictured, from left:Nancy Evans, Bob Ringhausen, and Josh Mooney.

Last MO Confederate Born InPike County; Died Seven Decades Ago

Newly elected Louisiana Ward III coun-cilmember, Josh Mooney, signs official pa-perwork to take office.

BY BRICE J. CHANDLERSTAFFWRITER

For local entrepreneur, ChadBowen, his new pizzeria inLouisiana is already off to a blis-tering pace. Despite working through some

rocky patches early on and thehigh demand, Chad says he feelsblessed at how everything hascome together at this point. “The building was already set

up as a restaurant,” he said. Aftersetting another business with hispartner Justin Sheppard at the for-mer Alps building now jointly oc-cupied with D-Stop, Chad startedexploring the idea of bringingpizza back to the former Pizza Hutbuilding. “It’s kind of strange how it all

fell into place,” Chad continued.“Justin had the building and thenall of a sudden we looked onlineand there’s all the equipment.” The only problem was that

equipment was hundreds of milesaway in New York. Chad managed the duo’s Patriot

Towing and Car Hauling whichfrequently picked up vehicles forcustomers from various parts ofthe United States. The companyhad trucks and trailers readilyavailable to transport the heavycooking equipment. Problem solved. After driving out to New York

and picking up the equipment,Chad got to work with his familyand friends on renovating thebuilding. Another task Chad wasperfectly suited to handle. Prior toworking with Sheppard, Chad op-erated his own renovation servicein the area for 27-years which han-dled everything from water dam-

Bringing HandmadePizza BackTo Louisiana

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NECC Holds 40th AnnualCrime Victim’s Ceremony

BYBRICE CHANDLERSTAFFWRITER

The third full week of Aprilmarked the 40th anniversary of Na-tional Crime Victims’ Rights Week(NCVRW). As part of the week, offenders at

Northeastern Correctional Center(NECC) helped raise money to do-nate to various non-profit organiza-tions. The department and the week

dedicated to victims, their families,and all the lives impacted by crimeoffers offenders at NECC the oppor-tunity to give back to the communityin a meaningful way. This year, they chose to donate

earnings to central Missouri chapterof Bikers Against Child Abuse andSafe Haven of Grace – an organiza-tion that helps single mothers inneed.

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 • Page 2THE PEOPLE’S TRIBUNE

Community News

House & Senate Give Final Ap-proval To FY 2022 State Operat-ing Budget (HBs 1-13, 15, 18, 19)Members of the House and Sen-

ate wrapped up work on the FiscalYear 2022 State Operating Budgeton Friday. The fiscally responsiblespending plan continues to supportstate operations and programs thatwill help lead Missouri out of thepandemic. In total, the budget con-tains $35.6 billion of state and fed-eral spending authority. Theappropriations bills that make up thespending plan will now head to thegovernor’s office for his considera-tion.

Record Investment In K-12 Education

The final version of the budgetmakes a significant investment inthe state’s system of education.Once again the legislature has fullyfunded the K-12 School FoundationFormula. The record investment forearly childhood education and K-12education checks in at nearly $7.5billion. The final version of the stateoperating budget also includes a $20million increase for K-12 schooltransportation, exceeding more than$110 million in funding for the firsttime in several years. The spending plan also includes: $7.3 million in federal funds for

the Governor’s Emergency Educa-tion Relief Fund (GEER II) to helpmeet needs in K-12 schools$5 million for a deferred mainte-

nance grant program for charterschools who own their own buildingor a building owned by the localschool district$3 million for a Rural Advising

Program to help high school stu-dents and counselors in rural areaswith college entry$2.5 million to boost reading lit-

eracy in the St. Louis area$3.25 million to initiate the

School Turnaround ActProtecting Missouri's Vulnerable Children

The 2021 legislative session hasseen the General Assembly make acommitment to provide additionalresources to foster and adoptive par-ents. The state operating budget alsoincludes funding to ensure vulnera-ble young people can find a nurtur-ing home. The plan provides a $40.7million increase for adoption andguardianship subsidies, as well as a$12.8 million increase to FosterCare Maintenance Payments thatsupport families with foster chil-dren.General Assembly Approves Bill

to Empower Students to Succeed

Academically (HB 349)The House and Senate have

given final approval legislationmeant to empower parents to haveaccess to schools and educationalresources that will best meet theneeds of their children. The legisla-tion will create EmpowermentScholarship Accounts (ESAs) tohelp parents afford the best educa-tional opportunities for their kids.Legislature Approves Bill ToProtect Victims Of Domestic

Abuse (SB 71)Legislation is now on its way to

the governor that would allow vic-tims of domestic abuse to obtainlifetime orders of protection againsttheir abusers. The bill received over-whelming bipartisan support in boththe House and Senate.Under current law, a court can

issue an order of protection for up toone year. Supporters of the bill saidsome victims of abuse are subject tofear and trauma when they have tosee their abuser each year to ask ajudge to renew the order. The billapproved by the General Assemblywould allow the court to issue or-ders of protection for at least twoyears and up to 10 years if an evi-dentiary hearing finds the abuserspose a serious danger to the physicalor mental health of the victim or aminor household member. In thesecases, the order could be renewedperiodically and be valid for at leasttwo years and up to the lifetime ofthe abuser.Providing Skilled Veterans With

a Direct Path to Licensure (HB 476)

Missouri will soon cut bureau-cratic red tape to ensure moreskilled veterans are able to work andpractice in the state. Under legisla-tion on its way to the governor, thestate would recognize military occu-pational specialties for licensure.Specifically, the legislation in-

cludes a Military Occupational Spe-cialty as a type of licensure whenapplying for licensure in Missouri inthe same occupation under Mis-souri's Reciprocity Laws. The bill’ssponsor said the bill will allow mil-itary men and women to use thetraining they received while servingto come home and get skilled jobs,and to continue utilizing the skillsthey have worked so hard to obtain.

Other Bills Truly Agreed To & Finally Passed

SB 120 modifies provisions re-lating to military affairs, includingstate designations, hiring prefer-ences and classifications for stateemployment, state agency services,

school designations, military protec-tions for motor vehicle insurance,and qualified military projects in theMissouri Works Program.HB 362 modifies provisions re-

garding the Sunshine Law. A publicgovernmental body is authorized toclose records and meetings relatedto evacuation and lockdown proce-dures on property owned or leasedby the body. Information submittedby software or surveillance compa-nies that secure access to buildingsof the body may also be closed. Apublic governmental body is author-ized to close records that are relatedto email addresses and telephonenumbers submitted to a public gov-ernmental body by individuals orentities for the sole purpose of re-ceiving electronic or other commu-nications. The public body may alsoclose records of utility usage and billrecords for customers of public util-ities unless the customer requeststhem or authorizes their release. Thebill also enacts the GovernmentLending Transparency Act that cre-ates new reporting requirements forthe state auditor relating to statelending and credit support pro-grams.HB 685 lowers the minimum age

requirement to 21 years for holdingvarious county offices and specialdistrict board memberships. In-cluded in the offices and districts af-fected are: county clerk; countyauditor; county coroner; county sur-veyor; seven-director school board;ambulance district board; sewer dis-trict trustee; public water supply dis-trict board; emergency telephoneservices board; hospital districtboard; fire protection district board;court clerk; and mayor for third orfourth class cities.

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Logan Anthony Graduates From

McKendree UniversityLogan Anthony, of Elsberry has grad-

uated cum laude from McKendree Uni-versity with a BS degree in chemistrypre-professional. The university is conferring 667 de-

grees in 2021--35 doctoral, 181 mas-ter's, 446 bachelor's and five associatedegrees--on students who completedtheir program requirements in Decem-ber 2020, and in May and July 2021. A total of 124 students graduated

with Latin honors (pending final gradesfor the spring and summer terms): 21summa cum laude, 55 magna cumlaude and 48 cum laude. Eighteen grad-uates were members of the university'sHonors Program. The McKendree Uni-versity Class of 2021 hails from 29states and 15 countries. #McK2021

Clopton BaccalaureateIs Wednesday, May 19

The pastors of Southern PikeCounty will be holding its annualbaccalaureate services at 7 p.m., inthe Dale Miller Gymnasium onWednesday, May 19 for the CloptonHigh School graduating vlass andtheir gamilies and griends.This service will include special

memories, music and the message

will be given by the Rev. MarkAlbee, Pastor of Edgewood BaptistChurch, and participation of otherlocal pastors.They are looking forward to hon-

oring these deniors and wishingthem the Best of Everything as theymove on in there Life Journey. GodBless Them Always.

From The Mayor’s Desk...The transition from

spring into summerfeels different this year.As the flowers bud andthe grass grows soquickly so is our com-munity. As we look to the

early signs of summerheat, we also look for-ward to more opportu-nities for connectionswith our families andfriends. Many thanksto Mary Twellman andKaren Leverenz of theHeir Study Club for planting flow-ers from Prairies Edge in the planterboxes. I am inspired by the wel-coming of new businesses and serv-ices to the City of Bowling Greenby all the support and patronage Isee, and I am also inspired by thewelcoming, by you, as a town, thatare welcoming new families and in-dividuals as well. This inspirationcombined with hope for a brightertime in our history is invigoratingand exciting. How we reach out andhow we treat people advertises whatwe are! I have been writing a lot about

shopping local’s importance andhow it is imperative if a city isgoing to grow and keep up with itsgrowth. Poor planning and prepa-ration usually result in panic andpoor workmanship. When peopleshop locally it sustains a vibrantpositive attitude and pride whichspurs on and entices involvement,improvement, partnership, and sup-port for one another. For example, Ihope most of you have taken timeto see the beautification of theSquare area accomplished by theDownTown Revitalization Commit-tee. I have mentioned how manybusinesses, organizations, and indi-viduals have volunteered their prod-ucts, efforts, and time to make thisarea so very attractive as they pro-mote our local businesses with ban-ners. Furthermore, they have a planto go all the way down Court Street.They have a vision for the down-town business area and people areAdopting the Project! Wonderfuljob Tracy B, the DTRC, RotaryClub grant, and those that donatedtheir products, services, and volun-teered! I DO WANT TO STRESS that

growth does not correlate to losingour small-town philosophy and wayof life. Growth secures our way of

life and improves what wehave been entrusted bythose who came before us.For instance, ForeverPrimitive has replaced thesidewalk in front of theirbusiness along withGypsy Soul and manyhave renovated theirstore’s appearance likeLegion’s, Ann Lane,Henny Penny, BowlingGreen Vetinary Clinic,and Refuge Church. There will be a free

community dinner onJune 2 at the Second Baptist Churchin Bowling Green. It will be from 5-6 p.m., and the public is invited. Ifyou know an elderly or disabledperson that needs a hotdog dinner,chips, water, and a dessert pleasepick one up and deliver it to them.Second Baptist plans om having amonthly free dinner in hopes thatmany will be fed. The city will be expanding the

Barb Allison Park at the Library/Community Center with additionalplayground equipment and walkingtrail. A grant from Dr. Pepper/Ka-Boom is making this possible.Please tell you family and friendsabout Wings and Wheels on June 5at the Bowling Green Airport. Finefood, fun, family atmosphere, andfantastic airplanes and cars, etc. Ifyou have a car, truck, or motorcycleyou would like to show off, pleasebring it to the Wheels part of the“Wings and Wheels.” Admission isfree to enter the Wheels show aswell as the entire event. Come seethe renovation of our MunicipalAirport. I have observed some greatlooking vehicles in Bowling Greenand Pike County. Please share themwith and allow the public to enjoythem too! The nation’s social fabric has

been torn by partisan distrust, disin-formation, exclusion, and overallupheaval in the destruction of ourAmerican cities. Our ties to one an-other are fragile as we grow moredivided over social issues, race,vaccine participation, heath, and theeconomy. Please, do not let thishappen in our terrific city andcounty. Let us break down barriersthat divide through communicationand acceptance of one another. Wecan do this by reaching out and sup-porting one another and discoverhow to have more peace-filled rela-tionships.

JIM ARICO, MAYORCITY OF BOWLING GREEN

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County Service Center in Bowling Green in recognition of the agency’s 56th anniversary and the May observance of NationalCommunity Action Month. Pictured, from left, are NECAC Employment Services Coordinator Kirsten White, Emergency ServicesCoordinator Katie McGarity, Housing Assistance Counselor Laurie Durbin, Housing Assistance Counselor LaTanya Chatman,Emergency Services Coordinator Dawn Harrell, Deputy Director for Community Services Programs Janice Robinson, CountyServices Programs Director Linda Fritz, Executive Secretary Christina Ray, President and Chief Executive Officer Don Patrick,Chief Deputy Director Dan Page, Section 8 Rent-Assistance Program Director Dianna Clair, LIHEAP Supervisor Angela Kat-tenbraker, LIHEAP Counselor Cindy Lake, LIHEAP Counselor Danielle Sanders and LIHEAP Counselor Vera Wood. Celebrationreceptions were held at all 12 NECAC County Service Centers.

USDA Awards MDC Two Partnership ProjectsThe Missouri Department of Con-

servation (MDC) will continue initia-tives to integrate conservation withagriculture practices and help restoreand manage sand prairies after beingawarded two partnership projectsthrough the Natural Resources Conser-vation Service (NRCS) Regional Con-servation Partnership Program(RCPP).Through RCPP, conservation part-

ners work in collaboration with NRCSto help farmers, ranchers, and forestlandowners throughout the nation toimplement systems that conservewater and soil resources, improvewildlife habitats, and increase climateresilience.“The Regional Conservation Part-

nership Program is public-private part-nership working at its best,” said TerryCosby, acting chief for USDA’s Natu-ral Resources Conservation Service.“These new projects will harness thepower of partnership to help bringabout solutions to natural resourceconcerns across the country while sup-porting our efforts to combat the cli-mate crisis.”

PRECISION FARM DATA & STRATEGIC BUFFER

PLACEMENTNRCS is awarding Missouri

$930,377 to create and implementmanagement strategies that target un-profitable cropland acres. This projectwill utilize farm data to enhance water

and soil health, target at-risk grassland-associated species habitat on agricul-tural land, and assist producers toavoid the need for natural resource reg-ulatory requirements. Project goals in-clude:Utilizing on-farm yield data to iden-

tify non-profitable cropland acres andestablish the areas to high-diversityherbaceous buffers.Decrease water and soil quality

degradation through the adoption of al-ternative management regimes de-signed to mitigate nutrient runoff andsoil erosion from cropland.Encourage producers to make in-

formed decision by targeting conser-vation practices that maximizeenvironmental benefits.“This project will focus on using

row crop yield data to identify non-profitable cropland,” explained MDCFarm Bill Coordinator Lisa Potter.“Participants will use this informationto convert non-productive cropland toa diverse mix of native warm-seasongrasses and forbs, which providedrought tolerance, help improve soilhealth, and provide essential habitat formany declining pollinator and grass-land bird species. Encouraging produc-ers to transition their low-yield acres tonative warm-season grasses and forbswill also save producers time and inputcosts associated with producing a crop.

This project is a great example of howtrue collaboration among our Missouriconservation and agriculture partnerscan help us all better serve Missouriproducers in ways that can addressboth economic and conservation con-cerns on their farms.”The funding amount will be for five

years and will be used to provide cost-share to landowners in support of ap-plying eligible practices. Missouricounties included in the project areaare Saline, Lafayette, Pettis, Macon,Randolph, Chariton, and Linn.Landowners who qualify to partici-

pate in this project are encouraged tocontact their local MDC Private LandConservationist for more information.The first enrollment opportunity is an-ticipated to be announced next year.Contributing partners include:

MDC, MFA Incorporated, MissouriDepartment of Natural Resources,Missouri Corn Merchandising Coun-cil, Missouri Soybean MerchandisingCouncil, Bayer U.S., Missouri RuralWater Association, The Nature Con-servancy, Missouri River Bird Obser-vatory, Associated ElectricCooperative, U.S. Fish and WildlifeService, and the Fertilizer Institute.

To learn more about the RegionalConservation Partnership Program,visit the RCPP website.

Susan C. MillsMass of Christian Burial for Susan

Carol Mills of Elsberry was held at 10a.m., Friday at Sacred Heart CatholicChurch in Elsberry. Fr. CharlesTichacek, church pastor, officiatedwith burial in the Elsberry City Ceme-tery near Elsberry. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m.,

Thursday at Carter-Ricks FuneralHome in Elsberry and again from 9a.m. until the time of funeral Mass at10 a.m., Friday at Sacred HeartCatholic Church. Mrs. Mills, 72, died Thursday,

April 29, 2021 at SSM St. JosephHospital Rehabilitation Center inLake St. Louis. Born Aug. 26, 1948 in St. Charles,

she was the daughter of Frank Robertand Rose Ann Simon Dwiggins.Susan was a 1967 graduate of Els-berry High School. She was united inmarriage on Oct. 30, 1971 in Elsberryto William Andrew “Bill” Mills. Thisunion was blessed with one son, RyanAndrew. Susan worked in food service for

the Elsberry R-II School District andlater in the deli at IGA. Susan was apast member of the Red Hat Society,an avid reader and loyal patron of theJoseph R. Palmer Family MemorialLibrary, member of the Bible study atthe Elsberry First Christian Church,and a long-time and faithful memberof Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Susan was a proud supporter of the

Elsberry Community and gave herheart to all she met.She was preceded in death by her

parents, Frank and Rose Ann Dwig-gins; a brother, Robert Dwiggins; onebrother-in-law, Allen Mills; one sis-ter-in-law, Reita Ann Mills; and herbeloved husband of nearly 31 years,Bill Mills, who died on Sept. 7, 2002.Survivors include a son, Ryan

Mills and wife, Stephanie; and onesister, Mary Ann Momphard of Silex;three sisters-in-law, Judy Dwiggins ofTroy, Judy Holmes and husband,Tommy of Elsberry, and AnnetteMills, also of Elsberry. Susan alsoleaves two aunts, Jean Maschmidt ofElsberry and Kay Simon of St.Charles County; and many other rel-atives and friends.Memorials may be made to

Masses or the Joseph R. Palmer Fam-ily Memorial Library, c/o Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5thStreet; Elsberry, MO 63343. Online condolences maybe made

at www.carterricksfuneralhome.com.

Michael TerrellRandallMichael Terrell Randall, 41, of

Bowling Green died peacefully onMonday, May 3, 2021 at his home.Bibb-Veach Funeral Home is han-

dling the cremation rites.A memorial service will be held at

a later date.Michael was the youngest child of

James R. and Janet Ledell Randall.He was born Feb. 27, 1980 in St.Louis. His father preceded him indeath.Michael spent his younger years

living with his family in St. LouisCounty. The family later moved to theMoscow Mills/Troy area. Michaelgraduated from Troy High School. Hethen attended and graduated from acommunity college, studying com-puter technology. Michael enjoyedworking on computers and gaming.He also loved fishing and spent yearslearning to play guitar. In high school,he was a weightlifter, and was giventhe nickname “Bear” by his class-mates. Michael was always sure totake the time to check on his mom,who he lovingly referred to as “Boss”.He loved to joke and make peoplesmile.As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses,

Michael dedicated his life to doingGod’s will and sharing the Bible’shope for the future, “God…will wipeout every tear from their eyes, anddeath will be no more, neither willmourning nor outcry nor pain be any-more. The former things have passed

away” – Revelation 21:3.4. Michael is survived by his mother,

Janet; a brother, James “Ray” Randalland wife, Sharon; and two sisters,Lynda Randall and Dana Randall;along with many nieces, nephews,cousins, and friends.He was preceded in death by his

father, James; and a sister, FernWilliams.To learn more about the Bible’s

hope for the future, Michael sharedwith others, please visit JW.org.Online condolences may be left at

www.bibbveach.com.

Robin ElaineHarrisonRobin Elaine Harrison, 55, of

Louisiana died Thursday, May 6,2021 in Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 11

a.m., Wednesday at Collier FuneralHome in Louisiana. Burial will be atRiverview Cemetery in Louisiana.Visitation will be held from 4-8

p.m., Tuesday (today) at the funeralhome.She was born on July 13, 1965 in

Louisiana and had lived there all ofher life.She is survived by two sons, T. J.

Harrison and Fred Harrison, Jr., bothof Louisiana; four daughters, Kim-berly Rue, Tara Jones, Kayla Smith,all of Louisiana, and Betty Harrisonof Bowling Green; seven grandchil-dren; two brothers, Dale Resor ofLouisiana, and Kenny Resor of Mex-ico; a sister, Kim Resor of Mexico;and numerous nieces, nephews, andcousins.She was preceded in death by her

mother, Margaret Resor, a brother,Larry Resor, a grandson, DominikJones, and a granddaughter, KaylynnSmith.Robin had worked as a nurse’s as-

sistant at the Maple Grove Lodgenursing home, then for many years atthe Press-Journal. She enjoyed fam-ily gatherings, playing bingo, danc-ing, karaoke, watching hallmarkmovies, and drinking coffee. She willbe remembered as a loving motherand grandmother.Pallbearers will be Jason Standley,

Marcus Jones, Daniel Morrison, andKenneth Smith Jr. Honorary pallbear-ers will be T. J. Harrison, Fred Harri-son Jr., Trevor Harrison, Tannor Rue,and Braydon Smith.

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Hall Places inCrop ProductionAvery Hall of the Clopton FFA

Chapter received the second-placeMissouri FFA Diversified Crop Pro-duction Placement ProficiencyAward at the 93rd Missouri FFAConvention.Proficiency awards recognize

FFA members who excel as agricul-tural entrepreneurs, employees orvolunteers while gaining hands-oncareer experience. Diversified cropproduction placement is one of 46proficiency award areas recognizedat the state level. Missouri Crop Im-provement Association sponsoredthis award. The Missouri FFA has 25,662

members representing 351 chapters.The national organization has morethan 760,000 members representing8,739 chapters in all 50 states andPuerto Rico.The FFA makes a positive differ-

ence in the lives of students by de-veloping their potential for premierleadership, personal growth and ca-reer success through agricultural ed-ucation.

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On May 27: There will be ameeting of the board of trustees ofthe Pike County Health Department,Home Health and Hospice Agencyat 8:30 a.m., in the conference roomat 1 Healthcare Place, BowlingGreen.

Tips, Tricks For Planting Your Spring GardenReady to start planning your

spring garden, but not sure where tostart? We've got your back. With thishandy guide full of tips for springplanting, you'll head into the grow-ing season more prepared than ever.If you're an experienced gardener,

you're probably eagerly awaitingspring, when the ground thaws andyou can start digging (us, too!). Butif you're a first-time grower, the startof spring can be daunting. Whenshould you start planting in spring?How can you best prepare yourlandscape? What are the best treesand flowers to plant in spring?We'll let you in on a secret -

spring planting is no more challeng-ing than gardening at any other timeof the year. And with a little help,you'll be ready to plant a garden thatthrives in spring, and all the waythrough the colder months.In this handy guide full of spring

planting tips, you'll learn:How to prepare your garden for

springHow to pick the perfect spot for

spring plantingWhen to start planting in springWhat trees and plants are best for

spring plantingCaring for your garden into sum-

mer and beyondHow do I prepare my garden for

spring?Depending on the hardiness zone

you live in, you may only need min-imal preparations for your garden. Ifspring is mild where you live, forexample (like in Zones 7 and up),you won't need to change much. But if you're in a colder area (like

Zones 5 and below), you can startpreparing for spring by making sureyour plants survive the winter. Youmay need to invest in some garden-ing tools and supplies to help yourplants stay healthy until spring.Frost protection blankets can keepyour plants safe and ensure that frostdoesn't damage them, and layeringmulch can help insulate the roots ofmore sensitive plants.If you're feeling really motivated,

you can even use spring to organizeyour gardening shed or equipment,evaluating your supplies and replac-ing anything that's worn or notworking the way it should (like in-vesting in new, sharper pruners, orreplenishing fertilizer). As for potted plants? Move any-

thing that's not as cold-hardy insidefor the winter, like avocado or lemontrees.You can also move potted out-

door plants closer to southern-facingwalls to keep them healthierthroughout spring, as concrete wallsoften absorb heat during the day andrelease it overnight. While this isn'tpossible for plants in the ground orin raised garden beds, anything inpots and planters is easy to move toa warmer location.How do you pick the right spot

for a spring garden?Planting a new garden this

spring? The most important step ofstarting a spring garden is pickingthe right spot. You'll want to find anarea with the right soil and light con-ditions for your plants to thrive.Woman planting flowers in the

soilFor most plants, you'll want to

choose a fairly level area with atleast partial sun (4-8 hours of sun-light per day). The longer mostplants spend in the sun, the morelikely they are to survive.Planting in a shady area? No

problem - there are plenty of plantsthat can thrive in low light. Just se-lect trees and plants that performbetter in shade.When it comes to soil, most

plants prefer nutrient-rich, well-

draining soil. But if you have clay,silt or sandy soil, there are plenty ofoptions for plants that will thrive -there are many that aren't particu-larly picky about soil conditions.When you're getting ready to plantin spring, just decide what you wantto grow where, and prepare the soilfor planting, as described below.How do you prepare soil for

spring?Healthy soil is crucial for plant

growth and success, especially whenplanting new trees and plants, andit's something many beginners over-look when starting their spring gar-den.Cultivating rich soil takes time, so

when you're planning on planting inspring, it's best to start preparingyour soil in early winter. Below is aquick guide on how to prepare yoursoil for spring:1. Remove weedsBefore you plant in spring, you'll

want to remove any weeds presentin your planting area. Be as thor-ough as you can, since some weedscan regenerate from even a tinyamount of root left behind.2. Simple diggingSimple digging, as the process is

known, involves using gardeningtools to turn over the top layer ofyour garden's soil and clear it of de-bris. Use a shovel or spade to loosenthe top layer of soil, breaking up anylarge clumps and removing rocks orother debris, before you plant.3. CompostingComposting, a natural process of

recycling organic matter into fertil-izer, has many benefits for your soiland your plants, including retainingnutrients and water more effectively.Graphic displaying how compost-

ing worksIt's rich with critical nutrients like

nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium,and can help clay or silt soil loosenup so water, air, and roots can spreadthrough the foundation easier. It canalso help prevent erosion. (As anadded bonus, it's great for the envi-ronment, too!)If you compost at home, you can

add mature compost to your soil be-fore planting - you can also buycompost at many nurseries and hard-ware stores. You'll know your com-post is mature when it's has acrumbly, even texture, without rec-ognizable scraps, a dark and richcolor, and when it smells earthyrather than sour.4. Begin plantingOnce you've prepared your soil,

you're ready to start planting. Incolder climates, you'll want to waituntil the ground thaws after the lastfrost before planting, so you don'tsubject sensitive young plants tocold or frost. (See our table belowfor a spring planting timeline by har-diness zone!)If you're planting seedlings, re-

member to harden them off (gradu-ally introducing them to theoutdoors 7-14 days before youplant) before planting them outside,so you can increase their resistanceto the elements. If you're hardeningseedlings outside, remember toquickly bring them in if there's anunseasonable cold snap or storm!5. Nurture for growthOnce your spring plants are in the

ground, you'll want to carefully nur-ture them to maximize their growth,especially during the first growingseason until they're fully established.Water plants well immediately afterplanting, and water when the soil isdry after that. Fertilize according toyour specific plant's care instruc-tions. Our guide to fertilizing plantscovers everything you need to knowabout maximizing plant growth.What can I plant in early spring?

There are many trees and shrubsthat will thrive even when planted inearly spring. Most people won'tbegin planting in the ground untilMarch or April, but there are stillplanting options earlier in the year.These options will help you brightenyour garden as soon as possible:Shrubs like forsythia, flowering

quince, camellias and viburnumHardy trees like birch, dogwood,

willow and magnoliaEvergreens like pines, thujas and

spruces For warmer-weather loving plants

like avocados, lemon trees and otherfruits, you can plant them in contain-ers and keep them inside in the win-ter - just move them outside whenthe weather warms up.If you want to plant decorative

trees and plants, there are a ton ofoptions, even in early spring. One ofthe most distinctive trees out there -the Weeping Willow - thrives inearly spring. Because it doesn't loseits leaves until autumn, it will lookradiant throughout spring and sum-mer.

Food Bank DonationMichael Powell of the Salt River Master Gardener, presented a check in the

amount of $300 to Regional Coordinator, Steve Yager of The Food Bank for Centraland Northeast Missouri. Yager said, “ these funds will enable The Food Bank to pro-vide at least 1,200 meals to those in need in Marion county”. Thanks to partnershipslike Salt River Master Gardener club. For more details how you can get involved goto www:sharefoodbringhope.org.

Annual MeetingNew KeithCemetery

New HartfordSat. May 22 - 1 p.m.At The Cemetery

NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING

In a previously pub-lished Planning and Zon-ing Public HearingNotice scheduled forWednesday, May 12 at5:30 p.m., the City ofBowling Green listed oneof the addresses incor-rectly. The second re-quest should read asfollows: 2) review re-quest for the rezoning ofproperty located atChamp Clark and SharrySt. from B-1 BusinessHighway to Multiple-fam-ily.If you have any ques-tions, please callBowling Green City Hall,573-324-5451.

Gwen Gilbert, junior, daughter ofJulie Henry and Jeremy Gilbert wasnamedAll-Conference second team

Long Jump and 2021 EMO Confer-ence Outstanding Jumper.Rita Thoroughman, sophomore,

daughter of Tim and StephanieThoroughman was named All-Con-ference second team Triple Jump.

Silex Track AthletesNamed

All Conference

Gwen Gilbert

Stephanie Thoroughman

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ica’s progress during World War II.He was particularly interested in theatomic bomb, which he called “thedevil’s instrument.” Having partici-

pated in the nation’s most deadlywar, Graves had some advice.

“The best thing that all nationscan do today is to let well enoughalone to keep peace,” he said shortlybefore his final birthday. “No oneever wins in a war, and the next onewon’t be funny.”

CONFEDERATEContinued from front page

Harness Named Freshman Of The Year FinalistBY BRICE J. CHANDLER

STAFF WRITERBowling Green graduate of 2019

and Southern Illinois Universitysophomore, Sarah Harness, wasnamed among the 30 finalists for the2021 Schutt Sports/NFCA DivisionI National Freshman of the Yearaward. The National FastpitchCoaches Association announced thelist of finalists at the end of Apriland will narrow that list down thisweek to the top-10. Due to the cancelation of last sea-

son because of COVID-19, the listcontains players from both 2020 and

2021. Harness has already made a big

impact as the Salukis’ hurler rankingin the top-five of the nearly everycategory for the Missouri ValleyConference statistics for pitchers.She is number one for inningspitched at 167.5 and tied for mostwins and batters struck out. So far, she’s terrorized opposing

batters with a 26-8 record at SIUalong with a 1.72 ERA (earned runaverage). She’s also been named the MVC

Pitcher of the Week six times – tyingfor the 15th most in MVC history.

Harness is currently ranked 12thin the nation for wins. During her high school career,

Harness was named to three-straightAll-State teams and helped the LadyBobcats earn back-to-back MissouriState Championships. She amassedand 59-9 record while at BowlingGreen by striking out more thanone-third of the batters who facedher. If Harness is selected in the top-

10 list on May 13, the MVC will an-nounce the top three prior to theWomen’s College World Series onMay 27.

The owner of Chad's Pizzeria, Chad Bowen, stands in front of one of the pizzaovens he picked up from New York to open his new venture in Louisiana.

Sophia Rogers and Josephine Oblinger ready some of the restaurant's re-freshments for the busy lunch hour.

age and carpet cleaning to completeremodels. All the while prepping the build-

ing at 3215 Georgia Street, they builta solid social media following byteasing fans with pictures of handtossed pizzas and mouthwateringdeserts. That build up brought on an open-

ing day that nearly overwhelmed thesmall team as they ran out of freshdough. “We thought we were ready, but

we underestimated the amount oforder that came in,” his staff postedon social media. Despite the setback which is nor-

mal for a startup restaurant, theykept customer service and commu-nication a priority and are still seeinglarge crowds with each day. “We’re getting anywhere between

60-100 new customers each day,”Chad explained. “Because of thevolume of the fresh dough, I got tohave another station. I don’t know ifit’s how we worked Facebook. I did-n’t think it would be like this. Wehaven’t even hanged any decora-tions yet.”It might come as a surprise for

many to see someone who owns ahouse renovating company shift intothe restaurant business, but its also askill Chad has earned through expe-rience. At 16-years-old, he started work-

ing as a dishwasher at a restaurantcalled Fajita Café which served upto 2,500 people daily. Over thecourse of a few years, Chad workedhis way up to salad cook and even-tually head cook. “The chef there taught me every-

thing.” Eventually, he moved on but ac-

cording to Chad, he always wantedto come back to the restaurant busi-ness. “This town needed something,”

he answered when asked why pizza.“I planned on trying to do somethingwith the restaurant business but did-n’t know it would happen like this.How it fell into place. It’s still fallingin place.” Unlike chain restaurants, the piz-

zas there are completely handmade,and Chad has brought on familyalong with hiring others to help keepup with demand.

“We don’t even freeze ours overnight. We’re doing over 200 pizzas a day in dough,” Chad ex-plained. “As the day goes on, you’ve got to know when to pull the dough out because you don’t want it to overproof. We’re continually mak-ing up more as the day goes.” So far, the fresh pizza has been a

hit with locals. But, if you ask Chad how he jug-

gles restaurateur, managing the ve-hicle towing company, and being a father of three boys, he’ll tell you he’s just trying to support his kids. While his oldest son is currently

on his last year at Washington Uni-versity and his youngest, Carson, is graduating this year. His middle son, Chad junior, is

helping out with the restaurant. “He’s always loved pizza,” Chad

(Sr.) joked. “When he turned four-teen, he told me he needed to make a pizza. When I told him that I was opening this place up, he said ‘I want to be a part of it.’ He knows how to make those pizzas like no to-morrow. He’s got his own method. We made the dough together and it took us 20-30 different types of doughs before we decided on one. He’s got it down to an art. Chad’s going to manage this place.” That day might come sooner than

expected at the pace business is growing. Only weeks after opening, Chad is already planning an expan-sion project to help with the flow of carryout pizza and possibly outside dining. “Me and Justin started out with

zero, but now that its turning around, all the money is going back into the business.” He explained how he hopes the pizza will eventually at-tract more visitors to the town and help out the area. “I want to bring in people from other towns like Pitts-field, Hannibal, Troy, and further away.” Besides his children, Chad’s wife,

Berta, and her daughter, Karyme, help out with serving, Chad’s older brother has also joined in after leav-ing behind a ten-year manufacturing job. Although not everything has

been a cakewalk a tiramisu cakewalk?), Chad says he’s thankful to have the support of the community, his family, and his team. So, what’s the owner’s favorite

pizza so-far? “Chicken bacon ranch.”

PIZZAContinued from front page

According to the federal Officefor Victims of Crime, “since 1981,the National Crime Victims’ RightsWeek (NCVRW) has challenged theNation to confront and remove bar-riers to achieving justice for all vic-tims of crime. Each year,communities across the country re-visit the history of the victims’ rightsmovement, celebrate the progressmade, and recommit to further ad-vancements in the crime victims’field.” After a 26-year career in correc-

tions, NECC Warden Daniel Red-ington has witnessed how successfulthese programs are with helping of-fenders reintegrate back into society. “It makes them feel more con-

nected to the outside world and alsomakes them feel like they can giveback something which in turn helpsthem to go back with a more positiveattitude,” Redington said. “I thinkthat it gives the offenders the oppor-tunity to show that they truly arechanging their thoughts and behav-iors and makes them more account-able for what they did to get here.” Offenders raised $3,000 by hand-

crafting various items that were auc-tioned off. The items themselvesrange from meticulously detaileddoll houses to home décor and evenpaintings. The ceremony along with the pro-

gram hold an important place withthe facility’s National Crime VictimsAwareness chairperson, LanaByram. “Every year, I do the Crime Vic-

tims Ceremony because of two peo-ple in my life that were murdered,”Byram explained. “This is a smallway of giving back in their name.That’s why I do the victim circles forstaff and offenders.” Redington added, “that the cere-

mony also allows the staff the oppor-tunity to show the offenders thatthere is no such thing as a victimlesscrime. Many offenders often feelthat their crimes did not truly hurt

someone if it was not a crime that di-rectly impacted someone. Theydon’t see things like stealing or drugabuse as affecting others, but weteach them that their crimes hurteveryone in society in some way oranother.” According to Byram, the depart-

ment along with the offenders beginpreparing for the ceremony monthsin advance. One of this year’s donation recip-

ients was Safe Haven of Grace. Karen Klaus, Director of Devel-

opment for Safe Haven of Grace, ac-cepted a check on behalf of theorganization who helps women whoare pregnant and homeless. She de-scribed her own background as asingle mother and how the $1,500donation would make a tremendousdifference for a struggling mother. Safe Haven of Grace shelters and

supports 10 women who are18-years+ and pregnant along with their chil-dren.The organization offers the

women a “safe space to navigate ahealthy pregnancy and delivery”along with life skills curriculum,GED coaching, and case manage-ment. More importantly, the program

supports the families as they transi-tion to becoming fully independentfor a second and third year. Gradu-ates from the program are supportedfor another 10 years to avoid becom-ing homeless again. Members of the Mid-Missouri

Chapter for Bikers Against ChildAbuse (B.A.C.A) also accepted acheck for $1,500 from the offenders. According to B.A.C.A.’s mis-

sions statement their intent is to cre-ate a safer environment for abusedchildren in order for them to not feelafraid of the world in which theylive. They work with local and stateofficials who are already in place toprotect children. “We desire to send a clear mes-

sage to all involved with the abusedchildren that the child is a part of ourorganization, and that we are pre-pared to lend our physical and emo-tional support to them by affiliation,and our physical presence,” one of

the attending members cited a partof the group’s mission statement. The special guests’ words re-

ceived applause from the offenderswho helped raise the donationmoney. Both groups stayed to speakwith offenders and staff after the cer-emony. But the offenders’ efforts to make

amends and give back to the com-munity go beyond the week set asidefor victims. According to Julia Branstetter,

NECC’s Institutional Activity Coor-dinator, last year, offenders crafted40 mats and accompanying quiltblankets that were then sent tohomeless shelters. These mats areused by unsheltered homeless indi-viduals to provide a waterproof bar-rier instead of sleeping on theground. That number might not seem like

many until realizing how the matswere made. Hundreds of plastic grocery bags

make up their main componentwhich are then crocheted together. Asingle mat can take anywhere from500 to 750 plastic bags dependingon the size needed. Although the process is time-con-

suming and labor intensive, it’s justone of the many ways NECC of-fenders are giving back to the com-munity and NECC staff arepreparing them for their eventualreintegration back into society.

“We strongly believe in the con-cept of providing positive alterna-tives to offenders,” Redingtonexplained. “Most come from a back-ground with little positivity and poorsocial environments. We hope tobreak the cycle of criminality byteaching them that there is a betterway to live. If we can instill in thema sense of community and providepossible alternatives to the negativefactors that society gives, we hopethey will embrace those behaviorswhen they leave here. We also hopethat they can become positive rolemodels for the next generation bybecoming role models for their chil-dren. That is the ultimate goal in allof our program efforts.”

NECCContinued from front page

Pictured, front row, (l-r): Emily ‘Sissy’ Gray B.A.C.A, Karen Klaus (with The Haven of Grace), John Gibson (seated in wheel-chair), and Herbert Garner. Second row: Ricky Rollins, Anthony Lee, Daniel Kittle, Kenny Friend, Paul ‘Reaper’ Halbert withB.A.C.A, William Simmons, Cardell Jones, Mike Etchison, and James Baldwin

Pike County Sheriff, StephenKorte, has released information re-garding a breaking and entering inEolia. According to the release, shortly

before midnight on March 11, 2021,two white males and a white femaleillegally entered a home on NorthMain Street in Eolia. They wereconfronted by the homeowner whowas awakened by their presence.The homeowner chased the would-be burglars from the house, and theyfled in an older white mid-size SUV. A $1,000 reward has been of-

fered for information that results inthe positive identification of allthree suspects. For additional information or to

provide information contact SheriffStephen Korte at 573-324-3202 oremail sheriff@pikcountyso.org orprivate message to the Pike CountySheriff’s Office Facebook page.

Reward OfferedFor Identification

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Offenders at NECC created items such as this log cabin dollhouse to give backto the community and help raise money to donate to various organizations as partof 40th National Crime Victims Awareness Week. The handcrafted dollhouse wasmade from older recycled People's Tribunes and includes detailed furniture.

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MDC Reports SpringTurkey Season Totals

Preliminary data from the Mis-souri Department of Conservation(MDC) shows that turkey hunterschecked 31,798 birds during Mis-souri’s 2021 regular spring turkeyseason, April 19-May 9. Top harvestcounties were Franklin with 710birds telechecked, Texas with 666,and Callaway with 639.

Young turkey hunters also har-vested 2,795 birds over the youthweekend, April 10 and 11, bringingthe overall 2021 spring turkey har-vest to 34,593.

Last year, young turkey huntersharvested 2,724 birds during thespring youth season and hunters har-vested 38,734 during the regularspring season for a 2020 spring sea-son total harvest of 41,458 birds.

“Spring turkey harvest was downthis year, which can partially be ex-plained by a decline in hunting par-ticipation,” said MDC TurkeyBiologist Reina Tyl. “Last year wesaw a big increase in the number of

permits sold and there was a subse-quent increase in turkey harvest.This year, the permit sales total wascloser to what was observed beforethe 2020 season. When turkey hunt-ing participation declines, we expectto see a subsequent decline in turkeyharvest.”

MDC had one report of a non-fatal hunting incident during the2021 spring turkey season.

Get more information on thisyear’s spring turkey harvest num-bers by county atextra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_table/.

Get more information on turkeyharvest numbers for past seasons athuntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trap-p i ng / spec i e s / t u rkey / t u rkey -reports/turkey-harvest-summaries-past-seasons.

For more information aboutturkey hunting in Missouri, visitMDC online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/turkey.

MDC Asks Anglers To Help Stop Invasive Round GobiesMissouri Department of Conser-

vation (MDC) fisheries biologistssay that the Show-Me-State has an-other aquatic invader to be on thewatch for. This one has the potentialto throw off the delicate ecology ofour river and stream systems andthreaten some of Missouri’s mostpopular gamefish. It’s already beendetected in the Mississippi Rivernear St. Louis—and anglers mightbe the first line of defense.

The round goby (Neogobiusmelanostomus) is native to theBlack and Caspian Seas betweenEurope and Asia and was brought tothe U.S. by way of the Great Lakesin cargo ship ballast. Since then, theinvasive fish has made its way downthe Illinois River and has been con-firmed just across the Mississippi atAlton, Illinois. MDC fisheries biol-ogists warn that it’s only a matter oftime before we could be seeing themhere.

“Round gobies are an exotic, in-vasive species that use the samehabitats and foods as many of ournative fish. This puts them in directcompetition with our natives, someof which are already in decline be-cause of other environmental fac-tors,” said MDC FisheriesManagement Biologist Sarah Peper.

Compounding the problem is thatround gobies are highly aggressiveforagers, known to voraciously raidfish nests and eat eggs. These fishalso have an enhanced ability to de-tect water movement, which allowsthem to feed in complete darkness,giving gobies yet another advantageover other fish in the same habitat.

Already detected in the Missis-sippi River system, the invasiveround gobies could enter the Mer-

amec River as well. “The Meramecis the first major tributary down-stream of where they have beenfound in the Mississippi, and it hasa predominately gravel substrate thatthe gobies seem to prefer,” cau-tioned MDC Fisheries ManagementBiologist Jen Girondo.

“Smallmouth bass in the Mer-amec would be the gamefish we’remost concerned about,” Girondo ex-plained. “Although males guard anddefend their nests readily, any dis-traction or temporary displacement,if an angler catches and releases asmallmouth for example, couldallow the gobies enough time toconsume most of the smallmoutheggs.”

The delicate Meramec ecosystemsupports several river-bottomspecies of conservation concern thatgobies might negatively impact aswell, including crayfish, mussels,and darters. While gobies may notharm native freshwater mussels di-rectly, the Meramec basin supportsmany native fish which serve ashosts for the 47 species of musselsknown from the Meramec ecosys-tem.

“Native mussels have sufferedmany impacts, from sedimentationto pollution, and the invasion ofround gobies could mean that evenmore species may become rare orlost altogether if their host fish areaffected,” said MDC Scientist SteveMcMurray.

Anglers represent the forefront ofdefense against the invasive roundgobies. “Gobies must not be re-turned to the water,” stressed Peper.“Most importantly, gobies shouldnot be transported for use as bait orany other reason. We would like for

anglers to report any gobies theycatch.”

Round gobies are three to sixinches in length but can sometimesgrow up to 10 inches. They havesoft bodies with large round heads.Their lips are thick, and they havedistinctive raised eyes that lookfrog-like. Young round gobies aresolid slate gray, while the older fishare blotched with black and brown.The adults have a white to greenishdorsal fin with a black spot at theposterior base.

These invasive fish can easily bemistaken for native sculpins. Onekey difference is that the gobieshave a fused bottom, or pelvic, fin.Whereas the pelvic fins of sculpinsare separate.

MDC encourages anglers to takephotos and email MDC with detailsif they encounter any round gobies.Gobies are illegal to possess or useas bait. Check bait buckets to pre-vent the accidental spread of theseinvasives. MDC recommends dis-posing of gobies by tossing themonto land, well above the shoreline,so they can become food for scav-engers, bald eagles, and other birdsof prey. Anglers should report thesighting and email photos to MDC-goby@mdc.mo.gov.

“Biologists want to track gobiesas they move into new stream sys-tems so we can monitor their impacton native aquatic fauna,” Peper said.“We may be able to find some wayto mitigate the effects. And we cer-tainly don't want to aid their spreadby moving them into new streamsystems or impoundments.”

Visit MDC’s Fishing page formore information on fishing in Mis-souri.

BGHS Art Students Participate In CompetitionBowling Green High School students participated in the Hannibal LaGrange University 31st Annual High School Art Com-

petition from April 12-16. Shay Rohn received two honorable mentions - one for her portrait drawing and the second for hermixed media still life. Presenting their artwork from left to right: Emily Traynor, Shay Rohn, Zoe Brandenburger, Whitley Carroll,Audrey Brewster, and Shelby Cohea.

Thy Brother’s KillerPike County Family’s Quarrel Leads To Two Deaths

BY BRENT ENGELCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Editor’s note: The following wascontributed by award-winning PikeCounty print and broadcast journal-ist, public relations professional andauthor Brent Engel of Louisiana.Engel plans to publish a book aboutPike County history this fall.

The hatred was so fierce that theycarried weapons just about every-where.

A Pike County family’s verbalbattle over land turned violent inspring 1880 and again at the start of1882, leaving two brothers dead andnothing resolved.

“The hitherto quiet and unassum-ing little village of New Hartford…was on Tuesday the scene of atragedy, the likes of which has notoccurred in our county for many aday, and it is to be hoped that manya day may come and go before wehave again to chronicle a likeevent,” the Louisiana Journal said.

The war of words started whenVirginia native and family patriarchWilliam Show died at age 58 onMay 10, 1871. Show and his wife,Rebecca, had at least six children –Morgan, Lemuel, Ida, Altha, Parrenand Florence.

Disagreement over the division ofproperty left by their father led to in-timidation and threats among theShow siblings and their relatives foralmost a decade.

On May 17, 1880, Parren con-fronted Morgan’s wife, Martha, andhad what the Journal called “a warof words” with her. They each drewpistols, but Parren got off three shotsbefore his sister-in-law could fire.Parren must have been a terribleshot, because the woman ran backinside without a scratch.

Bloodshed would occur the nextmorning, Morgan went to feed thelivestock carrying a rifle and a pis-tol. Still riled up from the night be-fore, Parren followed him to thestable and began an argument. Ac-counts say Parren raised a gun andMorgan fired back, the bullet lodg-ing just a couple of inches from Par-ren’s spine. Parren’s shot missedMorgan.

Just before he died 20 minuteslater, the 21-year-old unmarried Par-ren reportedly denied Morgan’s ac-count and said his brother was theinstigator.

“There is no question about therebeing two shots fired, some say theshots were not close together thanhalf a minute, others say a minute,”the Journal reported. “The supposi-tion is that defendant after shootingdeceased with his rifle took (Par-ren’s) pistol and shot it off for thepurpose of manufacturing testimonyin his behalf.”

Justice of the Peace Levi Mooretold Pike County Prosecuting Attor-ney David Ball that Morgan “cameto me right away and gave himselfup.” There was no inquest, becauseMorgan “acknowledged more thanwe could prove by others,” Mooresaid.

Moore held the suspect at hishouse two miles east of New Hart-ford. Before Morgan could be takento the Pike County Jail in BowlingGreen, an attempt was made to killhim. While providing few details,the Journal said at least two familymembers may have been involved.For his safety, Morgan was movedto the Audrain County Jail in Mex-ico and was soon thereafter releasedon bail.

On a change of venue, the casewas moved to Marion County, withthe trial set for Jan. 9, 1882. On NewYear’s Day, Morgan returned to PikeCounty and visited with witnesses.That evening, he stopped by theOlney home of a sister.

Most of the family had rejectedMorgan after Perren’s death, but “astime passed on he began to repent ofhis conduct, or at least professed torepent, and said that he intended tolead a better life,” according to the1888 book “History of LincolnCounty, Missouri, from the EarliestTimes to the Present.”

Morgan had reconciled with allexcept a brother identified as “Mar-shall.” There is no one by that namein available family records, but it’spossible the man was Lemuel,whose middle name began with“M.”

In any case, Marshall “had sworn,time and again, to take the life ofMorgan on sight,” the MexicoLedger reported.

The sister saw Marshall ap-proaching on his horse and “aftersome parleying, persuaded the twobrothers” to be civil. One accountsays Marshall shot Morgan in theyard as they walked toward thehouse. Another says the murder hap-pened inside. Either way, Morganwas killed instantly, with one shot tothe head and two to the body.

On Jan. 5, Lincoln County Prose-cuting Attorney Robert Waltoncharged Marshall with murder. Fu-ture U.S. Congressman and presi-dential candidate Champ Clark ofBowling Green defended him.

Several witnesses testified thatMorgan “was generally regarded asa bad and dangerous man, and thatMarshall was regarded as a quiet andpeaceable man,” the Lincoln Countyhistory book said. Marshall con-tended that Morgan fired first as thetwo were alone inside the house. Ajury acquitted him on Jan. 19.

Three months later, Morgan’swidow began sending poetic lettersto the Ledger. The newspaper saidthe words were original but point-less. After a couple of weeks, thepaper told readers it would no longerprint her work, saying it would now“appear in the proper place – thewaste basket.”

Lemuel Show died in 1917 and isburied in Montgomery City. Parrenis buried at Ashley. Records do notshow where Morgan was laid to rest.

As had been originally plannedby William Show, the land was di-vided among remaining familymembers.

Bowling Green FFA Awarded Top Chapter At ConventionThe Missouri FFA Association

awarded Bowling Green FFA Chap-ter a Gold Emblem, a Top ChapterAward.

Bowling Green placed 30th out of351 chapters. Only 10 percent ofstate chapters receive a top chapterdesignation each year. The BowlingGreen FFA advisors are Jason Davis,Matt Graves and Brett Waddell. Thetop chapters compete for the Na-tional FFA Chapter Award. Winnerswill be announced this fall at the94th National FFA Convention &

Expo in Indianapolis. This award issponsored by FCS Financial.

The National Chapter Award Pro-gram is designed to recognize FFAchapters that actively implement themission and strategies of the organ-ization. These chapters improvechapter operations using the Na-tional Quality Chapter Standardsand a Program of Activities that em-phasize growing leaders, buildingcommunities and strengthening agri-culture. Chapters are rewarded forproviding educational experiences

for the entire membership.The Missouri FFA has 25,662

members representing 351 chapters.The national organization has morethan 760,000 members representing8,739 chapters in all 50 states andPuerto Rico.

The FFA makes a positive differ-ence in the lives of students by de-veloping their potential for premierleadership, personal growth and ca-reer success through agricultural ed-ucation.

U.S. News Gives Louisiana, Van-Far High Ratings BY BRICE J. CHANDLER

STAFF WRITERArea high schools were given

high marks in the U.S. News’ re-cently released 2021 Best HighSchools national rankings.

Louisiana High School got thehighest rating out of the areaschools. The listing rankedLouisiana in 60th out of 603 schoolsin Missouri and 4,611 in the nationalrankings putting the school in thetop 10 percent.

According to the listing’soverview of LHS, “Louisiana Highis ranked 60th within Missouri. Stu-dents have the opportunity to takeAdvanced Placement courseworkand exams. The AP participation rateat Louisiana High is 22 percent. Thetotal minority enrollment is 22 per-cent, and 58 percent of students areeconomically disadvantaged.”

The top spot in Missouri wasawarded to Metro Academic andClassical High School in St. Louiswith a nation ranking of 137.

“We were really excited to findout,” Louisiana High School Princi-pal, Nick Haggermann told the Trib-une. “Especially just in time forTeacher Appreciation Week. Thestaff works really hard to help thestudents, and something like this isa nice surprise.”

Haggermann explained he wasn’taware of the school’s placement on

the list until a friend sent him a con-gratulatory message. He was quickto point out that many of the teach-ers who put in long hours at earnedthe merit.

“Many show up at the schoolbright and early and leaving late intothe night, long after I do,” he said.

That display of the dedicationalong with high performing classesin recent years have helped earnedthe high ranking – which to the bestof his knowledge is the highest theschool has attained.

“It was definitely something tocelebrate,” he continued. “Otherschools in larger areas laud theirplacement on the listing, but this isthe first time for us.”

U.S. News stated that it does notcollect any information directlyfrom the schools. Instead, all thedata collected came from third-partysources such as the U.S. Departmentof Education along with statewidemath and reading level assessments.

“A great high school educates allstudents from different social andeconomic backgrounds, exposingthem to challenging coursework onthe path to graduation,” U.S. News’website stated. “The highest rankedU.S. public schools in U.S. News &World Report's 2021 Best HighSchools rankings are those whosestudents demonstrated outstandingoutcomes above expectations in

math and reading state assessments,earned qualifying scores in an arrayof college-level exams, and gradu-ated in high proportions.”

Approximately 17,860 publichigh schools out of the nearly24,000 reviewed were ranked by theorganization.

Van-Far High School earned thenext highest ranking from the site at137th in the state. The school earneda separate distinction as number onein the Mexico, MO Metro Area HighSchools category which includedCommunity R-VI, and Mexico HighSchool.

Silex High School followed in the145th spot with Clopton followingat 150th in Missouri.

Bowling Green High School fin-ished up the listings for area schoolsat 316.

Find the U.S. News 2021 BestU.S. High Schools list at:https://www.usnews.com/educa-tion/best-high-schools/national-rankings

Bicentennial Photo ContestAnnounced For Pike County

Pike County residents are invitedto celebrate Missouri's bicentennialby entering a photo contest “People,Places and Faces of Missouri”. Thecontest is sponsored by the Friendsof the Louisiana Library. Photos willbe on display throughout the libraryfor the month of September, accord-ing to Holly Mabry, librarian.

Entries are due Thursday, August24 at the Louisiana Public Library.Color or black and white photos 8”X 10” but not larger than 11” X 14”.Entries must be framed or matted.

The photographer must supply

contact information with submis-sion. Entry fee is $10 cash prizes of$75 for Best in Show. Three runner-up prizes of $20 will be awarded.Photogragers may have a buy optionon their photos A 10% fee will becharged by the Friends of theLouisiana Library.

Missouri was admitted to theUnited States in 1821 and is cele-brating it's bicentennial in 2021. Formore information, contact theLouisiana Public Library at 754-4491.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 • Page 7THE PEOPLE’S TRIBUNE

Community News

Jim & Marie Leverenz - 2021

Silex FFA Chapter PlacesIn Meats Evaluation

Leverenz Couple Reflects On 65 Years Of MarriageFor many, imagining 65 years of

marriage to one person is difficult;for Jim and Marie Leverenz, it’s areality worth celebrating. On Sunday, May 30 this Bowling

Green couple will mark their 65thanniversary. Married in 1956 at As-sumption Church in O’Fallon sur-rounded by their large families andfriends, this heartfelt union betweena St. Charles boy - James Leverenz,and a Josephville girl - Marie Moli-tor, has yielded a beautiful legacythat will thrive for generations tocome. Following the wedding and an

evening of celebrating back in 1956,this newly wedded couple madetheir first home in a small apartmentin St. Charles located in a brickhouse that still stands behind BaueFuneral Home. After a short time,Jim and Marie left the apartment andmoved to a farm house on ElmStreet in what could be describedback then as rural St. Charles. It washere they enjoyed the births of chil-dren Tom, Glen, Karen and Gary.

Drawn to a career in farming, thethen family of six moved to a farmnorth of Troy in 1962. Followingthis move, Jeff, Gene and Dannywere born to complete their familyof nine. In 1968 Jim and Marie’sdream of owning their own farmwas realized when they boughtacreage in Cyrene. After working on the old farm

house on their new property forthree years, the family settled therepermanently in 1971 and remainedthere until Jim and Marie moved to

‘town’ in 2014, and then subse-quently sold much of the familyfarm in 2016. The first few monthsof living on their new farm, Marierecalled, were lean and filled withlong days of hard work as the housewas repaired and indoor plumbingwas ultimately added. Marie com-ments, “For months I heated andthen hauled hot water in order to dolaundry because all we had was acistern and cold water, but those tubsof dirty water I hauled outside aftereach load helped us grow some ofthe best gardens we ever had!”To complement the farming oper-

ation in which the entire family wasengaged, Marie operated an uphol-stery business for 30 years. In addi-tion, she made bridesmaid andwedding dresses for nearly 100 cou-ples over the years. “That’s themoney I used to take the kids to thedentist, doctors appointments, andprovided some store-bought clothesfor them,” Marie remarked. For years, in addition to raising

her children and caring for her fam-ily, her joy was quilting; all of herchildren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren enjoy beautiful hand-pieced and quilted art made byMarie over the years. She also par-ticipated enthusiastically in the St.Clement Ladies Sodality SewingCircle for more than 15 years. In addition to operating the fam-

ily farm and raising seven children,Jim often substituted as a mail car-rier, helped Marie with the uphol-stery business, and worked for tenyears as a full time rural mail carrierduring the latter part of his em-

ployed life. One of Jim’s favoritememories, though, “was buildingtheir house throughout the years toMarie’s specifications,” he chuck-led. Tragedy struck this farm family

in 1976 when their firstborn son,Tom, was killed in a truck accident.“When I think back over all theevents of our life, Tom’s death wascertainly the most difficult and life-altering. We still miss him more than40 years later,” Marie said. In 1986, Marie recalls with pride

her youngest son, Danny, being thelast of her children to graduate fromhigh school. “Having all my chil-dren graduate high school was verysignificant for us since neither Jimnor I had the chance to go much be-yond the eighth grade. We are sopleased that several of our childreneven went to college. And most ofour grandchildren have college edu-cations, many have post-graduatedegrees, and two have even earnedtheir doctoral degrees, so far. That’squite a change over just a couple ofgenerations.” Marie and Jim also reflected on

their great joy at the birth of theirfirst grandchild, Jill Marie, born toonly daughter Karen and her hus-band in 1982. Jim and Marie nowhave twelve grandchildren and nu-merous great-grandchildren to loveand cherish as they look back on thelife they’ve created and the paththey’ve walked together so far overthe last 65 years. There is much tocelebrate and much for this coupleto enjoy as they continue makinglasting and beautiful memories to-gether.

The Silex FFA Chapter placedsecond in the meats evaluation andtechnology career developmentevent at the 93rd Missouri FFA Con-vention. There were 24 teams in thecompetition.The team members include Na-

talie Kientzy, Maddy Hall, LandonWhite and Sara Grateke. Kientzyplaced second, Hall placed sixth,White placed 25th and Gratekeplaced 46th out of 88 participants.The Silex FFA advisor is SeanO'Brien.Participants in the event are re-

quired to complete comprehensiveexams in meat selection, storage,cooking, nutrition and safety. Theyalso are asked to perform activitiesinvolving mathematical formulas formaking cost-efficient meat products.Competitors identify cuts of meat by

species, retail trade name and primecut identification.Sponsored by University of Mis-

souri College of Agriculture, Foodand Natural Resources, CDEs pre-pare student members for career suc-cess, engage student learning andmake a real connection to lifetimegoals.The Missouri FFA has 25,662

members representing 351 chapters.The national organization has morethan 760,000 members representing8,739 chapters in all 50 states andPuerto Rico.

The FFA makes a positive differ-ence in the lives of students by de-veloping their potential for premierleadership, personal growth and ca-reer success through agricultural ed-ucation.

Clarksville VFW, AuxiliaryPresent AwardsThe Clarksville Memorial Post

4610 and Auxiliary held regularmeetings and special honors weregiven were given during theevening, Awards were given to VFW Pa-

triot Pen Essay winners. First placewinners included Owen Whitehead,Post Level, Owen also received firstPlace at District Level and fifthplace Department Level, Owen at-tends Our Lady Of Good SuccessSchool, Louisiana.Second Place - Post Level -

Karsyn Hallows, Clopton School,third place - Lydia Sullivan - OurLady of Good success School-Louisiana and fourth place-Michaela Deters - Our Lady ofGood Success School, Louisiana,The Theme Was "What Patriotism IsTo Me"Each one received a certificate

and a monetary award..Elizabeth Sick - The Voice Of

Democracy Essay winner was un-able to attend because of being atcollege she received first place PostLevel and second place DistrictLevel, she also received a ceritificateand a monetary award.

Patriotic Youth Awards weregiven to John Cooke, AddisonSchreder, Kaden and Sophia Sim-mons, Gage Tipp. Other awardswere presented to 25 members of theVFW and Auxiliary these were"GOOD JOB" awards for officersand members that continue to goabove and beyond of doing the workfor the post.Memorial services were held for

Vernon Tipp and Nancy Ash, theninstallation of officers was held forthe auxiliary, installing officer wasJoanne Hammuck, past auxilarypresident and Installing SecretaryVirginia Starks.Plans were finalized for BBQ to

be held at Save-A-Lot Parking Lotin Bowling Green on Friday May 7and pre-Memorial Day services tobe held at Greenwood Cemetery inClarksville on Sunday, May 30 at 3p.m.The speaker for the services will

be first place Patriot Pen essay win-ner Owen Whitehead. Everyone iswelcome to attend, the MemorialDay services.The next meeting will be held

Monday, June 7 at 6 p.m.

MO Meat, Poultry ProcessorsAwarded CARES Act FundingThe Missouri Department of Agriculture

has awarded $16,716,406 million in CARESAct funding to nearly 150 small and mediumsized businesses. As a direct result of the re-imbursement grant, more than 40 businesseswere assisted in initiating or expanding theirlevel of meat processing through a new grantof inspection or custom exempt inspection sta-tus.“As a cattleman and former small business

owner, I am passionate about raising, process-ing, and buying the products produced righthere at home,” said Governor Mike Parson.“Investing in small businesses is a way to en-sure that our food supply is strong and thatMissourians are able to continue feeding theirfamilies during future emergencies. Thesegrants will not only benefit Missouri meatprocessors but also consumers as their ac-cess to meat and poultry increases.”

The Meat & Poultry Processing Grant wascreated to support meat and poultry process-ing establishments that employ fewer than 200people with the end goal of creating strongerfood supply resiliency across the state. TheMissouri General Assembly appropriated thefederal funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,and Economic Security Act (“CARES ACT”) tohelp support these establishments and theircommunities.“Our local meat processors were the back-

bone of our food supply chain during theCOVID-19 pandemic,” said Director of Agricul-ture Chris Chinn. “Last year, our team doubledthe amount of red meat under state inspection,so we know the demand is there. We areproud to say that this grant has helped bring27 businesses into state inspection status,also doubling the number of state inspectedfacilities in Missouri.”Jim & Marie Leverenz - 1956

Plackemeier Recognized At MO FFA ConventionThe Missouri FFA Association recog-

nized Alexis Plackemeier of the Silex FFAChapter as the Area 5 Star Farmer andone of four finalists at the 93rd MissouriFFA Convention. Her parents are Steveand Suzie Plackemeier of Silex. Her advi-sor is Sean O’Brien.

Area Star Farmers are chosen basedupon outstanding production agriculture inthe student’s supervised agricultural expe-rience program and active participation inFFA. Area 5 includes 19 chapters in theNortheast District.MFA, Inc., Columbia, sponsors the 16

area Star Farmer awards and the StateFarmer Award.Plackemeier’s SAE includes a commer-

cial cow-calf operation, row crops andpoultry.She began with showing Simmental

heifers and steers at county fairs. Placke-meier has expanded to compete at stateand national shows. She has developedher commercial cow-calf herd to 23 com-mercial SimAngus cows. She markets heropen heifers in the Show-Me-Select Re-placement Heifer Program. Plackemeierrents 152 row-crop acres, alternating soy-beans and corn. She makes decisionsabout fertilizer and herbicide applications,planting, and harvesting. She sells hercrops to St. Louis companies, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company and BungeLimited. Plackemeier also has a flock ofapproximately 80 laying hens and sells

eggs locally. Plackemeier currently serves as area

treasurer and chapter president, and pre-viously served as chapter historian andsecretary. She participated at state in theFFA knowledge leadership developmentevent. She also participated in horse eval-uation and selection, and livestock evalu-ation career development events. Sheplaced second in the FFA knowledge LDE,sixth in the horse evaluation and selectionCDE, and received a Group I individual rat-ing in the livestock evaluation CDE. Plack-emeier is a graduate of Helping YouthMaximize Agricultural eXperiences Acad-emy, Helping Youth Prepare for ExcellenceAcademy and Missouri Agribusiness Acad-emy.

In addition to FFA, Plackemeier is Na-tional Honor Society secretary and execu-tive student council vice president. Outsideof school, Plackemeier was a foundingambassador for the Mo Beef Mo Kids MoFit, and member of the Lincoln/PikeCounty Cattlemen’s Association and Mis-souri Cattlemen's Association. She servedas Olney Blue Skies 4-H Club presidentand vice president. Plackemeier placedsecond in the Missouri 4-H LivestockJudging Contest, affording her opportunityto compete at the American Royal Associ-ation 4-H Livestock Judging Contest andAksarben Stock Show American FoodsGroup Livestock Judging Contest. While atAksarben, Plackemeier’s team receivedthe High Beef Team Honor. She has

served on the Lincoln County LivestockYouth Board and Northeast District ExpoLivestock Board. Plackemeier also be-longs to the American Maine-Anjou Asso-ciation, American Simmental Associationand Missouri Club Calf Association.

After graduating high school, Placke-meier’s plans include attending NorthwestMissouri State University, Maryville, tostudy agronomy and animal science. Herplans are to then attend graduate schoolat Oklahoma State University, Stillwater,Oklahoma, to study agronomy. Placke-meier said her goal is to obtain a job as afield agronomist, continue to grow her cur-rent SAE and eventually take over the fam-ily farm.

Bailey Graves of the BowlingGreen FFA Chapter received thesecond-place Missouri FFA ForestManagement Proficiency Award atthe 93rd Missouri FFA Convention.Proficiency awards recognize

FFA members who excel as agricul-tural entrepreneurs, employees orvolunteers while gaining hands-oncareer experience. Forest manage-ment is one of 46 proficiency awardareas recognized at the state level.The Forest and Woodland Associa-tion of Missouri sponsored thisaward.The Missouri FFA has 25,662

members representing 351 chapters.The national organization has morethan 760,000 members representing8,739 chapters in all 50 states andPuerto Rico.The FFA makes a positive differ-

ence in the lives of students by de-veloping their potential for premierleadership, personal growth and ca-reer success through agricultural ed-ucation.

Graves PlacesSecond InFFA Forest Award

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Pictured are members of the Clarksville VFW and Auxiliary presenting KarsynHallows, Clopton School student, third place in the VFW Patriot Pen Essay Con-test.

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Shay Butler is the son of Steve andDe Butler. He plans to attend theUniversity of Missouri-Columbiato obtain a degree in biology.

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Christopher AdamSitton

Chris Sitton is the son of Tom andKim Sitton. He plans to seek em-ployment.

Haylee NicoleChandler

\Haylee Chandler is the daughterof James and Jennifer Chandler.She plans to attend St. LouisCommunity College to pursue amasters degree in business ad-ministration with an emphasis inaccount and play softball.

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Harry’s TavernBowling Green • 573-324-4747

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Brian Fosdick is the son of Jen-nifer Miller and Clete Miller. Heplans to attend college.

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Makenna JaideRussell

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Makenna Russell plans to attendcollege.

Shay Rohn is the daughter ofShawn and Dawn Rohn. Her fu-ture plans are undecided.

Evan Meyer is the son of Scottand Ellen Meyer. He plans to at-tend the University of Missouri-Columbia to major in businessand pre-law.

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Eli Pruitt is the son of Rob Pruittand Jennifer Pruitt. He plans toattend college.

Michael Sidwell is the son ofDeann Myers and Brice Sidwell.He plans to attend college.

Juan Leon is the son of MonicaLeon and Guillermo Leon. Heplans to attend St. Charles Com-munity College.

Savannah Kemry is the daughterof Cathy Kemry and JamesKemry. Her future plans are un-decided.

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Taylor JeanDarnell

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Taylor Darnell is the daughter ofJamie Darnell and Audra Grim-mett. She plans to attend the Pike-Lincoln Technical Center LPNprogram.

Tylor Darnell is the son of JamieDarnell and Audra Grimmett. Heplans to work for a union andseek employment.

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Audrey NicoleDean

Claire MarieGraver

Audrey Dean is the daughter of Brianand Sara Dean. She plans to attendMoberly Area Community Collegethen transfer to Columbia College tomajor in biology. Then attend JohnWood Community College to becomea certified PA-C/physician assistant.

Claire Graver is the daughter ofJohn and Susan Grote is thedaughter of Columbia College tomajor in elementary education.

MeMe’s PantryBowling Green • 573-324-6330

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Vanessa YoselinDavis

Vanessa Davis is the daughter ofJoseph Davis and JoAnn Math-eny. She plans to attend MoberlyArea Community College to studyoccupational therapy.

Allparts, Inc.Louisiana • 573-754-4545

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Ryan DouglasKorte

Ryan Korte is the son of Doug andHeather Korte. He plans to attendAmerican Welding Academy.

Gypsy Soul Salon & BoutiqueBowling Green • 636-775-5736

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Kamden ReeseBurnett

Kamden Burnett is the son ofShawn and Mandy Burnett. Heplans to attend American WeldingAcademy.

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Thomas LeeUtley

Thomas Utley is the son of Shan-non and Madonna Utley. He plansto attend culinary school to be-come a chef and own his ownrestaurant.

Poage FordBowling Green • 573-324-3673

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Emily AndreaTraynor

Emily Traynor is the daughter ofLisa Johnson and Donald Grif-fith. She plans to seek employ-ment.

State Farm InsuranceBowling Green • 573-324-5534

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Josie ElizabethJohndrow

Hayden LeeHensen

Josie Johndrow is the daughter ofJason Johndrow, Jami Johndrow,and Maggie Swafford. She plansto seek employment.

Hayden Hensen is the son ofNathan Hensen. He plans to jointhe Missouri National Guard andattend college.

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Brianna ElizabethWalker

Brianna Walker is the daughter ofJim and Melissa Walker. Sheplans to attend Truman State Uni-versity-Kirksville to study com-munication disorders on thespeech-language pathology path. Huber Chriopractic

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Shelby Cohea is the daughter ofMark and Lori Cohea. She plansto attend college.

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Community State BankBowling Green • 573-324-2233

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Northeast Missouri TitleLouisiana • 573-754-6225

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Madelyn MarieBolton

Christian CruzMedina

Madelyn Bolton is the daughter ofSteven Bolton and AmandaPerkins. She plans to attend St.Charles Community College.

Christian Medina plans to attendPike-Lincoln Technical Center tobecome an auto collision techni-cian.

Dyno NobelLouisiana • 573-754-4501

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Christopher JosephCrowder

Poage FordBowling Green • 573-324-5130

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Carley ReneeWilkins

Bank Of LouisianaLouisiana • 573-754-5517

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Jerry MiguelPerez

Jerry Perez is the son of JenniferFisher and Mark Fisher. He plansto attend Missouri S&T-Rolla topursue an electrical engineeringcareer.

Lynn’s Heritage HouseLouisiana • 573-754-4020

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Rachel AnnBeard

Rachel Beard is the daughter ofJennifer Hagler and ChristopherBeard. She plans to attend Har-vard Law School to become an at-torney.

Perkins Electric & PlumbingBowling Green • 573-324-5366

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Chad’s PizzaLouisiana • 573-754-6011

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Abel Oil CompanyLouisiana • 573-754-5595

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Carson MooreBowen

Marsha VictoriaBorrowman

Carson Bowen is the son of ChadBowen. He plans to attend Tru-man State University-Kirksville tostudy psychology or physics.

Kimberly Chandler PhotographyLouisiana • 573-612-9145

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Ryleigh Ann-Marie Austin

Cole HudsonMartin

Ryleigh Austin is the daughter ofRandal Allen Shade and RobertaStacy White-Shade. She plans toattend Maryville University tostudy forensic

Cole Martin is the son of CindyMartin. He plans to attendRanken Technical College.

CMC Distributing & Manuf.Louisiana • 573-754-6152

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Michael ThomasShade

Michael Shade is the son of Jimand Amy Shade. He plans to at-tend the Grand River Welding In-stitute-Brookfield to pursue adegree in welding.

Lindsey Weimer is the daughter ofWendy and Mike Lindsay andKurt Weimer. She plans to attendcollege to become a high schoolart teacher.

Tori Borrowman is the daughterof Krystal Borrowman. She plansto become an elementary teacher.

Lindsey GailWeimer

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Collier Funeral HomeLouisiana • 573-754-4800

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Evan RobertJones

Matt Capstick is the son of Markand Amy Capstick. He plans to at-tend Ranken Technical College.

Evan Jones is the son of Jacksonand Becky Jones. He plans to at-tend Missouri S&T-Rolla to studychemistry.

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Jamie CaySencenbaugh

Jamie Sencenbaugh is the daugh-ter of Cathy Sencenbaugh andKenny Sencenbaugh. She plans toattend Missouri State University-Springfield.

Stark Bros. NurseriesLouisiana • 573-754-5111

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Riley FrederickPerrine

Emily NicoleHughes

Riley Perrine is the son of RyanPerrine and Tisha King. He plansto attend lineman school at StateTech-Linn.

Emily Hughes is the daughter ofKelly Dewey. She plans to attendMissouri State University-Spring-field to study business finance.

Mark Andrew Elliott

Mark Elliott is the son ofClarence and Jessica Elliott. Heplans to do on-the-job training.

Calumet SpecialtiesLouisiana • 573-754-6211

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Madison Bradley is the daughterof Jeffrey and Michelle Bradley.She plans to attend University ofCentral Missouri-Warrensburg tobecome a professional pilot.

Madison MarieBradley

Hailey AliciaMerida

Hailey Merida is the daughter ofIrma Merida and TranquilinoMerida. She plans to attend St.Charles Community College to pur-sue a degree in criminal justice andthen attend the police academy.

Allparts, Inc.Louisiana • 573-754-4545

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Todd-Watts RealtyPam Todd-Watts • 573-754-6961

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Samuel ZachKilby

Blake AndrewHodgkin

Zach Kilby is the son of WandaKilby and Kevin Kilby. He plansto work in the construction field.

Blake Hodgkin is the son ofMelissa Hodgkin. He plans towork at Bodine Aluminum.

Todd-Watts RealtyPam Todd-Watts • 573-754-6961

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PJ’s SalonLouisiana • 573-754-4562

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Caitlyn SusanneGloe

Jordan AllenLuck

Caitlyn Gloe is the daughter ofSusie Gloe and Justin Gloe. Sheplans to attend John Wood Com-munity College to major in agbuiness and minor in animal sci-ence.

Jordan Luck is the son of LyndiLuck and Jeff Luck. He plans toattend college to study agricul-ture and buy his own farm in thefuture.

Shayla Hopkins is the daughter ofRoger and Gloria Hopkins. Sheplans to do on-the-job training.

Shayla AnnHopkins

County MarketLouisiana • 573-754-6299

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Carquest Of LouisianaLouisiana • 573-754-5501

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Bryan AustinRenner

Bryan Renner is the son of PhilipRenner and Monica Renner. Heplans to attend Truman State Uni-versity-Kirksville to major in po-litical science and minor inenvironmental studies.

Jared Tibbits is the son of KimMeyers and Carl Tibbets. Heplans to attend American WeldingAcademy,.

Jared AndrewTibbbits

Ben’s Auto SalvageLouisiana • 573-754-3265

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Darius KyrrellCampbell

Darius Campbell is the son ofCynthia Campbell and KennethCannon. She plans to become aminister and preach the word ofthe Lord.

River City TowingLouisiana • 573-754-2642

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Sidney NicoleGoldsberry

Sidney Goldsberry is the daughterof Tessa Schmidt. She plans to at-tend Maryville University to studyphysical therapy.

Rob’s Auto CareLouisiana • 573-754-4393

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Shyla DarnellMosby

Deamona RayPatrick

Shyla Mosby is the daughter ofLucas Mosby, Tasha Kellison,Mamie Mosby and Keitha Butler.She plans to become an electri-cian.

Deamona Patrick is the son ofStephanie Patrick and TimPatrick. He plans to do on-the-job training.

Louisiana Auto SalesLouisiana • 573-754-5131

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Jacob EzekielGray

Jacob Gray is the son of AliceDonaldson and Matthew Donald-son. He plans to attend MissouriValley College and play football.

PJ’s SalonLouisiana • 573-754-4562

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Hunter LeeHobbs

Hunter Hobbs is the son of DanielHobbs and Kimberly Watkins. Heplans to attend Missouri S&T-Rolla to pursue a degree in aero-space engineering.

Louisiana Flowers & GiftsLouisiana • 573-754-5522

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Annine HannahSanders

Annine Sanders is the daughter ofGordon Sanders and Tannis Car-rington and Jessie Sanders andSteve Taylor. She plans to attendthe University of Missouri-Co-lumbia.

Louisiana Auto SalesLouisiana • 573-754-5131

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Mahala DawnSloan

Mahala Sloan is the daughter ofJoseph Sloan Jr., and MartiRobertson. She plans to do on-the-job training for entrepreneur.

PJ’s SalonLouisiana • 573-754-4562

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Emma NicoleInglis

Jaidyn LynnWommack

Emma Inglis is the daughter ofYuki Inglis, Kathy Inglis, andMegan Sinclair. She plans to at-tend Pike-Lincoln Technical Cen-ter LPN program and then attendRN school.

Jaidyn Wommack is the daughterof Daneal and Stormye Wom-mack. She plans to attend collegeto become an RN.

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Makayla MarieJohnston

Twin City BowlLouisiana • 573-754-4280

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Cecelia ArielHathaway

Cecelia Hathaway is the daughterof Genevieve and Jim Coleman.She plans to minor in IT and workto receive a doctorate in psychol-ogy to own her own business.

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Gage EthanBishop

Gage Bishop is the son of GaryBishop and the late JessicaBishop. He plans to seek employ-ment.

Trent WilliamGilmore

Breanna NicoleHolland

Breanna Nicole Holland is thedaughter of Gina Mannahan Hol-land and Richie Holland. Sheplans to work at Maple GroveLodge.

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Juan PaoloGonzalez

Juan P. Gonzalez is the son ofMemarie A. Gonzalez and Juan A.Gonzalez. He plans to take take ayear off then attend St. CharlesCommunity College.

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CMC Distributing & Manuf.Louisiana • 573-754-6152

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Lane RyanPresson

Lane Presson is the son of KaylaWilson and Ryan Presson. Heplans to attend American HeldingAcademy.

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Willie Rousan is the son of LesslieRousan. He plans to attend Com-mercial Driving Technologies.

Zaqry Uplinger is the son ofRenee Gregory and Virgil Up-linger. He plans to do on-the-jobtraining.

Aubrey ReneeWendel

Aubrey Renee Wendel is thedaughter of Shad Wendel andGwen Wesetfall. She plans to at-tend SIUE to major in nursing.

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Dairy QueenVandalia • 573-594-2062

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Vandalia FirestoneVandalia • 573-594-6624

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Hickerson Shoe RepairBowling Green • 573-324-3688

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Paiyton MichelleBurnett

Stephen BruceGoodman

BradleyHarvey

Parker E.Hull

Stephen Goodman is the son ofChristopher Goodman. He plansto join the United States Army.

Bradley Harvey is the son of Car-rie Harvey and Rodney Harvey.He plans to attend UniversityTechnical Institute to study autodiesel.

Parker Hull is the son of CandiceKerns, Tyson Hull and Mari Par-rish. He plans to attend college topursue a degree in education.

Poage FordBowling Green • 573-324-5130

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Melanie AnnMoody

Melanie Moody is the daughter ofDana Weatherby and Ray Weath-erby. She plans to seek employ-ment.

Community State BankBowling Green • 573-324-2233

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Jacob JamesRoark

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Tri-County Care CenterVandalia • 573-594-6467

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Preston PhillipBurnett

Panna MarieConnaway

Preston Burnett is the son of JulieLanders and Patrick Burnett. Heplans to work at 3B Machine andWeld.

Panna Connaway is the daughterof Pat and Crystal Connaway. Sheplans to attend MACC-Columbiato major in business.

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Harley RaeYoung

Harley Young is the daughter ofMichael and Jennifer Young. Sheplans to attend Pace University tostudy film and screen studies.

Central Bank Of Audrain Co.Vandalia • 573-594-6121

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Michael D.Allen

Michael Allen is the son of JamieKirk and Tony Allen. He plans toattend State Tech-Linn to study in-dustrial electricity.

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Aubriana C. G. Willis

Clayton JamesHeaton

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Trenton A.Lower

Aubriana Willis is the daughter ofDestiny and Matt Staley and JRWillis. She plans to attend the Uni-versity of Missouri-Columbia tostudy pre-pharmacy health science.

Trenton Lower is the son of Tonyand Candace Lower. He plans toattend State Tech-Linn to studydiesel mechanics.

Cole ChiropracticVandalia • 573-594-2663

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LaTrell KieShaunWright

Ashton GrantGarnett

Ashton Garnett is the son ofDeanna Nolan, Ashley Garnett,and Scott Otis. He plans to attendState Tech-Linn to study lightduety diesel technology.

Craig’s Truck & TractorVandalia • 573-594-3461

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Cayden T.Caldwell

Cayden Caldwell is the son ofChris and Stacey Caldwell. Heplans to attend Northwest Mis-souri State to study animal sci-ence.

Annalynn Culwell is the daughterof the late Shannon and FelicityCulwell. She plans to attend theUniversity of Missouri-Columbiato study agriculture.

Clayton Heaton is the son ofJames and Lorrie Heaton. Heplans to attend State Tech-Linn tostudy HVAC.

Anthony Garland is the son ofJennifer Smith and TonyHoltkamp. He plans to attendState Tech-Linn to study electric-ity technology.

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Dayton Sanders is the son of Eu-reka Scott and Dave Sanders. Heplans to seek employment.

Rebecca Moore is the daughter ofAlan and Paula Moore. She plansto attend Missouri State Univer-sity-Springfield to study educa-tion.

Ian Boston is the son of John andSarah Boston. He plans to attendState Tech-Linn to study HVAC.

Tyler Schambach is the son ofMike and Carol Schambach. Heplans to seek employment.

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LaTrell Wright is the son of Ash-ley and Kevin McKinnie andgrandson of Charlie and TeresaWright. He plans to attend StateTech-Linn to become a medicalradiological technician.

Paiyton Burnett is the daughter ofJulie Landers and Patrick Burnett.She plans to attend State Tech-Linnto study medical radiologic tech-nology.

Jacob Roark is the son of JenniferRuby and Billy Ruby. He plans toseek employment in construction.

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Spare Time Bowl & GrillVandalia • 573-594-2165

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Shaylee ReneeChandler

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Shaylee Chandler is the daughter ofRebecca Chandler and JerryGreen. Her future plans are unde-cided.

Trevor Winders is the son of War-ren and Claire Winders. He plansto attend Washington Universityto study computer science.

Bienhoff Funeral HomesVandalia • 573-594-2223

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Jordan EvanescenceEckhoff

Jordan Eckhoff is the daughter ofBrenda Bogart and Jericho Eck-hoff. She plans to attend collegeto study communication disor-ders.

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Kristina M.Weedman

Kristina Weedman is the daughterof Mikey Weedman and GailWeedman. She plans to attendCrowder College to study para-medics.

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ART’S FLEA MARKET -Furniture, tools, misc., Bus.54 W., Bowling Green, 573-470-6837. Open Monday-Sat-urday, 9-4; Sunday, 1-4 p.m.

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I BUY . . . . . used mobilehomes. Call or text 573-338-6250 or emailGregS.CDH@outlook.com.(tf)

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MODERN MATURITYBUILDING - Vandalia - Familyreunion, shower, birthday.Call Art Wiser, 594-3224.Memberships available. (tf)

Electric range, $200; 2used dryers, $175-$200; useddishwasher, $200, used GEwasher, $200; used GE refrig-erator, $250. Delivery avail-able. Vandalia Firestone &Appliance, 594-6624.

GOOD used tires, passen-ger & light truck, $15 & up.Vandalia Firestone & Appli-ance, 594-6624.

METAL - We specialize innew pole buildings and newmetal house roofs and allbuildings. Wagler Metals:21764 Pike 409, BowlingGreen. (tf)

HYDRAULIC rock clearingrake, $1,500. 636-697-8499.

HILLTOP FURNITURE &VARIETY - Open every dayexcept Sunday & major holi-days, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., 7735Pike 469, Curryville. (tf)

NO TRESPASSING - 109N. Jefferson, Vandalia. Pri-vate property, no trespassing.Violators procecuted. (x4-27)

NO HUNTING or trespass-ing, Murry Shepherd Farms.Violators will be prosecuted.Not responsible for injuries.(10-20)

NO HUNTING or trespass-ing on land owned by Oreyand Elizabeth Shepherd. Vio-lators will be prosecurted. Notresponsible for accidents. (11-10)

PERSONAL CARE AIDneeded in Bowling Green forQuentin, age 40, Thursday &Friday, 2010 p.m. Must passbackground check. Leavemessage, 573-784-2207. (x2-29)

DRUMP TRUCK driver.Must have CDL. MaharTrucking. Call Joe, 573-470-9000 to apply. (x4-28)

GEEKY HILLBILLY COM-PUTER SERVICES LLC -B.G. computer repair & recy-cling, 573-567-6164.

MOWING, landscaping,tree trimming & removal,power washing, gravel haul-ing, farm clean up, tilling,misc. labor for hire, 573-470-1067 or 573-591-2295. (x6-25)

KUYKENDALL FARMSERVICES, LLC - mainte-nance, property maintenance,mowing, 15 years experience.573-470-9416. (tf)

BETTS EXCAVATING -Dozer, backhoe, bobcat,ponds, clearing, basements,gravel hauling & more. Rea-sonable rates. 754-2371. (tf)

B&J SEPTIC PUMPING -Commercial or residential,septic pumping & repair,sewer augering & repair,grease trap pumping andporta potty rentals. ButchMenne, 573-384-5536. (tf)

ALL AMERICAN PUMPING& DRAIN - Sewer and draincleaning, septic cleaning,clogged drains. David Charl-ton, 324-9932. (tf)

BROWN’S SEPTIC PUMP-ING - Commercial or residen-tial, portable toilet rental, jobsites, special events, auc-tions. Brown’s Septic Pump-ing, 206 Brown Lane,Louisiana, 754-5812. (tf)

NAME DOILIES - Handcrocheted by Ann Hecox.Make great personal gifts.2 1 7 - 6 5 6 - 3 6 5 4annahcx@gmail.com. (tf)

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ACCEPTING APPLICATIONSBowling Green R-I School District requests bids

for the construction of a maintenance building.Bid specifications are available at the Superinten-dent’s Office, 700 W Adams St., Bowling Green,MO 63334 Contact Steve Hunter, Assistant Su-perintendent at 573-324-5441. Sealed bids dueby May 21st, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. EOE

REQUESTING BIDSBowling Green R-I School District requests bids

for the construction of a storage building. Bidspecifications are available at the Superinten-dent’s Office, 700 W Adams St., Bowling Green,MO 63334 Contact Steve Hunter, Assistant Su-perintendent at 573-324-5441. Sealed bids dueby May 21st, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. EOE

Grateke PlacesSecond In

Ag ServicesJulia Grateke of the Silex FFA

Chapter received the second-placeMissouri FFA Agricultural ServicesProficiency Award at the 93rd Mis-souri FFA Convention.

Proficiency awards recognizeFFA members who excel as agricul-tural entrepreneurs, employees orvolunteers while gaining hands-oncareer experience. Agriculturalservices is one of 46 proficiencyaward areas recognized at the statelevel. Vivayic sponsored this award.

The Missouri FFA has 25,662members representing 351 chapters.The national organization has morethan 760,000 members representing8,739 chapters in all 50 states andPuerto Rico.

The FFA makes a positive differ-ence in the lives of students by de-veloping their potential for premierleadership, personal growth and ca-reer success through agricultural ed-ucation.

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Larry & Dee Wells are starting their ninth year at 116 S. Washington,Mexico, MO. They want to thank the many patrons and over 100 ven-dors/consignors who have made their business successful! They enjoy

and appreciate everyone who comes through the door!In addition to a huge amount of vintage glassware, great smelling

Crossroads Candles and Leanin’ Tree greeting cards, we offer a greatselection of unique gift items at reasonable prices.

Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & 10 a.m.-3p.m., Saturday. Stop in soon to visit, listen to our old music, and find

lots of unique gift items!

CORA’S ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES116 S. Washington, Mexico - 573-581-2672

New Hours: Wed - Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Sat. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

NECAC Welcomes Changes To Utility AssistanceThe not-for-profit North East

Community Action Corporation(NECAC) is welcoming changesthat will allow more low-incomepeople to sign up for utility assis-tance.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson an-nounced April 23 that the state is ex-panding eligibility for theLow-Income Home Energy Assis-tance (LIHEAP) program to house-holds with incomes up to 135percent of the federal poverty levelto include those with an income ofup to 60 percent of state median in-come.The change will now allow a

family of four with an annual in-come of up to $51,021 to receivebenefits. Previously, the qualifyingincome level was $35,364.“We welcome this significant

change in eligibility for the LIHEAP

program,” said NECAC LIHEAPSupervisor Angela Kattenbraker.“The COVID pandemic has keptmore people at home the last year.Consequently, their utility bills oftenare higher. Expanding LIHEAP willgive them an opportunity to usemoney they would have spent onutilities for other needs.”The deadline to sign up for LI-

HEAP winter assistance is May 31.The eligibility for a one-personhousehold is an annual income of$26,531 or less; for two people,$34,694; for three people, $42,858;for five people, $59,184; and for sixpeople $67,348. To determine eligi-bility for households of more thansix people, add an additional $1,536per year. Other qualifications apply.LIHEAP assists with paying part

of the energy bills of income-quali-fying people. Eligible householdscould receive a minimum of $47 up

to a maximum of $495, dependingupon income, household size andtype of heating source. Payments aremade directly to utility companies.In addition, the Energy Crisis Inter-vention Program (ECIP) offers as-sistance of up to $800 to qualifyinghouseholds of those who have re-ceived a utility shut-off notice.For more information, or an ap-

plication, call or visit the NECACPike County Service Center, 805Bus. Hwy. 61 North in BowlingGreen, at 573-324-2207.

NECAC is contractually-oblig-ated to include the following: Thisprogram is funded 100% at$2,440,475.75 with federal funds re-ceived from the U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services (HHS)provided by the Missouri Depart-ment of Social services, Family Sup-port Division.

Card Of ThanksFrom Family of Vincent N. Connor

would like to thank everyone for theirprayer's, act of kindness, condo-lences at the loss of our brother.Thank You!

Berniece WargoletLouis & Wanda Connor

Geneva FergusonViolet & Samuel Lee

Shirley (Connor) PearlMary Wilson

Personal PropertyAUCTION

Saturday, May 15, 2021 9:30 a.m.16433 Bus. Hwy. 61 N. - New LondonModern Furniture, Household & Misc.Antiques, Furniture & CollectiblesWelders, Mowers, Tools & Etc.

Guns: Win Mod 70 7mm 08 NIB; Rem Mod 7 223 & 243 matched set;Browning X Mark 6.5 Creedmoor; Henry 223 NIB; Henry Golden Boy 22lrNIB;Henry Big Boy 44 mag NIB; Weatherby Vanguard II 7 mm Rem Mag; CVA ScoutV2 6.5 Creedmoor; Browning Bar 22lr; Ruger 10-22; Rem Mod 700 300 WinMag Heavy Barrel; Win Mod 94 #1531811/ Win Mod 94 #3908907; Rem Cus-tom 22 PPC (reserve); Rem Mod 597 22 Mag; Rem Mod 597 22lr; Knight Mod85 50 cal. Muzzleloader; Savage Mod 93R17 17HMR; Ruger Mark II StainlessFluted; Rem Mod 7 300 WSM Muzzle Brake; Win Mod 70 270 WSM Custom(reserve)p; Win Mod 70 30-06; Savage Mod 10 2--50; Tenpoint Titan Crossbow;good amount of hunting & fishing equipment. Must be MO Resident to purchaseguns.Auctioneer’s Note: Owners moving to smaller home. Nice furniture & antiques.

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THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOUTo the following businesses, churches, organizations, volunteers

and schools who made donations to help make our project proma success: it worked! Bowling Green Project Prom was a huge suc-cess and we would not have done it without the generous supportof our community. You can be assured that your donations are agreat investment when our youth are safe and having fun with lotsof food and prizes!Lucky Star Buffet; Edgewood Baptist Church, Bowling Green Schools, The People’s Tribune, Bowl-

ing Green Schools staff; American Legion Post #370; Meyer Implement Co.; Pike County Mutual In-surance; Bank of Louisiana; Bibb-Veach Funeral Homes; Mercantile Bank of Louisiana; Perry Ag Lab;Community State Bank; Hickerson Shoe Repair; Kevin & Nanette Brown; Sydenstrick-Nobbe Imple-ment Co.; Rex Bradley Law Firm; Cyrene Baptist Church; Ralls County Mutual Insurance; Pike RentalCenter; Ingram Plumbing; Bowling Green Lumber Co.; Crossroads General Store; Orf Construction;Welding Plus; Magruder Limestone; Young Enterprises; Woods Smoked Meats; Peoples Bank & Trust;Bowling Green Veterinary Clinic; Bowling Green Eye Care; Stark Bro’s Nurseries; Ayers Oil Co.; HadenMotorsports Center, Inc.; DAR - Bowling Green; Peoples Savings Bank; Curryville Baptist Church;Long Building Products, Inc.; Great Smiles Inc.; Craig E. Bowen, LLC; Clint Bowen Construction LLC;First Christian Church; Bowling Green Lions Club; Cuivre River Electric Cooperative; Kelly M. GroteLLC; MASH; Country Gals; Meme’s Pantry; Elks Lodge #791; Ralls County Electyric Cooperative;Wendel Exteriors, Inc.; Big River Oil Co.; Dawson’s Collision Center; Poage; Don & Marilyn Hamilton;Knight Equipment; New Harmony Christian Church; First Christian Church-Frankford; Luebrecht Ex-cavating; United Steel Workers Local 713; BowlingGreen Pharmacy; Bowling Green Rotary Club;Mike & Ann Brewer; Brown’s Smoked Meats; McCoy-Blossom Funeral Home; Second Baptist Church;St. Clement Church; Forever Primitives; Boland Chevrolet; Antioch Church; VFW Post #5553; Larry& Mary Twellman; Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.; Bouquet Florist; Perkins Electrical Service; Chan-dler Landscaping & Construction; KJFM; Peovidence Presbyterian Church; CHamp Clark Honeyshuck;Curryville Presbyterian Church; Dalton Drywall; Five Star Concrete; Calvert’s Insurance; Colbert Quilt-ing; A Taste Of Philly; Abel Oil Co.; New Hartford Baptist Church; Dyno Nobel; Perry Grote; PikeCounty Fairboard; Terry & Kathy Troutman; Dave Morris; Pepsi; Casey’s; Brett Lewis; Feldman All-Star Printing; Scott & Lori Smith; Walmart; and Roger’s Barber Shop.

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LOCAL NEWS

Missouri WIC IncomeGuidelines Updated

Ellison Speaks To Rotary ClubPike County Prosecuting Attorney Alex Ellison gave a program to the Louisiana

Rotary Club on Thursday, May 6 about Pike County's grand jury program that beganin 2019. He delivered insights on how this program benefits the county, and savestime and resources for our local judicial system. He also shared details on his roleas prosecuting attorney and his team. Ellison is pictured here with Rotarian, SherryMcCarty.

Missouri WIC announces the re-lease of the updated Income Eligi-bility Guidelines (IEGs) effectiveApril 1, 2021. WIC is the Depart-ment of Health and Senior ServicesSpecial Supplemental Nutrition Pro-gram for Women, Infants, and Chil-dren.The United States Department of

Agriculture Food and NutritionServices (FNS) releases annual ad-justments to the IEGs used in deter-mining eligibility for WIC. TheIEGs are based on 185 percent of thefederal poverty guidelines, adjustedeach year to reflect changes in theConsumer Price Index. The incomeguideline chart showing the annual,monthly, twice-monthly, biweekly,and weekly income limits is locatedon the Missouri WIC website at

https://health.mo.gov/living/fami-lies/wic/families/howdoiapplyfor-wic/.WIC serves financially eligible

women, infants, and children underthe age of five. Fathers, stepparents,foster parents, grandparents, andguardians are also encouraged toapply for WIC benefits for any chil-dren in the household under the ageof five. Missouri WIC providesquality nutrition education, breast-feeding promotion and support, nu-tritious foods, and referrals to healthservices.

Missourians interested in learningabout the benefits of WIC may visitwic.mo.gov or call TEL-LINK at 1-800-835-5465 to find the closestWIC local agency.

Missouri WIC Temporary Benefit IncreaseMissouri WIC is temporarily in-

creasing the Cash Value Benefit forFruit and Vegetable Purchases(CVB) to $35 per month for eligiblewomen and children. WIC is the De-partment of Health and Senior Serv-ices Special Supplemental NutritionProgram for Women, Infants, andChildren.The American Rescue Plan Act

(ARPA) gave USDA authority totemporarily increase the CVB dur-ing the federally declared COVID-19 public health emergency.Missouri WIC has elected to use thisauthority from June through Sep-tember 2021, to provide additionalhealthy fruits and vegetables for up

to 60,000 women and children permonth. Standard CVB values rangefrom $9-$11.

Eligible participants need to con-tact their WIC local agency toschedule an appointment to load theadditional funds on their eWIC cardbefore June 1 to avoid any delays.WIC families have the opportu-

nity to shop for nutritious foods atover 600 authorized WIC retailersthroughout Missouri and can receiveservices at any of the 118 local agen-cies. WIC serves financially eligiblewomen, infants, and children underthe age of five. Fathers, stepparents,foster parents, grandparents, and

guardians are also encouraged toapply for WIC benefits for any chil-dren in the household under the ageof five.Missouri WIC provides quality

nutrition education, breastfeedingpromotion and support, nutritiousfoods, and referrals to health serv-ices. It is also one of the most suc-cessful, cost-effective, andimportant nutrition intervention pro-grams in the country.

Missourians interested in learningabout the benefits of WIC may visitwic.mo.gov or call TEL-LINK at 1-800-835-5465 to find the WIC localagency closest to them.

MDC Encourages People To Be Bear AwareWith spring underway, Missouri’s

growing population of about 800 blackbears have left their winter dens withsome wandering great distances insearch of food, territory, and mates. Withbears active and on the move, the Mis-souri Department of Conservation (MDC)reminds people to “Be Bear Aware.”Missouri is home to only black bears,

but the name can be misleading. Blackbears sometimes have brown, cinnamon,and red coats. While most Missouri blackbears are found in the forested parts ofsouthern Missouri, primarily south of In-terstate 44, MDC research shows theirnumbers are growing and their range isexpanding northward. With a growingpopulation of bears and expanding rangecomes an increased potential for human-bear interactions and conflicts.“Late spring and early summer are

prime times for bears to be on the move,”said MDC Resource Scientist andFurbearer and Black Bear Biologist LauraConlee. “Bears are hungry and searchingfor food. Yearling bears are starting towander from where they were born seek-ing food and areas to settle. Adult malesbegin moving large distances in search offemales.”Conlee emphasized that as black

bears become active in the spring, theyare focused on finding food.“It is imperative that people remove

bear attractants from their property, suchas bird feeders, trash, barbeque grills, petfood, and food waste,” she said. “Keeping

areas free of attractants and letting bearsfind natural foods is in everyone’s best in-terest. If you see a bear, let the animal beand enjoy the sighting, but be sure to notoffer it any food.”Conlee noted that intentionally feeding

bears can be dangerous as it makes thebears comfortable around people. It canalso lead bears to cause significant dam-age to property while searching for ameal.“When bears lose their fear of hu-

mans, they could approach people insearch of food or may defend the foodsources or territory they associate withpeople, which can make them danger-ous,” Conlee said. “When this happens,the bear cannot be relocated and has tobe destroyed. A fed bear is a dead bear.”

Food is usually a bear’s main motiva-tor, but that also means it can be a mainsource of conflict. MDC offers the follow-ing tips to avoid attracting black bears topossible human-created food sources:Store garbage, recyclables, and com-

post inside a secure building or in a bear-proof container or location.Regularly clean and disinfect trash

containers to minimize smells that couldattract bears.Keep grills and smokers clean and

store them inside.Don’t leave pet food outside. Feed

pets a portion at each meal and removethe empty containers.Refrain from using birdfeeders in bear

country from April through November. Ifin use, hang them at least 10 feet highand 4 feet away from any structure. Keepin mind that even if a bear cannot get tothe birdseed, the scent could still attractit to the area.Use electric fencing to keep bears

away from beehives, chicken coops, veg-etable gardens, orchards, and other po-tential food sources.While black bears are generally a shy,

non-aggressive species and bear attacksare rare throughout their range in NorthAmerica, MDC offers these tips to staysafe when outdoors in bear country:Never deliberately offer a bear food!Keep campsites clean and store all

food, toiletries, and trash in a secure ve-hicle or strung high between two trees.Do not keep food or toiletries in a tent,

and do not burn or bury garbage or foodwaste.Make noise, such as clapping, singing

or talking loudly, while hiking to preventsurprising a bear.Travel in a group if possible.Keep dogs leashed.Be aware of surroundings. If there are

signs of a bear, such as tracks or scat,avoid the area.Leave bears alone! Do not approach

them, and make sure they have an es-cape route.

For more information on Missouriblack bears and how to Be Bear Aware,visit mdc.mo.gov/bearaware.

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618 Georgia Street - Louisiana - 573-754-6922Ashley Jenkins, Broker-Associate 573-795-4038

Carol Crouse, Salesperson 573-219-6840Alice Charlton, Salesperson 573-470-1218Jessica Powell, Salesperson - 573-754-0347

303 South 25th St. Louisiana - INVEST-MENT OPPORTUNITY! This home has 2BR, living room, kitchen, 1 BA, and utilityroom and nice screened in porch. Homehas been updated in the last few years.Currently rented for $550 a month. ListPrice: $45,000

704 Maryland St. Louisiana - IN-VESTORS! 3 BR/ 1BA, kitchen withfull concrete basement. Extra lotswith home that are in flood plain.Currently rented for $600.00. ListPrice: $38,000

520 S. Main St. Louisiana - Properly includes 3 lots. Has Mississippi River view. Homehas no value. Ground is in the Flood plain. List Price: $30,000505 S. Main St. Louisiana - Listing includes 5 adjoining lots that are vacant.Property has potential for home building sites, garages etc. List Price:$50,000

We Need New Listings!

1607 Georgia St. Louisiana - 2 storywith 4 BR/4BA. 3,638 sq. ft. home hasglassed in sunroom/breakfast. Kitchenhas original metal cabinets, 2 pantries,one walk-thru w/built-in cabinets & glasswindow doors. Beautiful woodworking,fireplaces, original hardwood floors &stained glass windows. Staircase leads toa study, 3 large bedrooms & 2 full bathsw/dressing/ powder rooms. Lots of closetspace. Finished full wo base., w/recre-ation/family room, laundry, storage, largewash basins w/folding table. Home hasautomatic generator. Also a 825 ft., guesthouse w/birch walls, kitchenette, 1 BR/ 2full BA, living room & utility room. ListPrice: $259,000

620 Maryland St. Louisiana - IN-VESTORS! Owner has started re-modeling this home. If you are acarpenter bring your talents to thishome and finish the job. Possibly4BR, 2 on main level and 2 onlower level. Would make an excel-lent rental home or home for firsttime buyer. 2 vacant lots with prop-erty. List Price: $38,000

Miller Wins Proficiency AwardMDC Encourages You To Help Missouri’s Bumble BeesBumble bees are one of the more

well-known pollinators due to theirlarge size and loud buzz. Thesefuzzy fliers are critical pollinators,but sadly their populations are rap-idly declining. It’s difficult to pin-point the exact cause of declines, butscientists suspect habitat loss, pesti-cide use, and climate change arecontributors. The Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation (MDC), aswell as the Xerces Society, Pheas-ants Forever and Quail Forever, andthe University of Missouri are en-couraging you to participate in com-munity science by joining theMissouri Bumble Bee Atlas.The Missouri Bumble Bee Atlas

is a statewide community scienceproject aimed at tracking and con-serving Missouri’s native bumblebees. Participants across the state areasked to conduct bumble bee sur-veys and report back their findings.Survey methods are catch-and-re-lease, so no bees are harmed, and

data collection can be completed oncell phones.By working together, the Atlas

team of researchers will be able touse information submitted to assessspecies distribution, bumble beepopulation shifts, habitat associa-tions, and more. This effort will helpto better protect, restore, and man-age effective habitat that can supporthealthy bumble bee populations.

No experience is necessary tohelp, and all are welcome. Partici-pants are only asked to completetwo in-depth online training ses-sions:Session I – Tuesday, May 11 from

6-8 p.m.Value of Bumble BeesBumble Bee Biology & EcologyBumble Bee ConservationIntroduction to the Missouri

Bumble Bee AtlasSession II – Thursday, May 13

from 6-8 p.m.

Identifying Missouri’s BumbleBeesHow to Participate in the AtlasHow to Net and Photograph

Bumble BeesHow to Submit FindingsRegistration is required to attend

both workshops. Register athttps://www.mobumblebeeatlas.org/events.html.

To learn more about the MissouriBumble Bee Atlas, visit the websiteat https://www.mobumblebeeatlas.org/. To read more about Mis-souri’s native bumble bee popula-tions, visit MDC’s website athttps://short.mdc.mo.gov/ZKm. Youcan also learn about the importanceof Missouri’s native bee populationsand how they affect our nutrition bylistening to MDC’s Nature Boostpodcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,or on the MDC website athttps://mdc.mo.gov/contact-en-gage/nature-boost-podcast.

Hayden Miller of the Silex FFA Chapterwon the Missouri FFA Agricultural MechanicsFabrication and Design Proficiency Award atthe 93rd Missouri FFA Convention.Proficiency awards recognize FFA mem-

bers who excel as agricultural entrepreneurs,

employees or volunteers while gaininghands-on career experience. Agricultural me-chanics fabrication and design is one of 46proficiency award areas recognized at thestate level. Ahrens Steel and Welding Supplysponsored this award.

Farber Community Betterment Meets To Plan SesquicentennialThe Farber Community Better-

ment held a meeting that was calledto order by Ruth Etta Williams,treasurer, until Karen Bounds Heas-ton, vice-president arrived. Those present were: Ruth Etta

Williams, Marie Bounds, Lisa Terry,Lynn Flowers, Edward Babb,Brenda Babb, Brenda Gower, andKaren Bounds Heaston.There was a discussion concern-

ing a sign for in front of the Farbercity hall. It was decided that a signwas needed that was two sided, atleast 3’ X 4’ and tall enough to adda section for Farber events. It wasalso mentioned that a sign wasneeded at the Farber SportsmanPark.Monday, June 12 is set for work

at the Sportsman Park and other lo-cations around town. Logo contest is

scheduled to start in the fall.Edward Babb said Aug. 6 was

open for a tractor pull. Discussedwere other events that could be of-fered during the weekendThere was no new business

brought up.The next meeting date was set for

6:30 p.m., Wednesday May 19 at theFarber Community Building withany interested people welcomed.

Tri-County Saddle Club Holds Clean-Up DayBY BETH TRAYNOR GILBERTOn Saturday, May 1 members

met on the grounds of the Tri-County Saddle Club for a clean-upday. The grass was mowed, leaves

raked, and rotten wood was re-placed. After all of the hard workwas finished a monthly meetingwith dinner followed. During the meeting President

Neil Gilbert informed the club ofseveral continuous fencing optionsand pricing. This discussion wastabled until the June meeting. Theyappreciated Turnbull Constructionof Curryville for volunteering timeand equipment to help them withsome excavation. It was decided thatthe club would donate $100 to thePike County Youth Fair Board insupport for this year's upcoming

gymkhana. Members are also selling 2021

gun raffle tickets. The .22 revolverand holster were kindly donated byPaul and Cindy Evans and a winnerwill be drawn Saturday, July 10.Please reach out to a member if in-terested in purchasing some tickets.All of the participation and dona-tions are beyond appreciated. The next meeting will be Satur-

day, June 5 at 6 p.m. They will hosttheir first horse show of 2021 onSaturday, June 19 at 2 p.m., on thesaddle club grounds. They appreci-ate everyone and their dedication topreserve and build the organization.

White Addresses ChamberKirsten White, right, Employment Services Coordinator at the not-for-profit North

East Community Action Corporation (NECAC), discussed the May observance ofNational Community Action Month and the NECAC Expanding Your Employability(EYE) program during the May 3 luncheon of the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce.EYE is a new program that helps participants find employment and breaks downbarriers people face in getting a job. NECAC is celebrating Community Action Monthby highlighting its social service, community health and public housing programs.More information about EYE and other services is available by calling the NECACPike County Service Center, 805 Business Highway 61 in Bowling Green, at 573-324-2207.

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