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Th ursday, December 29, 2011(USPS 088-820) Vol. XXXIX New Series, No. 52Canton, Mo. 63435 • 12 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents

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2011: A Year In ReviewThe Press-News Journal has put together a few of thetop stories of 2011. We hope you enjoy this special edi-tion of the Press-News Journal!

Weather

June 27 Storm

A widespread storm battered nearly every area ofLewis County early Monday morning June 27. The stormdumped four or more inches on parts of the County ina 24-hour period, produced high winds, felled hundredsof trees, and damaged dozens of structures and vehicles.Some Lewis County residents were in their homes whenlarge trees hit the structures in the early Monday storms.No injuries were reported in the County.

The Ewing R-4 Fire Department burned a large pileof debris from the June 27 storm August 6. Ewing May-or Linda Lueckenhoff said FEMA offi cials estimated thepile at at 2,000 cubic yards, which had gradually beenpiled since the storm. The burn was a controlled burn,approved by the Department of Natural Resources witha special permit.

Insurance companies have been busy with claimsfrom the June 27 storm. “We had 75-85 claims thatwere storm related. That’s above what we had in 2003after the tornado,” said Brenda Boltz of Farm Bureau inMonticello in a July 6 interview. Farm Bureau is one ofseveral insurance companies checked that have broughtextra adjusters in to assess damage claims.

Blizzard

A terrible blizzard drastically altered life in LewisCounty Feb. 1. When the wind and snow stopped, therewere anywhere from 14 to 20 inches of snow; driftingmade exact totals diffi cult to determine. A snowdriftfrom the blizzard slid off the Canton R-V gym room anddamaged the dropped ceiling in the band room, causingthe roof to sag. The room has been cleared as safe, butstill needs repair.

TOP - A blizzard hit the county on Feb. 1 with signifi cant drifting, mak-ing travel impossible. BOTTOM - A June 27 storm battered the county damaging many structures and toppling hundreds of trees.

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Year In Review continued on page 2A

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Also, most local banks will be closed all day Saturday, Dec. 31 through Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. How-ever, Heartland Bank in Canton is the lone exception, as it will be open Sat-urday, Dec. 31 until noon.

Many government buildings will also be closed Monday, Jan. 2.

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By Dan Steinbeck, [email protected]

Construction work has started for a walking eco-trail in Canton.

City crews have begun scraping the dirt and ex-tending some drainage tubes around a ponding area on Second Street.

According to Joe Clark, who is serving as project manager, the trail will be approximately 2,200 feet long on either side of the pond area, but not at the south end of the project where pumps are located.

When fi nished, the trail will consist of crushed rock on a geotextile sur-face, safety handrails on two foot bridges to be constructed, and several information boards to tell people about bird, plants, and animal species in the area.

“Since it is close to the school, it will be useful as a teaching aid for children

Canton trail work is in progress

to observe the different species,” Clark said.

While the proximity to the school is key, another purpose of the trail is to draw eco-tourists.

“It will be an educational lab with op-portunities for birders (bird watchers),” said Canton Tourism Co-Chairman Jim Upchurch. Upchurch has been in contact with Tony Robyn of the Audubon Soci-ety, and Missouri Department of Conser-vation to help develop and promote the project when completed.

Photo by Dan SteinbeckConstruction work has been started at a ponding area on Second Street in Canton for a walking trail and bird and wildlife watching. The project is funded by the Canton Tourism Committee.

By Dan Steinbeck, [email protected]

The deadline for paying city and county taxes is December 31.

This year the day falls on Saturday, and in many cases, the last day to pay in person is Friday, December 30.

Any tax payments sent by mail must be postmarked no later than Dec. 31, but those waiting until the last minute should take payments into a post offi ce to make sure it carries that postmark. This is true whether tax payments are sent to the Lewis County Collector’s Offi ce in Monticello, Canton City Hall, Ewing City Hall, LaGrange City Hall, Lewistown tax collector, or La-Belle City Hall.

Many of the cities have Monday, Jan. 2 as a holiday, and thus won’t put the penalty in effect until Jan. 3, however, payment checks should still carry a 2011 date to be counted as cur-rent.

There are drop boxes at most of the city halls in Lewis County.

The Canton R-V School Board of-fered Principal Jesse Uhlmeyer and Assistant Principal Cindy Whiston two-year contract extensions. The board also hired Melinda Johnson as an hour paraprofessional.

The board voted to approve the school sport co-op agreement with Highland and would pay the trans-portation costs. (Highland did not ap-prove the measure two days later).

Superintendent Andy Anderson heard from the Department of Elemen-tary and Secondary Education, and Canton has passed its self-monitoring checklist for the Missouri School Im-provement Program.

Kelli Oliver and Courtney Garnett gave counselor reports to the board.

School board fi ling opened Dec. 13 and runs through Jan. 17. The terms of Brenna Phillips and Joe Jorgenson are up for election.

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with costs not to exceed $20,000. It is tentatively slated to be fi nished in the spring.

A separate project is also in the works for tourists. It is a levee walk, for which Clark wrote a $160,000 grant with the Missouri Department of Transportation. Clark said the two trails won’t join, but will be near by.

Bids have not been let for the levee walk project, but it could be ready by summer, 2012.

Upchurch said The Conservation De-partment suggests bringing native plants to the area.

“What’s neat about the project is the water and be raised and lowered to draw different birds,” Upchurch said adding, that shore birds would benefi t from lower water and waterfowl such as ducks would benefi t from higher river levels.

The Canton Tourism Commission is funding the project, and those funds come from a motel tax. City crews are doing the bulk of the work on the trail,

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Fires On Feb. 21, a fire com-

pletely destroyed one of two buildings at Orco In-dustries in LaGrange. For the first time in five years, Canton used its aerial fire truck. Although the south building was completely destroyed, the north build-ing was saved and only received smoke and water damage.

Two weekend fires in March destroyed two Lew-is County residences. A predawn fire of unknown origin totaled a LaBelle home owned by Diane Clay and rented by An-thony Brown and his son on Mar. 18. The next day, Mar. 19, an early morn-ing fire destroyed a Ewing mobile home located less than a block from the Ew-ing Fire Station. The four occupants of the trailer es-caped without harm.

A house in Maywood had significant damage after a fire broke out on Mar. 26. Levon and Jimmy Mathes owned the proper-ty. No one was home at the time of the fire.

The LaGrange Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire at Ramsey Jones Trailer Park, south of LaGrange,

2011: A Year In ReviewContinued from front page

Oct. 13. A combine was completely destroyed af-ter it caught on fire, two miles south of LaGrange on Oct. 5 while a La-Grange man was harvest-ing a field of soybeans on Oct. 5. Derl Bowman was operating the combine and had just emptied the hopper on the 2007 John Deere 9660 STS when he found flames.

A rural Williamstown man died as a result of a fire at his property, which also destroyed six out buildings Oct. 10. The man was identified as Hu-bert Nesbitt, 74, the home-owner who lived alone at the address. He died from injuries suffered in the fire.

Fire caused extensive damage to the LaGrange First Baptist Church early Monday morning June 27. LaGrange Police Officer Doug Howell, while on routine patrol, saw smoke coming from the church building around 12:30 a.m.

Vehicle AccidentsA 16-year-old High-

land student was killed when the vehicle she was driving collided with a tractor-trailer early Jan.

10. The student was iden-tified as Stephanie Troub, from Durham. The acci-dent occurred on Highway 6, approximately two and one-half miles west of Lewistown.

Culver-Stockton Col-lege student Tyler M. Zumwalt, 20, of Pitts-field, ill., was killed in a one-vehicle rollover acci-dent during a snowstorm. Zumwalt had played at Culver-Stockton, serving as a back-up defensive lineman.

A Missouri State High-way Patrol trooper suf-fered apparently moder-ate injuries when he was struck by a vehicle at an accident scene Feb. 19 near LaBelle. Trooper Zachary Harrison, 24, of Canton, was investigating an accident on Highway 6 when a westbound Chev-rolet apparently slid on the ice-covered road and struck Harrison.

A Culver-Stockton se-nior died early Oct. 8, when her car collided with a semi loaded with swine. Pronounced dead at the scene was Jordan Smith, 22, of LaGrange. Smith was westbound on Mis-souri 6 when her 2001 Pontiac crossed the center-line and struck a 2000 In-ternational tractor-trailer head-on.

Two Lewis Countians were in a two-car accident in Clark County Sept. 29, which killed one of the drivers three miles south of Wayland on U.S. 61. Glennon Dochterman, 59, of Canton was pronounced dead at the scene by Clark County Coroner Edwin Wilson. Dochterman was northbound in a 1994

(Top Photo) - Hubert Nesbitt, 74, Williamstown, died in a fire at his home October 10. The fire was battled by firefighters from six in-County stations. (Center phoyo ) – An Amish buggy is guided back onto Route 16, April 25, one of two non-injury Amish buggy accidents in the County that day. (Lower pho-to) - Emergency crews worked a non-injury accident on 156 where a grain load spilled April 25.

LOCAL NEWS3AThursday, December 29, 2011


These are the Holiday Hours

for the following local banks:

Heartland Bank600 Washington St - Canton Mo.

DEC. 31 - OPEN UNTIL NOONCLOSED JAN. 2

Town & Country Midwest406 State St. - LaBelle Mo

Town & Country of Missouri 100 N Main - LaGrange Mo.

Bank of Monticello515 White St - Canton Mo.

201 E Lafayette St - Monticello Mo.

Canton State Bank100 S 4th - Canton Mo.

United State Bank102 W Main - Lewistown Mo.

200 East State Hwy 6 - Ewing Mo.107 N First St. - Edina Mo.

CLOSED DEC. 31- JAN. 2

GMC pick-up truck when the truck was struck from behind by a 2004 Ford Mustang driven by Ryan J. Regar, 23, of Ewing. The truck ran off the road and overturned in the median.

A LaBelle man died at Blessing Hospital after his medical condition ap-parently caused a crash with a Lewis County C-1 School bus. Harold D. Urton, 54, LaBelle died at Blessing Hospital.

Lock 20Bulkhead slots were

installed in the thick con-crete walls that make up the lower end of the lock chamber at Lock 20. In February, the new slots will allow the placement of a temporary dam, so that, if necessary, the lock chamber can be dewatered. In addition to the bulkhead slots, two new larger lock gate control stands are being constructed on the land side of the wall, one for the upper and one for the lower part of the lock wall. Also, public access at Lock 20 in Canton has expanded several hundred feet, and includes the visi-tor’s platform. This is a significant access change to what was available af-ter the Sept. 11, 2011 trag-edy. The arrangement is a handicapped accessible platform to see barges and pleasure boats pass through.

Post Office The United States Post-

al Service announcement of possibly closing several thousand post offices may have local ramifications. Post offices in William-stown, St. Patrick, Revere, Newark, Novelty, Plevna, Emden, Hunnewell, and Leonard are among the northeast Missouri tar-geted facilities for closing. St. Patrick patrons spoke Sept. 13 against ideas to close their tiny post office. Some 70 people gathered in the Shrine of St. Patrick to be heard and to hear United States Postal Ser-vice Regional Manager of Post Office Operation George Samai speak.

Hudnall A federal firearm charge

led to the resignation of Canton Police Chief Wil-liam Hudnall. Hudnall’s resignation was accepted May 6. Hudnall was sen-tenced to three years pro-bation, five months of home confinement and 40 hours of community ser-vice for the purchase of a firearm at a Canton gun shop for a known felon.

Terrorist ThreadA Canton teenager was

attested after threatening damage to the Canton R-V School. Heather Nicole Singer, 17, of Canton was charged with the class C felony of making a terror-ist threat. Singer waived her preliminary hearing, and was arraigned Nov. 10.

Buy-out/ FEMA The City of LaGrange

has received more than $300,000 for residential buyouts from the 2008 flood. The money will come from a Commu-nity Development Block Grant. This money is a 25 percent state match for the expected $1.2 million project.

More than three years afterwards, the city of Canton finally closed out their account with FEMA

2011: A Year In ReviewContinued from page A2

disaster declaration 1773. In early September, the city finally got the last $79,188.22 for the 2008 flood-fighting-effort. The total for Canton flood-fight submitted to FEMA was $1,389,924.78 of which FEMA paid $760,094.29 in 22 qualifying projects.

Arrests A LaBelle teenager was

at the wheel when a Lew-istown teenager was fatal-ly injured in a 2010 traffic accident. Mont L. Corbin, 18, LaBelle, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter. He was given five years supervised probation for the manslaughter plea June 27.

A former Lewis County Deputy Sheriff was ar-rested Dec. 29 on a rape charge on an incident said to have occurred a year prior. John R. Benn, 26, of LaBelle, was charged with one count of second-de-gree statutory rape, a class C felony.

A LaBelle man was ar-rested on Jan. 6 for pos-sessing a pipe bomb. Lorenzo Lawson, 31, La-Belle, was arrested for unlawful possession and manufacture of an ex-plosive. On Jan. 6, the Sheriff’s Office and Mis-souri Children’s Division investigated a child wel-fare matter which led to the discovery of the pipe bomb in the basement of the home.

A Canton man was ar-rested Nov. 17 for stealing. According to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, James K. Crenshaw, 41, Canton, faces one count of stealing, a class B fel-ony. Crenshaw, a former Culver-Stockton College employee, is alleged to have appropriated at least $25,000 from the college over several years.

A LaGrange man was arrested the day after a federal grand jury indict-ment of a weapons charge in Davenport, Iowa. Mar-cus Alan Mays, 27, La-Grange was arrested on the morning June 15 with-out incident, according to LaGrange Police Chief

Dale McNelly. Former Canton Motel

owner Brian Waschen-bach, 39, Kahoka, and former Canton Motel manager Abel Rosales, 29, Canton were charged with arson from the Nov. 6 fire that gutted the motel that had been vacant for months. Deaths

Harold Lee Volkmer, 80, who served 10 terms as Missouri’s Ninth Dis-trict Representative in the U.S. Congress, died at a Hannibal nursing home. Volkmer, a Democrat, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, and he served un-til 1997.

Celebrations Canton R-V Junior

Garrett Spurgeon is head-ed to the 2011 National Junior Olympic Cham-pionships after posting qualifying scores in the Missouri State Junior Olympic Championships, held in Kansas City. Spur-geon won a gold medal in the Air Rifle competition and a silver medal in the Small-bore Rifle champi-onship. This will be Spur-geon’s fourth appearance in the National Junior Olympic Championships.

The Western Lewis County Fire Protection District took possession of a new fire truck Nov. 11. The new truck is a 2012 E-One pumper truck with a rescue body, purchased through Banner Fire Equipment. The pumper/rescue truck replaces a 1970 GMC pumper the district has already sold.

Some 75 photos taken through the years by Lew Portnoy now of Canton, were on display at the St. Louis University Museum of Art. Portnoy began as a staff photographer for the St. Louis Blues in 1966 and has covered virtually every sport.

A Clark County fam-ily has the designation of being Tree Farmer of the Year. Dave and Gunilla Murphy received the des-

ignation for their 376- acre farm, of which 240 acres are forest, located just north of Lewis County. A public tour advertised in the Press-News Journal in May, brought 170 people.

In July, Canton Post-master Mary Fretwell re-tired after 20 years at the position. Mary Houchins of Frankford became the new Canton Postmaster.

A retirement reception was held at the Ewing Fire Station for Les Edmon-ston, who has retired af-ter 55 years of service to the R-4 Fire Department. Deputy Chief John Wa-terman and three R-4 fire board members presented Edmonston with a gold

fire axe to commemorate his years of service.

Jacqueline Hamlin re-tired from the Postal Ser-vice after a 34-year career, including 21 as postmas-ter. She began as a part-time/flexible hours clerk before being named post-master in 1990.

Ed Phillips retired from Niemann Foods after 51 years of service. For the last 10 years, Phillips has been first assistant man-ager of the County Market in Canton.

GammGamm, Incorporated

celebrated its 25th an-niversary on October 27.

Residents from all over Lewis County came to celebrate the organization which helps the residents of the fifteen counties it serves. Of the many that attended, Representatives Paul Quinn, Craig Red-mond and Senator Brian Munzlinger were present.

Gamm Incorporated of LaBelle has officially lost a major federal grant to a St. Louis firm. Gamm of-ficials were denied an op-portunity to appeal a final decision by the Northeast Missouri Workforce In-vestment Board meeting June 27. The decision gives the Metropolitan Employment Rehabilita-tion Services/Goodwill

(Clockwise from top) - Mary Houchins became the new Canton Postmaster in August, replacing Mary Fretwell. The Canton Motel, vacant for months had extensive damage in a Novemebr 6 fire. Canton competitive sports shooter Gar-rett Spurgeon fared well in several national competitions.

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LEWIS COUNTY LEADER

Lewis County Collector

Rita Cox of the Press-News Journal spoke with Robert Veatch, Lewis County Collector, about his career in public service.

Robert VeatchQUICKFACTS

NAME:Robert Veatch

POSITION:Lewis County Collector

HOMETOWN:Monticello, Mo.

EDUCATION:Graduated 1983 from Uni-versity of Missouri, Colum-bia with a degree in Educa-tion

FAMILY:Married for 40 years to Sharon; 3 children, 2 grandchildren.

MEMBERSHIPS:I’m a member of the oldest political party west of the Mississippi, the Missouri Democratic Party. I’m a member of Monticello Unit-ed Methodist Church. I’m very proud to be a member of Monticello Lodge #58, Ancient Free & Accept Ma-sons. I belong to the Mis-souri County Collectors As-sociation and the National Association of County Col-lectors, Treasurers and Fi-nancial Officers. I serve on the boards of directors for Heartland Resources and the Lewis County Juvenile Advisory Board. I belong to the Tai Chi for Health Com-munity, the Quincy Writers Guild and the American Civil Liberties Union. I’m a former member of BSA, Li-ons, Kiwanis, Toastmasters International and the Jus-tice League of America.

COMMENTS:It has been an honor and privilege to serve the peo-ple of Lewis County. I can’t think of anything that I’d have rather done for the past twenty nine years.

“My family was very politi-cal. My siblings and I attend-ed campaign events with our parents and we discussed poli-tics over the supper table the way that some people discuss sports” Robert Veatch

Tell us about your back-ground.

I grew up in Monticello just a couple of blocks from the Lewis County Court-house. My mother had worked in the courthouse during the Second World War and my father was an elected county official, Prosecuting Attorney. My friends and I use to play baseball in the east part of the courthouse lawn. In summer we attend-ed free movies on that lawn.

My family was very po-litical. My siblings and I at-tended campaign events with our parents and we discussed politics over the supper table the way that some people discuss sports. I half joking-ly tell people that the Holy Trinity in our household was F.D.R., Harry Truman and JFK.

With my family back-ground, it seemed natural that I majored in political science at the University of Missouri. After graduation I married my high school sweetheart Sharon McCoy. We lived in Columbia, MO until our first child, Sara, was born. We decided that we wanted to raise our fam-ily in Lewis County. After moving back to the county, Sharon taught high school science and I sold real estate.

In 1982, I learned that several long-time elected county officials were retir-ing. I filed for the Demo-cratic nomination for County Collector. I won the election by thirty-five votes. In 1986 I was re-elected with over sixty percent of the vote. I have run unopposed for re-election since then. In 2010 I was elected for an eighth four year term of office. I do not plan on seeking re-election in 2014. I am in my twenty- ninth year as collec-tor. Knox County Collector Brent Karhoff and I are at this time the longest serving Collectors in the state.

My bride of forty years and I have three children: Sara Talley married to Mi-

chael, Micah married to Mi-chelle, and Hannah, a senior at the University of Cen-tral Missouri. We have two grandsons, Cole Talley, age

five, and Owen Talley, age six months. We also have a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and several cats.

Why did you want to be Collector?

It was a matter of oppor-tunity meeting background. I always had a deep interest in government and politics. My real estate background was helpful in understanding property description. And I liked the idea of working with the public. The Collec-tor’s office has more direct contact with the public than any other office.

What is a typical Decem-ber day like in the Collec-tor’s Office?

I’m not sure that there re-ally ever is a “typical day”…there is something new all the time. But I have been fortunate to have the help of a world-class deputy. Pat Mullenix has worked with me since November 1983. And I’ve always had good seasonal help. For the past several years, Donnett Carter has filled that role. The three of us can handle most chal-lenges.

We start the day with the

mail. We open letters, enter the enclosed payments into the computer, and mail back paid tax receipts. As we do this we work with “walk-in”

taxpayers, answer telephone calls, and try to answer tax-payer questions, work on adjusting tax bills per the As-sessor’s. We prepare bank deposits and balance them against our collections logs.

What changes have been made in the Collector’s Of-fice during your terms?

The most obvious is tech-nological. During my first year as Collector, we used a tax statement that included personal property taxes and up to ten parcels of real es-tate on the form. The state-ments were generated on a “tax machine” that were a hybrid of an adding machine and a typewriter. The sec-ond year we went to single parcel statements generated a different tax machine that the county bought second hand from another county. Neither system worked very well. Both years we had to write a number of statements out by hand, and each paid statement was “abstracted” by hand. My deputy took receipts home to abstract in the evening and I sometime worked at the courthouse un-til midnight.

In 1985, the county got

its first computer system. In 2005 we went to our current system which include the use of optical scanners and ink jet printers. We are always look-ing into improving the speed and accuracy of our systems.

Other changes are not so noticeable to the casual ob-server. When I took office Collector’s were paid by commission rather than sal-ary. That changed in 1987. The Collector now has the same base salary as the County Clerk, Recorder, As-sessor, Treasurer and Public Administrator. But we are still allowed to receive a com-mission on the collection of Drainage District taxes.

One cultural change has been the reduction of in office payments. In the ‘80s more people would come into the courthouse to pay taxes and visit with the various elected officials. More people pay by mail and more people have their real estate taxes paid through escrow.

What concerns do you face in the coming year?

The rising cost of postage is the biggest factor influenc-ing our budget next year. The Collector’s office does have a unique position in the court-house…we bring more mon-ey into the general revenue fund than our office costs.

What are some common questions people have about their taxes?

Some of the most com-mon questions are as follows. Question: How is the tax amount determined? Answer: Assessed valuation multi-plied by the tax rates. Ques-tion: I sold my car midyear do I have to pay taxes on it? Answer: Yes, you are taxed on the personal property that you own January 1st of the tax year? Question: Can I pay my taxes by credit card? Answer: Yes, but only online at OfficialPayments.com and you will have to pay a service charge on top of your taxes.

EDITORIAL5AThursday, December 29, 2011


COMMENT

This is lifeby Dan Steinbeck • [email protected]

Backward GlancesFrom the pages of early Lewis County newspapers

HISTORY

A Photo From Yesteryear

We’re in that somewhat awkward period between week-apart holidays.

The Christmas music which bombarded us ev-erywhere in December, abruptly stopped Dec. 26. There still are a few greedy stores are pushing the post-post-after-the-holiday-Black-Friday-savings. The stores are visited by shoppers under he guise of either return-ing an unwanted gift, or getting a head start on next year’s Christmas shop-ping.

During this week, col-lege football climaxes with 800 bowl games, to the delight of bleary-eyed game watchers. The rest of us hardly know what to do.

There is that annual decision - do we de-dec-orate for Christmas now, or leave some of them up until April again, when the weather is more condu-cive?

There are other rituals - Raising a toast to bid 2011 goodbye, and wondering if 2012 will be better or worse. As the old year is shown the door, we make those resolutions (most of which will be broken by Jan. 3) to lose weight, stop some other vice, be a bet-ter person, and pray harder our favorite sports team

End of the year ramblings

makes it to the champion-ship THIS year.

There are other deci-sions, including making political choices. Although most Republican debates are nearly complete, hav-ing started Jan. 21, 2008, that hasn’t ended the cof-fee-shop debate.

Some people will feel cheated with holidays fall-ing on weekends, because of those coveted days off from work that won’t hap-pen this year.

We’ll review the to-do list, started months ear-lier, and note exactly 17 percent of the projects are completed, and an-other four percent are in progress. We’ll transfer the yet-to-do-items to the 2012 list, wad up the 2011 list in disgust when our team blows another lead.

While the days will gradually have more day-light, there will be the la-menting of the cold weath-er and/or snow and/or ice. Come summer, the same people will lament the dry weather, heat, flies, and bees.

And if you, the reader nod in agreement with this information, remember this: It’s eerily similar to where we were in late De-cember 2010.

Who said history doesn’t repeat itself?

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25 Years AgoPress-News JournalDecember 18, 1986The scope of the Can-

ton Board of Aldermen meeting ranged from the resignation of Mayor Roy Thirtyacre to selection of an engineer for water plant improvements to failure of a vote requiring armed of-ficers present at council meetings.

45 Years AgoThe Canton Press-News

Dec. 22, 1966There was a fine crowd

at the open house at the new home of the Eagles Lodge. Included in those who attended were Frank Hawkins, H.H. Howard and Tony Vice, all char-ter members of the Can-ton Lodge. In September, 1908, in Canton.l It had its lodge hall over B& H TV & Appliance, at Fourth and Clark Streets for many years. After the fire of last April, it was decided to build a completely new hall at 1017 West Bland.

After many hours of hard work Lyon Grange has a new building. The Grange has moved from

the upper hall to the low-er hall. The new meeting place was once known as Derrahs Store and it had many owners.


December 11, 1961Dr. J.R. Galbraith will

close his office for three months starting Jan. 6 to attend a post-graduate school in Orthodontics at New York City, New York.


Dec. 17, 1936The governor-elect,

Lloyd Stark, was hunt-ing quail in Lewis County Tuesday in company with Sheriff Alex Stephenson.

T.H. Jacobson this week attained the record of having been in business in Canton for 30 years in the same location. He used to be associated with George Martin and then he and Howard Hils brought the business.

85 years AgoThe Lewis County

JournalDecember 24, 1926

The operetta given Wednesday evening by the grade children was well attended. Frances Mc-Cutchan, teacher of the 7th and 8th grade and teacher of music in the grades, as-sisted by the other grade teachers, Virgie Maddox and May Smith, directed the operetta.

95 Years AgoDecember 22, 1916The Lewis County

JournalThe mail carriers are

making money these days, killing rabbits on the road. Emmet Nelson killed 23 in three mornings this past week and Shouse is doing almost as well. As rabbits are worth 10 cents apiece, they are making as much from them as they do from freight some days.

About 19 men from edina attended the sale of dairy cattle held by L.W. Taylor and Sons of near Taylor last week, bought about 18 Holsteins which were sold then. The prices range from $70 to $120.

105 Years AgoDecember 28, 1906The Lewis County

JournalThe country around

LaGrange is fast becom-ing noted as a dairy coun-try. The creamery at that places is considered one of the best in the state, and the farmers find the dairy business quite a paying one. Tuesday was one of the largest shipments the creamery at that place has ever made, shipping over a hundred cans of milk. The Missouri hen and “Old Bossy” are truly the farmers friend.

125 years agoDecember 24, 1886

Lewis County JournalSheriff made a rich find

in one of the cells of the jail on Monday. In remov-ing a stove and zinc which were stowed away in the afore said cell, he discov-ered a lot of tools, such as a brace and drills, saws, made from case knives, small files, etc. The jail was thoroughly searched and cleared of all rubbish.

Community news for LaGrange and Maywood will be published next week, due to the holiday schedule.

MoDOT will be sealing cracks in Lewis County on Route 61 in the northbound driving and passing lanes from Canton to Wayland beginning December 27 to January 6. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in areas and motorists must exercise caution in the work zone.

Community news returns next week

MoDot scheduled repairs on Highway 61

The New Year’s Eve/Day Holiday has brought a deadline change for this next week’s Press-News Jour-nal.

The PNJ will be open Monday, Jan. 2. But news items sent through the U.S. mail must be sent earlier. Electronic submissions of news and photos are recom-mended.

Also, most local banks will be closed all day Satur-day, Dec. 31 through Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. However, Heartland Bank in Canton is the lone exception, as it will be open Saturday, Dec. 31 until noon.

Many government buildings will also be closed Monday, Jan. 2.

Holiday changes newspaper deadline

This photo was taken along the Canton riverfront in 1903 during flooding that spring.Photo courtesy of the Lewis County Historical Society

COMMUNITY NEWS6A Thursday, December 29, 2011


Firewood For Sale� e Durham, Mt. Olivet and LaGrange United Meth-odist Volunteers in Mission team is selling � rewood as a way to raise funds for their mission e� ort in our area � is will be good quality � rewood split and cut to length that most people can use. � e price is $50 a pickup load. � ey can also custom cut to length for those who have a larger or smaller stove or furnace.� e VIM team’s wood will not only warm your home, but will also warm your heart with the knowledge that the money you spend will also be used to help others in need. If you are interested in purchasing wood from our VIM team you may contact the fol-lowing people to place an order or to discuss a custom load cut to your speci� cations.

Terry Goings 573-478-3375James Spratt 573-478-3444Pastor Steve Martin 573-231-9405

Holiday DatesLewis County

Collector’s O� ce

Dec. 30 will be the last day to pay County taxes in person (on time) at Collectors O� ce.

CLOSED - Mon., Jan. 2, 2012Mailed taxes must be postmarked Dec. 31

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major portions of the con-tract funds that have for 19 years been administered by Gamm, Inc., of La-Belle, said to be between one and two million dol-lars.

New BusinessesA new re-sale store

opened Nov. 1 in Can-ton. Re-New-All is now open in the former Nie-mann Foods building at 515 Lewis Street. Dianna Clark and her husband Kirby own the business and it offers recycled, new things, and all other sorts of items.

Fantastic Furniture recently opened at 507 Clark, Canton, Owners are Linda Duncan and Amber Campen.

The Press-News Jour-nal has confirmed a Chi-nese restaurant is planned for Canton. According to Patty Long, property manager for Marx Proper-ties, China King restaurant will be located in a vacant building space near Coun-ty Market. Renovation is currently under way.

A new grocery store opened mid-year in Lew-istown. Brad Stice and Robin Stark have opened the Country Corner Gro-cery Store on Highway 6. The building formerly housed the $Mart store. Affiliated Foods, who is a grocery store supplier, is helping with the set up and design of the store and training the staff.

Businesses ClosingBowen Taxi Service

in Canton has discontin-ued its operations after 11 years of service to the community Mark Bowen, the owner said that they are still going to do food commodity services but the taxi service has been suspended since July 26. The economy and the sharp rise in the number on non paying customers were the main reasons for this decision.

Taxes Lewis County tax

statements were late this year. County Collec-tor Robert E. Veatch said the state was late getting

2011: A Year In ReviewContinued from page A3

the tax rate information to county collectors. At last, Nov. 16, all the state-ments were mailed for a total of $5,065,538.80 billed. All tax payments will still be due Dec. 31.

Superintendent Canton R-V

The Canton R-V Super-intendent for the last 10 years, David Tramel, has accepted another Super-intendent position at New Bloomfield High School near Jefferson City. After an extensive search, W.A. Anderson was chosen to be the new Canton R-V Superintendent.

Lewis County Administrator

Lewis County Public Administrator Bill Murray announced his resignation effective March 15. His reasons for his resignation were health-related. Mis-souri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Brett B. Bo-zarth, of LaGrange, as the new public administrator for Lewis County. Bo-zarth, 30, a Democrat, is an attorney with a private practice in Canton.

Other NewsThe Lewis County

Press-News Journal has moved to 410 South Fourth Street, in Canton where Upchurch and As-sociates was previously located. The new office location opened on Feb. 21.

Northeast Missouri will have a new U.S. Repre-sentative. Hearings were held on a proposed map with eight congressional districts in Missouri. The new map will put Lewis County, along with the rest of the northern third of the state, in the 6th Congressional Distric. Northeast Missouri’s rep-resentative then would be Sam Graves of Tarkio.

State reimbursement, limited use of state pris-ons, limited funds from other agencies, limited ability to pay jail board, reduced tax revenue, and the need for jail are many of the reasons the Sher-riff’s Office has selected certain inmates to be re-

leased early or other op-tions. Sheriff Parrish says that consolidation may be in the future.

The U.S. Census Bu-reau showed a significant drop in population around Lewis County this year. All six cities and villages in Lewis County showed a drop in population with Monticello being the high-est percentage loss with 22 percent. Although the state of Missouri had a seven percent increase in popu-lation, the state will lose a Congressional seat due to lack of population growth.

The Harlem Ambassa-dors came to play against the Canton Chamberna-tors Nov. 14.

A crane flipped over in Ewing while a radio tow-er was being taken down to be moved to the Ew-ing R-4 Fire station. Ew-ing R-4 Fire Chief Doug Vaughn said he was donat-ing the 150-foot tower to the fire department, to re-place one destroyed in the late June windstorm. As a crane was taking down the tower, the crane “tipped over fairly slowly.” The donated tower was dam-aged, but Blick indicated there was another tower to donate to the fire station.

A 362-foot bridge over the Wyaconda River on Route E northwest of Can-ton was replaced in 2009, with the finished project open to the public in Octo-ber of that year. The only other Safe and Sound proj-ect bridge is the 85-foot Sugar Creek Bridge on Route 16 between Canton and Monticello with the project salted for summer, 2012.

Archer Daniels Midland Company began expan-sion of its grain elevator in LaBelle. The ADM com-pany will triple its LaBelle facility’s storage capacity. The project will also add a new receiving pit, load out, 140,000-bushel wet storage bin and a commer-cial corn dryer to offer lo-cal growers a convenient locations to dry corn.

Canton Police investi-gated damage to two plac-es at Canton R-V School believed to be from gun-shots. Superintendent Da-vid Tramel said one hole damaged a new security entrance system on the south end of the school.

Neither of the public schools in Lewis County offered summer school

this year. Aaron Hill is now a

starter for the Ringwood Hawks in the Big V Con-ference in South Mel-bourne, Australia. He is the only American on the team.

The principal who left Canton R-V School Dis-trict after 31 years was honored with the annual WGEM Golden Apple award. Randy Lillard was awarded the prize at an all-school assembly.

The Canton Commu-nity Betterment Group has accepted a donated build-ing. William and Lynn Fox gave the former Can-ton Library building at the northeast corner of Fourth and Lewis Streets in Can-ton. The building dona-tion comes after closing at the end of April of Pry-ority Designs, a women’s clothing store, which had been on the lower floor for several years.

Missouri’s smallest host riverboat casino city marked 10 years of le-galized gambling. Ter-rible’s Mark Twain Ca-sino marked 10 years of business on July 25. The decade has seen over 5.3 million patrons through the casino turnstiles to bet over 3.4 billion in slot ma-chines and $123 million in table games.

Dova Geisendorfer was recognized as having been a 50 year member of the Monticello Chapter 383 O.E.S. on April 12 during their regular meeting.

The Canton Veterinary Clinic has added a new veterinary, Dr. Johnny Bell, to their staff.

Coleen Brown has been named the new LaGrange librarian.

On March 8, 2011 Lin-da Horner, 68, celebrated 10 years with her bor-rowed heart. She is living proof that organ donations save lives.

Culver-Stocton College held a symposium Oct. 26 and 27 commemorating the Civil War.

Robert Farr of La-Grange, an active bowler for over 70 years, was inducted into the Illinois Bowling Hall of Fame.

Dianne Ten Eyck, for-mer Highland softball coach who took the school to a state championship in 2005, was inducted into the Missouri High School fast pitch Coaches Asso-ciation Hall of Fame.

SOCIAL NEWS 1BThursday, December 29, 2011Press-News Journal • lewispnj.com

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Dec. 31 Lewis County All banks closed, Heartland Bank open til noon. Ewing Ridgerunner Jamboree New Year’s Eve Show, 7:30p.m.

Newark Ozark Lodge and Steakhouse New Year’s Eve Buffet, 5-9p.m.

Tolona Hard Tellin Bar & Grill New Year’s Eve Party 9pm-1am, free snacks and party favors.

Canton Eagles Aerie 1800 New Year’s Eve Party, Band “Missouri Breaks” 9p.m. to 1 a.m.

Ewing First Baptist Church, movie “Courageous”, 7p.m.

Jan 2 Monticello Lewis County Collectors office closed in obser-vance of New Year’s Day.

Lewis County All Banks Closed, Post Of-fice Closed.

Jan 14 LaGrange Boy Scouts Soup Supper, LaGrange Lions Hall, 4-7p.m.

Lewis County All Banks Closed, Post Of-fice Closed.

Submitted Photo

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Submitted PhotoSubmitted PhotoPerformances of David Steinbeck’s “The Orphan Angel” were recently held at the Lewis Street Play-house in Canton. LEFT - Scrooge-like orphanage owner, played by Scott Giltner, lectures Mimzy, played by Helen Long. RIGHT - Boys Matthew Pollett, Remington Jarvis, Keagan Tipton and Marvin Long discuss their life situation at the orphanage.

The not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) has erected a new sign at its Lewis County Service Center at 408 S. Fourth in Canton. It was designed by Show-Me Sign Co. of Can-ton. Clients may make appointments with NECAC Lewis County Service Coordina-tor Judy Eaton by calling (573) 288-3969. NECAC is a 12-county area not-for-profit social service, community health and public housing Community Action Agen-cy that enters into contracts and grants with local, state and federal governments, private businesses and other non-profit organizations to administer and deliver self-sufficiency programs to the low-in-come, elderly, youth, disabled and disad-vantaged.

Darin Dykstra, formerly of Canton, was the fea-tured artist at Alliance Art Gallery in Hannibal. Dykstra, currently a resident of Malta, published a book of his paintings and spoke with attendees about his art and inspirations.

STORAGE UNITS - avail-able in LaGrange starting at $30.00 per month. 573-655-4457. 48tf_________________________LEWIS COUNTY Storage spaces available 8x8, 12x12, and 12x4, 2nd and College, & 4th and College, Canton. 573-288-3357 48tf_________________________RENT SANTA CLAUS for private or company parties. for Canton town area 309-631-1639 or 573-288-0285. 49-51*_________________________NICE 2 bedr. apartment, 2nd floor downtown Can-ton. Electric heat/AC. New stove & refrigerator. Wash-er & dryer on site. $450.00/month plus deposit. Non smoking 573-288-3160 or 217-440-7961. 48-50*_________________________

HELP WANTED FOR RENT

Must be paid in advance to receive offer

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Buy two weeks, get the third FREE!

SQUARE BALES of straw 573-655-4463 51-7*_________________________FIREWOOD - seasoned, cut, split, stacked, $30/pickup load; green, cut, split, you pickup, $20/pick-up load; You cut fallen tree yourself, FREE. Call Tom Dolan 573-529-4522. 37-(3-15)_________________________ETHAN-ALLEN dining table w/2 leaves been refin-ished. Has six chairs $400 obo. Call 1-573-288-5850. 51-1*_________________________SMALL PIANO - Hallet-Davis Company, real good condition 573-288-3448. 51-1*_________________________2004 FORD ESCAPE 4x4, V6, 124k Miles, $7300.00. One Owner, Excellent Con-dition. 660-341-7050 call before 8 pm. 51-1*_________________________

FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

Homes For Sale or Rent

Marilyn Roach Estatecontact :

Lisa Logsdon, PR (660) 341-0525

Equal Housing Opportunity

209 S 4th - Canton $30,000 704 Bland St. - Canton $58,000

409 N Main - LaGrange $19,500

FOR SALE ONLY!!

573-288-5668 [email protected] Can’t stretch cash any further ? Sell your stuff in the

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For RentLaBelle Sr. Housing 1 bedroom, well-kept apartments for rent, income based rent, in-cludes utilities, refrig-erator and range. Quiet atmosphere. On site laundry facilities. Con-tact Amy Parrish, P.O. Box 169, LaBelle, MO 63447

LaBelle Senior Housing

660-213-4012

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STUMP REMOVALStarting $35.00

Fully Insured • Free Estimates35” Gate Opening

Same/Next Day Service573-478-3334

Ed TateMaywood, Mo.

BENJAMIN MOORE PAINTSHARD SURFACE FLOORING

JANNEYBUILDERS SUPPLY

& CONSTRUCTION, INC.General Building

Contractor Plumbing & ElectricalCanton 573-288-5586

Murphy Hauling

Wayne Murphy, Jr.12340 190th Ave.

Williamstown, MO 63473(573) 853-4589

Rock, Sand, Lime, GrainFertilizer,

CampbellsExcavating& Trucking

Digging, Basements & Ditches etc.

Bud Campbell, OwnerRR 3 Box 48 G

660-754-6322 Day754-6034 Nights

Kahoka, MO 63445

PMT

Pearl Machine & Tool L.L.C.

301 North 3rd, Canton, Mo. 63435

Phone 573-288-8665 (TOOL)

Cell 660-216-5511

Denman CountryMini Storage

573-497-27271-800-637-1300

DenmanCountry

Drugs, Inc. 573-497-27271-800-637-1300

Roofing • DrywallSiding • RemodelsNew Construction

I N S U R E D • O S H A C E R T I F I E D

217-440-4906 • 573-209-5979Ewing, MO

[email protected]

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

43 ACRES of tillable flat ground. Taking bids per acre. Located in Lewis County between Dover and Maywood, Mo. Mail to G. Wagy, 27206 - 275th Ave., Ewing MO 63440. 52*-_________________________ 2 BD/DUPLEx 802 B Hampton, Available Jan 1, $475 plus Deposit. Utili-ties not furnished, 573-288-8966. 49tf _________________________ 2 BD HOUSE for Rent, 608 N 8th/ Utilities not furnished $325 plus deposit, 573-288-8966. 49tf_________________________ 200 N 4th/ Apt #1 /1 bd apt, upstairs $375 plus deposit, Utilities furnished, 288-8966 50tf_________________________2 BEDROOM house in Ew-ing all appliances furnished, no pets. $395 month rent, $395 deposit, 6 month lease. 217-257-1287. 50tf

WANTED

CONCEALED carry classes handgun safety & marks-manship. NRA certified Chuck Webster 573-288-3564 or 217-242-0743 50-1*_________________________

CALVERT SALES New Husquarna Dealer

308 S. 4th, Canton MO 49-2*

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Diana BockenfeldABR, CRS, GRI

217-653-41054531 Maine, Suite R

Quincy, IL 62305

(217) 228-1000

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Bill Fretwell, Broker / MO & IL: 660.341.7735 [email protected] Klingele, Sales / MO & IL: 217.242.9554 [email protected]

Craig Myers, Sales / MO: 660.341.9305 [email protected] Wood, Sales / MO: 217.257.8812 [email protected]

Office: 573-767-5436

109 East Lafayette, Monticello, MO

NEW LAND LISTINGS:Lewistown, MO – 20.3 prime tillable acres, fenced in with easy access. Call Jennifer at 217-257-8812.

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Monticello, MO – 140 acres recreational and income property, secluded location. Call Craig at 660-341-9305.

Williamstown, MO – 135 acres recreational and income property, large lake and easy access. Call Jennifer at 217-257-8812.

Higbee, MO – Price Reduced! Excellent income potential, CRP expired this year – easy highway access. Call Craig at 660-341-9305.

Early Childhood Caregiver

Do you love children? May-be you’ve raised a few of your own…. Are you looking for a job that allows you to put your early childhood skills to use without full-time hrs? Would you rather work for a private individual one-on-one w/a child, rather than in a daycare setting w/multiple children? � en apply for this rewarding opportunity. Applicants must be avail-able 2-3 a� ernoons per week for in-home early childhood care. Competitive wage!!

Mail resume to:C. Reis, 1900 Harrison,

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LOOKING TO BUY Bil-liard Antiques, Pool Tables, Cues, Pool Balls, Cue Racks or any related Game Room Antiques. Please contact Bill at 217-430-0160. tf-ev_________________________

NOTICE

RESPONSIBLE, ethical & experienced hunter look-ing for private property to deer hunt on, during rifle or muzzle load season. Call Matt at 563-583-7112. 50-52*_________________________

FOR RENT

WANT TO DO

SNOW REMOVAL Free Quotes. Call 217-740-4560 51-1+_________________________

Central Stone CompanyHeavy Equipment Mechanic

Central Stone Company has an immediate position avail-able for an experienced heavy equipment mechanic. This position requires fi ve (5) years minimum experience in heavy equipment maintenance and repair and/or Vo-Tech Diesel Mechanic Graduate. Additionally, it requires travel to locations in Mo. within a 60 mi radius of Hannibal, Mo. With travel compensation provided.Pre-employment physical, drug screen and background check required.Company offers competitive wage and benefi t package.

Resumes received by 1/13/2012 will be considered. Quali-fi ed applicants may send resume or hand written work his-tory incl. salary history & requirements to:

Central Stone CompanyDel Moss

6015 Shelby 2342Shelbyville MO 63469

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE E.O.E 52-1

Need a change of pace – a job that is

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Apply in person at:Human Resources

Department104 Pierce Street

LaGrange, MO 63448

Equal Opportunity Employer

LPN 2 pm - 10 pm, CMT 6 am - 2 pm and 2 pm - 10 pm. Apply in person. LaBelle Manor Care Center. 52-1+_________________________

General Secretarial Position

A Canton, Missouri area business is seeking to em-ploy a person in a general secretarial position. � e applicant should have typ-ing skills and be familiar with the Microso� Word application. � e position involves meeting the pub-lic, scheduling, word pro-cessing, � ling and other general secretarial duties.Persons interested should mail their resume to “Help Wanted”, P.O. Box 308, Canton, MO 63435.

52-2

Temporary Job Opening

Temporary clerical job, 28 hours per week, January thru May 2012. No ben-e� ts. Please send resume with references to: PO Box 227, Dept C, Canton MO 63435. 52-1

813 LEWIS, Canton, 2 bedr house, stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer. 660-341-9717 49-51*_________________________3 BEDROOM house 573-406-8090 49-51*_________________________ONE BEDROOM Apt. $250 month water/sewer/garbage furnished in Canton. 573-795-3906. 51-1*

FOR RENT

Call for a detailed color brochure, or visit us online at:www.sullivanauctioneers.com

Land is located in Section 22 of T56N•R10W, WashingtonTownship, Monroe County, MO. From Shelbina, MO take Hwy. 15south approximately 2 miles to County Road 386 then eastapproximately 23⁄4 miles to County Road 311. Farm is located atthe Junction of 386 & 311.

CURTIS & ROBERTA JAMES29113 Monroe Road 311, Shelbina, MO 63468TITLE WORK BY: Black Creek Abstract & Title

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LAND AUCTION112 ACRES • 1 TRACTFRIDAY, FEB. 3RD • 1:00 P.M.

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2001 JD 7510 MFWD,Only 830 hours, duals,115hp. 20spd. Power Quad,L.H.Rev., Purchased in April 2002 with 364 hours.; 1983 JD 4250 2WD only 2221 one owner hours; 1978 JD 4240 2WD, Quad., 8600 hours; AC D17 Series IV 5547 hours w/ Loader; 1974 D6C, 99J, Direct Drive Dozer; 1973 D6C, 10K P.S. Dozer; 1985 JD 7720 Titan II RWA Combine, 3252 hours; 920 platform/ 643 low tin Corn Head; Bobcat 773 Series F Skidsteer only 1000 hours; JD 7200 6/30 Max Emerge 2 No-til Planter; JD 750 drill; Vermeer 605 Series L, Net wrap; Vermeer R23A V-Rake; New Holland 512 Spreader; JD 1508 and 1008 Rotary Cutters; Grain trucks/ Pickup; Tillage and Misc Equipment; Various Tool and Farm Related.

MARY AND THE LATE FRITZ VASSHOLZ, SELLER

THURSDAY JANUARY 26TH &FRIDAY JANUARY 27TH

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NOTICE

For the recordThursday, December 29, 2011Press-News Journal • lewispnj.com3B

IN THE 2Nd JudIcIal cIrcuIT courT, lEw-Is couNTy, MIssourI

Fred Westhoff, Judge

In the Estate )of ) Estate No. Bruce E. ) 11lE-armbruster, ) Pr00047deceased )

NoTIcE oF lETTErs oF adMINIsTraTIoN

GraNTEd(Supervised Administration -

Non-Resident Fiduciary)

To all Persons Interested in the Estate of Bruce E. Arm-bruster, decedent:On 01 Dec. 2011, the follow-ing individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of Bruce E. Arm-bruster, decedent, by the Pro-bate Division of the Circuit Court of Lewis County, Mis-souri. The personal represen-tative’s business address and phone number is:Parker Armbruster, 2210 Jo-sephine Drive, Quincy, IL 62305, 217-316-1339.The personal representative’s attorney and designated agent’s name, business ad-dress, and phone number is:Jeffrey Robert Curl, PO Box 1013, 999 Broadway, Hanni-bal, MO 63401-1013, 573-221-7333.All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publica-tion of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor

by the personal representa-tive, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent’s death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a de-cedent’s liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent’s death: 14-July-2011

Date of first publication: 08-Dec-2011

/s/ Jan GeisendorferJan Geisendorfer

Clerk

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Divi-sion of the above referenced Circuit Court.

1st Pub. Dec. 8, 2011 4t12-29

County Wide EmergencyManagement Meeting

Th e Lewis County Annual Emergency Management and LEPC Meeting will be held Th ursday, December 29, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Lewis County Courthouse. All Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Health Department and Emergency Manage-ment Personnel are asked to attend.Th is meeting is also open to the general public; if they wish to attend.

Lewis County EmergencyManagement Director

David Keith,LEPC Chairman

1st Pub. Dec. 22, 2011 2t

Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Dear Stockholders: You are hereby notifi ed that the annual meeting of stockholders of Monticello Banc-shares, Inc. will be held at the Banking House of the corporation in Monticello, Missouri, on the 9th day of January, 2012, at 9:00 o’ clock a.m. of the said day for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors and transacting such other business as may properly and lawfully come before the meeting. Dated at Monticello, Missouri, this 22nd day of De-cember 2011.

Fred Westhoff ,Secretary

1st Pub. December 22, 2011 2t

Lewis County BudgetCounty Clerk, Sharon Schlager will present prelimi-nary budget to County Commission January 3, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.A tentative budget will be available January 13, 2012 and the budget hearing will be January 23, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. in the Alternate Courtroom (downstairs).

Sharon SchlagerCounty Clerk

1st Published December 22, 2011 2t

Public NoticesProtecting your right to know

Notice of Offices for Which Candidates are to be Nominated

at the August 7, 2012 Primary ElectionNotice is hereby given to persons wishing to file a declaration of candidacy to appear as a candidate for nomination at the primary election that filing will open on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. and will continue until Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

Filing for the following offices will take place in the office of the Honorable Robin Carnahan, Missouri Secretary of State, in the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City, Missouri:U.S. Senator Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of StateState Treasurer Attorney General Representatives in Congress for each Congressional District (8)Members of the House of Representatives in each Legislative District (163)Circuit Judge Circuit No. 2

Further Notice is given that filing for the following offices will take place in the office of Sharon Schlager, County Clerk, Lewis, in the County Clerk’s office at 100 E Lafayette, Monticello Missouri.

County Commissioners Northern & Southern SheriffAssessorPublic AdministratorCoronerSurveyor (3rd Class Counties)Declarations of candidacy may be filed for the following political officers who are to be elected at the Primary Election:

Township or Ward CommitteemanTownship or Ward Committeewoman

In addition, such offices as become vacant by expiration of term, by death or resignation of incumbent or vacant for any cause, and which under the law, should be filled at the general election to be held November 6, 2012.

Notice of Voter Registration Accessibility

Further Notice is given that at least one-half of the sites provided for voter registration shall be accessible to handicapped persons (RSMo 115.140) In addition, a disabled or elderly citizen may reg-ister to vote by alternative means including registration by mail, and curbside registration.

For more information on registration and voting:Persons may contact their local election authority by telephone at 573-767-5205 or by mail at 100 E Lafayette, Monticello MO.

The Missouri Secretary of State’s office provides a toll free number for persons with hearing impairments who have access to a Tele-communications Device for the Deaf (TDD). TDD users may call 800-669-8683 to obtain information on voter registration, poll-ing place location and accessibility, absentee balloting, and other election-related services available in their local jurisdiction and from the State of Missouri.

Certification of Election OfficialsGiven under my hand and official seal atthe Capitol in the City of Jefferson, Stateof Missouri, this 16th day of December,

A.D., 2011.

/s/Robin CarnahanRobin Carnahan

Secretary of State

I Sharon Schlager, County Clerk (Directors of Election) within and for the county of Lewis do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct list as certified to me by Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State, State of Missouri, of the offices for which candidates are to be nominated or elected at the Primary Election to be held August 7, 2012.

/s/Sharon SchlagerSharon Schlager

County Clerk(Directors of Election)

1st Pub. December 29, 2011 1t

Lewis County Assessor Assistance Available

Lewis County Assessor will be at the following City offi ces to assist with Personal Property sheet or any question you may have.Jan. 3 thru 6 at LaBelle City Hall, 9 am - 4 pm

Jan. 23 thru 27 at Canton City Hall, 8 am - 4 pmJan. 30 thru Feb. 3 at LaGrange City Hall,

8 am - 4 pm1st Pub. December 29, 2011 2t

IN THE 2Nd JudIcIal cIrcuIT courT, lEw-Is couNTy, MIssourI

Fred Westhoff, Judge

In the Estate )of ) Estate No. Hubert ) 11lE-Bondurant ) Pr00053Nesbitt, )deceased )

NoTIcE oF lETTErs oF adMINIsTraTIoN

GraNTEd(Supervised Administration - Non-Resident Fiduciary)

To all Persons Interested in the Estate of Hubert Bondu-rant Nesbitt, decedent:On 22 Dec. 2011, the fol-lowing individual was ap-pointed the personal rep-resentative of the estate of Hubert Bondurant Nesbitt, decedent, by the Probate Di-

vision of the Circuit Court of Lewis County, Missouri. The personal representa-tive’s business address and phone number is:Virginia B. Leiws, 1040 Road 4300 Ruskin, NE 68974 Phone (402) 225-4102.The non-resident personal representative’s agent and attorney’s name, business address, and phone number is:Jules V DeCoster, PO Box 81, Monticello, MO 63457, (573) 767-5304.All creditors of said de-cedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representa-tive, then within two months

from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent’s death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a de-cedent’s liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo.

Date of the decedent’s death: 10-Oct-2011

Date of first publication: 29-Dec-2011

/s/ Jan GeisendorferJan Geisendorfer

Clerk

Receipt of this notice by mail should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient necessarily has a beneficial interest in the estate. The nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, can be determined from the files and records of this estate in the Probate Divi-sion of the above referenced Circuit Court.

1st Pub. Dec. 29, 2011 4t1-19

lINda K. PIcKETT

Linda Kay Pickett, 64, of Novinger, Mo, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Northeast Re-gional Medical Center in Kirksville.

The daughter of Ster-ling A. and Inez Lee (Moore) Gregory, she was born September 27, 1947 in Edina, Missouri. In 1967, Linda was united in marriage to Cleo Eugene McFarland and to this union, two children were born. On June 2, 1978, in Kirksville, Missouri, Linda married Harold “Ju-nior” Pickett who preced-ed her in death on October 22, 2007.

She was also preceded in death by her parents.

Linda is survived by two daughters, Teresa Mc-Farland, Novinger, Mo., and Christina Wiggins and husband Robert, Colum-bia, Mo.; two sons, Shott Pickett and wife Brook, Kirksville, Mo., and Billy Pickett, Novinger, Mo.; two step-sons, Thad Pick-ett and wife Veronica, Pella, Ia., and Neil Pickett and wife Pamela, Colum-bia, Mo.; four step-daugh-ters, Debbie Applegate and husband Jim, Kirks-ville, Mo., Lisa Frank and husband Peanut, Susan Hamilton and husband

Kurt and Radonna Dan-iels and husband Thad all of LaPlata, Mo., and one sister, Helen Lee Steffen and husband William C., LaBelle, Mo.

She is also survived by four grandchildren, Sabrina Jones, Tiffany Busch and husband Allen, Andrew Jones and Tanya Wiggins; twelve step-grandchildren, four step great-grandchildren, two nieces and one nephew.

Linda was a graduate from the LaBelle High School with the Class of 1964. She resided in No-vinger, Missouri, a num-ber of years where she was a homemaker.

Funeral services were held Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Travis-Noe Funeral Home, Kirksville, with Pastor Jeff Dodson officiating. Interment fol-lowed the service at No-vinger Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Andy Jones, Jeremy Sullivan, Brett Steele, Thad Pickett, Thomas Miller, Curtiss Kellison. Honorary pall-bearers were Allen Busch, Steven Cunningham, Ja-son Humphrey and Mi-chael Jones.

Memorials may be mailed to Travis-Noe Fu-neral Home, P.O. Box 306, Kirksville, MO 63501.

Press-News Journal Dec. 29, 2011

Obituaries

doNa savaGEDona Lorraine Savage,

85 of LaBelle, Missouri died Monday, December 19, 2011 at the LaBelle Manor Care Center in La-Belle, Missouri.

The daughter of Charles J. and Rhoda E. Edward Sedelmeier was born on May 21, 1926 in Centerville, South Dakota.

She was united in mar-riage to Lee H. Savage on February 5, 1950 at Wil-liamstown, Missouri.

Dona was a member of the First Baptist Church in LaBelle.

She is survived by her husband Lee H. Savage of LaBelle, Mo.; three sons, Jimmy Lee Savage and wife Sue of Ada, Okla-homa, Steve Daniel Sav-age and Donna Kunkel of Keokuk, Ia., and Davey Joe Savage of Chicago, Ill.; seven grandchildren including Steven, Daniel, Charles, J.W. and Linda

Savage; one great-grand-child; two brothers-in-law, Willard Savage and wife Nadine of Warsaw, Illinios and Floyd Tague of Kirks-ville, Mo.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, Gladys I. Rayburn, Mildred I. Keating and Oma Fern Sedelmeier, five brothers, Charles, Harry, Raymond, Ralph, Robert and Chester Sedelmeier and a sister-in-law, Gladys Tague.

A memorial service and burial at Providence Cem-etery near Williamstown, Missouri will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be made to the National Fed-eration of the Blind.

Arnold’s Funeral Home in Lewistown in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.ar noldsfuneralhome.net


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Deadline ~ Monday 10 [email protected] [email protected]

Lewis Co. Ambulance Emergency: Dial 911

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Sabrina Sparks, 217-242-8955 (texts welcome)

Featuring coverage of Highland and other local schools & events

“Moment by moment we create our life’s adventure.”

Die-Cuts & Stickers for local schools plus a variety of scrapbooking supplies, tie-dyed items, and hand-made crafts.

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Lionel HammondWest Quincy Pawn Shop

8534 Highway 24Taylor, MO 63471

573.393.2071Cash loans made on most anything.

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Arnold’s Funeral Homes, LLC Prearrangements Monuments 1100 White St. 112 West Main Canton, Mo. 63435 Lewistown, Mo. 63452 573-288-4488 573-215-2288

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MONTICELLOGlenn Krueger Farms 9-22-12*C.D. Taylor Farm 5-06-12*Charles & Nell Little Farm14942 Holly Ave (No hunting/fish-ing) 9-22-12*

DURHAM/MAywOODRonnie & Judy Pierce Farm & property 5-13-13*

LEwIS COUNTyDonald and Mazie Vogel Farm 8-23-12*Gregory Drainage District Levee and Farms 4-12-12* Bud and Karen Vogel 9-20-12* Whippoorwill Hill FarmRichard/Gene Porter Farms 1-17-13*Tony & Ronda Whitaker Lands 5-06-12*Owned or leased land by Danny L. Dannenhauer 11-03-12*

LAGRANGEPaul Lahr Farms 7-01-12*Jenny D. Murphy Reid Farm 3-10-12*Gloria Burbridge Prop. 4-17-12* between Monroe & Jackson St Ronald L. Farr Farms 8-10-12*Sharon Crossett Residence 6-17-12* 400 N. MainPaul Legg Residence 6-17-12* 407 N. MainPaul Legg Farm 10-6-12*22422 Ponderosa Ave.Lisa Borgstadt Property 6-21-12* 202-204 N. 4thLonnie/Earnest Martin 11-04-12* (410 N. Main (old Cath. Church)Connie & Frank Bange andMarsha Allison 08-11-12*

wILLIAMSTOwNJim Lillard Farms 1-04-12*Linnie L. Bevans Farms 11-06-11*Donna Hudnut Farm is 12-20- 11* now RRVC LLC

EwINGWilma Chipman, Jeannie S. and Barb C. and Glen Chipman 10-08-12*MAywOOD Cotton Wood Hollow FarmsWilliam C. Sedelmeier 3-31-12*

CANTONKit Taylor Farm 12-8-12*Doris Long Property 6-17-12*Chas. Dewitt Property 11-6-12*Betty Hendrickson Farms 3-04-12*Dorothy M./Howard F. HigbeeFarms 3-17-12*Hardin Far m 6-15-12*Dr. Michael/Alice Vaughn Farm 2-25-12*David & Vickie Gorrell Farms 2-15-12*Tim/Mark/Kay Dochterman Farms 11-6-12*Beverly and Dennis Welch Farms 10-19-12*CD/BL Corrigan Property 11-29-12*Crawford/Oliver Farms 5-8-12*Fenway Farm - Barkley, Rogers,St. Clair. 9-4-12*Barkley Farms, James & Brenda 9-4-12*Barbara Carskadon Farm 11-12-12* G & L Glasgow 1-7-12*Robert /Jere Taylor Farms (2) 10-29-12*Franks & Gorrell Farm 11-18-12*Farm of Seldon and Mary Logsdon 7-30-12*James & Carol Dettlaff Acres 11-11-12*

CANTON & LAGRANGETim Heimonen property 4-14-12*Courtney Farms 11-20-12*Gary and Patricia Bunch 7-01-12* and no fireworks!

CANTON & MONTICELLOCampen Farms 11-03-13* Violators will be prosecuted!

LEwISTOwNLowell Reynolds Farm 12-27-12*Warner/McHughFarms 1-23-12*Emrick Farms-Harry & Neva Emrick

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David Keith Farm 10-29-12*Stice Farms / Rebecca Stice Jones Neil, Randy, Richard 10-29-12*

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RICHARD L. FARR. JR.

Richard Leslie Farr, Jr.,

age 86, of LaGrange, Mo., died Wednesday, Decem-ber 21, 2011 at Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Ill.

He was born Novem-ber 9, 1925 in the historic Wayside Inn west of La-

Grange, Mo., the son of Richard L. and Crysie L. (Boltz) Farr.

He graduated from LaGrange High School. He married Iline Frances Mercer on September 5, 1947 in Potosi, Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1946, stationed in Japan. He was a lifelong farmer and was proud to help harvest his crops this past fall. He was employed at Gates/Harris for many years. He was a member of the two cylin-der tractor club. He was a member of the Ten Mile Baptist Church where he served as deacon. He was proud that the Lewis County Fair book was

dedicated to him.Richard loved John

Deere tractors and ma-chinery, restoring many with his son, Alva. He and his son were always to-gether, attending church, community events, din-ners, auctions and fam-ily functions. They could always be counted on to help anyone, anywhere, anytime.

He was a devoted hus-band, father, brother, son, uncle and friend. He did a man›s work at a young age and a young man›s work until he died. He loved the land, his family, and Jesus.

Surviving is a son, Alva E. Farr of LaGrange, brothers, Robert L. Farr and Ronald L. Farr, both of LaGrange and a sister, Barbara Jean Steinkamp, Camp Point, Ill. Also surviving are nephews, Rodney Farr, Curtis Farr, Loren Farr, Roland Farr, Robey Farr, Bill Steinkamp, Jim Steinkamp and Dale Steinkamp and nieces, Rita Cox and Rhonda Whitaker, many

great nieces and nephews, and other relatives. He is also survived by many, many friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife, infant daughter, Ruth Elaine, parents, sister, Patty Ann Farr, sister-in-laws, Mary Farr and Jeanie Farr and a brother-in-law Eugene Steinkamp.

Visitation was held Fri-day, Dec. 23, 2011, from 4-8 p.m. at the Davis Fu-neral Home in La Grange, Mo.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, at the Ten Mile Baptist Church in rural Canton with Rev. Russell Brownell officiating.

Burial with military honors were in Riverview Cemetery in La Grange.

Music was provided by Mary Jo Ehrlich, organist; Linda Hutcherson, Susie Jo and Billie Miller, vo-calist’s

Pallbearers were Ja-son Epperson, Carl Cor-rigan, Doug Wilson, Troy Brown, Kevin Meyer and Lonnie Meyer.

Honorary pallbear-ers were Norman Adams, Stanley Wilson, Raymond Clay, Wayne Maples, John Epperson, Kenny Brown, Lester Hoffman, Duane Job, Jerry Allen and Den-nis Bringer.

The family suggests memorials be made to the Ten Mile Baptist Church in care of Davis Funeral Home, La Grange, Mo.

Online condolences may be left at www.davis-fh.com. Press-News Journal Dec. 29, 2011

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PAUL SPARKS Mr. Paul L. Sparks, age

76, of Ewing, Mo., passed away Thursday, December 22, 2011 in the Country Aire Retirement Estates near Lewistown, Mo.

He was born Decem-ber 27, 1934 in Kirks-ville, Mo., a son of Erie Pressley and Luria Davis Sparks. He married Bev-erly Rezentes on March 26, 1955 in Chula Vista, Calif. She survives.

Paul was a Navy Corpsman during the Ko-rean War. He was a sales-man in California and had worked for Florsheim Shoe Company. He was a cupola tender at Gard-ner Denver/Cooper Indus-tries in La Grange for 28 years before his retirement in 1994. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and was of the Catholic Faith.

Survivors include his wife Beverly of Ewing; two daughters, Bev (Lar-

ry) Howard, Brashear, Mo., and Angie (Jeff) Ballinger Kirksville, Mo.; four sons, Paul Sparks II, LaGrange, Mo., Dan-iel (Franny) Sparks, Ew-ing, Bill (Debbie) Sparks, Lewistown and Jesse (Tammy) Sparks, Ew-ing; seven brothers, Jim (Emma) Sparks, Ewing, Jerry (Rowena), Spring-field, Mo., Wiley (Tracy) Sparks, Maywood, Mo., Riley (Sandra) Sparks, Ewing, Larry (Janet) Sparks, Ewing, Dr. John (Penny) Sparks, Kirks-ville, Lonnie (Lena) Sparks, Ewing; four sis-ters, Barbara Houston, Quincy, Nancy (Ronnie) Attebery, Ewing, Becky (Tim) Staats, Aledo, Tx., Beverly (Richie) Shahan, Edina, Mo.;

Also surviving are grandchildren, Jason (Lisa) Howard, Altoona, Ia., Blake Trent, Orlando, Fla., Jacob Sparks, Kirks-ville, Michael Sparks, Gladstone, Mo., Matthew and Stephen Sparks, La-Grange, Andrew and An-thony Sparks, Quincy, Ill., Adam and Nathan Sparks, Lewistown, Brad (Jill) Renier, Lewistown, Trever, Dakota and Dal-ton Sparks, Ewing, Jesse Sparks II, Palmyra, Mo., Tricen and Jaden Ball-inger, Kirksville, Leigha Howard, Brashear, Mo., Jordan Murray, Orlando,

Amanda Sparks, Colum-bia, Mo., Cassie and Jes-sica Sparks, Ewing; great grandchildren, Brice and SaeNa Howard, Al-toona, Madison Howard, Brashear, Riley and Ky-lie Sparks, LaGrange, MaryJean Sparks, Quincy, Bradley and Brody Renier, Lewistown and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, son Sam E. Sparks, grand-son Justin H. Sparks, two brothers William and Erie Sparks and two sisters Betty Staats and Bonnie Sparks.

Visitation was held Monday morning from 9:00 until 10:30 a.m. at the Ball-Davis Funeral Home in Ewing.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, December 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ewing with Fr. Mike Penn officiating.

Pallbearers were Paul Sparks II, Daniel Sparks, Bill Sparks, Jesse Sparks, Larry Howard and Jeff Ballinger.

Burial was in Ewing Memorial Cemetery. Music was provided by Nina McKenzie.

The family suggests memorials be made to the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in care of Ball-Da-vis Funeral Home, Ewing, Mo. Online condolences may be left at www.davis-fh.comPress-News Journal Dec. 29, 2011

Obituaries Virginia ‘Ginger’ Meyer

Virginia ‘Ginger’ Mey-er, a former resident of Canton, died December 15, in Las Vegas where she had lived for many years. She lost a hard fought bat-tle with cancer.

Ginger was born Sep-tember 27, 1950, in Kan-sas City, Mo. She was the daughter of Frank Meyer, Jr. and Ferne Brinkley Meyer. She attended Cul-ver Stockton College and finished her degree in Cal-ifornia. Ginger taught spe-cial education at the high school level for over 35 years in the Clark County, Nevada, School District before retiring several years ago.

Surviving are two sis-ters, Leanne Dooley of Dexter, Mo., and Julie Carl, of Bucklin, Mo., seven nieces and nephews, an aunt, Anna Marie Viele of Quincy, and numerous cousins and friends.

There will be no ser-vices as her body was do-nated to science. Any re-membrances could be sent to the Hubert, Thelma, & Ruby Brinkley Scholar-ship Fund at Culver or to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.


Special Olympics Missouri and Culver-Stockton College have announced a new partnership.

On Saturday March 10th, 2012 Special Olympics Missouri Northeast Area will put on the first ever “Little Feet Meet” on the C-S campus. This event is part of the Special Olympics Young Athlete Program, and Project Unify.

Both programs are designed to promote inclusion of athletes with special needs at an early age. As part of Project Unify, the event will be open to those without special needs to promote inclusion of all young people together.

This project came together with the help of Dr. Terry Sherer and his “Psychology of the Exceptional Child” class.

“We are so excited to bring our first ever Little Feet Meet, to Culver-Stockton and the Canton area. I want to give a big thanks to Athletic Director Greg McVey for allowing us to use the stadium to put this event on,” said Tim Schuster Northeast area director. “Dr. Sherer’s class really took the initiative to get this project off the ground. Without their vision and support it would not be possible for all of this to take place, and I can’t thank them enough.”

For more information you can contact Special Olympics via email at [email protected], or by calling (573) 635-1660.

Special Olympics Missouri is a year-round program of sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. More than 15,000 athletes participate in 21 Olympic-type sports throughout the state. Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, and experience joy as they participate in the sharing of gifts and friendship with their fellow athletes, their family and friends, and communities across Missouri.

Visit Special Olympics at www.somo.org. or on Twitter @somissouri; fb.com/specialolympicsmo.

College announces partnership with Special Olympics

LOCAL SPORTS6B Thursday, December 29, 2011


Canton Eagles Aerie 1800New Year’s Eve Party

Saturday, Dec. 31 ~ Happy Hour 6 - 7 p.m. (with Drink Specials)

Dance - Missouri Breaks Band9 pm - 1 am

Snacks, party favors & drawings

Tickets on sale NOW at EaglesFor info phone 573-288-3240

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Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30 • Anytime by appointment

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Cell - 402-321-7040

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Friday nights - Karaoke 9 pm - 1 am

NightlyDinner

Specials!Drink

Specials!

New Year’s EveHearsay Band 9-1

Free Snacks andParty Favors!

It’s making the right choices for your farm. The team of Local Experts at Two Rivers FS can bring your farm’s profit potential to new heights.

Eric Hogan

Seed Agronomist (217) 430-5608

Jared McAfee Seed Marketing Specialist

(217) 242-8429

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(660) 341-0752

2012 Highland Basketball Tournament Boys Bracket1/2/2012 to 1/7/2012

Canton (1)

BYE Canton

BYE (8)

Thur 1/5/12 @ 5PMSouth Shelby (4)

Tues 1/3/12 @ 5PM

Clark Co. (5)

Fri 1/6/12 @ 6PM Sat 1/7/12 @ 7:30PMConsolation Highland (2) Championship

Tues 1/3/12 @ 6:30PM

Knox Co. (7)

Thur 1/5/12 @ 8PM Thur 1/5/12 @ 6:30PMMacon (3)

Tues 1/3/12 @ 8PM

Palmyra (6)

Fri 1/6/12 @ 9PMThird Place

2012 Highland Basketball Tournament Girls Bracket1/2/2012 to 1/7/2012

Palmyra (1)

BYE Palmyra

BYE (8)

Wed 1/4/12 @ 5PMHighland (4)

Mon 1/2/12 @ 5PM

Macon (5)

Fri 1/6/12 @ 4:30PM Sat 1/7/12 @ 6PMConsolation Clark Co. (2) Championship

Mon 1/2/12 @ 6:30PM

Canton (7)

Wed 1/4/12 @ 8PM Wed 1/4/12 @ 6:30PMSouth Shelby (3)

Mon 1/2/12 @ 8PM

Knox Co. (6)

Fri 1/6/12 @ 7:30PMThird Place

The Highland Basketball Tournament will kick off January 2nd. Above are the boys and girls schedule brackets for the tournament. Go and support your local high school by attending one of the games. The Press-News Journal will provide updates on the games online and in written copy as made available to our news staff.

Highland Tournament kicks off January 2

Press-News Journal...wishes everyone a safe New Year celebration.

If your celebration includes drinking alcohol have a designated driver, take a cab, or spend the night.

Respect the lives of others. Stay off the highways if you’ve been drinking.

And put down your cell phone while you’re driving. Remember, you text, you’re next.

We’d like to see you next year!!

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