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MK5K Run for Mom is set

for March 7LOCKWOOD-An MK5K

Run for Mom will be held Saturday, March 7, begin-ning at the Lockwood High School. This is a 5K and one mile Walk/Fun Run, with registration and packet pick up to be at 9 a.m., followed by the opening ceremonies at 9:20 a.m.

The 5K will begin at 9:35 a.m., followed by the 1 mile Walk/Fun Run to begin at 9:40 a.m.

All proceeds benefit The Mary Kay Foundation and Jan Johnson.

For more information con-tact Kara Gallup at 413 W. 4th St., Lockwood, or visit the MK5K Run for Mom facebook page.

Lamar Community Theatre to join with Lamar High School for new production

The Lamar Community The-atre, in conjunction with La-mar High School, will present “William Shakespeare's: Verily, A New Hope”, by Ian Doescher. The story is about a young boy dreaming of adventure, who fi-nally gets his wish when he gets swept into a galaxy of strange aliens, ruthless mercenaries and an evil empire. With the help of

some unlikely allies he will be-come a Jedi Knight, a defender for good, and attempt to bring peace back to the galaxy.

Doescher brings the beauty of William Shakespeare's writing style to the epic tale that every-one knows and loves.

The dinner theatre will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 6-8, at Lamar

Memorial Hall. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., with curtain time at 7 p.m. nightly. The menu includes pork loin, cheesy pota-toes, green beans, strawberry spinach salad and raspberry cheesecake for desert.

Tickets for dinner must be re-served in advance and are $15 each, or two for $25. There are multiple ways to reserve tickets.

They are available at the Bar-ton County Chamber of Com-merce office or the Lamar Parks and Recs office, or by calling (318)-59-STAGE and leaving a message.

Don't want dinner? Show only tickets include drinks and are available at the door for $8.

They hope to see everyone there!

Give your dress a second dance!

The Barton County Cham-ber of Commerce will host a formal wear drive to help Monarch Formals, a non-profit organization in the four-states area, to help in-dividuals attend their for-mal event in confidence and style. Donations of formal dresses, suits, tuxes, shoes, jewelry and accessories are being taken at the chamber office, 102 W. 10th St., in La-mar.

Welcomed and accepted are all items ranging from infant to adult; both boys and girls as well as men and women items, in all sizes.

For information call 417-682-3595 or visit Monarch Formals at www.monar-chformals.org. Monarch Formals can also be found on facebook.

Melissa Little/Lamar Democrat

Terry Redman was honored on Tuesday, Feb. 24, for 25 years with the United States Postal Service. Since beginning on February 20, 1990, Redman reported that he had been attacked by eight to 10 dogs and has had to deliver mail in snow that was waist deep, experiencing below zero temperatures for several weeks at one time. Redman walks 14 miles a day on his route and definitely describes Springtime as his favorite season!

MGE customers see a drop in natural gas ratesJEFFERSON CITY-To reflect estimated

changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas, Missouri Gas Energy (MGE) custom-ers have seen natural gas rates drop under a filing that became effective on March 1.

MGE residential customers had paid ap-proximately $0.68 per hundred cubic feet of natural gas. Under this filing, the rate dropped to approximately $0.53, a decrease of approximately $0.15 per hundred cubic

feet. Roughly 55 percent to 60 percent of a cus-

tomer’s current natural gas bill reflects the cost of natural gas from wholesale suppli-ers. The wholesale cost of natural gas is not regulated by the Missouri Public Service Commission. The wellhead cost of natu-ral gas is also unregulated and is primarily driven by supply, demand, and the weather. The Missouri Public Service Commission

does conduct an annual regulatory review to ensure that regulated natural gas com-panies make prudent decisions in securing natural gas supplies for their customers.

MGE provides natural gas service to ap-proximately 507,500 customers in western and central Missouri, including the com-munities of Lamar, Lamar Heights, Golden City, Lockwood, Sheldon, Jasper, El Dorado Springs, and Stockton.

Sidewalk Prophets to

be in concert this evening Church for Imperfect Peo-

ple – CHIPS welcomes Dove Award-winning New Artist of the Year, Sidewalk Proph-ets, who will present their “Great Big Family Room Tour”, today (Wednesday), March 4, with a 7 p.m. con-cert to be held at Thiebaud Auditorium in Lamar.

The Fireplace & More Store

coming to Lamar

The Fireplace & More Store by Schnelle Sheet Metal will be holding a grand opening on Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 1105 Cher-ry in Lamar.

The public is invited to at-tend.

Set Your Clocks Forward 1 Hour Before Bed This

Saturday!

Barton County business to celebrate seventh anniversary

MINDENMINES-March 10 will mark a significant mile-stone for In God We Trust LLC, a full-service coin business lo-cated in the former building of The Bank of Minden at 609 and 611 Main. March 10 is the date of the second Tuesday in March and will be the seventh anniversary of the inaugural Second Tuesday Coin and Cur-rency Auction, held in March of 2008.

“We plan a wonderful eve-ning! We will celebrate our anniversary in our traditional manner by having a large coin auction,” said Dave Sorrick, owner of the specialty hobby and auction business. “We have a loyal group of customers, both buyers and sellers, who at-tend our monthly consignment coin auction. We plan to have some light refreshments, spe-cial door prize drawings and a few surprises to celebrate the event.”

The Second Tuesday Coin and Currency Auction is the signa-ture event of In God We Trust LLC, the full-service coin shop located next door at 609 Main. “Those two properties are two-halves-of-a-whole,” according to Sorrick. “The building is the former location of the Bank

of Minden, which we pur-chased after the construction of their new facility in Min-denmines. We re-purposed it to this function. The building is ideal for the security needs of this kind of business,” Sor-rick added. “We can secure the coins to be auctioned in the vaults of the shop and simply bring them next door for the auction. This is a safe and efficient method that eliminates the risks of travel to a distant auction location.”

In God We Trust LLC also promotes area coin and col-lectors shows in Parsons, Kan., Joplin and at the Lake of the Ozarks. “The Mid-Missouri Collectors Show is the next event on our hobby show schedule. This year’s event will be held March 21 and 22, at the Lake of the Ozarks Elks Lodge in Osage Beach. We are very excited to bring our brand of Collectors Show to such a fine venue. The Mid-Missouri Collec-tors Show is a free admission event at which local collec-tors can shop for their collec-tions, have items appraised, and even sell their items to the many dealers in atten-dance, “Sorrick said.

Email Your Snow Photos To [email protected] For A Chilly Collage Next Week!

By CHRIS MORROW

LOCKWOOD-Kara Kin-ney reached a milestone in her coaching career recently when her Lockwood Lady Tigers won a home contest 44-43 over Blue Eye.

"More important to me than winning my 100th game is the opportunity to share it with this group of girls. I could not ask for a better group of stu-

dent athletes. They are some of the best kids I have ever coached and I can't wait to see what the future brings," said Kinney, after her team defeated Greenfield in first round of dis-trict play at Butler.

Kinney, a 2004 graduate of Lamar High School, coached in Wyandotte, Okla. for three years after graduating from

Lockwood coach wins her 100th game

Chris Morrow/Lamar DemocratLockwood Lady Tiger head coach Kara Kinney reached

a milestone last week when she won her 100th game. Here she talks with her players during a timeout late in Lockwood's first round district win over Greenfield at Butler last week.

see LOCKWOOD, page 10

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The holy law of GodBy REV. GALEN FRIEDRICHS

Grace Lutheran Church

The holy law of God is summarized by the word Love. Jesus Himself quotes the Old Testa-ment when He summarizes the law in this way, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. . . And the second is like it: Love your neigh-bor as yourself." (Matt 22:37-39, Deut 6:5, Lev 19:18). Thus St Paul writes, "Love is the fulfill-ing of the law." (Rom 13:10).

The law is a description of how we are to love God and our neighbor. To love God is to love your neighbor. That is how we show, and in-deed love God, is by loving our neighbor. You cannot love God whom you have not seen and hate your neighbor whom you have seen. So if you were to ask, "How am I to love my neigh-bor?" or "What does it mean to love my neigh-bor?" The law shows you. Honor those over you. Don't kill, commit adultery, steal, betray or even covet what belongs to your neighbor.

As we consider the dictates of the law, we need to understand that it is a rigid tight task-master. Obedience to the law is not merely an outward obedience. So that if we look like we are keeping the law, then we are. No, the law requires perfect obedience in all that we think, say and do. To be disrespectful or think evil is to dishonor those over us. To lust is to have al-ready committed adultery. To hate is as bad as killing. To desire what someone else has or to not help when we are able is to steal from others. Indeed, whoever keeps the

whole law and yet stumbles in one point is guilty of breaking it all (James 2:10).

All transgression of the law requires death. The wages of sin is death (Rom 6:23). There is suffering and death in the world because there is sin in the world. We all are sinners and we all suffer and die. Yet the condemnation of the law is far worse than physical suffering and death. The consequence of sin is eternal death in hell. The breaking of the law, even in the tinniest way, even with our secret thoughts, requires eternal condemnation.

Jesus is the answer. We cannot keep the law, no one can. But, someone has, that one is Jesus. He not only kept the law in our place, but He suffers the penalty of our not keeping the law. He suffered and died upon the cross on our be-half, that we might live with Him forever.

The law is not evil; we are, because we have not kept it. Indeed our sinfulness, which begins at conception and continues to the grave (Ps 51), would condemn us. But Jesus, the eternal Son of God is our Savior. For this purpose He was born of the Virgin Mary and became like us, that He might redeem us.

The purpose of the divine service is to give us Jesus. For in the divine service God serves us with His Son and gives to us the forgive-ness of sins, life and salvation. Only Jesus could keep the law. Only Jesus could suffer and die to redeem us from the condemnation of the law. Only Jesus can and does give to us salvation.

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CLUB NOTES

2015

LAMAR COUNTRY CLUB

LADIES ASSOCIATION

Norma Harris was the hostess on Tuesday, Feb. 24, for Bridge. The winners were Joann Jones, first and Sondra Riegel, second.The hostess for March 3 is Kathy Jenkins, with Joann Jones scheduled to be the hostess on Tuesday, March 10.

CITY CLOVERS 4-H CLUB

By AIDAN REEDClub Reporter

The City Clovers 4-H Club held its monthly meeting February 15. It was an informal meeting because the club had its fourth annual 4-H Val-entine Tea. Kaitlyn Davis, Lexi Phipps and Mycah Reed were the hostesses. All members who were present were asked to in-troduce their guests. Then

they all enjoyed the snacks that members brought to share. Everyone had a re-ally good time.

The next meeting is scheduled for March 15, 3 p.m.

Remember MOVE Across Missouri started on February 1, so be sure to record your exercise time.

We hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day.

Coonfoot & VicinityBy LOUISE OTT

Peeking out the door this ear-ly Monday morning I see our dear Lord is blessing us with more snow and windy weather for the next seven days and the man on the radio said to stay off the roads for a bit if pos-sible, so the road crews can do their job.

Gary and Judy Nelson, Mi-chael Nelson and Ella Mae Turpen all enjoyed dinner at a restaurant on Sunday.

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

Kenneth Dee and Esther Ar-cher, Sarcoxie route, and Lou-ise Ott, Jasper route, were din-ner guests of George Straw on Sunday.

Sara Payne, Olathe, Kan., spent the weekend with her mother, Louise Ott, and we al-ways enjoy playing dominoes.

We don't do much visiting at neighbors, as the roads are too slick and dangerous.

I have a safety trap in my barn and I had a skunk in the trap, so I had to have help to get rid of the skunk. What a smell...

We're all looking for warmer weather soon.

SheldonBy DARLENE SHERIDAN

Sympathy is extended to the family of Jennifer O’Neil Taylor, who died February 19 in Springfield. Jennifer was a 1997 graduate from Sheldon.

Plans are underway for the Sheldon Alumni meeting to be held May 23. We are asking if you know of a Sheldon gradu-ate who has passed away since the 2014 reunion, to please let Darlene Sheridan know by calling 884-2445 so that names can be included in the memo-rial. The graduating class of 1965 will be hosting the 2015 meeting.

At the Monday, Feb. 23 Com-munity Betterment meeting, plans were made for a “Meet the Candidate” forum to be held March 23, at 7 p.m. The community is encouraged to attend, for the opportunity to get to know the candidates for city council and mayor, who will be running in the April 7 election.

The food pantry on February 24 provided food to over 110 households from the Sheldon and Bronaugh area.

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

I sure am camping out in my house this week. The front door

has been sealed, as it is about to fall out after the tearing out of the floors. I have dishes all over the front room, along with the table and chairs. My china cabinets line my hallway with a narrow path going to the back of the house. The refrigerators and dishwasher are sitting in the middle of my kitchen, with a path to the stove and sink. Fun times at the homestead. All the floors are torn up and three big fans blowing to dry the floor out. Since the storm brought in the snow, it seemed like a good time to hibernate in the sewing room.

Thanks to Jerry, who couldn’t get a hold of me the other day during the blizzard and was worried about me. I had my phone with me and with the 4-wheel drive was at the funeral of Robert Larson in Greenfield. Since the cells are usually in dead zones that di-rection I was out of pocket, as my son would say. Dorothy Miller called to see how I was doing and was waiting for the thaw to get out today. Clea and Louis Kleeman ran in a race the day of snow and came in first in both classes, so I wasn’t even near as crazy as they were being out in it. As Kamala said though, at least their kids knew where they were and could dig them out somewhere. I think I have succumbed to being the child somewhere in role rever-sal. I bet many of my readers have found the same reaction.

Spent the time last week pick-ing out new carpet and tile. In between were the people who came to measure the different floors. At least I didn’t have to remove the walls. Today I was watching a show about Henry Morgan trying to steal gold in Panama. When we were there a few years ago it was interesting how he tried to get to a solid gold wall in a church, but when he landed it was gone along with a lot of the population. The people had taken the wall down and buried it under their human waste and garbage pile for the town and skipped out to the jungle. The thieves never found it. I don’t know how the people ever moved it, because it was solid gold and huge. The wall is absolutely beautiful.

I can’t believe that Missouri is considering legalizing the drug that is destroying Colorado. Two states are suing Colorado for what it has done to their state. Does Missouri want in on the action of lawsuits? Washington D.C. had enough problems with our congress having any sense, but now it is legal to smoke it there. Wonder how many were already smok-ing it before it was legal? Oh well, as long as my air stays a little safer. What does the sec-ond hand smoke do to us that don’t smoke it? China lost their country from the inside by opium, so watch out America. History repeats itself.

Just now the snow plow has plowed our road and right be-hind it were the coyote hunt-ers. They even were following the gravel truck. It was quiet for a few hours anyway.

Your deeds will follow youhere on earth

By JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist Church

Then I heard a voice from Heaven say, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," Says the Spirit," they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." (Revelation 14:13 NIV).

Reading from Revelations John tells us there is only one way to leave a legacy that will last for all eternity and that is to live our lives in the fullest for the Lord Jesus Christ. "For their good deeds will follow them!"

Dear reader, for a few moments please focus your thoughts on the last few words of verse 13....again, “For their good deeds will follow them”.

As we think now about the legacy that each of us will leave, I would have you to consider the following... Your good deeds will follow you here on earth. They will point us toward our eternity also, it reveals a more immediate truth. The day you and I draw our last breath and our bodies are laid to rest in the ground, "our labors here on earth will cease", or as the Holy Spirit says to us in this verse, "We will rest from our labors”.

This doesn't mean that at that moment our lives will no longer have any meaning or impact upon the lives of others. The deeds you do for the Lord while you are in this life are going to outlive you! Those deeds you do now are go-ing to have an impact on the lives of others... perhaps years and years after you die. Stop, con-sider where you are with that now, what will that be? Your deed of kindness, deeds of com-passion, deeds of love, deeds of generosity, your words of encouragement, your words of faith, so much more......or less. Listen, all of those will be left behind like a priceless treasure to enrich the lives of your family and friends and those who knew you for years and years to come.

Please let me expound. I hope this will help: Recently, while listening to a broadcast on the radio, I heard this powerful and stirring mes-sage. It was titled, "Win the lost at any cost." It was a recording of an ole favorite. It was hard to listen to, crackly and every other sentence broke in the message. I' did not know until the pro-

gram was concluding that the sermon that had touched my heart was recorded in 1934, just two years before that preacher went to be with the Lord. That message is still having an impact on the lives of others 75 years after his death.

My own personal library is filled with numer-ous books written by great preachers and evan-gelists who have been dead anywhere from 50 to 100 years or more, and yet their words have stirred something in my soul and spirit that in-spired me to share some of their thoughts with you in messages I bring through the week and with you as I write.

You see, even though they have been dead for years or even centuries, their deeds continue to follow them and yes, even mold my life, and can also yours.

Dear, reader, I often think about some of the Godly people I have known in my lifetime, who are now with the Lord. I find myself remember-ing some of the wise things they said, or some of the kind deeds they have done for me and fam-ily, or some of the sermons I heard them preach. You see, "their deeds continue to follow them."

You may not see any visible evidence that your life is making a difference in anyone else's life. But when your life is over and God used you to make a difference in just one persons life, just one persons, then your life will have not been lived in vain.

Maybe this will help, "One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of house I lived in, how much money I had, not what my clothes were like; but the world may be a little better then because I was important in the life of a child." (copied).

You don't have to be great to leave a great leg-acy, just let Christ live His life through you and leave the rest to Him.

Keep passing along your faith, your love, your compassion, your generosity, your kindness and your Godly example, “For your good deeds will follow you here on earth”.

My hope and prayer is that somewhere in your life's journey you come to realize God does truly love you and discover the real joy of His Son, Jesus Christ. To have invited him into your heart. It really will be worth it all.

Next: Your deeds will follow you to Heaven.

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, March 4, 2015 • 3

FRIENDS & FAMILY

Iantha Baptist Church announcesnew pastor

Iantha Baptist Church has called Rev. Jim Albers as their new pastor. A graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Semi-

nary, Pastor Albers has been in the ministry over 36 years, both as a pastor and a missionary, includ-ing time in Kenya and Uganda, East Africa. Be-sides serving as pastor of the church, he also serves as director of missions for the Ozark Prairie Baptist Association.

He is married to Mag-gie, his wife of nearly 44 years. They have four grown children and five grandchildren.

Rev. Albers believes his call to the Iantha Church is one of preaching the Word of God clearly and truthfully. It is his de-sire to equip the church

to serve the community with love, compassion and Biblical integrity. “I want to bring to our com-munity a message of hope that only a relationship

with Jesus Christ can pro-vide.”

Pastor Albers invites anyone seeking a church to worship with them on Sundays, beginning at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, 10:50 a.m. for worship service and 6 p.m. for dis-cipleship. The pastor may be reached at 417-848-0509.

Ty Crossley is the Camper of the Month for February at AOK After School. Ty is in Ms. Braker's second grade class at East Primary. His favorite activity at AOK is playing

dodgeball and his favorite meal is chicken.After high school he would like to become

a professional football player.AOK staff appreciates Ty for his

willingness to help others, always having a positive attitude.

Crossley is AOK Camper of the Month

Dwight and Dorothy Parks will celebrate their 60th anniversary on March 5. They were married in Carthage on March 5, 1955 and have spent most of their lives in the Lamar area, where Dwight held various jobs including Frank Horton Engineering and Family Services and Dorothy worked at the Lamar Democrat, and later had a home child care. Their children are David (Angie), Deana (Bill) Baker, Darin and Denny (Russ) Massa. They also have nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. They are not planning a public observation, but would appreciate cards. Their address is 300 Arbor Drive, Lamar, MO 64759.

Parks to celebrate 60th

Revival services to be held at Iantha Baptist Church

Iantha Baptist Church will be in revival services beginning Sunday morn-ing, March 8 at 10:50 a.m. and continuing each eve-ning through Wednesday, March 11. Evening ser-vices begin at 7 p.m.

Preaching the Word of God will be Rev. Allen Davidson. He is currently studying for his Doc-tor of Philosophy degree from Southwestern Bap-tist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, Texas. He and his wife of seven years,

Amanda, have three year old twin sons.

Leading the worship services in music will be Kevin Stewart of Lamar. The singing quartet, Heart Cry, will join Kevin on Sunday evening.

The Iantha Baptist Church is located at the corner of 9th Road and 57th Lane in Iantha. Ev-eryone is invited and of course always welcome. For more information contact Pastor Jim Albers at 417-848-0509.


FRIENDS & FAMILYMETZGER’S MUTTERINGS

Nutrition bitesBy JESSICA

HOUDYSHELLRegistered Dietician

Barton County Memorial Hospital

National Nutrition Month, is a nutrition education and informa-tion campaign created annually in March by the Academy of Nutri-tion and Dietetics. The campaign focuses atten-tion on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physi-cal activity habits.

The theme for 2015 is “Bite into a Healthy Life-style”, which encourages informed food choices and getting daily exer-cises in order to achieve and maintain a healthy weight, reduce the risk of chronic disease and pro-

mote overall health.

Better Mac andCheese Recipe

By DAWN JACKSON BLATNER, RDN, CSSD

Ingredients:8 oz. whole grain

macaroni noodles, uncooked

1 tbsp. trans fat-free butter spread

1 tbsp. whole-wheat flour

10 oz. bag (2 cups) cubed frozen butternut squash, thawed

2 oz. (½ cup packed) reduced-fat cheddar cheese

Sea salt, to tasteDirections: Boil noodles

according to directions. Drain and reserve 2 cups

pasta water. In pot over medium heat cook butter spread with flour for 1-2 minutes. Whisk in 1 cup pasta water. Add squash and cook/mash until smooth (note: add more pasta water as needed for a smooth cheese-like consistency). Add cheese and stir until melted. Fold in cooked noodles un-til combined and season with salt.

Nutrition information: Serving size: 1 cup; Serves 4. Calories 300, Total Fat 6g, Saturated Fat 2.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Cholesterol 10mg, Sodium 290mg, Total Carbohydrate 53g, Dietary Fiber 6g, Sugar 2g, Protein 13g.

For more information or help with meal plan-ning contact [email protected] or call 417-681-5100, ext. 5263.

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

I had a hot date last Saturday night with my two-year-old grandson, Landon. You see this is an extremely busy time of year for son, Jud, with refereeing winding down and umpiring beginning, so he is not home a lot, leaving his wife Meghan to not only care for a newborn and a two-year-old, but she is also tak-ing courses through the University of South Ala-bama, in order to obtain her Masters, then even-tually her P.A. Meghan is extremely fortunate to have a large support system, as her family is nearby in Neosho, and I have no doubt she will accomplish what she has set out to do.

Wanting to relieve a little of the burden, as well as not getting to see

Landon for a couple of weeks, had me making the supreme sacrifice to travel to Webb City last Saturday to spend some one-on-one time with an awesome boy. We headed out on our date around 3 p.m., this time armed with diapers and wipes! Tried it one other time without and it made for a very short excursion...

I had never been to Chick-fil-A before and have always heard what a special Christian orga-nization it is, as well as having an indoor play-room, and since Landon had just awakened from his nap and not eaten yet, that was our first stop. I was quite impressed with their sandwich and Landon scarfed his food down, so it definitely got an A+ on that end. How-ever, although the play-ground was neat, there was a birthday party with several older chil-

dren that liked to scream at the top of their lungs, in a tiny enclosed space... you figure the rest. Thank goodness they got called away to open the hon-oree's birthday presents, so we did manage to get in some serious playing time.

Our next stop was Walmart, where I needed to pick up a few things that ours doesn't car-ry. Landon, being his daddy's boy, is obsessed with balls, so wouldn't you know it, the first thing we saw was a dis-play of St. Louis Cardinal memorabilia, complete with a squishy softball. Although Landon has probably 50 balls, he didn't have a St. Lou-is Cardinal one, so of course it was only my duty to purchase it for him! Leaving Walmart I discovered that it is much easier getting a two year old into a shopping cart, then getting them out. After several unsuc-cessful tries, I managed to unload him and off we went to Toys R Us, where I had a gift card from husband Gary's niece to spend on Landon and Kobyn. Ko had already used his share, so it was

Landon's turn. We man-aged to find something he wanted and upon leaving there was a rid-ing toy out front, which of course Landon wanted to ride. Having no quar-ters, I told him to just crawl in and he spent 10 minutes pushing but-tons and watching lights light up while I shook the contraption, making him think it was going. He was quite happy and

content, not really want-ing to leave until I asked if he wanted ice cream!

So off to Baskin and Robbins we headed. I grew up on Baskin and Robbins ice cream in Texas and it is my abso-lute favorite. My stan-dard is pralines and cream and I wasn't sure what Landon would like, so got him cherries ju-bilee. We sat at the table and thoroughly enjoyed

our ice cream, while on-lookers at the other ta-bles thoroughly enjoyed watching Landon! I can honestly say I can't re-member when I've had more fun on a date.

We're going to have to make this at least a monthly event, and can't wait for it to be warmer and stay light later, that way we can take a picnic to the park! Life can't get any better than that....

Letter to editorDear Editor:Have you ever

wondered why politicians hardly ever leave office willingly? There are a few who do a good job and like what they do, while there are many more who like what they think is prestige and the pay. There are a few who like the convenience, hours and location. There are too many who can't get a job anywhere else and have proven they are not capable of performing a real job. There are some who know they won't be fired or loose their job until the end of their term. There are a few who have an agenda of their own and a very few who consider it was their civic duty. We

know that for a fact by looking at the past!

There are many capable people who think that being an elected official is beneath their dignity. There are a lot of citizens who wonder why so many officials or elected officials go unchallenged come election time. The answer is simple in many cases, the only ones who are capable and would do a good job already have a better job and can make a lot more money performing other, sometimes related vocations.

Locally, the circuit clerk, county clerk and assessor do a commendable job. There are others who leave a lot to be desired. There are some offices in my humble opinion that should not exist or should be consolidated. The

answer or comment made when the question of why not consolidate is asked is, “it's always been that way!” Have you noticed any difference since collector and treasurer were consolidated?

There are positions that should be consolidated at all levels of government. It's like the campaign ad on amendment three (one size fits all). It never works, but it cost the taxpayers a lot of money for absolutely nothing, but “it's always been that way!” Don't change anything, leave it like it is, you know, Model T era, as some say! As Winston Churchill once said, it is good to have enemies because it means you have stood for something in your lifetime!

Bill HeadGreenfield


“Pride cometh right before the fall.” Right be-fore their tournament on February 21, one of the Tiger Chess leaders was heard saying this quote. His attempt was to help the team stay focused. It turned out that his words were prophetic.

The normal proce-dure in a chess tourna-ment is all players play six rounds, with every round having players match up with someone with the same number of wins on the day. The Ti-ger Chess team has got-ten use to scoring a large number of their points in the early rounds, where

higher ranked players face a lower ranked (or unranked) player, simi-lar to having the one seed play the eight seed in a basketball tournament.

At Chanute, however, things would be differ-ent than normal. “I don’t know if it was the pair-ings or if we didn’t sleep well that night, but we started off really slow to-day,” commented Coach Eckstein. After three rounds the Tigers had scored only eight points in comparison to their normal 11 or 12 points. While this was a disap-pointing start, they still barely held on to first

place in the standings.The team kind of hud-

dled up at this point and became determined to make the second half more productive. The next round gave pairings that put them in control, with all of the top La-mar players facing play-ers from Chanute, who stood in second place, including a pivotal match between Trenton Ma-berry and Drew Schoen-berger from Chanute. Trenton caught Drew be-ing overaggressive early, which led to the win. The rest of the Tigers fol-lowed Trenton’s lead and the fourth round yielded the “perfect” score, while also knocking the main competition down many spots.

After that dominant round the team was able

to coast to an easy victo-ry. Hopefully the Tigers can keep their winning ways at their next tour-nament on March 28. That tournament will be larger, with much harder competition since it is the State Championship. Chess in Missouri is not classed or separated by public/private schools, so Lamar will be facing some fierce competition.

Scores: Teams – Lamar, first with 17 points; Cha-nute, second with 15.5 points and Cherryvalle, third, with 11 points.

Scores: Individual – Trenton Maberry, first (6); Mac Crossley, third (4); Grant Smith, fourth (4); Caleb Luthi, 10th (3); Caleb Jeffries (3); Jason Jeffries (2.5), Couri Rein-holtz (2), Blake Elam (2) and Alex Gardner (2).

SCHOOL

Laney Bayless, daughter of Chad and Heather Bayless, is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Laney enjoys playing softball and volleyball. In her spare time she likes to spend time with friends and family. She is part of the Girl Scouts and attends church at Milford Christian Church.

Sierra Bramlette, daughter of TonKa Bramlette, is the seventh grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Sierra likes playing tag with her little brothers. She loves playing baseball with her little brothers and her parents. She likes hanging out with her friends at lunch.

Travis Bailey, son of Steve and Angie Bailey, is the eighth grade Student of the Week at Lamar Middle School. Travis plays football, basketball and track. His favorite subject in school is algebra. In his free time he likes to hang out with his buddies, Michael, Landon, Truman and B.J.

STAR Students of the week

STAR Students for the week of March 2 at Lamar East Primary are, third row, left to right, Ireland Inman, Madison Watson, Brody Stone; second row, John King, Dylan Anderson, Roxy Sprouls, Carmen Bjorlokken; first row, Alex Markley, Ashlyn Hayworth, Emilie Brenneman, Brayden Reeser, Halen Lock.

PSU releases Fall 2014 semester honors

PITTSBURG, Kan.-Pittsburg State University has released its Fall 2014 semester honor rolls.

Area students earning honors were Christopher Steward, Golden City, Business Administration, senior, Dean's Scholastic Honors; Kristen Dan-iel, Greenfield, Nursing, sophomore, All A Scho-lastic Honors; Katie Mey-ers, Greenfield, Early/Late Childhood, senior, Dean's Scholastic Honors; James Reynolds, Jerico Springs, Environmental and Safety Management, junior, All A Scholastic Honors; Zachery Reagan, Lockwood, Accounting, senior, All A Scholastic Honors; Kathryn Potter, Mindenmines, Sociology, junior, All A Scholastic Honors.

Students from Jasper included William White, Computer Information Systems, senior, All A Scholastic Honors; Han-nah Myers, Nursing, sophomore, Dean's Scho-lastic Honors; Christian Hamlin, Political Sci-ence, sophomore, All A Scholastic Honors; Ben-jamin Braker, Finance, senior, All A Scholastic Honors; Dawn Garrett, Early Childhood Unified, senior, All A Scholastic Honors; Payton Smith, Electronics Engineering Tech, sophomore, Dean's Scholastic Honors and Erin Porter, Social Work, senior, All A Scholastic Honors.

Liberal area students being honored were Joel Dermott, Management, sophomore, All A Scho-lastic Honors; Stephanie Oden, Early/Late Child-hood, senior, All A Scho-lastic Honors; Kori Dod-son, Physical Education, senior, All A Scholastic Honors; Kelsey Peck-man, Social Work, senior, Dean's Scholastic Honors; Megan Rose, Nursing, senior, All A Scholastic Honors; Heather Glenn, Nursing, junior, All A Scholastic Honors and

Amelia Miller, Psychol-ogy, junior, All A Scho-lastic Honors.

Lamar students rec-ognized were Katlin Dunsing, Marketing, freshman, Dean's Scho-lastic Honors; Benjamin Brisbin, Undeclared, freshman, Dean's Scho-lastic Honors; Dillon Clements, Accounting, junior, Dean's Scho-lastic Honors; Rudi Rodebush, Art, se-nior, Dean's Scholastic Honors; Colby Hall, History/Government, senior, Dean's Scholas-tic Honors; Kennedey Roth, Early/Late Child-hood, sophomore, Dean's Scholastic Hon-ors; Emmie Robert-son, Early/Late Child-hood, sophomore, All A Scholastic Honors; Ethan Lawrence, Ac-counting, sophomore, All A Scholastic Hon-ors; Trent Morgan, Manufacturing Engi-neering Tech, sopho-more, Dean's Scholastic Honors; Brandy Wres-tler, Biology, sopho-more, All A Scholastic Honors; Hailey Braker, Early/Late Childhood, senior, All A Scholastic Honors; Sunny Law-rence, Nursing, senior, Dean's Scholastic Hon-ors and Lynzee Flores, Spanish, senior, Dean's Scholastic Honors.

To qualify for Dean's Scholastic Honors, a student must complete at least 12 semester hours, receive a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6000 for all credit course work that se-mester and have no grade lower than a B and no grade of I in any course during the semester. To qualify for All-A Scholastic Honors, a student must compete at least 12 se-mester hours, receive a grade of A in all credit course work for the semester and have no grade of I in any course during the semester.

Stahl receives PSU scholarship

PITTSBURG, Kan.-Jerica Stahl, a senior at La-mar High School, has been awarded the Pittsburg State University (PSU) Alumni Legacy License Plate Scholarship for the 2014-2015 academic semester(s).

Jerica is the daughter of Donovan and Jessica Stahl, Lamar, and will be entering PSU in the fall, majoring in Interior Design.

Tiger Chess struggles early- still wins

Pictured are, front row, left to right, Caleb Luthi, Mac Crossley, Grant Smith, Alex Gardner; back row, Couri Reinholtz, Blake Elam, Trenton Maberry, Jason Jeffries and Caleb Jeffries.


Warranty Deed, filed February 11, 2015. Nicho-las J. Garofalo of Queens County, New York to Kent Harris and Deborah S. Harris of Barton County, Missouri: The northwest quarter of northwest quar-ter of section 27, town-ship 33, range 29, Barton County, Missouri.

Warranty Deed, filed February 11, 2015. Tom Willis of Barton County, Missouri to Robert Textor and Ola Textor of Barton County, Missouri: All of lot 2 in block 3 of Cock-rell's Addition to the City of Lamar in Barton Coun-ty, Missouri, except 10 feet of the entire west side thereof.

General Warranty Deed, filed February 13, 2015. Paula Jo Dixon to Martin D. Hohulin, Jr. and Mari-lyn K. Hohulin: All of the south half of lot 5 and the south half of 5 feet off the entire west side of lot 6 in block 1 of Cockrell's First Addition to the City of La-mar, Barton County, Mis-souri.

Warranty Deed, filed February 17, 2015. Roger C. Phillips and Ionia M. Phillips of Barton County, Missouri to Roger C. Phil-lips and Ionia M. Phillips of Barton County, Mis-souri: A tract in the south-east quarter of section 19, township 33, range 32, Barton County, Missouri. Also, a sanitary sewer easement in the south-east quarter of section 19, township 33, range 32, Barton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed February 20, 2015. Jeremy Pugh to Sandra K. Mitzner: All of lot 3 in block 26 of Parry's Second Addition to the Town of Lamar, Barton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed February 20, 2015. Nathan Garrett and Nicole Garrett to Schuber Mitch-ell Homes, LLC: A tract in

the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 27, township 31, range 33, Barton County, Missouri.

Warranty Deed, filed February 23, 2015. Su-san K. Marti of Barton County, Missouri to Rich-ard Blanchard and Peggy Blanchard: A tract com-mencing 698 feet south of the southwest corner

of lot 4, in block 6, of the Town of Iantha, Missouri, and running thence south 203 feet to the south line of north half of northwest of section 24, township 32, range 32, and running thence east along said line 320 feet, thence north 203 feet, thence west 320 feet to the place of beginning, being a part of the north-east quarter of northwest

quarter of said section 24 in Barton County, Mis-souri.

PAULINE M. OWEN

LAMAR-Services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Konantz Warden Fu-neral Home for Pauline M. (Stoner) Owen, 73, Lamar, who died Tues-day, Feb. 24, 2015. Burial was in Lake Cemetery.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to The Kingdom Hall of the Je-hovah's Witnesses of La-mar, in care of the funeral home.

The obituary may be viewed and condolenc-es sent online at www.konantzwarden.com.

Survivors include her husband, Monte Owen, of the home; two sons, Randy Owen and wife Donna and Rocky Owen and wife Sherri and a daughter, Ginger Owen; five grandchildren, Heather Buynar and hus-band Eric and Darby, Corey, Austin and Ethan Owen and a great-grand-child, Hadley Buynar and a sister, Marie Bethke, all of Lamar.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Johnson and three broth-ers, Bill, Jim and Bobby Stoner.

Mrs. Owen was born Feb. 21, 1942, in Jerico Springs, to William and Agnes (Blake) Stoner. She was a 1960 graduate of Lamar High School. She was a homemaker and enjoyed taking care of her family. She did work out-side of the home at times for O'Sullivan Industries and for Oxford Health-care, which she enjoyed because she was able to take care of others, some-thing she enjoyed out of life.

She married Monte Owen on May 29, 1960, and they made their home in Lamar. She was one of Jehovan's Wit-nesses.

ESTHER EMMA KIRBEY

JERICO SPRINGS-Services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, for Esther Emma Kirbey, 95, Jerico Springs, who died at 9:10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at Moore-Few Nursing Home in Nevada. Brother Lorne Brown officiated. Burial was in Greenfield Cem-etery, in Jerico Springs.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to a fund for the family, in care of the funeral home.

The obituary may be viewed and condolences sent online at www.ferry-funeralhome.com.

Survivors include a son, William Kirbey, Nevada; three grandchildren, Tammy (Terry) Gillette-Williams Lamar, Rick Lamb (Sharon) Webster, state of New York and Mike (Carrie) Kirbey, La-mar; 10 great-grandchil-dren, Katie, Johnathan, Gregory, Tracie, Joni, Kayla, Kimber, Michael, Keeton and Hunter; seven great-great-grand-children, Morgan, Jakob, Chris, Taylor, Austin, Kace and Elijah and one on the way.

She was preceded in death by a brother, John-ny Hughes.

Mrs. Kirbey was born March 14, 1919, in Opo-lus to John W. and Ruth V. (Cox) Hughes. She was an LPN at the Ne-vada State Hospital, re-tiring from there at the age of 65, after 26 years of service. She lived and worked on the family farm in Jerico Springs, caring for her cows, chickens, hogs and dogs. She enjoyed putting out a large garden every year and being able to feed her family from what she had grown.

She married Andy Lamb and to this union

one son, William A. Lamb, was born. Andy preceded her in death. She later married Lue Kirbey on July 4, 1953 and to this union came one son, Kenneth W. Kir-bey, who was killed on March 5, 1982, in Alton, Ill. Lue preceded her in death in 1992.

VIOLA THRASHER

LAMAR-Services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Daniel Funeral Home for Viola M. Thrasher, 89, Lamar, who died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Truman Healthcare Center, where she had been a resident for several weeks. Burial was in Memory Gardens.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Bap-tist Church of Lamar, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfu-neralhome.net.

Survivors include her husband of nearly 70 years, Jack, of the home; a daughter, Linda and hus-band David Ewers, La-mar; two brothers, Loyd Higgins and wife Sandra, Granbury, Texas and Gary Higgins and wife Linda, Travelers Rest, S.C.; a sister, Ina Baumgartner and husband Walter, Ful-ton; two brothers-in-law, Frank Thrasher, Lamar and John Thrasher, San Diego, Calif.; a grand-

daughter, Amanda Burr and husband Chris, Ir-win and two great-grand-daughters, Hailey and Desirae Burr.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Violet Thrasher.

Mrs. Thrasher was born June 13, 1925, in Dade County, to Olin and Ethel (Polston) Higgins. She attended Sunshine El-ementary School in Dade County, graduated from Golden City High School in 1943 and earned a teaching certificate from Southwest Baptist Col-lege in Bolivar. She taught school at Prairie Cha-pel Rural School for two years. On September 15, 1945, in Girard, Kan., she married Jack Thrash-er and they made their home in Lamar.

In addition to being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she had worked in the jack-et department at Smith Brothers for three years, was a checker at McKay's Thriftway five years and a teacher's aide for Fran Nutt's kindergarten class for a year. She then began a 22 year career at Lamar Bank & Trust, working in the bookkeeping depart-ment and as a teller until retiring in 1990. She was an active member of First Baptist Church.

DOROTHY CRAVEN

LAMAR-Honoring her wishes, the ashes of Dor-othy Craven, 86, Lamar, who died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Truman Health-care Center, will be laid to rest in San Diego, Calif.

Arrangements are un-der the direction of Dan-iel Funeral Home.

Condolences may be left at www.danielfuner-

SCHOOL/SPORTSBRIEFS

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

LIBRARY FRIENDS WILL MEET THURSDAY, March 5, 5 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar.THE LIBERAL DEPOT MUSEUM GROUP WILL hold a chili and soup fundraiser on Saturday, March 7, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Kneeland Center behind city hall. Donations would be appreciated. The new roof is scheduled to be installed in late spring.DINING TO DONATE, A MONTHLY EVENT to support AOK, will be held Wednesday, March 18, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Nathan's Place, 1005 Gulf St., La-mar. The menu will consist of homemade lasagna, lettuce salad, Italian green beans, garlic breadstick and tea, lemonade or water for $6 and is available for dine in or carry out.COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER OF THE Ozarks (CBCO) will be at Lockwood High School, 400 W. 4th St., Lockwood, on Tuesday, March 10, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. A code yellow alert for all negative blood types has been issued.THE FIREPLACE & MORE STORE BY Schnelle Sheet Metal will hold a grand opening on Saturday, March 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 1105 Cherry in La-mar. The public is invited to attend.THE JASPER SURVIVING SPOUSES WILL meet Wednesday, March 11, 11 a.m., at the senior center. They will eat from the menu. St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated, so wear green. Also, Bingo will be played.THE OAK GROVE “OAKTON CEMETERY” As-sociation will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Food Station (formerly Denny's) Restaurant in La-mar. They will be conducting the business of the cemetery for the year. Anyone with interest in the cemetery is urged to attend.LAMAR COMMUNITY BETTERMENT WILL meet Wednesday, March 11, 12 noon, at the Wolf Center, 801 E. 12th St. Bring a sack lunch and find out what's happening in the community and how you can get involved.A SPECIAL ACCOUNT HAS BEEN OPENED at Lamar Bank & Trust for the children of Lisa Reinert-Medley. All donations will be used to help pay ex-penses. Please make checks payable to Orion Med-ley.BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY COMPUTER Training Classes are scheduled in March. Windows 8 Basics will be held Friday, March 6, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Intro to Tablets will be held Monday, March 16, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The classes will be held at the Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar, with Trent Roby as in-structor. To sign up stop by the Lamar branch or call 417-682-5355.THE RETIRED EDUCATORS OF THE BARTON County Area will meet Wednesday, March 4, in the Lamar Christian Church Fellowship Hall. Dorris Mayfield, director of the OATS transportation pro-gram, will be the guest speaker. Breakfast will be at 8:30 a.m., with the business meeting to begin at 9 a.m. Remember to bring non-perishable items for Nathan's Place.THE AMERICAN LEGION AND AUXILIARY will meet Monday, March 9, 6 p.m., in the back room of the Food Station (formerly Denny's) in La-mar. Meetings will follow the supper. For informa-tion call Auxiliary President Hazel Hoerman at 417-682-2455.BARTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL provides blood pressure checks at the Barton Coun-ty Senior Center, 306 W. 11th, Lamar, on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.BARTON COUNTY EXTENSION IS TAKING applications for the Community Gardens, located on 20th Street, across from Lamar Plaza Apartments. Three 5x10 foot and three 5x5 foot raised beds are available. Past participants with a positive record will be given priority. Participants are expected to care for their own beds. For information call Jill Scheidt at Barton County Extension, 417-682-3579.BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY IN LAMAR now has faster internet. Check out their new fiber internet connection. Individuals may use the library's public computers or bring their own wireless device, such as a tablet or laptop.WEIGHT WATCHERS IS NOW IN LAMAR, with meetings to be held ever Monday night at the north entrance of the old bowling alley. Weigh-in starts at 5 p.m., with the meeting to begin at 5:30 p.m.

DEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS

see DEATHS, page 7

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Blayne Addison Owen

Adam and Kayla Owen, Bois D'Arc, announce the birth of their daughter, Blayne Addison Owen. Blayne was born Thurs-day, Feb. 12, 2015, at St. John's Hospital in Spring-field. She weighed nine pounds and four ounces and was 22 ½ inches long. Blayne was welcomed home by a big brother,

Kanton, 3.Maternal grandpar-

ents are Doug and Der-enda Gariss, Lamar. Maternal great-grand-parents are Bob and Fontella Gariss, Lamar.

Paternal grandparents are Aaron and Jennie Owen, Bois D'Arc. Pa-ternal great-grandpar-ents are RC and June Crowe, Fordland and Virginia Owen, Spring-field.

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PROPERTY TRANSFERS

BARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTERLUNCH MENU

March 9-13MONDAY- Sausage

patties and gravy, oven hash browns, orange juice, biscuit, mixed fruit, coffee/tea/milk.

TUESDAY- Chili with beans and shredded cheese, coleslaw, tomato juice, crackers, cinnamon roll, coffee/tea/milk.

WEDNESDAY- Chickenstrips with gravy, mashed

potatoes, sliced carrots, wheat roll, cake with fruit, coffee/tea/milk.

THURSDAY- Potato soup, chef salad, toma-to juice, crackers, apple crisp, coffee/tea/milk.

FRIDAY- Baked chicken, parslied po-tatoes, buttered peas, wheat roll, apricots, coffee/tea/milk.


alhome.net.Survivors include a son

and daughter-in-law, Dan and Peggy Craven, Lamar; a daughter, Janet Walker and husband Wil-liam, Fountain Valley, Ca-lif.; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband John on Sept. 5, 2012; a daughter, Susan Craven; four sisters and three brothers.

Mrs. Craven was born May 28, 1928, in Colum-bus, Ohio, to Gabriel and Julia Anna Szalay. After graduating from high school, she and her sister

moved to San Diego, Ca-lif., where she met the love of her life, John Craven. They were married Oct. 20, 1951, at San Marisso, Calif., making their home and rearing their family in Orange County. In ad-dition to being a devoted wife, mother and home-maker, she was a sales clerk at Disneyland and had worked as a secretary. She enjoyed bowling, but playing slot machines was her favorite pastime, so they had one installed in their home. She and her husband John moved to Lamar in 2012 to be near family.

FERN BRATTONLAMAR-Services will

be held at 11 a.m. Sat-urday at Daniel Funeral Home for Fern (Livick) Bratton, 91, a lifelong res-

ident of Lamar, who died at the home of her niece in Liberty on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fri-day, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfu-neralhome.net.

Survivors include three nieces, Mary Ann We-ber, Worland, Wyo., Eva Cardoza, Tipton, Calif. and Lynola “Noni” Carey, Liberty; a nephew, Gar-old Dean Livick, Lindsay,

Calif.; great-nieces and great-nephews and many close friends.

She was preceded in death by four brothers, Edd, Wayne, Harlen and Marvin and two sisters, Marie McDavitt and Lyd-ia McBride.

Mrs. Bratton was born Sept. 12, 1923, in New-port (Barton County) to Seldon and Nola (Hagins) Livick. She had remained in the area her entire life. She worked at Nevada State Hospital and then at Klean All Cleaners and was a seamstress for Big Smith for 20 years. She then worked in the fabric department of Walmart for 27 years, retiring in

2008. She was a faithful member of First Chris-tian Church of Lamar and enjoyed the fellowship of the Sew & So Club.

She married Harland Bratton on Jan. 2, 1948, at Bentonville, Ark. He died Oct. 26, 1986.

KARA HURTLAMAR-Services are

pending for Kara Joyce Hurt, 54, Lamar, who died Sunday, March 1, 2015, at her home.

A complete obituary and service information will be available at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

The following calls were made by the Lamar Police Department:

* A citizen made con-tact with a police officer on January 1, and report-ed a driver or a vehicle at a local convenience store appeared intoxicated to them. Contact was made with the driver and af-ter administering some field sobriety tests he was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxi-cated. Arrested was Caleb Daniel Shaffer, 19, Lamar. Shaffer was transported to the Barton County jail where he was processed, posted bond and was sub-sequently released from custody to await a court appearance date.

* A one vehicle crash was investigated Janu-ary 1 in the 1900 block of Hagny St. The driver of the vehicle said that he did not receive any injuries and did not need to go to the hospital. Af-ter talking with him if was determined that this crash occurred as the driver was headed north-bound on Hagny St. He said that he spilled his soda and when he looked down he left the roadway and hit a driveway drain-age tube, causing enough damage to the vehicle that it could not be driven from the scene.

* The Joplin Police De-partment notified Lamar that they had contact on January 1with Torry Lane Snow, 38, Jasper. Snow had an active Lamar mu-nicipal warrant for her ar-rest on a charge of failure to appear. The warrant was confirmed and Snow was taken into custody. Snow was processed by Joplin and posted a cash bond and was released to await a pending court date.

* An investigation into the theft of some money was opened January 2. The suspect in this case is a 13 year old male. Ju-venile authorities will be involved in this investiga-tion from this point on.

* Three juveniles were taken into custody on January 2 and will be re-ferred to the juvenile au-thorities on charges of be-ing minors in possession of alcohol.

* The Newton County Sheriff ’s Department no-tified Lamar on January 2

that they had contact with Jeremy Daniel Swope, 24, Lamar. Swope had an ac-tive Lamar municipal warrant. The warrant was confirmed and Swope was taken into custody. He posted a bond and was released to await a pending court date.

* Officers were dis-patched January 4 to the Barton County Memorial Hospital on the report of a man that there that needed to be placed on an emergency 96 hour com-mittal. The man, a 25 year old, was spoken to and it was determined that he needed to be placed on a 96 hour committal. The paperwork was complet-ed and he was transport-ed to New Beginnings in Nevada by Lamar officers.

* A large blue trash bag full of clothing was picked up off the Lamar square on January 4. It can be claimed on its identifica-tion at the police station.

* A burglary of a storage unit was reported Janu-ary 4 in the 1700 block of Walnut St. Stolen were several auto parts valued at just under $1,000.

* A domestic assault was reported January 5 in the 500 block of E. 9th St. After preliminary inter-views were completed an arrest was made. Arrested on an assault charge was Kasie Deann Gordon, 27, Lamar. Gordon was transported to the Bar-ton County jail, where she was processed, posted bond and was released to await a pending court ap-pearance date.

* Officers were dis-patched January 5 to a domestic disturbance in the 1200 block of Walnut St. After talking with the subjects involved in the disturbance one of the parties was arrested. Ar-rested was Rodney Bar-bee, 28 Lamar, and the other person, a 37 year old female was taken into custody and placed on an emergency 96 hour committal. Barbee was transported to the Barton County jail, where he was processed, posted bond and was released. The fe-male was transported to the Barton County Me-morial Hospital, where she was medically cleared and transported on to Mercy Hospital in Joplin.

* Officers were called to

the Dollar General Store on January 6, on the re-port of a shoplifting that had occurred. Informa-tion was taken involving the incident and contact was later made and cita-tions were issued on theft charges. Receiving cita-tions were David Dwayne Maynard, 22, and Robert Owen Rhodes, 22, both of Lamar.

* During a traffic stop for a driving violation on January 6, an arrest was made. Arrested on a charge of having an open alcoholic container in a motor vehicle was Tani-sha N. Bailey, 21, Nevada. Bailey was transported to the Barton County jail, where she was processed, posted bond and was subsequently released to await a pending court ap-pearance date. The driver of the vehicle, Charles Haddad, received a sum-mons for failure to pro-vide financial proof of insurance.

* A burglary was report-ed January 6 in the 700 block of Poplar St. The reporting party was out of state at the time and had been called by other neighbors. A check of the property was done and there was no entry that could be confirmed.

* A burglary of a storage shed was reported Janu-ary 7 in the 1700 block of Walnut St. Taken from the storage shed was a grey rolling tool box with tools valued at $250 by the owner.

* A two vehicle crash report was taken January 7 on SW 1st Lane. Only one of the vehicle re-mained on the scene. The driver of this vehicle said that she was sideswiped by a passing white or grey dully pickup truck. The driver was not injured, but there was damage done to her mirror.

* A second storage unit was reported to have been illegally entered on Janu-ary 7. Nothing was miss-ing from the unit.

* A third storage unit was reportedly broken into January 7 in the 1700 block of Walnut St. Taken was roughly $300 worth of property.

* A child custody dis-pute was taken January 8 in the 1200 block of Wal-nut St. In the end the chil-dren were allowed to stay where they were.

* A burglary was report-ed January 8 in the 800 block of Grand St. Dam-age was done to the front door of the residence. Nothing was reported missing at the time of this report.

* A set of license plates was reportedly stolen on January 9, from the patio of a house located in the 500 block of E. 9th St. The plates were not on the car at the time of the theft.

* Officers were called January 9 to the report of an intoxicated driver in the 600 block of W. 12th St. Arrested on a charge of driving while intoxi-cated was Cynthia Gale Fowler, 58, Lamar. Fowler was transported to the Barton County jail, where she was processed, posted

bond and was released to await a pending court ap-pearance date.

* A child and their parent were contacted January 9 at the Barton County jail. The child was reported as being out of parental control. Once the situation was calmed down the juvenile officer was called and the child returned home with the parent. This case will be forwarded on to the ju-venile office for further action.

* A gas drive off was re-ported at Tractor’s BBQ on January 11. Stolen was $35.77 worth of fuel. The vehicle description was a sporty gray van, which was last seen headed westbound on 12th St.

* Arrested January 12 on a Barton County war-rant issued on a traffic charge and on a Lamar municipal warrant issued on a charge of failure to appear was Christopher Albert Besendorfer, 31, Lamar. Besendorfer was transported to the Barton County jail, where he was turned over to jail staff for processing.

* A call was made Janu-ary 13 from Fastrip, in reference to a male sub-ject who had come into the store wearing a black hoodie and black pants. When the male entered the store the clerk said he went to the alcohol sec-tion and stole a six pack of beer. The male left the store. A search of the area by officers did not turn up the suspect.

* Officers were at a resi-dence in the area of the 1000 block of Mill St. on January 13. There were two people who were supposed to be there that had warrants. Arrested on a warrant issued out of Greene County on a charge of failure to appear on a felony non-support case was Dustin Eugene Bittick, 30, Lamar. Also arrested on several war-rants issued out of Ver-non County Associate Circuit Court on charges of failure to appear on charges of maintaining a public nuisance and be-ing in possession of a controlled substance was Melinda Sue Ringstrom, 29, also of Lamar. Both subjects were taken into custody and transported to the Barton County jail, where they were turned over to jail staff for pro-cessing.

* Officers were called January 13 to the Family Dollar Store on the report that they had a shoplifter detained. When officers arrived they made con-tact with Jenna Rachelle Hamilton, 26, Jasper. Hamilton was taken into custody and transported to the Barton County jail, where she was processed, posted bond and was re-leased.

* A fraud was reported January 14 to the police department. A citizen had received word from a bill collector that she had an outstanding bill with the Walmart credit card company, saying she owed just under $600. The complainant indicat-

ed that she had never had a Walmart credit card. She is getting fraud letters sent to her and she was given advice on who to contact to make sure her credit was still intact.

* Officers were called January 15 to the Barton County Memorial Hos-pital on the report that they had a patient there that needed to be placed on a 96 hour emergency committal. Contact with the subject was made and it was determined that he did indeed need to be placed on a 96 hour. Once medically cleared he was transported by Lamar officers to the Stephen’s Unit in Joplin.

* Officers were dis-patched January 16 to the probation and parole of-fice in the courthouse on the report that there was an individual there that had an active felony war-rant. Arrested on a war-rant issued out of Jasper County on a failure to ap-pear on a drug charge was Sarah Elizabeth Andrews, 24, Lamar. Andrews was transported to the Bar-ton County Sheriff ’s De-partment, where she was turned over to jail staff for processing and bonding.

* A bicycle was reported stolen January 16 in the 400 block of E. 14th St. Stolen was a 24 inch boy’s bike. It was a Mongoose and was gray in color with red stunt pegs. Value of the stolen bike was set at $100 by the victim.

* A two vehicle crash report was taken Janu-ary 16 on the south side of the square. According to statements take at the scene this crash occurred as one of the trucks was traveling eastbound on 11th St. The driver said that he was looking at the vehicles parked in the center parking area when he heard his vehicle make contact with another parked vehicle. The offi-cer noted that this truck was parked approximate-ly 2-2 ½ feet from the curb in front of it, leaving it to stick out in the driv-ing lane a little. No inju-ries were reported at the time of this incident.

* A missing juvenile was reported January 17 in the 1700 block of Gulf St. A search for the juve-nile was started and the juvenile was later located at one of their friends’ houses.

* A case of phone ha-rassment was taken Janu-ary 17 in the 1300 block of Lexington St. This case involved text messages being sent back and forth. Both parties were warned to stop. No arrests were made in this incident.

* Lamar received word from the Carthage Police Department on January 18 that they had in custo-dy a person who had a La-mar Municipal warrant. Arrested by Carthage was Nathan Lee Jones, 22, Lamar. The warrant was confirmed and Jones re-mained in their custody.

* Officers were dis-patched January 17 to the 1700 block of Mill St., on the report of a past domestic assault. After

talking with all parties involved no arrests were made.

* A child molestation case was opened January 19 in the 900 block of E. 6th St. Terrace. Investiga-tion into this matter will continue.

* Officers found an ac-tive meth lab on January 19, in the 1100 block of Truman St. Four people were detained, who were found in the back yard of the residence. All de-nied being in the house. Evidence was gathered and several pieces were sent to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crime Lab in an effort to make a prosecutable case later on. One arrest was made at the residence. Arrested on a Barton County war-rant issued on a charge of failure to appear on a traffic charge was Samuel Albert Leivan, 31, Lamar. Leivan stated that he was homeless. Leivan was transported to the Barton County jail where he was turned over to jail staff for processing.

* Officers were called to the Casey’s General Store January 19 on the report of a person who had shoplifted some al-cohol and then ran from the store. The subject was identified as Kayla Lou Larrabee, 20, Lamar. As she was being chased by a store worker she met up with another individual, Adam Wayne Rice, 36, Lamar. The pair were lo-cated in the 1400 block of Truman and placed under arrest. Larrabee was arrested for shoplift-ing and being a minor in possession of alcohol and Rice for receiving stolen property. Both subjects were transported to the Barton County jail where they were processed and subsequently posted a bond and were released.

* A mobile counselor called the Lamar Police Department on January 19, in reference to a 31 year old male subject that needed to be placed on a 96 hour committal. The subject was transported from the 700 block of Broadway to Freeman West in Joplin.

* On January 19, while viewing other security tape footage, a subject who had received a “no trespass” letter from Walmart was identified inside Walmart. Issued a summons for trespass was Adam Wayne Rice, 36, Lamar. Rice is await-ing a court appearance date.

* Officers were dis-patched January 20 to the 1700 block of Mill St. on the report of a domes-tic assault. As a result of the follow-up investiga-tion an arrest was made. Arrested on an assault charge was Terry Glen Harless, 45, Lamar. Har-less was transported to the Barton County jail where he was processed, posted bond and was re-leased.

* A leaving the scene of an accident was reported January 20 in the park-

RECORDSDeaths, continued from page 6

see POLICE, page 8

LAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT


NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE

A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, Shannon C. Higgins and Susan Michelle Higgins dated 12/17/2004 and re-corded on 1/3/2005 in Doc-ument Number 2005-8, in the Recorder’s office for Barton County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on March 5, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 12:00PM, at the West Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, Lamar, Mis-souri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: ALL OF LOT 15 UNION ADDITION TO GOLD-EN CITY, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND A TRACT OF LAND BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 25, THENCE EAST 289 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 180 FEET, THENCE WEST 289 FEET, THENCE NORTH 180 FEET, TO THE PLACE OF BEGIN-NING, ALL IN UNION ADDITION TO GOLDEN CITY, BARTON COUN-TY, MISSOURI.Commonly known as: 905 Tilden Street, Golden City, Missouri 64748for the purpose of satisfy-ing said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp.Successor Trustee

(800) 652-4080 4x 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 and 3/4/15CSM File 26-14-00480

2-11,18,25,3-4-4tc NOTICE OF

TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS LARRY D.

FERRIS and JUDY K. FER-RIS, husband and wife, by their Deed of Trust dated December 6, 2002, and re-corded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bar-ton County, Missouri, in Book 481, Pages 683-687, conveyed to GEORGE D. NICHOLS, the undersigned Trustee, all of their Lease-hold interest under a certain LEASE dated September 17, 1997, evidenced by a cer-tain MEMORANDUM OF LEASE recorded in Book 432, Page 556, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri, as amended by a certain AMENDMENT TO LEASE dated March 24, 1998, evi-denced by a MEMORAN-DUM OF AMENDMENT TO LEASE recorded in Book 438, Page 168, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri, in the following described Real Estate, situ-ate, lying and being in the County of BARTON and State of Missouri, to-wit:A tract of land commenc-ing at a point on the South right-of-way line of U.S. Highway 160, 30 ft. South and 738.5 ft. East of the Northwest Corner of the Southeast Quarter of Sec-tion Twenty-five (25), Township Thirty-two (32), Range Thirty-one (31)

West, City of Lamar, Bar-ton County, Missouri and running thence East along said right-of-way line 148 ft., thence South 774 ft., thence West 148 ft., thence North 774 ft., to the place of beginning, EXCEPT that portion lying South of 13th Street; and

And all of their leasehold interest under a certain LEASE dated September 20, 1996, as evidenced by a cer-tain MEMORANDUM OF LEASE recorded in Book 453, Page 465, on May 18, 2000, Deed Records of Bar-ton County Missouri, with respect to the following de-scribed real estate in Barton County, Missouri:A tract of land located in the Southwest Quarter of Section 25, Township 32N, Range 31W, Barton County Missouri contain-ing 0.79 acres and further described as follows: Be-ginning at a point 910 feet South and 210 feet East of the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 25, thence East a distance of 230 feet, thence South a distance of 150 feet, thence West a distance of 230 feet, thence North a distance of 150 feet to the point of beginning.

which conveyance was made to the undersigned Trustee in Trust, to secure the payment of a certain Note in said Deed of Trust described; and

WHEREAS default was made and still continues in the payment of said note;

NOW, THEREFORE, at the request of the legal hold-er of said Note, and pursu-ant to the provisions of said Deed of Trust, the under-signed Trustee will sell the property above described, at public vendue, to the high-

est bidder for cash, at the west front door of the Bar-ton County Courthouse in the City of Lamar, Missouri, on March 9, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon and 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon, at 1:30 p.m., for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust.

s-GEORGE D.NICHOLS, Trustee

2-11,18,25,3-4-4tc NOTICE OF

TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS JUDY K.

FERRIS, a single person, by her Deed of Trust dated December 9, 2011, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri, as Document #2011-1658, conveyed to GEORGE D. NICHOLS, the under-signed Trustee, the follow-ing described real estate, situated in the County of Barton, State of Missouri, to wit:TRACT I: A TRACT COMMENCING AT A POINT 1104 FEET NORTH AND 190 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF SOUTHEAST QUAR-TER OF THE NORTH-WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, TOWN-SHIP 32, RANGE 30, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND RUN-NING THENCE EAST 115, THENCE NORTH 230 FEET, THENCE WEST 115 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 230 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.TRACT II: THE WEST 70 FEET OF A TRACT COMMENCING AT A POINT 660 FEET EAST AND 874 FEET NORTH

OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH-EAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SEC-TION 19, TOWNSHIP 32, RANGE 30, IN THE CITY OF LAMAR, BAR-TON COUNTY, MIS-SOURI, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 460 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH-EAST QUARTER OF NORTHWEST QUAR-TER OF SECTION 19, THENCE WEST 355 FEET ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, THENCE SOUTH 460 FEET, THENCE EAST 355 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, EX-CEPT THE 230 FEET THEREOF.



NOW, THEREFORE, at the request of the legal holder of said Note, and pursuant to the provisions of said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Trustee will sell the property above described, at public ven-due, to the highest bidder for cash, at the west front door of the Barton County Courthouse in the City of Lamar, Missouri, on March 9, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 o’clock in the fore-noon and 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon, at 1:30 p.m., for the purpose of satisfy-ing said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust.


2-11,18,25,3-4-4tc

NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS LARRY FERRIS and JUDY FER-RIS, husband and wife, by their Deed of Trust dated December 6, 2002, and re-corded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bar-ton County, Missouri, in Book 481, Pages 688-695, conveyed to GEORGE D. NICHOLS, the undersigned Trustee, the following de-scribed real estate, situated in the County of Barton, State of Missouri, to wit:ALL OF LOTS 4, 5, & 6, BLOCK 46, PAR-RY’S 3RD ADDI-TION TO THE CITY OF LAMAR, BARTON COUNTY,MISSOURI.



NOW, THEREFORE, at the request of the legal holder of said Note, and pursuant to the provisions of said Deed of Trust, the

undersigned Trustee will sell the property above de-scribed, at public vendue, to the highest bidder for cash, at the west front door of the Barton County Courthouse in the City of Lamar, Mis-souri, on March 9, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon and 5:00 o’clock in the after-noon, at 1:30 p.m., for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust.


2-11,18,25,3-4-4tc NOTICE

The Barton County Com-mission is requesting bids for Barton County Geo-graphic Information Sys-tems. Bid specs are avail-able at the Barton County Clerk’s office: 1004 Gulf, Room 103, Lamar, MO 64759; or by calling 417-682-3529. Bids are due Monday, March 9, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. The County re-serves the right to reject or accept any or all bids.

2-25,3-4-2tc NOTICE OF

TRUSTEE`S SALE

RECORDS/LEGALS

816 W. 12th, Westview CenterLamar, Missouri 64759

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4 CAR GARAGE, 2 shop bldgs., 3-4 Bd, newer roof & CH/A on 1 Ac3-4 Bedroom, 2 bath has spacious rooms. Some Handicap features.

EASY LIVIN: Two Bedroom, 1 bath home built 2000, Popular open split-bedroom floor plan. Sev-eral appliances included. Multiple out buildings including XL insulated shop, covered storage for multiple boy-toys, dog pen, good garden spot, fruit trees, mature shade trees, and so much more.

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see LEGALS, page 9

LEGALS

Police, continued from page 7

ing lot of Payday Check Loans. Minor damage was done to a car that was parked on the property.

* An officer was called January 20 to Walmart on the report of a shoplifter that they had in custody. The officer arrived and made contact with the offending party. After speaking with store staff and the person accused of shoplifting an arrest was made. Arrested on a theft charge for stealing $284 worth of merchandise was Janelle Jean Brown-field, 45, Everton. Brown-field was transported to the Barton County jail where she was processed, posted bond and was later

released.* A property damage

was reported January 20 in the 1000 block of E. 13th St. A window had been damaged, but it did not appear that any entry into the home was made.

* Officers were at a resi-dence in the 1300 block of Cherry on January 21, attempting to serve an ar-rest warrant. Arrested on a Lamar municipal war-rant issued on a charge of failure to appear was Leo Vincent Henry, 22, Lamar. While Henry was being searched he told of-ficers that he had a con-trolled substance in his pocket. The substance was retrieved and found

to be marijuana. An ad-ditional charge for being in possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana was made. Henry was transported to the Barton County jail where he was processed and later post-ed a bond and was sub-sequently released from custody with a court ap-pearance date.

* Officers were called January 21 to intervene in a landlord tenant dis-turbance. The situation fi-nally calmed down when a tow truck was called to remove the landlord’s truck, which was block-ing the tenant in.

* Officers began a ho-tline investigation Janu-ary 21 in the 600 block of Grand St.

* A property damage report was taken Janu-ary 22 in the 500 block of W. 12th St., at Legacy Farm and Lawn. Some-one damaged the window glass on a tractor that was sitting on the lot. The es-timated damage amount was $1,489.

* A motor vehicle crash was investigated Janu-ary 22 in the 800 block of W. 12thSt. According to a statement taken at the scene this crash occurred as one vehicle was sitting in the Orschelns parking lot. It tried to enter traffic on 12th St. and struck a passing vehicle.

* Officers responded January 22 to the report of a person at Barton County Memorial Hos-

pital who had suffered an injury from an un-known individual in the field next to Prairie Plains Apartments. The area was checked and some blood from the subject was found, but no other evi-dence was gathered at the time of this call.

* On January 23, a 45 year old male subject had left Lamar making suicid-al statements. A computer message was put out in the area and Joplin Police called and said that they had located the subject and had taken him to a facility for an emergency 96 hour committal.

* A seven year old fe-male subject was referred to the juvenile office Jan-uary 23 on the report of

educational neglect.* A vandalism was re-

ported January 23 at the Lamar Middle School. Se-curity video shows a male subject doing damage to a sign that sits on the north end of the school on Gulf St.

* A burglary of a storage shed was reported Janu-ary 23 in the 1700 block of Walnut St. Several tools were stolen.

* Arrested January 23 on an active Lamar Mu-nicipal warrant issued on a charge of failure to ap-pear was Andrew James Jaggers, 28, Lamar. Jag-gers was transported to the Barton County jail where he was processed and incarcerated, unable to post bond.


For default under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by Lawrence C. Lone, Jr. and Tamara G. Lone, husband and wife, dated May 25, 2006, re-corded on June 16, 2006 as Document No. 2006-1024, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Barton County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 12:00 PM at the West Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, in Lamar, Mis-souri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash:

All of Lot Seventeen (17), Block One (1), LAKEV-IEW ADDITION to the City of Lamar, Barton County, Missouri,

to satisfy said debt and costs.

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

Successor TrusteeGregory D. Todd, Assis-

tant Secretary(816) 221-1430

www.mllfpc.com(Lone, 3046.944, Publica-tion Start: 02/25/2015 )MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C., AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

2-25,3-4,11,18-4tcNOTICE OF

TRUSTEE’S SALEFor default in the pay-

ment of debt secured by a deed of trust executed by Rhonda J. Singer and Rich-ard Allen Singer, dated May 6, 2008, and recorded on May 14, 2008, Document No. 2008-694 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Barton County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on March 23, 2015, at 12:00 PM, at the East Front Door of the Bar-ton County Courthouse, La-mar, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder

for cash:All of a tract of land described as com-mencing at the South-east corner of the Northwest quarter of the Northeast Quar-ter of Section 35, Township 31, Range 29, Barton County, Missouri. Thence West 925 feet 6 inches, thence North 349 feet 4 inches to the point of beginning, thence East 313 feet, thence South 275 feet, thence West 313 feet, thence North 275 feet to the place of beginning, in Barton County, Mis-souri. Less and Ex-cept: That portion of the above described property which lies within the tract of land described as follows: Commenc-ing at the Southeast corner of the North-west Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of section 35, Township 31, Range 29, Barton County, Missouri, thence West 925 feet 6 inches, thence North 99 feet four inches to the point of begin-ning; thence East 313 feet, thence South 25 feet, thence West 313 feet, thence North 25 feet, commonly known as 1007 Forrest Ave-nue, Golden City, MO, 64748

subject to all prior ease-ments, restrictions, reser-vations, covenants and en-cumbrances now of record, if any, to satisfy the debt and costs.SouthLaw, P.C., Successor TrusteeFirst Publication: Febru-ary 25, 2015. For more information, visit www.southlaw.com

NOTICEPursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no infor-mation concerning the col-

lection of this debt may be given without the prior con-sent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent ju-risdiction. The debt collec-tor is attempting to collect a debt and any informa-tion obtained will be used for that purpose (Casefile No. 143683 / Invoice No. 143683-727084).

2-25,3-4,11,18-4tcThe Liberal R-2 School District is accepting bids for lawn mowing services. This contractual bid will include mowing, trimming, spraying and other duties required to maintain the school grounds from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.Bids shall be submitted in writing to the Superin-tendent’s Office, 107 S. Payne, Liberal, MO 64762. Deadline: 3:00 pm, Friday, March 13, 2015. EOE.The Liberal R-2 School District reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

2-25,3-4-2tcIN THE 28TH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT COURT, BARTON COUNTY,

MISSOURIPlaintiff/PetitionerMichael Lee Rea vs.Defendant/RespondentShelly Ann ReaCase No. 14B4-CV00374

Notice Upon Order for Service by Publication

The State of Missouri to Shelly Rea, 2012 Madison St., Lexington, MO 64067You are hereby notified that an action has been com-menced against you in the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, the object and general natural of which is Dissolution of Marriage and which affects the fol-lowing described property: none.The names of all parties in this action are stated in the caption above and the name(s) and address(es) of the attorney(s) for the plain-tiff/petitioner(s) are none.

You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or otherwise appear and defend against this action within 45 days after February 25, 2015, judgment by default will be entered against you.

S-Janet Maupins-Nadine Pattison,

Deputy Clerk2-25,3-4,11,18-4tc

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of SHARON GARFIELD,Deceased.Estate No. 14B4-PR00014

NOTICE OF FILINGOF FINAL

SETTLEMENT AND PETITION FORDISTRIBUTION

TO ALL PERSONS IN-TERESTED IN THE ES-TATE OF SHARON GAR-FIELD, Deceased:

You are hereby notified that the undersigned Per-sonal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal and real property of the Decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for dis-tribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri, on April 7, 2015, or as may be con-tinued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settle-ment.s-GEORGE D. NICHOLS,

Attorney206 West 10th Street

Lamar, MO 64759(417) 682-6003

[email protected] GARFIELD,

Personal Representative3-4,11,18,25-4tc

IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI

PROBATE DIVISIONIn the Estate ofCHARLES E. CURLESS,Deceased.Estate No. 15B4-PR00003

AMENDED NOTICE OF LETTERS

GRANTEDTo all persons interested in the Estate of CHARLES E. CURLESS:

On December 24, 2014, the Last Will of Decedent having been admitted to probate, CHARLES D. CURLESS was appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of CHARLES E. CURLESS, Deceased, by the Probate Division of Bar-ton County, Missouri. The business address of the Per-sonal Representative is 10 Northridge Drive, Lamar, MO 64759 and the Personal Representative's attorney is GEORGE D. NICHOLS, 206 West 10th Street, La-mar, MO 64759.

All creditors of the de-cedent are notified to file claims in court within six

months from the date of first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the per-sonal representative, 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 sec-tion 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent's liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to section 537.021, RSMo.

Date of decedent's death was February 14, 2014.

Date of first publication is March 4, 2015.

s-James V. Nichols, Judge3-4,11,18,25-4tc

LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS

CLASSIFIEDS

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Apartments - Senior Citizens Housing. Call 682-3589. Mo. TDD 1-800-735-2966. Equal Opportunity Hous-ing. Handicapped units available. Located at 17th and Lexington.

2 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment for rent. $395 month/$250 deposit. 601 E. 19th St., South-ern Meadows Apts., 417-777-1440.

1 Bedroom Apartment nicely furnished or un-furnished. Pool, rec room and laundry. Free cable/HBO, water and trash. Short leases avail-able. $200 security de-posit. No pets! In Ne-vada. Starting at $365. 417-667-2633.

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

1 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment for rent. $325 month/$250 deposit. 601 E. 19th St., South-ern Meadows Apts., 417-777-1440.

Homes For Rent

House For Rent on qui-et cul-de-sac, 1.5 story, 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath, 2 car attached garage. Pre-fer no smoking. Must have rental references and be able to pass credit and background check. $715/month, $715/de-posit. Call Tabitha, 402-320-5841. Available April 1.

Homes For Sale

Lamar Home for sale – 2113 sq. ft., three bed-rooms/2.5 bathrooms, lot size – 80x187.5, par-tial brick, front porch, one car attached garage, basement, attic with at-tic fan, ch/a. Large living room, family room, din-ing room. Some hard-wood floors, lots of nice woodwork with plenty of built in cabinets. Kitchen pantry, garden shed un-der tall trees in backyard, appliances included, cheap utility bills, nice neighborhood. Home has had one owner since built in 1966. Would make a fine home for family, retired, or even a rental. Asking price of $93,000. If interested, come and take a look and make an offer. (573) 418-0381, (417) 682-5431 (leave message). No texts please. No owner financ-ing available. Not for rent or lease, no rent/lease to own.

Cards of ThanksWe want to thank everyone for the phone

calls, cards, gifts and congratulations we re-ceived on our 50th anniversary. We feel very blessed. Larry and Janet Sechrest

Jess and Clara Searles would like to thank ev-eryone for their well wishes on our 60th anni-versary celebration at Iantha Baptist Church on January 18. What a great family we are blessed with. Thank you to our friends and all who came. God bless you, as we were truly blessed.

I would like to thank my family and friends for the cards, calls and gifts celebrating my 88th birthday. God bless,

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SPORTS

The Holden School District honored alumni who made an impact on the school's sports programs, by inducting them into the 2015 HHS Hall of Fame on January 23. The athletes had participated in a variety of sports during their high school years. Featured were Sandy (Davidson) McKeown and Ben Graham, as well as the class of 1948 varsity Eagles football team, for having an undefeated perfect 9-0 record. Pictured are, front row, left to right, Mike Roberts, Ben Graham, Sandy (Davidson) McKeown, J.C. Towles, Donald Null, Wendell Daniel; back row, Floyd Kendrick, Robert McFarland, Wayne Carter, Glenn Timmons, Sam Raber and Shelli Page Morrison, accepting the award on behalf of Joe Morrison. A member of the team, Donald Null, has resided in Lamar since 1985, along with his wife, Ona.

Null inducted into HHS Hall of FameBy CHRIS

MORROW

The Lamar Ti-gers had their season come to an end Friday night on their home hardwood at the hands of the Mount Vernon Mountaineers.

Lamar upend-ed Stockton in a first round show-down between the middle seeds. The Tigers outscored Stockton by 12 in the fourth quarter to win the contest going away, 73-56.

Two late three pointers by se-nior guards Derek Henderson and Tripp Tucker pro-vided the Tigers with a 29-23 lead at the half. La-mar, the four seed, got back-to-back buckets by 6-foot-5 senior center Trenton Mooney in the third quarter, the second being a turn around jumper from five feet. Lakin Hardman fol-lowed with a three point-er to give Lamar a 47-40 advantage.

A pair of free throws and a layup by senior Ben Kluhsman sparked Lamar's fourth quarter surge. Henderson fol-lowed with a three point-er. A bucket by Mooney

put the Tigers up double digits. Tucker knifed his way through the Stock-ton defense for a layup and Mooney converted an old fashioned three point play as the Tigers put the contest out of reach. He finished with a game high 21 points. Kluhsman had 14, while Henderson and Tucker both ended with 11.

The Tigers dropped

another showdown with Big 8 Conference rival Mount Vernon to end their season on Friday, 66-54.

The Mountaineers took command early. They led by double digits at the first quarter break. A nice pass from Brett McDonald to Hard-man, who scored early in the second quarter, cut Mount Vernon's lead to

24-15.Tucker scored five

points late in the first half to pull La-mar within eight at the intermission.

The one seed led 52-34 heading into the final quarter, but Joel Braden's Tigers didn't give in. They battled back to make it a 10 point game on three pointers by Henderson and Tucker.

Playing their fi-nal game for the Tigers were seniors Henderson, Johnny Brooks, Hardman, Tucker, Kluhsman, Mooney, McDon-ald and Dylan Rob-ertson.

The Tigers fin-ished their 2014-15 campaign with a re-cord of 18-9.

Chris Morrow/Lamar DemocratLamar's Ben Kluhsman takes the ball up over Mount

Vernon defenders in Friday's district semifinal loss to the number one seed.

Tigers drop semifinal

Chris Morrow/Lamar DemocratLamar senior Tripp Tucker goes airborne to pass the

ball over a Stockton defender to teammate Johnny Brooks during the Tigers first round win in district play on Tuesday.

Chris Morrow/Lamar DemocratGreenfield junior Katie Marshall handles the

ball, while Lockwood's Jessica Nentrup defends her. Looking on is Greenfield's Robin Fare and Lockwood's Olivia Finley.

Lockwood, continued from page 1

Pittsburg State. She was 43-29 in her years there. The rest of her wins have come in her four seasons at Lockwood.

"Looking back and re-alizing how far I've come as a coach, from early on in my career when I once locked my team out of the locker room after a loss until now, I've been humbled by learning how

to accept a loss and that has resulted in me appre-ciating the wins more," she said. "In Wyandotte, Paul Duncan and the late Richard Enyart were two people who showed me the ropes as a first year coach and kept my head above water most days. I owe a lot of my success to those two individuals, because they both taught

me so much. I've been lucky enough to coach teams with great athletes."

Her team advanced to the district semifinals with the 54-40 win over the Lady Wildcats.

"This was our third time playing Greenfield this year and even though we had beat them twice we knew it was hard to beat a team three times in one season, regardless of how the other games went. Greenfield is always a tough opponent be-cause we know they will play hard every game. We wanted to try and get them inside and stop them from penetrating on offense. We did a good job of getting the ball in-side to our bigs and not forcing things from out-side," she said.


Health Occupations’ opportunities

By TORI CONKLE

The Lamar Career and Technical Center has brought many opportuni-ties over the past two years. It has of-fered many great opportunities and ex-periences that I can carry throughout life. LCTC is not just about a specific program, but it teaches everyone more about life.

The very first opportunity I received when I first entered as a junior was the chance to do a mock interview. As a ju-nior I was new to this kind of thing and didn’t know what to expect. My senior year during mock interviews I was very confident about myself and had faith that I would get the job. In the future I knew it would serve me a great deal in inter-viewing for any job that I wanted to pursue. LCTC has also given me many wonderful opportunities to take the time to job shadow a specialist in the medical field. My junior year we did an over-the-phone interview. The doctor that I phoned was a radiologist and I asked her many questions based on how she did her schooling, how much this specific job pays and what hardships she has come across in her career. The last opportunity I have received was the Embedded English class. At Lamar High School the seniors have to graduate with four Language Art credits. This not only gives an opportunity for me, but for anyone that enter the LCTC programs. They pro-vide this class to get the last English credit that someone might need to receive to graduate.

The program that I have entered is the Health Occupa-tions program. I plan to pursue a career as a Neonatologist. My junior year I was enrolled in medical terminology, where I learned about the systems of the body. We talked about the anatomy, the different types of diseases and a vast amount of prefixes and suffixes to understand all the words that are in-volved in the medical field. Medical terminology is a whole different language I had to learn. Learning terminology will

not only help me in my fu-ture career, but it also taught me many things about my own health. Health Occupations has given me one amazing oppor-tunity that I will take with me throughout my life time. We as seniors are required to complete 100 hours of clinicals. Half of our hours are in the classroom, where we learn about becom-ing a Certified Nurse’s Assistant and the rest of the hours are being performed at the nursing home. The nursing home has taught me how to apply what I learned in the classroom and apply it during clinicals.

Not everyone is made for this specific program, but I have learned many nursing skills. After all this program has taught me I will be able to carry my experiences throughout the med-ical field and for the rest of my career.

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

Health Occupations Morning Group

Health Occupations Evening Group

First Day of ClinicalsHealth Occupations Morning CNA Students

First Day of ClinicalsHealth Occupations Evening CNA Students

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, March 4, 2015 • 3GRAPHIC DESIGN/FBLA

What Graphic Design has done for meBy JOSIE KADERLY

For some, making a career choice comes naturally. For me, this was not the case. It seems every year throughout elementary and middle school I changed my mind back and forth between a few different future career paths. I’ve always achieved all A’s in school, but known that no one gets paid for being intelligent. Good grades can help me to have a successful life until I graduate, but what about after that? I have several friends who are planning to go to college to study education, which appeals to me, but I’ve always

known I’m not like them. I want to be different, to do something only I can do.

I was introduced to the brand new Graphic Design class at the Lamar Career and Technical Center my sophomore year. I sat in on a class and decided I was interested in try-ing it. I didn’t know it at the time, but that class would end up chang-ing my life.

Prior to enrolling in the Graphic Design program, I really didn’t know what my special talent was. I knew I was good at art and enjoyed crafts, but that didn’t come together as a potential career. After learning to

use soft-

ware such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, I can clearly see how my hobbies and talents can merge to-gether in a very rewarding career. I find myself wanting to learn more and more; with each completed project I get great satisfaction com-bined with a thirst to start a new project. I spend extra hours before and after class in the graphics lab whenever I can. No matter where I am, I’m always thinking about de-sign elements and coming up with new project ideas. On my own time I often research and find online tu-torials demonstrating tools I haven’t yet learned in Photoshop and Illus-trator. With my school’s approval I

started a fundraiser designing cus-tom monogram decals using the vinyl machine. I’ve raised almost $1,000 and as I find new product ideas I know that amount will ex-peditiously grow. My everyday life has become centered on Graphic Design.

Before this class I was unsure of whom I was and how my talents could help me to make a living, but I now have something I am passionate about that I can turn in to a career and do the rest of my life. Choosing to try something new and to be in a class that I didn’t feel comfortable in was a huge risk that could have been a disaster, but because I decided to

have a pos-itive atti-tude I’ve discov-ered myself. Through this program I have found what I’ve been search-ing for my entire life: the thing that makes me different. My life has been affected in so many ways already, but high school is just the begin-ning. I look forward to the many new things I will learn in college and throughout my life in my career.

A good year for FBLABy SHELBY HASKINS

This is a good year for FLBA. Our officers are Shel-by Haskins, president; Tren-ton Mooney, vice president;

Colton Divine, secretary; Baylee Starmer, treasurer and Lakin Hardman, report-er. In September we went to Worlds of Fun, where we had a great time and got to hear one of the park admin-istrators tell how the park is

run. In December we had our Christmas party.

We just competed in the District Leadership Con-ference in Joplin. Trenton Maberry won first place in Accounting I and Car-lene Correira won second

in Accounting II. We will be sending a group to the State Leadership Confer-ence in April. Coming up this spring is our fundraiser (heavy-duty trash bags) and a trip to the Springfield Car-dinal’s Career Day.


All about DECABy RYAN O'SULLIVAN & DEREK HENDERSON

According to DECA Inc., DECA has impacted the lives of more than 10 million students, educators, school administrators and business professionals since 1946. DECA is a business organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in the marketing, finance, hospitality and management fields in high schools and colleges around the world. Through participation members say they have learned how to communicate thoughts and ideas, how to organize a presentation and have learned more about what businesses accept from employees while gaining problem solving skills. DECA prepares its members to become leaders. The DECA experi-ence makes members ready for college and career plans and has even influenced interest in entrepreneurship and owning a business.

This all happens through real life business scenarios that place the contender in front of a judge whose roles can range anywhere from a customer to a CEO. The contender sells their pitch to the judge and presents their ideas of certain business situations. The contests start at a District level, and then go onto State and Nation-als. The first and second place winners from Districts move onto State and the same goes for Nationals.

This year our DECA chapter had 16 members get first or second at the District competition and qualify for State. Those members were: Callie Burgess and Kin-ley Roth, first place in Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making; Alycia Cole and Isabella Hagen, first place in Hospitality Services Team Decision Making; Ryan O’Sullivan and Josie Kaderly, first place in Marketing Communications Team Decision Making; Landon Maberry and Kynlee Lehman, first place in Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making.

Also, Anastasiya Ponomarenko, second place in Principles of Marketing; Caleb Luthi, second place in Automotive Services Marketing Series; Trenton Maberry, first place in Business Finance Series; Celeste Thornton, second place in Hotel and Lodging Management Series; Zane Hull, first place in Human Resources Manage-ment Series; Caitie Schiltz, second place in Restaurant and Food Service Manage-ment and Emma Kremp, first place in Retail Merchandising Series.

Unlike some clubs DECA contests help prepare members for the real world. When given these random scenarios it gives students practice on how to deal with on the spot problems throughout businesses, teaches students how to promote a business and even how to run the financial side of a company.

Each year our local DECA chapter does various community service projects. Every year throughout the high school and LCTC, DECA does a MDA hat day. Each student pays one dol-lar to wear a hat all day. All proceeds go to the MDA foun-dation. MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to cur-ing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research.

This last year our chapter did a school wide canned food drive and donated the cans to the local food pantry. To make the project a little more fun and interesting we put in an incen-tive to the school that collected the most cans; their principal kissed a pig. It was a great competition and over 1000 cans were collected.

Skills USA prepares students for leadershipBy GLADYS ROJO

Being a member of Skills USA is one of the most important things you can do to prepare for a ca-reer. It becomes a big part of your life. You have the chance to view things in the careers you are consid-ering. You have the ability to become a leader and a champion in the future. Skills USA doesn’t only help you work well with others, but it builds your confidence.

Skills USA has benefited me in more ways than just one. It has brought me close to my fellow classmates and mentors. I got the experience of working with other and plan ideas as a group. I got the chance to give my opinion. Skills USA has helped me teaching others about the enthusiasm for learning.

Another way Skills has benefited me was by taking a trip to Kansas City for National Courtesy Corps. My health occupations instructor, Mrs. Potter, in-vited me to go for a week. I had to make sure I could go with my parents, but I had a feeling it would be a no. I have never spent the night anywhere unless my parents were with me. I’ve grown up a lot be-cause I never got the experience I should’ve got as a child. When I asked my parents, I told them it was for week and that my teacher also invited another girl. They looked at me strangely, but my dad told me he would like to meet Mrs. Potter.

Leaving day came around and I was super nervous. My dad didn’t get the chance to meet her though be-cause he had to work, so my older brother did. On my way up my parents texted and called to make sure I was doing well and to eat. They calmed down after a few days, but I had a blast. I got to work with other student from around the country. I helped set up tables and contest equipment. I assisted team members in getting around to their contest station.

National Courtesy Corps was very busy and a lot of fun. There were booths set up along the halls. In-surance companies, John Deere, Harley Davidson, National Guard. Everything! We got prizes for par-ticipating and free shirts. I came home with three extra bags. Skills USA stretched my comfort zone. If I get another experience like this I will take it. I became a better helper, I became confident and I got to communicate with people from different states.

My parents loosened up! I got to announce my ex-perience with my friends. They wanted to hear ev-erything!

Not just by taking trips and winning prizes, but Skills USA has influenced me by understanding the knowledge of health occupations. Going to the com-petitions in quiz bowl was a step up. Again I got to meet new people, but instead of directing them I got to compete. There were five of us. On our writing test it was simple stuff because we has already studied for it. No one led because we all worked together. We all came up with the answers, one of us wrote, one of us helped correct spelling and we all agreed. We all followed out instructor's directions when it came around to Skill USA dress attire. Women wore Skills USA blazers, white collarless blouses, black dress slacks, black sheer seamless hose and black shoes. Competitions helped me by getting up, getting out there and being part of a team.

Skills USA has in-fluenced me to take part of something and become a lead-er. College makes me nervous, but I know it’s like meet-ing people in Kan-sas City or com-petitions. I know I am just getting the education I need to become a cham-pion and a better leader in my career. Skills USA has let me conduct myself in a manner as to set an example for others; to fulfill my responsibility as a student, citizen and friend to my com-munity. I am proud to be a member of Skills USA.

DECA/SKILLS USA

DECA Members

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, March 4, 2015 • 5CARPENTRY

Why I chose the Carpentry programJAMES WHITE

Why I chose carpentry in the LCTC program was the fact I wanted to learn to build on my outside working skills, plus it is a good tool for when I have a house when I’m older. It will also prepare me for the future when I go off to college in St. Louis at Ranken Tech. It’s a great opportunity for me at such a young age. I was also persuaded by the ben-efits in the program; which include working outside, not at a desk the whole time and more hands on stuff.

The great and well educated teacher in my class has helped a lot with all the new things I have learned. Some of the great things I have learned in this class are how to build a deck, putting in installation, sheet rock, how to cut a rafter and stair stringer and figure it out on paper too. I’ve also learned the different types of lumber and tool and how to read blue prints. I have even

been given a job opportunity this summer working. Plus, I have helped put up siding for my aunt’s house. I can make up to 60 percent savings if I build my house myself.

One of the great things about being in carpentry is you get to see the house come to life like a masterpiece re-vealing itself. My journey has not been as smooth as others. I cut my thumb, but I did bounce back. One big thing I have learned is to be a lot more safety aware. It was something I hope not to exercise again. But it’s a lot of fun to build stuff with your friends and it is good team building. The best thing about carpentry is when the work is done and you can step back and look at what you have made.

LINCOLN KADERLYI chose the Carpentry pro-

gram at the Lamar Career and Technical Center because I thought it was the program

that would best prepare me for my future. I always liked building things as a kid and Carpentry was the program that I thought would help me enjoy school a little more and express that interest. I’ve also looked at the advan-tages from this program. If you take carpentry it teaches you skills that you can use on your own house someday, like fixing things yourself that other people would have to pay someone else to do that for them. You could even build your own house and save up to 60 percent, instead of paying someone to build it for you.

If I had to give advice to someone that is looking at taking carpentry, I would tell them the advantages, like be-ing able to save money on fix-ing things or actually build-ing a house. In Carpentry I have learned a lot of things. My most favorite is probably hanging drywall. It is one

of the easiest and I honestly think that it is pretty fun. My least favorite is definitely insulation. I hate it mainly because it’s itchy, and it gets pretty hot and it’s annoying. We’ve also built a deck and it had so many little things to learn and it’s all handy.

I’m also involved in Skills USA. Skills USA is a student bound organization and it looks good on applications. In Skills USA you get to go to meetings and contests and sometimes you can win things at these contests. A little over a week ago I went to a contest down in Neosho at the Crowder College cam-pus. I had to take a written test, which I did the best on out of maybe the 12 kids that were there, I got to figure and cut a rafter and stair stringer and then I had to build a wall section. My wall section and stair stringer I did really well on, then my rafter I really see CARPENTRY, page 7

Lessons learned in Woods and DraftingBy LOGAN MCARTHUR

Currently I am in Woods III and Drafting I. This is my first year in drafting and my fourth year in woods.

Building has been something I have always loved to do; whether it’s woodworking, put-ting something together or model kits from when I was younger. In woods class I have built a desk out of solid oak. It consists of ta-pered legs and lip drawers. Due to my under-standing of the woodworking machines and tools, this project was not a real big challenge to me. In fact, I was excelling so well that I even helped out my fellow classmates with their projects. The next year I built a gun cabi-net out of solid oak. It was a little more of a challenge, but nothing that I couldn’t handle. This year I am building a pair of night stands. Again, I am building them out of solid oak with poplar drawers. I have really been excel-ling with this project. After observing the past couple of years in woods I am one of the most talented, in my opinion, due to my under-

standing of the basics of woodworking. I have learned so much from Mr. Shields that I know what I need to do and I know what the next step is without someone telling me. With my projects I rarely need Mr. Shields’ attention.

In drafting we have made many drawings such as multi-view drawings, pictorial draw-ings and more. We are learning about mechan-ical fasteners now. As of recent, I just learned about AutoCAD. This is drafting software that allows you to make drawings and apply them through the computer. It is much faster and a lot more efficient. This class also applies to my woodworking class, because drafting is what makes the plans for my projects. Being able to excel at them both can be very beneficial and allow me to be more successful.

Being in these classes has had a big impact on my life. Since I was a freshman I have been asked and also asked myself what am I going to do beyond high school. Because of these classes I have gotten a good idea of what I want to do. It’s programs like this that can truly help someone with the outside world.

I’ve seen multiple people that

did not have a good grip on life. Once they came out of this program they were a changed person. Some have even become very successful. I am truly blessed that I go to a school that has a career and technical center. It is my concern that not all schools have programs like we do. Therefore, not all kids get an opportunity to explore the different types of careers that there are on the technical side of the world. With that said, that is why you see so many changed people that go through the La-mar Career and Technical Center.

Had I not taken these classes in the Lamar Career and Technical Center, I would not be prepared for what I want to do beyond high school. Not only that, I would not have the basic skill set I would need to go to college. But since I did, I plan on going to Pittsburg State University and enroll into their wood technology program to even further my skills in woodworking.

Drafting I: Will Hagen and Geoffrey Hargrave

Woods: Jasper Messner and Jack Brooks


LEGISLATIVE DAY

Lamar students at Legislative Day at the Missouri State Capitol were, front row, left to right, Luis Lopez, Leland Smith (advisor), Avery Rosenthal, Talon Stump; second row, Alex Beetler, Peyton Williams, Lorraine Potter (advisor), Katelyn Hill, Missouri State Representative Mike Kelley; back row, Logan McArthur and Clayton Buzzard.

Highlights from Legislative DayMembers of the Lamar Ca-

reer and Technical Center SkillsUSA and FFA traveled to Jefferson City on February 11, and met with their repre-sentative and senator.

While there, they were able to see demonstrations and displays of some of the programs offered in CTE

(Career and Technical Edu-cation) at other schools. One that caught the interest of many students was the dis-play for laparoscopic surgery presented by the Operat-ing Room Technology class from St. Joseph. The students were able to handle the lapa-roscope and surgical instru-

ments to simulate removing objects from the abdominal cavity. They discovered that using these instruments was made easier because they are used to manipulating devices when they play video games.

The group was able to en-ter the House of Representa-tives chamber and sit at the

desks of the representatives. After a short presentation they went to visit with Mike Kelley, their representative, and he was able to answer several questions and also give sug-gestions for further answers to questions. He visited with the students for approxi-

mately an hour and invited them to return to take a tour of the capital building.

The group then went to visit Ed Emery, their sena-tor. They were able to have a picture taken with him and sit in the Senate chamber for a short while. The group was

recognized from the floor of the Senate. They returned to Mr. Kelley’s office and he took them to the whispering gallery and to the top of the capitol. The group ran out of time before they got the complete tour, but felt they had an enlightening trip.

Lamar Career and Technical Center students in the House Chamber

FBLADistrict Contest on February 10,

2015Trenton Mayberry placed 1st in

Accounting I Contest and qualified for State FBLA

Carlene Correira placed 2nd in Accounting II Contest

DECADistrict Contest on February 11,

2015Retail Merchandising Series

1st Place-Emily KrempBusiness Law and Ethics Team

Decision Making1st Place-Callie Burgess, Kinley

RothHospitality Services Team

Decision Making1st Place-Alycia Cole, Isabella

HagenMarketing Communications

Team Decision Making1st Place-Ryan O’Sullivan, Josie

KaderlySports and Entertainment

Marketing Team Decision Making1st Place-Landon Maberry, Kynlee

LehmanBusiness Finance Series

1st Place-Trenton MaberryHuman Resources Management

Series1st Place-Zane Hull

Principles of Marketing2nd Place-Anastasiya PonomarenkoAutomotive Services Marketing

Series2nd Place-Caleb Luthi

Hotel and Lodging Management Series

2nd Place-Celeste ThorntonMarketing Management Series

2nd Place-Derek HendersonRestaurant and Food Service

Management2nd Place-Caitie Schiltz

Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series

3rd Place-Ben KluhsmanCommunity Service Project3rd Place-Karsen Hull, Baylee

Starmer

**1st and 2nd Place finishers qualify for DECA

State Contest (March 15, 16, 17)

SkillsUSAseveral students have qualified for

state contestAd Design Written

Josie Kaderly 1st

Kelsey Taffner 2nd

Jordan Finney and Jonathan Schroeder tie for 3rd

Graphics WrittenAvery Rosenthal

Kathy Pierce

Ad Design PerformanceIsabella Hagen 1st

Vinyl Sign Making Team 2nd

Josie KaderlyGrace Keith

Tanner Darrow

Web Design Team 2nd

Jordan Cox

Jonathan Schroeder

Lincoln Kaderly 4th in Carpentry Skills Demo at Districts (did not

qualify for state)

Carpentry WrittenMichael McWilliams

Thomas Mayfield

Written WeldingKayla LovenAlex Beetler

Tanner Tummons

Welding Fabrication Team 1st

Micah SwansonTyler Dodson

Chayce Johnston

Auto WrittenNick Collier

Precision Machining SkillsCaleb Luthi 1st - 3rd yr. in a row for

Lamar CTCIsaac Oliphant 4th

Precision Machining Technical Written Information

Caleb Luthi 1st Peyton Williams and Ashlel Baxter

tie for 3rd

Technical MathCaleb Luthi 1st

Nurse Assisting WrittenKimberly KirbyBritni Duncan

3 students will compete in cabinet

makingStraight to State

Jack BrooksLogan McArthurJesse Compton

FFA

Four State Degree Applications – Tony Morgan, Chad McKibben,

Colton Divine, Caleb Luthi Star Area Farmer – Tony Morgan 1st Place Area Proficiency Awards – Trent Morgan and Tony Morgan

Contest Winners


Winners of Auto Mechanics Electronics Projects announced

The Auto Mechanics students at Lamar Career and Tech-nical Center annually create an electronics project for their program for which they receive a grade. The projects are then judged. First, second and third place prizes are awarded to stu-dents’ projects which rank the highest.

The winners in the AM Auto Mechanics class are Georgette Brubaker, first place; Chandler Moenning, second place and Tyler Buxton, third place. The winners in the PM Auto Me-chanics class are Chase McClane, first place; Rylee Cunning-ham, second place and Haven Clemons, third place. Prizes were donated by O’Reilly Auto Parts and Bumper-to-Bumper in Lamar.

The specifications for the project required the students to include a minimum of three complete circuits and the project had to be automotive related. The students had to create a wir-ing diagram to turn in with the project, as well as a process essay detailing the steps they took in creating the project. The essay was part of their embedded English IV grade, as well as the Auto Mechanics grade.

The students were very creative with their projects. Many were developed in the shape of a vehicle with headlights in the front, break lights in the back, horns, turn signals, etc. The stu-dents spent hours creating and tweaking these projects. Their hard work paid off in the end!

CARPENTRY/AUTO MECHANICS

messed up. I ended up getting fourth because of my rafter, but all in all it was a good ex-perience.

AUSTIN HEDGESMy journey began during

my sophomore year in high school when I had an op-portunity to come and visit Lamar Career and Techni-cal Center in Lamar. I had always thought about going to LCTC because both of my older brothers did and they really enjoyed it a lot. It was a very good learning experi-ence and they got a lot out of it. The day my high school came to Lamar for a tour of all the programs was the day I decided to go for sure. I had always liked building things at home and I figured that I would really like to build a house. It looked like it would be a lot of fun and I would learn a lot.

The construction field will always be in business and you can make a fair amount of money doing it. In the carpentry program I am at-tending we have learned a lot. From framing to finish work, we have done it all. I’ve learned how to frame, roof, venial siding, install windows and doors, dry wall, insula-tion, build a deck and finish work. We have also learned how to figure a rafter and lay it out and also a wall section for our Skills USA competi-tions.

I would highly recommend LCTC for any who are plan-ning to go into one of these programs as a career. It will get you started on the right path and put you ahead of the others trying to get in the field you our going in. You will learn all the basic and more about the program you go in. Even if you don’t plan to go into a career out of the program, it is still very good to learn about it. You can use

this skills in life to save a lot of money and build your own things.

I think that LCTC is a great program and should always be an option for high school students everywhere.

MICHAEL MCWILLIAMSThe reason I chose the car-

pentry program at LCTC is that I have always wanted to learn about how to build a house. For many years I have worked with my father build-ing and remolding the house I live in now to building a house from scrap. But when he died I had a gap to fill in my knowledge in building a house, so when I learned that there was a program that would help me fill that goal I took it.

The advice I would give the younger class is that the car-pentry program is not hard to do at all. If you need help you can just ask the teacher how to do it. All you need to do to be in the carpentry program is be willing to work in any weather and any height. You also have to work with others to complete a job or activity. So, I would say you need to work well with others.

The advantages of the car-pentry program are that you will eventually have to fix your house and if you lack the knowledge to do so, you have to pay a person a lot of money which could have been a quick fix. Just think someone has paid $10,000 for you to get a real world expe-rience, for you to get a good job after high school and you would just flush that down the toilet.

Would you think the LCTC could prepare you for your future? I do think it will pre-pare you for the future be-cause it’s not just a class, it’s like a job and if you fail here you lose more than a credit. You could lose your life and a

good future.

REECE RUTLEDGEThree years ago I was given

the opportunity to attend a field trip that came to Lamar Career and

Technical Center. Being a sophomore in high school I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do later in life. One thing that I did know was that I wanted to pursue a trade. We were given the opportunity to go on two tours here at LCTC. The two programs that I de-cided to tour were Carpentry and Auto Mechanics.

During the carpentry tour we were told that this pro-gram built a house. That re-ally intrigued me because it always interested me in knowing how a house was put together. This was a trade that several of my family mem-bers had pursued as their life career. This is when I knew that this was the trade that I wanted to learn. I am now go-ing into my second year here at Lamar Career and Techni-cal Center and my time here

has been well spent. Over the course of the past year I have learned the basics in carpentry. I have done rough interior and exterior framework, as well as fin-ish work.

As a class we have learned how to roof and hang vinyl siding. We have also installed windows and doors. During my senior year we have worked more on the inside of the house. This year we have installed insulation and hung sheet rock. We have also in-stalled a deck on the back of the house.

My experience here at Lamar Career and Tech-nical Center has been well worth my time. I have made several friends and am looking forward to what life has to offer next. My advice that I would give any one that might want to pursue a career performing a trade is to start in early by attending LCTC. It gives

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Evening Group Auto Electronics Winners: Haven Clemons, Rylee Cunningham and Chase McClane

Morning Group Auto Electronics Winners: Georgette Brubaker, Chandler Moenning and Tyler Buxton

Carpentry Evening Group

Carpentry Morning Group


Machine ShopBy RYAN GRAVES

This program is actually a lot of fun. You can pretty much do anything in this class. You learn all the skills needed to build parts and projects. Ev-ery program offered here at LCTC has an instructor. The instructor for our program is Mr. Smith. He is probably the coolest instructor in LCTC. He helps us when we need it and he teaches us everything we need to know from ma-chining to welding.

In this program we build a hammer, a tap wrench, a screw-driver and a leveling jack. The hammer is the easiest part to build. Mr. Smith says the leveling jack is the hardest, but for me the hardest is the tap wrench. With per-mission we can build any project we want. In the shop I’ve built three grind rails, two

grills and a tree stand. One of my classmates made a couple 50 cal. modeled gear shifting knobs (to scale).

We don't just use manual machining, we also use CNC, Computer Numerical Con-trol, which is computer assist-ed machining. We write up a program on FeatureCAM. Then we transfer the program over to one of the CNC ma-chines. Then, we place a piece of metal in the machine and run the program. Feature-

CAM is a cool program that lets you create practically anything you want. First you pick whether you want to run a CNC Lathe or a CNC Mill program. Then you set the di-mensions of your part. After that you can create your part. On FeatureCAM I have made a surfboard fin, a keychain and two hallway passes. An-other one of my classmates had made a memorial for a singer’s mom who passed away, he gave it to that singer

at his last concert.This program

is a lot of fun and you learn a lot. This program is definitely worth taking. In the end it will be a great experience. You can get a job right out of high school and with the pres-ent economy that’s a good thing. One of the best things about machining

is when it comes to building things, the only limit is your imagination.

AUTO MECHANICS/MACHINE SHOPWhat I have learned in the Auto program at LCTC?

My name is Georgette Brubaker and I’m in the two year Auto program at LCTC.

Being in this program I have learned about “real world” experiences. I’ve learned to work under pressure to get a car fixed on time and to not make any mistakes or you’ll have to start all over again to find your mess up. In both programs you can go to competitions.

For just being in the Auto program at LCTC, you can go for SkillsUSA and Ford AAA.

Being in the Auto program at LCTC I have learned to change tires (mount and dismount) and rotate the tires as well - modified X for the rear (taking the front tires and crisscrossing them to the rear, then taking the rear tires and moving them straight to the front). I can use

the Hunter alignment machine to adjust Cam-ber, Caster, also front and rear Toe on a ve-hicle. I can also make RO’s (repair orders) and order parts. I can perform an LOF (lube, oil and filter) on a vehicle and also change brake pads and shoes. I’ve learned how to build a circuit board and keep track of what vehicle I work on daily. I have learned all of these

things in just two short years. It definitely feels like I have made some accomplishments.

I believe that both of these programs can get you ready to go really far in life. They both enhance your soft skills and your hard skills. These programs give students opportunities to earn scholarships and awards as well as meet new people.

Machine Shop: Zeb Medley, Mr. Smith and Dakota Williams


LCTC Fabrication team takes first place at District ContestOn Friday, Feb. 6, the

Welding Fabrication team from Lamar Career and

Technical Center competed in the District SkillsUSA Fabrication contest on the

campus of Ozarks Techni-cal Community College in Springfield. This team must use all aspects of their welding training knowledge gained from their skilled area of welding training provided by the technical center. The three member

fabrication team is made up of Micah Swanson, Sheldon; Tyler Dodson, Stockton and Chayce Johnston, Liberal, all sending school students in the A.M. welding class at LCTC.

The students were given a specified Blueprint and a 3 ½

hour time limit to complete the bench that turns into a table. Students had to figure math, do layout, cut and fit parts and assemble the blue-print together from scratch. The most important factor was that they all had to learn to trust and depend on each

other for a timely comple-tion of the project and to en-sure each element was right for the area that they fabri-cated. The scoring was based off a rubric that the judges used to evaluate each of

WELDINGAdvice to students considering the welding program

By KAYLA LOVEN

In the LCTC Welding program, we have about 25 people and one of them is a female. I am writing this article to give a little advice to females considering the welding program.

Why I considered the welding program? I consid-ered the program because I heard that you get a lot of hands on experience. I had a friend that attended that would talk about what they would do in the program and it just intrigued me to

want to go. I wanted to learn what they were doing in class. Going to LCTC is just a great experience; you will meet lots of different people from other schools. You may know them already or not. The program has helped with my people skills and

my ability to work with oth-ers well.

Coming from someone that has firsthand experience as a female in the welding program, my advice to you is that you will have to be a strong willed person to want to be in a classroom with a

bunch of “Tough Guys”. Be-ing a female in the welding program is a little rough at first, but it gets better the longer you stick with it and give the guys a run for their money! When you consider the program, just remember you will always have a sec-

ond family that will help you and back you up on anything you want to achieve! The best thing you will hear accord-ing to Mr. Seela is, “Stockton Tigers Ride or Die” – Tyler Dodson.

Perhaps the best advice is have a sense of humor!

Welding technologyBy ALEXANDER

BEETLER

I have had many great ex-periences here at the Lamar Career and Technical Cen-ter. I became involved in a student organization called Skills USA during my senior year and was elected as senior president of Lamar’s chapter. I have been enrolled in welding technology for two years and it is an exceptional program headed by a great instructor. Mr. Seela has been teaching welding technology here at

Lamar for five years. Soon to be high school juniors may choose to en-roll in any of the three hour classes; there are six three-hour programs and sev-eral one-hour designed to teach students a trade skill.

Welding was my three-hour program of choice and I be-gan learning the trade as a student in 2012. It was a great

deci-sion on my part. My original interest was sparked by the desire to obtain a trade skill because I did not originally

know what I wanted to do once I graduated high school. I gravitat-ed to welding because I heard that they are always in high demand and are paid very well.

I took to welding like a moth to a flame. I walked

into the program know-ing absolutely nothing about anything pertaining to weld-ing, other than a welder’s job was to bond metal together. Two academic years later I have learned how to utilize the different types of weld-

ing processes such as GMAW, GTAW, SMAW and FCAW. I learned how to use a variety of tools that complement the welding field. I learned all about shielding gases. I also learned how to operate oxy-acetylene torches, plasma cut-ters and other types of metal working equipment such as band-saws and ironworkers.

There are so many oppor-tunities offered here at Lamar Career and Technical Center for young students. LCTC even offers some evening classes for older individuals.

There are some very intense competitions that LCTC students compete in as well; there are so many great ways to gain recognition for your newly acquired skills by par-ticipating. The education you receive at LCTC is top-notch and can take you anywhere if you take full advantage of the program’s offered. You can even earn college credit for successfully completing a course. I would highly rec-ommend our programs to anyone who is interested in learning valuable trade skills.

Welding: Tristan Long

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you a tremendous head start on your path to a successful career.

THOMAS MAYFIELDI chose the carpentry pro-

gram at LCTC because I plan on owning my own contract-ing company when I am older. The carpentry program will start me on my journey to the top. Carpentry will al-low me to learn hands on the skills I will need to perform in a contracting job. I will learn how to frame a house and how to lay flooring. I have learned how to apply in-sulation and hang sheetrock. I will eventually learn how to tape and mud the sheetrock.

I also chose the carpentry program at LCTC because I love to build things. My dad and I have built many projects together and I have always enjoyed it. My dad took building trades when he was in high school and said that he had enjoyed it, but he doesn’t remember how to correctly do everything so sometimes when we build our projects we run into a roadblock. We usually find a way around it, but my dad said now that I am taking car-

pentry I am expected to know how to do our projects for now on. I hope that someday my son and I can spend qual-ity time together building the wife a deck or a dock that she wants, or maybe a shooting room for the two of us.

I plan on using the skills I learn in carpentry to build my own dream house when I am older. I also plan on put-ting those skills to the test when building my client’s dream homes, when I start running my business.

I have learned how to fig-ure stair treads and rafters in carpentry. I have also learned how to install insulation, how to hang sheetrock and how to build a deck. I have earned my OSHA 10 certification as well.

KENNY WALKERThe reason I chose the Car-

pentry program LCTC is be-cause the welding class was full. Just kidding, I have al-ways been interested in con-struction. At first I thought I wanted to be an architect, then I realized I’m not very good at sketching designs, much less detailed plans for a building. I am someone who does have that crazy dream to

have a building in the skyline of New York City. Instead of being the one who wrote the plans for it, I think it is much cooler if I get to look at and tell my friends and family I helped make that.

This program has helped me so much already when it comes to preparing for the future. When I got into this class I still wasn’t positive if this was what I wanted to do with my life. I did not know if carpentry was something I wanted to do for life. This class has showed me time after time I do. It has locked being a carpenter in my head and because of the class I will stop at nothing to make sure that my dream gets to become my reality. Whether

it happens right out of high school, or if I need to go to extra schooling after high school, it will be done if that’s what it takes to make my dreams come true.

I have had the privilege of learning many things that will help me even if I don’t become a carpenter; things that I will be able to teach my little brother and my kids in future. I’ve learned the proper way of making stair stringers, calculating rafters, applying sheetrock, installing insulation and great experi-ence on working with a team to make an end product.

Probably the greatest thing I have learned since getting in the Carpentry class at La-mar Career and Technical

Center is how to stay appro-priate and how to behave in a work environment. I now understand how to have fun, keep a smile and stay posi-tive, no matter how hard it gets. No matter how much you feel like you can’t do it, if there is a will, there is a way. The most important thing I could have ever learned while in this class is the pow-er of trust. I trust all the guys I work with. I know that if I

am messing up, or about to mess up or hurt myself, that they are there to say some-thing or help me fix the prob-lems where I messed up and are able to take care of me if I was to seriously injure my-self. And for all I have learned here, I would like to thank everyone that has helped me realize my love for carpentry and to everyone that is cur-rently helping me proceed into a career that I truly love.

AGHow the agriculture program has prepared me for the future

By MORGAN COOK

The Lamar Career and Technical Center’s agriculture program has prepared me for the future by teaching me the things that I need to learn for the job industry I would like to go into when I gradu-ate. It has taught us so much because we are made to face our fears that would stop us later in life from getting the job of our dreams. It could be a simple task like typing on a computer, or a harder task that makes people stop dead in their tracks like public speaking. Either way you still

get made to do it, rather you like it or not. For example, my personal problem was public speaking - it’s not my thing, I cringe even at the thought of it. I was made to speak in front of my class and I was so nervous and quiet, which was very unusual for me; a very outspoken person.

Imagine this: you getting made to do something you do not want to do. It sounds pretty cruel, but in all reality it is bettering you for your fu-ture. So it is not that cruel. You might dislike you’re teacher for it, but later on in life you will be thrilled that he or she

made you do it and pushed you to face it. I got made to get up in front of my class and say the FFA creed, which I abso-lutely hated. I mean I should not have had a problem with standing up and just saying the creed in front of people I have known my whole life, right? Wrong. This is how I imagine it if can’t do it in front of people that I grew up with, then how in the world would I be able to do it in front of random schools; hundreds of students my age. I just did it in front of 15 to 20 kids and I froze and flipped out.

Now, because of my Ag

Class and being pushed to bet-ter myself and face my fear of public speaking, I can now do it. It’s not the best in the world, but it’s better than what it was. Practice makes perfect. Speak-ing in front of people you will have to deal with your whole life, no doubt. If you go to col-lege you have to give speeches in a lot of classes. You might also have to speak in front of people at work. If you are a boss or manager you’ll have to speak in front of people, so you might as well get your fear out of the way now.

You learn so many new things in the Ag program;

you learn the body parts of an animal, how to weld, how to make an aquaponics sys-tem. You also learn what an aquaponics system is and last but not least you learn to cope with the random problems

that happen. Things come up and things change. I think the most important thing I have learned in Ag is how to work together and to put aside our differences so we can get stuff that we all want.

Ag Hydroponics ProjectKatelyn Graves, Chad McKibben and Tony Morgan

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What I have learned in the Agriculture Program in LCTC

By KYNLEE LEHMAN

The Agriculture Program at the Lamar Career and Technical Center is something that I have been in-volved in each year that I have been in high school and I have acquired many new skills that will help me in my future endeavors. Coming in my freshman year I was not sure what to expect, but I have learned a lot about different areas of agriculture over my last three years. Things like animal science, horticulture, welding and even some life skills that will greatly benefit.

I live on a farm, so I already had previous knowledge on some ani-mals that I had grown up around. But I was introduced to informa-

tion on all sorts of animals that I had not previously worried about, or even thought about. I now have new sets of skills that I did not pre-viously have before I got into high school and the agriculture program. I was introduced to public speaking and learned how to face the fear and stress of talking in front of people that could judge you.

Something interesting that I did not know how to do before was weld-ing. Never in my life did I ever think that I would know how to weld and now I can both stick weld and MIG weld. As a teenage girl those are two things that I kind of thought I would get to avoid, but I was thrown into in and I'm glad that I was. Welding is an interesting skill that not a lot of

people have and I am proud to say that I can do something that not a lot of people think to do.

Being in the agricul-ture program is a decision that I don’t

regret making. It wasn’t always a walk in the park, but I’ve earned things besides just normal, every-day lessons. I made some of my best friends in that Ag room at the LCTC and I know that my high school ex-perience would’ve been completely different without those people.

I’ve learned respect also. My first two years were with Mr. Scott Nolt-ing, who I had known my whole life and was a man who cared about us and our learning in a way that a lot of teachers don’t. This year Jim We-ber came to the LCTC as our new agriculture education teacher and I was nervous about coming into a program that would be different than what I was used to. But as soon as I met Mr. Weber he welcomed me with a respect that I was truly thank-ful for. He teaches us in an entertain-ing way that keeps the class lively and fun, but educating at the same time. I respect him for taking care of us and our education.

The things that I have learned in the agriculture program are lessons that you can’t just find in an ordinary classes. They are things that apply to actual life situations and can benefit each and every student that partici-pates in the program.

Advantages of the FFA Program

By KATELYN GRAVES

There are so many ups to be-ing in the FFA program! Some of the advantages are going on trips and making new friends and meeting a lot of new peo-ple; as in the National Conven-tion trip. I went along this year and it was a really fun time. I roomed with this girl that I had met the year before, also at Na-tional Convention. We became so close in the three day time we were together. We spent almost every day and second together, we were inseparable. Since I had spent most of my time with her I met her friends from her school and I became close to some of them too. We already have plans to room together next year and I am super excited! They make that trip the best! I have no idea what I would do without them, if they were not there.

It’s been almost four months since that trip and we still are in touch with each other. We make plans to see each other, also in-vites to our home town barn warming. That’s another awe-some thing about FFA - the barn warming. This year I was actu-ally a candidate! We played a lot

of couple candidate games. They were really fun! Also, besides the games we danced and conversed with people that we do not usu-ally talk to! It was nice to just catch up or talk and get

to know them.The classes you take so you

can be in FFA are super fun too. This year I’m in Advanced Animal Science. The people in this class really make it a fun time, along with Mr. Weber. This would have to be my favor-ite class of the day! We just got done building an aquaponics system. Now we are taking care of the fish and plants through the system we built.

When we play the trivia game the bonus cards are FFA facts and I have learned a lot of fun facts through that game about FFA. A lot of things have changed over the years to FFA. We also have fun nights. We play wiffle ball, watch movies or we justhang out and talk to each other.

If you show an animal at the fair you have to be a part of ei-ther 4H or FFA. Why not just be a part of FFA, it is a great organi-zation to represent? You would also look good and be proud to be representing the FFA.

As you can see there a lot of advantages to FFA. If you are in FFA you will get to experience these fun times as well. I guess the only downside to FFA is not being apart of it! You will miss out on so much fun stuff, so you might as well just be a part of this awesome organization!

MFA GRAIN417-682-5593 | 800-359-8422

Lamar, MO

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FFA Members

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Welding Contest Team:Chayce Johnson, Micah Swanson and Tyler Dodson

ate each of the blueprints con-structed and deduct points for incorrect welds, location

and cleanup of the final project. The total points possible for the project were 270 and the team from LCTC scored 228 out of the 270 possible, taking first place in the secondary division.

The students will be moving on to the State SkillsUSA contest to be held at State Technical College at Linn on March 26, 27 and 28. The team was put together by Mr. Ryan Seela, instructor of the LCTC welding program, who is very proud of the team’s accomplishments.

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