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Lamar High School

Class of 2014Top Ten

1. Landon Joseph Compton1. Jackson John Gilkey1. Kenna Victoria Roland1. Brandy Jane Wrestler5. Emmie Grace Robertson6. Tinsley Shea Rutledge7. Abigail Nadine Morgan8. Ethan Tyler Lawrence9. Lauren Emily Nichols10. Samson Garren Bailey

Hartzler “Listening

Post” returns to Lamar,

May 20Three months ago (Febru-

ary 24) a field representative for Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler held a Listening Post in Lamar at the Mary K. Finley Library that turned into more of a round table discussion. Thirteen constit-uents gathered in one of the library’s conference rooms for a lively discussion of is-sues of concern in Washing-ton. Everyone had an oppor-tunity to speak.

The same field representa-tive, Cole Karr, will return to Lamar on Tuesday, May 20. The location will be the same, Mary K. Finley Library, and the time will be from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. A conference room will again be used, and par-ticipants should look for di-rections. The meeting is ob-viously open to the public.

Karr will report people’s concerns back to Congress-woman Hartzler.

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowLiberal High School Class of 2014 valedictorian Kyle

Kentner gets a hug following Sunday's commencement in the high school gymnasium.

Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonLockwood graduates receive recognitions for

scholarships they received.

Spring Piano Concert to be held at Forest Park Baptist

Church The piano students of Bob

Durham, Joplin, will be stag-ing their annual Spring Pia-no Concert on Sunday, May 18, at Forest Park Baptist see CONCERT, page 3A

Lamar Democrat/Richard CooperLamar's graduation was held outside Sunday at the Thomas M. O'Sullivan Stadium. The Class of 2014 had to deal with

a steady 20 mph south wind with gusts that sent mortarboards and sashes flying at times. Commencement began with the seniors walking out to their seats, above left; a few of the mortarboard designs, above right; the senior class choir, bottom left; senior, Jack Gilkey, giving his valedictorian speech, which was one of four valedictorians for the class; and the tradition of graduates tossing their caps after receiving their diplomas, very top.

Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonGolden City graduates gave flowers to parents in the audience.

Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonGolden City graduates toss their hats into the air following commencement exercises.

Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonLockwood graduates participate in the tradition of

tossing their hats into the air following commencement.

Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonThe Lockwood High School graduating class looked

at the audience during the commencement speech given by Dennis Cornish.

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Coonfoot & Vicinity

By LOUISE OTT Peeking out the door

this early Monday morn-ing, I see our dear Lord is blessing us with very strong winds. All the tree limbs are moving and some are almost blowing over if they aren't strong.

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

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

Jane Moss visited with Marie Winans one eve-ning.

Marie Winans visited with Louise Ott also on Wednesday evening.

Jane Moss baked cook-ies and an angel food cake, and took them to Louise Ott. Everything was good, as always. I thank her very much.

Kenneth Dee and Esther Archer and Louise Ott en-joyed dinner on Sunday with George Straw.

Regina Shank, Genesis and Faithllyn and Tyler Everitt, Grayson and Emma were visitors of Louise Ott.

Daine Enlow visited Louise Ott.

Lonnie, Vanessa and Nathaniel Hudson en-joyed the weekend with Mike and Sara Payne in Olathe, Kan.

Be sure and watch for the turkey and deer that are crossing the roads these days. They pop up out of nowhere and run into you while trying to cross the road.

Hope everyone had a Happy Mother's Day last Sunday.

SheldonBy DARLENE

SHERIDAN

Sheldon friends were saddened to learn of the death of John McCoun. John, and his late wife Betty were members of the Sheldon Christian Church. John had been having health problems for several months. Ser-vices were Wednesday, May 7, at Ferry Funeral Home.

My granddaughter, Bre-anna Sheridan of Colum-bia, came Thursday to check on her father, Lynn, and brother, Quinn, after the fire on Wednesday. The house is not livable, so Lynn is still looking for housing.

Jim and Judy Fast joined Paul and Phyllis Sprenkle, granddaughter Hayden and me for dinner last Saturday evening at Jen-ny’s Kitchen. The Sheldon Firefighters were having a fundraiser and served food all day.

Sheldon Lions Club held their monthly break-fast Saturday, May 3.

The final Vision presen-tation by the Drury Uni-versity students was May 10, at the school gym. Everyone interested in the future of Sheldon should attend this meeting.

The Sheldon seniors graduated Friday, May 9, at the school.

Sheldon School Alumni is still in need of reser-vations for the 6:30 p.m. dinner meeting on May 24. The meal cost $10 and is needed prior to May 17.

If you have contact in-formation of former stu-dents, please notify Dar-lene Sheridan at PO Box 505 or assist by emailing or contacting your class-mates directly. The 50th year class hosts the annual meeting, making the class of 1964 the 2014 host.

I sure enjoyed my great-granddaughter’s visit. She left Tuesday, May 6, to re-turn to her home in Rich-land, Washington.

I received word that Mary Ann Clark was moved back to St. Luke’s Hospital Thursday eve-ning, as she was in need of more treatment.

It was good to see Ja-son and Whitney Stock-dale and baby daughter Emma, as they were in town to visit with Marilyn for the weekend.

I spent Monday at the doctor’s office at Ortho 4 State in Galena. I received two more injections for the pain and swelling in my hand. Glad to report it seems to helping me to feel better.

The Sheldon Library Board will sponsor a “Welcome Summer” car-nival on May 17, at the Community Building in Sheldon.

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

Today is my son’s birth-day. A fast food place on the way down to see me for Mother's Day, gave him his first senior dis-count and he hadn’t asked for it. Honestly he doesn’t even look like he needs one, so he was a little dis-gusted. I told him to like it because it was one of the perks of making it this long and it was better than the alternative of being on the other side of the grass. Kellie said it made her feel good. She must be a tro-phy wife now.

Worked all day on Mother’s Day and then Ron said he was too tired to cook, so we went to Cooky’s for supper. Didn’t stop for breakfast or lunch and too tired to eat much, but our guests at our table were Reid and Sandra Al-exander. We hadn't gotten to see each other for ages, so had a lot of catching up to do. They had sev-eral surgeries and were already mended pretty much. Good luck Reid on your truck next week. It sure is a show stopper.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Porter are celebrating their 70 year anniversary and I am sure they would love to have a card from you. Their address is 606 Walnut, Golden City, Missouri 64748. He plays fiddle at the Milford mu-sic every month. Getting pretty good and he has only played for two or three years. Wish I had that talent. Martin come on down to Red Oak sometime.

Have to brag a little on my grandson Wrenn Leaming. He has been elected president of his finance club in college at St. Louis. Among other things, he has gone to the floor of the Chicago Board of Trade and now gets to go to Finland for a month or two for more money study. This is the kid who when all the company that came to their house would want to feed the huge Koi that they have, decided to buy a peanut machine and put fish food

in it so they could pay to feed. He is quite an artist too and painted the ma-chine very cleverly so that people wanted to put their money in it just to use the machine. Takes after his aunt Kamala on that one.

We went to Mena, Ar-kansas this week for a fish fry and bluegrass jam. De-cided to come home that night instead of staying. Good idea, the next day we saw on the news that they were closing roads because of the severe storms and flooding. We must have brought it and then got the heck out of there. We are so wet here and rain every other day. We finally got part of the garden planted. I know the water will be turned off soon, so am not com-plaining much. We just don’t want the hail that Kamala got this week. Turned her yard white at Stotts City. We drive around and it is so dry ev-erywhere, so guess we are lucky. Can’t get my pools pumped dry because it rains again.

While we were in Mena we went to Queen Wil-lamina’s State Park. Very pretty and interesting. Seems she was the queen of the Netherlands and paid for the railroad to go through the mountains in Arkansas. A huge lodge was built for her to stay in, but she never came for a visit. The town of Mena was built for another queen from Finland to visit but she never came either. Someone must have had some strings they could pull back then. In a town of 5,000 people, we counted eight banks. Of course we know why they are there, but wonder if anyone else ever won-ders. Bluegrass this week at Branson and several from Red Oak 2 are go-ing. I am not suppose to write about Jerry Banta this week, so I won’t.

Maxine's Musings

By MAXINE MORIN

I hope all mothers had

a great day last Sunday on Mother's Day. My mother has been gone for several years and I always think of all the sacrifices she made for her six children and we were a handful. I loved my mother dearly, as did my siblings. I am lucky to have five great children and their spous-es in our family.

The Classie Lassies and the Truman Roses en-joyed an afternoon fea-turing Spring Chickens. They sang about chickens, danced like chickens and the guests were three re-ally cute, little fuzzy baby chickens. The ladies and guests were welcomed by Betty Gideon and emcee Maxine Rader. The “Ruby Red Notes”, Dorothy Parks, Pat Bean, Elaine Brannon, Juanita Schmitt and Nell Voorhees, enter-tained with their special music. Maxine directed several action songs from their new song books. Kathy Stauffer read an original adventure about a rooster. He was made an honorary member dressed in scarf and hat.

Marcia Pennell, Carol Branum and Nell V. in-troduced the three cute baby chicks to the audi-ence. They peeped loudly as they were admired and cuddled. They were ad-opted by Maxine R.; she has made a special home for them. You cannot imagine the great fun! Spring chicken favors (not real) were given to everyone by Betty G. and Maxine R. Refreshments were served by the staff to 30 Red Hatters attending. The next Truman Roses “Sing A Long” will be held June 26, 2 p.m.

The regular Red Hat la-

dies of Lamar met at the Pepper Mill, May 8, for their monthly luncheon meeting. Hostesses were Carol Branum, Beula Miller and Doris Woods. With the assistance of Lo-eta Thompson, the ladies decorated the tables with potted red Petunias. Fa-vors were candy in deco-rated flower pots, which were crafted by Carol B. Very clever. Betty Gideon extended a welcome with a Red Hat wave. Roll call was one's favorite flow-er. Doris W. gave prayer and all enjoyed appetiz-ers of fried chicken giz-zards, livers and hearts. Lunch featured delicious fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy and broccoli salad. Dessert was angel food cake cov-ered with fresh strawber-ries. Following lunch, all sang “Happy Birthday” to Juanita Schmitt. Max-ine Chesnut will serve as hostesses for the June meeting.

Nell Finley Voorhees will celebrate her 90th birthday, with a recep-tion at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lamar, Saturday, May 17. “Happy Birthday”, Nell. David and Kathy Stauffer will be honored with a recep-tion celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at the Lamar Methodist

Church on Sunday, June 8. Congratulations to the Stauffers.

Calla Rebekah Lodge No. 160 held their Moth-er/Daughter Banquet on Friday, May 9, at Chicken Mary's. Twenty-seven la-dies gathered for dinner at 6:30 p.m. Noble Grand Denzil Divine welcomed all. Dinner prayer was given by Chaplain Max-ine Morin. The ladies en-joyed a buffet of Mary's famous fried chicken and brisket with several sides. Dessert was ice cream with donut holes. This was followed by intro-duction of Rebekahs and their guests. Rebekah of the Year for 2013, Carol Brannon, chose Ruth Maxwell as the 2014 Re-bekah of the Year and presented her with a set of Rebekah jewelry. Maxine read a poem, “Freedom is Not Free”. N.G. Den-zil wished all a “Happy Mother's Day” and a safe trip home. Roselea Mc-Clintock gave the closing prayer.

Truman Day was last Saturday. I did not get to attend, but I hear there were some interesting vendor booths. Also, Tru-man's birthday was cel-ebrated at the Truman Birthplace in Lamar.

Pray for our troops. Un-til next time...

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COUNTRY CLUBLADIES

ASSOCIATIONImogene Williams

was the hostess Tues-day, May 6, for Bridge.

The winners were Imo-gene Williams, first and Rosalee Potter, second.

The hostess scheduled for May 13 is Betty Gide-on. The hostess for Tues-day, May 20, will be Betty Gideon.

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FRIENDS & FAMILY

Danielle Nichole Allen and SPC Joshua Scott Purinton were married April 12, at the Nevada Country Club. Nancy and Scott Hutson officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Cinda Loveall and Phillip and Angela Allen, all of Lamar. Maternal grandparents are Caroll and Barbara Lee and David and Wanda Allen. Dani is a 2012 graduate of Lamar High School and former wait staff manager at Pepper Mill Restaurant in Lamar.

The groom is a 2011 graduate of Lamar High School and an Army specialist stationed at Ft. Hood, Texas. Josh is the son of Steve and Kim Turner, Nevada. Paternal grandparents are Paulette Smith and Joe and Jill Purinton.

The bride was escorted by her father. She wore a strapless taffeta gown with a pick up swirl skirt and empire waist with beaded applique detailing.

The maid of honor was Kelly Allen, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Samantha Felty, Cesily Peters and Micha Moore, friends of the bride. Flower girls were Cheyanne and Morgan Allen, sisters of the bride.

The best man was Larry Mahurin, friend of the groom. Groomsmen were Jerry Onstott, friend of the groom and Shane Draper and Zach Dow, Army buddies of the groom.

The wedding was followed by a reception at the Nevada Country Club.

Josh and Dani will reside in Killeen, Texas.

Martin Taylor Porter and Alice Zeina Evert were married at Smyrna Baptist Church near Ozark on May 21, 1944. Cards would be welcomed at 313 SE 90th Lane, Lamar, MO 64759.

Allen-Purinton wed

Porters celebrate 70th wedding anniversary

Barton County Community Guide provides lots of information

It has been available since the end of March, but now that warm weather has finally set

in, the Barton County Community Guide has become increasingly valuable. It starts with important telephone numbers for all incor-porated communities in the county and expands to goods and services available throughout the county. Landmarks, parks, lodging, dining, entertainment, medical facilities, shopping, they are all there.

Barton County Cham-ber of Commerce Execu-tive Director Astra Fer-ris says 4,000 copies of the guide were ordered. Copies may be found at local banks, the chamber office, the Lamar Demo-crat, and tourism sites across the area. The guide covers 2014 and 2015.

Fundraiser to be held for baby Ezekiel

Evan and Izzie Cle-ments were absolutely ecstatic to find out they were expecting a baby last summer. The year be-fore they had adopted a little girl, Eden, from Tai-wan. To top all of that off they also found out that they had been matched with a newborn boy in the Congo. It seemed like everything they had been dreaming of was coming true. Little did they know their life was about to turn upside down.

Izzie had a very easy pregnancy. All of her tests and ultrasounds showed a very healthy baby boy. She delivered on January 31. The baby’s heart rate kept dropping, so she was taken for an emergency C-section. After deliver-ing baby Ezekiel, he was having trouble keeping a steady heart rate. It was decided that he would need to be sent to Spring-

field to have surgery to have a blocked nasal cav-ity cleared. Once they reached Springfield they were met with the shock-ing news that after many tests the doctors had con-cluded that Ezekiel was born without his pul-monary artery. He was life flighted to Children’s Mercy in St. Louis, where he had a team of doctors looking over him. This condition, known as pul-monary artresia, can be corrected if his collaterals from his heart will grow and can be bundled to create a pulmonary ar-tery of sorts.

Ezekiel’s future is un-known at this point. The family literally takes it one day at a time. Ezekiel is seen regularly by his pediatrician and cardi-ologist. He is improving every day and is growing and hitting milestones just like all other new-borns. Evan will tell you that Ezekiel was born with a special heart. His heart was made this way for a purpose. It will be used to glorify God. Their other son, Elijah, has been officially ad-opted by the Clements. They are still waiting for the Congo to issue exit papers so that they may go get him and bring him home.

There will be a chili feed and silent auction at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the Lamar Middle School cafeteria. Entry will be $5. There will be a variety of items on dis-play for the silent auction and they will also be tak-ing donations. All money will be used for past, present and future medi-cal expenses for Ezekiel.

All are invited to attend.

Church, 7th and Range-line Road, in Joplin. The event will be held in the church's chapel, with five sessions at 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Students six to 18 years

Concert, continued from page 1A

old will play classical, popular, gospel and tradi-tional recital pieces.

Area performers slated are Kaleb Belcher and Cloey Belcher, both from

Oronogo; Allie Stewart, Alba; Isabella Windsor, Liberal and Mikayla Sp-renkle, Lamar.

The public is invited to attend.


By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

As I sit here writing this week's Mutterings, noth-ing else seems to want to enter my mind, other than the fact that Sun-day is Mother's Day and I miss my mom so bad sometimes that I physi-cally ache. She was my

rock and my best friend. I came across this the other day and altered it to state exactly what I feel.

Things I Miss About You: It's Mother's Day again, and I'm trying to make it through, because this day reminds me of all the things I miss about you. I miss your face smil-ing down at me, with love

shining from your eyes. I miss the way we'd laugh so hard that we would both cry. I miss the touch of your dear hands, how gentle and kind they could be. And I miss the warmth of your hugs and how you'd wrap me up tight as could be. I miss the smell of your per-fume (Tabu, in her case), the way it lingered in the air. Sometimes I think I smell it again and I get a sense that you're there. I miss the way you could always tell when some-thing in my life had gone wrong, How you'd talk to me until I felt better, your

words soothed me like a song. And so I sit here once again remembering these things I miss and this year, just like every year, I make a silent wish. I wish that one day I'll see you again, whole and safe and sound. That you'll take my hand securely in yours, and for Heaven we'll be bound.

I love you my mommy and I will forever be your squirrel because you are my nut!

Switching gears to a more positive note, Gary and I finally got to spend last weekend with Kobyn, our grandson that lives up

north. It had been a long four months (for me any-way). To him, he acted like it was just the other day. And here I was worrying that he would forget me! I know better, but some-times our insecurities get in the way. We had a great time playing Saturday at the Sleep Inn Water Park in Liberty and then travel-ing to the Kansas City Zoo on Sunday to visit their new penguin habitat. It is awesome and if anyone ever has the chance to see it for themselves, it is defi-nitely worth the trip. We could have stayed there all day just watching their antics. When we took Ko-byn home to his mom, we were given his baseball schedule, so guess we'll be heading that way again in the next several weeks.

Then Thursday night Gary and I had the privi-lege to watch Landon for a very long 4 ½ hours. We have watched him longer than that before, but we were always able to go outside to play. This week, due to the rain, we

were forced to stay inside and it is amazing what a 16 month old can get into when your house isn't totally baby proofed. He wore us out and evidently we wore him out as his mom texted me a picture of him fast asleep in his car seat before they even hit the city limits!

Gary and I both made mention that it would be wonderful if both of our mom's could be around to enjoy them as we do. I guess all we can do is keep them alive in their memories by passing down the traits that were passed down to us. Life is a cycle and sometimes it's a pretty wild ride, but oh the feelings that are invoked along the way. This started out as a very tough week, with extreme yearning for my mom and finished with a precious little boy that is here be-cause she was in our life.

I love you my mommy and can't wait until we are together again. What a beautiful thing to look forward to.

FRIENDS & FAMILYMETZGER’S MUTTERINGS

Letters to editorDear Editor:According to the Missouri

Conservation Department, the "Beefsteak Mushroom" pictured in the Lamar Democrat on Wednesday, May 7, is highly poisonous and should not be considered edible. The name given by the MDC is a Big Red False Morel. This information

can be found in Missouri's Wild Mushrooms, by Maxine Stone, published by the Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri in 2010.

Thanks from a loyal reader for a great newspaper!

Tom Noyes, Lathrop

Dear Editor:

I believe in giving accolades when they are due. Thank you city council for your dedication and diligence. Thank you's especially go to Steve Gilkey for his stand demanding that private property owners remove their dilapidated, condemned structures ASAP.

Sincerely,Karen Crockett, Lamar

Lawrence places second at state convention

COLUMBIA-Ethan Lawrence of Lamar re-ceived the second-place

Missouri FFA Fiber and Oil Crop Entrepreneur-ship and Placement

Combined Proficiency Award at the 86th Mis-souri FFA Convention.

Lawrence, a senior of Lamar R-I High School, is the son of Eric and Cynthia Lawrence. He is a member of the Lamar FFA chapter. His advi-sor is Scott Nolting.

Lawrence’s supervised agricultural experi-ence program consists of growing soybeans, wheat, and corn. He be-gan his freshman year growing 29 acres of non-genetically modi-fied organism soybeans and sold them in Kan-sas. Lawrence increased

his crop diversity by plant-ing corn and double-crop soybeans the following

years.“I have produced an oil

crop three out of the four years now, and learned a lot along the way,” Law-rence said.

As an FFA member, Lawrence participated in the FFA Knowledge, ag-ricultural sales and meats evaluation career devel-opment events. He has attended Missouri FFA Convention, and been an exhibitor at the Ozark Empire Fair. In addition to FFA, Lawrence is a mem-ber of the varsity football team and has served as treasurer and vice presi-dent of Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

His future plans include expanding the acreage on his farm.

Proficiency awards rec-ognize FFA members who excel as agricultural en-trepreneurs, employees or volunteers while gaining hands-on career experi-ence. Fiber and oil crop production is one of 50 proficiency award areas recognized at the state lev-

Left, Ethan Lawrence of the Lamar FFA Chapter receives the second-place Missouri FFA Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production Proficiency Award at the 86th Missouri FFA Convention, April 24, in Columbia.

Massa Ranch joins American Angus Association

Massa Ranch, Lamar, is a new member of the American Angus Asso-ciation®, reports Bryce Shumann, CEO of the na-tional breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph.

The American Angus Association, with over 24,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed associa-tion in the world. Its com-puterized records include detailed information on more than 17 million reg-istered Angus.

The association records ancestral information, keeps production records on individual animals and develops industry-leading selection tools for

its members. These pro-grams and services help members select and mate the best animals in their

herds to produce quality genetics for the beef cattle industry and quality beef for consumers.

Retired teachers advised on estate planning, explore ways of membership expansion

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-Barton Coun-ty area retired teachers listened carefully as local attorney George Nich-ols reviewed estate plan-ning. He was the featured speaker at the retirees’ last meeting of the cur-rent school year.

Nichols explained pro-bate, power of attorney, health care power of at-torney, revocable and irrevocable trusts, and wills. He discounted the commonly held belief that probate is costly, say-ing its main disadvantage is the time it frequently takes. Probate is required when only one name is on a deceased’s title, property, bank account, etc.

He said the most com-

mon mistake people make in estate plan-ning is procrastination. Whether setting up a trust or establishing a power of attorney, he ad-vised against trying for perfection. “Just do it” he said, adding that they can all be changed, with the exception of an irre-vocable trust. He invited questions from his lis-teners, which he felt was the best way to direct the emphasis of his presenta-tion.

In the business portion of the meeting, emphasis was on increasing mem-bership in the Missouri Retired Teachers Asso-ciation (MRTA). It was reported that all retiring teachers in Barton Coun-ty schools have been contacted about joining MRTA. Also mentioned

was associate MRTA memberships being available for currently ac-tive teachers at just $15. This helps MRTA grow in numbers so as to protect the retirement system that current teachers will eventually participate in. It was suggested that lo-cal retirees should seek to make brief presentations about associate member-ships, and their benefits, to active school person-nel when the 2014-15 school year begins.

A portion of the meet-ing was devoted to cur-rent legislation in the General Assembly that has a bearing on the teacher retirement sys-tem, and on the future funding of public schools in Missouri. The two “Ed-ucation” petitions were reviewed briefly. When

submitted to the Secre-tary of State for inclusion on the November 4 ballot, the petition for use of test scores for teacher reten-tion and eliminating ten-ure contained sufficient signatures. However, the signatures must now be validated by the Secre-tary of State. The petition to allow vouchers and the use of public funds for parochial schools did not have sufficient signatures and failed.

The next meeting of Barton County retired teachers will be at 9 a.m., September 3, in the Fellowship Hall of the Lamar First Christian Church. Breakfast will be available at 8:30. Guest speaker is expected to be Dr. Zach Harris, Lamar R-I superintendent of schools.

Lamar Democrat/Richard CooperAttorney George Nichols spoke about estate

planning before the final meeting of the school year of Barton County retired teachers.

see LAWRENCE, page 5A

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SCHOOL

Golden City students recognized for the April Character trait of Trustworthiness were, front row, left to right, Alexis Vaughn, kindergarten; Nathan Weiser, first grade; Ty Force, third grade and Olivia Force, second grade; back row, Brooke Beerly, fourth grade; Kaylee Veach, sixth grade and Parker Evans, fifth grade.

Douglas inducted into Sigma Epsilon Pi

FAYETTE-Sigma Ep-silon Pi inducted 24 new members to celebrate exceptional scholarly achievement while at Central Missouri Univer-sity. Katelyn Douglas was among those inducted at a ceremony held Tuesday, April 29. Douglas is an Athletic Training major

from Sheldon.Sigma Epsilon Pi is an

honorary society orga-nized to recognize top scholastic achievement. Membership is limited to the top 10 percent of the senior class based on grade point average and up to seven mem-bers of faculty.

Crowder Aggies compete at National Judging Competition

NEOSHO-To promote the furtherance of edu-cation in the field of ag-riculture, the Crowder College Ag Department participated in the an-nual North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Competition hosted by Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, in April. The event consisted of various competitions to prepare college students, including knowledge, presentation and judg-ing contests. Testing stu-dent's knowledge and encouraging education in their chosen field is the main focus of the NAC-TA event. Challenging competition met these students as they honed their knowledge in the fields of agronomy, dairy cattle judging, livestock judging, livestock man-agement and quiz bowl.

Crowder College Ag-gies certainly used their acquired knowledge to the best of their abilities in the events in which they participated. The Crowder College Crops Judging Team received fourth in the nation, with Zach Aldrich, Neosho, leading the team with a fourth place effort. The honor of fifth place over-all in the National Dairy Judging Competition was awarded to Crowder's team, and the Livestock Management Team per-formed with outstand-ing aptitude, as well. The competitors from Crowder College repre-sented their school well as they demonstrated their skills and knowl-

edge, performing at the national level.

Crops Team, Live-stock Judging Team, Livestock Manage-ment Team, Quiz Bowl Team, Dairy Cattle Judging Team - 5th place team: Maddie Garren, Neosho, Jade Morgan, Lamar, Drew Henbest, Cassville, Drew Henbest, Cass-ville, Staci Garvin, An-derson; 4th place: Zach Aldrich, Neosho, Drew Henbest, Cassville, Victoria Giebler, Neo-sho, Victoria Giebler, Neosho, Kylie Ehlers, Anderson, Megan Jones, Neosho, Victoria Giebler, Neosho, Kylie Ehlers, Anderson, Kay-Lynn Lippold, Butler, Davis Benedict, Buffa-lo, Samantha Burnett, Joplin, Davis Benedict, Buffalo and Mekahlia Jones, West Plains.

Crowder College has been educating stu-dents for 50 years. The Crowder Ag Depart-ment offers a variety of degrees, including: an Associates of Arts De-gree, transferrable to a four year institution, in General Agricul-ture; Associate of Ap-plied Science degrees in Livestock Produc-tion, Agronomy, Hor-ticulture and Market-ing and Management and an Associates of Science Degree in Vet-erinary Technology. For more information contact Jorge Za-pata at 417-455-5496 or [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>.

Golden CityApril Character of Trustworthiness

Zee Crossley, daughter of Jim and Steff Crossley, is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Zee likes to play volleyball, softball and basketball. She also likes to teach or play with her dog Bruce. Her favorite place to go after school is Nathan's Place with her friends.

Jordan Collins, son of Stacy Rhodifer, is the seventh grade Student of the Week at Lamar Middle School. Jordan likes to play dodgeball and two-ball. His favorite series of books is the Percy Jackson series. His favorite subject is Math.

Ethan McAfee, son of Scott McAfee and Jennifer Hicks, is the eighth grade Student of the Week at Lamar Middle School. Ethan has three brothers, Tre, Alex and Gavin and one sister, Becca. He likes playing games on his Xbox with his friends. He's really good at Math. After school he helps his mom babysit his cousin and he also likes camping.

Jordan Lindquist, Marissa Polodna and

Celeste Thornton, along with their

mothers and American Legion Auxiliary members Hazel

Hoerman and Loeta Thompson, attended a Missouri Girls State

briefing on Sunday, May 4, in Monett.

The students will be attending Missouri

Girls State on June 22-28, at the University

of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.

Pictured are, left to right, Lindquist, Polodna, Hoerman and Thornton. Not

pictured is Loeta Thompson.

Area students to attend Missouri Girls State

Board of Education accepts resignations, hires replacement

In a specially called meeting, May 5, the Lamar R-I Board of Educa-tion accepted two staff resignations and approved hiring a replacement for one of the positions. Darlene Hayes resigned her position as fifth

grade teacher and will be replaced by Krisanna Graham. Graham is graduating from Pittsburg (Kan.) State University in May with a de-gree of Bachelor of Science in Edu-cation.

The board also accepted the res-ignation of Dr. Traci Pattison, who was director of the Lamar Career & Technical Center. According to Su-perintendent Dr. Zach Harris, that position will be filled at a later time.

Lawrence, continued from page 4A

el. The Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council sponsored this award.

The Missouri FFA has 25,852 members repre-senting 334 chapters. The

national organization has more than 579,000 mem-bers representing 7,570 local chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The FFA makes a posi-

tive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for pre-mier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural edu-cation.


Tigers battle back to win thriller

Lamar Golf Team has outstanding season going into sectionalsThe Lamar Tiger Golf

Team entered that time of season where basically everything is huge. The pressure in on to per-form every day. Tuesday, May 6, put the Tigers up against the conference for the Big 8 Champion-

ship. Going into the tour-ney there were two favor-ite schools. Lamar and Aurora had led the Big 8 all season. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Aurora enjoyed home course ad-vantage. On a day with 50 mph wind gusts, Au-

rora edged out the win. Lamar held on to second, of course, but the boys were a little disappointed in the final result.

Lamar Scores: Logan McArthur 80, Landon Maberry 83, Caleb Fisch-er 89, Nathan McArthur

89 and Dylan Maberry 96.

With the conference championship, the in-dividual standings for conference were decided. The Lamar Tigers had three players make first and second team, as well as one “unofficial” honor-able mention.

Big 8 First Team: Brad-ley Jumper, Seneca; Josh Fronabarger, Aurora; Grant Seifried, Aurora; Landon Maberry, Lamar and Tripper Jensen, Mt. Vernon.

Second Team: Parker Skinner, Cassville; Devin Brown, Mt. Vernon; Lo-gan McArthur, Lamar; Garrett Craig, Monett; Caleb Fischer, Lamar and Nathan Mueller, Aurora.

Wednesday saw the team's last JV Tourna-ment of the season. The JV Tigers landed third place in a very tight day.

Lamar Scores: Kip Ro-

land 92 (second), Will Tennal 99, Peyton Wil-liams 99, Trenton Maber-ry 107 and Cody Davis 108.

Thursday was not on the original schedule. The team played the make up tournament from the previous week. While not all teams were able to play on the make up day, the main con-tenders were there since this was to be the district site. Winds were still up, but not as bad as Tuesday. Again the Tigers found themselves with the sec-ond place finish by just twO strokes. The winners were Lamar's main Class 2 competition, Spring-field Catholic.

Lamar Scores: Land-on Maberry 80 (third), Logan McArthur 83 (tied for ninth), Nathan McArthur 83 (tied for ninth), Caleb Fischer 86 and Dylan Maberry 95.

On Monday, the post-season began with Dis-tricts being held at Greene Hills Golf Course in Ash Grove. Logan McArthur led the way with a 77 to win the In-dividual Champion ti-tle. The rest of the team played pretty well, but Springfield Catholic played a little better. Lo-gan, Caleb Fischer, Land-on Maberry and Nathan McArthur all qualified for the All District Team. Dylan Maberry ended up with one of his better rounds and missed All District by just one place. The team placed second overall, which qualified them to move on to Sec-tionals.

Lamar Scores: Logan McArthur 77 (first), Ca-leb Fischer 81 (tied for eighth), Landon Maberry 84 (11th), Nathan McAr-thur 88 (13th) and Dylan Maberry 92.

SCHOOL/SPORTS

GVVC All-Conference Baseball Team released

Area students making the 2014 GVVC All-Con-ference Baseball Team were senior Chance Wait, junior Reece Mader and freshman Joe Mader, Bro-

naugh and juniors Bran-don Kirbey and Micah Swanson and seniors Co-rey Baney, Reed Worsley and Zack Enochs, all of Sheldon.

Armstrong inducted into hall of fame

Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Class of 2014 Hall of Fame inductees included Tony Arm-strong, Jay Farris, Steve Hesser, Glen McDonald, Roger Nimmo, Eddie Ryan, Charles Childress, Dave Gerdeman, Gregg Holified, Dale Miller and Curt Riley.

Coach Tony Armstrong was recognized as one of the most successful coaches in Missouri in recent years. He has a career record of 486-274 in 27 years while coach-ing at Marionville, West Plains, Aurora, Lamar, Stockton, Blue Springs, Odessa and Springfield Catholic. Armstrong has been a seven time con-ference coach of the year, four time MBCA state

coach of the year and was a 2004 nominee for National High School Coach of the Year.

His teams have won 10 conference cham-pionships, eight dis-trict championships and have been to five final fours. Coach Armstrong has led his teams to state cham-pionships on four of those five trips, win-ning state titles in 1982 at Marionville and 2001, 2003 and

2004 at Stockton.Also recognized was

Coach Eddie Ryan, who compiled a 314-122 ca-reer record during a ca-reer shortened when he tragically passed away at 44. He began his ca-reer at Mulberry, Kansas and moved on to Lamar, then Rockhurst College and eventually Pembroke Country Day School (Pembroke Hills). His teams won four district championships and he led Pembroke to back-to-back state titles in 1956 and 1957. Annually, the Greater Kansas City Basketball Coaches As-sociation awards the Ed-die Ryan Award to their coach of the year.

An induction ceremony took place Saturday, April 26.

The Lamar Tiger Golf Team took home second place in Districts. This win qualified them to move on to Sectionals.

Lamar Democrat/Chris Morrow

Lamar's Lakin Hardman lets a pitch fly in Lamar's

exciting extra innings victory over Stockton last

week.

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowLamar senior third baseman Trent Morgan puts the ball in

play during a 12-5 win t Big 8 Conference foe Aurora.

Lamar Democrat/Melody MetzgerLaurann wipes away a tear as Lamar senior Jack Gilkey explains the meaning behind the honor that was bestowed upon her.


A very special person was hon-ored on Monday, May 5, when the nature trail behind the Lamar High School was dedicated to for-mer Lamar High School teacher Laurann Robertson. When Dana called me from the high school a week or so ago to ask if I could cover the event, I was beyond ecstatic. Not being reared in La-mar, I never was in school here and never had the pleasure to know her as a teacher. However, my husband Gary worked for some time as a janitor at the high school and with Laurann being as dedicated of a teacher as she is,

she was often there at night when he was and they became acquain-tances, quickly evolving into a special friendship.

My first memories of Laurann are when we had the house on Gulf and she would often ask if she could sit under the shade tree to watch the parade. She never missed a one and was a huge supporter and encourager of the students. Later, I had the op-portunity and privilege to know Laurann through church and various book studies that we par-ticipated in together. I have had the privilege to watch her grow as a Christian and while it has been a trying journey for her at times, I'm sure she will attest that

it drew her closer to the Lord.Laurann taught science for 35 years and was instrumental in the beginning and upkeep of the na-ture trail located behind the high school, with various clubs and others assisting to keep it cleared throughout the years. Unfortu-nately, as the years passed the trail became cluttered so a deci-sion was made this year to not only clear the trail, but to name it in Robertson's honor, making it officially the “Laurann Robertson Nature Trail”. More than 100 stu-dents volunteered to spread out gravel, clearing the trail of gar-bage throughout the school year, in order that they could surprise Robertson, and that they did!

Robertson receives much deserved honor

By CHRIS MORROWLamar Democrat

The Lamar Tigers battled back from a six run deficit head-ing into the home half of the sixth inning to top the visiting Stockton Tigers 9-8 in extra innings Monday night.

Colton Divine lined a pitch into left-center to bring home the winning run after Trent Morgan reached to lead off the home half of the ninth. Tripp Tucker, the third pitcher called on by coach Thad Lundine, picked up the victory, which im-proved the Tigers to 14-6 on the season.

Stockton plated four runs in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie. They added two more in the sixth before Lamar came storm-ing back with four in the sixth and two more in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.

Offensively the Tigers exploded with 18 hits. Tucker was 4-for-5 with two runs batted in. Tanner Phipps had three hits in five trips and scored a pair of runs. Dylon Robertson, Mor-gan, Devine, Derek Henderson and Lakin Hardman all had two hits apiece. Catcher Jed Stahl added an RBI. Morgan and Devine came up with back-to-back hits to start the Tigers seventh in-ning rally.

Morgan started the game on the mound and went five and two-thirds innings. Hardman and Tucker combined for three and a third innings of scoreless relief.

The win was the Tigers fourth straight, having defeated league opponents Seneca and Aurora 8-0 and 12-5 respectively. They then knocked off Jasper 10-0. They were scheduled to wrap up their regular season slate at El Dorado Springs Monday.

Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger

Laurann Robertson is

pictured with various Lamar

High School students in front of

the sign that now officially proclaims

the Laurann Robertson Nature

Trail.

Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger

Laurann arrived in a chauffeur driven

Gator, to cheers and applause from

former and present teachers and

students of Lamar High School.

Rotary enjoys facilities at new and improved Lamar Country Club


The Tuesday, May 6 meeting of Lamar Rotary was held at the vastly improved facilities of the Lamar Country Club, with a delicious catered lunch by Tractor's BBQ and Grill. A good crowd of approximately 30 members attended to learn more about what the country

club has to offer since being taken over by Michael Moyer with Green-Life Turf Contract-ing. Of course the fact that Michael's mother, Jane Moyer, is a great interior designer with her own business in the area, only added to the elegance and functionality of the space.

Not only does the club now of-fer golfing, it also has a 24 hour fitness center, a pro shop, a large gathering area,

a card/meeting room, a

kitch-en

that as of

now is serving light

lunches, as well as a place to

have a nice cocktail and visit with friends. The club house is strictly a non smoking envi-ronment.

Club manager Brandon Plank spoke to the group, explaining that the endeavor to revitalize the country club had been an arduous one, but seeing how it all is coming together has been exceptionally satisfying. He stated that the success of the country club is attributed to many individuals in the com-munity that helped in various way. He explained the cost of membership versus those wanting to just use the facility for various events.

Plank stated that membership is currently in the three digits and edging upward, ended his presentation by saying, “The country club is now the type of place you'd like to hang out.”

Michael Moyer, who is put-ting the finishing touches on the golf course, is opening the course up to the pubic, as well as members, which should be a huge draw.

The country club is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday through Tuesday, and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday. If anyone is interested they can visit their site on facebook.

Following the presentation on the country club, Rotarian Brian Griffith spoke on the up-coming Rotary Golf Tourna-ment to be held Friday, June 13. He stated that word of mouth was the best way to get the in-formation out to the public, urging each member to push the tournament as best as they could.

Upon leaving the meeting, the Rotarians ran into some of the ladies that were waiting patiently to play Bridge, which is a usual Tuesday afternoon event that they so graciously changed in order for the Rotar-ians to meet during the lunch hour. Speaking for myself, as well as others, it was great to see them and I can definitely see why this would be a great place to mingle with friends!

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A special event took place in Lamar on May 1-4, connecting God, people, purpose and hope. Mark and Kenda Garfield, who had served at Church on the Rock in Huntley, Illinois from

November of 2009 until August of 2013, returned to Lamar re-cently, where Mark is the pas-tor of the 1st Assembly of God.

The current Church on the Rock pastor Bryan Garfield wanted to give back to Lamar, and that is exactly what the see HEART, page 2B

The Truman Day celebration was enjoyed by many families on Saturday. Clockwise above, a tractor show entrant; historian and re-enactor, Raymond T. Starzmann portraying President Harry S Truman on the courthouse steps; Helen Russell and Company performed at the bandstand; one of the cars on display, a ‘67 Chevelle; a chalk drawing by Darcy McDonald; and many vendors were located aroung the square featuring everything from tasty food to unique items and gifts.

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INSPIRATION

A mother's influence

By JASON SPENCEGreenfield First

Christian Church

When most think of mothers, we think of our own mothers; we reflect on their kind nurturing with

idyllic reverence, we consider them to be sainted and held to a standard along side women of television

fame such as June Cleaver, Caroline In-galls or Marion Cun-ningham. Then there are some who believe

that having come from nontraditional families make them odd or their mothers less perfect. Today's

story should give those a little more

comfort. Bathsheba may not be

the name that comes to mind when you think of great mothers in history, however she could be one of the greatest. Con-sider this Bathsheba was a married woman when King David found her, and that didn't stop him he killed her husband just so he could have her. Imagine telling that story to a girl on a first date about how mom and dad met.

Yet as rough as things started as this marriage began, these two raised the boy who grew to be the great King Solomon. So whether your mother is the model of perfection like Mary or the uncon-ventional object of attrac-tion like Bathsheba, you are the great person you will or have become due to her influence.

Until next week God Bless and I hope to see you in church at First Christian Church in Greenfield, just across from the high school.

Heart, continued from page 1B

two churches, as well as help from many oth-ers, did over the week-end. A total of 55 men, women and youth trav-eled from Chicago's Church on the Rock in order to help with the event, as well as 80 lo-cals also assisting.

Revival services were held nightly at the 1st Assembly God on Thursday and Friday, May 1 and 2, as well as at the 10:30 a.m. Sun-day, May 4 service. A Family Day was held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, featuring carnival games, inflatables, pop-corn, cotton candy, snow cones and more, with everything being completely free. A DJ from New Life radio station 105.3 was live from 12 noon to 2 p.m. and that evening, at 7 p.m., a Youth Gather-ing for students in sixth through 12th grades, was held, with free food, giveaways and good times. During Family Day approxi-mately 600 to 700 hot dogs and snow cones were served to those at-

tending,Free pizza was served

at the Youth Rally as they enjoyed worship music performed by a live band from Chicago's Church on the Rock. Parker Gar-field, the youth pastor at Lamar's 1st Assembly of God, gave the message.

Those from the com-munity that helped make the event possible were Barton County Electric Coop, Barton County Emergency Management Agency, Bob and Kay Divine, Bill and Bonda Rawlings, Cash Savers, Charles Winslow, Chris Roth, Cherlyn Adams, Convoy Of Hope, Dr. Erik Miller, Heritage State Bank, Jerry Harris, Justin Blanchard, Lamar Aquat-ic Park, Lamar Bank & Trust, Morrison Printing, Oakton United Method-ist Church, Orscheln's, Purinton's John Deere, Rick and Melinda Mor-gan, Sonic and Walmart.

There was quite a lot of anticipation in the days leading up to this event, with many wondering what was taking place. Plain and simple, it was a group of people from various walks of life that

wanted to demonstrate their appreciation to the people of our commu-nity by showing them the love of Christ. And what a wonderful job they did, blessing the town in vari-ous ways, including par-ticipation at the National Day of Prayer. Lamar was truly blessed to have such a special event right here in our town, where ev-ery member of the fam-ily could participate and learn about Christ. It was a beautiful testament of God's love and those rep-resenting Him did a pow-erful job of displaying His love to others.

Winter grudgingly fades away in AprilBy RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-The pattern of winterish weather that southwest Missouri endured the first three months of 2014 finally broke in April, but there were enough chilly re-minders to let people know winter didn’t give up easily. There were two days that the temperature didn’t get out of the 40s, and eight more days that it couldn’t struggle out of the 50s. In fact, on the 29th, the daytime high was only 51 degrees. Frost was very much in the pic-ture in April. Moderate frost was present on the morning of the 5th, scat-tered frost on the 9th, and a heavy killing frost on the 15th. The latter was very close to the long term average date for the last killing frost of the

spring season, which is the 13th. The mean tem-perature for the month was exactly 55.0 degrees, which was 1.50 degrees below the long term aver-age of 56.50.

April was also very stingy on moisture. April showers bypassed Barton County for the most part, bringing the moisture deficiency into the seri-ous range. Light showers visited Lamar only seven times, and never mea-sured as much as a third of an inch. The total for the month was 1.19 inch-es, which was 3.01 inches less than the monthly av-erage. For the first four months of 2014, the total moisture has come to only 4.25 inches. That is a seri-ous deficiency of 11.44 for that time period.

There were certainly some comfortable days in April despite many be-

ing chilly. Temperatures reached 78 on the 10th, 77 on the 11th, 79 on the 23rd, and 82 on the 26th. The 82-degree reading was the month’s warmest. A reading of 26 degrees on the frosty morning of the 15th was the low fig-ure for the month.

There were no records broken during the month, but on several dates low temperatures flirted close-ly with the record lows.

Resolving your anger!By PASTOR JACK

SLADECornerstone

Baptist Church

Difficult circumstances can bring about many emotions in the hurting heart. One of those emo-tions is anger. When you are suffering, or facing difficult challenges, there may be many feelings at the root of your anger. You may be feeling betrayed by God, wondering why He allowed such a disaster to hit your home, or come into your life. You may wonder, "If God loves me, why did He allow this to happen" “Why won't He take away the pain away?" These and other questions can evoke anger towards God. Your anger may also stem from feelings of insecurity as a result of loss or from uncertainty as you face major, unex-pected life changes and an unclear future.

Though anger is a natu-ral human emotion and a normal part of the jour-ney toward healing, left unchecked, anger can be a dangerous emotion that may lead to sin, such as unforgiveness. If not

resolved, it can give the enemy an opportunity to destroy your hope, steal your peace, poison your heart with bitterness, damage relationships and keep your from moving forward. You can face and resolve your anger by first being honest with your-self and with God about what you are feeling. He is big enough to handle your anger and to help you resolve it. Talk to Him about your doubts and fears and what is causing rage in your heart. Tell Him. "God I am so an-gry! He will not turn His back on you. So give your angry feeling to the Lord and trust Him to replace those feeling with peace, forgiveness and strength. Freedom from unchecked anger is freedom to heal.

It's time to Take Back your Life...

First. Talk with some-one who would be com-fortable listening to you vent your anger. Discuss the feelings that may be at the root of this emotion. Now.. identify these feel-ings and expressing them verbally will help you to work through your anger.

Second, Hebrews 10:30 says, "For we know Him

who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay and again,' The Lord will judge His people. "How can you apply this scrip-ture to how you are feel-ing about those who hurt you or let you down dur-ing this time in your life?

Third, If you have har-bored anger in your heart, confess this anger to God and if applicable, or pos-sible, to the one who has hurt or offended you. Then release your anger by forgiving them. Not only is forgiveness a re-quirement to be forgiven (Matthew 6:14). Resolv-ing your anger and forgiv-ing those who have hurt you will free your heart to truly heal. Have you in anger hurt or offended your spouse, a child or someone else during this difficult time? If so, repent by confessing this to God and to that person and ask for forgiveness. Make sure the wounded relationship is healed. Then prove your repentance and sincerity by controlling your anger. Read Acts 26:20.

Additional Scripture helps:

Ephesians 4:26-27; Eph.4:32; Colossians 3:8, Psalm 37:8.

Pass the saltBy ROB WILSON

Lamar FirstChristian Church

My wife Tammy has at least 35 cookbooks, 32 mini-cookbooks and two photo albums full of reci-pes. I actually believe if she was to try a new recipe every evening, we would not repeat the same dish until the year 2035. Yet… yet the other evening Tammy prepared a dish off of the label from a can of mushroom soup. Boy, was I excited to learn that.

Before I go and get my-self in trouble, I must tell you that Tammy is a great cook. The first time she uses a recipe though, she follows it exactly as stated; the second time she be-gins to modify it to suit our tastes – adding, sub-

tracting or substituting ingredients.

Back to this can of mush-room soup. One item the author of this recipe left out was… flavor. Now I’m not a Food Network Star, but I think food should have some taste. You don’t have to have a party in your mouth every time you sit down to dine, but you should at least turn on the lights.

Tammy has already told me that there are three things she would add or change about the recipe found on the back of the can. I think she is right. She’ll take a flavorless dish and turn it into something memorable; when Tammy makes a flavorful dish, I want it again because it tastes good.

Paul, in the book of Co-

lossians, doesn’t have a Campbell’s soup label, but he writes this: “Let your conversation (with non-Christians) be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”

What gift of words could you give a neighbor, bank-teller, cashier, co-worker, or stranger this week that would be a memorable dish that would leave them wanting more? Is there anything you could add or change the next time you see them? Maybe it could lead to a party. Not a party of taste but of angels re-joicing in heaven because that person discovered God’s grace through you. God works in mysterious ways, even through a soup label or you and me as a saltshaker.

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RECORDSDEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS BRIEFS

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THE BARTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPI-TAL Diabetes Education Support Group will meet Monday, May 19, 5:30 p.m., at the Barton County Ambulance District office meeting room, 1100 Cher-ry, Lamar. The guest speaker will be Dr. Lydia Kaume of University of Missouri Extension. Join them for an informative and fun meeting.ST. JAMES RIDGE CEMETERY Association will holds its annual meeting on Sunday, May 25, 2 p.m., at the cemetery.MAPLE GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION (near Sylvania) will hold its annual meeting Mon-day, May 26, 2 p.m. Bring lawn chairs. Donations are welcome.THE ANNUAL LAKE CEMETERY stockholders meeting will be held Tuesday, May 20, 4 p.m., at the Lamar Bank & Trust Company community room.MARTIN AND ALICE PORTER WILL celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on May 21. Cards can be sent to them at 313 SE 90th Lane, Lamar, MO 64759.NEWPORT CEMETERY ASSOCIATION will meet Sunday, May 25, 4 p.m., at the Newport Baptist Church. Anyone with family members buried there are welcome to attend. Anyone wishing to donate to the cemetery fund can send donations to Juanita Pen-nell, 1045 NE 40th Rd., Lamar, MO 64759.NELL FINLEY VOORHEES WILL celebrate her 90th birthday with an open house on Saturday, May 17, 2 p.m., at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Lamar.THE MOREHEAD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, May 15, 7 p.m., at the Barton County Health Department, 1301 E. 12th St., Lamar.THE ANNUAL WHEAT TOUR PUT ON by the University of Missouri Barton Extension will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, at the farm of Da-vid Sheat. MU Fertility Specialist Peter Scharf will speak about Green Seeker technology and nitrogen requirements in wheat. This event is free. Ice cream and cookies will be served by the 4-H to follow. Go east of Lamar on 160 to A Hwy., north on A Hwy. one mile to 10th Rd., east on 10th Road, ¾ mile – plots are on the north side of the road. To register call the Barton County Extension office at 417-682-3579.A FUNDRAISER CHILI FEED AND SILENT Auc-tion will be held on Saturday, May 17, 6 p.m., at the Lamar Middle School cafeteria, with proceeds go-ing to baby Ezekiel, son of Evan and Izzie Clements, who was born without a pulmonary artery. Entry will be $5. There will be a variety of items on display for the silent auction and they will also be taking dona-tions. All money will be used for past, present and future medical expenses for Ezekiel. All are invited to attend.RICHLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD WILL MEET Thursday, May 22, 10 a.m., at 694 SE 40th Lane, La-mar.HOWELL CEMETERY WILL HOLD ITS ANNU-AL meeting Friday, May 16, 7 p.m., at Milford Chris-tian Church. Visitors are welcome.THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY WILL be closed Monday, May 26, in observance of Memori-al Day. They will reopen Tuesday, May 27, 10 a.m.THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD of Trustees will meet Tuesday, May 20, 9:30 a.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library. The tentative agenda of this meeting will include (1) financial report review in-cluding approval of bills paid, (2) minutes and (3) di-rector’s report.LAMAR R-1 WILL BE HOSTING THE sectional track meet Saturday, May 17, for Class 1 and Class 2 schools. Gates will open at 10 a.m. Admittance is $5. Field events will begin at 11 a.m. and running events will begin at 12 noon. Concessions will be available. Come out and support the LHS Tiger Track teams.A LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL parent information meeting will be held Tuesday, May 20, 6 p.m., at the high school commons. Stu-dent athletes and parents are encouraged to attend.THE 10TH STREET COMMUNITY FARMERS’ Market will now be open on Wednesdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Moore Pavilion, 10th and Pop-lar, in Lamar.THE GOULD FAMILY WILL PRESENT a free con-cert Sunday, May 25, 6 p.m., at Bethel Church. A free-will offering will be taken to help with expenses so they can continue their ministry. The church is locat-ed 2 ½ miles west of 71/149 on 126.FIBER ART GUILD WILL MEET THURSDAY, May 15, 9 a.m., at Denny’s in Lamar. Guest Stormy Cuba will present a program on painting. Roll call will be answered with a spring activity story.IANTHA METHODIST YOUTH WILL have a yard sale on Saturday, May 17, at the church. They will serve a lunch of pulled pork sandwiches, chips and a drink for $5. Proceeds will be used for activi-ties over the summer and for a mission trip to Okla-homa over Labor Day weekend. The church is locat-ed 5 ½ miles west of Lamar to Hwy. W., then north 1 ½ miles. Watch for signs.THE JASPER SURVIVING SPOUSES will meet Wednesday, May 14, 11:15 a.m., at the Senior Cen-ter for lunch. A meeting and social hour will follow. All widows and widowers are welcome to join.THE 2014 LAMAR FREE FAIR DATES have been set for August 16-23.

MENUBARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER LUNCH MENU: May 19-23

MONDAY- Cook’s choice, en-tree, vegetable, fruit, bread, dessert, coffee/tea/milk.

TUESDAY- Cubed steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, wheat roll, sliced pears,

coffee/tea/milk.WEDNESDAY- Sweet and sour

chicken, oriental vegetables, fried rice, egg roll, Mandarin oranges, coffee/tea/milk.

THURSDAY- Spaghetti with

meatballs, dark green leafy salad, seasoned green beans, garlic wheat roll, apricots, coffee/tea/milk.

FRIDAY- Barbecued chicken, potato salad, baked beans, wheat roll, apple crisp, coffee/tea/milk.

MARGARET ELIZABETH

HANDSAMARILLO, Texas-

Margaret Elizabeth Hands, 91, of Amarillo died Friday, May 2, 2014.

Services were on Wednesday, May 7, at 2:00 P.M. at Polk Street United Methodist Church with Dr. Burt Palmer officiat-ing. Private family burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements were by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia Street.

Margaret was born in Lamar, Missouri to George and Naomi But-ton on April 6, 1923. She had one younger brother, Jim. After schooling, she moved to Kansas City, Missouri and worked at a Ford dealership be-fore becoming a dance instructor with Arthur Murray Dance Studio. Margaret coached com-petitive dance teams to competitions across the country and Cuba before meeting Hollis Hands while he was in medical school in 1953. When Hollis left for his intern-ship and residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, Mar-garet followed him. They married October 29, 1955. In July 1960 follow-ing his residency and mil-itary service, Hollis and Margaret, with their two toddlers and expecting their third child, moved to Amarillo. Here Hol-lis started his Ob.-Gyn. practice, sharing an office with his brother, Dr. Sebel V. Hands, a general sur-geon. For 18 years, Mar-garet enjoyed taking care of her family, working in her community and her church. When their three children went to college, Hollis encouraged Mar-garet to take an operating room technician course so she could assist him with his practice. For 28 years, Margaret worked hand in hand with Hol-lis. Margaret's greatest joys were her husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, of-fice family, Homebuilders Sunday School Class and her church.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Jim But-ton.

Survivors include her husband, Hollis; son, Martin Hands and his wife Carrie and their newborn son, James Mar-

tin; daughter, Mary Har-rell and her husband Sam and their daughters, Hel-en and Faith; son, Robert Hands and his wife Paula and their ten children, Kaleigh Ohmes and hus-band Gary and their son, Michael; Holly Wyche and husband Brandon and their daughter, Riley; Lisa Langan and husband Bobby and their son, Rob-by; Jacob Hands, Marti Hands, Andrew Hands, Thomas Hands, Annie Hands, Isaac Hands and Josiah Hands.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memori-als to PSUMC's Promises to Keep Building Fund at Polk Street United Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk Street, Amarillo, Texas 79101.

Please sign the online guestbook at www.schoo-lerfuneralhome.com.

FERN WRIGHTNEOSHO-Services

were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Parker Mor-tuary in Joplin for Fern Bernice (Pyle) Wright, 93, Neosho, who died Saturday, May 3, 2014, at MedicaLodges of Neo-sho, where she had been a residence since 2009. Rev. Bob Simon officiat-ed. Burial was in Osborne Cemetery in Joplin.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Rev. J.K. Wright Scholarship Fund at Central Method-ist University in Fayette, or in care of the mortu-ary.

Survivors include three children, Verna Salchow and husband Dean, Webb City, Charlotte Coates, Parsons, Kan. and JK, Jr. Wright and wife Mary Jo, Joplin; five sisters, Lorene Glidewell, Eula Thomas, Ruth Platt, Erma Thomas and Loretta Thomas; sis-ters-in-law, Francis Pyle, Lela Pyle and Tana Pyle; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, Earl, Harley, Paul, An-cil and Howard; a sister, Margaret Uber and a grandson, Mike Boyer.

Mrs. Wright was born June 22, 1920, to Frank R. and Neata May (Gulick) Pyle in Lawrence County. She was a homemaker, as well as a partner in min-istry with her husband in many area United Meth-odist churches. She also

worked for several retail outlets including Belk-Simpson and Montgom-ery Ward, and with J.K. in his automotive repair shop. She was an ac-complished seamstress, designing clothing for her family and friends; if she could envision it, she could accomplish it. She enjoyed prepar-ing large, elaborate din-ners for her family. Her grandchildren were one of her greatest joys in life and especially the annual trips to Worlds of Fun in Kansas City.

She married J.K. Ver-non Wright, Sr. on July 8, 1939, in Jasper County. He died in 2001.

ELWOOD ROBERTS

LAMAR-Services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lamar First Baptist Church for Elwood Rob-erts, 87, Lamar, who died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Jo-plin. Burial was in Lake Cemetery.

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

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund or Gide-ons International, in care of the funeral home.

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

On October 3, 1950, in Lamar, Elwood married Joann Berry. In 1953, Joann died due to com-plications of childbirth. On December 26, 1960, Elwood married Ferne L. Brown and she survives of the home. Additional survivors include a son, David Roberts and wife Teresa and two daugh-ters, Carol Reavley and husband Dr. Ted and Ann Chesnut and hus-band Judd, and a sister, Dr. Dorothy Roberts, all of Lamar. Elwood was devoted to his 10 grand-children, Erin Reavley McNaught and husband Dr. Mike, Gregg Roberts and wife Ashley, Beth Chesnut Fowler and hus-band Jeremy, Dr. Brenton Reavley and wife Kristen, Brooke Reavley, Dr. Brian Reavley, Lindsey Roberts Pritchard and husband Jeremy, Jared Chesnut, Adam Chesnut and wife Candace and Shelby Roberts. He adored his 15 great-grandchildren, Shae, Brecken and Trace Roberts, Zane Reavley, Halle, Claire and Grant McNaught, Heather, Paige and Lilly Pritchard, Tanner and Teagan Fowler, Andee and Ellee Chesnut and Ella Reavley and was looking forward to welcoming another great-grandson to the family in July.

In addition to his par-ents and Joann, he was preceded in death by a sister, Pauline Fleetwood.

Mr. Roberts was born May 29, 1926, in Car-thage, to Ollie and Fay (Grim) Roberts. Elwood’s excellent work ethic and

deep commitment to family was obvious after the sudden death of his father

when Elwood was 15. After graduating from Lamar High School in 1944, Elwood immedi-ately entered the U.S. Navy, serving aboard a landing craft in the Pa-cific during World War II. Returning home in 1946, he furthered his education with the GI Bill, attending Springfield College and earning a BA degree in business from MU in Columbia. His career as a merchant had begun early in his life, living in Jasper where his parents owned and oper-ated Roberts Store. Mov-ing to Lamar in 1932, Roberts Cash Store was established, later becom-ing Roberts Department Store. Elwood contin-ued this family business on the west side of the square through 2002 and added a second location in Nevada, Missouri in 1983.

An active member of First Baptist Church in Lamar, Elwood had served as a Sunday school teacher for many years and was currently chair-man of deacons. He was a past-president of Lamar Rotary and was “Rotarian of the Year” in 2001-2002. An avid outdoorsman, Elwood enjoyed golfing, hunting and fishing, es-pecially if it meant time shared with children and grandchildren. Elwood and Ferne enjoyed many trips abroad and traveled extensively in their motor home. When not travel-ing, they followed family activities and events and were awarded “Athletic Supporters of the Year” at Lamar High School.

HERB CLARKRURAL LAMAR-Ser-

vices will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Daniel Funeral Home for Her-bert Leroy “Herb” Clark, 85, rural Lamar, who died Friday, May 9, 2014, at his home, following a long illness. Burial, with full military honors, will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to-day (Wednesday) at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Oak-ton United Methodist Church Building Fund or Gideons International, in care of the funeral home.


Survivors include his wife, Edna Clark, of the home; a daughter, Sandy Lucas, Lamar; two sisters, Leila Giger and husband Marion, Irwin and Geor-gia Wallace, Overland Park, Kan.; a grandson, Scott Lucas and wife Kristian, Jasper and two great-grandsons, Jack-son Matthew and Wyatt Drake Lucas.

He was preceded in death by a grandson, Ja-son Matthew Lucas; a sis-

ter, Pauline Rea and two brother-in-laws, Jerry Rea and Robert Wallace.

Mr. Clark was born Aug. 5, 1928, at Lamar, to James and Josephine (Feezell) Clark. He joined the U.S. Army in 1948, served in Korea and was a member of Lamar VFW

Post 3691. On July 5, 1952, he married Edna Pearl Wells and they have made Barton County their home for the past 62 years. He had worked at Aaron’s Poultry, helped build and later worked at Big Smith in Lamar see DEATHS, page 4B


RECORDS

General Warranty Deed, filed April 10, 2014. Jay L. Brubaker and Krystal D. Brubaker to Ivan Voorhees, Jr.: All of a tract commencing at a point 335 feet east of the northwest corner of lot 6 in block 3 of Humphrey Brothers Addition to the City of Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, running thence east 80 feet, thence south 150 feet, thence west 80 feet, thence north 150 feet to the place of beginning, being a part of lots 7 and 8 in said block 3.

General Warranty Deed, filed April 15, 2014. Joe L. Roe and Betty Lee Roe to Joe D. Purinton, Trustee of the Joe D. Purinton Revocable Trust: All of lot 1, except 93 feet off the east end thereof, in Walser’s Subdivision of block 8 of Parry’s Addition to the City of Lamar, Barton

County, Missouri.General Warranty

Deed, filed April 15, 2014. Anna Belle Baskette, by her attorney-in-fact Robert Sue Hines to Jason R. Morgan and Angela D. Morgan: Part of the southwest quarter of section 9, township 30, range 29, Barton County, Missouri. Subject to a 40 foot wide non-exclusive ingress/egress easement.

General Warranty Deed, filed April 15, 2014. Trixie Jane Voorhees, and Lee Roy Voorhees and Anna M. Voorhees to David J. Sheat and W. Joan Sheat: All of lot 204 and all of lot 206 in College Hill Addition to the City of Lamar, Barton County, Missouri, except 19 feet off the entire south side of said lot 206.

General Warranty Deed, filed April 16, 2014. Tim Abernathy and Judy Abernathy to

Darin K. Crockett and Donald D. Crockett as joint tenants: A tract in the southwest quarter of section 11, township 31, range 31, Barton County, Missouri, containing 10 acres.

General Warranty Deed, filed April 16, 2014. Phillip Smith and M. Janet Smith to Jones Land & Cattle, LLC: The north half of the northeast quarter of section 14, township 33, range 33, Barton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed April 16, 2014. Steven Wilhelm and Jill Wilhelm to Harold John Kremp, II and Christy Anne Kremp: A tract in the southeast quarter of section 26, township 32, range 29, Barton County,

Missouri, having an area of 57.99 acres.

General Warranty Deed, filed April 17, 2014. MKW Enterprises, LLC to Steven H. Wilhelm and Jill A. Wilhelm: The south 24 feet of the west half of lot 294, and all of the west half of lots 295 and 296 in College Hill Addition to the City of Lamar, Barton County, Missouri.

Joint Tenancy Warranty Deed, filed April 18, 2014. Aris Bright to Travis Clark and Darcia Clark as joint tenants: The south 820 feet of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter, and the north 5 feet of the east half of the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter, and the west half of the northeast quarter

of the southeast quarter, and the north 335 feet of the west half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, all in section 7, township 31, range 33, Barton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed April 21, 2014. Carol Braker and Jerry Braker to David Dotterer and Carol Dotterer: Beginning at

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

and Leggett and Platt in Carthage. In addition to working at Thorco for more than 20 years, he also owned and operated Sam’s Place Pool Hall, Club 71, Pearl’s Place, Trackside Cafe and Trea-sure Corner in Lamar.

He and Edna have raised and sold many different breeds of dogs to pet lovers all over the United States. Herb was a licensed pilot and a mem-ber of Oakton United Methodist Church.

FRANK KOEHNLAMAR-Services were

held at 2 p.m. Monday

at Daniel Funeral Home for Frank H. Koehn, 77, Lamar, who died Friday, May 9, 2014, at Barton County Memorial Hospi-tal. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Barton County Humane Society, in care of the fu-neral home.


Survivors include his wife of nearly 55 years, Jeannie, of the home; three sons, Rick Koehn and wife Debra, Joplin,

Mike Koehn and wife Kathy, Lamar and Nich-olas Jimenez and wife Ericka, Joplin; a daugh-ter, Victoria Jimenez, Lamar; two brothers, Lewie Koehn and wife Arletta, Moundridge, Kan. and Ardell Koehn and wife Arlene, Burton, Kan.; a sister, Marlene Decker and husband Ben, Walker; a sister-in-law, Marcella Koehn, Burns, Kan.; his aunt, Sheryl Lee, Lamar; three grandchil-dren, Elizabeth Sheriff and husband Gilbert and Trey Blackmon, Lamar and Krista Rene Keohn,

Joplin; three great-grand-children, Aliciah and Catalina Sheriff, Lamar and Maxwell Jimenez, Jo-plin and a large extended family.

He was preceded in death by two broth-ers, Chester and Vernon Koehn.

Mr. Koehn was born March 16, 1937, in Mon-tezuma, Kan., to Pete and Hannah (Schmidt) Koehn. He married Jean-nie Schmidt on June 12, 1959, at El Dorado, Kan. and they have lived in La-mar since 1965. He was an over-the-road trucker

for 37 years, driving for several trucking compa-nies as well as owning and operating Frank Koehn Transport. His positive attitude and indomitable spirit gave him the cour-age to face any challenge, including failing health. His faith, family and the fellowship of many good friends encouraged him through a liver transplant in 1996 and later, a heart valve replacement and pacemaker.

He was an active mem-ber of Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church and Lamar Lions Club.

Deaths, continued from page 3B

see PROPERTY, page 5B

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, May 14, 2014 • 5B

In Re: Lindsay A.Pennell, unmarriedTRUSTEE’S SALE – Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by Lindsay A. Pennell, unmarried dated 07/14/2003, and recorded on 07/17/2003 Book 493 Page 407 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Barton County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 05/27/2014 at 2:30 PM at the West Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, Lamar, Mo. 64759, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said

deed of trust, to wit:ALL OF LOT THREE (3), IN BLOCK FIFTEEN (15), OF PARRY`S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF LAMAR, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI..Substitute Trustee CorporationSUCCESSOR TRUSTEEwww.substitutetrusteecorp.comPublished in the Lamar DemocratFile #: PENLIRWLFirst publication date 04/30/2014

4-30,5-7,14,21-4tcNOTICE OF ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF BARTON COUNTY

To all land representatives of any farms lying within Barton County, Missouri, pursuant to the provisions of the Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law, Section 278.060 to 278.155 RSMo 1978, notice is hereby given that on the 21 day of May 2014, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. an election will be held to elect the required number of supervisors to the Board of Supervisors of the Soil and Water Conservation District of Barton County, MissouriAll land representatives of any farm lying within Barton County, Missouri are eligible to vote. A land representative is the owner or representative authorized by power-of-attorney of any farm lying within any area of the district; provided,

however, that any land representative must be a taxpayer of the county.Eligible votes shall cast their votes at the following polling places:LOCATION OF THE POLLING PLACE:USDA SERVICE CENTER Between 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. 701 E. 12th St., Lamar, MOAll land representatives so designated by power-of-attorney must present their power-of-attorney form, properly signed, to the polling judges at the time of voting.SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF BARTON COUNTYLeon Phipps,Chairman

5-7,14-2tc IN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIGENERAL DIVISION

DARLENE KATHERINE BURNETT, PetitionerCase No. 14B4-CV00104To Whom It May Concern:Notice is hereby given that by Order of the Circuit Court of the County of Barton, Missouri, on the 7th day of May 2014, the name of DARLENE KATHERINE BURNETT was changed to OZZIE KATHERINE JUDESON.The names of all parties to said action are stated above in the caption hereof and Petitioner is acting pro-se.Publication is to begin on the 14th day of May 2014 to run for 3 consecutive weeks.Witness my hand and the seal of the seal of the Circuit Court, this 7th day of May, 2014.

Janet B. MaupinCircuit ClerkBy-Amanda S. SturgellDeputy Clerk

5-14,21,28-3tc NOTICE TO BID

The Barton County Commission is soliciting sealed proposals from qualified Vendors to furnish and install equipment, accessories, hardware, software, labor, training, and materials necessary for a turnkey VolP ready E-9-1-1 system. Bid specs may be requested by contacting the Barton County Clerk at 1004 Gulf Street, Lamar, MO 64759 or by calling 417-682-3529. Bids will be opened on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. The County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

5-14,21-2tc

LEGALS

LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS

CLASSIFIEDS

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

[email protected]

Cards of ThanksA special thanks to our family and friends for

making our 50th wedding anniversary celebra-tion memorable.

Joe and Jean BartlettTo the city workers of Lamar. Thank you for

working so hard picking up our debris. You are appreciated.

Mae Cooper

Special Notices

Alcoholics Anony-mous meets every Sunday, 5 p.m., in the basement of Lamar Memorial Hall, 1104 Broadway. All meetings are nonsmoking.

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

Carpenter Wanted to remodel small restau-rant building (former Sweet’s BBQ, 1607 Gulf, Lamar) into small rental home. Will trade rent for labor or share the invest-ment on sale of the re-

modeled property. 417-355-3989

Services Offered

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

Will Do Dozer work – land clearing, Milford area. Call CL at 417-398-2673.

Employment

Drivers, Solo, 3 or 6 day runs, up to $0.44CPM, Free Health Ins. Same Day Pay. 800-769-3993 for Details, www.trailin-er.com.

Drivers, $60,000+, CDL-A, $2500 sign on, 1mo exp., Same Day Pay! Free Health Ins, No CDL? Free Train-ing! www.trailiner.com.

Drivers: 60,000 1st year, Free CDL Driv-er Training. Must pass drug screen and DOT physical, must be 23, call for details: 800-769-3993.

The Liberal R-2 School District is seeking the following: Full-time Custodian (Anticipat-ed starting date June 2, 2014). Full-Time Pa-ra-Professional – (An-ticipated starting date June 2, 2014). This posi-tion will be for the June Summer School session and the 2014-15 school year). To apply, contact the Superintendent's Office, 107 S. Payne, Liberal, MO 64762 (Ph. 417-843-5115) or re-ceive an on-line appli-cation by visiting www.liberal.k12.mo.us. EOE. Deadline for applica-tions: Friday, May 23.

Drivers: Growing Fleet! Earn $800 - $1000/wk, Weekly Weekend Home Time! Truck w/microwave & fridge. Company Paid Health Ins, Vacation, Holidays & More! CDL-A, 2yrs Experience Required. 1-800-749-0149 ext 105.

Drivers: $3,000 Team Sign-On Bonus! Hub Mile & Hourly Pay! Avg 65-75kyr, Benefits! Home Most Weekends! 2Yrs CDL-A Hazmat, Tanker & have/obtain passport. Dyno Noble Transportation: 1-855-208-1971.

Joplin Globe Paper Route available near La-mar. $300 month less expenses. Independent contractor. Apply on-line at www.joplinglobe.com.

Garage Sales

Multi-Family Garage Sale!! Lots of gently used, name brand kid's clothing – boys new-

born-8 and girls 5-8. Lots of great baby items including cherry, sleigh crib with pottery barn bedding. Lots of kid's toys. Men's, women's, and junior's clothing all sizes including materni-ty. Miscellaneous items including DVDs, books, bicycles, outdoor toys and household items. May 16 3 p.m. to ?, May 17 8 a.m. To ? 81 N. Hwy. 97, Lockwood, ¾ mile north of the 4 way stop sign. Rice, Gastel, Schnelle and Watson.

Miscellaneous For Sale

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

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

"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the

Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it il-legal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination be-cause of race, color, re-ligion, sex, handicap, familial status, or na-tional origin, or inten-tion to make any such preference limitation, or discrimination. We will not knowingly ac-cept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised are available on an equal op-portunity basis".

Mobile Homes for Rent

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

Apartments for Rent

Vacancy - Scottsdale

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

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

Mobile Homes for Sale

16x60 2 Bedroom, 2 bath trailer for sale, or possible rent. Milford area. Call CL or Retha, 417-398-2673.

the southeast corner of the west half of section

36, township 31, range 32, Barton County, Missouri, and running

thence north along the half section line 443 feet, thence west 518 feet,

thence south 443 feet to the south line of section 36, thence east along the

south line of section 36, 519 feet to the point of beginning.

Property, continued from page 4B


AREA NEWS

Commission reviews health ordinanceGREENFIELD-Presid-

ing Commissioner Randy Daniel called the Dade County Commission to order at 9 a.m. on April 21. Others in attendance included Eastern Com-missioner Dallas Max-well, Western Commis-sioner David Rusch and County Clerk Melinda Wright.

The Extension minutes from March were unani-mously approved as cor-rected. Bob Jackson met

with the commission regarding a public nui-sance.

The commission trav-eled to check on a bridge approach and culvert concerns at Fiddlers Ford Bridge. They also checked on a complaint on S. Dade 201. The com-mission then toured the Jon Miller poultry facility.

The commission spent some time reviewing the health ordinance.

Judge Munton and Cir-

cuit Clerk Mary McGee met with the commission regarding a system to re-cord cases maintenance agreement that would cost $300/$500 per year for two (2) machines. This would be used for the judge's court record-ing. They wanted to make the commission aware that this would be on their budget next year.

The meeting adjourned at 4 p.m., to meet again April 28.

Stolen vehicle is recovered in irrigation lake

The Barton County Sheriff 's Office received a call on Thursday, May 1, from a local farmer that had discovered a vehicle in an irrigation lake.

The vehicle was locat-ed in northeast Barton County. The license plate

on the vehicle showed the vehicle to have been stolen from a Vernon County residence the day before. An ongoing inves-tigation is being conduct-ed to try and find anyone involved in the theft and damage to the vehicle.

Barton County Sheriff Mitchell Shaw and Ver-non County Sheriff Jason Mosher are reaching out to the public, asking that if anybody has any in-formation regarding the theft, to please contact ei-ther agency.

Pursuit leads to multiple agency manhunt, most wanted still at large

Vernon County author-ities say a wanted felon remains at large after a lengthy pursuit Tuesday evening. May 6. Accord-ing to a press release from the Vernon County Sher-iff ’s Office, Dillon Reed, who has been listed as one of Vernon County’s Most Wanted, was spot-ted in Nevada driving a red Camero Tuesday af-

ternoon. Deputies spot-ted the red Camero a short time later, but the vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. The pursuit led deputies near the Har-wood area where Reed abandoned his car behind a building on 2500 Road, where Reed and a pas-senger fled from the car. Lucy, Vernon County’s new K-9, led deputies to the passenger who was hiding in a barn. A short time after the passenger was taken into custody, deputies were notified that a state trooper, who had responded to assist, was in a foot pursuit of Reed.

Multiple units from Vernon County, mem-bers of the highway pa-trol, conservation de-partment and the Bates County Sheriff ’s Office responded and assisted in

the search for Reed. “The search became difficult because it had become dark and there was a lot of places to hide” said Vernon County Sheriff Jason Mosher. The search lasted until early Wednes-day morning before it was called off. The sheriff ’s office has been actively seeking Reed who is wanted for parole viola-tions and other charges. “We arrested Reed last year on drug charges but he has already been pa-roled and now we’re back to chasing him again” said Mosher. The name of the passenger has not been released pending the completion of the in-vestigation. The sheriff is asking for anyone with information about Dillon Reed to contact the Ver-non County Sheriff ’s Of-fice at 417-667-6042.

Treat waterhemp now for effective herbicide control

LAMAR-Two-inch tall waterhemp and sedge grass are start-ing to show up in area corn fields according to Jill Scheidt, agronomy specialist with Univer-sity of Missouri Exten-sion. That means now is the best time to treat waterhemp. “Herbicide treatments are most ef-fective when applied to weeds two inches or less in height and diameter,” said Scheidt. According to the MFA Agronomy Guide, Callisto prod-ucts, Status and Realm Q are rated 90 percent or better control for

waterhemp. “These her-bicides have a crop height restriction on the label, al-ways read the label before applying any chemical to your field,” said Scheidt.

Due to dry weather, Scheidt says diseases were not present in wheat at the flag leaf and boot stage in the fields she scouted. “If the weather becomes humid, watch for diseases, if any appear on the lower part of the plant and begin moving toward the flag leaf or ap-pear on the flag leaf, spray a fungicide,” said Scheidt. “It is important to protect the flag leaf from disease

because it is responsible for 75 percent of the grain fill.”

Wheat and corn fields were scouted east of La-mar on May 7, by Jill Scheidt, agronomy spe-cialist with University of Missouri Extension.

The weekly field scout-ing report is sponsored by University of Mis-souri Extension and Bar-ton County Extension. For more information on this scouting report, or to learn how to receive it a week earlier by telephone, contact the MU Extension Center in Barton County, (417) 682-3579.

“May hay is okay” says extension specialist

MT. VERNON-Cool season grass hay cut in the month of May can be of exceptional qual-ity when harvested in the boot to early head-ing stage according to Eldon Cole, a livestock specialist with Univer-sity of Missouri Exten-sion.

Cole says he hears two obstacles to the early May hay har-vest. The first is the rain and poor curing weather. But second, the common complaint is the hay is too short and won’t make many bales. “Farmers can-not do much about the weather. It seems in early May, almost every year there is only a few good curing days in a row that you can put up hay without it get-ting wet. Using haylage instead of dry hay is an option to beat the rain,” said Cole.

As for the tonnage or yield of hay, Cole says

the total digestible nu-trient (TDN) and crude protein levels should be sufficient to offset the ex-tra weight produced by the heavier stem portion of the bale. “The stem mainly adds fiber that re-sults in less TDN. Fescue from fields with the wild endophyte runs the risk of more ergovaline be-ing in the hay when it is headed out,” said Cole.

The second cutting may offer the biggest advan-tage when adding up the merits of early May hay. If the fescue or orchard-grass contains legumes the early forage removal enables the legumes to come on vigorously as-suming there is a plenty of moisture in May and June. This second growth is great for pasture. Ac-cording to Cole, it is pos-sible to harvest two cut-tings with energy values at 60 percent and protein in the 17 percent range by being an early-bird hay cutter. “Those values

make it nearly as nutri-tious as some alfalfa hay. A bonus is seedhead re-moval that may reduce fescue toxicity symptoms later in the summer,” said Cole. “In other words, May hay is okay.”

More information on the merits of getting cool season grasses cut early, contact any of these MU Extension agronomy spe-cialists in southwest Mis-souri: Tim Schnakenberg in Stone County, (417) 357-6812; Jill Scheidt in Barton County, (417) 682-3579; John Hobbs in McDonald County, (417) 223-4775 or Sarah Kenyon in Texas County, (417) 967-4545. Any of these livestock specialists in southwest Missouri can also help: Eldon Cole in Mt. Vernon, (417) 466-3102, Andy McCorkill in Dallas County at (417) 345-7551, Dr. Patrick Davis in Cedar County at (417) 276-3313 or Logan Wallace in Howell Coun-ty at (417) 256-2391.

Dillon Reed

How does Barton County stack up against other Missouri counties on unemployment?

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

When unemployment figures were recently re-leased for the month of March, Barton County was shown to have 8.7 percent of its work force out of a job. That was the highest of any surround-ing Missouri county. At the same time, the Mis-souri unemployment rate was 7.4 percent, and the national rate was 6.8 per-cent. All of these figures are non-seasonally adjust-ed, meaning they reflect the actual number who are unemployed, whether due to weather conditions, holidays, opening or clos-ing of schools, or other seasonal events. Seasonal adjustment is a technique of eliminating seasonal fluctuations, which makes it easier to compare data from month to month. In this story, unemployment figures are raw numbers that reflect people out of a job for whatever reason.

When the entire state of Missouri’s unemploy-ment, county by county, for March is considered, Barton County ranks somewhere in the middle. Twenty counties have rates of 8.7 percent or higher with the highest being Shannon County with 11.2 percent. Taney and Washington counties have 11.0. Stone County has 10.9, Hickory has 10.8, and Reynolds has 10.4. Camden County has 9.9 percent, nearby Bates has 9.6 as does the city of St. Louis. Carter, Miller, and Morgan counties report 9.5 percent. Wayne Coun-ty reports 9.3, and Laclede and Pemiscot counties have an even 9.0 percent.

The lowest unemploy-ment rate in Missouri is found in Boone County with 4.9 percent, and Knox County reports 5.1 percent. Surprisingly, tiny little Worth County on the Iowa state line has just 5.2 percent. Worth County is the state’s smallest county

in both area and popula-tion. Other counties with low unemployment rates include Holt with 5.7 per-cent, Greene 5.8, and Bar-ry with an even 6.0.

A quick look at some college and university counties, beyond Boone and Greene counties, shows Johnson County (University of Central Missouri) 6.2 percent, Phelps County (Missouri University of Science and Technology) 6.2 percent, Jasper County (Missouri Southern State Univer-sity) also 6.2 percent, Bu-chanan County (Missouri Western State University) 6.3 percent, Adair County (Truman State University) 6.5 percent, and Cape Gi-rardeau County (South-east Missouri State) 7.2 percent.

A look at Missouri’s larg-est city, Kansas City, finds the unemployment rate at 7.8 percent. When all of Jackson County is consid-ered, the unemployment rate comes to 8.4.

Lamar Democrat/Richard CooperThe “Capstone” table top exercise, held May 7 in the Barton County

Ambulance Department’s training room. Seventeen southwest Missouri counties participated, learning what to do when an earthquake occurs in the New Madrid fault in the Missouri bootheel region. In Barton County, minor to moderate damage could result from a New Madrid temblor. County and state agencies took part including Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Capstone includes an eight-state consortium likely to feel a New Madrid jolt. The New Madrid fault was the site of four massive earthquakes, starting December 16, 1811.

“Capstone” table top exercise

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