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MACON COUNTY FAIR THEME WINNER

CLAY COX

JONATHAN BASLER

Clay Cox of Macon graduated from the Navy’s Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL. Cox received honors for fi rearms qualifi -cation and for physical fi tness. He is the son of Donald Cox and Diana Stonecipher. Cox is a 2011 graduate of Macon Co. R-1 School. He will be assigned to a nuclear submarine upon completion of his training.

COX GRADUATES FROM NAVAL RECRUIT TRAINING

STUDENT OF THE WEEK JONATHAN BASLER

Parents: Steve Basler and Kerri MillerFavorite Subject: BusinessExtra Curricular Activities: Varsity Baseball, National Honor Society, Student CouncilFuture Plans: To attend MACC and then transfer to MU to major in Radi-ology.

Timothy Johnston, 11 year old son of Mark and Frankie Johnston of Macon, is the 2012 Theme contest winner for the Macon County Fair that will be held July 8th through the 15th.

Every year 4-H members have the chance to turn in a picture they have drawn to be entered in the contest. The winner will have his or her picture on the Fair T-shirts that is given to the kids

A livery stable once sat on the lot where the Callao Amer-ican Legion Park is now, but in the 1920’s, after WWI, Callao Post #160 purchased the stable and the adjacent lots, tore down the stable and seeded the lots. A monument, honoring WWI servicemen, was erected on the northwest corner of the lot. There was a surplus cannon available and it was acquired and placed on the north side of the park. In recent years a Howitzer cannon was given to

Meet Callao American Legion Post 360

the post by Bucklin American Legion Post 57, and it is on the west side of the park.

A stage was built by the community on the back cor-ner of the lot, and the Callao Fiesta was held there for sev-eral years, as well as the Cal-lao Centennial Celebration in 1958. The stage was later moved to the north part of town at the Fiesta grounds.

In recent years the park has been improved. The Cal-lao Heritage Society, who

are owners of the Swan Lake School, housed to the south of the park, approached the Le-gion members, and were given permission to build a gazebo, cement walks around a fl ower bed, and leading to the gazebo, plant shrubs and fl owers, a cement bench by the fl ower bed and a statue of a service person holding a fl ag of the United States in the center of the fl ower bed. They also paid the light bill for the year so the statue could be lit at night.

The park is used every yearfor the annual Memorial Dayprogram, picnics in the ga-zebo, weddings, music in thepark, and ice cream suppers.

A sign at the northwestcorner tells the publlic it is“The Callao American Legionpark”

One of the recent groupswho came to have their pic-ture taken there was the Ma-con County Sheriff’s Depart-ment.

and the theme of the winning picture will be the theme of the fair. “This year the fair committee had the most entries making it the big-gest turn out they have ever had.” Said Frankie, Timmy’s mother

Timmy has been a mem-ber of the Atlanta Home Pioneer 4-H group since he was 5 years old. He is ac-tive in 4-H shooting sports, showing horses, ducks, tur-

key, chickens, gardening and sports fi shing. Timmy is one that has never been into staying inside and playing video games, he prefers to be outside with his animals or hunting.

Timmy received an art kit for his birthday one year and has really enjoyed drawing. One of his drawings was printed in the 2010 phone book.

For an eleven year old,

Timmy has vast knowledge of outdoor sports. He shoots bows, guns and has even mas-tered the art of tanning hides. His favorite things are shooting his 22, trapping, baseball and taking care of his animals.

When attending the Macon County Fair, you will be able to see Timmy’s exhibit featuring the hides he has tanned as well as many wearing the t-shirts with his winning design and theme “Lets Go To The Show”.

ABOVE - Timothy Johnston of Macon has been chosen as the 2012 Theme winner for the Macon County Fair. Artworksubmissions are accepted each year for the contest. RIGHT - Johnston’s winning drawing features animals in a wagonwith a horse driving a tractor to the fair.

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Callao Chatterby Jayne Roberts

Parent-Teacher Confer-ences were held the eve-ning of February 16th. Mid-term progress reports were handed out to par-ents and student’s prog-ress towards mastery of their grade-level skills were discussed. We wish to thank those parents that were able to meet with the teachers. We are aware everyone has full calen-dars and your efforts to attend conferences are ap-preciated. Please keep in mind that the third quarter ends on March 9th. Grade cards will be sent home on Thursday, March 15th.

Spring pictures are scheduled for Friday, March 23rd beginning at 8:15 am. The spring picture procedure works differently than the fall pictures. Every child will have their picture taken. The company will produce packets for the students. Those packets will be sent home for the parent/guardian to review. If you choose to purchase any or all of the pictures, you will need to return the money and any pictures not pur-chased. If you choose not to purchase any pictures, you will need to return the entire picture packet back to school. A reminder of this process will be sent

home with the picture packets.

There will be a calendar hearing prior to the next regularly scheduled Board of Education meeting. The calendar hearing is the process to allow discus-sion of the proposed cal-endar for the 2012-2013 school year. The calendar proposal will include start and end dates, inservice dates, early out dates and holidays where there is no school. Our calendar pro-posal will closely mirror our designated receiving school’s calendar [Macon R-I]. The calendar hearing will begin at 6:45 pm.

Upcoming dates:March 9th – end of

third quarterMarch 12th – Calen-

dar hearing [6:45 pm] and regular monthly Board meeting

March 16th -19th - Spring break [no school]

March 22nd – Red Cross Blood Drive [2-6 pm]

March 23rd – Spring pictures [8:15 am]

The Macon County Cowboy Church met Thursday evening, Feb 16th at the 36 & 3 One Stop in Callao. Open-ing prayer was given by

John Farrington. Jenny Wright led the group in singing. A special in song was brought by GailBroussard. Richard Cus-tre from Callao brought the message and closedthe meeting with prayer. The church will continueto meet on Thrusday eve-nings at 7 pm. Everyone is always welcome to at-tend.

Kaseyville Church Revival.

There will be a revivalat the Kaseyville Church on March 18th – 21st. Be-ginning at 7:00 pm. DonWalton will be speaker. Watch for further informa-tion.

Callao Legion selectstwo for Girls State

Argone Legion Post 360 and Auxiliary met Feb. 9th while eating a pancake and sausage supper. Theladies brought other dish-es as well. Lauretta Yutzgave the blessing over themeal.

The Legion and Auxiliary went to separatemeetings. President LindaMaddox led in reciting thePledge of Allegiance. ThePreamble to the AmericanLegion Constitution was also recited. Roll call was answered with 13 mem-bers present and threeguests, Wilma Jobson and Doris Kitchen of BucklinLegion Post 57 and RitaThompson. The secre-tary’s report was given and approved. Janet Kelleygave the treasurer’s reportin the absence of Anna Mary Burk. Our member-ship is 88% according tothe district president. TheAuxiliary will be sending Emily Timmerman andCharity Mitch to War-rensburg in June for GirlsState. Post 360 will behosting the district meet-ing April 1st at 2:00 pm. The menu was discussed. The next meeting will beMarch 8th with plans for the 2012 Memorial Day event.

Return from ArizonaDon and Shirley Beale

of Macon and Billy andWanda Schmidt have re-turned home after thewinter months in Tuscon, Arizona with Billy andWanda’s niece.

Barbara Gibel and Deb-bie are daughters of Bil-ly’s sister, the late WandaB Gibel of Tuscon.

While there they visitedold Tuscon Tombstone and Old Dillinger Days.

They were lucky thisyear to come home tonice weather and not theweather they come hometo last year.

Quote for the Day“Anger is one letter

short of Danger”.

Visit Sisters in Loch Haven

Connie and Violet Wat-son visited her sister, Opal Witt at the Loch Haven Nursing Home on Sunday afternoon. Opal is recu-perating from a car acci-dent near Lingo recently.

If you have anythingyou would like to see inthe Callao Chatter, contactJayne Roberts of Callao.

So many guesses for last weeks Stump your friends, but the fi rst to get it correct was Cathy Ricker. The three in the photo were Freddie Ricker Jr., his daugh-ter Jennifer and Todd Lineberry.

This week’s photo isfrom 1971.

Do you know who these three ladies are?

Stump Your Friends!

Send your guesses tokathy@maconhomepress.com. Winner receives

bragging rights and your name in next week’s Macon Home Press! If you have an old photo that you think

would stump your friends, sent it to us!

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Macon-Atlanta State Bank isCommitted to Agriculture

We have heard from some local folks lately that theircurrent lenders have lost their enthusiasm to beinvolved in agriculture. WE HAVEN'T.

We have experienced lenders, flexible paymentoptions, competitive rates and quality service. Ourdecisions are made locally by our lenders and our localboard of directors.

Call us today to talk about how we can work togetherto support your operation.

If you’re heading west on 36, you will want to take the Callao exit and eat at 36 & 3 One Stop. One Stop says it all, great food, 24 hour fuel, convenience store, tanning and even parking for semi trucks and farm equipment.

Kevin and Kerri Wyatt purchased the Callao Sale Barn about a year ago and remolded it featuring old signs, photos and odds and ends from Callao’s past. The restaurant is open from 6am to 2pm Monday – Sat-urday serving breakfast all day. Sunday’s they are open 8am to 2pm serving a breakfast and lunch buffet. The Convenience Store is open Monday-Saturday 6am to 6pm and Sundays 8am to 2pm.

Kevin and Kerri have lived in the area raising their 5 children, Katrina, Karcie, Keegan, Khloe and Klaire. Kevin has spent most of his life farming while Kerri had a full time job at home with the kids. When Kevin was asked what made them decide to purchase the old sale barn, his reply was one not expected.

Kevin said his oldest daughter went through college earning her degree in agriculture and worked as a wait-ress. Once she graduated she had the idea of opening a restaurant. Kevin had always wanted to own his own business so when the opportunity came, they took it.

With help for all the family including Katrina’s hus-band Andrew they have had a very successful business and will be celebrating their one year anniversary soon.

Business address: 319 South Chestnut St. Callao, MO (660)768-5540. Order for carry out, book for clubs and groups. Kevin and Kerri will do their best to ac-commodate your needs.

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: “36 & 3 One Stop”

ABOVE - 36th & 3 One Stop is located in Callao, with a restaurant, 24 hour fuel and more. BELOW - The convenience store inside has everything you’d needin a quick stop. LEFT - Owners Kevin and Kerri Wyatt purchased the old CallaoSale Barn about a year ago and converted it into this thriving business.

The regular meeting of Continental Congress met in the home of Susie John-son, Marceline, Mo. on Tuesday, Febru-ary 21, 2012 with ten members present. Following the opening ritual lead by Regent Gloria Gooch, Carole Kinnison gave the devotion. Chris Ankeney read the President Generals message and also gave the National Defense Report. Linda Haley gave the report on Women’s Issues about fl u remedies. Janean Faux reported on the DAR schools and also reported on the JAC’S. The Constitution minute was given by Thelma Sartain. For the Veter-ans’

report Susie Johnson read an article from a 1946 Marceline newspaper.

A card was read from an associate member in California and one from a military serviceman in Afghanistan. Pat-terns and material were given out to some members to make bibs for the Veterans Home. The Master Questionnaire was gone over and fi nalized. The program for the evening was by Chris Ankeney on the

Continental Congress Meetingpreservation of older homes. The meet-ing adjourned at 8:00 pm at which time refreshments were served by Sue Fosse and Susie Johnson. The next meeting will be held on March 20,

2012 at 6:30 pm in the home of Joyce Sheerman.

Continental Congress Chapter, Na-tional Society Daughters of the American Revolution gave participation certifi cates to students at Bucklin R-2 School for writing on the National theme, “War of 1812.”

Mrs. Melanie Herriman, 6th grade teacher assisted her students in the task. The following 6th graders were recog-nized. Lauren Leamons, Damara Riley, Ni Kayla Gibson, Darcy Yaeger, Em-ily Jamison, Megan Thomas and Kellen Robertson. Amelia Liebhart, Grade 5 also was given a certifi cate. The Chap-ter thanks each student who entered the 2011-12 American History DAR Essay contest.

COMMENTARY4A Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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BY KATHY LIEBHARTEDITOR

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COMMENT STUDENT ARTWORK OF THE WEEK

LIEBHART

RECIPES

EVENTS

TO THE EDITOR

TATER TOT CASSEROLE

OVERNIGHT BREAKFAST

1 lb Ground Beef or Turkey, browned, seasoned and drained3 lb frozen tater tots1 can cream of chicken soup1 can cream of mushroom soup1 1/2 cup milk8-12 oz cheddar cheese, sheredded

8 Eggs2 c milk8 Slices Bread, cubed1/2 lb Grated Cheese3/4 lb Ham, cubed2 t Dry Mustard1/4 t pepper

DirectionsSpread meat into a 13x9 greased casserole dish. Cover with tater tots. Combine the soups & milk. Pour evenly over the tater tots. Bake for 45 minutes at 350’. Add the cheese & bake for 10-15 more minutes. Submitted by Jayne Roberts, Callao

DirectionsPlace bread cubes, ham and cheese in a well greased 8 X 13 pan- saving some cheese for top. Beat eggs, add milk and season-ings, pour over above mixture. Refrigerate overnight. Bake covered at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove cover the last 10 min-utes to brown. Can use bacon or sausage (browned) and well drained. Serves 8 - 10

FAITH

Everyone enjoys trying new recipes. You may fi nd something new to add to your weekly menu. We love to hear from our readers! Please submit your favoriterecipe and we will publish it in one of our issues. Mailto Home Press South, PO Box 65, Bevier, MO 63532 Attn: Reader’s Kitchen

Jesse AshenfelterArtStudent Of The Week

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Here we are and anoth-er week has past. Seems like the days are fl ying by and I am getting noth-ing accomplished. The weather has been making me think I need to start my spring cleaning and getting my closets cleaned out and organized. I have to do this every spring, at least until I can talk my husband in to buying me a new washer and dryer. I just know they are shrink-ing my clothes! I’m think-ing a set of the red front loaders on the drawer base would be nice.

And just to let everyone know, the eating “only salads” every night, lasted about a week and a half. My husband lost 4lbs, I lost a big fat zero. I de-cided to take matters into my own hands and felt I needed to save my hus-band from being whipped for making it look so easy which in turn would save our marriage so I made the sacrifi ce and didn’t buy lettuce for the next week. I hope he knows how lucky he is to have me.

The guys have been on it this year, they have already got the garage cleaned out and reorga-nized. They even built a loft across the end for ex-tra storage.

It’s funny how you never have enough room no matter how big of a space you have. When we moved out here, we built a 30 X 40 garage. The place we lived at before had a 24 X 24 garage so a 30 X 40 was going to be great! I could even have a corner for all the impor-tant things I needed to put

Spring Cleaning

away. Of course in my mind as we were building I was even going to have walls around my corner and shelving up and down. It was going to be per-fect for all the Christmas decorations, my old doll collection, my coca cola items and all the things I didn’t have room for in the house. Well, what I ended up with was a cor-ner big enough for a tote and able to stake them 10’ high. No walls, no shelv-ing, nothing even close. And to top it off, I get to worry about “my stuff” every time the guys decide to clean out the garage be-cause I know it could very easily get tossed out and destroyed if I don’t watch.

I did however purchase a 10 X 20 building FOR MYSELF, and have been moving all my craft items, scrapbooking and stamp-ing supplies etc… into it. It is going to be nice to have a place to go and do my scrapbooks without having to drag everything out on the dinning room table. Now all I need to do is fi nd the time to get out there. I am so looking forward to Spring and am thankful for everyday God gives me.

This week we will study the third beatitude found in Mt.5:5.

Please look at the seven descriptions of meekness:

PatientMild [not harsh]Does not harbor resent-

ment [anger turned inside]Submissive [yielding

to the authority of others]Not inclined to angerGentle [careful not in-

jury others]Kind [rather forgive an

injury than get even]We quietly submit our-

selves to God and are gen-tle towards all men.

The meek must not be mistaken for the weak.

Patience is learned; it is not a gift. Romans 5:3 tells us that tribulations and trials create patience. Every diffi culty is a new opportunity to learn pa-tience.

Mild is not harsh. Proverbs tells us a soft an-swer turns away wrath.

A mild man is not harsh, but is tolerant of others.

When we are not in-clined to anger we fi nd it hard to become angry. We do not give resentment

From the Desk of the Worship Center Third Beatitude - Meekness

time to form. Resentment is simply anger turned back on us.

Submissiveness is a hard one for most of us. Handing the controls over to some one requires a lot of humility.

Gentleness is being as-sertive without hurting feelings; it’s asking with-out demanding.

If the bully knew how to be gentle he wouldn’t bully.

Kindness is tender-hearted and forgiving. Read Ephesians 4:32.

The reward for meek-ness is inheriting the earth [the new heaven and the new earth].

Matthew 6:23 Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

King David said, “I have never seen God’s children forsaken or beg-ging for bread.”

This is God’s promise to the meek.

Pastor Ron Thomason

The Bevier Art Student of the Week is Jesse Ashenfelter. Jesse, a junior, is the son of Darrell and Michelle Ashenfelter. The title of Jesse’s project is, “#55”. He created his work with pencil and color pencil.

Dear Editor, I would like to con-

gratulate you on all the hard work you have put into making this paper so completely amaz-ing! It is wonderful to have a local paper to cover our small com-munity, and you do an amazing job of it. I am continually surprised at the inventive ways you manage to cover our area and show just how wonderful life here is.

I have been accused of expecting my news to be on Prozac, but quite frankly I moved back to this area for a reason....I like the Nor-man Rockwell small town life. This area offers that and so much more! Never will you fi nd a better group of people to support and be supported by, and I want to read about their achievements and celebrate their wins.

I believe there has

been a shift in what people expect from their local pa-pers and you manged to sense that and print exact-ly what we all want to see, our friends, neighbors and families! With the speed of the internet and other media outlets, most local papers print outdated arti-cles, from outside sources, with stories based in other states. Articles, we have all seen on three different websites days before the other local papers print them.

You have managed to keep the news local, up-beat and inspiring. I can’t wait to receive my copy of The Macon County Home Press South Edition each week and devour the fun facts I fi nd out about the people from my commu-nity! Thank you for mak-ing the South Edition pos-sible!

Sincerely,Kelly WilsonSubscriber

February 29 Bobby Richardson March 2ndJim Johnston March 3rd Clayton HarpsterKathy Nute March 4thRoger JohnstonAmy Roberts March 6thBeth Faught March 7thPriscilla Williams

March 8thJim Coin

Local March Birthdays and One Leap Year Birthday

March 9thMark Evans, Trayla Lowe March 10thJanis Brown March 12thVince Fraley March 20thHolden Lowe March 23rdHanna Moots Ceciley Spurgeon March 25thRobert Tubbs March 29thKennedy Harpster March 31stSpencer Hendricks

JESSE ASHENFELTER

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Bucklin Bitsby Doris Noah

Happy 93rd Birthday Jessie Sappington

Jessie Sappington cel-ebrated a belated birth-day party with her family Sunday afternoon at the American Legion Hall. We began by collecting ourselves into individual family units. Howard gave the blessing and we all enjoyed a buffet table fi lled with a variety of soups, sandwiches and other fi nger food. Natu-rally, there was a dessert table that became quite an attention grabber. Af-ter lunch we all joined in singing Happy Birthday.

Mother had requested that instead of gifts we could all bring her home-made birthday cards. These works of art would include some of the sweet-est hand prints, pop-ups, pictures and personal artwork you could imag-ine. They were a lot of work, and I think she was pleased, but also hope she doesn’t ask for them again next year!

If we could have all been in attendance there would have been 65 of us. As it was, we did manage to bring in 41 (all 5 chil-dren with four spouses, 9 grandchildren with four spouses, 13 great grand-children, and 6 great great grandchildren). There was one son-in-law that says he blew the train whistle as he went through Buck-lin, but did not try it 93 times because he fi gured he’d be in Ethel by then!

Family celebrating with the honored lady, Jessie, were :Howard and Sandra Sappington of Chillicothe. Belita and Garry Amen of New Boston. Carter and Desiree Sappington with Kristi and Taylor of Brookfi eld. Kenneth and Mary Jo Sapping-ton of Bucklin. Joy Main of Fort Madison, Ia. Lisa and Scott Rule with Libby and Emma of Chillicothe. Robert and Anita Amen with Cody and Cooper of Queen City. Becky Amen of Troy, Ill. Eric and Heather Sappington with Ethan, Evan and Faith of Marshall. Scott and Man-dy Sappington with Ridge and Emmett Cole of Grain Valley. Amber Wood with Regan and Garret of New Boston. Betsy Hayes of Denmark, Ia. Caressa Amen with Jae, Maia, and Cain Burnell, Celeste Amen with Trey and Am-auree Lewis, and Autumn Moore all of Macon.

Thanks Joy (Sapping-ton) Main for this article

Bucklin Community Association meets

The BCA met Monday evening, February 20, 2012 in the Community Building with all offi cers and 10 members present. President Doug Anders called the meeting to or-der at 7:00 p m. Secre-tary Stacey Anders read the minutes of the previ-ous meeting and Treasurer David Jenkins gave his re-port. Both were accepted as read.

During the business meeting Bob Davis gave report as chair of the nominating committee. He presented the follow-ing slate of offi cers for consideration. Thelma Jones, President; Betty Shoemaker, Vice Presi-dent; Stacey Anders, Sec-retary and David Jenkins, Treasurer; Lori Davis Fund raising chairperson, Bob Davis, Entertainment chairperson.

This slate will be up for discussion and vote at the March 19th meeting.

Plans for the entertain-ment were discussed and

will be voted on at the next meeting. Several groups are being considered and the list will be narrowed down by the March meet-ing.

Lori Davis reported all is in order for the Sun-day Fried Chicken Din-ner on the 26th of Febru-ary. Serving will begin at 11:30 at the Community Building in the park.

The annual Irish Stew will be March 10, 2012. All the menu was fi nal-ized as well as the enter-tainment for the evening. Supper will be served at 6:00 p m. This supper will be in the Legion Hall.

David Jenkins will have order forms for the Birth-day/Anniversary calendar by the evening of the Irish Stew. Prices are the same as last year; .50 cents for birthdays or anniversaries and $5.00 for the calendar.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15.

Sleep Over At Aunt Sarah’s

When Sarah Greer’s niece, Dana Sue Goings, started planning a ‘sleep over at Aunt Sarah’s’ who knew it would grow to in-clude 15 women?

Coming from as far away as Cheyenne, Wyo-ming and as near as rural Bucklin they started arriv-ing Saturday morning to spend the night with ‘Aunt Sarah’.

Every one brought food, nail polish, movies, snacks and games (even a dog or two) as well as overnight bags with paja-mas and slippers.

The evening was spent giving pedicures, watch-ing movies, playing games with a lot of visiting, eat-ing and laughter.

The family gathered at Sarah Greer’s home in-cluded: Mertie Fay Mol-loy, from Bucklin, Mary Ann Molloy and Glenda Sue Wood from New Cambria; Amy Jo and Claire Thompson from St. Louis; Robin Jones, Sheila, Alexis and Kayla Jones from Ethel; Kelsey Atkinson, Cheyenne, Wy-oming; Tara Shoemaker, Springfi eld, Mo.; Sherrill Rowland, Sedalia; Dana Sue Goings and Sydney from Columbia.

It took over a month to plan but all agreed it was well worth it.

Unforgettable.

On the MendOpal Witt is recovering

from the injuries she sus-tained when her Ford Es-cape was totaled.She is at Loch Haven Care Center 701 Sunset Hills, Macon, Mo. 63552, Room 300 and will appreciate cards or visits as she heals

Conservation Agent Adam Arnold had knee surgery last week. He is the son of Phillip and Kar-en Arnold.

Mark your March cal-endar

March 3: A luncheon/ bridal shower at the Unit-ed Methodist Church Fel-lowship Hall in honor of Paige Casady is being planned. Time is 1:00 p m.

March 5: Russell and Bessie Liebhart will cel-ebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. Congratula-tions are certainly in order. Their address is 19162 Highway 129, Bucklin Mo. 64631

March 5: Donna Brown will be celebrating her 90th birthday. Mrs.

Brown lived in the Pleasant Grove area for many years until failing health prompted a move to her daughter’s home.

She will certainly like to hear from her friends on this special birthday. The address is; 29621 Bear Creek Lane, LaPlata, Mo. 63549.

March 5: Cast practice at the Method-ist Church at 7:00 for the Irish Stew program. Con-tact Lori Davis if you have any questions or want to be a part of the Show.

March 6: Wil-lard and Ruth Balfour will be celebrating their 75th wedding anniversa-ry! (Did you ever know a couple married this long?) A family celebration is planned. Their son, Clark Balfour, has requested a card shower for them in honor of this special occa-sion.

The address is 403 Grandview, Carrrington Place Apartment 17, To-ledo, Iowa 52342.

March 10: The Annual Irish Stew at the Legion Hall. The meal is at 6:00 p m with a tremen-dous program to follow. You are asked to bring your own table service and a covered dish. This sup-per is provided by

the BCA. No charge expected or accepted.

March 14: City Council meets at City Hall. Time is 5:00 p m.

March 14: Buck-lin Civic Club meets at 7:00 p m in the home of Thelma Jones with Cherry Miller co-hostess. Club president Debbie Reid may be contacted if you want more information.

March 17: Ameri-can Legion Post #57 com-munity breakfast is served.

The men cook a good meal with serving from about 8:00 a m until the gravy is gone. All are in-vited.

March 18: Regu-lar meeting of the Ameri-can Legion Post # 57 at 6:00 p m.

Happy Birthday Arletta Anders

A call from Kirby An-ders in Eudora, Kansas was appreciated. He told of a special celebration being planned for his wife Arletta

(Whisenand) Anders as she observes her 70th birthday on February 25.

Family gathering in St. Joseph, Mo. for her birth-day celebration will be their children, Dale and Angela, Gerald and Don-na (Whisenand) Payne, Carolyn (Whisenand) Wald, their four grandsons and one granddaughter as well as a foreign exchange student spending the school year in the home of Dale Anders.

While in St. Joseph the Anders plan to visit Ar-letta’s fi rst grade teacher, Winona (Stanfi eld) Green. Mrs. Green taught at rural school,

Osage, when Arlet-ta started school. .Arletta is a former

Bucklin resident and graduate of Bucklin R2 School. Her parents are the late Lloyd and Ruth Whisenand.

Kirby and Arletta An-ders live at 706 E 2200 Rd in Eudora, Kansas 66025.

Odds ‘N EndsLast week it was noted

in the Bits From Bucklin a fat robin sat on the clothes line out back then took off for the south. Well, he must have gathered up his entire family and come back to Linn County.

Harvey Riley said he had too many robins to count in their yard last week. Harvey and Bev get to watch a pair of ea-gles, a covey of quail and a variety of small winter birds daily. Now all these robins have come. (It is hard not be just a little en-vious.)

Will you try to send a card to those men-tioned in the Bits From Bucklin this week? Mail means a lot. Even though postage is going up and up it is worth it.

Do you have an item to share? If you do please call 660 695 3600, email dnoah112@gmail.com or just stop by our house with your news anytime. Every item is welcome and just what it takes to make the news newsy.

Enjoy the day,Doris Noah

University of Missouri Extension Master Gar-dener training classes will be offered March 22-May 31, 2012, at the Macon County Extension Center. Classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00 p.m and will include a wide variety of gardening topics including vegetables, fruit, trees & shrubs, herbs, lawn care, fl owers and landscaping, diseases, insects and soils & fertilizer. To be a Mas-ter Gardener, you must at-tend 30 hours of classroom training AND provide 30 hours of volunteer service your fi rst year after train-ing. The training is open to all interested persons. For more information con-tact Jennifer Schutter at 660-665-9866 or down-load a registration form at http://extension.missouri.edu/macon.

Master Gardener Training To Be Offered In Macon

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Prior to the February meeting, the Auxiliary and Legion members enjoyed a carry in dinner provided by the Auxil-iary members. After the dinner the Le-gion members gave a program called, The Four Chaplains.”

President Jobson called the Auxiliary meeting to order.

The opening prayer was given by Chaplain Laurel Curry.

Joy Kosmon led the Pledge of Alle-giance.

Wilma Jobson led the Preamble.There were 19 members in attendance.

President Jobson gave a special welcome to guest, Jamie Miller.

Carolyn Payne read the minutes of the January meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Doris Kitchen and seconded by Linda Balfour. Minutes were approved.

Treasurer’s report was given by Deb-bie Reid.

President Jobson asked for committee reports.

Membership Chairperson Debbie Reid reported that 5 additional members had paid their membership dues.

Americanism Chairperson, Carole Kennison said that the forms for the Americanism Essay contest are at the school and are due back to the Auxiliary by March 15th. Grades 3 through 8 plus high school students are eligible to par-ticipate.

Linda Balfour, Poppy Chairperson will contact the art teacher in New Cam-bria to see if they would be interested in participating in the Poppy poster contest. The Bucklin art teacher was unable to fi t this into the time schedule. The winning poster will be featured on the tee shirts for the 5K run. Members discussed having Linda contact some of the other teachers in the Bucklin school to see if they could fi nd the time in their class schedule. Linda stated that the poppies have been ordered.

Community Chairperson Cherry Mill-er informed the group that the Bucklin Community Association will be having a fried chicken dinner on February 26th at the Community building. The purpose of this dinner is to raise funds for the home-

Post 57 February 2012 Auxiliary Meeting Recap

coming.Girl’s State Chair Lori Hanson in-

formed the group of two candidates for Girl’s State. They are Cindy Hendricks and Amanda Liebhart. A nomination was made by Debbie Reid and seconded by Doris Kitchen to send both girls to Girl’s State. Motion passed.

Legislation Chairperson Laurel Curry let the members know of several bills that are being discussed in the house that affects Veterans. Members should make themselves aware of these bills and con-tact their representative.

Public Relations: Cherry Miller, Chairperson passed around photos of Spa Day. She reported that photos had been sent to the newspaper.

Old Business:Pop Tabs still being collected for

Ronald McDonald House.Apron update: Laurel Curry told

members that the cost for aprons to be used in the kitchen would be approxi-mately $16.00 each. A vote was tabled until the next meeting.

Laurel Curry reported that the Spa- Day event was successful. Laurel read an article that was posted in the Linn County Leader. Linda Balfour was the door prize winner during the event.

Wilma thanked members for sending desserts and salads for the luncheon in honor of the National Vice Commander.

New business:Wilma asked that members save best

choice labels for the auxiliary. A question was raised if the members

would be interested in compiling a cook-book for a fundraiser. Item was tabled until the March meeting.

A date has been set for the Auxiliary’s annual membership tea. It is to be held on March 24th at 1:00 pm. All members are invited to attend.

The hostesses for the March meeting will be Cherry Miller, Linda Balfour, Patty Gilmore and Harriet Meyer.

The winner of the 50/50 drawing was Laurel Curry.

After a closing prayer by Chaplain Curry, President Jobson adjourned the meeting.

Callao’s 5th & 6th Grade Basketball - Coaches Kara Cook & Tim Dawson. LEFT - 1st row: Zoey Deuser, April Shaw, Makayla Shaw; 2nd row: coach Tim Dawson, Blake Teter, Kobie Hochstetler, Caleb Rhoads, Preston Dawson, Chris McCutchen, Dylan Ford. RIGHT - 1st row: Derick Wriedt, Kade Shaver, Frank Dryer, EvanThurnau; 2nd row: Coach Kara Cook, Jacob Wriedt, Matthew Cline, Austin Engle, Tyler Rhoads, Shane Levett. A BIG “THANK YOU” goes out to the following for their donations for the new uniforms: PLS Builders, LLC., Shaver Roofi ng, Ellis Refrigeration & Electric, Macon-Atlanta State Bank.

Callao Future Hoops All-Stars Shine

Bevier Wildcats win in last home stand of the season

Tuesday night, Feb. 21st was the last home game for Bevier Wildcats. Madison traveled to play Bevier but was sent back home defeated.

The Lady Cats pulled off another win with an ending score of 66 to 44. Cheyenne Shelmadine had a “Double Double”, which is double digit numbers in 2 of the 4 category’s on game stats.

The Wild Cats had another close game, but come out on top with the fi nal score of 68 to 67. Jesse Ashenfelter also showed a “Double Double” on his game stats.

Following are the stats for both Boys and Girls. BoysMcKenzi Pipes : 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 stealsJean Fiquet: 2 points, 4 rebounds 1 assistJesse Ashenfelter: 16 points, 12 rebounds – Double DoubleAaron Peter: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assistBret Peukert: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assist, 2 stealsSeth Shurvington: 4 rebounds, 1 assistAndrew Peter: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assistRecord to date: 7 W – 14 L

GirlsDominica Prokup: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assist, 6 stealsValle Wilson 27 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist, 3 stealsCheyenne Shelmadine: 11 points, 16 rebonds, 2 assistAlex Fesler: 2 points, 4 reboundsTayler Hedworth: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 stealBeth Ashenfelter: 8 points, 1 assist, 4 stealsRecord to date: 16 W – 6 L

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Country LivingLife in the Country

“One day while walking

through Orschlen Farm and

Home, Gabe saw the cutest,

most irresistible, tiny chicks.

Of course, he asked if he

could have a couple and

that’s how he got started.”

The Robins are telling us spring is on its way. The chickens have noticed the warmer weather too. My son Gabe has about 65 chickens or so, they have laid eggs all winter even during the cold spells. Pro-duction did slow down drastically but he was able to supply eggs to his customers. Now business, in the way of egg production, for the nearly 11 year old is booming. He has been raising chick-ens since the 2nd grade. One day while walking through Orschlen Farm and Home, Gabe saw the cutest, most irresistible, tiny chicks. Of course, he asked if he could have a couple and that’s how he got started. I thought it would be a good hobby for him and would also build a sense of responsi-bility. Little did I know the entire family would also get this “sense of re-sponsibility”. Like every good operation, we had to have a leader, someone that had the knowledge we didn’t, someone who knew chickens and had the equipment that chickens need. For those of you who may not know Gabe comes from a long line of chicken farmers. They raised chickens and sold eggs for years, of course this had been many years ago, but his grandpa keeps everything. Gabe and Grandpa didn’t have to look too hard to come up with every-thing needed to start a chicken coop. Gabe started

out raising chicks, then add to the group with a few bought at Rutledge, MO. A few years later those chickens were no longer in solid production so he sold them with the help of his Aunt and Trading Post. Soon it was time to start all over again. His birthday is in the spring and he asked for chicks and feed, since he is so hard to buy for, mom and

dad jumped on that and a total of 76 chicks ar-rived. After that ev-eryone has helped out with the chicken busi-ness. Gabe’s siblings Garet and Memphis, lend a helping hand to their brother when he asks or if they see he needs it. His grandma and grandpa help out if the weather gets bad or if Gabe can’t do the chores in daylight hours. Mom and Dad drive the egg route. Yes, I said, “egg route”. Gabe has an egg route and regular customers that he delivers to in Bevier. He also deliv-ers to some local busi-

nesses. If you would like to become a regular cus-tomer and get on the egg route give Gabe a call at 660-773-6886. It may sound strange to some, that a family would come together over, well chickens, but it is much more than that. It truly is the little things I appreciate most. That’s Life in the Coun-try.

The American Legion Green Hills Post 57 and Sons of the American Legion Squadron 57 conducted the Four Chaplains Ceremony, on February 19, 2012 at the Bucklin Legion Hall. The ceremony is conduct-ed by Legion Posts to honor four United States Army Chaplains, who on February 3, 1944 were on board the U.S Army Transport ship Dorchester when torpedoed by a German submarine and sank. The four chaplains helped other soldier’s board lifeboats and gave up their own life jackets when the supply ran out. The chap-lains joined arms, said prayers, and sang hymns as they went down with the ship. PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT: Charles Snyder, Rick Gilmore, Wayne Swank, Robert Jobson, Frank Williams, Larry Kinnison, Ralph Thom-as, Leighton Reid, and Charles Huelett.

Four ChaplainsCeremony

Class 1 District 11 Basketball TournamentFebruary 25-March 2La Plata High School

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How do you cook you goose? Here are two great reci-pes to try this year!

Oven Baked Goose¼ C. Finely Chopped Onion 2 T. Butter or Margarine (Melted)

Waterfowl Season began for Light Geese on Feb. 1st and will go through April 30th1 10oz. Can Cream of Mushroom Soup 4 oz. Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate (Thawed)1 T. Soy Sauce 2 T. Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice½ C. Red Wine 1 Goose Cut up

Salt and PepperSaute onion in butter and add to soup, orange juice, soy sauce, lemon juice and wine. Mix together well. Pat goose dry with a paper towel and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place bird in roasting pan and pour soup mix-ture over all. Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 3 ½

hours. Serve pan juices over bird.

Mushroom Stuffed Goose1 Stick Butter or Marga-rine 2 Onions Chopped4 Slices Bacon Chopped 1 lb. Fresh Sliced Mush-rooms1 Goose 1 C. Burgundy WineSalt and Pepper

Melt half of the butter in a skillet. Add onions and cook for about 3 min. Add bacon and cook for 3 min. more, add mushrooms and cook for 2 to 3 additional min. Stuff goose with mushroom mixture. Place goose in roasting pan, poor wine over and dot with remaining half of butter. Season with salt and pep-per. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for about 2 ½ to 3 hours, baste occa-sionally. Remove lid dur-ing last 15 minutes to al-low bird to brown. Carve and serve with mushroom stuffi ng.

The Loch Haven Family News

Resident Ben Barrows was an honored guest at a Lions Club Banquet and was recognized for his 64 year membership. The Banquet was held on Feb-ruary 11 at the Country Club. Ben was accompa-nied by his son James and daughter-in-law Sara. He received a standing ova-tion.

Our Special Care Neighborhood had a “spe-cial” visitor. Coleman Wright, a sophomore at Westran High School, job shadowed in Special Brook. Coleman assisted with activities. He is the nephew of the Activity Di-rector Blanche Neeson.

Frank and Mary Eaton celebrated their 65th anni-versary. Mary is a resident at Loch Haven. Cake and punch was served in Sun-set Village.

Our employee spotlight for the month of February is on Jeanie Nail. Jeanie is part of the Housekeep-ing Department and works primarily in the Special Brook Neighborhood. She has worked at Loch Haven for almost three years.

Mary Beth Truitt, Loch Haven Marketing Direc-tor, fi lmed A Senior Mo-ment at the Macon Pub-lic Library. This month’s segment is “Book Worms Forever”. Featured guest was Elaine Nuhn, Library Director and Linda Neer and Mary Fink talking about the Walking Books Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library. The program runs each Wednesday on CVTV.

Residents in the Loch Haven Apartments have started a Chit Chat Club. They are looking for “Call Pals” to visit with several times a week.

Shirley Herndon re-tired from the Loch Ha-ven Apartments. She was given a retirement party attended by residents and staff. She has worked in the Apartments since 2007.

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