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USPS-299800 Vol.136, No. 50Bevier, MO, 63532 • 12 Pages • 2 Sections • 75 Cents

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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CRASH NEAR MACON SENDS BEVIER LADY BY HELICOPTER

On Thursday evening, June 21, 2012 approximately 3 miles south of Macon on Highway 63 a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche, driven by Jo-seph Contratto, age 29 of Bevier, Missouri swerved to miss a bicy-clist on the roadway, overcorrected, ran off the east side of the road and overturned. His passenger, Abigail Shaffer, age 34 of Bevier was eject-ed from the vehicle.

Shaffer was transferred by am-bulance to the Macon Airport then fl own by Staff For Life Helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia in serious condition. Contratto was transported by ambulance to Samar-itan Hospital in Macon.

Lucus Oil Pro League Champi-ons Tour 26th Memorial Pull will be held June 29th and 30th at the Ma-con County Fairground Park South of Macon, MO.

On Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 pm will be the unlimited SS tractors followed by the super modifi ed 2WD trucks, light weight SS tractors and the pro street diesel trucks.

For ticket information call (877)740-3696

THE SHOW-ME SHOW-DOWN TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL

AN ETHELMAN’S LOVE OFHISTORY

SYDNEE HENDRICKS TO ATTEND GIRLS STATE IN WARRENSBURG

Page A5Page B6

Dave Baase, the Esteem Leading Knight of the Macon Elks Lodge No.999 presents Macon Girl Scout Troop 9511 Kayla Noyes, Megan Baase, Rebecca Wilcox, and Ashlee Moore with a $600 donation to help the group as they work toward their Gold Badge.

Angel Flight Central (AFC) is a 501(c)(3) organization that serves people in need by arranging charitable fl ights for access to health care and for other humanitarian purposes. With the help of a network of volunteer pilots, patients receive specialized medical care; deserving children travel to special needs camps, and medical supplies and goods are delivered to areas that have suffered Mother Nature’s wrath.AFC serves the entire state of Missouri, including all of Macon County. While there are 66 pilots in Missouri, there are no pilots in Macon County.“We would love to have some Angel Flight Central pilots based out of Flying Sargeants Airport in Macon, MO, Bradley Airport in Moberly, MO, North Central Missouri Regional Airport in Brookfi eld, Kirksville Regional Airport in Kirksville or any of the other small, regional airports in northern Missouri,” said Don Sumple,

Executive Director of AFC.To qualify to be an AFC volunteer pilot, one must:

Provide transportation at no cost to Angel Flight Central passengers

Hold a current FAA Private Pilot’s Certifi cate and current Medical Certifi cate

Hold an Instrument Rating and maintain IFR currency (desired, not required)

Have logged 250 hours Pilot in Command (PIC) Time and 500 hours Total Time. (Total time requirement is waived if pilot holds a Commercial Certifi cate)

Have logged 25 hours in make and model for single-engine and 50 hours in make and model for multi-engine/turbo-prop/jet

Own or have access to an airworthy aircraft (as defi ned by Federal Aviation Regulations)

Operate each fl ight in accordance with applicable FAR’s and the AFC Volunteer Pilot Handbook

Provide proof of

maintaining at least $1 million total with $100,000+ per seat liability insurance

Provide proof of licensure/certifi cation by the Federal Aviation Administration by submitting copies of pilot certifi cate(s), government-issued I.D. and medical certifi cate

Provide a digital photo for an Angel Flight Central Volunteer Identifi cation Badge

Complete the AOPA Air Safety Institute course for volunteer pilots fl ying public benefi t fl ights.

Complete at least one (1) approved safety-related course annually

Complete AFC’s Volunteer Pilot Orientation Program before your fi rst fl ight

Reaffi rm annually with AFC and fl y at least one AFC fl ight every 24 months to remain on the Active Volunteer Pilot Roster

Once the commitment has been made, the rest is easy. At AFC, a mission coordinator ensures that all of the details concerning a

mission are handled. After a passenger has qualifi ed for a mission and the purpose of the mission confi rmed, the potential mission is broadcast with a suggested fl ight routing. When a pilot elects to take a leg of a mission, the necessary paperwork is provided via their chosen method of communication. The mission paperwork includes fl ight planning information such as the number of passengers, weights, distances, recommended FBOs and phone numbers so that the pilot can easily contact passengers and linking AFC pilots. The pilot in command makes all go or no-go decisions. Angel Flight Central does not make nor override any pilot decision.

“Angel Flight Central pilots know that they have helped someone in need. When pilots share their gift of fl ying it creates a personal sense of community. The pilots are truly the backbone of our organization,” Sumple added.

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LOCAL NEWS2A Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

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!

MACON HOMEPRESS

660-346-8808Advertising and

Editorial Deadline

Thursday Noon

Dani EvansJim Coin

Ron Thomason

SalesPatty Greenwood

Correspondents

Last week’s stump your friends photo was of Donny & Melissa Wyatt of Ma-con. Congratulations to Jenny Hedrick-Pore of Macon, Kristy Lea of Macon and Dianna Kennison of Macon, they had the

correct guess.

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One coupon per visit.

This week’s photo is of the Macon FFA Chapter’s Agriculture Sales Team that placed fourth in the nation at the 67th National FFA Convention in Kansas City, MO in 1994. Who are they?

by Jean Ray

I have now reached another plateau in my young life, and being a dutiful daughter I did what my parents expected of me, I got a job. I started working three days after I left school so, now mum had more rent money coming in. With the three girls gone from home there was just our George and I Paying for our keep. Before long our George along with Roy Claxton, Mickey Winn and Ronnie Wall joined the army and later he was shipped out to Malaysia, which is part of Asia. I well remember George sending me my fi rst nylons and a green kimono and a big celebration in our neighborhood was held for their homecoming .These kind of parties always called for lots of beer and spirits, which they always had money for even though we did without the essentials. Most of the men went to their favorite pubs after tea time and met up with their mates for a pint or two, but our dad never did to my knowledge and would only have a drink at Christmastime and important celebrations..

I was hired by H. Samuels the largest jewelry manufacturing company in England. My position consisted of typing, sorting old gold of every description and price coding the jewelry. My wages were fi ve dollars a week which was paid each Friday in cash in a little brown envelope. This form of payment continued while I lived in England. Mum took three dollars for my board and

The Life and Times of Jean Emily Clark Ray

gave me back two dollars and doled out tuppence ( two pennies) each day for my bus fare. I look back wondering why she didn’t give it to me all at once. As soon as I managed to save ten dollars I purchased a bicycle to ride to work and save the bus fare. Now I had a little more money to save for things that I needed.

I was quite interested in my work. My supervisor’s name was Miss Eggleston and I called her Eggo, behind her back of course. Eggo was very good to me and she gave me a beautiful cameo encased in gold fi ligree, I was fond of her too. After about six months I had the chance of a promotion to the jewelry manufacturing department where there was more people and action. My new environment was a glassed in offi ce with windows for each clerk to work with the craftsmen in the adjoining premises. Each week I weighed strips of gold and counted out twelve diamonds to the workers and at the end of the week I weighed everything back in including the lemel (gold dust) making sure there weren’t any discrepancies. During lunch Edie would come around with a large teapot and a tray of cups to give us our cuppa tea and we could also purchase a cheese cob (bun) which I really looked forward to..

My new supervisors name was Mr. Ronald Drinkwater and the other lady in the offi ce was Dottie, who had the same position as me.

I met a boy at work that I liked, his name was Ken. He came to our house one

evening after work and stood outside the garden gate. I was pretty nervous and fi nally asked our dad if he could come in for a cuppa tea, and he said yes.

This was the boy that introduced me to cigarette smoking which I hated but, to please him I did and learned to enjoy it. Smoking was the in thing it was the fi fties. Ken did not last long Then along came Frances Anthony George Joseph Hinckley. Tony was a truck driver, a nice fellow who lavished me with new clothes and took me to restaurants, something new to me .That friendship did not last too long even though he was a perfect gentleman I did come out of that relationship with a tan leopard skin lined full coat which I loved. Jean is coming up in the world, from rags to riches. Around that time our Kathy was married after a fi ve year engagement which was the norm in those days. She married a wonderful man name Patrick and it was he who I named my fi rst born after. Paddy was so good to me and I was at their house more than my own and soon left home to live with them, which was a much happier environment. My sister never forgot the time I arrived with fl owers and chocs the day after Martins birth, three months prior to me leaving England. Kathy’s fi rstborn. I mentioned my nephews name because he passed suddenly at a young age last year and it is still hard for the family to reconcile to his death. I lost our Kathy too in two thousand and fi ve. To be Continued………

Week 9

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT3AWednesday, June 27, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:“The Grand Café”

315 Hwy. JJ • Huntsville, MO 660-277-4466

Josh Spicer, OwnerHours: Tues.-Sat. 11 am - 8 pm; Sun. 11 am - 2 pm;

Closed Monday

All You Can Eat Buffet

in a Family Atmosphere

DINE IN

Home Cooking in a clean and friendly setting

Fried Chicken, Homemade Rolls, Fresh Vegetables, Desserts, Full Salad Bar and more!

CARRY OUT

EVERY GREEN EGG GRILL COMES WITH MY CELL PHONE NUMBER .

I AM COMMITED TO AFTER SALE SERVICE!

Tammie Johnston has been in the restaurant business in one aspect or another for over 13 years. Her most recent endeavor being the owner/operator of The Grand Café since March of 2009. Tammie is quick to point out though, that she couldn’t do it without “Granny”and her other employees. The restaurant serves a full menu from 5:00am to 2:00pm Monday - Friday as well as a lunch buffet on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. In addition they offer a sandwich special daily that is not on the menu however, Tammie says if everyone likes it, it just may stay. From 2:00pm - 4:00pm Monday - Friday the coffee is fresh and the conversa-tions lively as folks gather to share stories, both fi ction and non-fi ction, of course. Tammie says “ that’s what granny loves, everyone just coming in visiting and drinking coffee.” When I asked Tammie grannys name, she said “granny”, that’s what everyone calls her. Tammie says her favorite part of her business is the friendships she has formed with all her customers. She appreciates people choosing to come to The Grand Café when there are other places they could go. She says sometimes people just need a place to go for good food and conversation without dressing up. The Grand Café is located at 100 North Grand Street, Clar-ence, MO. They can be reached at (660)699-3883.

by Mark Underwood

You’re not alone—near-ly half of all Americans are plagued with occa-sional insomnia, and about 15 percent have chronic sleepless nights. Try these tips to improve the quality of sleep, and the quality of your life.

If you’re not sleeping well at night you may be at risk for health problems ahead. New research pub-lished in The Lancet, the world’s leading medical journal, says that if you have problems sleeping, you are at risk for health problems like diabetes heart failure, anxiety and

Dreaming Of Uninterrupted Sleep?depression.

You may not realize that if you have insomnia you are fi ve times more likely to have anxiety and de-pression and at double the risk for congestive heart failure and diabetes. Dif-fi culty sleeping can lead to daytime problems too, like mood disorders, ir-ritability and a constant feeling of exhaustion. As people grow older, many experience age-related changes such as decreased quality of sleep. New re-search from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has determined that sound quality sleep, can improve cognition (which includes

decision decision-making skills, focus, concentration and memory).

What can you do to im-prove your sleep? Plenty. You can tip the scales on the side of better sleep with these easy, no-nonsense, better sleep ideas.

Six Steps to Better SleepUpgrade your mattress.

Your mattress may be trig-gering allergies that are playing havoc with your sleep. If your mattress is more than 7 years old, it may be time to replace it. Bed bugs hiding deep in mattresses are common sources of asthma and al-lergies.

Cool down. Turn the

thermostat down to the mid-60s when you go to bed. Studies have shown that a cool bedroom helps induce sleep.

Wear socks. Now that your bedroom is cooler, put on a pair of socks. The American Journal of Physiology suggests wear-ing socks to bed to achieve better sleep. Your feet are often colder than the rest of the body so wearing socks helps blood vessels in your feet stay dilated resulting in better sleep.

Regulate your eating routine. Don’t eat a big meal right before bedtime, and don’t skip dinner so you go to bed hungry.

Scratch the screen time. Calm the brain before go-ing to bed. Avoid reading, writing and checking email on your electronic devices before bedtime, and don’t watch TV right before you close your eyes.

Exercise regularly. If you exercise regularly, at least four times a week, re-search has shown you may be able to add an hour or more to your usual nights sleep.

When you take these steps to improve your sleep, you’re moving in the right direction toward a healthier life.

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COMMENTARY4A Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

BY KATHY LIEBHARTEDITOR

kathy@maconhomepress.com

COMMENTBUCKLIN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1962

LIEBHART

RECIPESPUBLIC SAFETY

PEOPLE

BISQUICK

STRAWBERRY PIE

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 favorite recipe and we will publish it in one of our issues. Mail to Home Press South, PO Box 65, Bevier, MO 63532 Attn: Reader’s Kitchen

From the Editors Desk

8 Cups Flour1 1/4 Cups Nonfat Dry Milk Powder1/4 Cup Baking Powder1 Tablespoon Salt2 Cups Shortening

Combine fl our, milk, baking powder, and salt in a very large bowl.Cut in shortening until it resembles coarse cornmeal. Store in tightlyclosed covered container in a cool place. Makes about 10 cups Bisquick.

1 cup All Purpose Flour1/4 tsp. salt3/4 stick butter1 1/2 Tbsp. shortening1/8 cup Ice water

Put fl our and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Cut the butter, and shortening into the fl our. Pro-cess a few seconds until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Drop by drop add the water, pro-cessing briefl y. The whole process should take about 20 to 30 seconds. Wrap and chill for an hour. Remove from refrigerator, and let stand 15 minutes before rolling. You can double this up for a top and bottom crust.

Filling:1 cup Sugar3 Tbsp. Corn Starch1 pint Strawberries1 12 oz. can 7−UPWhipped Cream

In a medium sized sauce pan combine sugar,cornstarch, and 7−UP until creamy. Cook over amedium to a medium high heat until the mixturebecomes thick. When this mixture becomes thick, cool to room temperature, and add a cou-ple of drops of red food coloring. Wash, and cut strawberries into quarters, or smaller depending on how large they are. Sprinkle a teaspoon or two of sugar on the strawberries, and place them into the shell. Pour the cooled 7−Up mixture over the strawberries. Allow this to set for a few minutes. Serve with plenty of Whipped Cream.

FAITH

GABBY SAYS....

From the Desk of the Worship CenterMercy

Kindness in excess of what may be expected or demanded by fairness. When God judges he has his mercy to contend with. Mercy is not governed by fairness, Mercy is governed by Love.

God never ask us to be merciful to him, he has no need for mercy. Mercy is for those who fail, miss the mark, go back out, and may or may not ask for forgiveness.

We have been given a tool for those of us who fail; it is called mercy. Mercy keeps me in the labor force

When I am without excuse, guilty as sin, exposed before others, and ready for sentencing, I can survive if I am among the merciful, a fair judge is the last thing I need Do we really want what we deserve?

A man found a man who was drowning and rescued him Later this man broken

Our 3 yr. old grand-daughter Emmie Lou loves adventures. At an early age she learned that they are wonderful things. When we would get her for an afternoon she would throw her arms up and say “we’re going on an adventure”!

Recently we gave her a fl ashlight set that contains 2 headlamps, 2 keychain/fl ashlight com-bos, and 3 small fl ash-lights. She keeps them in a shoe box we call her adventure box, which also contains a pencil, some crayons, paper, and a plastic Easter egg full of quarters.

On a recent adven-ture we were riding on the Ranger around our farm, Poppy (Emmies’ name for Eric) was driv-ing and Emmie was sit-ting in the middle. As the sun began to set Emmie decided it was time for she and grammy (me) to put on our headlamps

the law and it time for his day in court Upon arriving he was relieved to see the judge was the man who had rescued him from the water. When he heard the judges sentencing which was very harsh he asked “Don’t you remember that day on the lake?”

The judge replied, “I was your savior then, now I am your judge.” For this time Jesus has said, “ Come unto me all, I am with you always. I am not willing that any should perish. Who so ever will let him come.”

Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and fi nd grace to help in time of need.

When you and I are in need are we more comfortable with what we deserve or with the mercy of God? Remember mercy exceeds fairness.

Pastor Ron Thomason

and get the fl ashlights out. We rode along with her instructing Poppy which way to turn using her headlamp and fl ash-lights to “see”, although the ranger headlights were on. We had a great time and Emmie felt very important guiding us through the treacherous terrain using her adven-ture equipment, saying which way to turn, which way to turn and keeping an eye out for the safest (and most fun) route to take. Later that night af-ter bathes and snuggling, I couldn’t help but think how our adventure paral-leled life in general. We often aren’t certain which way to turn and wish for someone to shine an ex-tra light to help us de-cide. Maybe the only real decision we need make is to enjoy the ad-venture regardless of the rough terrain.

Patty Greenwood

Which way to turn…

The Callao High School Class of 1962 met at AJ’s restaurant in Macon on June 2nd for their 50 year class reunion. The group also enjoyed breakfast on Sunday morning at the 36 & 3 cafe in Callao. Pictured are Janet (Wright) Leath, Janet (Thayer) Smith, Shirley (May) Wright, Cheryl (Morrow) Dye, Roger Guyer, Lambert Geerlings, Edward Canada, and Billy Teter

She’s Here!!! My sec-ond granddaughter was born Wednesday, June 20th and is beautiful and healthy! We, as in Pop & I, got to keep our 3 year old granddaughter for a couple days while her mommy and daddy were at the hospital. She had a great time, but she sure was ready to take her little sister home.

We stayed in a motel that had a pool the fi rst night so we were able to swim. Brylie, our grand-daughter, tells me she can teach us how to swim. “All you have to do is hold someone’s hands and kick your feet” she says. Lat-er we had to go and get snacks so we could watch cartoons. By the time the night was over she had purple play-do in her hair (because Pop was watch-ing her while I was in the shower) and was so tired she could hardly hold her eyes open.

Friday came and she was able to go get her baby sister. Talk about an excit-ed little girl, she is going to be a big help to her mom, maybe too much help.

It’s hard to believe that July is already here! The 4th is just around the cor-ner! We usually have a Bar B Que and a great fi rework display, but this year is so busy we still aren’t sure what’s going on. We have the fi reworks, just not the weekend to do anything. Between working, wed-dings and other’s events we are invited to there just

isn’t enough time. The main thing is making sure to spend it with family and friends. I think if the 4th falls in the middle of the week, you should just have that whole week off.

It’s funny how a per-son’s thinking about fi re-works change as we get older. When I was young-er, I wanted the loudest and biggest fi reworks there were. I would buy gross after gross of bottle rockets and hundreds of packages of fi recrack-ers. The louder the better and heaven forbid anyone wanting to light them, I was in charge of the light-ing. Now, I think they should just forget about the bottle rockets and fi re-crackers, just give me a lawn chair and let off the prettiest ones. There’s nothing better than a fi rework show, and for us grandparents, there’s nothing better than tak-ing our grandchildren to watch the fi rework shows!

I hope everyone has as safe and happy weekend and remember to come see us at our new location - 111 N. Rollins St. Ma-con, MO after July 1st.

June29 Salute To Veterans –Loch Haven29-30 Show Me Show Down

July1-14 Maples Repertory Theatre-Rumors3-7 Vandalia Area Fair4 “I Love America Festival” Boone County Fairgrounds4 Chamber of Commerce Fireworks8-15 Town & Country Fair11-13 Lolli Exotic Sale16-21 NEMO Fair Kirksville17-21 Montgomery County Fair20-31 Mables Repertory Theatre-Marvelous Wonderettes26-28 Macon County Flywheel

August1-5 Maples Repertory Theatre-Marvelous Wonderettes5 Fayette Festival of the Arts8-11 Bevier Homecoming9-19 Missouri State Fair

What’s Happening?

Captain James E. Wilt, commanding offi -cer of Troop B, Macon, announces that some-time during the month of July 2012, sobriety checkpoints will be held in Adair and Marion counties. The check-points will be conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol in co-operation with area law enforcement agencies. “Sobriety checkpoints are an innovative means of detecting and remov-ing the alcohol-impaired

Patrol To Conduct Sobriety Checkpoints In Adair And Marion Counties July 2012

driver from our high-ways,” states Captain Wilt. “Driving while intoxicated continues to be a major contrib-uting factor of traffi c crashes in Missouri.” Captain Wilt urges all cit-izens to help law enforce-ment efforts to apprehend intoxicated drivers. If you suspect a motorist of driving while intoxicat-ed or observe a vehicle being driven in an er-ratic manner, contact the nearest law enforcement agency.

Former Bucklin resi-dent Darcy Bright was one of six students fea-tured in the Spring 2012 “Ozark Visitor”. This magazine is a publica-tion of the College of the Ozarks at Point Lookout, Mo. All six were 2012 graduates of the college

Darcy Bright Featured in “Ozark Visitor” Spring 2012

and were listed at “Fu-ture Leaders.” It was a foreshadowing of these students becoming future leaders of society, Darcy majored in Hotel/

Restaurant Manage-ment before her May 2012 graduation.

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COMMUNITY NEWS5AWednesday, June 27, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

If you’ve visited the Macon Historical Society, you have viewed several items donated by Jack Lee of Ethel, MO. Jack’s fi rst name is really Warren, however if you asked for a Warren Lee you may fi nd it hard to fi nd anyone that knows him. Jack was raised in the Ethel area, he graduated from Northeast Missouri State Teachers College and taught in Keytesville, MO for 3 years. Jack then enrolled in the University of Southern California to receive his Masters. He taught American History and the last 5 to 6 years of his teaching career was spent at St. Louis University. Jack always had an interest in American Politics and was known to ware some type of political item every day until he retired in 1986. Jack wrote an approved program on the History of Presidential Elections

An Ethel Man’s Love of History

which is still taught in some schools today.

Jack began collecting items such as toasters, tools and political items in 1956. When the Historical Society remodeled the current location, he was one of the fi rst on board to donate items for the public to enjoy. The fi rst year alone he donated 656 items and to date has lost track of how many has been donated. Jack stated “The museum needed items here to open”. “I would rather put items here for everyone to enjoy than sell them”.

In 1968 Jack started collecting everything that was from Macon County. “I bought anything with a name of the town or business on it” said Jack. Jack’s favorite items are the razors or scissors and pocket knives from the Macon Shear Company which went out of business in 1913. His most wanted

item is a pocket knife made by The Macon Shear Company.

Jack spent every Saturday at the museum for the fi rst three years, but is now there during all open hours. “We’ve had an interesting history, that’s the reason I collected things from Macon County. I’ve paid too much for some things in auctions, but I’ve made more mistakes by not staying in the bidding then buying something for too much” states Jack.

When asked what his best fi nd has been over the years, he will tell you about the book of store records from the 1800’s out of a store in Bloomington, MO. This book was found at an auction in Bethel, MO and is in great condition as holds the detailed information of names, items etc… from the stores customers, but he will also tell you

he is most proud of all the interest the people in the area has taken in the museum and loves to see the different donations arriving daily.

The Macon Historical Society is open on Thursdays and Fridays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and Saturdays from 10:00 am to Noon. Stop and see

Jack Lee of Ethel, MO has donated hundreds of items to the Macon County Historical Society.

for yourself the items from Macon County’s History at 1402 South Highway 63, Macon, MO 63552 .

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COMMUNITY NEWS6A Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

102 Old Hwy 36 West Bevier, MO 63532

(660)773-6877 (660)349-0333 Brian

(660)349-8568 Ronald

Hours Mon – Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM Saturday By Appointment

Sunday Closed

It’s time to start planning the 2nd Annual “Mr. Bevier” Homecoming Contest! The Bevier Homecoming Association is in need of male Bevier residents, age 18 and up to dress in their “fi nest” most beautiful outfi ts! The fun begins at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, August 8th with introduction of the contestants. Crowning and prizes will be awarded at 10:00 PM after the Rickie Lee Tanner Show. For more info contact Trinette Peukert at (660) 415-7478. Pictured above are the contestants and brave men that helped to raise over $800 for the new shelter house to be located on the west side of the food stand.

MR. BEVIER CONTESTANTS NEEDED

By Dani Evansdani.evans33@yahoo.com

I get really sick when I am pregnant. In order to fully illustrate that state-ment let me describe to you the schedule my son and I kept before I began to incubate this beautiful life within me. Monday through Friday with few exceptions we attended daily Mass together fol-lowed by one of the fol-lowing activities; park, library, train ride to a mu-seum (there are many free museums to see in DC not just politicians who are a lot more costly) or play dates with friends. We would return home for a nap and the afternoon was fi lled with games, crafts or the sandbox in the back yard, depending on weather. Once incuba-tion began I had to shift into survival mode, that of myself and Joshua. Those activities went the way of the dodo and for months my heart broke for Joshua

Be Still and Knowand my perception of his boredom. I would move to play with him and lose my stomach, get him food and lose my stomach, hug him and lose my stomach. I imagine you’ve a good picture. However, through it all Joshua seemed con-tent and happy.

Joshua never once bat-ted an eye or cried to race out the door to some ac-tivity. During one of my exhausted moments I was laying on the fl oor next to a pile of tracks trying to put them together for him so we could pick up the milk from Farmer Mc-Coll’s farm. I was praying that the Lord would let me be stronger soon so I could race around with Joshua like before. The partial verse, Be still and know that I am God, came into my mind. I looked at my son, who was mak-ing beeping noises as his dump truck backed up to deliver the track I needed to complete this feat of en-gineering. My eyes were

opened for the fi rst time. My son loved just being still and knowing I was there trying my best and doing what I could. Even if for a few moments all I could do was sit some-where and breath, he loved being still and knowing I was there! Once again my son taught me something about the Lord and how wonderful He is.

Society will tell us that our children want to be distracted. They want to run a million places and need all of this to be well rounded and socialized. Of course, they need to meet people and play but perhaps not to the degree we are led to believe. In that moment the peace I felt in just being with my son. Knowing he was right there and we were grand train engineers together was perfect, was all he and I needed. Someday he will be 18 and spreading his wings. I want to know that I learned to be still and know him.

43 decendants of George and Myrtle Moore met at the home of John Moore on Sunday, May 29, 2012. John, his daugh-ter and family hosted the reunion.

The children of George and Myrtle introduce their families. Iethel Edward and Melody Moore of Bevier. Joey and Sarah, Hannah, Tim, Katy, Kelli, Maria and Serina Rose Moore of Macon. Tina and Charlie, Melissa , Austin Falkiner of Ma-con. Peggy and son Chase

Moore Reunion Held May 29Moore of Bevier.

William (Bill) and Car-ol Moore of Macon. Da-vid and Donetta, Ashley and Will Moore. Danny and Amanda, Kandance, Karli, Kelsey Moore all of Macon.

Donald (Duck) Moore of Mexico MO.

Bonnie Winkie of Bevier, Dennis and Lisa, Jeffrey, Jason Winkie of Maryland Heights, MO. Richard and Annika , Ari-anna Winkie of Macon.

John Moore introduced his daughter Cherish her

husband Corey Garza and his granddaughters Shey-enne, Cierra and Calyn of Illinois

Melody Moore gave the blessing before the meal. Corey cooked the ham-burgers and hot dogs on the grill and each family brought dishes to com-pliment the grilled foods. The afternoon was spent visiting and getting ac-quainted, taking photos, playing ladder ball, cro-quet. The small children enjoyed playing slippery slide.

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Bucklin residents Charles Hulett and Charles Snyder were honored for their Korean War service at the Mercer Missouri Legion Post 477 “Tribute to the Forgotten War” on May 5, 2012. Hulett and Snyder, United States Army Veterans, were presented certifi cates of appreciation and hand crafted plaques. Photo Left to Right: Charles Hulett and Charles Snyder.

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by Carrie Chiarottino

Next week the author of this article will be the mother of a 16 year old girl. I knew this day would come, but I guess I seen it as a day that was so far off in the future that I didn’t have to worry too much about it. Next week, the day that was so far off in the future will be here. At fi rst, I thought this milestone of hers was going to be hard on me and I haven’t completely thrown that idea out the window. I have also thought of the plus side. We live 5 miles out of town and it will be handy to have another driver in the family. That’s the common sense side of things. I have to say it breaks my heart a lit-tle, for her to be growing up so fast. She is my oldest child and this is a fi rst for all of us. In my heart she should still be that tiny little blonde haired girl that usually wore her hair in piggy tails. Memphis was a very easy child to raise. I have always said the good Lord made her so good because He knew He was giving her to a bunch of idiots. That was true in many ways. My sister was a huge help to me as a young mother. We had really never been around any babies and that was evident in some of the things we did. Once Chrissy was going to take her somewhere and she was still in a pumpkin seat and it was cold outside. Chrissy had

a blanket over the entire seat to keep Memphis warm. She buckled the baby seat in the back of her 2-door escort and pulled the blanket down just a little and all she saw was feet. She had buckled Memphis in upside down. Chrissy was always giving Memphis a taste of soda or lemon so she could see her pucker her face. My brother Anthony would give Memphis endless rides on the riding lawn mower. She loved to ride with him. He would take her down the road to

look for a rab-bit. My dad on the other hand, would give her anything she wanted. He is still very guilty of this to this day. Memphis and her grandpa Jerry has some special ideas they are going to try to pull off this year for her birthday. When I was in high school time passed so slow-ly. I thought those days would never end. Now, time passes so fast and grandma says they will only pass faster. I know many of us mothers have, and are, going down this road with

our kids. We love them with everything in us, we can guide them until a time comes when they have to use what they have been taught by their parents and hopefully they will make the right choices. God Bless the teenagers and their parents! That’s Life in the Country.

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CELEBRATIONS2B Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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Gracyn Hanson, a 2012 graduate of Bucklin R-2 School has been awarded the Bucklin Fox Hunt Scholarship. The Bucklin Fox Hunt just recently celebrated its 100th Birthday. Gracyn’s

Payton Elizabeth Bingaman, daughter of Jared and Kalena Bingaman, of Trenton, Il. celebrated her 1st birthday with a party at the home of her grandparents, Rick and Joyce Roberts Sunday afternoon with family and friends. Later in the day a fi sh fry was provided by Ross Roberts and Alyssa Peterson. Rowland and Jayne Roberts, and the late Elizabeth Wright are her great grandparents.

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great grandfather, Joe Dean belonged to the Bucklin Fox Hunt a few years back. She will be attending Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO this fall. Her parents are Todd and Lori Hanson.

Central Methodist Uni-versity has announced its graduating Class of 2012, according to President Marianne Inman.

Including its main cam-pus in Fayette, its extend-ed campus sites across the state and its online pro-gramming, CMU this year will confer degrees to over a thousand people for the fi rst time in its nearly 160-year history.

The following students have graduated from Cen-tral Methodist University in Fayette, Mo.

James Aaron Rowe, of New Cambria, Mo., earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice.

Ashley Marie Holt, of Jacksonville, Mo., earned

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a Bachelor of Science Education in Elementary Education.

Daniel Joseph White, of Marceline, Mo., earned a Bachelor of Science in History.

Founded in 1854, Cen-tral Methodist programs range from undergradu-ate and graduate studies to high-school dual credit offerings. Serving more than 5,000 students on its historic main campus in Fayette, through collab-orative programs at loca-tions across Missouri, and online, the CMU mission emphasizes academic and professional excellence, ethical leadership, and so-cial responsibility.

The Best Little Whore-house in Texas, and opens on June 29th. This lively, funny musical is the most requested by Maples Rep patrons and we are happy to present Cheyenne Nel-son (seen on the Maples Rep stage as Patsy Cline, Sister Mary Hubert and half-a-dozen other roles) as Miss Mona. The score includes “The Sidestep,” “Twenty-four Hours of Loving,” and “Hard Candy Christmas.” Maples Rep talented cast will delight you with singing, dancing, and a little hanky-panky, but “there is nothing dirty going on!”

The Marvelous Won-derettes the last show of the summer season opens on July 20th. This “mar-velous” show is short on script but long on won-derful songs. Through the efforts of the 1958 var-sity song leaders we are treated to performances of sing “Mr. Sandman,” “Lollipop,” “Stupid Cu-

Maples Rep Season At Macon’s Royal Theatre

pid,” “Dream Lover,” and “Goodnight Sweetheart” and let us in on the am-bitions, heartbreaks, and intrigues of a high school girl in the fi fties. Act Two is the 10th year class re-union and the Wonderettes entertain us with “Heat-wave,” “It’s in His Kiss,” “Secret Love,” “Leader of the Pack,” and “It’s My Party” providing the musi-cal backdrop for the com-edy and drama of life in the sixties.

In between and after the Maples Rep main stage productions are: After-glows, Sunday Dinners, Company Cabarets, Kids’ Shows every Wednesday and Saturday at 10:00, and Theatre Camps. For more information and to order tickets call the Ma-ples Box Offi ce at 660-385-2924, order online at www.maplesrep.com, or go by the theatre located on corner of Rubey and Vine in Macon, Missouri.

Gracyn Hanson

Payton Elizabeth Bingaman

Tournaments: 1st in Columbia Challenge (June 2-3); 2nd in Katz Klassic (Kirksville, June 9-10); 1st in Show-Me Shootout (Columbia, June 16-17). Pictured left to right - front row Colleen Boyle (Centerville, IA), Memphis Buster (Bevier), Shelby Salter (Brashear), Morgan McCormick (Marce-line), Sydnee Brooks (Marceline); back row: Randy Easley, Paige Klocke (Macon), Meredith Thom-as (Brashear), Whitney Otto (North Shelby), Devin Gudehus (Knox County), Madison McCormick (Marceline), Bethany Shulte (Jefferson City), Lex Cavanah, Not pictured Valerie Schmidt (Macon).

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COMMUNITY NEWS3BWednesday, June 27, 2012

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International Agriculture Students are grateful for the opportunities they’ve had over the past three years. Due to tremendous community support the students have been able to travel to some great places as shown in the photos. They are currently raising funds for a 4th trip, which will be to the Republic of Ireland. TOP LEFT PHOTO - Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2012 International Agriculture Students Sean Richards, Blake Rose, Lauren Wright, Jessica Young, and Shy-Anne McDow, and chaperones Jarod Womack and Melissa Schowe with Ameri-can Farm School representative Vassiliki Papandreopoulou outside the ruins of an ancient market in Thessaloniki. TOP RIGHT PHOTO - Nova Scotia, June 2010International Agriculture students Luke Vose, Hayden Carter, Britain Hall, Dal-ton Green, Ryan Stoecklein, and advisor Jarod Womack receiving instruction on Golf Course management by members of the Nova Scotia Agriculture Col-lege Turf Management faculty. BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO - Queensland, Australia, June 2011 - International Agriculture students Darin Vansickle, Brandon Clema, Ryan Claypoole, Joey Turner, Derris Pagliai, and Elizabeth Flowers and chap-erones Jarod Womack and Melissa Schowe standing outside of Sydney Harbor shortly after arrival in Australia.

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Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Mis-souri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travel-ers of the importance of safety during the upcoming July Fourth holiday.

In 2011, 14 people were killed and 478 injured in Missouri over the holiday in 1,055 traffi c crashes. One person was killed or injured every 9.5 minutes. Of that total, troopers worked 259 crashes, including eight of the fatalities and 130 inju-ries during the 2011 July Fourth holiday. Troopers arrested 168 people for driving while intoxicated during last year’s holiday weekend.

The 2012 counting pe-riod for the July Fourth holiday will be from 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 3, to 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, July 4. This is a 30-hour count-ing period compared to the 2011 holiday counting pe-riod of 78 hours.

The Highway Patrol will be participating in Opera-tion C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) over the July Fourth holiday weekend. All available offi -cers will be patrolling Mis-souri’s roadways enforcing Missouri’s speed limit, seat belt, and alcohol laws, in

Have A Safe July Fourth Weekend!addition to being available to assist motorists.

Troopers throughout the state will participate in a 20-Mile Trooper operation on July 3 and July 8, 2012. This operation will include Interstates 35, 44, 55, and 70, and U.S. Highways 60 and 61. Troopers will be targeting all traffi c viola-tions, and be especially vigilant of aggressive driv-ing violations.

Motorists who need as-sistance or who witness criminal activity while traveling on Missouri’s roadways can contact the nearest Highway Patrol troop headquarters by call-ing the Patrol Emergency Report Line at 1 (800) 525-5555 or *55 on a cel-lular phone.

The Highway Patrol also reminds the public that the Fourth of July holiday is one of the busi-est boating holidays of the year. In 2011, there were no boating fatalities. How-ever, eight people were in-jured in 11 boat crashes.

One person drowned in the Current River in Carter County during last year’s July Fourth holiday. Ad-ditional offi cers will be working on the state’s wa-ters to ensure safety. Mis-

souri’s boaters are asked to do their part by remaining alert for other boats and swimmers, and being cour-teous on the water. With more boats on the water, it is even more important to pay attention when operat-ing your vessel.

Remember:Distractions and alcohol

consumption slow reaction time.

Appoint a passenger to help monitor the other boats around you.

Make evasive maneu-vers early and deliberately.

The many fi rework displays after dark attract many more boaters at night.

At night, remember to:Check your vessel’s

navigation lights before heading out, and be sure to have spare bulbs on board.

Observe Missouri’s nighttime speed limit of 30 miles per hour on the wa-ter.

Slow down and take your time. Nighttime acci-dents tend to involve more serious injuries and dam-age, due to the lack of vis-ibility.

Finally, it is illegal to discharge fi reworks from a vessel, so leave them in a safe place on shore.

By Laurie Schloff

Cursing is controversial. Some believe that people who utter four-letter words are immoral, others call them crude, and still oth-ers view those who have a foul mouth as uncivilized and annoying. The town of Middleboro, Massa-chusetts was fed up with the spate of teen cursing on downtown streets and passed an ordinance that fi nes public cursers 20 dol-lars for each “bad word” they say in public.

On the opposite end of the controversy, linguis-tic libertarians believe words are neither bad nor good. They believe free speech, including the right to verbalize rudeness, is guaranteed in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

No matter where you stand on swearing, com-munication specialists rec-ommend that sensitivity to others is the key factor to consider if you have the urge to say anything stronger than “darn” or “shucks.” Here are three things to consider before you curse in public:

1. Know who’s lis-tening to you. Cursing

Be Courteous When You Curseserves as a verbal expres-sion of anger, frustration, or disappointment, but your issues are not everyone’s business. customer can cost herself more than the price of a manicure.

2. Err on the conser-

vative side at work.3. Save it for later. Excessive cursing can

offend, and as a wise pro-fessor of speech once said, “Freedom of speech is not always free.”

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COMMUNITY NEWS4B Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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by Doris Noah

by Jayne Roberts

THE HOME PRESSSouth Edition

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MINI TOUR OF THE TOWN

It is a hot Sunday afternoon in June. Perhaps we can stir up a breeze with the green golf cart on a tour of the town. Let’s go to the north end of town this week as we did the south end a couple of weeks ago.

Across the bridge and just to the right we stop to admire the red and yellow cannas blooming in Larry Hosford’s traditional round flower bed. How many years he has tended this bed for all or us to enjoy? Good job Larry.

Dolores Baugher has a new flag flying on Lathrop Street; t e tattered flag has been replaced at the park and that looks good as well. We notice Bob Sheldon has his new flag on the porch. The strong winds we have had in June has been rough on our banners and flags.

Don and Pat Shawn have interesting landscaping at their front yard.

Wonder if Don trims that evergreen bush so neatly or has it done?

Their purple clematis is full of bloom and very pretty.

At Raymond and LeNell Hughes’ in front of a sign stating ONLY JOHN DEERE PARKING ALLOWED is parked a Chevy truck.. That is not good.

On we go and just across the Santa Fe railroad crossing is a wide variety of livestock that is due a mention. We see a couple of llamas, donkeys, a cow, a deer, a couple of alpaca and goats big and small. Ryan and Julian even have a couple of good sized pigs in a big pen south of the house. Folks, it is worth your time to go by this interesting pasture at the northwest edge of town.

Too many pretty flowers beds to mention all. For a good start take a drive by the lawns of Leighton and Deb Reid, Phil and Karen Arnold, Rick and Patti Gilmore, Tish Fox, Paul and Kim Harrison, Carol Louzaway, Jessie Sappington, Linda Balfour, Dale and Betty Standley, Charles and Patsie Hughes, Ronnie and Donna Head and Larry and Thelma Jones.

John and River Wright on Hickory Street keep their huge yard so trimmed and neat with all the large shade trees it would be a great park.

The Rose of Sharon ( are they trees or bushes? ) are pretty this week. Shorty and Mary Hulett’s has the most blooms of any we have seen today. They don’t bloom for a long time but are really showy while they do.

There is a lot more to write you: Josh and Stephanie McNeil’s little boys play fort; Glen and Mary Kitchen’s huge gray wall and new sod work is almost complete; the city park is busy with a reunion in the community building and several children enjoying the swings and fort. ( The heat is not bothering this group).

It is time to head for home for a tall glass of ice water. The golf cart did stir up a breeze but it was a hot one.

MAGERS/THOMPSON REUNION

Annie (Thompson) Jones organized a family reunion with about 40 members of the Magers/Thompson families from Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana and Missouri coming to enjoy the day. They had

carry in dinner at the Long Branch picnic area on Sunday June 17, 2012.

Among family attending were Annie’s two brothers, John and his wife ,Ingrid, from Anacoco, La. and Loren and his wife, Jackie, from New Cambria.

After the reunion Annie Jones and John and Ingrid Thompson were guests in the home of Loren and Jackie Thompson for some more visiting.

CY’S TURNTara Noah takes her

nephews on a special trip the year they turn 10. This year it was Cy’s turn. Cy is a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. He wanted to go to Chicago to see the Red Sox play the Cubs at Wrigley Field. It was great to be there and even better seeing the Red Sox win a close 4 to 3 game.

Tara Noah, Pat Noah and Cy also visited the Shedd aquarium and took a boat ride on lake Michigan.

Cy is the son of Craig and Julie Noah, LaPlata and the grandson of Hank and Pat Noah.

ON THE MENDCyrus Hanson has been

in Columbia for surgery on his broken wrist.

His sister, Gracyn Hanson, had out patient surgery on her foot recently as well. This is not the best start of summer for these children of Todd and Lori.

Colton Pfeifer three year old son of Nick and Carrie (Jenkins) Pfeifer fell from a slide in his yard in Chillicothe and sustained a broken collar bone. Colton is scheduled to go to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for observation and treatment.

Kathy Kitchen is recuperating from a bout of sickness that has confined her to her home for some time.

New Boston neighbors, J. W and Mary Duncan, are having tests and dealing with health issues day to day. A note or card to this couple would be appreciated; their address is box 29997 Highway C, New Boston, Mo. 63557.

Baby daughter of Jamie and Ashlee (Casady) James, Ava, is scheduled to undergo corrective heart surgery on June 21, 2012 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Ava is the granddaughter of Phillip and Aleta Casady.

LouEtta Saltsider continues therapy on her shoulder. Her recovery is made easier she says because of all the cards and visits received since she returned home.BCA NEWS

President Thelma Jones called the monthly meeting of the BCA to order on June 18, 2012 at 7:00 p m. Secretary Stacey Anders read the minutes of the May meeting, they were accepted as given. Treasurer David Jenkins gave the financial report. The report was accepted.

E n t e r t a i n m e n t chairman Bob Davis, Carnival chairman Doug Anders and Fundraiser chairperson Lori Davis all reported on the progress of their committees.

Plans for the July 8th fish fry in the park were finalized. Food will be served at the food stand and the Community Building will be open if you want a nice cool place to eat. There will be picnic tables in the park as

well. A fish fillet dinner with all the trimmings will be served from 11:30 till about 1:00 p m. Carry outs available. Price is the same as last year; $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children under twelve. All proceeds will go toward homecoming expenses.

After dinner a pie auction will be held. This is always a good time and if you keep bidding you may take home a tasty homemade pie. Just a note: if you would like to bake a pie for the auction please call Lori Davis at 695-3566. She will be happy to hear from you.

BCA members are invited to come to the food stand on Saturday July 7, about 9:00 a m to clean in preparation for the Sunday fish fry.

The homecoming parade theme was chosen from the list of a dozen.

Life Is A Song was the winner from those submitted.

Committees reported the progress made in preparation for the homecoming. Stacey Anders is checking prices for the food stand. If you would like to help in any way such as attending the registration table in the community building, working a shift or baking a pie Stacey would welcome your call.

NEWS FROM THE CREATIVE ONES

Jo Smith reports a great start for the Wednesday Creative Ones girls group this year. The girls met for the first time on June 13. It was decided to sponsor a bake sale the following Saturday. Sale day rolled around and Prenger’s sidewalk was a busy spot when baked goods and eager customers arrived on Saturday morning.

They sold out! Jo and the girls were very thankful for the generosity of their customers. The sale was a great success, now the profit will be spent for their summer projects.

WANTED !!!Would you like to have

a booth at the homecoming to display and sell your wares? For information call Edie Lucas (phone 349-8907), she is signing up vendors now and spaces are limited. Dates for the homecoming this year are August 2,3 and 4th.

Wanted: Do you have an extra Bucklin History Book or one you do not want any longer? There is a buyer just waiting to hear from you. The couple looked at one of these books and is hoping to buy one to keep.

Call me 660 695-3600 and I will put you in touch with them.

Wanted.: If you have playing cards you no longer use please bring them to city hall and Barry Shipley will pick them up. They will be used for the 50/50 game at the homecoming so you won’t get them back.

SOUTHERS ENTERTAIN FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Kevin and Kim Souther hosted supper Saturday night, June 16, 2012 at their home in Ethel, Mo. Guests were Eddie and Jean Still, Marceline; Gerald and Nancy Minns, Witchia, Ks.; Prof. Eric and Laura Souther Souther, South Bend, Ind.; Hanna Souther and Brandy Atha from St.

Joseph, Mo.;Wanda and Joel Cagle, Kirksville, Mo.; Cassie Rae Peterson, Allan and Laurie Souther, Tyler and Cassidity Souther and Max, Trevor Souther, Larry, Nancy,

Sarah and Zach Duncan , Travis, Shelby and Justin Rowe and Corbin Coe all from New Cambria, Mo.; Donald and Linda Souther, Jay and Cindy Shelpy, Dean and Barbara Rauer, Samantha Hogenson, Debbie Atha all from Ethel, Mo.

Eddie and Jean Still stirred up three batches of homemade ice cream which made a good finish to the meal.Odds ‘N Ends

The Civic Club sponsors the hanging of Old Glory along main street for holidays and

provides the flags. These flags take a beating from wind, weather and splintery poles and three were pretty tattered.

Leighton Reid bought new flags and gave them to the Civic Club when

he saw the appeal last week in the paper. Thanks and a tip of our

old garden hat to you Leighton.

Did you remember to send your Bucklin Homecoming family membership to Betty Shoemaker? It is hard to imagine the homecoming is just about six weeks away. Perhaps you would

like to be involved and don’t know what to do. Call Betty Jo.

Minutes of the City Council meeting should be ready for this column next week.

Do you have news to share? If so please call 660 695-3600, email dnoah112@gmail.com or feel free to come you our house anytime with your items. Every one is welcome and is for sure just what it takes to make the news newsy.

Send rain, Doris Noah

SPECIAL MEETINGJuly 16,2012, there will

be a very special meeting at Callao City Hall at 6:00 P.M. about the Waste Water Project. DNR is invited, Robin Fitzgerald of Community Betterment (Mark Twain), Tyson Markham of McLiney & Co. Bond Consultants, and Phil Wilson of SKW Engineering will be pesent for questions why it is necessary to be done and why it is necessary to be a Bond Issue. A good attendance is urged for this very important meeting.

DOG CLINIC HELD

Saturday, June 16, 22 dogs were seen at the dog clinic held in the city park. City Clerk, Claudia Donahue, and City Treasurer, Kathy

Ashenfelter assisted Randy Miller, of Premier Vet of Macon with the clinic.

City stickers and dog tags are available at the city hall. Hours are 8-4.

CALLAO CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Father’s Day Richard Castle had the welcome and announcements, and the opening prayer. The fathers were recognized and were honored by a special choir when the ladies of the church went forward and sang “Faith Of Our Fathers.” Darrel Swafford read a poem entitled” A Father And A Son Say Goodbye,” Brother Ken Mantle’s message was fatherhood, and was a very interesting message for all. It was

taken from Luke 15: 11-32. His thought for the day was “ If you think about it, Adam had more trouble than any of the rest of us getting his Father a gift for Father’s Day. I mean, what do you get for somebody who “IS” everything?

MACON COUNTY COWBOY CHURCH

The Cowboy Church met Thursday evening, June 14, at the 36 & 3 One Stop Cafe with Richard Castle having the opening prayer, and bringing the message. They will meet again next Thursday evening at the same location at 7:00 P.M. Everyone is welcome.

If you have any news or events for the Callao Chatter, contact Jayne Roberts

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Saturday night, June 16, 2012, in The Bucklin Legion Hall; Green Hills Post 57 hosted an open dance to the public. Local North Missouri musicians provided dance music to a capacity crowd. The quality of country music played by the group had the dance fl oor occupied and the public senti-ment was to continue open dances at the legion hall. PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT: Green Hills Post 57 American Legion Dance music was provided by David Overstreet, Bonnie Sue Gladbach, Loren Snyder, Jack Wild, Dallas Cashmeter, and Michelle Turner.

POST 57 HAS COMMUNITY DANCE

By: Kim Hutcherson

Sunday morning, Church services were led by Doug Beldon, Tim Har-vey, Andy Killen, and Mis-sy Killen. Missy played the piano and a special was presented by Keith, Anna, and Sarah Killen. Keith played the guitar, and Anna and Sarah sang. Residents and their guests attending were Helen Gris-wold, Jim Hill, Lawrence Rice, Dorothy Dee Dan-iel, Frances Browne, John Chinn, Lou Ann Taylor, Oreta Imler, Bill & Lois Schwanke, Mary Gertrude Edwards, Geneva Oliver, Darrell McDowell, Mari-lyn Stockmann, Jim Stock-mann, Pauline Wood, Mar-lin & Mary Wood, Dolores White, Blanche Hoffman, and Grace Killen.

The residents were ex-cited that Monday was “It’s a Spa Day!”. Holly went room to room and offered manicures and massages. It was a great way to start off everyone’s week. Holly and the resi-dents played SkipBo this

Roy HowardCash, Sr.

Roy Howard Cash, Sr., 87, of Macon, MO, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012, at the Loch Haven Nursing Home in Macon.

Roy was born on July 10, 1924, in Macon County, MO, the son of Loyal Birch and Ida (Kezar) Cash. He served his country in the US Navy during WWII. Roy was united in marriage to Velma Walker, then later married Brenda Kay McKinney in June of 1970 in Cameron, MO. He enjoyed farming, auctions, fi shing and spending time with his family.

Funeral services were held Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Hutton & McElwain Funeral Home in Macon with full Military Honors. Burial in the Cash Cemetery north of New Cambria.

afternoon, then after din-ner, Susan Bentley came out and played Name that Tune with the residents and their guests.

Tuesday morning, the residents played Bingo. The grand prize winners were Mary Gertrude Ed-wards, Dolores White, and Glenn Wallace. Ladies from the Clarence First Christian Church came out this afternoon to help with our monthly birthday party. Myrna Carothers, Charlene Pontius, Shirley Walker, Helen Schlesiger, and Sharon Jones served cake and ice cream to the residents, then Sharon played the piano while fa-vorite gospel hymns were sung. Those celebrating June birthdays are Audrey Yoakum, Mary Jane Rain-ey, and Donave Still.

The Friendship De-sign class met Wednesday morning. The residents made ties that were per-sonalized with our men’s names on them. Mark and Holly, along with Paul Tracy, Clarence Mueller, Bob Rhoten, and Larry

Clarence Care Center News Vaughn traveled to Heart-land for lunch. They en-joyed a delicious lunch at the Solid Rock Cafe, then had a great time reminisc-ing while looking at the collection of antique ve-hicles. Rev.Stan Hudson, from the Clarence Church of the Nazarene, led Bible study this afternoon. Stan talked about “Encourage-ment” and read scripture from Hebrews 10:19-25.

Holly and the residents played the Nintendo Wii Wheel of Fortune game Thursday morning. Af-ter lunch, many of the residents gathered in the Community Room for Bingo. The grand prize winners were Donave Still, Marilyn Stock-mann, and Glenn Wal-lace. This evening was full of high energy as Bill Lear & Friends came out and shared their amazing musical talents with us. As always, Bill and his friends are crowd favor-ites and we look forward to their next visit.

Clark Dobbs from the Macon First Baptist

Church led Bible study Friday morning. The study title was “How Do You Treat God?” Scrip-ture was read from Mala-chi 2:17-3:12. Clark posed the question “Do you respond to God with the honor and obedience He rightfully deserves?” After lunch, Mark and Holly took Bob Rhoten, Mildred Walter, and Larry Vaughn to the Bethel Fid-dle Fest. The fi ddle play-ing and square dancing were second to none and thoroughly enjoyed by all that attended.

Saturday morning, Ronnie Shores came out and visited with the resi-dents while they listened to his collection of story and music cd’s.

We would like to thank all our volunteers for shar-ing their time and many talents with us! You ALL bring much joy to our lives! Thank you to Bev Arnold and LaRue Bak-er for their recent dona-tions to the Care Center. Have a wonderful week!

Obituary ObituaryNancy Ann Freeman

Nancy Ann Freeman, 55, of Macon, MO passed away on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at University Hospital in Columbia, MO.

Nancy was born on August 3, 1956 in Hannibal, MO, the daughter of Russell and Beulah (Parker) Smith. She was united in marriage to Donald Freeman in Belle, MO on December 15, 2001. She was a member of the Gospel Center Church in Macon, MO

She is survived by her husband, Donald Freeman of the home; four children, Dilys Lugena and husband, Kevin of Belle, MO, Daniel Busby, Jr. of Macon, Dawn Williams and husband, Elisha of Macon and Darin Busby and wife, Lauren of Hannibal, MO.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Gospel Center Church in Macon with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery in Macon.

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COMMUNITY NEWS6B Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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The American Legion Green Hills Post 57 held its fi rst motorcycle Poker Run, on Saturday June 16, 2012, with all proceeds donated to the Kansas City, Missouri Children’s Mercy Hospital. Trent Burk, Sons of American Legion Squadron 57 member and Tara King, Post 57 Lady’s Auxiliary member planned, scheduled, and conducted the event. Rider participants rode to New Boston, Purdin, Browning, Milan, and returned to the Bucklin Legion Hall. PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT: Trent Burk and Tara King, Legion Post 57 Family members, prepare to start the Post 57 Poker Run.

The Green Hills Post 57 American Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a student from the Bucklin R-II School to attend Girls State at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg which will be held June 24 through June 30.

The student who will attend the 2012 Missouri Girls State session is Sydnee Hendricks who will be a Senior this fall at Bucklin R-2 School.

Only students with outstanding qualities of leadership, character, scholarship, loyalty and service to their schools and communities are considered for Girls State.

Sydnee Hendricks to Attend Girls State in Warrensburg

Missouri Girls State is a weeklong summer program based on the democratic system.

After completing their junior year in high school, students are nominated by their high school counselor, approved by the high school principal and selected by the Post 57 Auxiliary members. Around 750 young women from Missouri attend the program each year. Students who attend the program will participate in schools of instruction, city or county activities, sports competitions and general assemblies with keynote speakers.

AMERICAN LEGION HOLDS POKER RUN

On Thursday, June 14, 2012 a check was presented in the amount of $25,000 to Macon County for a Macon County Park Project. This grant was approved by the Macon County Economic Development Board and available through the

Macon County Receives $25,000 for Resurfacing Roads

Landfi ll Fee Fund. The grant is for the resurfacing of the road through the park.

The Macon County Park provides space for multiple recreational activities including rodeos, tractor pulls, the

demolition derby, car shows, and many other events. The park has recently upgraded their camping area as well as a new arena for equine events.

The County Park is greatly utilized by the

local community as well as visitors coming to Macon for specifi c events or attractions. Resurfacing the road through the park provides a better and safer path through the park and helps to encourage a greater use of the park and facilities.