Hartzler visits Barton County Electric Co-op

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-Fourth District Con-gresswoman Vicky Hartzler was in Lamar, July 2, for her second visit in five days. This time, her

attention was cen-tered on energy and barriers that have been placed on its produc-tion. Her visit was a breakfast meeting with Bar-ton County Electric Co-op workers and board members. The co-op is one of the leading, if not the larg-est, supplier

of energy in Barton County. Hartzler made it clear at the

outset of her remarks that the leading barrier to maximum use of the nation’s energy resources is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That agency, she

said, is made up of unelected bureaucrats who have declared war on the use of coal to power electricity generating plants. She asserted that the EPA has barred any future construction of coal fired plants as well as placed tighter regulations on existing plants. The U.S. House of Rep-resentatives has had only lim-ited success in defunding much of the operation of the EPA. She said any bills passed by the House to trim the power of the EPA have been blocked in the Senate. She added that an EPA regulation requiring a future re-duction of emissions from coal fired plants by 21 percent will significantly increase the cost of electricity. She feared that the EPA is forcing this country into the energy starved condition of western Europe where the use of coal has been virtually closed down.

Hartzler is a member of the House Agriculture Commit-tee, and said that the current farm bill is financially wasteful

and is more of a food bill. She explained that 80 percent of the bill’s price tag deals with food beyond its agricultural setting. She cited food stamps as being a classic example. Another case of wasteful spending is subsidizing the raising of catfish, she said. She was successful in taking it out of the bill, but it was soon restored following pressure from the catfish lobby.

Hartzler is a member of the House Armed Services Com-mittee and strongly supports maintaining a strong military. When asked about the dete-riorating situation in Iraq, she shied away from sending in American troops to prop up the Nouri al-Maliki government, which is Shiite dominated. In-stead, al-Maliki should open the government to all groups and unite against the current insur-gency. She also felt the use of U.S. drones was not effective.

On immigration reform, she was quick to say the first step is to secure our borders.

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Lamar Democrat/Richard CooperCongresswoman Vicky Hartzler leveled

strong criticism at the Environmental Protection Agency during a July 2 visit to Lamar. She charged it is a barrier to maximum use of the nation’s energy resources.

Scholarship prize added to fair queen contest

Crowder College Theatre features

upcoming production

NEOSHO-Crowder Col-lege Theatre will present an evening of enchantment fea-turing Cinderella! Cinderel-la! by Edith Weiss and pre-show entertainment. The

First Baptist Church to

hold Agency D3 Vacation Bible School

Grab your ID and head on over to Agency D3! Come join the Lamar First Baptist Church as they investigate the truth about Jesus! Kids will enter Worship Rally at the Headquarters and make their first stop in the Evi-dence Vault for Bible study. While collecting evidence, kids will also visit the Break Room for snacks, the Train-ing Ground for recreation, the Communications Hub for music and the Map Room for missions.

It's Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church, located

Last of Buffalo Soldiers to

hold round-upThe Buffalo Soldiers'

round-up by honoring the last of the Buffalo Soldiers, The Nicodemus Riders, will be held Saturday, July 12, at Trimble. There will be two performances at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and the round-up is being sponsored by The Greater KC Leavenworth Area Chapter of Buffalo Sol-diers. The Nicodemus Buf-falo Soldier Association was established in 1996 with the purpose of performing his-toric cavalry maneuvers and sharing the history of Amer-ica's forgotten heroes.

This event offers fun and free food for all ages, along with the greatest horse show on Earth. Fiddler's Green Play will be at 4 p.m.

Also held will be Politician Camera Day, where politi-cians running for office in the August primary election can have their campaign pictures taken with a Buffalo Soldier.

For information call Bill Young at 816-569-5625 or e-mail historianwill@yahoo.com.

Rotary International Club of Lamar has announced a change to its annual Lamar Fair Queen Pageant.

In addition to the winner being able to represent their hometown at state level pageants, as well as at the Lamar Free Fair, the winner of the 2014 pageant will also walk away with a minimum of $250 in scholarship funds. The addition of this prize money is to emphasize the commitment that Lamar Rotary Club has to the next generation of commu-nity leaders and helping them to achieve their full potential.

While pleased to offer the young wom-an who wins this year's pageant a $250 scholarship, Rotary would like to see that number grow and is asking com-munity businesses to match their com-mitment to the education of local young women by also making a matching do-nation to the fund. In exchange for the donation, the four businesses which do so will receive recognition on programs and event advertising materials.

Any business that would like to be one of the four matching funds sponsor should contact Fair Queen Commit-tee Co-Chair Astra Ferris at 417-682-3595, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by email at astra@barton-county.com.

Rotary brings together a global net-work of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world's most press-ing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 34,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographi-cal areas. Their work impacts lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world.

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Long lived business sign comes down after 64 years

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-For 58 years, the sign identifying the location of Berry-Moore Furniture graced the Lamar square or very close to it. After the store closed its doors on December 31, 2008, it remained in place for six more years. Last week, the sign was removed from its position in front of what is now Cato’s Connection.

Berry-Moore Furniture opened for business just off the northwest corner of the Lamar square in 1950. The location is generally referred to as the Weiman Building. After 12 years at that location, it was moved to the south side of the square in 1962.

The founders were Bob Berry and Bud Moore. Bob operated the store, and Bud was an inactive partner

who also ran a Western Auto store on the west side. Bud was the father of Terry Moore and Edwin Moore.

To a considerable extent, the store was a family operation. When Bob suffered a fatal heart attack in 1973, his role in the business passed on to son, Mike, who remained until the store closed. Just a week before Bob’s death, Keith Divine joined the business, and he is a brother-in-law to Mike.

Was the Berry-Moore sign the oldest on the Lamar square? Quite honestly, we don’t know. Possibly one of our readers can point out a sign that has been in place for more than 64 years.

Photo courtesy Barton County Historical SocietyThe Berry-Moore Furniture sign at a time when it identified one of the most

successful and familiar businesses on the Lamar square.

Over 50 participants at the Barton County Senior Center celebrated the 4th of July with homemade food, snacks and music. Many of the men pictured in the photo served in the military forces.

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Coonfoot & Vicinity

By LOUISE OTT

Peeking out the door this early Monday morn-ing, I see our dear Lord has blessed us with very strong winds and sun-shine. It's much better than those dreary, cloudy days we had for quite some time.

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

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

Corey and Lori Lassiter, Ryan, Jacob, Tommy and Samantha, Steven and Chris Thornton, Bradley, Joshua and Mark Thorn-ton were visitors of Steve and Helen Thornton.

Preston and Charmada Moss and Olivia and Mi-cah Early, Becca Moss and Nathan and Chris-tine Moss and Katheryn Mae were dinner guests of Michael and Jane Moss.

Kenneth Dee and Es-ther Archer, Sarcoxie route; Louise Ott, Jasper route; Michael, Mathew, Margaret and Gay, Co-lumbia, Mo.; Lonnie, Bonnie, Vanessa and Na-thaniel, Carthage route and Marjorie and Jane Destafino, Joplin route were together recently.

Remember the big

bridge south of Alba is now open and it's so nice to go straight through to 96 Hwy., instead of hav-ing to hunt other roads.

Be sure and watch for the turkey and deer north of Alba. They pop up from out of nowhere. I stopped for them to cross the road and what a sight to see – big gobbler and four hens.

My daughter, Sara Payne from Olathe, Kan., spent from Friday night to Sunday after church and we all enjoyed the big dinner at the park with the Carthage water and electric workers. It was a wonderful day with lots of food.

Hope everyone had a safe 4th of July.

SheldonBy DARLENE

SHERIDAN

The community is sad-dened to hear of the death of Randy Hardy, son of the late Joe and Jackie Hardy. Our sympathy is extended to the family.

On June 26, the Ozark Food Pantry returned to Sheldon. The pantry pro-vided food for 106 house-holds that totaled over 12,000 pounds of food.

Due to the rain Satur-day evening the Vernon County fireworks display was postponed to Sunday evening. A good crowd attended and enjoyed the fireworks, free watermel-on, entertainment and food.

I was able to attend the “Pie in the Sky” fund-raiser for Moss House Saturday evening at the home economic building. A wonderful dinner was served that was prepared by Gator BBQ. Six brave couples entertained the crowd with the Newly-wed Game. Throughout the evening pies, pre-pared by some of the best bakers in the county, were auctioned off, along with quilts and other items.

The storm kept many away, but it was an en-joyable evening and we needed the rain.

Sheldon Methodist Church enjoyed a fel-lowship dinner Sunday at noon with Wayne and Charlotte Griffitt prepar-ing the meat and Judy Cole supplying the home-made ice cream.

Roberta Bigelow was pleasantly surprised on her birthday which was Sunday, as her son Doug Conner and his wife of Liberty joined her at the church dinner.

The Sheldon Baptist Church completed their week of Vacation Bible School on Sunday after-noon at the Sheldon Park. The park was filled with inflatables and games.

Ed and Bernice Spren-kle of Jerico Springs, Jim and Judy Fast of Liberal, Roy and Lorene Sprenkle of Jasper and Paul and Phyllis Sprenkle attend-ed the Sprenkle’s Uncle Howard New’s family visitation in Osawatomie, Kansas.

Jeff Honey, my grand-son from Lee’s Sum-mit, stopped by Sunday evening and I rode to Carthage with him to his parents, Jim and De-lores Honey for dinner. Bill, Lora, Sheridan and Harlow Phelps joined in the visiting before Jeff

brought me home on his way back to Lee’s Summit. Jeff ’s wife, Annette and sons, Jack and Brendon, are in Steamboat Springs, Colorado to visit her par-ents for the 4th of July.

Pauline Stanwill re-turned home Sunday eve-ning following a trip to Arlington and Columbus, Ohio. She had planned to join her daughter, Carla Andirs in Milo, Iowa, and they were to fly to Co-lumbus. For some reason the flight was canceled so they drove and had a most interesting trip. They attended a three day convention, where a professor from Brigham Young University spoke on the Civil War. They also visited Pauline’s 97 year old uncle.

Joy Beeman had a most enjoyable her birthday on Sunday when her fam-ily came and helped her celebrate the day. Belated birthday greetings, Joy.

The Sheldon City Li-brary summer hours are Monday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. The li-brary board will met July 19 at 10 a.m. to make plans for the Library Car-nival to be held Wednes-day, Aug. 6, at the library from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Don and Roberta Big-elow drove to Carthage Sunday, where she got to meet her new great-granddaughter, Reece Marie, daughter of Jordon Conner. Reece was born at Joplin Freeman Hos-pital on June 22, weigh-ing six pounds and 14 ounces. Reece is well sup-plied with grandparents: Dusty and Lori Conner of Bronaugh, Ron and Melissa Smith of Sheldon, Great-grandparents Don

and Roberta and Martha Fleener of Florida. Also a great-great-grandmother, Marge Hoffman of Shel-don.

The July Sheldon Com-munity Betterment meet-ing was held at the Don-aldson Center on July 7. On the same date at 5:30 p.m., there was a meeting to discuss the future plans for the old high school building.

The Sheldon Old Set-tlers Picnic Committee is hard at work finaliz-ing plans for the August 14-16 celebration of the 110th picnic. If you would like to support the picnic in anyway contact Cody Claflin or Katlyn Logan, co-presidents.

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

My cousin Evelyn Gas-per told me to come home and write everything that I have God to thank for after these few years and weeks, so here goes.

As everyone knows about our spell in the hospital after our wreck in Oklahoma in 2010

and what had all gone so wrong, and we still had

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COUNTRY CLUBLADIES

ASSOCIATIONSondra Riegel was the

hostess Tuesday, July 1.

The winners were Betty Gilkey, first and Marian Roberts, second.

The hostess on July 8 is scheduled to be Dor-othy Roberts. Margaret Wattenbarger will be the hostess on Tuesday, July 15.

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FRIENDS & FAMILY

Hughes earns certificationMADI-

SON, Wis-consin-Eric Hughes, an Ameri-can Fam-ily Insur-ance agent in Lamar, Missouri, has been recognized for provid-ing out-standing customer experience under the American Star Excellence in Cus-tomer Experience Cer-tification. Hughes joins other American Family agents who have dem-onstrated the highest level of commitment to outstanding customer

service.Hughes has

been an agent for American Family since December of 2009. His of-fice is located at 407 W. 12th St., Lamar, Missouri.

“There are many choices out there in the insurance

marketplace,” said Dan Schultz, American Family Insurance's president and chief operating officer. “The American Star Ex-cellence in Customer Ex-perience Certification lets consumers know these are agents with an estab-lished track record of ex-

cellent customer service.”The service excel-

lence distinction was determined through an evaluation process con-ducted under guidelines established through the American Star Excellence in Customer Experience certification. The process consists of a customer satisfaction survey which measures customers' overall experience with their current American Family agent. Only agen-cies that perform in the top 20 percent of all in-surance agencies nation-wide, based on customer satisfaction surveys, are eligible to become Amer-ican Star Excellence in Customer Experience certified.

Metropolitan National Bank announces promotions

SPRINGFIELD-It is with great pleasure that Metropolitan National Bank announces the pro-motions of three stand-out talents: Justin Wolfe,

promoted from AVP to vice president; Tiffany McClain, promoted from officer to AVP and Kyle Morey, promoted from officer to AVP.

Wolfe began his career at Metropolitan National Bank in 2008 as a network administrator. Backed by 10 years relevant industry experience, Wolfe is well-

equipped to apply this expertise in his new role as vice president. Currently, Wolfe dem-onstrates his leader-ship abilities by serv-ing on the Investment Committee, Quality of Life PPC Initiative and will join the Pride, Passion and Culture Committee this year.

McClain started at Metropolitan National Bank in 2012 as a loan assistant, and quickly moved her way up to executive assistant. It

was through her contin-ual, quality contributions that McClain was rec-ognized for promotion to AVP. McClain serves on several committees, including the Pride, Pas-sion and Culture Com-mittee, Quality of Life PPC Initiative Team, Executive Management Team and ALCO.

Before coming to Met-ropolitan National Bank as a loan officer in 2012, Morey was employed at Welch State Bank as an AVP. Morey now brings relevant and applicable experience in his new

role as AVP at Metro-politan National Bank. Morey has served on the Pride, Passion and Cul-ture Committee since 2012.

Metropolitan National Bank is an advocate for

identifying exception-al talent and elevating employee growth from within, and would like to congratulate Wolfe, Mc-Clain and Morey for their ongoing commitment to excellence.

Justin Wolfe Kyle Morey

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FRIENDS & FAMILYMETZGER’S MUTTERINGS

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

There weren't enough hours this workweek, with Friday being the 4th, so instead of staying late at the office on Thursday to write this, I decided I would head home and hook up the laptop so that I could sit on the porch, prop my feet up

and enjoy the spectacular weather we are experienc-ing for this time of year. Who would have thought it would be this nice, as the past 4th of July's have been excruciatingly hot.

My mom, Joanne Guy, loved the 4th of July and up until she just couldn't do it any more, she would put her lawn chair in a prime position on the

front lawn and would ooh and aah with the best of them. Mom had COPD and it was extremely hard for her to breathe, espe-cially in the heat, but she would suffer the conse-quences in order to see one more firework go off. Her favorites were Roman candles and fountains.

As I reflect on this, I re-member as Jud was grow-ing up we always had a huge 4th celebration, pri-marily because of mom, with all kinds of family and friends, barbecued hamburgers compliments of Gary and fireworks out the yahoo. Growing up in

Texas we were never al-lowed to shoot fireworks; only had shows that we could attend. I remember often coming to Lamar during this time of year and seeing the firework stand that Joe Roe had. Then later, after moving up here, my best friend from Texas, her husband at the time and three chil-dren visited over the 4th and literally went crazy, buying up just about ev-erything they could. I'm sure it's a Fourth of July her kids will never forget.

Mom didn't get to enjoy her last 4th, as by then she was becoming bedrid-

den and I knew she just didn't have the strength to participate in the fes-tivities, so it has been five years since we had a 4th of July celebration. It's just not the same without her. So Gary and I take our porch chairs and en-joy all of those beautiful fireworks that are shot off around our vicinity. And what can be better than enjoying the fireworks of others - with no mess and fuss; besides it's a lot cheaper that way! Of course Gary being the big kid that he is, he usually has to get one big one that he feels is worth the mon-

ey. To me, you might as well take $20 or more out of your pocket and light it up, watching it disinte-grate.

So here's to hoping that everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July filled with family and friends and that they took time to show their apprecia-tion in some way as to how fortunate we are to be living in the land of the free and as long as God blesses America, we will have the liberties that were bestowed on us by our founding fathers.

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show will run Thursday and Friday, July 17 and 18, 7:30 p.m. and Satur-day, July 19, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., at the Elsie Plaster Community Center on the campus in Neosho. General admission is $5, children $2 and staff/stu-dents and senior citizens

$4. For more information call 417-455-5470.

Throw out your fairy-tale ideas of a Cinderella with dainty glass slippers and hideous stepsisters. This unique and hilari-ous adaptation has a new twist! In an English vil-lage in 1342, Cinderella,

a plain looking girl with big feet, has to compete with her two mean-spirited, but stunningly gorgeous, stepsisters for the hand of the kind and sincere prince. With the help of her faithful feline companion, Tom, and a loveable but vision-im-paired Fairy Godmother who's always using the wrong wand, Cinderella finally learns that magic isn't the answer to her problems.

Starring in the pre-show and post-show scenes, Ella is played by Ophelia Pugh-Towe and starring in Cinderella! Cinderella! as Bonbon, is Stacy Pugh-Towe.

SCHOOL

PSU releases spring honor rolls PITTSBURG, Kan.-

Pittsburg State University has released the honor rolls for the 2014 spring semester. To qualify for Dean's Scholastic Hon-ors, a student must com-plete at least 12 semester hours, receive a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6000 for all credit course work that semester and have no grade lower than a B and no grade of I in any course during the semester. To qualify for All-A Scholastic Honors, a student must complete at least 12 semester hours, receive a grade of A in all credit course work for the semester and have no grade of I in any course

during the summer.Area students receiving

Dean's Scholastic Honors were Tyler Casteel, Jas-per, a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering Technology; Dawn Gar-rett, Jasper, junior, Early Childhood Unified; Lu-cas Pryer, Jasper, junior, Automotive Technology; Colby Hall, Lamar, senior History/Government; Brooke McDonald, La-mar, sophomore, Early Childhood Unified; Crys-tal Felkner, Lamar, senior, Music; Lynzee Flores, Lamar, junior, Spanish Communication; Abby Morrow, Lamar, sopho-more, Early Childhood/Late Childhood; Cody

Frieden, Lamar, senior, Construction Engineer-ing Technology and Mackenzie Keller, Min-denmines, sophomore, Accounting.

Students qualifying for All-A Scholastic Hon-ors were Gareth Eldred, Golden City, a senior majoring in Social Work; Cristin Shrum, Golden City, junior, Exercise Sci-ence; Erin Porter, Jas-per, senior, Social Work; Benjamin Braker, Jasper, senior, Finance; Alyvia Probert, Jasper, junior, Early Childhood Unified; William White, Jasper, senior, Computer Infor-mation Systems/Spanish; James Reynolds, Jerico

Springs, junior, Environ-mental and Safety Man-agement; Jessica Collins, Lamar, senior, Social Work; Hailey Braker, La-mar, senior, Early Child-hood/Late Childhood; Bryan Rea, Lamar, senior, Social Work; Rudi Rode-bush, Lamar, senior, Art.

Also, Richard Storey, Liberal, senior, English/History; Stephanie Oden, Liberal, senior, Early Childhood/Late Child-hood; Marshal Miller, Liberal, senior, Early Childhood/Late Child-hood; Zachery Reagan, Lockwood, senior, Ac-counting and Zachary Lovell, Mindenmines, se-nior, Nursing.

University of Missouri releases spring dean's list

COLUMBIA-Lamar students named to the University of Missouri's spring semester 2014 dean's list were Rose Ei-leen Compton, a fresh-man in the school of Business; Pierce Norton Ford, freshman, Journal-ism; Erin Danae May-

field, sophomore, Arts & Science; Zachary Al-exander Ray, freshman, Journalism and Kyle Alan Roehrs, junior, Health Professions. Also named to the list was Gustus Matthew Scott, Golden City, a freshman in the school of Arts & Science. Wentworth continues scholarship program

For students who qual-ify for the Missouri A+ program, Wentworth will continue its own version of the scholarship pro-gram called “Wentworth-Plus” for traditional com-munity college students. Students who qualify for the scholarship can now attend any one of Wen-tworth’s four campuses in Lexington, Cameron, Hermitage and Lamar, with virtually no out of pocket costs.

“We are excited to be able to reach out to new students who want a quality education,” said Colonel Tim Casey, dean of the college at Went-worth. “The Wentworth-

Plus Scholarship allows a student to complete the first two years of college at a local institution and at an affordable cost.” The only qualification is that the community college student must be quali-fied for the Missouri A+ scholarship program which is annotated on the student’s official high school transcript. “With student loans at an all-time high, and interest rates on those loans pro-jected to skyrocket, this is a great way to start your college degree debt free,” said Lieutenant Colonel Glenn A. Miller, chief fi-nancial officer at Went-worth.

Wentworth College serves as a community college for traditional students in Lafayette, Barton, Caldwell, Car-roll, Clay, Clinton, Hick-ory, Jackson, Johnson, Ray and Saline coun-ties. Wentworth Military Academy and College is a private co-educational military high school and two-year college. For ninth through 12th grad-ers, Wentworth provides an exemplary college-prep education, which builds self-discipline and self-confidence. In col-lege, small class sizes and personal interaction with faculty allows our traditional and military

students to achieve suc-cess in academics and in life. Wentworth is one of only five military junior colleges in the country to offer a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army after just two years of college. Wentworth is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Anyone wishing to learn more about Wen-tworth Military College may contact the admis-sions office at (660) 259-2221 or email at admis-sion@wma.edu. Potential students may also apply for admission online at www.wma.edu.

Mitchell named to honor list

ROLLA-William Trent Mitchell, Sheldon, a se-nior in mining engineer-ing at Missouri Uni-versity of Science and Technology in Rolla, has been named to the honor list for the 2014 Spring se-

mester.To be included on the

honor list students must have carried a minimum of 12 hours and had grade point averages of 3.2 or above out of a possible 4.0.

Littles named to Dean's List

ST. LOUIS-St. Louis College of Pharmacy has announced that Lau-ren Little and Alana Lit-tle, daughters of Kevin and Gina Little, Lamar, have been placed on the Dean's List for the Spring 2014 semester. Lauren and Alana are the grand-daughters of Ray and Doris Little and Lon and Virginia Frieden, all of Lamar. Lauren and Alana are 2011 graduates of La-mar High School and are fourth year students at St.

Louis College of Phar-macy. To be eligible for the Dean's List, students must attain a 3.50 grade point average (GPA) and be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours.

Founded in 1864, St. Louis College of Pharma-cy admits students direct-ly from high school and the six-year curriculum integrates the liberal arts and sciences with a pro-fessional program leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.

SBU releases spring honor roll

BOLIVAR-Kacey Ayers, Lamar, was named to the Spring 2014 honor roll at Southwest Baptist Univer-sity (SBU).

To be listed on the semester's honor roll, students must carry at least 12 hours of college work at SBU and earn a 3.00-3.40 GPA.

Lehman attends summer academic program

By DIAMOND DIXON

COLUMBIA, Mo.-Kyn-lee Lehman, Lamar, is among Missouri’s bright-est high school students who recently attended the Missouri Scholars Acade-my (MSA) at the Univer-sity of Missouri. Lehman will be a junior at Lamar High School this fall.

MSA began in 1985 and provides students oppor-tunities to expand their educational and social skills. This year students spent their time at Miz-zou in intensive class-

room settings, studying one of four individually selected subjects includ-ing mathematics, science, social studies and hu-manities. Each Missouri high school nominated one junior-to-be for the academy; larger schools could nominate more students. Students at the academy represent nearly every county in the state.

“This is a special year for MSA because we are celebrating the 30th anni-versary of the program,” said Ted Tarkow, associ-ate dean of the College of

Arts and Science and di-rector of MSA. “Students who come to MSA gain valuable educational ex-perience that they would not gain otherwise while also interacting with peers who share their same interests.”

Outside the classroom, students were introduced to a series of activities, workshops and discus-sions by guest speakers. Students learned from experts in the fields of aeronautical engineer-ing, global warming and autism. In addition, the

students had an oppor-tunity to hear from Linda Godwin, a former astro-naut and current profes-sor of physics at MU. The students attended perfor-mances by jazz artist Eu-gene Lowry and hypnotist Tom Thale. The students also took field trips to the National Churchill Mu-seum in Fulton and the Missouri Symphony So-ciety Orchestra.

MU is the largest and oldest university of the state's major public, land-grant research institu-tions.

VBS, continued from page 1Aat 1301 E. 6th St. Children age four through grade six are admitted free from July 20-24. A meal will be served at 5:15 p.m., with VBS from 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

There will be a VBS kick-off celebration for the entire family at the

Lamar City Park shelter no. 3 on Saturday, July 19, 5:30 p.m., with free hot dogs, hamburgers and a bouncy house and obsta-cle course.

For information or to sign-up for transporta-tion call the church office at 417-682-3538.

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AREA NEWSLetter to editor

Dear Editor:I was recently in Lamar to attend

my 35th class reunion. A few of us from out of town got together ear-lier as we arrived on Friday, June 20 and we decided to meet at Trac-tors for dinner. When the dozen of us arrived, we were welcomed and seated at our own table. The ser-vice was absolutely superb! I feel very qualified to say this as I dine all over the U.S. on a weekly, if not daily, basis.

We ordered almost every item off the menu and everything was delicious! Judy was very warm and inviting and even offered to stay around a little longer so we could visit, something you don't see many restaurant owners willing to do. What a great place for Lamar to have! I hope everyone in Barton

County will support this business as it is a treasure!

I was so impressed that after church on Sunday I took my moth-er, aunt and wife to Tractors for dinner, rather than make the drive to “that chicken place” out west. Again, we were blown away with the quality of food and service. Thank you Judy for bringing Trac-tors to Lamar!

Best regards,Bill King, Arlington, Texas

Dear Editor:Whoever stole my cart off of my

car porch at 1108 Grand, please re-turn it. I need it. Just leave it under the porch and no questions will be asked.

Thank you,Kevin Morgan, Lamar

Barton-Jasper County Collectors Association to hold show

The Barton-Jasper County Collectors Association will be sponsoring the 29th Annual Summer Coin, Stamp, Postcard, Sports Memorabilia and Collectibles Show at the Carthage Memorial Hall, 407 S. Garrison (Hwy. 571), on Saturday, July 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dealers from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas will offer 54 tables at the largest collectible show in southwest Missouri.

Admission is free.For more information call Brad Potter at 417-682-4500.

Lamar school board fills elementary vacancy

LAMAR-In a brief meeting, Wednesday morning, July 2, the La-mar R-I Board of Edu-cation filled a vacancy caused by a last minute

resignation. Dawn Davis had resigned as a third grade teacher at the West Elementary. Amy Pittsen-barger was hired to fill the vacancy.

the miracle of God that carried us through the gangrene and all the bad surgeries. Well I know that God has His hand over us, but these last two weeks I have been kept in the palms of His two hands for sure.

Friends and family will believe this and Ron has it affirmed that I am not normal. Two doctors of the teams of doctors that I had this week told Ron this and also said I was wired wrong. Boy... of course he now has proof! I guess I am one of those people that does not feel pain very well. The wire going to my brain goes to my stomach instead of my brain to tell me that some-thing is not right. For the last couple of years I guess my upset stomach was telling me something was wrong. Finally, the last few months after running the lawn mower, vacuum or hoeing, I would come in and put a heating pad on my shoulder to rest better. I have never taken

more than a Tylenol once or twice a year and that is all the meds I take.

After much urging by the family I went for an x-ray to see if the many screws were backing out of my shoulder and arm. The x-ray showed that part of my shoulder had dissolved and my body had absorbed it. It was decided to go in and have a complete shoulder re-placement. The day of the surgery was a terrible surprise for my surgeon, as it was completely in-fected in the bones. The blood test did not show anything because it wasn’t in the blood, but in the bone. The doctor took out hardware and the bone and put in a medi-cal ball as he called it to clean out the infection. He started me on Vacami-cine (mispelled) and sent me for daily infusions of the medicine to Mercy at McCune Brooks.

I kept getting sicker and throwing up all day long and fever. Two dif-

ferent nurses at two dif-ferent hospitals couldn’t get a pick line in, so my arm looked pretty bad and it was my good one.The first miracle was that the infection was in my bone and not my blood. I was told that the knee surgery that I had gotten thrown out of the hospital twice last year would have spread it to my blood and in a matter of hours it would have gone to my heart and killed me. I had told Ron then that some-one up there didn’t want me to have that surgery, so I didn’t.

The second miracle was that I was sent to see a surgeon in Joplin to put a hymen in and that would have fixed me too. I was in his office so cold that the nurses wrapped tow-els around me while I was there to set up going to the hospital the next day for this procedure. Now this amazes me that even my temperature didn’t seem to bother him and he sent me back to Car-

thage that day for more Vacamicine. The third miracle was that when I got there for my next dose and the nurse refused un-til she did a STAT blood test. When she got the re-sults of the test she imme-diately called my surgeon, who sent me back to Jop-lin Mercy to be admitted immediately. It seems that you never let the levels of this drug go over 18 or 20 and mine were over 70. One more dose would have killed me. My kid-neys had quit and I was shutting down.

Now I had an array of specialist from bacteria, kidney and blood, besides a group of other angels watching over me. Most people have a positive bacteria and mine was a negative, which isn’t seen very often. This is why the medicine they were giv-ing me wasn’t doing any-thing but stirring up the infection. My family was told that they were going to put me on a machine for my kidneys, but were

waiting until morning. The fourth miracle was that the count on my kid-neys did a little step in the right direction to inform the doctor that they were ready to fight and come back to life, which each day they make another step in the right direction. One doctor said I was one tough old bird and my kidneys were too. It will take time to see how much they recover, but it looks good for now. I am back on daily infusions for the next six weeks and back home.

The fifth miracle is that all the tests say we have killed the infection, but need the six weeks to be sure it isn’t anywhere in the bones before they go back in again and put me in a shoulder. If any of you out there ever wonder where God is, just ask and look around because He is there. I still haven’t fig-ured out why he wants to keep me around, but I will always testify that because of Him I live.

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January 1974Kelly Renee Stahl, daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stahl, is New Year's Baby. Most schools in the area are expected to go along with daylight savings time when clocks are moved ahead one hour. Four roll of Charmin is 39 cents. County voters will be asked to approve a tax sup-ported ambulance district. Gas breaks the 50 cent mark. Freez-ing rain causes more misery for area. Big Smith announces plans for $60,000 plant expan-sion. Luella Webb is named basketball homecoming queen. O'Sullivan lays off 147. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Washburn an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Ann Louise to Roger Blaser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Blaser. Bids are sought for new health department build-ing.

February 1974Tigers go into regional tour-

nament seeded no. 1. A 1973 Monte Carlo costs $4295. Red Cross bloodmobile has good day with 100 donors. The cham-ber of commerce has planned a reception in honor of Dr. Vern T. Bickel, who has retired after 38 years of practice in Lamar. County statistics show smok-ers keep on puffing. Regional champ Tigers roar to state. Eagles nix Tigers 68-55. World Day of Prayer is to be observed. Highway department workers prepare for the 55 MPH limit.

March 1974County ambulance service

is inaugurated. “Preach” Had-dock dies. Weekend downpour causes flash floods. Kim Rohlf-ing, Jack Sportsman and Jamie Hammons are named to All District team. Peggy Caruthers and David Banwart exchange vows. Lamar's fate is discussed at Big Ten Conference meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Roberts announce the engagement of their daughter, Carol Diane to Ted A. Reavley, son of Dr. and Mrs. Jack W. Reavley. Interstate route is backed by cities along US 71. Trustees accept Bill Gardner for health department building. Microfilming equip-ment is installed at courthouse.

April 1974Chamber of commerce

membership drive brings in $6196.50. Democrats land council seats. Dairy Queen holds grand opening of remod-eled building. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Walters announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristy Ann to Terry Heckman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Heckman. Sunrise Easter ser-vices are planned at park. La-mar City Superintendent Lucky Roberts speaks to Lions Club. Judge race thickens as Doug Haile files for seat. Food stamps set to go on sale.

May 1974Betty Gideon is named BPW

Woman of the Year. Gas prices are going up, regular ranges from 51 cents to 57.9. Jasper closes landfill, opens old dump area. Shiela Norton announced as Lamar valedictorian. Ken Hines is named Democrat Car-rier of the Month. Volunteer rationing of water is discussed. Carol Roberts graduates Magna Cum Laude. Mr. and Mrs. El-wood Roberts announce the engagement of their daughter, Ann Louise to Judd A. Ches-nut, son of Dr. and Mrs. Judd A. Chesnut. Cigarettes are $3.19 a carton at Bee Discount.

June 1974Jasper physician Dr. William

Henry Knott dies at age 97. Beef liver at Dale's Packing Co. is 59 cents a pound. Local banks are nearly penniless after a a false penny shortage. City of Lamar gives raises. Plans are underway for 31st annual Lamar Free Fair. A Charlie Lathrop home run keys Finley victory. The health department building is ahead of schedule.

July 1974Residents are asked to con-

serve water during dry weather. Dale Dermott participates in archaeological tour. City tight-ens belt in face of inflation. Water line breaks cut service in the city. Storm cuts service to Liberal, Minden. Firemen are called to seven blazes over the weekend. One lb. can of coffee is 99 cents at McKay's Thriftway IGA.

August 1974Three Brothers Supply Co.

changes hands with Chuck Vaughan taking over the deal-

ership. Midnight Cowboy, star-ring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, is playing at the Barco. Ambulance district is estab-lished by a 3-1 vote. President Richard Nixon yields to Gerald Ford. Queen Maria William-son prepares for the fair. Lamar joins in protest against Jefferson Lines in proposal to discontinue service. Cleanup begins follow-ing weekend windstorm. 108 golfers are set for Lamar Open.

September 1974Denise Todd is crowned queen

of Lamar Fair. Nine month sub-scription to Lamar Democrat is offered at $8. Board gives go-ahead to gymnasium plans at Lamar R-1. Ceremonies are scheduled for the Lamar 71 by-pass opening. Hillcrest Lanes snack bar announces re-open-ing of service. Dayne Shoff is named Democrat Carrier of the Month. Investigation continues in Minden bank holdup.

October 1974

Boys denims are $2.49 at Rag Bag. Water districts expand. Bill Forst is first to check in deer. Big turnout is predicted for opening of Lamar bypass. Lamar Boxing Club sponsors 20 scheduled fights at the Lamar National Guard Armory. Treasurer's of-fice is next for remodeling. La-mar applies for bicentennial status. Official bicentennial flag is given to Jasper. Optimists an-nounce Halloween party. Ne-vada powerhouse mauls Tigers, 42-0. Nancy Sims is elected as homecoming queen candidate.

November 1974Overhaul of Missouri welfare

system begins. Jeremy Faubion has two parties on first birth-day. Daily Democrat is sold – Palmer is new publisher. Tide is 77 cents for a 49 oz. box. Barton County winter wheat seeding difficulties continue. Seniors organize Old News-boy Day. Weekend burglary occurs at Lohmeyer-Konantz

Funeral Home. Barton County cancer rate is higher than aver-age. Thanksgiving dinner will be served at the Traveler's Inn. Lamar is named a Bicentennial city. Past Noble Grand Club elects Maxine Orahood.

December 1974Lockwood Tigers win state 1A

football crown. Town and Coun-try Regional Library holds open house. 36 local eighth graders study fall wind currents. Lamar freshman Greg Dalton in seri-ous condition after brain sur-gery. Stan Timmons shines as Tigers down Greenfield. Girls' athletics pose problems for R-1 schools. County unemploy-ment rate hovers at 2%. Drugs, 100 needles are stolen from Dr. Guldner's office. Woodstock is playing at the Plaza Theatre. Courthouse remodeling project nears final stages. Deposits are insured up to $40,000 at Barton County State Bank and Lamar Trust Company.

Blast from the past.......40 Years Ago 1974

By RICHARD COOPER

After several steps into semi-retire-ment, starting in 2004, Barbara Wal-ters seemingly took the final step in May, 2014, when she stepped aside as co-host of the daytime talk show, “The View,” although she has indicated that she will continue as executive producer of the show for as long as it remains on the air. The accolades poured in, noting the many broadcast journalism awards she has received, and citing her as one of the pioneering women in a field pre-viously largely dominated by men. A pioneer she was, but not the first.

I remember a feminine voice on net-work radio news in 1956 when I took my first job in broadcasting at KOAM Radio (now KKOW) in Pittsburg, Kan-sas. I was fresh out of the Air Force and a student at Pittsburg State, which then was Kansas State Teachers College. KOAM had long been an affiliate of the NBC Radio Network, and carried a heavy schedule of network programs. Since 1956 and 1957 were crisis years at the United Nations, all the reports from there, and there were many, were concluded with the signature, “Pau-line Frederick, NBC News, United Na-tions.” It was a feminine voice, very be-lievable, and authoritative. God, was it authoritative!

Pauline Frederick may have been the very first, certainly among the first, of those women who broke the sexist barrier to on-air news report-ing on radio and television. She was a journalist to the core, starting in high school where she won essay contests and wrote for her school newspaper, as well as local papers in and around her home of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She earned bachelors and masters degrees at American University in Washing-ton, D.C. and launched her career in journalism with great determination. Within four years, she began to re-ceive invitations to White House press events.

During those four years, Freder-

ick hit upon a unique ap-proach to inter-viewing famous people. Since few important men in politics would consent to an interview by a woman, she decided to inter-view their wives. Among those interviewed were the wife of the prime min-ister of Czecho-slovakia and the wife of the Chinese ambas-sador to the U.S. She sold these to the Washington Star and began writing a weekly feature for that paper. Years later, she would combine these interviews with many more during her illustrious ca-reer and publish them in a book, Ten First Ladies of the World.

In 1938, she grew closer to broad-cast journalism when she was hired by ABC to write news scripts for on-air news reporters. The following year, after more interviews with diplomats’ wives came to the attention of NBC, she was hired to conduct some of them as a radio feature. Thus, Frederick en-tered the field of broadcast journalism in 1939, at a time Barbara Walters was only 10 years old.

Frederick would continue as a news-paper and radio journalist until 1945. In April of that year, she got a huge ca-reer boost when she was asked to travel as a war correspondent for NBC to 19 countries. Her shortwave broadcast from China later in 1945 was recog-nized as the first from China by a fe-male reporter.

I should point out that all of these broadcasts were on radio. Television

was only an experimental method of com-munication, and its full develop-ment lay in the future.

Later in 1945, Frederick ac-cepted a num-ber of assign-ments for ABC including the Nuremberg Tri-als of Nazi war criminals, an interview with General and Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower, and exclusive cover-age of a crisis development in the United Na-tions. Still, all of

this was on radio. Her television breakthrough oc-

curred in 1948 when she was a member of the ABC team covering the presi-dential nominating conventions, the first ever telecast. In 1949, ABC pro-moted her to a full time member of its news department, and gave her a Mon-day through Friday daytime television news program, Pauline Frederick Re-ports. She would continue to work for ABC until 1953, with the Korean crisis being among her most memorable as-signments.

In 1953, NBC hired her away from ABC to cover the United Nations on both radio and television, a position she would hold for nearly 21 years. She would report daily on the critical is-sues the world body was facing, reports that started early in the morning and continued until late at night. They in-cluded the coup crisis in the Republic of Congo, the tricky negotiations for ending the Korean War, the Suez crisis, Cuban Missile debacle, and the Viet-nam War. It was during the Suez crisis

that I first encountered her polished and oh-so-authoritative voice.

Chet Huntley of the Huntley-Brin-kley Report on NBC paid tribute to Frederick’s tireless reporting when he said, “She is our dependable right arm in sorting out the legalities, the propa-ganda, the nationalistic sensitivities, and the international nuances which frequent the U.N.”

Pauline Frederick retired from NBC two years before the mandatory re-tirement age of 70. Yet, her salary was only a fraction of her male counter-parts even though she was genuinely a household name.

Broadcast journalism was still in her blood so she joined National Public Radio for five more years before final retirement in 1980. Yet, her long years at the U.N. kept her busy on the lecture circuit, lecturing on the mission of the United Nations and its influence in in-ternational affairs.

She and her husband, Charles Rob-bins, retired managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, moved to Florida where they resided until their deaths in 1989-1990, within nine months of one another. She was 82.

Pauline Frederick received a myriad of awards and honors during her career. Among them, the Alfred I. DuPont Award, the George Foster Peabody Award, the Paul White Award from the Radio-Television News Directors As-sociation, the Hall of Fame of Sigma Delta Chi, the journalism professional society, and she was president of the United Nations Correspondents Asso-ciation. In nearly all instances, she was the first woman to receive the awards.

Today, female anchors and corre-spondents are commonplace, and each of them, including Barbara Walters, owes her career in some manner to Pauline Frederick. She broke down the barriers with unrelenting determina-tion, a dedicated work ethic, and con-stant professionalism. She blazed the journalistic trail for other female jour-nalists to follow.

Pauline Frederick in 1955

A pioneering womanin broadcast journalism remembered, and she’s not Barbara Walters

Mission trips to unlikely destinations, where help is badly needed

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

On June 4, 17 tired but hap-py world travelers returned to Missouri at the conclusion of an exhausting mission trip of nearly three weeks to plac-es that few hear about. Part of the group had departed on May 15 with the rest fol-lowing a few days later. Their destination was Liberia, a small impoverished country on the southwestern seacoast of Africa’s western bulge. It’s also a country that has a unique link to the United States.

Liberia was founded in 1821 by the American Colo-nization Society as a haven for freed former slaves. It

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Summer food safetyDuring warm weather,

it is especially important to take extra precautions and practice safe food handling when prepar-ing perishable foods such as meat, poultry, seafood and egg products. The warm weather and holi-day get togethers may be ideal for outdoor picnics and barbecues, but they also provide a perfect environment for bacteria and other pathogens in food to cause foodborne illness. Follow the sugges-tions below to reduce the risk of foodborne illness this summer.

Wash, wash, wash your hands. Always wash your hands with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds before and af-ter handling food. Sing “Happy Birthday” twice to make sure it has been 20 seconds. Always mari-nate food in the refrig-erator. Don’t use sauce that was used to marinate raw meats on cooked, ready-to-eat food. Re-serve a portion of the unused marinade to use as a sauce. When grilling foods, preheat the coals on your grill for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the coals are lightly coated with ash.

Use a food thermom-eter to ensure that food reaches a safe internal temperature. Hamburg-ers should be cooked to 160 degrees F, while large

cuts of beef such as steaks may be cooked to 145 de-grees F for medium rare or to 160 degrees F for medium. Poultry must reach a temperature of 165 degrees F. Fish should be opaque and flake eas-ily. When taking foods off the grill, do not put cooked food items back on the same plate that held raw food, unless it has been washed with hot water and soap first. And in hot weather (above 90 degree F) foods should never sit out for more than one hour before go-

ing in the refrigerator. A full cooler will main-

tain its cold temperatures longer than one that is partially filled, so it is important to pack plenty of extra ice to ensure it maintains a cold temper-ature. Keep the cooler out of the direct sun. Keep drinks in a separate cool-er from foods. The bever-age cooler will be opened frequently while the food cooler stays cold.

The Barton County Health Department wish-es everyone a safe and healthy summer.

HEALTHNutrition bites

By JESSICA HOUDYSHELL

Registered DietitianBarton County

Memorial Hospital

Is a gluten-free diet a healthier way to eat? It is a becoming a generally common misconception that a gluten-free diet helps one lose weight or is a much healthier or natu-ral diet that is good for anyone. There is no re-search to support such an argument. Whereas there are individuals that need to consume a gluten-free diet, it is not a recom-mended diet everyone.

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Some examples of foods containing glu-ten include baked goods, breads, products contain-ing flour, beers, ales, gra-vies, pretzels, crackers, some chips, soy sauce, cornstarch, malts, candies and chocolates, cereals, thickened soups, vegeta-ble starch and processed meats. Although gluten is mainly in foods, some medicines, nutritional supplements, lip balm and glue on stamps and envelopes may contain traces. Reading an ingre-dients list on the food la-bel will be important in determining which foods

have gluten in them. A gluten-free diet, some-times known as the GF-diet, is recommended only for individuals who have been diagnosed with celiac disease or have a wheat allergy.

Celiac disease is genetic and is diagnosed by blood tests and exams of tissue from the small intestine. Individuals diagnosed with celiac disease have a delayed immune-me-diated reaction to gluten. This results in intestinal damage and inflamma-tion, leading to poor ab-sorption of nutrients. The prolonged inflammation damages the wall of the small intestines and may lead to weight loss (due to poor absorption of nutri-ents), bloating and some-times diarrhea. A strict gluten-free diet can help manage symptoms and prevent malnutrition that can occur when the body is deprived of vital nour-ishment.

Individuals diagnosed with a wheat allergy have a different immune re-sponse when consuming wheat. Barley and rye may, or may not, affect persons diagnosed with a wheat allergy, depend-ing on whether or not they have been exposed to wheat. While celiac

disease results in gastro-intestinal problems, a wheat allergy could also include skin irritation and breathing difficulties.

The gluten-free diet is a therapeutic diet to prevent these negative responses by the body when glu-ten is consumed in these

individuals. It is recom-mended that gluten-free diets only be followed by those individuals who have been medically test-ed by a physician to be gluten intolerant or have a wheat allergy. If an in-dividual unnecessarily, and without a medical

reason, chooses to be on a gluten-free diet, they would miss-out on vital nutrients and benefits that come with consump-tion of gluten-containing products. If consumed in their whole forms, gluten-containing grain products are generally

rich in mainly fiber and B vitamins and enriched or fortified with many B vi-tamins, folate, iron, mag-nesium and calcium. In addition, gluten contain-ing grain products foods have sterols and stanols that contribute to de-creasing the risk of heart disease. Individuals who believe they may have a reaction to gluten need to consult with their phy-sician and contact a reg-istered dietitian for help learning how to manage symptoms.

Don’t hesitate to email Jessica.houdyshell@bcmh.net or call 417-681-5263 for help with your meal planning.

Tips to keeping energy levels high

The Barton County Memorial Hospital Diabetes Support Group would like to present tips to keeping one's energy levels high.

Get plenty of sleep. Most adults need seven to eight hours of sleep each night. One will feel more alert and concentrate better with adequate sleep.

Drink water to stay hydrated. Dehydration results in fatigue and it is dan-gerous for one's health. Aim to drink eight or more glasses of water daily.

Move more. If feeling tired a 10-minute break, walking or doing some exer-cises, can improve blood flow and make one feel energized. Regular physical activity will also improve energy level.

A large meal or food high in fat may make one feel drowsy or groggy. In-clude lean proteins, fruits and veggies and whole grains in meals.

Less caffeine/cutting back on caffeine slowly. Coffee and tea both contain caffeine. Reducing consumption slowly may be helpful to improving overall rest and relaxation. Taking caffeine completely out of one's routine can result in withdrawal symptoms that include headaches, body aches and depressive symptoms.

Avoid energy drinks. These may contain herbal ingredients such as ginseng and ginkgo biloba, which are known to interfere with proper drug action of certain medications such as insulin, oral hypoglycemic agents, blood thinners and diuretics. Such interactions can cause several health problems. Although these beverages claim to boost physical energy or mental alertness, they may contain the caffeine equivalent of one to three cups of coffee or cans of soda.

The next meeting will be held Monday, July 21, 5:30 p.m., in the Barton County Ambulance District office meeting room, 1100 Cherry, Lamar.

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BARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER LUNCH MENU: July 14-18MONDAY- Baked

chicken, hominy, juice, cinnamon apples, wheat roll, ice cream sandwich, coffee/tea/milk.

TUESDAY- Spaghetti with meat sauce, dark green leafy salad, Har-vard beets, whole wheat roll, fresh grapes, coffee/

tea/milk.WEDNESDAY- Sau-

sage patties, oven hash browns, juice, biscuits and gravy, sliced peaches, coffee/tea/milk.

THURSDAY- Birthday dinner, oven fried chick-en, mashed potatoes, but-tered peas and carrots, wheat roll, birthday cake with fruit, coffee/tea/milk.

FRIDAY- Cook's choice, entree, vegetable, fruit, bread, dessert, cof-fee/tea/milk.

RECORDSDEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS BRIEFS

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

THE DADE COUNTY DEMOCRAT CLUB will meet Thursday, July 10, 6 p.m., at the Greenfield Community Building.RICHLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD WILL meet Thursday, July 17, 10 a.m., at 694 SE 40th Lane.THE JASPER SURVIVING SPOUSES will meet Wednesday, July 9, 11:30 a.m., at the Senior Citizens Center, for lunch. A meeting will follow, as well as Bingo. All are welcome.YOUTH FOOTBALL SIGN-UPS FOR LAMAR students entering third through sixth grade is on Thursday, July 10, at the east entrance of Lamar Fam-ily Ministries. Fifth and sixth grade sign-up will be held at 5:30 p.m., with third and fourth grades to sign-up at 7 p.m. Please come at the designated times only unless prior arrangements are made. A $65 registra-tion fee is due at that time. For information call Mi-chelle at 417-214-3534.THE 33RD ANNUAL THORCO-FCA LAMAR-Walk-Run will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, 7:30 a.m. This event is held in conjunction with the Lamar Free Fair, with registration beginning at 6:30 a.m. At the corner of 8th and Broadway. The race will begin there and finish at 9th and Broadway. Awards will be giv-en in each division for first, second and third places. The first 100 entrants registered before the race be-gins will be guaranteed a shirt. For information con-tact Ann Landrum at 417-682-3548, ext. 134.LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1974 will hold its 40th reunion planning meeting on Wednes-day, July 9, 5:30 p.m., at the Davis Insurance office.FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WILL HOLD Vaca-tion Bible School on July 20-24, for children age four through sixth grade. Agency D3 – Discover, Defend and Decide will be held from 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. A meal will be served at 5:15 p.m. The church is lo-cated at 1301 E. 6th St. in Lamar and anyone needing transportation should call 417-682-3538. A kick-off will be held Saturday, July 19, 5:30 p.m., at the Lamar City Park shelter no. 3. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be served. There will also be a bounce house and ob-stacle course.A GARDEN TOUR, SPONSORED BY Golden Harvest Days, will be held Saturday, July 12, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Advance tickets may be purchased at the Barton County Chamber of Commerce, Golden City City Hall or Sherry’s Store, 520 Main, or the day of the tour at 910 Tilden. Visit Golden Harvest Days’ facebook page for event information.THE BARTON-JASPER COUNTY Collectors As-sociation will sponsor the 29th Annual Summer Coin, Stamp, Postcard, Sports Memorabilia and Col-lectibles Show at the Carthage Memorial Hall, 407 S. Garrison (Hwy. 571) on Saturday, July 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admis-sion is free. For information call Brad Potter at 417-682-4500.FIBER ART GUILD WILL MEET THURSDAY, July 17, 11 a.m., at the Barton County Senior Cen-ter in Lamar. The group will eat around 11:30 a.m. Bring Show ‘n Tell.THE BARTON COUNTY HISTORICAL Society will meet Sunday, July 13, 2 p.m., at the Lamar Unit-ed Methodist Church. Sharon Nelson will present a program on the KKK in Barton County and the sur-rounding area. The public is welcome to attend.THE IANTHA METHODIST CHURCH WILL have VBS on July 14-18. All children are welcome to attend. Supper will be served at 6 p.m., followed by teachings from the Bible, crafts, games and lots of fun. Hope to see you there. For more information call Adam at 417-214-1410.THE 10TH STREET COMMUNITY FARMERS’ Market is open Wednesdays, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.THE 2014 LAMAR FREE FAIR DATES have been set for August 16-23.

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LOURETTA WHITTLE

GOLDEN CITY-Ser-vices were held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Pugh Funeral Home for Louretta Lee Whittle, 92, Golden City, who died at 1:55 p.m. on Monday, June 30, 2014, at the Good Shepherd Nurs-ing Home in Lockwood. Burial was at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Golden City.

Survivors include a son, Mark Whittle and wife Susan, Golden City; two daughters, Mary Pome-roy and husband Bob, Olathe, Kan. and Sue My-ers and husband Gary, Lee's Summit; a brother, David Holland, Burbank, Calif.; six grandchildren, Keri and Brian Whittle, Matt and Ben Pomeroy, Renee Nelson and hus-band Mike and Doug Myers and wife Summer and one great-grandson, Maxwell Nelson.

Mrs. Whittle was born June 7, 1922, in Lock-wood, to Harold Hull and Kitty Clyde (Lee) Holland. She was a 1940 graduate of Lockwood High School. She mar-ried Max E. Whittle on March 22, 1941 in Yuma, Ariz. They moved back to

Golden City and settled on the Whittle family farm outside of Golden City 67 years ago. Mrs. Whittle and her husband began the Whittle Broth-ers farming operation, along with her late broth-er-in-law, James Whittle, and it still exists today.

In addition to farm-ing, she served the last 17 years of her working career as United States Postmaster in Golden City, retiring in 1991.

FORRESTWILLIAMSON

SHELL KNOB-A cel-ebration of life will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Church of God, two miles south of Carr Lane, Missouri, at 6575 Hwy. 221 N., in Berryville, Ark., for For-rest Allen Williamson, 89, Shell Knob, who died Saturday, June 14, 2014, at his home. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Fohn Fu-neral Home.

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

Survivors include his wife, Peggy William-son; a stepson, Timothy Kerr, Berryville, Ark.; a stepdaughter, Deborah Green, Shell Knob; three nephews, Jim Bunch, Ra-cine, Allen Bunch, Clever and Leslie Cooper, Or-egon; a niece, Dorothy Cooper, Oregon; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his first wife,

Jean; a sister and a broth-er.

Mr. Williamson was born July 27, 1924, in Crane, to Lester and Birdie (Blankenship) Williamson. He was a Cassville High School graduate. During World War II he joined the Unit-ed States Navy, serving from March 23, 1944 to May 20, 1946. For several years he lived in Liberal, where he was a hairdress-er. He and his wife Peggy resided in Golden before making their home in Shell Knob in 2005. Some of his favorite pastimes were art painting and traveling.

He married Peggy Ann Stanphill on Dec. 20, 2002, in Golden.

MILDRED JOAN “JO” SHAFER

CAMDENTON-Visi-tation was held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at Hedges-Scott Funeral Home in Camdenton for Mildred Joan “Jo” Shafer, 81, who died peacefully on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, at home in Cam-denton, following a brief struggle with Leukemia. Graveside memorial ser-

vices followed at 2 p.m., at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield.

Expressions of sympa-thy may be forwarded to the family at www.hed-gesscottfuneralhomes.com.

Survivors include her husband Ted Shafer and four children, Gregory Shafer of Camdenton, Steven Shafer and wife Kamala of Palm Bay, Fla., Thea Carter and hus-band Michael, Overland Park, Kan. and Millette Witte, Camdenton; a sis-ter, Connie Lee and hus-band John, Tyler, Texas; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Shafer was born Feb. 6, 1933, in Golden City, to Elmo and Lorene (Hall) Nutt. The daugh-ter of a dairy farmer, she graduated high school in 1951, where she was the co-founder of the Golden City Saddle Club. She was a well-known bus driver in the Ruskin School Dis-trict in Kansas City from 1960 until 1973. After moving to the Laurie area in the 1980’s, she was a visible part of the com-munity, where she ran a local convenience store on Hwy. 5. She was a friend to all; always with a joke or a “poke” that made everyone smile.

In 1952 she met and married the love of her life for 62 years, Theo-dore “Ted” Shafer, a WW II Navy veteran, and they lived in Kansas City un-til 1974, before moving back to Golden City and eventually to the Lake of the Ozarks, where they owned and operated Sha-fer Painting.

The following have filed a marriage license appli-cation with the Barton County Recorder's Office:

Joseph Keith Vanek, 31, Moore, Montana and Les-ley Joy Farmer, 32, Lock-wood.

Logan Michael Alford, 19, Lamar, and Leaha Ma-rie Curtis, 19, Lamar.

Sean Alexander Rhoades,

25, Lamar, and Sara Kay Brewington, 25, Lamar.

Shawn Alan Crain, 33, Lamar and Misty Jo Rec-

tor, 42, Lamar.Hayden Glenn Todd, 23,

Lamar, and Paige Nicole Porter, 22, Lamar.

God’s physical creation and new creationBy REV. GALEN

FRIEDRICHSGrace Lutheran Church

We are sensual beings. Everything that we do is intimately tied to our senses. How much time

do we spend making sure that we smell and look good? Even when we eat, the taste of a certain food is only part of the equa-tion, how it looks, smells and feels in our mouth is significant. Something that we consider delecta-ble, a food that we crave, can be rendered odious to us by its looks or smell. An obnoxious or annoy-ing sound can render an otherwise delightful

evening useless and even drive us away. When one sense is lost, sight for ex-ample, other senses be-come keener and grant the afflicted more free-dom than we realize. It is foolish to do as some, to deny the importance of our senses. They are in-timate in our day to day lives; making life more enjoyable, protecting us from danger and even ruining otherwise enjoy-

able experiences.God created us as sen-

sual beings. They are part of His glorious creation and allow us to enjoy more fully what He has created for us who are the crown of His creation who were created in His image. Indeed, we are taught to confess “I be-lieve that God has made me and all creatures,

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INSPIRATION

In everything give thanksBy JACK SLADE

Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church

When reading Thes-salonians 5:16-18 (TLB) "No matters what hap-pens, always be thank-ful, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ." You may ask this question, "How can I possibly be thankful in the midst of such pain? It feels like my life has been shattered into a mil-lion pieces and I'm not even sure what tomorrow will bring!" David said in Psalm 34:1, "I will bless the Lord at all times; His

praise shall continually be in my mouth." The words at all times means in all circumstances, no mat-ter what. But what God isn't instructing us to do is be thankful for diffi-cult circumstances. He wants us to be thankful in them, knowing that He is faithful and able to help us overcome. When we are thankful in difficult times, our attitude says to Him, “I trust you. I know you can handle this." He in turn blesses us with peace of mind, strength of spirit and power to make it through.

We cannot know all that

God has planned to do in the midst of tragedy, but we can be thankful that He promises to be with us and that the outcome will be for our good. He al-ways keeps His word. "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there without watering the earth, so shall my word be which goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, without ac-complishing what I de-sire." (Isaiah 55:10-11).

Remember God is a de-liverer. He delivered His people in the past and He will deliver you out

of all your troubles in the future. (Psalm 34:6) And, He will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19) and when you rely on Him, He will not fail you (Hebrews 13:5) Un-derstanding this, you can give thanks in everything, verse six.

Now..take back your life by: 1. Why does God in-struct His children to be thankful in everything and in every circum-stance? 2. Discuss with your family those things that you can be thankful for in the midst of your current circumstances. For instance, you might

thank Him for His pres-ence in your life, for lov-ing you, protecting you, providing for you through the goodwill of those around you. 3. Spend some time together, or alone in prayer, thanking God for the blessings in your life in the midst of tragedy and loss. Make this the beginning of a daily habit, even as you continue to face this diffi-cult trial. If you belong to Christ, believe, trust and give thanks.

Some additional scrip-tures: Psalm 100:4; Psalm 103:1-5; 1 Corinthians 15:57.

see CREATION, page 5B

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NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE

A default has accrued on a certain note secured by a deed of trust executed by, Vickie Sue Ready dated 2/28/2008 and recorded on 3/14/2008 as Document Number 2008-381, in the Recorder’s office for Barton County, Missouri. The successor trustee will on July 17, 2014 between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, more particularly at 12:00PM, at the West Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, Lamar, Missouri sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash (certified funds only), the following real estate: ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BARTON, STATE OF MISSOURI, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS ALL OF LOT FOUR (4), IN BLOCK EIGHT (8), OF WALSERS FOURTH ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF LIBERAL, MISSOURI, BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 491 PAGE 754, DATED 07/30/2003, RECORDED 07/31/2003, IN BARTON COUNTY

RECORDS.Commonly known as: 400 Fishback, Liberal, Missouri 64762for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp.Successor Trustee(800) 652-4080 4x 6/25, 7/2, 7/9 and 7/16/2014CSM File 26-14-00149

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The Lamar R-I School is currently seeking sealed bids for the following services.

* Labor for installation of chain link fence throughout designated areas in the district. Approximately 560 linear feet in 3 different locations throughout the district.Bid specifications may be requested by emailing harrisz@lamar.k12.mo.us. Copies of specifications may also be picked up at 405 Walnut, Lamar, MO. Bid deadline will be July 17, 2014 at 9:00a.m. And must be contained in a sealed envelope with “fence labor bid” noted on outside label and mailed or delivered to:

Lamar R-I Public School405 WalnutLamar, MO 64759

Lamar R-I Public Schools reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in the bid process.Zach Harris, Ed.D.SuperintendentLamar R-I School District202 W. 7th StreetLamar, MO 64759

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NOTICE OF BUDGET ADOPTION

The City Council of the City of Lamar, Missouri, in regular session on June 23, 2014 adopted a budget for the year 2014-15 summarized as follows: Anticipated Revenues $13,248,850 Anticipated Expenditures by category: Electric Operating $5,988,920 Landfill Gas Project 1,529,000 Water Operating 1,312,800 General Operating 368,100 Building Inspector 33,900 Street Operating 520,300 Fire Operating 256,280 Police Operating 811,250 Municipal Court 43,700 Sanitation Fund 334,100 Memorial Fund 52,300 Park Fund 109,200 Thiebaud Auditorium 46,100 Lamar Recreation Fund 48,800

Parks & Recreation Director 63,100 Aquatic Park Fund 187,700 Lake Fund 35,850 Airport Fund 38,800 Taxi Fund 114,745 Transportation Tax Fund 164,050 Capital Improvements Fund 183,048 Capital Additions 759,650 Total Expenses $13,001,693 PROPOSED EXCESS INCOME OVER EXPENSES $ 247,157 The Budget is available for public inspection at City Hall, 1104 Broadway, Lamar, MO, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Traci Cox, City Clerk

Melissa D Harney V Ga-briel Maze, consent judg-ment.

Robert R Harney V Ga-briel Maze, consent judg-ment.

State V James D Cun-ningham, written guilty plea.

State V Jamie L Horn, written guilty plea.

State V Tessa Gene Gor-don, written guilty plea.

State V Ricky Dale Coo-per, written guilty plea.

State V Buddy Eugene Willis, written guilty plea.

World Acceptance Corp of MO V Toby Pryor, de-fault judgment.

Barton County Memo-rial Hospital V Jamie L Stone, consent judgment.

Portfolio Recovery As-soc. LLC V Ronald C Butts, default judgment.

Midland Funding LLC V Jacqueline K Harris, de-fault judgment.

City of Liberal V Brian Williams, default judg-ment.

CACH LLC V Michael Hirsch, consent judgment.

Sharon D Brayfield V Derek J Brayfield, consent judgment.

State V Bruce Lee Hens-ley, Jr., written guilty plea.

State V Kathryn DeLeon, written guilty plea.

Ashley Wright V Sammie Wright, consent judgment.

State V Elizabeth A Be-

sendorfer, written guilty plea.

State V Reyna Villa Go-mez, written guilty plea.

State V Jessyca J Sollen-berger, written guilty plea.

COURT MISCELLANEOUS

Missouri Warranty Deed, filed June 18, 2014. Christopher W. Dumm, Matthew P. Dumm and Elizabeth D. Dumm, Trustees of the GPD Heritage Trust of Barton County, Missouri to the Barton County Commis-sion of Barton County, Missouri: Centerline Description: The project centerline described as commencing at a railroad spike found at the south-west corner of the south-west quarter of section 2, township 30, range 32, in Barton County, Missouri, thence south 87 degrees 56'31” east along the south line of said south-west quarter of section 2 1,986.19 feet; thence south 02 degrees 03'29” west 5.13 feet to a point on the project centerline

of county road Southwest 90th Road, said point be-ing the point of begin-ning and being centerline station 8 and 25; thence along the project center-line the following call: south 88 degrees 26'11” east 350 feet to station 11 and 75 and being the end of this project. 0.14 acre new right of way. 173.53 acres before taking. 173.93 acres remaining.

Missouri Warranty Deed, filed June 18, 2014. Sam L. Braker and Bet-sy G. Braker of Barton County, Missouri to the Barton County Commis-sion of Barton County, Missouri: Centerline De-scription: (exact same description as above, ex-cept last 3 figures, which are: 0.05 acre new right of way. 80.00 acres before

taking. 79.95 acres re-maining.)

General Warranty Deed, filed June 20, 2014. Gary W. Shaw and Donna L. Shaw to Scot A. Baker and Jamie L. Baker: Six acres off the entire east side of the south half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 16, township 31, range 29, and the south half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 16, township 31, range 29, except the north 30 feet of the east half of the south-east quarter of the north-east quarter of the north-east quarter of section 16, township 31, range 29, all in Barton County, Mis-souri.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received at the City Hall, 1104 Broadway, Lamar, Missouri, on July 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. for the construction of improvements as follows:

STREET BARN - STEEL STRUCTURE AT405 JACKSON STREET, LAMAR, MISSOURI

Specifications are on file for examination at City Hall, 1104 Broadway, Lamar, Missouri.

Bids must be submitted on proposal blanks attached to the specifications or copies of same.

Award of the contract will be made on the basis of lowest responsive bid.

Payment for this work, under this contract, will be made in cash on the basis set forth in the General Conditions.

The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any irregularities.

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Special Notices

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

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

You are invited to Liv-ing Word Church, lo-cated at 1304 Francis St., at the corner of 14th St. E. We are a spir-it filled, non-denomi-national church. Pastor Mark Cummins' fami-ly is originally Golden City. He has pastored 14 years in Wisconsin. Please join us Sundays, 10 a.m., where every-

body is somebody, and Jesus is Lord! Call for information, 417-295-1050.

Services Offered

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

Carpenter Wanted to remodel small restau-rant building (former Sweet’s BBQ, 1607 Gulf, Lamar) into small rental home. Will trade rent for labor or share the invest-ment on sale of the re-modeled property. 417-355-3989.

Employment

Drivers, 60,000+, CDL-A, $2500 sign on, 1 month exp., Same Day Pay! Free Health Ins,

No CDL? We have Free training! www.trailiner.com. 800-769-3993.

Team Drivers, 130,000 per year, 2014 & 2015 trk, home weekly, same day pay, free health ins. 5000.00 sign on bonus pays out in 4 months, leases and lease pur-chases available. Detail call 800-769-3993, on line app www.trailiner.com.

Drivers, Solo, 3 or 6 day runs, $44cents per mi, Free Health Ins. Same Day Pay. 800-769-3993 for Details, on line app www.trailiner.com.

Drivers: Join our grow-ing fleet! Standard Transportation Services gets you Home Week-ly! Truck w/microwave & fridge. Paid Health Ins, Vacation, Holidays & more! CDL-A w/2yrs

e x p e r i e n c e . 1 - 8 8 8 - 9 9 2 -4038 ext 105.

Garage Sales

Garage Sale – Tools, El-vis, dishes, furniture of all kinds, 2 TVs, lots misc. 708 Arthur Aull Rd., July 10, 11 and 12, 7 a.m. To ?

Huge 4 Family Yard Sale – Friday and Satur-day, 825 East U Hwy., be-tween T Hwy. and Hwy. 160. Large portable steel gazebo, camping cots and stove, porta potty, old wood lures, jewelry, Rocker Closed collect-ible booth, baby, teen to 3x clothes, housewares, books, 2 curio shelves and lots more!

Miscellaneous For Sale

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

Window Air Condi-tioners – 12,000 BTU to 29,000 BTU. Come get

them while they last! Miller's Country Cor-ner, 417-884-2684.

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

Pets & Supplies

Free Medium size dog. Loves outside. Needs a nice home. Call 417-214-0912.

"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it il-legal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination be-cause of race, color, re-ligion, sex, handicap, familial status, or na-tional origin, or inten-tion to make any such preference limitation, or discrimination. We will not knowingly ac-cept any advertising for real estate, which is in

violation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised are available on an equal op-portunity basis".

Mobile Homes for Rent

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

Apartments for Rent

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

1 Bedroom Apartment nicely furnished or un-furnished. Pool, rec room and laundry. Free cable/HBO, water and trash. Short leases avail-

able. $200 security de-posit. No pets! In Ne-vada. Starting at $365. 417-667-2633.

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

Homes For Rent

Lovely, Redecorated 2 bedroom home at 710 Grand. Central heat/air, stove, refrigerator. Available July 1. $500 month/$450 deposit. R&R Rentals, Rosalee, 682-5668.

2 Bedroom, 1 bath du-plex. $600 month plus deposit. 682-5727.

Homes For Sale

Cute 2 bedroom home for sale. Large corner lot. Golden City, Mo. 417-808-0030.

Creation, continued from page 3B

that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears and all my mem-bers, my reason and all my senses and still takes care of them.” (Luther’s Small Catechism, the 1st Article of the Apostle’s Creed) When He created the Garden of Eden, He caused to grow every tree that was pleasant to the sight and good for food (Gen 2:7-9). Man is given the responsibility to rule over creation, to subdue it. He is also granted the privilege of enjoying the various sensations God’s creation.

Unfortunately the fall into sin has corrupted everything including our senses and relationship to the rest of creation. We can no longer sense to

the fullest what God has created. Indeed, too often some of the senses cre-ated by God are lost com-pletely, not because God’s creation is faulty, but be-cause of sin and the cor-ruption and death that it brings. Not only are our senses corrupted, but our use of them is corrupted. The proper enjoyment, regard and respect for God’s creation has been replaced with sinful sen-sual pleasure; even the exaltation and worship of creatures not created in the image of God and with no soul leading to the submission of man to creation.

The incarnation of the Son of God endows Him with our body and soul, eyes, ears and all our

members, our reason and our senses. Not so that He can experience creation or learn to en-joy creation, but that He might redeem creation. He becomes like us in ev-ery way, except without His own sin, for He did not sin, but bearing our sin, our frailty, our cor-ruption. He saw our ag-ony, He heard our cries, He suffered physical tor-ment, He smells the bitter stench of sin and taste the sharp agony of death that He might deliver us and restores us to the fullness of His new creation.

The life of the church involves physical sensual contact with God. God, the Son of God who is true and eternal God with the Father and the Holy Spirit, having become flesh and blood is appre-

hendable by our senses. We hear God Himself in the divine service when the word of God is read and preached in its truth and purity (Luke10:16, John 20:19-31, 1 Cor 4:1-5). God physically touches us in the wa-ters of holy Baptism as He washes away sin and brings us into eternal life (Matt 3:13-17, 28:16-20, John 3:3-6, Acts 2:36-42, Eph 2:18-22, 1 Pet 3:21, 1 Cor 10:1-4). We taste the beloved savior and taste of salvation itself when we eat and drink the very body and blood of our savior in Lord’s Sup-per (Matt 26:26-30, John 6:53-54, 1 Cor 11:23-26, 2 John 7). We smell the sweat aroma of heaven when we smell the wine of the feast and incense at the altar. We see the visu-

al manifestation of salva-tion in the crucifix, at the font, in the pulpit, and on the altar.

Physical contact with God should not surprise us. It is what Adam and Eve experienced in the Garden of Eden before the fall; the divine service is a return to the Garden of Eden (Luke 23:34-46). God manifest Himself in the midst of Israel as He took physical residence in the tabernacle and temple (Ex 25:8-9, 22, 40:34-38, 1 King 8:6-13, 31-53, 9:3, 2 Chr 5:11-14, 6:41-42, 7:12-22). They could smell Him in the sacrifices and in-cense. They heard Him in the feast and through the prophets. They tasted His goodness in the Pass-over. They could touch the holy things and the

holy places and know His gracious attitude toward them. The divine service is more glorious than any feast or tabernacle in the Old Testament.

God became flesh when the Son was incarnate in the womb of the Blessed Virgin (Matt 1:18-25, Mark 1:1, Luke 1:26-38, John 1:1-14, 3:16, 6:35-44, 19:28-37, 20:19-31, He manifest Himself in the flesh and was wrapped in swaddling clothes in the manger to be seen and adored by shepherds and magi. He was displayed in the flesh when He was lifted up upon the cross. It is to that cross that we are physically drawn in the divine service (John 6:44, 12:31-33) that we might have real contact with Him and know His love and life.

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grew slowly as more for-mer slaves were intro-duced until independence was granted in 1847 with Monrovia as its capital. Monrovia was named for James Monroe, America’s fifth president. Because of internal strife and cor-ruption, the country has remained impoverished. A devastating civil war ended just 10 years ago.

It was to help these struggling people that Gary and Paula Dumm of the Oakton Method-ist Church led their mis-sion team. There were eight members who were age 20 or younger, four in their mid-20s, two in their 30s, and three who were older. Their goal was to construct a water tower to provide clean potable water for the home of pastor Dave Kiamu and his family and for the school that has hardly been started. A future mission trip will have the goal of completing the school. The Kiamus are native Liberians but also Christian missionaries.

As construction of the water tower approached completion, six members went ahead to the mis-sion trip’s second desti-nation, Albania. Albania sits on the Balkan pen-

insula on the east side of the Adriatic Sea, less than 45 miles across from the heel of the Italian boot. Christianity does have a presence in Albania, Gary says, but it is difficult to see much progress. Only one percent of the popu-lation is Christian.

The mission team was reunited in Albania, and work to assist the rural Albanians continued. The final stop was in Rome where the members en-joyed a couple of days as tourists. They arrived back home in the United States, June 4.

Gary had some inter-esting observations on Albania. The population is largely Muslim but the religion is not actively practiced. Still, this leads to a male dominated so-ciety. He calls it a coun-try in transition as the population moves from the countryside into the cities. For 48 years after World War II, it was a communist country, but that was abandoned in the early 1990s, and it be-came a socialist republic much like the countries of central and western Europe. Some Albanians have immigrated to Italy. The country has its own language, but there are at

least three major dia-lects.

Gary and Paula Dumm have been on numerous mission trips since 1995, nearly all to Africa. The trips have taken them to such places as Kenya, Liberia, Niger, and Uganda. One trip was to politically unstable South Sudan. When asked what he consid-ered the most modern-ized countries, he chose Kenya or Uganda. The most primitive or un-developed? Liberia and Niger. He said the bar-riers to modernization and stable governments are a tribal mentality and widespread ances-tral worship.

People who go on these mission trips must pay their own way. They are part of a grassroots organization called the Fellowship of Christian Farmers, but there is no actual spon-sorship. The Oakton Church has a mission fund, but financial sup-port to mission groups is minimal.

When asked when their next mission trip will occur, Gary an-swered, “When the Lord tells us.”

AREA NEWSSpecial response team raids house, two people arrested

NEVADA-Two wanted felons were arrested early Wednesday morning, July 2, after a search warrant was served in Nevada. Ac-cording to a press release from the Vernon County Sheriff ’s Office, sheriff ’s deputies, Nevada Police and members of the re-cently formed Vernon County Special Response Team served a search war-rant at a residence on the 700 block of West Parkhill Drive around 5:30 a.m.

Vernon County Sher-iff Jason Mosher said his team was searching for

Edward Hallam, 33, Ne-vada and had reason to believe the wanted felon was in the residence. “Hallam had numerous warrants including resist-ing arrest, so we sent the Special Response Team to get him” Mosher said. The sheriff said the team found Hallam hiding in the attic and had to go up and get him after he re-fused to come down. The sheriff also said Necole L Brown, 28, Milo, was arrested on a felony war-rant of Stealing Leased or Rented Property, as well

as other misdemeanor warrants. Hallam and Brown were transported to the county jail.

Deputies and Nevada police officers found drugs in the residence, but would not disclose any details pending the continuing investigation. Sheriff Mosher said the priority on this warrant was for the safety of other people residing in the res-idence, “The warrant was executed in a safe manner even though the suspect resisted, so our team did an excellent job.”

An ideal June with abundant rainsBy RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-June of 2014 has passed into the weather record books as one of the most ideal in years. Not too hot, not too cool, and with abun-dant rains. It did interfere with the wheat harvest a bit, but generally rains came at conveniently spaced intervals. Ten dates in the month had measurable rainfall with the most being two inch-es on the 6th, which set a new record for the date.

The old record was 1.15 inches in 1974. Total for the month was 7.39 inch-es, which was 2.36 greater than the long term av-erage of 5.03 inches. It clearly was sufficient to keep any fear of drought at bay, at least for the mo-ment. The month lived up to its reputation of being the wettest month of the year. Few will forget the June of 2007 when Lamar received 19.29 inches for its wettest month on re-cord, and that included 5.45 inches that fell on the 11th.

Temperatures for June were right on the aver-age mark. The mean tem-perature was 73.45 de-grees, just 0.31 lower than the long term average of 73.76. The high reading for the month was 90 de-grees on the 22nd, and the low was 54 on the 13th.

It must be noted as we transition into July that it has a well deserved re-cord of being the hottest month of the year. When we write this column a month from now, we will see how well July lives up to its reputation.

Mission, continued from page 1B

Photos courtesy Gary & Paula DummThe last stop on the mission trip, two days in Rome. Pictured here inside

the Coliseum.