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OHS students present “Beauty and the Beast� this weekend. See page 8 for a preview of the production.

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Lairmore picked for ALOT; Health Fest here Thursday FRONT PAGE TWO Page 9

Schulte, Czeschin, Wehmeyer win seats GERALD Page 21-�22

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Owensville water park bond issue approved by 66.2-percent majority BY  DAVE  MARNER Managing  Editor Owensville  voters  approved  a  $1.65  million  bond  issue  Tuesday  to  construct  a  water  park  by  a  nearly  two-­thirds  majority  â€”  66.2  percent. A  four-­sevenths  majority,  or  57.1  percent,  was  needed  for  approval  of  the  pro-­ posal  presented  by  the  Owensville  Park  Board.  Owensville’s   Board  of  Aldermen  approved  a  measure  on  the  Park  Board’s  behalf  to  call  for  a  bond  election.  Work  on  the  project  will  begin  following  the  2013  swimming  season  with  completion  scheduled  for  the  summer  2014  swim  season.  The  city’s  current  pool  is  48-­years-­old. Ward  1  voters  cast  192  yes  votes  against  97  no  votes.  Voters  in  Ward  2  cast  135  votes  for  the  proposal  and  71  against  the  16-­year  bond.  Absentee  voters  cast  12  \HV YRWHV WR ÂżYH EDOORWV DJDLQVW WKH SURSRVDO Overall,  out  of  512  ballots  cast  in  the  city,  there  were  339  votes  for  the  proposal  and  173  against.  Voter  turnout  in  Ward  1  was  30  percent  while  Ward  2  voters  posted  a  29.8  percent  turnout  â€”  both  well  above  the  county’s  overall  turnout  of  18  percent. Election  judges  at  the  Ward  1  polling  station  noted  numerous  voters  carried  on  the  county’s  â€œinactiveâ€?  roll  cast  ballots  on  Tuesday.  Inactive  voters  are  those  who  have  not  cast  ballots  in  two  complete  General  Election  cycles  (four  years),  accord-­ ing  to  county  clerk  staff  who  help  oversee  the  election. A  canvass  of  registered  voters  is  conducted  every  couple  of  years,  during  the  HYHQ QXPEHUHG *HQHUDO (OHFWLRQ SHULRGV 1HZ YRWHU LGHQWLÂżFDWLRQ FDUGV DUH VHQW out  during  this  canvass.  If  a  voter  has  moved,  and  their  ID  card  is  returned  â€œunde-­ liverable,â€?  another  card  is  sent  out  to  determine  if  it  is  â€œforwardableâ€?  or  not.  If  the  card  does  not  reach  the  intended  recipient,  that  voter  is  declared  inactive.  For  those  who  do  not  vote  for  one  two-­year  General  Election  cycle,  they  remain  on  the  voter  registration  roll  through  two  General  Election  cycles  (or  four  years)  before  being  removed  from  the  active  roll. In  the  Gasconade  County  R-­2  School  District’s  election  April  2  for  two  seats  on  the  Board  of  Education,  incumbent  Linda  Baehr,  of  Owensville,  received  787  votes  between  Gasconade  County  (583)  and  Franklin  County  (204)  voters.  Anthony  â€œTonyâ€?  Alvarez,  of  Gerald,  received  737  votes  total  between  Gasconade  (405)  and  Franklin  (332)  voters.  Doug  Dunlap,  Owensville,  received  586  total  votes  (478  in  Gasconade  and  108  in  Franklin).  Baehr  and  Alvarez  will  be  sworn  in  on  April  8  when  the  board  reorganizes. In  Bland,  voters  selected  Matthew  Dittman  over  Bruce  Sassmann  for  Ward  2  alderman  by  a  42-­33  vote.  Bland’s  Proposition  P  for  a  half-­cent  park  sales  tax  received  62  yes  votes  to  41  against  the  proposal. Gasconade  County  voters  rejected  a  proposal  to  collect  a  use  tax  on  Internet  purchases  over  $2,000  annually  based  on  the  county’s  1.375-­percent  sales  tax  for  General  Revenue.  Voters  cast  940  votes  against  the  proposal  to  828  yes  votes.  In  Hermann  voters  selected  Delores  Grannemann  by  62.5  percent  (372)  over  Rich  Lauer  (146  votes)  and  Ron  Van  Booven  (78  votes),  Van  Booven  has  served  as  interim  mayor  since  Larry  Miskel  resigned  to  join  the  Gasconade  County  Commission.  Hermann  voters  also  rejected  Proposition  S  to  fund  street  projects  by  48  votes  with  318  ballots  cast  against  tax  increase  and  270  for  the  proposal.

Governor stumps for support of Medicaid expansion at HADH BY  DAVE  MARNER Managing  Editor HERMANN   â€”  On  Thursday  as  House  Republicans  approved  budget  plans  which  did  not  include  federal  funds  for  expanding  Medicaid  services  in  Missouri,  Gov.  Jay  Nixon  was  continuing  his  push  to  bring  these  much  needed  funds  to  rural  medical  centers  during  a  stop  at  Hermann  Area  District  Hospital. Nixon’s  proposal,  which  was  endorsed  by  the  Hermann  Chamber  of  Commerce,  would  bring  $5.7  billion  to  Missouri  and  provide  health  coverage  to  an  additional  300,000  working  Missourians  over  the  next  three  years,  at  no  cost  to  the  state.  Nixon,  a  Democrat,  began  the  morning  visiting  in  private  for  about  15  minutes  with  hospital  personnel,  board  members  and  invited  guests.  Following  his  introduction  by  Ron  Kraettli,  chamber  president,  Nixon  gave  an  emphatic  talk  seeking  support  for  his  plan  which,  he  said,  rewards  work  by  giving  working  Missourians  who  simply  cannot  afford  health  insurance  access  to  basic  health  coverage.  Under  the  proposed  expansion,  low-­ income,  working  Missourians  who  can’t  af-­ ford  health  insurance  and  earn  less  than  138  percent  of  the  Federal  Poverty  Level  â€”  or  $32,500  a  year  for  a  family  of  four  â€”  would  be  eligible  for  coverage.  Nixon  noted  his  proposal  also  strengthens  the  economy  by  spurring  job  creation  throughout  Missouri. “Right  now,  it’s  too  often  easier  to  get  health  insurance  by  losing  a  job  than  by  taking  one,â€?  Nixon  told  HADH  staff,  ad-­ ministrators,  board  members  and  hospital  supporters.  â€œThat’s  not  right.  Here  in  Mis-­ souri,  we  believe  in  rewarding  work  â€”  and  that  is  what  strengthening  Medicaid  will  do.  Seizing  this  opportunity  to  bring  the  tax  dollars  that  we  send  to  Washington  back  to  Missouri  will  help  working  Mis-­ sourians  afford  basic  health  coverage,  and  create  thousands  of  jobs  across  our  state.â€? “That  is  why  business  groups  in  every  corner  of  Missouri  and  right  here  in  Her-­ mann  are  backing  this  plan  to  strengthen Â

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Medicaid  the  Missouri  way.  Missourians  GHVHUYH D KHDOWK V\VWHP WKDW UHĂ€HFWV RXU values,  but  we  can’t  chart  our  own  course  if  we  stand  still.â€? Nixon  cited  a  study  conducted  last  fall  by  the  University  of  Missouri  which  found  that  bringing  these  federal  funds  back  to  Missouri  to  strengthen  Medicaid  would  create  24,000  new  jobs  in  Missouri  in  2014  alone.  More  than  40  business  groups  have  endorsed  Nixon’s  plan  including  the  Mis-­ souri  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Associated  Industries  of  Missouri,  and  the  chambers  of  commerce  in  Columbia  and  Hermann. Nixon’s  stop  in  Hermann,  and  later  that  day  in  Perryville,  Mo.,  were  similar  to  re-­ cent  visits  to  rural  Missouri  communities  which  have  a  local  hospital. “If  we  fail  to  move  forward  with  Medicaid  expansion,  local  employers  like  Hermann  District  Hospital  will  face  sig-­ QLÂżFDQW FXWV ´ .UDHWWOL VDLG LQ D SUHSDUHG statement  released  at  the  event.  â€œThis  will  have  a  negative  impact  on  our  economy Â

and  our  community.  To  keep  our  area  health  care  providers  strong,  we  must  strengthen  Medicaid.â€? Nixon  touched  on  the  importance  of  ex-­ SDQGLQJ 0HGLFDLG VHUYLFHV WR EHQHÂżW WKRVH with  mental  health  issues.  He  cited  a  study  by  the  Department  of  Mental  Health  which  said  if  the  state  rejects  these  funds,  it  will  â€œlimit  access  to  mental  health  services  and  weaken  public  safety,  as  hospitals  respond  to  federal  cuts  by  eliminating  psychiatric  inpatient  beds.â€? Nixon  noted  recent  studies  have  also  shown  the  high  costs  of  failing  to  move  forward.  Hospitals  currently  receive  pay-­ ments  from  the  federal  government  for  treating  uninsured  patients.  These  will  be  cut  back  dramatically,  he  noted,  regard-­ less  of  the  state’s  decision  on  Medicaid.  If  Missouri  turns  down  the  federal  dollars  designed  to  compensate  for  those  cuts  by  expanding  coverage,  hospitals  will  be  forced  to  cut  jobs  and  reduce  services  â€”  See  HADH  on  Page  3

Pumper ‘171’ now on scene

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County tax collection rate listed at 92 percent in Collector’s report Total  Other:  .....................$275,365.55 Gasconade  County  tax  collections  for  the  Total  Abatements:  ..........  $184,778.66 year  2012  are  at  92  percent  as  of  the  end  An  overall  summary  of  the  total  col-­ of  February,  Collector  Shawn  Schlottach  lections  were  disbursed  as  follows: reported  this  week. State:  ..................................$66,157.73   Schlottach  issued  a  report  on  Monday  County:  ...........................  $374,109.79 on  collections  for  Gasconade  County  per-­ Road  &  Bridge:  ...............$579,841.29 sonal  property  and  real  estate  taxes  which  Health  Center:  ................  $209,497.17 also  includes  rail  road  and  utilities,  M&M  Schools:  .......................  $8,187,368.07   Licenses,  Forrest  Crop  Land,  Payment  in  Cities:  .............................  $521,841.16 Lieu  of  Taxes,  special  levee  districts  along  Library:  ..........................  $209,497.17     with  late  penalties  and  fees. Hospital:  ..........................$612,598.72 7KH &ROOHFWRU RI 5HYHQXHÂśV ÂżVFDO \HDU Junior  College:  .......................$2,090.91   ended  Feb.  28,  2013,  with  total  charges/ Ambulance  Districts:  ........$328,521.05 credits  of  $13,251,838.  Schlottach’s  report  Fire  Districts:  .....................$96,863.41   details  each  tax  category  as  follows: Senate  Bill  40:  .................$209,497.17 Total  charges:  ..................  $13,251,838   Counseling  Center:  .........$171,556.22   Total  credits:  ..................  $13,251,838 C.E.R.F.:  ...........................  $74,678.28 Total  Current  Taxes:  ..$11,570,669.04     Morrison  Levee:  ....................$554.16 Total  Collections:  ......$12,032,365.85 Tri-­Co  Levee:  ......................$3,180.19   Total  Back  Taxes:  ........$1,405,803.41 A-­1  Levee:  .............................$651.82 Total  Delinquent:  ........$1,034,693.49

City  Fee:  ..............................$9,320.07   Assessment:  .....................$181,680.70   G.R.  Commissions:  .........$166,334.82 Tax  Maintenance:  ..............$26,525.95 Detail  breakdown  of  multiple  entities: SCHOOL:  ....................  $8,187,368.07 R1G  -­  Hermann:  ............$3,136,514.51 R2G  -­  Owensville:  .......$4,566,613.16 R2M  -­  Belle/Bland:  .........$347,670.28 R1O  -­  Chamois:  ................$75,583.82 R2O  -­  Linn:  .......................$18,772.96 R1P  -­  St.  James:  .................$18,413.63 R2C  -­  Cuba:  .........................$6,648.64 R16F  -­  Strain  Japan:  ..........$17,151.07 AMBULANCE:  .............$328,521.05 Hermann:  ..........................$127,848.71 Owensville:  ........................$94,941.20 Ozark:  ................................$44,513.08 Osage:  .....................................$940.04 Gerald:  ...............................$60,278.02 ROAD  &  BRIDGE:  ........$579,841.29

C1:  ....................................$565,928.35 S4:  ......................................$13,912.94 FIRE:  ..................................$96,863.41 Gerald:  ................................$50,182.04 Berger/New  Haven:  ............$13,009.62 Bland:  .................................$33,671.75 CITIES:  ............................$521,841.16 Hermann:  ...........................$13,426.26 Owensville:  ......................$387,082.04 Bland:  .................................$81,942.66 Rosebud:  ............................$18,371.29 Gasconade:  ..........................$14,371.13 Morrison:  .............................$6,647.78 The  county  collects  personal  property  and  real  estate  taxes  for  the  cities  of  Ow-­ ensville,  Bland,  Rosebud  and  Morrison.  A  drive-­up  drop  box  is  available  for  undisputed  tax  payments.  It  is  located  on  the  west  side  of  the  courthouse  at  the  top  of  the  ramp.  Delinquent  property  tax  state-­ ments  are  to  be  mailed  on  May  1,  2013.

Local Navy veteran to host April 20 5K, 10K runs, 5K walk for Wounded Warriors William  Arnold,  a  local  U.S.  Navy  veteran,  is  hosting  5K  and  10K  runs  $SULO GXULQJ 6SULQJ )HVW WR EHQH¿W the  Wounded  Warrior  Project.  Arnold,  who  served  two  tours  of  GXW\ LQ ,UDT ZLWK DQ HQJLQHHULQJ RXW¿W said  the  runs  start  at  8  a.m.  from  the  upper  pavilion  at  Memorial  Park.  A  5K  walk  is  also  planned. Cost  is  $20  if  pre-­registered  by  Wednesday,  April  10,  and  includes  a  race  t-­shirt.  Student  and  veteran  pre-­registrations  cost  $10.  Medals  will  be  awarded  to  the  top  three  ¿QLVKHUV LQ HDFK DJH JURXS IRU HDFK event.  A  14-­and-­under  age  group  is  DOVR SODQQHG 3URFHHGV EHQH¿W WKH Wounded  Warrior  Project.  Register  via  email  at  owensvillespringfest-­ 5k10k@hotmail.com).

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Aldermen approve ordinance H\[OVYPaPUN 1\UL PZZ\HUJL of water park bond funds BY  DAVE  MARNER Managing  Editor Aldermen  approved  on  Monday  the  June  28  issuance  of  $1.65  million  of  gen-­ eral  obligation  bonds  for  construction  of  Owensville’s  water  park. Voters  in  April  approved  a  ballot  mea-­ sure  sought  by  the  Owensville  Park  Board  to  issue  $1,650,000  in  bonds  for  construc-­ tion  of  the  facility  by  a  66.2-­percent  margin,  339  to  173.  â€œI  think  the  process  we  went  through  to  get  here,  to  where  we  are  tonight,  has  gone  quite  well,â€?  Jack  Dillingham  with  Piper  Jaffray  told  the  full  Board  of  Aldermen  at  their  June  3  meeting. Dillingham  said  he  and  City  Adminis-­ trator  John  Tracy  have  been  watching  the  municipal  bond  market  closely  since  the  Owensville  Park  Board’s  bond  election  was  held  April  2. “Low-­interest  rates  on  the  muni’s  is  coming  to  an  end,â€?  said  Dillingham.   â€œIt  is  a  wise  decision  to  move  ahead.  The  Fed  is  stepping  back  from  buying  its  own  bonds.  We’ve  just  seen  a  little  interest  rate  creep  over  the  past  few  weeks.â€? Dillingham  said  issuing  the  bonds  now  is  a  â€œwise  decisionâ€?  which  will  allow  the  city  to  â€œget  rates  locked  inâ€?  for  a  June  28  closing  date.  Bond  funds  will  be  wired  to  the  city’s  account  at  First  Bank  and  be  put  into  a  special  line  item  designated  for  construction  costs  for  the  water  park.  Demolition  of  the  existing  pool  and  bath-­ house  is  scheduled  to  begin  after  the  2013  swimming  season  ends  in  mid-­August. “The  rating  came  out  as  we  had  hoped  it  would,â€?  said  Dillingham  of  the  â€œA-­stableâ€?  rating  received  Standard  &  Poors  Rating  6HUYLFHV Âł7KLV LV DQ Âľ$œD QLFH UHĂ€HFWLRQ on  the  city.â€? Dillingham  said  the  historic  low  rates  on  tax  free  municipal  bonds  was  November  2012  through  January  2013  immediately  prior  to  and  after  the  presidential  election. Interest  rates  have  risen  slightly,  about Â

four-­tenths  of  a  percent,  since  then,  he  noted.  â€œThis  is  truly  how  the  market  was  between  then  and  now,â€?  said  Dillingham. Aldermen  posed  several  questions  on  payment  schedules.  Semiannual  payments  will  be  made  beginning  March  2014  in-­ cluding  a  principal  payment  in  the  spring  and  a  principal  and  interest  payment  in  September  each  year  through  2030. Bonds  are  â€œcallable  at  parâ€?  on  March  2021,  Dillingham  told  the  board,  noting  this  was  a  feature  not  available  to  previous  city  general  obligation  bond  issues. Tracy  told  aldermen  that  issuing  bonds  now  will  also  allow  them  to  be  registered  with  the  state  auditor  and  allow  the  city  to  begin  collecting  the  designated  tax  levy  to  retire  them  with  the  upcoming  tax  cycle.  Dillingham  told  aldermen  the  bonds  be-­ ing  issued  will  have  an  average  interest  rate  of  3.15  percent  and  were  priced  Monday. Owensville  Park  Board  members  at  their  May  22  special  meeting  approved  a  $15,800  architectural  contract  with  J.  Rogers  Architecture,  Inc.,  of  St.  James,  for  design  services  on  the  pool  house.  Tracy  said  an  invoice  for  those  services  would  likely  be  issued  60  days  out. Park  Board  members  also  selected  Westport  Pools,  Maryland  Heights,  Mo.,  as  WKH ÂżUP WR SURYLGH ÂłGHVLJQ EXLOG´ VHUYLFHV for  the  project.  Westport  was  one  of  two  ¿UPV LQWHUYLHZHG E\ WKH ERDUG GXULQJ D VSHFLDO PHHWLQJ KHOG 0D\ $ WKLUG ÂżUP scheduled  to  be  interviewed  May  22,  called  to  cancel  their  appointment. Members  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  were  invited  and  participated  in  the  inter-­ YLHZV DQG SUHVHQWDWLRQV IURP ERWK ÂżUPV After  costs  to  issue  bonds  are  subtracted,  actual  funds  remaining  for  construction  of  the  water  park  and  bathhouse  will  be  $1,635,000.  â€œThat’s  the  budget  to  work  with  after  cost  of  issuance,â€?  said  Dilling-­ ham.  â€œThat’s  net  to  put  to  construction.â€? Dillingham  called  the  proposed  levy  â€œadequateâ€?  for  debt  service.

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“There’s  room  for  error  when  you’re  sitting  at  all-­time  historic  low  (interest  rates),â€?  he  noted.  â€œWe  could  hope  for  a  little  growth  in  the  assessed  valuation.  Even  1  percent  would  be  good.â€? Aldermen  unanimously  approved  Ordinance  No.  1146  on  three  reads  and  a  roll  call  vote. “It  all  came  together  on  the  perspective  that  it  was  time  to  get  on  this,â€?  he  added.  He  said  he  gave  Tracy  the  verbal  con-­

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BY  DAVE  MARNER,  Managing  Editor Bob  Depperman  on  Monday  made  his  third  appearance  at  a  city  meeting  since  2007  regarding  an  ongoing  fence  dispute  he  says  blocks  access  to  10  lots  he  owns. Depperman  gave  aldermen  copies  of  a  two-­page,  handwritten  letter.  â€œI  plan  to  read  it  verbatim‌then  I  plan  to  get  out  of  here,â€?  he  said  noting  he  was  making  his  third  appearance.  â€œIt  may  not  be  the  last,â€?  he  told  aldermen  before  reading. “First,  I  would  ask  you  to  understand  this  not  a  Jost-­Depperman  dispute,  but  a  city  of  Owensville  matter,â€?  said  Depperman  referring  to  his  deceased  neighbor,  Ron  Jost  and  Jost’s  survivors.  â€œI  do  not  adjoin  Jost  property.  The  fence(s)  in  question  â€”  that  I  have  asked  to  be  moved  or  removed  â€”  are  the  property  of  the  city  of  Owensville.  7KH\ DUH DIÂż[HG WR FLW\ ODQG WKXV EHFRPH FLW\ 5($/ 3523(57< ´ Depperman  claims  a  fence,  formerly  used  by  Jost  to  contain  his  cattle,  is  in  the  middle  of  a  previously  platted  roadway,  North  Fifth,  which  was  never  constructed.  Mayor  Dixon  Somerville  has  previously  stated  he  has  thoroughly  researched  the  matter  which  involves  his  neighbors.  â€œThis  is  a  sore  subject  in  my  neighborhood,â€?  Somerville  told  aldermen  May  20  â€”  the  one-­year  anniversary  of  a  letter  being  sent  to  Jost  asking  that  he  move  the  fence  off  of  the  roadway  right-­of-­way.  Jost  was  ill  with  cancer  at  the  time  and  died  later  in  2012.  The  fence  was  never  moved. “The  property  is  legal,â€?  said  Somerville  in  May.  â€œI’ve  got  all  the  documentation.â€?  He  noted  Jost’s  land  â€œbegins  with  the  west  line  of  the  western  edge  of   North  Fifth.â€? A  proposal  to  move  the  fence  was  halted,  said  Somerville,  by  Jost’s  son,  Terry,  while  his  father  was  ill.   â€œTerry  did  not  want  to  move  the  fence.  It’s  a  stalemate,â€?  said  Somerville  last  month.  ³,WÂśV QRW P\ ÂżJKW ´ KH DGGHG Aldermen  agreed  in  May.  â€œUnder  the  circumstances,  I  think  we  need  to  leave  it  alone,â€?  said  Ward  1’s  Bobbie  Berger.   â€œLet’s  stay  out  of  it.  If  it  comes  up,  we’ll  deal  with  it.â€?  â€œI  have  no  position  on  it,â€?  said  Ward  1’s  Ron  Miller. “It’s  a  property  dispute  between  neigh-­ bors.  Stay  out  of  it,â€?  said  John  Kamler  of  Ward  2.  Rob  Borgmann,  also  in  Ward  2,  added,  â€œLet  those  two  have  at  it.â€? A  city  ordinance  at  one  point  was  cited  to  prohibit  Jost  from  grazing  cattle  on  the  land  â€”  in  essence  city  property  as  a  plat-­ ted  roadway.  No  cattle  have  been  grazed  on  the  site  since  April,  aldermen  were  PHOTO BY DAVE MARNER BOB DEPPERMAN addresses told.  â€œBasically,  this  is  city  property,â€?  6^LUZ]PSSL HSKLYTLU VU 4VUKH` said  Somerville  on  Monday. Citing  Depperman’s  â€œthreatâ€?  of  legal  YLNHYKPUN H MLUJL PZZ\L ¸0Âť]L ILLU H[ [OPZ ZP_ `LHYZ +VUÂť[ ISV^ TL H^H` action,  Owensville  aldermen  voted  4-­0  HNHPU š ZHPK +LWWLYTHU HM[LY YLHKPUN to  seek  the  city  attorney’s  opinion  on  the  long-­standing  and  disputed  fence  issue. MYVT H [^V WHNL OHUK^YP[[LU SL[[LY

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Demolition begins

Suspected burglar charged with four felonies, jailed

Demolition of the Owensville Municipal Pool, which opened in 1965, began Tuesday morning. By early afternoon, David Haile of Hidden Oaks Excavating in Bland had leveled the concession stand (below) and pool bathhouse (right). “It’s a whole lot of fun. It’s fun,� said Haile who was the lower bidder on the $11,800 project. He had also removed sidewalks closest to Parker Drive. Work was expected to continue into next week as the remaining decking and pool structure will be removed to make way for the new water park.

A  Chamois,  Mo.,  man,  David  home  from  work  and  discovered  the  L.  McCrocklin  was  arrested  Friday  inside  of  her  home  had  been  â€œran-­ in  Union,  charged  with  four  felo-­ VDFNHG DQG EXUJODUL]HG ´ $ FDOL-­ nies  in  connection  with  burglaries  ber  Ruger  handgun  and  truck  keys  had  been  stolen  from  the  and  thefts  of  a  weapon  and  residence.  Additional  depu-­ YHKLFOHV ² RQH D ties  continued  their  search  International  Farmall  560  of  the  area  for  the  suspect  tractor  â€”  in  the  Gasconade  and  were  directed  to  Sam’s  city  area. Service  Station  in  Morrison.  Early  afternoon  on  Aug.  They  learned  a  white  male,  13,  McCrocklin  received  wearing  red  shorts  and  hav-­ a  ride  to  Gasconade  from  +(=0+ 3 a  county  sheriff’s  deputy  MCCROCKLIN ing  numerous  tattoos  had  been  at  the  service  station  following  a  non-­injury,  motor-­vehicle  crash  in  which  he  and  driving  a  Farmall  which  had  was  reportedly  a  passenger.  Three  EHHQ VWROHQ IURP D UHVLGHQW DW hours  later,  a  man  matching  Mc-­ Highway  100. The  service  station  owner  also  Crocklin’s  description  was  the  suspect  in  a  â€œburglary  in  progressâ€?  stated  he  had  seen  what  appeared  to  at  1364  Highway  100  in  Gasconade.  be  a  pistol  wrapped  in  a  red  hand-­ “Deputies  learned  from  the  kerchief  in  the  driver’s  possession.   homeowner  that  an  unknown  white,  This  person  drove  the  tractor  west  male  subject  had  attempted  to  open  on  Highway  100  toward  Osage  a  sliding  glass  door  that  leads  to  County.  Det.  Matthew  Lindemeyer  the  basement  of  her  home,â€?  Sheriff  learned  McCrocklin  may  have  Randy  Esphorst  reported.  â€œThe  been  involved.  He  applied  for  and  homeowner  confronted  a  white,  was  given  a  search  warrant  for  a  male  and  yelled  at  him  through  the  residence  near  Chamois.  Chief  Deputy  Paul  Owensby,  locked  sliding  door  asking  what  he  wanted.   The  homeowner  reported  Lindemeyer,  and  Deputy  T.C.  this  male  subject  then  left  her  prop-­ Thompson  met  with  Osage  County  Sheriff  Michael  Dixon  and  deputies  erty  on  foot. Esphorst  reported  deputies  were  from  the  Osage  County  Sheriff’s  ³Ă€DJJHG GRZQ´ E\ D KRPHRZQHU DW 2IÂżFH DORQJ ZLWK DQ DJHQW IURP WKH 1300  Highway  100  who  said  she  got  Lake  Area  Narcotics  Enforcement Â

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Two sides to state’s July-August rainfall By  Debbie  Johnson Missouri  Extension COLUMBIA  â€”  There  were  vast  regional  differences  in  rainfall  in  Missouri  for  July  and  August.  Parts  of  the  state  were  too  wet  while  others  were  too  dry. “The  trend  was  dryer  across  northern  Missouri,  wetter  as  you  went  south  across  the  state,â€?  said  Pat  Guinan,  climatologist  for  the  University  of  Missouri  Extension  Commercial  Agriculture  Program. In  July  there  were  heavy  pockets  of  precipitation  in  parts  of  southwestern  Missouri  where  a  few  counties  had  7  to  10  inches  of  rain.  At  the  same  time,  parts  of  north  central  and  west  central  Missouri  saw  less  than  1  inch  of  rain,  Guinan  said. Statewide,  July  rainfall  aver-­ aged  just  over  3.5  inches,  which  is  slightly  below  normal.  That  makes  -XO\ WKH ÂżUVW PRQWK LQ ZLWK below-­normal  precipitation,  Gui-­ nan  said.  Overall,  the  northern  half  of  the  state  saw  1-­3  inches,  while  the  southern  half  had  3-­6  inches. Âł6R IDU WKURXJK WKH ÂżUVW WZR weeks  of  August,  most  of  south-­ ern  Missouri  has  received  more  than  5  inches  of  rain,  and  parts  of  south  central  Missouri  have  seen  DQ\ZKHUH IURP WR LQFKHV Twenty  inches  of  rain  in  any  month  is  very  unusual,â€?  Guinan  said.  â€œBut  WUDYHO PLOHV WR WKH QRUWK DQG there’s  a  drought.  Some  locations  in  northern  Missouri  have  seen  no  measurable  rainfall  for  August.  That’s  incredible  precipitation  disparity.â€? A  stubborn  upper-­air  weather  pattern  over  the  past  several  weeks  was  creating  that  disparity. “There  has  been  a  strong  area  of  low  pressure  across  northeastern  Canada.  At  the  same  time  there’s  been  a  strong  ridge  of  high  pressure  across  the  southwestern  United  States.  Missouri  is  sandwiched  in  the  middle,â€?  Guinan  said. That  pattern  put  Missouri  under  D QRUWKZHVWHUO\ Ă€RZ UHJLPH ZLWK occasional  disturbances  moving  along  it,  Guinan  said.  Add  surface  conditions  that  were  favorable  for  storm  activity  and  it  was  a  recipe  for  lots  of  rain  in  parts  of  the  Show-­ Me  State. There  was  a  stationary  front  over  parts  of  Kansas,  southern  Missouri  into  Tennessee,  plus  a  ORZ OHYHO Ă€RZ RI *XOI RI 0H[LFR moisture  that  interacted  with  that  front.  These  features,  in  combi-­ nation  with  the  aforementioned  upper-­level  conditions,  provided  several  opportunities  for  thunder-­ storm  complexes  to  develop  and  GURS SUROLÂżF UDLQIDOO RYHU WKH DUHD for  many  days,  Guinan  said. Less  than  150  miles  to  the  north  and  those  favorable  rain  conditions  disappeared.  We  didn’t  have  a  frontal  boundary  across  northern  Missouri  to  serve  as  a  catalyst  for  initiating  shower  and  thunderstorm  activity. Summer  temperatures  have  also  been  notably  low  this  year,  Guinan  said.  July  was  slightly  more  than  GHJUHHV EHORZ QRUPDO DQG $X-­ gust  is  currently  running  about  3  degrees  below  normal  for  the  state.  â€œSo  far,  it’s  our  coolest  summer  VLQFH ´ *XLQDQ VDLG

A state-wide Drought Monitor map began to show emerging dry conditions across parts of Missouri as July progressed. By the end of July, abnormally dry conditions to moderate drought were impacting much of the northern half of the state while Gasconade County was included in the “moderate droughtâ€? category. Crop stress was beginning to emerge PU [OL KYPLZ[ HYLHZ ^P[O ZVTL Ă„YPUN and leaf curling reported, especially in upland or higher claypan or sandy soils. Unseasonably cool temperatures, in combination with below normal evapotranspiration rates, were mitigating full drought stress potential. According to the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service, 50 percent of the state reported topsoil moisture supplies in adequate to surplus condition by the end of the month. Corn, soybean and pasture condi[PVUZ ^LYL KVPUN ZPNUPĂ„JHU[S` IL[[LY this year compared to last year with HUK WLYJLU[ PU NVVK [V excellent condition, respectively. The majority of hay and stock water supplies were also adequate to surplus.

Group  (LANEG).   The  search  warrant  was  executed  and  both  the  tractor  and  handgun  were  seized  by  investigators.  In-­ dividuals  at  the  residence  gave  in-­ vestigators  information  concerning  the  stolen  property  that  led  directly  to  McCrocklin.  Investigators  also  OHDUQHG WKDW 0F&URFNOLQ KDG Ă€HG the  area  and  his  whereabouts  were  unknown  but  he  could  possibly  be  in  the  Union,  Mo.,  area. On  Thursday,  Associate  Circuit  Judge  Robert  Schollmeyer  issued  a  felony  warrant  charging  Mc-­ &URFNOLQ ZLWK ÂżUVW GHJUHH EXUJODU\ (class  B  felony),  second-­degree  burglary  (class  C)  theft/stealing  RI DQ\ ÂżUHDUP FODVV ' DQG ÂżUVW degree  tampering  with  a  motor  vehicle  (class  C).  Bond  was  set  at  FDVK RU VXUHW\ UHWXUQ-­ able  with  a  court  date  on  Sept.  4.  McCrocklin  was  taken  into  custody  by  the  Union,  Mo.,  Police  Department  on  Friday  afternoon  and  transferred  to  Gasconade  County  for  questioning.  He  remains  in  custody  at  the  Osage  County  Jail  in  Linn,  Mo. “I  would  like  to  extend  my  thanks  to  the  Osage  County  Sheriffs  2IÂżFH DQG WKHLU VWDII IRU ZRUNLQJ with  us  to  help  solve  these  crimes,â€?  said  Esphorst.

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Ripping it up Donna Stough with Hidden Oaks Excavating photographs last week (far left) as her boss, David Haile, lifts a section of the Owensville Municipal Pool decking up during demolition of the structure. Haile breaches the north end of the pool (left) on Thursday to begin removing the stainless steel gutter system. The Owensville Park system is recycling the metal materials from the bathhouse structure and the pool. A pair of swim trunks was discovered in the ceiling of the boy’s shower room during demolition which began Aug. 19. The baby pool has been demolished and Haile was working

the shallow (north) end of the pool earlier this week. Construction bids for the new bathhouse, due Sept. 5. A bid for the work is expected to be awarded Sept. 9 by the Park Board.

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Projects end, continue in park Owensville Parks Department personnel recently completed a storm-water drainage project (top left) with the top-dressing and seeding of the woods behind the maintenance shed. Viewed from the intersection of McCan and Parker, Ivan Bock on the project which included installation last summer of concrete drop boxes to control storm-water run-off from north end of the park. Park employees this past week installed several culverts (top, right) on a section of a new walking trail which cuts through the woods above the arena and Lions Field. A layer of asphalt millings from the recent street paving project will be topped with rock to form the base. The trail will become an asphalt surface. This is add an estimated nine-tenths of a mile long in new hardsurfaced walking trail to the park. Demolition to the Owensville Municipal Pool continues this week. David Haile of Hidden Oaks Excavating was removing the deep end on Tuesday (left) after spending a portion of last left) with a track hoe-mounted jackhammer.

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OWENSVILLE,  MO.  65066  Q  WEDNESDAY,  OCT.  2,  2013   Q  VOLUME  111,  NUMBER  7  Q  76  PAGES  Q  PRICE  75¢

Opening spring 2014‌ Excavation underway on Owensville water park; bathhouse bid rejected BY  DAVE  MARNER Managing  Editor Excavation  for  Owensville’s  new  water  park  continued  Tuesday  and  an  outline  for  the  lazy  river  has  been  established. Westport  Pool  personnel  established   â€œwitness  postsâ€?  based  on  survey  points  completed  last  week  by  BFA  out  of  Wash-­ ington.  Westport’s  Bob  Bodensted  and  Wayne  Earp,  originally  from  the  Swiss  community,  established  the  corner  points  of  the  pool  by  the  end  of  Friday  and  had  staked  out  the  layout  for  the  lazy  river  on  Monday.  â€œWe  are  witnessing  our  (corner)  points,â€?  said  Bodensted  as  they  took  mea-­ surements  and  set  a  series  of  wooden  stakes  across  the  site. By  Tuesday  afternoon,  the  edges  of  the  deep  end  of  the  pool  had  been  cut  with  the  help  of  the  city’s  Derek  Gruenloh  operating  a  tracked  jackhammer  to  remove  a  ledge  of  rock  under  where  the  diving  board  will  be  set.  A  cut  out  was  made  up  the  wall  where  the  new  slide  structure  will  enter  the  pool. Owensville  Park  Board  members  on  Sept.  16  unanimously  rejected  the  lone  bid  received  for  construction  of  a  bathhouse  DQG RIÂżFH FRQFHVVLRQ EXLOGLQJ $OWKRXJK the  bidding  deadline  had  been  extended  a  week  at  the  request  of  three  potential  general  contractors,  Sieve  Contractors,  ,QF RI :DVKLQJWRQ ZDV WKH RQO\ ÂżUP WR actually  submit  a  bid. Sieve’s  bid  of  $563,400  to  serve  as  the  general  contractor  was  rejected  in  the  special  meeting  Sept.  16  and  park  directors  voted  unanimously  to  have  Westport  Pools  DFW DV WKH GHVLJQ EXLOGHU IRU WKH EDWKKRXVH facility  in  addition  to  constructing  the  pool. Westport’s  Tom  Bastian,  chairman  of  the  ¿UP EDVHG LQ 0DU\ODQG +HLJKWV 0R ZDV at  the  meeting  and  agreed  to  work  with  the  board  to  review  construction  plans  and  cost  estimates  in  an  effort  to  reduce  costs  for  the  building.  Exterior  fencing  and  concrete Â

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Memorial  Park  arena. “The  Mid  Missouri  Truck  and  Tractor  Pulling  Association  is  going  to  help  us  put  on  the  event  with  three  additional  classes,â€?  said  Amy  Estes,  one  of  the  many  volunteers  helping  to  put  on  the  event. The  added  classes  have  a  limited  avail-­ ability  and  include  a  local  gas  class,  a  local  diesel  class,  and  a  jackpot  class.  â€œRun  what  you  brung,â€?  said  Estes.  &RU\ DQG -RGL :LOVRQ LQYLWHG WKH DV-­ VRFLDWLRQ DQG -LP +DUGHFNH YROXQWHHUHG to  help  put  the  track  together,  said  Estes.  â€œWe  contacted  the  pullers  and  are  pay-­ ing  them  like  a  sanctioned  organization,â€?  Estes  said. +RZHYHU PRVW RI WKH FRVWV IRU WKH event  have  been  picked  up  by  donations  and  volunteers. Âł5\DQ DQG +HDWKHU :HKPH\HU RI 2Z-­ ensville  have  volunteered  their  monster  truck  equipped  with  seats  to  take  people  for  rides,â€?  Estes  said.  The  Wehmeyers  will  begin  rides  at  3  p.m.  at  the  lower  camping  area  off  or  Red  Oak  Drive.  Rides  for  children  5-­years-­old  and  under  are  free,  5  to  10-­years-­old  are  $5  and  adults  are  $10.  Also  for  entertainment,  Tuffy  Gessling, Â

the  rodeo  clown  from  Sedalia,  Mo.,  is  scheduled  to  appear  at  3  p.m.  and  will  be  available  for  autographs.  2WKHU VSRQVRUV GRQDWHG LWHPV IRU D UDIĂ€H Lucas  Oil  donated  a  basket  of  engine  and  car  products,  another  donated  a  tool  box  and  the  committee  donated  a  chance  to  ride  in  the  pulling  sled  during  one  of  the  classes.  Pulling  begins  at  5  p.m.  â€œWe  had  a  lot  of  weekly  meetings,  spon-­ sors,  volunteer  help  and  organization  for  this  to  come  together  so  quickly,â€?  Estes  said.  Many  sponsors  also  donated  toward  the  concession  stand.  Lyn-­Flex  West,  Inc.,  in  Union  donated  chips,  Owensville  Walmart  donated  hot  dogs  and  buns,  Coca-­Cola  discounted  beverages  and  a  sponsor  volunteered  to  buy  DQG GHOLYHU LW WR WKH VLWH $OVR +RPHWRZQ Appliance  donated  freezers  and  ice  and  Keeney  Fertilizer  donated  meat. The  concessions  stand  will  be  serving  hot  dogs,  hamburgers,  nachos,  Coke  prod-­ ucts,  and  hot  chocolate.  â€œThere  are  quite  a  few  sponsors,  I  couldn’t  even  begin  to  name  them  all,â€?  said  Suzy  Wolfe,  a  volunteer  and  friend  RI -XOLDÂśV SDUHQWV 5DFKHO DQG 5LFK 6WRQH Meanwhile,  the  Stone  family  has  had Â

some  good  news. Âł-XOLD LV FDQFHU IUHH LQ KHU ERQH PDU-­ row,  but  it’s  not  gone  from  her  legs,  liver  or  lymph  nodes,â€?Wolfe  said. Stone  is  scheduled  for  an  extra  scan  today  (Wednesday)  on  her  chest,  lungs  and  liver.  â€œI  know  the  pull  is  this  weekend,  but  -XOLD LV QRW JRLQJ WR EH WKHUH ÂľFDXVH VKHÂśOO EH LQ WKH KRVSLWDO IRU D ÂżYH GD\ WUHDWPHQW ´ Wolfe  said. +RZHYHU WKHUH DUH HQRXJK YROXQWHHUV to  make  the  event  run  smoothly. “There  is  a  whole  group  of  people  that  came  together  to  try  to  help  this  little  girl  and  her  family,â€?  Estes  said.  Games  and  entertainment  are  scheduled  to  begin  at  3  p.m.  followed  by  the  truck  and  tractor  pulls  at  5  p.m.  Parking  is  free  and  will  be  available  on  Red  Oak  Road  off  RI +LJKZD\ 5HG 2DN 5RDG LQ IURQW RI Lyn-­Flex  West,  Inc.,  will  be  reserved  for  pullers.  Admission  is  $10  for  adults  and  $5  for  children  3  to  10-­years-­old.  Children  under  age  2  are  admitted  free  of  charge.  There  will  be  a  $5  charge  to  bring  your  cooler  onto  the  grounds.  Canned  beverages  only;Íž  no  glass  permitted,  said  event  organizers.

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MU Meat Team 2nd in national contest Belle’s Moore 3rd overall, teammate wins individual title By  Jason  Vance University  Extension COLUMBIA,  Mo,  â€”  The  Uni-­ versity  of  Missouri  meat  judging  team  placed  second  at  the  2013  Eastern  National  Intercollegiate  Meat  Judging  Contest. Sixteen  teams  and  a  total  of  110  individuals  competed  in  the  Oct.  5  contest  in  Wyalusing,  Pa. “We  have  a  very  competitive  team  this  year,  and  that  has  shocked  a  lot  of  people,â€?  says  team  coach  Katy  Shircliff,  a  graduate  student  in  animal  sciences  in  the  MU  College  of  Agriculture,  Food  and  Natural  5HVRXUFHV Âł)RU WKH ODVW ÂżYH \HDUV we  haven’t  had  enough  members  to  ¿HOG D IXOO WHDP EXW WKLV \HDUÂśV WHDP has  learned  well  and  we’ve  been  able  to  compete  with  some  of  the  big  schools  that  have  traditionally  done  well  in  meat  judging.â€?

Ty  Peckman,  Nevada,  Mo.,  took  ¿UVW SODFH LQ RYHUDOO LQGLYLGXDO KRQ-­ ors.  Will  Moore,  Belle,  Mo.,  placed  third  overall.  The  team  also  earned  the  traveling  plaque  for  overall  beef  judging. The  competition  included  judg-­ ing  nine  classes  of  beef,  pork  and  lamb,  identifying  cuts  of  meat,  and  grading  beef  carcasses.  Peckman  earned  second  place  individual  honors  in  beef  grading  and  sixth  in  beef  judging,  giving  him  the  top  individual  spot  in  overall  beef. Moore  picked  up  further  wins,  SODFLQJ HLJKWK LQ VSHFL¿FDWLRQV DQG sixth  in  reasons.  Teammate  Regan  Lee  of  Pfafftown,  N.C.,  placed  third  in  individual  pork  judging. Kelsie  Lovelace,  Palmyra,  Mo.,  scored  a  top-­10  ranking  in  the  alternate  division,  placing  eighth  overall.

“When  they  announced  we  placed  second  it  felt  so  awesome,â€?  says  Lovelace,  a  senior  majoring  in  animal  sciences.  â€œThis,  after  having  a  win  at  Iowa  State  earlier  this  year,  shows  that  we  can  stay  in  the  game  and  be  one  of  those  competitive  teams  that  everyone  knows  they  need  to  watch  out  for.â€? 2WKHU WHDP DZDUGV LQFOXGHG ÂżUVW in  pork  judging,  second  in  beef  judging,  second  in  total  placings,  third  in  beef  grading  and  fourth  in  VSHFLÂżFDWLRQV “These  students  are  very  smart  and  do  well  in  school,  which  helps  them  learn  and  make  smart  decisions  at  competition,â€?  said  Shircliff.  â€œWe’re  making  a  name  for  ourselves  and  we’re  going  to  be  a  force  to  be  reckoned  with  over  the  next  few  years.â€?

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UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI meat judging team members include (in front, from left) Rachel Bardot, Kelsie Lovelace, Ty Peckman and Regan Lee; and, in back, Lucas Burns, Mariah Hart and Will Moore.

Schuchardt named Employee of Month for DHSS in October An  Owensville  woman  working  for  the  Missouri  Division  of  Health  and  Senior  Services  was  named  as  its  Employee  of  the  Month  for  October. Sheri  Schuchardt,  an  adult  protective  and  community  worker  for  the  DHSS,  was  recognized  for  helping  one   client  leave  an  abusive  situation  and  discovered  another  had  committed  fraud.  The  first  client,  an  elderly  stroke  victim,  was  being  abused  DQG ÂżQDQFLDOO\ H[SORLWHG E\ KHU three  caregivers,  according  to  the  DHSS.  The  caregivers,  who  lived  in  the  woman’s  home  with  her,  rebuffed  Schuchardt’s  attempts  to  get  the  woman  help.  Schuchardt’s  only  option  was  to  gain  the  woman’s  trust  and  get  her  to  agree  to  move.  Today  the  woman  is  thriving  in  a  nursing  home  and  getting  stronger  every  day  because  of  Schuchardt’s  intervention. The  second  client,  who  claimed  she  could  not  perform  activities  of  daily  living  â€”  such  as  bathing,  dressing,  cooking  and  cleaning  â€”  for  years  hired  an  attendant  to Â

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perform  those  services  through  the  department’s  Consumer  Direct  Services  Program. Schuchardt  conducted  a  wide-­ ranging  investigation,  according  to  the  DHSS,  and  discovered  the  client  could  in  fact  perform  those  activities  and  had,  along  with  her  DWWHQGDQW IDOVLÂżHG VHUYLFH UHFRUGV that  billed  the  program  more  than  $16,000.  Schuchardt  works  in  Steelville’s  Bureau  of  Home  and  Community  Services.  She  and  her  husband  Robert  live  in  Owensville  with  their  12-­year-­ old  son.

Local woman charged in drug scheme An  Owensville  woman,  38,  was  charged  Friday  in  a  three-­county  felony  warrant  alleging  she  fraudulently  obtained  schedule  3  prescription  medication  from  a  local  pharmacy. Christina  M.  Bryant,  Owensville,  is  scheduled  to  appear  in  court  Nov.  11  before  Associate  Circuit  Judge  John  B.  Berkemeyer.  Bryant  posted  a  $15,000  bond  following  her  arrest  Oct.  18  by  Owensville  police. Owensville  police  investigated  two  reported  instances  where  Bryant  LV DOOHJHG WR KDYH XVHG WKH QDPH RI D QXUVH DW D ORFDO SK\VLFLDQÂśV RIÂżFH to  call  in  a  30-­pill  prescription  for  herself  for  the  pain  medication  Norco  5/325.  According  to  Det.  Rob  Green’s  probable  cause  statement,  Bryant  received  the  medication  on  Oct.  4  from  the  Owensville  Walmart  pharmacy.  On  Oct.  17,  Bryan  is  alleged  to  have  called  in  another  30-­count  pre-­ scription  for  the  same  medication  using  the  name  of  another  nurse  at  the  VDPH GRFWRUÂśV RIÂżFH 8QVXUH LI WKH SUHVFULSWLRQ KDG DQ\ UHÂżOOV UHPDLQLQJ WKH :DOPDUW SKDUPDFLVW FDOO WKH GRFWRUÂśV RIÂżFH DQG DVNHG WKH QXUVH DERXW the  order.  The  nurse  denied  ever  ordering  the  medication.  The  physician  sent  a  signed  letter  via  facsimile  to  the  Walmart  pharmacy  stating  no  one  DW KLV RIÂżFH KDG DXWKRUL]HG DQ\ SUHVFULSWLRQV IURP KLV RIÂżFH RQ HLWKHU GDWH 3ROLFH ZHUH QRWLÂżHG *UHHQ ZHQW WR :DOPDUW DQG VHL]HG D ERWWOH RI Norco  from  Bryant  on  Thursday  which  resulted  in  the  possession  of  a  controlled  substance  charge,  a  class  C  felony,  as  issued  in  Berkemeyer’s  warrant. Green’s  report  noted  Bryant  is  a  nurse  at  Pathways,  a  local  counseling  and  mental  health  services  center.

Wired for OPD sound Kris Bayless with the Owensville Fire Department wires radio and siren equipment Thursday into the new 2013 Dodge Charger police squad purchased recently for the c i t y ’s p a t r o l force. Bayless was doing the installation with assistance from Robert Rickerd, city marshal. Decals were installed Friday at Scego Auto Body and the car was placed into service that evening. Problems with the new car were realized Tuesday. See page 1 for story. PHOTO BY DAVE MARNER

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BY  DAVE  MARNER Managing  Editor Two  Owensville  business  owners  with  past  due  MoDAG  loans  were  sent  letters  Oct.  25  ordering  them  to  appear  before  aldermen  on  Monday. One,  Larry  Lonigro  of  JnL2,  Inc.,  ap-­ peared;Íž  the  other,  Michelle  Jett  of  Great  5HĂ€HFWLRQV //& GLG QRW “Please  be  advised  that  you  must  be  present  to  address  the  Mayor  and  Board  of  Aldermen  in  public  meeting  to  show  just  cause  regarding  the  delinquency  of  your  loan,â€?  stated  the  Oct.  25  letter  from  the  city  to  each  business  owner.  MoDAG,  which  stands  for  Missouri  De-­ velopment  Action  Grant,  is  a  revolving  fund  overseen  by  the  city  designed  to  promote  business  entrepreneurship  and  creation  of  new  jobs.  Funding  was  originally  given  to  the  city  to  manage  by  the  Missouri  Depart-­ ment  of  Agriculture. Mayor  Ron  Miller  opened  the  â€œvisitors  and  presentationsâ€?  segment  of  the  agenda  stating  the  city  had  requested  its  attorney,  /HODQG &XUWLV EH SUHVHQW WR RIIHU D ÂłUH-­ sponseâ€?  later  when  the  board  convene  in  closed  session.  â€œDiscussion  of  litigation  mattersâ€?  was  cited  in  the  city’s  agenda  for  closed  session  as  allowed  by  state  statute  (RSMo.  610.021,  subsection  1).  Lonigro  opened  the  meeting  telling  al-­ dermen  his  family’s  JnL2  business  averages  $2  million  in  annual  sales  with  customers  coming  from  all  over  the  region  including  St.  Louis  and  Rolla.  He  estimated  at  least  $1  million  in  sales  come  from  customers  outside  the  immediate  area. “I’d  like  to  think  some  of  them  are  shopping  at  small  businesses  that  are  also  struggling,â€?  Lonigro  told  aldermen. He  noted  the  high  cost  of  electricity  until  Ameren  took  over.  The  initial  investment  to  open  the  meat  market  and  bistro  was  $1.3  million.  Of  the  $225,000  borrowed  from  the  MoDAG  fund,  $150,000  in  principal  has  been  repaid.  â€œWe  owe  less  than  $75,000  (to  the  city),â€?  he  said. Lonigro  offered  to  pay  off  the  remaining  interest  by  the  end  of  the  month. /RQLJUR GLVFORVHG KLV ÂżQDQFLDO VLWXDWLRQ openly  to  the  board. “My  family  and  I  are  not  running  away  and  quitting,â€?  said  Lonigro  noting  four  were  involved  including  his  21-­year-­old  son,  Luke,  who  became  a  partner  a  year  and  a  half  ago  and  was  in  attendance  at  the  meeting.  â€œI’m  four  months  behind  on  my  rent.  I’m  a  month  behind,  $4,000  to  Ameren.  My  employees  are  behind  on  their  pay.  I  owe  my  accountant  $5,000.  I  owe  the  local  newspaper  $5,000.  I  spend  as  much  time  talking  to  my  banker  and  accountant,  probably  more,  than  I  do  my  wife.â€?  He  said  he  is  currently  seeking  approval  of  an  SBA  loan  to  consolidate  his  debt.  â€œWe  hope  we’re  here  to  stay  and  we  hope  you  see  us  an  asset  to  this  town,â€?  Lonigro  said.  â€œWe  pay  our  bills.â€? John  Kamler,  a  former  Ward  2  alderman  and  now  the  city’s  economic  development  GLUHFWRU FRQÂżUPHG /RQLJURÂśV FRPPHQW “We  don’t  need  to  replace  a  $2  million  business,â€?  Kamler  told  the  board.  â€œThe  city  needs  to  do  everything  it  can  to  keep  them  open.â€?

“We  pay  our  bills,â€?  he  said.  â€œIt’s  very,  very  tough.â€?  Lonigro  said  a  Small  Business  Admin-­ istration  loan  fell  through  when  the  bank  handling  the  paperwork  failed  to  issue  a  check  within  90  days  of  approval.  â€œIt  all  but  killed  me  when  that  happened,â€?  said  Lonigro  noting  the  20-­year  amortization  on  the  SBA  loan  would  reduce  his  monthly  debt  payments  to  less  than  $7,000. “The  matter  will  be  reviewed  in  closed  session  with  regards  to  action  the  board  ZLOO WDNH ´ &XUWLV WROG /RQLJUR “You’ll  get  paid  I  promise  you,â€?  Lon-­ igro  told  the  board.  No  motions  were  made  and  no  votes  were  taken  in  the  hour-­long  closed  session  ZKLFK FRQFOXGHG E\ S P &LW\ $G-­ ministrator  John  Tracy  told  The  Republican  on  Tuesday. “Further  correspondence  will  be  going  out  for  follow-­up  on  that  issue,â€?  said  Tracy.  ³/HH /HODQG &XUWLV FLW\ DWWRUQH\ JDYH some  good  legal  advise.  That’s  why  the  board  hired  him.â€? Tracy  said  himself  and  Mayor  Ron  Miller  were  charged  with  having  â€œfurther  discussions  with  (JnL2).â€?  &XUWLV ZDV GLUHFWHG WR FRUUHVSRQG ZLWK 0LFKHOOH -HWW RZQHU RI *UHDW 5HĂ€HFWLRQV //& VDLG 7UDF\ Both  business  owners  were  advised  by  letter  on  Oct.  25  of  their  past-­due  amounts.  Both  were  instructed  to  â€œremit  the  (past-­due  DPRXQW LPPHGLDWHO\ RU WKH &LW\ ZLOO EH forced  to  collect  the  unpaid  indebtedness  pursuant  to  the  original  security  agree-­ ment  and  promissory  noteâ€?  signed  by  loan  recipients. Tracy  said  Rob  Borgmann  participated  in  the  closed  session  discussion  of  the  JnL2  loans  but  was  excused  from  the  discussion  RQ WKH *UHDW 5HĂ€HFWLRQV //& ORDQV GXH to  a  business  arrangement  with  Jett. Borgmann,  an  alderman  in  Ward  2,  is  co-­owner  along  with  his  wife,  Erika,  of  *UHDW 5HĂ€HFWLRQV D KDLU VDORQ LQ WKH EXLOG-­ ing  owned  by  the  Jetts.  â€œI  co-­signed,â€?  said  Borgmann  of  their  business  loan  to  purchase  the  salon  business. Borgmann  exited  closed  session  at  9  p.m.  and  said,  â€œI  abstained  from  everything  in  thereâ€?  noting  he  was  a  business  owner  DQG WHQDQW RI -HWWÂśV *UHDW 5HĂ€HFWLRQV //& The  morning  after  the  meeting,  Tracy  said  Lonigro  made  two  payments  on  Mon-­ day  â€”  one  for  each  of  his  two  MoDAG  loans  which  are  in  arrears.  On  his  $100,000  loan  from  Nov.  4,  2008,  he  paid  $1,796.97  and  owed  $24,690.81  prior  to  the  payment.  Of  that,  $8,984.35  was  past  due  since  June.  Prior  to  Monday,  the  last  payment  noted  was  on  Sept.  19,  2013,  according  to  city  MoDAG  loan  records.  On  a  second  loan,  issued  July  1,  2009,  for  $125,000,  Lonigro  owes  a  remaining  balance  of  $47,684.60  and  paid  $2,246.09  on  Monday.  That  account  was  past  due  since  May  by  $15,722.63. Both  loans  carry  a  3-­percent  interest  rate. “He  has  been  checking  in  with  me,â€?  said  Tracy  on  Tuesday.  â€œSame  story‌He’s  pretty  much  behind  on  everything.â€? Tracy  said  Lonigro’s  JnL2,  Inc.,  has  paid  off  the  city  for  $16,163  in  past-­due  electric  See  MoDAG  on  Page  3

the  stolen  vehicle.  Fisher  was  taken  into  FXVWRG\ DQG ODWHU FKDUJHG ZLWK WKH FODVV & IHORQ\ DOOHJLQJ ÂżUVW GHJUHH WDPSHULQJ ZLWK a  motor  vehicle.  )LVKHU ZDV WUDQVSRUWHG WR WKH &UDZIRUG &RXQW\ -DLO ZKHUH KH LV FXUUHQWO\ EHLQJ KHOG on  $4,500  bond,  said  Howard. “Further  investigation,  in  cooperation  ZLWK WKH 6HGDOLD DQG 0RQWJRPHU\ &LW\

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)SHUK 7VZ[ 6MĂ„JL modular unit arrives Tuesday BY  DAVE  MARNER Managing  Editor BLAND  â€”  Despite  some  delays,  a  PRGXODU SRVW RIÂżFH EXLOGLQJ IRUPHUO\ situated  in  east-­central  Illinois,  arrived  in  Bland  on  Tuesday  afternoon. “The  modular  is  on  site,â€?  said  Marla  Larsen-­Williams,  real  estate  specialist  for  the  United  States  Postal  Service’s  Facilities  Implementation  Team  A  in  Bloomingdale,  Ill.  Larsen-­Williams  said  a  contractor’s  delays  in  removing  the  facility  from  its  previous  location   in  Janesville,  Ill.,  were  FRPSRXQGHG E\ ÂłGLIÂżFXOWLHV LQ SHUPLWWLQJ by  the  state  of  Illinois  for  transporting  an  oversized  load.â€? She  said  a  crane  was  being  scheduled   to  be  on  site  to  set  the  building  on  a  new  foun-­ dation  â€œnot  later  than  Friday.â€?  The  building  ZLOO UHTXLUH VRPH ÂżQLVKLQJ WRXFKHV VXFK DV replacement  of  siding  which  was  removed  for  packing  the  unit  for  transport.  ³7KH JRRG QHZV LV ZHÂśUH GHÂżQLWHO\ RQ site,â€?  said  Larsen-­Williams.  â€œI  think  this  is  going  to  be  worth  the  wait.â€? Larsen-­Williams  said  she  followed  the  unit’s  progress  throughout  the  journey.   â€œI  had  them  sending  me  pictures  the  whole  way,â€?  she  said.

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BY  ROXIE  MURPHY Republican  Staff  Writer Educators  at  the  Gasconade  County  R-­2  Board  of  Education  meeting  evaluated  themselves  on  standards  Nov.  18  in  prepara-­ tion  for  the  Smarter  Balanced  Assessment. This  new  assessment  system,  aligned  to  a  common  core  of  academic  content  standards,  will  be  implemented  in  the  2014-­15  school  year.  â€œBy  next  fall  we  have  to  have  institute  a  set  of  principles  to  evaluate  teachers  and  this  year  we  tried  Network  of  Educator  Ef-­ fectiveness  (NEE)  designed  by  MU,â€?  said  Dr.  Chuck  Garner,  superintendent.  Educators  tested  the  Department  of  Elementary  and  Secondary  Education’s  model  last  year.  An  assessment  of  both  programs  will  be  evaluated  in  the  spring  and  one  will  be  fully  implemented  next  fall.  â€œWe  will  discuss  what  we  liked  about   DESE  and  NEE  or  create  our  own,â€?  Gar-­ ner  said.  The  teacher  evaluation  component  for  NEE  consists  of  36  standards  of  which  the  5 WHDFKHUV KDYH EHHQ VSHFLÂżFDOO\ WUDLQHG on  eight.  Principals  use  the  standards  to  evaluate  teachers  on  instructional  strategy.  Teresa  Ragan,  Owensville  Middle  School  principal,  spoke  about  her  experiences  with  the  new  system. “We  do  classroom  visits  six  to  eight  times  for  10  to  15  minutes.  In  my  opinion,  LW LV PXFK PRUH EHQHÂżFLDO ´ 5DJDQ VDLG Ragan  also  said  the  evaluator  is  to  meet  with  the  teacher  within  48  hours  after  the  evaluation  to  go  over  the  results. “It  is  much  easier  to  help  teachers  along  within  NEE  and  engages  students  in  cogni-­ tive  engagement,â€?  Ragan  said.  The  evaluation  is  scaled  on  levels  1  through  7.  Scores  of  5  and  up  are  good.  Scores  of  4  and  under  come  with  recom-­ mendations  for  improvement.  Teachers  cannot  score  higher  than  a  2  on  student  assessment  data  if  they  do  not  adjust  their  teaching  methods  to  alignment  with  the  assessment. Educators  also  discussed  concerns  on  student  reading  levels  as  Missouri  and  30  other  states  in  the  Smarter  Balanced  Assessment  Consortium  approach  imple-­ mentation  of  the  assessment  program  in  time  for  the  2014-­15  school  year. “Focus  has  been  on  reading  and  writing  district  wide,â€?  said  Garner,  â€œit  is  critical  to  every  kid’s  ability  to  be  successful.â€? Dr.  Scott  Hayes,  the  district’s  assistant  superintendent,  said  the  reading  levels  expectancies  would  be  much  higher  once  the  standards  are  in  place.  â€œTests  kids  take  are  created  by  busi-­ nesses  so  it  has  a  literacy  level  above  English  II.  The  reading  level  is  higher  than  most  high  school  courses,â€?  Hayes  said.  According  to  a  literacy  report  of  the  high  school,  presented  by  Principal  Dr.  Kurt  Keller,  there  is  a  direct  correlation  between  a  student’s  reading  level  and  test  grades. In  a  survey  of  the  freshman  class,  stu-­ dents  scored  â€œstrongâ€?  on  their  eighth-­grade  Missouri  Assessment  Program  (MAP),   scored  â€œmoderateâ€?  on  the  English  1  grade  to  the  eighth-­grade  MAP,  and  scored  â€œlow  moderateâ€?  to  the  Gates  Reading  for  the  ninth-­grade  level  in  American  History  and  Gates  Reading  to  English  1.  The  survey  showed  sophomores  scored  â€œhigh  weakâ€?  on  Gates  Reading  to  World  History,  â€œmoderateâ€?  in  Gates  Reading  to  English  2,  a  â€œmoderate  to  English  2  grade Â

to  English  1,â€?  and  â€œhigh  moderateâ€?  in  Gates  Reading  to  English  1,  and  a  â€œhigh  moderateâ€?   in  Gate  Reading  to  English  1  on  the  End  of  Course  evaluation. “What  we  see  coming  at  us  is  requiring  these  basic  skills  to  be  higher  for  those  kinds  of  testing,â€?  said  Keller.  The  district  has  been  combating  low  reading  levels  through  STRIVE’s  after  school  reading  program.  The  high  school  has  sent  out  64  letters  to  parents  this  year  offering  the  program  to  students.  Thirteen  sophomores  are  enrolled. Board  members  opened  the  meeting  honoring  the  eighth-­grade  boys  basketball  team  for  two  undefeated  seasons.  Senior  Cody  Goggin  was  also  recognized  for  scor-­ ing  a  30  or  higher  on  the  ACT.  Goggin’s  ¿QDO VFRUH ZDV D ZKLFK PHDQV KH PD\ be  eligible  for  Bright  Flight  scholarship  funding  from  the  state.  Final  determination  on  qualifying  scores  will  be  set  in  the  spring.  â€œIt’s  always  good  to  recognize  our  students,â€?  Garner  said. Old  business  brought  to  the  board’s  attention  included  the  implementation  of  a  boys  soccer  team.  During  the  October  meeting,  the  board  requested  interim  ath-­ letic  director  Steve  Tappmeyer  be  present  to  answer  questions  at  the  November  meeting.  â€œA  lot  of  what  we  talked  about  when  we  added  girls  soccer  are  in  place  because  girls  soccer  is  already  in  place.  We  have  the  facility  and  the  equipment,  but  we  also  have  competition  for  the  facility  (football),â€?  Tappmeyer  said. Other  discussions  included  the  changes  to  be  made  to  the  school’s  insurance  policy  due  to  the  Affordable  Care  Act.  Garner’s  re-­ port  included  changes  in  cost,  an  increase  in  coverage  offered  to  teachers  with  30  hours  a  week  or  more,  and  fees  per  employee  if  all  rules  are  not  covered.  Garner  said  policy  has  been  changing  quickly  and  some  might  have  changed  already  since  he  attended  recent  meetings  on  the  new  insurance.  Following  executive  session,  the  board  hired  Amanda  Bramlette  (GES  paraprofes-­ sional),  Bruce  Paneitz  (assistant  eighth-­ grade  basketball  coach),  and  approved  John  Burke  and  Vincent  MacCluggage  as  substitute  custodians,  all  on  7-­0  votes.  On  a  separate  7-­0  vote,  the  board  also  accepted  the  resignation  of  Rodney  Barndollar  as  an  assistant  football  coach.  Barndollar  will  continue  on  as  a  teacher  and  wrestling  coach  at  OHS.  Keller,  in  his  eighth  year  as  OHS  prin-­ cipal,  submitted  his  retirement  letter  for  the  board’s  approval  citing  changes  in  the  retirement  plan  in  the  coming  years. “I  have  been  an  educator  for  33  years  and  there  were  changes  to  the  state  teach-­ ers  retirement  system.  So  it’s  retire  now  or  wait  another  three  years,â€?  Keller  said.  His  retirement  will  take  effect  at  the  end  of  the  2014  school  year,  marking  the  end  of  14  years  with  the  district.  Keller  said  he  plans  to  seek  work  in  higher  education,  such  as  at  the  college  level  or  for  DESE,  in  the  future.  â€œThe  district  is  very  appreciative  of  all  the  years  Dr.  Keller  has  been  with  the  dis-­ trict  and  for  the  programs  at  the  high  school  that  have  been  effective,â€?  Garner  said.  The  board  will  be  posting  Keller’s  po-­ VLWLRQ WR ÂżQG D UHSODFHPHQW DQG LV KRSLQJ WR ÂżOO %DUQGROODUÂśV SRVLWLRQ ZLWKLQ VWDII The  next  board  meeting  will  meet  Mon-­ day,  Dec.  16,  at  7  p.m. Â

[O HUUP]LYZHY` VM 1-2 HZZHZZPUH[PVU IYPUNZ YLĂ…LJ[PVUZ VU JVTT\UP[`ÂťZ NYLH[ ZHKULZZ Those  old  enough  to  remember  where  they  were  on  Nov.  22,  1963,  recall  vivid  memories  of  their  experiences  the  day  the  nation’s  35th  President,  John  F.  Kennedy,  was  assassinated  in  Dallas,  Texas. Owensville  residents  attended  special  church  services  at  the  Methodist  and  Catho-­ lic  churches  in  town.  Businesses  closed  that  Monday  during  Kennedy’s  funeral,  several  for  the  remainder  of  the  day.  Mayor  Ralph  E.  Eichler  declared  a  period  of  mourning. “The  Owensville  community  was  stunned  by  the  tragedy,  and  all  business  came  to  a  virtual  standstill  over  the  weekend  and  on  Monday,â€?  The  Republican  reported  in  the  Nov.  28,  1963  edition.

Now,  50  years  later,  local  residents  recall  feelings  of  great  sadness  as  the  anniversary  will  be  observed  on  Friday.  Through  interviews  and  comments  posted  to  The  Republican’s  social  media  Facebook  site,  here  is  how  some  of  our  readers  recall  Kennedy’s  death. Many  of  those  who  have  shared  their  VWRULHV UHFDOO VHHPLQJO\ LQVLJQLÂżFDQW GHWDLOV which,  in  hindsight,  make  the  remem-­ brances  even  more  special  for  them  person-­ ally  â€”  members  of  a  nation  experiencing  a  feeling  of  deep  mourning  and  confusion. Connie  Schaefferkoetter:  I  was  15,  a  sophomore  at  Owensville  High  School,  in  Mr.  Berk’s  history  class.  I  was  in  my  class Â

after  lunch,  another  student  had  went  home  for  lunch  and  told  us.  We  had  an  assembly  and  prayed  for  our  country.  Then  we  seen  on  TV  when  they  shot  Oswald.  Mary  Ann  Toumi  (below):  I  clearly Â

remember.  I  was  ironing.  I  was  a  housewife  at  that  time  and  I  had  the  radio  on.  We  had  our  family  room  downstairs.  I  thought  I  heard  them  say  that  Jack  Kennedy  had  been  shot  so  I  unplugged  the  iron,  because  I  still  had  sense  enough  to  unplug  the  iron,   and  went  down  stairs  to  turn  the  television  on  and  I  don’t  think  I  was  away  from  that  television  PRUH WKDQ ÂżYH PLQXWHV WKH ZKROH ZHHNHQG I  saw  Ruby  shoot  Oswald  on  television,  saw  the  whole  thing  it  was  awful.  It  really  was  like  a  mob  hit  and  it  was  just  terrible.  I  prayed  and  prayed  that  he  would  be  alright,  I  was  home  that  day  from  school  and  my  but  of  course  he  was  dead.  mom  was  down  stairs  in  the  kitchen.  All  of  Pam  Schneider  (right):  I  remember  See  JFK  on  Page  3

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Pool shell completed for Owensville water park Although a scheduled three-day “shoot” of the concrete shell for the Owensville water park took four day, Westport Pool’s project supervisor, Joe Polys, was thrilled with the outcome. Predominantly cool weather conditions during the Wednesday to Friday and Monday application of “shot-crete” onto formed walls was ideal, said Polys and Craig Kidd, Kidd Pools & Landscaping, Ferguson, Mo., who operated the high-pressure nozzle through much of the project. Kidd shoots the deep end (above) on Thursday. Samples (top right) of the first batches each day were taken and will be pressured tested at 7, 14 and 21-day intervals. Kenny Shockley and his son, Russell (middle right), have an animated discussion on the freehand finishing of a bench-seating area. “This is an old school bench,” said Shockley, 70, who has been installing pool shells for 51 years, previously for Westport and now with his own crew. “This ain’t no screwing around. This is the real McCoy.” Shockley’s grandfather, Earnest Shockley, was born in Rosebud and was a former rural mail carrier there. Kenny’s father, Eugene, who was raised in Rosebud, was also a concrete pool installer based in St. Louis County. Kidd, with assistance from finishers, blows out a clog in the line. Rock and concrete shot out over the deep end wall. Polys (below) applies a coat of a sealant after dark Thursday to prevent evaporation to help slow down the curing process. Shockley’s crew finishes the wall leading into the deep end (below, middle) and a bench on Wednesday. Kenny Plough, a former Owensville resident in the mid-1980s now of Mineola, Mo., recalled late-night swimming adventures in the old pool while finishing a standing wall separating the slide area from the lap swimming lanes and the deep end. A view of the lazy river (below, on right) looking toward Parker Drive on the final hours of the shoot on Monday.

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Heartland ILC YLJLP]LZ 2 PU *+). M\UKZ BY  DAVE  MARNER Managing  Editor Although  Heartland  Independent  Liv-­ ing  Center’s  executive  director  thanked  Owensville’s  Board  of  Aldermen  back  in  October  for  the  city’s  assistance  in  apply-­ ing  for  a  Community  Development  Block  *UDQW RIÂżFLDO ZRUG RQ WKH DZDUG ZDV QRW released  until  late  Tuesday  afternoon. HILC’s  Pat  Chambers  told  aldermen  on  Oct.  21  they  had  received  a  â€œletter  to  proceedâ€?  with  renovations  of  their  facility  in  the  former  Owensville  Do-­It  Center.  â€œBut,â€?  said  Chambers  then,  â€œwe  don’t  want  to  upstage  the  Governor.â€? &LW\ RIÂżFLDOV KDYH EHHQ ZRUNLQJ ZLWK Chambers  and  HILC  for  the  past  year  on  obtaining  the  $250,000  grant  through  the  Missouri  Department  of  Economic  Development. “We’re  excited.  We  want  to  stay  in  Owensville,â€?  Chambers  told  aldermen  last  month.  â€œTonight  I  wanted  to  come  back  and  say  thank  you.â€? Aldermen  voted  earlier  this  year  to  have  the  city  support  the  project  by  resolution  and  serve  as  a  sponsoring  agency  for  the  project.  The  city  itself  has  no  direct  ¿QDQFLDO LQYROYHPHQW RU OLDELOLW\ LQ WKH project  but  will  handle  grant  funds  on  deposit  for  HILC. “As  the  grant  sponsor  for  Heartland,  I  would  like  to  congratulate  them  on  a  job  well-­done,â€?  said  Owensville  City  Admin-­ istrator  John  Tracy  through  a  press  release  issued  by  HILC.  â€œFor  over  10  years  now  they  have  been  consistent  in  providing  services  for  our  disabled  and  elderly  and  we  are  proud  to  back  them  in  this  expan-­ sion  endeavor.â€? The  construction  process,  which  will  occur  in  three  continual  phases,  is  antici-­ pated  to  begin  in  early  2014,  Chambers  noted  in  the  press  release.  CDBG  fund-­ ing  will  provide  approximately  one  third  of  the  resources  required  for  the  entire  renovation.  HILC  administration  will  be  consulting  lending  institutions  to  secure  ¿QDQFLQJ QHHGHG FRPSOHWH WKH YHQWXUH The  HILC  facility,  originally  a  lumber  \DUG ZDV DGDSWHG LQWR RIÂżFH VSDFH LQ A  portion  of  the  building  is  predominantly  XQÂżQLVKHG Multiple  problems  have  surfaced  due  to  structural  issues,  according  Chambers.  He  cited  plumbing  and  drainage  inad-­ equacies,  a  poor  electrical  system,  heating  DQG FRROLQJ GHÂżFLHQFLHV DQG URRI OHDNDJHV which  have  resulted  in  mold  accumulation.  $GGLWLRQDOO\ FXUUHQW ÂżQLVKHG RIÂżFH VSDFH is  at  its  capacity  for  staff.  Renovation  will  allow  expansion  of  staff  and  services  with  SURSHU XWLOL]DWLRQ RI WKH HQWLUH EXLOGLQJ Chambers  said  he  and  his  staff  are  ³H[FLWHG WR VHH WKH UHDOL]DWLRQ RI WKLV ORQJ anticipated  project.â€?  ,Q DGGLWLRQ WR LQFUHDVHG RIÂżFH VSDFH plans  call  for  the  addition  of  a  display  room  for  adaptive  equipment,  a  low-­vision  cen-­ ter,  an  interactive  display  area  for  adaptive  telephones  and  Internet  software,  a  con-­ struction  workshop,  and  a  multi-­purpose  room.  A  large  multi-­purpose  room  will  allow  HILC  to  provide  numerous  programs  in  partnership  with  community  human  and  social  services  partners.  The  HILC  Community  Resource  Center  is  slated  to  See  HILC  on  Page  8

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WILLIAM ALVA ESTES

Parole violation sends Rosebud man back to prison

$ 5RVHEXG PDQ ZKR Ă€HG DQ DWWHPSWHG 1RY WUDIÂżF VWRS DW VSHHGV RI WR 120  mph  has  been  returned  to  prison  for  violating  conditions  of  his  parole. William  A.  Estes,  35,  was  taken  into  custody  Friday  (Nov.  22)  on  a  no  bond  warrant  issued  by  the  Missouri  Department  See  Estes  on  Page  3

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4HU QHPSLK ZPUJL Z[HY[PUN Ă„YL PU OVTL PU (WYPS ZLU[LUJLK [V WYPZVU BY  DAVE  MARNER Managing  Editor An  Owensville  man  arrested  and  jailed  earlier  this  year  after  attempting  to  burn  down  his  north-­side  home  while  he  was  inside  has  been  sentenced  to  prison  for  violating  his  probation  from  a  2011  drug  conviction. Randall  D.  Herberger  was  ordered  to  the  Missouri  Department  of  Corrections  on  Nov.  15  to  serve  a  10-­year  prison  term.  Presiding  Circuit  Judge  Gael  D.  Wood  revoked  Herberger’s  probation  for  consum-­ ing  alcohol  in  violation  of  a  May  25,  2012,  sentence  and  plea  agreement.  Herberger  had  been  granted  a  suspended  execution  of  a  10-­year  sentence  with  a  5-­year  period  of  supervised  probation  with  an  Alford  plea. Herberger  was  on  probation  until  May  24,  2017,  following  a  Alford  plea  before  Wood  on  Dec.  6,  2011,  for  a  class  B  felony  drug  possession  charge  dating  back  to  August  2009.  He  served  a  90-­day  shock  incarceration  from  July  to  October  of  2012  as  part  of  the  plea  agreement  and  was  given  ¿YH \HDUV RI VXSHUYLVHG SUREDWLRQ

He  was  ordered  to  avoid  alcohol,  avoid  going  into  businesses  where  alcohol  was  a  major  portion  of  the  site’s  sales  along  with  undergoing  treatment  evaluations  and  tak-­ LQJ D ÂżQDQFLDO SODQQLQJ FRXUVH Following  a  reported  argument  with  his  wife  on  April  17,  2013,  Herberger  called   a  friend  and  said  he  had  killed  her  in  the  home  and  was  going  to  burn  the  house  down  with  him  in  it.  Lawmen  would  later  learn  Herberger  was  alone  in  the  residence  and  his  wife  was  out  of  the  home  at  the  time  of  the  call.  Ten  lawmen,  including  city,  state  and  county  agencies,  responded  to  the  scene. Owensville  police  reported  Herberger  lit  cigarettes  and  threw  them  on  the  carpet  XQWLO D VPDOO ÂżUH VWDUWHG +H ZHQW LQWR D bedroom  and  waited  to  die,  he  told  police. When  lawmen  stormed  into  the  resi-­ GHQFH KH Ă€HG RXW D EDFN GRRU ZKHUH KH was  confronted  by  more  lawmen.  â€œHerberger  stated  that  he  was  hoping  WKDW WKH ÂżUH ZRXOG JHW JRLQJ DQG HYHU\-­ thing  would  be  good  for  him,â€?  according  to  the  probable  cause  statement  submitted  by  Owensville  police  with  the  application Â

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RANDALL D. HERBERGER talks with Sheriff Randy Esphorst (right) and Deputy Det. Matt Lindemeyer on April 17, 2013, following his arrest at his home on Plum Avenue.

for  the  felony  warrant.  He  was  charged  with  knowingly  burning  his  residence  in  the  500  block  of  Plum  and  resisting  arrest  DIWHU DWWHPSWLQJ WR Ă€HH DQG XULQDWLQJ DW ODZ-­ men.  Bond  was  $50,000  on  the  two  felony Â

charges  and  the  Department  of  Correction’s  Board  of  Probation  and  Parole  issued  a  no  bond  warrant  on  the  his  alleged  probation  violation.  Herberger  has  been  jailed  since  his  arrest.

(SKLYTLU HKVW[ \WKH[LK aVUPUN JVKLZ" HWWYV]HS MVSSV^Z `LHY WYVJLZZ a  request  allowable?  He  called  the  new  codes  â€œvery  sensible.â€? 7RSLFV DOVR DGGUHVVHG LQ WKH FRGH LQFOXGH XSGDWHG UHJXODWLRQV DQG GHÂżQLWLRQV IRU outdoor  wood-­burning  stoves  and  solar  energy  systems. Streiler  also  pointed  out  the  section  he  added  regarding  regulation  of  cellular  telephone  towers  on  city-­owned  property. $IWHU VSHQGLQJ WKUHH \HDUV ZRUNLQJ LQ WKH WHOHFRPPXQLFDWLRQV ÂżHOG 6WUHLOHU FDOOHG the  city’s  new  regulations  a  â€œvery  strong  tower  ordinance.â€?  He  told  aldermen  that  recent  state  legislation  governing  telecommunications  towers  gave  municipalities  back  the  regulating  authority  on  their  location. Streiler  thanked  city  staff  and  Dixon  Somerville,  former  mayor,  for  working  so  well  with  him  during  the  project.  â€œYou  have  a  great  team  here,â€?  Streiler  told  the  board. Âł, WKLQN ZHÂśYH GRQH D ORW WR EULQJ 2ZHQVYLOOH LQWR WKH VW FHQWXU\ :HÂśYH GLJLWL]HG WKH FLW\ÂśV ]RQLQJ PDSV :HÂśYH PRGHUQL]HG WKH FLW\ PDSSLQJ ´ Aldermen  unanimously  approved  Ordinance  No.  1161  on  a  roll-­call  vote,  3-­0,  later  LQ WKH PHHWLQJ DGRSWLQJ WKH XSGDWHG ]RQLQJ FRGHV 5RQ 0LOOHU ZDV DEVHQW 0XQLFLSDOL-­ WLHV DUH UHTXLUHG E\ VWDWH VWDWXWH WR KDYH ]RQLQJ FRGHV ZKLFK DUH SHULRGLFDOO\ XSGDWHG Aldermen  are  scheduled  to  meet  next  at  7  p.m  Monday,  Dec.  2,  at  City  Hall.

New look at old OES

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Julie Voss, owner of the 1908 Owensville Elementary School building, is having a new handicap accessible entry installed on the building’s west side where the former art and music rooms were located. The addition will cover over old window openings from the original section of the building and the gym (on right) which were covered over with concrete blocks when additions were made. The new addition will also eliminate a roof water runoff problem. Voss said the new entryway will include a modern space for caring for infants at her facility which will include a preschool setting. Dusty Hancock and Bobby Morris with Morris Construction of St. James frame a wall covering what was once an exterior wall of the 1908 building. The new addition will have a red brick exterior and a wheelchair ramp coming off street level.

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Dream Hunters share experiences

Combat-wounded Marine Justin McCloud (right) talks hunting Saturday with Blake Flannery, Gerald, during a Mid-Missouri Dream Hunters event with the M1 for Vets Project as Katie Schaning looks on. McCloud and Flannery were among weekend hunting guests at the Lairmore family’s Pigg Hollow Farm north of Owensville for the Mid-Missouri Dream Hunters’ annual event for special needs hunters and wounded veterans. Flannery was paralyzed in a fall from a tree Z[HUK Ä]L `LHYZ HNV HUK O\U[Z ^P[O H JVTW\[LY JVU[YVSSLK YPÅL 4J*SV\K SVZ[ three limbs when a fellow Marine stepped on the pressure plate of a 25-pound explosive devise in Afghanistan in December 2010. Color Guard members with =-> 7VZ[ 5V VWLULK [OL 4 MVY =L[Z WYLZLU[H[PVU JLYLTVU` ^P[O H ÅHN salute and Pledge of Allegiance (right). Desert Storm veteran and M1 recipient Marc Gills (below, on left) shakes hands with McCloud after they received their 4 .HYHUK YPÅLZ 1LYY` 3HPYTVYL MHY YPNO[ ]PZP[Z ^P[O .PSSZ HUK OPZ ZVU *OYPZ[PHU 11, following their hunt. They saw deer at a distance but did not have a shot.

Historic agreement reached with labor councils to help win production of 777X

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Work until bad weather hits

Mark Heintz with Heintz Custom Tractor digs a trench late Monday afternoon HIV]L MVY [OL Ă„S[YH[PVU YL[\YU SPULZ VU [OL 6^LUZ]PSSL ^H[LY WHYR WYVQLJ[ Dean Pohlmann (below) sets a plumb line in preparation for digging footings for the new bathhouse. Trenching for footings began Tuesday and was to continue into today (Wednesday) with rebar installation expected to begin today. A winter storm is expected to delay work until early next week. Forecasts call for a mixture of ice and snow in the region Thursday and Friday with falling temperatures through the weekend.

JEFFERSON  CITY  â€”  Gov.  Jay  Nixon  on  Tuesday  announced  an  historic  agreement  among  St.  Louis-­area  construction  labor  councils  to  work  a  24-­hour  work  schedule  and  forgo  overtime  to  help  Missouri  compete  for  and  win  Boeing’s  next-­generation  com-­ mercial  aircraft,  the  777X. In  a  letter  to  the  Governor,  the  St.  Louis  Building  and  Construction  Trades  Council,  the  Eastern  Mis-­ souri  Laborers’  District  Council,  and  the  Carpenters  District  Council  of  Greater  St.  Louis  committed  to  24-­hour  work  schedule  without  overtime  during  construction  of  Boeing’s  facilities. This  aggressive  work  schedule  would  double  the  number  of  work  hours  each  week,  triple  the  com-­ mitted  workforce,  and  reduce  the  construction  time  by  at  least  a  year.  Missouri  is  among  more  than  a  dozen  states  competing  for  produc-­ tion  of  the  Boeing  777X.  To  put  forward  a  competitive  response  to  Boeing’s  Request  for  Proposal,  the  Governor  has  called  the  General  Assembly  into  a  special  session  to  pass  legislation  to  provide  ad-­ ditional  capacity  of  up  to  $150  million  annually  for  large-­scale  aerospace  projects  under  four  of  Missouri’s  performance-­based  economic  development  programs:  Missouri  Works,  Missouri  Works  Training,  Missouri  BUILD,  and  the  Real  Property  Tax  Increment  Allocation  Redevelopment  Act.  7KH WRWDO DPRXQW RI EHQHÂżWV Boeing  could  earn  would  be  based  on  the  number  of  new  jobs  created  and  the  wages  of  those  jobs,  the  amount  of  new  capital  investment,  and  the  cost  of  training  workers  to  build  this  next-­generation  aircraft. Under  these  programs,  a  project  must  demonstrate  a  net  positive  ¿VFDO EHQHÂżW WR WKH VWDWH EHIRUH any  incentives  may  be  authorized.  In  addition,  companies  must  invest  DQG FUHDWH MREV ÂżUVW EHIRUH EHLQJ eligible  to  defray  these  costs  by  keeping  a  portion  of  the  revenue  they  generate.  State  responses  to  Boeing’s  RFP  are  due  by  Dec.  10.

6th Annual Living Christmas Tree Presentation

A Musical Drama Presentation

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Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013

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Owensville High School FFA chapter members including Amber Smith (far left) recently auctioned off four hours of their labor as a fund-raiser. Each member that participated turned in a list of their abilities which were read aloud for the buyers. All of the buyers were invited by participating members. Money raised from the auction is set aside for a FFA community service emergency fund. Jessie Price called the sale. Members that volunteered their time and labor included Abby O’Hara, Rebecca Goggin, Miranda Kuhne, Amber Smith, Hali Smith, Cole Hafner, Andrew Scheer, Katelynn Shulte, Libby Glaser, Jacob Angell, Johannah Richardson, Gracie Schlottach, Toni Henson, Amanda Lauer, Cassidy Prater, Megan Finley, Lance Price, Dakota Gerloff, Colton Rademacher, Kayla Lowder, Courtney Hendrix, Brittany Byram, Brianna Bunners, Allen Hale, and Makenzi Huerner.

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7VVS WPWL ÄLSK Gary Gath with Westport 7VVSZ ZLSLJ[Z 7=* Ä[[PUNZ this past week while working on the Owensville water park project at Memorial Park. Underground lines for the ^H[LY ÄS[YH[PVU HUK JPYJ\SH[PVU system were installed in the area between the pool and where the new bathhouse will be constructed and then backfilled with rock. Additional backfilling was going on this week. Trenching for additional underground piping was completed on Monday. Work to prepare the IH[OOV\ZL MVV[PUNZ HUK ÅVVY pad area were underway on Tuesday. Concrete steps for the pool’s slide and mid-wall entryway were also poured on Monday.

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Nixon’s change in tactics By  Phill  Brooks This  past  week  we  saw  a  major  change  in  the  tactics  used  by  Mis-­ souri’s  governor  to  deal  with  the  state’s  General  Assembly. Without  that  change,  Jay  Nixon  might  not  have  had  a  chance  at  what  could  be  one  of  his  greatest  governmental  achievements  â€”  at-­ tracting  Boeing  to  make  one  of  the  biggest  industrial  investments  in  Missouri  history. Throughout  Nixon’s  six  years  as  governor,  legislators  from  both  parties  have  complained  about  Nixon’s  aloofness  from  the  legis-­ lative  process  and  from  legislators  themselves. A  few  years  back,  visibly  frus-­ trated  legislative  leaders  almost  begged  the  governor  to  tell  them  ZKDW KH ZRXOG DSSURYH WR Âż[ WKH state’s  insolvent  fund  that  covers  health  care  and  rehabilitation  for  workers  reinjured  on  the  job. Nixon  had  vetoed  the  legisla-­ WXUHÂśV ÂżUVW WU\ DW D VROXWLRQ ZLWKRXW details  as  to  what  he  would  approve.  But  nothing  came  from  the  pleas  of  the  legislature’s  Republican  leaders. Democratic  leaders  and  the  chair  of  the  legislature’s  Black  Caucus  have  voiced  similar  frustrations  to  me  that  they’ve  been  left  in  the  dark  about  the  governor’s  plans,  thoughts  or  objectives. But  with  the  Boeing  package  facing  serious  problems  in  Mis-­ souri’s  Senate,  Nixon’s  detachment  from  getting  involved  in  the  details  of  the  legislative  process  changed  dramatically. ,Q WKH 6HQDWH D JURXS RI ÂżVFDO hawks  had  threatened  to  block  a  vote  unless  the  governor  expanded  the  special  session  call  to  include  corresponding  cuts  in  existing  tax  credits  awarded  to  developers. Tax  credits  for  preservation  of  historic  buildings  and  construction  of  low-­income  housing  are  not  controlled  by  the  appropriations  process.  As  a  result,  they  have  been  eating  a  rapidly  growing  hole  in  the  state’s  budget. While  Nixon  has  called  for  changes  in  tax  credits,  he  has  avoid-­ ed  personal  intervention  when  the  issue  came  before  the  legislature. But  that  tactic  changed  with  Boeing.  Nixon  and  his  staff  took  a  hands-­on  approach  that  I  had  not  seen  before. When  the  Senate  took  up  the  Boeing  bill,  the  chamber  stopped  work  for  long  stretches  of  the  day  to  let  key  legislators  work  out  pro-­ visions  with  the  governor’s  staff. And  behind  the  scenes,  un-­

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Legislature moves swiftly to pass Boeing incentives From  Missouri  Digital  News ,Q MXVW ÂżYH GD\V 0LVVRXUL ODZ-­ makers  passed  Gov.  Jay  Nixon’s  plan  to  provide  up  to  $1.7  billion  in  tax  breaks  aimed  at  landing  produc-­ tion  of  Boeing’s  777X  commercial  plane. While  of  major  impact  for  the  St.  Louis  region,  the  process  also  led  to  an  agreement  with  the  governor  that  could  have  a  major  impact  in  the  2014  legislative  session. Key  lawmakers  say  during  the  process  Nixon  became  more  involved  with  them  in  working  out  a  solution  and  promised  more  personal  involvement  with  issues  in  the  future. It  took  the  House  and  Senate  less  than  a  week  to  sign  off  on  the  incentive  package,  the  shortest  time  allowed  by  the  state’s  Constitution.  The  House  sent  the  measure  to  the  governor  on  Dec.  6  with  a  127-­20  vote.  Senators  approved  it  23-­8  two  days  earlier. Boeing  gave  states  vying  for  the  project  a  Dec.  10  deadline  to  submit  proposals  and  is  expected  to  make  a  decision  on  the  plane’s  production  site  early  next  year. “Today,  by  reaching  across  party  lines  to  develop  an  approach  that  protects  taxpayers  and  guarantees  a  return  on  our  investment,  we  are  in  a  very  strong  position  to  compete,â€?  Nixon  said  in  a  written  statement  UHOHDVHG E\ KLV RIÂżFH

The  measure  provides  tax  breaks  of  up  to  $150  million  per  year  to  any  aerospace  company  that  creates  at  least  2,000  new  jobs  within  10  years.  It  now  heads  to  the  governor’s  desk  and  will  take  effect  immedi-­ ately  after  he  signs  the  legislation. The  House  vote  on  Dec.  6  was  delayed  after  an  error  was  discovered  in  the  form  of  the  bill  passed  by  the  Senate.  The  House  had  been  working  off  an  incorrect  version  for  the  past  few  days,  but  House  members  quickly  approved  a  revised  version  and  sent  the  bill  to  Nixon. A  typing  error  wasn’t  the  bill’s  only  trouble  in  passing  through  the  GOP-­led  legislature.  A  group  of  Republican  senators  threatened  to  block  the  proposal  if  the  governor  did  not  expand  his  special  session  to  include  reductions  in  existing  tax  credits  that  go  toward  rehabbing  historic  buildings  and  construction  of  low-­income  housing. But,  a  private  meeting  between  1L[RQ DQG WKH JURXS RI ÂżYH VHQDWRUV ended  with  a  deal  to  allow  a  vote  on  the  Boeing  bill  and  a  commitment  from  the  governor  to  work  toward  cutting  the  tax  credits. “Without  an  understanding  of  how  we  are  going  to  get  a  handle  around  our  broken  tax-­credit  sys-­ tem,  I  was  not  comfortable  allowing  this  broken  process  to  continue  to  move  forward,â€?  said  Sen.  Brad Â

Lager,  R-­Savannah. Lager  and  House  Speaker  Tim  Jones  commented  on  Nixon’s  per-­ sonal  involvement. “I  think  the  governor  sees  through  his  involvement,  his  willing  involvement,  personally,  to  come  to  our  caucus  and  work  with  us  that  he  can  accomplish  a  lot  more  in  working  together  rather  than  working  against,â€?  Jones  said  after  the  special  session  had  adjourned. Nixon  called  lawmakers  to  convene  in  Jefferson  City  on  Dec.  2  following  a  two-­day  session  with  St.  Louis  business  leaders  where  he  discussed  Boeing’s  solicitation  of  proposals  from  states  on  where  to  locate  a  new  plant  to  produce  the  777X  aircraft. Some  Republicans  bemoaned  passing  these  incentives  for  Boe-­ ing,  since  a  tax  cut  for  individual  and  corporate  income  tax  rates  was  vetoed  by  Nixon  this  year.  Opponents  said  the  Boeing  deal  put  lawmakers  in  the  position  of  picking  winners  and  losers,  while  an  overall  tax  reduction  could  help  more  people. Republicans  who  voted  against  the  Boeing  measure  argued  the  broader  tax  cut  bill  for  all  companies  that  Nixon  vetoed  earlier  this  year  would  have  been  a  better  approach. “There’s  an  opportunity  lost  that  the  more  deals  the  state  does  like  this  with  companies  like  Boe-­

LQJ WKH PRUH GLIÂżFXOW LW LV WR SDVV broad-­based  tax  relief  for  every  Missourian,â€?  said  Rep.  Jay  Barnes,  R-­  Jefferson  City. But,  the  legislation’s  passage  also  drew  support  from  the  Missouri  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  other  business  groups  who  had  supported  the  tax-­cut. “We’ve  shown  the  world  how  Missouri  can  work,â€?  said  Chamber  president  Dan  Mehan  in  a  written  statement  Dec.  5. This  will  be  the  second  time  in  recent  years  that  lawmakers  have  been  asked  to  provide  tax  breaks  to  attract  an  aircraft  factory. In  2008  the  legislature  passed  a  tax-­break  package  for  Bombardier,  but  the  Canadian-­based  company  chose  to  locate  its  new  plant  in  Canada.  At  the  time,  legislative  crit-­ ics  charged  Missouri  was  just  being  used  to  give  Bombardier  leverage  to  get  a  better  deal  from  Canada. Boeing  originally  had  planned  on  locating  its  new  plant  in  Wash-­ ington  state.  But  the  company  began  looking  at  other  states  after  a  union  in  Washington  rejected  the  com-­ pany’s  proposed  contract  for  some  of  the  workers  at  the  new  plant. Nixon  on  Tuesday  joined  busi-­ ness,  labor  and  education  leaders  in  front  of  the  Missouri-­made  Mercury  space  capsule  at  the  James  S.  Mc-­ Donnell  Planetarium  in  St.  Louis  to  sign  Senate  Bill  1.

Christmas cheer from OHS FCCLA Owensville High School FCCLA chapters Katie Havelka (left) and Jordyn Linders on Thursday completed a STAR events community service project to raise $350 for children’s gifts and gift cards which will be distributed Dec. 16-17 during the 2013 Operation Christmas campaign. FCCLA chapter members also collected 131 food items and $71 in cash for the Helping Hands Outreach Center during a powder puff football game held in late November. PHOTO BY DAVE MARNER

Ameren seeks adjustment

JEFFERSON  CITY  â€”  Ameren  0LVVRXUL KDV ÂżOHG D UHTXHVW ZLWK WKH Missouri  Public  Service  Commis-­ sion  to  adjust  the  fuel  and  purchased  power  adjustment  charge  (FAC)  on  the  bills  of  its  electric  customers. Ameren  Missouri  states  the  proposed  adjustment  to  customer  UDWHV UHĂ€HFWV FKDQJHV LQ LWV IXHO DQG purchased  power  costs,  including  transportation  and  net  of  off-­system  sales  revenues  experienced  dur-­ ing  the  four  month  period  June  to  September  2013  (Case  No.  ER-­ 2014-­0163).   7KH ÂżOLQJ DOVR UHĂ€HFWV WKH FRP-­ pany’s  annual  FAC  true-­up  (Case  No.  ER-­2014-­0164)  and  a  customer  refund  ordered  by  the  Commission  in  a  July  2013  decision  (Case  No.  EO-­2012-­0074). ,Q LWV DQQXDO )$& WUXH XS ÂżO-­ ing,  Ameren  Missouri  states  the  WUXH XS UHĂ€HFWV DQ XQGHUFROOHFWLRQ of  approximately  $105,339  from  PHOTOS BY DAVE MARNER customers.  A  typical  residential  electric  customer  currently  pays  an  FAC  of  approximately  $4.10  a  Most of Gary Gath’s best work PRQWK 8QGHU WKLV ÂżOLQJ LW ZRXOG will never be seen. Gath has been drop  by  approximately  $1.13  a  PUZ[HSSPUN [OL WS\TIPUN Ă„_[\YLZ MVY month,  to  $2.97  a  month,  effective  Westport Pools which is building the new water park at Memorial in  February  2014. Applications  to  intervene  and  Park. In 68-degree weather on Dec. participate  in  this  case  should  be  4, Gath was setting PVC piping ÂżOHG QR ODWHU WKDQ 'HF ZLWK WKH which will control the current for the facility’s lazy river (left). Surrounding Secretary  of  the  Missouri  Public  the lazy river (above), larger piping is Service  Commission,  P.O.  Box  360,  being installed to handle the water Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  65102-­0360. Ă„S[YH[PVU HUK JPYJ\SH[PVU Z`Z[LT Baker Custom Flatwork personnel from page 2 poured concrete footings (below) on Thursday as sub-freezing law  like  the  security  of  afford-­ weather set in on the project. able  health  care  coverage  and  protection  from  discrimination  based  on  pre-­existing  conditions  should  be  a  top  priority  for  law-­ makers  in  Washington.  <HW LQVWHDG RI ZRUNLQJ WR Âż[ the  law,  a  minority  in  Congress  has  voted  to  repeal  the  health  care  law  more  than  40  times,  even  shutting  down  the  govern-­ PHQW WR SUHYHQW QHZ EHQHÂżWV OLNH ending  discrimination  based  on  pre-­existing  conditions,  taking  away  peace  of  mind  for  millions  of  Americans  â€”  including  mil-­ lions  in  Missouri.    â€”  From  the  Missouri  Democratic  Party

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5 High Quality Bedroom m Sets 50% 50% 0%off off f Six Piece Large Bedroom Group Was $3420 Now $1779 Ashley Dresser Mirror 5drawer Chest Complete Bed Night Stand in Cherry Wood Was $2462 Now $1399 Contempary Style 6 Piece Set in Merlot Finish with Nickel Hardware Was $1779 Now $1489 Ashley Queen or Full Size Sleigh Bed 5 dr. Chest Dresser Mirror Now $935 Wood Twin Headboard Four Nightstands

$25 ea.

$79 50% off

Queen Linen Sleigh Bed Was $549 Now

$299

Twin Wood Bunk Bed‌One Only! Was $399 Now $199

Lane Recline Chair & Half O Padded Seat Oak g Room Chair Dining Was 70% off

$130 Now $39

1 Tilt Metal Swivel Desk Chair All Wood Bar Stools

$99

50% off

Counter Height Two Tone Wood Table with Self-Storing Leaf Was $499 Now $179

$75

2 Styles of TV Entertainment Centers in Oak Finish

$40 ea.

1 TV Wall Entertainment Center 4 Swivel Wood Barstools 24�

$25 ea.

Formica Top Dining Room Table with 2 Leaves

$50

Slight Freight Damage/Matching Chairs Available

Solid Wood Bow Back Chair Was $99 Now

2 Coffee Tables

$39

Black 50� TV Entertainment Center w/ 2 Storage Drawers

$55

$35 ea.

Twin Wood Bookcase Headboard

$30

$199

3pc. Wood & Iron Living Room Table Set Was $689 Now $269 6 Metal Swivel 30� Barstools with Padded Seats Was $199 Now over 50% off

$79

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