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TRENTON
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Trenton, MO 64683
Friday, October 5, 2018
Established Sept. 4, 1864 - 155th Year - No. 10
Columbus Day Closings
Princeton School Board
The Princeton R-5 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 8 in the high school library. Items on the announced agenda include a construction update, approval of a change order for the construction contract, approval of bus routes, approval of purchase and service agreements for copiers, approval of a new form documenting tutor hours and administrative reports. An executive session for personnel is also planned.
Commission Agenda
The Grundy County Commission will meet in regular session Tuesday at the courthouse. The only appointment listed on the agenda is a 10 a.m. meeting with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy.
Trenton R-9 School Board
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9 in the high school library. Items on the announced agenda include discussion of requests for qualifications for architectural services (committee to be formed to review nine RFQs received); a grant request; policy updates; evaluations for the ESOL/SPED and testing programs; information regarding standards-based grading; information regarding parentteacher conferences; a safety report; and principal reports. An executive session for personnel is also planned.
Historic Preservation
The Historic Preservation Committee of the Trenton City Council will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the North Central Missouri Development Alliance office, located in the basement of the Alexander Student Center on the North Central Missouri College campus. The only item on the announced agenda is continuing discussion regarding downtown historic district designation.
Election Scam Is Reported
Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard is warning residents about a scam involving voter registration. According to information Mrs. Spickard provided from the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office, officials in two states have confirmed that residents are receiving calls, supposedly from TurboVote, offering to register residents over the phone and in at least one state, offering to send the voter an absentee ballot. This is not allowed and the caller is collecting personal identifying information if the resident agrees to participate. TurboVote has been contacted and said the group is not making the calls. According to the information provided by the Secretary of State’s Office, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies have been notified of the incidents. **********
This Weekend....
SATURDAY Wright Run 5K/10K, Wright Memorial Hospital, 7 a.m. Galt Fall Festival, All Day Show, Shine & Dine Car Show, Main Street, 6 p.m.
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Good Year At Aquatic Center
TRENTON PARK BOARD
Several offices and businesses have announced their plans to close on Monday, Oct. 8 in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. Closed will be the Trenton City Hall/Trenton Municipal Utilities (no city council meeting that evening), the Grundy County Courthouse, the Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce/License Bureau, the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library, the Grundy County Health Department, the North Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center, Green Hills Regional Planning Commission (the Career Center will also be closed), Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri, Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri, Farmers State Bank, Citizens Bank and Trust and US Bank. The Trenton Post Office will be closed on Monday and there will be no mail delivery or box mail. The Republican-Times office will be open during regular business hours on Monday.
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The hot, dry summer might have taken its toll on area lawns and crops, but it made for a good year at the Trenton Family Aquatic Center according to a report presented at Wednesday evening’s Trenton Park Board meeting. TFAC Manager Alexis Whitney told the board that attendance was just short of 13,000 during the 2018 season, up from 11,600 in 2017. Receipts from the front desk and concessions were also up, with $73,000 coming in this year compared to $67,000 in 2017. The board had projected income from pool receipts and concessions to total $66,750, so the higher number was good news. Of the amount of income, $11,000 came in the form of credit cards, with Ms. Whitney noting that it has been very good to have that payment option. Ms. Whitney reported that 96 family passes were sold for the season, with 61 single passes, 25 senior passes and 16 lap swim passes sold. Those figures were about the same as the year before. Thirtyfive pool parties were held, including one large four-hour party for Smithfield and one morning party held for the Gallatin
Project Updates Given
summer school students. As for safety, Ms. Whitney noted that there were 35 “saves” this year, meaning the lifeguard got off the stand and went into the water to bring a swimmer out. None resulted in CPR being administered or a backboard being used. She said the main cause of a “save” is children not realizing how deep the water is where the lily pads are located. She suggested some type of foam be placed on the basketball backboard in the three-foot water to increase safety due to children jumping off the side near that area and hitting their heads on the backboard. Two children did that this summer, with one requiring stitches. Ms. Whitney told board members that the 2019 season will be her last as TFAC manager and encouraged them to seek a replacement that can serve as assistant manager in the upcoming season and be getting on-the-job training to take over as manager in the summer of 2020. In another issue involving the aquatic center, Park Superintendent Jason Shuler said the floatable lily pads have been shipped to Florida, where they will be refurbished and placed back at the pool next
summer. Both Shuler and Ms. Whitney noted that the floatables in the zero-entry pool are in their last stages of use and will not likely be repaired when they can no longer be utilized. Board members heard updates on several projects from Shuler, who said the bathroom renovation project at Burleigh Grimes Field is progressing, with the facility gutted and painted. Plastic stall dividers will be used and Shuler said he is waiting on the metal now for the frames on the dividers. Second Ward City Councilman Brad Chumbley, who serves as a liaison to the board, asked if North Central Missouri College, which uses the field for baseball games, has contributed to the bathroom renovation project. Board President Duane Helmandollar said the bathroom facility belongs to the park system and that NCMC “pays their share” for use of Grimes Field. Shuler’s update on the tree plan at Moberly and Eastside parks indicated that both plans have been completed and 95 trees have been planted, including 57 See Park, Page 7
Museum Hours Extended For Car Show
Special hours for the Grundy County Museum will be in effect this Saturday to coincide with and support the car show on Main Street, with the museum extending hours to 7:30 p.m. There will be no fees during these extended hours and an antique mileage calculator sign from the Helmandollar Motor Company will be on display. The mileage and route calculator (around 1920) was the GPS of Grundy County. Only six days remain to see the museum’s 2018 sports exhibit, Hometown Teams, as the museum will close for the season on Oct. 21. The exhibit identifies and celebrates the records of Grundy County’s athletes competing on American Legion teams, Trenton Merchants Teams, TBA and county K-12 public schools and North Central Missouri College. In addition to a display of sports equipment and school memorabilia, such as uniforms and trophies, 25 information and photo panels highlight each of Grundy County’s five schools and all the sports played by high school teams. Video interviews run continuously as local sports personalities recall their experiences as players and coaches, for example Mike Arbuckle, Jerry Lafferty, Ron Hurst, Wes Croy, Steve Marlay and Steve Hudson. Regular exhibit hours at the museum are 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Groups can be accommodated at other times.
Hometown Heritage Is Theme
MISSOURI DAY FESTIVAL
“Hometown Heritage” is the theme of the 2018 Missouri Day Festival, which takes place on Friday, Oct. 19 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 21. A number of activities are planned at this year’s event, which gets under way with the traditional opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18 at the First Baptist Church. Missouri Day Parade Grand Marshal Dr. John Holcomb will be recognized at the event, along with winners of the festival’s yard decorating, window decorating and children’s coloring/drawing contests. The Trenton High School singing group Gold Rush will also be performing. The ceremonies will be pre-
Opening Ceremonies On Oct. 18
ceded by a soup supper in the basement of the church, sponsored by the Trenton Area Ministerial Alliance. The eatwhat-you-want, pay-whatyou-want supper will take place from 5 to 7 p.m., with proceeds going to the Good Samaritan Fund, which provides utility assistance in Grundy County. Vendors will be setting up and open for business at the Rock Barn and North Central Missouri Fair livestock pavillion area on Friday, beginning at noon until 8 o’clock that evening. Vendors will also be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also on Friday will be a
baby show, sponsored by the Mothers of Preschoolers organization. The event will be held in the livestock pavillion of the Missouri Day Festival grounds, with registration at 5:30 p.m. and the show at 6 p.m. Children four years of age and under are eligible to participate. Children in the three- and four-year-old age groups will be competing for the title of Little Mister and Miss Missouri Day and will ride in the parade on Saturday morning. There is a $3 entry fee. The North 65 Center will have a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. at the center, featuring the Silverado Band. Doors open at 6 p.m. There is a cost of $8 for
adults and $3 for children under the age of 12. Opening on Friday and continuing throughout the weekend will be the Missouri Days Quilt Show, which will be housed in the basement of the Wesley United Methodist Church. The show, featuring items made by members of the Scrappy Quilters Quilt Guild along with a special display of military quilts that will be sent to military personnel overseas during the Christmas holidays, will run from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $2. Saturday’s schedule kicks
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Show, Shine & Dine Car Show - Saturday - 6 p.m. - Rain or Shine Downtown Trenton (Main Street from 12th Street to Five Points) - Music and Food
Tenderloins, Hot Dogs, Dessert Available at The Space Courtesy of Five Points Alive (proceeds for downtown Christmas Lighting Project)
National Weather Service
Showers and thunderstorms expected throughout the weekend and into the first part of next week. Highs will be in the 60s, lows will be in the 50s. The high on Monday at Trenton was 86, Tuesday’s high was 88 and Wednesday’s high was 92. The overnight low was 44, with .22 of an inch of rain recorded. Wednesday’s high at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 89, the low was 42, with .14 of an inch of rain recorded.
On The Field...
The THS football team looks to get back on the winning track at Bethany tonight (Friday). See page 3 of today’s Republican-Times for a preview of the GRC matchup with South Harrison.
WET WEEKEND
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Sports.......................page 2 & 3 Opinion/Editorial ............page 4 Community .....................page 5 Agriculture......................page 6 Local News..........page 7, 8 & 9 Comics ..........................page 10 Dear Annie ....................page 11 Crosswords ...................page 11 NASCAR ......................page 13