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REPUBLICAN-TIMES
Friday, December 21, 2018
TRENTON
Trenton, MO 64683
CITY COUNCIL Committees Meet
Briefs... County Commission Meeting The Grundy County Commission will meet in regular session Monday, Dec. 24 at the courthouse. The only item listed on the announced agenda is a 10 a.m. meeting with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy. Grundy County Clerk Betty Spickard has announced that 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31 has been set as the time for recently-elected officeholders to be given the oath of office, including Mrs. Spickard, Associate Circuit Judge Steve Hudson, Circuit Clerk and Recorder Becky Stanturf, Presiding Commissioner Phil Ray and Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney Carrie Lamm Clark. Mrs. Spickard has also announced that the commission will open the 2019 budget hearings beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Superintendent Search Survey
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NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI COLLEGE
President’s, Dean’s Lists
Fall Semester Honor Students Announced North Central Missouri College in Trenton has named students with outstanding academic achievements to its honors lists for the 2018 fall semester. Students named to the President’s List achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, and students achieving Dean’s List recognition obtained a grade point average of at least 3.5. Students must have earned six or more credits in the term to qualify. Named to the President’s List from this area were Sophia Beaird, Grant Bennett, Jonathan Burnfin, Lathan Croy, Kyle Downs, Padyn Gibson, Makaylah Gordon, Valeri Kitchen, Elizabeth Lopez, Dakotah Mathews, Samantha Mihalovich, Jayden Roeder, Nicole Shell, Jessica Tabbert, Jacob Trickel, Nathaniel Udovich, Ryan Williams Shanon Woods and Brianne Brewer of Trenton; Katie Coin of Galt; Kenzy Horton, Heather Swymeler and Lilly Simons of Jamesport; Kati Stafford of Humphreys; Cashman Hartley of Mercer; and Turner Otto of Newtown. Also named to the President’s List were Kaitlin Thompson of Agency; Cheryl
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Maybrier of Atchison, KS; Kristen Holaday and Angela Kelmel of Barnard; Mary Anderson and Isaac Rude of Braymer; Anthony Sayers of Breckenridge; Alexandria Duncan and Gabrielle Corf of Brookfield; Nicole Talbott of Burlington Junction; Logan Easum of Cainsville; Stephanie Nixdorf and Toni Wilson, Cameron; Andrew George of Canton; Amber Fisher of Carrollton; Katlyn Barron, Nathan Cross, Nicholas Goode, Jacob Robert Henington, Theresa Lance, Hannah Larson, Julia Minnis, Jalynn Reeter, Annaliese Riley and Mary Saale of Chillicothe; Cassie Holcer and Jackson Pauley of Chula; Jurden d’Arnault of Coconut Creek, FL; Tyler Montgomery of Columbia; Josephine Deen of Conception Junction; Payton Craig of Eagleville; Shiann Campbell of Edgerton; Julie Koop of Fairfax; Janell Lee and Natasha Jackson of Gallatin; Heather Williams of Gower; Victoria Moore of Grant City; Katie Adkison, Amanda Gray, Teresa Kinzler, Crystal Krentz, Amy McTheeney, Jaran Richman, Beth Snow and Jennifer Souza of Hamilton; Ashlyn DeMint of Hardin; Jon Barr of Independence; Rebecca
The search is on for a new Trenton R-9 School District Superintendent and the board of education is seeking public comment as to what traits they would like to see in the next person who assumes that role. A survey has been posted on the R-9 website, asking patrons of the district to give their opinion on what leadership qualities they would like to see in the next superintendent. Patrons can access the survey via the district website, www.trentonr9.k12.mo.us, then click on “Superintendent Survey-Trenton R-IX.” Patrons are asked to complete the survey as soon as possible so that responses can be used by the Missouri School Boards Association to assist the district in the search. The board is hoping to have a new superintendent in place by the end of January. Current Superintendent Dan Wiebers will be leaving the district at the end of June to assume the duties of Chillicothe R-2 Superintendent.Head at 660-358-5711.
R-5 Accepts Resignation
Bricker of Kansas City; Kathryn Jones of Kirksville; Megan Ernzen of Leaven worth, KS; Dana Daniels of Lexington; Ashle Scranton of Lincoln, NE; Payton Greiwe of Madison; Ellen Reis of Marthasville; Leah Gard of Maryville; Lindsey Bird, Julie Burke and Brett Sooter of Maysville; Juliet Bauta Motty, Jesus Diaz, Katelin Dickson, Mallory Gorup, Andrea Hill, Matthew Kelsey, Carlos Lopez, Genesis Sarabia Teran and Kamron Stephenson of Milan; Melanie Hale and Keri Rose of Mound City; Mariah Kimbrell of Nixa; Kelsey Stone of Norborne; Caitlyn Springer of Overland Park, KS; Robert Martinez of Parkville; DeAnna Dinwiddie of Pattonsburg; Amber Giese of Platte City; Kelly Gallion of Polo; Jacquelyn Heishman and Erica Reed of Richmond; Lindsey Claycomb of Ridgeway; Abigail Burns, Kelly Dobosz, Taylor Guthrie, Carl Hamilton, LeAnna Murphy, Lisa Olson, Jennifer PerkinsVanMeter, Breaunna Vaughn, Lory Zuptich and Alexander Heinrichs of St. Joseph; Jasper VanDerZon of Sassenheim, Netherlands; Kalee Black of
During a special meeting on Wednesday night, the Grundy R-5 Board of Education accepted a resignation. Superintendent Rob Deaver reported that Shontel Cross has resigned from her part-time position as music teacher, effective at the end of the first semester. Julie Peto was hired to replace Ms. Cross, effective on Jan. 3. Deaver said the board also discussed the superintendent’s position for the 2019-20 school year and voted to offer a contract to an individual. That name will be released once the contract is returned. Deaver will be retiring at the end of the current school year.
Christmas Eve Closings Several offices and businesses have announced their plans to close all day or part of the day on Monday, Dec. 24 in observance of the Christmas Eve holiday. Closed all day will be the Trenton City Hall/Trenton Municipal Utilities, the Division I and Division II Circuit Court offices and the juvenile office at the Grundy County Courthouse, the Grundy County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, North Missouri Children’s Advocacy Center, Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce/License Bureau, the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library, the Grundy County Health Department, the North 65 Center, Green Hills Regional Planning Commission (the Career Center will also be closed), Community Action Partnership of North Central Missouri, KCP&L and Grundy Electric Cooperative/Grundy and Livingston County Public Water District offices. Closed at noon will be the Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri and Farmers State Bank. Citizens Bank and Trust will close at 1 p.m. and U.S. Bank will close at 2 p.m. All of the above businesses will be closed on Tuesday The Trenton Post Office will be open regular hours on Monday, with the window to be open until 4:30 p.m. The post office will be closed on Tuesday. The Republican-Times office will be open until noon on Monday and be closed on Tuesday. **********
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Cantatas, Children’s Programs Also Planned
Churches Plan Christmas Eve Services Several area churches have announced plans to hold special Christmas Eve services on Monday. The list includes: Dockery Chapel United Methodist Church – Christmas Eve service, communion and candlelighting followed by a birthday reception for Jesus, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church of Trenton – Children’s Choir performance of “Bethlehem Gulch,” 6 p.m. on Sunday; Christmas Eve candlelight service, 5 p.m.
First Christian Church at Trenton – Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. Galt Christian Church – Christmas Eve candlelight service and communion, 6 p.m. Hodge Presbyterian Church – Christmas Eve service with communion, 6 and 11 p.m. Rural Dale Baptist Church – Christmas Cantata on Sunday, 10:45 a.m.; Christmas Eve candlelight service, 5:30 p.m.
National Weather Service Sunny skies are expected through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 40s and lows in the mid to upper 20s. There is no precipitation expected until possibly Tuesday morning. The high on Monday at the Government Weather Station at Trenton was 51, Tuesday’s high was 54, Wednesday’s high was 51 and the overnight low was 35. Wednesday’s high at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 50, the low was 34.
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church - Christmas Eve Eucharist service and communion, 2 p.m. Shelburne Baptist Church - Christmas Eve service, 6 p.m. Tenth Street Baptist Church – Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6:30 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church – Christmas Eve come and go communion, 5 to 6:45 p.m., followed by candlelight service at 7 p.m.
What’s Inside... THS senior Ainsley Tolson became the school’s all-time leading scorer during Tuesday night’s Trenton-Gallatin basketball game. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a recap of the game played at Trenton.
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The Trenton R-9 Backpack Buddies program was the beneficiary of $2,591.01 raised during events held as part of the Bright Futures Trenton “Bulldog Challenge” during the Trenton-Gallatin varsity basketball games on Tuesday night. The “Quack for a Snack” event, pictured above, raised $180 from a 50/50 rubber duck toss held during halftime of the girls basketball game. The winner, Summer Martin, donated her winnings back to the Backpack Buddies program. Gate fees, along with other donations made by those attending the game, were also designated for the Backpack Buddies program. Trenton received $2,411.10 in donations while Gallatin’s total was $341.
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Purchase Would Aid With Nestle Outages The Utility and Administrative committees of the Trenton City Council met on Tuesday night, taking action on several items. The Utility Committee will be asking the council to approve the purchase of reclosure units to help curtail outage issues occurring at the Nestle plant. Electric Distribution Supervisor Mark Newton said the plant has experienced several “blinkage” issues that have affected the production line and that installation of the reclosures would help with that situation. The reclosures would “isolate” Nestle onto its own electric circuit. It would be at least spring before the work could be done, which committee members noted would allow the cost for the project to be included in the new city budget. The estimated cost is just over $81,000, which would include three reclosure units (two for Nestle and one for another area of town) as well as engineering/programming costs. The committee voted to purchase a protection system for one of the city’s electric generators at a cost of $7,400. Without the system, the generator would not be able to run when all generators are operating at the same time. The committee also discussed improvements to the city’s industrial park in north Trenton, which City Administrator Ron Urton said has also been discussed by the North Central Missouri Development Alliance. Urton said the NCMDA would like to move forward in getting cost estimates regarding installation of a curbed and guttered road at the site as well as extension/improvement of the water and sewer lines. Once the costs were determined, a plan could be developed in how the project could be accomplished. The committee agreed this would be a good time for the city, county and township to discuss ways the entities could work together on future projects. Urton told the committee that the city would be installing three light poles from Fourth Street to the entrance of the new Dollar General Store to improve lighting in that area. The estimated cost is around $3,800, which includes materials and labor. During a meeting of the Administrative Committee, it was decided to have Urton meet with city/utility department heads and review the city’s purchasing policy. Several committee members, along with other council members present at the meeting, expressed concerns with See City, Page 7
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SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL
Trenton Bulldogs 57, Gallatin Bulldogs 20
Tolson Eclipses Capeder’s Record Ainsley Tolson has never been one to put herself at the forefront of anything. She has consistently shrugged off things like scoring over 1,000 points in her career and all-state honors time and time again, chalking it all up as a by-product of playing with a tremendous group of teammates and friends. But with a career like Tolson’s, and in a town the size of Trenton, it’s hard to avoid seeing such milestones coming. Milestones like closing in on Trenton’s all-time scoring record are things Tolson can’t avoid. In a 57-20 victory over Grand River Conference foe Gallatin on Tuesday night, Tolson scored 17 points, putting her past Rebekah Capeder as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,391 career points. “I was about ready for that to be over,� Tolson laughed. “(Assistant Coach John) Cowling kept me updated, so I kind of knew.�
But the agony of the spotlight almost lingered for another full game. Tolson scored just four points in the opening quarter. A three-pointer in the final seconds of the first half gave her seven at the break. When her shot wasn’t falling early, however, Tolson did what she often does in such situations - look for her teammates. She set her teammates up for some easy buckets and ended the game with a team-high six assists. The three at the end of the first half seemed to be the cure for her shooting as well as the Trenton point guard scored in a flurry in the third quarter. A pair of layups on fast breaks got her close and back-to-back three-pointers afterward made Tolson Trenton’s most prolific scorer of all time. “(Tolson’s) night didn’t really start off all that great, but in typical Ainsley fashion she just started finding teammates more,� Trenton Head Coach Brian Upton said. “She made
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some tremendous passes tonight. She wasn’t real accurate early on, but she got locked in a little bit later and, as normal, she kind of elevates everyone else’s play through her play. She has got a knack for getting everyone involved and she keeps everybody fired up to play. She would be the perfect definition of what a leader is.� Like Tolson, Capeder was a fouryear starter for Trenton. She broke then-recordholder Lora Gooch’s record of 1,301 during her senior season and finished her career with the Black and Gold, scoring 1,390 points. While Tolson broke her record from a guard position, Capeder was a dominating forward who, in addition to setting the school scoring record, set and still holds the all-time rebounds record at Trenton High School with 1,203 for her career. “First I want to say congrats to a fellow Lady Bulldog for breaking my See Trenton Girls, Page 3
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Ainsley Tolson races past the Gallatin defense for two of her gamehigh 17 points on Tuesday night in Trenton’s 57-20 victory. Tolson eclipsed Rebekah Capeder as the school’s all-time scoring leader with her 17th point, giving her 1,391 for her career.
The Battle At The Katy Trail Tournament
ALL OF A SUDDEN
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Gallatin Bulldogs 60, Trenton Bulldogs 54 - 3OT
Whitney Scores 3-1 Sudden Victory Over Top-Ranked 195-Pounder
Jadan Whitney doesn’t typically care who is standing across from him on the mat when it comes time to wrestle. In fact, the senior 195-pounder goes out of his way to get the best competition he can. Multiple times Whitney has wrestled up at 220 to get a better match, once doing so to go head-to-head with the topranked 220-pounder in the state. So on Saturday, Dec. 15, in the 195-pound championship at the Battle at Katy Trail Tournament in Sedalia, Whitney, who is ranked second in the state at his weight, had no issue with going up against the top-ranked 195-pound wrestler in the state - Knob Noster’s Stevie Elwell. Elwell, a Division I wrestling prospect, entered the finals having won 70-straight matches after going undefeated and winning the state championship at 182 pounds last season. He had won 16straight matches to start this season. Through three periods, the top-two Class 1, 195 pounders in Missouri did battle. Shots were blocked, takedowns were prevented. Each wrestler only garnered one point, each coming off an escape, in the three periods. The match went into sudden victory, where the first wrestler to score a point of any kind would be crowned the weight’s champion for the tournament and most likely earn the top spot in Missouri Wrestling’s state rankings due out at the end of this week. With every eye in the arena on the match, Whitney secured the championship-winning takedown. And the crowd exploded. “Jadan wrestled flawlessly,� Trenton Head Coach Charlie Bacon said. “It was a really fun
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match to watch and one of the better ones I’ve had the privilege to coach. I am so proud of Jadan and really feel honored to be able to coach such a great kid on and off the mat.� The 3-1 sudden-victory win for Whitney capped an incredible tournament, where he ran a 7-0 record with four wins by fall, one via a technical fall and the final two coming on decisions. Whitney opened with three wins by fall before moving into the championship bracket. His first-round match also ended in a pinfall victory over Holden’s Trenton Day. In the quarterfinals, Whitney controlled and defeated Mont-
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straight matches, all by close decisions, to reach the fifthplace match, where he was defeated by a 6-5 decision against Hunter Boyles of El Dorado Springs. With his sixth-place finish, Siemer earned Trenton 35 team points. Trenton’s other freshman, Kadan Owen, was just 1-2 in pool action, but came back with three straight wins to finish at the top of the consolation bracket and earn Trenton 10 team points. “Tyler Siemer gained some respect from the upperclassmen, going 5-3 and placing sixth,� Bacon said. “I was really happy with the way he wrestled over the weekend and really thought he got better every match. At 145, Kaden got off to a slow start on Friday night in pool play, but came back on Saturday to work his way to the top of the consolation bracket with an overall record of 5-2.� Mark Trump was 3-4 at 182 at the tournament. He fell by a 1-0 decision to Marceline’s Seth Cupp - ranked fourth in the state - in the opening round of the championship bracket. The close loss dropped Trump to the consolation bracket, where he was 2-2 and netted Trenton 16 team points. All four of Trump’s losses at the tournament came by regular decisions with margins of three points or less. Other Trenton wrestlers in action at the tournament included Noah Lewis, 3-5 at 160 and 15 team points earned; Caleb Johnson, 4-4 at 170 and 11 team points earned; Brice Gibler, 2-5 at 126 and 11 team points earned; Dakota Wendt, 4-5 at 138 and seven team points earned; Thomas Lovell, 1-4 at 113 and two team points earned; and Jarvis Collis, 0-5 at 285 and no team points earned. “I really felt like everyone did their best and learned a lot over the weekend,� Bacon said. That is what you hope for when you go to a 40-team tournament.� Trenton’s wrestlers are now off until Thursday, Jan. 3 when they travel to Carrollton, for a triangular that also includes Maysville. Matches are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
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Carson Radcliff lifts a shot over a Gallatin defender during Trenton’s 60-54 loss in three overtimes on Tuesday night. Radcliff had six points in the game.
Trenton Boys Fall In Marathon Game, 60-54 For 44 minutes on Tuesday night, the Trenton High School boys basketball team battled visiting Gallatin in a Grand River Conference showdown. Regulation wasn’t enough to determine a winner, nor was overtime, nor was double overtime. Finally, after a third overtime period, Trenton was dealt a 60-54 loss - one that dropped the Bulldogs below .500 both overall (4-5) and within league play (1-2). Losses in overtime sting, losses in three overtimes hurt worse, but Trenton’s rally in the third quarter, which was ultimately wasted, was the most agonizing of them all. After trailing 15-8 in the first quarter and 25-15 at halftime, Trenton launched a rally in the third quarter, founded on defense. Gallatin would score only two points in the eight-minute stretch as Trenton roared back to take a 2927 lead into the final frame. After three more minutes of offensive futility, Gallatin finally caught its stride, ending the freefall and forcing overtime. Trenton couldn’t close out the game in the first bonus period and trailed by four with one minute left in the second overtime. Dylan Harris’ oldfashioned three-point play where he scored while drawing a foul and hit the ensuing free throw - cut the deficit to a single point, however. After Gallatin hit one of two free throws at the other end, Isaac Harris buried a pair of musthave free throws for Trenton to tie the game back up with only four seconds left. Gallatin built a four-point lead in the third overtime as
well, but this time Trenton wasn’t able to rally as, at long last, the game had a winner. The contest was highlighted by two staples of the Trenton boys team this year - one good and one bad. Trenton’s defense was again sharp, keeping Trenton within range even when the Bulldogs fell behind in the early stages of the contest. However, Trenton continually gave the ball away, finishing the contest with a whopping 27 turnovers. “They are a pretty hardnosed group of kids,� Trenton Head Coach Jeremy Austin said of his team. “We played poorly in the first half, but our defense kept us in the game. In the second half we turned things around and were pretty effective, but what we are struggling with right now is taking care of the ball. We can’t turn the ball over that many times and expect to win games against good teams and (Gallatin) is pretty good.� Trenton was paced by Dylan Harris, who continued a recent surge in scoring with 21 points and six assists. Max McNabb, who fouled out in the first overtime, finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. The Bulldogs also got seven points and eight rebounds from Carson Burchett, six points from Carson Radcliff, five points and four assists from Isaac Harris and five points and six rebounds from Dalton Burchett. Trenton will look to bounce back on Saturday at North Central Missouri College’s Holiday Hoops, facing off with Green City in the Ketcham Community Center at 1:30 p.m.
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Trenton Girls Roll Up Another GRC Foe • From Page 2 •
record,” Capeder said. “I remember starting my freshman year of basketball with a goal of being number one and was able to make that possible. Records are meant to be broken and I know that (Tolson) put in a lot of hard work to beat it. Best of luck this season to the Lady Bulldogs. Always stay humble, but always stay hungry and you will be successful.” Tolson finished the night seven-for-12 from the field, including a three-for-five showing from beyond the arc. A change in her approach at halftime allowed her to chase down the record in the third quarter. “I wasn’t for sure through the first half if I was going to get it or not,” Tolson said. “I wasn’t having a great shooting night, but it ended up happening. On nights when I’m not shooting well I try to go to the hole more often. That was kind of my goal coming out of halftime - to go to the hole more and be more aggressive toward the basket. I hit two threes during the second half, so it ended up working out alright.” Tolson’s record-setting night came just one day after she signed a national letter of intent to join the William Jewell College women’s basketball program. Only two days in, the week is already an unforgettable one for Tolson “It’s been a blessing,” Tolson said. “It’s
Trenton Girls Basketball All-Time Scoring Leaders Grad Yr. 2019 2011 1989 2017 2002 2004
Player Ainsley Tolson Rebekah Capeder Lora Gooch Whitley Richman Casey Beavers Christina Woodard
Points 1,391 1,390 1,301 1,262 1,040 1,035
been really awesome. My community has been really supportive of everything, really happy for me and encouraging. All glory to God. I’m super blessed with amazing teammates, coaches and family.” The game itself came secondary to Tolson breaking the scoring record as Trenton routed yet another conference opponent. Gallatin attempted to run some clock early and held a 5-4 lead at one point, but backto-back three-pointers by Mykah Hurley gave Trenton a lead it would not surrender. The Bulldogs pushed the lead to 18-7 by the end of the first quarter and held a 3612 lead at halftime. In the second half, Trenton continued to impose its will over the visitors and after Tolson’s scoring flurry in the third, Trenton held a 51-20 lead going into the final frame. Tolson didn’t attempt another shot after breaking Capeder’s mark with 2:46 left in the third. She spent most of the remainder of the contest on the bench with her fellow seniors as Trenton’s underclass-
Holiday Hoops Schedule/Results MONDAY, Dec. 17 Grandview Christian Academy Boys 86, Benton Boys 59 Lafayette Boys 67, Odessa Boys 52 TUESDAY, Dec. 18 Grundy R-5 Girls 55, Higbee Girls 35 Grundy R-5 Boys 58, Higbee Boys 44 WEDNESDAY, Dec. 19 Brashear Girls 49, Gilman City Girls 21 Brashear Boys 66, Gilman City Boys 32 Norborne Boys 56, Tri-County Boys 34 THURSDAY, Dec. 20 (Games Played After Print Deadline) LaPlata vs. Mercer Girls LaPlata vs. Mercer Boys Marceline vs. Milan Girls
men took the game home for the 37-point victory. “Gallatin did a nice job early of trying to slow the pace down,” Upton said. “That first possession they had lasted probably about a minute, but we played good defense. We defended very well and that’s what we do. People like to talk about how prolific we are on offense, but we’re pretty good on defense, too.” Behind Tolson, Mykah Hurley scored 12 points and had a team-high eight steals and four assists. Hurley will be the next Trenton player to set an all-time school mark. Her eight steals give her 290 for her career, just 22 shy of Amber Vandevender’s career record of 312. Maci Moore finished with 12 points as well and had five rebounds and four steals. Lexi Whitaker went for eight points and six rebounds and Salem Croy had five points. Sidney Lynch rounded out the Trenton total with three points and grabbed five rebounds. Trenton improved to 9-0 on the season with the win and 3-0 within Grand River Conference play. The Bulldogs will be across town at the Ketcham Community Center on Saturday, taking on St. Joseph Lafayette at North Central Missouri College’s Holiday Hoops. Tip off between the Bulldogs and Irish is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
Marceline vs. Milan Boys Maryville vs. Lathrop Boys FRIDAY, Dec. 21 9:00 a.m. - Green City Girls vs. Princeton Girls 10:30 a.m. - Green City Boys vs. Princeton Boys 12:00 p.m. - Lexington Boys vs. Maryville Boys 1:30 p.m. - Lexington Girls vs. Braymer Girls 3:00 p.m. - Cameron Boys vs. Braymer Boys 4:30 p.m. - Paris Girls vs. North Platte Girls 6:00 p.m. - Paris Boys vs. North Platte Boys 7:30 p.m. - Madison Girls vs. Grundy R-5 Girls 9:00 p.m. - Madison Boys vs. Grundy R-5 Boys SATURDAY, Dec. 22 9:00 a.m. - Carrollton Girls vs. Hardin-Central Girls 10:30 a.m. - Carrollton Boys vs. Plattsburg Boys 12:00 p.m. - Cameron Girls vs. Green City Girls 1:30 p.m. - Trenton Boys vs. Green City Boys 3:00 p.m. - Des Moines No. Boys vs. Hazelwood East Boys 4:30 p.m. - Lafayette Girls vs. Trenton Girls 6:00 p.m. - East Buchanan Girls vs. Gallatin Girls 7:30 p.m. - East Buchanan Boys vs. Gallatin Boys
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Grundy R-5 senior Morgan Axtell draws a double team from Higbee during the Panthers’ 55-34 win on Tuesday night at North Central Missouri College’s Holiday Hoops at the Ketcham Community Center. Axtell had five points and four assists in the win.
Local Teams See Action At NCMC Holiday Hoops Teams from Grundy R-5, Gilman City and Tri-County were all in action at North Central Missouri College’s Holiday Hoops this week. Grundy swept Higbee in a girls-boys doubleheader on Tuesday while Gilman City’s girls and boys teams and TriCounty’s boys all suffered losses on Wednesday. For Grundy, the Panthers picked up a 55-34 win in girls action against Higbee while the Grundy boys followed suit, defeating Higbee 58-42. The Grundy girls were paced by Aubrey Gann who had 26 points and three steals, knocking down five threepointers in the win. Jandie Pe-
terson added a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds and Anna Milazzo had nine points, six rebounds and four assists. Morgan Axtell had five points and four assists. For the Grundy boys, Caden Gann had 21 points, Cooper Lewis added 14 and Wayne Baxter scored 11. Gilman’s girls fell 49-21 to Brashear. Jolee Ward led the Hawks with 10 points. The Gilman boys fell 66-32 to Brashear while the TriCounty boys suffered a 56-34 loss to Norborne. No other scoring information was available for these two contests.
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Superintendent Say-So If you are a patron of the Trenton R-9 School District and haven’t yet filled out the superintendent search survey online, I would suggest you do so as soon as possible. The survey, which appears on the Trenton R-9 School District website (www.trentonr9.k12.m.us), is being used by the R-9 Board of Education and the Missouri School Boards Association to assist in choosing the next superintendent of schools at Trenton. The board has hired MSBA to assist with the search and input is being sought from not only staff and Diane Lowrey students, but the community as well. The survey is asking patrons to choose the qualities they would like to see in the next superintendent, who will come on board July 1 and replace Dan Wiebers, who is taking a similar position at Chillicothe. We have been very fortunate in having some very good leaders in our district over the past several years and those individuals, including both Wiebers and previous superintendent Becky Albrecht, have put the district in great financial shape while, at the same time, made sure our students are ready for the next step in life once they graduate from the R-9 School District. Hopefully, the next individual to assume the superintendent’s role can also be as successful. If you would like to have a say in who that next individual will be, I would encourage you to fill out the online survey. The board is hoping to have a new superintendent in place by the end of January. ********** The dates to file for school board, city council and nursing home board positions subject to the April 2 election are now open and so far, at least locally, very little interest has been shown. As reported to the Republican-Times thus far, only incumbents have refiled for open spots on their respective boards, including Dorothy Taul and Marci Cutsinger on the Trenton R-9 Board of Education; Mayor Nick McHargue on the Trenton City Council; and Mayor Jessica Gannon and aldermen-at-large Jason Grindstaff and Jay Blackburn on the Galt Board of Aldermen. While I am sure the holidays have a little something to do with it, I hope more interest will be shown so that a full slate of candidates can be on the ballot for area voters when the April 2 election rolls around. Filing for the April election continues through Tuesday, Jan. 15. Candidates interested in school boards can file with their respective district or superintendent’s office while city council/board of aldermen candidates can file at their respective city halls during regular business hours. Persons wanting to file for the Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors can do so at the Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments in Trenton. Most all local entities - as required by state law have also posted their filing information (including time and place) in the Republican-Times at least one time since filing began on Dec. 11.
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and historic downtown. Everything they have done is absolutely amazing and a true testament to what can be accomplished when personal agendas are set aside to focus on the greater good. Can’t wait to see what they accomplish in 2019. Warren and Jackie Soptic Trenton, MO
Capitol Perspectives: Prospects For Missouri’s Next Legislature by Phill Brooks, Director Missouri Digital News For the last several years, partisan and ideological issues have dominated Missouri's General Assembly. Republicans have used their super majority to push conservative and business issues strongly opposed by Democrats. These issues have included blocking St. Louis and Kansas City's minimum wage ordinances, "right to work" that prohibits employers from requiring union fees or dues to hold a job, tax breaks for businesses and, of course, abortion restrictions. On the other side, Democratic legislators have sponsored bills fiercely opposed by Republican legislators including gun-rights restrictions and expanding Medicaid health coverage. When the next General Assembly convenes, Republicans will continue to hold greater than a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate. In fact the general election maintained almost exactly the same party lineup for the legislature as the general election two years ago. Of the 197 seats, when the General Assembly convenes in January Democrats will hold just one seat more than two years earlier. But there's a possibility for change. The next legislative session will begin with new top GOP leaders in both the House and Senate. November's general election could be a game changer in other ways. Missouri Democrats now have an obvious titular leader in State Auditor Nicole Galloway -- who voters made the only statewide elected Democrat. In the same election that handed the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate a landslide victory, Galloway easily won her race. Further, as State Auditor, she holds an office in which she can pick subjects for investigation that have the potential to dominate public attention. Former Democratic State Auditor George Lehr did that decades ago. In using office audits to dominate public attention, he was on the fast track for higher office. But his meteoric rise in Missouri politics came to an end when he resigned from office because of his child's health problems. Another factor from the November elections involves a suggestion that Republican voters may not be so unified on some divisive issues as their leaders. If Josh Hawley's results reflect a high GOP turnout,
then thousands of those GOPers ended up voting for a minimum wage, legalized medical pot and came close to approving a tax increase for highways. Will those results cause Republican legislators and their new leaders to moderate their agenda to avoid the bitter partisanship of past sessions? Will Gov. Mike Parson, who's been extremely low key since he became governor, use the final two years of his current term to push through an agenda that can win over Democrats? As a senator, he had a reputation for reaching across the aisle. Will Galloway use her position to develop a comprehensive agenda for Democrats that does not trigger GOP opposition? Like Parson, there's an alternative approach she could take. In fact, so far, Galloway has focused her office on issues that do not involve deep partisan divide - such as public school digital security. These two officials raise the possibility of putting aside partisan objectives to help develop a bipartisan approach to the biggest problems facing the state. Those issues include addressing the growing problems with Missouri's under-funded highways and dealing with the growing influence in government of "dark money" from secret funding sources. Both parties can look back to when one of the Republican Party's most successful governors in recent decades found a way to rise above partisan divide. Kit Bond's legislative achievements with a Democratic General Assembly included opening up government to public access, toughening disclosure of special interest money in government and a broad consumer protection package. Since Bond's era of the 1970s, Missouri has not seen such an expansive consumer-protection program pass the legislature. But I must confess that some of my colleagues have questioned my previous predictions about the possibility of a productive and harmonious legislative session in an era of increasing partisan and ideological divide in Missouri government. In the last few years, they've been proven correct. And, I suspect the looming presidential and gubernatorial elections less than two years away will impose tremendous pressure on the legislature to put politics ahead of policy.
New Clean Water Rule Gives Farmers And Ranchers Clear Guidelines by Eric Bohl, Director of Public Affairs, Missouri Farm Bureau Missouri’s farmers and ranchers may soon have clear rules about how to protect our waterways. On Dec. 11, President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new Clean Water Rule that would fix many of the problems created by the Obama administration’s 2015 “WOTUS Rule” power grab. Missouri farmers had many complaints with President Obama’s 2015 Waters of the United States rule. One of the strongest was that the rule was so broad and vague that almost any land could fall under it. A 2015 Missouri Farm Bu-
reau analysis found that over 99 percent of Missouri lands could fall under the Obama rule’s jurisdiction. With such ambiguous guidelines, landowners could do everything possible to follow the law but still not know if they were committing a violation. The EPA describes the new rule as “clear and easy to understand.” They claim it will be easier for a property owner to “understand whether a project on his or her property will require a federal permit or not, without spending tens of thousands of dollars on engineer-
ing and legal professionals.” This is welcome news to farmers. Times are tight in agriculture, and the threat of new fines or litigation looming over normal activities is the last thing they need right now. The EPA says the new rule respects the role of states in protecting the nation’s water resources. Missouri has a strong and active Department of Natural Resources that enforces Missouri water laws. This local control provides expert oversight to Missouri’s water resources. We do not need the federal government looking over
DNR’s shoulder on every action it takes. The new rule does limit the extent of federal jurisdiction to the actual scope of the law. For example, ground features like ditches and ephemeral streams – streams that only flow when it rains – are far outside the scope of the Clean Water Act. The EPA has no legal authority to regulate them. But the Obamaera rule claimed jurisdiction over many of them anyway. Regulations can’t write new law; they must be within the constraints of their authorizing statute. The
new proposed rule would only regulate waters that are clearly intended to be covered by the statute, and it would do so with a much more common-sense approach. Once the Clean Water Rule is published in the Federal Register, citizens will have 60 days to submit comments. This new proposal is a very positive step for rural America. Missouri’s farm and ranch families will be supporting it, because to protect our resources and keep our water clean, we need clear, common-sense rules.
Trenton Area Calendar of Events SATURDAY Church Women United Thrift Shop open, 17th & Harris, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Grief Share Self-Help Group, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 4:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m.
Community Card Playing, Galt Lions Hall, 6 p.m. SUNDAY Narcotics Anonymous, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Walk-In Tuesday (rescheduled due to Christmas holiday), Grundy County Health Department, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, 10th Street Baptist Church, noon. For more information, call 359-2704 or 357-2367.
Narcotics Anonymous, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 7 p.m. Cards and Token Bingo, North 65 Center, 12:30 p.m.
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COMMUNITY Judy Jackson James and Dennine Gott were the greeters and Gabby Miller and Hope Smiley were the candle lighters Sunday morning, Dec. 16 at the Galt Christian Church. Brian Peterson read the opening scripture and gave a prayer. The offering was received by Alex Peterson, Ben Brooks, Cooper Lewis and Cole Peterson with Ben giving the prayer. James Gott gave the communion devotion and the communion prayers were given by Clitus Meeker and Jim Westergaard. The youth of the church presented their Christmas program and Stan Richardson gave a devotional, "If Christmas Comes," with scripture from Galatians 4:19. James Gott took shut-in communion. The church provided a dinner on Thursday for the Bob Gott family. Several attended the visitation for Bob on Wednesday evening at the church and his funeral on Thursday afternoon. The Galt Baptist Church held services on Sunday, Dec. 16. Gene Schreffler's message was "Checking out the Fears of Christmas.� A Christmas celebration was held on Sunday evening with a program, food and worship. Les and Lora Jackson spent Thursday until Sunday with Tyler, Dani, Jacob and Eleanor Jackson in St. Louis. They visited with Logan, Meagan, Henley and Hattie Jackson in
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Ford Columbia on the way home. Kathi Lake spent Friday, Dec. 7 with Peggy Tipton and Karen Eubanks spent the weekend with her. Kris Smith spent the weekend in Kansas City. Marla and Trinity Kile were visitors on Dec. 11 and Joseph Smith was a supper guest that evening. Larry and Edna Cunningham visited on Dec. 12 and Marla and Josh Kile visited on Dec. 13. Joseph ate supper with Peggy and Kris on Dec. 15 and 16. Jerry and Sharon Berry and Ruby Elliott attended Colt Berry's Christmas program on Friday evening at the Pleasant View R-6 School. Jerry and Sharon ate supper on Tuesday with Ruby and Danny and Colt Berry visited later. Stan and Mary Helen Richardson attended the Laredo School Christmas program on Thursday evening. Stan and Mary Helen and Judy Jackson visited several residents at Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments on Sunday afternoon. They also visited Ramah Smith at Wright Memorial Hospital and visited with Everett and Ann Cunningham. Judy spent Monday night with Steve, Susie and Heather Vandevender and attended the Lady Orioles basketball game. Stan and Mary Helen attended the Grundy R-5 basketball games on Tuesday evening at the Holiday Hoops at the Ketcham Center.
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market, ate pizza and saw the area Karen lived in nearly 40 years ago. On Sunday, they attended Briarcliff Church and watched Jessica play with the bell choir. The pastor, Vernon Armitage, was pastor at Shel-
Williams Trump of Iowa, J.D. and Karen Howe of Meadville and Judy Turley and Ed and Mary Foland Holt of Trenton. Lois Corrigan was a guest. The next meeting will be at 11 a.m. on Jan. 8 at the North 65 Center.
Pi Master Chapter Holds Meeting Mary Lou Crawford was hostess for the Dec. 11 meeting of the Pi Master chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, held at the Community Food Pantry. A catered meal was served. Ms. Crawford conducted a short business meeting. Those present were Ms. Crawford, Jean Rousselot,
Lois Moore, Hilda Hutchinson, Barbara Knudsen, Margie Wilcox, Phyllis Anderson and Delores Newton. Ms. Hutchinson will host the Jan. 8 meeting, to be held at Royal Inn Pizza at 11:30 a.m. Each member is to bring an item for the food pantry.
Church Activities Dockery Chapel Jordan Cox The sanctuary was bright and festive as people gathered at Dockery Chapel Church on Sunday, Dec. 16, wearing their ugly sweaters. Pictures were taken showing the many different styles and colors of holiday outfits. The Praise Team led the congregation in singing Christmas carols. The Advent Candle was lit by the Renshaw family with the reading done by Isaiah. The children gathered around Pastor Doug Franklin as he spoke to them regarding forgiveness, which was also the message for the morning worship. Kathy
Madden read from the book of Matthew before she brought the joys and concerns of the community. The children helped prepare cookies and fruit baskets for the shut-ins. The monthly board meeting was held after services. The Christmas Eve services at Dockery Chapel will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24, followed by a birthday reception for Jesus. The church dinner is scheduled for Dec. 30 after the morning service, at which time the Franklin family will be honored for their years of service at the church.
Shelburne Cathy Rice Karen Prewitt went to Kansas City over the weekend with Marty and Julie Prewitt to visit Jared and Jessica Stonecypher. They visited Union Station and the farmers
The Trenton High School Class of 1955 met with a luncheon on Dec. 11 at the North 65 Center with nine persons present. Time was spent visiting. Those attending were Donna Coon Foster of Kansas City, Jerry and Deanna
burne Baptist Church several years ago. Members from the Shelburne Baptist Church sang carols at several locations on Saturday afternoon. The Christmas Eve service will be
held at 6 p.m. I have not been able to use my "new" present yet. Tomorrow may be the day. I'm confident that it will bring about gossip and laughter. I'll have to tell all about it next week.
CWF Carry-In Luncheon Held Members of the West and Ward circles met for the CWF carry-in luncheon on Dec. 18 at the First Christian Church. Megan Shubert was a guest. Following the lunch, President Cindy Stewart opened the meeting with members repeating the CWF Prayer. She thanked the executive committee for hosting the meeting. Courtesy Chairman Nema Rowoth reported sending get well cards to Carol Cross, Novy Foland and Bill and Sonna Wiggins. A sympathy card was sent to Cheri Ward on the death of her mother, Mary Porter. The illness of Tim Gentry was reported. Ms. Stewart will temporarily head the bereavement committee while Waldean Breitenbucher undergoes surgery. The First Christian women will be in charge of the republican-times.com
Thrift Shop the month of February and Ms. Stewart will organize workers. The annual carry-out luncheon to underwrite the children’s camp fund is scheduled for March 24. The circles will be given signup sheets for their meetings the first of that month. West Circle will be in charge of a bulletin board in the narthex for the month of March and Betty Wimer will assume those duties. Mrs. Wiggins gave the devotion based on Luke 2:6-7. She followed it with a meditation on Mary facing the birth of Jesus with the hardships that surrounded this great event. The meeting closed with the CWF Benediction. The next meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. on March 19 for a Dutch treat luncheon at Royal Inn Pizza. republican-times.com
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Hometown Boy by Duane Dailey, Professor Emeritus University of Missouri
EVERYONE CAN BECOME A WRITER; START BY JOTTING WORKDS ON PAPER Every person is a subject and a writer. No one should neglect their job of recording their life and lives of close family. Who will keep and tell those stories if not you? Without writing, history is lost. Stories told verbally evaporate with the life of a person. I bought a book at Yellow Dog Bookstore, downtown Saturday. It records thoughts of Henry David Thoreau. This book, one of 13, by this famous author comes from manuscripts jotted in 1840. Ideas of a 23-year-old man in Concord, Mass., vibrate strong as when written 176 years ago. Thoreau lives on in his words. Think of your power, writing lasting words. I’m talking words in ink on paper, not on Facebook. Let us not lose the art of writing. We can do better. Do you know the history of your father or mother? What about grandparents? For many, it’s too late to write those stories straight from sources.
I co-founded the Missouri Mule History project. The stories aren’t just of mules, but mule owners and users. I learned Missouri history hearing stories of over 100 mule people. Dr. Melvin Bradley and I started that project when old mule people began to die. Their stories were lost. From interviews came words of “thank you.� Old folks told us: “My children never asked what I did.� They told wonderful stories of time gone by, a way of life almost lost. All told similar stories from their early days. This season could be time to start. End of year and New Year give time to reflect. Set a quiet time to record your people. They can be young or ancient with stories to share. In family, it’s an act of love. You honor the past by handing down to the future. Family stories are valuable. From stories, we learn things to do or maybe things to avoid. History teaches, if we listen. If you make an appoint-
ment, when you arrive that person will have stories to tell. It shouldn’t be a hard interview. Stories from old people must be preserved. Take a recorder, which might be your smart phone. It’s critical to transcribe digital words into typescript. Get them on paper. Another way to get stories: Give a blank-book gift. A 99cent composition book becomes a rich heritage when people write stories. Or, each person can keep a journal of happenings now. Day-by-day jots become history tomorrow. No excuses of “But, I’m not a writer.� Don’t fret about grammar; just get words on paper. That’s the first step, jotting down words. When I first write this column, I don’t worry about spelling, grammar or logic. The first draft goes fast before ideas escape. When I was in school, teachers urged making an outline before writing. Bad idea. Just write. Real writing comes in rewriting. Never send a first draft. This column will reach at least draft four. Real writing happens in re-writing. Do the honors to become family historian. Every person should be their own historian. Keep a journal. I recently read a book on “Creativity.� The main tip was to find some brief quiet time each day to write. Just write. What do you think now? Later that jogs your memory to develop an idea. Every farm manager should do that. Jot the farm past and might be. Accumulated, those become strategic. Refine ideas and share. Someone you know would be shocked to get your letter now. Do it. But, edit first. I write these ideas not from experience, but regret. I share ideas here. That spurs amazing responses. Start at duanedailey7@ gmail.com.
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The annual Area 2 Greenhand Initiation Ceremony was held in Gallatin on Wednesday, Oct. 10. Trenton had 35 Ag 1 students walk across stage to receive their Greenhand Degree. The requirements to receive this degree is to be enrolled in Agriculture Science 1 and have satisfactory plans for a Supervised Agricultural Experience. (Submitted by reporters Mackenzie McAtee and Kayli Crawford)
NW Missouri Horticulture by Tim Baker Northwest Region Horticulture Specialist CONFERENCE CLIMATE AND HERBICIDE SESSIONS As mentioned in my last column, we will be having two special tracks about climate and herbicide drift at the Great Plains Growers Conference in St. Joseph. The date will be Friday, Jan. 11, 2018. The conference will be held Jan. 10-12 with other topics. The climate session will be held in the morning. We will be focusing on drought issues. Our first speaker is Pat Guinan, Missouri State Climatologist, who will discuss how you can participate in the drought reporting process, and why it is important. Our next speaker will be Kelly Helm Smith from the National Drought Mitigation Center. She will discuss drought planning.
This center is the organization that puts together the drought monitor each week. We will also hear from Dennis Todey, who directs the USDA Midwest Climate Hub. He will discuss weather and climate information for specialty crops, and how to improve it. Finally, Beth Hall, Director of the Midwest Regional Climate Center, will discuss monitoring and tool development for climate and drought. Our afternoon session will focus on herbicide drift and volatilization injury in horticultural crops. Andy Luke, MU Extension Agronomy Specialist, will give an introduction to herbicide drift and volatilization, and
how to file a complaint with your state Department of Agriculture. This will be followed by Brian Dintelmann, a MU graduate student, who will present research on the impacts of 2,4-D and dicamba drift on common fruit, nut, and shade tree species. Pat Guinan will be back to show how the Missouri Mesonet can be used to monitor for temperature inversions. These conditions can lead to widespread damage with certain herbicides. Ray Massey will give a presentation on insurance concerns with off-target dicamba injury. And finally, we will hear from Kristine Tidgren, who directs the Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation at Iowa State University. She will discuss the legal issues associated with drift from dicamba and other herbicides. The conference will be held on the campus of Missouri Western State University. For more information about the conference and a registration form, call the Buchanan County Extension office at 816-279-1691. You may also register on-line and find additional information on our web site at: http://www.greatplainsgrowersconference.org/
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The Trenton FFA Chapter held their annual Christmas party on Dec. 12. Members were able to enjoy a great meal from El Nopal. Members then wrapped gifts for the chapter’s Adopt a Family and played some fun Christmas games. (Submitted by Reporter Kayli Crawford)
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Mistletoe Big Part Of Holiday Tradition The holiday season is filled with traditions and customs involving plants, notes University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Mistletoe has a particularly rich history in European folklore, said Trinklein. In 18thcentury England, people fashioned mistletoe into balls adorned with ornaments, ribbons and evergreens. Legend has it that kissing under a mistletoe ball would lead to
lasting friendship or serious romance. If a girl remained unkissed under mistletoe, she could not expect to marry in the next year. In the Middle Ages, people hung branches of mistletoe from the ceilings of their homes to ward off evil spirits and witches. Druids used mistletoe from oak trees in pagan rituals such as animal sacrifices. They considered mistletoe to be sacred and a symbol of peace and harmony. Folklore says enemies would meet under a tree bearing mistletoe, lay down weapons, exchange greetings and observe a truce until the next day.
Scandinavians also used mistletoe to make a truce between warring parties and quarrelsome spouses. This practice may be linked to myths of the Norse god, Balder. His mother, Frigga, had a dream in which he was killed. Fearing the dream was prophetic, Frigga commanded all objects to vow never to harm Balder. The trickster god Loki learned she had overlooked one item: mistletoe. Loki duped Balder’s blind brother, Hod, into fatally shooting Balder with an arrow tipped with mistletoe. The tears Frigga shed turned into the pearly white berries of the
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Earning the Achievement Award for the second quarter of the 2018-2019 school year at Rissler Elementary School were, from left, front row, first graders Kamden Williams, Carly Sharp, Mason Clear, Wyatt Spurgeon; kindergarten students Joseph Davis, Luke Morgans, Hunter Novak, Carson Glidewell, Barrett Etter; second row, second graders Michael Warner, Bentley Lawrence, Ross Maloney, Sophia Bupp, Nicolas Stephens; and first grader Noah Brewer; back row, fourth graders Lillian Golden, Adylene Lopez, Lucy Price, Emilee Zessi; and third graders Gavin Spears, McKenna Bowden, Morgan Smith, Gage Huff.
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Earning the Behavior Award for the second quarter of the 2018-2019 school year at Rissler Elementary School were, from left, front row, first graders Jake Baucom, Dereon White, Maci Novak, Xylus Rottman, Nathan Waterman; kindergarten students Aerhyss McPherson, Erika Mathews, Maggie Hall, Brooklyn Ray, Reagan Cross; middle row, third graders Braeden Henricks, Lillee Dalrymple, Legend Hamilton, Jayden Hendricks; second graders Preston Huskey, Neveah Carpenter, Phoebe Riley, Clara Clutter; back row, fourth graders Logan Mehrhoff, Lillian Ortega, Asher Pryor, Addison Voorhies. Not pictured is third grader Lilliahna Sosa.
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Earning the Citizenship Award for the second quarter of the 2018-2019 school year at Rissler Elementary School were, from left, front row, first graders Karter Spencer, Anne Lasley, Shayden Newton, Layla Woodard, Hudson Warner; kindergarten students Eli Todd, Anna Neff, Lucas Troxel, Abigail Lovell, Avery Gamet; second row, third graders Addison Todd, Starr Sportsman, Quin Weldon, Nikki Bollinger, Bentley Chambers; second graders Amaya White, Dayton Waggoner, Kyrstina Hall, Jace McCall; back row, fourth graders Sarai Birkhead, Layne Hamilton, Kristina Cooley and Alexis Gamet.
Spickard R-2 Board Meets The Spickard R-2 Board of Education met on Monday night, approving several items. According to information provided by Superintendent Burnie Schneiderheinze, the board voted to increase the amount employees pay to 30 percent of the current renewal rate for health insurance. The board gave a contract to Schneiderheinze in the amount of $600 for substitute bus driving, driving the bus for activity trips and serving as transportation director. It was announced that the board will have three three-year terms to fill in the April election, including one vacancy as well as the terms of Jesse Richmond and Nancy Anderson. The board was also given a financial update. Following an executive session, the board accepted the resignation of music teacher Olive Smith, effective immediately. The board agreed to buy-out the remainder of her contract for the year at $1,500. The next board meeting will be on Monday, Jan. 21.
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EMERGENCY SERVICES Trenton Police Department Dec. 10: officers responded to a report of affray at an east residence and investigated a report of stealing at an east business. Dec. 11: officers responded to a motor vehicle accident in the south part of town and investigated a report of stalking in the downtown area. Police were called to an unattended death at a south residence. Dec. 12: a report of stealing was investigated in the east part of town, with officers responding to a motor vehicle accident in the north part of Trenton and one in the downtown area. Officers made three arrests for driving while intoxicated, possession of a controlled substance and a probation violation in the
downtown area. Dec. 13: a subject violated a protection order at a south residence. Dec. 14: motor vehicle accidents were investigated in the downtown area and in the east part of town. A subject passed a school bus when prohibited in the south part of town. A report of harassment was investigated at an east residence. Dec. 15: a missing person report was investigated at a north residence and officers investigated a report of fraudulently obtaining/attempting to gain services at an east residence. A report of stealing was investigated at a north residence and officers responded to an east residence for a juvenile/status offense.
Savannah; Charity Buntin of Stanberry; Jamee Scearce of Stewartsville; Ashley Singer of Tina; Calvin Heidenwith, Jordan Robinson, Grant Sands and Dorie Weaver of Unionville; and Josie McFee and Dalton Youtsey of Winston. Named to the Dean’s List from this area were Jasmine Diab, Sarah Dryer, Jorge Garcia, Noah Herold, Ashlie Ishmael, Tyler Kidd, Alyssa Kosse, Zoe Littleton, Chase Marsh, Diana Ngonyamo, Kade Ockenfels, Gabriel Overton, Mary Simpson, Abbigayle Wheeler, Shayla Woodside and Rocel Wright of Trenton; Vivian Allen and Breanna Chambers of Spickard; Lance Cook, Kara Dennert and Rita Terry of Jamesport; Amber Miller and Bryer Noe of Mercer; Chandler Anderson, Kayla Gannon, Mahely Matamoros Molina, Weston Newlin and Kasen Purdun of Princeton; and Darin Metcalf of Newtown. Also named to the Dean’s List were Marci Knisley of Albany; Cheyenne Martin of Altamont; Hayden Deckard of Arlington, VA; Emily Doty, Judy Morgan and Ava Squires of Bethany; Jacob Ashford of Bogard; Bobbi Cole of Bolckow; Keslie Hays of Braymer; Adriana DeJesus Gutierrez and Ana Karen DeJesus Gutierrez of Breckenridge; Jessica Hoyt, Matthew Moser and Julia Weydert of Brookfield; Lauren Leamons of Bucklin; Jeffrey Anderson, Dennis Brown, Austin Dotson, Jonathan Stevenson, Kelsey Stollings, Nicole Gitthens and Hunter Holifield of Cameron; Christena Adams, Quinn Bailey, Austin Case, Katelyn Clariday, Elitza Crouch, Alexis Duty, Christine Girres, Lauren Jones, Molly Jones, Olivia Lauhoff, Haley Lewis, Anneliese Molina, Skylar Mullikin, Katelyn Parkey, Rebecca Richardson, and Trevor Shira of Chillicothe; Gregoor Moesker of Deerfield Beach, FL; Scott Swayne of Dundee, Scotland; Martha Gunzenhauser of Gallatin; Michael
Scheib of Glenwood; Dallas Steele of Grant City; Rayanna Smith of Green City; Cora Smith of Greentop; Devin Grossman of Hale; Skyler Adkison, Brooke Barnett, Kaitlyn Cooley, Sarah Garland,  Nicholas Hartley, Sarah Harvey, Kaitlyn Lewis and Sara Thomas of Hamilton; Alexandra Campbell of Harrisonville; Lewis Hopkinson of Huddersfield, England; Carson Hall of Huntsville; Kendra Holt of Kansas City; Teresa McDonald of King City; Lisa Gray of Kingston; Nicole Danner and Aubrey Kelsey of Kirksville; Madison Schnatz of Lathrop; Logan Eickhoff of LaVista, NE; Cody Glenn of Lawson; RyLee Rounkles of Ludlow; Morgan Ruhl of Maryville; Shandi Stahl of Maysville; Josephine Krebs of Meadville; Ana Lopez, Derick Lopez, Shelby May, Syntitha Morehead, Georgina Orellana and Camden Williams of Milan; James Gardner of Milton Keynes, England; Mary Smith of Mound City; Stetson Klise of New London; Manuel Claro of Noord, Aruba; Bailey Wright of Norborne; Ashley Hahn and Martha Ramey of Osborn; Braedyn Brewer of Overland Park, KS; Caleb Sedmak of Palmyra; Gage Aubrey of Polo; Sara Gales of Riverside; Amie Boswell of Rosendale; Kendrick Delima of Rotterdam, Netherlands; Maddison Book, Ashley Crosley, Sidney George, Kaylene Gibson, Delta Griggs, Cynthia Kimsey, Angela Kyle, Kelsey Luikart, Gidget Lynch, Darrin Petitt, Gabriele Phillippe, Cheyanne Reid and Liberty Stevens of St. Joseph; Angel Reyes of San Cristobal, Venezuela; Alexis Spoonemoore of Savannah; Vickie Jensen and Taylor McQueen of Stanberry; Andrew Bimson of Taylor; DeeJay Seelbach of Topeka, KS; Scotty Bowman, Kennedy Childers and Justin Pribyl of Unionville; Kirten Moore of Utica; Cash Miller of Warsaw; Dillon Carter of Wichita, KS: Nathaniel Bentura, Joey Bosman, Pharon Pilgrim and Rair VanAanholt of Willemstad, Curacao; and Austin Rhoades of Winston.
Two Mishaps Investigated By TPD The Trenton Police Department was called to a familiar location on Sunday evening, Dec. 16, as two cars collided at the intersection of Highway 65 and 28th Street. According to TPD Officer Jasmine Diab’s report, the mishap occurred when a car driven by Sarah D. Warren of Trenton was eastbound on 28th Street. She had stopped at the stop sign at the intersection of U.S. Highway 65, but failed to see a northbound vehicle driven by Betty A. Thomas of Centerville, IA. Ms. Warren pulled into the intersection and her car was struck in the rear passenger side by Ms. Thomas’ vehicle. Ms. Thomas said she attempted to brake, but could not get stopped before striking the Warren car. Ms. Thomas’ car had to be towed from the scene, while Ms. Warren’s car had moderate damage. Ms. Thomas was taken by Grundy County EMS to Wright Memorial Hospital for non-lifethreatening injuries. Ms. Warren sustained a bruised nose and cheeks from the airbag in her vehicle, which deployed during the collision. No tickets were issued in the mishap.
Sgt. Matt Preston investigated a three-vehicle mishap at the intersection of Ninth and Main streets on Wednesday, Dec. 12. According to his report, the accident occurred when a semi driven by Joseph Wieberg of Hale was northbound on Main Street. He told Sgt. Preston he fell asleep and the front of his vehicle struck the pickup truck in front of him, driven by Andrew W. Osborn of Trenton. Osborn’s vehicle then struck the vehicle in front of him, a sport utility vehicle driven by Dereck A. Coursen of Trenton, which was stopped at the red light at the intersection. Osborn’s truck had a broken windshield on the driver’s side and a broken window on the driver’s side rear portion of the vehicle. It was towed from the scene as was the semi. Coursen’s vehicle was driveable, but two persons in his vehicle, Leandra K. Coursen of Trenton and Haley N. Coursen, also of Trenton, sustained injuries, with Haley Coursen being transported to Wright Memorial Hospital. Wieberg was ticketed for careless and imprudent driving.
LOCAL GRAIN PRICES DEC. 19 GFG Ag Services-Trenton (www.gfgagservices.com) Corn, 3.41; oats, 4.00; soybeans, 8.30; milo 2.96. Trenton MFA Soybeans, 8.30 (Dec 18) 8.25 (Jan 19) 8.23 (Feb 19) 8.18 (Mar 19); Corn, 3.42 (Dec. 18) 3.37 (Jan19) 3.32 (Feb 19) 3.27 (March 19).
the committee before being forwarded to the council. Present at the meeting were all eight city council members, Mayor Dr. Nick McHargue, Urton, City Clerk Cindy Simpson and utility employees Mark Newton, Kenny Ricketts, Steve Reid and Bobby Hutchison. City Attorney Tara Walker was present for the Administrative Committee meeting.
Laredo MFA Soybeans, 8.25 (Dec 18) 8.20 (Jan 19) 8.18 (Feb 19) 8.13 (Mar 19); Corn, 3.42 (Dec 18) 3.37 (Jan 19) 3.32 (Feb 19) 3.27 (Mar 19). Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Old Crop - Corn 3.71, Soybeans 8.45, Wheat 4.64. 2019 Crop - Corn 3.57, Soybeans 8.69, Wheat 4.87.
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going on and on about their tragic childhood, I asked to be excused before dinner because I was "not feeling well." And truth be told, after hearing about such graphic things, I was really not feeling well. In the future, would it be appropriate for me to interrupt these lengthy tales of woe by saying, "I am so sorry that you had to endure all that, but could we talk about something more pleasant?" No one else ever feels free to change the subject. I am not close with this couple, so I am not in a position to speak with them privately about this. -- Dinner Table Talk Dear Dinner Table Talk: If dinner parties were kept to pleasant and safe conversations, they could get pretty boring very fast. Sometimes, hearing about people's hardships can bring you closer. Maybe you yourself could feel more open or vulnerable enough to share some of your hardships with them and your friends. Being human is about being kind and trying to give people the benefit of the doubt. Strive to be more sympathetic. But when the conversation be-
Dear Annie: A couple with whom I have a very close relationship have recently become friends with their new neighbors. These neighbors are retired from successful careers, have been U.S. residents for at least 50 years and are financially comfortable. I am grateful to be included in invitations with my close friends and the neighbors, and I have often invited the neighbors to join my close friends and me at my house. The problem is that the neighbors always want to turn the conversation around to what a horrible early life they had when they were children in Germany during World War II. It seems they have no end to their horrific stories of such things as frozen babies lying dead on the road. I find this subject of conversation extremely upsetting and feel it is inappropriate in a social gathering. Annie, I know that the neighbors experienced some very difficult times, and I don't want to be unsympathetic or unkind. However, I do not discuss my traumatic life issues over cocktails. The most recent time the neighbors started
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comes far too dark for too long, you can just try to subtly change the subject. No need to call attention to the previous topic's unpleasantness. If they never get the hint and the conversation is constant despair, then speak with your friends. Tell them how much you care about them, but let them know that their neighbors are just not your cup of tea. Not every person in the world is meant to be our friend. There is nothing wrong with not caring much for your friends' friends. Dear Annie: Would you please print the following for your readers who are clearing out closets and cupboards to donate for the holidays? 1) Please wash all clothing. It is awful to reach in the pocket of a donated item and take out someone else's dirty tissue. 2) If the clothing is stained and you cannot get the stain out, please discard it in the rag bag at home. The poor do not need stains or broken zippers any more than you do. 3) If donating kitchen items, vases, planters or artificial plants, please make sure the items have been cleaned first. 4) Check games and puzzles. Indicate by a note all pieces included. -- Diane Dear Diane: Thank you for the helpful tips we should all keep in mind during this giving season.
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CLASSIFIEDS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI LANE AUSTIN KRAWL ) 1820 E. 8TH ST., APT. F ) TRENTON, MO 64683 ) Petitioner, ) Case No. 18AG-DR00188 ORDER OF PUBLICATION To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that on November 6, 2018, the Circuit Court of Grundy County, Missouri, entered judgment in Cause Number 18AG-DR00188, changing the name of Lane Austin Krawl to Lane Austin Sawyer. /s/ Becky Stanturf Circuit Clerk dDec7,14,21 ------------------------------------------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE For default in the payment of debt secured by a deed of trust executed by Roberta Jean Wyatt, dated August 8, 2005, and recorded on November 17, 1995, in Book No. 459, at Page 17 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Grundy County, Missouri, the undersigned Successor Trustee will on December 28, 2018, at 2:00 PM, at the West Front Door of the Grundy County Courthouse, Trenton, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash: Tract I: All that part of Lot Nineteen (19) in Merrill's Division in Partition to the City of Trenton, Missouri described as commencing 181 1/2 feet East of the Northwest corner of said Lot 19; thence South 109 feet, 10 inches; thence East 50 feet; thence North 109 feet, 10 inches; thence West 50 feet to the place of beginning. Tract II: All of the East Half (E 1/2) of Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8) of Block Five (5) in Field's Second Addition to the City of Trenton, Missouri Tract III: All of Lot Three (3), in Block Six (6) in Field's Third Addition to the City of Trenton, Missouri, subject to an easement over a strip of land used for garage and parking purposes located in the Southeast Corner of said Lot and Block and described as being a distance of 14 feet East and West and 3 feet North and South all in Field's Third Addition Track IV: All of Lots Three (3) and Four (4) and a strip of land eight (8) feet in width lying South or Southwest of and abutting said Lots, all in Block Six (6), of the Original Town (now City) of Trenton, Missouri Tract V:
A tract of land in the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section Twenty-two (22), Township Sixty-one (61), of Range Twenty-four (24) in the City of Trenton, Missouri, described as commencing at a point on the East right-of-way line of Iowa Blvd., 14.7 feet East of the Southwest corner of said SE 1/4 NE 1/4: thence N 0 degrees 21 minutes East 573.2 feet along said right of way line to the point of beginning; thence S 89 degrees 14 minutes East 250 feet; thence N 0 degrees 21 minutes East 128 feet; thence N 89 degrees 14 minutes West 250 feet to the right of way line of Iowa Blvd.; thence S 0 degrees 21 minutes West 128 feet to the place of beginning. Tract VI: All of the East Half (E 1/2) of Lots five (5) and six (6), in Block two (2), in Harris Eastern Addition to the City of Trenton, Missouri. MORE CORRECTLY DESCRIBED AS: Tract I: All of East Half of Lots Seven (7) and Eight (8), of Block Five (5) in Field's Second Addition to the City of Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri. Commonly known as 312 E. 10th Street, Trenton, Missouri 64683 Tract II: All of the East Half of Lots Five (5) and Six (6), in Block Two (2) in Harris' Eastern Addition to the City of Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri. Commonly known as 1303 Harris, Trenton, Missouri 64683 Tract III: All of Lot Three (3), in Block Six (6) in Fields Third Addition to the City of Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri. Commonly known as 1004 McPherson St., Trenton, Missouri 64683 subject to all prior easements, restrictions, reservations, covenants and encumbrances now of record, if any, to satisfy the debt and costs. SouthLaw, P.C. Successor Trustee First Publication: November 30, 2018. For more information, visit www.southlaw.com NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is
attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose (Casefile No. 209871-889594). dNov30,Dec7,14,21 -----------------------------------------TRUSTEE’S SALE IN RE: Leman Courtney and Lavinna M. Courtney, husband and wife Trustee’s Sale: For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Leman Courtney and Lavinna M. Courtney, husband and wife dated February 3, 2003 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Grundy County, Missouri as Book 542 Page 143 and modified by the Judgment obtained in Case No. 17AG-CC00001 recorded on August 23, 2018 in Book 658 Page 444 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Thursday, January 3, 2019 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 2:15 PM), at the West Front Door of the Court House, City of Trenton, County of Grundy, State of Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, described in said Deed of Trust, and situated in Grundy County, State of Missouri, to wit: (TRACT TWO): A TRACT OF LAND LYING SOUTH OF NE 102ND STREET, IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER, OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER, OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 62 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST, OF THE 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A 5/8� BAR & ALUMINUM CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER, OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE N 00 DEGREES 47’15� E, ALONG THE EAST LINE, OF SAID SECTION 32, A DISTANCE OF 277.23 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N 41 DEGREES 42'53" W, A DISTANCE OF 49.52 FEET TO A FENCE CORNER; THENCE N 67 DEGREES 16'36" W, ALONG A FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 51.58 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET AT A FENCE CORNER; THENCE N 11 DEGREES 02'45" E, ALONG A FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 54.69 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET AT A FENCE CORNER; THENCE WEST, A DISTANCE OF 107.16 FEET TO A SET 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080); THENCE NORTH, A DISTANCE OF
108.24 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET A FENCE CORNER; THENCE N 08 DEGREES 28'05" E, ALONG A FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 130.53 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET A FENCE CORNER, ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, OF NE 102ND STREET; THENCE S 81 DEGREES 08'21" E, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OFWAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 164.38 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET ON THE EAST LINE, OF SAID SECTION 32; THENCE S 00 DEGREES 47'15" W, ALONG THE EAST LINE, OF SAID SECTION 32, A DISTANCE OF 322.62 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SURVEY BY RICHARD T. HATTESOHL, ON JUNE 9, 2014, AND CONTAINS 45,370.72 SQUARE FEET, OR 1.042 ACRES MORE OR LESS AND IS SUBJECT TO ANY RECORDED AND UN-RECORDED RIGHTS-OF-WAYS AND EASEMENTS. THE BEARINGS FOR THE TRACT ARE MISSOURI CENTRAL STATE PLANE GRID NORTH BASED ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) SURVEY MEASUREMENTS. (TRACT THREE): A TRACT OF LAND LYING SOUTH OF NE 102ND STREET AND WEST OF NE 110TH AVENUE, IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 62 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST, OF THE 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT A 5/8�
BAR & ALUMINUM CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER, OF SAID SECTION 33; THENCE N 00 DEGREES 47’15� E, ALONG THE WEST LINE, OF SAID SECTION 33, A DISTANCE OF 277.23 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING N 00 DEGREES 47'15" E, ALONG THE WEST LINE, OF SAID SECTION 33, A DISTANCE OF 322.62 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, OF NE 102ND STREET; THENCE S 81 DEGREES 08'21" E, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OFWAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 104.43 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET ON THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, OF NE 110TH AVENUE; THENCE S 03 DEGREES 20'05" W, ALONG SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 336.92 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET AT A FENCE CORNER; THENCE N 39 DEGREES 58'58" W, ALONG A FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 12.05 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET AT A FENCE CORNER; THENCE N 85 DEGREES 08'34" W, ALONG A FENCE, A DISTANCE OF 67.21 FEET TO A 1/2� BAR & PLASTIC CAP (PLS 2005000080) SET AT A FENCE CORNER; THENCE N 41 DEGREES 42'53" W, A DISTANCE OF 19.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SURVEY SIGNED BY RICHARD T. HATTESOHL, ON JUNE 9, 2014, AND CONTAINS 31943.62 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.733 ACRES MORE OR LESS AND IS SUBJECT TO ANY
RECORDED AND UNRECORDED RIGHTS-OFWAYS AND EASEMENTS. THE BEARINGS FOR THE TRACT ARE MISSOURI CENTRAL STATE PLANE GRID NORTH BASED ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) SURVEY MEASUREMENTS. to satisfy said debt and cost. MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C., Successor Trustee 612 Spirit Drive St. Louis, MO 63005 (636) 537-0110 File No: 182926.010319.370489 FC NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. dDec7,14,21,28 ------------------------------------------
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DEATHS Ralph Maurice Dorland Ralph Maurice Dorland, a 97-year-old resident of Princeton, died on Sunday, Dec. 16 2018 at Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20 at the Bethel Church in Cainsville. Private family burial will be held at a later date in the Bethel Cemetery. Roberson Funeral Home of Princeton is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Dorland was born on July 7, 1921 in Lindley Township of Mercer County, the son of Ralph and Opal Crawford Dorland. He attended Cavanaugh grade school and Walters rural school. He was married on May 8, 1943 to Twilia Neill, who preceded him in death on Oct. 14, 2000. He was a lifelong member of the Bethel Church, formerly Bethel United Methodist Church. He farmed the majority of his life in Mercer County, ran
the maintainer and bulldozer for Lindley Township and ran a dragline until 1970. He owned a blacksmith/welding shop in Princeton until the early 1980’s, when he moved the shop to his home. He continued to run the maintainer for Madison Township. He was known for his knife and scissor sharpening and axe handles and enjoyed woodworking. He was a rock collector and jewelry maker and enjoyed traveling with his family, bird watching and gardening. He is survived by a daughter, Mauriea Arleen Lewis and her husband, Bob of Princeton; five grandchildren Lyndell Bade, of Waterville, ME, Jonathan Bade and his wife, Kellie of Harleysville, PA, Rodney Bade and his wife, Natalie of Maryville, Mauriea Wheeler of Green City and Jenny Hodge and her husband, Wes of Milan; 10 great-grandchildren; four great-great-
grandchildren; one sister, Betty Neill of Trenton; one brother, Merrill Dorland and his wife, Marilynn of Osceola, IA; two brothers-in-law, R.E.Neill and his wife, Clara of Trenton and Butch Neill and his wife, Lila of Trenton; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a daughter, Lyndell Eileen Bade; a son-in-law, Norman D. Bade; two brothers, Max C. Dorland and his wife, Helen and Clare Jo Dorland; two brothers-in-law, Hubert Neill and William Neill and his wife, Harriet; two sisters-inlaw, Louree Bennett and her husband, Jack and Nadine Moore and her husband, Mike; one nephew, Dennis Neill; and a niece, Maxine St. John. Memorials may be made to Bethel Cemetery in care of Roberson Funeral Home, PO Box 316, Princeton, MO 64673.
Velma Kerr Velma Rose Ackerman Kerr, a 91-year-old Chillicothe resident, died on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 at the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Chillicothe. Burial will be in the May Cemetery at Chula. A family visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 at the Lindley Funeral Home in Chillicothe, where general visitation begins at noon on Friday. Mrs. Kerr was born on Jan. 19, 1927 in Morton, IL, the daughter of Christian and Rose Jacobs Ackerman. She was a graduate of Morton High School and Bradley University in Peoria, IL, receiving a de-
gree in social studies. She returned to college and earned a degree in education from the University of Missouri. She was married on June 17, 1950 at the family home to Fred W. Kerr, who preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2011. The couple farmed for many years in the Chula community. Mrs. Kerr was a math teacher for 19 years. She was a member of the Chillicothe United Methodist Church, but attended the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Gideon Auxiliary and the Retired Teachers of Livingston County. She was a past board member of the House of Prayer, where she spent many years as a volunteer. She was named the Volunteer of the Year by the RSVP in 1998, the
Unsung Community Hero in 2001 and received the Distinguished Teacher Retiree Award in 2015. Survivors include three sons, Thomas and his wife, Marsha of Chula, John of Humble, TX and David and his wife, Brenda of Chillicothe; a daughter, Judith Irene and her husband, Christopher of St. Louis; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, and two children, Frank and Linda in 1963. Memorials may be made to the House of Prayer Rescue Mission or Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church of Chillicothe. They may be left at or mailed to the Lindley Funeral Home, PO Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601.
Marvin Sharp Marvin Sharp, a 90-year-old Trenton resident, died at 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 at the Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton. His body will be cremated under the direction of Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home of Trenton. Future inurnment of his cremains will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton. Mr. Sharp was born on July 9, 1928 on a farm south of Trenton, the son of Loren Gilbert and Clara Leo Mitts Sharp. The family moved into Trenton when he was very young. He attended Trenton schools and graduated in 1946 from Trenton High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from June 22, 1946 until April 20, 1948. He attended Trenton Junior College, now North Central Missouri College, the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he received an
FUNERALS Wesley Raphael “Wes” Mahoney Memorial services for Wesley Raphael “Wes” Mahoney were held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. Father Kevin Drew officiated. Mr. Mahoney, a 78-yearold Kansas City North resident, died on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 at his residence. Griffin Hull played the Irish bagpipes. Burial was in the Princeton Cemetery at Princeton with military graveside rites conducted by the Joseph L. Norton VFW Post No. 919 of Trenton. Participating were Tony Ralston, Sam Smith, Scott Forman, Gary Dolan and John Rice.
A.B. degree in 1952. He later attended the University of Kansas City Law School, now the University of MissouriKansas City, where he received a law degree in 1959. He returned to Trenton in 1961 to practice law with the firm of Pickett, Andereck and Hauck. He retired as a partner in the firm of Stockard, Andereck, Hauck, Sharp and Evans on Dec. 31, 1992. He served as counsel in the firm of Andereck, Evans, Milne, Widger and Johnson and successor firms until Dec. 31, 2009. He served as attorney for the city of Trenton from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1978. He also served as prosecuting attorney of Mercer County from March 1970 to August 1971. Mr. Sharp had served on the board of directors of the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce, North Central Missouri College Foundation, the
Wright Memorial Hospital and the American Bank of North Central Missouri. He had been a member of several other organizations and was a member of the Trenton First Baptist Church. He was married on March 29, 1968 in Trenton to Jacqueline Crosswhite Jordin, who survives of the home. In addition to his wife he is survived by one son, Robert Sharp of Wichita, KS; one sister, Edna Thompson of Moline, IL; three nephews; two nieces; and several greatnephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Leo Griffith. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, North 65 Senior Center or the Green Hills Women’s Shelter and left with or mailed to the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.whitakereads.com
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GRIEF UPON AGING As you grow older, it is normal to become acutely aware of the deaths of your contemporaries. Identifying with friends and people of the same age who die is only natural. Sometimes when we grieve for them, we are also in part grieving for ourselves. In addition to the deaths of friends and possibly of one’s spouse, there are a myriad of other losses which also require some grief work. These other losses might include declining health and sensory acuity, financial or physical dependence, geographical and emotional distance from children and
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CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Associate Civil World Acceptance Corp. vs. Karen S. Coon. The court entered a consent judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2,432.61. The case involved breach of contract. World Acceptance Corp. vs. Charity A. Halstead. The court entered a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2,259.58. The case involved breach of contract. Portfolio Recovery Asso-ciates LLC vs. Tara Lewis. The court entered a default judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $2,215.16. The case involved a suit on account. The following defendants pleaded guilty to their charges and paid their fines through the Fine Collection Center, with their names provided to the Republican-Times: Pleading guilty to not wearing a seat belt and fined $10 were Marty D. Altiser, Newtown; Larry G. Chambers, Trenton; Anthony W. Denney, Trenton; and Hydi A. Sheetz, Winston. Graceanne E. Brown, Des Moines, IA, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $30.50.
Pleading guilty to speeding and fined $55.50 were Jacob T. Jacobsma, Cedar Rapids, IA; Benjamin P. Mattis, Gallatin; and Tyson G. McCrary, Lawson. Jerry D. Lambert, Ankeny, IA, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $155.50. Helen J. Whetzell, Independence, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $80.50. Municipal Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Toni Allen, Trenton, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle in a careless and reckless manner and was fined $25.50 and $41.50 costs. Johnathan Harris, Winston, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined $25.50 and $41.50 costs. Kimberly Jacobs,Trenton, appeared in court unable to pay the $41.50 costs due on a conviction for disorderly conduct. The amount owed was converted to four days in the Grundy County Detention Center, with the sentence to run concurrently with others being served. Ayrik Redden, Trenton, pleaded guilty to a building code violation and was fined $150 and $41.50 costs. Jorge Sanchez, Milan,
pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and was sentenced to serve four days in the Grundy County Detention Center and pay $41.50 costs. Jennifer Lewis, Princeton, pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $20.50 and $41.50 costs. Grady Raymo, Trenton, pleaded guilty to a nuisance violation and was fined $150 and $41.50 costs. Justin Bryan, Trenton, pleaded guilty to domestic assault and was fined $300 and $41.50 costs. Misty Degroot, Davis City, IA, pleaded guilty to trespassing and was fined $25.50 and $41.50 costs. MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS Petitions Granted Dale M. Speck vs. Delisa Ann Ely Speck. Donald Lynn Valeka vs. Ann Powell Valeka. Codi Richell Murphy vs. Russell Leroy Murphy. REAL ESTATE North Missouri Real Estate LLC to Landes Oil, Inc. Jeanne Anne Jones to Dale V. Alumbaugh Revocable Trust. IOOF Cemetery Endowment Association to Vincent D. Neal.
Two Trenton Men Arrested After Stabbing A stabbing in Laredo has resulted in charges for one Trenton man for assault and another for multiple drug offenses. Grundy County Sheriff Rodney Herring said his office was summoned to Laredo Monday evening where a subject was found to have been stabbed multiple times in the back and arm with a pocket knife. The suspect, Michael Stantruff of Trenton, had fled the scene and was later located at the home of Erick Wattenbarger in Trenton. When law enforcement officers arrived at Wattenbarger’s home, they found eight grams of a crystal-like substance that field-tested positive for methamphetamine, as well as multiple glass smoking pipes, spoons, straws and syringes, all of which had residue consistent with methamphetamine. The Wattenbarger house also contained 154 small plastic bags and three digital scales, all of which are commonly used in the sale and distribution of narcotics. In addition, a green leafy substance consistent with marijuana and smoking pipes with marijuana residue were found in the house, all of which were easily accessible to a two-year-old child who was in the home at the time.
Stantruff, 31, has been charged with a class A misdemeanor of first degree assault-serious physical injury and is being held on $100,000 cashonly bond, while Wattenbarger, 44, faces a slew of charges, including delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, a class D felony; endangering the welfare of a child, a class D felony; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia-amphetamine/methamphetamine, a class E felony; possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less-prior drug offender, a class A misdemeanor; and unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor. Wattenbarger’s bonds total $35,000 cash only. Both are being held in the Grundy County Detention Center and are scheduled to be in court Dec. 20. Sheriff Herring said the victim was taken by medical helicopter for medical treatment and was in stable condition Tuesday morning. Also arrested was 38-year-old Eric W. Lovett, who is being held on $1,200 cash-only bond after being arrested on Wednesday for failing to appear in court on an original charge of non-support. He is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 8.