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TRENTON CITY COUNCIL
Wage Discussion
TIF Policy Gets Council OK
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The Trenton High School Instrumental Music Department put the final touches to its state contest pieces during a concert on Monday night in the THS gym. The percussion orchestra, pictured above, the brass and woodwind bands and the symphonic band all performed the selections they will play before judges at the state instrumental music contest on March 31 at Platte County High School. Ethan Stewart is the THS Band Director.
TRENTON R-9 BOARD OF EDUCATION
Briefs...
Salary Proposal Approved
Committee To Discuss Insurance Coverage A proposal increasing the base salary for teachers in the Trenton R-9 School District next year was approved by members of the board of education during a meeting on Tuesday night. On a vote of 7-0, the board agreed to add $700 to the base salary on the district salary schedule as well as movement by one step for years of service. The beginning salary for a first-year teacher is now $33,000, which Superintendent Mike Stegman called “competitive” with districts in the area. Certified substitute salaries were also increased to $12 per hour ($90 per day). Non-certified salaries were increased by 30 cents, with the beginning salary now at $11.35 per hour. Movement for years of service was also approved as was an increase in substitute non-certified salaries to $11.35 per hour ($85.13 per day). The board also voted to add the drama club sponsor to the extra duty schedule, with a $700 stipend for that position. The entire package is estimated to cost $188,274, which includes salary increases, retirement and FICA. Stegman noted that amount is based on current staff and could be reduced depending on the employment of individuals to fill open positions. The expenditure would leave the district fund balance at around 25 percent. The board also decided to leave health insurance coverage at a $602 per month/per employee maximum or a full single health insurance policy, whichever is less. The Salary and Welfare Committee had asked the board to provide an increase of up to $50 to pay for
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The Trenton High School/Trenton Middle School Mascots will hold their annual pancake feed on Saturday in the THS Commons. Serving will be from 7 to 11 a.m. The menu for the eatwhat-you-want, pay-what-you-want event includes pancakes, biscuits and gravy, water, juice and coffee. Proceeds go to help with mascot program expenses.
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Trum mp, Biiden Ge et Vo otes President Donald Trump and Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden were the top vote-getters in Grundy County during the March 10 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary Election. Only 1,366 voters (23.67 percent of registered voters) went to the polls in Grundy County on Tuesday, with Donald Trump getting 886 of the 889 votes cast on the Republican ticket. Former Vice President Joe Biden got 305 of the 456 votes cast on the Democratic ballot, with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders picking up 116 votes and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg getting 12 votes. Libertarian candidate Jacob Hornberger got all three votes cast on that ballot, while Howie Hawkins got the one vote cast on the Green Party ballot and Don Blankenship got one vote cast on the Constitution Party ballot (the other vote was uncommitted). The results mirrored that of the entire state of Missouri, where President Trump and Biden were winners on their respective ballots.
National Weather Service
Clouds will be moving in on Friday with rain expected on Friday night and Saturday, possibly mixed with snow on Saturday morning. Clearing skies on Sunday with a high of 45. Lows will be as low as 29. Trenton’s high on Monday, March 9 was 60 with 1.41 inches of rain. Tuesday’s high was 44. Wednesday’s high was 65 and the low was 38. Wednesday’s high at the Government Weather Station near Spickard was 61, the low was 36.
No o Visitors At Sunnyviiew Until further notice, Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments will not be allowing visitors to the facility due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Earlier this week, the nursing home had announced it would be restricting visits but has since decided to stop visits altogther. A meeting was to be held on Thursday afternoon to address the situation and to come up with a timeframe as to when visitors may be allowed back in.
The best way for persons to protect themselves from contracting a respiratory illness like COVID-19 is with common sense precautions: • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. • Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands. • Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an
What’s Inside... The NCMC Pirates have been given the number nine seed in the NJCAA-Division II National Basketball Tourament in Danville, IL. See page 2 of today’s Republican-Times for a story and the tournament bracket.
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alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol if soap and water are not available. Persons who are sick are asked take these steps to prevent the spread to others: • Stay home. • Cough or sneeze into an elbow or
Co ommis ssio on Se ets Age enda The Grundy County Commission will meet in regular session on Tuesday at the courthouse. Items on the announced agenda include a 9 a.m. proclamation with the Families and Friends of the Developmentally Disabled, the opening of mowing bids at 9:30 a.m. and a 10 a.m. meeting with Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District Chief Kenny Roberts, Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler and Galt Fire and Rescue Chief Terry Wynne. The commission will also hold its regular weekly meeting with Ambulance Director Steve Tracy at 11 a.m.
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person to person. Grundy County Health Department Director Elizabeth Gibson said the virus that causes COVID-19 probably emerged from an animal source, but is now spreading from person to person. The virus is thought to spread mainly between people who are in close contact with one another (within about six feet) through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It also may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching something that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads. There is no vaccine for COVID-19.
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Personnel items were addressed at meetings this week of the Princeton R-5, Pleasant View R-6, Tri-County R-7, Grundy R-5, Laredo R-7 and Newtown-Harris boards of education. Princeton R-5 The Princeton R-5 Board of Education held two meetings this week, including a special closed session on Wednesday. Superintendent Jerry Girdner reported that during Wednesday’s meeting, the board approved Tyler Radewald to fill a vacant custodial/maintenance position as well as approved Bill Goodin as the girls basketball coach for the 2020-21 school year. The board also heard comments from the community regarding school personnel. During the regular meeting on Monday, the board voted to approve the 2020-21 salary schedule for certified staff as well as the wage schedule for non-certified staff. A junior high/senior high cooperative agreement for football with North Mercer was approved for next year as were several board policy updates. The board heard an update on maintenance projects and were told Mike Homedale and Phil Stanley will be volunteering next week to complete interior painting in the new locker room. During a closed session, the board approved teaching contracts for the 2020-21 school year and accepted the resignation of elementary teacher Jillian Marsh. Athletic and activity extra duty contracts were approved and the board heard comments from community members regarding school personnel. The next meeting of the board will be held on Monday, April 13. Pleasant View R-6 The Pleasant View R-6
No COVID-19 Testing Given In County Grundy County Health Department officials are advising that no individuals in Grundy County have been tested for COVID-19 (the coronavirus). Gov. Mike Parson announced in a press conference on March 7 that Missouri has its first case to test presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The case is travel-related (travel to Italy) from St. Louis County. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has tested a total of 26 individuals as of March 7 for COVID-19. Three additional tests remain in progress. The coronavirus that first appeared in Wuhan, China is a new (novel) virus and causes COVID-19, which is a respiratory illness that can spread from
working with the city on the TIF project, the policy is needed to conform with state statutes. The TIF project involving Orscheln, including plans to develop property for a new store location, is to be discussed at a meeting of the Trenton Planning and Zoning Commission on March 16. The council discussed, but took no action, on a proposal to set up a cash reserve policy for the city. A reserve policy is already in place for Trenton Municipal Utilities and City
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health insurance coverage. The board has received five requests for proposals from companies wanting to serve as the district’s insurance broker to assist the district in finding the most affordable coverage. Board members Cliff Roeder and Dr. David Whitaker will be meeting with members of the Salary and Welfare Committee to go over the proposals and make a recommendation to the board at its April meeting. With the establishment of certified and noncertified salaries, the board also set administrative salaries following an executive session at the end of the regular meeting. Salaries include Superintendent Mike Stegman, $113,058; Director of Supportive Services Kris Ockenfels, $90,090; Director of Special Education Tara Hoffman, $60,390; THS Principal Kasey Bailey, $74,910; TMS Principal Daniel Gott, $75,240; Rissler Elementary Principal Tiffany Otto, $72,720; THS Assistant Principal John Cowling, $64,020; TMS Assistant Principal Jackie Price, $62,700; and Rissler Elementary Assistant Principal Adriane Todd, $56,100. The board approved a bid from Jason Shuler Concrete and Construction for $50,162 for concrete work at the new concession stand under construction at C.F. Russell Stadium. Dennis Gutshall, who is serving as project manager for the R-9 construction project, said it was the lowest of two bids received and the work being planned should take care of drainage issues in the southwest corner of the stadium, where the structure is being built. The area is currently as-
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An ordinance allowing a Tax Increment Financing project involving Orscheln Farm and Home to move forward was approved by the Trenton City Council at its meeting on Monday night. On a 7-0 vote, with Danny Brewer absent, the council approved an ordinance setting the procedures to be followed in soliciting bids and proposals for all TIF projects in Trenton, including the current Orscheln project at the intersection of Highway 65 and 28th Street. According to Megan Miller of Gilmore and Bell, which is
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SPORTS NJCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
NOT FINE WITH NINE Pirates Find Motivation In Nine Seed
No. 9 North Central vs. No. 8 Howard MARY MILLER CENTER DANVILLE, IL
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The North Central Missouri College men’s basketball team sat in the Sugg Room at the Ketcham Community Center on Tuesday afternoon. Before them, on a projector screen, the NJCAA Division II seedings unfurled. The Pirates waited to see their seed and opponent for next week’s national tournament in Danville, IL. After revealing the 1-versus16-seed match-up, the broadcast dropped one spot below on the bracket to reveal the 8versus-9 matchup. The 9 seed? The North Central Missouri College Pirates. Calamity ensued. The Pirates clearly felt they were under-seeded. “A lot of proving to do,” North Central coach Jeremy Esry told his players. The Pirates certainly had a case for a higher seed. They were ranked sixth in the nation in the final regular season poll of the year. They occupied the top spot in that poll for 63 consecutive days, the longest stretch of any team this season. Of their three losses, only one came to a Division II opponent. The other two came against Division I schools from Iowa. Following the seed reveal portion of the broadcast, NJCAA Division II men’s basketball chairperson Thom McDonald came on to explain some of the seeding process.
The Pirates were certainly interested in learning more about what procedures placed them in the bottom half of the 16team field. McDonald would explain that performance in the polls was taken into consideration, however, so was strength of schedule, winning streaks and how each region has performed at the national tournament in recent history. The two losses to Division I schools came in North Central’s final five games of the regular season. That gives the Pirates just a four-game winning streak entering the tournament. NCMC also had nine junior varsity squads on their schedule this year, hurting the Pirates’ strength of schedule. To top it off, Region 16 hasn’t had a history of great performances at the national tournament. NCMC went 1-2 last year as the 16 seed, falling in the first round. Region 16 missed the tournament in 2017-2018 as Arkansas State Mid-South won the Central Plains district to advance to the national tournament. St. Louis and Metropolitan, then Penn Valley, both suffered firstround losses in 2016-17 and 2015-16, respectively. “We were anticipating a better (seed), but it is what it is,” Esry said. “I’m sure strength of schedule played a little bit of a factor in it and we had some losses late and it sounded like they put an emphasis on that. So our losses, even though they were to Division I teams, I guess didn’t help our seeding. I still like to think they (the DI games) prepared us to go to the national tournament, though.” After the initial shock and disappointment, a wave of determination swept over the room. If the Pirates needed any extra motivation to take with them to Danville, they got it in the seeding. “I’m excited because we should have really good practices,” Esry said. “I think everybody is going to be a little heated, everybody is going to have a little bit of a chip on their shoulder that we got a little disrespected. We want to go out there and practice hard every day and earn it on Tuesday night.” The Pirates will play Howard Community College out of Maryland in the opening round. The eighth-seeded Dragons are 25-6 on the sea-
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Marty Jackson, the Region 16 Player of the Year, barrels down the floor during a home game against Metropolitan Community College on Feb. 20. Jackson and the Pirates are seeded ninth in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament and will face eighth-seeded Howard in the opening round on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
son entering the tournament and riding a seven-game winning streak. Howard was ranked 16th in the final poll of the regular season, jumping up four spots from the previous poll in which the Dragons
First Round Mar. 17-18
Quarterfinals Mar. 18-19
were the final team ranked in the top 20. The Pirates and Dragons will face off on Tuesday with tipoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The winner will likely get a second-round match-up with
Semifinals Mar. 20
the tournament’s top seed and the number-one team in the nation, Milwaukee Area Tech. Admission at the gate for the tournament will be $10 per session. A full tournament pass will also be available for $50.
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Semifinals Mar. 20
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Game 20 3/20 - 3:00 p.m. L16
Game 9 3/18 - 3:00 p.m. L5 Seventh-Place Game 3/21 - 12:00 p.m. L4 Game 12 3/19 - 11:00 a.m. L6 Game 18 3/20 - 11:00 a.m.
L21 Third-Place Game 3/21 - 5:30 p.m. L22
L2 Game 14 3/19 - 3:00 p.m. L7
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FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 • SECTION 1, PAGE 3
LOCAL
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Students at Rissler Elementary have been recognized as the “Terrific Kids� for the month of March, honored for demonstrating the character trait of “fairness.� Those selected to receive the award, sponsored each month the Trenton Kiwanis Club and Hardee’s of Trenton, were, from left, front row, kindergarten students Kymber Pittman, Ella Ishmael, Carsen Brittain, Jace Pollard and Ayden Reeder; first grade students Emmalyn Terabelian, Abigail Lovell, Erika Mathews, Melodie Whipple and Kitley Paulus; second row, second graders Chance Golden, Cason Trump, Gabriel Harris and Izzy Sprague; third grade students Phoebe Riley, Zavier Green, Emma Welch and Jax Simpson; and back row, fourth graders Johanna Goodin, Lillee Dalrymple, Bella Michael and Malina Martin; and Dave Woodson, representing the Trenton Kiwanis Club.
Sidney Lynch of Trenton, left, is the recipient of the North Central Missouri College Foundation Jack N., Mildred M., Noble J. and Mayra A. Young A-Plus Outstanding Student Award Scholarship. She is a member of the Lady Pirates softball team, a tutor at the tutoring center and a member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. She is currently pursuing a degree in nursing and plans to continue her education to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist. The $250 scholarship is awarded to A-Plus students based off their grade point average, fall course load, completion rate, campus involvement and instructor recommendation. Also receiving the scholarship were Josephine Deen of Conception Junction, Madison Eller of Chillicothe and Taya Kirk of Bethany. Also pictured is NCMC Development Director Alicia Endicott.
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Earning the Achievement Award for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year at Rissler Elementary School were, from left, front row, kindergarten students Emmett Capo, Eliah Brawn, Crue Foster and Arumn Frazier; first graders Temperance Millard, Diego Recendez, Michael Nichol, Alexis Maberry and Garrett Griffith; second row, second graders Ava Burchett, Serena Birkhead, Braylee Barron and Lillian Swank; third graders Neveah Carpenter, Landry Shippen, Emma Welch and Addison Wheelbarger; and back row, fourth graders Annie Currie, Dixie Sager, Addisyn Wehar and Riley Lebsack. Not pictured is kindergarten student Tanner Bratcher.
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Earning the Behavior Award for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year at Rissler Elementary School were, from left, front row, kindergarten students Clare Spencer, Brett Ledbetter, Khyler Sprague, Rose Ortega and Aaliyah Wilson; first graders Emmalyn Terabelian, Brooklynn Ray, Addy Hall, Wesley Stiles and Melodie Whipple; second row, second graders Mary Little, Khya Whipple, Colton White and Jake Baucom; third graders Forest Sharp, Aynsley Foster, Mady Wells and Brittain Rupert; back row, fourth graders Johanna Goodin, Tyson Brittain, Turner Wagner and Kerryn Boyle.
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Earning the Citizenship Award for the third quarter of the 2019-2020 school year at Rissler Elementary School were, from left, front row, kindergarten students Madilyn Bayle, Zoie Ward, Emberlyn Foster, Kennedy Swan and Lucas Wood; first graders Anna Neff, Avery Gamet, Willow Jones, Cadi Clutter and Skyler Schlichting; second row, second graders Carter Bunnell, Lucian Green, Cooper Davis and Izzy Sprague; third graders Raylan Sharp, Adilyn Baker, Thomas Cunningham and Ryker Miller; and back row, fourth graders Carrie Stretch, Guzman Bello, Payton Hanes and Ryan Gott.
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March 11 Ray-Carroll County Grain Growers/Carrollton (1-800-722-4407) Old Crop - Corn, 3.84; soybeans, 8.53; wheat, 4.92. New Crop - Corn, 3.42; soybeans, 8.16; wheat, 4.88. Trenton MFA Soybeans, 8.28 (Mar 20); 8.18 (Apr 20); 8.21 (May 20); 8.12 (New Crop 20). Corn, 3.34 (Mar 20); 3.30 (Apr 20); 3.32 (May 20); 3.22 (New Crop 20). Laredo MFA Soybeans, 8.23 (Mar 20); 8.18 (Apr 20); 8.16 (May 20); 8.12 (New Crop 20). Corn, 3.34 (Mar 20); 3.30 (Apr 20); 3.32 (May 20); 3.22 (New Crop 20).
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OP/ED
Five Points by Wendell Lenhart
A Time For Action There is something that may happen in our community, and if it does, it will be a real shame. The Grundy County Opportunity Center at 2600 Princeton Road is in danger of having to close. The center provides employment opportunities for up to 18 individuals, most of whom are living with some form of developmental disability. The center has provided meaningful jobs for those individuals in the form of confidential document shredding, folding and stuffing of envelopes and assembly work for Global Instruments. They have also produced road Wendell Lenhart and street signs for Trenton and area communities. We have used their services every year and I know the quality they provide and am happy to help provide those opportunities for their employees. Through 2018, the individuals working there were paid on production with funding provided by the Missouri Department of Mental Health. Then the rules and regulations changed and it was mandated that all disabled individuals should be working in the community and receive minimum wage. However well-intentioned this mandate was, it is now going to have the opposite effect. Because of the change, the center has lost $12,000 a month in funding and is in danger of closing. They have tried to continue operating and now face the prospect of having to close its doors. A roundtable/brainstorming meeting to discuss ideas for keeping the center open is scheduled to be held at the center next Friday, March 20, beginning at 10 a.m. If you have an interest in helping keep the center open, I encourage you to attend the meeting or contact the center’s director, Ruth Ebersold, at 359-6655. I am also going to contact my elected state and federal representatives and explain the travesty of this situation. I also encourage you to do the same. Their contact information is listed elsewhere on this page. Maybe with enough effort we can keep the center open and preserve the jobs and quality of life for these individuals who are productive members of our community. Where will these people go and what will they do if the center is forced to close? The center is too important to our community to let it disappear without a fight.
Elected Officials Addresses SEN. ROY BLUNT 260 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-5721
SEN. JOSH HAWLEY B40A Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-6154 E-Mail: senator@hawley.senate.gov
U.S. REP. SAM GRAVES 1135 Longworth House Office Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-7041 E-Mail: sam.graves@mail.house.gov
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What Others Are Saying... Medical Marijuana Misstep It takes a particularly egregious series of flubs to cause Republican state legislators to rebel against Gov. Mike Parson’s appointees in an election year. The administration’s mishandled rollout of applications for Missouri’s medical marijuana licensing absolutely deserves the shellacking recently delivered by GOP state lawmakers and other critics.
Guest Editorials At a hearing last week looking into how the application process went so badly awry, state Rep. Jered Taylor, R-Nixa, ripped into program director Lyndall Fraker for the multiple ways the procedures have been botched. Whether it was “ignorance or confusion or incompetence, Director Fraker clearly didn’t have the experience needed in the position,” Taylor said. Fraker was hired after being contacted by Robert Knodell, a top aide to Parson, and Dr. Randall Williams, Parson’s appointee as director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Post-Dispatch’s Jack Suntrup reports. The missteps that so rankled Taylor and other House members are rooted in the way scores were assigned for license applications to grow, produce consumable products and sell medical marijuana. Nearly identical answers on separate applications yielded widely differing scores, with some resulting in approval and others resulting in rejection. A strong whiff of favoritism surrounds the process. The third-party scorer hired to grade those applications is Wise Health Solutions, a venture owned partially by Oaksterdam University, an unaccredited California-based institution that provided for-profit “boot camps” to coach would-be applicants. The scoring process was designed to be blind, meaning that identifying information of applicants is stripped from the forms so the scorer only judges based on the quality of the answers provided. The concern raised by lawmakers and jilted applicants is that the Oaksterdam-coached clients may have used specific wording in their applications that won them preferential treatment by scorers. “These folks have applicants who have been their customers, who have given them money,” Rep. J. Eggleston, R-Maysville, stated at a hearing last month. “And now they may recognize the answers on the tests, and that might taint the whole grading system.” Fraker countered by asking if Eggleston knew of any Oaksterdam clients who won licenses. “That’s not my job to know. That would be more your job to know,” Eggleston replied. In fact, Oaksterdam-connected applicants did win multiple dispensary and cultivation licenses. Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael
STRAIGHT TALK WITH SAM Sixth District U.S. Rep. Sam Graves 1415 Longworth House Bldg. Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-225-7041 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE The Coronavirus (COVID-19) made available. A vaccine is also has been in the news a lot lately being developed. To ensure that there is suffias it spread from China around the world and to America. We’ve cient funding to fight this disdealt with disease outbreaks be- ease, Congress approved $8.3 fore, including SARS, Ebola and billion dollars in emergency H1N1, and we’re prepared to funding this week to help both federal and state governments take this one head on as well. The President declared a pub- as they take measures to help lic health emergency and imple- battle the outbreak. More than mented travel restrictions early $4 billion of that money will go on, which undoubtedly slowed towards making diagnostic tests the spread of the disease. Cur- more broadly available, to suprently, more test kits are being porting treatments to ease the
Wolff, writing in a Post-Dispatch op-ed last week, questioned whether the Parson administration has rigged the process to create an “anti-competitive cartel” favoring well-connected applicants. Considering the ridiculous level of secrecy imposed by the administration, including a previous refusal merely to release the names of license applicants, the Parson administration cannot credibly claim that it has conducted a transparent and fair scoring process. It had better be due to “incompetence,” as Rep. Taylor suggests. Otherwise, it’s by design — a far more troubling scenario for all involved. — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Livable Housing While Jefferson City deals with affordable housing in the wake of last year's tornado, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is dealing with livable housing. According to an Associated Press story we recently published, Hawley has introduced a bill to increase federal oversight of landlords, punishing those who are neglectful. The legislation was spurred by the discovery of mold and rodent infestations in Kansas City public housing. "Bad landlords have abused our housing system for too long and it's happening right here in Missouri," Hawley said in a news release. "They have taken advantage of tenants, failed to provide them the most basic living standards, forced them to live in squalor — all while demanding rent and bills continue to be paid. And because their properties span jurisdictions, they have gotten away with it. It's time we hold these scumbag landlords accountable." His bill would require the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to create a nationwide database to track contract terminations with landlords due to violations of HUD's Housing Assistance Payments contracts. It would also require public housing authorities to report landlords' violations to HUD. The bill wouldn't pertain to all landlords, just ones who participate in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. While many landlords are responsive and respectful to their tenants and their living conditions, others are not. Like many professions, a few bad apples — at least in the eyes of the public — sometimes spoil the bunch. When landlords do things such as refuse to maintain acceptable living conditions or wrongly shut off utilities, tenants don't always know where to turn for help. And municipalities often are ill-staffed to help. We believe Hawley's bill has the potential to weed out some of the slumlords who value profit at the expense of their tenants' well-being. — Jefferson City News-Tribune
symptoms of those infected with the virus and investing in vaccine development. Additional money has also been allocated to the Centers for Disease Control for response efforts across the country. Nearly $1 billion is specifically designated for state and local response efforts. My office has been in contact with many hospitals and health departments across north Missouri and I’m confident they are well-prepared to defend against the coronavirus. There are many simple steps you can take to help stop the spread of coronavirus. The CDC has released the following list of precautions to take: • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. • Wash hands often with soap and water. • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Stay home when you're sick These precautions are very similar to the steps we take every year to help stop the spread of other viruses, like the common cold and the flu. It is important to note that unlike past disease outbreaks like Ebola and SARs, many individuals who contract coronavirus don’t get it severely. In fact many who contract the virus never end up going to the doctor for treatment. However, like other diseases, the coronavirus is much more deadly for individuals with weaker immune systems, especially the elderly That’s why it is so important to take these common-sense steps to prevent the spread of the virus. I’ll continue to monitor the latest Coronavirus developments and keep in close contact with our local health agencies to help prevent the spread of this illness.
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COMMUNITY Go And Learn FCE Club Meets The Go and Learn FCE  Club met on March 6 at China Buffet for lunch and a business meeting. Bonnie Sutton and Wintress Welliver were guests. Lana Snider presided at the business meeting. Hostess Mary Lynn Griffin ead a devision from “God’s Little Instruction - Book II.� Members repeated the pledge o the U.S. and the club colect. Roll call was answered with members telling their fa-
vorite snack food. Betty Rumbley had a game, which was won by Mrs. Griffin. Mrs. Welliver guessed the mystery gift and Mrs. Griffin received a St. Patrick’s card from her secret pal. Members tied blankets for the children’s advocacy center as part of the program given by Mrs. Griffin. The next meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. on April 3 at Washington Street Food and Drink in Trenton.
Chapter AD Installs New Officers New officers were elected and installed by Chapter AD, PEO during its meeting on March 6 at the Hodge Presbyerian Church. Elaine Walker was the hostss and Bev Bosley was the o-hostess. There were 11 in attendance. Newly-elected president Babette Hill presided over the meeting. Chaplain Bev Bosley gave the devotion, taken from Psalm 16:1-11. Pro-tems for he meeting were Lois Elaine Hawker, treasurer; and Ms.  Bosley, guard. Yearbooks for the coming year were handed out. Mrs. Hill was thanked for her work n compiling information and
printing the books. Ms. Hawker installed the new officers for the 2020-22 biennium. They included Babette Hill, president; Terry Cobb, vice president; Marjorie Keuhn, recording secretary; Sara Gibson, corresponding secretary; and Bev Bosley, chaplain. Also elected and being installed at the April meeting were Sue Holeman, treasurer; and Deanna McCarter, guard. The next meeting will be held on April 2 at The Space with Jackie  Hoffman as hostess. The meeting will be a celebration of the chapter’s newest Golden Girl, Meredith Black.
Church Activities
Ford Judy Jackson Lois Corrigan was the greeter on Sunday morning, March 8 at the Galt Christian Church and Ella Novak and Cole Peterson were the candlelighters. James Gott read the opening scripture and gave a prayer. The offering was received by Ben, James and Corey Gott and Cooper Lewis. Cooper gave the prayer. Alex Peterson gave the communion devotion and the communion prayers were given by Opie Peterson and Clitus Meeker. Stan Richardson gave the message, "That's All I Want," with scripture from Psalm 23. Sharon Berry was in charge of the pre-school and Alex took shut-in communion. The fundraiser taco meal served by the youth was well attended after the worship service. The elders and board meetings were held afterward. The Galt Baptist Church held services on Sunday morning, March 8. Gene Schreffler gave the message, "The People God Uses," with scripture from Hebrews 11: 32-34. Jim Westergaard visited Leroy Ellis at the Wright Memorial Hospital on Wednesday. Dana, Zoe and Abby Downs of Clear Lake, IA came
on Tuesday to spend a few days with Jim and Alice. Jerry and Sharon Berry went to Kansas City on Thursday for Sharon’s eye doctor appointment. Tim Berry of Bates City spent Friday evening and Saturday visiting Ruby Elliott and Jerry and Sharon. Jerry, Sharon, Danny and Colt Berry visited on Saturday evening with Ruby. Jerry, Sharon and Ruby and Bonnie Peterie attended the 100th birthday anniversary celebration on Sunday afternoon for Duane Christy at the Galt Lions Hall. Jerry and Sharon were among family attending a supper and a belated seventh birthday anniversary party for Kit Paulus on Sunday evening at the home of her parents, Drew and Jordyn Paulus. Several attended the walking taco fundraiser meal at the Grundy R-5 High School on Thursday evening and the last night of the elementary basketball tournament. Judy Jackson spent Friday night and Saturday with Ben and Coleen Banner of rural Kirksville. She visited on Friday afternoon with Coleen's first grade class at the Kirksville Elementary School.
Dockery Chapel Terri Reid Nora and James Guthrie were the candlelighters as heir mother, Amy Guthrie opened the church service at Dockery Chapel United Methodist Church on Sunday,  March 8 by playing the guitar and leading the congregation n singing several hymns. Pastor Jim King gave the names of those who are ill or have lost a loved one. He also gave the sermon, “24 Hours That Changed the World: At he Garden,� reading verses
from several different chapters in the book of Psalms. The closing hymn was "Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us." Cathie Lowrey played the organ accompaniment. Erin Carriker led the adult Sunday school class after the benediction. It was announced the Palm Sunday service would be at 11 a.m., followed by a potluck dinner and Easter egg hunt. Gilman City United Methodist Church will have the early service that morning.
Rural Dale Linda Urich March 1 attendance at Rural Dale Baptist Church was 90 for Sunday school and 172 for worship. Pastor Brad Prater gave the sermon, “Turning the World Upside Down - You can Change the World,� with scripture from Acts 17:1-15. A Baptism was held. Attendance at the Rural Dale Baptist Church was 88 for Sunday school and 186 for worship on March 8. Melody Shipley had the special music
and her grandson, Riker Summers was baptized. Pastor Brad Prater gave the sermon, “Lessons from Paul’s Visit to Athens (A Pagan City),� with scripture from Acts 17:16-34.
Seven members of the West Circle of the First Christian Church met on March 7 in the fellowship hall of the church. President Tina Marrs opened the meeting with the CWF prayer. Courtesy Chairman Kay Stuart reported on cards she had sent to those who were ill or had birthday anniversaries during the months of December, January and February. It was announced blessing boxes would be turned in at the CWF general meeting on March 17. The annual carryout luncheon will be held on March 22 in the fellowship
hall following worship services. The CWF women will provide sandwiches, soup, salads and desserts. Money raised will support youth wanting to attend church camp. Sonja Wimer led the Bible study about Mary and Martha, sisters of Lazarus, who had died four days before Jesus arrived. The study addressed personal grief and comfort, with the primary objective being to glorify God. Scripture was from John 11. The meeting was closed with the CWF benediction, followed by refreshments.
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The Ward Circle of the First Christian Church met on  March 3 at the home of Martha Maloney with four members present. Talma Joiner led the group in the CWF prayer. A thank you note from the women’s shelter was read and it was reported seven cards had been sent to shut-ins. The regular CWF meeting will be a Dutch treat luncheon on March 17 at Washington Street Food and
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Thank You The family of Patty Roach would like to thank all for the acts of kindness shown to them during her passing. If you gave a hug, said a prayer, sent a card, flowers, monetary donation, or food, we thank you. Thank you to Speaks Suburban Chapel and Rev. Michael Josue for the beautiful service; and to Crossroads Hospice for their kindness and assistance. Thank you to the pallbearers as well. May God Bless You, Sally Roach, Mary Veon Duncan & Family Nancy & Charles Embuton & Family
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Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It is our desire to honor them with this celebration for their legacy of love and commitment to each other and faithfulness to the Lord. Tom and Kathy were married March 15, 1970 at the former Bible Baptist Church in Trenton, Missouri. The bride’s father, Rev. Albert D. Lambeth preformed the ceremony. The children of the couple are Tammy Hinchey, St. Joseph, MO; Scott Veatch, Rolla, MO; Laurie Bonta , Trenton, MO and Sara Keck, St. Louis, MO. All family and friends are invited to attend.
Trenton Area Calendar of Events SATURDAY THS/TMS Mascots Pancake Fundraiser, THS Commons, 7 to 11 a.m. Better Woman’s Conference, First Assembly of God Church, 9 to 11:45 a.m. Women’s Health Services, 1506 Oklahoma Ave. (use second door on the north), 9 a.m. to noon. For an appointment, call 359-2855. Green Hills Wellness Challenge Weigh-In, , regular hours. Church Women United Thrift Shop, 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. Card Playing, Galt Lions Hall, 6 p.m.
SUNDAY Green Hills Wellness Challenge Weigh-In, Ketcham Community Center , regular hours. Narcotics Anonymous, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 4 p.m. MONDAY Trenton Elks Lodge No. 801, Lodge Hall, dinner at 6:30 p.m., meeting at 7:30 p.m. WIC Recertification and Check Pickup by Appointment, Grundy County Health Department, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library open until 7 p.m. Weight Busters, Grundy County Health Department. Weigh-in at 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6 p.m. For more information, call 485-6424.
Lose to Win Club, Wesley United Methodist Church. Weigh-in at 10:30 a.m., meeting at 11 a.m. For more information, call 359-6144. Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, 10th Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704 or 357-2367. MI Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2901 Hoover Drive, 7 p.m. Al-Anon Family Support Group, North 65 Center, 7 p.m. North 65 Center: Line Dancers, 9:30 a.m.; Cards, 12:30 p.m. TUESDAY Toddler Tuesday, Crowder Park Enclosed Shelterhouse, 120 a.m. THS Class of 1964, Dino’s Diner, 2 p.m.
Art’s Live, Sugg Room at Ketcham Community Center, 7 p.m. Walk-In Tuesday, Grundy County Health Department, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Crafty Ladies, First Baptist Church, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Veterans Mobile Medical Unit, Wright Memorial Hospital parking lot, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Call 816-922-2000 for appointment. Domestic Violence/Anger Management Group, North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, 7 to 9 p.m. Trenton Lions Club, First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, noon. North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.; Activity Night, 6 to 9 p.m.
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AGRICULTURE
Test In Spring For Soybean Cyst Nematode
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The Trenton FFA Meats Team participated in the 22nd annual Lathrop Practice Contest on Monday, March 9. The team placed first out of the 32 teams that participated. All team members placed in the top 15 overall. They included, from left, Olivia Roberts, 14th; Matthew Slater, sixth; Kidridge Griffin, 13th; and Jaycie Griffin, second. (Submitted by chapter reporter Jaycie Griffin.)
Test for soybean cyst nematode in the spring before planting, says University of Missouri Extension plant pathologist Kaitlyn Bissonnette. Data from MU researchers shows SCN field populations are becoming more virulent on commercial soybean cultivars, Bissonnette says. SCN quickly began spreading in Missouri in the 1970s and gained a strong foothold in most of the state’s soybeangrowing counties by the 1990s. Easily transported by nature, cysts and eggs can be spread within a field or to new fields by soil, equipment, water or wind. Today it is the No. 1 soybean disease in the U.S. and Canada. Yields drop by as much as 14 bushels per acre in infected fields when SCN reproduction is high, according to the SCN
Coalition, a public-private partnership of researchers, extension specialists and industry representatives. Populations can increase exponentially, with 100 females capable of producing 39,062 eggs after four generations in one growing season, assuming each female produces 250 eggs, only half become female and only 1% of eggs will survive. SCN is difficult to detect without testing because damage occurs to the root system before it can be seen. Symptoms include stunted plants, yellowing and yield loss. Yield loss can occur even when there are no visual symptoms, Bissonnette says. Nematodes are becoming increasingly resistant to PI 88788, the genetic source of SCN resistance used in about 95% of all SCN-resistant soy-
Be On Guard Against These Developing Forage Insect Pests In Missouri Agricultural insect pests seem to develop when we least expect them according to Tim Schnakenberg, a field specialist in agronomy with University of Missouri Extension. “There are the perennial pests like alfalfa weevils and armyworms,� said Schnakenberg. “But, there are a few new ones that have the potential to become regular invaders of our pastures.� Being on guard for pests is more important than ever. Insect invasions used to be more gradual because the transportation system across America was much slower. Today, pests can hop onto an airplane shipment and be at our doorsteps in short order. According to Schnakenberg, there are several insects that producers should be on guard against in 2020. Schnakenberg started noticing significant sugar cane aphid populations in late season sudangrass and forage sorghums in 2016, specifically around Stone and Christian counties. “The aphid populations would be so intense that lateseason harvests of forage sorghum fields would be se-
verely reduced or destroyed. Sometimes the problem would be minimal 20 miles away,� said Schankenberg. Sugar cane aphids are yellow. They congregate on the stems and leaves of individual plants by the hundreds, sucking life out of the plant. These insects have moved in from the southern states. Traditional insecticides are not effective for control. Transform WG and Silvanto 200SL are the only products that seem to work. These are generally legal for grain sorghum and can be used in a forage situation. “The most practical way to deal with this pest is to convert acreage to one of the millets, which do not appear to be affected by the aphid. Many growers I have worked with have made this switch,� said Schnakenberg. The bermudagrass stem maggot is new to the area and impacts bermudagrass growers. “I first saw it in Barry County in 2019. Other southern Missouri agronomists have been finding it as well for a couple of years. Gulf states bermudagrass growers have
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plants, including alfalfa. It is moving in from the northeast states and is now found in seven counties in Missouri, including Greene County. The spotted lanternfly, which can have a devasting effect on vineyard owners and walnut growers, also deserves our attention. “Lanternflies are in the northeastern states but they have been known to lay eggs on metal surfaces like trains and truck trailers which means they could arrive quicker than expected into Missouri,� said Schankenberg. Invasive insect species are nothing new. If you see something that is questionable or new in your forage or row crop, please contact any MU Extension field specialist in agronomy or an entomologist with the Missouri Department of Agriculture. For more information, contact any of these MU Extension agronomy specialists in southwest Missouri: Tim Schnakenberg in Stone County, 417-357-6812; Jill Scheidt in Barton County, 417682-3579 and Sarah Kenyon in Howell County, 417- 2562391.
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bean varieties. Bissonnette suggests two ways to test for SCN. One way is to dig a month-old soybean plant, gently shake the soil from the roots and look for white females. Another is to collect soil samples for testing. Collect 15-20 core samples for every 20 acres. Cores should be 6-8 inches deep and an inch in diameter. Collect in a zigzag pattern and divide each field into management zones. Include high-risk areas such as the field entry, flooded areas, low spots and historically lowyielding areas. For each collection zone, mix the core samples together. Moisture content is important. “It’s difficult to get an egg count out of concrete or sludge,� Bissonnette says. Ideally, cores will stay intact during collection but will easily fall apart upon mixing. When
in doubt, err on the side of dry. Put samples in a bag and label. If possible, mark down the GPS coordinates of the field where samples were collected. Send to a testing facility. Know your baseline SCN egg count and test every three to five years, Bissonnette says. Comparing SCN egg counts tells you if your management plan is working long-term. Work with crop advisers and extension agronomists in your area to develop a management plan. Bissonnette recommends that farmers 1) test fields to know SCN egg count; 2) rotate to resistant varieties; 3) rotate to non-host crops; and 4) consider using a nematode-protectant seed treatment. For more information on SCN, visit www.TheSCNCoalition.com
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TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE In recent years, we have seen many innovations in our technology. We have phones that are entirely touch screen, cars that can drive themselves, and we even have robots that have begun to do human tasks. However, we not only see these innovations in our everyday life, but we also see them in agriculture as well. I mentioned previously that we now have cars that can drive themselves. This is not the only vehicle that is autonomous. A company called Autonomous Tractor Corporation has produced and sold the first semi-autonomous tractor. The technology works by replacing the transmission, differential, and axles with electric motors. It not only makes the purchasing and maintenance costs cheaper, but it also reduces emissions of
the tractors as well. The tractors still run on diesel, but the electricity is what allows the tractor to carry out mechanical functions. This is a great benefit for farmers. Not only this, but the company is also working on a GPS system to pair with the tractors. This could eventually lead to completely autonomous tractor. This technology could greatly benefit farmers as it provides an additional way for them to perform tasks without having to do it themselves. This means they can perform more tasks in a single day. Although it will be quite a while before these tractors will become fully automatic, technology has greatly benefited agriculture. We can only imagine the things that will be created for agriculture and the world in the future.
Steer Feedout For Fall-Born Calves Entries are being taken until May 10 for steers born after July 1, 2019. Those animals will be part of the Missouri Steer Feedout and will be sent to the Iowa Steer Carcass Futurity on June 2. Collection points will be the Joplin Regional Stockyards, Carthage and the Paris Veterinary Clinic, Paris. Eligible steers must have been weaned no less than 28 days, preferably 45 days and weigh 500 pounds or more at pickup time. They must also receive necessary vaccinations, including two rounds of modified live vaccine, 28 days before pickup. An entry minimum is five head. Birth dates are helpful in calculating steer performance but is not required. Entries cost $20 per head, non-refundable. All costs for feed, implants, treatments, etc. will be deducted from your final settlement sheet. Progressive cow-calf owners use the feedout to learn the strengths and weaknesses of their breeding and management program. The feedlot and carcass results can help build your herd's reputation when you market your feeders or breeding animals. The data also lets you know if your cattle are average, above or below average compared to others in the program. At the first processing, steers will be assigned a feeder cattle frame, muscle and body condition score by a Missouri Market News grader. they'll also have a market value placed on them which is used to determine their profit or loss at the end of the feedout. For additional information, persons may go online and/or view the most recent Power Point show on the feedout. #
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Administrator Ron Urton suggested the council look at having a similar plan on the city side. The TMU policy requires at least 25 percent of operations and maintenance be used as the minimum reserve and the information presented to the council proposed the city reserve at 35 percent. Based on projected end of the current year budget figures, that would mean the city reserve for 2020-21 would be $1,139,000. Council members Brad Chumbley and Larry Crawford both expressed concerns about having a minimum reserve, with Chumbley saying the reserve would tie the hands of the city at budget time should unexpected expenses need to be covered. It was noted income to pay for city expenses comes from tax revenues, with no viable way to increase those numbers. Council members Cathie Smith and John Dolan said the figures could be used in helping the city meet a reserve goal without having an actual policy. Urton also suggested the council consider $210,000 being used for employee wage increases on the city side in the 2020-21 budget with the same amount coming out of utility funds for TMU employee raises. Under the plan, the money would be given to each department in a lump sum, based on the number of employees, and department heads would be given authority to distribute the raises based on their knowledge of employee experience and job performance. The city has 42 employees and TMU has 33. Information was presented as to how much a 25-cent and 50-cent an hour increase would cost the city (insurance costs were not included). The city currently pays $11.39 an hour for an entry level firefighter, while a beginning police officer receives $14.97 per hour. The street de-
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partment starting salary is $12.50 per hour. Urton said the city has not kept up with the new state minimum wage rate, which goes up 85 cents a year through 2023. In the two years the rate has been in effect, the city has increased its salaries by 75 cents while the state increase has been $1.70. A plan to establish incremental wage increases for the fire, police and street departments was also discussed, with additional discussion taking place at a meeting of the Finance Committee on Wednesday. Under the plan, additional increases would be given as an incentive for personnel to receive additional training, certifications, schooling, etc. Urton noted it is hard to get qualified persons to apply for some city positions and that many times the city ends up hiring an individual with little to no experience. As a result, the city spends additional money for training and other related expenses. Jordan List of Strategy gave an update as to what is being done to improve Internet security for the city’s computers and servers. He noted the city has updated computers, developed backup services, installed firewalls and moved its website to a more secure host site. Trenton Fire Chief Brandon Gibler reported on training that took place over the weekend on the new fire tower. He said one of the trainers called the tower a “perfect” site for holding training classes. Bids will be sought for fencing around the tower to secure the site and additional lighting is also needed. Urton reported the asphalt plant should be ready for use by mid-April. He said the city has already had requests from several entities to purchase asphalt, including the state. He announced that both the utility and administrative committees would be meeting on Tuesday, March 17 at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
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hired this year. He said most students and staff were back in their classrooms after being displaced due to installation of the performing arts center precast walls. He recognized staff for working through the changes and thanked the First Baptist Church for allowing the district to use its facilities for the vocal and instrumental music programs. He said that Ockenfels has been working with custodians to increase sanitation efforts throughout the district to prevent the Coronavirus. Resources on the virus have been posted on the district website. In other business, the board: • set the 2020-21 tuition rate at $6,375, which is a $67 increase from this year. • voted to nominate board member Dorothy Taul to a position on the state MSBA board. • held the first reading of
MSBA policy updates. • heard a safety report regarding the statewide tornado drill and COVID-19. • reviewed principal reports. An executive session for personnel was held. In addition to setting administrative salaries, the board accepted the resignations of teachers Brook Kreatz, Rachel Harvey and Chance Houghton and Darcie Taylor as middle school science club sponsor as well as the retirement of Brenda Owen. All probationary teachers were employed for the 2020-21 school year and Susan Gott and Abbye Michael were moved from probationary to tenured teachers. Amber Sprague was employed as the summer school secretary. Cassie Holcer, Marsha Hurst and Dr. Nick McHargue were approved as substitutes. Extra duty assignments approved include:
Middle School - Jenny Otto, student council; Sheridan Mounce, yearbook; E’Lisha Gass, Builders Club; and Julia Keuler, Science Club and Scholar Bowl. High School - Derek Bloom, Scholar Bowl; Tyler Busick, vocal music and senior class sponsor; Tashyana Dowell, Drama Club; Rachel Ferry, FACS; Emily Reardon, FTA; Brian Sager, Science Club; Kayce Terhune, FBLA and sophomore class sponsor; Amy Currie, Spanish Club and National Honor Society; Greg Dalrymple, yearbook and junior class sponsor; Lori Duff, prom; E’Lisha Gass, Key Club; Kabel Oaks, FFA; and Ethan Stewart, instrumental music. The list of fall and winter sports coaching assignments is included on the sports page.
Tuesday night. According to information • From Front Page • provided by Superintendent Board of Education voted to David Probasco, a 1 percent move forward with construc- increase was approved for the tion plans during a meeting on certified salary schedule while Tuesday night. the non-certified staff received According to information a 2.5 percent increase. The 1 provided by Superintendent percent certified salary inRebecca Steinhoff, the board crease sets the base pay for a reviewed plans for an addition beginning teacher in the R-7 to the current structure, which District at $30,208. would include three new classThe board voted to increase rooms, two new restrooms, a its contribution to employee concession area and a new en- health insurance through Detrance to the gymnasium. The fined Health Insurance to $500 board then voted to hire Nor- per employee. Probasco said ton & Schmidt of Kansas City, the increase will fully-fund a construction engineering four of the seven plans offered company, to give final ap- to employees. proval to the plan. Wagner Photography was Approval was given to selected to handle school picmove a matured certificate of tures for 2020-21 and a bid deposit from Home Exchange from Conrad and Higgins was Bank to the school’s money approved to perform the 2020market account. The board 21 financial audit. Also apalso approved the preschool proved were the MSBA calendar as well as several Update 2019 Part C. There was field trips, including the third a discussion on the budget and fourth grade trip to Crow- with no action taken. der Park on April 6, the fifth Following an executive sesgrade trip to the Water Festival sion, the board voted to renew on April 9 and the fifth through contracts of all tenured teacheighth grade trip to Hannibal ers and approved the list of on April 30. Discussion was non-tenured teachers to be reheld on the eighth grade trip, tained as presented by adminwith no decision made. istrators. An update was given on the The next meeting of the school health insurance and board will be at 6 p.m. on the track program. A school- Wednesday, April 8 in the suyear update was given by perintendent’s office at the teachers Kimberly Ray and school in Jamesport. Hayley Anderson. Mrs. SteinGrundy R-5 hoff reported that all three The Grundy R-5 Board of buses passed inspection during Education approved contracts a recent check and gave a list during its meeting on Monday of several upcoming events, night. including a blood drive on According to information March 19, the Pleasant View provided by Superintendent Extravaganza on March 21 and Phil Fox, the board voted to the buy one, get one free book offer employment to all but fair on March 27 to April 3. one tenured and non-tenured During the executive ses- certified staff member for the sion, the board voted to hire all 2020-21 school year. The contenured and non-tenured certi- tract of Erma Newton was not fied staff and offered tenure renewed on a vote of 5-0. status to second grade teacher The board decided to renew Kimberly Ray. The board also its employee health insurance approved several guidelines through OSBA for the 2020-21 for the eighth grade trip. school year. The board will The next meeting of the pay the full cost of the insurboard will be at 6 p.m. on ance, which is $555 per emTuesday, April 14. ployee/per month. The Health Tri-County R-7 Savings Account deductible The Tri-County Board of will be $6,500. Approval was Education approved salary in- also given for a staff health creases during a meeting on fair, with the board paying the
$19 basic health screening cost for each employee. High School Principal William Dow presented a proposal to move the sixth grade classroom to the high school next year, which was approved. The board also set May 11 as the fifth and sixth grade elementary school graduation. Five bids for mowing at the elementary and high school buildings were reviewed, with the board approving the bid from Chris Novak at $180 per mowing. It was the lowest bid received. Approval was given to a proposal from art teacher Trisha Sharp to paint a mural on a wall at the high school. Also approved were the principal reports. The board reviewed and discussed the district’s athletic cooperative agreement with the Newtown-Harris School District, with no action taken. The board held a second reading of MCE policies, heard a report on preschool and reviewed and approved the elementary and secondary principal reports. It was reported that three school buses passed inspection, with two needing minor repairs before being passed. The next meeting for the board will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16. Laredo R-7 The Laredo R-7 Board of Education took action on several personnel items during its meeting on Monday night. According to information provided by Administrator Misty Foster, the board approved renewing contracts for all tenured teachers as well as the contracts of probationary teachers Micah Burkeybile, Title I, and Sarah Young, first and second grade. Also approved was a contract for probationary part-time physical education/health teacher Abbie Herrold. The board approved employee health insurance coverage for the 2020-21 school year through OSBA Insurance and accepted a contract with Greg Terwilleger for occupational therapy services. Approval was given to a
cooperative agreement with the Pleasant View R-6 School District for seventh and eighth grade track as well as a mowing bid from H&B Mowing. The 2019C policy updates were approved. Preliminary salary information was discussed, but no action was taken. Also discussed was the budget and spring activities. It was announced that all district buses passed inspection during a check on March 3. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on March 19 and the eighth grade field trip to Branson will be on May 8. The next meeting of the board will be on Monday, April 13. Newtown-Harris The Newtown-Harris Board of Education approved the school calendar for the 202021 school year, which includes a four-day school week, during a meeting on Monday night. According to information provided by Superintendent Lucas McKinnis, the board adopted the calendar, with the first day of school being Monday, Aug. 24 and the last day being Friday, May 21. Classes will be held during the school year on Tuesday through Friday (with the first week being Monday through Friday). Classes will start at 7:45 each morning and end at 3:32 in the afternoon. The board voted to pay $575.08 toward employee health insurance plans as well as all employee contracts. The resignation of art teacher/librarian Scott Smith was accepted and the board approved the FFA competition trips and a field trip to Blank Park Zoo for students in pre-kindergarten to second grade. McKinnis reported students and staff participated in an intruder drill last month and that the HDC Choir will be at the school on March 23 for a performance. Recognition was given to board member Jack Wells, who is not seeking reelection and will be leaving the board after 15 years. The next meeting of the board will be on Tuesday, April 14.
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phalted and those materials are to be removed and will be replaced with concrete, which Gutshall said provides a better drainage slope. It is anticipated the concrete work will be finished prior to Aug. 1. He also gave an update on work being done at the high school, including the hallway to the ag building, roofing and duct work. He said discussions are to be held this week regarding the schedule of work that will be done this summer in the high school/media center and at the entrance of Rissler Elementary School. Stegman reported to the board the duties of the athletic director would be absorbed next year by current staff and that projected pre-school student numbers may not require the extra personnel that was
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Most Coronavirus Patients Recover, Still Anxiety, Fear Loom More Than 60,000 People Have Recovered SEATTLE (AP) — Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus spreading around the globe. The disease can cause varying degrees of illness and is especially troublesome for older adults and people with existing health problems, who are at risk of severe effects, including pneumonia. But for most of those affected, coronavirus creates only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough, with the vast majority recovering from the virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe ailments may take three to six weeks to rebound. In mainland China, where the virus first exploded, more than 80,000 people have been diagnosed, but more than 58,000 already have recovered. Because the difference in impact can be so great, global health authorities have the difficult task of alerting the public to the virus' dangers without creating panic. Already, the widespread consequences of the virus have been staggering, sending shock waves through the world's financial markets. Global oil prices sustained their worst per-
centage losses since the the Gulf War in 1991, and new restrictions were imposed in Italy and in Israel as the Holy Week approached. But even some of the most vulnerable patients can fight their way through the disease. Charlie Campbell’s father, 89-yearold Eugene Campbell, has been diagnosed with the coronavirus and is hospitalized in Edmonds, Washington. Charlie Campbell said his father's doctor is cautiously optimistic, adding, “Under normal circumstances, he would discharge my dad, but these aren’t normal circumstances.� Eugene Campbell came to the hospital from Life Care Center, a nursing home in Kirkland that has been linked to a large share of the state’s coronavirus deaths. “We went and saw him yesterday and he looked pretty good,� Campbell said, noting that his father is breathing normally and his vital signs and heart rate are good. “He may be the oldest person to recover from coronavirus.� In China, Tan Shiyun, a postgraduate student at a university in Wuhan, had traveled to her family home in Yichang over 180 miles away when she began to experience minor symptoms from the virus.
She went to the hospital, where she was given common cold medicine and sent home. It was only after her symptoms persisted and she visited the hospital a second time for an outpatient CT scan and received a call asking her to come back did she understand her symptoms came from something other than the common flu. After many days and a number of tests, doctors eventually told her that the infection had spread to both of her lungs. “After that, I felt a heavy head while walking, unable to breathe, and nauseous,� Tan said in a video blog post. But after over two weeks in the hospital, a CT scan showed her infection was disappearing and she was discharged. For some who’ve been quarantined, anxiety and dread that they will become stigmatized by friends, neighbors and co-workers have made them reluctant to acknowledge even the most modest health impact. A few patients with the virus who were interviewed by The Associated Press — all of them passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship that ended up quarantined off Japan — described symptoms that were no stronger than a regular cold or flu. “It’s been a 2 on a scale of 10,� said
Carl Goldman, hospitalized in Omaha, Nebraska, since Feb. 17, after developing a 103-degree fever on a chartered flight from Japan to the U.S. Goldman is staying hydrated with Gatorade. He said he continued coughing more than two weeks after he first got sick, but would probably only have missed one day of work if he had been diagnosed with the cold or flu. He stays active by pacing in his room, trying to match his presickness routine of 10,000 daily steps on the pedometer. “I totally get this is where I need to be and I need to be cleared of this before I’m released,� he said. American Greg Yerex, who was diagnosed along with his wife, Rose Yerex, on the Diamond Princess, said he had no symptoms and felt as healthy as he did on any other normal day. “If I was home, I would be out doing everything I normally do,� he said in an interview conducted via Facebook calls when the couple were still hospitalized in Nagoya, Japan. Rose Yerex tested negative when she got to the hospital. For Greg Yerex, it was the couple's mental health that faced the biggest threat as they they spent days in quarantine, isolated from friends and fam-
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AREA DEATHS Joshua Quinn Eckerson Joshua Quinn Eckerson, a 45-year-old resident of Bethany, died on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at his home. A celebration of life was held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Bethany. The body was cremated following the service. Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany was is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Eckerson was born on Nov. 27, 1974 in Albany, the son of Greg Eckerson and Debbie Wilson. He had served as the Harrison County Sheriff since 2012. He attended the Missouri Western Police Academy in St. Joseph, graduating in April 1998. He worked for the Trenton Police Department from June 1998 to December 2004. He then moved back to Harrison County and started working for the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department in January 2005. He was a SWAT team member for the Grundy County/Trenton Police Department, a K-9 handler, a major case squad member, a NOMIS-initial response team member for the major case squad, worked part time for the North Central Missouri Drug Task Force, worked part time for the NITRO Task Force (headed up by the federal department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) and
was a Deputy U.S. Marshal with the task force. He was a tazer instructor, an instructor for the Midwest Law Enforcement Trainers Association, a 911 coordinator for Harrison County, an evidence officer, a clandestine (meth) drug lab technician, a Missouri Department of Natural Resources Clandestine (meth) Drug Lab Collection Station officer and a DARE instructor. He was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Bethany. Survivors include his children, Gracie, Cayden, Camden and Cearstyn; their mother, Kristy; parents, Debbie (Chuck) Reed of Bethany and Greg (Pam Glenn) Eckerson of Overland Park, KS; sisters, Kerri (Michael) Ward of Gilman City, Whitney (Zach) Mervosh of Kansas City and Ashley Eckerson of Overland Park; grandmother, Lee Eckerson of Bethany; and his grandfather, Clark Glenn and great-grandmother, Alma Jane Simpson of Bethany. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold Eckerson, Larry Wilson, Beverly (Bill) Tilley and Reva Glenn. Memorials are suggested to the Josh Eckerson Memorial Fund to benefit his children in care of Roberson Funeral Home, PO Box 46, Bethany, MO 64424.
Harold Doyle Moore Harold Doyle Moore, an 86-year-old resident of St. Joseph, died on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 at his home. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Rupp Funeral Home in St. Joseph with Chaplain Jennifer Kusilek officiating. Burial was in the the Mount Auburn Cemetery. Mr. Moore was born on April 23, 1933 in Trenton, the son of Beulah and Luther Moore. He graduated in 1951 from Trenton High School. He was married on June 12, 1965 in Bethany to Merle “Lynn” Endicott. He served in the Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from Quaker
Oats after many years of service. He enjoyed going to auctions, tinkering in his garage and spending time with his children and grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Merle "Lynn" Moore of the home; two daughters, Melissa Kennedy and Debbie Moore; two sons, Jeff and James Moore of St. Joseph; a sister, Patricia (L.D.) Daniels; grandchildren, Jason Kennedy, Megan Stickley, Johnathon Kennedy, James Moore Jr. and Chriscenda Mozingo; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorials are suggested to the Hospice Partners or Alzheimer's Association.
FUNERALS Cora Sue Crawford McCloud Funeral services for Cora Sue Crawford McCloud were held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the Resthaven Mortuary in Trenton. Rev. Doug Crawford officiated. Mrs. McCloud, an 87-yearold resident of Bolivar, died at
9:41 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020 at her residence. Recordings of “He”, “You Raise Me Up” and “I Can Only Imagine” were played. Private burial will be later in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.
DAILY RECORD CIRCUIT COURT Associate Division Judge Steven D. Hudson Jessica L. Cottrell, Gilman City, pleaded guilty to failing to register a motor vehicle, a class B misdemeanor, and was fined $50.50 and $74.50 costs. Randall W. Dell, Spickard, waived formal arraignment and had his case set for trial-setting on April 14 on a class D misdemeanor charge of operating a motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility. Other charges continued to that date included operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, involving an accident, a class A misdemeanor; failing to register a motor vehicle, a class B misdemeanor; and not wearing a seat belt, an infraction. Pleading guilty to not wearing a seat belt and fined $10 were Jennifer R. Griffin, Trenton; and Shannon M. Brake, Trenton. Kellie S. Holtman, St. Joseph, waived her preliminary hearing and had her case bound over to the Circuit Division on two class D felonies of stealing, one involving a motor vehicle and one involving property of $750 or more. She is scheduled to appear in court March 12. Arthur L. Miller, Trenton, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of operating a motor vehicle without two working sets of brakes and was fined $200.50 and $74.50 costs. Cody P. Morris, Coffey, pleaded guilty to failing to register a motor vehicle, a class B misdemeanor. He was fined $50.50 and $74.50 costs. He also pleaded guilty to not wearing a seat belt and was fined $10. John E. Peterson, Spickard, waived his preliminary hearing and had his case bound over to the Circuit Division on two charges of receiving stolen property, one a class C felony and the other a class D felony. He is
EMERGENCY SERVICES Trenton Police Department March 3: officers arrested a subject for driving with a suspended license and investigated an assault at a north business. March 4: two arrests were made on warrants in the north part of town and a sexual assault was reported at an east business. Officers responded to a motor vehicle accident that involved improper backing in the east part of town. March 5: officers investigated a motor vehicle accident
and had to be towed from the scene, complained of knee pain and had to be taken to WMH for treatment. Ms. Treadwell, whose vehicle sustained moderate damage, complained of a headache but said she would seek treatment on her own, if needed. It was noted in the report, which states that no tickets were issued at the time of the accident, that Ms. Langford said her vision was partially obstructed by heavy rain. It was also noted that construction equipment is located on the southeast corner of the intersection and was obstructing the view of both northbound traffic on Rural Street and westbound traffic on Eighth Street. A ticket was issued in an accident investigated March 10
in the east part of town in which a vehicle left the scene. March 6: officers responded to two domestic disputes, one at a north residence and one at an east business. A subject was found to have no state vehicle license plates in the east part of town. March 7: a domestic dispute was investigated at a south residence. March 8: officers responded to an assault at a north business and investigated a nuisance violation at a west residence.
Trenton Men Hurt In Mishap Two men from Trenton received injuries in a one-vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon in Johnson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Wyatt Adams, 23, was the driver of a northbound vehicle on Highway 13 when the car swerved to avoid another vehicle turning left. The car went off the left side of the road, then returned to the road before traveling off the right shoulder into a ditch, where it
Recent Mishaps See One Injured, One Ticketed A Jamesport woman had to be transported to Wright Memorial Hospital following an accident March 9 at the intersection of East Ninth and Rural streets. According to a report filed by Trenton Police Sgt. Jeb Walker, the mishap occurred when a sport utility vehicle driven by Bianca M. Treadwell of Trenton was northbound on Rural Street and a car driven by Bettie J. Langford of Jamesport was stopped at a stop sign at East Eighth and Rural streets, traveling westbound. Ms. Langford did not see Ms. Treadwell’s vehicle approaching and pulled from the stop sign, where her vehicle was struck by Ms. Treadwell’s vehicle. Following the accident, Ms. Langford, whose vehicle sustained extensive damage
scheduled to appear in court March 12. Dana R. Thibodeau, Trenton, waived her preliminary hearing and had her case bound over to the Circuit Division on a class E felony charge of unlawful use of a weapon-while intoxicated and a class D felony charge of endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk. She is scheduled to appear in court April 20. Judy Bagley, Princeton, pleaded guilty to speeding, a class C misdemeanor, and was fined $70.50 and $74.50 costs. Shawn S. Howell, Chillicothe, waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated-aggravated offender, a class D felony. His bond hearing was set for March 17. Dallas W. Hughs, Trenton, waived formal arraignment on charges of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, involving an accident, and leaving the scene of an accident, both class A misdemeanors. He is scheduled to appear in court April 14 for a plea or trial setting. Desmond A. Calton, Trenton, pleaded guilty to speeding, a class C misdemeanor, and was fined $60.50 and $74.50 costs. Justin L. Taul, Trenton, pleaded guilty to fourth degree domestic assault, a class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to serve 14 days in the Grundy County Detention Center with credit given for 14 days. He is to pay a fine of $200, plus $120.50 costs and $100 to the Law Enforcement Restitution Fund. MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION Petition Filed Matthew Halstead vs. Charity Halstead. REAL ESTATE David S. Treadwell and wife to Bianca Mackenzie Treadwell. Kenny Toedebusch to Allan H. Klema Revocable Trust.
by Trenton Police Officer Luke Dapra. According to his report, the accident occurred when a car driven by Kennedy R. Brock of Trenton was eastbound on East 10th Street and turned northbound onto Lake Trenton Drive. She said she was distracted by traffic on East 10th Street and the front passenger side corner of her vehicle struck the driver’s side rear corner of a car owned by Robert V. Brewer of Kansas City, which was parked and unattended on the east shoulder of the roadway. Ms. Brock’s car continued sideswiping the Brewer vehicle from the point of impact to the front corner panel. Ms. Brock was ticketed for careless and imprudent driving by striking a parked car.
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overturned. Adams received moderate injuries while a passenger, 23-year-old Jarvis Collins, received minor injuries. They were taken to Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg for treatment. Neither man was reported wearing a safety device. The accident was investigated by Trooper W.M. Graham. He was assisted by Trooper D.W. Schubert.
Grundy County Museum Plans 2020 Focus Exhibit Plans for the 2020 Focus Exhibit and officers for the year were announced during a recent meeting of the Grundy County Museum Board of Directors. “Photography Now and Then” will be the theme for the 2020 focus exhibit. Included in the exhibit will be: • A display of the museum’s collection of cameras and darkroom equipment. • Sixteen information panels presenting the sequential technical innovations as photography progressed from pinhole cameras to today’s digital still and video cameras. • A “pinhole camera” demonstrating the earliest concepts of photography. • A photo display of pictures taken by Grundy County’s fifth grade students. • A timeline documenting the progression of photographic technologies. • A list of Trenton’s historic professional photographers
and examples of their work. • Photo slide shows of photographic work by local photographers. In addition to the photography theme, a display acknowledging and documenting the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and the 19th Amendment will greet museum visitors in the foyer of the main building. The museum will open at 10:30 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 25, following a flag raising ceremony and rifle salute presented by the Joseph L. Norton VFW Post 919. The museum is open 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Museum board officers for the year are Linda Overton, president; Lana Beverlin, vice president; Delvin Wilford, treasurer; Phil Schlarb, recording secretary; and Donna Christy, corresponding secretary.
Bloodmobile Visits Set The Community Blood Center will have two bloodmobile visits to Grundy County later this month. The Pleasant View R-6 School fifth grade class will host a visit to the school gym on Thursday, March 19 from 2 to 6 p.m. Donors can make an appointment by going to the website, esavalifenow.org/ group and use the group code: EG81. Additional information
is also available from Kylie Davis by calling the school at 359-3438. A bloodmobile visit will also be made to the Grundy R5 School gym at Galt from 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 20. Appointments can be made at esavalifenow.org/group and using the group code EG74. The visit is being sponsored by the Grundy R-5 FFA chapter.
Area Residents Earn Degrees Three area residents are among those earning degrees from Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph following the fall semester. They include Ally Ockenfels of Trenton, bachelor of
science in education degree in art; Chloe Oyler of Trenton, bachelor of fine arts in art degree, studio art; and Ethan Faulkner of Harris, associate of science degree in criminal justice.
Princeton City Council Meets The Princeton City Council approved two service contracts during a meeting on Monday night, March 9. According to Assistant City Clerk Corey Willett, the council approved a $3,000 service contract with the Mercer County Fair Board to hire the band “Fast Times,” which will play at the fair on July 17. A service contract in the amount of $500 was approved for the Princeton High School Band to play a concert on the down-
town square on April 24. The council voted to close an alley between Casteel and Cane streets and tentatively set the spring cleanup date for May 2, with a backup date of May 9. Members also heard information regarding well testing requests being sent out, which is the next step in the city’s water improvement project. The next meeting of the council will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 13.
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Thursday-Ham loaf, baked sweet potato, cheesy spinach, tropical fruit, cupcake, whole wheat roll. Friday-Chicken strips or beef liver, hashbrown casserole, green beans, peas, whole wheat roll. (Coffee, iced tea, water and milk are served daily and an alternate meal of chef’s salad, crackers and fruit cup is available each day.)
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Five Years After Death, Group Gives Teacher Final Lesson CREVE COEUR, Mo. (AP) — Kelly Friend had one final lesson for young children, especially for her first graders at Ross Elementary School near Creve Coeur. If your teacher has cancer, she might feel queasy and skip a meal. Her hair may fall out. She might come to school wearing wigs and scarves. The medicine she takes will fight the bad cells but might fight the healthy cells as well. And she will always love her students, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Friend was 29 when she died on Sept. 1, 2014, of a rare form of cervical cancer. Before she died, she had a tough time finding resources to help her explain to her students what she was going through and what changes they might see in her. “I had a stack of books about grandmas dying of cancer,” said Carol Austerman, who worked as a school counselor at Ross in the Parkway School District. “Kelly was like, ‘No, no. These won’t do. This isn’t what I want.’” Before her death, Friend gave her blessing and direction to her friends, family and colleagues to write a book about a teacher with cancer. The book, “Miss Friend on Sunshine Dr.,” was published in the spring, and copies arrived in late January. Now, the group would like to give copies of the book to schools, organizations and anyone who might benefit from it. Friend lived in a tidy brick home on a street called Sunshine Drive, in the Princeton Heights neighborhood in south St. Louis. Denise Ford, who taught gifted students at Ross and then moved to Kirkwood North Middle School, teased her good-natured colleague. “You are like a walking storybook character, because your name is Miss Friend,” Ford would say. “And then she bought this house on Sunshine Drive.” Friend exuded happiness. She and her roommate threw themed movie parties for friends with an outdoor screen they set up in the backyard at Sunshine Drive. Her brightly decorated classroom was a happy place, and she welcomed former students and troubled students with open arms. As a child, she set up a classroom in her family’s basement in Ballwin, said her mom, Chris Friend. She’d teach the
younger neighbor kids and set up a schedule, complete with snack time and recess. “It was set up in the back of our basement forever, and she never changed her mind about being a teacher,” Friend said. She got her teaching degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia and taught in Crystal City for a year before moving to the Parkway district. “She always had a calm, soft voice and a calm demeanor,” said Lisa Luna, Friend’s principal at Ross. “All of her kids, she was able to meet them where they were, academically and emotionally. You could tell that teaching was not only her gift, it was her destiny.” When she was diagnosed, friends and colleagues rallied around her. Ford wrote a poem about Friend for a fundraiser trivia night in June 2014 and sold spiral-bound booklets of it for $5. The poem focused on Friend’s good nature and ability to spread joy throughout her classroom. Friend loved the poem. She asked Ford to write the rest of the story: Friend would have to take medicine. She might feel tired and want to sleep. Some cells in her body help her think and speak, but cancer cells make her sick. Ford went home that night and finished the poem. “I emailed her that night and said, ‘What do you think?’ She emailed back right away and said, ‘Yes, this is it. This needs to become the book.’” As Friend was undergoing chemotherapy, she learned of a legend that says peacocks eat plants that are poisonous to other animals, and that is what makes their feathers beautiful. She got a tiny tattoo of a peacock feather on the inside of her wrist and focused on that during treatment. She practiced yoga and comforted herself with the mantra: Breathe in peace, breathe out love. Friend continued the treatments, but her health deteriorated. After she died, her colleagues shelved the project, at least for the time. “It was just too hard and too raw and too difficult for several years to make it happen,” said Ford. Friend had asked her mother to draw the illustrations, but the group didn’t want to impose on her. “We just let it go,” Ford said. Austerman, the school counselor, retired. Ford continued teaching in Kirk-
wood. Still, they talked about the book. Chris Friend, who used to encourage her daughter’s creative nature, picked up her colored pencils. She colored the cover’s background in orange, her daughter’s favorite, and incorporated personal details, like rings her daughter crafted from vintage buttons or the bright yellow Nissan Xterra her daughter drove to work. She drew hidden peacock feathers throughout the book for children to find. Friend’s friend and roommate, Lauren Schurk, laid out the pages. Her first grade teaching colleagues, Caroline Reither and Jessica Pope, gave feedback. They called and emailed publishers and people in the business to figure out how to raise money to publish and print it. “We’re a small team of educators and quite bright,” Austerman said. “But we have no experience getting a book published.” The group dubbed their efforts “the peacock project,” knowing they, too, could turn poison into beauty. They established a Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $15,000 to print the first shipment of books and pay fees. The group gave copies to people who donated. Just as Friend wanted, they placed copies in every elementary school counselor’s office in the Parkway School District. They gave some copies to the group Friends of Kids with Cancer. They want to give copies away and let people know they can buy the book on Amazon or through Archway Publishing. Any profits will go toward postage or to buy more books to give away. Friend would be “so, so happy” about the book getting published and into the hands of kids, Ford said. “If it helps one little person get through a tough time, that would mean a lot to her.” Friend didn’t want the book to end on an overly happy or sad note, or talk about death. The story ends like this: Because no matter what’s inside Whichever cells will win today, Miss Friend loves all her first graders That love will never go away.
HIGHLIGHTS WITH HEGEMAN 12th District State Sen. Dan Hegeman Room 332, State Capitol Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-751-1415 dan.hegeman@senate.mo.gov
HELPING THOSE WHO SERVE Members of the Missouri Legislature work toward many goals throughout our time in the Capitol. There are several points with which we agree, but few as much as our desire to assist those who volunteer to make the ultimate sacrifice when they join the U.S. Military. It is not only those individuals who take on this challenge, but it is also their families. With this in mind, each year, lawmakers work toward ways that seek to help not only those who put on a uniform, but those who stay at home to care for loved ones and run the day-today aspects of life while their spouse is away, serving our country. Add to this mix a commitment many of us in the Missouri General Assembly have made to cut unnecessary government regulation, and there are the components that are needed for Senate Bill 673 and 560, which has been passed by the Missouri Senate. Senate Bill 673 and 560 would allow any resident of Missouri, a resident military spouse, or anon-resident military spouse to apply for a professional li-
cense in his or her chosen profession. Current law allows any resident of Missouri who holds a valid license, issued by another state, to submit an application for a license in Missouri in the same occupation or profession. This legislation would help military spouses stationed in Missouri apply for a license here, as long as the person also submits proof of current licensure from their home state. If someone moves to our state because his or her spouse has been transferred here, but cannot work in Missouri, it means that person cannot support a family. This leads to difficulties for them, and more unemployment. All of this can be eliminated, if we simply cut away unneeded red tape and let people work. It is a win-win for everybody involved As always, please feel free to call, email or write with your ideas or concerns. My capitol office number is 573-751-1415, my email address is dan.hegeman@senate.mo.gov and my mailing address is Room 332, State Capitol Building, Jefferson City, MO 65101.
Green Hills Wellness Challenge Results - Week 8 WEIGHT LOST THIS WEEK: 50.4 LBS; TOTAL WEIGHT LOST: 1,042.6 LBS. Name Lynn McCarter Traci Hurley Larry Stafford Tracy Simpson Haley Harding Dena Courtney Julie Stafford Deanna McCarter Rachel McCarter Marcie Stegman Becky Smith Shane Lynch Jacob Smith Whitney Morton Brenda Morris Vanessa Smith Linda Crooks Anna Muselman Patty Gillham Carrie Roeder Diana Hoppe Stan Richardson Fred Wilson
% Lost 16.99% 15.31% 13.31% 11.49% 11.36% 10.82% 10.55% 9.48% 9.45% 9.33% 9.00% 8.91% 8.73% 8.38% 8.37% 8.34% 7.98% 7.96% 7.82% 7.72% 7.59% 7.28% 7.22%
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1.40% 1.32% 1.31% 1.30% 1.29% 1.29% 1.07% 0.89% 0.82% 0.79% 0.78% 0.76% 0.69% 0.63% 0.59% 0.52% 0.49% 0.40% 0.38% 0.13%
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Dear Annie: I lost my wife to cancer two weeks ago after a two-year battle, with surgery and radiation treatments. I just saw a story on the news about how, in America, fewer and fewer people are getting regular wellness checks. There are a variety of reasons why. I ask that you implore your large readership to get annual checkups, especially related to cancer. My wife put off the doctor's appointment for months thinking her jaw pain was related to her teeth. Unfortunately, it turned out to be cancer. Please stress to readers that their chance of getting cancer at some point in their lives is 50%. Yes, that's right. Flip a coin. I, myself, was diagnosed with cancer in 2018. I lost my left kidney (and then the cancer spread). I, too, thought that I was in good health, and in November 2016, skipped getting the blood test with for my wellness checks. That may have caught the abnormal red blood count and diameter readings before it spread. What's the chance two people in the same house get diagnosed with cancer in the same year? -- Regretful Husband, Dad and Grandpa
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Dear Regretful Husband: I know there are no words that can reach the painful place where you are. I am so sorry for your loss. I appreciate your reaching out with this plea to help others avoid the anguish you're experiencing. You've encouraged me to schedule a checkup I've been putting off, and I'm sure your letter will have the same effect on people reading this. Dear Annie: I have noticed over the last five or so years, people have started addressing others as "Hun," "Sweetie," or "Sweetheart" almost everywhere you go. At first, that sounds endearing and pleasant, but these people are strangers to me. For example, the checkout person, the waiter, the waitress, the receptionist on the phone at the doctor's office often address me as "Hun" or "Sweetheart." I am 52 years old, and these people are about 30. It feels awkward and inappropriate. I understand it has become trendy, and I can mostly ignore it in those instances. What I can't seem to ignore is when my girlfriend of 30+ years chose to start addressing
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me this way a few years ago. We are very close in age. So it is unclear to me why she thinks it is appropriate to call me "Hun" or "Sweetheart" etc. To me, it feels condescending with patronizing superiority (and I am not as insecure as that might sound). I run it through my mind on how to ask her to stop doing it, and it comes out wrong. I know I will sound upset if I confront her, and she will reply with something like: "Oh, Babe, what's the matter with you, Sweetheart?" I hear her talk to her daughter that way. We have a long history together and get together as couples with other friends. It feels impossible to cut her out of my life, and believe me, I have tried. We live in different states now, and she and her husband will be visiting us soon. How would you handle this? -- Long History of Good Times Dear Long History: Simple: Be honest with your friend. Make it about your feelings, not her offenses; tell her pet names are a pet peeve of yours and that you'd really appreciate it if she could try to stop. Might it be a little uncomfortable for a few minutes? Maybe. But your long history of good times is worth too much to throw away so hastily.
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As the new coronavirus halted travel and economic activity in China and other locations around the world, the drop in global oil demand in the first quarter was expected to be the largest recorded in history, according to IHS Markit. Compounding problems, Saudi Arabia and Russia couldn’t agree to production cuts at an OPEC meeting last week, sending prices on a downward spiral. Oil prices were hammered Monday, falling as much as 34% to $27.34 a barrel, the most in one
day since the 1991 Gulf War. Oil demand is expected to be 3.9 million barrels per day lower than the same time last year. The suddenness and the scale of the decline is unprecedented, said Jim Burkhard, vice president of oil markets at IHS Markit. It’s expected to surpass the largest previous decline in 2009. Most of the demand decline was in China, but cases of the virus outside China are accelerating so the impact is expected to continue into the second quarter.
Quarterly change in world oil demand from year earlier 4%
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The drop in oil demand for the first quarter of 2020 is expected to be even larger than the decline during the 2009 financial crisis.
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