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(USPS 088-820) Vol. XLIII New Series, No. 9 LaGrange, Mo. 63448 • 20 Pages • 4 Sections • 65 cents

Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 Thursday, February 26, 2015

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PRESS-NEWS JOURNAL ONLINE

HIGHLAND KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP

Highland Elementary will be hosting it’s annual Kindergarten Round Up on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. This meeting is designed for and should be attended by any parent/guardian of a child, who is or will be, five years of age on or before July 31, 2015 and are planing for that child to attend Kindergarten at Highland Elementary beginning the Fall 2015. During this meeting the HES staff will provide further information about this orientation process, as well as, answer many other related questions. Those who plan to attend please consider that this meeting is designed for adults and no childcare will be provided.

COUNTRY CORNER HOSTS CASEY BELL DAY

Casey Bell Day at the Country Corner Grocery in Lewistown will be held Feb. 28. A percentage of sales will be donated to the Casey Bell fund to aid in her fight against colon cancer. Casey is a young wife and mother from Labelle, Mo. who is battling colon cancer. Everyone is encouraged to come and shop for Casey. A benefit for Casey Bell will be held March 21 at the Caldwell building in Canton.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PRESS-NEWS JOURNAL

The Press-News Journal is located at 109 N. Fourth Street in LaGrange, Mo. The phone number is (573) 288-5668. To contact Rita Cox, Editor, email rita1@lewispnj.com or send to news@lewispnj.com. To contact Karin Althoff, Graphic Designer, email karin@lewispnj.com or ads@lewsipnj.com News submissions may also be made by mail. The PressNews Journal mailing address is P.O. Box 227, Canton, Mo. 63435. Deadline is 10 a.m. on Mondays.

(Photo by Rita Cox) The LaGrange Fire Department held their annual banquet on Feb. 21 at the firehouse. Current firefighters, auxiliary members, retired firemen and city council members attended. Several members of the fire department were recognized for their service.

Pictorial Cancellation Available in St. Patrick A pictorial cancellation will be available at the St. Patrick, Missouri USA Post Office March 1-30, 2015. The date changes daily. Two shamrocks with a scalloped border and the words “Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Station, March ___, 2015, Saint Patrick, MO 63466” will be on the cancellation. Stamped, self-addressed envelopes requesting the pictorial cancellation may be mailed to Postmaster, St. Patrick, Missouri 63466 USA. There is no charge for the cancellation. Any day between March 1 and March 30 can be placed on the pictorial cancellation and the envelope will be mailed that day if the mailing date is specified. Customers who want the postmarked envelope returned under protected cover should include a large, stamped, selfaddressed envelope. Those wanting the shamrock cachet (designed by Father O’Duignan in 1936) on the envelope, mail to: Shrine of St. Patrick, Box 34, St. Patrick, Missouri 63466 USA and ask for the cachet. Shrine volunteers will hand stamp the green shamrock cachet on the envelope and mail the envelope on the requested mailing date. The St. Patrick Post Office will be open on Sunday, March 15. The Shrine of St. Patrick will sell a specially designed envelope with a greeting card inside. The commemorative envelope features a top hat setting upright with cascading

shamrocks spewing out of the hat. The greeting card has a photo of St. Patrick and an Old Irish Blessing. The envelope price includes the envelope, first class postage, pictorial cancellation, shamrock cachet, and a St. Patrick’s Day Greeting Card. Shrine volunteers will address the envelope, write the return address of the sender, sign the card for you and mail it on the day in March specified, if requested. The envelope can be mailed only on the day listed on the postmark unless it is mailed under separate cover. Make sure to specify postmark mailing date. Please make all checks and money orders payable to the Shrine of St. Patrick, as all proceeds go to the Shrine. Envelope orders may be mailed to: Shrine of St. Patrick, P. O. Box 34, St. Patrick, Missouri, 63466 USA. A different card, envelope and postmark are offered each year. The five Shrine postcards may be addressed, stamped, postmarked and mailed for you by Shrine volunteers for 75 cents in 2015. An unstamped postcard sells for 40 cents in 2015. A limited supply of previous March 17 postmarked envelopes are available. The 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1988 envelopes are sold out. These old envelopes must be mailed under separate cover so a large, stamped, self-addressed envelope should be included with the order. The St. Patrick Novena will be

March 9 – 17. Novenas are prayerful nine-day preparations for an important feast day. Shrine of St. Patrick parishioners will pray the novena at their homes and the novena will always be prayed when the faith community of the Shrine gathers for Mass, Word/Communion Services and parish meetings. Names to be included in the Novena will be placed on St. Patrick’s altar during the novena. The Novena names may be mailed to the Shrine address listed earlier. Start March 15 at the Shrine of St. Patrick with coffee and donuts at 9 a.m. at the church hall. Pre-register by March 4, 2015 for the March 15 Leprechaun 5 K Race and Walk which begins at the Shrine Concession Stand on the south side of the church at 10 a.m., and be guaranteed a T-Shirt the day of the race. Registration and Liability Waiver forms can be obtained at St. Michael Rectory, 622 W. Exchange, Kahoka, MO 63445 Call 660-727-3472 or St. Joseph Rectory, 812 Lewis St., Canton, MO 63435 Call 573-288-3198 or contact John Wheeler, fourwheelsonoak@yahoo.com, 660342-1011 or Melody Uhlmeyer, meluhlmeyer@yahoo.com, 660341-3119. Registration can also be March 15 from 9 – 9:45 a.m.

at a higher price but a T-shirt cannot be guaranteed. Awards at 10:45 a.m. Roast Beef Dinner will be served from 11:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in the church basement. Tours of the church and museum will be conducted between noon and 2:30 p.m. Grab bags are available throughout the day along with envelopes, postcards, religious goods and souvenirs. A silent auction and The Daughters of Isabella will be raffling off a quilt. Fr. Boniface Kasiita Nzabonimpa, sacrament minister, will celebrate Mass at the Shrine of St. Patrick at 3 p.m. All events of the day will be at the Shrine of St. Patrick except for the pictorial cancellation and postal mailings at the St. Patrick Post Office.

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