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PHS softball tailgate, Senior Night scheduled

Ribeye steak sandwich to be sold during tailgate. Senior Night after varsity game

Princeton Post-Telegraph

PRINCETON, Mo Henke

Farms of rural Princeton will sponsor a tailgate dinner this evening (Oct. 3) before the softball games at the Russ Derry Sports Complex, starting at 4:30 p.m.

The menu will consist of a ribeye steak sandwich, chips,

cookies and a drink, all for $10. Proceeds go to the Princeton Athletic Booster Club. The varsity Tigers will play Novinger on Tiger Softball Field at 5 p.m. A JV game will be played after that.

Meanwhile, the junior high Tigers will play Putnam County on Tiger Baseball Field, also starting at 5 p.m.

Senior Night festivities will be held after the varsity game.

Is ﬁrst frost coming soon?

AccuWeather: First possible dates are Oct. 31, Nov. 1 University of MO Extension COLUMBIA, Mo. University of Missouri Extension’s Frost/ Freeze Probilities Guide tells us that frost is likely coming within two weeks in the northernmost part of the state. That means that it’s time to think about protecting plants from frost, said MU Extension state horticulture specialist David Trinklein.

Although near-freezing temperatures are not currently in the forecast, daily temperature normals are dropping about one-half degree daily, and daylight is dwindling at a rate of 2-3 minutes per day, said MU Extension state climatologist Zachary Leasor. The median dates of frostfreeze probabilities vary by region in Missouri. Based on historical data, northern counties would experience their first frost in about two weeks. Central Missourians usually see the first freeze around Oct. 20, while the first freeze is around Nov. 1 in the southern part of

the state. Frosts are more likely to come earlier over the Ozarks compared to central Missouri due to the Ozarks’ higher elevation.

Not all plants react the same to lower temperatures, Trinklein said. “Certain species, especially tropical ones, suffer ‘chill injury’ at temperatures well above freezing. Most species in this category should not be exposed to temperatures lower than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.”

Since many tropical species are container-grown, they should be brought inside fairly early in the fall, if possible, he said.

“Also, consider that the moisture in plant tissue is not pure water and does not change from liquid to solid at 32 degrees,” Trinklein said. Except for sensitive, tropical plants, most plants can withstand 28 F with little, if any, damage. Cool-season ﬂowers and vegetable can withstand considerably lower temperatures, depending on species and the exposure to gradually cooler conditions.

Trinklein’s philosophy for protecting plants in the fall differs from that for spring. In the fall, gardeners are simply prolonging the inevitable when attempting to protect plants from cold. “Be they ornamentals or food crops, they have served their purpose and provided enjoyment and food for the past growing season,” he said.

“However, in the spring, gardeners are protecting an investment they have made in plants that have yet to pay dividends. Therefore, more aggressive (expensive) measures are warranted.”

In either case, protection from cold temperatures involves attempting to preserve latent heat stored in the soil or growing medium of a container. Normally, this involves placing insulating materials over tender plants.

“This process likely will result in only a couple of degrees difference from under the insulative material versus above it,” said Trinklein. Floating row

Marching Tigers Band (left) and Milan High School’s Emerald

High school bands were a popular attraction during, after Princeton’s 2024 Calamity Jane Days parade

KATIE BAGLEY/Princeton High School Princeton High School Homecoming royalty candidates, all seniors, from left: FRONT - queen candidates Riley Clark, Addilyn Henke and Hanna Allnutt; BACK - king candidates Clay Evans, Ethan Rhoades and Cooper Boxley. The queen and king were announced during the annual community pep rally, coronation and bonﬁre on Wednesday night (Oct. 2).

SUBMITTED PHOTO

Family members of the late Derald Delameter posed before last Friday’s (Sept. 20) Calamity

Jane Days Tractor Cruise. The 14th annual cruise was held in Mr. Delameter’s memory.

PRINCETON FOOTBALL Tigers win on TD pass, 2-point run with 0:18 left

Karma favors Princeton SPORTS

Tigers were 10-of-35 on 2-point conversions before scoring winning points

PRESTON COLE

Princeton Post-Telegraph

STANBERRY, Mo A week earlier, the Princeton Tigers were stopped inside their opponents’ 1-yard line late in a game they lost by two points.

Karma showed up on Friday night (Sept. 27) . The Tigers got the game tied with a touchdown pass with 18 seconds left, added the winning points on a 2-point conversion run, and perfectly defended a trio of Stanberry passes to secure a 44-42 Grand River Conference West victory on the Bulldogs’ Homecoming night.

After the Bulldogs’ Treston Williams scored his fourth rushing touchdown with 1 minutes, 57 seconds left to

give Stanberry a 42-36 lead. But the Tigers (2-3, 2-1 GRC) stopped a would-be conversion run to keep the difference at six points.

In the 8-man football world, 1:57 is more of an eternity than in the 11-man game. Princeton, which had major penalties called on it on four previous series (two of which were Stanberry scoring drives), ﬂawlessly pulled off a 2-minute drill to get the game tied.

Clay Evans threw four straight completions to Ethan Rhoads for 32 yards, moving the ball from the Tiger 34 to Stanberry’s 14. After an incompletion, Mitchell Walker ran for 4 yards to make it ﬁrst and goal at the Bulldog 10. After another incompletion, Evans hit Walker for 8 yards with 24 seconds left. On the next play, Kash Holt

caught his third scoring pass of the night, on Evans’ ﬁfth touchdown strike, to make it 42-44.

Like over 95% of Missouri 8-man teams, the Tigers go for two points after a touchdown, but hadn’t been at all good at making them - 0-of-6 to this point of the game, 10-of-35 for the season. This time, however, the Tigers got plenty of blocking to get Walker into the end zone with the game-winning points.

Three knocked down Bulldog passes later, the Tigers had a most satisfying victory. How we got to that point

The teams began the game by sharing stopped possessions, before Princeton scored on three-straight possessions for an 18-0 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Evans hit Tyler Coffman with a 12-yard touchdown pass at the 7:05 mark of the ﬁrst quarter, followed by a 34-yard run by Walker with 3:13 left. Evans then connected with Holt with 9:27 left in the second to put the Tigers in front 18-0.

Stanberry rallied with a 5-yard Williams run (just 17 seconds after Holt’s TD), a 2-point run and a 19-yard scoring pass to pull to within 18-14 with 3:09 left.

Three more touchdowns were scored by halftime, two by Princeton.

First, Evans threw 4 yards to Walker with 1:34 left, but Stanberry answered with a 60-yard bomb at the 50-second mark. The Tigers got the last laugh of the opening half, though, when Evans hit Holt deep for 49 yards with 36 seconds left to put Princeton up 30-20 at the break.

Each team scored once in the third quarter. Williams darted 24 yards with 4:05 left, and the Bulldogs added a 2-point pass to close to within 30-28. Princ-

eton answered when Evans ran it in from the Bulldog 4 with 19 seconds to make it 36-28. Williams scored his last two touchdowns of the game to give the Bulldogs (1-4, 0-3 GRC) their only lead of the game. He scored from 5 yards out (and added a 2-point run) with 7:21 remaining to tie the score at 36-36, then scored from the 8 with 1:57 left to put Stanberry up 42-36.

Princeton responded with its big scoring drive to ﬁrst tie, then win the game.

The Tigers got 383 yards of total offense, 206 on the ground - 153 from Walkerand 177 through the air on Evans throws and his receivers’ catches. Rhoades and Walker each caught four balls, while Holt caught three passes for 87 yards, all for touchdowns, including the game-tying, gamewinning play.

Stanberry’s tough luck

After Princeton’s ﬁnal ﬁrsthalf score, a line-drive kickoff

bounced off a Bulldog blocker and the Tigers recovered. Shortly thereafter, the Buldogs had an apparent 41-yard TD run nullified by an official’s inadvertant whistle. On the next play, Cooper Boxley intercepted a pass at the Tiger 11 that basically ended the first half. Princeton hosts 8-man #4 Albany (5-0, 3-0 GRC) on Friday night in the Tigers’ Homecoming game. The Warriors led District 7 with 44.2 playoff points; Platte Valley (4-1) is second with 39.9 playoff points. Princeton is fourth in District 8 with 26.4 playoff points. North Shelby (4-1) leads the district with 40.8 points, followed by Schuyler County (32, 34.69) and Paris (3-2, 34.39).

STATISTICS

Rushing: Mitchell Walker 15153. Clay Evans 8-21, Ethan Rhoades 2-20, Tyler Coffman 4-16, Team 1 (minus 4). Passing: Evans 14-29-0 – 177. Receiving: Rhoades 4-32, Walker 4-31, Kash Holt 3-87, Coffman 3-27.

Gilman City bats too much for Cardinals in 16-4 loss

Hawks clinch HDC title, pound out 16 hits against Mercer County pitching for second time in a week

PRESTON COLE

Princeton Post-Telegraph

GILMAN CITY, Mo Gilman City put up crooked numbers in all its four trips to the plate last Thursday (Sept. 26), getting 16 hits in a 16-4 HDC Conference victory that clinched the HDC regular season title for the Hawks.

It was the second time the Hawks (10-3, 7-0 HDC with one league game left) got 16 hits against a Mercer County

team; they matched that total last Monday in a 7-6 loss at Princeton. Gilman City put the game away in the first two innings, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first and adding eight in the second for a 10-0 lead. Mercer (2-8, 2-4 HDC got its first two runs in the top of the third, but the host Hawks scored three in its half of the that inning and three more in the fourth to go up 162. The Cardinals added their final two runs in the top of the fifth but couldn’t get any more, and the game ended after Mercer made its final out of the inning

via the 10-run rule.

Kylie Holt, Makenzie Hagan and Jazmine Lewis each got two of Mercer’s eight hits.

STATISTICS

OFFENSE - Hits: Kylie Holt 2, Makenzie Hagan 2, Jazmine 2, Riley Stark, Kali Rogers. 2B: Stark, Lewis. Runs scored: Stark 2, Holt, Lewis. Walks: Hagan, Sari Rogers, Payton Davis. Hit by pitch: Stark, Linda Barton. Stolen bases: Stark 2, Holt 2, Barton 2, Lewis 2. PITCHING - Hagan: 4 innings, 16 runs (12 earned), 16 hits, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. NOTES

The Cardinals were scheduled to host

Class 1 #4 Albany last Monday (Sept. 23), but that game was postponed because of wet grounds and was later canceled because the schools couln’t ﬁnd a mutually acceptible make-up date.

After hosting non-conference foe Pattonsburg on Tuesday (Oct. 1), the Cardinals were to complete HDC league play with a game at Tri-County on Oct. 3 and a home game against Grundy County on Oct. 4. Mercer plays Saturday (Oct. 5) in the HDC league tournament in Bethany. The Cardinals play Tri-County at 9 a.m. on Lynch Field, with the winner advancing to a 10:45 semiﬁnal against #1 seed East Harrison. The loser is done for the day.

TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph

Chanse Glenn (left, in blue) set up to block while Kash Holt started upﬁeld after a snap against King City. Holt caught the game-tying touchdown pass with 18 seconds left against Stanberry on Friday night (Sept. 27).

TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph Tigers Ethan Rhoades (left, in blue), Michael Parsons (#8) and an unidentiﬁable Tiger brought down a King City runner on Sept. 20. Princeton’s defense came up big late to secure a win over Stanberry on Friday night.

TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph

ABOVE - Mikaylee Henke got three of Princeton’s ﬁve hits during the Tigers 7-6, come-from-behind win over Gilman City last Monday (Sept. 23). BELOW - Riley Clark drove in the game-winning run with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning against Gilman City.

Other sports results

Princeton golf at Unionville, Mo., Sept. 25

Tiger scores: Hailee Hein 55, Kassidi Alderson 60, Emily Oswalt 64, Gracie Mitchell. Team score: 245, second. at Albany, Mo., Sept. 23 (2-girl team best shot) Hein/Alderson, 43-53–96 (tied/7th); Mitchell/Remi Lewis, 57-58–115; Oswalt/Macey Johnson, 62-57–119. Princeton cross country at Chillcothe, Mo., Sept. 26 High school (JV) - Boys: 3. Caden Weathington (medal); 11. Hector Garcia. Girls: 5. Katie Bauer (medal). Times not available.

Junior high - Boys: 14. Ben Campbell; 23. Lucas Girdner. Girls: 17. Addi Illg. Times not available. Princeton JH softball

Monday, Sept. 23 - A: Princeton 13, Gilman City 0. Aniston Power hit an inside-the-park home run. B: Gilman City 2, Princeton 0.

Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Rosendal, Mo. - A: Princeton 15, North Andrew 1. No B game. A team’s record: 11-0 Princeton B Team Tournament Wednesday, Sept. 25 Game 1: Princeton 10, Putnam County 3. Game 2 (championship): South Harrison 7, Princeton 4. Emma Henke hit a 3-RBI triple.

Mercer golf at Albany, Mo., Sept. 23 (2-girl best shot) Payton Wells/Lily Stark, 57-68–125.

Tigers go 1-3 in Trenton’s Nan Carter Classic

A rough day in tournament

Tigers start week with rally over Gilman City, then fall to two Class 2, ranked Class 1 team in NCMC event

PRESTON COLE Princeton Post-Telegraph

TRENTON, Mo Princeton lost three of four games on Saturday morning and afternoon in the Nan Carter Classic softball tournament, with two of the losses coming to Class 2 teams and the third to Class 1 #5 Gallatin.

The rough day started with a 10-0 loss to Trenton, a Class 2 program that the Tigers (11-6) had beaten earlier in the season.

Macey Lewis had both of Princeton’s hits. Evan Boxley got her ﬁrst start in the circle and hung tough until the Bulldogs (3-1 in the tournament, 10-8 on the season) plated seven runs in the bottom of the ﬁfth inning to end the game on the 10-run rule.

Princeton, which had a rough day in the ﬁeld, committed six errors.

The Tigers got their lone Saturday win later in the morning, edging long-time northwest Missouri power Platte Valley 3-2.

Princeton scored the winning run in the top of the fifth inning when Riley Clark drove in Mikaylee Henke on an infield out. The game ended after Platte Valley hit in the bottom of the fifth on the tournament’s time limit.

Both teams scored twice in the fourth inning. For Princeton, Cloe George (courtesy runner) and Audrey Kelly scored when Platte Valley made its only error on a ball hit by Kaydence Stockman.

Kelsey Goodin scattered six hits from the circle. The Tigers easily had their best ﬁelding game of the day with just three errors.

Platte Valley ﬁnished last in the 5-team event with an 0-4 record. The Jefferson/South Nodaway co-op is having a rare bad season, falling to 3-11.

Princeton began its afternoon action with an 8-2 loss to Class

2 Brookﬁeld (10-5, 3-1 in the tournament).

Princeton got both its runs in the top of the first when Kelly’s RBI single drove in Addilyn Henke and Clark for a brief 2-0 lead. Brookfield scored five unearned runs in the bottom of the first, and added two runs in the second and one in the third, also unearned as several of the Tigers’ 13 errors figured in the Bulldogs’ scoring.

Princeton’s ﬁnal game was a 9-1 loss to Class 1 #5 Gallatin.

The Bulldogs (9-3, 3-1 in the tournament) scored four runs in the top of the ﬁrst inning, and added pairs of runs in the second and third frames for an 8-0 lead. Princeton scored in the bottom of the third when Macey Lewis scored on a single by Jolena Gibson. Gallatin added a run in the top of the fourth before the game ended after four full innings on the time limit.

Princeton 7, Gilman City 6

PRINCETON, Mo. The Tigers won their ﬁrst game last week, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to get a non-conference win over the HDC Conference champions.

Down 6-4 going to the bottom of the seventh, Princeton started its rally when Mikaylee Henke singled, scoring Boxley. Stockman scored on a sacrifice fly by Addilyn Henke, then with two out Addison Wyatt scored on an infield error.

The Hawks (10-3) led 3-1 after the top of the second. Princeton got a run in its half of the inning when a Mikalyee Henke single scored Boxley, and Clark scored on a passed ball in the third to make it 3-2. Gilman scored its ﬁnal three runs in the top of the fourth before the Tigers started their rally.

Mikaylee Henke scored in the fourth on a Lewis ground out, and Boxley scored in the ﬁfth on a ball hit to the pitcher by Henke. Princeton then staged its winning rally two innings later.

Mikaylee Henke got three of Princeton’s ﬁve hits, one a triple, and drove in three runs.

Gilman City got 16 hits off Goodin, but Hawks pitching walked 12 Tigers and hit another.

North Andrew postponed

The Tigers’ scheduled Grand River Conference West game at North Andrew (Rosendale) was postponed by rain. It will be played Monday, Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. A Princeton win would give the Tigers a one-third share of the GRC West title. The scheduled Oct. 7 game at East Harrison (Cainsville) has been canceled.

STATISTICS vs. Gilman City

OFFENSE - Hits: Mikaylee Henke 3, Riley Clark, Evan Boxley. 3B: M. Henke. Runs scored: Boxley 3, Clark, Kaydence Stockman, Addison Wyatt, M. Henke. RBI: M. Henke 3, Addilyn Henke, Macey Lewis. Walks: Stockman 3, Boxley 3, A. Henke 2, Clark 2, Lewis, Jolena Gibson. Hit by pitch: Gibson. Sacriﬁce: A. Henke.

PITCHING - Kelsey Goodin: 7 innings, 6 runs (2 earned), 16 hits. 1 walk, 9 strikeouts. vs. Trenton OFFENSE - Hits: Lewis 2. Walks: Audrey Kelly, Boxley. PITCHING - Boxley: 4+ innings, 10 runs (5 earned), 10 hits, 3 walks, 4 strikeouts, 1 hit batter. vs. Platte Valley OFFENSE - Hits: A. Henke 2, M. Henke 2, Gibson, Stockman. Runs scored: Kelly, M. Henke, Cloe George. RBI: Clark. Sacrifice: Lewis. Stolen bases: Stockman. vs. Brookfield OFFENSE - Hits: Clark, Kelly. Runs scored: A. Henke, Clark. RBI: Kelly 2. Walks: A. Henke, Stockman. Hit batter: Gibson. Sacrifices: Lewis.

PITCHING - Goodin: 1 inning, 4 runs (0 earned), 3 hits, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts; Boxley: 4 innings, 3 runs (0 earned), 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. vs. Gallatin OFFENSE - Hits: A. Henke, Gibson, Kelly, Wyatt. Runs scored: Lewis. RBI: Gibson. Walks: Clark. PITCHING - Gibson: 4 innings, 9 runs (2 earned), 6 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, 1 hit batter.

COURTESY PRINCETON R-5 Caden Weathington medaled during a cross country meet in Chillicothe on Sept. 26.

OBITUARIES

Gary Holtman

Columbus, Miss.

Gary Lee Holtman, 84 of Columbus, Miss., passed away Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at West Point Community Living Center.

A funeral service was held Saturday, Sept. 28 in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel in Columbus. Interment was in Egger Cemetery, Caledonia, Miss.

Gary Holtman was born on a farm in Meadow Grove, Neb., on Dec. 8, 1939. When he was 8, the family moved to Mill Grove, Mo He attended one-room schoolhouses through eighth grade and graduated from Princeton High School in 1957. He joined the Air Force that fall, trained in radar and gun control maintenance, and was stationed at Columbus Air Force Base. In Columbus, he met Doris Martin and they married on July 15, 1960, and they made their home in Columbus for the rest of their lives. He always said that she was “the love of my life.” After they married, he cross-trained as a B-52 tail gunner. This was during the Cold War, so they were on 24-hour missions as the U.S. always had two B-52s in the air circumnavigating the earth. He also served during the Berlin buildup. He was very proud of his military service.

In addition to the Air Force, he worked as a farm equipment salesman, insurance investigator, ambulance driver and attendant, credit manager at GTR Medical Center (now Baptist Hospital), substitute mail carrier in Hamilton, Miss. (in his yellow truck), and worked for himself as a mechanic. He loved to work on tractors and could tell from memory how to work on the old ones.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Holtman and Aurelia Brandt Holtman; and brother and sisters Dorothy Holtman, Corrine Holtman Alexander, Bobby Holtman, David Holtman, and Paul Holtman.

Mr. Holtman is survived by his wife of 64 years, Doris Martin Holtman; daughter, Missy Holtman; son, Marty (Diane) Holtman; grandchildren Joseph Lambert, Rachel Lambert Queen,

Emily Holtman Sprouse, and Jacob Holtman; great-grandchildren Kennedy Queen and Magnolia Sprouse; sisters Joyce Courter and Marie Boyle; and brother Roger Holtman.

Pallbearers were Joseph Lambert, Jacob Holtman, Jason Queen, Nathan Sprouse, Dale Parra, and Andy Grant.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

First frost?

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cover is an example of a commercially available product manufactured for frost protection.

Fortunately, there is more latent heat in the soil in the fall than in the spring. Therefore, protecting plants with an insulating material tends to be more successful in the fall. Remove the protective material during the day to expose the plants to sunshine.

Finally, as the growing season comes to an end, Trinklein said, many gardeners will choose to follow the wisdom of “to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose … A time to plant, and time to pluck up that which is planted.” It is time to prepare for winter and look forward to the next growing season, he said.

The Missouri Frost/ Freeze Probabilities Guide, by Pat Guinan and Bill Wiebold, uses data from the National Center for Environmental Information and county-level probability tables based on Missouri Mesonet weather station data. The guide is at https://ipm. missouri.edu/frostfreezeguide.

MERCER CO. HEALTH DEPT.

305 West Main, Princeton

660-748-3630

OCTOBER SCHEDULE

Blood pressure clinics

Friday, Oct. 4, 11 a.m., Mercer County Senior Center, Princeton; Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2:30 p.m., Oakwood Terrace, Princeton. WIC services

Thursday, Oct. 10 and 24, at ofﬁce, by appointment.

After hours immunization clinic Wednesday, Oct. 9, 4-5 p.m.

Open lab

Friday, Oct. 18, 8-10 a.m., by appointment. Other items

• Safe sitter with CPR

class: Friday, Oct. 25, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

• Board meeting: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 6-7 p.m.

• Drive-thru ﬂu clinics: Monday, Oct. 21, Princeton school; Monday, Oct. 28, Mercer school; 4-6 p.m. both locations.

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon will be held Wednesday, Oct. 9 at noon at the Mercer County Fair Building in Princeton. The event is held each year to share information about breast health and bring awareness to breast cancer. There will be food, t-shirts and prizes, along with Breast Cancer Bingo. Don’t miss out on the fun. Cost is $25 per person.

• Flu shots will be offered starting in October. Regular and high-dose (65+ years) vaccines will be available. Come to one of the drive-thru clinics or call the ofﬁce to schedule and appointment. Shots are available to all 6 months and older, regardless of insurance status; the state vaccine is provided by the VFC and 317 programs.

• The ofﬁce will be closed Monday, Oct. 14 for Columbus Day.

SENIOR MENUS

All menus subject to change.

MERCER COUNTY

SENIOR CENTER

Serving from 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. Meals can be picked up at the west door (facing Broadway Street) from 11:30-12:15. Meals served with 2% milk, coffee or tea. All bread, rolls, buns and crackers are whole grain; at least half grains are whole grains. For meal deliveries, call 660-748-3636 by 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome to eat at the Senior Center. Meals for anyone age 60 and older are a suggested contribution of $5. Meals for anyone under age 60 cost $7.

Monday, Oct. 7: ﬁsh sandwich, bun, potato wedges, baked beans, apricots.

Tuesday, Oct. 8: pork chop, au gratin potatoes, spinach, sliced bread, grape salad.

Wednesday, Oct. 9: salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli with cheese, sliced bread, fruit cocktail, snickerdoodle cookie.

Thursday, Oct. 10: Polish sausage with cabbage, harvard beets, sliced bread, pears.

Friday, Oct. 11: chicken parmesan with homemade marinara sauce, pasta, side salad, green beans, garlic breadsticks, assorted fruit, raspberry peach cobbler.

SCHOOL FOOD

All menus subject to change.

PRINCETON

Breakfast is available to all students. It is served with a choice of 1% white milk or skim chocolate milk. Cereal is available as an option every day except where noted. Fruit and juice are available every day. Nutri-grain bars are available on select days.

Monday, Oct. 7: no school.

Tuesday, Oct. 8: pancakes, sausage patty.

Wednesday, Oct. 9: french toast sticks.

Thursday, Oct. 10: EggStravaganza, toast.

Friday, Oct. 11: biscuits, sausage gravy.

Lunch is served with the choice of 1% fat-free white milk or fat-free chocolate milk. Students in grades K-5 have the choice of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or

the menu entree. Students in grades 6-12 have the option of a chef salad or the entree every day unless noted. All bakery items are whole wheat or whole grain. Fruit is served with lunch.

Monday, Oct. 7: no school.

Tuesday, Oct. 8: teriyaki chicken or catﬁsh strips, steamed broccoli. brown rice.

Wednesday, Oct. 9: smothered beef patty or BBQ pork sandwich, mashed potatoes, green beans.

Thursday, Oct. 10: frito pie or chicken quesadilla, Spanish rice, romaine salad.

Friday, Oct. 11: crispito or pizza crunchers, buttered peas, chips, dessert.

MERCER

Breakfast is served with orange juice and white or chocolate milk. Cereal is an optional entree.

Mondays: egg entree. Tuesdays: cereal, toast. Wednesdays: breakfast roll. Thursdays: sausage, pancakes. Fridays: biscuits, gravy.

Lunch is served with milk. A salad bar and fruits and vegetables are available every day, except where noted. Students in grades PK-6 will have the choice of option A or a chef salad. Students in grades 7-12 will have the choice of either option or a chef salad.

Monday, Sept. 7: a) chicken nuggets; b) creamy chicken, biscuit; peas and carrots.

Tuesday, Oct. 8: a) salisbury steak; b) hamburger; mashed potatoes, green beans, roll.

Wednesday, Oct. 9: a) grilled cheese; b) meatball sub; sun chips.

Thursday, Oct. 10: a) pizza dunkers; turkey sandwich; corn.

Friday, Oct. 11: a) sloppy joe, chips; b) nacho supreme; refried beans.

CAINSVILLE Breakfast is served with fruit, juice, and milk.

Mondays: breakfast burrito, cereal, toast. Tuesdays: french toast with syrup and peanut butter, turkey sausage. Wednesdays: cereal, toast, hash brown patty, scrambled eggs. Thursdays: pancake, turkey sausage. Fridays: biscuits, gravy. Lunch is served with milk. Fruits and vegetables are available every day, and students are required to have at least one cup of either on their tray.

Monday, Oct. 7: grilled chicken sandwich, french fries.. Tuesday, Oct. 8: taco bake, corn.

Wednesday, Oct. 9: chicken fajitas, Spanish rice.

Thursday, Oct. 10: mini corn dogs, macaroni and cheese.

Friday, Oct. 11: chicken salad sandwich, chips .

LAND TRANSFERS

Friday, Sept. 20

• Benjamin M. Young to James W. Holt.

Monday, Sept. 23

• Logan Stiles to Ryan A. Coon.

Tuesday, Sept. 24

• James Alan McClarnon to James Alan McClarnon.

• Debra S. Smith to Jay Graber.

Thursday, Sept. 26

• The B.P. Ranch LLC to MLS Properties LLC.

• Kale Hoermann to Kale Hoermann et al.

• Kyle Miller to Todd Kelly.

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CJ Days event results listed

Special to the Post-Telegraph

PRINCETON, Mo. Event

winners from Calamity Jane Days, held Sept. 20-22, as provided by the Princeton Chamber of Commerce from event organizers. (Note: All addresses are Missouri unless noted otherwise.)

PARADE

Best looking horse riders: 1. Holt Family, Princeton; 2. Jared and Raelynn VanGenderen, Princeton.

Best horse drawn entry: Brooke Rieckhoff, Princeton.

Best looking truck: 1. Kolton Schurke, Princeton, Ford F-250; 2. Rick Phillips (driver), Princeton, 1949 International KB 5 (in memory of Foster Delameter.

Best antique car: 1. Lance Pruitt, 1930 Model A; 2. Michael Pruitt, 1929 Model A.

Best looking car: Brad Bertrand, Princeton, 1979 Camaro.

Best organization ﬂoat: 1. Princeton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7159, Jeep and bomb trailer; 2. Princeton First Baptist Church.

Best business ﬂoat: 1. GRM Networks, Princeton; 2. The Fitz Group, Princeton.

Most unusual entry:

1. Dually’s Fantasy Football loser, Princeton; 2. Mercer County Republican Women, Princeton.

Best looking tractor: 1. Bob Summers and Brileigh Summers, Princeton, Minneapolis-Moline G1000; 2. Junior and Judy Pruitt.

Best antique tractor: 1. Sandra Buckler, Newtown, 1948 John Deere G; 2. Drew Thomas, Farmall H.

Best original tractor: 1. Shawn Vaughn, 1948 John Deere G.

Best looking motorcycle: Morgan Ellsworth, dirt bike.

CAR SHOW

ORIGINAL

Antique: 1. Charles Thompson, Leon, Iowa, 1930 Ford Model A; 2. Lance Thompson, Bennington, Okla., 1930 Ford Model A.

Original 50s: 1. Cole Soptic, Trenton, 1956 Chevy Bel-Air; 2. Bill Zeider, Princeton 1952 Volkswagen.

Original 60s: Nate Bennett, Corydon, Iowa, 1964 Plymouth Fury III.

Original 70s: Ron Brown, Grand River, Iowa, 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass.

Original 80s-present: Gordy Swenson, Trenton, 2012 Dodge Challenger.

Original pickup: 1. Stan Gamble, Trenton, 1972 Chevy; 2. Ken Woodley, Ames, Iowa, 1987 GMC.

Sports car: Eli Weir, Murray, Iowa, 1986 Corvette.

Original motorcycle: Tyson Batson, Princeton, 2009 Harley-Davidson.

MODIFIED CATEGORIES

Street rod: Roy Fischer, Camden Point, 1939 Ford 2-door sedan.

Modiﬁed 50s: 1. David Perry, Bethany, 1950 Chevy; 2. Melanie Chaney, Cainsville, 1955 Chevy.

Modiﬁed 60s: Larry Gilman, Corydon, Iowa, 1964 Chevy Chevelle.

Modiﬁed 70s: 1. Steve Lamar, Trenton, 1973 Chevy Nova; 2. Jesse Stark, Mercer, 1972 Chevrolet.

Modiﬁed pickup: 1. Savanna Gamble, Bethany, 1972 Chevy; 2. Kolton Schurke, Princeton, 1978 Ford F-250.

Modiﬁed motorcycle: Lane Hamilton, Cainsville, 1994 trike.

SPECIAL AWARDS

Ron Scott Memorial Award: Greg Goodknight, Princeton, 1948 Chevrolet pickup.

Judges’ Choice: Nate Bennett, Corydon, Iowa, 1966 Plymouth Fury III. Best paint: Savanna Gamble, Bethany, 1972 Chevy pickup.

Best Ford: Roy Fisher, Camden Point, 1939 Ford.

Best GM: Larry Gillman, Corydon, Iowa, 1964 Chevelle.

Best Mopar: Gordon Swenson, Trenton, 2012 Dodge Challenger.

Best SOB (Some Other Brand): Bill Zeider, Princeton, 1952 Volkswagen Beetle.

TRACTOR CRUISE

Oldest driver: David Remus, Princeton.

Best of show: Bill Bain, Cainsville, 1954 Farmall Super MTA.

Oldest tractor: Sandra Buckler, Newtown, 1939 Farmall H.

Most unique: Katie Evenson, 1956 John Deere 80. Farthest driver: Donald Dewitt, New York. BABY SHOW

(Parents’ names in parentheses)

GIRLS

0-3 months: Caralynn Campbell, Princeton (Ian and Chasidy Campbell). 4-6 months: Hartley Moreno, Princeton (Riley Moreno and the late Caleb Linthacom).

7-12 months: 1. Kynlee Gosnell, Warrensburg (Brendon and Fallon Gosnell); 2. Stella Elsberry, Princeton (Sam and Kimberly Elsberry); 3. Scarlett Glass, Princeton (Tyler and Kayleigh Glass).

13-18 months: 1. Kassandra Glenn, Princeton (Ethan Glenn and Alyssa Hickman); 2. Kaylea Power, Princeton (Derek and Lacey Power); 3. Piper Stafford, Harris (Matt and Malachi Stafford).

19-24 months: Catherine Metcalf, Spickard (Tim Metcalf and Tiffany Kaehl).

25-35 months: 1. Ranae Nelson, Princeton (Colton and Leigh Nelson); 2. Adalinn Coffman, Spickard (Tanner and Keyonna Coffman); 3. Soﬁa Glass, Princeton (Tyler and Kayleigh Glass).

BOYS

7-12 months: 1. Grayson Turner, Princeton (Jason Turner and Savannah Orndorff); 2. Stockton Byers, Princeton (Remington Byers and Samantha DeMoss); 3. Bowen Donelson, Princeton (Brayden and Zoe Donelson).

25-35 months: Syles

Pollard, Princeton (Mathew Pollard and Deja Collins).

SPECIAL CATEGORIES

Princess (Girls 3-4 years): 1. Scottlyn Shull, Trenton (Scott and Kelli Shull); 2. Jessalynn Nordyke, Princeton (Justin and Sydni Sharp); 3. Abigalle Priest, Kirksville (Christopher and Rachel Priest).

Prince (Boys 3-4 years): 1. Layton Cortez, Princeton (Austin Cortez and Samantha DeMoss); 2. Caleb Parsons, Mercer (Spencer and Leslie Parsons).

Little Miss Calamity (Girls 5-6 years): 1. Paisley Baker, Princeton (Shawn and Ashley Baker); 2. Leilani Youngs, Princeton (Deja Collins); 3. Alaina Cortez, Princeton (Austin Cortez and Samantha DeMoss).

Little Wild Bill (Boys 5-6 years): Mac Parsons, Princeton (Brandon and Kelsi Parsons).

ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

Best Photograph, 17/ under: 1. Emily Oswalt, “PB the Pig”; 2. Emily Oswalt, “Tractor.”

Best Artwork, 17/under: 1. Kaylynn Whipple, “Sunset Night House”; 2. Kaylynn Whipple, “Egyptian Goddess.”

Best Photograph, 18/ up: 1. Joyce Ladner-Rupp, “Just Waiting”; 2. Joyce Ladner-Rupp, “Roger.”

Best Artwork, 18/up: 1. Katy Zeider, “Old Fire Engine”; 2. Michelle Raymond, “Barn In.” OTHER CONTESTS

Hula Hoop

1. Toby Raymond; 2. Emma Schooler.

Beard Contest

Best groomed: Mike Kelly. Best shape: John Delameter. Longest: John George. Cowboy Hats Largest hat: Jimmie Rogers. Best looking: Jimmie Rogers. Most worn: Sadie Sager. Cowboy boots Best looking: Jimmie Rogers. Fanciest: Sadie Rogers.

Notes: All events were submitted by Friday, Sept. 27. Any misspelled names were provided by event organizers

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New titles at Mercer County Library

Special to the Post-Telegraph PRINCETON, Mo. These new titles have been added to the Mercer County Library.

Adult ﬁction: The Hitchcock Hotel, Stephanie Wrobel; Katharine, the Wright Sister, Tracey Enerson Wood; Counting Miracles, Nicholas Sparks; Passions in Death (#59 of the In Death series), J.D. Robb; The Book Swap, Tessa Bickers; The Night We Lost Him, Laura Dave; Bad Liar, Tami Hoag; Library Girl, Polly Horvath; The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, Anna Johnston; The Booklover’s Library, Madeline Martin; and Here One Moment, Liane Moriaty.

Adult non-ﬁction: Confronting the Pres-

idents, Bill O’Reilly; What About Me?, Joyce Meyer; and Lessions in Liberty: Thirty Rules for Living from Ten Extradordinary Americans, Jeremy S. Adams. The library also received The Complete Book of Tatting by Rebecca Jones, in memory of Idell Thompson and donated by Jerry and Tammie Brundage.

Boundless audiobooks: The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel.

The Mercer County has also added to its large print, western, children’s, juniors, young adult, and Amish sections. The library’s Boundless, Libby, Blackstone Unlimited, and Hoopla platforms are open 24/7.

The

(email) to request a correction. If it is found we are in error, we will be happy to publish a correction or clariﬁcation.

PRESTON COLE/Princeton Post-Telegraph Calamity Jane Days Tractor Cruise participants lined the west side of the Princeton square on Sept. 20 after the cruise returned to Princeton.

PRESTON COLE/Princeton Post-Telegraph

A fallen woman received “medical attention” from other cast members of the Calamity Jane Days Shoot-Out Gang performance on Sept. 21.

Shew to give art critique

at NCMC

Special to the Post-Telegraph TRENTON, Mo. An art critique will be hosted Friday, Oct. 10 by the Trenton Art Guild at the Doris Rider Gallery, located at North Central Missouri College. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., with the critique starting at 10. Highly regarded artist Danny Shew will be leading the critique. Known for his unique and detailed works, Shew’s expertise brings a fresh and insightful perspective for this special event.

Artists with work displayed in the gallery are invited to attend and receive feedback on their pieces. Also, people other than those displaying can bring art to be critiqued. There is a $5 fee for participation, while students can attend for free. Light refreshments including cookies, tea and coffee will be served. For more information, contact coragripp@ gmail.com.

CAINSVILLE

MELANIE CHANEY

Serenity Evans has been at her grandparents Lee and Pheobe Everett’s home in Cainsville from St. Joseph for the weekend, and will be back next weekend for Girl Scout camp.

Tara Robbins, Hilarie Vaughn and Bree Vaughn went to Union Station to watch Tara’s niece Jennifer Robbins model at Fashion KC.

Bobcat softball plays at Cainsville on Thursday,

Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. vs. Grundy. The HDC Conference Tournament will be held Saturday, Oct. 5. First game is at 10:15 a.m., and the second game is at 12:30 p.m. on Memorial Field in Bethany. Bobcats are the No. 1 seed.

October birthdays that I am aware of are as follows: Michael O’Neal, Janet Crouse, Janice Crouses, Greg Skroh, Rocky Hart, Cassie McChesney, David Doty, Rodger Thompson, Wendell Willis, Alyssa Garr, Angela Thompson, Philip Doty, Robin Nail, Larry Polley, Steve Hamilton, Marilyn Woods, Jeanette Hamilton, Robin McLain, Beth Hamilton, Mina Hickman, Clayton McLain, Corbin Hutton, Ginger Humphries, Creede King, Connor George, Kendra Euritt, Kali Wilson, Sherea Cracraft, Clinton McLain, Grady McLain, Mike Cain, Wayne Willis, Jackie McLain, Melanie Chaney, Brian Wright, Brad Kokesh, Stephen Meinecke, Louise Frisbie, David Baker, Tom Alexander and David Hudson. If I didn’t get someone listed, let me know!

Herman and Melanie Chaney attended a car show Saturday in Jamesport, where Herman won ﬁrst place in his class with his 1955 Chevy truck. They returned home and went to Bethany for a wedding reception and then back to Cainsville to attend a fundraiser. Sunday, Melanie helped her mom with a garage sale. Please keep Barbara McLain in your thoughts and prayers. She has had some surgery and is doing well.

The city of Cainsville will be holding its annual

Trunk or Treat Oct. 26. If anyone would like to set up on the square, please contact City Hall or Tara Robbins.

I appreciate the news. Hope to have more next week!

COMMISSION

MERCER COUNTY COMMISSION

Report taken from minutes of meetings of the Mercer County Commission. All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted. Monday, Sept. 23

• Minutes of the Sept. 16 meeting were approved.

• Sheriff Jeff Spencer spoke to commissioners.

• Bills were approved and paid.

• Commissioners and County Clerk Judy Hamilton signed a certiﬁed copy of order authorizing Collector/Treasurer Susan Moore to pay the following:

* $328.11 to Cardmember Services for conference expenses (money taken from PA Training Fund #04); and

* $26.80 to Dollar General for supplies (money taken from Sheriff’s Special Fund #32).

• The county received the Missouri Department of Revenue report of motor fuel taxes, motor vehicle sales taxes and motor vehicle fee increases on Sept. 19 in the amount of $60,304.88.

• Commissioners received the certiﬁcate of 2024 training for Moore from the Missouri County treasurers Association.

• Commissioners received Spencer’s notice of training completed from the Missouri Sheriffs Association.

• Michael Marriott with MoDOT reported on up-

Class of 1974 rides again

PRESTON COLE/Princeton Post-Telegraph

Members of the Princeton High School Class of 1974 rode in the Calamity Jane Days parade to mark their 50th anniversary of graduating.

coming 2026 projects. They include resurfacing U.S. 136 from Route C in Ravanna to Unionville; a bridge re-deck on U.S. 136 over the Weldon Fork overﬂow, Route E over West Medicine Creek and Route JJ over Honey Creek; stream bank stabilization on U.S. 136 over the Weldon Fork; ADA improvements to sidewalks in Princeton and South Lineville; and replace bridges on Route D and Route E over West Muddy Creek.

• Presiding Commissioner Jerry Allen left the meeting at 9:50 a.m.

• Gary McFee with Howe Company LLC reviewed the schedule for bridge replacement.

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Chamber discusses CJ Days, future events

Special to the Post-Telegraph

PRINCETON, Mo. The Princeton Chamber of Commerce met Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the old bank building. President Kelly Bertrand called the meeting to order. Jeanenne Neeley read the minutes of the last meeting. Kelly gave an overview of Calamity Jane Days, which had taken place the previous weekend. The Rotary breakfast was well attended as was the Nancy Shew 5K. There were 58 participants in the Tractor Cruise. Tracy Kilen gave a report on the parade, which was handled by First Interstate Bank this year. They would like to be in charge of the parade again next year and

had some suggestions for improvements such as earlier preregistration and combining categories. It was voted on and passed unanimously.

A check from Smithﬁeld was presented for porta-potties. Old-time photos were discussed, and the general consensus was that it was worth doing but we need more volunteers to make it more successful. Jeanenne gave a list from young people about what they would like to see happening during Calamity Jane Days. They especially like the bull riding machine, the gong and milking the cow. They were in favor

See Chamber, Page 7

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

Default having been made in the payment of that certain note secured by Deed of Trust executed by Jose Lopez and Elizabeth Lopez, husband and wife, dated June 17, 2021 and recorded on June 18, 2021 in Book 308, Page 413, as Document No. 210410, Ofﬁce of Recorder of Deeds, Mercer County, Missouri. The Successor Trustee will on October 25, 2024, between the hours of 9:00 o'clock A.M. and 5:00 P.M. more particularly at 10:00 AM, at the Mercer County Courthouse, 802 East Main Street, North Front door, Princeton, MO 64673, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash, the following real estate: AN IRREGULAR SHAPED TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN LOT NO. ONE (1) OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW ¼) OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP SIXTY-THREE NORTH (63N), RANGE TWENTY-TWO WEST (22W), MERCER COUNTY, MISSOURI, BEING SHOWN AND DESCRIBED AS TRACT TWO (2) OF THE SURVEY DATED 09/10/14 BY MAGEE SURVEYING, LLC BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE CENTER OF SECTION SEVEN (7), TOWNSHIP SIXTY-THREE NORTH (63N), RANGE TWENTY-TWO WEST (22W), THENCE NORTH EIGHTY-NINE (89) DEGREES, FIFTY-TWO (52) MINUTES, THIRTY-EIGHT (38) SECONDS WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW ¼) OF THE AFORESAID SECTION SEVEN (7), A DISTANCE OF 860.07 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES, THIRTY-SEVEN MINUTES, SIXTEEN (16) SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 32.08 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF MISSOURI STATE ROUTE J HIGHWAY, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING FOR THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES, THIRTY-SEVEN (37) MINUTES, SIXTEEN (16) SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 625.10 FEET TO AN EXISTING BAR AND CAP; THENCE NORTH EIGHTY-NINE (89) DEGREES, TWENTY-TWO (22) MINUTES, FORTY-FOUR (44) SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 303.86 FEET TO AN EXISTING SET BAR AND CAP; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES, THIRTY-SEVEN (37) MINUTES, SIXTEEN (16) SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 625.11 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF MISSOURI STATE ROUTE J HIGHWAY, THENCE SOUTH EIGHTY-NINE (89) DEGREES, TWENTY-TWO (22) MINUTES, FORTY-FOUR (44) SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 303.86 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING WITHIN THE ABOVE DESCRIBED BOUNDARIES 4.36 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. For the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness and the costs of executing this trust. S&W Foreclosure Corporation Successor Trustee Pub Commences October 3, 2024

LLG File No. 24-039574 By: LOGS Legal Group LLP Auction.com Purported address: 30453 Highway J, Harris, MO 64645

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FOR SALE

For Sale - John Deere 3x14 plow Model 55. 2 new tires, lantz coulters, hydraulic lift. Ready for Plow Days. $500. John Francis, 660-748-0355. 10-3/10-10p

NO HUNTING

NOTICE - Hunting and trespassing with dog and/or gun, trapping or ﬁshing on land owned or leased by the undersigned is strictly forbidden. You are hereby warned to keep off these properties. Trespassers will be prosecuted.

No tresspassing for any reason on land that we own or lease. John & Linda Baughman. 9-28-23-52tp

No hunting, ﬁshing or trespassing on property owned, leased or rented by Joe and Victoria Ryan. 4-27-23-52tp

Absolutely no hunting or trespassing on Highland Farms land owned and operated by Dixie Berger, Joe Berger & Steve Berger. 5-16-24-52tp

Absolutely NO TRESPASSING, including but not limited to hunting, ﬁshing, hiking, mushroom hunting and drones on land owned and/ or rented by FRJ Family Farms, LLC. 3-23-23-52tp

Absolutely no hunting or trespassing on land owned by Barbara & LeRoy Hider 10-10-23-52tp

NO HUNTING OR TRESPASSING on any land owned by LAKE MARIE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION. 7-28-23-52tp

No hunting or trespassing of any kind, including but not limited to use of dogs or drones, on land owned by Diane Houk and Jenny Bomgardner. 9-28-23-52tp

Absolutely NO TRESPASSING, including but not limited to hunting, ﬁshing, hiking, mushroom and drones on land owned and/or rented by KRW5 Trust (Keith or RaeLynn Weaver). 10-5-23-52tb

No hunting or trespassing on any land owned by Bill and Peggy Heck. 5-3-24-52tb

No hunting, trespassing or ﬁshing on property owned, leased or rented by Shirley or Joe Don Pollard. 4-19-24-52tp

Absolutely no hunting or trespassing on Choate property at any time. 3-28-24-52tp

Absolutely no hunting with guns or dogs, ﬁshing, or trespassing on land owned by Berndt Farm and Berndt Twin Lake Inc. 11-10-23-52tpP

No hunting or trespassing on Cox family property - Andy and Donna Cox, and Robert and Tina Cox. 12-3-22-104tpP

No trespassing on property owned by Shandra Morin 4-11-24-52tp

Chamber From Page 6

of old-tme photos and would like to bring back the dunk tank. There was a discussion about bingo and other activities for adults during the day. There was talk of making the baby show later or in a different location. Dr. Tammy Hart made a motion for Amy Davison to look into doing a survey on Survey Monkey to see what the public would like to see happen. It passed unanimously.

Donna Herdrich made a motion to pay Nate Allen $200 for fuel for coming to demonstrate horseshoeing. It passed unanimously.

Most businesses had wine left over from the wine walk. A discussion was held and it was decided to use it either for another wine walk or a Christmas Sip and Shop. Amy will be in charge of picking up the wine and taking it to April Meighen for storage until we need it.

New business

Trunk or Treat will be held on the square on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4-6 p.m., rain or shine. Participants are urged to register early so places can be assigned. The chamber will look into online sign ups. (Editor’s note: The chamber posted a note on its Facebook page over the weekend saying the time of the event has been changed to 2-4 p.m.)

Dr. Hart gave a report on the Christmas Home Tour which will take place Saturday Dec 7 from 1-5. Currently there are six homes on the tour. Ticket prices are $20 before Nov 22, and $25 after that date. Dr. Hart is looking into an online event registration like Eventbrite.

There will be a craft show at Hal England in the morning on Dec. 7. Patsy Holt is in charge of it. That evening is Santa’s visit. It will be Santa’s Pajama Party

and there are several activities planned. It was discussed to involve the downtown businesses in some way, perhaps as stops for treats. A lighted Christmas parade is being planned as well as a horse and buggy, crafts and other activities. Discussion was held about the Cow Palace. Jacob Pollard offered to help take out Juju’s sink and give it back to her. Kelly mentioned that the Cow Palace will need winterized soon.

The next meeting will be held Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the old bank building at 5:15 p.m.

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A humorous Nobel Prize

There’s the Nobel Prize and then there is the Ig Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize honors “discoveries that have conferred the greatest beneﬁt to humankind.” The Ig Nobel Prize was created in 1991 by Marc Abrahams, editor and co-founder of the Annals of Improbable Research, to make “people laugh and then think.” Among this year’s prize winners was a Japanese research team that discovered mammals can breathe through their butts. This year’s Ig Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the late Harvard psychologist B.F. Skinner for his research into whether pigeons in missiles were able to guide their ﬂights.