GRM Networks and the Foundation for Rural Service have teamed up to present Serve Mercer County a grant of $4,853 for supplies and equipment the program uses during its work days. The grant was awarded by GRM Networks district manager Nathan Evans (second from right, front). Also on the front row are Serve Mercer County secretary Sharon Jones (from left), grant coordinator Cynthia Beavers, and co-president Melissa Dailey. Behind them are Roger Jones, vice president Mike Tipton, and co-president David Dailey. On the front row, left to right are Secretary Sharon Jones; Grant Coordinator Cynthia Beavers; Evans; and co-president Melissa Dailey.
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PRINCETON, Mo. Through a partnership between GRM Networks and the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), Serve Mercer County was awarded a $4,853 FRS Community Grant. The grant will be used to purchase storage, tools, supplies and equipment that will be used at Serve Mercer County work events. GRM Networks contributed 10 percent of the total award amount.
Founded in 1994, FRS is the philanthropic arm of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association. The FRS Community Grants enable a broad range of community projects across rural America. To close out the foundation’s 30th anniversary year, the FRS Community Grant Program awarded 36 Community Grants totaling nearly $170,000.
“GRM Networks is a strong supporter of the communities in which we operate,” said Mitchell Bailey, chief executive 0fficer of GRM Networks. “The collaboration between GRM Networks and FRS allows us to expand our impact on the communities we serve. The FRS Commu-
nity Grant Program supports projects in communities served by NTCA members such as GRM Networks. We appreciate the dedication and financial contributions of FRS.
“We are grateful and proud to have achieved a new record in our support for rural communities during this anniversary year,” said FRS executive director Pam Becker. “The work these organizations do in their communities is nothing short of inspiring, and it’s an honor to partner with NTCA members to help make these projects a reality. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the 30th anniversary of FRS than to award the largest ever number of grants to deserving organizations served by NTCA members. I would like to thank our donors for making this possible.”
More information about the FRS Community Grant Program may be found at grm.net/ about-us/grants. A complete list of awardees can be found at https://www.frs.org/programs/ grant-program/community-grant.
November deer harvest down 15%
Mercer County hunters took over 1,100 deer during November, have taken over 1,600 during all seasons
JOE JEREK
Special to the Post-Telegraph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 159,120 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season, Nov. 16-26. Of the 159,120 deer harvested, 82,613 were antlered bucks, 13,203 were button bucks, and 63,304 were does.
Top harvest counties were Franklin with 3,530 deer harvested, Texas with 2,935, and Howell with 2,741. For current ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county, and type of deer, visit the MDC website at extra.mdc.mo.gov/widgets/ harvest_table/.
Mercer County hunters took 1,124 deer during the Nov. 1626 period. Overall, 1,667 deer have been taken during all seasons in Mercer County.
This year’s harvest total was lower than last year’s November portion harvest total of 193,885 deer and was about 15% below the five-year average. According to MDC Cervid Program Supervisor Jason Isabelle, the drop in harvest this year was due to a combination of factors.
“The November portion started about a week later this year due to the calendar shift,” said Isabelle. “When this happens, we can expect a drop in harvest because the November portion occurs further from the peak of the rut which is about the tenth of November.”
Less than ideal hunting conditions throughout much of the November portion were another factor that contributed to this year’s lower opening weekend harvest total according to Isabelle.
“We had a few nice days sprinkled throughout the November portion, but there a number of days with warm temperatures or high winds,” he said. “These conditions like-
ly affected deer movement and also hunters’ desire to be in the woods.”
Another factor that Isabelle believes significantly affected this year’s harvest total is a bumper acorn crop.
“Throughout much of Missouri, there are a lot of acorns in the woods this year,” said Isabelle. “When that happens, deer don’t need to move as much to find food and they frequent fields and other open areas less often because of the abundance of food in the woods.”
He noted that the counties with the largest decline in harvest were in the more heavily forested portions of the state where acorn abundance has a more significant effect on deer movement.
“Many northern and western Missouri counties were either up from last year’s harvest total or were down slightly,” said Isabelle. “As would be expected, with the good acorn crop we have this year, harvest was
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Princeton welcomes Christmas season
Christmas home tour set for Saturday afternoon. Visit from Santa, other activities Saturday night Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo The Princeton Chamber of Commerce will mark the beginning of the Christmas season this Saturday, Dec. 7, with a variety of activities.
Patsy Holt will start the day with a craft market in the basement of Hal England Center. The chamber will hold a Christmas homes tour Saturday afternoon from 1-5 p.m. Six stops are scheduled, three in Princeton, at the homes of Ashlie and Nathan Powell and Keri and Doug Priest, and the old Princeton Bank. Another stop will be at Fernwood Retreat northwest of Princeton a mile off Route FF. The final two stops will be at the homes of Kim and Jared Rardon and Sherri and Ron Barton of rural
Cainsville.
Tickets cost $20 and can be obtained at The Famous and Tigres Restaurant in Princeton, or on Eventbrite by using the QR code in the ad on Page 3 of this week’s Post-Telegraph, or Page 2 of last week’s paper. Saturday evening, the chamber will hold Santa’s Pajama Party at the Mercer County Senior Center from 5-7:30 p.m.
That event will include a visit by Santa Claus, and who knows - he bring Mrs. Claus and some of his elves. Children will be able to get their pictures taken with Santa. Crafts will be available and treats will be served. Gift wrapping will be available for a small donation, and kids can leave their letters to Santa at the North Pole Express on the bandstand.
The Princeton High School band and choir will present music during the event.
TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph Princeton elementary cheerleaders performed last Tuesday night (Nov. 26) at halftime of the Tiger boys game against Gilman City.
Rah! Rah! For the home team
Chamber meets, discusses Christmas events
PRINCETON, Mo. The Princeton Chamber of Commerce met Thursday Nov. 21 at The Famous.
President Kelly Bertrand called the meeting to order. Secretary Donna Herdrich read the minutes of the last meeting, and treasurer Jacob Pollard gave the treasurers report. They were approved as read
A report was given on Small Business Saturday Christmas Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 30.
A report was given on the Christmas Home Tour scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7. Six people are needed to be greeters at the homes. Jeannene Neeley, Sharel Collins, April Meighen have volunteered so far. Cody DeMoss’ class will make the tickets and posters for the event. There will
be tickets available at the old Princeton Bank that day. Tigres and The Famous are currently selling tickets. Ticket prices have been set at $20 per person. Tour locations are Bank of Princeton, Ashlie and Nathan Powell, Keri and Doug Priest, Fernwood Retreat, Kim and Jared Rardon, and Sherri and Ron Barton.
The morning of Dec 7, Patsy Holt will host a Christmas craft market in the basement of Hal England Center. That evening, the chamber will have Santa’s Pajama Party at the Senior Center. Santa will arrive by firetruck and there will be crafts, cocoa, cookies, and a Christmas store at the Senior Center. Businesses around the square will also be open. Members present voted to
allow vendors at no fee during Santas visit. Neeley offered to bring cookies and Pollard will ask Ethan Sticken if he will gift wrap.
There will be a bylaws meeting in December but no regular meeting. The new bylaws will be presented for approval at the January meeting.
New business: The “Welcome to Princeton” sign on the west side of town blew down. Dr. Tammy Hart will talk to Marcia Cox to see if Rotary could replace it.
Herdrich asked about having a “ladies night out” on Thursday, Dec. 12 as there are no ball games that night. She will talk to other businesses about having evening hours that night.
Bertrand has been working on decorating
the square. She is planning on doing it in blue, white and silver this year if anyone has decorations to donate for the flower boxes or tree. Dr. Hart will pick up some ornaments if she can find them. Also, if anyone crochets or knits, tiny hats and scarves are needed for the craft at Santa’s PJ Party.
The grocery store has passed to the second round of grant approval. The directional signs will be here in spring. The dean of marketing at Maple Woods Community College is available to talk to local businesses.
Discussion was held about a Valentine’s Sip and Shop. Those on the committee will be Amy Davison, Marsha Franklin, Rafaela Johnson, Collins, and Bertrand.
GRVCO to present winter concert Dec. 14
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TRENTON, Mo. The Grand River Valley Choir and Orchestra (GRVCO) will present its 16th annual winter concert, “Winter Reflections,” at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 in the Trenton R-9 Performing Arts Center. The doors will open at 3 p.m. following dress rehearsal. Holiday music will be performed. Should inclement weather postpone the program, the back-up date is Dec. 21.
on, Chillicothe, Gallatin, Galt, Jamesport, Laredo, Ludlow, Pattonsburg, Princeton, Richmond, St Joseph, Trenton, and Weatherby.
The GRV Orchestra will open the program with Christmas Rocks at the Pops, The Christmas Waltz, The Nutcracker Suite, Poem for Christmas, and The Polar Express The GRV Choir will then perform In the First Light; A Charlie Brown Christmas; Still, Still, Still; and God with God The GRVCO Choir and Orchestra will com-
bine for Sing We Now of Christmas and Somewhere in My Memory
Linda Arnold is conductor of the GRV Choir.
Chris Thomas is the GRV Orchestral conductor. Sonja Wimer accompanies the choir. Barb Cox will serve as master of ceremonies.
GRVCO is a 501(c)(3) organization. It has no sponsors, but rely on donations. All performances are free due to the GRVCO Donor’s Club and the anonymous donors who contribute at its concerts. The public’s financial support helps provide the
funds necessary to continue the organization’s mission. Information on the Donor’s Club will be available at the door.
A special collection will benefit Life Options. Visit the GRVCO website, grvco.com, and like it on Facebook for additional information.
The public can meet the musicians during a punch and cookies reception following the concert in the THS commons.
The bird flew the coop Tweedy, a cockatiel belonging to Safiya Hashimi in Buena Park, Calif., flew the coop and got stuck in a tree. Safiya’s brother didn’t hesitate to climb the tree to rescue the lost bird but he found himself stuck in the tree along with the bird. An Orange County Fire Authority team was called in, and firefighter Shane Allan wasted no time in climbing his ladder to reach the boy and the bird. As the Fire Authority put it, Allan “proved that saving two birds with one ladder isn't just a figure of speech.”
Liberty Counsel begins annual “Naughty or Nice” Christmas campaign
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ORLANDO, Fla. Liberty Counsel has launched its 22nd annual Friend or Foe Christmas Campaign that is designed to educate and, when necessary, litigate to ensure religious viewpoints are not censored from Christmas and holiday themes.
Liberty Counsel monitors cases each year across the country where there is intimidation by officials and groups to remove the celebration of Christmas in public and private sectors.
“The First Amendment protects religious viewpoints from being censored by the government,” says Liberty Counsel founder and chairman Mat Staver.
“Religious symbols and displays consistent with the Christmas holiday season are appropriate and constitutional on public property, including in public schools.”
In public schools, classroom discussion of the
religious aspects of the holidays is permissible. A holiday display in a classroom may include a Nativity scene or other religious imagery. Public school music teachers have the freedom to include both religious and secular Christmas songs in their musical programs. If the students select their own songs independent of the direction of school officials, there is no requirement that the songs include secular selections. Students may distribute religious Christmas cards to their classmates during noninstructional time, before or after school, or between classes. If the students are not required to dress in uniform, they may wear clothing with religious words or symbols as well as religious jewelry.
Liberty Counsel also provides a “Naughty and Nice List” that catalogs some of the stores that are censoring Christmas and some that are publicly
celebrating it.
Years ago, Walmart had banned its employees from even responding with the phrase “Merry Christmas.” Now the company is consistently on the “Nice List” by embracing the Christmas season. Last year, Target was on the Naughty List for going “all in” on woke “pride” decorations that mocked the Christmas holiday. However, the department store has earned a spot on the Nice List in 2024 by backing off the LBGTQ agenda and returning to more traditional holiday selections. Only one other company on 2023’s Naughty List moved to the Nice List this year, and that is Sam’s Club for using the word “Christmas” again in its online store. Thankfully, many other companies have done the same to acknowledge Christ’s birth during the season. Big Lots, Costco, Dillard’s, Hobby Lobby Stores, JC Penney, Lowe’s, Staples,
Kohl’s are just some examples of stores on the “Nice List” for acknowledging Christmas and offering Christmas gifting options.
Barnes & Noble, Burlington, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Gap Inc., TJ Maxx, and others consistently remain on the “Naughty List” for censoring Christmas from their holiday-themed campaigns and offering little more than generic “holiday” decorations and gifts. Notably, after 98 years, Neiman Marcus recently changed the name of its annual “Christmas Book” to “Holiday Book” for the sake of “inclusivity.” Needless to say, Neiman Marcus joined the Naughty List this year for the first time. In addition, two retailers moved from the Nice List to the Naughty List in 2024: American Eagle Outfitters and Best Buy. Both companies took a minimalist and nearly sterilized approach to
Ashcroft “pleased” with voter ID court ruling
JoDONN CHANEY
Special to the Post-Telegraph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft says he was pleased with the Cole County Circuit Court’s decision regarding a lawsuit originally filed by the Missouri NAACP that challenged the photo identification aspects of Missouri’s election law, HB 1878.
“Nine years ago, before I was even elected secretary of state, I made it my mission to make Missouri a leader in election security with photo ID as the foundation,” Ashcroft
said. “I filed my own initiative petition because the senate kept refusing to act. As secretary of state, I fought countless lawsuits and traveled to every corner of the state to make sure photo ID was correctly implemented. To maintain a secure system for voting, it only stands to reason that a photo ID should be essential.”
Judge Jon E. Beetem of the Circuit Court of Cole County declared “there is no set of circumstances under which the challenged provisions in HB 1878 are unconstitution-
al.”
“Christmas” in their online holiday campaigns.
As stores in the retail industry take different approaches to doing business during the Christmas season, religious expression in the public square has become increasingly protected. In 2022, two cases involving religious liberty went to the U.S. Supreme Court which resulted in the elimination of the “Lemon Test.” The Lemon Test was a judgemade standard used to determine whether a law violated the First Amendment Establishment Clause. For 51 years, this so-called “test” was used to remove religious symbols and displays, such as the Ten Commandments and Nativity scenes, from the public square.
Last year, city officials in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin emailed guidance to employees to refrain from using “traditional” Christmas decorations in public buildings, specifically red and green colors, to “foster a more equitable and inclusive community.” Administrators suggested using “neutral” and “non-religious” decorations, such as “snowflakes” or decorations inspired by the “Northern lights” with colors like “blue, green, and purple” to avoid “favoring any particular belief system.” After Liberty Counsel sent a demand letter to the city administrator responsible for the email demanding an immediate retraction of the ban on Christmas decorations, the administrator backpedaled the directive and allowed traditional Christmas decorations.
“Voting is the foundation of our republic,” Ashcroft said. “It is not only our right but also our responsibility. Rather than restrict, I believe HB 1878 makes it easier to vote but harder to cheat and makes Missouri a model for other states to follow.”
Missouri ranks in the top tier among states for election integrity and has just completed another successful election requiring photo ID with no disenfranchisement to voters.
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Then on May 2, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Lemon Test in Liberty Counsel’s 9-0 victory in Shurtleff v. City of Boston, where the High Court ruled the city violated the Constitution by censoring a private flag in a public forum open to “all applicants” merely because it was a “Christian flag.” Nearly two months later on June 27, 2022, the Supreme Court in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, officially overruled the “Lemon Test” in favor of a football coach’s right to private, religious speech in silently praying on the football field after games. These cases now make it unlawful for the government to censor religious expression, symbols, or displays in public.
“Christmas is a recognized federal and state holiday,” says Staver. “It makes no sense to pretend it does not exist or that the holiday should be stripped of Christian symbols and themes.”
State Historical Society ED to retire in October
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COLUMBIA, Mo. State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) Executive Director Gary Kremer will retire from his position in October 2025 after more than 21 years with the Society and more than 50 years as a highly regarded leader, educator, and advocate for preserving, publishing and sharing the state’s history. Kremer announced his retirement plans at the recent annual meeting of the State Historical Society of Missouri. During his tenure, Kremer led the organization through tremendous growth in services and facilities to benefit Missourians across the state.
According to SHSMO’s president, Sen. Roy Blunt, “Gary Kremer has become the unofficial State Historian to many Missourians over the last two decades,” said Sen. Roy Blunt, society president. “Among the society’s greatest achievements during Gary’s extraordinary leadership was securing $35 million in state bond funds for the construction of a new headquarters building that opened in 2019.”
He got his ring back Eighty-two-year-old David Lorenzo, a 1964 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, lost his Class Ring while playing golf 54 years ago at the Uniontown Country Club, near Pittsburgh. As he put it to reporters, the ring “survived combat, but it couldn't survive my golf game.” Along came 70-year-old Michael Zenert. Nearly five and a half decades later he was playing golf at the Uniontown club and found the ring on the fourth green. Zenert searched and found that it was Lorenzo’s ring and traveled to Florida to return it to him. The two of them met at the National Naval Aviation Museum at Naval Air Station Pensacola return the ring to Lorenzo. As Zenert put it, “I just knew I couldn’t send this in the mail. I knew it had to be personally delivered.”
The 76,700-square-foot building on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus provides modern equipment and space for the preservation of collections and to welcome visitors to learn about Missouri’s people and their history.
New research centers in Cape Girardeau and Springfield were established under Kremer’s leadership, expanding the State Historical Society’s network to six centers across the state. In 2021, the State Historical Society’s Kansas City Research Center moved into the newly renovated Miller Nichols Library on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus, enlarging its space, and in 2024, the Cape Girardeau Research Center moved to a larger space at Kent Library on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
In 2021, Kremer served on the Missouri Bicentennial Commission, which oversaw the planning of statewide bicentennial activities. The State Historical Society of Missouri served as the organizer of the bicentennial, which included
more than 300 events, programs, and projects developed and carried out in communities across the state to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Missouri statehood. On Statehood Day, Aug. 10, 2021, Kremer delivered the keynote speech at the state capitol to commemorate the bicentennial.
Kremer has written, coauthored, and coedited 12 books. His most recent book, This Place of Promise: A Historian’s Perspective on 200 Years of Missouri History shares his knowledge and personal experiences as he considers what being a Missourian has meant to all the state’s people. He has continued to publish articles, books, and papers on all aspects of Missouri history during his time at the State Historical Society. He published his first essay on the African American experience in Missouri 50 years ago and has written dozens of articles and five books on the topic of race in Missouri, a publishing record unrivalled by any other scholar of the subject.
The State Historical Society received its first National Endowment for
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down the most in the more heavily forested Ozark counties.” Firearms deer hunting in Missouri continued with the CWD portion Nov. 27-Dec. 1 in open counties. The Late Youth portion ran Nov. 29-Dec. 1 followed by the Late Antlerless portion Dec. 7-15 in open counties and then the Alternative Methods portion Dec. 28 through Jan. 7, 2025. The archery deer season reopened Nov. 27 and runs through Jan. 15, 2025.
Get more information on Missouri deer hunting from MDC’s 2024 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where hunting permits are sold and online at mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer.
the Humanities - Library of Congress grant for the national Digital Newspaper Project in 2008, marking the beginning of an extensive effort to make millions of pages of Missouri newspapers available online. Kremer oversaw the transfer of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection into the State Historical Society of Missouri in 2010 and the rebuilding of manuscripts and reference services under a new administrative structure. In addition, he has helped to modernize the organization with preservation and digitization of materials and website improvements. Under his direction, the State Historical Society has expanded its collections of newspapers, manuscripts, artworks, maps, and other material. Kremer also furthered the growth of SHSMO’s public programming and outreach efforts such as National History Day in Missouri.
A fifth-generation Missourian, Kremer earned his PhD from American University in Washington, DC. Previously, he taught history at Lincoln University in Jefferson City (1972-1987) and William Woods University in Fulton (1991-2004). He also served as the state archivist of Missouri from 1987 to 1991. He has been SHSMO’s executive director since 2004. The State Historical Society of Missouri Board of Trustees will immediately begin a search for a new executive director, who will begin duties when Kremer retires next fall.
New books at MC Library
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PRINCETON, Mo. These new titles have been added at the Mercer County Library.
Adult fiction: To Die For (#3 of the 6:20 Man series), David Baldacci; Heavy Are The Stones, J. D. Barker; A Very Bad Thing, J.T. Ellison; Now or Never: 31 on the Run (a Stephanie Plum Book), Janet Evanovich; Murder in the Ranks, Kristi Jones; The Duchess Takes It All, Michelle McLean; The Lies We Leave Behind, Noelle Salazar; A Cowboy for Christmas, Lori Wild; and Christmas in Bethel, Richard Paul Evans.
Adult non-fiction: Gangster Hunters: How Hoover’s G-Men Vanquished America’s Deadliest Public Enemies, John Oller.
The Mercer County Library has also added to its large print, western, children’s, juniors, young adult, and Amish sections. Remember that the library’s Boundless, Libby, Blackstone Unlimited, and Hoopla platforms are open 24/7.
Chinn reappointed state’s ag director
GABBY PICARD
Special to the Post-Telegraph
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Governor-elect
Mike Kehoe has announced the reappointment of Chris Chinn as Director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture.
“Director Chinn knows Missouri agriculture, and I am proud to have her on our team as we expand our ag industry and support the farmers who feed, fuel, and clothe the world,” Kehoe said. “As first-generation farmers, Claudia and I are proud to work alongside Missouri’s farm families to contribute to our state’s $93.7 billion ag industry.”
“I would like to thank Governor-elect Kehoe for the opportunity to continue leading the department and working for Missouri’s farm families,” Chinn said. “The future for Missouri agriculture is bright under the leadership of Governor-elect Kehoe. My team and I look forward to continuing to promote and protect our state’s top economic driver.”
Chinn has been an agriculture leader on local, state, and national levels for more than 20 years, in roles with the
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Faces of Farming, American Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers, and Missouri Farm Bureau Board of Directors.
As a trailblazer in agriculture advocacy, Chinn has established her brand through social media and public speaking. Through her outreach, she bridges the gap between farmers and consumers. Chinn, her husband, Kevin, and their children raise hogs, cattle, corn, soybeans, and hay as well as operate their family feed mill.
45th annual Eagle Days this weekend
ERIC WOODIEL
Special to the Post-Telegraph
MOUND CITY, Mo. Bald eagles migrate southward on the chilly winds of early winter. Dozens or even hundreds usually congregate at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge near Mound City where they can feed on fish and waterfowl. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host the 45th annual Eagle Days at Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public. The World Bird Sanctuary staff will present live eagle shows each hour in a building at the refuge headquarters. Those eagles have been rehabilitated from injuries but
cannot be released back into the wild.
There will also be interpretive stops along a driving tour of the refuge wetlands. Guided bus tours begin each half hour. Spotting scopes will be set up at key points along the tour route for visitors to spot wildlife far out on the marshes. Interpretive stations along the tour route will include displays about mammals, bald eagles, snow geese and other waterfowl, duck calling and waterfowl hunting, and wetland management. Friends of Loess Bluffs and other conservation partners will have outreach tables. Besides eagles, visitors will be able to see wildlife at wetland pools such as trumpeter swans, geese, ducks, and shore birds. MDC staff, Missouri Master Naturalists,
and Loess Bluffs staff will be welcoming visitors and interpreting nature exhibits.
The numbers of waterfowl and eagles at Loess Bluffs varies with weather being a major factor. Often though, Eagle Days has plentiful wildlife for viewing. Visitors will find cameras and binoculars useful.
Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwest Missouri near Mound City. Take Interstate 29 to Exit 79 south of Mound City, then travel south 2.5 miles on U.S. Highway 159.
Inflation a hidden tax 1913-2024
PAUL HAMBY
Special to the Post-Telegraph
MAYSVILLE, Mo. “Let me control a nation's money supply, and I care not who makes its laws.”
- Mayer Amschel Rothschild (Founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty)
From 1836 to 1913, America thrived with a strong economy and no central bank. The U.S. Treasury was responsible for issuing currency and that currency was backed by gold or silver.
In 1913, a group of bankers and politicians met secretly at Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia. They created a plan for a new central bank to control our money supply and interest rates. Their plan was very controversial and the group ran fake ads opposing themselves to con Americans into supporting their cause. It took many months and nearly straight party-line voting, but on Dec. 23, 1913, the Senate passed and President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act.
Even the name is deceptive. The Federal Reserve is not part of the federal government, it is a private bank. There are no reserves - the bank literally creates money out of thin air and loans it to the U.S. government, other countries’ governments, and more recently to some private entities.
The Federal Reserve was created at the beginning of World War I.
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The war was financed by central banks around the world. Following World War I, our U.S. economy boomed at an unprecedented level. This boom cycle was created in part by infusing new cash into the economy from The Federal Reserve. Huge boom cycles are nearly always followed by a bust cycle. In October 1929, the stock market crashed, spawning the Great Depression. The cure for the depression was another war and that meant a huge amount of borrowed money. No matter which side wins a war, the central bankers always win with new government debt.
After World War II, the world economy sprang back to life and so did inflation.
Harry Ferguson, who brought the tractor threepoint hitch to farming, recognized that inflation was stealing the profits of farmers. In 1952, he proposed a price reducing system where companies would voluntarily lower retail prices. He asked all tractor manufacturers to cut prices. Ferguson did as he asked, but no other companies cut prices - including his suppliers. The Ferguson company suffered a significant loss of profits as a result. Ferguson believed “Inflation is at the heart of many of the world’s most serious evils, causing unem-
ployment and widespread poverty which encourages communism.” He understood the real-world consequences for farmers, but he did not understand that the root cause of inflation was central banks printing more money.
President John F. Kennedy (JFK) was elected in 1960. He believed that the U.S. government should control the supply of our national currency and paper money should be backed by silver. JFK gave a speech on June 4, 1963 regarding monetary supply and announcing Executive Order 1110. Kennedy said he would return control of our currency to the U.S. Treasury. JFK was murdered five months later on Nov. 22, 1963 in Dallas. Texas. In 2008, presidential candidate Ron Paul talked about inflation in nearly every speech: “The most sinister of all taxes is the inflation tax and it is the most regressive. It hits the poor and the middle class. When you destroy a currency by creating money out of thin air to pay the government’s bills, the value of the dollar goes down, and people get hit with a higher cost of living. It’s the middle class that's being wiped out. It is the most evil of all taxes.” (Ron Paul, 2008)
Thomas Sowell agreed with Ron Paul and added: “Inflation is a quiet
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MERCER COUNTY COMMISSION
Report taken from minutes of meetings of the Mercer County Commission.
All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted. Monday, Nov. 25
• Minutes of the Nov. 18 meeting were approved.
• Sheriff Jeff Spencer presented an intergovernmental service agreement for the confinement of prisoners, dated Feb. 1, 2025, between the Daviess/ DeKalb Regional Jail and Mercer County. That facility would be used for any overage from the Harrison County Jail. Commissioners voted to approve the agreement, and it was signed by Spencer and Presiding Commissioner Jerry Allen.
Spencer also spoke with commissioners.
• Bills were approved and paid.
• Commissioners and County Clerk Judy Hamilton signed a certified copy of order authorizing her to shred various election materials and unvoted ballots as stated on the order, per the secretary of state’s office retention schedule and Section 109.210.5, RSMo.
• Commissioners authorized Collector/Treasurer Susan Moore to pay the MCCA Professional Services Fund $200 for an annual contribution. Money was taken from Treasurer’s Maintenance Fund #34.
• Allen signed Progress Invoice #10 for BRO-B065 (41) Bridge #25300041 on Jewell Street in the amount of $3,471 for right of way appraisal work.
• The county received the report from the Missouri Department of Revenue of motor fuel taxes, motor vehicle sales taxes and motor vehicle fee increases on Nov. 22, in the amount of $54,755.90
MERCER CO. HEALTH DEPT.
305 West Main, Princeton
660-748-3630
DECEMBER
Blood pressure clinics
Friday, Dec. 6, 11 a.m., Mercer County Senior Center, Princeton. WIC services Thursday, Dec. 5, 12 and 26, at office, by appointment.
Open lab
Friday, Dec. 20, 8-10 a.m., by appointment.
Other items
• Princeton after school games: Tuesday, Dec. 17, 3:30 p.m.
• Office will close at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24 for Christmas Eve, and will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 25 for Christmas.
• Board meeting: Monday, Dec. 30, 6 p.m.
• The department is still offering COVID-19 and flu shots for all 6 months and older regardless of insurance status; state vaccine provied by VFC and 317
programs. Regular and high-dose flu shots are available. RSV shots may be available for those 60 years of age or older, and women during their 32nd through 36th weeks of pregnancy. Inventory is limited. A monoclonal antibody injection is also available for infants in their first RSV season. Call for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Inflation
From Page 5
but effective way for the government to transfer resources from the people to itself, without raising taxes.”
During the financial crisis of 2008, George W Bush gifted all American taxpayers with a $600 check - created out of thin air. Well, actually each check was a loan, borrowed in the name of our children and grandchildren. The stated purpose was to stimulate a struggling economy, but the unintended consequence was inflation and a pattern of “stimulus money” that amounted to trillions of dollars gifted to citizens, non citizens, national banks, private businesses, etc. It was a
bi-partisan effort to distribute money that was just made up from nothing. Obama, Trump and Biden all participated.
The hyperinflation we experienced since 2020 is a direct result of both Congress over spending their income and he Fed directly infusing trillions of dollars into the markets and banks.
Plus the Fed kept interest rates artificially low for so long, it created a whole generation who avoided savings and CDs because the return was so low.
Since the Federal Reserve was created in 1913, the US dollar has lost 96% of its value.
Central banks and central planners do more harm than good.
For years, Sen. Rand
They left the door open
Paul, Rep Thomas Massie, and former Rep. Ron Paul have tried to get a thorough independent audit of the Federal Reserve. In an October 2024 interview, J.D. Vance said “We’ve seen the impacts of unchecked power in the Federal Reserve for decades, and I’ve come to believe it’s not in America’s best interest.” Vance explained, referencing Ron Paul’s advocacy for transparency and accountability in monetary policy.
Perhaps the time has come to audit the Fed. Paul Hamby is a conservative, free-thinking farmer and small business owner in northwest Missouri’s DeKalb County. Copyright (C) 2024 Liberty Thought of the Week. All rights reserved.
The town of Yemassee, S.C., with its population of slightly more than 1,000 residents, has quite a population of monkeys - some 3,500 rhesus monkeys housed at the Alpha Genesis research facility. And so, it created quite a stir when 43 of the chimps escaped and the Yemassee Police Department issued a warning “strongly” advising residents “to keep doors and windows secured to prevent these animals from entering homes.” CBS News reported that someone “failed to secure a door at the enclosure, allowing the monkeys to roam free.” Authorities have been successful in slowly recovering the monkeys.
MERCER BOYS
Replacement foe vanquished
Tiger reserves fill in for Worth County in late move
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
MERCER, Mo. Mercer’s boys varsity outscored Princeton’s JV 22-11 in the second half and opened their season with a 3829 victory last Monday night (Nov. 25).
Mercer was scheduled to open the season Nov. 26 against Worth County in Grant City, but that school’s 8-man football team didn’t finish their season until Nov. 23, when that bunch of Tigers lost in the state quarterfinals to North Shelby. So, the boys basketball game was canceled (the girls played WC in Bethany on Nov. 26; see Page 8) and Princeton agreed to send its JV unit up U.S. 65 to fill in.
The first half was even as
even could be. Kobe Hill hit for 6 points, including a 3-point goal, and Mason Martin hit two hoops for Mercer, while Chase Evans buried two 3s and Mitchell Walker got two hoops, and the first quarter ended in a 10-10 tie. Walker hit a 3 and scored 6 points in the second quarter, and Kolton Schurke added a hoop as the Tigers outscored Mercer 8-6 for an 18-16 halftime lead. Hill, Martin and Brett Hashman scored for Mercer. The Cardinals took the lead in the third frame, outscoring Princeton 12-3 during that stretch. Hill hit three hoops for Mercer while Martin, Hashman and Grady Beavers connected for Mercer, while Bowe Ussery’s 3 accounted for the Tigers’ lone points.
Martin hit four hoops for 8
points and Beavers added a bucket for the Cardinals in the fourth quarter as they outscored Princeton 10-8; Evans hit two more 3s and Chase Hale got a goal for the Tigers.
Martin led all scorers with 16 points, and Hill added 12 for Mercer. Other scoring: Hashman 4, Beavers 4.
Evans hit four 3s and led Princeton’s scoring with 12 points, and Walker added 10. Other scoring: Ussery 3, Hale 2, Schurke 2.
Mercer was scheduled to play at Breckenridge on Monday night (Dec. 2). The Cardinals’ game at Penney (Hamilton) on Friday night (Dec. 6) has been postponed due to that school’s participation in the Class 1 state championship football game the next afternoon in Columbia.
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, Dec. 9: breakfast burrito.
Tuesday, Dec. 10: pancakes, sausage patty.
Wednesday, Dec. 11: breakfast pizza.
Thursday, Dec. 12: scrambled eggs, toast.
Friday, Dec. 13: 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.
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, Dec. 9: a) hamburger; b) tater tot casserole; California blend vegetables.
Tuesday, Dec. 10: a) pork loin; b) deli sandwich; mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, roll.
Wednesday, Dec. 11: a) fish sandwich; b) popcorn shrimp; chips.
Thursday, Dec. 12: a) chicken sandwich; b) McRib; fries.
Friday, Dec. 13: a) baked potato; b) burrito; steamed broccoli. 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, Dec. 9: soft
taco, corn.
Tuesday, Dec. 10: chicken stuffing casserole, green beans.
Wednesday, Dec. 11: chili, peanut butter and honey sandwich.
Thursday, Dec. 12: BBQ rib patty, french fries.
Friday, Dec. 13: hot dogs, nachos with cheese.
MERCER CO. FOOD PANTRY
Located in the basement of Princeton Methodist Church. Second and fourth Tuesday: 9-10:30 a.m.
Other Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Note: Persons can pick up their food in the church basement. At present, social distancing will be observed, and masks are recommended but not mandatory.
CAINSVILLE
MELANIE CHANEY
Cainsville Christmas
Cainsville merchants and the city of Cainsville are happy to announce the town’s Christmas tree lighting and Santa coming to town Sunday, Dec. 8. Lighting of the Christmas tree on the square will be at 6 p.m. Immediately after the lighting we will proceed to Cainsville City Hall to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and enjoy refreshments. Please join us for a fun filled evening! Any questions, please call Tara Robbins at 660-4255448. This Week’s News
Jeanne Hamilton celebrated her 95th birthday on Nov. 23 with 48 family members present at the Cainsville Community
Building.
Non-perishable food items and hygiene items may be dropped off at City Hall before Dec. 20. The products will be distributed throughout the Cainsville community. Any questions, please call Tara Robbins at 660425-5448.
The Hamilton family enjoyed Thanksgiving at the Cainsville Community Building on Thanksgiving day with 31 people in attendance.
Lila McLain spent Thanksgiving Day with Kay and Randall Thomas in Bethany. Others attending were Morgan McLain, Lenexa, Kan.; Walker and Emily Thomas Kansas City, Mo.; Nathan and Sierra Wolf, Kaylyn, McKinley, Berkeley and Tristan, Maysville; Ronda and Brian Pash; Joshua Pash, Sawyer and Jackson; Joe and Paige Eads. Carson and Hunter; Roger and Sandy Thomas; Clint Thomas; Jake and Stephanie Weaver, Justin and Savannah; and Cory Willett.
Kenneth and Barbara McLain hosted Thanksgiving at their home on Thanksgiving day. Those in attendance were as follows. Herman and Melanie Chaney; Isaac, Shyanne, Lilah and Lakelyn Chaney; Levi and Damien Chaney; Tim and Amanda Zerbe; Thad, Mandy and Aspen Zerbe; and Ronnie and Miranda Miles, Corben and Maudy.
There is a varsity girls basketball game at Princeton on Dec. 9 (the boys
will play Princeton’s JV), and there is a girls varsity basketball game on Dec. 10, at Osborn-Stewartsville. The seniors will meet concerning FASFA on Wednesday night, Dec. 11. The Christmas concert will be Dec. 12 at 6 p.m.
Sympathy to the family and friends of Connie June Tomes who recently passed away. Thanks for any news! It's all appreciated!
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PRINCETON JH BASKETBALL
PRINCETON GIRLS A: Princeton 39, Putnam County 3 - Aniston Power 15, Mary Jane Renfro 14 B: Putnam County 18, Princeton 17 PRINCETON BOYS A: Putnam County 23, Princeton 20 - Brodie Ellsworth 11, Travyn Shields 9 “B” team and “C” team scores not available.
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BETTY WILLIS/Special to the Post-Telegraph Mercer’s Mason Martin (#33, white) battled Princeton’s Mitchell Walker for a rebound during the Nov. 25 game between the Cardinals and Princeton’s JV team.
Gary & Lori Porter Mercer
PRINCETON BOYS BASKETBALL Tigers take nightcap of opening twinbill
Late flurry boosts Princeton
Tigers go 7-of-8 at the line, get key bucket in closing seconds to subdue Gilman PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo Not even a 17-3 second-quarter run was enough for the Princeton Tiger boys last Tuesday night (Nov. 26) to defeat visiting Gilman City in their 2024-25 season and home opening game.
But a hot stretch at the foul line in the closing seconds, plus a huge rebound bucket, was plenty good enough to lift the Tigers to a 64-58 nonconference decision.
Princeton led 46-37 early in the fourth quarter, but two 3-point goals by Kenyon Puls pulled Gilman City to within 46-43 a minute into the period. The Tigers hung onto the lead when they went into the bonus free throw situation - two shots on most all fouls starting with a team’s fifth foul of a periodwith 2 minutes, 20 seconds left and Princeton up 55-49.
Clay Evans hit two foul shots to put the Tigers up 57-49, and after the Hawks pulled to with-
in 57-51, Cooper Boxley hit a pair to make it 59-53.
Gilman City continued to hang tough, pulling to within 59-55, but Evans hit two more free throws with 38 seconds left for a 61-55 lead. Evans then hit 1-of-2 tries (missing the second) with 21 seconds remaining, but Kash Holt stole the offensive rebound and connected for a bucket that made it 64-55, matching the Tigers’ biggest previous lead.
Princeton got off to an early 6-0 lead on a rare 4-point play (a 3-ball plus a free throw) and another hoop by Evans, but Puls hit two 3s to lead the Hawks on a 14-6 run that gave them a 1412 lead after 8 minutes.
Gilman City stretched the lead to 18-12 in the first minute of the second quarter, its largest lead of the night. The Tigers responded with a 17-3 run, led by freshman Mitchell Walker’s 9 points and two deuces by Evans, to lead 29-21 at the 2:15 mark. Two Hawk baskets kept the visitors in the game at halftime, after cutting Princeton’s lead to 29-25.
Gilman City pulled to within a point early in the third, before five Tigers combined for 16 points as they took a 45-37 margin to the fourth.
Clay Evans led three Tigers in double figures with 22 points, a game-high total. Holt finished with 14, 10 in the second half, and Walker hit for 11 in his first varsity game. Other scoring: Boxley 8, Noel Schreffler 4, Hunter Lowrey 4, Chase Evans 1.
The Tigers played Albany on Tuesday night (Dec. 3) in the first round of the 84th Albany boys’ tournament.
Princeton’s JV team coasted to a win, beating Gilman City 5112. The Tiger backups outscored the Hawks 27-4 in the first quarter of a game scheduled for three quarters, with six players scoring. Princeton outscored Gilman City 16-4 in the fourth quarter, with 12 points from Blake Bears, to lead 43-8 at halftime.
Bears led all scorers with 15 points, and Bowe Ussery added 10 for Princeton. Other scoring: Randy Wilson 8, Chase Hale 7, Hector Garcia 7, Kolton Schurke 4.
GIRLS BASKETBALL Tigers open with 36-point win
Balance, defense key Tigers
Princeton outscores Gilman City 61-26 from the field, dominates Hawks from start PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo Princeton’s girls got off to a hot start, and except for a little while in the first quarter were never seriously threatened, as the Tigers prevailed 68-32 over visiting Gilman City last Tuesday night (Nov. 26).
The Tigers got scoring from all five starters during an opening 13-0 blitz barely three minutes into the first quarter of the season- and home-opening nonconference contest. Gilman City got the first two of its six 3-point baskets plus two free throws during a stretch that saw the Hawks pull to within 15-8 at the 2:15 mark, but Princeton answered with a bucket by Macey Lewis and a 3 by Au-
MERCER GIRLS BASKETBALL Cardinals drop neutral-court opener
drey Kelly to lead 20-11 after the first quarter.
Gilman City stayed reasonably close for a while in the second, as Avery Gregg hit two 3s and Alli Burke added another as the Hawks got 15 of their first 22 points from long range. Problem was, Princeton got 9 points from Addilyn Henke and 6 from Lewis as the Tigers took firm control of matters by outscoring Gilman City 19-11 in the second for a 39-22 halftime lead.
The scoring slowed during the third, fine for Princeton but not so fine for the Hawks. The Tigers got 3s from Lewis and Randa Shahan during an 11-6 stretch that saw Princeton take its lead over the 20-point level, 50-28 after three quarters.
Princeton’s defense, which allowed just 10 points in the second half, really clamped
down on its guests during the fourth quarter. The Tigers gave up just one goal and two free throws as they outscored Gilman City 18-4, taking the margin into running clock mode for the final 3:01 as they went up 61-30 en route to the 36-point victory.
Addilyn Henke lead all scorers with 20 points, 16 during the even-numbered quarters. Lewis finished with a career-high 19 and Shahan added 10 points. Sophomore Evan Boxley, who didn’t play last season, and freshman Cloe George got their first varsity points in the fourth quarter. Other scoring: Kelly 7, Mikaylee Henke 5, Gracie Mitchell 3, Boxley 2, George 2. The Tigers played Stanberry on Tuesday night (Dec. 3) in the first round of the 46th girls’ division of the Albany Tournament.
Too many turnovers, not enough points not a good combination
PRESTON COLE Princeton Post-Telegraph
BETHANY, Mo Worth County’s girls basketball team is fighting a couple of major issues - rebuilding from a recent slump (2-22 last season, 11-61 the past three) and a small roster (just seven players.
But The Tigers got their 2024-25 season off to a hopeful start last Tuesday night (Nov. 26), as they hit seven 3-point goals and took a 43-30 decision from the Mercer Cardinals.
A toxic combination of cold shooting, the opponent’s defense and too many turnovers ganged up on a Cardinal unit that is also building.
Audrey Runde and Kambree Briner combined for 10 first-quarter points to spark Worth County to a 12-7 lead. Neither team did much offensively in the second period, but the Tigers got two 3s from Rylee Ruckman during an 8-4
stretch that gave them a 20-11 halftime left.
Mercer’s offense perked up during the third quarter, but Worth County got three 3s out of four goals and outscored the Cardinals 11-8 for a 31-19 lead. The fourth quarter was Mercer’s best as the Cardinals hit for 11 points, only to see Worth County to score 12 to put the game away.
Payton Houk was the only player on
either team to score in double figures with 11 points. Other scoring: Bailey Houk 6, Jazmine Lewis 5, Riley Stark 5, Lily Stark 2, Ashlynn Brown 1.
Mercer committed 28 turnovers in a game moved from Grant City to Bethany after the Mercer boys’ game was canceled due to the Worth County’s deep run in the 8-man football playoffs. The Cardinals are idle until Tuesday, Dec. 10 when they host Green City.
TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph
Princeton’s Hunter Lowrey (left, white uniform) lofted a shot above Gilman City’s Bo Eads during the second half.
TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph Princeton’s Macey Lewis (#0, white) got her hands on a pass thrown by Gilman City’s Avery Gregg (#2, blue).
