Princeton’s Calamity Jane Days have arrived
Audrey Kelly named Miss Calamity Jane
MONTANA SIEMER/Special to the Post-Telegraph
Audrey Kelly (above), a Princeton High School junior, won the title of 2024 Miss Calamity Jane during the 62nd annual pageant on Saturday night at Princeton Methodist Church.
Kelly is the daughter of Mike and Terri Ann Kelly. She represented Henke Family Farms LLC during the pageant, and received her crown from 2023 Miss Calamity Jane Addilyn Henke.
Princeton High junior Emily Oswalt, was named first runner-up. She is the daughter of Eddy Oswalt and Christy McCracken, and represented Java on the Square.
Mia Covey, a Princeton senior, was chosen as second runner-up. She is the daughter of Nicholas Covey and Gretchen Davis, and represented Mercer County Farm Bureau.
The young ladies will assist with Calamity Jane Days activities this weekend (Sept. 20-22) in Princeton.
Melodrama cast named as grand marshals for the parade. Two days and three nights of fun planned
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo. Early weather forecasts are calling for the 64th edition of Calamity Jane Days this weekend will feature slightly above-normal temperatures and might be a little damp around the edges.
Princeton’s annual end-ofsummer/early fall celebration starts Friday, Sept. 20 with the 14th annual Tractor Cruise. The 45-mile trip will begin in Princeton, take a loop around the square, the Princeton R-5 school campus and Pearl’s II Eden for Elders before heading west on U.S. 136. It will make a quick stop at the Lake Paho maintenance building before getting off 136 at Goshen, where it will turn north on Route B to Route N. The cruise will then head west to Cainsville for lunch at the Cainsville Community Building.
Participants are expected to return to Princeton at around 4:30 p.m., and the tractors will be parked around the square from 5-7 p.m. The Princeton Chamber of Commerce will serve supper and homemade ice cream (for a donation), and persons will be entertained by the mother-daughter of Kathy and Jodi Hullinger at 7 p.m., and the El Dorados band until 8 p.m. The Clay Clear Band will play until 11 p.m.
Also, a “fun show” will be held at the Princeton horse show arena at 6 p.m.
If you’re not into that, the
Princeton High School football Tigers will be hosting King City on Eddie Allen Field, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
Persons wishing to display art or photography can take it to Java on the Square from 5-6 p.m. Friday, or before 10 a.m. Saturday. A show will be held at 10:30 a.m.
As always, the biggest day of CJ Days is Saturday, and Saturday, Sept. 21 will be no exception.
The fun starts at 7 a.m. with the Nancy Shew 5K Walk west of Princeton, and the annual Rotary Club breakfast at the Mercer County Senior Center. The breakfast features the club’s biscuits and gravy, along with Marcia Cox’s famous cinnamon rolls.
Walter Plant will provide music on the iconic Princeton bandstand from 7:30-9 a.m.
Registration for the annual CJ Days Parade will take place from 8 a.m.-noon at the Princeton city barn. Persons wishing to have their entries must have them in place by noon. This year’s parade is being sponsored by First Interstate Bank, GRM Networks and Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri.
Cast members of the CJ Days Melodrama are serving as grand marshals of the parade this year, and they will provide performances at 2, 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, all at the historic Princeton Cow Palace.
Princeton High School cheer-
Princeton City Council doles out band tax funds,
Goodknight provides update on city’s water/wastewater projects
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo The Princeton City Council approved requests for funds from the city’s band tax and heard a complaint about trash service during its Sept. 12 meeting.
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
president Kelly Bertrand told the council she’s been getting complaints about Rapid Removal allegedly not picking up trash around the square, specifically trash from the four special trash cans located on each side of the square.
Deputy City Clerk Jami McLain said she would contact Rapid Removal to
leaders are sponsoring the baby show this year, with registration at 9 a.m. and the show starting at 9:30. Little Miss Calamity Jane and Little Wild Bill will be chosen as part of the baby show.
The Real Beals will perform on the lot east of City Hall at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., and the Shoot-Out Gang will present the first of its two Saturday performances at 10:30. Other performances of the often-hilarious (!), slightly (?) non-woke Shoot-Out Gang are scheduled for 2:30 and 4 p.m.
General morning events include old-time photos from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at the old Princeton Bank building (closed from 1-2 p.m. for the parade) and inflatables and games from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Activities starting at 10:30 a.m. include a horseshoeing demonstration on the lot next to Tigres Restaurant, a quilt show at Princeton Methodist Church, and a “bank robbery” at the old Princeton Bank.
Kids games will be offered at 11 a.m., followed at 11:30 by crafts for all ages at Allegory Books and a performance by the Real Beals. A husband calling contest will be held at noon.
Past and present Miss Calamity Jane queens - including 2024 queen Audrey Kelly - will be introduced at 12:30 p.m. Felisha Bertrand will sing The Star Spangled Banner at 1 p.m., fol-
See CJ Days, Page 4
hears another trash complaint
verify if trash has been picked up, and to find out what time the firm would be in town on Friday mornings.
Service contracts
Mercer County Fair Board president Seth Davis requested, and received, $3,000 for a Halloween season event at the fair building on Saturday, Oct. 26. The board is having the band Dirt Road
The latest in a decades-long Princeton football tradition
Princeton
the game 66-28; see Page 2 for details.
Addiction return to Princeton for the event.
Bertrand asked for, and got, $1,450 for additional entertainment during this weekend’s Calamity Jane. Amounts include $500 for the Princeton High School band, $300 for Kathy and Jodi
See Wastewater, Page 4
R-5 board invests $500K in CD during quick meeting
2005 graduation date set, football cheer advisors hired PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo The Princeton R-5 Board of Education briskly handled a light agenda during its Sept. 9 meeting.
Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Jerry Girdner, the board approved putting $500,000 in district reserve funds into a 24-month CD (certificate of deposit) at Farmers Bank of Northern Missouri’s Princeton branch.
The CD will offer an interest of 4.35% and an annual percentage yield of 4.40% during the two-year term.
• Girdner provided board members information about completing their annual board training requirements.
Under Section 162.203, RSMo, any board member
who’s serving a term as of Aug. 28. 2019, or elected or appointed after that date, must complete at least one hour of refresher training every year of their term in office.
• The graduation date for this academic year’s senior class was presented to the board, and approved. The commencement ceremony will be held Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7 p.m.
• First-day enrollment figures and a special education report were approved as part of the consent agenda.
Closed session action
After a brief closed session, it was announced that board members approved the appointment of Christy Stockman and Ranae Shahan as high school football cheer advisors for the 2024 season.
COURTESY JEREMY BENSON/grandriverconference.com
High School cheerleaders Emily Oswalt (left) and Lauren Cunningham held the latest hoop the PHS art department makes for Tiger football players run through before home games, including Friday night against Pattonsburg on Eddie Allen Field. The Tigers won
PRINCETON FOOTBALL Freshman Walker scores 7 TDs, Tigers win 66-28
And a child shall lead them
Tigers hold state’s #7 scoring offense to one score over the final 21/2 quarters
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo A year ago, Princeton and Pattonsburg put a combined 188 points on the scoreboard during a 96-92 Tiger victory.
Friday night (Sept. 13) on Eddie Allen Field, the teams met, and neither came close to their 2023 scoring.
Princeton’s defense held Pattonsburg - tied for seventh in scoring at 63 points a game - to less than half its average, and the Tiger offense matched its total output for their first two games, in a 66-28 Grand River Conference rout.
Before we talk about Tiger rookie Mitchell Walker’s wondrous offensive performance, some words about Princeton’s defense.
There are 45 teams registered for the 8-man postseason in Missouri. Going into Friday night’s game, Princeton ranked 43rd in scoring defense at 71.5 points again. Friday night, after allowing a Pattonsburg score on the game’s first play, the Panthers (0-3, 0-1 GRC) only scored three more times the rest of the game and only crossed the goal line once over the final 30+ minutes.
Now, about this Mitchell Walker kid. He only turned in one of the greatest performances by a freshman in Princeton’s 100+ years of football history.
He carried the football 24 times for 276 yards and six touchdowns, on runs of 44, 46, 2, 20, 58 and 30 yards - and added a 24-yard scoring catch
for good measure.
Senior quarterback Clay Evvans also punctured Pattonsburg’s defense, carrying four times for 57 yards and a score, and adding four completionsthe first three for touchdowns to Walker, Kash Holt and lineman Chanse Glenn, in that order.
Panther QB Camden Griffith gave his team an 8-0 lead just nine seconds into the game on a 44-yard pass to Landon Preston, plus a 2-point run. But the Tigers scored on their next three possessions to take a lead they never lost.
Evans tossed a 24-yard pass to Walker on Princeton’s third play with 10:36 left in the first quarter. Cooper Boxley’s interception got the Tigers the ball back quickly, and the Tigers used five plays to go 57 yards for the lead. Evans had consecutive runs of 29 and 16 yards, the latter putting Princeton up 12-8 at the 7:05 mark.
Princeton’s next possession was a one-play possession, as Walker ripped through the Pattonsburg defense for a 44-yard scoring jaunt with 5:36 to go in the first for an 18-8 lead.
Pattonsburg broke the Tigers’ string of scores next, as Griffith found Gavin Humphrey for a 33-yard score at the 1:58 mark.
The Tigers answered five seconds into the second quarter, as Evans found Holt for a 20yard scoring throw and a 24-14 Princeton lead.
Pattonsburg then went on an unusually long (for the 8-man game, anyway) scoring drive, going 72 yards (remember, the field is only 80 yards long) in 11 plays, finishing with a 14yard Griffith-to-Preston throw
PRESTON COLE/Princeton Post-Telegraph
Mercer senior Riley Stark got three hits, including a triple, during the Cardinals’ 9-7 loss to Putnam County last week.
and catch at the 6:20 mark to pull to within 24-22 after a 2-point pass.
Princeton responded with two scores before the first half ended.
First, Evans hit Glenn for 20 yards and a score with 4:25 left. Walker’s 2-point run stretched the lead to 32-22.
Then, two plays after a defensive stop, Walker broke free for a 46-yard scoring run with 2:10 left to make it 38-22.
Incredibly, the Tigers had one more chance to score after Michael Parsons intercepted a Griffith pass, but his long return was negated by a holding penalty.
Princeton scored on its second possession of the second half, on a 2-yard run by Walker with 5:57 left that pushed the lead to 44-22.
The Tigers added two more scores before the third quarter to briefly put the 35-point mercy rule into effect.
After Princeton stopped the Panthers on a fourth-down run, Walker broke through the defense for a 20-yard score with 4:18 left. After another defensive stop, this one at the Tiger 22, Walker burst through the line and outran a now-tired Panther defense for a 58-yard score with 5 seconds left in the third, putting Princeton up 5822.
Pattonsburg got its final score with 10:33 left in the gane on a 17-yard, Griffith-to-Preston pass that cut the gap to 58-28.
Walker scored his seventh and final touchdown four plays later, running 30 yards to paydirt with 8:03 left. Evans hit Ethan Rhoades with a 2-point
for 276 yards and six touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass during Princeton’s 66-28 win.
pass to stretch the lead back to running clock mode at 66-28.
Princeton finished with 423 yards of total offense, including 348 yards on 34 runs, plus 75 yards in the air.
Pattonsburg gained 338 yards of offense, 224 passing - 194 yards by Griffith - and 114 rushing. Griffith led the Panthers on the ground with 55 yards on 17 carries. Preston - the grandson of Fred and Bonnie Preston of Princeton, and the son of PHS graduate Keith Preston - caught six balls for 114 yards and three scores, and added 51 rushing yards.
The Tigers (1-2, 1-0 GRC) host their third-straight home game on Friday night when
they host King City (1-2, 1-0 GRC). The Wildkats won last week, downing ancient rival Stanberry 48-32.
STATISTICS
Rushing: Mitchell Walker 24276, Clay Evans 4-57, Tyler Coffman 3-17, Bowe Ussery 3 (minus 2). Passing: Evans 4-9-0–75. Receiving: Walker 2-34, Chanse Glenn 1-20, Kash Holt 1-20.
Rough week: Cards drop two games
Hawks roll in HDC contest
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
MERCER, Mo Old HDC Conference rival Gilman City used two huge innings to down Mercer 17-1 in three innings last Tuesday night (Sept. 10) in a league game.
Gilman City (5-2, 4-0 halfway through the Hawks’ double round-robin HDC schedule) sent 14 batters to the plate in the top of the first inning to kill the suspense with a 10-run outburst. Mercer got its run in the bottom of the second when Payton Davis scored Makenzie Hagan, who had walked earlier, on an infield out, before the Hawks piled on seven runs in the top of the third. The game ended after Mercer (1-5, 1-2 HDC) batted in the bottom of the frame via the 15-run mercy rule.
Gilman City pounded out 13 hits, and Mercer made five errors.
Putnam County 9, Mercer 7
MERCER, Mo. Putnam County’s #1 pitcher, Alise Perkins, dominated Mercer for a little over six innings in a non-conference matchup last Monday (Sept. 9). But the two-thirds of the fourth inning, after Perkins was taken out of the circle for a different hurler almost bit the Midgets.
Down 9-1 after 31/2 innings, Mercer scored six runs off the backup pitcher before Perkins was returned to the circle. She promptly put out the fire, and Putnam was able to escape with the victory.
Putnam County got its 9-1 lead with 4-run rounds in the first and fourth innings; Mercer got its first run in the third before its rally.
Half of the Cardinals’ eight hits were extra-base blows. Riley Stark went 3-for-4 and stole three bases, and Kylie Holt went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. Sari Rogers also drove in two runs for Mercer.
STATISTICS vs. Putnam County OFFENSE - Hits: Riley Stark 3, Kylie Holt 2, Kylie Cowles, Makenzie Hagan, Linda Barton. 2B: Hagan, Holt. 3B: Cowles, Stark. Runs scored: Holt 2, Cowles, Stark, Hagan, Kali Rogers, Payton Davis. RBI: S. Rogers 2, Holt 2, Cowles, Stark. Stolen bases: Stark 3, Cowles.
PITCHING - Hagan: 7 innings, 9 runs (7 earned), 11 hits, 0 walks, 6 strikeouts. vs. Gilman City OFFENSE - Runs scored: Hagan. RBI: Davis. Walks: Hagan, Jazmine Lewis. Stolen bases: Hagan 2, S. Rogers.
PITCHING - Hagan: 3 innings, 17 runs (13 earned), 15 hits, 2 walks, 1 strikeout.
TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph
Tiger freshman Mitchell Walker (center, with ball) ran between two large Pattonsburg defensive linemen for a solid gain. Walker ran
OBITUARIES
Richard Gerke
Princeton, Mo.
Richard Dewight Gerke, 91, of Princeton, Mo., passed away Monday, September 9, 2024 at his home.
He was born October 20, 1932 in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Conrad and Pearl (Overstake) Gerke.
Richard graduated in 1950 from high school in Dike, Iowa. He became a farmer and raised Angus cattle.
On February 9, 1991, he married Virginia May Hardesty. She survives of the home.
He was active in the Lutheran church in Iowa. After moving to Missouri, he attended Modena Baptist Church. Richard’s hobbies included hunting, fishing and showing cattle.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Jane (Neels) Gerke.
Survivors in addition to his wife of 33 years, Virginia, are sons Richard (Gina) Gerke and Dennis (Jusan) Gerke, both of Waterloo, Iowa; daughter, Linda (Mark) Twiss of Cedar, Minn.; stepson, Danald (Danelle) Greer, Liberty, Mo.; step-daughters Teena (Michael) Giliberto, Crest Hill, Ill., and Tara Greer, Lafayette, Ind; and six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two nephews and five nieces.
Richard has been cremated under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Princeton. A memorial service was held Thursday, September 12 at Modena Baptist Church, Modena, Mo., under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at a later date at Grundy Center, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the Richard Gerke Memorial Fund in care of Roberson Funeral Home, PO Box 316, Princeton, MO 64673. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.
CAINSVILLE
MELANIE CHANEY
The Betterment Committee hosted a History Day at the school on Friday, Sept. 13. Eight presentations were given: two blacksmiths, stained glass window, sewing, soap making, candle making, bee keeping, and trapping. All students were were taken at different times in small groups to see the demonstrations. At 11:30 a.m., the wagon drivers took the students around town, stopping at the museum, First National Bank, Pinkley (Max Ross Hardware building), First Baptist Church, the
Depot, and the coal mine. This was all made possible by many volunteers and the cooperation of the superintendent, Ryan Rosenbaum, and other school members. The intention of a history day was to educate the students about some of the history of their town.
Varsity football at Princeton on Sept. 20. No school on Sept. 23 for teacher in-service. Junior high softball at Princeton and varsity softball at Worth County on Sept. 23. Varsity softball at Gilman City on Sept. 24. Junior high softball at Pattonsburg Sept. 25. Varsity softball at Ridgeway on Sept. 26. In case anyone is wondering why there is now football listed in our school news, it is because we have a few boys playing with Princeton this year!
The 12th annual Trade Days are Oct. 19 in Cainsville. Flea market spots are available.There’s a treeing contest, roll page contest, a water race dash for cash ,and raccoon and the log! Come out and enjoy the day with your dogs. For more information call 660-425-0634.
Well that’s all I got, except for about what I have done and I’m tired of telling about my escapades! Please send me some news!
ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter BY PEO
Chapter BY of PEO met Sept. 7 at the home of Alice Mason. Reports of projects and committees were given. Plans for the official visit and the salad supper on Oct. 7 were finalized. Alice gave the program on the origination of Labor Day and served delicious refreshments.
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Lineville council handles several complaints
Junk vehicles, loose dogs, trash bags/fees are primary topics
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
LINEVILLE, Iowa Hearing and handling complaints was the order of the night for the Lineville City Council during its Sept. 9 meeting.
Monte Dilliner is one of several residents who’ve received a junk vehicle nuisance letter, and he didn’t appear to be at all pleased. He said his vehicles weren’t junk, and that he’d move them when he wanted to move them.
In response, Mayor Jack Shields tried to tell Dilliner that the vehicle in question had sat on the property for at least 10 years, and it needed to be moved.
According to information provided by City Clerk Brandy Shriver, Dilliner became belligerent and argumentative to where Shields told him to calm down and sit down, or he’d be removed from the meeting. Dilliner then left City Hall.
After he left, and after a motion and second were made, the council directed Shriver to contact city’s lawyer to start proceedings against Dilliner.
Four residents were given 30-day extensions, up to the date of the next council meeting (Monday, Oct. 14), to take care of junk vehicles and other situations.
Richard Bennett simply asked for an extension,
without explanation.
Samuel Sicurezza and Marah Goodin asked for an extension to move junk vehicles. They said one vehicle had been placed under a temporary, enclosed structure, and that parts had been ordered to repair the other vehicle but had been delayed. Goodin provided proof of the parts ordered. Since the couple was trying to comply with their nuisance, their request for an extension was approved.
Finally, Shriver read a letter from Carolyn Berndt on behalf of Mary Kitto about a junk vehicle on her property on Johnson Street. The council also gave Kitto an extension.
Tracy Rockhold-Robinson came to the meeting because she’d repeatedly complained to Shriver about a dog coming onto her property often, which is a violation of the City Code, and had asked Shriver to send the dog’s owner a letter. Shriver said she’d sent several letters to the dog’s owner, and had told Rockhold-Robinson that was all she could do unless Rockhold-Robinson came to a meeting and speak with the council.
The council decided that if numerous warnings had not done any good, more needed to be done, so the dog owner will be send a letter from the entire council.
The final complaints came from Justin Klein,
who wanted to discuss the upcoming garbage rate increase. But first, he complained about the city-issued purple trash bags, claiming they “encourage bad behavior” such as residents dumping trash in dumpsters instead of buying and using the city bags.
Then, he said he’d found an error in Shriver’s math on the planned rate increase. He said that while he didn’t find the increase to be unreasonable, the fact that rates weren’t raised over time - and instead of being more than doubled at once - was irresponsible of the current and past city councils.
Shields told Kline that the city bags came into being when the city’s garbage fund was in the negative, and the city needed to find a way to promote recycling). The mayor said the bags were the reason the fund came out of negative numbers.
No ordinance has been passed to increase the garbage rate. Shriver will rework numbers and have them double-checked before the Oct. 14 meeting.
Other actions
• Shrinkage in the Water Department was reported to be 8.46%. Shriver gave the council the flat rate and staggered rate in-
creases they had told her to prepare during the August meeting. The council voted to raise the minimum rate from $25.95 to $28, with a $2 increase to each of the three staggered rates after that.
• Shriver reported she’s received the process information on how to send a nuisance to a deceased property owner. The council voted to move forward in the process for the property located at 515 Burge.
• Shriver also said she’d received estimates from Kelling Electric to hook up the city’s pump house and lift station for generators to run automatically if power is lost. The estimates were $69,478. Council members agreed that isn’t an option now.
• Shriver gave council members an estimate from Midwest Roof Coatings LLC for $10,700 to improve the roof on the Community Building. Shields had asked for an estimate so the council would have an idea of what the cost would be. No action was taken because the Community Building Fund is in the negative.
Editor’s note: Information for this report was taken from unapproved meeting minutes provided by City Clerk Brandy Shriver. All votes were unanimous, except where noted.
DIVISION II
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Matt Krohn
NOTES: Persons listed in this report are Missouri residents unless otherwise noted. Addresses shown are those of the defendants on the day their cases were heard. Defendants in criminal cases were represented by counsel unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, Sept. 3
• State vs. Griffin Pete Ellsworth, Princeton: Ellsworth appeared on a Class B misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. At his request, cause continued to Sept. 17 at 9 a.m. for discovery, plea negotiations and a plea or preliminary setting.
• State vs. Mark Eddie Ray, Mercer: Ray did not appear for a case review of his 2022 convictions on Class B misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving. It was noted Ray filed his “How to save a life” essay/report before court. The court will review the essay once it is filed. His probation was continued.
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, Sept. 23: no school.
Tuesday, Sept. 24: pancakes, sausage patty.
Wastewater
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Hullinger, $200 for the Milan High School Emerald Regiment (the formal name for that school’s band), and $150 each for Felisha Bertrand, Karla Meinke and Dr. Tammy Hart.
Water projects update
• City Superintendent Greg Goodknight reported on progress made on the city’s water/wastewater improvements project. He said new water mains have been placed in the ground around each corner of the square, as well on Ballew Street and Cain Street. The water tower portion of the project has been completed except for some cleanup, and work on the water plant hasn’t begun.
Goodknight noted project contractors have until September 2025 to finish all aspects of the projects. That includes paving areas where streets have been or will be dug up.
Next meeting date
The council set the date for the next regular meeting as Monday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. at City Hall.
Editor’s note: Information for this report came from unapproved meeting minutes provided by Deputy City Clerk Jami McLain.
Wednesday, Sept. 25: french toast sticks. Thursday, Sept. 26: pancake on a stick. Friday, Sept. 27: 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, Sept. 23: no school.
Tuesday, Sept. 24: sweet and sour chicken or fish sticks, egg roll, brown rice.
Wednesday, Sept. 25: taco salad or chicken quesadilla, refried beans, tortilla chips.
Thursday, Sept. 26: tater tot casserole or grilled cheese sandwich, green beans, cottage cheese, hot roll.
Friday, Sept. 27: hamburger or corn dog, potato wedges, red peppers, 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. 23: a) hamburger; b) chicken quesadilla; chips.
Tuesday, Sept. 24: a) roast beef; b) chicken nuggets; mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, roll.
Wednesday, Sept. 25: a) Italian sub; b) chicken sandwich; tater tots.
Thursday, Sept. 26: a) hot ham and cheese; b) McRib; corn, chocolate chip cookie.
Friday, Sept. 27: a) pizza; b) chicken wrap; steamed California blend vegetables.
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, Sept. 23: no school.
Tuesday, Sept. 24: tater tot casserole, peas.
Wednesday, Sept. 25: soft taco, Spanish rice.
Thursday, Sept. 26: chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans.
Friday, Sept. 27: hot ham and cheese sandwich, chips.
CJ Days
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lowed immediately by the parade.
Bands that march in the parade (the Princeton High School Marching Tigers and Milan’s Emerald Regiment) will offer a joint concert after the parade at around 1:45 p.m.
Another horseshoeing demonstration will be offered at 1 p.m., and singer Neva Allen and fiddler Joshua Rex will perform from 2-5 p.m.
A frozen t-shirt contest will be held at 2:30 p.m. Activities starting at 3 p.m. include a cowboy up obstacle, a beard contest (best groomed, longest and best shaped) and a performance by Kathy and Jodi Hullinger.
The Dave Niemeyer Alumni Co-ed Softball Tournament will start at 3 p.m. on Tiger Softball Field at the Russ Derry Sports Complex.
A cowboy hat contest takes place at 3:15, and a cowboy boot contest follows at 3:30. Cowboy mounted shooting will be held at the Princeton horse show arena at 4, and a cakewalk will be held at the bandstand,
also at 4. Saturday evening events get going with art and photography awards, and auctions of chain saw art and Hector Garcia paintings, at 5 p.m. The band High Strung will perform from 5:30-8 on the bandstand, and the band Centerline will play from 8-11 in front of the Mercer County Courthouse.
A wine walk around the square and other downtown Princeton stops will begin at 6 p.m.
The annual Calamity Jane Open golf tournament tees off at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 at the Princeton Country Club in Goshen.
A trail ride will start at 9 a.m. at the Ravanna Park and work its way back to Princeton along a 16-mile route.
The 40th annual Calamity Jane Days Car Show starts registration at 9 a.m. until noon. Owners will judge the vehicles from noon-1 p.m., and the band Hired Gun will perform from 1:30-3. Awards will be announced and presented at 3.
A scheduled Green Hills horse show for Sunday has been canceled.
LAND TRANSFERS
Friday, Aug. 30
• Tina Seitzer to Tammy Ingram et al.
• Aaron Mailey et al to Aaron Mailey.
• Aaron Bruce Mailey to Aaron Bruce Mailey et al.
Tuesday, Sept. 3
• Richard Skiles to 183
A Series of Solitude 190 LLC. (2 items)
• Richard Skiles et al to 99 A Series of Solitude 190 LLC.
• Richard Skiles to 40 A Series of Solitude 190 LLC.
• Charles Taylor to Nicholas Taylor.
Thursday, Sept. 5
• William L. Frisbie to Frisbie Family Legacy Trust.
Friday, Sept. 6
• Kathryn A. Hemple to Kathryn A. Hempel Revocable Trust.
• William Salyer to FullerOak Properties LLC.
Monday, Sept. 9
• Martin Chapman to Justin Toomey.
• Kale Hoermann to Kale Hoermann et al.
• Xann Rodgers-Mather to Xann Rodgers-Mather, trustee.
• William M. Miller to Ernest Beau Michael McDowell.
See Land transfers, Page 6
IN THE THIRD
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MERCER COUNTY, MISSOURI
PROBATE DIVISION
Case Number: 24AI-PR00020
In the Estate of Baycel
Dale Eastin, Decedent.
Notice of HearingDetermination of Heirship
To: All unknown heirs of the decedent and all persons known or believed to claim any interest in the property outlined below as an heir or through an heir of the decedent.
You are hereby notified that you are entitled to appear and be heard at a hearing to be held on the 16th day of October, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Mercer County, Missouri, on a petition to determine the heirs of the above named decedent, who died on October 24, 2021, and their respective interests as heirs in the following described property.
Should you fail to appear, judgment and decree may be entered in due course upon said Petition.
Description of Property
Real Property
(Including Legal Description) - Value $0.00
Personal Property
1/4 interest of approximately $75,000 wrongfully retained From the Eastin Family Irrevocable Income Only Trust Value +/- $18,750
Dated October 29, 2008
Petitioner’s attorney is Johnathan L. Meyer, whose business address is P.O. Box 468, Bethany, MO 64424, Telephone Number 660-425-8388.
First Date of Publication: September 5, 2024 Julie Humphrey Deputy Clerk
DATES OF PUBLICATION September 5, 2024 September 12, 2024 September 19, 2024 September 26, 2024
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. 5-30-52tb
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 STORAGE UNITS
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GUNS & AMMO
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SERVICES
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SALE ITEMS
For Sale - Big round hay bales. 2006 Chevy Impala. Raymond Donelson, 660748-3176. 9-12-2tp
COMMISSION
MERCER COUNTY COMMISSION
Report taken from minutes of meetings of the Mercer County Commission. All votes are unanimous unless otherwise noted. Monday, Sept. 9
• Commissioner Zachary Martin was absent. Commissioner-elect Denny Power was in attendance.
• Minutes of the Aug. 26 meeting were approved., both for the open session and a closed session.
• Sheriff Jeff Spencer spoke to commissioners.
• Bills were approved and paid.
• Time sheets and the Aug. 31 payroll were approved.
• Commissioners received the balance of
funds from Collector/ Treasurer Susan Moore, as verified by County Clerk Judy Hamilton. Hamilton also presented the year-to-date revenue and expense reports.
• Commissioners received the certificate of training for Hamilton from the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities.
• Hamilton and Assessor Dana Widner presented fees collected.
• Circuit Clerk and Recorder Tammy Crouse presented the August uniform disbursement record, receipt and disbursement report, and list of land transfers.
• Spencer presented the August motor equipment expense reports for himself and Deputies Randy Francis, Trever Ratliff and Jordan Boswell.
• Commissioners received mileage logs dated Aug. 1-Sept. 5 from Road & Bridge Supervisor Shawn Powell.
• Presiding Commissioner Jerry Allen signed Progress Invoice #16 for BRO-B065 (42) Bridge #01300281 on Badger Street, in the amount of $28,751.90 for construction purposes.
• Commissioners and Hamilton signed a certified copy of order authorizing Moore to pay the following:
* $40.56 to General Revenue for half of the Xerox lease (money taken from Recorder’s Special Fund #06);
* $97.20 to GRM Networks for the phone bill, and $937.20 to the Princeton Post-Telegraph for the Land Tax Sale advertisements (money taken from Treasurer’s Maintenance Fund #34); and
* $5,001.86 to Norris Quarries for gravel and $1,656.25 to the Mercer County Road and Bridge Department for hauling (money taken from
MONTANA SIEMER/Special to the Post-Telegraph
Lindley Township Fund #43).
• Commissioners held a semifinal inspection from Mercer County Bridge No. 01300281 BRO-R065 (42) from 1011 a.m. They returned to the courthouse at 11:15.
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, Sept. 23: biscuit with sausage gravy, sausage links, hash brown patty. breakfast scramble, orange juice.
Tuesday, Sept, 24: pizza, green beans, side salad, cottage cheese, applesauce, dessert pizza.
Wednesday, Sept. 25: fish filet, macaroni and tomatoes, coleslaw, baked beans, hush puppies, mandarin orange salad, brown sugar cookie.
Thursday, Sept. 26: hot ham and cheesy po-
tato casserole, Key West vegetables, sliced bread, baked pineapple.
Friday, Sept. 27: hot roast beef with mashed potatoes and gravy, California blend with cheese, sliced bread, assorted fruit, peach crisp with ice cream.
Monday, Sept. 30: popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, cottage cheese, biscuit, peaches.
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Audrey Kelly (center), 2024 Miss Calamity Jane, is shown here with the two runners-up after Saturday night’s 62nd Miss Calamity Jane Pageant at Princeton Methodist Church. Emily Oswalt (right) was chosen as first runner-up, and Mia Covey (left) was chosen as second runner-up.
Errors ruin a perfect week
Princeton falls to Stanberry after committing 14 errors
PRESTON COLE
Princeton Post-Telegraph
PRINCETON, Mo. Just two days after turning in one of its best defensive performances of the season, the Princeton softball team had its worst such game last Thursday (Sept. 12).
The Tigers committed a season-high 14 errors, most of them during innings in which Stanberry put “crooked numbers” on the scoreboard, and dropped a 13-3 Grand River Conference West contest to wrap up a 3-game week at Tiger Softball Field.
Stanberry (5-3, 2-2 GRC West) got off to a quick start, getting four runs in the top of the first inning. Princeton (63, 2-2 West) got a run back in its half of the first when Macey Lewis’ double to center field scored Addilyn Henke, who had reached on a single.
The Tigers cut the gap to 4-2 in the bottom of the third when Lewis scored after Riley Clark singled and kept running on a Bulldog error. Each team scored in the fourth to make it 5-3; Princeton got its run when courtesy runner Cloe George scored on a sacrifice fly by Addison Wyatt. Princeton didn’t score again.
But Stanberry did. The Bull-
dogs got a run in the top of the fifth, then tallied four runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
Princeton got just three hits in the game, while Stanberry pounded out 11.
Princeton 6, Trenton 3
The host Tigers got off to a 4-0 lead in the first two innings against their chief non-conference rival last Monday (Sept. 9), and went on to take a solid win.
Jolena Gibson drove in two first-inning runs, driving in Henke and Clark with a sacrifice. Henke drove in Audrey Kelly and Wyatt with a second-inning double to boost the Princeton lead to 4-0.
Trenton got a run back in the top of the third, only to see the Tigers answer when Lewis scored on a single (topped with a Bulldog miscue) by Clark.
Both teams scored in the sixth. Princeton got its run when Addilyn Henke drove in younger sister Mikaylee with a double to center to make it 5-2.
Trenton got its final run in the top of the seventh, but the Tigers stopped the rally and got the win.
Addilyn Henke went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in three runs. Kelsey Goodin scattered six hits and gave up just one
earned run in the circle. Princeton 11, Pattonsburg 2 Princeton broke open a close game with an 8-run fifth inning last Tuesday (Sept. 10) to take a GRC West victory.
Kelly’s RBI single scored George in the second inning to put the Tigers up 1-0. Princeton got two runs in the second when Kaydence Stockman ripped a double, scoring Lewis and Clark to make it 3-0. Pattonsburg (7-3, 3-1 West) scored its runs in the top of the fifth to pull to within 3-2, then Princeton struck for its big, game-clinching rally.
Bases-loaded walks given to Stockman and Gibson scored Addilyn Henke and Lewis, respectively, to make it 5-2. Kelly reached on an error to score pinch-runner Shannon Devine, then Wyatt was hit by a pitch to bring in Stockman, making it 7-2.
With the bases still loaded, up stepped Addilyn Henke. She promptly unloaded the bases as she smashed a grand-slam home run over the 200-foot left field fence, putting the Tigers up 11-2.
Henke and Lewis each got two hits, and they and George all scored twice. Stockman drove in three runs, and Kelly got two RBI.
COURTESY PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL
The Princeton junior high softball team won the North Harrison Tournament at Eagleville on Saturday with a 3-0 day. The Tigers defeated South Harrison 2-1, beat North Harrison 20-3 (Presley Stockman hit an inside-the-park home run) and Maysville 11-0 to win the championship and remain undefeated with a 6-0 record. Team members, from left: FRONT - Zoe Fisher, Brooklyn Ormsby, Ainsley Cowan, Mary Jane Renfron, Aniston Power and Shayden Berndt; CENTER - Emilee Bilyeu, Harper Power, Aubrey Meek, Lilly Dowling, Presley Stockman, Dreamy Staten, Emma Henke, Maisy Allen, Brynlea and Sarinah VanHorn; BACK - assistant coach Payton Goodin and head coach Angie Stockman. Previously, the Tigers beat Pattonsburg 16-0, King City 9-2, and Stanberry 7-1. Aniston Power hit an over-the-fence home run above the 200-foot temporary fence on Tiger Baseball Field in the Stanberry game. The “B” team beat Pattonsburg 7-2, but lost to King City 10-3 and Stanberry 4-2.
Gibson gave up just five hits to get the win.
The Tigers matched their best defensive game of the season, making just three fielding errors.
Princeton has another 3-game week this week. The Tigers hosted intracounty foe Mercer on Monday, went to Eagleville for a GRC West matchup on Tuesday and will host Albany today (Sept. 19) in a league game.
STATISTICS
vs. Stanberry
OFFENSE - Hits: Addilyn Henke, Macey Lewis, Riley Clark. 2B: Lewis. 3B: Henke. Runs scored: Henke, Lewis, Cloe George. RBI: Lewis, Addison Wyatt. Walks: Jolena Gibson, Kaydence Stockman. Sacrifices: Audrey Kelly, Wyatt. PITCHING - Kelsey Goodin:
7 innings, 13 runs (4 earned), 11 hits, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts. vs. Pattonsburg OFFENSE - Hits: Henke 2, Lewis 2, Clark, Gibson, Stockman, Kelly. 2B: Stockman. HR: Henke. Runs scored: Henke 2, Lewis 2, George 2, Clark, Stockman, Kelly, Wyatt, Shannon Devine. RBI: Henke 4, Stockman 3, Kelly 2, Gibson, Wyatt. Walks: Gibson, Stockman. Hit by pitch: Wyatt.
PITCHING - Goodin: 7 innings, 2 runs (2 earned), 5 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, 1 hit by pitch. vs. Trenton OFFENSE - Hits: A. Henke 3, Lewis, Clark, Kelly, Mikaylee Henke. 2B: A. Henke 2. Runs scored: A. Henke, Lewis, Clark, Kelly, Wyatt, M. Henke. RBI: A. Henke 3, Gibson 2. Walks: Kelly 2, Stockman, Wyatt. Hit by pitch: Stockman. Sacrifices: Lewis, Gibson, M. Henke. PITCHING - Goodin: 7 innings, 3 runs (1 earned), 6 hits, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts, 2 hit batters.
Other sports results
Princeton golf at Maysville, Mo., Sept. 12
Tiger scores: Gracie Mitchell 61, Hailee Hein 63, Emily Oswalt 67, Macey Johnson 69. Team winner, other placings not available. Princeton cross country at Marshall, Mo., Sept. 12 High school (JV): 3. Caden Weathington, 14 minutes, 5.48 seconds; 5. Hector Garcia, 14:39.01. (11 runners)
Junior high: 32. Ben Campbell, 15:26.56; 33. Lucas Girdner, 15:35.16. (66 runners)
Land transfers
From Page 4
• Mercer County Collector et al to Kale Hoermann.
• Guy and Pauline Schooler Family Trust to Schooler Family Trust.
• Leslie Schooler to Leslie Schooler. Thursday, Sept. 12
• Mercer County Collector et al to Delores Ferguson.
CORRECTIONS
& CLARIFICATIONS
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TERRI KELLY/Princeton Post-Telegraph
Addilyn Henke, shown here during tournament action at Albany, hit a grand-slam home run to highlight an 8-run fifth inning during Princeton’s win over Pattonsburg.
JH Tiger softball wins North Harrison Tournament