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Foreign students feel welcome through FIS By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
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Above: A group of Indian students attending Northwest Missouri State University is shown over the Christmas holidays with local resident Lana Cobb at the Maryville home of Jim and Dixie Davis. Left: Jim Davis helps Arpit Parekh celebrate his birthday. The Friends of International Students organization pairs young people from other countries attending Northwest with local families willing to offer their hospitality while introducing students to American culture and customs.
Most students at Northwest Missouri State University look forward to the winter break as a time to catch up with friends and family. But not every young person on campus has the luxury of going home for the holidays. While many students have only to drive an hour or so back to their hometowns, those who come from other countries are usually thousands of miles away from loved ones and the familiar haunts of childhood. Kranthi Nirmala, Koduru Karthik Reddy and Rama Krishna Raju are three such students. Each is more than 8,000 miles from their home in Andhra Pradesh, a state located along India’s southeastern coast. All three are attending Northwest in pursuit of degrees in computer science. The Christmas season can be a lonely time to be stranded in Maryville. Many cultures mark holidays around the first of the year, and in Andhra Pradesh, for example, there is a festival called Pongal, or Sankranthi, which takes place in mid-January to celebrate the end of harvest season. “By this time, everything should be harvested,” Karthik said. “We should celebrate that we are getting some money from our work. In the ancient days it would be done by now, but now it changes depending on the climate.” Pongal lasts three days, a time when most people get to stay home from work and spend time with their families. The first day celebrates new beginnings.
The second day focuses on cattle and the important part they play in the harvest. And the final day is filled with family gatherings and reunions. Rama Krishna said he called home for the celebration — and to wish his mother a happy birthday. But it was hardly the same as being there. While Karthik traveled to Atlanta to visit his aunt, Rama Krishna and Kranthi stayed in Maryville and made the best of things for the duration of the month-long break. “We just tried to explore the place,” Rama Krishna said. Of course with Maryville being the size that it is, that didn’t take long. “Generally the first question new students ask us is ‘What is there in Maryville?’” Rama Krishna said. “We make them prepared that it’s not a big place.” Kranthi agrees that the town doesn’t offer a lot of possibilities for entertainment, and that an evening out often takes the form of a movie or a trip to Walmart. On one recent Saturday, The Hangar did screen an Indian movie in Telegu, Karthik’s, Rama Krishna’s and Kranthi’s native language. The event was a first for the local cimemaplex. Aside from a lack of entertainment venues, another problem facing international students here is a shortage of transportation. “It’s not a big deal for us to walk a couple miles,” Karthik said. “But it’s hard to go out when it’s cold.” See FIS, Page 12
Tjeerdsma makes short list at SHSU
Mel Tjeerdsma By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor
One Bearcat may be trading in his Green and White for the Orange and Blue of the Bearkats. Northwest athletic director Mel Tjeerdsma was to interview today for the head football coaching position at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. “I still haven’t got coaching out of my system,” Tjeerdsma said. “Not that I was actively looking for a job. I just feel like I’ve got a lot of energy and a lot to offer in that area yet and they approached me about it.” Tjeerdsma, 67, returned to Northwest in April 2013 as
athletic director after thenAD Wren Baker accepted a position as deputy athletic director for internal affairs at the University of Memphis. Tjeerdsma had retired from coaching in 2010. As head football coach at Northwest, he compiled a record of 183-43 and won 12 MIAA titles and three NCAA Division II titles in 17 years, turning a team that went winless in his inaugural season in 1994 into a national power. Tjeerdsma has ties to Texas and coached for 10 years at Austin College, where he is the school’s winningest coach, having compiled a 59-39-4 record in 10 seasons. Tjeerdsma returned to Austin College following his retirement from Northwest and served on the college’s Institutional Advancement development team, leading athletic fundraising efforts. This also isn’t the first time Tjeerdsma has been linked to a Texas-based Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) school. He was a finalist for the University of Texas-San Antonio’s head coaching job when the university was starting a football program See TJEERDSMA, Page 12
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MLK Day
Northwest students are shown participating in the university’s annual Peace March down Fourth Street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. The march began at the J.W. Jones Student Union and proceed to the the Nodaway County Court House, where students representing various campus organizations delivered brief speeches.
Northwest students honor King By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
Northwest Missouri State University students of different races and cultural backgrounds gathered for a meal and a march Monday to honor the legacy of U.S. civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. The university’s annual King tribute began with a late-morning brunch attended by about 100 people in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom where keynote speaker Robert Page Jr. delivered what amounted to a his-
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tory lesson emphasizing the worldchanging impact of King’s career. Page, who serves as assistant to the president at the Penn Valley Campus of Metropolitan Community College, began by talking about his own background and previous ties to Northwest. He also took a few joking shots at Bearcats fans, noting that he has a pair of degrees from the University of Central Missouri, and that his daughter attends Pittsburgh State University. Both schools are MIAA rivals to the Cats in football, basketball and
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other sports. Page’s speech dramatized how young people today can continue King’s quest for equality and social justice by focusing on the acronym LEADership, with the first four letters standing for legacy, empowerment, attitude and devotion. “It’s important to reach out to someone,” Page said. “If I can touch one person’s life, that’s what’s most important for me.” Following the brunch, students gathered outside the union for the traSee KING, Page 3
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Dale Nathan Dienstbier, 73, Rock Port, formerly of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014, at Pleasant View Nursing Home, Rock Port.
PATRICIA LOUISE (RUHL) FARMER 1933-2014
Patricia Louise (Ruhl) Farmer, 80, of Burlington Junction, Mo., passed away Friday, January 17, 2014, at Heartland Hospital in St. Joseph, Mo., with her family at her side. Patricia was born in Maryville, Mo., on August 20, 1933, to Russell and Helen (Holt) Ruhl, who preceded her
KATHRYN (KAY) LOUISE COLLINS WATKINS Kathryn (Kay) Louise Collins Watkins, 85, joined the Lord surrounded by her family January 18, 2014. Born to Arthur and Mildred Collins (Elliott) on the family farm east of Trenton, Missouri, she graduated from Trenton High School in 1946 and attended Fayette College in Fayette, Missouri. Kay married Louis (Lou) C. Watkins of Trenton on January 26, 1947. To this union were born seven children: Greg (Gayle),
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Survivors: brother, Gary Dienstbier, St. Joseph; three nieces and their families, Debbie Guilford, Farragut, Iowa, Lisa Wilczek, Rock Port and Lori McKinney, Maryville, Missouri; one nephew, Thomas Rockhold, Ohio.
There will be no Memorial Services. Memorials: Disabled Veterans of America Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port. Online obituaries and condolences at www. minterfuneralchapels.com
in death. She lived in the Burlington Junction, Mo., area for most of her life. She graduated from Horace Mann High School in Maryville in 1951. She retired as a cook after 28 years at Gray’s Truck Stop, Maryville, Mo. On May 12, 1956, Patricia was united in marriage to Arthur Henley Farmer. He passed away on May 1, 2011. Patricia was a member of the Clearmont Baptist Church, Clearmont, Mo., and a past member of the Shell Grove Club, Maryville, Mo. Her survivors include her children, Lynn (C.J.) Farmer, Burlington Junction, Mo., Darlene Farmer, Burlington Junction, Mo., Joyce Farmer, Maryville, Mo., Bernie (Linda) Farmer, Quitman, Mo., and Doris (Whitney) Davis, Savannah, Mo.; three grandchildren, four step
grandchildren, and seven step great grandchildren; siblings, Cathy Wright, Quitman, Mo., Russell Richard (Joanie) Ruhl, Spencerport, N.Y., and Rodger (Sue) Ruhl, Wilcox, Mo.; and several beloved nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 23, 2014, at the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, Mo. The funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., on Friday, January 24, 2014, also at funeral home. Please feel free to wear white in celebration of her life. The burial will follow at the Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Lung Association.
Hurst, Texas; David (Linda), Blaine, Minnesota; Mark (Carol), Maryville; Linda Akins, Maryville; Lori Wymore (Mark), Liberty, Missouri, Lisa Watkins, Maryville, Missouri; and Lanette Grubb (Jeff), St. Joseph, Missouri. After they married they moved to Maryville, where Louis graduated fromNorthwest Missouri State Teachers College. In 1948 they moved to Newton, Iowa, where Kay was the organist at the First Baptist They moved to Maryville in 1957 where they opened Watkins True Value Hardware. Kay’s love for the Lord led her to assume many active roles in her church. She was the local area president of the Women’s Missionary Union, leader of the Girls in Action, vacation Bible school leader, Sunday school teacher, pianist and organist, and organizer of the International Students Banquet. She also assumed the role of Den Mother for the
local Cub Scouts. While doing all of these things she also supported Lou working in the hardware. Kay always had an open heart and an open home to the family and the community, providing a constant Christ-like example to those around her. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Richard Collins, and son-in-law Gary Kirtley. She is survived by her husband Lou, seven children, 55 grandchildren, 65 greatgrandchildren, and brother Donald and his wife Dee.
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Visitation is Tuesday, January 21, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the First BaptistChurch, Maryville. Funeral Services are 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, also at the church. Burial is in the Rural Dale Cemetery, Trenton, Missouri. In lieu of flowers please make memorial donations to the Building Fund at First Baptist Church, Maryville, Missouri.
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The family of Anita Shell would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, calls, cards, memorial gifts, flowers, and offers to help. Special thanks to Parkdale Manor and her favorite nurses, Asera Care, Reverend Dale, and Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home.
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1928-2014 Frances Beatrice Hart, 85, Maryville, Missouri, died Saturday, January 18, 2014, at St Francis Hospital. Fran was born April 12, 1928, in Bedison, Missouri to Jesse and Gladys Reynolds Lame. She was a graduate of Grant City High School and earned her teaching certificate at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College. Before marriage she taught
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Bonnie Jean Dougan, 87, of Ravenwood, Mo., passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014, at Hearltand Hospital, in St. Joseph, Mo. Bonnie was born on March 12, 1926, in St. Joseph, Mo., to Carl Bernard and Alma Doris (Cook) Sherry. She was preceded in
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Lila Lee Deffenbaugh, 85, Skidmore, Missouri, died Monday, January 20, 2014, at Golden Living Center, Maryville, Missouri. She was born in Boulder, Colorado October 16, 1928, to the late Jack and Hazel
school and after marriage worked as an LPN. Fran married Leon Hart February 10, 1947, in Troy, Kansas. She was a member of the Laura Street Baptist Church in Maryville. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband Leon Hart (November 14, 1999), daughter Elaine Glotfelty and son Alan Hart. She is survived by her daughter Susan Vore, grandson Kelly Vore both of Maryville and four greatgrandchildren Derrick,
Shelby, Dylan and Dawson Vore. Funeral Services will be 1:30 p.m., Thursday, January 23, 2014, at Price Funeral Home, Maryville, with burial in Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Denver, Missouri. There will be no formal visitation. Memorials may be made to Laura Street Baptist Church or the American Cancer Society. (www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com
death by her parents; her sister Virginia Cordonier; and her brother, C.B. Sherry. She lived most all her life in the Ravenwood, Mo., area, and had graduated from the Guilford High School Guilford, Mo. She was a member of the Ravenwood Christian Church, and a past member of the Gallagher Club, both of Ravenwood. She retired from Lloyd Chain Corporation, Maryville, Mo., and had also been a cook at the Northeast Nodaway School, Ravenwood, Mo. On January 20, 1945, at the First Christian Church in Maryville, Mo., Bonnie was united in marriage to James A. Dougan. He survives of the home. Other survivors include her three sons, Kenny and
wife, Verlene Dougan, Keith and wife, Linda Dougan, and Kirby and wife, Deb Dougan, all of Ravenwood; seven grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and 1 great great granddaughter. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the Ravenwood Christian Church, Ravenwood, Mo. The burial will be in the Nodaway Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Maryville, Mo. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 21, 2014, at the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, Mo. Memorials are suggested to the Ravenwood Christian Church, Ravenwood, Mo For online condolences and guest book, visit www. bramfuneralhome.com
(Sipes) Sakellaris. Lila graduated from Boulder, Colorado High School and attended nursing school, becoming a nurseaide for 30 years with Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville. She married William Claude Deffenbaugh in 1960 in Boulder. He preceded her in death in 1982. Survivors include a son
Rick Deffenbaugh and granddaughter Shania Deffenbaugh, all of Braddyville, Iowa. Graveside services and burial will be 10:30 a.m, Thursday, January 23, at Hillcrest Cemetery, Skidmore. www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com
Community Events – TUESDAY –
Maryville Community Blood Drive, January 28, noon to 6 p.m., United Methodist Church Eagles Bingo, 7 p.m. weekly, Hwy. 71 South, Maryville Nodaway County Senior Center Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m. Today’s Civic Women meets 6:30 p.m. first Tuesday @ Maryville Public Library basement, 562-9833, 582-4294 Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 6 p.m.
WINGS (women’s support-domestic violence & sexual assault), meets noon1:30 p.m. & 5:15-6:45 p.m. weekly @ the Children & Family Center, 1220 E. 2nd St., Maryville TOPS meets weekly 5:30 p.m. for weigh-ins, 6 p.m. meeting @ First Christian Church, Maryville Diabetic Support Group second Tuesday, South Hills Medical Building, in the Front Lobby. Maryville Public Library Board of Trustees meets the second Tuesday @ noon in the conference room
Alzheimer’s Support meets @ 6 p.m. third Tuesday @ Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville
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Nodaway County Senior Center Sitting Exercise Sponsored by Nodaway Nursing Home, 11 a.m. Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m. Dementia, Alzheimers support group 3rd Wednesday of each month. 6-7 p.m. Presbyterian Church, Maryville. Jessica Loch, 816-261-2440. Tina Baker, Nodaway Nursing Home 660-562-2876.
Thank You! It is nice to know when you have fallen and can’t get up, there are very kind people there to help. So, a heartfelt thank you to the Tri-C Rescue squad, the Nodaway County Ambulance and the ER staff at St. Francis Hospital
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Keynote speaker Robert Page Jr. spoke to Northwest Missouri State University students and staff Monday about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King honored Other King-related events at Northwest include: • Thursday — “Go to High School, Go to College” (7:30 to 9 p.m. union meeting room D). Members of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity host a presentation about the importance of completing secondary and post-secondary education. • Friday — “Are We Forgetting the Dream?” Members of the Pan-Hellenic Council, multicultural student organizations and the Office of Intercultural Affairs will discuss King’s legacy and continuing impact on the quest for equality and social justice.
MU alums honor Thomson JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The University of Missouri Alumni Association recently honored state Rep. Mike Thomson, Maryville, with the Henry S. Geyer Award. Thomson and co-honoree MU Chancellor Brady Deaton each accepted the award Jan. 13 during ceremonies in Jefferson City. The Geyer Award is named after Henry S. Geyer, the state representative who introduced the bill to establish the University of Missouri in 1839. The award is presented each year by the Legislative Network Committee of the alumni association to one Missouri elected official and one citizen who exemplify Geyer’s legacy as a proponent of public higher education. Thomson was nominated for the award by the Agriculture Alumni Organization. In selecting him as a recipient, the association noted Thomson’s leadership in framing higher education policy during his sevenyears in the Missouri House of Representatives. “Representative Thomson as the 2013 Geyer Award public official recipient has made a tremendous impact on higher education in Missouri,” said Dianne Drainer, advocacy director for the alumni association. “His exemplary commitment to higher education and his efforts are both very meaningful and necessary to protect the future of higher education in our state.” Lesa McCartney, chair of the association’s Legislative Network Committee, said that “this year’s recipients have demonstrated what it truly means to personally commit tirelessly to protecting and advancing higher education in this state.” Thomson, a Republican, represents District 1 and serves as chairman of the House Higher Education Committee. He is also a member of the Budget, Edu-
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University of Missouri Chancellor Brady Deaton, left, and state Rep. Mike Thomson, Maryville, were recently presented with the Henry S. Geyer Award. cation and Joint Education committees. Since 2007, he was cosigned and sponsored dozens of bills in support of higher education public policy and funding. Legislation bearing Thomson’s mark have included measures affecting the Access Missouri and
Bright Flight scholarship programs; remedial education; transfer and articulation agreements and reverse transfer policies; the Missouri Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Initiative; and increased appropriations for Missouri’s public schools funding formula.
Legislature goes along with the governor’s plan for a $36.7 million funding boost. Pearce said his bill would put existing practice into state law to ensure it continues after Nixon leaves office in 2016. Nixon has also urged the four-year schools to freeze tuition for Missouri undergraduates for the 2014-2015 academic year. The state’s past approach for higher education allotted money based largely upon how much colleges and universities received in the past and how much Missouri has
rolled out an ambitious proposal. Their plan would have tied 20 percent of a university’s core state funding to performance goals — 10 percent of which would have been determined by how many graduating students found work. But the plan faced opposition from universities who did not want their existing state dollars tied to new goals. Opponents also were concerned the state’s historically black colleges
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would lose funding because their mission is to admit high-risk students, making it harder to meet criteria. This year the universities are on board, although they would like to see less new money tied to performance and more funding allocated for correcting historic imbalances among the various institutions. “All of our institutions signed on to performance funding and they are supportive. They had a role in choosing the measures they are being evaluated on, and I think they are comfortable with the system as it is,” said Paul Wagner, director of the Council of Public Higher Education, which represents Missouri’s 13 public fouryear universities. Pearce’s plan ties 90 percent of funding increases to performance with the remaining dollars going toward the “equity” issues.
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Continued from Page 1 ditional Peace March down Fourth Street to the Nodaway County Courthouse. Representatives from various campus organizations gave brief speeches from the courthouse steps before the ceremonies came to a close. “It’s all about justice and equality,” said Northwest President John Jasinski. “It’s not just this day. It’s every day, every week, every month as we think about what Bearcats do.” The Office of Intercultrual Affairs will be hosting events throughout the university designated MLK Week.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers scrapped a proposal that would penalize university budgets for failing to meet certain performance goals and instead are planning to reward them for good performance during years the state can afford to increase higher education funding. Under the legislation released last week, a university would work with the Department of Higher Education to develop its own goals, such as graduation rates and research projects, that would then be used to determine how much it gets if the Legislature appropriates a year-to-year funding increase. “We are going to reward those universities for doing things that we as a state and they themselves feel are important,” said Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, the bill’s sponsor and chairman of the Senate Education Committee. The funding model proposed by Pearce was used informally last year when Gov. Jay
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2014 is the time to invest in us
Every year, we set these ridiculous New Year’s Eve resolutions for ourselves. However, how many of you can actually say you have stuck to those? Statistics show that only 8 per cent of people who make resolutions truly fulfill them. Together we can make 2014 different. By following the simple steps outlined below, we can change this outcome for 2014. First, completely forget the word “resolution,” just go ahead and take it out of your vocabulary for 2014. Instead, choose to set a theme this year. A few examples may be “movement,” “assist,” or “save.” Your theme should represent something that has been lacking from your daily life that you would like to improve. “Assist” could represent assisting others or volunteering, while “save” could signify saving more money or spending less on unnecessary items. A theme will forgo the specific activities and behaviors and, instead, focus on a main idea of improvement in your day-to-day life. For example, “movement” may Christi Nance replace the usual “go to the gym four times a week” or “lose 25 pounds” with the simple idea of getting up and moving at least a little bit every day. Throughout the year, this theme will become second nature. Next, remember that you are human. Everybody will have a cheat day or a slip-up; it is in our nature. We are all bound to make mistakes occasionally. However, do not let these slip-ups discourage you. It is important to push past these obstacles and get back on track. They will only make you stronger. A quote from John Powell inspires me throughout the year. He said, “The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.” What inspires you? Lastly, remember to keep a positive outlook. Although your previous goals have not always been a success, remember this is a new year. This is a new start. Find your own individual theme and allow yourself a few hiccups along the way. In the end, let this be your year and choose to invest in you. Bring on 2014! — Christi Nance is a senior Business Marketing major at Northwest Missouri State University and student sdministrative sssistant at the University Wellness Center.
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Northwest, city must cooperate
Phil, I think you make some valid points, but I believe there is more to consider. Two thumbs up for personal responsibility, but as someone who works with students living on campus, we too often deal with the student who didn’t make good personal choices. Personal responsibility alone doesn’t get the job done. Northwest, in partnership with Maryville Partners in Prevention, is working hard to change the culture of Northwest student drinking with our “If You Choose to Drink: Be Safe. Be Smart. Be Responsible. Know Your Limits” campaign. But this type of culture change is a huge uphill battle. So, we must make the efforts — partnering with the city — to make choices that will help keep students safe. I don’t want to be the “sky is falling” guy, but my fear is that the ban will raise the number of house parties around town, resulting in more noise and vandalism/littering — all impacting Maryville residents negatively. I then fear Maryville’s police will be stretched more thinly and can’t be everywhere to help those who are in danger from intoxication. I can’t quote a source, but I have been told that other towns, including Warrensburg, who have tried the under-21 ban all met the results I fear. At least when students are at the bars, you have students gathering in a smaller radius and MPD can more easily keep an eye on larger numbers of students. This is a complex issue with no magic solution. Using alcohol wisely ABSOLUTELY is a personal responsibility. But, not all students are prepared for that responsibility. We, Northwest and Maryville, all have to find the best way to maximize student safety where alcohol is concerned. Scott Shields Coordinator of Residential Life Operations at Northwest
Respect taught Editor: Respect is something that is taught as well as earned. Rarely does yelling, cursing or stomping of feet garner respect. Everyone from toddler to teens to adults want and deserve to be respected. We all need to be more mindful of that in our daily lives. Thank you for allowing me to use the Daily Forum as a sounding board. Linda Snow, Maryville, Mo
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Remembering MLK’s birthday, I recall being too close to his death
As our nation paused Monday to commemorate the birth date of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I must admit that my most vivid memory of the man and his legacy was not with regard to his life. To the contrary, my most vivid memory of anything related to Dr. King has nothing to do with his pioneering civil rights activities in Montgomery and Birmingham, Ala. I do recall, of course, his March on Washington, and the now famous “I have a dream speech.” A later speech delivered in Memphis which centered around his remembrance of “having been to the Mountaintop” strikes a much stronger chord with me, however, because, you see, the event I remember most in the life of Martin Luther King was his death. On April 4, 1968, I was the managing editor of the West Memphis, Ark., Evening Times, the daily newspaper in my hometown, located directly across the Mississippi River from Memphis, Tenn. Before that fateful day, Dr. King had been in and out of Memphis a couple of times in the weeks prior, attempting to help bring about a settlement to the labor dispute between the City of Memphis and its sanitation workers, mainly over wages and compensation for time not actually worked. As I remember, white workers were compensated one way, black workers in another way, that involved less pay in certain situations. It was fairly obvious that the situation was not equal for all concerned, but it was equally obvious that the city was not willing to give in and admit the differences. It should also be noted that the work stoppage, the strike, that Dr. King was in Memphis to support was, by Tennessee state law, at the time, illegal. During an earlier visit to the troubled Tennessee town Dr. King had reportedly stayed at the upscale Holiday Inn-Rivermont, considered by many at the time to be the thenMemphis-based hotel chain’s “flagship” property. But on his return to the troubled city, Dr. King and his party, of which the membership list read something
like a who’s-who among the more vocal civil rights leaders and spokesmen of the day, had chosen — had been advised — to lodge at the Lorraine Motel, the most upscale of the city’s hotels catering specifically to the Negro community. Located a block of South Main Street near Downtown Memphis, the facility had hosted many of the black recording stars who made regular appearances at Stax Records, including Ray Charles,
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Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin and Ethel Waters. King and his party, which included Ralph Abernathy, Andrew Young and Jesse Jackson, among other notables of the time, were preparing to meet local dignitaries for dinner when King stepped onto the balcony of Room 306, where he had been registered. It was just after 6 p.m., April 4, 1968. On the balcony, he was met by a screaming .30-06 caliber bullet fired by James Earl Ray from the rear window of a flophouse, less than a block away, that fronted on South Main. Death was probably instantaneous, although Dr. King was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he was officially pronounced dead — and then all hell broke loose. Literally. Not only in Memphis, but in ma-
jor cities across the country, from Washington, D.C., and Baltimore to Chicago and Kansas City. And of course in Memphis. The present main highway bridge crossing the Mississippi River from Arkansas into Memphis was under construction and I knew exactly how to follow what would become the interstate highway to the edge of the river. With my family and a friend and his wife and son, we stood by and watched as fires broke out, shots rang out, and sirens raced from one end of the riverfront city to the other. It was frightening, to say the least, to try to imagine the bedlam that was taking place maybe a mile away. In an unprecedented action later that night, the entire Arkansas State Police detachment from northeastern Arkansas was deputized and sent to Tennessee to assist local, state and federal officers there help maintain law and order. That was in the days before Facebook, Twitter and cell phones, and it was surprising that we were better able to have an idea of what was going on in Memphis from reports from friends and family with access to television reports from outside Memphis. Local television was seemingly in a blackout mode. The Memphis Commercial -Appeal, however, was right on top of the story from the start. And, as luck would have it, my first city editor in Carbondale, Ill., had moved to the Commercial and led the newspaper’s coverage of the case from the shooting until Ray was taken into custody attempting to board a plane in London. Coincidentally, after I left the newspaper in West Memphis for a few years to work for Holiday Inns, I was fortunate enough to have my office adjacent to the retired FBI agent who had been the chief of bureau in Memphis at the time of King’s assassination. His insight into the state and federal cases against James Earl Ray was eye-opening, and left little doubt, from his point of view, that they had their man. It was an exciting time, for sure. But a very sad time, too.
Social Media Stew
Honoring Dr. Martin L. King
Compiled by
KEVIN BIRDSELL
Editor’s note: Social Media Stew is a regular Daily Forum feature appearing on Tuesday and Thursday. Compiled by reporter Kevin Birdsell, the column consists of locally relevant comments harvested from a variety of social media sites.
Praise for Civil Rights Leader Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day and remember his legacy of love, freedom and service. Rodney, Facebook The time is always right to do what is right -MLK #DreamBIG #MLK Trevor, Twitter “Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love”.-MLK “Happy Martin Luther King Day Everyone! Christie, Facebook As we observe Martin Luther King Day, I am grateful for the words and leading of Dr. King. He spoke for people who could not or would not speak for themselves. We are called by God to speak up for those who
do not have a voice. Let the love of God hold your heart and His grace flow through you as you serve others. Michael, Facebook “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” - Martin Luther King Jr. #MLK Kaylee, Twitter Always advocate what is right #mlk Sarah, Twitter The fact that we are celebrating Martin Luther King day is proof that one person really can make a difference! Perry, Facebook Dr. King was one of the greatest public speakers of all time. Take time today & watch a few of his speeches. Brilliant & Powerful! #MLK John, Twitter Today we celebrate MLK day as a nation. To me this day represents our acknowledgement of the past injustices committed by one people group against another in our past. I am thankful that the days of making someone eat at a different part of the diner or drink from a different water fountain are no longer with us. I pray that we will continue to see equality experienced in a greater way in the days to come. Greg, Facebook
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Weekly Market Summary Closing on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 Published by: Mo. Department of Agriculture Ag Business Development Division Market News Program
Visit mda.mo.gov for more market reports. Missouri weekly feeder cattle weighted avg. report Receipts:56,537 Week ago: 26,348 Year ago: 34,348 Feeder Steers 359 lbs. 233.14 459 lbs. 220.40 551 lbs. 202.70 646 lbs. 184.04 747 lbs. 170.43 837 lbs. 162.08 922 lbs. 157.32
Feeder Heifers 359 lbs. 201.28 459 lbs. 190.60 549 lbs. 176.54 644 lbs. 165.99 750 lbs. 156.94 826 lbs. 155.32 930 lbs. 152.10
Northwest Missouri Weekly Summary
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Crop-scouting drones
MU Natural Resource Engineering Specialist Kent Shannon demonstrates a quadcopter to FFA students. Drones such as Shannon’s can be used for many agriculture uses such as crop scouting or spraying.
Missouri farmers consider using drones to advance operations KATIE LAMB
The Joplin Globe
Jim McCann hasn’t taught his grandchildren how to drive a tractor yet, but they may already be able to teach him how to operate a piece of equipment that could be in farming’s future. McCann, of Lawrence County, is president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association and was among more than 100 farmers who attended the 90th annual Lawrence County Soils and Crops Conference earlier this month. Along with the usual topics – efficiently feeding hay, using cover crops, etc. – was a discussion on how unmanned airplanes, sometimes called drones, could benefit agriculture. It was led by Bill Wiebold, who when he is not piloting the small planes is the state soybean specialist with University of Missouri Extension. Wiebold brought two planes, discussed how they operate and the legalities that come with using them. “I really think there’s a lot of opportunity with these things we’re going to talk about,” said Wiebold, who also said at first that he was hesitant to call them “drones” because of possible negative connotations. Wiebold said each farmer would have their own reasons for wanting to use a drone, which costs about $1,000 plus $300 for a camera. McCann, who has about 500 head of cattle, said they would be a “wonderful time saver,” especially during inclement weather. “If you’re checking cattle, it would be much simpler and a whole lot nicer,” he said. “If you’re checking cows that are calving, it would cut your time by probably 75 percent.” Wiebold presented a video that was taken from one of the drones as it hovered over a crop field at about 175 feet. The footage was slightly shaky, Wiebold said, because there was a 20
mph wind gust. “It’s kind of fun to do, unless it crashes,” Wiebold said, adding he crashed the drone shortly after taking the video. Brent Drury, 23, of Strafford, said he’ll probably buy a drone within a couple weeks. “I’d be using it for checking livestock in the field,” said Drury, who grows wheat, soybeans and alfalfa at J&K Farms east of Springfield. He also has a 300-acre cattle farm in that area. “I thought it was very reasonable as far as how much it costs,” he said. Part of the discussion included legal and privacy issues that come with owning and operating a drone. The Federal Aviation Administration considers drone users to be hobbyists, and the drones are not approved for commercial use. Drones can be flown under 700 feet, and the FAA considers that height to be non-navigational, meaning it will not interfere with airplanes, Wiebold said. However, there are different rules for those who live close to airports. Farmers can fly over their own property, Wiebold said, and outlined a few other rules: Operators must stay away from populated areas; flying near spectators is not allowed until the operator knows how to fly; and the drone cannot go higher than 400 feet if it is within three miles of an airport. There also is an iPhone application Wiebold said he uses to live stream video from the camera on the drone to his phone, and there are also goggles an operator can wear to view what the drone’s camera sees. But he doesn’t advise flying the drone too far before the operator is comfortable with navigating. “My advice is keep it within sight,” Wiebold said. “The idea of a drone, really, is that it can go beyond line of sight. And in many cases you may want to do that,
but at least until you get really good at running these things, keep it within sight.” Wiebold said the privacy rules are open to a lot of different interpretations and lots of different laws. “But that’s where even counties and state governments may in fact have some of those privacy rules,” he said. “So it’s kind of several different agencies that we’re going to have to deal with.” Drury said he thinks privacy will eventually become a huge issue. “There’s people in every aspect of life that are going to take advantage and abuse the system,” Drury said. Within the next 10 years, Drury said he thinks a lot of laws and regulations will be passed, making drones more difficult to own without being certified. The drones Wiebold presented run on five batteries, and he changes them after a 10-minute lap.
Even though the drone’s batteries may not last long, Drury said, they can be used every day to get a live feed of what’s happening below. “It’s almost kind of scary, but that’s the kind of world that we’ve grown into,” he said. Drury also said he thinks young farmers will look at the technology as the future and something that could be extremely useful. “I think these drones are going to be a huge thing,” Drury said. Drury said he didn’t play a lot of video games growing up, but the handeye coordination skills he developed operating farm equipment will help him fly a drone more easily. McCann said kids have played so many video games they probably wouldn’t have to think about it. “I know I’ve got a bunch of grandkids that would be flying that thing 15 minutes after you got it,” he said.
(Maryville, St. Joe) Receipts: 7998 Week ago: 4284 Year ago: 7508 Compared to last week, feeder steers firm to 5.00 higher, some 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower Feeder Steers 300-400 lbs. 214.75-240.00 400-500 lbs. 190.00-224.00 500-600 lbs. 177.00-200.00 600-700 lbs. 166.50-185.00 700-800 lbs. 160.00-169.00 800-900 lbs. 158.75
Feeder Heifers 199.00-213.00 177.75-205.50 170.25-190.00 161.00-178.75 153.75-165.50 159.85
Interior Missouri Direct Hogs Weekly receipts: 1619 Week ago: 2238 Year ago: 1702 Compared to last week, barrows and gilts 2.00 lower. Sows 1.00 to 9.00 lower. Barrows and gilts: Base carcass meat price 71.00-73.00, Weekly top Tues 75.00 Sows: 300-500 lbs 51.00-55.00, Over 500 lbs. 59.0060.00 Weekly Commodity Grain Futures Trends Compared to last Friday: Soybeans .32 to .38 higher, Wheat .03 to .06 lower, Corn .08 to .09 lower. Soybeans January March May July August
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Entertainment
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Entertainment later, here we still are.
LEE STEFFEN
Third Day (L-R): David Carr, Mac Powell, Tai Anderson, Mark Lee
Mac Powell from Third Day talks about Faith, U2 and The Roadshow By Gary Darling Staff Writer
The Rock and Worship Roadshow has embarked on its sixth annual tour with a new group of all-star musicians. Leading the night are Skillet, Third Day, Andy Mineo, Jamie Grace and Royal Tailor. This tour follows the very successful 2012 “Roadshow” which was named one of Pollstar’s Top 50 Tours for Mid-Year 2012. Also included in the evening will be a diverse group of newer artists including Soulfire Revolution, We As Human, The Neverclaim and Vertical Church Band. On Jan. 26, the Roadshow will be in Omaha. Tickets can be purchased online for $20, or at the door for $10. I had a chance to talk to Mac Powell about the tour, life, and his faith. How is Mac Powell today? Man, I am good and just glad to be on this Tour (Rock and Worship Roadshow). It is a lot of fun. It is pretty amazing, this life we have lived and to be able to do it for 21 years now is crazy. It’s crazy that people still want to hear us. I tell people I am a spoiled brat because I get to sing in front of thousands of people a night and revel in the joy and fun that this experience is. But, not only that, I get a free ticket to an amazing show with some great artists. Is it hard to have a family and be on the road? Also, do you bring them with you or do they stay at home? Well, our families don’t come with us, mainly because there are too many. Between all of us on
stage, including the utility guys that perform with us, there are 20 Third Day children. If they were to come along, we would need a couple more buses. Plus, they have school and all their extracurricular activities that they have going on. It is hard, though, but we have seasons of time where we have time off. There are times where we are home for a couple of weeks or a month at a time with no Third Day stuff. Also, we get home every week as well. I think people have this pre-conceived thought that we are gone for weeks at a time and that isn’t the case. We are home every week while on the road. Normally, and this can fluctuate, we are on the road Thursday through Sunday and Monday through Wednesday we are at home. As a kid, did you ever think you would be a singer in a rock band? I did always want to be a singer. At the same time, growing up, I didn’t have a grasp of what it is like and what is required to do this job. You just have in your mindset of being on stage and singing in front of thousands of people. That is such a small part, although an important part, of what we do. I am always telling people that we don’t get paid for singing on stage, we get paid for getting up early and going to the airport four times a week and traveling to the venue. That is the real work. Being on stage is the fun part. Who influenced you into becoming a singer? There were so many influences for me growing up. First of all, my parents. They both sang and played guitar at home which allowed me
to always be around music. They taught me how to play guitar and how to sing harmonies by joining with them. Also, several of the artists my parents listened to also influenced. Musicians such as Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Elton John, James
The Rock and Worship Roadshow January 26, 2013 Omaha Civic Auditorium Arena, 1804 Capitol Ave For more info: theroadshowtour.com Taylor, and Billy Joel were huge influences to me. Here and there, I have picked up a lot of different styles and techniques from a lot of different artists. How did Third Day come together? Well, it is a really long story, but I will try to give you the short version. Mark (the guitar player) and I went to high school together and were in a couple of garage bands. David (our drummer) and Tai (our bassist) went to school together, too. They lived on the opposite side of town from where Mark and I lived in Atlanta, maybe 45 minutes away. So how we came together is kind of unique. To make a long story short, Mark and I were playing as Third Day doing an acoustic set at a church and David and Tai were in the church band that opened for us. We hit it off afterwards and started making music together. Twenty-one years
Why did you guys decide to join the Rock and Worship Roadshow? Several different reasons led us to joining the Roadshow. Our record has been out for over a year and we have been touring it ourselves. Usually after going through a year or so of touring an album, you are done with that and you move on to making another record. We felt we had a little more shelf life left in this album and music that we wanted to play. We decided that we were still going to try to tour. At that time, we were invited to play the Rock and Worship Roadshow. Now we get asked to take part in this concert all the time but it just never worked out timewise. This time, though, we felt like this was a good time since we are at the end of the season of this album. This allows us to go out and play some more music. Also, we love joining up with other artists. It is a lot of fun for us. The camaraderie on the road, being able to see other bands play, and being encouraged by them is a huge selling point for a show like this. Skillet, the band we are on tour with right now, has been around about as long as we have, but we have never had a chance to tour with them. So we jumped at the chance this time and are excited on being on tour with them. How has the reception been so far? It has been great so far. It has been a lot of fun and it is amazing to me how different the music can be through the night and yet, if you are a fan of music, you can enjoy all these different styles. There is a little bit of something for everyone. Skillet brings a really hard rock energy to the night that I am amazed that so many people just love. I mean, I have seen grandma’s pumping their fists up in the air. Then I see kids, teenagers, that came to see Skillet rocking out and enjoying the power pop band Royal Tailor. As a band, Third Day, we are kind of stuck in the middle of that. It is a fun night. How would you answer a nonChristian who asks why they should attend a show like this? I think it is a really fun night of music. Definitely people share their faith but it is very unobtrusive. I don’t think it is anything that will make anyone uncomfortable in the way that it is done. How often can you go to a concert with so many artists and pay $10 and it is a great night of music? The production, as well, on the tour is comparable to anything you see on a mainstream tour. Visually, phonically, and from a concert standpoint, it is a really a great night and such a value at $10 at the door. Do you feel that Christian Music is becoming more mainstream now, more accepted? Why or why not? I am not sure, I have been asked that before and I think there are places were that has happened. Although, I think that it will never be completely accepted because of the old adage of not talking
about politics or religion. Because of that, I am not sure it will be accepted, although there are some great artists who have crossed over. Skillet is one of those artists that have been accepted into the rock scene and has done really well. Also, friends like Switchfoot and NEEDTOBREATHE are all believers and yet have made good strides in mainstream music. I honestly think that it is the same level it has always been and I am not sure it will ever change to be honest with you. If you could tour with any other band in the world, secular or non-secular, who would it be? Can I give you two answers? The first initial thought that comes into my mind is U2. They are the ultimate band that so many of us look up to. We have been fortunate enough to meet Bono a couple of times. How they are able to blend this great music with a spiritual message and yet be very socially conscious is something to strive for. Also, the quality of music, not only in their albums, but in their live shows as well, is amazing and you always leave their concerts filled. The other band would be Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. All of us in the band are huge fans of them. We just love that classic American rock sound. I am a huge fan of so many songs that Tom Petty has written. It would be a really close second for Tom Petty right behind U2. What do you, as a band, do to keep yourselves focused while on the road? We have a responsibility on a lot of different levels as a band. You have a lot of people that have paid good money every night to come see you and you better be good. If you aren’t, they aren’t going to come see you again and word is going to get out. That keeps us focused, that responsibility and accountability of being a good band and to have a good show every night. I guess it is easy when you have played a song a million times to rest on your laurels, but we, as a band, want to keep it interesting not only for our fans but for ourselves. Also, as a Christian band, you have that desire to share your heart and faith and to have that night be more than just entertainment. There is nothing wrong with that and we have always felt that we wanted to say something to people and touch their hearts, to encourage them. After The Roadshow comes to an end, what are the plans for Third Day in the future? We are still going to be touring quite a bit this year. We will take a little time off in the spring to start working on some new music. In fact, we are going to work on some new songs while on the road and possibly record them. Possibly/ probably record the new record in the spring. Hopefully that will come out at the end of the year or early next year, I am not sure on that yet. There is really no rest for the weary. After the spring, we are back out on the road in the summer with a new record and will have to do it all again.
“Nut Job” was not nutty enough for me The Nut Job By Gary Darling Staff Writer
I had a pretty good streak going there. I hadn’t fallen asleep in a movie for a few years now. Not that I didn’t want to, there have been some stinkers here recently that deserved a snore here or there. When going to see “The Nut Job,” I felt there was no way that I wouldn’t enjoy a fun-filled animated film. Well, I was wrong, and nap time followed. Not only was this tired storyline something I had seen before, it was also filled with about every “bad seed doing good” cliche you could
ask for. I was hopeful that the animation could be a saving grace, but even that was pretty bad at times. Overall, my kids haven’t referred to the film since we saw it. No references to the characters, no acting out of scenes, and not one time have I heard the boys say anything about the squirrel movie. That is a bad sign when a threeyear-old and five-year-old don’t have anything to say about an animated film. They are the target audience. Even the direct-to-video-butwe-will-release-it-anyway stinker “Planes” was paramount in my kids memories for weeks after seeing it. With “The Nut Job,” they gave me nothing to let me know that they
actually enjoyed it. The most I got was from the 10-year-old who came with us. She, at most, said the film was okay. So, with a bad story, at-times bad animation, and no recall value from the target audience, I have to say that “The Nut Job” failed in all three of these crucial areas. What that means is I don’t want to see it again and the boys won’t want us to buy the Blu-Ray/DVD copy later on. If you are looking for a way to keep the kids interested and allowing for yourself to take a nap, “The Nut Job” can fit that bill. If you are looking for something with substance and re-watchability, you may want to pass on this one.
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Lady Trojans capture Fairfax tourney title
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MARYVILLE BOYS BASKETBALL VS MID-BUCHANAN
By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
It is often said that persistence pays off, and in the case of the girl’s championship game of the 82nd Annual Fairfax Tournament, this old adage rang true, as the Lady Trojans of Nodaway-Holt stuck with its game plan and came away with a 63-41 victory over Tarkio. The Lady Indians of Tarkio came out hot and handled the Nodaway-Holt press well and that combination allowed them to lead most of the first quarter. A late-quarter flurry by the Lady Trojans gave Nodaway-Holt a slim 13-12 first quarter advantage. Senior guard Megan Rosenbohm scored five points in the quarter and fellow senior Darcie Gallagher added four points. Despite Tarkio’s early success, Nodaway-Holt stayed with their three-quarter court defensive pressure, and in the second quarter, that pressure began to pay dividends, as Lady Indian turnovers and hurried shots helped produce a 30-16 Nodaway-Holt lead at halftime. Tarkio whittled away at the Lady Trojan lead in the third quarter, but with under a minute to go, Rosenbohm picked up a steal and a basket, stretching the lead to 13, at 44-31. Another Rosenbohm steal, and a 35-foot buzzer-beating three-pointer by the senior standout stretched the NodawayHolt lead to 47-31 at quarter’s end. Nodaway-Holt then outscored Tarkio 16-10 in the fourth quarter en route to the victory and tournament championship. “We stayed with our press, and as the game wore on, it became more effective,” Lady Trojan coach David Carroll said. Rosenbohm paced Nodaway-Holt with 26 points while Gallagher added 13 as the only other Lady Trojan in double figures. “Darcie did a great job tonight. She and Kalli Devers are both experienced senior guards. Kalli was in some foul trouble tonight, and only scored five points, but Darcie picked up the slack,” Carroll said. The Lady Trojans, now 12-0 on the season and ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 1, will travel to Union Star tonight. Game time is 6 p.m.
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Maryville junior forward Jacob Cacek powers a shot up between a pair of Mid-Buchanan defenders during Monday night’s 54-39 loss to the Dragons. Cacek finished with eight points as the Spoofhounds fell to 4-10 on the season. See Wednesday’s Daily Forum for a complete recap of the contest.
Rockets come up short in Fairfax title game By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
Two for Trevor
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West Nodaway junior guard Trevor Meyer lays in two of his six points in the Fairfax Invitational title game. The Rockets took second, falling to Rock Port 40-34.
Despite one of their best defensive efforts of the season, the West Nodaway Rockets came up short in the championship game of the 82nd annual Fairfax Tournament, dropping a 40-34 decision to the Rock Port Blue Jays. Rock Port jumped out to a slim 13-12 first quarter lead, as the back-and-forth tone of the game was set early. West Nodaway’s Ryan Evans paced the Rockets with four first-quarter points. Jaden Gillenwater’s five second-quarter points led West Nodaway to a 24-23 halftime lead. Both teams continued to play excellent defense, which made scoring difficult. “Rock Port is so disciplined that it’s tough to play any way but at their tempo,” West Nodaway head coach Roger Johnson said. Both defenses began to dominate even more in the second half, as the two teams combined for only 11 total points in the quarter. Rock Port regained the lead, 3028, setting up a what turned out to be a very competitive fourth quarter. Midway through the final quarter, Rock
Port’s Eric Duncan was closely guarded, but used his athletic ability to rise up in the lane and bury a 12-foot jump shot over tight Rocket defense to give Rock Port the lead for good at 34-30. “Duncan’s basket was big. We had him well-defended, but he used his athleticism to create the shot and he buried it,” Johnson said. Rock Port closed out the game with some clutch free-throw shooting, leaving the Rockets, now 8-5 on the season, just short of their championship goal. “Once again, our kids played hard and that was our best defensive effort of the year,” Johnson said. “I told the team after the game that if we can keep playing with that type of defensive intensity and get back to what we’re used to doing offensively, we have a chance to be pretty competitive.” Gillenwater lead the Rockets in scoring with nine points, giving him a total of 52 on the tournament, while juniors Trevor Meyer and Ryan Evans and sophomore Blake Farnan added six points each. Next action for West Nodaway will be Thursday night, when they host Union Star. The Lady Rockets will tip off at 6 p.m. with the boys contest to follow.
Athletes of the Week Brendan Weybrew
Weybrew, who is undefeated on the season, went 5-0 at the Coon Rapids Invitational last weekend. The junior also picked up his 100th career victory at the tournament.
Megan Rosenbohm
Rosenbohm scored 48 points in two games for Nodaway-Holt as Class 1’s top-ranked team won the Fairfax Invitational, the Lady Trojans’ third tournament title of the season.
Jaden Gillenwater
Gillenwater scored 52 points in three games to help his West Nodaway squad to a 2-1 record and a second place finish in last week’s Fairfax Invitational.
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Tigers run by Spoofhounds By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor
For the first five minutes Friday night, Maryville looked like it had a real shot of upsetting the No. 6-ranked team in Nebraska’s Class C1, but it quickly went south for the Spoofhounds. Maryville jumped out to an early 9-2 lead on Falls City, but couldn’t sustain it as the Tigers took a 12-9 lead after one quarter of play and held a 25-19 halftime advantage. “I just thought we were playing pretty well (early) and we had confidence,” head coach Mike Kuwitzky said. “We were trying to run our offense and I thought we were playing pretty good defense. I thought it was a carry-over from (Thursday night). Then they started playing well.” The wheels came off for the Hounds in the third quarter as Falls City posted 27 points and pushed out to a 52-27 lead. “This team hasn’t learned yet good enough the old saying, how to stop the bleeding,” Kuwitzky said. “It compounds itself. Another cliché is that it snowballed. Against a really good team, we are not able to stop the momentum we need and get the stops we need and the scores we need.” Kuwitzky said small mistakes led to some breakdowns in fundamentals, which compounded itself due to how well the Tigers were playing. Maryville outscored Falls City 12-8 in the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late, although it did give Kuwitzky a chance to see some of his younger players in a varsity contest. “We’re excited about them. They compete,” Kuwitzky said of his younger guys. “It was good to get them a little bit of experience. They’re gonna be good for this team.” Sophomore forward Chip Dunlap, who was playing in place of senior Trent Nally, who injured his ankle jumping for the opening tip, scored a team-high 12 points. “I thought he did great,” Kuwitzky said. “He came into a tough situation with Trent going down with his ankle injury. Then Chip has to come in to start basically and he did well. He played a couple JV quarters tonight, so he played six quarters tonight. I thought he did as well as could be expected.” Junior guard Hagen Snow added seven and junior forward Jacob Cacek scored six as Maryville lost 60-39. Maryville, now 4-10 with Monday night’s loss to MidBuchanan, host’s 71 Highway rival Savannah Friday night.
Spoofhounds win pair in Iowa COON RAPIDS, Iowa — Saturday was a good day for Maryville junior heavyweight Brendan Weybrew, who is undefeated on the year and picked up his 100th career win during the Coon Rapids Invitational. The Spoofhounds collectively won two of its five duals against teams from Iowa, beating Pleasantville 42-30 and Woodbine 39-30. AHST, Interstate 35 and Coon Rapids-Bayard all defeated Maryville. AHST won 38-30 while Interstate 35 won 35-30 and Coon Rapids claimed a 57-24 victory. On the day, Weybrew and Cayden Dunbar (126) pinned a pair of opponents while Logan Zimmerman (145), Matt Twaddle (132), Trevor Zimmerman (170) and Cody Jackson (195) also recorded wins via pin during the tournament. The Spoofhounds wrestle again at 10 a.m. Saturday in the MEC Tournament at St. Joseph Benton.
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Maryville sophomore Josie Patton shoots a runner over a pair of Falls City defenders in Friday night’s 29-21 defensive struggle. Patton scored a team-high 10 points for the Lady Spoofhounds.
Near-perfect defense not enough for Lady Hounds against Falls City By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor
With its biggest offensive threat on the bench with crutches under her chair, the Maryville girls basketball team’s defense had to be perfect against Falls City — and it nearly was. The Spoofhounds limited the Lady Tigers to 29 points, but only scored 21 of their own to lose to a team they had beaten 41-38 back in December in the Bishop LeBlond holiday Tournament when senior guard Chelsea Byland was still in uniform. Maryville fell behind early in the defensive battle, trailing 6-4 after the first quarter and 9-6 at halftime. Falls City still held a slim 15-13 margin heading into the fourth quarter, but
Maryville’s defense didn’t quit and forced several key turnovers to take a 21-19 lead with 4:07 to play on backto-back layups by sophomore Josie Patton. “I felt like we were in a really good position and I thought we were really wearing them down because I thought the press was more effective at the end, but maybe we got a little tired there at the end. I thought we really had it there.” However, Falls City stepped to the charity stripe late and knocked down free throws to hold off the Lady Hounds and exact a little revenge. “I think the problem was it felt like such an uphill climb,” Hageman said. “With a game like that, it felt like if we were down two, we were down eight.
…. We were kind of getting after them on defense to be perfect because we felt like our defense was going to have to create some offense.” Patton scored a team-high 10 points and sophomore guard Abby Van de Ven added six points to lead Maryville. The Lady Spoofhounds (4-9) are back in action tonight, hosting Hamilton at 5:30 p.m. in a varsity-only contest. “I think it’s a critical point in the season,” Hageman said. “We’ve got a tough stretch ahead of us and it would be a shame now, because we’ve come so far, to walk away from a game like that and be negative. We can’t make excuses right now and we’ve got to keep plugging away.”
Lady Mustangs, Trojans grab Fairfax Tourney hardware By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
To the hoop
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North Nodaway’s Cambry Schluter drives for two of her 11 points in Friday night’s 49-36 victory over St. Joe Christian in the consolation bracket of the Fairfax Tournament.
North Nodaway and Nodaway-Holt picked up trophies in Friday night action at the 82nd Annual Fairfax Tournament. The Lady Mustangs won consolation honors with a 49-36 victory over St. Joseph Christian, while the Trojans took home the third-place trophy with a 36-33 victory over Tarkio. North Nodaway got off to a fast start in its contest, jumping out to a 15-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Mustangs used their 1-2-2 press and five points from senior Cambry Schluter to build the early advantage. “We got off to a better start than we had been,” North Nodaway coach Doug Freemyer said. “The 1-2-2 press was something we’d been working on because we needed something else to provide defensive pressure.” By halftime, the Lady Mustangs had extended their lead to 23-7, as their defensive pressure continued to bother the Lady Lions. North Nodaway found its shooting touch in the third quarter, as the Lady Mustangs outscored St. Joe Christian 19-10 in the quarter to increase their lead to 42-17. Freshman Madison Thompson scored eight points in the quarter. “We substituted and rotated our posts in and out more frequently. We wanted to keep Madison out of foul trouble,” Freemyer said. In the final stanza, the Lady Lions trimmed the North Nodaway lead to 13, but that was as close as the game would get as the Lady Mustangs won 49-36. Thompson led North Nodaway, now 6-8 on the season, with 16 points, while Schluter added 11. North Nodaway’s next action will be this Friday, when the Lady Mus-
tangs host 275 Conference opponent West Nodaway. The girls tip-off at 6 p.m. with the boys’ contest to follow. In the boys third-place contest, defense ruled the day, as both teams had difficulty finding any kind of consistent offensive rhythm. Nodaway-Holt jumped out to a 10-6 lead at the end of the first quarter, as Devin Albertson and Jackson Beattie tallied four points each. By halftime, Nodaway-Holt had stretched the lead to 18-12, as Albertson scored four more points to pace the Trojans. Tarkio began its comeback in the third quarter, outscoring the Trojans by one, leaving Nodaway-Holt holding a 24-19 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Brice Shamberger scored four in the quarter for the Trojans. “We kept working to get the ball inside to our posts and it paid off for us down the stretch,” Trojan coach Terry Petersen said. With under a minute to go in the contest and the game tied at 30, Cody Schniedermeyer fed a lob pass to Albertson over the top of the Tarkio defense and that basket gave Nodaway-Holt a lead it didn’t relinquish as the Trojans held on for the 36-33 victory. “After Jackson Beattie fouled out in the fourth quarter, Devin and Cody both had to step up big in the post for us and they certainly did at the end,” Petersen said. “Defensively, it was a total team effort and we did a nice job.” Albertson paced the Trojans, now 7-7 on the season, with 13 points, while Shamberger added seven. Schniedermeyer and Beattie chipped in with six points each. Nodaway-Holt is back in action tonight, traveling to Union Star. The girl’s game will begin at 6 p.m. with the boys contest to follow at approximately 7:30 p.m.
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Bearcats kick Mules By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor
Senior guard DeShaun Cooper had never beaten Central Missouri in his career. In fact, it is also Northwest’s first win against Central since 2009, the season before head coach Ben McCollum took over. Saturday, that weigh was finally lifted as Cooper and McCollum picked up a win against the only MIAA school they hadn’t overcame in their Northwest careers as the Bearcats beat the Mules 80-68. “It feels great to finally beat everyone in the league,” Cooper said. “I just knew I had this burden on my back, but now it’s off. It was just a great win with my team, my family. I enjoyed every bit of it.” While McCollum said it’s not much of a rivalry at this point, with Central holding a significant advantage since he took over, getting a win over a program like that is good for his kids. “They’ve beat us so many times in a row that you get to where you almost lose on intimidation,” he said. “I thought tonight we battled through some of that and were able to get a win.” And Cooper was a big factor in the victory, scoring a team-high 16 points to go along with five assists and five rebounds in addition to setting the tone for his team. “He controlled the game,” McCollum said. “Sixteen (points) and five (assists) doesn’t say exactly how good he was. He was excellent. Their whole defense was geared around him and he still produced.” Northwest came out quick and got another lift from freshman forward Zach Schneider,
who came off the bench to hit three first-half three pointers as Northwest grabbed a 39-27 halftime lead. The Mules wouldn’t go away easily, mounting a comeback early in the second half, turning up the pace to cut the Bearcats’ lead to six early in the half before Northwest turned it back on and pushed back out to a comfortable margin. “Usually what they’ll do is try to pick up the pace quite a bit more and they started to right out of the gates and then we were able to transition back on defense after that,” McCollum said. Cooper said even when the Mules started to make a run, the Cats didn’t blink and just focused on playing their game. “We just had to continue to play our game,” Cooper said. “We can’t worry about what the other team is doing in the game of basketball. We have to continue to go out and execute what Coach talks about and we know what we need to do.” Cooper was one of five Bearcats to finish in double figures as senior center Dillon Starzl scored 15 points. Sophomore guard Conner Crooker and Schneider each finished with 14 and junior forward Grant Cozad scored 10 points.. Northwest (13-5, 8-1 MIAA) takes on Missouri Southern (13-2, 7-1) Wednesday night and can take a full game lead in the conference race with a win. “We’re gonna keep going. I feel nobody can stop us when we play our game — nobody can stop us, nobody can guard us,” Cooper said. “We just have to keep going with that mentality and nobody will stop us.”
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Northwest senior guard DeShaun Cooper fades to get his shot over a pair of Central Missouri defenders Saturday. Cooper scored a team-high 16 points to lead Northwest to an 80-68 win over the Mules, the Cats’ first win over UCM since 2009.
Jennies overcome Bearcats late By JASON LAWRENCE
Sports editor
Eyes on the rim
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Northwest junior guard Ariel Easton drives to the basket during Northwest’s 67-62 loss to No. 8 Central Missouri on Saturday at Bearcat Arena. Easton finished with a game-high 22 points in the loss.
Jays wrap up consolation action BETHANY, Mo. — Both Northeast Nodaway High School basketball teams played Friday night for Consolation championships at the South Harrison Invitational. The Lady Bluejays played the Putnam County Midgets in the girls bracket. The Lady Jays fell to the Midgets 38-33. The Bluejays played the East Buchanan JV team in their bracket. The Jays were able to come out ahead, 57-51 to claim the consolation title. The Bluejays will play the South Nodaway Longhorns tonight in Ravenwood with tip-off for the girls game at 6 p.m. and the boys contest to follow.
Jefferson, South Nodaway place at Stanberry Invitational STANBERRY, Mo. — The Jefferson girls played host team Stanberry in the consolation championship in the Stanberry Invitational Tournament Friday night. Jefferson came out on top 46-37. Sophomore Jessie Henry and freshman Kelsi McQuinn led the Lady Eagles in scoring with 12 points each. The South Nodaway girls team played King City for third place in the tournament. The Lady Longhorns won 43-27 with freshman Mallory McConkey leading the Horns in scoring with 12 points. The Jefferson boys also played for third place in the Stanberry Tournament against Mound City. The Eagles were outscored 24-11 in the fourth quarter and ended up losing the game 52-47. Senior Kyler Farnan led the Eagles in scoring with 13 points. South Nodaway will travel to Ravenwood for its next game, with the tip-off for the girls game at 6 p.m. and the boys will play at 7:30 p.m. Jefferson will play North Andrew in Rosendale tonight for their next game. Tip for the girls game will be at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow.
There are no moral victories in sports, but the Northwest women’s basketball has had some of its best performances this season against its stiffest competition. “We’ve came along way as a team and fought through battles and different types of situations,” junior guard Ariel Easton said. “Tonight we just had that energy and had the crowd behind us and wanted it more than anything. “Just to know that we can play with any team, that’s the feeling that it gives all of us. We play that well against a team that’s top 10 in the country, I feel like we’re a top 10 team.” Saturday was no different as the Cats took No. 8 Central Missouri down to the wire, before falling 67-62. Head coach Michael Smith said a few little mistakes cost his team down the stretch. “We had ourselves in the position — unfortunately we missed a couple of key free throws and maybe our shot selection was a something that maybe I would have done different,” Smith said. “But we’re learning and we’re growing and maturing as a team.” Northwest came out hot, hitting its first three three-point attempts and grabbing an early 15-4 lead. After the Jennies started heating up, Northwest kept it close, trailing just 38-35 at halftime.
The Bearcats kept clawing away and took the second half momentum — and the 5452 lead — with 5:03 to play after a three by sophomore Tember Schechinger and a layup by Easton. Ultimately, Central Missouri hit enough free throws down the stretch to stave off the Bearcats, who fell to 5-11 and 2-7 in the MIAA. “They’re a little down in that locker room right now, but I just keep trying to tell them to stay the course because we’ve got some teams coming in here that we have an opportunity to have some success (against),” Smith said. “I’m excited about where we’ve come from and where we are right now and I think we’ve still got a chance to get better as a team.” Easton led the way with a game-high 22 points while junior forward Annie Mathews finished with 14 points and junior guard Ashleigh Nelson scored 11 points and hauled in six rebounds. Even with the loss, Smith said this team is fun to be around and is poised to get a few wins down the stretch — all it will take is stringing a couple good performances together to keep the lights on for his team. “I think this team needs one or two wins to flip the light switch on and I think the lights are going to stay on for a while,” Smith said. Northwest is back in action Wednesday against Missouri Southern at Bearcat Arena. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.
Super Bowl to pit NFL’s top ‘O,’ top ‘D’ By HOWARD FENDRICH AP pro football writer
Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos and Richard Sherman’s Seattle Seahawks were the NFL’s best all season, so it’s fitting that they’ll meet in the Super Bowl. Nobody scored as many points or gained as many yards as the Broncos. Nobody allowed as few points or gave up as few yards as the Seahawks. And nobody won as many games as those clubs, either. What a way to finish the season. When the AFC champion Broncos (153) play the NFC champion Seahawks (15-3) on Feb. 2 at what could be a chilly MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., it will be the first Super Bowl since 1991 pitting the league’s highest-scoring team in the regular season against the team that was scored on the least, according to STATS. It’s also only the second time in the last 20 Super Bowls that the No. 1 seed in each conference reached the NFL championship game. “It will be a great matchup,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “I think it’s an extraordinary opportunity to go against a guy that set all the records in the history of the game.” That, of course, would be Manning, the 37-year-old quarterback who is the only four-time NFL MVP — and no one would be surprised if No. 5 arrives the night before the Super Bowl. He established marks by throwing for 55 touchdowns and 5,477 yards, helping Denver lead the league with 37.9 points and 457.3 yards per game.
Manning’s oft-told tale, certain to be repeated a million times in the coming days, includes his comeback from a series of surgical procedures to his neck, attempts to cure problems that led him to sit out the entire 2011 season. That also led the Indianapolis Colts to send him packing despite two Super Bowl appearances with that club, including a title in 2007. “It’s certainly well-documented what my journey the past 2½ years has been,” said Manning, who could become the first starting QB to lead two franchises to titles, “but this team’s overcome a lot of obstacles this year.” None more serious, perhaps, than coach John Fox’s absence for about a month because of a heart operation. Other issues included the fax faux pas that precipitated the departure of pass rusher Elvis Dumervil, star linebacker Von Miller’s drug-testing suspension and season-ending knee injury and the losses of a handful of other starters on defense. “Being in my 16th season, going to my third Super Bowl — I know how hard it is to get there,” Manning said. He threw for 400 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-16 victory over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday. Manning’s offense scored on six consecutive possessions, accounted for more than 500 yards, had zero turnovers and allowed zero sacks. Ol’ No. 18’s opposite number in two weeks, Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson, provides a real contrast as he seeks his — and the Seahawks’ — first Super Bowl trophy.
Wilson is 6 inches shorter, 12 years younger, a skilled scrambler in only his second pro season after slipping to the third round of the draft; he’s a guy who had to transfer colleges to get playing time and thought about pursuing a baseball career instead. “Any time you get to the Super Bowl,” Wilson said after Seattle beat the San Francisco 49ers 23-17 on Sunday, “it’s a special time.” Seattle’s defense, led by Sherman, allowed an average of 14.4 points and 273.6 yards and topped the NFL in takeaways. On Sunday, the Seahawks forced three turnovers in the fourth quarter alone, including a victory-sealing interception by Malcolm Smith after Sherman stretched to tip Colin Kaepernick’s pass away from receiver Michael Crabtree in the end zone. “I’m the best corner in the game,” said Sherman, an All-Pro. “When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that’s the result you’re going to get.” Seattle’s only other trip to the big game ended with a loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006. Denver will be playing in its seventh Super Bowl and eyeing a third title, to go with those from 1998 and 1999, when current executive John Elway was the QB. In addition to Elway, Manning can match his younger brother Eli with a second Super Bowl crown. Eli, a spectator on Sunday in Denver, won two trophies with the New York Giants, whose stadium hosts this year’s Super Bowl, the first to be played outdoors at a cold-weather site.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Heed the advice of others and you will discover all sorts of salient details. Catch up on your emails. A relationship can thrive if you put in the hours. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Learn from experience, especially when there is money involved. You can improve your financial future if you take a direction that you’ve wanted to pursue for some time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- If you refuse to compromise, you will jeopardize a partnership. You may want to take on fewer projects. It’s preferable to do one thing well than it is to do many things poorly. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you act fast and avoid procrastinating, you’ll find success. Investments could shape the year ahead for you. Indecision will be your worst enemy. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Someone is likely to enchant you today. Relationships can become magical, intense and exciting. Open communication is what will seal a deal. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -Embellishing the truth will get you into trouble, so be honest. Lies will come back to haunt you. Do what you can to dispel any clouds hanging over your head. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Focus on what you wish to accomplish, and get things moving promptly. Disputes will escalate later in the day, so start moving forward with your agenda.
In most deals, the exact order in which you play the tricks does not matter too much. Occasionally, though, you have to follow a specific sequence, or you can be defeated by accurate defense. Which applies in today’s deal? South is in three notrump after East opened one spade. West leads the spade nine and East overtakes with his 10. What should declarer do? Although East has only 11 high-card points, his hand is worth opening. He has length in the majors, an easy two-heart rebid, and if he finds a fit with his partner, his hand has only seven losers (two spades, two hearts, one diamond and two clubs), which is the normal number for a minimum opening bid with a five-card suit. South starts with only six top tricks: two spades and four clubs. He might be able to get three more tricks from diamonds, but if he has to lose two diamond tricks, East will establish
and run his spade suit to defeat the contract. Instead, South should impale East on the tines of Morton’s Fork. Since East is marked with the missing aces, declarer should play a club to dummy’s jack, then lead the diamond nine. If East wins with his ace, South takes two spades, four diamonds and four clubs for an overtrick. Or if East ducks his ace, declarer wins with his queen and leads the heart king from his hand to collect two spades, two hearts, one diamond and four clubs.
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Full-time position available at a senior housing community. Resident apartment and general building cleaning required: including vacuuming, kitchen and bath cleaning, laundry, and dish washing. Salary $11.00/hour + paid time off and health/dental insurance. To apply submit a resume + 3 references to the attention of Jack Cornelison at jcornelison@phoenixfamily.org or drop by the Autumn House apartments, 110 S. Vine, Maryville, MO to complete an application. No phone calls please. Deadline to apply is 1/28/2014
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Nucor-LMP, Inc. has an immediate opening for a competent person with experience in Accounting and/or Payroll. Applicant must be a responsible, self-motivated, organized individual with excellent communication and time management skills and strong computer ability with emphasis in details. Nucor-LMP offers competitive wage with an excellent benefit package. Accounting degree preferred or comparable work experience. Logon to http://opportunity.nucor.com and take the survey by using the access code: NLMPAR. Please provide your email address and phone number to be reached, after the survey. Further instructions will be given at that time. Survey available until January 31, 2014. No phone calls please. Nucor is an EEO/AA employer and a drug-free workplace.
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Coming together
Above: A group of Indian students attending Northwest Missouri State University is shown over the Christmas holidays at the Maryville home John and Lucy Zimmerman. The Friends of International Students organization pairs young people from other countries attending Northwest with local families willing to offer their hospitality while introducing students to American culture and customs. Right: An issue facing many of the international students that attend Northwest Missouri State University is a lack of transportation. Many students rely on walking to wherever they need to go, no matter the weather.
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FIS connects locals with Northwest foreign students Continued from Page 1 International students, many of whom come from large cities, often assume that Maryville has public transportation. And not having your own wheels in a rural Missouri town can be, at the least, inconvenient. “(Not having transportation) is a big problem,” Karthik said. Rama Krishna said a
group of students had planned to go out and walk around town on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but it was just too cold. “I had a somewhat better experience,” Karthik said. “I went to (Krug Park in St Joseph) with (local banker Jim Davis). I had some good times out there seeing some of the lights.” Davis also took some students to visit the home of
John and Lucy Zimmerman, a local couple known for decorating their residence from roof to basement over the holidays. “We were surprised to see the couple do such miraculous things,” Kranthi said. “We were glad to see all of those things. When I asked them how much time it took them to put it all up, they said just two weeks.” Davis is a member of
Tjeerdsma on short list Continued from Page 1 back in early March 2009. Tjeerdsma ultimately lost out to former Miami Hurricanes national championship coach Larry Coker, who remains at the school and oversaw the Roadrunners’ transition from FCS to FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) in 2011. Sam Houston State reached the Division I FCS National Championship in 2011 and 2012 under former head coach Willie Fritz, who accepted the head coaching position at Division I FBS Georgia Southern on Jan. 10 after 10 years at SHSU. Fritz was the head coach at Central Missouri from 1997-2009, and Tjeerdsma compiled an 11-2 record against Fritz while he led the Mules. “It’s a very good job right now,” Tjeerdsma said. “Coach Fritz was there four years and they were in the national championship in two of the four years, and this year they got beat in the second round, so it’s a good program.” Tjeerdsma was first linked to the job by KBTX,
a Bryan, Texas, television station, and was named a finalist for the position Sunday along with four other candidates. Joining Tjeerdsma on the list of finalists are former Delaware head coach K.C. Keeler, Virginia offensive line coach Scott Wachenheim, former Texas cooffensive coordinator/ receivers coach Darrell Wyatt and North Texas offensive coordinator Michael Canales. “Each of these candidates meet the criteria we set out when we started our search,” Sam Houston State athletic director Bobby Williams told the Huntsville Item. “The quality of interest for our head coaching position has been impressive. We have talked to more than 50 individuals in some form or fashion, an amazing amount given the short period of time.” Keeler, 54, guided Delaware to the FCS championship game in 2003 and two more trips to the title game in 2007 and 2010. He was fired two years into a 10-year contract after going
5-6 in 2012. Wachenheim, 51, has coached tight ends and offensive line at Virginia for the past three years. Wyatt, 47, is the only candidate with ties to the Bearkats, having coached wide receivers from 1992-94. Wyatt served as Texas’ cooffensive coordinator and wide receivers coach — a position he has held since 2011 — this fall, but was let go when Charlie Strong was hired to replace longtime coach Mack Brown. Canales, 52, was the last finalist to be named and has been North Texas’ associate head coach/quarterbacks coach/offensive coordinator for the past four years. Tjeerdsma and Keeler are the only two candidates with collegiate head coaching experience while the other three have experience at the NFL level, having coached tight ends or receivers in the professional ranks. Williams told the Item he would like to have a coach in place this week. “If it’s meant to be, it’ll happen,” Tjeerdsma said. “If not, I’ll be right here.”
St. Francis Gala set Feb. 15
Reservations are now available for the 12th annual St. Francis Hospital & Health Services Gala scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15th, at the Maryville Community Center. Co-hosted by the St. Francis Hospital Foundation and St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary, this year’s gala is themed “Scarlet Masquerade.” The evening will begin with a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres at 6:30 p.m. to be fol-
lowed by dinner, live local entertainment, dancing and a silent auction. Proceeds will benefit the St. Francis obstetrics department. Semi-formal attire is requested, black tie optional. Masks are expected but not required. To make a reservation, call (660) 5627933 by Friday, Jan. 31. Sponsorship opportunities are available through the Community Relations Department.
Friends of International Students, a group of about 40 families who open up their homes — and their lives — to Northwest young people from other nations. “FIS is an innovative friends program,” Director of International Student Affairs Jeffrey Foot said. “It pairs international students with local families to facilitate and encourage crosscultural exchange. The goal of the program is simply to match international degreeseeking students with local families to meet about once a month for friendship.” Foot said FIS. is not a typical host family program like you would see with a foreign exchange student coming to live with a family for the school year. But the idea is somewhat the same — to give international students an authentic taste of what America and Americans are like. “How can you go to Italy
and really know all that Italy has to offer if all you do is go down to the tourist area and the plazas,” Foot said. “In FIS, degree-seeking or language program international students at Northwest have a chance to experience an authentic American home environment, and the local families are able to meet people from across the globe on a casual basis.” Foot said FIS hosts several events a year that give students and host families a chance to mingle. “Basically, (the preplanned activities) are potluck dinners where all the families and friends get together, and we have a bit of a program for everyone,” he said. Davis joined the group in August and feels like it’s something that everyone who can should take advantage of the opportunity. “It’s a reciprocal blessing,” Davis said. “I can tell you
first hand, it’s good for the Americans too. It exposes us to another culture. We learn. It’s good both ways. I look at this and I think the best thing that we can do to develop a community that has a diverse culture is for the international students to experience community life and see what it’s like to live in a community in the United States. “I’m very happy and very blessed to have the Davis family with me,” Karthik said. Families interested in joining Friends of International Students can email fis@nwmissouri.edu to request an application. “I told all my friends that there is a program like FIS,” Rama Krishna said. “All the juniors come to me for questions, and I made sure they knew about the FIS program. It’s really cool, and you really feel like it’s home.”
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