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Coach T stays

By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor

Things generally work out the way they’re supposed to, and Mel Tjeerdsma knows that, which is why he’s content to stick around as the athletics director at Northwest Missouri State University.

“I’m very content with that fact that it didn’t work out,” Tjeerdsma said. “My faith has always carried me through on these things, and the Lord has always put me where I’m supposed to be, so I don’t have any regrets at all.”

Tjeerdsma, 67, had been rumored for days to have been selected as the next coach at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. But all of those rumors were dispelled Thursday when Sam Houston State AD Bobby Williams announced former Delaware coach K.C. Keeler as the 15th coach in Bearkat history.

Tjeerdsma was announced as one of the five finalists Sunday after first being linked

to the job Saturday night by KBTX, a Bryan, Texas, television station.

Tjeerdsma said Monday that it was an attractive job due to the program’s recent successes under former Central Missouri coach Willie Fritz, who led the Bearkats to the FCS title game in 2011 and 2012.

“This looked like a perfect situation,” Tjeerdsma said. “I’m not out pursuing coaching jobs. I mean, sure, I miss it, but that’s just part of life. I’m very happy with the job that I have. I was approached about this. It looked like a great situation.

One thing that I’ve never been able to do is move up a level from Division II, and this was going to provide that. And it wasn’t a rebuilding project, it was a very good program. That’s the only reason I got into it and I don’t regret that.”

Tjeerdsma, who returned to Northwest in 2013 as AD, retired from coaching in 2012 with a career record of 242-59-4 over 27 seasons. In 17 years at Northwest, TjeerdsSee TJEERDSMA, Page 3

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Staying put

Northwest Missouri State Athletics Director Mel Tjeerdsma, shown above talking to a referee during a Bearcats football game, will not be returning to the sidelines with Sam Houston State University. The Bearkats selected former Delaware coach K.C. Keeler Thursday from a list of five finalists. Tjeerdsma said he is content to stay in his current position as Northwest’s AD.

Clubhouse pro plays his game behind the scenes

By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer

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Haunted, or not?

Northwest Missouri State University journalism instructor Jason Offutt, who writes a regular column for the Daily Forum, is shown in front of allegedly haunted Roberta Hall on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University.

Ten Most Haunted

Ghostly Roberta Hall lands Northwest campus in Top 10

By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer

The spooky story of Roberta Hall has been told many times by students and faculty at Northwest Missouri State University. In fact, the ghostly tale has been featured both in books and on television and incorporated into the school’s official history.

And now the legend of the haunted sorority residence has landed Northwest on a “10 most haunted” list featured by Mysterious Heartland, a website maintained by Illinois folklorist Michael Kleen that focuses on

hauntings and other paranormal doings across the Midwest.

The university is included in Kleen’s “Top 10 Most Haunted Colleges.”

“Top 10 lists have always been a popular feature on my website,” Kleen said. “But after writing more than two dozen lists about the strange and unusual in Illinois, I decided it was time to branch out and include other Midwestern states. I’m particularly interested in the folklore and ghost stories of colleges and universities. I chose the rankings by the number and notoriety of the sto-

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The tragic story of Roberta Steele is recounted in Northwest journalism instructor Jason Offutt’s book “Haunted Missouri: A Ghostly Guide to the Show-Me State’s Most Spirited Spots.”

In 1951, Steele was an undergraduate living on campus in what was then known simply as Residence Hall.

On April 28 of that year a gasoline storage tank adjoining railroad tracks running behind the dormitory exploded, sending a steel beam See GHOSTLY, Page 3

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Professional baseball, like many businesses, has both employees everyone knows and others who work in anonymity behind the scenes to make sure everyone is able to perform at their best.

One local man, Cleo Welch, has spent the past 16 summers doing “behind-thescenes” tasks as a clubhouse manager for three different minor league organizations, as well as working spring training for a big league team from 2002-2009.

Welch, a Northeast Nodaway high school graduate, had an outstanding prep basketball career, playing for the late Missouri Sports Hall of Fame coach Claude Samson and helping lead the Bluejays to a 32-1 season in 1975, with the only loss coming at the hands of Advance in the state championship game.

“Baseball was always my favorite sport, but we didn’t have baseball in school, so I played basketball and ran track, even though I never shot a basketball in a gym until I was in 5th grade,” Welch said. “We had summer baseball, but you could only play it through the age of 16. I did play one year of American Legion baseball in Maryville, and that was a lot of fun.”

Some vacation While working in Maryville, Welch’s employer at the time, New England Business Services, informed employees that any vacation time had either to be used or lost. Welch had more than 300 hours of unused time on

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the books and was looking for something to do in the summer to use them up.

One of Welch’s friends, Bob Houtchens, had a friend who worked as a clubhouse manager for the Omaha Royals, the AAA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.

It was suggested to Welch that he contact Bill Gorman, the Omaha general manager about a clubhouse position.

Welch contacted Gorman in the spring of 1996, but heard nothing back. Being persistent, he called back in 1997. Gorman returned the call, but said there weren’t any openings.

Welch, his son and a friend attended opening day in 1998 in Omaha, and Welch asked an acquaintance on the grounds crew who the clubhouse manager was.

He was surprised to find out that the Royals didn’t have one and were actively looking for someone to fill the position. This time, after contacting Gorman a third time, Welch got the job, beginning a four-year run with Omaha as the clubhouse manager.

Following the 2001 season, Welch found out the Iowa Cubs, a AAA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, had an opening for a clubhouse manager. Not only that, but the Cubs offered an extra inducement — an industrialsized washing machine.

“The washing machines run almost constantly from batting practice until well after the game,” Welch said, “and the industrialsized machines can cut two or three hours off the clubSee PRO, Page 6

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Obituary ELSA AMBROSE Elsa Ambrose, longtime resident of Maryville, quietly passed away January 18, 2014. Her memorial service will be Saturday evening January 25 from 6:00 to 7:30 at the Platinum Real Estate Northland Office, 4444 N. Belleview, Gladstone Mo. In

lieu of flowers, we ask you to make a donation to the charity of your choice.

Elsa is survived by her son John Galloway, daughter Debra Bruch, and her granddaughter Tera Galloway who is an Assistant Professor at Illinois State University. Tera is married to Kate Galloway.

She divorced Robert

Ambrose in 1975 when she moved from Maryville to Kansas City and returned to college and graduated in 1977 with a BS degree in Art Education.

She was licensed as a Realtor in 1978 and as a Broker salesperson in 1981. Real estate was her primary source of income.

Rest in Peace, Elsa!

Services for Randy Alvin Emery, 54, Pickering, Mo., were held January 22, 2014 at Price Funeral Home with Reverend Paul McKim officiating. He passed away January 13, 2014 in Maryville.

Musical selections were “Precious Memories” and “Go Rest High on That Mountain.”

He was laid to rest at White Oak Cemetery in Pickering.

Services for Kathryn Louise Watkins, 85, Maryville, Mo., were held January 22, 2014 at First Baptist Church, Maryville, with Reverend Paul McKim and Reverend David Watkins officiating. She passed away January 18, 2014 in Maryville.

Pat Mozingo was organist with Greg Watkins as song leader. The congregation sang “Blessed Assurance,” “It is Well with My Soul,” “How Great Thou Art” and “Amazing Grace.”

Pallbearers were Jimmy Watkins, Paul Watkins, Bradley Watkins, Brian Watkins, Jonathan Akins, Matthew Wehr and Benjamin Kirtley. Honorary pallbearers were Nathan Watkins, John Watkins, Daniel Watkins, Timothy Watkins, Phillip Watkins, David Akins, Mark Wehr, Luke Wehr and John Wehr.

Mrs. Watkins was laid to rest at Rural Dale Cemetery in Trenton, Mo. Services for Lila Lee Deffenbaugh, 85, Skidmore, Mo., were held January 23, 2014 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Skidmore, with Bruce Roberts officiating. She passed away January 20, 2014.

Services for Frances Beatrice Hart, 85, Maryville, Mo., were held January 23, 2014 at Price Funeral Home with Reverend Paul McKim officiating. She passed away January 18, 2014 in Maryville.

Brian Sparks was vocalist with Carol Mincy as accompanist. Musical selections were “In the Garden” and “Peace in the Valley.”

Pallbearers were Kelly Vore, Derrick Vore, Charles Bottiger, Rick Hart, Mike Poppa and Brent Collier.

She was laid to rest at Prairie Chapel Cemetery in Denver, Mo.

Commission Minutes sioner Robert Westfall, South District Commissioner Robert Stiens and County Clerk Beth Walker.

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If approved by voters, the tax is expected to generate $1 million for the purchase of road gravel.

Other items before the governing board included approval of payroll expense checks and a liquor license application for K&P Liquors.

The commission also considered vendor quotes for a 2014 pickup truck and accepted Grant Township’s 2013 financial report.

Incidents January 19 9:18 a.m. – 200 block E. Third – Larceny from a M.V. – Ongoing investigation 6:30 p.m. – 600 block S. Main – Larceny – Ongoing investigation 10:00 p.m. – 1200 block W. Sixteenth – Aaron S. Dye, 28, Maryville – Driving while revoked January 20 10:03 a.m. – 1000 block N. Mulberry – Burglary –

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North Nodaway After Prom Soup Supper fund raiser, 5 to 7:30 p.m., North Nodaway High School, Hopkins, January 24.

Potato Bar, 5 to 7 p.m., Burlington Jct. American Legion, February 14.

Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 8 a.m.

Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 8 p.m.

BJ American Legion Beef & Noodles 2nd Friday, 5-7 p.m at the Methodist Church in BJ. No Meal in December. January will be Ham & Beans & Vegetable Beef Soup.

Open Mic Nights every week; music, comedy, poetry drama @ The Rose Theater, Maryville; sign in 6:30 p.m., begin 7 p.m. $3 cover chg ADHD Support Group meets 6-8 p.m. 3rd Friday in Hospitality Rm. @ St. Francis Hospital, info 660254-4369 AA meeting at 8 p.m. weekly @ Conception Abbey

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SSM Hospice Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Maryville Community Center, January 25.

Chocolate Fest, noon to 3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Maryville, February 8.

Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., noon.

Fish Fry 5-7 p.m. 2nd Saturday of month @ Elmo Comm. Bldg.

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Ongoing investigation January 21 4:09 p.m. – 800 block W. First – Burglary – Ongoing investigation Accidents January 15 5:12 p.m. – 600 block E. First – Driver 1: Unknown; Vehicle Owner 2: Lawrence H. Scheffe, Maryville January 16 2:10 p.m. – W. Seventh & N. Fillmore – Driver 1: Charla M. Taylor, 18,

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Beef & Noodle Dinner, Hopkins Community Building, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., January 26.

Pancake Breakfast, 8 to noon, American Legion Hall, Parnell, February 2.

Pancake Breakfast, 7 to 11:30 a.m., American Legion Hall, Conception Jct, February 9.

Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, Tuesday 6 p.m.

Northwest Opry 2 p.m. weekly @ Nodaway Co. Senior Center, 1210 E. 1st Maryville.

10-Point Pitch Tournament 6 p.m. 3rd Sun­­day in St. Columba Church Hall, Conception Jct AA meeting at 7 p.m. weekly @ Apple House in Clyde, MO Eagles - Forney & Paxson, 7 to 10 p.m.

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Widowed Persons Meeting, January 27, 11:30 a.m., Applebees SW Iowa Humane Society Breakfast Supper, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Vaughn’s Cafe, Clarinda, February 10.

Life Beyond Breast Cancer Support Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. 2nd Monday of the month in the Hospitality Room at St. Francis Hospital Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 6 p.m.

Over Eaters Anonymous meets 5:30 p.m. weekly @ Franciscan Rm. of St. Fran-

cis Hospital SAFE: Stop Abuse for Everyone (men’s support), meets upon request noon1:30 p.m. & 5:15-6:45 p.m. weekly @ the Children & Family Center, 1220 E. 2nd St., Maryville; 562-2320 if you plan to attend Maryville Pride Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. 2nd & 4th Mondays at Hy-Vee. Manna Kitchen 5 p.m.-6 p.m., St. Gregory’s Catholic Church 333 S. Davis St, a free community meal open to all.

AA at Wesley Center at Noon AA at Methodist Church Room 203 at 6:00 p.m.

Al-Anon at Methodist Church Room 205 at 6:00 p.m.

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Maryville Community Blood Drive, January 28, noon to 6 p.m., United Methodist Church Missouri People First Chapter Informational Meetring, 6 p.m., Meril, 2613 S. Main, Maryville, February 18.

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

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LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS South Nodaway filings The South Nodaway R-IV School District reported Thursday that two newcomers have filed as candidates for three open school board seats in addition to three incumbents, whose names were reported earlier this week.

Kimberly Violett and Coby Wiederholt will both be on the April 8 municipal election ballot at South Nodaway in addition to current school boad members Rick Holtman, Chris LaMaster and Janet Hilsabeck.

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Humane Society has heart Two Nodaway County students have been named to the Iowa Western Community College President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2013 semester.

Angela Sherlock, Burlington Junction, and Sage Jones, Elmo, each earned a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale as full-time students carrying a course load of 12 or more credit hours.

Sherlock is pursuing an associate degree in nursing, and Jones is studying sustainable energy technology.

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Pin him to the wall

Kendra Pickering, food service director for Maryville R-II School District, promotes a soup and clothing drive at Maryville High School sponsored by Lunchtime Solutions. The drive has been organized as a competition between classes with the winners getting to duct tape MHS Principle Jason Eggers to the cafeteria wall.

Food drive is sticky situation for Eggers

By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer

Lunchtime Solutions, the food service provider for the Maryville R-II School District, is sponsoring a canned soup and winter clothing drive that looks like it could produce a very sticky situation for Principal Jason Eggers.

The drive, which pits all four class years against each other to see who can collect the most donations, gets

underway Monday and will run through next Thursday.

The class that brings in the most canned soup and clothing items will be given the privilege of duct taping Eggers to the cafeteria wall on Friday during the lunch hour.

“We had great participation with a similar contest at the elementary school in the fall, and I feel like participation will be high for this drive. The students are very excited,” said R-II Food

Service Director Kendra Pickering.

“I think it will be a successful drive, and we all appreciate Mr. Eggers being such a good sport.”

Pickering said all donated food and clothing will be delivered to the Maryville Ministry Center, which operates both a charity pantry and clothing assistance program. She said the food part of the contest is limited to soup since the winner is to be declared on the Friday

before “Souper” Bowl Sunday.

In past years, Maryville High School students and their families have proven extremely generous when it comes to supporting the Ministry Center.

In October 2012, during a similar competition with Savannah High School, students brought in more than 5,000 nonperishable food items, including, according to Eggers, 1,000 packages of ramen noodles alone.

Ghostly Roberta Hall in Top 10 Continued from Page 1 crashing into the building and causing a fire. Steele was among the worst hurt among 30 students injured in the blast.

She never really recovered and died of her injuries a year and a half later. Ever since, her spirit is said to haunt the building named in here memory, and students still share stories about strange goings-on — chairs moving on their own, televisions malfunctioning and doors closing as though by a ghostly hand.

“Northwest has appeared in several books about haunted haunted colleges in the U.S. and haunted places in Missouri,” Kleen said. “Most of my information came from “Haunted Schools” by A.S. Mott. His description of the ghost in Roberta Hall and the incident that led to her death really struck a chord with me.”

Offutt, who has written four books about paranormal phenomena, has interviewed both students and

alumni about their experiences in Roberta Steele’s old dorm.

“I talked to a student who was here in the late ‘90s,” Offutt said. “She was in bed and woke up and saw a girl walking around the room.

She thought it was her roommate, but turned and saw her roommate was in bed. She then looked back at the girl (who had) disappeared.”

Roberta Hall isn’t the only supposedly haunted building on the Northwest campus. Ghostly sightings at Wells and Franklin halls have been reported as well.

Because of his interest in the subject, students sometimes seek out Offutt to tell him stories about ghosts they have seen. The Wells Hall ghost is usually described as a student-like apparition with dark hair and a blue shirt. He has been seen both in the basement and in the studios of Public Radio KXCV on the top floor.

In Franken Hall, a summer residential assistant was reportedly preparing the building for students when

he saw a young person sitting on a bed.

When the assistant entered the room the temperature in the un-air-contitioned building turned ice cold. The RA turned and ran.

“I’m always striving to bring new and interesting content to my readers, while expanding my readership at the same time,” Kleen said. “In the future, I will be writing top 10 lists about haunted roads, cemeteries, houses, bars and restaurants, Fortean (paranormal) animals and other similar topics throughout the Midwest.”

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ma went 183-43 with 12 MIAA titles and three national titles.

Tjeerdsma returned to Maryville Wednesday after interviewing for the position Tuesday, and said he felt the job slipping away during the Northwest basketball double-header Wednesday night even though social media reports linked him to the job.

Turns out, he was right.

“There’s a lot of unfounded reports,” Tjeerdsma said. “That’s one of the dangers of social media. There’s ultimately, in universities, one decisionmaker, and I didn’t get past the final decision-maker. I think at the point that all of that came out, it looked like everything was going to be a go, but it didn’t turn out that way.”

Keeler, 54, was recently fired at Delaware two years into a 10-year contract after going 5-6 last year. He led Delaware to the FCS National Championship in 2003 and also reached the title game in 2007 and 2010 to go along with a career record of 174-73, including an 8652 mark at Delaware.

“One of the things that

jumps out at you first is Coach Keeler’s record at the FCS level,” Sam Houston Director of Athletics Bobby Williams said in a release. “Not only has he won a national championship, but he has returned to the championship game two other times. He has a track record of building a program and then continuing that success.”

Tjeerdsma had been listed as a lock for the position by several outlets on social media Tuesday and Wednesday, but after the dust settled all those reports proved incorrect, and Tjeerdsma will be staying in Maryville, where he says he remains committed to Bearcat athletics.

“My No. 1 goal is to see all of our programs be successful,” Tjeerdsma said.

“We’ve got great coaches and they work hard. As an athletic director, there’s a lot of ways to measure success, but one of the ways is in the win-loss column.

They’re doing everything they can, and we want to provide them with the best opportunities, the best facilities, everything that we can do to make this a great program for our coaches, student athletes and fans.”

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Time for real ethics reform

The Joplin Globe

No more free lunches — literally. And no more trips, tickets to sporting events or nights out on the town.

That’s how things will be if a bill, presented Jan. 14 in the Missouri House of Representatives by Rep. Kevin McManus, D-Kansas City, and Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, is passed.

Other bills have been filed by Republican Sens. John Lamping, of Ladue, and Scott Rupp, of Wentzville, as well as Sen. Jamilah Nasheed, D-St. Louis. They too would effectively reform ethics and campaign-finance laws. We applaud the bipartisan efforts to set some standards in our state.

McManus’ bill bans lobbyists from giving legislators meals, trips and gifts. It also requires lawmakers to wait three years after leaving office before they can work as lobbyists.

Under the bill, donors would be allowed to give $2,600 to candidates for statewide office, $1,000 to candidates for state Senate and $500 to House candidates. The bill also carries fines for those who try to circumvent the law.

Missouri currently has no limit on the price of gifts that politicians can receive from lobbyists, nor does the state have limits on the number of dollars candidates can receive in the form of campaign contributions. And there is currently no waiting period for lawmakers who leave office to become lobbyists.

We’re not saying all of Missouri’s state leaders take advantage of this arrangement, but under the current set of laws — or lack of laws — it’s pay to play in our state.

If we are going to reform ethics and campaign-finance laws, then let’s make the reform real.

No more free lunches, and no more government that’s bought and paid for by special-interest groups.

Code revision is wise move

Jefferson City News Tribune

Missouri’s criminal laws are among those that deserve to be addressed together rather than separately.

A massive, 739-page bill revamping criminal statutes is being expedited by supporters in the Legislature. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Dixon wants the revised criminal code advanced out of committee by the end of January to permit a “thorough job of vetting” by lawmakers.

A wholesale, rather than piecemeal, approach is not always, or often, the better approach.

As a rule, specific, targeted legislation reduces errors and unintended consequences.

An exception to the rule is the criminal code. Another is tax credit reform. And both are exceptions for the same two reasons.

First, piecemeal changes over the years have created imbalances. Although a change, in and of itself, may be reasonable, it may be unfair or inequitable when viewed from a broader perspective.

When this happens, a periodic, comprehensive review and revision is in order.

Second, the revised criminal code is neither a slapdash nor rush job.

The state’s criminal laws last were rewritten and reorganized in the 1970s, and have been in effect since 1979 — then added to numerous times since then.

Sponsoring Sen. Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, points out the Missouri Bar began reviewing the existing criminal code about eight years ago. Prosecutors, public defenders and private practice attorneys worked on recommendations before seeking legislative revision in 2012.

The criminal code was discussed and debated last year — the House passed its version late in the session, but the Senate ran out of time before it could debate the House bill — and the Senate committee already has held 13 hearings on the bill.

Justus characterized the proposal as a “consensus document,” and added: Both sides said they felt a little bit of heartburn over it, but both sides felt it was necessary for the administration of justice. ...”

The revised code is a massive bill that deserves a thorough vetting, but it always reflects a wise approach to eliminate inconsistencies and inequities in the state’s criminal statutes.

Editor’s note: Alternative views will appear each Friday on the Daily Forum opinion page and consists of recently published editorials from other newspapers around the state.

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Now you know why old brains appear to compute more slowly Attention Baby Boomers, GenXers, and all you other younger folks out there who take pleasure in poking a little — or a lot — of static at your elders.

Listen up.

There is now scientific proof that, and I quote, “older people do not decline mentally with age.”

That’s right, and I’m here to tell you why.

According to a well-researched (emphasis added) report that appeared recently in the Daily Telegraph of London, “‘it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information in their brains,’ scientists believe.”

The best minds in the business are apparently now in agreement that the slowing down of the more mature mind is not the same as cognitive decline.

It is experience, folks. Experience.

As in “been there, done, seen, heard that.

You see, most of us have been around the block a time or two, and we have this tendency to successfully retain most of what we have encountered along the way.

No, I am not kidding, This is completely on the level.

Contrary to the reaction I received from my fellow Daily Forum staffer, News Editor Tony Brown, who contended without hesitation that he was certain he “knew a whole lot more when he was 18 that at any other time,” the medical profession seems to be coming around to the fact that elder minds should perhaps be more often compared to computers than to steel traps.

“Much like a computer struggles as the hard drive gets filled up, so do humans take longer to access information, it has been suggested,” according to the on-line version of The Telegraph story.

“The human brain works slower in old age,” said Dr. Michael Ramscar, “but only because we have stored more information over time.”

(Now this next quote is critical.)

“The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they simply know more,” the good doctor said.

The background of all of this is that when researchers let a computer “read” only so much, its performance on cognitive tests resembled that of a young adult.

But, when the same computer was

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exposed to the experiences we seniors might encounter through reading over longer lifetimes, things change.

“Often, it was slower, but not because its processing capacity had declined,” the research report said.

“Rather, increased ‘experience’ had caused the computer’s database to grow, giving it more to process — which takes time.

“Imagine someone who knows two people’s birthdays and can recall them almost perfectly,” the research report continued.

“Would you really want to say that person has a better memory than a person who knows the birthdays of 2,000 people, but can ‘only’ match the right person to the right birthday nine times out of 10?” Ramscar said.

The study continues to explain

why older brains might seem slower and more forgetful. Many tests are designed so they inadvertently favor younger people.

Tests involving “paired associated learning” ask respondents to remember pairs of unrelated words, words like “necktie” and “cracker.”

Younger people are better at this kind of test than seniors.

Later studies indicate, however, that oldsters struggle to remember what can be defined as nonsense pairs — like “necktie” and “cracker” — because we have learned that they never go together.

Professor Harald Baayen, director of the Alexander von Humbolt Quantitative Linguistics research group, which did the study, said the results indicate “the fact that older adults find nonsennse pairs harder to learn than young adults simply demonstrates older adults’ much better understanding of language.

“They have to make more of an effort to learn unrelated word pairs because, unlike the youngsters, they know a lot about which words don’t belong together,” he added.

So there you have it, along with the answer to several other things we mature adults are questioned about.

Like, for example, why I, among many others of my generation, have more than a little difficulty following play-by-play sports radio or watching on television.

We fully understand the games, but I, for one, do have somewhat of a problem with names that are somewhat unrelated. Like Ha-Ha ClintonDix. Or former KC Chief Craphonso Thorpe or Creedance Clearwater Cuoto..

ArDarias, A’Shawn, LaDarius or Martavious. Try associating those first names with any last name and getting a meaningful relation.

Scientists say the results of the study could also explain why older people struggle to remember unusual first names.

Hey, you, ‘ol What’s Your Name ….

LOCAL COLUMNIST

Elvis has left the building … or then again, maybe he hasn’t

Media outlets, for some reason, are expected to be repositories of all knowledge. To some extent, that’s true.

A media outlet knows exactly what happened at the city council meeting last night. It can tell you the records of the local high school football team from the past 10 years (just hold on a sec. They’re around here somewhere).

And it really is still following that missing persons case from 1952 and, yes, he’s still missing.

Just don’t expect a media outlet to know the currency exchange rate between the Thai baht and the British pound. If you want that sort of information, call your local public library (you’re welcome). They have the Internet, too.

In the mid-1990s, I was the managing editor of a newspaper in Liberty, Mo., thats purpose had something to do with information, but nothing to do with Elvis Presley. Nope, not a thing.

Turns out that didn’t matter.

A figure appeared in my door. It was our receptionist. Funny, she usually buzzed me from her desk when she needed me. Not because of any personal hygiene issues on my part, that’s just where her telephone was.

“There’s a lady here,” she said.

By the pensive look on her normally happy face, I knew there was more to it than that.

“And?” “And… Well, just come up front, OK?” I did and found a woman clutching

the book “Is Elvis Alive?” tightly to her chest.

“Hello,” I said as pleasantly as possible. “May I help you?”

“Elvis is alive,” she said quietly, like someone else was listening.

Jason Offutt “Elvis? Presley?”

She nodded. “The King of Rock and Roll,” she said, and held out the book. “It’s all right here.”

I’m sure.

“Well, I don’t know how I can help you with that,” I said. “He’s been dead, or not, for quite some time.”

“Oh, I don’t need your help. I just need to use your telephone.”

“My telephone?”

She nodded again. “Yes, to call the president. Elvis is alive and the government has to go get him. He might be in trouble.”

There are situations people learn how to deal with by education, watching their parents handle something similar, or catching it on a rerun of “Leave it to Beaver.” However, journalism school doesn’t train anyone how to handle a person standing in his office who wants to call the president about Elvis Presley. Now that I teach journalism, I should offer a course called “The Elvis Predicament.”

“I don’t have the number to the White House,” I said. “But I know someplace that does.”

“Where?”

Forgive me public library. Forgive me public library. Forgive me public library.

“The public library,” I said. “For information, they’ve got it all.”

She nodded again and smiled.

“Thank you,” she said, then vanished out the door on, presumably, her way to the library.

I don’t regret my decision of that day, nor do I regret calling the public library this morning to get the exchange rate for the Thai bah. It’s 53.90 Thai bah for every British Pound Sterling.

The library was not happy I called.

— Jason Offutt’s latest book, “Across a Corn-Swept Land: An epic beer run through the Upper Midwest,” is available at amazon.com.

Religion Friday, January 24, 2014

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St. Gregory’s Catholic Church

333 S. Davis Saturday Mass 5 pm; Sunday Masses 8 & 10:30 am, 5:00 pm; Tuesday-Friday Masses 8 am; Reconciliation 4:15 - 4:45 pm Saturdays.

Father Martin DeMeulenaere

The Bridge Church

1122 South Main (directly behind WalGreens) Sunday mornings at 10:30 am.

Lead Pastor: Jason Hawk

Calvary Chapel

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 901 N. Main

24770 Interlude Rd. 9 am Family Worship; 11 am Adult Worship & Children’s Sunday School; 7 pm Wednesday Bible Study.

Pastor JD Dirks

Sunday Worship and Sunday School 9 am

Temple Baptist Church 1604 N. Main

Church of Christ

Sixth and Vine Sunday School 9:30 am; Worship 10:30 am & 6 pm; Bible Study 7 pm Wednesday. www.maryville­churchofchrist.com Pastor Cub Orcutt

Sunday Worship 10:45 am and 6 pm; Bible Study 7 pm Wednesday evening, Sunday School 9:30 am

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Sunday 4 pm

1721 S. Munn Sunday School and Primary 11:20 am; Priesthood and Relief Society 12:10 am; Sacrament 10 am

The Church at the Ville Maryville Community Center

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Barnard Christian Church

Church of the Nazarene

1139 S. Munn Sunday School 9:30 am; Worship 10:45 am; Teaching & Fellowship 6 pm.; Bible Study, Fellowship & Youth Extravaganza 6 pm Wednesday; www.maryvillenaz.org Rev. Laura Rand

Sunday School 9:30 am; Worship 10:30 am; Youth meeting – Wednesday evening; Wee-Worshipers & Junior Worshipers during church hours.

Pastor Pat Sampson

Bethany Rural Christian Church Sunday School 9:30 am; Worship 10:30 am

United Methodist Church

Community of Christ

Sunday School 9 am; Worship 10 am Pastor Dan Madinger

Countryside Christian Church

Worship 10:00 am; 6:00 pm Sundays; Ernest Vick speaks the first Sunday of each month.

415 W. First 10 am Sunday School; 11 am Worship.

Church of Christ

24899 Icon Road Early Worship 8:30am, Regular Worship 10:30am; Youth Group 5 pm; Junior Worship 10:30am. www.countryside-maryville.org

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121 E. Jenkins Sunday School 9:30 am; Worship 10:45 am; Sunday Evening Bible Study 6:30 pm; Wednesday activities: AWANA (children’s program) 6 pm

First Christian Church (Disciples)

201 W. Third Sunday morning: Worship 8 and 10:25 am; Sunday School 9 am; Monday: All Stars Afterschool Program (grades pre-K-6th); Wednesdays: 5 pm Cherub Choir (grades K-3); 5:30 pm Vesper Choir (grades 4-8); 6 pm Praise Ringers (grade 9-adult); 6-7:30 pm Chi Rho Youth Group (grades 6-8) and JYF Youth Group (grades 3-5); 7 pm Chancel Choir (grades 9-adult); 7 pm Youth Dinner; 7:30-9 pm CYF Youth Group (grades 9-12); Thursdays: 8 pm DOCS (Disciples on Campus) Bible Study, Student Union Meeting Room C.

First Presbyterian Church

The Open Door Christian Center

Sunday morning service 10 am; Bible study 7 pm Wednesday; Pastor David Page, www.opendoorchristiancenter.org Pastor David Page

United Methodist Church

Sunday School 9 am; Worship 10 am Pastor Sue Morvath

First Baptist Church

Sunday School 10:00 - 10:45 am Worship Hrs. 11:00 - 12:00 Pastor Wesley Mayfield

– MAITLAND – Christian Church

Sunday School 9:15 am; Church 10 am; Children’s Church 10 am; Prayer 8:30 am & 6:30 pm; Sunday night worship 7 pm; Wednsday Youth Rally’s 7 pm; Tuesday-Saturday Prayer 7 pm; Monday-Friday Prayer 7 am Pastors Bill & Bob Gazaway

United Methodist

Primitive Baptist

Services 10:30 am; Route 136 East to Route E, then north 6 miles.

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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church

Worship 9:45 am, Don Ehlers/ Wesley Center Students

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United Methodist Church

First Christian Church

Sunday School 10:40 am; Worship 9:40 am; Pastor Janis Tobias.

– CLEARMONT –

Terry Robison, Pastor; Worship 10 am; Family Day 2nd Sunday each month.

Pastor Terry Robison

Pastor Josh Christy; Sunday School 9 am; Worship 9:45 am Pastor Josh Christy

Sunday Masses 7:30 and 10 am; Saturday Mass 6 pm; Weekday Mass 8 am; Reconciliation 5:15-5:45 pm Saturdays or any time by request.

Living Hope Church

First Christian Church (Disciples)

Sunday School 9:15 am; Worship 10:30 am; Sunday Evening 6 pm Choir Practice; 7 pm Bible Study; CWF first Wednesday; Thursday after school Youth Group.

Pastor Frank Chlastrak

United Methodist Church

Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church

1602 S. Main St. (The Hangar) Sunday 10:30 am, Pastor Trevor Nashleanas

Sunday School 10 am; Worship 8:30 am Pastor Janis Tobias.

Sunday Mass 8:30 am

United Methodist Church

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St. Columba Catholic Church

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Christian Church

120 S. Laura Sunday School 9:30 am; Worship 8:15 and 10:40 am and 7 pm; Wednesday 6:00 meal for $1; 6:30-8 TeamKID (children all ages); Youth ACCESS (Jr. High & High School) and Adult Ulimate Living Studies.

Pastor Paul McKim

Wray Memorial United Methodist Church

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St. Benedict’s Catholic Church

Adult and Children’s Sunday School 8:45 am; Worship 9:30 am Pastor Connie Eighmy

Laura Street Baptist Church

– HOPKINS –

Saturday Evening Mass 6 pm; Sunday Mass 10 am; Daily Mass 7:30 am; Reconciliation 30 min­utes before Mass.

Father Allan

102 N. Main Worship Service 9 am and 11:10 am; Sunday School 10:20 am, all ages.

Wednesday Cool Kids - 6:30 pm Pastor Scott Moon 931 S. Main Sunday School/Bible Study 9 am; Worship Service 10 am 9:00 am on KNIM radio 1580 AM. Pastor David Oddi

United Methodist Church

Sunday School 10 am; Worship 11 am Pastor Dan Madinger

– ORRSBURG –

Sunday: Breakfast Fellowship 9:15 am, Bible School 9:45 am, Worship Service 10:30 am; Wednesday: Bible Study 7:30 pm Pastor F. Stevens

First United Methodist Church

Sunday School 10 am; Worship 11 am; Prayer Service 7:30 pm Wednesday.

Sunday school 9:15 am; Sunday worship 10 am Pastor Allan Ferguson

Christian Church

211 S. Main Sunday: Church School All Ages 9 am; Worship 10:30 am; Shepherd’s Kitchen 5 pm Thursday. www.maryvilepresbyterian.org Rev. Jonathan Mitchell

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Community of Christ

Worship Services 9 am Rev. Connie Ury

Christian Church

First Baptist Church

Union Church

Sunday School 9:30 am; Worship 10:30 am Pastor Randy Grimm

– BOLCKOW –

Sunday Worship 8:00 am; Bible Study Wednesday 7 pm.

Pastor Ron Ford

United Methodist Church Sunday School 10 am; Worship 11 am Pastor Connie Eighmy

Christian Church (Disciples)

– RAVENWOOD – Christian Church

Worship 10:30 am and 6:30 pm, Sundays; Sunday School 9:30 am; Youth Group 6:30 pm Sundays; Bible Study 7:30 pm Wednesdays.

Pastor Rick Clark

United Methodist Church

Sunday School 9:15 am; Worship 11 am Lay Speakers Tim Wall, Travis Dimmitt.

Pastor Janis Tobias

– SKIDMORE – Skidmore Christian Church

Bible School 9:30 am; Sunday Worship 10:30 am and 7:30 pm

Skidmore United Methodist Church Sunday School 9 am; Worship 10 am St. Oswald-in-the-Fields 11 am 2nd and 4th Sundays Rev. Don & Marjean Ehlers

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Wilcox Methodist Church

– GAYNOR –

Worship 11 am; Sunday School 10 am Rev. Norma Villagrana

Sunday School 10:00 am; Worship 11:00 am

Temple Adath Joseph

Community Church

– GRAHAM –

United Methodist Church

– ST. JOSEPH –

17th and Felix Streets. Services vary.

Contact Rabbi Debbie Stiel (816) 279-3179.

Sunday School 9 am, Worship 10:15 am Rev. Connie Ury

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Thoughts on justice On Monday of this week, we celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Plenty of speeches were given on justice. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Lyndon Johnson was president, and politics were as conflicted then as they are now. The Civil Rights Act anniversary provides ample opportunity for political speeches on justice.

The celebrations of justice are good. They are reminders of what has been accomplished. They are reminders that there are still justice issues to resolve.

In all of these well polished speeches, the word “justice” is thrown around quite a bit. Speakers assume that everybody knows what the word “justice” means. Speakers assume everybody agrees on what justice looks like. If you listen carefully to the speeches, it will become quite clear that there is little consensus on the definition of justice. There is even less consensus on the correct road to justice.

Let’s begin a conversation about justice by clarifying a few things: Legal justice is what our justice system tries to achieve. People commit a crime. They are arrested.

They get a fair trial by a jury of their peers. They are given a fair sentence. The victims are given restitution by the perpetrator. In the process, the perpetrator is rehabilitated and returns to society as a responsible citizen. Of course, if innocent people are accused of a crime, the court upholds their innocence. That’s the way it happens when our legal justice system works properly. Of course, our justice system is not perfect, but as the saying goes, “It’s the best thing we’ve thought of so far.”

Social justice is something completely different.

Social justice is the term batted about by speakers on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and events that mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Social justice is achieved when society is marked by equality. There is equal opportunity and equal protection under the law. There are equal rights for everybody. This is where things get messy. Most people generally agree about what social justice looks like. The process to achieve that goal is more complicated. In the United States, we have been arguing about it for more than two centuries. In the historical scope of civilizations, we are just getting started in the endeavor to achieve social justice. But I hope progress can continue quickly.

Legal justice and social justice are admirable objectives. However, the biblical narrative takes justice a step further. As the Bible story unfolds, we discover a God who seeks restorative justice.

There are plenty of verses that encourage legal justice and social justice, don’t get me wrong. But the big arc of the biblical story reveals a God striving for restorative justice.

Restorative justice makes all humans whole again. Victims of crime are made whole. The oppressed are made whole. Perpetrators of crimes are made whole. Perpetrators of oppression are made whole.

We are all made whole. The lines we use to define who is right and who is wrong disappear. They disappear because all of us have been made whole

by God’s love. Everyone who has been pushed out of the wholeness of humanity by crime, oppression, hatred, bullying, exclusion and ridicule (on both sides of these issues) are brought face-to-face under the umbrella of God’s love. It is there that a discussion begins about what it means to be fully human. It is there that a conversation begins about what it means to be loved by God. It is there that a conversation begins about what it means to share God’s love with each other.

Under the rubric of restorative justice, victims of crimes still need the legal system to work for them.

The same goes for innocents accused. Leaders still need to advocate for social justice. But the big questions under discussion are: “What does it mean to be loved by God? What does it mean to love each other? What does it mean to be vulnerably, truly, and wholly human?”

Questions about restorative justice usually don’t make appearances in stump speeches, but maybe they should.

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Clubhouse pro plays his game behind the scenes Continued from Page 1 house manager’s work time because they can wash larger loads and do it faster.”

“Whenever I would talk to a new team about working for them, my first question was never about money, but about what sizes of washers and dryers they had.”

Welch moved from the Royals to the Iowa Cubs in 2002 and remained there through the 2012 season.

He was with the team long enough to get to know players who were on their way to the majors and to renew acquaintances when those players returned for rehab assignments following injuries.

Meet the wife “One of my favorites was Kerry Wood,” he said. “Unfortunately I got to know both him and his family well because he had so many injuries and rehab assignments. He was a great guy, and a great example for the younger players on how to represent yourself and the team.”

Welch shared a funny story about Wood’s wife, Sarah.

“Whenever Kerry would come back to the minors for an injury rehab assignment, he would order and pay for the post-game meal,” Welch said. “It would always be something nicer than what the players normally get, and this particular time the spread was catered by the Outback Steakhouse restaurant. I started to set up the food for serving, but this woman, who I assumed was from the restaurant, already had things set up.

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Clubhouse Manager

Wichita Wingnuts clubhouse manager Cleo Welch has been a minor league baseball clubhouse manager for the past 16 summers, a job that has included stops in Omaha, Des Moines and Wichita.

“Our general manager came in the clubhouse, and I told him we really need to tip this woman from Texas Road House well because she worked extremely hard and had everything set up so well. He laughed and told me the woman wasn’t from Texas Road House. It was Sarah Wood, Kerry’s wife.

“It just shows the type of people they are; first-class all the way,” While in Iowa, Welch also got to work for one of his favorite managers, Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg.

Hanging with ‘Ryno’ “Ryno was a great manager and easy to work for

WICHITA WINGNUTS PHOTO

Life is all about the game

Life is all about the game for the young men who play baseball each sumer for the Wichita Wingnuts, above.

But keeping those players at their best on the field takes a lot of work behind-the-scenes by warm-weather professionals like Cleo Welch, a Maryville resident who has spent 16 seasons managing minor league clubhouses in three states. His most powerful tool? A super-sized washing machine. because he was so organized and everything stayed on schedule,” Welch said. “If he posted that batting practice was at 4:30, it began right at 4:30. Keeping the players on schedule really helped me with my job. He also really encouraged the young players to play the game the right way.”

From 2002 to 2009, Welch worked during spring training in Kissimmee, Fla., with the Houston Astros, which provided a nice alternative to Missouri winter weather.

Welch said his stint with the Astros wasn’t as unusual as it might sound.

“It’s not unusual for clubhouse personnel to work

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for one organization during spring training and a different organization during the season,” he said.

In 2013, Welch began working for the Wichita Wingnuts, a member of the American Association of Independent Professional Baseball that is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. At Wichita last season, he worked with manager Kevin Hooper, who, according to Welch, conducts business much like Sandberg.

What are the duties of a clubhouse manager? Here’s the schedule for a typical day.

For a 7 p.m. game, Welch usually arrives at the ballpark between 8:30 and 9 a.m., after picking up several types of fruit, deli meats, cheese, condiments, chips and bread — as well as ingredients for soup or some type of rice or pasta dish for the pre-game snack.

He then takes freshly laundered umpires’ gear from the home clubhouse to the umpires’ room. While there, he restocks the refrigerator.

On his way back to the home clubhouse, Welch will make the first of many daily stops at the front office to

pick up mail or packages before returning and setting up the player’s lockers with clean uniforms and working on food preparation.

“I will generally stop by the front office three or four times a day. The team gets mail and packages, and the players get mail at the ballpark as well, so there’s always things to pick up,” Welch said.

Home team batting practice usually runs from 4:45 p.m. to 5:20 p.m., and while this is going on Welch finishes up the pre-game food spread in anticipation of the players return to the clubhouse.

“After batting practice, I start laundry as soon as I have enough clothing to make a load,” Welch said.

“From that point on, the washers and dryers are running until well after the game is over.”

By 6 p.m., Welch is checking with players about pass lists, making sure any requests they’ve made for family and friends are turned into the ticket office.

He also returns to the umpires’ room to get their postgame food order, which he turns into the concession stand.

At game time, Welch is usually traveling to one of seven different restaurants that cater the post-game meal each night. A different restaurant caters each day, but the meal has to be picked up, kept warm until after the game, and then prepared for serving, all duties Welch performs each night.

Clubhouse tours usually start during the third inning, so Welch makes sure the clubhouse is cleaned and straightened while continuing to wash and dry batting practice clothing.

Once the game is over, Welch ensures the postgame meal is ready to serve and begins the laundry process all over again with the game uniforms. As the players eat, shower and leave, Welch cleans up the clubhouse and goes to the umpires’ room to clean and pick up laundry.

Game uniforms are not machine-dried but hung up, and towels are the last items to be washed.

“I’ve had a great time, and met a lot of very good people in my years working in the clubhouses,” Welch said. “It’s been a wonderful way for me to be involved in baseball.”

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QUOTABLE “I’m very content with that fact that it didn’t work out,” Tjeerdsma said. “My faith has always carried me through on these things, and the Lord has always put me where I’m supposed to be, so I don’t have any regrets at all.”

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So, Mel’s staying?

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Unfazed by the pressure

Maryville sophomore guard Mollie Holtman went through the St. Joseph Bishop LeBlond defense Thursday night in the Spoofhounds’ 51-31 loss. Holtman scored 10 points in the game, including six in the second half, when Maryville outscored LeBlond 21-15 and took some major strides in the right direction.

Lady Hounds show signs of improvement

By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor

The Maryville Lady Spoofhounds made some big strides in the second half of their 51-31 loss to St. Joseph Bishop LeBlond Thursday night.

“That’s the most important thing tonight — they didn’t give up,” head coach Grant Hageman said. “And I think we walked away with a little momentum.”

Maryville outscored the Golden Eagles 21-15 in the second half, but was outscored 36-10 in the first half when they battled foul trouble and quarter limitations.

“First half, I think we got a little rattled,” Hageman said. “They jumped out to a quick lead. We really, there for a while, played right into their hands. They were trying

to speed us up with the press and we were very willing to do that.

“We were kind of limited with how many bodies we had. I can’t fault their effort.”

LeBlond ended the first quarter with a deep two to beat the buzzer and then one-upped it before halftime, hitting a three-pointer from almost the exact same spot to give the Golden Eagles a little momentum each time.

“That was the thing I was most disappointed with at halftime on defense,” Hageman said. “We gave up two wide-open looks at the buzzer.

You’ve gotta build back out on defense and at that point, we couldn’t afford to give up that shot. Now, I don’t know how many teams make both of them like that, but they were shooting lights out, so you’ve gotta

Trojans sweep Union Star UNION STAR, Mo.— Nodaway-Holt senior Nick Patterson’s three-pointer with four seconds to go led the Trojans to a come-from-behind 46-45 victory over Union Star Tuesday.

The Trojans found themselves down 45-36 with under two minutes to go in the contest. Patterson then proceeded to score eight of the final 10 points of the game, including the game winner.

Patterson led Nodaway-Holt, now 8-7 on the season, with 18 points, while Brice Shanberger added nine.

In the girls contest, Nodaway-Holt jumped out to a commanding 34-3 halftime lead and never looked back, winning 61-20.

Jaylee Holmes led the Lady Trojans with 15 points, while Megan Rosenbohm added 15 and Darcie Gallagher pitched in with 12. The Lady Trojans are now 13-0 on the season.

Next action for both teams is Friday night, as they travel to Mound City in 275 Conference action. Tip-off for the girls contest is scheduled for 6 p.m., with the boys game to follow around 7:30 p.m.

Jefferson falls in girls and boys action against North Andrew ROSENDALE, Mo. — North Andrew held down home court against both the boys and girls teams from Jefferson Tuesday night.

The North Andrew girls won their game by 10 points, 59-49. Jefferson high scorers were junior Danae Schieber with 12 points and sophomore Jessie Henry with 10.

Freshman Kelsi McQuinn and junior Brooklyn Stoll each added nine in the balanced effort.

The Jefferson boys came up four points short, losing 49-45. Two seniors led the Eagles in scoring. Alex Holtman scored 13 points while Kyler Farnan scored eight points.

The Eagles will travel to Barnard on Friday for their next game. Tip-off for the girls game against South Nodaway will be at 6 p.m., with the boys contest to follow.

guard it.”

Sophomore guard Mollie Holtman scored a team-high 10 points while sophomore Abby Van de Ven and senior forward Gabby Church scored six points apiece.

Hageman also said he found out tonight that his leading scorer, senior guard Chelsea Byland, is officially out for the season, ending the optimism from earlier this week.

“It’s time to try to find some players to fill her shoes and fill all the minutes she’s missed, but it’ll give some girls some experience,” Hageman said.

Maryville (4-11) is back at it next week in the Cameron Tournament.

The seventh-seeded Lady Spoofhounds take on No. 2 seed Cameron Monday night in the first round at 7 p.m.

Well, I’m glad that’s over.

Mel Tjeerdsma is still wearing Green and all is right with the world.

But these last few days chasing down rumors was rough. It actually wore me out a little bit mentally.

I was so tired of the, “Is he stay or is he going” banter and questions.

When all of the rumors were at their peak, I actually made a bet with executive editor Jim Fall that he was leaving. Jim said he wasn’t.

Jason Lawrence Obviously, he won the bet, Sports Editor so now my first-born has to be named Jimmy Randolph. Sorry, Kay-Leigh. Clearly, I lost that bet in more ways than one.

Anyway, this column was completely different 24 hours ago, when social media was abuzz with rumors of Tjeerdsma leaving to take over as head coach at Sam Houston State University.

Tjeerdsma told me Thursday, that’s one of the dangers of social media — erroneous reports.

And there were a lot of them. It was a done deal at one point on social media and Mel and the University were allegedly working on a contract Wednesday night, although that tweet was later deleted.

It’s been a whirlwind week since last Friday when head coach Adam Dorrel was first linked to the job, which appears to be an acronym mistake.

It made zero sense to me why Dorrel would leave. One would have to think he’s in a dream situation. Living in his hometown, coaching at his alma mater with his old high school teammate creating a potential pipeline to Northwest just down the road at Maryville High School. Add to it that he just won his first national title in his third season as head coach and there was no real advantage to A.D. leaving.

It just so happens that his mentor, and boss, whose job title amounts to the same initials had the itch to coach again and was approached with an opportunity that was, well perfect for him.

It gave him the chance to move to Division I and not have to rebuild, since the Bearkats have experienced a lot of success under former coach Willie Fritz.

With Tjeerdsma’s Texas ties, it made too much sense.

And that’s where the rumors came to life. Tjeerdsma was confirmed as a finalist and the twitterverse almost exploded in Maryville. Everyone was talking about it. You couldn’t go to the bathroom in Maryville without hearing talk about Mel leaving.

And it was close to a done deal, or so I inferred from talking to Mel Thursday. The final decision maker at Sam Houston apparently wasn’t on board with the idea, so the Bearcats get to keep Tjeerdsma, which in my opinion is for the best.

These types of rumors come with success, so I should be proud to be an alum and to have the opportunity to cover this University.

If the football team wasn’t any good, there wouldn’t be near as many rumors to cipher through or stories to write regarding developments in the athletic department.

Even if I understand it and sorted through it all, I still think I need a nap.

Rockets split with Union Star

By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer

West Nodaway hosted Union Star last night and split with the visiting Trojans, as Union Star captured the girls game 40-29, while the Rockets picked up a 58-45 victory in the boys contest.

In the girls contest, the Lady Rockets and Lady Trojans traded leads back and forth throughout the first half. Union Star grabbed a 12-9 first quarter lead and stretched the lead to 21-17 by halftime, despite nine points by West Nodaway’s Emily Cordell.

By the end of the third quarter, Union Star had opened up a 29-23 lead, and clutch free throw shooting

by Union Star throughout the fourth quarter stopped West Nodaway’s fourth quarter comeback attempt.

Cordell led the Lady Rockets, now 0-12 on the season, with 18 points.

In the boys contest, West Nodaway grabbed a 12-9 first quarter lead, but were unable to extend that lead due to foul woes.

“The foul trouble made

it tough for us to stretch our lead out in the first half, but the positive that came from it was that we had several kids come off the bench and contribute,” Rocket coach Roger Johnson said.

Despite the foul problems, West Nodaway led 28-20 at half behind eight points from sophomore Jaden Gillenwater and seven points from junior Trevor Meyer.

By the end of the third quarter, West Nodaway’s lead had moved to 45-35.

The Rockets moved their record to 9-5 on the season as Gillenwater led the Rockets in scoring with 19 points on the game, while Meyer added 15.

“It was a good allaround effort by our team.

The foul trouble gave our bench kids the opportunity to play more and contribute. This was our first game of the week, and it was a good tune-up going into a conference game with North Nodaway (tonight),” Johnson said.

The Rockets travel to Hopkins tonight at 6 p.m. to take on the Mustangs.

On his own

STEVE HARTMAN/DAILY FORUM

West Nodaway junior guard Trevor Meyer broke free for a layup in the Rockets’ 58-45 victory Thursday night. Meyer scored 15 points in the win.

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Royals agree to minor league contract with reliever Rauch KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reliever Jon Rauch agreed Thursday to a minor league contract and will report to the major league spring training camp.

Rauch was just 1-2 with a 7.56 ERA in 15 appearances for the Marlins last season, but the 35-yearold right-hander was 3-7 with a respectable 3.59 ERA with the Mets in 2012.

The 6-foot-11, 290-pound Rauch will have to win a spot in a loaded Royals bullpen in spring training. Kansas City returns intact one of the American League’s best relief corps.

Rauch is 43-40 with a 3.90 ERA over 11 major league seasons. His best seasons were with the Twins from 2009-10, when he was 8-2 with a 2.82 ERA in 76 appearances.

Cardinals minor league pitcher Pierce suspended 50 games NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Andrew Pierce has been suspended for 50 games following a positive test for an amphetamine under baseball’s minor league drug program.

The suspension, announced Wednesday by the commissioner’s office, will begin with the start of the New York-Penn League season this summer.

A right-hander who turns 23 on Sunday, Pierce was taken by St. Louis out of Southern Mississippi in the eighth round of last June’s amateur draft. He went 2-2 with a 2.11 ERA in seven starts and five relief appearances last year for the State College Spikes of the Class A NYP League.

There have been nine suspensions this year under the minor league program.

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Take on the defense

West Nodaway senior Emily Cordell sized up the Union Star defense in the Lady Rockets’ 40-29 loss to the Lady Trojans Thursday night in Burlington Junction. Cordell scored 18 of her teams’ 29 as the Lady Rockets fell to 0-12 on the year.

West Nodaway is back in action tonight against conference foe North Nodaway in Hopkins.

Cooper’s heroics lift Cats to 6th straight conference win

By JASON LAWRENCE Sports editor

The Bearcats’ five-game winning streak looked over early.

DeShaun Cooper had another idea in mind. The senior guard dropped a careerhigh 32 points, including 24 in the second half and the game-winner with 3.3 seconds to play to allow the Northwest men to keep a grasp on the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s top spot.

“I wasn’t passing it,” Cooper said. “I went with the flow …. I was going and I thought Coach was going to call a timeout, but he told me to keep going. Right when I seen him (Southern guard Lane Barlow) on his heels, I just stepped back and hit the shot. I feel that’s what I do.”

The Bearcats got off to a familiar slow start Wednesday night against No. 22 Missouri Southern, but Cooper’s heroics lifted them to 14-5 overall and 9-1 in conference play, two games ahead of the second place Lions, who drop to 13-3 and 7-2 in the MIAA. “It feels great, especially when you have your family right behind you every step of the way” Cooper said. “When you go through the things that we’ve went through and you can come back and pull games out like this, I’m just proud to be a Bearcat.”

For much of the game, it appeared Southern would take over the conference lead, building double-digit leads in each half, including a 10-point advantage, 42-32, at halftime.

“We weren’t tough enough at the start,” senior center Dillon Starzl said. “(Coach Ben McCollum) questioned our toughness at halftime and I think that really got into us deep and we came out and played well toward the end of the second half and showed them that we can play with them.

We matched their intensity and came out with the victory.”

The second half started out with more of the same as Southern pushed its lead to 13 early in the second half.

Northwest didn’t quit, though, and slowly inched its was back into the game, cutting the lead to 61-55 with just over 10 minutes to play on a pair of free throws by Cooper.

“We kept getting it to six, and I was like ‘Dang, we just need to get a stop, we’re right there,’” Starzl said. “They just kept pushing it back to 10.”

The Lions answered, but Starzl brought the near-capacity crowd to its feet with a dunk that cut the lead to six and gave the Bearcats all of the momentum.

“I’m glad that happened because it really got the crowd up and we were kind of dead, too,” Starzl said. “That brought our energy way up again and it just led to a victory.”

Northwest finally recaptured the lead with 5:13 to play on a layup by Cooper only to see Southern answer again in what turned out to be a back-and-forth final five minutes that ended with Cooper doing something he does nearly everyday at the beginning of practice — putting himself through a lastsecond shot drill.

“That’s what he does everyday before practice — a 3,2,1 game-winner and we know he’s going to hit it,” Starzl said. “We wanted the ball in his hands for sure.”

This one wasn’t a drill, but the result was still the same.

Starzl added 17 points and six rebounds while senior guard Bryston Williams chipped in with 11 points and four steals.

“It’s a confidence builder,” junior forward Grant Cozad said. “We had confidence going into the game, but coming out with this win is a big one. Southern’s a tough, tough team and they played hard for the whole 40 minutes. We’re just going to keep this confidence going into the next game.”

Northwest will take its winning streak on the road at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 to take on Lindenwood (8-11, 3-6 MIAA).

Around the ‘D’

JASON LAWRENCE/DAILY FORUM

Northwest senior center Dillon Starzl got around the Missouri Southern defense Wednesday night for two of his 17 points. Starzl and the Bearcats escaped with a 79-78 victory on a game-winning shot by senior guard DeShaun Cooper with 3.3 seconds to play.

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Lukes Celebrate 50 Years

MyLee Jo Stringer Dustin and Brittany Stringer, Maryville, Mo. are proud to announce the birth of

Marvin and Janet (Murphy) Luke of Stanberry, Mo. will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on February 8, 2014. They were married on that date in 1964 at St. Gregory Barbarigo Catholic Church in Maryville, Mo. They are the parents of Stephen (Sheila) Luke, Stanberry, Michele (Keith) Kelley, Conception Jct., Mo. and Sherri (Wayne) Greene, Lawson, Mo. Their grandchildren are Cody, Allison and Stephanie Luke, Sam and Paige Kelley and Mikayla and Cassie Greene.

Cards can be sent to the honorees at 39716 310th St. Stanberry, MO 64489.

A private family celebration will be held.

their daughter, MyLee Jo Stringer, born December 26, 2013 at 4:25 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital and Health Services, Maryville, Mo. She weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 19 inches long. MyLee joins a brother, Thomas Stringer.

Maternal grandparents are Nick Samson, Maryville, Mo. and Tom Wineland, deceased.

Paternal grandparents are Glenda Craven, Grant City, Mo. and Richard Stringer, Hopkins, Mo.

Monica Ann Million Brad and Misty Million, Barnard, Mo. are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Monica Ann Million, born December

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Maternal grandparents are Bill and Brenda Latta, Maitland, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Mike and Pam Million, Oregon, Mo. Great-grandparents include Richard Latta, Graham, Mo.; the late Mickey Ebrecht; the late Elma Latta; Lloyd Wilson, St. Joseph, Mo.; Donna Wilson, St. Joseph and Phyllis Million, Rock Port, Mo.

Abilene Kathern Ann Moore Janell and Jeromey Moore of Maryville, Mo. would like to announce the birth of a daughter, Abilene Kathern Ann, born January 16, 2014 at 10:10 a.m. She weighed 6

pounds 4 ounces. She joins brothers, Dallas and Austin.

Maternal grandparents are Danny and Wenona Fischer of Watson, Mo. Paternal grandparents are

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Kathy and Cleon Tetrick of Rock Port, Mo. Maternal great grandparents are Carrol and Francis Fischer of Easton, Mo.

& sausage, sloppy joe, or sub sandwich & tri-tater hashbrown Tues., Jan. 28 – Golden macaroni & cheese, chicken nuggets, or oriental salad & breadsticks, peas & rice crispy treat Wed., Jan. 29 – Soft shell tacos, BBQ rib sandwich, or sub sandwich & black beans Thurs., Jan. 30 – Homestyle lasagna, baked crispy chicken sandwich, or chef salad & breadsticks, green beans & fresh baked ranger cookie Fri., Jan. 31 – Tomato soup with toasted cheese sandwich, pizza, or combo sandwich & golden corn

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Lunch

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The Nodaway-Holt Head Start had a great 2013, and look forward to 2014. The children learned what happens to snow when brought inside and then put back outdoors.

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Lunch

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soup, leafy green salad, assorted salads, fruit, strawberry granola NE NODAWAY Breakfast

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Mon., Jan. 27 – Pancake sausage stick, fruit, milk choices Tues., Jan. 28 – Homestyle sausage gravy over a fresh baked biscuit, fruit, milk choices Wed., Jan. 29 – Homestyle granola bar, fruit, milk choices Thurs., Jan. 30 – Breakfast pizza, fruit, milk SOUTH NODAWAY choices Lunch Fri., Jan. 31 – Fresh baked cinnamon roll, Mon., Jan. 27 - Sub sand100% fruit juice, milk wich, sweet potato fries, corn, fruit choice, milk choices Tues., Jan. 28 - Chicken wrap, toppings, carrots, NE NODAWAY fruit choice, milk Lunch Mon., Jan. 27 – Pancakes Wed., Jan. 29 - Pepperoni & sausage, sloppy joe, pizza, tossed salad, mixed or sub sandwich, tri-tater vegetables, fruit choice, milk hashbrown Tues., Jan. 28 – Golden Thurs., Jan. 30 - Super macaroni & cheese & nachos, toppings, green breadstick, buffalo or beans, fruit choice, milk BBQ chicken wrap, or ori- Fri., Jan. 31 - BBQ pork ental salad & breadsticks, on bun, baked beans, corn, chocolate chip cookie, peas, rice crispy treat Wed., Jan. 29 – Soft shell fruit choice, milk tacos, BBQ rib sandwich, or sub sandwich & black N. C. SENIOR CENTER Mon., Jan. 27 – Chicken beans Thurs., Jan. 30 – Home- patty, mashed potatoes, style lasagna & bread- gravy, winter mix, dinner stick, baked crispy or roll, strawberry cobbler spicy chicken sandwich, Tues., Jan. 28 – Phillies, or chef salad & bread- fiesta corn, fruit ambrosia sticks, green beans & Wed., Jan. 29 – Vegetafresh baked ranger cookie ble beef soup, cinnamon Fri., Jan. 31 – Tomato applesauce, oatmeal raisin soup with toasted ham & cookie cheese sandwich, cheese- Thurs., Jan. 30 – Salmon burger, or deli wrap & patties, cornbread, lima beans, coleslaw, mandarin golden corn oranges Fri., Jan. 31 – Chicken JEFFERSON patty on bun, pea salad, Breakfast Not available at time of stewed tomatoes, potato wedges, pudding print

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ASTRO-GRAPH FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2014

by Bernice Bede Osol

As long as you are confident in your abilities, nothing and no one will be able to hold you back this year. Others may not be able to keep up with you, but your resolve will allow you to prosper in many areas of your life. Positive relationships will enable you to outmaneuver the competition.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -You may not feel like working, but doing so will keep you out of trouble on a personal level, and you will manage to make progress professionally as well. If you feel restless, examine your options.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- It’s a good idea to be as active as possible today. Meet up with informed and likeminded people. Travel will lead to a creative opportunity.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You will likely have to face an older relative’s difficulties. It’s an opportune time to check out real estate or other long-term investments. Financial opportunities are likely to manifest.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- A partnership can improve your life, but don’t let your fears or your stubbornness get in the way. Love should be your focus. If you are coy or distracted, your partner will not be pleased.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Find an opportunity to get closer to a colleague or superior. You can gain ground if you form alliances, but be

CROSSWORD

BRIDGE BY PHILLIP ALDER

SUDOKU Difficulty: 5 (of 5)

Christmas competition answers commence

Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

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PREVIOUS SOLUTION

BY THAVES

Here are the answers to the first two questions in my Christmas Competition.

1. How should South plan the play in six clubs after

careful whom you choose.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -This is a great day for love and romance. Do something thoughtful for your special someone. You can also meet potential partners through a trip or by attending events.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t take any personal or professional chances today. Changes are inevitable, so prepare to accept them and move on with grace.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Your pragmatic but tactful approach will help you get along with everyone, and that will make it easy to ask for assistance. Finding solutions to practical concerns will be simple.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Life can change in an instant, and sometimes all you can do is just try your best. Professional and financial gains are likely, so if you have a chance to apply for a better position, seize it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You will be emotional, and self-control will be an issue. Less talk and more positive action are what is needed.

You will meet someone appealing.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You may find yourself stressed by a deadline if you are trying to complete paperwork before the weekend officially begins. Be persistent, and the concerned parties will comply.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your confident approach to finding solutions will be irresistible today.

You can form alliances and persuade others to support your plans.

West leads a trump and East follows suit?

South should finish drawing trumps, cash the heart ace, play a diamond to dummy’s queen, ruff the heart jack in his hand, and lead another diamond to the dummy.

If the diamonds split 3-2, declarer is playing for an overtrick by taking two spade finesses. So, let’s assume diamonds are 4-1.

If East has four diamonds, South cashes the last high diamond, then gives East the lead in diamonds. Now if East has the spade king, he is endplayed. If he leads away from that king, declarer runs the trick around to dummy’s queen, then plays a spade to his jack. (If East does not have the spade king, the contract has no chance.)

Alternatively, as in the diagram, if West started with four diamonds, South should now lead the spade queen from the board. If the finesse loses, again the

contract was unmakable.

So let’s have East cover the queen with his king.

Declarer wins with his ace and exits with his last diamond to endplay West, who must either lead around into South’s jack-nine of spades or concede a ruff-and-sluff.

2. Suggest an uncontested auction to six clubs.

This is tough. It is much easier to end in six diamonds, which makes with this distribution. I accepted anything reasonable.

The winners will be given in the column of March 22.

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ROLL TOP desk, solid wood, with light, $200. 660582-0738 after 5pm. 14-5 WOODEN ROCKING chair, $100. 660-582-0738 after 5 p.m.

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SOLID, LIGHT oak round table with leaf. Four matching roller chairs, swivel, tilt, with arms. Sold as set only, $400. Call 660-254-2613 after noon.

13-5

HOME INTERIORS Denim Days figurines. Entire collection of 83 pieces, 1987-2007, $500. No checks. 712-542-8877.

14-5

FOR SALE: Black chair for computer desk. Sleek, very contemporary, comfortable. Rollers, no arms, $25. Call 660-254-2613 after noon.

13-5

GLIDER ROCKER with matching ottoman, oak, very nice, $40. 660-927-3728.

15-5

RITCHIE CATTLE waterer with stainless trough.

Used one year. Cost over $900 new, asking $400.

816-261-1953.

14-5 SAUNDER Executive desk,

For Sale 12X24 PORTABLE garage, 8’ sidewalls, 9x7 overhead door, free delivery; 27” 2-stage snowblower; 8800 watt electric start generator on wheels; quarter horse mare in foal. 660-541-3046.

15-5

2 BEDROOM house or possible 3 bedroom/office, unfurnished, you pay all utilities, $550. Call after 6 660-582-2493.

253-tfn 2 BEDROOM, 1 bath apartment, W/D included. Available immediately, $475.

660-541-4232.

4-tfn 2 BEDROOM house in Burlington Jct. Basement, very clean, nice yard, no pets. Ready now. 660-2541618.

7-10 BEAUTIFUL SPLIT level home in Maryville, Mo. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, wrap around deck, single car garage in basement. No pets.

No smoking. Call Phil at 660-783-5080.

8-10 FOR RENT in Stanberry, Mo. 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home. No pets. Call 660-783-5080.

8-10 THE BIRCHES Apartments: Two bedroom, $500 month. Washer, dryer, trash and water provided. 660582-3027 or 660-582-3526.

10-tfn BARNARD: NICE 3 bedroom house, nice yard. Dandy 2 car garage w/openers.

Stove, refrigerator, all electric. No pets. Ready now.

660-541-0026, 660-5822840.

12-5 PICKERING: VERY nice 2 bedroom house, and yard. garage w/opener. Stove, refrigerator, all electric, F/A. No pets. Ready February 1. 660-541-0026, 660-5822840.

12-5

Pets FREE TO good home, Panda. Black and white part Shih Tzu male, long hair,

Help Wanted EXPERIENCED Construction help for new homes, remodeling, roofing and plumbing. Must be experienced and have driver’s license. See Kenny Barcus at Woodruff Arnold, 1315 S. Main, Maryville.

12-5 OPENING FOR part-time clerk. Responsibilities include bookkeeping, preparing reports and other clerical duties. Apply at New Nodaway Humane Society, 829 S. Depot, Maryville, Mo. 12-5 GRM NETWORKS is accepting applications for the following position at our Princeton, Mo. location: Internet Technician. Information on job duties and requirements can be found at www.grm.net (employment opportunities at bottom of page). Apply by February 7, 2014 at the GRM Networks business offices in Princeton or Bethany, Mo. or Leon, Iowa; print an application from www.grm. net; or send a resume/application to: GRM Networks, Attn: Human Resources, 1001 Kentucky, Princeton, MO 64673, grmhr@grm. net. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

14-5 FOSTER/ADOPTIVE Licensing worker, Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association. Licenses and maintains homes for assigned foster/kinship families in NW Missouri.

Masters in related field preferred, or Bachelors in Social Services accepted.

Available for home visits.

Flexible schedule for night and weekend hours. For more information on position call Klassie 816-3509375 or email klassie@mfcaa.org 14-5 NOW ACCEPTING applications for CNAs/NAs. Full or part-time. Crossroads Healthcare, 816-383-1466.

16-5

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Call Rita at 660-562-2424 or e-mail rpiveral@maryvilledailyforum.com to place your classified ad. All classified ads run five times in the Daily Forum and once in The Post -- 25 words or less for $20. rpiveral@maryvilledailyforum.com

Legals

Legals

On January 14, 2014, the last will of the decedent having been admitted to probate, the following individual was appointed personal representative of the estate of LAVERTA ETHEL HAWKINS, decedent by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Nodaway County, Missouri. The name and business address of the personal representative are: MAURICE RILEY, 108 S. 8TH ST., PO BOX 222, HOPKINS, MO 64461.

The personal representative’s attorney’s name and business address are: DOUGLAS THOMSON, 115 E. 4TH ST., SUITE 5, MARYVILLE, MO 64468.

All creditors of said decedent are notified to file claims in court within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the fullest extent permissible by law. Such six-month period and such two-month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one year after the decedent’s death, as provided in

Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent’s liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo. Date of the decedent’s death: 15, Nov., 2013 Date of first publication: 17, Jan., 2014 Annetta A. Ebrecht Clerk January 22, 24, 29, 31, February 5 & 7, 2014 The Missouri Department of Conservation will accept bids to farm for cash rent, tracts on the Nodaway Valley CA in Holt and Andrew counties.

Mandatory pre-bid meetings will be conducted on Feb 11 and 12. Bidders must attend one of these meetings. Bids will be accepted until 9:00 am February 14, 2014 at the Nodaway Valley Conservation Area office.

For additional information contact Craig Crisler at 660/446-3371 from 8-4pm Monday through Friday. Bid forms may be requested from the Missouri Department of Conservation, 701 James McCarthy Dr., St. Joseph, Mo. 64507, 816/2713100.

Customer Service, Deliveries, Training & Support on Medical Equipment. Must be friendly with excellent customer service skills. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. and be available for after hours calls.

Send resume to: jobpostings@embarqmail.com

Housekeeper

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

Legals January 17, 24, 31 & February 7, 2014 IN THE 4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, NODAWAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Judge Glen Alan Dietrich Case Number: 14ND-PR00006 In the Estate of LAVERTA ETHEL HAWKINS, Deceased NOTICE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY GRANTED (Supervised Administration) To All Persons Interested in the Estate of LAVERTA ETHEL HAWKINS, Decedent: 2007 HONDA CRV

55,000 Miles Looks & Drives New But Priced Used!

KLEIN MOTORS St. Joseph, MO

816-232-5739

HELP WANTED:

H&H Trailers, LLC is now hiring welders.

Begin work immediately at our 1st Street facility. We offer competitive wages and a complete benefit package. Please apply in person at the H&H Trailers, LLC office located at 222 N. 1st Street, Clarinda, Iowa.

Help Wanted: Part-time Dispatcher

MPart-time Dispatcher position available at the City of Maryville’s Public Safety Department. Starting wage is $9.87 per hour. Shift work required: 15-20 hours per week. Must be willing to work weekends and holidays.

Applicant must have a working knowledge of computers as well as good oral and written communication skills with the ability to type 35 wpm. The ability to gather and dispense information under pressure is a must. Radio, phone, and computer experience a plus.

A certified copy of typing skills must be attached to application (can be obtained for free at the MO Career Center). Applications are at City Hall (415 N. Market) or online at www.maryville.org and will be accepted until February 7. EOE/AA

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For every energy-wasting refrigerator or freezer you turn in, you get paid $75. We’ll even pick up these appliances from your address and recycle them responsibly. For complete details, including eligibility requirements, visit www.kcpl.com/recyclenow or call 855-337-7736.

75

$

for every appliance you recycle.