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Blame bitter cold on Polar Vortex - Part 2 By TONY BROWN News editor
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Less than ideal working conditions
A city of Maryville maintenance crew worked in bitter cold Monday to repair a broken water pipe at the intersection of Grant and Fillmore streets. Though a few lines have sprung leaks around town, Public Works Director C.E. Goodall said his department’s cold-weather woes have been mostly limited to frozen meters.
Midwest shivers as thermometers plummet again
If the weather this winter was a horror movie they could title it “Return of the Polar Vortex.” For the second time in two weeks Nodaway County — along with much of the rest of the Midwest — has become cloaked in an arctic chill sweeping down from northeastern Canada. Temperatures plunged to just above zero both Sunday and Monday night with windchill readings of between 10 and 20 below. In what is becoming a brutally typical pattern — especially from the perspective the city’s pothole repair crew — highs were to zoom back into the 40s on Wednesday before settling in at a more seasonable range of 25 or 30 degrees toward the end of the week. Maryville Public Works Director C.E. Goodall said Monday that the cold weather has caused a few problems with frozen water meters and broken pipes, but nothing out of the ordinary. One city crew spent much of Monday morning repairing a broken water line at the intersection of Grant and Fillmore that produced a block-long crust of ice spreading south to Lincoln Street. “It’s just a matter of it being so cold,” Goodall said. “Also, with the weather freezing and heating up again, we’re getSee VORTEX, Page 3
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CHICAGO (AP) — Another winter day, another belowzero high for many parts of the Midwest. The deep freeze has returned, bringing with it wind chills ranging from the negative teens to 40s, cancelations of schools and trains, and signs of resignation from parents forced to bring kids to work and residents who are tired of bundling up. “We had two (employees) call in because they couldn’t come to work because of the school closings and another called in sick,” said Kristelle Brister, the manager of a downtown Chicago Starbucks who had to bring her 9-yearold son into the store because his school was closed. “It’s hard.” A persistent weather pattern that’s driving Arctic air south forced temperatures to plummet overnight Sunday. The cold snap should begin to moderate by Wednesday afternoon.
‘Actual temperatures will range from the teens in northern Kentucky to doubledigits below zero in Minnesota, but even colder wind chills were expected — minus 43 in Minneapolis; minus 18 in Dayton, Ohio; minus 14 in Kansas City; and minus 3 in Louisville.’ By sunrise Monday, weather forecasters in Chicago were telling viewers that the high temperature for the day had already come and gone and that the low may reach minus 4 degrees with wind chills at 40 below. Meanwhile, at a 24-hour drugstore in Omaha, Neb., where wind chills were 21 below, Amy Henry said she was longing for warmer weather. “I just look at my (apartment) pool every day and say, ‘Oh, come on, summer,’” the 36-year-old store clerk said. Residents of the Dakotas dealt with dangerous cold and wind gusts Sunday that reached up to 60 mph, blowing snow to the point where it was nearly impossible to travel in some spots. On Monday, snow drifts kept Interstate 29 closed from Sioux Falls to the Canadian border. In Windom, southwestern Minnesota, drifting snow and whiteout conditions closed several highways Sunday, stranding about 70 people, including a bus full of hockey players, at a recreation center for the night.
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Jefferson C-123 fourth-grade teacher Terri Jermain helps Trevor McCrary edit a post on the class blog. The blog is a shared project involving fourth-graders at several Nodaway County schools.
Nodaway County youngsters blog their way to school success By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
Fourth-graders from across Nodaway County have found a convenient way to stay connected to one another — blogging on the Internet. Youngsters taking part in the blog come from all seven public elementary schools in the county. A total of 210 students have access to the blog — short for web log — through kid-
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blog.org. The name of their page is Nodaway County Fourth Graders. “I think I saw it first on Twitter,” Jefferson C-123 fourth-grade teacher Terri Jermain said. “It was early in the year, and I thought it would be easy to set up. … I was pretty motivated to set it up when I saw that we could be checking out other students’ responses.” The blog was first used during Missouri Day last October when
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students at several schools were working on projects pertaining to Missouri history, geography and literature. “I’m glad Mrs. Jermain invited us to join her on her blog,” Northeast Nodaway R-V fourth-grade teacher Denise Henggeler said. “It has been a wonderful way for my students to practice non-fiction reading and writing.” See BLOG, Page 3
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Dew, Maryville, Jan (Jim) Meyer, Ankeny, Iowa, Nina (Paul) Nickerson, Maryville, Ellen (Bob) Ferguson, Maryville, Nancy (Paul) Costello, Liberty, MO, and Dr. Eric (Nanette) Young, Ft. Collins, Colo.; 12 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, a brother-in-law, sister-inlaw; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Young’s body had been cremated under the direction of the BramDanfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, Mo. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at the First Christian Church, Maryville. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at the First Christian Church, Maryville, with the Rev. Dale Stewart officiating. Inurnment will be in Miriam Cemetery, Maryville, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church, 201 W. 3rd St. Maryville, MO, 64468, or a charity of the donor’s choice. For online condolences and guest book, visit www. bramfuneralhome.com
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Obituary ously lived in Ridgeway and Gallatin, Mo. She was a homemaker, and so much more. Marguerite was a member of the First Christian Church, Maryville, Mo. She loved her church family, and was a tireless volunteer who spent countless hours maintaining the church kitchen, organizing rummage sales, was a member of the Mary & Martha MARGUERITE M. Circle, and the Christian Women’s Fellowship. She YOUNG was one of the first female 1926-2014 Church Marguerite M. Young, presidents of the 88, of Maryville, Mo., Board. In the community, delivered Meals on passed from this life on she Saturday, January 25, 2014, Wheels, helped at the Minat the Nodaway Nursing istry Center, was a member Home in Maryville, sur- of the Good Neighbor Club while living in Ridgeway; rounded by family. Marguerite was born the NoCoMo and Young on January 16, 1926 in Economist’s Extension Moberly, Mo.; to John Clubs in Nodaway County, Frederick and Hannah was a 4-H Leader, and had (Wink) Gutekunst. She been active in the PTA at was a graduate of Moberly both Maryville and GallaHigh School, and Moberly tin, Mo. Marguerite was precedJunior College. On September 12, ed in death by her parents; 1948, at Trinity Methodist a son, Jeffrey Young; sisChurch in Moberly, Mar- ters Jean Powell-Fultz (her guerite was united in mar- twin), Mary Palmatary, and riage to Vilas Earl Young. brother, John Gutekunst, They spent over 65 years Jr. She is survived by hustogether until her death. Marguerite and Vi- band Vilas Young, of the Maryville, their las moved to Maryville home in in 1964, and had previ- children, Anita (Jerry)
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Grantly Stephen Gockel Alan and Emily Gockel, Stanberry, Mo. would like to announce the birth of a son, Grantly Stephen, born January 16, 2014 at 12:22 p.m. at St. Francis Hospital and Health Services, Maryville, Mo. He weighed 7 pounds 9
ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. He joins a brother, Grady. Maternal grandparents are Steve and Christy Schmitz, Parnell, Mo. Paternal grandparents are Lois and the late Clarence
Gockel, Maryville. Great grandparents are the late Don and Teresa Schmitz; Marilyn and the late John Slagle, Maryville; the late Aloysius and Anna Gockel and the late Clifton and Mary Mattson.
Community Events – TUESDAY –
Maryville Community Blood Drive, Jan. 28, noon to 6 p.m., United Methodist Church Missouri People First Chapter Informational Meeting, 6 p.m., Meril, 2613 S. Main, Maryville, Feb. 18. Winter Olympics Story Hour, 6:15 p.m., Maryville Library, Feb. 18. Heroes & Villains of the Wild West, 7 p.m., Maryville Library, Feb. 18. Nodaway County Senior Center, Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m. 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, 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. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 6 p.m. Community Meals First United Methodist, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., 1st/Main. St. Francis Retirees will meet, the first Wednesday of every month at 9 a.m. at the Nodaway County Senior Center. Breast Cancer Support
Group meets @ noon every second Wednesday @ First Christian Church, Rm 106, Maryville AA meeting at 6 p.m. weekly @ Davison Square. AL-Anon meeting at 6 p.m. weekly @ Davison Square. Eagles Closed
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Story Hour, 5:30 p.m., Maryville Library, Feb. 6. Nodaway County Senior Center Hand and Foot 9 a.m. Nook Book Club, 4 p.m., Maryville Library, Feb.13. Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 6 p.m. Nodaway County Federated Republican Women meet 11:30 a.m. 1st Thursday of the month at Carson’s, Maryville Maryville Business & Professional Women’s Organization meets 6 p.m. 4th Thursday @ First Christian Church, Maryville, 660582-4959 or 582-4898 Shepherd’s Kitchen offers a free supper from 5 to 6 p.m. weekly @ the First Presbyterian Church, Maryville
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American Legion Potato Bar, 5 to 7 p.m., Burlington Jct. Methodist Church, February 14. Widowed Persons Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Pagliai’s Pizza, 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. 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 Foun-
dation, 549 W. 4th St., noon. Fish Fry 5-7 p.m. 2nd Saturday of month @ Elmo Comm. Bldg. MS Support Group meets 10:30 a.m. 2nd Saturday of the month in the Lietner Rm. of St. Gregory’s Church (except July & August) Over Eaters Anonymous meets 9 a.m. weekly in the St. Francis Hospitality Room, 2016 S. Main St.
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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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SW Iowa Humane Society Breakfast Supper, 4:30 to 7 p.m., Vaughn’s Cafe, Clarinda, Feb. 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. Francis 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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Library hosting sign-up The Maryville Public Library, located at 509 N. Main St., will host an Affordable Care Act sign-up event from 4-6 p.m. Thursday. Library Director Stephanie Patterson said that a limited number of slots are available and registration is required. Representatives from the Northwest Area Agency on Aging will be present to help participants sign up for health insurance on the nationwide Health Insurance Marketplace database. To register, call (660)582-5281.
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Curators to discuss death ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri curators say they expect a public discussion this week of a former university swimmer’s allegations that she had been sexually assaulted by several football players before later committing suicide. The Board of Curators meet Wednesday in Columbia. Curators David Bradley and Wayne Goode told The Associated Press Monday the board will review system President Tim Wolfe’s call for an external legal review into Sasha Menu Courey’s death in 2011. The university’s athletic department initially responded to an ESPN story on the swimmer by defending its handling of the case. The school says neither Menu Courey nor her parents sought a police investigation and didn’t respond to requests for more information. The university said Saturday that it turned its information about the allegations over to Columbia police after ESPN’s story.
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Legislature to begin debate JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — After two weeks of committee hearings, Missouri lawmakers are poised to begin debating legislation on the House and Senate floor. Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey says the chamber this week will take up a bill barring temporary leaders of state agencies from remaining in office for more than 120 days. Dempsey says the Senate could also consider legislation that would implement performance-based funding for Missouri’s four-year public universities. The funding scheme would only apply in years when higher education receives a budget increase from state government. In the House, the first bill on the debate calendar would allow people with disabilities or on active military duty to appoint someone to represent them when they file for elective office.
Senate considers voter ID JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Senate committee is considering legislation to require voters to show photo identification at polling places, amid warnings from the state’s top elections official that 220,000 people would be unable to vote if the bill passed. Democratic Secretary of State Jason Kander said Monday that 150,000 registered voters currently don’t have a government-issued ID that would satisfy the measure’s requirements. He says an additional 70,000 voters have expired licenses. Sponsoring Sen. Will Kraus, a Lee’s Summit Republican, told colleagues at Monday’s hearing that the bill is necessary to preserve the integrity of elections. His legislation would not apply to people born before 1941. Previous attempts to require photo identification from voters have been struck down by courts or vetoed by the governor.
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No quick decision in suit JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The will be no immediate decision in a lawsuit seeking to compel Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to call special elections for vacant legislative seats. Attorneys involved in the case said a Cole County judge has asked them to agree on a schedule for filing written briefs before hearing any arguments. Judge Dan Green initially called off a status hearing Monday when no one from the attorney general’s office appeared in court on behalf of the governor. The slow pace of the case has frustrated some of the 10 Missouri residents who sued. They contend Nixon is shirking his duties by not setting special elections for three vacant House seats and an empty Senate seat.
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Maryville lawyer Doug Thomson, who in addition to practicing privately also serves as attorney for the city of Maryville, has announced that he is a candidate for associate Circuit Court judge in Nodaway County. The judgship is currently held by Glen Dietrich, who earlier announced that he is retiring at the end of his term in December. Thomson’s name will appear on the Aug. 5 primary election ballot, and, assuming he wins the Republican nomination, again on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. So far, he is the only candidate running from either major party. “Serving the citizens of
Doug Thomson Nodaway County as associate circuit judge would be an honor,” Thomson said in a prepared statement. “I’ve considered a run for judge for a decade, and I’ve prepared myself accordingly over my 25-year career.” Thomson has practiced
law in Maryville for two decades, and is in his eighth year as Maryville city attorney. He also represents the communities of Graham, Maitland, Grant City and Oregon. Since 2011, he has served on the Board of Governors of the Missouri Bar, and is the first board member selected from Nodaway County in 40 years. On other fronts, Thomson has met the qualifications for the Missouri Bar’s Pro Bono Wall of Fame and is past president of the 4th Judicial Circuit Bar Association. Civic activities have included Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, Northwest Youth Football and youth soccer. He is a member of the Countryside Christian Church, the Maryville Host
Lions Club, the Center Court Cat Club (Northwest Missouri State University basketball boosters) and the Nodaway County Historical Society. Thomson has lived in Maryville since 1966, when his father opened a law practice here. He graduated from Maryville High School in 1981 and attended Missouri State University, receiving his juris doctor degree from the University of MissouriKansas City School of Law in 1989. Prior to moving back to Maryville, Thomson served as house counsel for a suburban Kansas City bank and was also in private practice in the Kansas City area. Thomson is married to Annie Thomson. Between them, the couple has four grown children.
Blog is creative learning tool Continued from Page 1 Since this fall, the blog has evolved into something that enables students to connect with their peers both locally and in other parts of the United States. The blog can be used by individual classes or as an outlet for students to bounce ideas off one another while sharing stories and experiences. Each class is divided up into groups, named either for the teacher of the class or a Missouri symbol, such as the state flower (Haw-
thorn) or the state insect (the honeybee). Students started out the spring semester by posting their goals for the coming term along with a plan for achieving them. Other post have been devoted to Christmas and Thanksgiving activities or the contents of classroom lessons. “They’re practicing their reading skills and writing skills, and they’re extremely motivated to do it,” Jermain said. “And they’re getting to hear from other students besides the kids in their class-
room.” The Jefferson fourthgrade class has only six students, so for Jermain’s youngsters to be able to communicate with other children their age who are studying the same topics has been exciting for them. “(My favorite part is) other people can get on with you, and you can see their comments,” Jefferson fourth-grader Krysta Lager said. “You can talk about a lot of things, like what our favorite book character is.” Jermain plans to keep the
blog project going when she greets a new class of fourthgraders next fall. “I think I’ll keep using it, it’s been really good,” she said. “Some things you try and let them go, but I think I’ll keep this one.” Henggeler is hooked as well. “I hope we are able to participate again next year because I think we are just now really getting a feel for where this can go,” she said. “Kids use social media every day. This is our way of making it educational.”
Vortex to blame for bitter cold Continued from Page 1 ting some shifting in the ground.” So what’s causing this seesaw winter weather? Once again, according to Northwest Missouri State University meteorologist Jeff Bradley, the polar vortex is to blame. Usually the vortex, a massive pocket of low air pressure, stays well north of the Canadian border. But this January, for the second time in two weeks, the pocket has slid south, bringing with it a surge of broken water lines, school closings, high utility bills, propane shortages, disintegrating streets and general misery. Compounding the problem, Bradley said, is the Jet Stream, a fast-moving westto-east air current that flows across the United States like a vast Nike Swoosh. Right now, Bradley said, the Jet Stream is meridional, meaning that the swoosh is almost vertical (north to south) over the Midwest. The dip is allowing supercold air to flood into Missouri and other heartland states, while the upper part of the swoosh is pushing warm air into western Canada. The result, Bradley said, is that parts of normally frigid Alberta and Saskatchewan are warmer than
Maryville. Miserable though it is, the latest cold snap, like the one two weeks ago, has been accompanied by little or no snow and sleet, at least in northwest Missouri. Bradley said the reason is that cold, dry air simply traveled too far south too fast to collide with warmer air from the Gulf of Mexico. Whether the unusual power and speed of the low pressure system is being caused by the vortex or the Gulf Stream is a “chicken or the egg question,” Bradley said, adding that the two phenomena are linked — with the common factor being climate change. “I really think so,” said Bradley when asked if this winter’s temperature extremes are tied to global warming. “We had some of the same kind of thing last year, a lot of wind and a lot of cold air. I think there is just more energy in the atmosphere.”
While it may seem counterintuitive to blame bitter on a global warm-up, Bradley said such conditions are fueled by what meteorologist call “feedback mechanisms.” The science behind these mechanisms is complex, but basically, Bradley said, global warming can create a giant “domino effect in the atmosphere.” Something happens, and that causes something else to happen. “Changes take place,” he said, “and they are all related.” As for the underlying causes of global warming, Bradley said that, too, is a complicated question, but that the data shows human beings are a contributing factor. “There is too much evidence that shows we’re at least partly responsible,”
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — A proposal to name part of a highway in St. Joseph after late television news icon Walter Cronkite is expected to go before a joint transportation committee in the Missouri Legislature this week. The effort is being promoted by Missouri Western State University, where a display tracing the native St. Joseph journalist’s life and career opened in November. An application will be presented today at a hearing of the Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight. That panel will decide on the issue, rather than a vote of all state lawmakers. All members of St. Joseph’s statehouse delegation are sponsoring the application.
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he said. “Certainly there are natural phenomena at work, but we are at least part of the problem because of the burning fossil fuels.” As for the remainder of winter 2014, Bradley says he’s still “holding out hope” that a long-range forecast predicting slightly warmer than average temperatures will pan out after the current cold snap runs its course. And of course, Sunday is Ground Hog Day, so one can always bank on Punxsutawney Phil avoiding his shadow and ushering in an early spring. Alas, according to the StormFax Weather Almanac and records kept since 1887, Phil’s weather predictions have been correct only 39 percent of the time. “I don’t think there’s any science there at all,” Bradley deadpanned.
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When you hear the stories and see the tabulations of the results, it is not difficult to realize that the time has come for some attitude adjustments in northwest Missouri. For many years now, there has been an overriding attitude in this wonderful section of our state that things are not really what they seem. We here in the northwestern corner should be content in the realization that most of the good things in and about Missouri abound elsewhere. At least south of U.S. Highway 36, if not as far removed as Interstate 70 that cuts across from Kansas City to St. Louis. But that does not necessarily reflect the true state of affairs. As Jeff Yost, the president and CEO of the extremely successful Nebraska Community Foundation, emphasized to a gathering of community leaders from our 18-county catchment area, things are actually reasonably stable in Rural America, including Missouri, as well as Nebraska and our other agricultural neighbors. But the time is now to make the most of what we have. With the aging of our more senior generations, we run the significant risk of losing much of the beneficial wealth they have accumulated . Younger generations respond to the lure of big city lights in other parts of the country, and therefore pay their taxes and make their charitable contributions elsewhere. Those in younger generations which migrate also eventually take their inheritance with them — to benefit their new locations rather than allowing those financial benefits to continue to accrue where they originated — in their hometowns. The numbers compiled by the fledgling Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri detailing the amount of money that our area could see moving away in the relatively near future are staggering — into the billions. The concept is not anything new, but the timing is becoming critical. Those in a community, no matter how small, who encourage their youth to investigate the benefits of “hometown,” and invest in providing attributes which can keep them at home, can make a difference. Are making differences. When considering the distribution of your estate, give thought to the idea being promoted by the community foundation: Designate just 5 percent of your estate to the foundation to be invested, as you direct, back into the community that nurtured you. Or, if, for instance, you have three children, consider including your place as you would if you had four heirs. Northwest Missouri need not take a backseat to any other location in this state, in any state, if we seriously consider how much we have derived from our past, and pay it forward toward our future. It is about our money and how we use it, but it begins with our youth and how we encourage them. As Mr. Yost quipped at the conclusion of his remarks in St. Joseph: “Rural America is awash in capital, we should not be hemorrhaging kids.”
Contact Your Lawmakers STATE SEN. BRAD LAGER: R-Maryville, Room 429, State Capitol Building, Jefferson city, Mo. 65101; Ph. 573-751-1415; brad.lager@senate. mo.gov. STATE REP. MIKE THOMSON: R-Maryville, Room 406A, State Capitol Building, Jefferson city, Mo. 65101; Ph.: 573-751-9465; mike.thomson@house.mo.gov. U.S. SEN. ROY BLUNT: R-Missouri; B40C, Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. Ph.: 202-224-5721. Kansas City Office: 911 Main St., Suite 2224 Kansas City, Mo 64105 Ph: 816-471-7141 U.S. SEN. CLAIRE McCASKILL: D-Missouri; Hart Senate Office Building, Suite. 506, Washington, D.C. 20510, Ph: 202-224-6154 Kansas City Office: 4141 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite. 101, Kansas City, Mo. 64111; Ph: 816-4211639 U.S. REP. SAM GRAVES: R-Missouri 6th District Washington Office, 1415 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515; Ph.: 202225-7041 Kansas City Office, 11724 NW Plaza Circle, Suite 900, Kansas City, Mo. 64153; Ph: 816-792-3976 St. Joseph District Office, 411 Jules St., Room 111, St. Joseph, Mo. 64501; Ph: 816-749-0800 GOV. JAY NIXON: D, P.O. Box 720, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO 65102 Ph: 573-751-3222.
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… and then that day arrived when cybercrime got serious
I had always thought that probably the worst day in my life — well, at least one of the worst — was when I opened the alarmingly officiallooking letter that had originated from Crittenden County, Ark. It was addressed to me, personally, at my home at the time on Ash Street in Carbondale, Ill. After the customary businessletter inside address and other such formalities as were commonplace in correspondence of the time, 1959, came those words I’ll never forget: “… Your friends and neighbors have chosen you ….” I was unable to read any more. The Selective Service Board in my hometown had tracked me down. Not that that was such a hard assignment either; the lady who ran the draft board was my next-door neighbor when I was growing up and still lived next door to my folks. Well, that began a two-year stint in the United States Army that I now look back on quite fondly. It was during the relatively peaceful lull between Korea and Vietnam, Somebody had to defend North Carolina, so it may as well be me. After basic training at Ft. Hood, Tex., I was attached to the 7th Special Forces Group at. Ft. Bragg, assigned to the USA Special Warfare School. No, I did not jump out of airplanes, or eat snakes. But I ran a mean overhead projector. And coached a Little League baseball team and Pop Warner football, and generally enjoyed my time living within easy driving distance of not only the Blue Ridge Mountains, but also the blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. But those are stories for a different day. Today, I am focused on what may now really be the most frightening day — two days, actually — of my life. Within a period of less than 24 hours over last weekend, I received not one, but two, notifications — both of which gave me cause for pause. Not since the night I had a large chunk of concrete thrown through my kitchen window had I felt so violated. The first message snatched my security blanket from my hands. The second ripped it to shreds. Between the time I arrived home from the Northwest basketball game and supper with friends at Carsons
Saturday night, and before I went to church Sunday morning, my heretofore relatively secure world was shattered. Well, somewhat realigned anyway. First, it was the text message, followed by a phone call, from American Express, inquiring if I had spent almost $100 for groceries earlier in the day — in Miami. “No, I have not even been as far south as St. Jo,” I said. “I’m sorry, sir, then it would seem
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your credit card may have been compromised,” the gentleman with a pronounced British accent calmly advised me. Within what seemed like only minutes after having been assured that the charge would be voided from my account, he said I would be issued a new card, scheduled to arrive at my address within a matter of just a few days. All seemed well and good. At least until Sunday morning. Before I was hardly up, much less ready for church, the notification came. This time it was in relation to my MasterCard account . Same song, second verse. Had I made a purchase of slightly less than $50 at a grocery store — earlier in the morning — in Las Vegas? “No,” I sputtered. Not me. Not in Vegas, and certainly not before 6 a.m. local time. This time, it was a woman with a Middle Eastern accent who bore the
bad news. But she, too, calmly assured me everything was under control. No liability to me. No problem, but no new Chase card for at least a couple of days. I normally use that card only to buy gasoline at Hy-Vee, for car washes, and for service or repair work; not for groceries, much less groceries in Las Vegas. I had obviously been ripped off, again. But like Amex, the good folks at Chase were on top of things and my personal wealth was not in jeopardy. Now the wheels really began to turn. This was not some spin-off from the Target hijacking, or even the result of some 17-year-old Russian kid drilling into bank computers in New York. Nope. In my mind anyway, this was a more personal hacking. How did anyone get both my credit card numbers, at the same time? I was quick to deduce one thing, however: Both must have been hungry because both tried to take advantage of my presumed generosity at grocery stores, Still no sympathy from me, though. There is some concern, however. What other of my personal records might have been compromised? Do I need to more closely monitor my bank account? I do use a debit card, and I do pay some regularly occurring bills electronically. But I authorize each on an individual basis. So, am I safe from additional theft? Or do I need to change the way I do business? What about passwords for all my computerized accounts? (Heck no, they’re safe; I can’t even begin to remember all of them myself.) Am I being stalked by Anonymous? Do I need to enroll in the equivalent of a witness protection program? Or, more realistically, am I simply being nudged into face-to-face reality with today? Do I need to get used to the fact this is 2014 — and this is the way the world turns now? It is frightening that no matter how much we want to depend on “the system,” to do all these good things for us, there are those who will take advantage of us in our comfort zones. I guess those Army days weren’t so bad after all.
SOCIAL MEDIA STEW
Good, bad, and ugly Grammys
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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.
Grammy Awards Lorde did a nice job with “Royals” No lip sync here, son. #Grammys Eric, Facebook Perfect ending #GRAMMYs #DaveGrohl Amanda, Twitter Everyone is talking about Pharrels hat! Its makin me giggle. lol & Beyonce though?! BEST FEMALE PERFORMER. #Grammys2014 Mandy, Facebook Currently catching up on the grammys and fast forwarding through all country performances Mandee, Twitter
Yeah, let’s do a special segment on the Beatles and then NOT PLAY A BEATLES SONG. Stupid Grammys Bonnie, Twitter Love me some Willie Nelson! #GRAMMYs Jennie, Facebook Didn’t watch the Grammys, but Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr together with Yoko Ono dancing along is all I need to see Matt, Twitter Ok: BEST GRAMMYS EVER. In a town where there’s an award show every 5 second, this blew my mind! What a treat #grammys Kate, Twitter A love song for all of us!!! #SameLove #Grammys Marie, Facebook Harry Potter got mad that #Pharrell wore the Sorting Hat to the #GRAMMYs Scott, Twitter
Yes, Madonna showed up to the #Grammys WITH A GOLD GRILL! I got nothing’… #Grammys2014 Sebastian, Facebook
A lot of hate our there over the #grammys2014. If the lip sync they are called fake and if they sing they are made fun of for not being good enough. What’s with her hair? Why is he wearing that? Etc. we need more love not pettiness. Thom, Facebook
Everyone can stop talking to me now…Greatest band of all time up next! #Metallica #Grammys2014 Ashely, Facebook
So, Macklemore’s performance at the Grammys was pretty touching Marcus, Twitter
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Nodaway County extension seeks votes for 2014 council election MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Nodaway County’s University of Missouri Extension council is currently holding their annual council election, Jan. 27-31. Six candidates will be elected for two-year terms from the countywide district with the following names for consideration: Jackie Carlson, Maryville Dee Dino, Maryville Ryan Hargrave, Maryville Annette Mullins, Skidmore Walter Redden, Maryville
Amy Tobin, Hopkins The extension council is made up of 12 elected members and four appointed members from a countywide district with half being elected each year. Council members serve two-year terms beginning in March of each year. Appointed members are from the City of Maryville, Farm Bureau, MFA and the Nodaway County Commission. Extension council members act as educational brokers putting the interests and concerns of local
people together with the resources of our land-grant universities in linking research to life’s experiences. University of Missouri Extension offers educational programs in such categories as agriculture, health & nutrition, business and industry, community development, youth development (4-H), and various continuing education courses, seminars and workshops. The county extension council works with University of Missouri Extension staff members in planning and
making recommendations for educational programs. Any Nodaway County resident 18 years or older is eligible to vote. Votes can be cast online on the Nodaway County extension website, extension.missouri.edu/ nodaway. Voters may also stop by the Nodaway County Extension office located in the Nodaway County Administration Center. To be counted, completed ballots must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 31, at the Nodaway County Extension Office.
Propane: costly miscalculations It’s been a long cold winter, and it’s only January. Along with frozen livestock waterers and burst pipes, Missouri farmers are facing an emergency with propane supplies. Prices have doubled in the last few months and, according to my supplier for our greenhouse in northwest Missouri, went up 70 cents a gallon in one day. We’ve had localized reports of propane selling for nearly $5 a gallon. Suppliers are only receiving about half of their normal allocations of propane. Farmers with poultry barns, hog barns and greenhouses are facing an emergency situation. Although farmers can lock in propane prices with local suppliers, we’re learning that doesn’t always work. At least one supplier has refused to honor those contracts when prices have moved against them, and farmers are facing the bleak prospect of actually losing baby chicks because they don’t have access to heating fuel. More wellestablished, reputable suppliers are dealing with the shortage honorably, and as a result, they’ll gain loyalty from their farmer customers. Propane is a byproduct of both oil and natural gas production. It seems strange to have a shortage, because U.S. production of both oil and natural gas is expanding rapidly due to the new technology of fracking. The shortage has been caused by a
and the Midwest. Farmers and homeowners are paying for those mistakes, and their memories are likely to be very long.
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perfect storm. We’ve seen rapidly increasing exports of propane, a wet and late corn crop that increased the demand for propane for grain drying, and extremely cold and windy weather, along with some winter snowstorms that have increased the difficulty of moving propane around the country. Someone somewhere made a terrible miscalculation last year, as they collectively decided what inventories they would hold moving into the winter. The attraction of a growing export market pulled away supplies that are desperately needed here in Missouri
Adding to the misery, hog producers are concerned because allocating propane means increasing trips to every farm. Each trip adds to the chances that disease could be transmitted from one farm to another. Not only that, but at least one large poultry producer is cutting the number of chicks they place in their grower’s barns. That will decrease the supply of chicken and increase its price. Even if you don’t depend upon propane for heat, you’ll see the results of this winter’s miscalculation in your grocery bills in the future. In Texas, regulations have been relaxed to ease transportation difficulties. People in the propane business are working around the clock to serve their customers, and propane users are desperately seeking ways to conserve. Missouri Farm Bureau is doing everything we can to improve the situation. As one long-time observer and participant in the industry commented, “This has never happened before.” Let’s hope that it never happens again. Blake Hurst and his wife farm and run a greenhouse in Atchison County. He is the president of Missouri Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm organization.
Bitterly cold temperatures are a reality check for Show-Me State By DEBBIE JOHNSON MU extension
The polar vortex that brought bitter cold temperatures to Missouri in early January left some Missourians lamenting that it’s never been this cold. Not so. We’ve just had more mild winters over the past couple of decades, says Pat Guinan, climatologist for University of Missouri Extension’s Commercial Agriculture Program. “Missouri, since the early 1990s, has been spoiled,” Guinan said. “If you look at weather records that go back to the late 1800s, four out of the top five warmest winters occurred since
1990. Since 1990, only eight winters have averaged below normal, and only three were notably cold.” Guinan says rather than experiencing a rare event, Missourians got a reality check. In the late 1970s, there were three consecutive bitterly cold winters when temperatures dropped to 20 to 30 degrees below zero over parts of Missouri. There were also very cold winter months in the 1980s, he said. In December of 1983, a historic cold wave hit much of the eastern twothirds of the country. Many locations in Missouri had temperatures 10-20 degrees below zero on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Kansas City set an all-time record low temperature of minus 23 degrees on Dec. 23, 1989. January 1982 and 1985 were also very cold, averaging 6.4 and 7.3 degrees below normal, respectively. February 1980, 1985 and 1989 were also more than 6 degrees below normal. Since 1990, there have only been two winter months that averaged more than 6 degrees below normal: December 2000, 11.7 degrees below normal, and February 2010, 6.8 degrees below normal, Guinan said. A short-lived but intense cold wave struck the Midwest in early February 1996, but mild tempera-
tures dominated the rest of the month. One unusual aspect of the recent cold air outbreak was high temperatures staying at or below zero in central and northern Missouri. Based on historical climate data, that’s rare for the Show-Me State, Guinan said. What isn’t a rare occurrence is Arctic air masses barreling through the middle part of the country, dropping temperatures well below zero. “It doesn’t happen often, but it happens. There are many occasions where we see the Arctic Air Express go all the way to the Gulf Coast,” Guinan said.
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Weekly Market Summary Closing on Friday, Jan. 24, 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:59,568 Week ago: 56,537 Year ago: 33,338 Feeder Steers 361 lbs. 231.19 458 lbs. 224.80 549 lbs. 205.53 644 lbs. 185.02 745 lbs. 170.25 841 lbs. 161.04 916 lbs. 154.78
Feeder Heifers 361 lbs. 199.17 455 lbs. 191.40 549 lbs. 177.90 644 lbs. 165.99 738 lbs. 156.40 824 lbs. 153.22
Northwest Missouri Weekly Summary
(Maryville, St. Joe) Receipts: 6800 Week ago: 7990 Year ago: 5007 Compared to last week, feeder steers and eifers mixed, with most stales 3.00 to 10.00 higher, except heifers over 550 lbs weak to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher Feeder Steers 300-400 lbs. 215.75-245.00 400-500 lbs. 192.00-232.00 500-600 lbs. 174.50-200.00 600-700 lbs. 161.75-175.50 700-800 lbs. 157.50-163.85 800-900 lbs. 159.10
Feeder Heifers 196.00-208.00 175.25-211.75 166.50-196.75 157.75-174.50 146.50-168.50 146.00-147.00
Interior Missouri Direct Hogs Weekly receipts: 1944 Week ago: 1936 Year ago: 2740 Compared to last week, barrows and gilts steady to 1.00 lower, sows 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Barrows and gilts: Base carcass meat price 71.00-72.00, Weekly top Mon 73.00 Sows: 300-500 lbs 43.00-48.00, Over 500 lbs. 51.0052.00 Weekly Commodity Grain Futures Trends Compared to last Friday: Soybeans .23 to .32 lower, wheat unchanged to .02 higher, corn unchanged to .05 higher, Kansas City wheat unchanged to .04 higher except Dec .02 lower, soybean meal 8.80 to 10.30 lower. Soybeans March May July August September
1284 3/4 1270 1257 3/4 1218 3/4 1152 1/4
Wheat March May July September December
565 1/4 571 1/2 577 585 1/2 598 3/4
Corn March May July September December
429 1/2 436 441 1/2 444 1/4 449 1/2
Cover crop program to broadcast locally ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Farmers and farm advisers can participate in a free national forum on cover crops and soil health. On Feb. 18, almost 200 sites across the country, including eight locations in Missouri, will host a free, live broadcast from the National Conference on Cover Crops and Soil Health in Omaha, Neb. Pat Hufford with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in St. Joseph will serve as a local broadcast site. The forum will feature remarks from Jason Weller, chief of the NRCS, philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, and innovative farmers such as Gabe Brown and David Brandt. “We feel this is a great opportunity for farmers and farm advisers to hear from some leading users of cover crops,” says Rob Myers, University of Missouri Extension re-
gional director for USDA’s Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. “It is also a chance to meet other farmers from their area who are interested in cover crops and learn what these farmers are doing.” The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, SARE and NRCS are sponsoring the national forum and the concurrent meeting in Omaha. Following the video broadcast, participants can discuss soil health and cover crops with other farmers as well as industry and agency representatives. The broadcast will begin at 9 a.m. Attendees should plan to arrive 35-40 early. The program will last about three hours at most locations. To RSVP, contact Hufford at (816) 364-3927. The St. Joseph NRCS office is located at 915 Oakland Ave., Suite 103.
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Nodaway-Holt Courtwarming royalty
Courtwarming festivities will take place at Nodaway-Holt R-VII High School in Graham on Friday, Jan. 31. Members of the royal court pictured above include (front row, left to right) freshman attendant Maggie Fuhrman; junior attendant Bailea Plummer; senior candidates Kalli Devers, Megan Rosenbohm and Darcy Gallagher; and sophomore attendant Frankie Lemar. Not pictured is senior candidate Buffie Lance. (Back row, left to right) freshman attendant Dakota Leeper; junior attendant Cody Schniedermeyer; senior candidates Brice Shamberger, Nicholas Patterson, Zach Callow and Ryan Ginther; and sophomore attendant Brandon Newton. The coronation will take place after the boys varsity basketball game.
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West Nodaway Courtwarming royalty
The Courtwarming celebration at West Nodaway R-I High School in Burlington Juntion is set for this Friday. Members of the court pictured here include (front row, left to right) Levi Hoyt, freshman prince; Makayla Riley, freshman princess; Josh McGinness, sophomore prince; Melody McGinness, junior princess; Wes Clark, junior prince; (back row, left to right) Haley Snow, senor queen candidate; Clay Mitchell, senior king candidate; Zack Harris, senior king candidate; Travis McIntyre, senior king candidate; and Kabrina McClellann, senior queen candidate.
A reason to celebrate
Rotary student honors
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Maryville High School seniors Trent Nally (left) and Taylor Walter (right) have been named January Students of the Month by the Maryville Rotary Club. Their designation makes them eligible for consideration to receive an annual $500 scholarship from the club, according to J.R. Kurz, who presented their awards.
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QUOTABLE “Our slow started didn’t worry me too much. We just keep trying to step up with our inside play and get better as post players. We have the guards, but to get where we want to go, we need to keep getting better inside.” -Nodaway-Holt senior forward Bailee Lance
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The blame game In almost anything you do, there are al- on the team? Sometimes, it’s injuries that ways excuses for failure. If a defendant is cause those problems. Injuries make for found guilty, it must be a bad performance a great excuse. A coach can’t control the from a poor attorney. If sales are down, it team’s health, can he? Maybe, it’s the must be poor advertising. Maybe it’s a lazy team’s trainer’s fault. sales person. It goes on and on. I love intangibles for excuses. We cerIt’s really true in sports. You can find tainly all have heard a coach call out his any number excuses for failure. The Super team for lack of energy, intensity, or conBowl is next week. Cold, wind and weath- centration. A letdown makes for a good exer will have a huge effect as New York is cuse, too. There should be a sporting goods hosting the biggest spectacle in sports. store that specializes exclusively in energy, Will Peyton Manning have a strong intensity, concentration or medication for enough arm to fight through the wintry a letdown. Sounds like a performance-enbreeze and numbing cold or hancing problem to me. is it just an excuse for failure. Schedule makers also Will the Seattle Seahawks give teams’ excuses for have good footing or will poor performances. Playthey call out their equipment ing several good teams manager? in a row can cause road Basketball has their share exhaustion. That sounds of excuses for defeat, too. like a recipe for excusable Many years ago at Doane losses. College, my team won a big Bo Pelini, the Nebraska game over Northwestern of football coach, had a pretIowa. A fraternity brought ty good idea for his team’s in a couch and watched the occasional failures. Fairgame in Hawaiian clothes. weather fans definitely They had their annual Janutriggered his sensitivities ary beach party right after and the media was a serithe game. ous distraction for their Gene Steinmeyer I had a parent from Northnegative comments. Also, western storm to my sideline after the final the administration shouldn’t have the horn. It seems he was absolutely sure I had nerve to suggest better sideline behavior. purchased alcohol for the fraternity so they The two most abused people when putwould show up for the game. It was true a ting the blame on someone are coaches few had started their beach party early, but and officials. The people wearing coachI didn’t make enough money to buy myself ing gear or stripes are popular targets when a beer, let alone a fraternity. It did make for dishing out blame. Of course, I’m espea good excuse, though. cially sensitive to criticism of coaches, but Basketball coaches like to say lack of officials better wear earplugs and not be size or speed was a cause for defeat. The sensitive to criticism. one excuse I have never understood is In 39 years of coaching, only once has noise. Did you know the MIAA has a rule an official intentionally caused my team to that you can’t use noisemakers during a lose. That official had just been released basketball game? from a mental institution and had a daughI thought that rule was reserved for golf ter attending the opposing school. I swear or tennis. During one of our national cham- that’s true. pionship runs at Doane College, my wife, Why can’t we say one team was better Michele, lost her voice. She showed up than the other? Does it have to be someat the next game with a plastic bottle that one’s fault? held three or four coins in it. She shook it Last week, a heavily favored Savannah for noise since she couldn’t utter a word. boys’ basketball beat Maryville in overTournament officials quickly confiscated time. Did Savannah take the game lightly? the noisemaker. Quiet in the gallery! Was Maryville motivated by the rivalry? I There are many universal excuses for think the Savages were just a tiny bit betboth football and basketball. How about ter that night. Pat both teams on the back. too much youth or too little experience Coaches, too.
Nodaway-Holt stays undefeated; downs Worth County at home By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
To the hoop
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Nodaway-Holt senior guard Megan Rosenbohm went to the rim after a steal during the first half of the Lady Trojans’ 6234 victory over Worth County Monday night. Rosenbohm finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and seven steals.
Over the course of a long high school basketball season, every team struggles from time to time. Good teams, however, minimize the length of those struggles, and such was the case Nodaway-Holt on Tuesday night. The Lady Trojans shook off a slow start and rolled to a 62-34 victory over visiting Worth County. Shaking off the slow start, the Lady Trojans opened up a 19-9 advantage at the end of the first quarter. After handling Nodaway-Holt’s press for much of the quarter, the Lady Tigers began having turnover problems, which led to some easy baskets for the Lady Trojans. “We started slow, but I wasn’t surprised as we had a tough game Friday night,” Nodaway-Holt coach David Carroll said. “I wasn’t too concerned because I felt once we had some opportunities to press, we would pick up the pace.” Quarter No. 2 proved continued the Nodaway-Holt “wake-up,” as increased defensive pressure continued to force the Lady Tigers into turnovers and hurried shots. Senior guard Megan Rosenbohm led the first half offensive effort with 15 points as the Lady Trojans opened up See TROJANS, Page 8
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Tough lay in
Nodaway-Holt senior guard Brice Shamberger battled through the Worth County defense for two of his 10 points in Monday night’s 55-50 Trojan victory.
Trojans hold off Tigers’ rally By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
For the fourth straight game, NodawayHolt came away with a win in a game decided in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. This time however, the Trojans were in the lead throughout the quarter and were able to close out visiting Worth County 55-50. In the first quarter, Worth County jumped out to a 15-10 lead, as the quickness of the Tiger guards were a factor on both offense and defense. Senior Devin Albertson scored four points in the quarter for Nodaway-Holt. Nodaway-Holt senior guard Nick Patterson erupted for 13 second quarter points
as the Trojans pulled even at 26-26 by halftime. “Nick really carried us in the first half, “Trojan coach Terry Petersen said. “No one else was shooting very well.” Points were hard to come by in the third quarter, as both teams struggled shooting the ball. Nodaway-Holt outscored Worth County 9-6 in the quarter, including a buzzer-beating lay up by Patterson off of a sideline out-of-bounds play to take a 35-32 lead. “We executed that out-of-bounds play well and points were hard to come by, especially at that point in the game, so that was a big play for us,” Petersen said. Nodaway-Holt used 8-for-11 free throw See NODAWAY-HOLT, Page 8
Local football national title
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Local football national title celebrations set for February MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State football team will hold an autograph session on Feb. 9, in Bearcat Arena starting at 3 p.m. Fans will have the opportunity to interact with the members of the 2013 NCAA Division II National Championship team and coaching staff. The event is free and open to the public. The team will be available to sign for approximately 90 minutes. The championship celebration event will feature: • An exclusive championship poster will be available for free to fans that are in attendance. • The 2013 National Championship trophy will be on display along with the special uniform combination that was created by adidas that
was worn in the title game. Fans will be limited to two items to be signed (including the free championship poster). This is a courtesy to the student-athletes and other celebration attendees. In addition to this event, select members of the Bearcat football team will be in attendance at Hy-Vee on Feb. 8 beginning at 8 a.m., as part of the Champions Breakfast. The event will include AFCA National Coach of the Year, Adam Dorrel and select Bearcat football players. All players and coaches will be available for pictures and autographs beginning at 8 a.m. Children under the age of 10 will receive a free breakfast buffet compliments of Hy-Vee. •
Cooper named MIAA’s male Athlete of the Week KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball senior guard DeShaun Cooper was named the MIAA Athlete of the Week, in a release from the conference office on Monday. The award is the first for Cooper in his career for the Bearcats. In a battle between two of the top teams in the MIAA, Cooper responded with a career-best 32-point performance, including the game-winning jump shot with 3.3 seconds left to give Northwest a 79-78
victory over Missouri Southern on Jan. 22. Cooper played 38 minutes, hitting five three pointers and going 9-for-10 from the charity stripe. On the year, Cooper is averaging 15 points per game and has a team-best 17.7 scoring average in MIAA games. He has made a team-high 40 three pointers and is averaging 4.5 assists per contest. For his career, Cooper has scored 1,409 points, ranking seventh all-time in Northwest history.
Northwest defensive back Dixon invited to NFL combine MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State senior cornerback Brandon Dixon was invited to the NFL combine Monday morning. Dixon earned first team All-America honors from Don Hansen and Daktronics as well as first team All Super Region
3 by both organizations and first team All-MIAA this season, as he amassed 36 tackles, one interception, 11 pass breakups and 12 passes defended. Dixon will work out at the combine Feb. 25. The NFL Draft will be held May 8-10.
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Young Mustangs gain experience in 2014 By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
Editor’s note: The Daily Forum will be previewing every team in Nodaway County as the 2014 portion of the season gets underway. This is another installment in the series, which will be finished over the next several weeks.
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North Nodaway freshman point guard Peyton Coleman drives by a St. Joseph Christian defender during the recent Fairfax Invitational Tournament.
Mizzou turns over info on alleged assault on swimmer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri has turned information over to police about an alleged sexual assault on a Missouri swimmer who committed suicide in 2011, the University said in a statement Sunday, two days after a published report about the swimmer’s allegations and death. The University’s statement followed an ESPN report Friday about the alleged sexual assault of swimmer Sasha Menu Courey, who committed suicide in June 2011, about 16 months after she was allegedly raped by a Missouri football player when she was a freshman. A man identified in the ESPN story as a close friend of Menu Courey’s said he had also seen a tape of the alleged incident and three football players were involved. But that tape is now missing, he told ESPN. Records indicated Menu Courey spoke about her assault in 2010 to campus personnel, including two doctors, according to the ESPN report, which also said an athletic department administrator knew of her claim. The University has denied the administrator was told about the assault. The University said it turned its information about Menu Courey’s allegation over to Columbia police Saturday after learning of the ESPN story, which “included names of individuals who might have relevant information regarding the alleged February 2010 assault.” The Associated Press, which normally doesn’t name victims of sexual assault, has named Menu Courey because her parents have discussed the case at length with ESPN. Attempts Sunday to reach Menu Courey’s parents, Lynn Courey and Mike Menu, in Toronto, were unsuccessful. The University said it first learned of the alleged assault in late 2012 when officials reviewed the transcript of an online chat that Menu Courey conducted with a crisis hotline “believed to have taken place in December of 2010.”
The University reached out to Menu Courey’s parents in a Jan. 28, 2013 letter asking if they had any information that could help identify anyone involved in the alleged assault, and if they wanted an investigation into the accusations. The parents didn’t respond. Lynn Courey told the Columbia Daily Tribune they didn’t respond to the University’s letter because “they were the ones that had all the information of Sasha’s correspondence. We didn’t have any of that.” “We didn’t know they needed our permission to investigate something that happened, and they were aware of it for over a year. This is the part that kind of has me puzzled,” Courey said. The University said it also asked ESPN last fall to provide names of anyone at the University “who they claimed knew about the alleged assault.” But the University said ESPN refused. “MU was previously unable to go forward with an investigation because there was no complaint brought forward from the alleged victim or her parents and there was otherwise insufficient information about the incident,” the University statement said. “Privacy laws prohibited MU medical personnel from reporting anything Sasha might have shared with them about the alleged assault without her permission.” The University said that was the first time it learned of “names of individuals who might have relevant information regarding the alleged February 2010 assault.” The information was turned over to Columbia police because the alleged assault occurred off campus. Sasha Menu Courey was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder after the alleged assault, according to the ESPN report. Lynn Courey told ESPN she wants MU to provide what it knows to law enforcement. “They should investigate,” she said. “Without a doubt.”
Nodaway-Holt survives late Continued from Page 7 shooting in the fourth quarter to turn away numerous Tiger comeback attempts. Patterson and junior forward Jackson Beattie each scored five in the quarter, while senior guard Brice Shamberger added four for the Trojans, who move to 10-7 on the season. “I told the kids after the game that we need to continue to play hard, keep getting better at execution, and take each game one
at a time,” Petersen said. “Winning four in a row should give us some confidence going forward.” Patterson led the Trojans with 24 points, while Shamberger and Albertson added 10 points each. Nodaway-Holt is back in action tonight, as it hosts South Nodaway in a non-conference doubleheader, with the girls tipping off at 6 p.m., and the boys to follow.
Trojans answer wake up call Continued from Page 7 a commanding 40-17 halftime lead. “We finally started to rebound better toward the end of the second quarter, and that was a big key for us,” Carroll said. “Bailee Lance and Jaylee Holmes both did a good job rebounding and Megan (Rosenbohm) was big on the boards as well.” Nodaway-Holt continued to stretch its lead in the third quarter, outscoring Worth County 14-7, to increase their lead to 30 at 54-24. Rosenbohm paced the Lady Trojans with six points in the quarter. In the fourth quarter, Worth County outscored Nodaway-Holt by a 10-8 margin to create the 62-34 final. Rosenbohm led
Nodaway-Holt with 21 points in only three quarters of play and added seven rebounds, seven steals, four blocks and two assists. Senior Callie Devers added 10 points and senior Bailee Lance chipped in with eight points for the Lady Trojans, who advanced to 16-0 on the season. “Our slow started didn’t worry me too much,” Lance said. “We just keep trying to step up with our inside play and get better as post players. We have the guards, but to get where we want to go, we need to keep getting better inside.” The Lady Trojans are back in action tonight, playing host to South Nodaway. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
Returning a squad that features nine freshmen or sophomores among 16 team members, the North Nodaway Mustangs look to improve while gaining significant varsity playing time for those younger players. “We have a young and inexperienced team, but as the year keeps moving forward, I keep seeing progress and we making the right strides toward winning,” head coach Chris Schoning said. Schoning, who is assisted by Taylor Olson and Michael Trautz, has watched the Mustangs get off to a 1-13 start so far in 2013-14, but sees the team, especially the younger players, improve as they gain experience. “We continue to play hard and improve
every game,” Schoning said. “We usually start two freshmen and a junior, so the experience those kids are gaining is invaluable in terms of building the program.” Two seniors, Fred Rios and Nick Gladman, have some experience as they try to lead the Mustangs toward improvement. Rios averages five points and three rebounds per contest, while Gladman averages four points and two rebounds per contest. A third senior, Devin Brown, rotates at the post position with junior Tristan Wray and sophomore Ben Hart. In the backcourt, sophomore Koby Reynolds joins freshmen Peyton Coleman and Dakota Smyser and junior Dakota Chesnut to provide depth for the Mustangs. Reynolds leads the Mustangs in scoring, averaging over 11 points per contest, including some much-needed three-point shooting. Coleman can score and is already a capable ball-handler as a freshman. The Mustangs finished the 2012-13 season with a 4-21 record, and one of the team goals was to double that total this season. Narrow losses in two of its past three games give hope that the squad may yet reach that goal in 2013-14.
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North Nodaway senior guard Cambry Schluter tries to drive around a North Harrison defender in a game earlier this season. Schluter leads the Lady Mustangs, averaging more than 14 points and nearly seven rebounds per game.
North Nodaway girls improving By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
Editor’s note: The Daily Forum will be previewing every team in Nodaway County as the 2014 portion of the season gets underway. This is another installment in the series, which will be finished over the next several weeks. Coming off a 14-12 season in 2012-13, the North Nodaway Lady Mustangs and head coach Doug Freemyer and assistant Nikki Herndon were looking for improvement in the 2013-14 season. While the 2013 portion of the schedule was an up and down ride, resent results indicate improvement is forthcoming. Thus far, North Nodaway stands at 8-8 on the season. Included in that record is a 46-37 victory over North Harrison, currently ranked ninth in Class 1 and a consolation victory over St. Joe Christian in
the Fairfax Tournament. “I really feel like we could turn the corner if we could get a victory over one of the top-tier teams in the 275 Conference,” Freemyer said. “We encourage the girls to work toward that goal every day.” Senior Cambry Schluter leads the Lady Mustangs in scoring, averaging over 14 points per contest, as well as nearly seven rebounds per game. Senior point guard Erin Greeley has been a steadying influence on the court, while averaging nearly seven points and over three assists per game while providing solid defense. Freshman post Madison Thompson continues to develop. For the season, she averages just under eight points and eight rebounds per game. “We ask our girls to compete every play, trust each other and think positive,” Freemyer said. “If we do these things, we will turn the corner and the improvement and consistency in our play will be there.”
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Schluter takes top honors at Dutch Athletics Classic PELLA, Iowa. – The Northwest Missouri State track and field teams competed at the Dutch Athletics Classic over the weekend in Pella, Iowa. The Bearcats sent a small squad to compete in the multi-events. Derrick Schluter won the men’s heptathlon and Hannah Churchman placed second in the women’s pentathlon. Schluter won the event by 202 points in a field that included 17 competitors. He had 2,521 points after day one and
added 1,978 on day two to finish with 4,499. DeAndre Thomas also competed for Northwest and finished with 3,920 points. On the women’s side, Churchman placed second out of 17 athletes, scoring 3,032 points. Kaley Hauschild and Bryn Matulka finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Up next, Northwest will head to Seward, Neb., to compete in the Concordia Classic on Feb. 1.
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Entertainment Select winners from the 56th annual Grammy Awards LOS ANGELES (AP) — Winners in selected categories at the 56th annual Grammy Awards announced Sunday during ceremonies at the Nokia Theatre and Staples Center: Album of the year: “Random Access Memories,” Daft Punk. Record of the year: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. Song of the year: “Royals,” Lorde. New artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Pop solo performance: “Royals,” Lorde. Pop vocal album: “Unorthodox Jukebox,” Bruno Mars Pop/duo group performance: “Get Lucky,” Daft Punk with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers. Rap/sung collaboration: “Holy Grail,” Jay Z with Justin Timberlake. Rock song: “Cut Me Some Slack,” Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear. Country album: “Same Trailer Different Park,” Kacey Musgraves. © 2013 - OPEN ROAD FILMS
Channing Tatum and Rooney Mara in “Side Effects.” © 2013 Open Road Films
The only “Side Effect” was enjoying this chilling thriller. Side Effects By Gary Darling Staff Writer
For most of his career as a director, I have had a love/hate relationship with Steven Soderbergh. When I see a film of his that I enjoy, I end up loving it (“Contagion”). On the flip side, if I don’t like it, I end up hating it (“Solaris”). So with Soderbergh, my opinion of him is pretty much black and white, with no shades of gray. With “Side Effects,” I was interested in seeing on what side of the spectrum it would end up. Not really to my surprise, I ended up liking this film. Then, after it was completed and I did some analyzing of what I just seen, I found myself loving it more and more. The main reason could be the excellent performance of Rooney
Mara as the depressed young lady, Emily Taylor. Her performance, alone, could make me watch “Side Effects” again and again. She is haunting in this one. Also, the story really hit a nerve with me as a consumer and a father. So many times, we just allow those in the medical field to give us medicine without looking into what the side effects may be. Furthermore, there is a clever twist in the film that left me satisfied. And it has been a long time since a twist of any type has been able to surprise or satisfy me. Emily Taylor (Mara) should be happy. Her husband Martin (Channing Tatum) has just been released from a four-year stint in jail for insider training. This should be their new beginning together. So why does she drive head-first
into a wall of concrete? Troubled, Emily is assigned to a psychiatrist Jonathan Banks (Jude Law). Although he thinks she should stay in the hospital, Emily convinces Dr. Banks to let her go home. Only after she agrees to see him on a regular basis. After a series of anti-depressant medications fail to help her, Dr. Banks turns to Emily’s former psychiatrist ,Victoria Sebirt (Catherine Zeta-Jones), who recommends that Dr. Banks put Emily on a new drug called Ablixa. Then the trouble starts. All I can say is that the ending was one of the most satisfying endings I have seen in a long time. It caught me off guard and surprised me. If you are looking for a great thrill ride, give “Side Effects” a shot. You won’t regret it.
Traditional pop vocal album: “To Be Loved,” Michael Buble. Rap performance: “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz. Rap song: “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz. Rap album: “The Heist,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. R&B performance: “Something,” Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway. Traditional R&B performance: “Please Come Home,” Gary Clark Jr. R&B song: “Pusher Love Girl,” James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley and Justin Timberlake. R&B album: “Girl on Fire,” Alicia Keys. Urban contemporary album: “Unapologetic,” Rihanna. Rock performance: “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons. Rock album: “Celebration Day,” Led Zeppelin. Hard rock/metal performance: “God is Dead,” Black Sabbath. Alternative music album: “Modern Vampires of the City,” Vampire Weekend. Dance recording: “Clarity,” Zedd featuring Foxes. Dance/electronica album: “Random Access Memories,” Daft Punk. Producer of the year, non-classical: Pharrell Williams. Country solo performance: “Wagon Wheel,” Darius Rucker. Country duo/group performance: “From This Valley,” The Civil Wars.
“The Roadshow” tour has something for everyone
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John Cooper and the Christian rock band Skillet, rock out Omaha at the Rock and Worship Roadshow.
By GARY DARLING Staff Writer
What can I say about the touring extravaganza known as the Rock and Worship Roadshow,
besides that it has something for just about everyone. If you didn’t want to have your faces rocked off by Skillet or We As Human, you could turn your attentions to lighter fair
such as Royal Tailor, Soulfire Revolution, or Jamie Grace. Not really into rock or pop, and rap gets you on the dance floor? Tthere is Christian rapper Andy Mineo. But if it is good old-fashioned Southern Rock that gets your blood boiling, Third Day was there to oblige. Starting to get the picture? “The Roadshow” is just one of those venues that caters to all tastes of music. For me, I focused mainly on Skillet, We As Human, and Third Day. These were the bands that appealed to me. The others, I could either take them or leave them. That was what I was thinking when I entered into the Omaha Civic Auditorium Arena anyway. To my surprise, though, bands like Vertical Church Band, Royal Taylor, and even Andy Mineo caught my attention. Each performer had an energy and stage presence that caught hold of me and I enjoyed seeing them put a good show together. Jamie Grace and Soulfire Revolution were okay, but didn’t really appeal to me because they spent their entire performance in one spot with their backs to a good percentage of us near the front of the stage. (There was a thrust walkway that extended into
the audience) The band that made the biggest impact, by far, was Skillet. John Cooper, Korey Cooper, Seth Morrison, and Jen Ledger know how to put on a show like few I have seen. Their sound is loud, infectious, and it has a way of getting you up out of your chairs and screaming. By far, they were the best band on the ticket. Third Day was also pretty good, they just didn’t have the same energy level, although keyboardist Scotty Wilbanks’ energy
was infectious as he rocked out with the best of them. Overall, The Roadshow lived up to my expectations. There was great music, great crowd participation, and a wonderful message about religion. The only fault I had with the show was the intermissions. I know this is an inexpensive ticket and they have to make money somehow, but advertisements during these resting moments seemed like a bad idea. But that was a small price to pay for a good evening.
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Third Day performs at the Rock and Worship Roadshow in Omaha, NE on Sunday, January 26th.
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ASTRO-GRAPH TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 by Bernice Bede Osol You will be emotional, giving, understanding and admired by others this year. Your generous attitude will be enthusiastically reciprocated. You can develop stronger bonds with family members. You will have to learn to accept what you cannot change and stay positive even when things don’t work out as planned. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Investment opportunities will be dubious and unlikely to yield results. Be scrupulous about whom to trust with your hardearned cash. Don’t be easygoing about lending money to other people. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- It may be a challenge to relate to your partner right now. Listen carefully to his or her concerns, but avoid voicing your opinions. You can’t win today, so it’s best to keep to yourself. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Investing in property will be your best bet. Make the effort to examine your options carefully. Consider joint ventures. Women in your life may present you with opportunities. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Romantic opportunities can develop while traveling for business or attending a talk. You can complete contracts or formulate new agreements that will lead to prosperity. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You can improve your financial situation through carefully considered investments or handling other people’s money. Secret
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goings-on may lead you down an undignified path. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may see a return on past investments now. You will cherish the company of children if you choose to engage with them intelligently. Self-improvement projects will have a beneficial outcome. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You will be most efficient if you can work from home today. Catch up on any housework or other chores you have been avoiding lately. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You must take full advantage of any opportunity to travel. Keep your personal life to yourself for the time being. Correspondence is unlikely to reach you on time today. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You will likely feel extravagant. Your lover may end up costing you today. Avoid lending money or possessions to female friends. Concentrate on your work. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You should make time to discuss the future with your partner. Short trips or outings will help to ease your communication. You may overreact to personal issues today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -Being evasive or avoidant will backfire on you today. Now is the time to come clean and hope for the best. If you are imprecise in your communication, you will be misinterpreted. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Someone may try to undermine you today. Be clear and direct when talking to superiors or colleagues. Don’t leave any room for misunderstandings.
an analysis of the obvious.” What some people see as obvious, others find unusual. Take, for example, today’s deal. Look at the North hand. Your partner opens one heart, you respond one no-trump, and he rebids two clubs. What would you do now? It looks obvious to raise to three clubs, game-invitational. But you would do that with a weaker hand. For example, take two of the low clubs and make them low diamonds. You would still raise to three clubs. This hand, though, is more powerful. In fact, if you had had king-queen-jack-sixth of clubs and the diamond king, you probably would have responded two clubs, not one no-trump, planning to rebid three clubs. How can you show a very good three-club raise? By rebidding two spades. This cannot be natural, because you would have responded one spade, not one no-trump, with length in that suit. And it says nothing about your holding in spades. (The same call can
be used if opener rebids two diamonds and you have excellent support for that suit.) In this instance, South, with those wonderful aces, should continue with three spades to describe his distribution, and leave three notrump as an option should North have strong diamonds. Here, North would probably bid four clubs and South would raise to game. As you can see, five clubs needs either the heart finesse or the club finesse to work. But three no-trump has no chance with the club finesse failing.
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Jefferson C-123 students learn Olympic-style By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
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In high demand
A Consumers Oil Company truck is shown being loaded at the local co-op’s propane storage facility. With sharp price increases and supply allocations in place, propane is costing more per gallon and suppliers are only partially filling most orders.
Propane supply, cold affect price By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
A propane shortage predicted last fall has forced suppliers to limit allocations to customers and is also causing sharp price increases as temperatures plummet. “We’ve been under allocation limits for over a month now,” Consumer’s Oil General Manager Harold Spire said. “But the big jump in price over the past couple of weeks really got everyone’s attention.” According to Spire, a pri-
mary factor in the shortage was the record harvest of corn in the northern plains states of Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas last fall. “The corn yields hit record highs, but the corn didn’t dry down on its own and needed to be dried,” Spire said. “Propane is used to run the dryers, and with record yields that needed to be dried, a larger than normal amount of propane was used. “Add that usage to all of the propane being used for
heat throughout the Midwest due to extremely cold weather, and a shortage is understandable.” Tom May, director of marketing for MFA Oil, agrees that a near- perfect storm of factors has exacerbated the propane crunch. “Record amounts of propane were sent to northern Plains states for grain drying purposes,” May said, “and that reduced supply significantly going into the winter months. “Demand was then increased over normal lev-
els due to the extremely harsh winter and low temperatures. This demand has caused the reserve supply to drop well below any numbers I’ve seen in recent years.” Spire said the Midwest is the only region in the country experiencing extreme shortages. “Propane usage in the Eastern United States is actually down from last year,” he said. Spire said the shortage and resulting supply allocation has been difficult for both consumers and suppliers. “Normally, propane prices are updated once a day, but right now we get price updates three times a day,” he said. “We want to keep prices as low as we can for our customers, but at the same time we have to be aware of our replacement costs.” May said he’s noticed that customers are increasing their conservation efforts — sometimes dangerously. “No one wants to use fivedollar propane if there’s an alternative available,” May said. “We’ve seen an increase in people using alternative heating sources, such as outdoor wood stoves. “I would offer a couple of points of caution to consumers. First of all, don’t bring propane grills, campfire heaters or other types of outdoor heating devices inside. If it’s meant to be used outdoors, keep it outdoors. “Secondly, I urge consumers to monitor their usage and plan ahead. It’s taking us twice the time as normal to make deliveries, so communication with retailers is important to make sure no one has to do without propane when they most need it.” Spire said he expects supplies to increase and prices to drop as soon as forecasts begin calling for warmer weather. “As soon as we begin to see warmer than normal forecasts come out, the supply of propane will increase as the demand goes down, and prices will drop. That will be good for everyone,” he said. May echoed Spire’s assessment. “We’re all rooting for warm weather to get here as soon as possible,” he said. “When that occurs, I believe prices will fall.”
With the Winter Olympics coming up next month, teachers at Jefferson C-123 High School chose an Olympics theme for “Cross-Curricular Day” last week. Cross-Curricular Day is based on the notion that it is often a good idea to combine various academic disciplines in order to better teach a single lesson or concept from several different perspectives. “Cross-Curricular Day started from the idea of our core teachers collaborating and grew from there,” said English teacher Angie Lane. “We were looking for ways to have our students come together and create, think and explore outside our normal teaching routines.” So the Jefferson faculty got together and created a series of lessons designed to challenge students in ways that were both fun and relevant to current events. When the day arrived, students divided into groups and were told to invent an imaginary country
that was preparing to participate in the Olympics. “The Olympic theme allowed us to assign each set of students characteristics of a real country, but they were asked to name it,” Lane said. “Nearly all the challenges focused on these characteristics.” After naming their country, students moved through a series of learning stations that allowed them to study the nation’s products, resources and customs. For example, Lane said, students created a custom pizza recipe at one station using ingredients associated with a particular country. At other stations, they designed a flag and a capital city and wrote commercials pitching their nation to the rest of the world. The Olympic focus provided for several sports challenges that emphasized both physical fitness and problem-solving skills. “Overall, the students had a great day, as did the teachers,” Lane said. “It was great to see each group come together with separate ideas and create one awesome idea.”
Pride in Old Glory
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Cathy Mather of Burlington Junction American Legion Auxiliary Unit 315 and her mother, Tammy Mather, recently accepted a flag on behalf of U.S. military personnel currently serving in Afghanistan. The flag was flown Nov. 1, 2013, at the Kandahar airfield. This is the second flag the Auxiliary unit has received from troops stationed overseas in response to its efforts to send about 30 care parcels to members of Taskforce Muleskinner, currently deployed in Afghanistan and scheduled to return to a U.S. base in Germany in a few weeks. Items packed in the boxes include snacks and personal care articles donated by students, local businesses and community members. Some of the parcels also contain Girl Scout cookies donated by area units. For information about donating items to U.S. troops, call Cathy Mather at (660) 254-3544.
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