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Volume 103 • Number 244 • Tuesday, December 17, 2013 • PO Box 188 • 111 E. Jenkins • Maryville, MO
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Third sculpture installed on Maryville square ‘Hey, Mary Lou!’ is newest of downtown artwork additions By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff Writer
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Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby’s “Hey, Mary Lou!” was installed last week on the west side of the courthouse square. The installation is part of a Maryville Public Arts Committee plan to bring new pieces of leased sculpture to the square on an annual basis.
Steiner to head Arts & Sciences College By STAFF REPORT
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Michael Steiner, chair of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Northwest Missouri State University since 2008, has been named dean of the University’s College of Arts and Sciences. He replaces Charles McAdams, who resigned earlier this month Michael to become provost and vice president for academic affairs at Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. “I am delighted that Dr. Steiner has accepted the position of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,” said Northwest Provost Doug Dunham. “His breadth of experience, his demonstrated ability to bring people together to work on a common goal, and his character, among other qualities, will
contribute to what I know will be a successful tenure as dean.” Steiner joined the history faculty in 1997, and his teaching assignments have included American history, U.S. economic history, American folk life and constitutional history. During his tenure as department chair, Steiner oversaw the department’s Steiner move to the renovated Valk Center in 2009. He also led the department through a merger as part of the University’s 2012 academic realignment in response to state budget cuts. Steiner, an accomplished amateur musician, said he believes his interest in other academic disciplines will serve him well as he works with faculty members, staff and students in a college See Steiner, pg. 5
Attention all motorists and pedestrians passing by Carson’s Sports Grille and the Simply Siam restaurant on the Main Street side of the courthouse square — prepare to experience an art attack. Artist Lee Leuning and Sherri Treeby’s sculpture “Hey, Mary Lou!” is now installed at that location. And the artwork’s oldtime gridiron theme — two leather helmet-era football players meeting up for an open-field tackle — is just the ticket for this football crazy town. The sculpture is the last of three pieces to be installed on the square. The others are Gregory Johnson’s “Common Ground,” an abstract work consisting of several partial circles made of stainless steel and welded to either end of a single vertical form, and “Gray Hawk,” a bronze image of a large raptor rendered by Nebraska sculptor Del Pettigrew. “Our biggest thing going into this was to make it fun and interesting,” Leuning said of his contribution to
Maryville’s revitalized public art program. “The name ‘Hey, Mary Lou!’ points to how tough it was handling our hormones when you hit puberty. You’re easily distracted. One minute you’re a third-stringer heading around the right side, the next moment you’re piled over the cheerleader into the second row.” The depiction of leather helmets, a broken nose on the defender and mix-andmatch pads adds to the sculpture’s vintage Americana charm, which was sufficient to net “Hey, Mary Lou!” a People’s Choice Award from the Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Sculpture Walk program in 2011. The Maryville Public Arts Committee acquired “Mary Lou!” and the other two artworks through Sculpture One, which also supplies sculptures by nationally recognized artists to the Sioux Falls initiative. “We were familiar with the program,” MPAC member Diane Sudhoff said. “It’s one of the top programs in the country. I brazenly picked up the phone and called Jim Clark, the founder, for an interview. See Artwork, pg. 5
Legislative Issues Set for the Region’s Visit to Jefferson City By TONY BROWN News Editor
As legislators are gearing up for a new season in Jefferson City, so too are the citizens of Northwest Missouri. Over the past few months, the Great Northwest Day at the Capitol Steering Committee gathered and prioritized legislative issues for the region’s annual visit to the state capitol city on February 4-5, 2014. At this event, approximately 350 people from the 18-county region will visit Jefferson City to make their regional voice heard in a single, cohesive message. Great Northwest Day’s legislative platform for the upcoming event includes the following priorities: • Transportation Infrastructure and Funding: Quality transportation infrastructure is important for the viability, growth and safety of our Northwest Missouri communities. Northwest Missouri has 5,263 miles of roadway cared for by the Missouri Department of Transportation and 11,373 miles by the GNW counties. Adequate funding for the economic development, maintenance, and care of the transportation system creates a stronger competitive base from which to grow and attract businesses to northwest Missouri. Therefore, we encourage the support of initiatives that support increased
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transportation funding for State and County systems. • Water Supply & Wastewater Infrastructure: Access to affordable, quality, and dependable water sources are of highest priority to all Northwest Missouri communities. Additionally, the pressures to comply with governmental regulations materialize into great monetary stress upon our local governments. Therefore, we encourage State government’s assistance in partnering with local governments in their efforts to deal with the regulatory and infrastructure needs associated with water and wastewater concerns.
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• Flood Impacted Infrastructure/ Levees/State Parks: Protection and restoration of property from flood damage is and has been vital to many of our Northwest Missouri communities. The economic base of the entire region is greatly built around the management of rivers. Additionally the restoration and protection of our Missouri State Parks, many of which are closely associated with rivers, is of vital economic importance. • Education Funding: Preschool thru 12 and Higher Education Funding: Adequate and sustained funding See Great, pg. 3
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ELIZABETH JANE UTTER PHARES 1921-2013 Elizabeth Jane Utter Phares, born September 4, 1921 in Westboro, Missouri, died peacefully on December 12, 2013 at the John Knox Village Care Facility in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Her husband of 65 years, William Forest
Phares Jr., with whom she had lived and raised a family in Maryville, Missouri, preceded her in death earlier this year. She is survived by her two loving sons, Joseph Curtis Phares of Kansas City, Missouri, and Will Forest Phares of Phoenix, Arizona, who cherish her memory always. Cremation will be performed and the ashes interred at the National Cemetery in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Condolences may be shared with the family at www.CremationCenterKC. com Cremation Center of Kansas City, Tel. 913-3845566.
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Nodaway County Senior Center Bingo Sponsored by Golden 12:30 pm. Tai Chi 5 to 6pm.
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Nodaway County Senior Center Hand and Foot 9 a.m.; Pool Tournament noon; 10 pt. pitch 6 p.m. Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 6pm. Nodaway County Federated Republican Women meet 11:30 a.m. 1st Thursday of the month at Carson’s, Maryville Maryville Business &
The Nodaway County Commission recently released minutes from its Dec. 11 meeting. In attendance were Presiding Commissioner Robert Schieber, North District Commissioner Bob Westfall, South District Commissioner Bob Stiens and County Clerk Beth Walker. Business before the county’s governing board included receipt of November sales tax revenues from the Missouri Department of Revenue. Totals included sales tax, $230,998.26, down $3,628.45 from Nov. 2012, and use tax, $14,252.40, down $18,595.17 from Nov.
Professional Women’s Organization meets 6 p.m. every 4th Thursday @ First Christian Church, Maryville, 660-582-4959 or 582-4898 Diabetic Support Group Location changed to South Hills Medical Building, in the Front Lobby. Shepherd’s Kitchen offers a free supper from 5 to 6 p.m. weekly @ the First Presbyterian Church, Maryville
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Nodaway County Senior Center Pinochle Tournament $.50 12:30pm. Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 8 am. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 8pm. BJ American Legion Beef & Noodles every 2nd Friday, 5-7pm at the Methodist Church in BJ. No Meal in December. January will be Ham & Beans and 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. third Friday in Hospitality Rm. @ St. Francis Hospital, info 660254-4369 AA meeting at 8PM weekly @ Conception Abbey
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Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 12pm. Fish Fry 5-7 p.m. second Saturday of month @ Elmo Comm. Bldg. MS Support Group meets 10:30 a.m. on 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. Eagles Dance, Dixie Cadillacs, 8 p.m.
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2012. The commission also adopted new guidelines for the county cemetery stating that a deceased person must have been indigent and/or cremated in order to be buried there. The cemetery is located west of Maryville on the north side of Highway 146. In other business before the governing panel, Presiding Circuit Judge Roger Prokes discussed several proposed courtroom improvements, including the need for a public address system, an overhead projector screen, floor repairs and the relocation of pews and railing.
November 16 Jeremy J. Martin, 22, Raymore, was arrested on a Nodaway County warrant for Operating a motor vehicle on highway while driver’s license revoked November 22 Lucas Plank, 30,
Maryville, was arrested on a Nodaway County warrant for Domestic assault Jason T. Bennett, 28, St. Joseph, was arrested on a Nodaway County warrant for FTA/driving while revoked
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Dementia, Alzheimers support group 3rd Wednesday of each month. 6-7pm. Presbyterian Church, Maryville, MO. Jessica Loch, 816-261-2440. Tina Baker, Nodaway Nursing Home 660-562-2876. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 6pm. 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 9am 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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LOCAL/STATE NEWS Commision seeks roads input The Nodaway County Commission is seeking public input on strategies to better fund the maintenance and construction of rural roads and bridges. Those with views on improving transportation infrastructure in the county are encouraged to attend a commission meeting. The three-member panel meets from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. each Wednesday and Friday. It will not meet on Christmas or New Year’s Day. Commissioners recently met with township representatives to discuss current revenues and the rising cost of road and bridge maintenance. One possible solution is a one-half percent sales tax, which would have to be approved by voters. The Commission will decide whether to present the sales tax question to the voters and how to proceed with the rising costs based on the public comments by January 10, 2014.
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Panel sets hunting season dates JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Conservation Commission has set dates for the 2014 firearms turkey and deer hunting seasons. Firearms turkey dates are: youth season, April 12-13; regular spring season, April 21-May 11; fall firearms season, Oct. 1-31. Firearms deer dates are: early youth portion, Nov. 1-2; November portion, Nov. 15-25; antlerless portion, Nov. 26-Dec. 7; alternative methods portion, Dec. 20-30; late youth portion, Jan. 3-4, 2015. Full details of 2014 deer and turkey hunting regulations will be published on the Conservation Department website at mdc.mo.gov.
Library to host holiday story hour The Maryville Public Library will host a holiday story hour for children ages 2-8 from 6:157:15 tonight. The library is located at 509 N. Main St. For more information, call (660) 582-5281.
Internet linked signs of addiction ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Young adults who are heavy Internet users may also exhibit signs of addiction. That’s the finding of a new study that was conducted by researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, Duke University Medical Center and the Duke Institute of Brain Science. The study tracked Internet usage of 69 college students over two months and revealed a correlation between certain types of Internet usage and addictive behaviors. Researchers also found that students who scored high on an introversion scale spent 25 percent more time on instant messaging than those who scored low on the scale. Introversion also was closely tied to file downloading and loss of control to gambling.
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Salvation Army bell-ringer Emily Bell accepts a donation from a customer at Walmart Thursday afternoon. By STAFF REPORT Maryville Daily Forum
As during every holiday season, Salvation Army volunteer bell-ringers are hard at work in Maryville, manning the charity’s trademark red donation kettles with a smile, even in the harshest of winter weather. The funds raised in the weeks before Christmas are distributed throughout the year to Nodaway County residents facing a variety of personal and family crises. Dean Myers knows how much those red kettle donations can mean from personal experience. Last year, Myers was one of Nodaway County’s homeless. “I was in a really bad spot,” Myers said. Through local Salvation Army funding, Myers was able to find housing and gain access to food and clothing. “It helped a lot,” he said. “It’s really been for the better.” Misty Thompson is another lo-
cal resident whose cares have been eased through aid provided by the faith-based organization. Facing several health issues, Thompson said she applied for disability but needed assistance in order to afford prescription medication. “They were there for me when I needed the help,” she said. “I really appreciated it.” Now in its second year, the Salvation Army Service Extension Unit for Nodaway County distributes funds through its partnership with Community Services Inc., a local social services agency. In addition to housing and prescriptions, emergency assistance can include food, clothing, utilities, temporary lodging and transportation. These services are funded by donations to the bell-ringers, stationed this year at a variety of locations, including the Maryville Walmart store and Hy-Vee supermarket. During 2013, the Nodaway County Salvation Army Extension Unit spent more than $17,000 to
help approximately 250 families. That total included $610 for rental assistance and temporary housing; $9,238 for utilities; $1,540 for prescriptions; $2,995 for gasoline, job searches and moving costs; $826 for county school fees; $967 for school supplies; and $893 for miscellaneous needs. This year’s annual Christmas bell-ringing campaign began the week of Thanksgiving and runs through December. Other kettle locations include Taco John’s, Hy-Vee Gas and Convenience, the north-end Casey’s, Nodaway Valley Bank, Citizen’s Bank & Trust and Bank Midwest. Donors can also mail contributions to Nodaway County Salvation Army in care of Community Services Inc., P.O. Box 328, Maryville, MO 64468. Those interested in volunteering as bell-ringers can sign up online at signupgenius.com/ go/70A0948AFAB29A13-salvation or by calling Community Services at (660) 582-3113.
More than 400 take degrees at winter commencement exercises By STAFF REPORT
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committee. Those issues were then regionally defined Continued from Page 1 and sent back to County Coordinators and the steering committee for additional of our public educational input before being estabinstitutions is a keystone to lished as Legislative Priorithe success of our region. ties for the event. The four The core and capital needs priorities will be monitored of our educational institu- as Great Northwest Day tions are at a nears, and the critical point message to legand we supislators will be port the legisfurther refined lature attendduring that ing to these time. needs. We supGreat Northport increased west Day at funding for the Capitol is Missouri’s unian annual legversities as is islative event adequate and that includes appropriate to introduction on institution size, the Missouri Melanie Smith House mission, perand formance and Senate floors, service to the state. We also time with legislators, an support the elimination of educational luncheon, and the sunset date in state stat- an evening event inviting utes that limits universities’ all of Missouri’s legislators ability to enter into long- and department heads to term land leases. meet with citizens from the The criteria for review- Northwest Missouri region. ing regional issues included For more information on legislative impact, over- the event or how you can atarching regional impact, tend, contact the Nodaway non-partisan perspective County Coordinator, Melaand timeliness of concern. nie Smith at 660-582-8643 Local issues were collected or visit the website at http:// by County Coordinators and www.greatnorthwestday. then compiled by a volunteer com/.
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As during every holiday season, Northwest Missouri State University awarded 468 students with degrees Friday during commencement exercises that preceded a big football weekend and closed out the fall 2013 semester. This term’s graduating class earned 372 bachelor’s degrees, 88 master’s degrees and eight specialists in education diplomas. The top undergraduate major was elementary education, and the top graduate degree was applied computer science. Members of the graduating class ranged in age from 20 to 61 and included 298 Missouri residents along with students from several foreign countries, including Brazil, India, Korea, China, Togo and the United Kingdom. In remarks to the graduates, Northwest President John Jasinski evoked the legacy of the late Nelson Mandela and urged them to contribute to the betterment of their “little places.” John Gardner, co-founder and president of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, delivered the keynote address and received an honorary doctorate of pedagogy in recognition of “enduring commitment to student success” Gardner told those receiving degrees to “go forth and be leaders
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2nd Lt. Kyle Sander, Smithville, who recently completed his ROTC cadet training at Northwest Missouri State University, was one of 468 students who received undergraduate and graduate degrees on Friday. In addition to his lieutenant’s bars, Sander also earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy. He is shown standing with his mother, Kelly Sander, and wife, Kaylyn Sander. in these new work settings you’re heading for, graduate school, neighborhoods, churches, military units, friendship groups, precinct caucuses – any legitimate legal context in our society.” At the conclusion of his address, Gardner unzipped his robe to reveal a T-shirt imprinted with the words, “Once a Bearcat, always a Bearcat!” a familiar campus rallying cry. The University’s afternoon commencement ceremony also included
the commissioning of ROTC cadet Kyle Sander as a second lieutenant in U.S. Army. Sander, of Smithville, received his bachelor’s degree in agronomy. Founded in 1905, Northwest Missouri State University is a comprehensive university that offers 124 undergraduate degree programs, 40 graduate-level programs and one doctorate program in cooperation with the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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Forum Focus CTRIP developments going in right direction Obviously, one of the first priorities before embarking on a trip, any kind of trip, is to have at least a general idea of where you are heading. When Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel worked with the Maryville City Council to initiate what he optioned to identify as the city’s Campus Town Redevelopment Incentive Program, he undoubtedly had some idea of where the concept might be headed. Somewhat like deciding to take a beach vacation in Florida, but not knowing really whether you are destined for Destin, or Key West. The CTRIP was conceived in an effort to stimulate residential improvements in the multi-block area primarily east of the Northwest Missouri State University campus. That general vicinity had become more and more a collection of generally substandard housing made available to students. It was not the best of situations. Almost as soon as the project was conceived, things began to happen. First came the removal of two old houses and five nearly uninhabitable mobile homes near Peach Creek, between West Fifth and Sixth streets. Then, other older houses began to fall like dominoes, most in the CTRIP area, but others outside its geographic confines, including several along Main Street. The combination of the assistance program and an increase in enforcement of existing code regulations began to make — is making — a difference. In total, 15 houses have been removed from the Maryville housing inventory since the initiative was first launched, giving rise to three new multiunit developments and a single-family dwelling, with more on the drawing boards. The city has invested the cost of the fees necessary to dispose of the housing rubble at the municipal transfer station, a small price to pay for the benefits from the looming new development, much less the significant increases to city and county tax rolls. The obvious direction of the Maryville CTRIP was to stimulate new development in the university neighborhood. Even in its earliest stages, the program is easily on track and headed down the road to a long and pleasantly rewarding trip.
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School kids need men in their lives As New Year’s draws closer, I start to think about my goals and aspirations for the coming year. One of the things that weighs on my mind continuously is being the best dad I can be. Am I being a positive role model? Am I being too hard on my kids? Am I spending enough time with them? Am I instilling my values into their little lives? The list goes on and on. If you’re anything like me, you question, you second-guess, and fumble your way through this journey of parenting, just hoping that you’re making the impact that you know your children desperately need. The influence of a father on our children is immensely important. According to www.fathers.com, there are some startling statistics about the impact men have in the lives of children. I won’t list the specifics here, but there are studies that say students in a household without a father figure are at higher risk to struggle with alcohol and drug abuse, physical and emotional health concerns, poverty, crime, and low academic success. During our recent parent-teacher conferences, we took note of the number of dads who attended. Overall, we had 50 percent of our children’s fathers in attendance; the range being as low as a 10 percent class average to the highest being 75 percent in attendance. I don’t call attention to this to “scold” the dads who didn’t come, point fingers, or to make anyone feel bad. There may be many good reasons for these statistics. What I do want to do is to make my point that if students are going to struggle with the absence of fathers in their lives, then it is our job (myself included) to step up and do our part in influencing the children in this school and community to increase the likelihood of these children having the chance to be successful in life. One way we are trying to do this is through our Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) program at Eugene Field. When making your resolution this New Year, I’d love for you to consider taking one day to come and volunteer at your child’s school this coming semester. You don’t have to be a dad. Stepfathers, grandpas, uncles, community members, or any positive male role model will work. Our children crave men in their lives who are going to love, encourage, and support them each and every day. Now is your chance to step up and volunteer. The impact on your child, as well as others, will definitely be worth your time. Brian Lynn, Assistant Principal Eugene Field Elementary School Maryville, Mo.
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If I have learned one thing in 77 years of picking my way through life — almost 80 percent of which has been in direct affiliation with newspapering in some form or another — it is this: It takes a real sense of humor to get through from one day to the next. More specifically, learning to not take yourself so darned seriously all the time is mandatory. I never had him as a teacher myself, but I have heard that back in maybe 425 B.C., this Greek historian named Herodotus said, “If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing.” On that subject, the guy knew what he was talking about, even if he was sarcastically known by some of his contemporaries, later early historians, and even more modernday scholars, as “the father of lies.” Some have even gone so far as to say he “quot(ed) eyewitnesses about things they could have never seen, inventing and manipulating factual material.” Not a good evaluation for anyone proclaiming to be a historian. (Or is it “an historian? Not a good question from someone who should have something more than a basic grasp of grammar. Actually, either is correct; but because the “h,” a consonant, is pronounced in “historian,” the “a” is preferred.) But I digress into English grammar rather than history and the philosophical ramifications of taking oneself too seriously. So, back to the original premise: A couple of weeks ago, Conrad,
my second grandson who is a senior in high school this year, was selected to escort a young lady during one of the highlights of the seasonal social calendar in Kansas City — the Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson County Cotillion at the Marriott Muehlebach Hotel, right smack-dab in the middle of Downtown KC. A pretty highfalutin affair, if I do say so myself.
Jim Fall Executive Editor We were to be the guests of Daughter Susie, her husband, Bob, and my granddaughter, Riley Jane, for cocktails (well, not for RJ), dinner, presentation of the debutantes, and dancing. A full evening, to say the least. I have a hand-me-down tuxedo from my other son-in-law that has served me well on at least a couple of previous occasions, so I was not the least concerned about what I would wear that evening. I even have a choice of tux shirts, and a
Mizzou thin-striped, black-and-gold bow tie which is most appropriate for such a shindig. I do not, however, own a full set of tux studs, or a cummerbund. But that was readily remedied with a quick call to one Mr. John Yancey, and I was set to go. On the night of the event, I got myself all cleaned up, combed what’s left of my hair, and decked out. Heck, I thought I looked fairly presentable — except I couldn’t manage the pre-tied bow tie that fastened in the back. I’d have to get my “date” to take care of that before striking out for the city. That went easy enough, too, and we were quickly on our way. Well, easy enough — until we pulled up in front of the hotel to park. I jumped out into the near-zero temperatures and quickly opened the rear door to fetch my jacket, which was folded neatly atop my topcoat and scarf. #OMG!!! Visions of my tux jacket neatly placed on the back of a chair while my tie was being secured immediately hurtled through my memory, and hit me right square between the eyes. Ohhh, shoot! (or something like that). Harken back to dear ol’ Herodotus, take a deep breath, and go for it. There was, after all, nothing to do to rectify my absentmindedness (read that stupidity) at that point. I just resigned myself to going through the whole soiree as best I could, comfortable in the knowledge that I WAS properly dressed. The invitation had read, “Black tie.” It didn’t mention anything about a jacket. It was cool.
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Dr. Hans Schlecht poses with a member of the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team. Schlecht works as a part-time anesthesiologist at St. Francis Hospital & Health Services. By STAFF REPORT Maryville Daily Forum
If you had to pick a physician for the U.S. Olympic figure skating team, you probably wouldn’t think about a doctor in Maryville. But that is exactly the background that Dr. Hans Schlecht brings to town as a part-time anesthesiologist at St. Francis Hospital & Health Services. Schlecht is a physician who
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Continued from Page 1 This led to a relationship, and he proposed that we do this with him.” Major renovations on the square completed in 2011 cleared the way for downtown art. Streetscape construction included three masonry platforms designed to support sculptures on Main, Third and Fourth streets. M-PAC member Bob Bush said the process began with help from a student artist at Northwest Missouri State University. “An artist on campus was generous to help us get started,” Bush said. “The pieces were abstract, and not everyone goes with that. But I was intrigued with a couple of his pieces.” After installing three
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has been providing anesthesiology services for 19 years. After 15 years of full-time coverage at Aurora Health Care in Fond du Lac, Wis., he decided to cut back and now works 10 days a month in Maryville, splitting the remaining 20 days between Fond du Lac and Naples, Fla. He joined the St. Francis medical staff in October and is one of four physicians providing anesthesiology coverage at the hospi-
tal. “Working part-time has given me more freedom to travel with the U.S. figure skating team,” Schlecht said. While his daughter, Chelsea, was on the Fond du Lac Blades synchronized skating team, Schlecht struck up an acquaintanceship with a Team USA doctor who asked if Schlecht would consider being a team physician. Starting with the synchronized
similar sculptures downtown, Bush said the committee was determined to go for variety this time around. “With the abstract piece on the north side of the square, and the hawk on the south side, hopefully all of the pieces will hit everyone a little differently,” Bush said. “We had six different pieces to choose from,” Sudhoff said. “We wanted a variety: one abstract, one based in nature and realism, and one humanoid piece with a whimsical aspect.” The current artwork will be on display until May. New pieces will be installed in June and remain in place for the next 12 months, though extensions are possible. “New sculptures will go in in May unless the (committee) and the shopkeepers in town decide a piece should stay for an addition-
al year,” Sudhoff said. Once a sculpture’s time is up, individuals or businesses have the option of buying it for permanent display. “I would love to see ‘Hey, Mary Lou!’ be a permanent piece of art in this town,” Sudhoff said. “Especially now. It fits Maryville with the whole town being undefeated in football.” MPAC hopes to hold several sculpture-related events, but nothing is yet set in stone. Though much smaller in scope, the Maryville program is based on the Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk, which displays nearly 60 sculptures in various parts of the city. Leuning has had pieces in every Sioux Falls Sculpture Walk and participated in a total of four sculpture walks in 2013, winning People’s Choice awards in two of them.
overall responsibility for offerings in English, foreign language, fine and performing arts, the social sciences, mathematics and computer science, the natural sciences, geographic information science, health science, military studies, nanoscale science and nursing.
In addition to his teaching and departmental responsibilities, Steiner is an active scholar and writer who has authored or contributed to several books including recent pictorial histories of Nodaway County and the city of Maryville. He has also organized several exhibitions at the Nodaway County Historical Society, an organization he has served as president since 2005. Prior to joining the Northwest faculty, Steiner taught American history, government, economics and sociology at Oakville Senior High School in St. Louis. He also was a dual credit instructor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Saint Louis University. A Northwest alumnus, Steiner holds a doctoral degree in American studies from Saint Louis University.
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skating events in 2007, Schlecht’s duties embraced medical care and stocking and routing medical supplies for other United States Figure Skating medical personnel. “The Olympics is just a small part of being a team physician,” Schlecht said. “If you really think about it, the Olympics are a single competition. The U.S. Figure Skating season comprises 25 competitions beginning in August and ending in April. As a team
physician, I am responsible for all of the medical needs of the U.S. skaters, judges and coaches while in a foreign country.” That many competitions means it’s impossible for a single physician to cover all of them. Approximately 15 physicians are assigned to the competitions, and most travel once a year. Schlecht, however, has gone to two to three events a year, traveling to such countries as Belarus, Japan, South Africa, Poland, Romania, Finland, Germany, England, Italy, France, China and Croatia. Next year he and one other physician have been assigned to accompany the U.S. team to the Olympics in February 2014. The second doctor will be in Sochi, Russia, at the competition, while Schlecht will be in Graz, Austria, where the team will stay and train. “The Olympic Village can be a very distracting place, especially after some athletes finish their events and just want to party,” Schlecht said. “For this reason, U.S. Figure Skating is setting up a base in Austria where the athletes can stay and train prior to their events.” Schlecht plans to leave for Austria in early February and will be there until February 17. But he understands he’s not there to enjoy the games. “My responsibility is to the athletes 24/7,” he said. “I have to make sure the skaters are mentally and physically prepared for the Olympics. There can be no outside distractions. The athletes have invested a lifetime of work to get to this point, and U.S. Figure Skating is going to do everything possible to increase their chances to win.”
(KEVIN BIRDSELL/DAILY FORUM) The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats are slated to take on the LenoirRhyne University Bears in the Division II National Championship game in Florence, Alabama this Saturday. Northwest has released information on ticket sales and travel planning for those wishing to attend what will be the eighth trip to the title game for the Bearcats
’Bama tickets on sale through Wednesday By STAFF REPORT Maryville Daily Forum
Northwest Missouri State University has released travel and ticket information for fans planning to attend the NCAA Division II football National Championship game Saturday, Dec. 21, in Florence, Ala. Kickoff between the Northwest Bearcats and the Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears is set for 11 a.m. Central Time at Braly Municipal Stadium. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Student Services Center on the first floor of the Administration Building or by calling (660) 562-1212 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. today and 9 a.m. and noon on Wednesday. Game tickets cost $25, and post-game celebration tickets cost $20. All sales are final and must be paid with cash, check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. Lost or stolen tickets will not be replaced. In addition to Saturday’s game, the Northwest Alumni Association, is sponsoring pre-game and post-game events for all Bearcat fans.
A free tailgate party begins at 9 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, in the parking lot north of Braly Municipal Stadium. Complimentary coffee, hot chocolate and donuts will be available to all Bearcat fans prior to the game while supplies last. A post-game celebration is scheduled immediately after the game at the Florence/Lauderdale Coliseum, 702 E. Veterans Dr., in Florence. The event will include a buffet catered by Whole Hog Express. The coliseum is an alcohol-free environment. Post-game attendees will receive a wristband required for admittance. Northwest is offering two travel packages to fans interested in attending the championship game. To purchase a package, call Lynnette at Cruise Holidays at (800) 869.6806 between and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to and 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday. Travel packages do not include game or post-game tickets. Depending on arrangements, packages range in cost from $168 to $345. For more information about travel and lodging, go to the Northwest media site at www.nwmissouri.edu/media/news.
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Appeals court allows horse slaughterhouses to open By JERI CLAUSING Associated Press
Companies in New Mexico and Missouri could begin slaughtering horses within a few weeks after a federal appeals court removed a temporary ban that was preventing domestic horse slaughter from resuming for the first time since 2007. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver lifted an emergency injunction Friday that it had issued in November after animal protection groups appealed the ruling of a federal judge in Albuquerque. The judge said the U.S. Department of Agriculture followed proper procedure in issuing permits to Valley Meat Co. in Roswell, N.M., Rains Natural Meats of Gallatin, Mo., and Responsible Transportation in Sigourney, Iowa. The appeals court’s order Friday said the groups “failed to meet their burden for an injunction pending appeal.” Blair Dunn, an attorney for Valley Meat and Rains Natural Meats, said the order lifts the emergency status of the case, meaning it
will likely be months before a final decision is issued. Dunn said the plants are ready to open, although they could agree to remain shuttered if the plaintiffs agree to post a sufficient bond to cover the companies’ losses should they ultimately prevail. “They are getting ready to go as quickly as they can. It shouldn’t take too long. Not more than two weeks,” he said. The Humane Society of the United States said, however, that “the fight for America’s horses is not over.” “We will press for a quick resolution of the merits of our claims in the 10th Circuit,” said Jonathan R. Lovvorn, the group’s senior vice president of animal protection litigation and investigations. The plants would become the first horse slaughterhouses to operate in the U.S. since Congress effectively banned horse slaughter by eliminating funding for inspections at the plants. Congress restored that funding in 2011, but the USDA did not approve the first permits
for horse slaughterhouses until this summer. The issue has divided horse rescue and animal welfare groups, ranchers, politicians and Indian tribes about what is the most humane way to deal with the country’s horse overpopulation, and what rescue groups have said are a rising number of neglected and starving horses as the West deals with persistent drought. The companies want to ship horse meat to countries where it is consumed by humans or used as animal feed. Valley Meat and Responsible Transportation were set to begin horse slaughter operations in August, but U.S. District Judge Christina Armijo blocked their plans while she heard the lawsuit by The Humane Society of the United States, Front Range Equine Rescue and others. The groups claimed the plants should have been forced to undergo environmental reviews under provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act. Responsible Transportation abandoned its horse
slaughter plans and converted its plant to cattle before Armijo dismissed the lawsuit in November. Attorneys for the plants have argued that the plaintiffs are simply in court because they are morally opposed to horse slaughter and are looking for a way to delay the plants while they lobby Congress for a ban. Proponents of a return to domestic horse slaughter point to a 2011 report from the federal Government Accountability Office that shows horse abuse and abandonment have increased since domestic horse slaughter was banned. They say it is better to slaughter the animals in humane, federally regulated facilities than have them abandoned to starve across the drought-stricken West or shipped to inhumane facilities in Mexico. Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States, calls the practice barbaric and has said blocking a return to domestic horse slaughter “is an issue of national importance and scale.”
Mo. fenced deer farms under fire By BRENT FRAZEE The Kansas City Star
Garrett Westfall has some impressive bucks living just out his backdoor in rural Liberty. But when Missouri’s firearms deer season took place in November, he traveled more than 100 miles to hunt. Why? Those deer in his backyard are off-limits. They are part of the deer farm that he runs with his wife, Kelly. “Those are our pets,” Garrett said. “It’s a hobby of ours, but it’s a business, too. “The goal is to produce the perfect buck. It’s like when someone tries to produce blue-ribbon livestock. You want to raise the best.” The Westfalls’ fenced operation isn’t for hunting. The deer are there for their enjoyment. Kelly takes care of the animals the same as cattle farmers might tend to their livestock. She feeds the 40 whitetails and one elk that they
own, makes sure they are tested for disease, repairs fences and works on their habitat. “We both were brought up on a farm,” Kelly said. “We love having the wildlife around so that we can observe them. It’s just a peaceful setting.” Now, though, the Westfalls are concerned that they are in danger of being forced out of business by the Missouri Department of Conservation. Ever since the agency discovered Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in 11 deer in captive operations in northeast Missouri in 2010 and 2011 and 10 deer in the nearby free-ranging herd, deer farms have been under fire. Though the Department of Conservation has been careful to say that exact origin of the fatal, contagious disease is not known, many are pointing fingers at the threats posed by captivedeer operations. And that
isn’t fair, the Westfalls say. “We have done everything asked of us,” Kelly said. “We have done our testing and kept our records up to date, made sure our fencing is in good shape, made sure our deer are well taken care . “But now they’re trying to come up with all these new restrictions that would make it hard for us to stay in business. I absolutely feel that they are trying to put deer farmers out of business.” Jason Sumners, a deer biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, says that is not the case. “We have no intention to put these deer farms out of business,” he said. “We realize they have a place, a value, and they are important to some Missouri residents. “Our goal is to protect Missouri’s deer herd, whether it be the free-ranging deer or the captives ones. When we have a disease like CWD show up, we take that threat
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seriously.” Sumners says the disease, which leads to degeneration of the whitetail’s brain and is always fatal, is infectious and is often spread by deer to deer contact. It grows slowly, but has the potential to affect large numbers of deer before the problem is noticed. By that time, Sumners said, it is too late. That’s why the department is working so hard to contain the spread of the disease. It has advised deer farms to improve fencing, make testing and certification mandatory, prohibit importation of live deer, and prohibit cervids (deer and elk) at animal auction facilities and exhibitions. But the Westfalls and others who represent the state’s 47 big-game hunting preserves and 253 wildlife breeders think they are being unfairly targeted. In fact, many of them aren’t convinced that CWD is the problem it is made out to be. Sumners disagrees. “Because it grows so slowly, it doesn’t affect a deer population overnight,” Sumners said. “But it has the potential, over time, to have a big effect on deer numbers. It’s something we’re very concerned about.”
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Weekly Market Summary Closing on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 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: 17,015 Week ago: 57,367 Year ago: 36,737 Feeder Steers 372 lbs. 220.60 458 lbs. 201.64 548 lbs. 185.66 640 lbs. 176.68 740 lbs. 167.10 848 lbs. 162.45 927 lbs. 152.66
Feeder Heifers 363 lbs. 186.36 454 lbs. 176.22 549 lbs. 165.83 642 lbs. 160.01 738 lbs. 155.59 863 lbs. 155.42 920 lbs. 144.15
Northwest Missouri Weekly Summary
(Maryville, St. Joe) Receipts: 3993 Week ago: 6907 Year ago: 2746 Compared to last week steer calves 5.00-10.00 higher, heifer calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Yearlings fully steady. Slaughter cows steady. 300-400 lbs. 400-500 lbs. 500-600 lbs. 600-700 lbs. 700-800 lbs. 800-900 lbs.
Feeder Steers 218.25-230.00 204.50-219.50 180.75-204.50 166.00-188.00 167.00-171.50 158.25-161.85
Feeder Heifers 183.00-190.00 169.00-190.25 157.00-177.85 152.50-167.50 158.75-159.75 154.00-157.35
Interior Missouri Direct Hogs Weekly receipts: 2843 Week ago: 2536 Year ago: 3315 Compared to last week, barrows and gilts 2.00-3.00 higher. Sows steady to 4.00 lower. Barrows and gilts: Base carcass meat price 73.00-75.00, Weekly top Fri 75.00 Sows: 300-500 lbs 58.00-64.00, Over 500 lbs. 62.0067.00 Weekly Commodity Grain Futures Trends Compared to last Friday: Soybeans nearby .01 to .03 higher, other .03 to .04 lower, Wheat .16 to .23 lower, Corn .04 to .10 lower. Soybeans January March May July August
1343 3/4 1326 3/4 1311 3/4 1299 3/4 1266
Wheat December March May July September
639 650 1/2 655 1/2 653 661 3/4
Corn December March May July September
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Soil Fertility School registration is open By WAYNE FLANARY MU Extension
Growers, certified crop advisers and dealers are invited to participate in a school focused on understanding and increasing one’s knowledge in fertilizing crops and forages. The Extension Service will hold a series of ten evening meetings in January and February at 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The meetings will be held Monday and
Wednesday evenings. The preregistration deadline is December 24, with a maximum of 25 participants. There is a fee to cover the school expenses, such as books and other materials. Wayne Flanary, Regional Extension Agronomist, will be teaching the course. Sign up now by calling the Holt County Extension Office at 660-446-3724 and ask Wayne for details regarding the school.
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The number of Bearcats in double-figures during Northwest’s 105-59 blowout win Monday night over Waldorf College.
“I happened to make it, then made three from three. I got a hot-hand, so (I) just kept shooting them.”
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(JASON LAWRENCE/DAILY FORUM) Northwest senior point guard DeShaun Cooper drove around a Waldorf defender on his way to the basket. Cooper scored 14 points in the Bearcats’ 105-59 victory Monday night at Bearcat Arena.
Bearcats blow by Waldorf
By JASON LAWRENCE Sports Editor
Northwest was hot from the field Monday night against Waldorf College despite not playing in 10 days, as the Bearcats blew out the Warriors 105-59. The Bearcats shot 59-percent from the field and led nearly wire-to-wire, with the only hiccup being a tie at 2-2, in their final non-conference tilt of the season. “I feel we’re very comfortable,” senior point guard DeShaun Cooper said. “We know who our shooters are, we know who can score down low, we know who can rebound, we know who can get steals. I feel everybody
at this point knows what they can do for the team to help us progress in the future, so when you have a team like that (Waldorf), it can help us a lot.” After the 18-minute mark of the first half, it was all Northwest. The Bearcats went into halftime with a 5330 lead and had three players reach double figures in scoring by the intermission. The second half wasn’t much different as Northwest kept its foot on the gas and expanded its lead to as many as 48 points before settling into the final 46-point margin behind a game-high 23 points from new-found three-point threat Dillon Starzl. “We do it sometimes in practice as a joke,” Starzl said. “Other people take
it as a joke. Me and coach Mac take it pretty seriously. I know I can make it and he knows I can make it. He drew it up, no one said anything about it. I knew Coop was going to pass to me and I knew I was going to be wide open. I happened to make it, then made three from three. I got a hothand, so (I) just kept shooting them.” Starzl, the team’s 6-8 senior center, posted 10 points in the first half, hitting one three and hit two more threepointers from the corner in the second half — finally making good on a play the Bearcats have run only in practice up to this point. “He hits them in practice, so I just wanted to see in a game setting if he
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It was March 3, 1983. The Wilber-Clatonia girls’ basketball team was about to play its first state tournament game. If they were to be state champions, they would have to beat three teams rich in championship experience. Three days later, the Wolverines swept to the state championship. One big reason for the title was experience. It was the first time any Gene Steinmeyer player or coach had been in that position, but there was plenty of championship experience. Twenty-five years earlier, the boys’ basketball team from the same school was state champs. Most of those players still lived in the area. The best player on the 1983 team went home every night with a father that was the best player on the 1958 team. The same banner wishing the team good luck that was hoisted over Main Street in 1958 went up in again in 1983. It isn’t always the experience on the team, but the experience that surrounds the team. That’s why the Northwest football team will beat Lenoir-Rhyne Saturday in Florence, Ala. The championship experience is so immense in Maryville, I almost feel sorry for the Bears. It starts at the top with athletic director Mel Tjeerdsma. I don’t think I need to go over the seven championship games and three national titles the head of the athletic department has earned. Lori Hopkins, the compliance officer, has been on campus for one national title and a lot of playoff games. Pretty much the same can be said for Mark Clements, Nate Davis, Scott Nielson, Bob Lade, Joe Quilin, Kelly Quinlin, Mike Creason and the office manager, Michele Steinmeyer. The people that will set up the flights and lodging, work with the NCAA, and plan an itinerary that covers every step for the team have been there many times before. That may not seem real important when the game begins, but it’s really essential. The coaches just want to coach and the players just want to prepare for the game. They know the rest will be handled with care and efficiency. What about coaching staff for experience? Adam Dorrel, the head coach, has been around every championship, every playoff game and every conference championship in one capacity or another. No offense to Mel, but even the much younger coach Dorrel has seen just about as much as his former head coach. Dorrel’s staff isn’t exactly green behind the ears. Defensive coordinator Rich Wright was tutored by the best in Scott Bostwick and now he has the stingiest defense in America. Offensive coordinator, Charlie Flohr, more than paid his dues from the best as he ascended to the head of the most diverse offense in America. Not a single coach has more energy than Ken Gordon and you can see that in Matt Longacre as he harasses opposing quarterbacks. Joel Osborn is a steady hand with a couple of great quarterbacks, Trevor Adams and Brady Bolles. I know that Trevor Adams is the most accurate quarterback in NCAA II. It is true that not a single team has blocked Matt Longacre effectively in 14 straight games. The best defense in American has to stop the LenoirRhyne offense that didn’t throw a pass in their semifinal
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’Hounds falter against East Buchanan’s defense
By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff Writer
Strong defense from East Buchanan and poor shooting led to a rough night on the court for the Maryville boys basketball team. The Spoofhounds (2-4) kept it close throughout the first quarter behind some hot three-point shooting and trailed just 14-10 after the quarter. Freshmen Trey Oglesby and Spencer Morrison led the charge in the second quarter scoring eight and six points, respectively. After going into the locker room tied, East Buchanan came out and out-scored Maryville 14-3 in the third quarter. “Shots didn’t drop, that was one thing,” head coach Mike Kuwitzky said. “I think their defense was very good and it caused us to get out of our offense. Then we took quick shots. When we got out of our offense, that hurt us. We didn’t run our offense very good tonight. Their defense was great, but that took us out of our offense. When you don’t run your offense, your shooting isn’t going to be very good. You’re rushing your shots and taking bad shots.” The ‘Hounds made a late run in the fourth
quarter, but it wasn’t enough. The Bulldogs pulled out a 52-43 victory over the Spoofhounds. Oglesby led the ‘Hounds in scoring, dropping in 11 points. Senior Trent Nally scored nine points, six of them coming from threepoint range. Morrison and junior Hagen Snow both finished the night with six points, respectively. The Spoofhounds have only had a few full practices together as a team after advancing so far into the state football playoffs, which is something Kuwitzky thinks is still holding his team back. “I’m thinking five or six, maybe seven (full team practices) all year,” Kuwitzky said. “We need repetitions. We need time on the practice floor. We need to play together. We just need a lot of repetitions.” The team had developed a bit of a rhythm, winning its last two games before stumbling against the Bulldogs. Maryville still has time to get it turned around and will look to do so against another Bulldog squad tonight. The Spoofhound boys and girls teams both take on South Harrison tonight in Maryville with the girls tipping off at 5:30 p.m. and the boys following them.
(KEVIN BIRDSELL/DAILY FORUM) Maryville freshman guard Trey Oglesby goes up for a break away layup in the Spoofhounds 52-43 loss to the East Buchanan Bulldogs on Monday night. Oglesby scored 11 points in the loss, with eight points coming in the second quarter.
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Spoofhound wrestlers see success STAFF REPORT Maryville Daily Forum The Spoofhounds hit the mats for the first time last weekend and came away with some early-season success in the 13-team Bedford/Lenox (Iowa) Tournament. “We took sophomores on up, kids with more experience,” head coach Joe Drake said. “It was kid of a test to see where we are and see what we need to be working on.” Junior heavyweight Brendan Weybrew, who finished fourth in the state last year, won the tournament for the second year in a row, pinning all three of his opponents on the way to the heavyweight crown. “Brendan had a super day,” Drake said. “One of the things that we were really on him most of the season last year was working on his takedowns, and if Saturday’s any indication of what’s to come, we are going to be very pleased.” Last year’s state other qualifiers, junior Nathaniel Alexander, 126 pounds., and senior 160-pounder Dane Hull, each claimed two victories in the tournament to take fourth place in their weight classes, respectively. Jacob Partridge took sixth place at 106 pounds. The Spoofhounds hit the mat again at 6 p.m. tonight in duals with Hamilton and Gallatin. “We’re excited to put everybody together and see how it all gels and comes together when we fill all those weight classes up,” Drake said. Drake added that moving forward this season, he would like to see the team as a whole be more aggressive on the mats. “If things were there, I think we took advantage of them, but I didn’t think we forced the issue enough,” Drake said. “.... I think we’ll become a lot more successful.”
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game. Ask Missouri Southern how that worked this year? This will be a special week for the Northwest Missouri State football team. Finals have been completed and December graduation is over. There will be banquets, media demands, flights, appearances, meals, lodging and a million other distractions. Don’t worry, everyone has been here before. The coaches will coach, the players will play, and the championship trophy will be carried back to Maryville. There will be honors handed out, but all the people that never suited up for the game will bank another year of experience and get ready for a championship run in 2014. Maybe they won’t have to wait that long. There are more championships to be decided in March and May.
(JASON LAWRENCE/DAILY FORUM) Northwest junior forward Grant Cozad rose above a Waldorf defender Monday night for two of his 10 points in the Bearcats’ 105-59 victory. Cozad was one of five Bearcats in double figures.
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Continued from Page 7 could knock them down,” McCollum said. “He’s probably one of our best shooters, to be honest. We were running plays when he was out there, so for plays we’ll use him as a stretch …. In our offense, he’s still going to be inside, but for some of our driving plays and stuff like that we will use him as a stretch.” Also reaching double-figures for the ‘Cats were sophomore guard Conner Crooker (16), Cooper (14), senior
guard Bryston Williams (11) and junior forward Grant Cozad (10). Cooper said games like this are a good time to work on things for the conference season and make sure everyone is on the same page offensively and defensively. “I feel like when you play against teams like that, you can’t do anything but work on things,” Cooper said. “We learned a lot from what we worked on.” If there was one thing McCollum would have like to see, if was more urgency from his defense. “I would’ve liked to see our defense a little better,” he said. “I didn’t think
we played with a great sense of urgency to start. I thought we were able to put it on them to start, but I didn’t think we played great.” And the Bearcats (7-4, 2-0 MIAA) will need to be on the same page heading into Saturday’s 4 p.m. matchup with Fort Hays State (8-2), which has dropped both of its conference games thus far. “I know Hays is going to be hungry, they’re 0-2 in the conference and they came off two overtime losses,” Starzl said. “We’ve got to have a good four days of practice and prepare for them. They’re going to be ready to get after it and get after us.”
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opened on Dec. 13 to the joy of film fans everywhere, myself included. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey left me ready to continue the trek to the Lonely Mountain with the dwarves and hobbit and I was not disappointed. With a running time of 161 minutes, there’s a lot of space to fill. The narrative follows the main story while keeping us up to date on two smaller, but still important, stories happening in Middle-Earth. The movie opens with the shameless Peter Jackson cameo, an unimportant side character stepping out of a doorway, we meet up with Thorin Okenshield (Richard Armitage) a year prior to the first movie in Bree. The Prancing Pony, the local pub in Bree, holds what looks to be danger for Thorin, until
Gandalf the Grey (Sir Ian McKellen) makes his presence known. He uses his time to persuade Thorin to obtain the Arkenstone and unite the dwarves of the world under one banner. He also suggests that Thorin employ a burglar. We pick up and follow the dwarves as they try to escape from the white orc Azog. The dwarves and Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) have many adventures between them and the Lonely Mountain. Killing giant spiders, being captured by Legolas (Orlando Bloom), escaping the elven stronghold in barrels, floating down a river while being attacked by orcs are just a few of them. The dwarves are always in sync and that makes watching their fight scenes together a lot of fun. While going down the river in their barrels, you con-
stantly see two dwarves working in tandem to take down one of the attacking orcs. Wether its stealing away a weapon from an orc, only to toss it to a buddy just in time to make a saving block or using their barrel to knock an orc into another orc just in time to save someone else, it’s a fun time to be had by all. The real meat of the story comes when the dwarves pass through Laketown and arrive at the Lonely Mountain. After nearly being stumped by a riddle, the group finds the secret entrance into Erobor, the now home of the dragon Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch). The remaining dwarves, some stayed behind in Laketown due to an injury, and Bilbo enter the underground kingdom to face the dragon and try to reclaim the Arkenstone. Bilbo nearly succeeds in getting the stone before enraging
the dragon. It is up to Bilbo, Thorin and the other dwarves to take down Smaug before he burns them alive. As for the other stories that the movie follows, we see Gandalf off on his own trying to take down an enemy simply known before as the Necromancer. Once Gandalf lowers the evil magic surrounding the Necromancer’s fortress, he must face him. The second story we follow is that of Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly), an elven woman. She becomes smitten by the dwarf Kili (Aidan Turner) much to the distaste of Legoals. Tauriel must travel to Laketown in order to save the poisoned Kili. The love triangle of Tauriel, Kili and Legoals seems kind of like dead weight to me. Legolas barely gets a passing mention in the book, but the fact that Bloom delivered a good performance as Legolas in the Lord of the Rings trilogy likely drove the writers to expand his role. Overall I was very pleased with this movie. Coming in I was skeptical about Jackson’s decision to turn this book from two to three movies, but it is set up wonderfully for a closing film. McKellen delivers a great performance, as he always does. Freeman does a great job playing the ever questioning and quick witted Hobbit. Cumberbatch lends his booming voice as the dragon Smaug and he too doesn’t disappoint. While the story seemed to drag at times, it doesn’t disappoint. The amazing visuals just add to the scope and feel of the movie. Great acting, amazing visuals and wonderful source materiel are always going to add together to bake a good movie. With The Hobbit: There and Back Again already in postproduction, I can’t wait to see how Jackson closes the Hobbit Trilogy next year. 4.5 out of 5 Stars
Battle Royale is the Hunger Games 2.0
By Gary Darling Maryville Daily Forum
When I went to the preview for the latest Hunger Games film, the movie company was running different specials about the movie as online entertainment. One of these specials included the trailer to a Japanese film named Battle Royale. To be honest I have never heard about this film. Considering it is a Japanese film, this isn’t alto-
gether surprising. Not that I don’t like Japanese films, I do, I just don’t always have a handle on the films coming out of that country. So upon seeing the trailer I was intrigued to see what connection there could possibly be between these two films that seemed so different. Well, upon watching Battle Royale, I could see instantly why this film has been seen by many as an inspiration of the Hunger Games world.
It is almost beyond black and white. There are scenes from Battle Royale that seem like they could be superimposed over the top of the Hunger Games films. When 800,000 students walk out of school and threaten the entire government and the establishment, the BR Act is passed. The BR act, or Battle Royale, is an annual battle which a middle school class is chosen to participate in this tournament. How do you win the tourna-
ment, well you are the only person left alive. If you try to escape or remove the electronic collar around your neck, you will be killed remotely. This is the situation that faces Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara) and his friends from class 3-B after they are gassed, fitted with electronic collars, and sent to a briefing room to explain what the games are about. In this briefing room, the students are giving the option to kill
or be killed, it is as simple as that. Oh, and one more thing, if more than one student remains at the end of the competition, the collars will be armed and the remaining competitors will all be killed. Nanahara has no choice to compete, but is there a way to win and still keep from killing the girl that he loves, Noriko Nakagawa (Aki Maeda)? He will soon find out. Beyond the simple concept of kill or be killed, other similarities between Battle Royale and The Hunger Games exist. The ones that really stood out to me were the announcements of those killed that day and the different danger zones and how they changed during the day. Now the danger zones are not random in Battle Royale but it had the same similar feel. Overall, though, the film Battle Royale didn’t have the same kind of scoop as The Hunger Games. Probably because it had a miniscule budget compared to a Hollywood blockbuster. Battle Royale was an interesting film based on the book of the same name. Did Hunger Games rip off the concept or was it more of a homage? Who really cares. The films are good in their own ways, you just have to figure which one you like the most. Rating 2.5 of 5
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ASTRO-GRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2013 by Bernice Bede Osol Keep your head clear and your eyes open so that you don’t miss out on a good opportunity. Now is not the time to dream. Work hard to bring your ideas to fruition during the coming months. You have everything to gain and nothing to lose. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Sudden career changes may shock you. A dyspeptic feeling may be the result of anxiety. You need to find healthy ways to blow off steam. It’s important to take care of yourself. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Keep business and pleasure separate, or damaging gossip could affect your reputation. Right now, honesty and discernment are your best bet. Use your skills wisely. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Now is the time to marshal your energy and finally meet some of the goals you’ve set for yourself. You now have everything you need to succeed. It’s time to get started. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Emotional upheaval regarding a family issue may ruin your plans. A move or change to your home will be beneficial. Let your intuition guide you. Your decisions will be right on the money. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- It’s a good day to take a trip. If you maintain an open mind and engage in discussions with the right people, you will learn a lot. Now’s the time to expand your mind. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Be will-
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SUDOKU When thinking slam, consider losers
Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.
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Robert Orben, a comedy writer and occasional magician, said, “There are days when it takes all you’ve got just to keep up with the los-
ing to lend a hand to colleagues. You will gather meaningful intelligence and new skills through courses or apprenticeships at this time. Education and enlightenment will go hand in hand. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If you allow yourself to be impulsive, your flippant nature may compromise a partnership. Get out and have fun. Look into activities that will stimulate you mentally and physically. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You’ll find your responsibilities difficult to bear. Do your best to make improvements that will benefit the whole family. Make a point of asking for help if it’s needed. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you’re clear about your intentions, you can take romance to the next level. Plan to share some private time with your partner so that you may discuss future plans. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Emotions will be difficult to control at home. Take one step at a time and remain impartial during conflicts. Your pragmatic approach will win out. Seek wisdom from someone you respect. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Travel will result in new friendships and the gain of valuable information. Changes in personal matters should be accepted, not challenged. Things will turn out to be better for you in the long run. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your possessive attitude may feel oppressive to your partner. Avoid placing demands on those you love. Now is the time to give others space while you work on yourself.
ers.” At the bridge table, every day you should be keeping up with -- i.e., counting -your losers, even during the bidding. Take a look at today’s deal, which occurred in a social game. How would you critique the auction? North’s response of two notrump was the Jacoby Forcing Raise, showing at least game-going values with four or more spades. South’s three-club rebid indicated a singleton or void in that suit. First, although North’s hand has only nine high-card points, with three first-round controls, it is worth a gameforce in spades. (The hand has only seven losers: two spades, two diamonds and three clubs.) It is not normal to start with the Jacoby Forcing Raise when having a short suit. It is typical to respond with a splinter bid, but North and South were treating a four-heart response as natural, not showing heart shortness and spade support. On this deal, though, two no-trump should have worked well because North
heard that his side had at most one club loser, not the three he was initially worried about. Now he should have control-bid three diamonds or made a four-heart splinter bid. North’s jump to four spades was discouraging. (Yes, he was worried that he had only nine points, but the auction had told him that his hand was worth far more.) Six spades made easily, South taking six spades, five diamonds and a heart ruff in the dummy.
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The Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats knocked off the Grand Valley State Lakers 23-17 on Saturday. Senior #15 Trevor Adams led the Bearcat pass attack, throwing for 284 yards and two touchdowns. Senior #22 Billy Creason was the leading rusher, gaining 72 yards on 12 attempts. Junior #12 Thomas Reuben caught seven passes for 143 yards and two touchdowns. The Bearcats will play Lenior-Rhyne in the Division II National Championship Game on Dec. 21 at 11 a.m.