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Volume 103 • Number 246 • Thursday, December 19, 2013 • PO Box 188 • 111 E. Jenkins • Maryville, MO
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R-II board reviews ballot language for bond issue
Klotz gives drug testing update By TONY BROWN News Editor
Midway through the Maryville R-II School District’s second year of random student drug testing at the middle school and high school, Assistant Superintendent Steve Klotz said the new policy continues to run smoothly with few problems or complaints. Since the program was implemented at the beginning of the fall 2012 term, Klotz said a total of 250 student urine samples have been tested. Several “non-negative” findings resulted, but Klotz said all were declared by the district’s medical officer to have been caused by properly prescribed medication. He added that a small number of students have declined to provide samples, which is their right under current policy.
Students who refuse to submit a urine sample automatically lose campus parking privileges and are excluded from participating in Missouri State High School Activities Association activities, including interscholastic sports, speech and debate, cheerleading and band. Over the past year and a half, Klotz said the district has spent about $4,300 on testing services, which are contracted through a private company. One of the few issues that has arisen with the advent of random drug testing, Klotz said, is difficulty by some students in producing a sample within the allowed time frame. So far, all of the young people tested have managed to provide an acceptable sample, though Klotz said a few students have had to See R-II, Page 3
Getting it right
TONY BROWN/DAILY FORUM
Maryville Superintendent Larry Linthacum, right, reviews ballot language with regard to a proposed $10.25 million bond issue at this week’s R-II School Board meeting. The session also included an update by Assistant Superintendent Steve Klotz on the district’s system of random student drug testing, now entering its second year.
McPherson is No. 1 KEVIN BIRDSELL/DAILY FORUM
‘I love technology’
Sixth-grader Quin Collins does schoolwork on a Chromebook at Maryville Middle School. Collins and other students in Janara Sims’ social studies class now use the web-based computers to complete a wide variety of assignments.
Chromebooks let students walk on ‘the cloud’
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Showing her colors
Kathy McPherson of Burlington Junction poses for a photo with K.C. Wolf, the mascot of the Kansas City Chiefs. McPerson will be honored this weekend at Arrowhead Stadium as the 2013 Tony DiPardo Fan of the Year.
By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff Reporter
Nodaway County woman named top KC Chiefs fan By TONY BROWN News Editor
Football talk in Maryville these days is all about the Bearcats’ attempt to win a fourth national championship. But one Nodaway County couple will be dividing their gridiron loyalty this weekend between the guys in green and the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. Of course lots of Northwest Missouri State boosters also pull for the Chiefs. No real conflict there. But Kathy and Brian McPherson of rural Burlington Junction are especially fond of the Chiefs and have been loyal season ticket holders for more than 15 years. And on Sunday, the Chiefs will repay that loyalty when they recognize Kathy McPherson as the Tony
DiPardo Fan of the Year. McPherson, who will be cheered by thousands of the Chiefs faithful during an on-field ceremony at this Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos, makes no bones about having red and gold in her veins. But more than her devotion to the team — a championship contender this season for the first time in years — the Chiefs selected McPherson as fan No. 1 because of her courage and determination in battling back against breast cancer. McPherson has been cancer free for more than six years, but even when she was actively fighting the disease she managed to make every single home game at Arrowhead Stadium. In order to celebrate her commitment, the Chiefs back See McPherson, Page 3
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Janara Sims’ sixth grade social studies class is taking big steps into a new era of schoolroom technology. Sims’ youngsters are among the first in the Maryville R-II School District to leave console computers and traditional laptops behind in favor of Chromebooks. The compact, extremely fast screen-and-keyboard devices are designed solely for use with web-based programs instead of traditional applications that reside on an internal hard drive. R-II has a tech replacement schedule that cycles from year to year. So when the time came for some rooms to get new computers, Assistant Superintendent Steve Klotz thought he’d give the Chromebook a try. “The idea actually came from (Klotz),” Maryville Middle School Principal Kevin Pitts said. “He’s kind of in charge of technology across the district. We’re on a technology maintenance schedule, and we churn it out when it gets old. This was an opportunity to get more machines for the same amount of money. It was an economic decision, and it ended up working out as a win-win.” After using traditional laptops for almost five years, Sims is happy with how well the Chromebooks have performed. “They’ve been really great,” Sims said. “We haven’t had any battery trouble with them, and they’re quick and easy See Chromebooks, Page 3
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Mark Alan Trimble, 48, of Ravenwood, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, near Maryville, Mo. Mark was born in Maryville, Mo., on August 22, 1965, to Verlin E. and Dottie Jo (Allen) Trimble. He had resided in the Ravenwood, Mo. area all of his life. He graduated from NE Nodaway High School,
class of 1983. Mark was employed for 28 years at the Drake Building Supply Center, of Maryville. He also enjoyed working and raising cattle with his family. He was of the Baptist faith, and had attended the Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville, Mo. On September 30, 1995, Mark was united in marriage to Kimberly Lynn Job, at the Wilcox United Methodist Church, Wilcox, Mo. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dottie J. Trimble in October 2013; and his maternal grandfather, Roy Allen. Survivors include his wife, Kim, of the home; two daughters, Madison Trimble, and Morgan Trimble, both of the home; father, Verlin Eugene Trimble, Ravenwood, Mo., paternal grandparents, Oren Eugene and Rosella (Mires)
Trimble, Ravenwood, Mo.; maternal grandmother, Ruth Allen, Skidmore, Mo.; three brothers, O.G. Trimble, Maryville, Mo., Brent (Rachel) Trimble, Gallatin, Mo., and Michael (Bonnie) Trimble, Hopkins, Mo.; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville, MO. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to services Saturday at the Church. Cremation will be completed after the services under the direction of the Bram-Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville, Mo. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be directed to the family to help with expenses. For online condolences and guestbook, visit www. bramfuneralhome.com
FATHER JOACHIM SCHIEBER, OSB 1919-2013 Father Joachim Schieber, OSB, 94, Conception, Missouri, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at St. Stephen›s Infirmary, Conception Abbey, Conception, Missouri. Father Joachim was born January 4, 1919, in Clyde, Missouri to John and Frances (Kern) Schieber. Father Joachim professed as a monk, August 30, 1939, and was ordained as a priest September 23, 1944. Father was a graduate of Theological Studies at Conception Seminary and M.A.
in History from the Catholic University of America. Father Joachim had been a Seminary professor and prefect at Conception Seminary and Mount Michael Seminary (Elkhorn, Neb.), chaplain at St. Michael Convent (Sturgis, S.D.), pastor at St. Aloysius Parish (Kansas City), St. Bernard Parish (McLaughlin, S.D.), and St. Joseph Parish (Trenton, Mo.). Father Joachim was preceded in death by his parents and nine siblings. Survivors include his monastic community; one sister, Sister Mauricita Schieber of Mount Saint
Scholastica Convent in Atchison, Kan., and numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christia Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 21, 2013, at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Conception. Visitation will be from 6-7 p.m., Friday, December 20, followed by Vespers of the Faithful Departed at 7:15 p.m. at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Burial will be in the St. Columba Cemetery, Conception.
RALPH “MIKE” MCCAMPBELL 1923-2013 Ralph “Mike” McCampbell, Jr., 90, Stanberry, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Pineview Manor in Stanberry, Mo. He was born June 11, 1923 in Darlington, Missouri, the son of Ralph and Velma Estella (Rainey) McCampbell. On December 31, 1950, he married Bessie Nadine Johnson in Island City, Missouri at Rev. Glenn Wilson’s home. From this union, three children were born: Roger Dale, Connie Jean and Gary Wayne. He attended school in Darlington until he was in the 7th grade. In March 1935, the family moved to Stanberry. He graduated in 1941 as a part of the largest class to graduate from Stanberry High School. After graduation, he worked in Kansas City for a year before enlisting in the US Navy. He was one of the original crew on the USS Estes after it was commissioned in 1944. He served in the Navy from 1942 to late 1945. He saw action in the Philippines and in Iwo Jima where he saw both the small and large flags raised. He also saw action in Okinawa. Ralph was a member of the Raymond Sager American Legion Post #260, Stanberry, Mo. and the Missouri/Iowa Barbed Wire Association. Survivors include his wife, Nadine, of the home; daughter, Connie (Paul) Turnbull, St. Joseph, Mo.;
son, Gary McCampbell, Savannah, Mo.; daughterin-law, Louise McCampbell, St. Joseph, Mo.; sister, Georgia Nell, Kansas City, MO; six granddaughters, one grandson, two greatgranddaughters, four greatgrandsons and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Roger McCampbell and brother, Donald R. McCampbell. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 20, at the Roberson Funeral Home, Stanberry, Mo.
Burial with military rites in High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry, Mo. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Friday at the funeral home where friends may call after 3:00 p.m. Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made to Ralph McCampbell Memorial Fund to be designated later in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 153, Stanberry, MO 64489. Online condolences may be left at www. robersonfuneralhome.com.
MARK ALLEN TRIMBLE 1965-2013
Arrangements: Price Funeral Home (www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com)
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– THURSDAY –
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 & 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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Cowboy Christmas, December 29, 6:30 p.m., Wibholm Hall, Clarinda, Iowa Fairgrounds Canto Chorale “The Winter Rose”, 3 p.m., Conception Abbey Pancake Breakfast, January 12, 7 to 11:30 a.m., American Legion Hall, Conception Jct. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, Tuesday 6pm. Northwest Opry 2 p.m. weekly @ Nodaway Co. Senior Center, 1210 E. 1st Maryville, MO. 10-Point Pitch Tournament 6 p.m. every third Sun day in St. Columba Church Hall, Conception Jct AA meeting at 7PM weekly @ Apple House in Clyde, MO Eagles - Forney & Paxson, 7-10pm.
– MONDAY –
Life Beyond Breast Cancer Support Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. on the 2nd Monday of the month in the Hospitality Room at St.
Francis Hospital Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 6pm. 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. on the 2nd & 4th Mondays at Hy-Vee. Manna Kitchen 5 pm-6 pm, St. Gregory’s Catholic Church 333 S. Davis St, a free community meal open to all. AA at Wesley Center, Noon AA at Methodist Church Room 203, 6:00 p.m. Al-Anon at Methodist Church Room 205, 6:00pm.
– TUESDAY –
Wilcox United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Service, December 24, 6 p.m. Nodaway County Senior Center Tai Chi 5:00 to 6:00 pm. Today’s Civic Women meets 6:30 p.m. every first Tuesday @ Maryville Public Library basement, 5629833, 582-4294 Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 6pm. Eagles Bingo, 7 p.m. weekly, Hwy 71 South, Maryville WINGS: Women in Need Gaining Support (women’s support-domestic violence & sexual assault), meets noon-1:30 p.m. & 5:156:45 p.m. weekly @ the Children & Family Center, 1220 E. 2nd St., Maryville
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NEWS BRIEFS Charges filed in gun incident ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The father of a 7-year-old St. Joseph boy who brought a loaded handgun to school has been charged with illegal possession of a firearm. James Mueller, 28, was charged Wednesday, one day after the child brought the weapon to Lindbergh Elementary School. A teacher confiscated the gun after spotting the boy showing it to friends. Police said the boy never threatened anyone. Missouri law prohibits firearms possession by convicted felons. Mueller pleaded guilty in 2005 to a felony drug charge. Mueller was being held Wednesday on $20,000 bond. Online court records did not list a defense lawyer, and no phone number for Mueller could be found.
Dogs disappearing
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Changing how students access information
Trustin Allen, Quin Collins and Riley Gray, pictured from left, work on Chromebook laptops Wednesday in Janara Sims’ social studies class at Maryville Middle School. Teachers say the web-based laptop’s rapid, readily accessible interface significantly reduces the amount of time students need to complete classroom projects and tests.
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for the kids to log on to. It took a little bit of training for them to get them used to logging on, but they’re a whole lot better than the previous laptops that we had.” Quick login and long battery life are two of the features that make the Chromebook well suited for the classroom. The battery can go for more than eight hours between charges, and with the “instant on” feature students can boot up and get to work in a mere eight seconds. Being able to get into the computers quickly is important to teachers who want kids to spend the most possible time learning. Another Chromebook plus is Edmodo, a website that allows students to take tests and do homework that teachers grade automatically. That helps cut down on homework time, and means teachers can spend more hours preparing and teaching and fewer hours grading. “It’s much quicker, and the kids spend less time taking the tests,” Sims said. “It’s quicker because it grades it for you, unless it’s something the kids have to write out. Chromebooks also make it easier for children to work in teams. “Students can share their (projects) and work on them
at the same time as other students,” Sims said. “Class time needed to create a project is probably cut in half because the kids can work at exactly the same time.” With standardized testing moving to a digital format next year, Chromebooks represent an important digital tool in the district’s growing tech arsenal. Pitts said the only problem with the devices so far came from a server issue and had nothing to do with the laptops themselves. “I think we will continue to put (them) in more classrooms as it becomes more available,” Pitts said. “It really has been a benefit to the district. They’re more efficient and they’re quicker. These have been the way to go.” And then there’s the money. Klotz noted that purchasing a Chromebook costs the district a mere $275 compared with $600 for a traditional computer. Another benefit is that Chromebook users can access virtually all of the software they need simply by creating a Google account. The account also allows students to work at school, at home, or anywhere else they can connect to the Internet. “One of our benchmarks as a district is to have kids have a Google account so they can access their own work at home,” Pitts said. “That way it’s stored out there on a cloud somewhere, and they can access it at grandma’s or wherever. That’s better than carrying a jump drive around.”
R-II
or not the district should assume new debt in order to construct a performing arts center at Maryville High School and a new, enlarged cafeteria, kitchen and commons area Continued from Page 1 at Eugene Field Elementary School. Bond revenue would also be used to construct more semiss as much as a full class period in order to do so. He described the amount of disruption to the school day cure entrances at all three R-II campuses and to provide about $1 million for a proposed new practice gymnasium caused by testing as “minimal.” “Overall this has been very easy to implement,” Klotz at the high school that would double as a community storm shelter. said. Building the new gym is dependent On other fronts during this week’s on a federal FEMA grant that would Maryville R-II Board of Education cover 75 percent of the construction meeting — its last before the holiday cost. break — Superintendent Larry LinthaAlso this week, the board accepted cum presented proposed ballot language resignations from four faculty memfor a $10.25 million bond issue set to go bers who will leave the district at the before voters April 8. end of the current school year. EndLinthacum has already begun trying their R-II careers will be Eugene ing to sell the proposal by pitching it Field art teacher Marybeth Logsdon, to service clubs and other community 15 years of service; learning center groups. The measure must receive a teacher Diana Smith, 21 years of serfour-sevenths majority in order to pass, vice; Eugene Field elementary teacher or slightly more than 57 percent. Patricia New, 20 years of service; and He has characterized the plan as a “no high school librarian Barry Crossland. tax” bond issue because the board acted In addition, Sean Wiedmaier anearlier this year to increase R-II’s debtnounced his intention to seek a third service levy from 69 cents to 79 cents three-year term on the R-II School per $100 of assessed valuation. Sean Wiedmaier Board. Wiedmaier’s seat is one of Linthacum maintains the increase, three that will be on the April elecwhich did not require voter approval, is sufficient to handle the debt service on the bonds without tion ballot. Fellow incumbents Roger Baker, first elected in 2005, and Jason Haer, on the board since 2008, have yet to any further hikes. The proposed language will ask district patrons whether announce if they will seek re-election.
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in October named her one of seven DiPardo Fans of the Game, each of whom was saluted during a regular season home stand. All seven winners were eligible for Fan of the Year honors, a competition that ended last week when McPherson, who manages the Citizens Bank & Trust branch in Burlington Junction, received an email announcing her selection. McPherson said it would have been great to be recognized by her beloved team at any time, but that the distinction is especially sweet this year with the Chiefs in the midst of a historic resurgence as an elite NFL squad with
a confirmed playoff spot. What’s more, Sunday’s matchup with the Colts promises to be a classic. The Chiefs are 11 and 3 going into week 16 of the NFL season. The year has been a marked — some would say miraculous — contrast to the 2012 campaign when the Chiefs went 2-14, tying the 1977 2-12 and 2008 2-14 squads for the franchise worst season record in terms of fewest wins. “It’s been a long time,” McPherson said of the Chief’s victorious ways. “It feels wonderful. But I’ve never missed a (home) game, not when we won only two games, or this year when we’ve won all but two. It doesn’t matter to me, win or lose. I’m always a Chiefs fan, but it’s a lot more fun when they win.”
The DiPardo Fan of the Year Award is named for the late trumpeter and bandleader Tony DiPardo, who led the T.D. Pack Band at various times between 1963 and 2008. The band is featured during all Chiefs home games. Dipardo died in 2011 at age 98, and the ensemble is now skippered by his daughter Patti DiPardo, whom the McPhersons got to meet during their VIP day at Arrowhead this fall when the couple got to look on from a luxury box as the Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders. This weekend, as in October, Kathy will be cheered by thousands of redclad fans as she and Brian stand on the field while their images are broadcast over the stadium’s giant ArrowVision video screen.
CLARKSBURG, Mo. (AP) — Residents along a rural highway in central Missouri are expressing alarm over the disappearances of purebred dogs. Nine dogs have disappeared since early September from their homes along a short stretch of Highway AA near Clarksburg, in Cooper County. Among the missing purebreds are two purebred English bulldogs, two border collies, a German shepherd and a Great Pyrenees. The residents say the number and proximity of the disappearances, plus the quality of the dogs, make them suspect someone is stealing the canines to resell them for a profit. One victim, Kasie Giannone, points out that her English bulldog is missing while her three mutts are still safely at home.
Tax credit audits near JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich says he will have reports coming out soon on some of Missouri’s biggest tax credit programs. Schweich says he hopes to release audits early in the 2014 legislative session on tax credits for developers who build low-income housing, renovate historic buildings and clean up contaminated old business sites. Missouri waived $144 million of taxes during its last budget year because of the low-income housing credits. Developers redeemed nearly $79 million in historic preservation tax credits and more than $6 million in Brownfield remediation tax credits for work on contaminated sites. Lawmakers are to consider new limits on some of those tax credit programs during their session that starts Jan. 8. Schweich said he wants the audits out early enough that lawmakers can use the information.
Lawmaker avoids Obama COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri congresswoman Vicky Hartzler is a frequent critic of President Barack Obama. Her concern apparently also extends to his image. After a visit Tuesday to the Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Hartzler was looking for a place to do interviews with reporters. According to news reports, Hartzler asked an aide to move a U.S. flag away from a portrait of Obama — apparently so that the president’s picture wouldn’t be in the background of television camera shots. Hartzler is a Republican who represents the 4th Congressional District in west-central Missouri. She has frequently criticized the Democratic president for his policies on health care, taxes and spending and the federal deficit.
Trial set for poetry rights TROY, N.Y. (AP) — It’s a controversy whose roots trace back nearly two centuries to a holiday poem first published in an upstate New York newspaper: Who really wrote “A Visit from St. Nicholas”? This week a mock trial will be held in a courtroom in Troy, where the now-classic verse, also known as “The Night Before Christmas,” was first published anonymously in the Sentinel newspaper on Dec. 23, 1823. Wednesday’s trial will have a prominent local lawyer representing Clement Clark Moore, a wealthy scholar from New York City who’s credited with writing the poem. Other attorneys will argue the side of Henry Livingston Jr., whose descendants claim the gentleman farmer from the Hudson Valley was the true author.
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Finish college with three kids? I am proof that it can be done
In the past, with this column, I have extremely expensive and the technolexpressed how much technology has ogy to take courses online seemed helped simplify our lives. very clunky. From smart phones to tablets, the But because the need to get that way of getting information out to the piece of paper wouldn’t go away, I masses has completely changed and called my old college to see what my made things that seemed impossible options were. just a few years ago, possible. Incredibly, I had a ton of them and, Backing up a after consulting bit, when I was our budget, my a college student wife and I agreed a few years ago it was time to (10), I decided to give it the “ol’ leave college and college” try. move back to TexAt first I as to get my life thought I was started. going to be overWhat I left bewhelmed. hind was years of I mean, I hadn’t study, and what been in college would amount to for a few years an associate’s deand I wasn’t used gree in Fine Art. to the workload Through the enany more. suing years, I have Then I got into thought about gothe swing of ing back to school Gary Darling, College Graduate things and disand getting the covered somebachelor’s degree, but never had the thing, it wasn’t all that hard. time. Plus, my kids and wife were very Enter my wife. generous with their time and I was One day, a few years ago, my wife able to keep on top of my studies. asked me if I would like to go back –––––––– to school and get my degree finalized. This past weekend, I attended my I thought it was impossible. I old college’s winter commencement couldn’t take time off from work to take courses at the local college, and I in Aberdeen, S.D. It was a little surreal to be back on was worried that some of my courses campus after so many years and I was wouldn’t transfer. Also, the “online colleges” were a bit overwhelmed by the pageantry
of it all. When the time came, all of the undergraduates, including me, stood up and made our way to the stage. I was very nervous when my moment arrived. Would I be that one guy who didn’t get any applause, or the scream from the crowd? But I knew I would get one scream because my wife was out in the audience. Then something weird happened. As I walked across the stage, and after my wife let it known that she was proud of me, I started to hear a smattering of applause from the faculty. That kind of blew me away. Several of my professors from my time at the school remembered me. After the commencement, we were shuttled down a hallway where the professors lined the walls. It was there that I met those members of the faculty that remembered me. Hugs and tears were exchanged and I left the commencement feeling extremely satisfied. –––––––– So I just want to reach out to all those people wondering if going back to college to get a degree is possible with a busy schedule. If this big lug with a wife and three kids, and a full-time job, can do it, you can too. Technology is there to make it easy for you. So don’t let that stop you. It will change your life. It did mine.
Sam Graves
Bureaucrats and School Lunches
Sam Graves It has become clearer than ever that Washington is out of touch with America. Too many bureaucrats and politicians don’t understand the effects of the rules and laws they create.
Take the National School Lunch Program for example. For the 2012-2013 school year, the Obama Administration began implementing new nutritional standards for school lunches. These rules coming down from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are making it harder for school districts to do their job, leading to increased costs and, in some cases, hungry children. In fact, the USDA admits that complying with these rules will add $3.2 billion to school meal costs over five years. The end result, according to the School Nutrition Association, is that one million fewer kids already participate in the program after just one year. There have been a number of attempts to address these overly burdensome regulations. For instance, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office, Congress’ investigative arm, made two simple recommenda-
tions: permanently remove the weekly meat and grain maximums for school lunches and give flexibility to comply with calorie ranges for growing children. Unfortunately, Washington still isn’t listening. That is why I recently helped introduce the School Nutrition Fairness Act (H.R. 3686). This bill forces the White House and USDA to comply with the same nutrition standards it is forcing on kids in school. Any meal – from those served in the USDA cafeterias to State Dinners at the White House – must meet their own nutrition standards. I believe the most effective way to deliver the message to politicians and unelected bureaucrats about their harmful actions is to have them experience firsthand the regulations they approve. Maybe then they’ll consider some commonsense solutions.
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Long-time staffers retire from Maryville By JIM FALL Executiver Editor
Maryville officially bade farewell to three long-time employees Wednesday afternoon at City Hall. Jim Colvin, an equipment operator for the Street Department with 33 years of service; Pam Myers, 22 years of service in three departments, and David Dredge, with 19 years at Mozingo Lake Recreation Area, were feted by fellow city workers, friends and family during a reception in the City Council chambers. The three retiring employees have a combined 74 years of service to the city. Colvin is the senior among the three with 33 years as an equipment operator with the
street department, primarily as a street sweeper driver. Myers began working with the city 22 years ago in the public works department. She later was assigned as an administrative assistant for the city clerk and city manager and closed out her career as the reservations clerk for the cabins, recreational vehicle spaces and the tent camping area at the Mozingo Lake park. Dredge became a Maryville city employee 19 years ago, working in various maintenance roles at Mozingo. The three received gifts from the city to mark their retirements as well as cards from friends and well-wishers.
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Former Mozingo Park superintendent David Middleton (left) shares a laugh with David Dredge during a retirement reception for three Maryville city employees Wednesday afternoon at the city hall. Dredge, Pam Myers and Jim Colvin have 74 years of combined service to the City of Maryville.
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Helping those in need
Top: Members of Eagles Aerie No. 3669 divide up food provided by the Maryville Hy-Vee supermarket for delivery to needy families. Each parcel delivered will contain enough food for a full Christmas dinner. Left: Jennifer Siepel and DeWayne McIntyre of Hy-Vee unload a van-load of food and paper goods for delivery to area families in time for Christmas.
Christmas meals delivered on wings of Eagles By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
Maryville Eagles Aerie No. 3669 will deliver dozens of Christmas dinners to local families in need today. The Eagles, using food purchased at Hy-Vee, assembled boxes Wednesday that contain a main course and all the trimmings asso-
ciated with a full holiday dinner. The Eagles organized a similar effort over Thanksgiving but on a smaller scale. The Christmas operation will deliver about 70 meals, 20 more than in November. Jackie McIntyre, an Eagles member, helped deliver food for Thanksgiving and said the project provided everyone with a positive emotional payoff.
“It was worth it, seeing the smiles on the people’s faces and hearing the thank-yous,” McIntyre said. “Everyone was just so appreciative. Nobody tried to turn us away.” The Eagles decided not to use an outside organization or agency to pick the families receiving food. Instead, each Eagle officer turned in the names of three families he
College of Ozarks opening Christian elementary school BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The College of the Ozarks will open an elementary school in August and hopes to eventually add a middle school to its existing high school, college officials said. The evangelical Christian school said its new kindergarten through 5th grade school will likely have about 15 to 20 students in each grade when it opens. A survey conducted this fall found significant interest in adding lower grades to the high school, which is called the School of the Ozarks, said Sue Head, dean of character education. Head said the survey indicated there were enough families for an elementary and middle school, but grades six through
eight will not open for at least one year. “We want it to be excellent, and we want to do it right,” she said. The College of the Ozarks does not charge tuition, and students participate in on-campus work programs in order to graduate without debt. Scholarships are offered to low-income students. Like the college and high school, the elementary school will emphasize patriotism, good character, college preparatory academics and a “Biblical world view,” Head said. The K-12 program will use minimal technology and emphasize grammar, logic and rhetoric. Students in the lower grades will have chores.
thought needed extra help over the holidays. The boxes contain nearly $50 worth of foodstuffs and other supplies. Money to buy the meals came from proceeds raised by the Eagles’ during bingo nights at their location south of Maryville on Highway 71. The Eagles motto is “people helping people,” and the lodge
is hopeful that the meal program lives up to that ideal. “The boxes will give people everything they need to put together a family meal,” McIntyre said. “We tried to reach some new families this time around.” Tuesday night the Eagles held their regular meeting during which they filled the boxes with food delivered by Hy-Vee that afternoon.
Blood pressure study disputed CHICAGO (AP) — Many older adults with high blood pressure can be treated less aggressively, which could mean taking fewer pills to get it under control, according to new treatment guidelines from an expert panel. But not all experts are on board with the advice — including the federal agency that appointed the group. Panel members stressed that they are not changing the definition of high blood pressure: 140 over 90. For adults aged 60 and older, they are recommending a higher treatment threshold, prescribing medicine only when blood pressure levels
reach 150 over 90 or higher. Too aggressive blood pressure treatment can cause fainting and falls in older patients, or bad interactions with drugs they’re already taking for other illnesses, panel members said. The panel does endorse the lower target of 140 over 90 for younger adults — and for all adults who also have diabetes or kidney disease. The guidelines released Wednesday are based on a review of the most rigorous kind of medical research — studies in which patients are randomly prescribed drugs or dummy pills — published since the last update
in 2003. The research suggests older patients can avoid major health problems like heart attacks, strokes and kidney disease even when their blood pressure is above the current recommended level, the panel said. For many patients, two or three drugs — or more — are needed to bring their blood pressure down. Many older adults could probably reduce their doses, or take fewer drugs, to reach the new, less strict target, said Dr. Paul James, a panel member and family medicine specialist-researcher at the University of Iowa.
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Missouri Cattlemen’s Convention only two weeks from today The Missouri Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) Convention and Trade Show will take place at the Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. Jan. 2-4, 2014. Katie Steen, Membership director for the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, reminds cattlemen and women that registration is still open. “If you can’t register ahead of time, feel free to register on site,” Steen said. “We’ve got an exciting line-up, a new format, and a lot of programs that the whole family will enjoy.” Estate planning and policy matters top the list of topics for Cattlemen’s College, which features 11 speakers. The three-day event will also include a trade show, an annual meeting, board and committee meetings, a banquet catered by Food Network star Kent Rollins, and a great deal of networking and camaraderie among Missouri cattle farmers and ranchers. “We’ll start the event with a welcome dance and reception to celebrate the Missouri CattleWomen’s Association 60th anniversary,” Steen said. “We’re really excited about this new event, which will be free and a lot of fun.” Rooms at Tan-Tar-A Resort are still available for $69 a night. For hotel reservations call 1(800)-826-8272. To register online and see the 2014 convention schedule, visit mocattle.com For more information, please contact MCA at (573) 499-9162 or katiesteen@mocattle.com.
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Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst, center, presents the winners of the 2014 MFB Ambassador Program: Samantha Gibson, left, and Mason Kiehl, right.
Soybean yields Northwest Missouri native named are good despite Missouri Farm Bureau ambassador weather challenges MU Extension
public.” Gibson also represents agriculture as a College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) ambassador, a CAFNR career coach, an agriculture education mentor and a member of the Agriculture Communicators of Tomorrow, Agriculture Education Society, and Collegiate Farm Bureau. Kiehl represented the Linn County Farm Bureau and is the son of Don and Lori Kiehl. He is a sophomore at the University of Missouri-Columbia majoring in agricultural systems management. He is active in the Collegiate Farm Bureau, ASM Club, Ag Economics Club and Ag Future of America. The Missouri Farm Bureau ambassador program selects a male and female student, 17-22 years of age, to represent agriculture and Farm Bureau for one year. Each Ambas-
sador receives a $1,250 educational scholarship and travels to Washington, D.C., in March on a Farm Bureau legislative trip. As ambassadors, Gibson and Kiehl will make selected appearances throughout 2014 promoting agriculture on behalf of Missouri Farm Bureau. They will assist with Farm Bureau events at the Missouri State Fair and elsewhere. Gibson and Kiehl were picked from a field of 18 contestants selected by county Farm Bureaus. The contest included interviews, prepared speeches and extemporaneous responses. The Ambassador program is sponsored by the Missouri Farm Bureau Promotion and Education Committee. Scholarship funds come from the Missouri Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture.
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Soybean yields were good in 2013, a testimony to the resilience of the state’s top row crop. Heavy precipitation and isolated flooding in spring delayed planting. Then the spigot dried up during crucial growth periods. “Soybeans are tough,” said Bill Wiebold, University of Missouri Extension agronomy specialist. “That’s why soybeans are the No. 1 crop in the state.” The northern region of the state stretching from the Mississippi River to the Missouri River reported Group 3 seed yields of 38.8 bushels per acre at Novelty to 70.5 bushels per acre in Craig, Wiebold said. Parts of the region went without rain for several weeks during critical growing periods, while other areas received scattered showers. In central Missouri between Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 36, yields varied also. In the Henrietta bottoms, yields of 70 bushels per acre were reported, while Truxton plots pro-
duced 35 bushels per acre. Columbia yields were 45 bushels per acre. The southwestern Missouri region along the U.S. Highway 71 corridor reported some of the state’s lowest yields. An unusually large amount of spring precipitation and flooding pushed back planting dates and caused poor stands before drought took its toll. The test plot at Harrisonville produced 35 bushels per acre; 52 bushels per acre were recorded at Nevada’s irrigated farm. Southeastern Missouri had 56 bushels per acre at Portageville and 39 at Morehouse among Group 4 seeds. Group 5 seeds produced 54 bushels per acre at Portageville and 44 bushels per acre at Morehouse. Test plots in the southeastern region were irrigated. Missouri is the eighthranking state in soybean production in the U.S. One bushel of soybean produces 1.5 gallons of soy oil and 48 pounds of soybean meal, which supplies 21 pounds of animal feed. Industrial uses are inks, plastics, solvents and biodiesel.
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Northwest thinks championship pedigree is an advantage By JASON LAWRENCE Sports Editor Nothing is guaranteed. That is a lesson the Northwest football team has learned the hard way over the last few years after advancing to a record five-straight national title games, winning the 2009 title. “When I came here, they were going to national championships every year, senior quarterback Trevor Adams said. “I walked into a place that expected to win. That was kind of tough being there for so many years and then we didn’t make it. “Not making the national championship game for a few years, I think it just gave us more of a hunger each year knowing that maybe it’s not as easy as we thought it was.” That title game win helped with recruiting, especially as some of this season’s key contributors watched that game before signing national letters of intent with Northwest. “It was one of those things where I said to myself, ‘How cool would it be to be able to play in a game that big and be on ESPN?,’” junior wide receiver Jason Jozaites said. “That was something they used a lot in the recruiting process. I think that was a huge influence on why I signed my national letter of intent and I think it’s every player’s dream to play in a national championship game.” Watching that 2009 team also instilled a work ethic and taught some of the younger players who were true freshmen and didn’t travel what it takes to reach the last game of the season. “I just remember that our team was really focused that year,” said Adams, who watched the 2009 title game in his dorm room. “They were hungry to get better each week. They weren’t taking big wins for granted and looking ahead to the next week. It was just looking at who we were playing that week. I remember that. Teams that do the little things right consistently, that don’t look ahead and really stay focused throughout the whole season are the teams that are going to be at the top at the end of the season.” Now, like that 2009 team, Northwest has improved each week and made it to the last game of the season and made good on a goal the team set last January. “That was just one word before the season I was thinking — Florence — just getting down there the last time was one of my biggest goals and I think it’s really awesome to get down there and play in the last one,” junior wide receiver Bryce Young said. With it being the last title game in Florence, the players are going to embrace the experience and trust in the coaching staff — and the sixth year seniors — that have been there before. See EXPERIENCE, pg. 8
(PHIL COBB/DAILY FORUM) Northeast Nodaway’s Shaun Burns beat the Craig-Fairfax defense for a layup during Tuesday night’s pool play game. Burns poured in 27 points in the Bluejays’ 76-73 victory. The tournament features boys and girls teams from Northeast Nodaway, Nodaway-Holt, North Nodaway, South Nodaway and West Nodaway along with Craig-Fairfax. For a complete roundup of pool play, see Friday’s Daily Forum. The trophy round will be played Friday and Saturday nights at Northeast Nodaway High School in Ravenwood.
Royals trade Lough for infielder Valencia AP NEWS NOW Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles have obtained outfielder David Lough from the Kansas City Royals for infielder Danny Valencia. As a rookie this year, the 27-year-old Lough batted .286 with five homers and 33 RBIs in 96 games. He played all three outfield positions. He was originally selected by the Royals in the 11th round of the 2007 amateur draft. He made his major league debut in
2012, playing 20 games and batting .237. Valencia hit .304 in 170 plate appearances for Baltimore. He bounced between the big league team and the minor leagues for much of the season. Valencia’s .553 slugging percentage was the fifth-highest in the AL among players with at least 150 at-bats. He batted .371 with 14 doubles and four homers against left-handers while totalling eight home runs and 23 RBIs in his playing time. Valencia won’t be arbitration-eligible until after next season and won’t be a free agent until after the 2017 season
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’Cats win final non-conference bout By JASON LAWRENCE Sports Editor
(JASON LAWRENCE/DAILY FORUM) Northwest junior guard Ariel Easton looked to go around a College of Saint Mary defender during Wednesday night’s contest. The Bearcats got off to a slow start, but turned it around late in the first holding the Spires scoreless for the last six minutes. The Bearcats took the lead early in the second half and pulled out a 64-46 victory behind 16 points from Easton to close out the non-conference portion of their schedule.
Two different teams came to play Wednesday night against the College of Saint Mary, both just happened to be wearing the Green and White of Northwest. The Bearcats (3-6) got off to a slow start and found themselves down by as many as 12 points midway through the first half. “I think it all came down to focus,” freshman post Shelby Mustain said. “We let them hit us first instead of showing them that they’re at Northwest and we’re gonna give it to them.” Then the defense kicked in. Northwest held the Spires scoreless for the last six minutes of the first half and closed the gap to three by halftime, 25-22. Junior guard Ashleigh Nelson’s 10 first-half points led Northwest at the break and she combined with junior guard Ariel Easton to score 18 of the ’Cats’ 22 points. “We ended up getting stops,” Easton said. “That’s what it came down to. We should have came out the gates getting stops and it would’ve been a different story.” In the second half, Northwest came to play and took a lead it would not relinquish just three minutes into the second half, forcing a St. Mary’s timeout. However, nothing changed as Northwest kept expanding its lead by attacking the basket and knocking down open shots at a nearly 52-percent clip, two things the Bearcats
didn’t know with much consistency in the first half. “The drives were open all night and we were settling for threes in the first half and we didn’t hit any (0-for-6),” Mustain said. “Second half we decided were weren’t gonna pull it, we were gonna get to the rim.” Easton finished with a game-high 16 points to go along with 14 rebounds to lead Northwest’s four players in double figures. Nelson finished with 12 points, four steals and three assists while Mustain added 11 points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots and sophomore guard Tember Schechinger scored 10 points, all of which came in the second half. Mustain said Wednesday night’s first half was not a good representation of her team, which should not be overlooked after its thrilling 68-64 loss to No. 3 Emporia State in its last game before the extended layoff. “I think this game kind of slapped us in the face,” Mustain said. “(Fort Hays State) played this team earlier and beat them 100 to 30-something (34). They might underestimate us. I think we showed everyone when we played Emporia that we’re not a team to doubt.” Northwest travels to Hays, Kan., at 2 p.m. Saturday to take on Fort Hays State (7-1) “I expect them to come out and be ready to play,” Easton said. “With us coming to their floor, there’s going to be a lot of excitement for them and we definitely need to buckle down and focus.”
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Eagles drop tough road games By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff Writer
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Body of former KC Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher exhumed for brain exam ASSOCIATED PRESS
Neither the Jefferson boys or girls team were able to find success on their road trip to Mound City Tuesday night. The Lady Eagles kept the game close in the first half, only trailing 12-11 at halftime. The Lady Panthers came out in the second half shooting well and grabbed a 27-21 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Lady Eagles weren't able to hang with the Panthers in the fourth quarter and lost 40-29. Junior Makayla Wilmes led the Lady Eagles in scoring with 14 points. Freshman Kelsi McQuinn chipped in 11 points. With the loss, the Lady Eagles fall below .500 at 3-4 on the year. The Eagles boys team went into the game looking to extend their unbeaten streak, but were unsuccessful. The Eagles defense wasn't able to stop the shots from falling for the Panthers, who shot 62-percent from the field and 57-percent from behind the three-point line. The Eagles fell 61-36 to drop to 6-1 in the early-going. Senior Kyler Farnan led the Eagles with eight points. Seniors Mason Eckstein and Alex Holtman also helped carry the load, with seven points apiece. Both Eagles teams will host the Maryville Spoofhounds tonight. Tip-off for the girls game will be at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow.
EXPERIENCE Continued from Page 7
“You have to go down there and enjoy the experience, but you can’t get caught up in the experience and forget about football,” head coach Adam Dorrel said. Northwest has actually been in the playoffs 18 times, including the last 10 years straight, tied for most playoff appearances in Division II history and will be playing for the national title for a record eighth time. “I think with our coaches that have been there and done this multiple times, that helps so much,” Adams said. “We’re not all just going into this, looking from ‘We’ve never been there, what’s it going to be like?’ Those guys have ex-
Associated Press. An examination of Belcher’s brain KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — For- could determine whether he had mer Kansas City Chiefs’ linebacker chronic traumatic encephalopathy last Jovan Belcher’s body has been ex- December when he killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perhumed more than a kins, with whom he year after he killed his had an infant daughgirlfriend and himself ter, in their home. so that his brain can be Belcher then drove to examined for signs of the Chiefs’ practice faa degenerative condicility and shot himself tion linked to repeated in the head in the parkconcussions that has ing lot in front of thenrecently been found in general manager Scott several living former Pioli and then-head football players as well coach Romeo Crennel. as several recently deBennet Omalu, an ceased players. expert on the destrucBelcher’s family had Jovan Belcher tive brain condition, his body exhumed last said that he “would Friday at North Babylon Cemetery in the Long Island, bet one month’s salary that (Belcher) N.Y., community of Bay Shore, the had CTE” and that the local medical family’s attorney, Dirk Vandever, told examiner should have performed a The Kansas City Star. Vandever didn’t test for it. CTE is a progressive disease linked immediately respond to an email and phone messages left Saturday by The to multiple concussions. It has made
perience and even guys like Matt Meinart, Billy Creason and John Petroff, that are sixth-year seniors, traveled and know what it’s like and are able to share with us what the experience is like.” Those three sixth year seniors that traveled in 2009 as well as Dorrel, defensive coordinator Rich Wright, offensive coordinator Charlie Flohr, wide receivers coach Joel Osborn and graduate assistant Shayne Shade all played a role on the 2009 team that is different to the one they are performing now and they said to embrace the experience. “They talk about how it’s such a once in a lifetime opportunity, how the experience that will we will have as a football team, as a family, it’s unbelievable,” Jozaites said. “They said we get treated very well and most importantly,
it’s the biggest game of the year. Those guys have been there before. We’re going to look to them to show us the ropes. We are a young team and it’s going to be a huge eye-opener for us, but I think it’s just another step to where we set our goal and we’ve got to finish it off.” There are also 13 players on this year’s team that were true freshmen in 2009 along with a pair of graduate assistants that were true freshman during Northwest’s last title game. “We’re where we’re at because of 12 seniors,” Dorrel said. “They’ve been doing everything they can to get to Florence. That’s one of the most-rewarding things about coaching — when you see kids work that hard for this long to get this opportunity, it makes it special.”
headlines in recent years with the deaths of some former professional athletes, and lawsuits filed against the NFL by others worried about the still unclear toll of a sport that can bring repeated blows to the head. Symptoms include memory problems, behavior changes including aggression, and eventually dementia. Dan Ferguson, a spokesman for Jackson County, stressed the medical examiner’s job is to determine cause of death and that removal of an organ or tissue strictly for research isn’t allowed. Belcher’s brain also could have been donated for research, but Vandever said Belcher’s family wasn’t contacted about such a donation. The fact that it’s been a year since Belcher died could complicate the exam. But Omalu said important scientific findings remain possible, noting that he has found clear evidence of Alzheimer’s and other brain diseases during autopsies performed on bodies buried longer than Belcher’s.
That’s experience that their title game opponent, Lenoir-Rhyne, doesn’t have. The Bears are making just their second Division II playoff appearance (2012), but did win the NAIA title back in 1960. “I think that is a little advantage for us getting down there and knowing when to turn it on and turn it off from the excitement and then getting down to business,” Young said. “We know there’s a lot of stuff happening when we get down there, so we’ve got to embrace those moments of having fun together in all the excitement, but when it’s time to get down to work and time to get really focused I think that’s something we’ll be able to switch on and off.” The Bearcats also have a little extra motivation, winning a big one in memory of later head coach Scott Bostwick, who died in 2011
before ever taking the field as head coach. “It’s important to our kids,” Dorrel said. “We talked about it. We’re gonna do some stuff with our uniforms to honor him.” That may include wearing red paws on their helmets, but another red tradition may be passed on to a local establishment should the Bearcats prevail. “Cajun’s — it’s a sports bar that serves really good seafood,” Dorrel said. “He always used to go there when we were down there. One of his goals that he always wanted to obtain was to be able to take his red hat in there after he was a head football coach and won a national championship. If we can find a way to win, I’m pretty sure there’s going to be some guys dropping off red hats over at Cajun’s.”
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Entertainment ‘Mary Poppins’ and 25 US films to be preserved
Fast 6 falls right in line with series
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Just in time for a new movie about the making of Mary Poppins, the 1964 Disney classic starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke has been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress so future generations of Americans can see it. On Wednesday, the library is inducting 25 films into the National Film Registry to be preserved for their cultural, historical or cinematic significance. This year’s selections include Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, the space race film The Right Stuff, and Michael Moore’s documentary confronting the auto industry, Roger and Me. Curators said it was a coincidence that they selected Mary Poppins just ahead of its 50th anniversary and during the release of the new Disney film Saving Mr. Banks, which is about the making of the movie. Steve Leggett, program coordinator for the library’s National Film Preservation Board, said Mary Poppins had been on the short list of picks many times before. “It’s just a title that everyone has seen and recognizes, and the musical numbers and just the Julie Andrews and the shim-shim-a-ree — it’s just become a real, imbued part of our culture,” he said. The films chosen this year span from 1919 to 2002 and include Hollywood classics, documentaries, silent films, independent flicks and experimental pictures. Congress created the program in 1989 to ensure that gems from American movie history are preserved for years to come. Some are chosen for their influence on movies that would follow, as with Pulp Fiction from 1994. The film board called it a milestone for independent cinema, and Leggett noted Tarantino’s “stylized violence and kind of strangeness” in the cinematography. Older films often become endangered of being lost, said Librarian of Congress James Billington, “so we must protect the nation’s matchless film heritage and cinematic creativity.” This year’s selections represent the “extreme vitality and diversity of American film heritage,” Leggett said. Many illustrate American culture and society from their times, he said. The oldest films joining the registry this year are from the silent era. They include 1920’s Daughter of Dawn,”which featured an all-Native-American cast of Comanche and Kiowa people, with a fictional love story and a record of Native American traditions of the time. The 1919 silent film A Virtuous Vamp, a spoof on workplace romance, made Constance Talmadge an early film star. And Ella Cinders from 1926 featured the famous actress Colleen Moore. Earlier this month, the library released a study that found 70 percent of America’s feature-length silent films have already been lost. Other notable selections this year include the 1956 science-fiction film Forbidden Planet, The Magnificent Seven, Gilda, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
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I have to go ahead and get this out of the way — I’m a huge fan of The Fast and the Furious series and preordered the sixth installment after seeing it at its early premier time. So needless to say, I tore into it as soon as it arrived last week to give myself a refresher and see the late Paul Walker in action again. We’ll get to how I feel about his death later and how it effects the series. Anyway, the sixth installment was no different than the previous five, just with a new mission and more of a story line than some of the earlier films. Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) still mumbled his way through lines and the special effects were still a bit more exaggerated than would be desired. For example: Dom dives out of a Dodge Daytona he wrecks into the side of a bridge, catches a flying Letty (Michele Rodriguez) over a bridge opening, and crash-lands onto the hood of a conveniently placed car on the other side. But you come to expect that, even with a plot as predictable as past
installments, if not with a few more plot twists than expected. After taking $100 million from a crime kingpin in the fifth film, Diesel and Brian O’Conner (Walker) decide to lie low for a while only to be summoned by Special Agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) to help him track down Owen Shaw (Luke Evans) and his crew who are causing trouble all over Europe. In exchange for full pardons for their past crimes, Dom and his crew agree to help because Letty, who has no memory, is running in Shaw’s crew. After tracking down Shaw and capturing him in Spain, they are forced to let him go after he reveals that he is holding Brian’s wife/Dom’s sister Mia (Jordana Brewster) hostage. A chase and fight ensues between the two crews on an Army base and Dom’s crew brings Shaw’s escape airplane crashing down before Dom drives a Charger out of front end of the flaming plane. I told you, overdone special effects. Anyway, the good guys prevail, get their pardons and Dom asks Hobbs
for his home in Los Angeles from the original film back as part of agreement. It was predictable and over-dramatic, but that’s what makes the Fast series, so it wasn’t a surprise to anyone with previous experience with the franchise. The cutscene after the credits, which is set in Tokyo (the scene of the third film, Tokyo Drift) sees Owen Shaw’s brother, Ian (Jason Statham) wreck Han (Sung Kang) and kill him, which implies that the third film is slated to come after the sixth one in the order of events. So in typical Fast style, we know the plot of the seventh film — track down and kill Statham’s character for what he’s done. Unfortunately, that film may be in jeopardy after filming was recently postponed due to Walker’s death. While I, for one, am still hoping for a seventh installment (and the two planned future installments), I’m sure the plot will change a bit and the Fast series will have do something it’s quite familiar with — improvise. Might be a little biased, but 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Elysium and Matt Damon, a perfect combination
By Gary Darling Staff Writer
Here recently, Matt Damon has been a go-to guy when it comes to action films. So when I found out that he was going to be in Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, I was completely thrilled. If only there could have been that much excitement for his buddy Ben when he was cast as the latest Batman. Anyway, just knowing that
Damon was going to be the driving force of this film was enough to get me to watch this film. Also, I was a big fan of Blomkamp’s first feature film District 9 and was very excited in seeing what he had in store for his next film. Needless to say, I was not disappointed and have to say this was one of my favorite films of 2013. Of course, 2013 wasn’t the best years in terms of outstanding films.
In 2154, the earth is divided between to social classes of people. There is the poor who are stranded on the Earth, a dying world overrun with pollution and overpopulation. Then you have the rich who have set up shop in an advanced space station called Elysium. In this space station, there is no disease, poverty, or war. Keeping Elysium safe is the Minister of Defense, Jessica
Delacourt (Jodie Foster), who will use any means necessary to keep Elysium free of the plague of Earth’s poor. Even resorting to illegal measures to get her way. On Earth, Max Da Costa (Matt Damon) is trying to turn his life around. An ex-con who lost the love of his life, Frey (Alice Braga), because of his selfish ways. Now he works at a factory trying to make things right and become a
better man. Then, during a routine shift, Max is exposed to lethal levels of radiation that will kill him within days. Now, armed with no more hope, Max seeks out help to reach the one place that can cure him, Elysium. I think what really surprised me about Elysium was how dire it felt from start to finish. That feeling seemed to be on purpose in order for the viewer to truly feel the plight that those left on Earth was feeling at the time of this film. This type of directing really helps pull you into the film and makes you care about those being oppressed. Without that, you might find yourself rooting for the bad guy and no one ever wants you to do that. Although, the bad guy in this film was actually Neill Blomkamp himself. He makes a really good bad guy and he was one of the highlights of the film for me. Overall, this isn’t a perfect film but it wasn’t supposed to be. It does pull you into the plight of the poor and allows you to really get behind the hero. If you are looking for a good, original Sci-Fi film, you could do a lot worse than Elysium. It had me at the edge of my seat and you will find yourself there too.
Rating 4 of 5
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SUDOKU Blackwood is needed for the trump ace
Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Now is the time to mix business with pleasure. You stand to secure a prosperous deal with a new partner. No need to hesitate -- your intuition will be accurate. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Unusual circumstances could complicate legal matters when dealing with someone else’s finances. Make sure you get all the facts and that you understand the information at hand. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Be sure to communicate openly today. Air your grievances rather than harboring hostility. Only then can you move past your difficulties and create an atmosphere conducive to accomplishment. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- This is not a good time to try to influence others. Stick close to home and focus on finishing projects that you’ve already started. Alone time will be the key to productivity. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Your commitment in contributing to worthwhile endeavors will allow you to share your time, energy and suggestions. Your dedication will be very highly valued. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- A stubborn and erratic someone will be impossible for you to deal with. You are better off focusing on professional advancements and working on your self-esteem. Make an effort to leave your mark in some way. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Seek out secure investment opportunities. This is a great day for broadening your mind and learning something new. Listen carefully, and you may pick up a secret or two.
the ace of trumps up his sleeve, but merely to his belief that the Almighty put it there.” This week, we are looking at slam bidding. Yesterday, I pointed out that there are deals in which Blackwood will not help. However, if you wish to find out if partner has the trump ace, you will need Blackwood. In today’s deal, South opens one spade and North responds two notrump, the Jacoby Forcing Raise, showing four or more spades and at least game-going values. First, South cannot use Blackwood, because he has two immediate diamond losers. And since South does not have a singleton, he announces his point-count. Four spades would be a minimum, three no-trump a middling hand, and three spades a maximum. (South has only high-card 16 points, but his hand contains so few losers.) Now North might raise to four spades because he has a minimum. But it is reasonable
to control-bid (cue-bid) four diamonds. Then South employs Blackwood before signing off in six spades. West leads the diamond king. If declarer plays a trump at trick two, he will go down, the defenders getting the spade ace and diamond queen. South has to eliminate his diamond loser immediately. To do that, declarer has to take three heart tricks. He plays a heart to his ace, leads a heart to dummy’s jack, discards his last diamond on the heart king, plays a trump and claims.
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Lager: 911 changes must precede cell tax By TONY BROWN News Editor The nettlesome issue of integrating Nodaway County’s separate 911 emergency response operations was back before the County Commission on Wednesday. The topic came up during a brief visit to the County Administration Center by state Sen. Brad Lager and state Rep. Mike Thomson, whose districts include the Maryville region. Lager and Thomson dropped in on the commission for an annual pre-session conversation with regard to legislation likely to come up at the state Capitol in Jefferson City when the General Assembly
reconvenes in January. It was the last such meeting the two lawmakers will likely attend, since Lager will leave the Senate under Missouri’s term limits law in 2014, and Thomson, likewise term limited in the House, has said he will not seek Lager’s seat. Wednesday’s 911 exchange revisited an ongoing controversy regarding how local law enforcement is organized and equipped with regard to handling emergency calls. Currently three agencies — Maryville Public Safety, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office and Northwest Missouri State University Police — handle 911 calls separately, with the sheriff’s de-
partment also having responsibility for ambulance crews and rural fire departments. For several years repeated attempts have been made to combine the 911 system at a single location, but that’s not as simple as it sounds. For one thing, jailers at the Nodaway County jail are cross-trained as dispatchers, so moving 911 dispatch to another location would likely requiring hiring and training additional personnel. Another problem is who pays for equipping a new facility. Missouri is the only state in the nation that doesn’t levy a tax on cell phones to help pay for upgrading 911 technology. The state does
have such a tax on landlines, but that revenue stream is drying up as more consumers go wireless. Lager has consistently opposed a wireless 911 tax, saying he is not prepared to support new spending for emergency call systems until first-responder agencies statewide consolidate operations using automated Public Safety Answering Points. Lager said Wednesday such PSAPs would consist of secure, unstaffed computer stations that automatically serve multiple dispatch offices by parceling out 911 calls to the appropriate radio desk. “I’m opposed to putting more money into the system before we work to make that system more ef-
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State Rep. Mike Thomson, left, and state Sen. Brad Lager, second from left, are shown meeting with the Nodaway County Commission Wednesday at the County Administration Center. Topics discussed included consolidated 911 service and the rising cost of road gravel.
ficient,” said Lager, adding that he didn’t think local taxpayers should pay for three separate 911 systems that require extensive software upgrades every two or three years. “First of all there needs to be consolidation,” he said. “Then we can talk about revenue.” Lager admits that falling revenue from the 911 landline tax is a problem, but believes there is still enough money coming in for Nodaway County, Public Safety and perhaps the university to pay for a shared PSAP. “I’ve learned in government that if you give a government agency money before a change of behavior you will never get the change in behavior,” Lager said. On other topics, commissioners and the two lawmakers discussed a new federal regulation that ups the requirement for contracting with so-called Disadvantaged Business Enterprises owned by women, minorities and people with disabilities. South District Commissioner Robert Stiens said the new 10 percent standard will add significantly to the cost of building and maintaining county roads and bridges. The commissioners also talked about what they see as a need to bring in more revenue to pay for road gravel, which Stiens said has nearly tripled in price since his days as a township official in the mid-1980s. Lager and Thomson told the commission that additional transportation dollars from the state are unlikely, a situation that has already led the panel to propose a half-cent countywide road and bridge sales tax. The tax, which would require voter approval, would raise an estimated $1 million a year and, according to Presiding Commissioner Robert Schieber, cost taxpayers an additional $100 per $20,000 of taxable purchases.
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