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Task force steps into liquor enforcement gap By TONY BROWN News editor
Five years ago when Missouri was wrestling with the worst revenue shortfall since the Great Depression of the 1930s, one of the casualties was the Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Control — the Department of Public Safety agency charged with enforcing liquor laws, including the sale of intoxicating beverages to minors. From a high of nearly 60 field agents 15 years ago, the division was already down to about half that number when the deep cuts began in 2009. After that, fewer than a halfdozen agents remained on the job, charged with the overwhelming task of enforcing liquor laws statewide. Field operations virtually ceased, and local law enforcement managers, including Sheriff Darren White in Nodaway County, complained that the state had thrown virtually the entire burden of enforcing Missouri’s complex maze of liquor statutes back onto local governments. For a while, according to White and other
officers, liquor enforcement simply became a luxury no one was able to afford. In recent years however, local agencies across northwest Missouri have been working together to get things back on track though a consortium known as the Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force. Coordinated by Sgt. Larry Stobbs of the St. Joseph Police Department, the task force is funded with a $26,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation and has taken on the chore of keeping bar owners and package liquor retailers doing business inside the law. Which, of course, is what most of them want to do anyway, White said, noting that one of the task force’s most important jobs is providing information and training to both business owners and employees on everything from how to check IDs to compliance with obscure statutes governing the sale and consumption of alcohol. “The task force allows us to do compliance checks with establishments that sell liquor,” said White, “But along with that See ALCOHOL Page 6
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Nodaway County Sheriff Darren White, shown here in his County Administration Center office, said Monday the county’s participation in the Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force has helped his deputies stay on top of alcohol enforcement despite deep budget cuts at the state Division of Alcohol & Tobacco Control, which has virtually abandoned field enforcement operations.
U.S. grad rate is 80 percent, R-II at 94.4 STAFF & WIRE REPORT
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Nashville recording artist and 2009 Maryville High School graduate Mitch Gallagher (center) poses with, from left, Janet Scheffe, Emily Vandivert, Tammy Vandivert and Ashton Vandivert during the social hour at Saturday’s Celebrating the Arts benefit, sponsored by the Maryville R-II Educational Foundation.
Benefit event raises $6,000 for Maryville R-II Schools By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
The Maryville R-II Educational Foundation held its Celebrating the Arts fundraiser Saturday at the Maryville Country Club. The event brought in about $6,000 for local public schools. The day featured a twoperson scramble golf tournament, a social hour, silent auction and catered barbeque dinner plus a
concert featuring Nashville recording artist and 2009 Maryville High School graduate Mitch Gallagher. Foundation board member Kelley Baldwin said the event was a success thanks to the high level of community support. “I don’t have the final numbers yet, but it looks like we raised about $6,000,” Baldwin said. “That will fund our entire Classroom Grants Program for the 2014-2015 academic
year. Maryville is a very special community, filled with people with kind and generous hearts.” The Classroom Grants Program helps teachers purchase a variety of learning tools. Past grants have paid for musical instruments, reading and math materials, and graphics calculators. Gallagher and fellow musician Addison Johnson visited with friends, family members and guests during the social hour, then took
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the stage to play a collection of original songs and covers to a sold-out audience. “The two singers have been close friends for years, and it showed in their onstage rapport,” Baldwin said. “They were gracious, talented and very kind.” The Celebrating the Arts benefit honored dozens of Maryville R-II alumni who work in the areas of advertising, movie production, music/art education and the fine and performing arts.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. public high schools have reached a milestone, an 80 percent graduation rate. Yet that still means 1 of every 5 students walks away without a diploma. Citing the progress, researchers are projecting a 90 percent national graduation rate by 2020. Their report, based on Education Department statistics from 2012, was presented Monday at the Building a GradNation Summit. The growth has been spurred by such factors as a greater awareness of the dropout problem and efforts by districts, states and the federal government to include graduation rates in accountability measures. Among the initiatives are closing “dropout factory” schools. In addition, schools are taking aggressive action, such as hiring intervention specialists who work with students one on one, to keep teenagers in class, researchers said. The Maryville R-II School District has outstripped the national average for years and consistently achieves a high school graduation rate of more than 90 percent. In 2013, the average was 96.4 percent, itself a significant improvement over the previous two years locally, when the rate was 92.2 percent in 2012 and 93.7 percent in 2011. As a state, Missouri also fared well in comparison with the rest of the nation with an average high school graduation rate of 86 percent. The rate is not uniform across lines of race, wealth and culture with students of Asian/ Pacific island heritage achieving a graduation rate high of 90 percent, followed by Caucasians (89 percent), Hispanics (80 percent) and African-Americans (73 percent). And family income matters. Missouri’s “Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for “non-low income” students is 91 percent. However the ACGR for low-income teens is only 79 percent. Nationally, according to the Associated Press, growth in rates among African-American and Hispanic students helped fuel the gains. Most of the growth has occurred since 2006 after decades of stagnation. “At a moment when everything seems so broken and seems so unfixable ... this story tells you something completely different,” said John Gomperts, president of America’s Promise Alliance, which was founded by former Secretary of State Colin Powell and helped produce the report. Graduation rates increased 15 percentage points for
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WILLIAM “PERRY” LANGER, SR.
1929 – 2014 William “Perry” Langer, Sr. was born February 13,
LOREN O. WORKMAN
1923-2014 Loren O. Workman, 91, Fontana, Calif., passed away April 16, 2014. He was born February
SCOTT ALLEN MACKEY
1964 – 2014 Scott Allen Mackey was born October 26, 1964 in Clarinda, Iowa ; the oldest son to Glenn and Norma (Edwards) Mackey. The family moved to a farm southeast of Bedford in 1965 and in August of 1966, Scott welcomed his first brother, Todd. In the spring of 1968 the family of four relocated to a farm just north of Braddyville where Scott attended Kindergarten at South Page with Mrs. Hamm as his teacher. In March of 1970, another brother, Tracy was welcomed to the family along with his baby brother, Seth in 1974. Scott continued his education with South Page through the 8th
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1929 and passed away April 26, 2014. Perry is survived by his wife of 64 years, Eva Jean, his three children, Deborah (Mike) Zarich of Longmont, Colorado, Brenda (Rudy) Carlos of Spanish Forks, Utah and Bill (Robin) Langer of Arvada, Colorado, 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, sisters Patricia (John) Leto of Des Moines, Iowa and Judy Burns of Phoenix, Arizona. Perry was predeceased by his brother Arlan (Mary) Langer of Hender-
son, Nevada. A Memorial celebration of Perry’s life will be held at Olinger Crown Hill – Pavilion of Reflection on Friday, May 2 at 2 p.m. Memorial contributions can be made to Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church, 4425 Kipling Street, Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 or to The Family Hospice Foundation at www.familyhospice.net. Visit www. crownhillfuneral.com to share condolences. The family may be reached at mpzarich@q.com.
18, 1923, in Maryville, Mo. and graduated from Maryville College with a Master’s Degree. He taught school in Missouri and California. After retiring, he lived in Fon-
tana. Loren is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Workman; his ex-spouse, Joann Workman, of Upland, Calif.; and his loving pug, Jasper.
grade and then started High School at West Nodaway where he graduated with the class of 1983. While in high school, Scott participated in football and track and in 1982 was selected by the American Legion to participate in the Missouri Boys State. Scott attended Iowa Western Community College and graduated with an Associate in Applied Science Electromechanical Technology degree in May of 1986. During his summers, he was employed by Dan Sales and Services in Braddyville. Following his graduation, Scott was employed for three years at the Red Oak Die Cast then went to NSK Corp. for 24 years in the maintenance department. He enjoyed martial arts, fishing, computers and spending time with his family and friends Scott passed away at the age of 49 years, 5 months and 26 days, on Monday, April 21, 2014, at Goldenrod Manor Nursing Home in Clarinda. He is preceded in death by his grandparents Harold and Ethel Mackey and Ted and Fern Edwards. Surviving Scott is his
parents Glenn and Norma Mackey of Braddyville; brothers: Todd (Kathy) of Blanchard, Tracy (Lynda) of Gloucester, Va. and Seth (LeAnn) of College Springs; nieces and nephews: Marcus, Kyle, Brianna, Alex, Amorette, Chayse, Kade (Amber), Shaylen (Aaron) and Owen; along with an extended family of aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. Scott always had a friendly smile and was ready to help whenever called upon. He will be missed greatly. Funeral services for Scott were held 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, 2014 at the Braddyville Christian Church with Gordon Green officiating. Burial followed the service in the Braddyville Cemetery. Visitation was scheduled from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 24 at Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel in Clarinda. Memorials are suggested to the Braddyville Christian Church or an organization of the donor’s choice. Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel in Clarinda was in charge of arrangemets.
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Services for Theodore “Ted” Weichinger, Jr., 88, Maryville, Mo., were held April 26, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church, Maryville with Reverend Jonathan Mitchell and Robert Ceperley officiating. He passed away on April 23,
2014 in Maryville. Larry Mannasmith was organist and pianist with Vanessa Parsons as soloist on the musical selections of “Rock of Ages”, “In the Garden” and “We Will Meet Again”. Pallbearers were Jeff
Duff, Jon Duff, Colby Weichinger, Bryce Buholt, Steven Kennedy, Dave Todd, Korbin Koch and Riley Todd. He was laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville.
Community Events – TUESDAY – Maryville Sharks Parent Info Meeting, 6:30 p.m., MCC, April 29 Quitman Cemetery Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Kiss My Grits, Burlington Jct., April 29. Nodaway County Senior Center Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m. Maryville Garden Club Mtg.,10 a.m., Greenhouse Tours, May 6. The Very Hungry Caterpillar Story Hour, 6:15 p.m., Maryville Public Library, May 20. Summer Reading Program begins, Maryville Public Library, May 27Eagles Bingo, 7 p.m. weekly, Hwy. 71 South, Maryville Today’s Civic Women meets 6:30 p.m. first Tuesday, Maryville Public Library basement, 562-9833, 582-4294
6 p.m. weekly, Davison Square. Eagles Closed
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Nodaway County Senior Center Hand & Foot 9 a.m. Dinosaur Stomp Story Hour, 5:30 p.m., Maryville Public Library, May 1. Humane Society Spring Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., First Christian Church, Maryville, May 1 Nook Book Club for Youth, 3:30 p.m., Maryville Public Library, May 8. Film & Lit Club for Youth, 4 p.m., Maryville Public Library, May 15. Diabetic Support Group second Thursday, South Hills Medical Building, Front Lobby. Book Nibblers for infants to age 3, 9:45 to 10:15 a.m., Maryville Public Library Nodaway County Assoc. of School Employees meeting, 1st Thursday, MarchJune, Sept.-Dec., 9 a.m., Nodaway County Senior Center. Optimist Club, Maryville meeting, 7 a.m., Holiday Inn Express meeting room Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 6 p.m. Nodaway County Federated Republican Women meet 11:30 a.m. 1st Thursday of the month at Carson’s, Maryville Maryville Business & Professional Women’s Organization meets 6 p.m. 4th Thursday, First Christian Church, Maryville, 660582-4959 or 582-4898 Shepherd’s Kitchen offers a free supper from 5 to 6 p.m. weekly, First Presbyterian Church, Maryville
Nodaway County Senior Center, Tai Chi 5 to 6 p.m Coffee Talk, senior health & awareness. 3rd Wednesday, Nodaway County Senior Center, 10:30-11 a.m., followed by blood pressure clinic Library Card Holders Computer Training, Maryville Public Library, 11 a.m. Dementia, Alzheimers support group, 3rd Wednesday, 6-7 p.m. Presbyterian Church, Maryville. Jessica Loch, 816-261-2440. Tina Baker, Nodaway Nursing Home 660-562-2876. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., 6 p.m. Community Meals First United Methodist, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., 1st/Main. St. Francis Retirees will meet, 1st Wednesday, 9 a.m., Nodaway County Senior Center. Breast Cancer Support Group, noon, 2nd Wednesday, First Christian Church, Rm 106, Maryville AA meeting at 6 p.m. weekly , Davison Square. AL-Anon meeting at
Nodaway County Senior Center Pinochle tournament, 12:30 p.m. Library Card Holder computer tutoring, 9:15 a.m., May 2. 582-5281 Nodaway Masonic Lodge Fish Fry, 4 to 7 p.m., Senior Center, May 2 Bake Sale, 1 to 6 p.m., Burlington Jct. United Methodist Church, May 2. Forney Paxton Band, 8 p.m., American Legion, Maryville, May 9. Widowed Persons Lunch, 11:30 a.m., LaBonita, May 9 Car Show, 5:30 p.m., McDonalds, Maryville American Legion Ham & Scalloped Potatoes, 2nd Friday monthly, 5 to 7 p.m., Burlington Jct. Legion Hall Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 8 a.m. Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th., 8 p.m. Open Mic Nights every week; music, comedy, poetry drama, The Rose Theater, Maryville; sign in 6:30 p.m., begin 7 p.m.
Living Free Narcotics Anonymous, Countryside Christian Church, 16th & Country Club Rd. 6 p.m. WINGS (women’s support-domestic violence & sexual assault), meets noon1:30 p.m. & 5:15-6:45 p.m. weekly, Children & Family Center, 1220 E. 2nd St., Maryville TOPS meets weekly 5:30 p.m. for weigh-ins, 6 p.m. meeting, First Christian Church, Maryville Maryville Public Library Board of Trustees mtg., 2nd Tuesday, noon, conference room Alzheimer’s Support meets, 6 p.m. 3rd Tuesday, Laura Street Baptist Church, Maryville, Heather Jackson.
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ADHD Support Group meets 6-8 p.m. 3rd Friday in Hospitality Rm., St. Francis Hospital, info 660-254-4369 AA meeting, 8 p.m. weekly, Conception Abbey
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Maryville Garden Club Spring Plant Sale, 1210 E. 1st, 7-11 a.m., May 3 Maryville City Wide Garage Sales, May 3 Abbey Trails 5K walk/ run, 9 a.m., Conception Abbey, May 3 German Fest Luncheon, 11 to 1:30, Nodaway County Historical Museum, May 10 Nodaway County Relay for Life, 2-10 p.m., Bearcat Arena, May 17 Clearmont City Wide Yard Sales, May 17 Graham High & Nodaway-Holt High Banquet, 5 p.m., Graham HS Gym, May 24. North Nodaway Hopkins Alumni Banquet, May 24. Scholastic Book Fair, Maryville Public Library, May 31 Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th St., noon. Fish Fry 5-7 p.m. 2nd Saturday of month, Elmo Comm. Bldg. MS Support Group meets 10:30 a.m. 2nd Saturday, Lietner Rm., Gregory’s Church (except July & August) Over Eaters Anonymous meets 9 a.m. weekly, St. Francis Hospitality Room, 2016 S. Main St.
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Pancake Breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, Parnell Legion Hall, May 4. Union Twp. Fire Department Breakfast, 7-11 a.m., Pickering Community Building, May 4. Nodaho 3-D Shoot, 8:30 a.m., Graham Archery range, May 11 Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, Tuesday 6 p.m. Northwest Opry 2 p.m. weekly, Nodaway Co. Senior Center, 1210 E. 1st Maryville. 10-Point Pitch Tournament 6 p.m. 3rd Sunday in St. Columba Church Hall, Conception Jct AA meeting at 7 p.m. weekly, Apple House, Clyde Eagles - Forney & Paxson, 7 to 10 p.m.
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Coffee Talk, senior health & awareness. 1st Monday, Maryville Community Center, 10-10:30 a.m. Life Beyond Breast Cancer Support Group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. 2nd Monday, Hospitality Room, St. Francis Hospital Never Alone Narcotics Anonymous, Wesley Foundation, 549 W. 4th, 6 p.m. Over Eaters Anonymous meets 5:30 p.m. weekly, Franciscan Rm., St. Francis Hospital
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LOCAL NEWS Business ed society earns national honor
The Beta Chapter of Pi Omega Pi at Northwest Missouri State University earned second place at the 2013 National Chapter Competition held earlier this month in Los Angeles. The competition results are based on reports submitted about chapter projects at the local and national levels. Beta Chapter members assist with the annual Future Business Leaders of America conference held at Northwest each February and publish an annual alumni newsletter. The Beta Chapter also received recognition for 90 years as an organization, making it the oldest active chapter in the nation. Nancy Zeliff, professor of computer science and information systems, was recognized for 25 years of service as the chapter’s sponsor. Pi Omega Pi is a national business education honor society whose goals include mentoring business education professionals and promoting scholarship within the field. Beta Chapter members include Kirsten Applegate, Jacob Brawner, Kelsey Butler, Kevin Dodson, Rachael J. Simmons and Amy Wimer.
CAPITOL NEWS Norquist wants tax cut
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist is traveling across Missouri in support of an income tax cut passed by the Republican-led Legislature. Norquist appeared at news conferences Monday with House Speaker Tim Jones in Cape Girardeau and Springfield. Meanwhile, education and business groups were squaring off in Jefferson City with dueling news conferences criticizing and praising the measure. Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon has indicated he will veto the tax cut this week. Republican legislative leaders plan to try to override the veto.
Senate taking up highway sales tax
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate plans to debate a 1-cent sales tax increase for transportation this week. Senate Majority Leader Ron Richard says he expects debate to begin on Tuesday. The proposed constitutional amendment cleared the House earlier this year and would need to be approved by voters in November to take effect. A similar proposal stalled in the Senate last year during the closing days of the Legislature’s session. It was blocked by a group of conservative Republicans who argued raising taxes was contrary to the party’s values. The measure is expected to generate $8 billion over the 10-year lifespan of the tax. Funding would be used for construction, operating costs and alternative modes of transportation.
STATE/NATIONAL Marijuana inmate seeking clemency
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 61-year-old Missouri man serving a life sentence without parole for three marijuana felonies is asking Gov. Jay Nixon to grant him clemency. Jeff Mizanskey has spent the last 20 years in prison after he was convicted and sentenced as a “prior and persistent drug offender” under Missouri law. That law allows sentences of life without parole for people with three felony drug convictions. Police say the Sedalia man conspired to sell six pounds of pot to a dealer connected to Mexican drug cartels. On Monday, supporters of Mizanskey’s clemency effort delivered a petition with nearly 370,000 signatures to the governor’s office.
City settles with man put in jail by mistake
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The city of St. Louis and its police department have paid $62,500 to a man who was jailed by mistake for more than two months. The payment settles a federal lawsuit filed by Travis Jones after he was arrested in November 2009 on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest. Jones was also booked as Mark Crumble, who was wanted for violating probation, because police assumed he might be Crumble using Jones as an alias. Jail records indicate that police and jailers knew within nine days that they had arrested Jones on another man’s warrant but Jones was held for two more months. The city said as part of the settlement that it was not admitting liability or wrongdoing.
U.S. Rep claims innocence
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a former Marine and FBI agent who’s been the target of a campaign-finance investigation, was instead charged on Monday with evading taxes by concealing more than $1 million in sales and wages while running a small Manhattan restaurant. Grimm surrendered to FBI agents early Monday following a two-year investigation that initially focused on alleged attempts to bypass contribution limits. He pleaded not guilty through his lawyer in federal court in Brooklyn to mail, wire and tax fraud charges and was released on $400,000 bond.
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Spring cleaning
Reagan Meyer and Grant Meyer assist community members in unloading trash and other items at a dumpster on Saturday morning in Conception Junction. The Tri-C area’s Community Action Renewal Team (CART) organized the area-wide clean-up day with dumpsters in Conception Junction and Clyde.
Student geologist wins grant MARYVILLE, Mo. — Northwest Missouri State University student Tim Janousek has received the prestigious L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. The international award provides $500 to an undergraduate student and an additional $500 in support of the university’s AAPG chapter. Applicants are judged on academic performance and leadership. A total of 69 grants were awarded this year worldwide. Janousek, a senior geology major from Norfolk, Neb., won the prize in connection with fossil research conducted under the guidance of John Pope, assistant professor of geology and advisor of Northwest’s AAPG chapter.
“The grant signifies a culmination of the work that Dr. Pope and I have done together,” Janousek said. “Being awarded tells me that someone outside of Northwest thinks that what I am doing is noteworthy, which is very humbling.” Janousek, who will graduate this spring, credits an introduction to geology course and the university’s geology faculty for sparking his interest in the field. “Dr. (Renee) Rohs-Sparks brought so much energy to the course, and it was definitely my favorite class of the trimester,” Janousek said. “I also had lab with Dr. Pope, who was very helpful and knowledgeable. He was a big deciding factor in my choice to declare geology as a major.”
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Grad rates higher at local schools Continued from Page 1 Hispanic students and 9 percentage points for African American students from 2006 to 2012, with the Hispanic students graduating at 76 percent and AfricanAmerican students at 68 percent, the report said. To track historic trends, the graduation rates were calculated using a different method. Also, there were 32 percent fewer “dropout factories” — schools that graduate less than 60 percent of students — than a decade earlier, according to the report. In 2012, nearly one-quarter of African-American students attended a dropout factory, compared with 46 percent in 2002. About 15 percent of Hispanic students attended one of these schools, compared with 39 percent a decade earlier. There were an estimated 1,359 of these schools in 2012. Iowa, Vermont, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Texas
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ranked at the top with rates at 88 percent or 89 percent. The bottom performers were Alaska, Georgia, New Mexico, Oregon and Nevada, which had rates at 70 percent or below. Idaho, Kentucky and Oklahoma were not included because these states received federal permission to take longer to roll out their system. The rate of 80 percent is based on federal statistics primarily using a calculation by which the number of graduates in a given is year divided by the number of students who enrolled four years earlier. Adjustments are made for transfer students. “It’s actually a story of remarkable social improvement, that you could actually identify a problem, understand its importance,
figure out what works and apply it and make a difference,” said Robert Balfanz, a researcher with the Everyone Graduates Center at the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University and one of the authors of the report. Among the advice offered by Balfanz and his colleagues to get the nation’s graduation rate to 90 percent: • Don’t forget California. With 13 percent of the nation’s schoolchildren and 20 percent of low-income children living in California, the state must continue to show growth. The state’s overall rate was 79 percent compared with 73 percent for the state’s low-income students. • Improve outcomes for special education students.
Students with disabilities make up about 15 percent of students nationally but have a graduation rate 20 percentage points lower than the overall average. The rate for students with disabilities varies by state, with a rate or 24 percent in Nevada and 81 percent in Montana. • Focus on closing racial and income gaps. • Think big cities. Most big cities with high concentrations of low-income students still have graduation rates in the 60s or lower. EDITOR’S NOTE: See the Daily Forum later this week for staff writer Steve Hartman’s report on why the Maryville R-II School District is a consistent top performer in the terms of the number of students who leave school with their diploma.
Dear Friends
How we have enjoyed the lovely cards we received for our 50th Wedding Anniversary! Each of you have touched our lives in a special way! Thank you so much!
Doug and Susan Moore
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ALTERNATIVE OPINION
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Over the past several years, Missouri has lost far too many jobs to bordering states because our economic development policies have failed to keep pace with the times. Under Governor Nixon, our state has persisted to focus on big-government, handout-centric policies which have placed Missouri at a competitive disadvantage. I want to change this, as do many of my fellow Republicans in the Missouri House and Missouri Senate. Our conservative majority has been assembling a package of reforms which will help vault our economy into the upper echelon of the nation, and Freedom to Work legislation is a vital part of the plan. Freedom to Work is a simple measure which states that no worker may be required to join a union or pay dues to get a job. To me, and to many others across the state, this is simply common sense. The choice about whether or not to join a union should be up to each individual worker, not forced upon them as a condition of their employment. Unfortunately, union bosses see it differently. This bill threatens their power, and if passed, it will give control of the unions back to Missouri’s workers by enabling them to exercise accountability and leave a union if they disagree with the union’s actions. Because union bosses fear losing their power, they are representing this measure as the death of unions. The truth could not be any more opposite. The number one threat to unions is the same as the number one threat to our workforce as a whole – inaction on our economy. Indiana and Michigan, two very unionized states, recognized this when adopting their own Freedom to Work laws. They had been losing jobs for years, and now they have started to bring jobs back. For an example that is closer to home: our neighboring state of Oklahoma, which has a Freedom to Work law, actually gained 21,000 union members between 2011 and 2012 because their economy is growing. In Missouri, we lost 51,000 over the same time period because our economy is stagnant. The economic record of Freedom to Work legislation is clear: states with a Freedom to Work law grow more quickly than states without a Freedom to Work law. The difference is magnified in certain economic sectors, especially manufacturing; the National Institute for Labor Relations Research found that the real manufacturing GDP grew by 31.8 percent in states with a Freedom to Work law between 2002 and 2012, while the growth rate was much smaller in non-Freedom to Work states — only 20.6 percent. This year, we have the potential to join the ranks of other Freedom to Work states, and it is my hope that my fellow Republicans in the House and Senate will vote to support this common sense policy and put Freedom to Work on the ballot in 2014. State Rep. Tim Jones is the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.
I believe it was Pete Seeger who originated the popular folk song, “When will we ever learn,” maybe in 1955. Maybe a year later. But the covers followed for years, by the likes of The Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul and Mary, Bobby Darin, Harry Belafonte, Eddie Arnold, Joan Baez, Olivia Newton-John and a host of others, both foreign and domestic, even including Dolly Parton. I am uncertain whether it has been set to music yet, but another name was added to the list of those who “sing that song” last week — in St. Louis, no less. At the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, no less. This most recent rendition is by a guy named Scott Bujnak. And, according to a piece by P-D columnist Bill McClellan, Bujnak is the latest folk hero. “Bujnak is 56. He had worked for the company for 18 years,” McClellan wrote. “He was the head carpenter. Talented and popular. “Business being what it is these days — all about the bottom line — most of the remodeling projects were done on shoestring budgets. And Scott was a master at recycling. Mix cans of old paint together and see what colors you get. Reuse mismatched carpet squares instead of buying new,” McClellan explained. “If that’s what you have to do, that’s what you do. Save $10 here, $50 there. It adds up. “Then Bujnak read that the big boss — the boss who runs the company that owns the company for which Bujnak worked — was getting a $700,000 bonus. “That was the straw that broke the camel’s back,” McClellan quoted Bujnak as saying. Bujnak’s wife, Kate, had resigned her job at the newspaper some six years earlier, following a manager’s — she was one — meeting when the publisher said, “If you’re here, you still have a job.” She looked around at some empty chairs where friends had recently sat,and decided it was time to look elsewhere. So, what’s the point of this story
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Contact Your Lawmakers STATE SEN. BRAD LAGER: R-Maryville, Room 429, State Capitol Building, Jefferson city, Mo. 65101; Ph. 573-751-1415; brad.lager@senate. mo.gov. STATE REP. MIKE THOMSON: R-Maryville, Room 406A, State Capitol Building, Jefferson city, Mo. 65101; Ph.: 573-751-9465; mike.thomson@house.mo.gov. U.S. SEN. ROY BLUNT: R-Missouri; B40C, Dirksen Senate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C. Ph.: 202-224-5721. Kansas City Office: 911 Main St., Suite 2224 Kansas City, Mo 64105 Ph: 816-471-7141 U.S. SEN. CLAIRE McCASKILL: D-Missouri; Hart Senate Office Building, Suite. 506, Washington, D.C. 20510, Ph: 202-224-6154 Kansas City Office: 4141 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite. 101, Kansas City, Mo. 64111; Ph: 816421-1639 U.S. REP. SAM GRAVES: R-Missouri 6th District Washington Office, 1415 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515; Ph.: 202225-7041 Kansas City Office, 11724 NW Plaza Circle, Suite 900, Kansas City, Mo. 64153; Ph: 816-792-3976 St. Joseph District Office, 411 Jules St., Room 111, St. Joseph, Mo. 64501; Ph: 816-749-0800 GOV. JAY NIXON: D, P.O. Box 720, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO 65102 Ph: 573-751-3222.
about some dude who used to work for the St. Louis newspaper? When will we ever learn? The point is not particularly about newspapers, or big companies. It’s about both. And about mega companies all over this country. When will we ever learn? Better yet — when will THEY
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ever learn? The Maryville Daily Forum is a prime result of “their” not having learned. The P-D was “not an unpleasant place to work,” so Bujnak “soldiered on,” McClellan explained. “These are tough times, in many industries.” But McClellan continued his story. “The turbulence doesn’t hit everybody. Mary Junck, the CEO of Lee Enterprises, the company that owns (the Post-Dispatch, and a host of other newspapers, including five in Montana I worked closely with for 10 years), received total compensation of $1,575,346 last year. That was down from the $2,093,267 she made in 2012,” he reported. “She is the big boss who got the $700,000 bonus … for refinancing the company’s debt … at a slightly higher interest rate … for extending the due date.” But, you have to be creative. “… when the value of your stock goes from $44.55 — that’s what it was
when Lee bought Pulitzer in 2005 — to $4.15, …” a CEO certainly does have to be creative to receive a bonus. “Workers have suffered while the big bosses have prospered,” McClellan summarized, ticking off other cost-saving ideas such as pensions being frozen, unpaid furloughs — and layoffs. “Yet it was the small things that got to Bajnak,” McClellan continued. “He started resenting saving the company money.” We who now bring you the current Maryville Daily Forum would probably not be doing what we enjoy so much had it not been for a similar circumstance, albeit one that came to a different conclusion. When the situation of our former parent company reached a point where it could no longer see fit to operate — in Maryville, at least — the current Daily Forum ownership was able to step up, and step in. To coin the baseball cliché, I don’t know that we’ve hit a home run yet, but I, for one, have to think we are perhaps standing on third. Because there are no unrealistic bonuses being paid for reporting routine stories, paying bills on time, or doing any number of other expected chores that could be compared to refinancing a debt, for a longer period of time at a higher interest rate. Pundits with much more financial savvy than I write opinion pieces every week, every day, about how the middle class in America is disappearing, how the rich are getting richer on the backs of those less fortunate, who would seem to be slipping in the other direction. Our ratio between the compensation of management and that of the working class is more divergent than that in any other country in the world. And because there are not very many folks like Scott Bujnak around, that situation will likely continue until it is perhaps too late to reverse the trend and we have more financial problems to resolve then we have now. When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn?
SOCIAL MEDIA STEW
College students brace for finals
Compiled by KEVIN BIRDSELL Editor’s note: Social Media Stew is a regular Daily Forum feature compiled by reporter Kevin Birdsell. The column consists of locally relevant comments taken from social media sites. May the curves be ever in our favor! #FinalsWeek Rana, Facebook Good luck to everyone during #FinalsWeek here on campus! Northwest Athletics, Twitter Let’s do this #FinalsWeek Jeston, Twitter You know your mind is drained and have studied for way to long when after you take your shower, you realized you still had your clothes on. #FinalsWeel #GrindTime DeVaughn, Facebook Yes, I did start a research paper the night before it’s due, BUT it doesn’t look so bad. #FinalsWeek Shelby, Twitter My night of studying turned into watching Frozen and Pinteresting. Can you say procrastinator? #FinalsWeek Taylor, Twitter Welp this is it, the last week of school, then taking the summer semester off because I need BREAK before I have a mental BREAKdown…lol #FinalsWeek #WishMeLuck Chelsea, Facebook
I feel like I can watch movies and nap all day today because I know I won’t be sleeping the next 4 nights anyway #FinalsWeek Paris, Twitter I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus #FinalsWeek Kaitlyn, Twitter Just finished a 9 page paper due tomorrow now its time to start on another! #FinalsWeek Junior, Facebook Goodbye social life, I’ll see you next Tuesday #FinalsWeek Sophie, Twitter I’m raising the white flag up and I haven’t even started finals #FinalsWeek Brittany, Twitter As finals week approaches, remember to keep the coffee close everyone!!! #FinalsWeek #StayAwake Phillip, Facebook Bring on #FinalsWeek. I’m ready to be done! #TheFinalCountdown Laura, Twitter Let the cramming begin #FinalsWeek Caitlin, Twitter I bought a quart of Rocky Road ice cream as a preemptive pick-me-up for the rocky week ahead. #FinalsWeek Alex, Facebook
Maryville Daily Forum
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Agriculture P.O. Box 188, Maryville, MO, 64468
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Agriculture is a core part of Nodaway County, from booming agribusiness in Maryville to diverse farms throughout the county’s many rural communities. Contact Kaity Holtman at (660) 562-2424 to include stories on the Agriculture page.
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Nontoxic fescue options will produce more beef on fewer acres By DUANE DAILEY MU Extension
Cattle producers facing fewer grazing acres for herd expansion can boost beef production with better grass. One answer is more cows on fewer acres, said Justin Sexten, University of Missouri beef nutritionist. Sexten is part of an Alliance for Grassland Renewal that holds fescue schools across the state. “How many of you think land taken out of grass for crops will return to grass?” No producer held up a hand at the school held at Columbia. “Pasture land is expensive, or not available,” Sexten said. A main theme of the schools was to plant nontoxic novel-endophyte tall fescue to replace toxic Kentucky 31, the most widely grown grass in Missouri. Producers saw results of 14 research studies that show calves grazed on novel fescue gained 0.7 pounds more per day on average compared to calves on toxic K-31. “You can produce more beef on the land you own,” Sexten said. Better gains are
one of many benefits. During the cold winter, several producers learned the cost of losing cows to “fescue foot.” One farmer lost nine cows out of a herd of 39. “It’s not only the lost cows, but also costs of replacement heifers,” Sexten said. Craig Roberts, MU Extension agronomist, described fescue foot as the most visible of losses from toxic fescue. The toxin, produced by a fungus growing between cell walls of infected fescue, is a vasoconstrictor. It cuts blood flow to animal extremities. That causes feet, tails and ears to freeze. A cow can survive without an ear or tail, but not without a foot. Toxin also affects an extremity on bulls, causing sterility. “When you see frost on a bull’s scrotum, you have a problem,” Sexten said. There is more. The toxin prevents conceptions or causes abortions in pregnant cows. The toxin, ergovaline, resembles LSD and is similar to the toxin found in ergot, a fungus in seedheads of grasses and cereal grains.
Every speaker at the schools told how toxin causes unseen losses in cows grazing K-31. Producers use the toxic grass because it requires little management. The toxin protects the grass from insects, leaf fungus, nematodes, droughts and overgrazing by cows. The main reason farmers keep fescue is they don’t see many of the losses, Roberts said. In introducing the program, he told producers, “There is an answer: Renovate and reseed fescue with a new novel endophyte.” Years ago, MU plant breeders developed endophyte-free fescues. However, without pest defenses of toxic endophyte, the fescues did not persist under heavy grazing. Plant breeders found other fungi, also endophytes, that protect fescue but don’t poison cattle. Endophyte in fescue is never seen by most farmers. The schools used a microscope to give views between fescue plant cells. Threadlike fungus is visible only under magnification. Roberts said ‘endophyte’ is Greek for ‘in the plant.’
Endophyte fungi are found in nature. It happened that the one in the fescue variety that became K-31 was toxic. “We have known alternatives for years,” Roberts said. “In extension we try to teach the hazards. We had little success.” “With the Alliance we start over,” he said. “We bring together everyone working on toxic fescue.” That includes MU, five seed companies, fescue testing labs, nonprofit groups, farmers, agribusinesses and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Mark Kennedy, retired grassland advisor with USDA, said keeping Missouri hills covered with grass prevents erosion. Some funds from FSA can be used to start grazing systems through the EQIP program. Other groups are invited to join the eradication plan. Information is at www. grasslandrenewal.org. Fescue schools were held at Mount Vernon, Cook Station, Columbia and Linneus on MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources research farms. Others will be held.
It’s time to ditch the water rule My husband, Kevin, and I farm in northern Missouri with his parents and brother. We are the fifth generation of farmers in our family and we raise hogs, cattle, corn, soybeans and rye. We are also raising our children on our farm and clean water is important to us. Regardless of whether Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires it, protecting our water is one of our priorities. We want to pass our farm on to the next generation so it only makes sense that we care for our natural resources in a responsible manner. EPA’s proposed Clean Water Act rule will significantly affect our family farm. The proposed rule will expand the scope of “navigable waters” subject to Clean Water Act jurisdiction by regulating ditches, small and remote “waters” and ephemeral drains where water moves only when it rains. Most of these areas look more like land than like “waters” and they are dry most of the year. This proposed rule means any ditch on your land will be regulated by the EPA, even if it only holds water one day a year. This will prohibit farmers from using land that is in or near a ditch unless they have a Clean Water Act permit. Congress writes the laws of the land, not federal agencies. When Congress created the Clean Water Act, it clearly limited federal regulatory power to “navigable” waters. Congress did not intend to allow EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to
regulate farmland just because water occasionally flows across it. EPA should respect the limits set by Congress. Some people are saying farmers and ranchers should have no concerns because we are “exempted” from the rule but this is not the case. The “normal farming and ranching” exemption only applies to a specific type of Clean Water Act permit for “dredge and fill” materials. There is also no farm or ranch exemption from Clean Water Act permit requirements for what the EPA would call “pollutants,” but I would call plant nutrients and protection products. This means under the proposed rule, many common and important practices like weed control and fertilizer spreading will be prohibited in or near so-called “waters” unless you have a Clean Water Act permit. This further complicates my situation due to the fact we frequently use recycled fertilizer from our hog barns. Another startling fact is the EPA and the Corps have interpreted the word “normal” to mean only longstanding operations in place since the 1970s-not newer or expanded farming and ranching. Does this mean when we pass our farm onto the next generation’s hands that they will no longer be able to farm that land? This rule would appear to me to be detrimental to new and beginning farmers-exactly the type of farmer that many of us in agriculture have been working hard
to support. That just makes no sense. The proposed Waters of the U.S. ruling is a bad idea and it will cripple the ability of farmers and ranchers to continue to produce food. If the proposed rule prevails, it will be illegal for farmers to spray for weeds or apply fertilizer to their ground unless they have a permit. Routine tasks like building fences will even require permits if they will be built in or near a ditch. Many farming practices are time-senChris Chinn sitive and farmers Missouri Farm Bureau cannot afford to wait on a government You can share your comagency to process a ments and make your permit. Common sense goes a voice count by visiting the long way and it is desper- FBAct Insider page: http:// ately needed when look- capwiz.com/afb/issues/ ing at this proposed rul- alert/?alertid=63192396. ing. If dry farm fields and Chris Chinn, of Clarordinary farm ditches and ponds are allowed to be ence, Mo., serves on the regulated as “waters of the state board of directors U.S.,” farming and ranch- for Missouri Farm Bureau, ing will suffer and so will the state’s largest farm orthose who depend on agri- ganization. She is also a “Faces of Farming and culture for food. We need to make our Ranching” spokesperson voices heard. It is time for the U.S. Farmers and to ditch the water rule. Ranchers Alliance.
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Weekly Market Summary Closing on Friday, April 25, 2014 Published by: Mo. Department of Agriculture, Ag Business Development Division, Market News Program
Visit mda.mo.gov for more reports. Missouri weekly feeder cattle weighted avg. report Receipts: 24,498 Week ago: 28,804 Year ago: 25,359 Feeder Steers 364 lbs. 244.77 454 lbs. 232.10 541 lbs. 218.20 643 lbs. 201.39 738 lbs. 183.48 841 lbs. 170.76 934 lbs. 165.57
Feeder Heifers 358 lbs. 221.80 448 lbs. 209.11 542 lbs. 194.14 641 lbs. 181.57 749 lbs. 169.74 847 lbs. 154.97 909 lbs. 149.81
Northwest Missouri Weekly Summary
(Maryville, St. Joe) Receipts: 3345 Week ago: 2498 Year ago: 2498 Compared to last week, feeders 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower Feeder Steers Feeder Heifers 300-400 lbs 211.50-227.00 400-500 lbs. 231.50-252.00 200.00-215.00 500-600 lbs. 216.00-237.00 185.75-204.00 600-700 lbs. 191.00-215.75 177.00-194.00 700-800 lbs. 178.10-194.00 161.75-175.85 900-1000 lbs. 157.75-164.00 151.00-160.10 Slaughter bulls: yield grade 1-2 1500-2500 lbs 112.50120.00, low dressing 105.00-108.00 Slaughter cows: breaking and boning 89.00-101.00, high dressing 100.00-109.00, lean 82.00-94.00 Bred cows: scarce Cow-calf pairs: scarce Interior Missouri Direct Hogs Weekly receipts: 2780 Week ago: 2649 Year ago: 2262 Compared to last week, barrows and gilts 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Sows steady to 6.00 lower Barrows and gilts: Base carcass meat price 105.00107.00, weekly top Mon 108.00 Sows: 300-500 lbs 80.00-89.00, Over 500 lbs 88.0092.00 Weekly Commodity Grain Futures Trends Compared to last Friday: Soybeans nearby .08 to .16 lower, others unch to .08 higher Wheat .08 to .09 higher, Corn .10 to .13 higher, Kansas City Wheat .07 to .14 higher, Soybean Meal 2.30 to 6.70 higher. Soybeans May 1498 July 1494 1/4 August 1428 1/2 September 1302 November 1239 3/4 Wheat May July September December March
700 1/4 708 1/4 716 1/2 730 1/2 742 3/4
Corn May July September December March
507 512 3/4 506 1/4 516 1/4 514 1/4
KC Wheat May July September December March
775 3/4 779 1/2 785 1/2 795 3/4 798 1/4
Soybean Meal May 490.60 July 481.40 August 454.10 September 423.10 March 392.60
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St. Francis urges donors MARYVILLE, Mo. — April is National Donate Life Month in Maryville, an emphasis promoted by St. Francis Hospital & Health Services in honor of organ, eye and tissue donors. According to St. Francis officials, more than 3 million people have made the decision to be organ and tissue donors by adding their names to the Missouri Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. In addition, more than 2,400 people statewide are waiting for lifesaving organs, and thousands more
will need life-enhancing tissue transplants at some point in their lives. “One donor can save the lives of so many,” said St. Francis Chaplain Steve Cooper, who serves as a local resource for those interested in organ or tissue donation. Cooper said that, on average, a single donor can save or heal up to 50 people. “One person who makes the selfless decision to be a donor can make a big difference in many lives,” he said. Cooper added that reg-
istering as an organ and tissue donor is an ordinary action that can produce an extraordinary outcome. “We’re asking people in our community to take the simple, yet critical, step to help save the lives of thousands of people whose survival depends on a person’s selfless decision to be an organ and tissue donor,” Cooper said. Missourians can register to become organ and tissue donors by going to www. missouriorgandonor.com or visiting any state motor vehicle license office.
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‘Mum’ is the word
The leafy shoots of chrysanthemums — shown here in full summer glory — that spout in early spring are ideal for cuttings or “slips” capable of producing new plants. The process is simple and cheap and makes a good beginning project for novice gardeners.
NODAWAY IN BLOOM
Bake sale for baby Landon
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St. Gregory’s School seventh-graders recently held a Bake sale at Walmart to kick off of their “Pay it Forward” philanthropy project in cooperation with the Maryville Optimist Club. Students and Optimist members provided baked items for sale, and the students passed out flyers telling about their project, which involves using seed money provided by the local service club to raise additional funds for the University of Kansas Cancer Center, Ronald McDonald House and the family of Landon Shaw, whose battle against cancer has drawn national media attention.
Roadworthy
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Members of the Maryville Optimist Club recently participated in the organization’s twice-yearly roadside litter pick-up along Route CC between the Highway 71 bypass and Highway 46. The group met for breakfast at Gray’s Truck Stop prior to donning safety vests and heading for the shoulders, yellow trash bags in hand. Club members helping out included, from left, Phil and Carla Rickabaugh, Betty and Bob Bush, Bill Treese, Carl Droegemueller, George Gille, Rick Smail, Merv Bettis, Bob Bohlken and Sheila Smail (not pictured).
Mums are an easy addition to flowerbeds EDITOR’S NOTE: Nodaway in Bloom is an occasional feature on home gardening submitted to the Daily Forum by the Maryville Garden Club.
Chrysanthemums are one of the easiest garden plants to propagate and can normally be cultivated at little or no expense. Cuttings (also called slips) made from leafy shoots can be easily rooted in potting soil, sand, horticultural grade vermiculite, perlite or, later in the spring, even in plain water. Once the slips have grown enough to be cut from the overwintered parent plant, protect them from wilting. They need to be kept continuously fresh in order to support the growth of new roots. Until inserted in moist rooting medium and bagged, gathered slips do well in a plastic bag along with a sprinkle of water to hold them until placed where they are to grow new roots. The easy way to root a small number of plants is to re-purpose a flowerpot or similar container having drainage holes and containing your choice of rooting medium. Enclose the pot in a clear plastic bag, which both lets in light and protect against both overheating and night chilling. Slips root best in a non-nutrient potting medium, such as sand or a non-fertile commercial product. When the slips have begin putting out roots they should be separated into small pots or Styrofoam drinking cups
in potting soil to grow until you are ready to plant them permanently. The cups must have a drainage hole opened at the bottom. If one chooses to start mums in potting soil, then it might be best to insert the slips separately in cups at the start. That way there is not so much risk of breaking away tender new roots when separating from a crowded larger pot. Making the slips is fairly simple. Cut the desired length of leafy shoot, about four or five strong leaves, then cut at a point a little above the next leaf below. A new branch will start from there, forming a new top for the original stem. When ready to insert the slips, use a very sharp cutting tool, such as a single-edge razor blade, and recut close to the bottom leaf of the shoot. Remove one or two bottom leaves as necessary to create a naked stem to insert in the rooting medium. Press the medium against the root. Water well, put the container in the plastic bag, tie the open end and place in strong light where it is warm. After a few days open the bag and gently pull up on a slip to see if there is resistance, meaning roots are growing. It should not be necessary to water again while in the bag. The Maryville Garden Club is associated with Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri and National Garden Clubs Inc. The group’s next meeting is May 6. Call club president Melanie Fisher at (660) 562-3331 for more information.
Alcohol task force picks up slack left by budget cuts Continued from Page 1 is the training so that businesses can send their employees to learn what’s right and what’s wrong. It’s not fair to set businesses up for failure, so we give them the information so they can do it right.” White said the task force also works to educate police officers and deputies about liquor enforcement, which is an area rank-andfile cops don’t necessarily know a lot about. “Liquor control is kind of a specialty,” White said, “and a lot of officers are not all that familiar with liquor laws and how they work. You have to go out there and learn it yourself” For example, it’s illegal in Missouri to carry a drink into an establishment that sells liquor. It is also illegal to buy a drink inside a bar take it somewhere else. Another no-no for bar owners is failure to
report a fight or other violent act to law enforcement. Just breaking up a scuffle and telling the belligerent parties to leave is not enough. “These are state laws, and you can get into quite a bit of trouble for violating them,” said White, who added that funding is available this year for at least a couple of task force training sessions between now and August. All interested bar and package outlet owners have to do is call the Sheriff’s Office and say they’re interested in participating. Getting trained, White said, accomplishes a couple of things: First it makes it easier for owners and employees to obey the law. Second, an effort at good faith can go a long way with law enforcement when inevitable violations occur. “If you go to the training and something does happen, you can say you’re trying,” White said.
“Believe me, anyone who sells alcohol has probably violated the law. It happens. But there are people who try to control that, and there are people who just allow it.” According to task force records, about 1,000 people take the training each year. Stobbs said the task force is a success story that has allowed ten northwest Missouri counties, some of which have very slender law enforcement resources, to keep the lid on alcohol violations after the state, to all intents and purposes, got out of the enforcement business. Last year, he said, the task force conducted 424 compliance checks in Nodaway, Atchison, Holt, Andrew, Buchanan, Worth, DeKalb, Clinton, Harrison and Daviess counties. It’s true that well over half of those operations, 250, took place in Buchanan County — that is St.
Joseph — but that’s also where the majority of bars and taverns are. The remaining 174 checks often occur in places like Worth County, where the sheriff’s office consists of one sheriff and two deputies. Stobbs said there were 21 compliance checks in Nodaway County last year. Maryville Public Safety is not a member of the task force, but operates its own similar program funded through a federal grant. Compliance checks consist of sending an underage customer into a business to buy alcohol. Stobbs defends practice from accusations of entrapment, saying the teenage buyers are selected for their youthful appearance and use their own IDs. “We’re just sending them into a place to see if that business sells to them,” Stobbs said. “It’s one of those key components to making sure businesses are checking IDs
and doing the right things that they should be doing.” The key to the task force’s effectiveness, Stobbs said, is its cooperative, inter-agency organization. In addition to compliance checks and training, task force members also share manpower during county fairs, sporting events, festivals and other gatherings where underage drinking may create problems. Task force funds can help rural departments pay overtime costs for beefed-up enforcement, and officers can move between jurisdictions in order to provide more personnel for compliance checks and other chores. “Underage drinking is a regional problem, and this is a regional response,” Stobbs said. “It’s one of those law enforcement partnerships that has worked out really well.”
Maryville Daily Forum
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Sports
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STEIN’S BLOG
A story without racism I never like to jump on controversies She gave them to each player for luck as in the local and national scenes. I would they played for a state championship. She rather tell stories about memorable people had to make two Doc River’s dolls. Don I have come to know. Donald Sterling had a young daughter named Marissa. Her was the weekend’s biggest, and probably favorite player was Doc Rivers. worst, story. In case you were dodging bad Doc played three years at Marquette beweather this weekend, Sterling was re- fore being drafted by the Atlanta Hawks. corded saying he didn’t want his girlfriend He spent seven of his 12-year playing cabeing seen with minorities. That recording reer with the Hawks. In 1999, he became made a national television the head coach of the Orshow. Oops. lando Magic. Doc was There’s not much I can pile immediately successful on to what Donald Sterling in coaching, winning the has already done to himself. Coach of the Year honors I have to admit, there are lots in 2000. Despite all his of confusing parts to this stosuccesses, Doc and Don ry. Sterling’s girlfriend broke Maaske stayed in contact. the story by selling the audio While Doc was making tapes. Much to my surprise, his mark as a player, Don’s I later found out Sterling is little daughter turned into married. His wife must be a pretty good player hermore understanding than self. She surprised her most wives. family when she chose to Sterling didn’t want his play basketball at a small girlfriend being seen with Nebraska college. I was minorities even though his the coach at Doane ColGene Steinmeyer girlfriend is a minority. Does lege, and almost by accianyone see a double standard dent, I recruited Marissa. here? Sterling liked his minority girlfriend Marissa was a great player. Like Doc, so much, he gave her over two million dol- her hero, she played point guard. Marissa lars in cars and other gifts. His wife is now became the only first team All-American suing the girlfriend for the value of the in the history of the school. Her parents presents. I think a family meeting might made it to most of her games, driving eight help. hours almost every weekend. Sterling has had lawsuits filed against After Marissa’s playing career ended, him for discrimination. It is said he treated Don told me a great story about Doc RivElgin Baylor, his then-general manager, ers. Don had an aunt who lived in Orlando. very poorly. Baylor, an African-American, The elderly woman was in her 80s and Don NBA Hall of Famer, was paid less than 25 visited her yearly. One year, Don decided percent of the salary of his fellow general to take her to a Magic game. managers. Despite this past history, the Don called his former high school star NAACP was about to give Sterling an and friend. Doc made tickets available for award. Does this seem strange to anyone? the pair. Not just any tickets, but courtside Donald Sterling’s transgressions came tickets. Toward the end of the game, an to light because he owns a NBA team, usher came down with a note, saying Doc the Los Angeles Clippers. They are in the wanted to meet them after the game. playoffs against the Golden State Warriors. When the game ended, Don and his aunt His coach is Doc Rivers, an African-Amer- were ushered to the tunnel just outside the ican. The story I want to tell is about Doc Magic’s locker room. Doc met them and Rivers. It’s a story where the color of skin spent time talking to Don and his aunt. It didn’t play a role. was quite a first-ever NBA game for the Doc Rivers is from Chicago. He went old woman. to Proviso East High School, a public Sadly, Don died of cancer soon after he school in a Chicago suburb. His assistant told me this story. I traveled to Chicago basketball coach at Proviso East was Don for the funeral. I discovered that Doc had Maaske. Don was a long-time teacher and called the Maaske family to offer his symassistant basketball coach at Proviso East. pathies. His best friend was the head coach. When I guess the point of this story is to show Doc was a senior, Proviso East was one of the good side of the people now embroiled the best teams in Illinois. in a controversy of racism and questionDon’s wife loves arts and crafts. When able moral behavior. the basketball team qualified for the state Doc has raised himself and his team tournament, she made stuffed dolls that above all the distractions. He’s offered no resembled all of the players on the team. excuses. You wouldn’t expect any less.
Sling it
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South Nodaway junior pitcher Garrett LaMaster fires a pitch home during the Longhorns’ 14-0 win over the Maryville freshmen Monday afternoon at Beal Park. LaMaster threw five innings, giving up two hits while striking out eight batters.
Horns pound Hounds’ frosh By STEVE HARTMAN Staff writer
South Nodaway junior Garrett LaMaster looks to be getting healthy at the right time of year for the Longhorn baseball squad, especially if Monday’s performance on the mound against the Maryville freshmen is any indication. LaMaster tossed a two-hit shutout over five innings while the Longhorn offense hung nine first-inning runs on the board en route to a 14-0 victory in a game shortened to five innings due to the 10-run rule. The Longhorns scored the nine first-inning runs courtesy of two hits, five walks and three Maryville errors. “When you put the ball in play, you give yourself a chance,” South Nodaway coach Aaron Murphy said. “We did a good job of that today.” Once the Longhorns gave LaMaster the lead, the junior righthander kept Maryville off the scoreboard, as he allowed only two hits and issued two walks, while striking out eight, despite having thrown only two innings this season. “I dislocated a ligament in my foot,”
LaMaster said. “It’s just now feeling good enough to where I can do things to help the team. “I felt good out there today. My breaking ball got better as the game went on and came in handy later in the game.” Junior Trestan McGeorge scored a run in the second to extend the Longhorns’ lead to 10-0 and junior Logan Murphy scored in the third to make it 11-0 in favor of South Nodaway. In the fourth, LaMaster’s RBI double and a two-run single by junior Quentin Ebrecht rounded out the scoring for South Nodaway, now 5-5 on the season. “Getting Garrett back is big for us,” Murphy said. “His bat is every bit as important to us as his pitching.” A healthy LaMaster joins Ebrecht and sophomore Ben Jermain to give the Longhorns three solid pitching options. “This is a great time of year to build some momentum with districts coming up,” Murphy said. The Longhorns are back in action at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, hosting Northwest Missouri Baseball Conference foe West Nodaway.
Bluejays breeze by Panthers By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
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Northeast Nodaway junior Andrew Faustlin reaches out to get a hit early in the Bluejays’ 15-5 win over North Platte. Faustlin was 3-for-3 with five RBIs and a home run in the victory.
Despite giving up a grand slam followed immediately by a home run in the top of the first inning, the Northeast Nodaway baseball team rallied to get the win over North Platte, 15-5, in six innings. Strong defense and hot bats contributed to the Bluejay victory. Junior Andrew Faustlin took the mound for the Bluejays and gave up the five early runs to the Panthers. “I just told the guys to get the bats going,” Northeast Nodaway coach Vance Proffitt said. “I knew we could score enough runs. Five runs can’t beat us very often if we don’t let it, so we just had to keep swinging and scoring runs, and I knew we would work our way back into it. In the bottom of the frame, Fuastlin drove in sophomore Max Giesken, who opened the game with a single. After the Bluejays scored early in the second inning on a passed ball, Faustlin recorded his second RBI of the game when he drove Giesken in again. Freshman Rowdy West recorded an RBI as well, driving in Faustlin to bring the Bluejays within one after two innings. Freshman Andrew Freemyer took the mound in the top of the fourth inning and pitched his way out of a jam. After allowing the Panthers to load the bases with no outs, he struck out the next three batters to end the inning. “That was huge,” Proffitt said. “I went out there and told him, ‘Just settle down. Your defense is going to help you out. Just throw strikes. Quit worrying about it.’” Getting out of that jam seemed to ignite
the Bluejay bats in the bottom of the fourth. Faustlin crossed the plate twice in the inning, once on an RBI by West and a second time when he hit a three-run home run to right-center field. In total, the Bluejays scored nine runs frame to take a commanding 13-5 lead. After a rough fifth inning where Freemyer hit back-to-back batters, Giesken came on to close the game in the sixth and struck out the side. West and senior Shaun Burns each tallied RBIs in the bottom of the fifth to induce the 10-run rule and cement the 15-5 win for the Bluejays. “We came out and did what we needed to do to get a win,” Proffitt said. “We beat them the other day and we had to play well. We scored 15 runs and that’s a big deal for us.” This was the second time in three days that the Bluejays and Panthers faced off, which helped Northeast Nodaway out, Proffitt said. “We knew what they were about a little bit,” Proffitt said. “We didn’t see the first pitcher before, but we saw the second one last time. He wasn’t throwing real hard and we didn’t do a great job waiting back early. Once we figured that out, we hit the ball fine.” Faustlin threw three innings for the Bluejays giving up three hits, five runs, two walks and struck out five. At the plate, Faustlin was 3-for-3 with five RBIs and three runs scored. West was 4-for-5 with three RBIs and a stolen base. The Bluejays (7-4, 3-0) will next travel to Tarkio to play East Atchison with a chance to claim the first-ever Northwest Missouri Baseball Conference championship outright at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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North-West Nodaway claims top 5 finishes at Tarkio Relays
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West Nodaway sophomore Blake Farnan winds up the discus at Friday’s Tarkio Indians Relays. Farnan took second in the event and helped the North-West Nodaway co-op to a fourth place finish on the boys side at the meet.
Bulldogs cap busy weekend, take 4th, 7th at Albany Relays ALBANY, Mo. — The Stanberry track and field teams had a busy weekend with meets on both Friday and Saturday. After competing in the Tarkio Indian Relays on Friday evening, the team turned right around for the Travis Girratono Memorial Relays in Albany on Saturday. As a team, the boys finished fourth and the girls finished seventh. In the girls’ events, senior Kaleigh Wilmes took second place in the 300-meter hurdles and sophomore Savana Wiederholt finished third in the 300-meter hurdles and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles. The team of Kaleigh Wilmes, seniors Kristin Wilmes and Jamie Luke and junior Hailey Murphy took second place in the 4x800-meter relay. In the field, freshman Cameron Gage finished fifth in the shot put.
For the boys, senior Nate Luke took second place in the 400-meter dash. Freshman Cory Luke finished third in the 800-meter run and fourth in the 1,600-meter run. Sophomore Alex McQuinn came in fourth in the 300-meter hurdles. In the relays, Stanberry took first in the 4x800 with the team of senior Ryan Jensen, junior Charles Anderson, Cory Luke and McQuinn. Stanberry also took second in the 4x200 behind the team of Jensen, Nate Luke and juniors Nic Shanks and Dustin Ellis. Jensen tied for third place in the high jump. Sophomore Shelby McMillen claimed third place in both the discus and the shot put. Stanberry won’t get much rest before its next meet, the Stanberry Relays at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
with Dilley finishing fifth and Summa sixth. For the boys, Stanberry junior Nic Shanks claimed top six finishes — second in the 400-meter dash and fifth in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes. North-West Nodaway freshman Dakota Smyser grabbed sixth in the 100-meter dash. North-West Nodaway’s Zack Harris, a junior, took fourth place in the 200-meter dash. Jefferson senior Zachary Carmichael finished second in the 400-meter dash and third in the long jump. Senior Damien Willmore, of Jefferson, took second place in the 800-meter run. Stanberry freshman Cory Luke took second place in the 1,600-meter run and third in the 800-meter run. North-West Nodaway sophomore Wyatt Tate finished fifth in the 1,600. Stanberry freshman Shanen Law came in fifth in the 3,200-meter run. North-West Nodaway sophomore Levi Livengood took second place in the 110-meter hurdles and fourth in the 300-meter hurdles. In the relays, North-West Nodaway finished second in the 4x200, fourth in the 4x100, fifth in the 4x800 and sixth in the 4x400. Stanberry took fourth place in the 4x200 and 4x800 and sixth in the 4x100. Jefferson came in second in the 4x400, third in the 4x200 and fifth in the 4x100. As for the field events, Stanberry sophomore Daniel Hailey and North-West Nodaway sophomore Bryson Smith tied for fourth place in the high jump. North-West Nodaway freshman Josh McGinness took second place in the triple jump. Jefferson sophomore Jason Sullivan came in sixth in the long jump. Stanberry sophomore Shelby McMillen grabbed top two finished in both the discus, first, and the shot put, second. North-West Nodaway sophomore Ben Hart placed in both of those events as well, finishing fifth in the shot put and sixth in the discus. Junior Quentin Nielson, of Stanberry, took fourth place in the shot put and North-West Nodaway sophomore Blake Farnan took second in discus. Both North-West Nodaway and Jefferson will take part in the Stanberry Relays at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Cats win MIAA tennis title SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Northwest men’s tennis team captured the 2014 MIAA Men’s Tennis Championship — the men’s fifth straight MIAA crown — on Sunday afternoon at the Cooper Tennis Complex The Bearcats defeated
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Entertainment ‘Other Woman’ curbs ‘Captain America’ at domestic box office By JESSICA HERNDON AP Film Writer
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‘Heaven is for real’ lifts you up with a good family story Heaven is for Real By Gary Darling Staff Writer
Say what you will about the spiritual ramifications of the movie ‘Heaven is for Real,’ it was just nice to see a good family film again at the movie theater. Time and time again, I have found myself a bit taken aback by how Hollywood has turned its back on good, wholesome films that aren’t animated. It was refreshing to for once sit there and not have to worry about language, violence, and sexual content. It was also nice to see a big studio like Sony (through their Tri-Star division) release a film like this. Based on the New York Times best seller of the same name, ‘Heaven is for Real’ is one of those films that will spark a lot of debate. Films about religion can do that
from time to time. Being a film about a young boy named Colten (Connor Corum) going to Heaven and coming back, it would be natural for someone, especially adults, to question the validity of such a claim. The great thing about this film is that it does just that. I think that is what makes this movie work. You can’t make a film of this type and just make it all positive. Without the counterpoint represented, a film can tend to be a little heavy-handed. ‘Heaven is for Real’ doesn’t do that. Overall, I found myself enjoying the film. It had a good story; a good cast, and moved along at a steady pace without getting too preachy or dull. In Imperial, Nebraska, Todd Burpo (Kinnear) is trying to make ends meet and support his family. His world is shattered when is
boy Colten is taken to the hospital with a ruptured appendix. As hours roll by, Todd and his wife, Sonja (Reilly), call upon friends to pray to help save their little boy. Colten makes it out of surgery okay, and has a shocking story to tell. He has been to Heaven and back. Overall, ‘Heaven is for Real’ is a very good story and has a good message. I was surprised to see Kinnear, Thomas Haden Church, and Reilly in this film, having seen them in other, bigger-budget films in the past. They all do a great job keeping this film from looking like a “movie-of-the-week” in terms of quality of acting. They legitimize the film and make it worth seeing. I would recommend it to those looking for a film that makes you look at their faith in a new way.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A femme-fueled comedy beat a superhero blockbuster at the box office this weekend. After holding the top position for three weeks, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” has been topped by “The Other Woman” for the No. 1 spot. Fox’s revenge comedy, starring Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton, debuted with $24.7 million, while Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America,” led by Chris Evans, grossed $16 million in its fourth weekend, bringing its domestic total to $225 million. “The Other Woman” scored $12.8 million internationally, bringing its worldwide total to $45.3 million. “Captain America” has now hit over $645 million globally, surpassing its 2011 original “The First Avenger,” which earned $370 million. The sequel is the highest-grossing April release ever. Sony’s faith-based “Heaven Is for Real,” starring Greg Kinnear, held the third-place position with $13.8 million after opening in the same slot last weekend behind leaders “Captain America” and Fox’s animated “Rio 2,” which drifted down to fourth place with $13.7 million. (Notably, Mann, who voices a character in “Rio 2,” now has two films in the top five this weekend.) Relativity Media’s action crime drama “Brick Mansions,” starring the late Paul Walker, was No. 5 with $9.6 million. The film was one of the last Walker completed before he died in a car accident in November. Johnny Depp’s sci-fi disappointment “Transcendence” dropped from No. 4 to No. 6 in its second weekend, earning $4.1 million. Next weekend, Sony-Marvel’s “The Amazing SpiderMan 2” kicks off the summer movie season with its domestic debut. The 18 weeks of summer constitutes on average 40 percent of the year’s box-office earnings, Dergarabedian said. “Spider-Man 2” has already premiered internationally in locations like South Korea and Russia. In its second weekend of international release, it made $132 million. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Final domestic figures will be released on Monday: 1. “The Other Woman,” $24.7 million 2. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” $16 million 3. “Heaven Is for Real,” $13.8 million 4. “Rio 2,” 13.7 million 5. “Brick Mansions,” $9.6 million 6. “Transcendence,” $4.1 million 7. “The Quiet Ones,” $4 million 8. “Bears,” $3.6 million 9. “Divergent,” $3.6 million 10. “A Haunted House 2,” $3.3 million
‘Rosemary’s Baby’ remake shifts horror to Paris
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Actress Zoe Saldana speaks with French actress Carole Bouquet, right, during the shooting of the adaptation of the psychological horror movie “Rosemary’s Baby” by Polish director Agnieszka Holland in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, Friday March 7, 2014. Zoe Saldana and Carole Bouquet appear in the twoepisode remake of Ira Levin’s 1967 book, which director Roman Polanski also turned into an unforgettable 1968 film. By BASTIEN INZAURRALDE Associated Press
ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France (AP) — Wiry Zoe Saldana got a kick out of wearing a huge fake belly as she played a young, pregnant wife on the Paris set of the remake of the classic horror tale
“Rosemary’s Baby.” “Every time I wear the really big ones, it breaks everybody’s heart whenever we’re doing all those stressful scenes, so I am milking that, I am really milking that,” the actress quipped as she sat in a hospital room used as a filming location. Saldana is Rosemary Woodhouse in the
two-episode remake of Ira Levin’s 1967 book, which director Roman Polanski also turned into an unforgettable 1968 film. The four-hour series directed by Agnieszka Holland also stars Patrick J. Adams, Jason Isaacs and Carole Bouquet and will air on NBC on May 11 - Mother’s Day in the U.S. - and May 15. Saldana and Adams play an American couple who settle in Paris near posh French neighbors, Margaux and Roman Castevet (Bouquet and Isaacs). Then newly pregnant Rosemary begins to worry that the Castevets have malevolent plans for her baby. Holland, a Polish director known for her work on HBO shows “The Wire” and “Treme,” said the plot of “Rosemary’s Baby” follows the novel, except it’s set in Paris instead of New York and shows more “blood.” Fans of the original may wonder how that is possible. “It has more adventures. It has more blood,” said Holland, a three-time Oscar nominee. “ It is, you know, a contemporary American TV series, so you need some meat inside.” Moving the story to the French capital isolates the main characters more than the book and increases the tensions, according to Adams, a Canadian actor known for his role as Mike Ross, an up-and-coming New York lawyer in the TV series “Suits.” “The sense of being alone in a place can be so terrifying. I think it really ends up putting Guy and Rosemary in a difficult position because they don’t know anybody,” Adams said.
Holland said the series explores the tensions between the happiness of giving birth and the sometimes-shocking psychological and physical changes that pregnancy brings about in women. “It’s interesting to see how this acceptance (of the baby), even if it’s something very painful, is coming,” she said. Saldana, who starred in James Cameron’s “Avatar” and the two “Star Trek” films by J.J. Abrams, said playing a pregnant woman took both a physical and emotional toll. “The moment I put the belly on, my body just feels really tired,” she said. “I just allow myself to be sort of like an open vessel, where emotions just come in and then they go out.” Bouquet, a French film star, praised Holland’s filming style and her relentlessness on the set. “She does whatever she wants with the light, I must say,” Bouquet said. “I mean it’s exquisite the way she shoots, you know, and she gets exactly what she wants. She won’t give up.” Polanski’s “Rosemary’s Baby” starred Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes and won Ruth Gordon an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance as Minnie Castevet. Saldana said she was grateful for getting to play the same part as Farrow but added that she and Holland tried to give Rosemary their own touch. “It is a gift to be able to play a role that another actress, a very iconic actress, played and found a very special way to make it authentic,” she said.
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This week, we are looking at strong jump shifts. The opener bids one of a suit and responder makesasinglejumpinanewsuit. Responder shows 13-16 highcard points and either a onesuiter with an excellent suit (in principle, with a play for at most one loser opposite a low singleton), or a two-suiter with at least nine cards divided 5-plus - 4-plus in the responder’s suit and the opener’s suit. In the old days, a strong jump shift promised some 17-19 highcard points. This was not a good idea. First, a hand that strong almost never came up; and second, with that amount of power, responder did best to make a quiet response to learn as much aspossibleaboutthedistribution andstrengthofhispartner’shand beforenamingthefinalcontract. In today’s deal, responder’s secondjumpshowedthathissuit wascompletelysolid.North,after rebidding two no-trump to find out which hand-type his partner had,usedBlackwoodbeforesigning off in six hearts. After West leads the club queen, how should South proceed? Declarer is faced with three losers in his hand: one diamond and two clubs. He does not have time to play a diamond to establishadiscard,becauseEastwould win with his ace and cash the club king. South must win with dummy’s club ace, play a heart to his ace, and take the three spade tricks, discarding his diamond loser. Then declarer gives up a club. In a moment, he ruffs his finalclubwithdummy’shearteight and claims.
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SET OF 4 Douglas 215/60/ R16 tires, mounted on 5 hole GM wheels, 90% tread, $200 for tires, $240 for tires and rims. 660-928-3357. 81-5
GOLD STAR microwave with turn table, works good, $40 cash. 816-428-2895. 79-5 20”
BOY’S or girl’s bi-
FOUR 26”X63” aluminum storm windows, $10 for all 660-928-3357. 81-5
3 PIECE antique walnut bedroom set, two twin beds with box springs and mattresses, dresser, excellent condition, $450. Maryville, 660-920-9022. 82-5
Garage Sales 27148 SOUTHRIDGE Drive (Timberview Estates) May 1 1 p.m.-6 p.m., May 2 9 a.m.-6 p.m., May 3 9 a.m.Noon. Portable sewing machine, racing slicks, electric saws, clothing, household miscellaneous. 81-5 1230 NORTH Main, Imperial Storage, May 3, 8a.m. Three big storage units sale. Furniture, tools, 12x12 popup canapy, AC, furniture dolly, stereo, clothes, microwave, crafts, lots of miscellaneous. We are cleaning out! 81-5 303 WEST 11th St., Saturday only, 7am-2pm. Womens, mens, baby boy and girls clothing, various sizes; baby swing; high chair; toys; housewares. 81-5 1177 ASHLEY. Friday, 8am-7pm; Saturday, 7amnoon. Toys, 4-wheeler, clothes NB-3T, My Baby Can Read videos, name brand women’s clothing, purses, books, table, home interior, etc. 81-5 1038 FAUSTIANA Drive. Saturday, 7am-1pm. Junior, women and men’s clothing, Misses suits. Home de-
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Garage Sales
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cor, household and kitchen, headboard, ab lounger, printer, TV, chicken collection, bike. 81-5
snow blower; hand tools; home decor; books; miscellaneous. 81-5
2 BEDROOM, 1 bath mobile home. All appliances, water and trash paid. Available May 1. 660-528-2005. 73-tfn
324 VISTA Lane. Thursday, 1-6pm; Friday, 8am-6pm; Saturday, 8am-1pm. Books, toys, high chair, bedding, golf balls, vintage items, boy through adult clothes, furniture, sports items. 81-5 711 FOREST Street, May 3, 7am-noon. Quality light fixtures, Sony Handycam, furniture, luggage, ceiling fan w/remote, carpet steamers, old quilts, kitchen stuff, clothing, Shop Vac. 81-5 824 SOUTH Dunn. Friday, 1-6pm; Saturday, 7am-1pm. Many baby/toddler items, toddler bed, breast pump, boy/girl 0-4T, wood cradle, toys, entertainment center, adult M-XL. 81-5 708 WINDSOR, Friday, 10am. Adult and children clothes, toys, home decor, kitchenware, bedding and miscellaneous. 82-3 MOVING/GARAGE Sale: 1320 Parkdale. Friday, 8am-4pm; Saturday, 8am?. Furniture, clothes, knick knacks, 2006 Honda VTX 1800 motorcycle, garden tiller, lots of miscellaneous. 81-5 1237 WEST Crestview Drive, Saturday, 8am-noon. New beaded jewelry, crocheted items, crafts, Christmas, books, VHS movies, puzzles, electric trolling motor 25 pound thrust. 81-5 1232 CRESTVIEW Dr. Fri 12-6, Sat 8-1: Multifamily, boys/girls infant-8, Women’s/Jr’s Small, Men’s M, many name brand! Little Tikes basketball hoop, books, shoes, oak hall tree, TV’s, toys, purses, some antiques, lots of miscellaneous! 81-5
1009 EAST Halsey Street. Saturday, 8am-?. Household items and miscellaneous. 81-5 616 SOUTH Dewey, May 3, 7am-noon. Multiple Families baby clothes & accessories, men & women’s clothing, kitchen, home decor, children’s toys & books, other miscellaneous. 81-5
3 BEDROOM house in Maryville. Stove and refrigeartor furnished. No pets. 660-582-5609. 82-5
BIG BROTHERS Big Sisters accepts garage sale leftovers. Clothing, shoes, accessories, books, small household items. Blue bins located at Hy-Vee, Sutherlands, Wal-Mart, Dollar General North and on 9th Street. Sorry no furniture or electronics. Call 660-5627981 for more information.
WANTED: YARDS to mow in Maryville. Quality work, reasonable rates, free estimates. Call Dan at 660254-0888. 75-10
For Sale NEED STORAGE? Why pay rent when you can own? Many sizes and styles of portable lawn and garden sheds, horse/cattle shelters, garages and cabins. Free delivery and set-up. 660-5413046. 31-tfn MATHEWS APEX red riser, black 50-60 lb. limbs, great condition, 28.5” draw, $350 OBO. Call or text Tyler, 660-215-0502. 49-tfn
Pets FREE TO good homes, adult male country cats. 660-582-2895. 78-5
Real Estate MARYVILLE HOUSE. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, large kitchen and one car garage. New 95% heater and AC has been recently rebuilt. Furniture is negotiable, $89,000. 660-341-5118. 77-10
606 SOUTH Merrill Avenue. Saturday, 7:30am-?. Multi family Girl Scout fundraiser. Clothes, toys, household, baby items, holiday decorations. Something for everyone! Drinks, snacks for sale. 81-5
BEAUTIFUL 2.5 acre lot for sale on west side of exclusive Chamee Drive across from Maryville Middle School, $79,000. Call 660-541-1802. 78-tfn
HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION, Saturday, May 3, 7am-3pm. 1.5 miles west of Middle School on Rt. V. Nice, name brand kid’s clothes, shoes,, toys, DVDs, books, housewares. Don’t miss out! 81-5 216 NORTH Water. Friday and Saturday, 8am-4pm. 200 History books, tools, clothes. 81-5 208 SOUTH Water. Friday & Saturday, May 2 & 3. Antique furniture, 2006 Ford bedcover, car dolly, patio table & charis, gas grill, camping equipment, clothes and many other miscellaneous items. 81-5 322 SOUTH Saunders, basement sale (enter south side of house). Saturday, 8am-noon. Coffee table; men’s jeans, women’s plus size, boys and girls; toys;
LOOKING FOR roommate, all utilities paid. Nice quiet neighborhood. 660853-9808. 79-5
MAY 2, 4-8pm; May 3, 7am-noon. 2 miles east on Hwy 136. Tools, pool, mowers, moped, much miscellaneous. Bake sale Fort Crook Society. 81-5
1257 EAST Crestview. Friday, Saturday, 8am. Proform electric treadmill, knick knacks, furniture, toys, name brand clothes, lamps, pictures, lots, lots more. 81-5
1916 SOUTHDALE (west of MMS). Saturday, 8am2pm. Boy clothes 0-8, baby items galore, household items, oversized chair with ottoman, adult clothing. 81-5
NICE 2 bedroom house, central air, in Clearmont, no housing, no smoking, no pets. $400 a month, $400 deposit. Call 660-729-4621 or 660-725-7057. 79-5
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom home on 1 acre, newer siding, windows and roof. Full basement. North of Savannah on Hwy C and east on Cnty. Rd. 180 1 mile. $103,000. 816-689-9582. 81-5
For Rent 2 BEDROOM, 2 bath mobile home, Pickering. No pets. References. 660-5828926. 59-tf HOUSE NEAR campus, 4 or 5 bedroom, very nice, reasonable. 660-853-0624. 70-tf 1 BEDROOM apartment. Heat and water paid, $350 month. 660-828-4181. 73-10
Services
NEED A tutor? Certified teacher in the Maryville area. My specialties are elementary, grammar, autism and more. wyzant.com/Tutors/MO/Skidmore/8540315 81-5
RVs & Campers 1996 HITCHHIKER II 5th wheel camper, 25’, excellent condition, one slide-out. Everything works, $7,500 OBO. 816-808-7469. 81-5
Autos FOR SALE: 03 Buick Century, 4 dr., new tires, good shape; 91 Dodge diesel 3/4 ton, 2WD, exceptional, white with camper shell, set-up for camper towing. 78-5
Wanted AMERICAN WALNUT buying standing walnut timber. 25 or more. Call 816232-6781 in St. Joseph for more details. 249-tf LOOKING FOR TV for pre-teens room. I don’t need anything fancy, but it needs to have an HDMI connection for his WiiU. We just moved and left almost everything 2000 miles away so only reasonable offers please. Call or text. My number is still long distance, but I’m in Maryville. 541-817-6505. 80-5
Help Wanted FRONT DESK and housekeeping. Experience preferred. Apply in person at Sunset Inn, 1700 E. First St., Maryville. 79-5
ADVERTISING in The Maryville Daily Forum and The Post can make you MONEY! Call Rita today to place your Classified Ads 660-562-2424!
Administrative Assistant
Nodaway County Health Department part time position available for person with computer skills and excellent customer service skills. Send resume to Della Rhoades, Nodaway County Health Center, 2332 South Main, Maryville, MO 64468, fax to 660-562-4995, or e-mail to rhoadd@LPHA.mopublic. org.
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