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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2014
2 SECTIONS, 12 PAGES
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First Baptist Church to host annual Thanksgiving Day dinner
First Baptist Church of Lamar will host its annual Thanksgiving Day dinner on Thursday, Nov. 27, at 12 noon. They will be delivering meals to the homebound, as well as serving turkey, ham, dressing and all the trimmings at noon. If you would like to have a meal delivered to your home or would like to join them for fellowship and a meal at the church, please call the church office to make your reservations. This ministry is for the entire community. If anyone would like to donate or help deliver meals please call the church office. First Baptist Church is located at 1301 East 6th Street and their telephone number is 417-682-3538.
Busy Bee 4-H to hold fundraiser
LOCKWOOD-The Busy Bee 4-H Club will have a fundraiser at the Lockwood Holiday Sale, to be held on Main Street on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. They will sell baked goods (including those made by the 4-H foods and cake decorating classes) for $1-$5. Profits from these fundraising activities will be used to buy recognition materials such as project completion pins and ribbons, as well as cover the costs of attending 4-H camp and 4-H Congress, for members who are otherwise unable to afford those events. The 4-H booth is being sponsored by a Thrivent Financial Action Team. For more information on joining or volunteering for Busy Bee 4-H see them at their booth or contact Julie Terry at 417-880-2034.
Girl Scouts return to Lockwood Holiday Sale
LOCKWOOD-The Girl Scouts have returned to the Lockwood/Golden City area after several years’ absence. They will have a fundraiser at the Lockwood Holiday Sale on Main Street on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. They will serve cookies, snacks and hot beverages. Donations will be used for supplies and to help send girls to Girl Scout Camp. Profits will also be used for some service projects such as sending books to children and adults in need. The Girl Scout booth is being sponsored by a Thrivent Financial Action Team. For more information on joining or volunteering for Girl Scouts see them at their booth or contact Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland at 877312-4764.
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SECTION A Correspondents......................... 2 Friends & Family....................... 3 Friends & Family....................... 4 School.......................................... 5 Sports.......................................... 6 SECTION B Baby Show.................................. 2 Records/Legals........................... 3 Legals........................................... 4 Classifieds................................... 5 Area News.................................. 6
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Lamar Democrat/Melissa Little The Roadhog Saloon on Monkey Island in Afton, Okla. raised a whopping $6506 at their Brats and Bras Breast Cancer Rally held October 26. The event consisted of live music by Big Skillet, a bra auction, raffles, a bra pong tournament and drawings. Roadhog Saloon owners J.R. and Judy Harris presented Christy Heins with the check to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks.
first place finish at swim championship
The 13-14 Girls Medley and Freestyle relays, consisting of (left to right) Emma Moore, Jensen Worsley, Mary Bean and Lauren Compton, sprinted to first place finishes in both events at the Tri-State "A" Conference swim championships on August 2-3, in Monett. Bean also broke the Tri-State record in the 50 yard butterfly in the preliminaries and finals on her way to the 13-14 Girls High Point trophy.
Shores places third at marathon
Cheryl Shores won third place in her age group at the Bass Pro Conservation Marathon in Springfield on November 2. Her time was four hours, 22 minutes, 39 seconds. This was her first full marathon in over three years. In addition to several 5K and 10K runs this year, she has ran 20 halfmarathons in 2014, placing in the top three in her age group in each of them. An exception was the St. Louis half-marCheryl Shores is pictured with athon in April, where her son, Brent. she placed fifth out of 127 runners in her age competing in the half-maragroup, with over 6000 runners thon alone.
By RICHARD COOPER Democrat staff writer
LAMAR-With only two races on the ballot, it would seem to be an election that most prospective voters in Barton County would pass up. At least, that is what past experience has suggested. However, something tweaked the interest of Barton County voters to the point that 35.57 percent of those who are registered cast a ballot in the November 4 general election. Even the two offices that produced contests were ho-hum situations. Republican Tom Schweich was easily elected to another term as state auditor while facing only splinter party candidates. No Democrat filed for the office. Fourth District Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler won easily while facing a Libertarian candidate and 25-year-old Nate Irvin, a Democrat, who was making his first bid for public office. So, what brought out over 35 percent of Barton County’s registered voters. It looks as though the four amendments may have been responsible. Amendment 2 allowed prior relevant evidence to be used in prosecution of defendants charged with a crime of a sexual nature. In Barton County, it was approved by 72 percent of voters. That matched exactly the 72 percent of statewide voters who approved it. Amendment 3 stirred the most interest with most education personnel, past and present, opposing it. It would have required teacher evaluation to be based primarily on the results of standardized tests, and retention or dismissal would have been based on those results. The Missouri Retired Teachers Association (MRTA), statewide, and the Coalition to Protect Local Schools, in Barton County, mounted strong campaigns against it. It failed in Barton County with 82 percent voting no, slightly more than the statewide negative vote of
76.5 percent. Amendment 6 would have allowed limited early voting with no reason required for the early vote. Barton County voters rejected it with 71.6 percent opposition, while the statewide rejection was nearly the same with 70.6 percent saying no. Amendment 10 placed restrictions on the governor’s budgetary powers, requiring legislative approval for withholding spending for certain state services. In Barton County, it was approved by 67 percent of the voters. Statewide, it was approved also, but by a considerably lower figure of 56.9 percent. All county and immediate area candidates faced no opposition. Mike Kelley will serve another term as state representative, district 127. James Nichols will be associate circuit judge, following the earlier withdrawal of Charles Curless. Mike Davis will serve another term as presiding commissioner. Kristina Crockett remains county clerk. Janet Maupin serves another term as circuit clerk. Kathleen Dimond will be recorder of deeds for another four years, and Steven Kaderly remains as prosecuting attorney. Kaderly is the only Democrat holding a county office. Two Missouri Supreme Court judges and two judges in the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, were candidates for retention for new 12-year terms. All were approved in Barton County as well as statewide for Supreme Court judges and by voters in the southern district. This is the non-partisan court plan, which Missouri has had since 1940. The Missouri Bar evaluates each judge and publishes a brochure prior to each election in which judges are candidates for retention. The Bar’s recommendation on all four judges whose names appeared on the November 4 ballot was “retain.” It seems to be an excellent method of keeping partisan politics out of the judicial system. However, few people seem to pay any attention to the Bar’s Voters Guide, and cast an uninformed ballot.
County Assessor likely to need mapping ability By RICHARD COOPER Democrat staff writer
LAMAR-The Barton County Assessor had large blue line maps on which parcels of property and their boundaries were clearly marked. The maps were provided by Finley Engineering, but that service was discontinued about three years
ago when Finley’s large but aging printer broke down. An effort to repair the printer proved futile as it was out of date and replacement parts were no longer available. Since that time, Assessor Ivan Frieden has been forced to draw in boundary changes (Ink them in, he calls it.) manually on old blue line maps. He has nearly three year’s
worth of such inked in changes. His problem is that he does not have the capability of producing new up to date maps. That could be rectified by changing to a digital mapping system, but the investment in such equipment could be sizable. Frieden says the cost would probably be less than $100,000, but still would be a heavy burden for the
county to bear. Frieden says he has learned that the State Tax Commission is going to require that county assessors be able to produce maps showing all parcels of property. He is going to request that Jan Elliot, tax commission director, come before the Barton County Commission in the near future to discuss the problem.