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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2014
2 SECTIONS, 12 PAGES
Demise of Gilkey building and nearby structures
Farm estate and succession planning program scheduled
Barton County MU Extension will hold a Farm Estate and Succession Planning program at the First Baptist Church in Lamar, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursdays, Jan. 15 and 22, 2015. Meals will be provided each night. The cost is $50 a person and $90 a couple from the same farm, sharing materials, with $10 an additional family member from that farm sharing the materials. All those involved in the farm now and in the future are encouraged to attend, but please do not bring children under the age of 16. To register by January 6, 2015 and for more information call 417-682-3579. The overarching goal of this estate and succession planning class is to provide participants with the confidence to plan and man-
By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat Little did Gary Stevens know what he was in for when he began the 12 Days of Christmas with a note posted to his wife, Sheila's, school bus steering wheel stating, “Merry Christmas. This starts the 12 days of Christmas. Love ya Big Mama. Papa Gary.” Gary and Sheila are both school bus drivers for Lamar and have been married for 25 years this coming September. Sheila posted Gary's note on facebook and it preceded to snowball from there. Day two followed with a note stating, “On the 2nd day of Christmas 2 Turtle Doves not hatched yet. Merry Lamar Christmas Big Mama”, situated on Democrat/ a backdrop with two whole eggs. Melody Metzger Again Sheila posted this display much to the delight of the many Gary Stevens facebook friends that had begun had his own to follow the sequence. Day three unique version of the 12 Days stated, “Third day of Christmas. 3 of Christmas, Chicken Mary style French Hens. which wife Merry Christmas Big Mama”, Sheila posted with a statue of someone feeding daily on her three hens! facebook page, Day four was, “It's the 4th day much to the of Christmas. 4 Calling Birds, entertainment but who are they calling? Santa. and enjoyment see CHRISTMAS, page 5A of many.
Conservation Department has concern about bridge Emergency construction management settling into new home
see FARM, page 3A
By RICHARD COOPER Democrat staff writer
LAMAR-Barton County Emergency Management has been located in the basement of the courthouse since October 1, separating it from the ambulance building where it was previously located. Emergency Management Director Tom Ryan says the inconvenience of accessing the center from inside the courthouse has been eliminated by installing a new exterior door on the south side of the building. The center is fully operational with Internet service, television, radio, detailed county maps, and a backup generator in the event of an interruption of electrical service.
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SECTION A Correspondents......................... 2 Friends & Family....................... 3 Friends & Family....................... 4 Friends & Family....................... 5 Sports.......................................... 6 SECTION B Reports........................................ 2 Records....................................... 3 Records....................................... 4 Legals/Classifieds....................... 5 Agriculture................................. 6
LAMAR-Three fisheries management biologists from the Missouri Department of Conservation appeared before the Barton County Commission, December 22, to express concern about certain species of fish whose numbers are considered threatened or endangered. The fish belong to the family of small fish known as darters; perhaps the best known is the snail darter. Some of them are native to Barton County. Tom Priesendorf, Craig Fuller, and Kara Tvedt told the commission that darters migrate upstream in the
see CONSTRUCTION, page 3A First, Monday, Nov. 24, 3:34 p.m. - Major changes coming to the northeast corner of the Lamar square. Vilela Demolition of Pittsburg, Kan. begins removal of buildings east of Gilkey building. Second, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 10:40 a.m. - Giant track hoe begins chewing away on east side of Gilkey building. Second track hoe stabilizes south wall to prevent falling into street. Third, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 3:25 p.m. - Second floor is gone. Track hoe has climbed to top of rubble. Buildings to north of Gilkey building still remain. Fourth, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 3:40 p.m. - Gilkey building virtually gone. Now starting on old theater building from the inside. Note, the collapsed roof of the theater building. Fifth, Monday, Dec. 8, 3:10 p.m. - Gilkey building gone, and most of debris removed. Only front remains of old theater building. Sixth, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1:00 p.m. - Previous appearance of northeast corner of 10th Street and Broadway is only a memory. Final step will be removal of next building to the north.