CANTON CITY BOARD MEETS
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Lewis County
Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862
Thursday, December 1, 2011
(USPS 088-820) Vol. XXXIX New Series, No. 48 Canton, Mo. 63435 • 12 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents
BREAKING NEWS UPDATES AT
SHOP LOCAL THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON
SPORTS CO-OP PLAN ADVANCES TO JOINT BOARD TALK
Photo by Sabrina Sparks, lifeadventurephoto.com
See story on page 2A
RESALE SHOP NOW OPEN IN CANTON Photo by Rita Cox
Jim Oliver of Capps and The Christmas Store shows off a display of merchandise for the Christmas season that can be found in his store. Local retailers are reminding residents to shop local this Christmas.
Lighted parades, activities set in two local communities By Dan Steinbeck, Editor dan@lewispnj.com
Photo by Dan Steinbeck
Dianna Clark, who owns the ReNew-All resale business in Canton with her husband Kirby, stands by one of several booths in the store. The business is located in the former Niemann Foods building at 515 Lewis Street. By Dan Steinbeck, Editor dan@lewispnj.com
A new re-sale store opened Nov. 1 in Canton. Re-New-All is now open six days a week in the former Niemann Foods building at 515 Lewis Street. According to Dianna Clark, who owns the business with husband Kirby, the name comes from the store’s offerings. “Recycle, new stuff, and all kinds of things,” Mrs. Clark said, adding that in addition to resale of items, there are consigned items and surplus items. There are currently 17 vendors already in the business, and the merchandise, which changes constantly includes surplus office equipment like chairs and filing cabinets, tool boxes, recycled kitchen cabinets, artwork, furniture, and glassware, among other items. A gun shop which will be called Big Boys Toys Gun Shop, will be added soon. There are work areas for vendors or a regular fix-it person to fix items that will be displayed. A former freezer unit of the store will be used for sandblasting and painting furniture. Various classes will be offered, including scrapbooking Nov. 28 at 6 p.m. and Christmas card making Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. An upholstery class will be offered in January, with a home economics class coming at a time to be announced.
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Lighted parades, like this one from 2010 in Canton, are scheduled for early December in LaBelle and Canton.
Two holiday lighted parades and complimenting activities are set for early December. The first parade is tonight (Thursday) at 6 p.m. in Canton. Line-up will be on Second Street behind the Canton R-V School, and the parade runs from Fourth and Lewis Street, south to Montgomery Street, west to Seventh Street, north on Seventh to Whit Street, east to Fourth Street, south to Lewis Street and west to Central Park. Entries will be accepted until the parade begins. Various vendors will be in the Lewis Street Playhouse, starting at 5 p.m. After the parade, there will be the tree-lighting in Canton’s Central Park, carolers, the vendors in the the Lewis Street Playhouse, and Santa meeting children in the Canton
Public Library. Other businesses are invited to stay open late. For more information go to cantonmochamber.com. The second of the lighted parades is part of a three-day activity in LaBelle. On Dec. 9, a craft show, sale, and country store opens at the LaBelle Depot. On Dec. 10, the lighted Christmas parade will be at 6 p.m. on highway K and Highway 6. Lineup starts at 5:30 at the Labelel School. Prior to that at 5 p.m. is a soup supper at the LaBelle Senior Center. After the parade, Santa will meet with children at the Depot until 9 p.m. The LaBelle Depot is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec 9-10. On Sunday, Dec. 11, the LaBelle Depot is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and church services at the Depot will be at 5:30 p.m.
LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP CHILDREN THIS CHRISTMAS Local opportunities are available to help children at Christmas Approximately 30 needy children are still available to be adopted for the Lewis County Adopt-A- Child Christmas campaign. “So many organizations have already adopted children,” said Judy Eaton of NECAC. “We just have a few more children that need some special care this Christmas season.” Each adopted child may receive approximately five to
six gifts. Many of the items requested are basic, such as clothing. Children can be adopted by community groups, churches, and individuals. Those interested in adopting a child for Christmas is may contact Stacey Nicholas at 573-406-9082 or rsvp@ douglassonline.org. Wrapped gifts need to be returned to Immanuel United Methodist Church the week of December 12. This year, the Lewis County Adopt-A-Child Christ-
mas campaign will assist in providing Christmas gifts to nearly 130 local children. Dollar General in Canton is making it easy for the community to support the annual Adopt-A- Child Christmas campaign. A Christmas tree at the front of the store contains tags with gift suggestions. Lewis County residents who are unable to adopt a needy child this Christmas but would like to make Christmas a bit brighter are encouraged to select a gift tag and shop for
that item. After checking out, the item will be bagged and placed in a gift box. All purchased items will be donated to Lewis County children who are in need this holiday season. “We are always grateful for the community support this program receives,” said Judy Eaton, NECAC Community Support Coordinator. “Dollar General is a wonderful example of the caring businesses in this area. Their efforts make Christmas special for a number of children.”