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Thursday, February 23, 2012 SPRING-LIKE WEATHER CONTINUES

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LAWMEN CATCH FUGITIVE IN CANTON ATTIC

MOORE A Canton man, who was a fugitive from Cook County, Illinois, was arrested Friday in a Canton home.

Ronald A. Moore, 42, had apparently been on the run from law enforcement for months. After a tip, law enforcement Friday were on the scene of a home at 1210 White Street in Canton. Law enforcement surrounded the house, gained entrance, and found Moore hiding in the attic.

Moore had been wanted for escape – failure to comply with electronic monitoring on an original burglary charge from Cook County, Illinois.

Law agencies included the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Canton and LaGrange Police Departments, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Moore was to be extradited to Illinois.

BANK FOUNDER, FORMER MAYOR DIES FEB. 14 Lorenzo A. Gnuse, 84 of Quincy died Feb. 14.

Gnuse helped found the former Lewistown State Bank (now United State Bank), for which he formerly was president, and was instrumental in the bank picking up branch locations in Ewing and Edina.

Gnuse also formerly served as alderman and mayor of Lewistown.

An obituary is on page 5B.

ELECTED OFFICE FILING STARTS NEXT WEEK

BY DAN STEINBECK Editor dan@lewispnj.com

Filing for several Lewis County elected offices opens Tuesday, Feb. 28.

In Lewis County, this means the filing will begin for U.S Senator; U.S. Representative; Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State; Attorney General; Treasurer; State Representative; Second Judicial District Circuit Judge; Northern and Southern Commissioners, Sheriff, Assessor, Coroner, Public Administrator, Surveyor, and township committeemen and women.

The deadline is March 27. Filing for the federal and state offices is in Jefferson City, and the rest can be filed at the Lewis County Clerk’s Office. The Primary election is Aug 7.

Photo by Rita Cox

The spring-like temperatures continue this week with highs in the 40’s Normally at this time of year ice can be seen floating in the Mississippi River, however this year it is nowhere to be found.

Opposition continues despite LaBelle water bond issue approval

BY DAN STEINBECK Editor dan@lewispnj.com

A group of citizens in LaBelle is not satisfied of the recent passage of a $2.5 million water and sewer bond issue.

David Renck requested information from the City of LaBelle, citing Missouri Sunshine Law provisions for information from the city involving ADM. As Renck sees it, it is ADM whose need for improved water drove the issue.

“People in town feel they were not properly informed before the bond issue,” Renck

said Tuesday morning. “The vote process was manipulated. The people didn’t understand that the new development of ADM would affect people’s futures.”

ADM is currently building a 720,000 bushel capacity grain storage bin, and a 140,000 bushel wet storage bin with commercial corn dryer.

“There is no doubt, Labelle can’t afford that. They are setting themselves up for default,” Renck said.

He said the city of LaBelle shouldn’t have to continually borrow money, and suggested again the city put a tax on

commodities at the facility to help pay the water and sewer bond.

Renck said after he requested the information, he and at least three other property owners received notices of derelict property from the city of LaBelle. Renck said they are unwilling to extend the 15-day time frame given for property clean up. Renck said the letters threaten fines or jail time.

The city was to sign funding papers to go ahead with the bond issue on Feb. 21, and Renck admitted there wasn’t much that could stop it now.

Renck said prior to the paper signing that it could “go to a huge class action lawsuit.”

Renck said he has contacted the attorney who defended Charlie Sharpe about government interference, and has also contacted famed legal clerk and environmental activist Erin Brockovich, but has yet to hear from them.

Renck also suggested people become familiar with U.S. code Title 42 1983 and Section 18 241-242, which deal with property rights.

LaBelle Mayor Larry Hackemack could not be reached before press time.

SOME CELEBRATE RARE BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK

BY DAN STEINBECK Editor dan@lewispnj.com

On Wednesday Feb. 29, John Stiffey of LaGrange will reach his “16th” birthday and Evonne Constantz, of Canton will reach her “21st” birthday.

“I will be ‘legal’ (to drink),” Mrs. Constantz joked “I’ll be old enough to get my driver’s license,” Stiffey kidded.

Never mind the fact that

Stiffey has legally driven for years, and Mrs. Constantz doesn’t drink, and actually reached that age milestone decades ago.

Both are two local examples of Leap Year Birthdays, having an official birth date roll their way every four years.

Although there are likely potential problem for those who don’t realize every four years, Feb. 29 is a legitimate date, neither Stiffey nor Constanttz call it a problem “It’s very nice. It makes it

convenient I can go back to counting birthdays instead of years, if anyone believes that,” Constantz said.

“Everyone gets a kick out of it, especially kids when you tell them you are that young,” Stiffey said.

Both choose to celebrate the day Feb. 28 on non-leap years. Stiffey actually celebrated this year’s birthday this past weekend when children and grandchildren could get together.

“It’s hard to celebrate in the middle of the week when

we live in different areas,” Stiffey said.

Stiffey works at Lock 20 and Constantz helps man phones for Davis Funeral Home in Canton.

“I’m lucky enough to feel good and fortunate to have a job. The people I work for are good to me,” Constantz said.

Except for her fourth Leap year birthday (real age 16), when she could get her driver’s license, Constantz sees all days as “another day.”

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LOCAL NEWS Leftwich retires as Secretary of Gregory Drainage District

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After almost sixty years as the secretary/treasurer of the Gregory Drainage District, 94-year-old Mrs. DeLorus Leftwich of rural Canton, Mo is retiring.

She wrote about her experiences in her own words and submitted them to the Press-News Journal.

When asked what prompted her to make this decision, she replied, “With more and more paperwork to be done every year, and the government recommends it be done on time machines, such as computers, email, fax machines, “Twitter”, Facebook, etc, I found that I really didn’t know what these were, let alone know how to use them. As you grow older, you get slower and forgetful and I am all of that, and as the old saying goes “You can’t teach an old dog new ‘tricks’.

Leftwich stated “It seems we are having more snow and rain up north to come down, the river rises causing deep water and rains here too, so the pumping starts and bookwork starts, keeping all the expenses recorded. Little did I know that morning in the early 1952’s when the late Al Ruddick came to my door and asked me if I’d consider being Secretary – Treasurer since the late Howard Carskadon had to resign due to ill health. They didn’t have regular monthly meetings then. Seems ever since we moved to Gregory in 1939, years we had to go by tractor, truck and then on the levee to come out to Leepers Station to get the mail, groceries, Sunday School and church. Cars

were left at the station.

Our meetings were held in the schoolhouse and later in a room and Logsdons office building. Some of our presidents were Al Ruddick, J.W. Hackamack, Herbert Jenkins, Wallace Carskadon (to name a few) and Fred Schlotter, who after 23 years in office, retired two years ago due to poor health. In later years, in the 1960s, supervisors started and put in large tubes and Femway in Lewis County, the south line of our district, and later a pump plant. The Corps of Engineers of Rock Island, Ill. estimated a cost of a million dollars. Our then District Engineer, the late Bill Klinger, of Quincy, Ill. started, designed and estimated the cost (including the building )at $500,000.

After many meetings with land owners and banks to borrow money, by a unanimous vote our plant was built with two large pumps installed and later, the late Chas. (Bob) Ruddick gave the third pump.

Money was borrowed several landowners, banks and our own Gabe Logsdon and sons. The cost $500,000 wasn’t quite as much as estimated and then the pumping started using diesel fuel, R.E.A. wouldn’t put an electrical plant only out on the hill.

In those days that seemed almost impossible, but in 1976 we celebrated the last payment.

During the flood of 1993 was the first time ever our levee overflowed, (25 foot levee and approximatley 28 foot river stage), holes washed out, we had to re-

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locate our meeting place.

When the boys were moving, I consented for them to put papers in my house, basement and shed until the river went down, and have the meetings here, but the river has gone up and down almost every year since and they’re still here. I told them at my retirement everything goes out. They now have found a meeting place, but not for the accumulated ‘stuff’. Now, I’m waiting to make room in my utility room for my “stuff.”

In my 60 years I think I have only missed four meetings. Now we have to keep records (during flooding times) for FEMA, Sema, N.R.C.S., MoDot, Tucker Fishery, etc., to qualify for percentage of our costs.

My paycheck in 1952 was $15 a meeting and I also read the river gage south of elevator bins for the government for 27 years, started at $15.00 a month, to be done in thee mornings by 7 a.m. and called into Canton dam. I really enjoyed the mornings walking down the levee listening to the birds sing and watching squirrels eating corn dropped from Logsdons Elevator for their breakfast and frogs croaking in the water holes.

Three years ago I qui driving the tractor, helping Kent who took over after his dad’s failing health in 1993. I’ve enjoyed those 40 years in the outdoors and especially driving the truck – tractor. It was simple, push a button, it starts, another button in gear and driving v-ripping our field cultivating. I’ve enjoyed my garden and flowers. I love to eat what’s in it.

DeLorus Leftwich, pictured above, recently retired after 60 years of serving as secretary of the Gregory Drainage District.

All of the supervisors in my 60 years have been gentlemen, very polite, always thoughtful and respectful to me and I really appreciated that.

Sometimes even some of them took their shoes off (at a rainy chore time). I wish Howard, Kent, Curtis, Lawrence, and Steve all the best many “Happy Days” “Good Health” and “Good Luck” also Brenda the new sec treas. A big surprise for my very generous “Bonus” Thanks again. Mike Klinger son of the late Bill Klinger remains our Engineer.”

Mrs. Leftwich was married to Howard, who died in 1993. They have two children, Kent and Deanna. She has six grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. She is a member of the LaGrange Federated Garden Club and is a charter member of the Primrose FCC Club in Clark County. She attends Bluff Springs Church and was Sunday School treasurer for over fifty years.

She remains active and enjoys working in her two big flower beds. Her favorite flowers are roses and dahlias.

Culver-Stockton College to hold FAFSA Assistance Night The Culver-Stockton College Student Financial Services Office will host a FAFSA assistance night Wednesday, Feb. 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Highland High School located at 21504 State Highway 6, Lewistown, Mo. This community service event is free and open to the public.

Parents, current and prospective college students, as well as all high school students planning to attend any college are encour-

aged to attend. Members of the Culver-Stockton Student Financial Services office will be on hand to answer questions and assist in the filing of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Those attending should bring the following: 2011 tax and W2 forms, personal identification numbers (parent and student), students and parents must apply for a FAFSA PIN at www.pin.ed.gov, current balances of cash, sav-

ing and checking accounts and net worth of investments for both student and parent.

Culver-Stockton College will also host a FAFSA assistance night on March 14 in the Herrick Foundation Center on the C-SC campus. This event is also free and open to the public. For more information call (573) 288-6307 or e-mail financialaid@ culver.edu.

Culver-Stockton College hosts 54th annual science fair Culver-Stockton College will host dozens of area high school students Saturday, Feb. 25 during the 54th Annual Science Fair on the campus of Culver-Stockton College.

Junior and senior high school students from the surrounding area will take part in the fair, with projects judged by faculty

members of Culver-Stockton College’s Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, as well as Culver-Stockton students.

Project set-up will begin at 8 a.m. in the CulverStockton Science Center, with judging to begin 9:15 a.m. Parents and the public are invited to view projects from 11 a.m. to

noon.

Announcements and awards will begin at 2 p.m. in Merillat Chapel inside the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center.

For more information, please contact the CulverStockton College Division of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at (573) 2886378.

Abstinence Training Workshop Scheduled for February 28 There will be an Abstinence Education Training Workshop on Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with registration at 8:30 a.m. at Highland High School in the Superintendent’s Office Board Room.

The goal of the program

is to provide adults with practical instruction on teaching Jr. and Sr. High students the benefits of abstinence by inspiring them to have a dream for their lives and hope for a strong, future marriage.

The speaker will be Scott

Phelps, Executive Director on Abstinence and Marriage in Chicago, Ill. There is a fee to attend.

To register, call 877-2909248 or go online at www. ampartnership.org

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LOCAL NEWS

CARE Gains new reflexologist

Miller one of two officers honored

BY DAN STEINBECK Editor dan@lewispnj.com

A LaBelle native was one of two Illinois police officers named Officer of the Year by the Quincy, Illinois Exchange Club.

Tom Miller, a Quincy Police department officer, received the honor, as did Adams County Sheriff’s deputy Joe Lohmeyer at the honor luncheon Feb. 17. Miller is a LaBelle native, who graduated in 1989 from Highland High School, and worked for a time as job printer for the Press-News Journal in Canton.

Miller was hit in the

gun belt by a bullet fired from a Mt. Pleasant, Iowa man’s gun. The man later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in a house surrounded by law enforcement. The bullet that hit Miller’s belt did not penetrate his body.

Lohmeyer was in the house where the Iowa man died, and Lohmeyer was shot in the torso by the subject, but was saved by a bulletproof vest.

The Exchange Club also honored off-duty Quincy firefighter Kyle Dixon as Citizen of the Year, for his role in the same situation, where he followed a stolen vehicle by the Iowa man.

City of Canton Police Report Canton Police Report for February 10 through February 16.

The Canton Police Department reports the following arrests: Danny R. Casey, 19, Canton, was arrested on a LaGrange warrant.

Nathaniel R. Logsdon, 26,

Canton, was arrested on a Lewis County Warrant.

The department had nine traffic violations which included three verbal warnings, one written warning, five citations.

Country Aire has hired a reflexologist to come into the home once a week to work with residents.

C.A.R.E. would like to welcome Lisa Doran to the team. Lisa has been a reflexologist for a num-

ber of years. She is very friendly and the residents love her and speak only good things about her. She has magic fingers as well as a soothing manner and all look forward to working with her.

Submitted Photo Country Aire has a new therapy department which offers physical, occupational, and speech therapy five days a week for residents to help keep them at their highest level of function. C.A.R.E. now offers therapy on an outpatient basis as well. Contact C.A.R.E. for questions regarding outpatient therapy.

The C.A.R.E. therapy team from left to right: Sarah Graddy, Jenna Harsell, and Jennifer Laxson.

Country Aire Retirement Estates is located on Highway 16 in Lewistown, MO.

Submitted Photo Reflexologist Lisa Doran.

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LEWIS COUNTY LEADER QUICK FACTS

Steve McKenzie

NAME: Steve McKenzie

Mayor of Lewistown POSITION: Mayor, Lewistown, MO

Rita Cox of the Press-News Journal recently talked with Steve McKenzie, Mayor of Lewistown, Mo.

HOMETOWN: Lewistown, MO EDUCATION: Graduated from Highland High School, attended Culver-Stockton College FAMILY: Married to Kim, three children.

PASTIMES: Member of the Lewistown Vikings, manager of McKenzie Automotive Mizzou Tiger Fan. PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: I am a firm believer in community pride. The Lewistown Vikings is an organization that was formed with the mission of Taking Pride in our Community. The organization has completed various projects around Lewistown and provides donations to other community organizations throughout the year.

Background: I am married to my wife, Kim, and I have three children. My Dad, John H. McKenzie Jr. grew up in LaBelle and graduated from LaBelle High School and has been a business owner in Lewistown for many many years. My mother, Nina Jo Sharpe McKenzie grew up in Ewing and graduated from Ewing High School. I am the third of nine children, born Dec. 8, 1963. I went to grade school in Lewistown and LaBelle, graduated from Highland High School in 1982 and attended Culver-Stockton College for two years. I began working full time at McKenzie Automotive in 1984 and have managed the business since 1986.

I have been mayor of Lewistown for six years.

What are the duties of the mayor in Lewistown?

As the mayor of Lewistown, I have a responsibility to protect the interests of the citizens of town, help improve and maintain the quality of life here and help secure the financial structure for the future.

How many people work for the city of Lewistown?

The city has one full time employee and one part time employee. We also have a secretary, clerk, collector and four aldermen.

As a member of the Lewistown Viking Club, tell us about the organization.

Not that many years ago our small towns were more localized, more self supported. We had our own schools, doc-

tors, stores, etc. Although not all of these things have changed, it seems as if we’ve lost our community pride. Things that required the effort of the community in years past seemed to go by the wayside.

Our ball parks aren’t full like they were when I was young, and they need work, sidewalks are in bad shape, most of our youth don’t have any enthusiasm towards their little towns, and so on. The Vikings is an organization that was formed with the mission of Taking Pride in our Community. The name is from the former Lewistown mascot and our shirt colors are purple, the old Lewistown School colors.

The Vikings have done many things to help. We have various fundraisers to support our mission and the group works together along with other community members to help make the community a better place to live.

The Vikings have completed some sidewalks projects. A mushroom festival is held in the spring, members have taken charge of our Business Appreciation Day in September, the club sponsors a fireworks display around the Fourth of July.

The club also gives donations to Meals on Wheels and people in need. Hopefully we can begin to see some pride.

What are some of the improvements or projects that have taken place in Lewistown in the last few years?

Lewistown, for a small town, has a few things going for it. We are very fortunate to have a medical clinic, a pharmacy, a grocery store (which is a new business),

a funeral home, Heetco, feed store, bank, convenience store, and many other businesses and services that help support the town. The city centralized its sewer system and upgraded its clean water supply in the past few years. A demolition grant a few years ago really helped clean up some of the old buildings in town. I think the park in Lewistown is one of the nicest looking parks in the county. The city has been working to improve the streets the last few years as well, which is a never ending project. We always encourage new businesses in town and would really like to see the restaurant reopen. We also have a great volunteer fire department.

Give us some information about Lewistown Appreciation Day. Lewistown Business Appreciation Day is a day that our local merchants can give back to the community for their support. The day includes a meal provided by local merchants, live music, a parade and many other games and activities. It provides a great way for people to get together to celebrate, if nothing else, the fact that we’re free Americans. Our big day is always held the first part of September.

How would you like to see residents become more involved in their community or what can they do to improve their community?

It is so very important for our residents to be involved. The more involvement, the more communication, the more results, the more pride.

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EDITORIAL THIS IS LIFE

A PHOTO FROM YESTERYEAR

Farewell to a fairfendered friend

BY DAN STEINBECK EDITOR dan@lewispnj.com

Bear with one mourning anonymous humor columnist. A dear friend has left.

The friend, a 1999 Chevrolet Venture van kicked the proverbial bucket in our driveway, more than six years after joining the family. At present, we do not suspect foul play from the remaining working vehicle, a Chevrolet sedan.

According to the Mechanic Examiner, the friend known affectionately as “The Van,” expired from a cracked head gasket. Just the sound of its diagnosis sounds mortal. At over 209,000 miles, and unknown findings from any garage surgery, the family was told that’s all he/she/it/wrote.

We were advised against an engine transplant, and it might be tricky finding a suitable donor motor.

(We’d hate to end up with an Edsel engine).

“The Van” had been with us to family vacations to including Colorado, all over Missouri, and twice to Minnesota once, needing major brake work. There’s nothing like spending vacation money on repairs, but hey, it was our loyal friend and only way home.

“The Van” had hauled set designs for Bible School, and church functions; yard waste for disposal, the son’s cumbersome belongings to college, and a couch home from an auction last year.

It carried people to funerals of families and friends.

It was the source of transportation filled with and carried by prayers for the daughter’s brain surgery last year.

STEINBECK To put it in Renaissance art terms, instead of Van Gogh, we had Van No Gogh.

Sadder still than the fond adieu is finding an affordable replacement.

When dealers talk about affordable transportation, they might as well speak Chinese, because more often than not, their version of affordable and that of one anonymous humor columnist are not on the same financial plane.

The price range of the columnist may mean engine-optional to the dealer. Or it could mean handy financing for the next 16 years. Or it might mean a vehicle with more miles than the one that just went kaput in the driveway. Or it might mean a vehicle found in the price range is now located in Singapore - come get it. Or it could mean van seating for one, but plenty of handy bins to store the gear for four or more people.

“The Van” was unceremoniously sent to the scrap auto boneyard in mid February.

We’ll find our new friend somewhere, some way, some day. Until then we still have one working car, and our shoes.

Northeast Missouri Day On Feb. 13, the first Northeast Missouri Day was held at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City, Mo. This event was organized to make legislators aware of the benefits that Northeast Missouri provides for the state.

There were many organizations in attendance to represent the Northeast Region of Missouri. All eighteen booths available were booked and dozens of groups helped sponsor the event. Many State Senators and Representa-

tives were in attendance and all of them had questions and comments for those representing Northeast Missouri.

Representative Craig Redmon, who helped organize the event, would like to thank all of those people who made this event possible.

There are already plans underway for having this event again next year in Jefferson City. If you are interested in participating in next year’s Northeast Missouri Day contact his office at (573) 751-3644.

Redmon Meets with Representatives Representative Craig Redmon met with superintendents from Northeast Missouri on January 25. The Representative hosted a luncheon with educators and representatives from Northeast Missouri to talk about education. Over the course of lunch, issues involving schools were brought to

attention and discussed.

Mike Thomson, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Education, addressed some concerns that had been raised. Rep. Redmon has made education one of his top priorities and is committed to giving rural schools a voice in Jefferson City.

Land Transfers February 1-17, 2-12 Angela M. Frericks to Luke A. Frericks Terry Fretwell Family Trust to Obie Terry Fretwell Obie Terry Fretwell and Mary Sue Fretwell to Obie Terry Fretwell/Mary Sue Trust Marguerite M. Drewel Trust to Kent B. Cunningham and Sara Cunningham Donnie L. Bradshaw

and Linda J. Bradshaw to David J. Wenneker and Tammy W. Wenneker Industrial Development Authority of Lewis County to URSA Farmers Cooperative City of Canton to URSA Farmers Cooperative Richard H. Reimer and Marsha E. Reimer to RLP Revocable Family Trust Richard W. Boone to Richard Boone Revocable Family Trust

The Lewistown Garage is shown in this week’s photo obtained by the Lewis County Historical Society.

LEWIS COUNTY HISTORY

BACKWARD GLANCES From the pages of early Lewis County newspapers 25 Years Ago The Press-News Journal Feb. 26, 1987 Pat Harlan, Durham, is serving as this year’s chairman of the American Cancer Society’s 1987 Crusade in District 3. District 3 includes: Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Pike, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, and Shelby counties. In the 1987 crusade, Harlan hopes to reach the goal of $100,520.

State Auditor Margaret Kelly has begun an audit of Lewis County which will cover Jan. 1, 1985, through Dec. 31, 1986. State law requires the state auditor to perform regular audits of all third and fourth class counties in Missouri.

45 Years Ago The Press-News Journal Mar. 2, 1967 At a special meeting of the town board Friday the board passed an ordinance creating a police judge in Canton.

The police judge will be an elective office.

Great River Gas Company has received authorization to bring natural gas to 18 communities in northeast Missouri.

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fraternity at Culver-Stockton is planning its centennial celebration to be held March 17-19. The event will represent a milestone in both the history of the local Kappa Mu chapter and the national fraternity.

This will be the first centennial of any chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha and will honor the oldest chapter in existence. The men of Lambda Chi Alpha now number 72 and have been their home at 606 North 7th Street in Canton. Mrs. Hazel Huston has served as housemother for the past four years.

The Lewis County Journal The Lewistown Vikingettes have won the conference for five consecutive years with a reward of the traveling gold ball which the Vikingettes kept in 1965.

against only one loss, by downing Unionville in the regional tournament at Kirksville 33-19.

At a special meeting of the Canton Chamber of Commerce, it was voted that the general fund be reimbursed by the factory fund to the extent of all monies now in the factory fund as a partial repayment of the $5012.58 that was paid out of the general fund for factory expenses.

The motion was made by Al Turner and seconded by Earle Zenge.

Cotton Owen, owner of the Cotton Bowl in Canton, was the guest speaker at the Kiwanis luncheon, Tuesday. Owen told of the early history of bowling, and then indicated that the automatic pin setter had made bowling the most popular indoor sport in the United States today.

50 Years Ago The Press-News Journal Feb. 22, 1962

70 Years Ago The Press-News Journal Mar. 4, 1937

Business came to a complete standstill Tuesday as Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., made his historical trip into space. Radios and TVs were blaring out from every store with crowds of people gathered around, particularly at blastoff. As Glenn completed his triple whirl around the earth crowds again gathered around TVs to watch the pickup. This time, however, they were much happier and more proud.

The Canton Tigers won their twenty-first game of the season Monday night

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Don Stone has purchased the milk business of Henry Lloyd and plans upon increasing the size of his dairy.

The Canton Public Library re-opens this week after having been closed for five months for repairs.

We note with pleasure, our young friend John Wills, received recognition for his brave deed in rescuing George Meeks from drowning last summer. The YMCA presented him with a medal.

80 Years Ago The Lewis County Journal Mar. 4, 1927 Miss Grace Becker, teacher of the Melrose school, took her A and B agriculture class, Thelma Reiter, Ralph Henderson, Bernadine Legg, Victor Sprinkle and Elizabeth Rogers, down to LaGrange to visit the Foree and Jackson dairy farm. They also visited the creamery and foundry.

About 2 a.m. Tuesday the house on the late J.R. Burgess farm burned. Bert Hinton and family were living there. All clothing, bedding and furniture were destroyed. It is a very severe loss to this big family of father, mother and 10 children. They saved all their meat and fruit but that was all.

90 Years Ago The Lewis County Journal Mar. 2, 1917 Absolute prohibition legislation took its longest forward stride in the nation’s history this week, when the House after two hours of uproarious debate approved, by a 4 to 1 majority, a Senate measure which would raise an iron clad barrier against importation of liquor into prohibition States. It is expected to receive the approval of President Wilson within a week, adding immediately to the “bone dry” territory about onethird of the Continental United States.

After two persons had fallen in while testing the ice at the Illinois shore, an automatic drove onto the bay one day last week and crossed the main channel of the Mississippi River to West Quincy for the first time in history at that point, says the Quincy Journal. The car was owned by the Moller-Futterer Auto Company and occupied by four men.

Tennis Visser, the acetylene light man, was here Monday looking after the light plant. He overhauled the entire plant, and says they will work satisfactorily in the future.

100 Years Ago The Lewis County Journal Mar. 8, 1907 Fisher Jenkins, who has been teaching the Rose school near Canton this winter will go to Quincy to attend Gem City Business College. His two brothers, Jesse and George, have also closed successful terms of school: Jesse at Tolona and George at Allen school.

James English and son of near Williamstown were transacting business in town Friday. Mr. English when quite a young farmer started in 80 acres of land, paying only $200 down on that, but “by the sweat of his brow”, by many a hard stroke and good management he now owns one of the finest farms in Reddish Township containing about 800 acres.

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Tye Borgstadt of LaGrange received his Eagle Scout award during a ceremony held at the LaGrange Youth Center on Feb. 18. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 173.

Borgstadt completed his Eagle Scout project last year. The Eagle Scout badge is the top honor for a boy scout. For his project he completed landscaping work at the Drs. Ellery Park in LaGrange. The LaGrange Federated Garden Club maintains the park which is located on Route C. The park is meaningful to Borgstadt because of its location, which is in his neighborhood and his family has donated and installed several landscaping items in memory of several family members.

Borgstadt’s project included building a patio platform for his grandmother Alma Borgstadt’s, memorial bench and planting a butterfly bush in memory of his great-grandparents, Lee and Nina Painter. He also completed other landscaping, mulching, weeding and installing donated bird houses.

Borgstadt is the son of Lisa Borgstadt of LaGrange. He is a senior at Highland High School.

Other members of Scout Troop 173 also received honors and merit badges during the ceremonies. Scout Master Doug Bronstine and John White presented the awards. Six scouts of Troop 173 have completed their Eagle Scout projects in recent years.

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STATISTICS The year 2011 was especially deadly for Missouri tornadoes, due largely to the massive one that ripped Joplin and killed 158 people.

Those deaths and 1,182 injuries were reported in 80 tornadoes in the state.

This is more deaths (43) and more injuries (538) than the previous five years combined.

From 2006-2011, there were 21 deaths and six injuries in floods and flash floods.

From 2006-2011, there were 13 lightning and thunderstorm deaths and 133 lightning and thunderstorm injuries.

SAFETY TIPS People should make their own preparedness plans for homes and businesses, and practice them.

Plans should include where to meet after a disaster and how to contact family members in a fire or severe weather.

An emergency supply kit for the home, office, and car with bottled water, a radio with extra batteries, a flashlight, prescription medicine and first aid supplies should be ready.

Generators for homes or businesses provide some basic electric service un-

Baby Correction Curtiss and Sherry Baker of Kirksville, Mo., are the parents of a daughter, born Nov. 22, 2011 in Kirksville. She weighed six pounds, five ounces and has been named Grace (Gracie) Mae Baker. She joins a brother, Luke. Grandparents are Don and Marilyn Miller, Knox City, and Kenny and Linda Baker, Hurdland. Great-grandparents are Doris and the late Roy Miller, Knox City; the late Hank and Ella Mae Fisher, Knox City; the late Paul and Grace Baker, Hurdland; and the late Lawrence Rash and Eugene and Evelyn (Rash) Riddle, Kirksville.

til the commercial power returns. A generator can keep health equipment functioning (ventilators, oxygen, monitors) during a power outage. Always follow the generator use instruction. Never use a generator in a closed structure. The engine gives off deadly carbon monoxide gas.

Make sure all family members know all ways to exit your home and where to meet outside the house.

Keep exits clear.

Know how to contact children at their school or daycare and where to pick them up after a disaster.

Those unable to pick-up a child should designate a specific person to pick up children.

Have a tone-alert weather radio to receive severe weather warnings and a portable radio with extra batteries in case there are power outages.

Learn first aid and CPR. Know how to shut off water, gas and electricity.

Keep a small amount of cash on hand. ATM’s won’t work if the power is out.

If the power is out, gas pumps will not operate.

SAFETY TERMS “Tornado Watch” means conditions are favorable for tornado development.

Keep alert by listening to NOAA Weather Radio, or the commercial media for the latest weather information.

“Tornado Warning” means a tornado has been sighted or the NWS is seeing radar indicators that a thunderstorm may produce a tornado. People in the path of the storm should take immediate life saving action.

WHERE TO GO In schools, hospitals, factories, shopping centers

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and other public places, go to designated shelter areas. Interior hallways on the lowest level away from windows and out of auditoriums, gymnasiums, or structures with large free span roofs are best.

In Vehicles: Do not try to outrun a tornado. If possible, drive away from the tornado in an opposite direction or at a 90-degree angle away from it. In an urban area, this will not be possible. While an underpass offers protection from rain and hail, it may not protect in a strong tornado. The wind from the tornado will actually accelerate as it blows though the underpass likely sweeping everything away.

If necessary, seek shelter in a nearby substantial building. If there is no alternative, abandon the vehicle and hide in a nearby ditch or depression and cover the head. Most deaths occur because of the flying debris and head injuries.

Mobile Homes should be abandoned in favor of a more substantial structure in a tornado threat.

When severe weather approaches, move to a different location for a couple of hours until the storms have passed. Mobile homes can’t withstand strong wind gusts from severe thunderstorms or tornadoes.

TORNADO FACTS No place is safe from tornadoes. Tornadoes can cross rivers, mountains, and valleys. The Missouri terrain is not enough to influence tornado formation or movement.

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Progressive Neighbors The Progressive Neighbors Club met on Feb. 14 at the Buckin’ Bull Saloon for lunch with eight members present. After lunch members went to the Canton Senior Citizen Center for the business meeting.

President Kay Dodd opened the meeting.

Cherilyn Williams had the devotional. Roll call

was answered with a Valentine’s Day theme. Additional club dues were collected. Mary Warner served refreshments.

The next meeting will be March 13 at 1:30 p.m. at the Lewis County Nursing Home. Members will play bingo with the residents. Kathleen Miller will be hostess.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Gifted Summer program scholarships Locals attend fundraiser available for Canton Area Students The National Society for the Gifted and Talented (NSGT) is pleased to offer $10,000 in scholarships for Canton area students to apply towards selected summer programs.

Ten scholarships are being offered by the NSGT Board of Trustees - six at $1,000 each, six at $500 each and four at $250 each - and will be used by the deserving student to help pay tuition for gifted summer program of their choice. The deadline for applications is April 1, 2012.

Each year, the award is given to outstanding students who demonstrate excelled ability in their field of interest. Students can download and complete the scholarship application at www.nsgt.org/scholarships.asp.

A team of educators in the field of gifted education will review

the applications and choose the scholarship winners. Applications must be received by April 1, 2012. Winners will be notified on April 15, 2012.

The Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG), a not-for-profit program of NSGT and renowned gifted summer program, has welcomed several recipients of the Board of Trustees Scholarships in the past. The NSGT scholarships have also afforded students the opportunity to participate in such programs as iDTech, the Cambridge College Program, Duke TIP, and Northwestern CTD, among others.

Interested students, parents and educators can apply online at www.nsgt.org/scholarships. asp. Contact NSGT at (800) 5726748 or by e-mail at info@nsgt. org.

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Over 300 people were in attendance for Down Country’s first annual Rhinestones & Rodeo Art Auction and Dance fundraiser Feb. 4. Kent and Reta Richmond, Maywood, were two of the selected attendees. The Richmonds have four children, their youngest, Kaden, 7, was born with Down syndrome and a heart defect.

The Richmonds want to give all children with a disability the opportunity to grow up and be active and productive citizens of the community.

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Storm Awareness Week Continued from page 6A zontal wind and debris slamming into buildings causes tornado structural damage. The air pressure will drop near a tornado.

Leave the windows alone. Opening windows allows damaging winds to enter. It is now believed that a solid structure (no windows or doors open) is a better option for escaping major damage.

Quickly assess the situation and decide what to do.

No one answer covers all situations.

FLOODING Trees, buildings, automobiles, and people are easily swept away by floodwaters. Six inches of swiftly flowing can knock a person over. Two feet of water will make most vehicles float.

Low water crossings are a problem. When the water rises, especially quickly as in a flash flood, low water crossings become death traps. Cars are easily swept downstream and often overturn, trapping the occupants. A simple rule to follow when encountering a flooded road is: Turn Around! Don’t Drown!

Never drive into a flooded area. Darkness often hides flood dangers. In flooding, abandon personal property and move to higher ground.

Camping near small rivers is dangerous. Heavy rain upstream may bring flooding with little or no warning. Avoid camping along small rivers or streams when heavy rain is in the forecast.

THUNDERSTORMS Thunderstorms are dangerous as they include lightning, high winds, and heavy rain that can cause flash floods. Severe thun-

derstorms produce a tornado. A typical storm is usually 15 miles in diameter and lasts an average of 30-60 minutes.

A severe thunderstorm contains large hail, an inch or more in diameter, damaging straight-line winds of 58 mph or greater, and/ or a tornado. Rain cooled air (straight-line wind) descending from severe thunderstorms can move at speeds in excess of 100 mph.

A downburst is a sudden rush of this wind. Strong downbursts can produce extensive damage, which is often similar to damage produced by a small tornado. A downburst can easily overturn a mobile home, tear roofs off houses and topple trees.

Thunderstorm Safety Avoid traveling in a severe thunderstorm.

When a severe thunderstorm threatens, follow the same safety rules as in a tornado. Go to a basement or to the lowest level of the building and move to a small interior room or hallway. Stay away from doors and windows.

If time permits move your vehicles into garages or carports to help prevent hail damage, Lightning Safety At any given moment, there are 1,800 thunderstorms in progress somewhere on Earth. Lightning is extremely dangerous.

Lightning usually claims only one or two victims at a time.

Lightning can strike up to 10 miles from the rain area. Go quickly into a completely enclosed building before the storm arrives. A hard topped all metal-vehicle offers good

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The best protection from lightning is a house or other substantial building.

Stay away from windows, doors, and metal pipes. Do not use electric appliances during the storm. Turn off sensitive equipment such as televisions, VCR’s, and computers.

Telephone use is the main cause of indoor lightning injuries in the U.S. Make only emergency calls.

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COMMUNITY NEWS With Sincere Appreciation Thank you to our children, family and friends for food, cards, calls, visits and prayers during my recovery. Henry and I are blessed to live in a caring community.

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C-SC welcomes new members to board of trustees, names Vice President-Dean Culver-Stockton College announced today that, after a thorough and extensive nationwide search process, Dr. Daniel Silber has been named vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college.

“I am truly honored to be chosen as Culver-Stockton College’s next vice president for academic affairs and academic dean. This is an exciting opportunity to work with colleagues at an institution known for its strong commitment to student success and experiential learning,” commented Dr. Silber.

Dr. Silber comes to Culver-Stockton from Florida Southern College where he served as associate provost and professor of philosophy. During his 14 years with Florida Southern, Dr. Silber also served in a number of faculty and administrative leadership roles, including being named chair of the Transformational Curriculum Committee in 2007. The committee provided oversight for a curriculum transition that moved FSC from a three-credit-hour course system to a four-credit-hoursystem, which was enacted in 2010. In addition, Dr. Silber helped revitalize FSC’s Honors Program, nearly doubling its enrollment and increasing student retention rates within the program to 90 percent. Dr. Silber also has extensive experience as an instructor and professor, teaching a number of courses focused on philosophy and ethics.

Dr. Silber received his doctorate and master’s degrees from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., in 1994 and 1993, respectively. In 1989, he graduated summa cum laude from George Washington University in Washington, DC with a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and history.

Dr. Silber’s position as Culver-Stockton’s vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college is effective June 1, 2012.

Also, at its February board of trustees retreat, Culver-Stockton College officially welcomed four new members: Terry Traeder, Kent Clow ’78, Bill Spangler-Dunning ’90, and Bob Stone ’71. “We are excited to welcome our newest board members,” commented C-SC President Richard Valentine. “Each new member brings a unique perspective and skill set to the board that will aid in the college’s mission of providing students of promise a superb education. I look forward to working with our new and existing board members for the benefit of the college.”

Terry Traeder is owner and operator of TNT Golf Car & Equipment Company with locations in Quincy, Ill., and Lake St. Louis, Mo. Founded in 1961 by Gus Traeder (former member of the C-SC Board of Trustees), TNT is the largest Yamaha Golf Car distributor in the nation. Traeder is a 1974 graduate of Colorado State University and is married to Glori Traeder, C-SC class of 1998, who is a certified nurse practitioner with Quincy Medical Group.

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sas City, since 2004. Clow is originally from Quincy, Ill., where his parents Evelyn and Pat Clow reside, in addition to his sister and brother-in-law, Patti and Richard McNay. Bill Spangler-Dunning graduated from Culver-Stockton College in 1990. He continued his education at Lexington Theological Seminary. His first position was as a youth minister in Glasgow, Ky., then moving on to Owensboro, Ky., where he also served also as coordinator for youth ministries for Western Kentucky. There he continued finding ways to bring churches and individuals together through camps and retreats. In April 2011, he was called to be Regional Minister of the Upper Midwest. Spangler-Dunning is the author of more than 65 articles (curriculum), and resides in northeast Mitchellville, Iowa, with his wife, Amy. Robert Stone is a 1971 graduate of Culver-Stockton.

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COMMUNITY NEWS LaGrange Lions Club Rash celebrate fish fry begins this week Golden Anniversary

The LaGrange Lions Club will have have their annual fish fry, Feb. 24 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the LaGrange Lions Hall. Other dates are March 9, 23 and April 6.The menu will feature all you can eat buffalo and walleye fish, plus side dishes.

A portion of all proceeds will go to local organizations.

The Feb. 24 fish fry will benefit Heartland Resources.

The March 9 proceeds will benefit Highland Band, March 23 benefits Fishing for Freedom and proceeds for the fish fry on April 6 will benefit the LaGrange Youth Center. The public is welcome to attend and support for these groups is greatly appreciated.

Ben and Noelle Withers, Canton, Mo., are the parents of a daughter, born Jan. 30, 2012, at Blessing Hospital, Quincy, Ill. She weighed seven pounds, eight ounces and has been named Anna Grace.

Grandparents are Steve and Laura Withers, Quincy, Ill and Mike and Angie Barnard, Loraine, Ill. Great-grandparents are Dave and Jan Barnard and the late Lee and Bessie Mae St. Clair and the late Harold and Naomi Withers.

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Missouri State Parks is partnering with Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center to aid in the recovery effort of Joplin through the Audubon’s Operation Backyard Recovery program. State Parks across Missouri will have a birdhouse building party on March 3.

Locally, Wakonda State Park, south of LaGrange, will participate. The workshop is open to all ages and will take place at the Wakonda Maintenance Shop, located behind the superintendent’s house. Everything to build the houses will be provided, but participants may bring their own hammer if they wish. The workshop begins at 9 a.m. and should be done by noon. For more information contact Wakonda State Park at (573) 6552280.

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Jerry and Evelyn Gronemire visited with Mr. and Mrs Freddie Hackamack on Friday evening. The group played cards with the Newstadt’s on Sunday evening.

Freddie and Marie Hackamack had a grass fire at their property.

Edith Fulton, Bonnie Brown and Joan Rife attended the Lewistown Methodist Soup Supper. There was a good crowd and the ladies enjoyed visiting with many people.

J.D. Peak is recovering at his aunt’s in Palmyra.

Vera Whiteside has returned home from the hospital.

Lucille Noble is a patient in the hospital. Mavis Book went to the hospital.

Steven Grant spend the weekend with Shane Kurk.

Sarah Jacoby and Joan Rife went to Quincy shopping.

The LaBelle Senior Center with have a ham dinner on Sunday, Feb. 26. Everyone is welcome.

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By Loretta Bringer The area was sorry to learn of the death of Olney Carter on Saturday. His family had a long history with Maywood and Durham and sympathy is extended to the family.

Marvin and Loretta Bringer and Ann Brink had lunch in Quincy on Friday. Marvin’s brother, Russell, is ill in Barnes Hospital and his children have been with him.

The Cattlemen’s banquet had a record crowd Saturday evening. Attending from this area were Jack and Mary Triplett, Marvin Bringer, Mike and Tina Durst, John and Susan Knoche, and Rick and Mauvareen Meyer. Many others from this area were in attendance and the success of this scholarship program is a wonderful asset to area students.

Loretta Bringer had a phone call from Beverly Wiseman on Friday evening and she is well. She lived in Maywood and taught school in Palmyra for a number of years.

Kathy and Loretta Bringer completed a Polis class at Quincy University on Thursday. Joining them for lunch at Sprouts were Amy, Ashley, and Samantha Stollberg.

The Praise Song concert was well attended on Sunday at South Union. This group of young people from Hannibal LaGrange University are awesome as some would say. They use a number of instruments and have two great lead singers. One of them is Meagan Connelly from Lewistown and the young man is not from this area.Their director is Matt Assel.

If you haven’t seen the movie “Courageous” then do so. It was presented to a nice group on Saturday evening at South Union. It has a wonderful family message.

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Must be 4 years old by May 1st to play.

William and Donna Rash of Lewistown, Mo. celebrated fifty years of marriage with a family dinner with their children, grandchildren and great-grandchild on Feb. 19.

Mr. Rash and the former Donna Gaus were married Feb. 24, 1962, at the First Baptist Church in Ewing, Mo. Mr. Rash is the son of the late Garfield and Mary Rash.

Mrs. Rash is the daugther of the late Ercil and Annie Gaus.

The are the parents of William (Jess) Rash, Jr. of LaBelle; Mrs. Daniel (Sheila) Drebenstedt of Taylor; and Mrs. Quentin (Tena) Bremmer, Palmyra, Mo. They OATS Bus have six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one The Oats bus met on Feb. 6 at the LaGrange Senior deceased grandson.

The couple both retired from the Lewis County C-1 Center. The group discussed their recent trip to Jefferson School district. They enjoy camping and spending time City to meet with legislators about continued funding with their family. of OATS transportation. The group will have picnic meeting in July. The next meeting will be at Lewistown on March 5.

Attending were driver, Frances Adams, Jeanette Buragas. Leta Gaus, Patsy Geery, Lucille Gillespie, Mary Kay Myers, Edith Schmuck and Mildred Steward.

The LaGrange Notre Dame Catholic Church will have their annual brunch, March 4, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the LaGrange Lions Hall. The menu includes egg/ sausage casserole, ham, hash browns, fruit cup, sweet roll, coffee, juice or milk. The public is invited.

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By Myrna Hoteling Duane and Phyllis Merrell visited Marty, Kerry, Megan and Garrett Brown in Olathe, Kan., Feb. 1 thru Feb. 7. They attended and enjoyed a musical program that Megan had a part in and a basketball game that Garrett played in.

David and Donna Stice enjoyed an evening out at Applebees in celebration of their 27th. anniversary.

Georgia Richter makes frequent visits to Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Palmyra to visit her friend, Vivian Beilstein, who is recovering from a fall in her home. She would appreciate cards.

Phyllis and Russell Heindselman are enjoying the four day visit with their granddaughters, Sheridan and Emma, who are on vacation from school in Washington, Mo. Raymond and Bessie Stanbaugh hosted Sunday night dinner for their daughter, Virginia and Mike Carpenter, and son Edward and Pat. Pam and Courtney Stewart, Larry and Dorothy Gillespie and Mary Kate Barkley attended and enjoyed Culver Stockton Wind Ensemble where Ethan Stewart participated.

Better than an e-mail was the visit Ray Job and cousin Myrna Hoteling enjoyed Friday afternoon.

T.J. Collier and his fiancee, Kathy Nelson, Donna Collier and friend, Don Jones, drove to Olathe, Kan. where Hannah Collier competed in a District Competition for Cheerleading. If she wins she will advance to Florida.

Buckley McCutchan spent five days in the area for rest and business. Sunday he had dinner with his grandmother, Myrna Hoteling, Tina McCutchan, Tracy Hoteling, Lexie White, Hunter, Crystal, Chevelle and Tucker McCutchan; Todd, Lynn, Dakota and Ben White.

He also visited his father, Steve and grandmother, Rosie McCutchan.

Alvin and Mary Vaughn enjoyed a three day visit with their son Jason, Ashley, Tucker and Emma. Upon returning to California, Mo., Tucker had tubes placed in both ears. He is doing fine.

Weekend guests of Larry and Maxine Wolfmeyer were Phillip and Ann Wolfmeyer of Springhill, Kan., and Jessica and Bella Rose Hagen of Manhatten, Kan. Joining them for the evening meal on Saturday were Jeff, Jill and Sydney Wolfmeyer of Quincy.

Bettina Wainwright and sons Eli and Nick came from Peoria for the funeral service of Lina Raleigh. They stayed over night with her mother, Tina McCutchan.

Bob and Connie Blessing enjoyed their granddaughter, Mallory, Saturday.

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Gold and Silver pour into yesterday’s THR’s Treasure Hunters Roadshow due to highest prices in 40 years.

THR’s Treasure Hunters Roadshow is not affiliated with or related to the Antiques Roadshow television series, PBS or WGBH

Yesterday at the Comfort Inn , hundreds lined up to cash antiques, collectibles, gold and jewelry in at the THR’s Treasure Hunters Roadshow.

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Mrs. Quach’s class was the winner of the Box Tops for Education collection at Highland Elementary in December. They celebrated with a pizza party sponsored by Canton State Bank.

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Devyn Winters and Deja Shannon modeled their themed “Cowboy Up” Courtwarming T-shirts during a basketball game at Highland.

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Country Aire crowned its Valentine’s Day king and queen.

This year the two lucky residents were Gene and Evelyn Priebe. They received their crowns and their capes at the soup supper Feb. 14. They enjoyed the night with family and friends and listened to some gospel music by Paul and Marsha Burton, David Parrish and Ray and Sharon Smith.

The C.A.R.E. team had a wonderful night and would like to congratulate Gene and Evelyn.

UPCOMING EVENTS Have an event to share?

Submit it to news@lewispnj.com or call 288-5668.

FEB 24 LaGrange

FEB 28 Lewistown

Lion’s Club Fish Fry, 4:30-7 p.m.

Soup Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

American Legion Hall in Lewistown Lewis Co. Memorial Post 578

FEB 25 Maywood Maywood Volunteer Fire Dept. Soup Supper, 5-7:30 p.m.

Maywood Fire House

Canton St. Ann’s Soup Supper, 4-7 p.m.

St. Joseph’s Marquette Hall, 812 Lewis St. Pheasants Forever banquet. Doors open 5:30 p.m., serving begins 6:30

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We want your photos! Send us photos of recent area events and we will include them on our Social News page! Please make sure your photos are at least 300 dpi, and also send us a note indicating who is in the photo. Send your photos to ads@lewispnj.com or P.O. Box 227, Canton, MO 63435. Sorry, any photos sent via the mail cannot be returned.

Community Youth Center “Why You Should Not Do Drugs” program, from 2-4 p.m.

MAR 2 St. Patrick Knights of Columbus annual fish fry 5 p.m.

MAR 3 Canton Relay for Life Breakfast Fundraiser 8-11 a.m.

Canton Sr. Housing

MAR 4 LaGrange Lions Hall Notre Dame Catholic Brunch 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Consumer-Directed Services & Nursing Home Transition Coordinator NorthEast Independent Living Services in Hannibal is seeking one qualified candidate to provide coordination services for both our Consumer-Directed Services home care program and Nursing Home Transition program. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing case management for individuals with disabilities who receive our home care services and coordinating transitioning for individuals wishing to move out of the nursing home and back into their own home in the community.

Qualified candidates must have at least a bachelor’s degree in human services or other related field.

Candidates are asked to view the complete job description available at www.neilscenter.org and submit their resumes and a completed employment application by March 2, 2012.

Resumes and applications may be dropped off or mailed to: NorthEast Independent Living Services C/o Brooke Kendrick, Executive Director 909 Broadway, Suite 350 Hannibal, MO 63401 3-1

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Shown at my home in Lewistown, Mo., by appointment. Phone for viewing and trial Erma Jones, 573215-2549.

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Interested applicants can contact: Kari Dare, Director of Nursing 18540 State Hwy 16, Lewistown MO 573-215-2216 or email kdare@platinumhc.net

LOOKING TO BUY Billiard Antiques, Pool Tables, Cues, Pool Balls, Cue Racks or any related Game Room Antiques. Please contact Bill at 217-430-0160. tf-ev _________________________

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704 Bland St. - Canton $58,000

209 S 4th - Canton $30,000

Marilyn Roach Estate contact : Lisa Logsdon, PR (660) 341-0525

Donna Collier 217-242-7383

Davis & Frese Inc., Realtors® 2310 Broadway St., Quincy, IL

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Equal Housing Opportunity Bill Fretwell, Broker / MO & IL: 660.341.7735 BillF@FretwellLand.com Gary Klingele, Sales / MO & IL: 217.242.9554 GaryK@FretwellLand.com Craig Myers, Sales / MO: 660.341.9305 CraigM@FretwellLand.com Jennifer Wood, Sales / MO: 217.257.8812 JenniferW@FretwellLand.com Office: 573-767-5436 109 East Lafayette, Monticello, MO REAL ESTATE

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Call Jennifer to set up a showing today (217) 257-8812.

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NEW HOME IN CANTON. All the best! Geo thermal system. Amish cabinets, hardwood floors and sits on 1.4 acres. Call for appointment to see this premier home.

STORAGE UNITS - available in LaGrange starting at $30.00 per month. 573655-4457.

5tf _________________________ LEWIS COUNTY Storage spaces available 8x8, 12x12, and 12x4, 2nd and College, & 4th and College, Canton.

573-288-3357 5tf _________________________ TAKING APPLICATIONS for newly remodeled 2 bedr. home in Ewing. New paint & carpet, appliances furnished, no pets, rent $450, deposit $450, 1 year lease.

Contact Paul at 217-2571287 to receive application.

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JANNEY BUILDERS SUPPLY & CONSTRUCTION, INC. General Building Contractor Plumbing & Electrical Canton 573-288-5586

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Set up and ready for business Canton, MO Call 573 288 3090

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Asking $68,500

Big Sale 200 N 4th St. Canton (location of Old Java Shop) Friday & Saturday Feb. 24 & 25

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Hardin Realty

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Easily accessible basement and 27’ walk in closet. Owner has reduced price by $4,500.

Make an appointment. Shown anytime.

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All real estate advertised herin is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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AUCTIONS/FOR THE RECORD Bid Notice for Geographic Info. System Lewis Co. Water District #1

ANNUAL SPRING

MACHINERY AUCTION

HELD AT THE CLARK COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, KAHOKA MO.

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...will be taking sealed bids until March 9, 2012 for a 2000 Chevy truck 2500 w/utilities bed, has 140.000 miles on it.

Bids will be open at 7 pm March 13, 2012. High bidder will receive truck in March as soon as replacement truck is received.

For more information call Roger at 217-257-1545.

Lewis Co. Water has the right to reject any and all bids.

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Bids for 911 Road Sign Replacement Lewis County E-911 is currently accepting sealed bids for 911 Road Sign Replacement now through March 12, 2012. Anyone interested in placing a bid, can request a copy of the bid specifications at the Lewis County E-911 Center located at 100 South Washington in Monticello, MO. They can also be requested by phone to be mailed or faxed to interested persons by calling the 911 Office at 573-767-5451. Lewis County E-911 will open bids at the regularly scheduled Board Meeting on March 13, 2012.

Lewis County E-911 reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

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123 Consigners Last Spring 372 Lots, 360 Sold

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CLARK COUNTY, MO

LAND AUCTION

THURS MARCH 29TH - 6

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Sale conducted at Steve’s Family Dining located on the East side of the Kahoka, MO square

65 ACRES Lying in Sect 32, Twp 64N, R8W

DAVID & GRACIELA BIRKY, SELLERS McAfee/Hayes Auction Service and Associates 660-727-3796 www.mcafeeauctionservice.com

MACHINERY AUCTION THURS MARCH 1ST - 10

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Located Southwest of Ewing, MO on Rte N to end of blacktop then South on Co. Rd 127 1.1 mile to Co Rd 108 then 3/10ths mile on 108 to sale site.

AC HD5 Crawler, runs good; Farmall 656 (G) Tractor, 3pt, single hyd, sells complete with GB800 Work Master Loader (shifting issues); KRONE AM242 Disc Mower; New Holland 56 5 bar side delivery rake with dolly; Int 16 hole drill, no grass; New Holland 270 Square Baler; Heider Auger Wagon; 1978 16’ Bumper hitch livestock trailer; Barge Wagon with Hoist, Wards running gear; 2 JD 55 A-B 3 Btm pull type plows with round spoke wheels; Gravity dump wagon; 210 pull type 10’ chopper (bad gear box); 10’ harrow attachment; 13’ H.M. open floor car trailer; Portable creep feeder with rails; Big Valley Hay Bunk; 2 (Hog) creep feeders and others; 4 galvanized water tanks; 5 bale rings; Poly bottom feed bunks. Also selling electric fence post and supplies; 2 partial rolls woven wire; 5 mineral blocks; hyd cylinder; stainless steel feeder; Husky electric cement mixer; B & D Workmate; car stands; push mower; deer stand; 4 saddles; older single axle (camouflaged) camper.

Be On Time!

Short Sale!

CANTON

MONTICELLO

Kit Taylor Farm 12-8-12* Doris Long Property 6-17-12* Chas. Dewitt Property 11-6-12* Betty Hendrickson Farms 3-04-13* Dorothy M./Howard F. Higbee Farms 3-17-12* Hardin Far m 6-15-12* Dr. Michael/Alice Vaughn Farm 2-25-12* David & Vickie Gorrell Farms 2-15-12* Tim/Mark/Kay Dochterman Farms 11-6-12* Beverly and Dennis Welch Farms 10-19-12* CD/BL Corrigan Property 11-29-12* Crawford/Oliver Farms 5-8-12* Fenway Farm - Barkley, Rogers, St. Clair.

9-4-12* Barkley Farms, James & Brenda 9-4-12* Barbara Carskadon Farm 11-12-12* G & L Glasgow 1-7-13* Robert /Jere Taylor Farms (2) 10-29-12* Franks & Gorrell Farm 11-18-12* Farm of Seldon and Mary Logsdon 7-30-12* James & Carol Dettlaff Acres 11-11-12*

Glenn Krueger Farms 9-22-12* C.D. Taylor Farm 5-06-12* Charles & Nell Little Farm 14942 Holly Ave (No hunting/fishing) 9-22-12*

CANTON & MONTICELLO Campen Farms 11-03-13* Violators will be prosecuted!

LEWISTOWN Lowell Reynolds Farm 12-27-12* Warner/McHughFarms 1-23-13* Emrick Farms-Harry & Neva Emrick $750 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of anyone trespassing on Emrick Farms 8-9-12* David Keith Farm 10-29-12* Stice Farms / Rebecca Stice Jones Neil, Randy, Richard 10-29-12*

LEWIS/MARION COUNTY Eichor Farms

4-25-12*

Notice of Shareholders Annual Meeting LaBelle Manor, Inc. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the LaBelle Manor, Inc., will be held at the LaBelle Manor building activity room, in the City of LaBelle, Mo., at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 15.

The purpose for which this meeting is held is to elect three directors to serve for the ensuing year and for any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

DURHAM/MAYWOOD Ronnie & Judy Pierce Farm & property 5-13-13*

LEWIS COUNTY Donald and Mazie Vogel Farm 8-23-12* Gregory Drainage District Levee and Farms 4-12-13* Bud and Karen Vogel 9-20-12* Whippoorwill Hill Farm Richard/Gene Porter Farms 1-17-13* Tony & Ronda Whitaker Lands 5-06-12* Owned or leased land by Danny L. Dannenhauer 11-03-12*

LAGRANGE Paul Lahr Farms 7-01-12* Jenny D. Murphy Reid Farm 3-10-12* Gloria Burbridge Prop.

4-17-12* between Monroe & Jackson St Ronald L. Farr Farms 8-10-12* Sharon Crossett Residence 6-17-12* 400 N. Main Paul Legg Residence 6-17-12* 407 N. Main Paul Legg Farm 10-6-12* 22422 Ponderosa Ave. Lisa Borgstadt Property 6-21-12* 202-204 N. 4th Lonnie/Earnest Martin 11-04-12* (410 N. Main (old Cath. Church) Connie & Frank Bange and Marsha Allison 08-11-12*

WILLIAMSTOWN Jim Lillard Farms 1-04-13* Donna Hudnut Farm is 12-20- 12* now RRVC LLC

EWING Wilma Chipman, Jeannie S. and Barb C. and Glen Chipman 10-08-12*

MAYWOOD Cotton Wood Hollow Farms William C. Sedelmeier 3-31-12*

MICHAEL S. & DONNA M. BOLING, SELLERS

LEWIS COUNTY, MO

LAND AUCTION AND ASSOCIA ASSOCIIATESS

234 ACRES / 2 TRACTS

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Sale conducted at the Comfort Inn located on the West edge of Canton, MO GENERAL INFORMATION

The Boling tracts of land are generally located Southwest of Ewing, MO on Rte. N approx. 3 1/2 miles. Lying in Section 31, Twp. 60N, R7W and Section 36, Twp. 60N, R8W. Offers productive tillable land.

TRACT 1 164 Acres Offers 132 acres m/l of productive tillable land.

Balance in wooded draws.

Access from Hwy. N frontage on the West.

TRACT 2 70 Acres Offers 54 Acres m/l of productive tillable land, 6.8 Acres CRP expires Sept. 30, 2014 paying 63.19 per acre annually. Access by easement on the South to County Road 309th St.

MICHAEL S. & DONNA M. BOLING, SELLERS

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Notice Equal Right Statement, LaBelle Manor, Inc. It is the policy of LaBelle Manor Care Center, LaBelle, Missouri who is an Equal Rights Employer and Skilled/Medicaid/Medicare facility, to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age sex, handicap, or veteran status and to make employment decisions consistent with this principal of equal opportunity. We do not refuse anyone the right to fill out an application for a job, if so qualified, or do we deny a person admission or the benefits of any services provided by the home because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, handicap, or veteran status.

Complete Details Available Online!

McAfee/Hayes Auction Service and Associates 660-727-3796 www.mcafeeauctionservice.com

Tim Heimonen property 4-14-12* Courtney Farms 11-20-12* Gary and Patricia Bunch 7-01-12* and no fireworks!

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Excellent Facility Trucking & Detailing Available Livestock Equipment Welcome Sorry No Hayrack Items

CANTON & LAGRANGE

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Lewis County Commission will be accepting sealed bids in their office until March 12, 2012 at 10:30 am. for the purchase of a Geographic Information System. Bids must contain the price per individual parcel and a complete description of object layers, text layers, final digital map functions, contents and functions of the geo-database. Final map files must meet Missouri State Tax Commission standards.

Bids need to be sealed and marked “GIS Bid” For more information contact the Lewis County Assessor’s office at 573-767-5209.

The Lewis County Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

You can mail your bids to Lewis County Clerk, PO Box 67, Monticello MO 63457.

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Notice of Landowners Annual Meeting of Fabius Drainage District Notice is hereby given to all persons owning land and other property within the Fabius River Drainage District in Marion and Lewis Counties, Missouri, that a meeting of the landowners owning land and other property in said drainage district in Marion and Lewis Counties, Missouri, has been called by the Board of Supervisor of said district to be held at the Apostolic Christian Church fellowship hall, located 1/4 mile north of Taylor on old Hwy 61, on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 6:30 pm, to elect one supervisor for said district and to transact such other business as may come before said meeting.

Roger Sutter, President Ernest W. Boulware, Asst. Secretary 1st Pub. Feb. 23, 2012 2t

CITY OF CANTON PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of Canton, Missouri, will hold a closeout public hearing at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, in the Canton City Hall, Canton, Missouri, to discuss the past performance by the City in carrying out the City’s Public Facility CDBG 2008-PF-19 demolition project in selected sections of the City. The funds were used to demolish 11 residential and 3 commercial structures.

All interested citizens and groups are encouraged to attend or submit written comments to Jarrod Phillips, Mayor of Canton, P.O. Box 231, Canton Missouri 63435 on or before the scheduled public hearing. For more information on the proposed project, contact the Canton City Hall at 573288-4413.

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Invitation to Bid for Pumper Fire Truck The R-4 Fire Protection District is seeking bids for the immediate sale of 1980 Pierce Mid-ship Pumper fire truck that is on a Ford 900 Chassis, to be sold in an as is condition. This truck has an Allison automatic transmission, gas engine, air brakes, new tires, 500 gallon tank and a 1000 gpm two stage Waterous pump. It will be sold with the following items; Federal Twin Sonic light bar, air horns, Booster lines and nozzles, Set of ladders, Akron gated suction valve, 2-10’ flexible hard suction hoses, 8hp Briggs generator and two telescopic flood lights.

All sealed bids must be received by 7:00 pm Tuesday, March 6, 2012.

Bids may be mailed to: R-4 Fire Protection District, P.O. Box 227, Ewing MO 63440 or dropped off at the Ewing firehouse mailbox.

The sealed bids will be opened at 7:20 pm Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Ewing firehouse in Ewing MO. The R-4 Fire Protection District reserves the right to refuse any or all bids. For further information contact: Terry Faulconer, Secretary/Treasurer at 217-242-7871.

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FOR THE RECORD Obituary

Public Notices Protecting your right to know ORDINANCE NO. 561 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGRANGE, MISSOURI, AMENDING ORDINANCE §115.050 TO ESTABLISH NEW WARD BOUNDARIES AND FIXING THE TIME WHEN THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE WHEREAS, the final population figures for the 2010 census are now available; and WHEREAS, Section 82.110 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri requires that redistricting of the City Wards shall occur any time the population of such Wards has been increased or diminished as to render the populations of each Ward as unequal.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGRANGE, MISSOURI, as follows: Section 115.050 is hereby repealed and amended as follows: SECTION 115.050: WARDS The City of LaGrange is hereby divided into three (3) Wards as follows, to-wit: A. The South Ward shall consist of all of that part of the City south of the centerline of Washington Street and extending from the Mississippi River westward to the western most line of the City boundary; plus all of that part of the City east of the centerline of Second Street and south of the centerline of Monroe Street to the Mississippi River.

B. The Middle Ward shall consist of all that part of the City beginning at the intersection of Washington Street and the western most line of the City, and shall

extend east along the centerline of Washington Street to the intersection of Washington Street and Second Street, thence northward along the centerline of Second Street to the intersection of Second Street and Jackson Street, thence westward along the centerline of Jackson Street to the western most line of the City.

C. The North Ward boundary shall consist of all of that part of the City north of the centerline of Jackson Street and extending from the Mississippi River westward to the western most line of the City boundary; plus all that part of the City east of the centerline of Second Street and north of the centerline of Monroe Street to the Mississippi River.

ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT: All Ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with or inconsistent with the terms of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.

FULL FORCE AND EFFECT: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after a copy of the proposed Ordinance has been published for at least three (3) weeks in a newspaper designated by the Council prior to its passage, and after a copy of the proposed Ordinance has been made available to the general public by posting a copy thereof in the City Office, 118 S. Main Street, LaGrange, Missouri, and after it has been read by title two (2) times before the City Council of the City of LaGrange, Missouri, and after it has been approved by the Mayor of the City of LaGrange, Missouri.

Ronald Powers, Mayor City of LaGrange

Mr. Olney J. Carter, age 87, went home to be with his Lord and loving wife Opal on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Country Aire Retirement Estates in Lewistown, Mo. Mr. Carter was born at home near Taylor, MO (Sudduth Community) on July 27, 1924 to Samuel Elbert and Isla Ola Wiseman Carter. He attended Sudduth School and graduated from Durham High School in 1943.

He married Opal B. Nelson at her parent’s home near Durham on April 1, 1944. Shortly after their marriage Olney was drafted into the Army in the fall of 1944 where he served in the occupation of France and Germany. When he returned home after the war in 1946 he and Opal moved to the farm near Maywood where they lived until a stroke took her in 2008. Olney continued to live there until June 2011 when he moved to the nursing home. Olney joined South Union Baptist Church as a young boy. After his marriage to Opal he moved his membership to Durham Baptist Church where he was an ordained deacon. Later he returned “home” to South Union in 1979 where he enjoyed his men’s Sunday School class until his health began to fail. He worked at Gardner-Denver Co. in Quincy for 34 years retiring in 1986. He had farmed his entire life and raised cattle until his early eighty’s when he could no longer climb on the tractor or carry feed buckets.

He loved guns and hunting quail in younger years and deer in the latter years. He always loved his dogs and

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Press-News Journal P.O. Box 227, Canton MO 63435

DEADLINE MONDAY 10 A.M.

INVITATION TO BID The City of LaGrange will accept sealed bids regarding the demolition and removal of eight (8) residential structures in accordance with FEMA, SEMA, and CDBG Flood BuyOut requirements, and one (1) commercial structure, all located in LaGrange, Missouri. The commercial structure will be billed separately to the City. All material considered demolition waste must go to a DNR approved landfill. Material considered as clean fill can be hauled to contractor selected sites approved by the City. Contractors are required to carry commercial liability insurance in the amount of $1,000,000. Demolition work will be expected to begin immediately upon notification and to complete the contract by August 15, 2012. It will be the Contractor’s responsibility to confirm property boundaries, submit DNR and NESHAP notifications, notify all utility companies and acquire asbestos abatement contractors when necessary before demolition is started. Lump sum payment can be requested when the final inspection notice is signed by the City and property owner(s). Landfill receipts and lien waivers are required.

This project is wage rate exempt.

A mandatory bid conference and tour will begin Friday, March 2, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at City Hall in LaGrange, Missouri. Bid packets can be picked up at LaGrange City Hall, 118 South Main Street, P.O. Box 266, LaGrange, Missouri, 63448 or Northeast Missouri Regional Planning Commission (NEMO RPC), 326 E. Jefferson, P.O. Box 248, Memphis, Missouri, 63555. Bids must be received by 4:00 p.m., Monday, March 12, 2012 at the LaGrange City Hall at which time they will be opened and publicly read aloud.

For more information contact: David Davison, NEMO RPC, at 660-465-7281, ext 5. The City of LaGrange reserves the right to waive any informality and to reject any or all bids.

The City of LaGrange is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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SECTION 001113 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The City of LaGrange, Missouri, will receive Bids for Sewer System Rehabilitation – 8-Year Contract until 2:30 PM local time on March 13, 2012, at City Hall, 118 S. Main Street, LaGrange, Missouri 63448, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

City of LaGrange CDBG 2008-DI-71 LaGrange Residential Buy Out Demolition Project

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Bids are invited upon the items and quantities of work as follows: 8-Year Contract with 4 Base Years and 4 Option Years with Work broken out by Year (2012-2019) Sewer Main Cured in Place Pipe Lining – Approximately 35,215 LF (Total) Sewer Manhole Cementitious Lining – Approximately 1,143 VF (Total) Sewer Main Replacement – Approximately 4,409 LF (Total) Contract Documents, including Drawings and Technical Specifications, are on file and may be obtained at the office of Klingner & Associates, P.C. at 4510 Paris Gravel Road, Hannibal, Missouri 63401 upon a Non-refundable deposit of $50.00 with Klingner & Associates, P.C. for each set of documents so obtained.

A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of City of LaGrange, Missouri negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at par value or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total Bid shall be submitted with each Bid. Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project, and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

The City of LaGrange, Missouri reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or to waive any informality in the bidding.

Bids may be held by City of LaGrange, Missouri for a period not to exceed 45 days from the date of the opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract.

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saw to it they were well fed and cared for. He loved his grandchildren dearly and they both have special memories of good times with him.

Olney is survived by one son, John Carter and his wife Christine of Maywood; one grandson John Nelson Carter and his wife Kelly of Maywood; one granddaughter Kristen Ritterbusch and her husband Brian of La Grange and two great-granddaughters Olivia and Hannah Ritterbusch of La Grange; nephew Tom Carter and his wife Janice and great niece Jana Hattey and her husband Joe all of Maywood; nephew Gary Carter of Macomb, Ill.; great niece Jeannie and her husband John Shumate; three great nephews Dennis and his wife Donette, Mike and his wife Jennie and Curtis Carter. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, two brothers Clyde and Milburn (Jack) Carter, two nephews Cecil and Jackie Carter, and great nephew Randy Carter.

Funeral services were held Feb. 20 at South Union Baptist Church in Maywood. Rev. Dr. Woodrow Burt and Rev. Jeremy Wallace officiated. Burial was in Durham Cemetery. Visitation was held Sunday from 4 until 7 p.m. at the Ball-Davis Funeral Home in Ewing, Mo. Pallbearers were Tom Carter, Nelson Carter, Brian Ritterbusch, Dennis Carter, Mike Carter and Dale Waterman.

Honorary Pallbearers were Paul Durst, Marvin Bringer, Robert Johnson, Grover Gamm, Ed Tate and Darrell Eisenberg. Music was provided by Loretta Bringer, organist and Rachel Bringer, vocalist.

The family suggests memorials be made to Durham Cemetery or South Union Baptist Church. Online condolences may be left at www.davis-fh.com.

Obituary LINA R. RALEIGH Lina R. Raleigh, age 52, of Canton, Mo., died February 14, 2012 at her home near Canton.

She was born September 20, 1959 in Kirkwood, Mo., the daughter of Earl and Bonnie Junkerman Davis.

She married Loren “Doug” Raleigh July 2001. He died November 13, 2003.

Lina worked at the Lewis County Nursing Home where she thoroughly enjoyed providing care to the many residents and listening to their stories of times gone by. She also enjoyed reading books, camping, fishing, and being outdoors. Her greatest love was for her family. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren, and enjoyed reading and playing games with her grandchildren. Most of all she loved being a grandma and being able to spoil her grandchildren.

She is survived by her father, Earl Davis of St. Albans, Mo.; one son John White of Canton, Mo., three daughters Samantha (E.J.) Raleigh of Canton, Mo., Cheyanne Raleigh of Kahoka, Mo., and Tiffany Raleigh of Alexandria, Mo.; five grandchildren Calvin Kincheloe, Chance Raleigh, and Cadence Raleigh of Canton, Mo., Daron and Nathan Shotts of Alexandria, Mo.; one sister Debbie (Gary) Hodge of Glencoe, Mo.; one brother Ethan Davis of Festus, Mo.; Brother in law William K. White of Canton, Mo.; and several loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, mother Bonnie L. Davis, sister Elizabeth J. White and sister in law Laura Davis.

A celebration of life service was held February 18, 2012 at the Davis Funeral Home in Canton, Mo. Pastor Brian Stone officiated. Burial was in Little Mountain Cemetery in Monticello, Mo. Visitation was held Saturday morning. Honorary Pallbearers were John White, E.J. Raleigh, Calvin Kincheloe, Chance Raleigh, William White, Cadence Raleigh and Gary Hodge and music was recorded selections.

The family suggests memorials be made to the Lina Raleigh Grandchildren Education Fund.

Online condolences may be left at www.davis-fh. com

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Project No. 2008-DI-50 Lewis County Industrial Development Authority Separate sealed bids for Demolition Contract #1 will be received by Lewis County Industrial Development Authority at the office of Canton City Clerk, 106 N 5th Street, PO Box 231, Canton MO 63435 until 11:00 o’clock a.m., March 2, 2012, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

The Information for Bidders, Form of Bid, Form of Contract, Plans, Specifications, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following: Lewis County Industrial Development Authority, 900 S 4th Street, Canton, MO. Hours 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.

This is the LC-IDA project office and is only staffed parttime.

Copies may be obtained at the office of Benton & Associates, Inc. located at 2414 S Franklin St., Kirksville, MO 63501, upon payment of $35.00 for each set. Any unsuccessful bidder, upon returning such set promptly and in good condition, will be refunded his payment, and any non-bidder upon so returning such a set will be refunded $0. Please call 660-665-3575 to obtain Bid Documents.

The owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.

Each bidder must deposit with his bid security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109, and E.O. 11246.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

The Lewis County Industrial Development Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages MBE & WBE firms to submit bids.

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FOR THE RECORD Obituary LORENZO A. GNUSE Lorenzo A. Gnuse, age 84, a well-known banker in northeast Missouri and a resident of Quincy for many years, died Tuesday, February 14 in Overland Park, Kan., where he has resided near family for the last 2 years.

Mr. Gnuse was born in Quincy on August 17, 1927, the son of Lorenzo Michael Heinrich Gnuse and Ida Ellen Hermes. Lorenzo graduated from Lewistown High School in Lewistown, Mo., in 1945 and attended Valparaiso University in Indiana for one year. He then went on to graduate from Gem City Business College and began his banking career of more than fifty years at the Lewistown State Bank, founded by his parents. He was named President of the bank in 1970, leading the bank to open two additional branch banks in Edina and Ewing, Mo. After retirement, he continued to chair the Board of Directors until the past couple of years.

He was very active in St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, serving on the vestry many times and as Chalice Bearer (Lay Minister) for 10 years. Lorenzo also served as an Alderman and Mayor of Lewistown several terms, and he was a past President of Kiwanis International in Lewistown.

Lorenzo married Enna Marie Spicknall (deceased in 1993) in 1949. They are survived by two daughters: RevĂŠ Marie Butler and her husband, Dennis Butler of Overland Park, Kan., and Julia Ann Gnuse of Ladera Ranch, Cal., south of Los Angeles.

Lorenzo and Dorothy Hancock (deceased in 2008) were married in 1987. Dorothy has one surviving son, The Reverend James C. Emerson of Columbia, Mo., a daughter-in-law, Beth Emerson of Hannibal, Mo., and their two daughters, Meredith Emerson of Independence, Mo., and Courtney and her husband, Dan Transier, of Yorkville, Ill. A third daughter, Brooke Emerson, passed away in 2003. Lorenzo has one surviving brother, Donald K. Gnuse of Quincy, Ill., who has also spent

his career in banking. He is also survived by Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children, Barbara Freiburg and her husband David Freiburg, Pamela Craven, and Charles Michael Gnuse and his wife Michelle, all of Quincy.

Family, friends, employees and customers will always remember Lorenzo as a man of great faith, who was kind, humble, and loving.

Visitation was Feb. 17 in St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Parish, 701 Hampshire. Services were held Feb. 18 at St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Parish at 701 Hampshire Street. Rev. Patrick Smith officiated.

Burial was held in Lewistown Cemetery, Lewistown, Mo. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donation may be made to St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Parish or the Quincy Humane Society.

Statewide Missouri Meth Lab Seizures Surpass 2010 Number The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that across Missouri methamphetamine laboratory incident seizures totaled 2,096 during 2011, an increase of more than six percent from 2010.

Missouri saw a drop in the number of meth lab seizures in 2006, after anti-meth lab legislation was enacted. However, from 2007 to 2011, the number of meth lab incidents in Missouri has increased steadily.

This rise can be attributed in part to meth manufacturers circumventing laws that restrict the legal limit purchase of pseudoephedrine. Pseudoephedrine is the key ingredient used to make meth. It is also the only ingredient that cannot be substituted in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

Methamphetamine laboratory incident seizures are classified into three categories: operational/nonoperational labs, chemical/glassware/equipment seizures, and lab dump sites. All law enforcement agencies in the state are required to report the seizure of methamphetamine laboratories to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

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Abbott, along with C-SC Senior Lecturer in criminal justice David Carrothers, will serve as faculty for the criminal justice Connected Campus program.

Connected Campus is a non-residential online undergraduate degree program designed for adult students who wish to further their knowledge and complete their bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree. Courses are taught in a five- or eightweek accelerated format, with the option of full- or parttime enrollment. The online format offers students the benefit of setting their own work pace and offers them the flexibility necessary to complete their education while continuing their current career.

In addition to the new criminal justice degree completion program, Culver-Stocktonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Connected Campus program offers a business degree with specializations in accounting and finance or organizational management.

Applications are now being accepted for the criminal justice and business programs. Students with an associate degree or a minimum of 50 credit hours of undergraduate course work and a minimum 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale are encouraged to apply. A free application is available online at www.culver.edu/connectedcampus.

More information is available online at www.culver. edu/connectedcampus; or by contacting Carrie Strobel, C-SC director of Connected Campus, at (573) 288-6468 or cstrobel@culver.edu.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Young Farmers Attend Farm Bureau Young Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Rancherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leadership Conferences

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The MFB YF&R Conference is hosted by a committee of about 30 young farmers.

Those attending from Lewis County included: Kaley Boone, Lezlie Taylor, Billy Joe Rash, Lea Munzlinger, Mary Schmitz, Aaron Schmitz, Tami Porter, and Billy Porter.

Young farmers and ranchers from Lewis County attended the recent Missouri Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Leadership Conference Feb. 10-12. The conference is the largest of its kind in the nation, attracting more than 500 young farmers from throughout the state at the Lake of the Ozarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tan-Tar-A Resort.

The event is a chance for young people actively involved in farming to network and learn more about their business and Farm Bureau. Blake Hurst, Missouri Farm Bureau president and farmer from Westboro, Mo., opened the conference with his address Friday evening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of you are at an age where you hope to increase your operations, but keep in mind things can change,â&#x20AC;? said Hurst. He said farmers and ranchers face a lot of pressure from government regulations, activists groups and consumers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We

have to do better to tell our story, to protect our way of life.â&#x20AC;?

Another speaker, Scott Vernon, helped found ilovefarmers.org with a group of Californians to get the message of farming and food to a younger urban audience. Their campaign grew from a local to a national phenomenon.

There were lighthearted moments as well. Comedian Jerry Carroll had the crowd laughing the second evening of the conference as he told stories of life on the farm from his North Carolina perspective. State YF&R Committee Chairman Brian Marshall of Maysville, Mo., concluded the conference with thoughts on why young Farm Bureau members should become involved with Farm Bureau. He said farmers like him must insure farming will be a viable career choice for their children.

A large crowd ďŹ lled the Palmyra American Legion Hall for 2012 Lewis & Marion County Cattlemenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association 2012 Banquet Saturday. There was a trade show followed by a steak dinner and live auction to raise money for the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scholarship fund.

Those receiving 2011-2012 scholarships were recognized including (pictured) Kaley Boone, Emalee Browning, Franklin Caldwell, Monica Campen, Ryan DeHaan, Cody Griesbaum, Clayton Hinton, Sara Hoffman, Lesleighan Kraft, Nicole Kraft, Tyler Krietemeyer, Nathan Lewis, Jesse Lochman, Ivy Neisen, Victoria Pearl, Julie Schultz, Rachelle Sharpe, Ranay Sharpe, Aron Taylor and (not plctured) Austin Heisz and Kelsie Lovelace.

Conservation Reserve Program Sign up through April 6 Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (FFAS) Michael Scuse announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a four-week Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general signup, beginning on March 12 and ending on April 6. CRP has a 25-year legacy of successfully protecting the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural resources through voluntary participation, while providing significant economic and environmental benefits to rural communities across the United States.

CRP is a voluntary program available to agricultural producers to help them use environmentally sensitive land for conservation benefits. Producers enrolled in CRP plant long-term, resource-conserving covers to improve the quality of water, control soil erosion and develop wildlife habitat. In return, USDA provides participants with rental

payments and cost-share assistance.

Contract duration is between 10 and 15 years. Producers with expiring contracts and producers with environmentally sensitive land are encouraged to evaluate their options under CRP. Producers also are encouraged to look into CRPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other enrollment opportunities offered on a continuous, non-competitive, signup basis.

Offers for CRP contracts are ranked according to the Environmental Benefits Index (EBI). USDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm Service Agency (FSA) collects data for each of the EBI factors based on the relative environmental benefits for the land offered. Each eligible offer is ranked in comparison to all other offers and selections made from that ranking.

For more information on CRP and other FSA programs, visit the Lewis County Service Center.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Student Art Contest Winners on Display at John Wood Community College

The John Wood Community College 13th Annual Student Art Show will be on display through March 13 in the Heath Center Art Gallery in the Paul Health Community Education and Fine Arts Center on the Quincy Campus at 48th and Harrison.

The exhibit features 300 works in five categories - watercolor/tempera; oils/acrylics; drawing; threedimensional art and miscellaneous hanging art. It may be viewed during the College’s regular operating hours Monday through Friday and from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Participants included 197 students in grades one through 12 from area schools in Missouri and Illinois.

Local awards included: Watercolor/Tempera Second Place - Luke Geisendorfer, first grade-Highland Elementary School, Monticello, Mo., “Swimmy Jim” Second Place - Elaina Grubb, fifth grade- Highland Elementary School, Maywood, Mo., “Rosebush” Third Place - Jacie Eisenberg, sixth grade- Highland Elementary School, Lewistown, Mo., “A Look at Night” Third Place - James Stutheit, 2nd grade-Highland Elementary School, Maywood, Mo., “Farmland”

Drawing First Place - Leerona Willing, eighth grade- Highland High School, Durham, Mo., “Kitty Cat” Third Place - Kailie Woodward, sixth grade-Highland Elementary School, LaGrange, Mo., “Artistic Letters” First Place - Taylor Lay, twelfth grade-Highland High School, Lewistown, Mo., “Up Close and Personal” Honorable Mention- Veronica King, eleventh gradeHighland High School, LaGrange, Mo., “The Meadow of Jesus” Miscellaneous Hanging Art Third Place - Rhianna Meyer, third grade-Highland Elementary School, LaGrange, Mo., “Self-Portrait” Honorable Mention- Nevaeh Goings, fourth gradeHighland Elementary School, Ewing, Mo., “Wacky Art” Second Place - Chloe Gregory, eighth grade- Highland High School, Monticello, Mo., “Country Dirt Road”

Ewing Ball Association League Sign up Sat., March 10, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM at the Ewing City Hall Annual meeting, election of officers and open discussion immediately following sign up Registration fee is $25 per child.

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LOCAL SCHOOLS Highland celebrates Courtwarming

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Nicole Kraft was crowned Highland Courtwarming Queen Feb. 17 at the Highland gym. Candidates and their escorts were introduced between varsity games. Pictured are: front row: (l-r) Sydney Luttrull, Brittany Wieprecht, Taylor Wiseman, Julie Schultz, Queen Nicole Kraft, Jenna Stoll, Kelsey Clow, Casey Hinkle.

Back row: (l-r) Zach Abell, Lane Clary, Derick Smith, J.T. Gray, Stephen Jones, Chris Sparks, Alex Nunn, Colten Jett.

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$6.00 ~ Age 5 & under eat FREE St. Joseph’s Marquette Hall 812 Lewis St. - Canton Mo. CANDY JAR GAME Drawing at 7 pm: $100.00 Cash, Handmade Afghan by Donna Pierce Gift Certifactes from: Ayerco, Riverside Smoke House & Grill, St. Avenue Cafe, Subway, Heartland Bank - Pyrexware and Photo coasters.

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Highland Courtwarming Royalty - Nicole Kraft, 2012 Courtwarming Queen and Chevie Wiseman, 2011 Courtwarming Queen smile after ceremonies held at Highland on Feb. 17.

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Highland Cheerleaders performed during the varsity games played at Highland on Feb. 17. A Courtwarming dance was held for high school students following the games.

Austin Yackley graduates from Illinois Central College Austin Wade Yackley, of Taylor, Mo., graduated from Illinois Central College, East Peoria, with an Associate in Applied Science Degree. The commencement ceremony was held December 17 in the ICC CougarPlex on the East Peoria campus.

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Highland Elementary School Kindergarten Orientation

Highland Elementary will be holding a Kindergarten orientation Mar. 1 at 6:30 p.m. in the Highland Elementary gym. The orientation is for parents of children who will be five years old before Aug. 1 and reside in Lewis Co. C-1 School District. It will be held to introduce parents to the enrollment process and to show how to get children ready for Kindergarten. Teachers will introduce the curriculum and explain what to expect when children come to Kindergarten March 26-27. Parents will also be able to sign up for a time to conference with a KidWatching teacher on March 30.

For any questions, please call Highland Elementary at 573-209-3566. Babysitting will not be available at the orientation.

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“How to Cope” is a support group that has recently started at Highland High School. The group’s goal is to help high school students end dependence on unhealthy coping mechanisms such as selfinjury. The group has weekly meetings where discussion is held on different topics concerning self-awareness and selfesteem, how dependence on self-injury can start, as well as ways to prevent the problem from escalating and ideas for replacing harmful mechanisms with healthier ones. The group has met for five weeks now, and typically has around 8 or 9 students attending. The group is student-led, but is also sponsored by Mrs. Miller, Mr. Martin and Mrs. Glover.

Self -injury (mainly cutting), is a growing trend in American Teenagers. According to a recently aired piece on WGEM news, 1

out of 5 teenagers admit to self-injuring at some point in time and 1 out of 15 teenagers admit to selfinjuring on a regular basis.

The co-founders of this group are Alyssa and Jasmine Reynolds, sophomores at Highland and active members of Family Career and Community Leaders of America, (FCCLA). Alyssa and Jasmine began this support group as part of an Advocacy project that was entered in FCCLA’s Star Events, (Students Taking Action with Recognition). These ladies presented their project for Region 3 Star Events at Meadville, Mo., on Feb. 3 where they received a gold rating. They were asked to present their concerns at a Lewis County C-1 School Board meeting on Feb. 8, and will be competing on the state level at the State FCCLA Leadership Conference Mar. 26-27.

Cassie Bone, President of Highland High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America, (FCCLA) , put on a Ghost Out Day Jan. 27.

Throughout the week of January 23-27 Cassie led the students in different activities pertaining to the subject of impaired driving.

At the beginning of the week students were asked to take a pre-test to see how much previous knowledge they had on the topic. Then throughout the week information was made available at lunch and in the daily bulletin for the students. On Thursday, students were given the same 10 questions as a post-test. Friday concluded the week with the Ghost Out Day. Throughout the day there were 15

preselected students that acted as “Ghosts” killed in car accidents involving impaired driving. The 15 students were instructed not to speak or interact with other students all day, but were allowed to participate in class and speak to other “Ghosts.” At the end of the day an assembly was held where she recognized thirteen students who received 100% on the post-test. (No one got a 100% on the pre-test.)

Cassie explained that the 15 students represented how many students are killed every school day by impaired driving.

The 15 “Ghost” students were somberly named, and stepped back as their names were called. Guest speaker Sargent Brent Bernhardt, Public Information and Education Division, Missouri Highway Patrol.

He spoke on making wise choices when driving as a teen and shared several sad stories in which teens he knew lost their lives in an accident. Cassie will present this project for FCCLA Region 3 STAR Events in February.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Canton boys split hoops games; girls lose two At left: Katie Shuman tries to get around a Marion Co. opponent.

Photo by Maxine Hart

Canton Tigers split two games to wind down the season.

They lost a close one to Marion County, Friday, Feb. 17 by a 51-48 score, due to a Marion County fourth-quarter rally.

Nick Janney had 14 points, and Gabe McKenzie had 11.

The Tigers rebounded to beat Clopton Monday by a 45-37 score. Austin Hoewing scored 10 points for Canton.

In the girls’ action, the Lady Tigers lost to Marion County 69-35, with Brittney Berhorst scoring 16 points and Katie Shuman adding 13 for Canton.

The Lady Tigers lost to Clopton 88-20.

Districts start next week.

Dean and Lake Kennedy take top places

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Hannibal Hurricane swim team held their annual Tom and Becky Invitational over Feb. 3-5. Sixteen teams with over 500 swimmers competed.

Dean swam his first 400 I.M. with a time of 4:36.39, taking a meet record of 4:43.19 held since 2009.

Lane currently holds the team record for the mile set in 2010 with a 18:11.10 at the Winter Warm-up meet in St. Peter, Mo. He broke his second team record in the 200 F.R., held since 2003 with a 1:53.67. During the HHST Invitational, he broke his own record with a 1:52.74. His third record was for the 500 F.R., held since 2002, swimming a 5:09.68. Lane swam a 5:08 flat.

Both boys will be attending a district swim meet held March 3-5 at Mizzou in Columbia, Mo.

C-SC Track and Field Culver-Stockton College senior Julisa Watt placed in two events to lead the CulverStockton College track and field team at the Heart of America Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field championships Saturday afternoon in Lamoni, Iowa.

Watt earned all-conference honors in the 55-meter dash by placing third overall with a personal-best time of 7.51 seconds. She added a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter dash with another personal-best effort of 26.88 seconds.

The women, who placed seventh overall as a team, also got a fine performance from Ruthie Wheelock in the shot put and Beth Barton in the 800-meter run.

Wheelock garnered her personal best of her career with a throw of 32 feet, nine inches in the shot put. Barton ran the 800 in a time of 2:37.30 to place 6th overall.

In men’s action, Logan Holmer was the top finisher for the men, placing fourth in the high jump. Holmer reached a personal best with a jump of 32 feet, 3/4 inches.

Reed Lunsford placed sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.61 seconds, and Aaron Foster finished seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:08.81.

John McBride rounded out the men’s performance with an eighth place finish in the weight throw. McBride tossed the weight 40 feet, nine 1/2 inches.

In addition, the 4x400 meter relay team placed 6th overall with a time of 3:40.74.

Members of that team were Lunsford, Holmer, Foster and Kyle Harris.

In the team competition, both teams totaled 14 points and finished seventh overall.

Baker University won the conference title in both divisions.

23,746 were casualties, either killed, wounded, captured or unaccounted for.

A crossbreed from Illinois, Shanks witnessed the action alongside his owner, Lt. Louis Pfieff, who took Shanks with him when he left home to fight for the Union.

We all know a dog is a man’s best friend, and Shanks proved that true.

He and his master weathered cold, ?bbkijhWj_ed \hec '.,( i^em_d] j^[ 8Wjjb[ e\ I^_be^$ B_XhWho e\ 9ed]h[ii hunger and loneliness, as did other Civil War canines, dogs that shared their from Illinois to take her husband’s body masters’ bedrolls as they sat around the home, would never have been able to find campfire, sensing the men’s fear of what his grave. the dawn would bring.

After a day of wandering through the We left off in St. Louis, with the incident I come from good stock, but Shanks fields, she looked into the setting sun at Camp Jackson, a calamity that deterhad steel blood in his veins.

Shanks was and spotted a hound on the horizon. mined the city’s alliance with the Union. courageous, but he wasn’t a handsome Glory be, it was Shanks. The hound It wasn’t long before the entire state hound by any stretch of the dachshund. bounded to her, and the widow buried “Red Rovered” the Union right over.

Missouri’s fate was determined. Too bad He was as speckled as a Plymouth Rock her tear-stained face in his fur. Shanks there weren’t any General Chucks com- Rooster, had lop ears and a lumbering, responded with slobbery kisses and a crooked lope, the result of being kicked bark that said, “follow me.” manding troops, by a mule with at least none that Though the Battle of Shiloh didn’t have a Missouri bloodWalt and I have happy ending, for Shanks and Mrs. Pfieff lines. But inside come across. there was a thimbleful of solace. They Shank’s narrow were thankful to take their lieutenant But there was chest beat a hero’s home.

General Grant— heart.

Ulysses S., to be I love this heartwarming tale, but it’s As the fighting at exact. Come the time to move on. There’s an important Shiloh intensified, spring of 1862, Southern general to write about and a Shanks charged the Union general dog that shares his name. into battle with was encamped Lt. Pfieff, dodging in Shiloh, Tenn., F^eje]hWf^ e\ ^em I^Wdai cWo ^Wl[ beea[Z$ enemy fire and when Confederate keeping his wits troops burst out of the woods led by two about him despite the mayhem. Sad to Rebel generals. Some powerful fighting took place April 6-7, with the Union say, Pfieff fell at Shiloh, a battle that proved the war was far from over, that initially losing. But the tide turned the 9^kYa ki[i W Z_Yj_edWho second day when relief rounded a bend many more lives would be lost.

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LEARN MORE! Though his master was gone, Shanks of the biggest battles of the Civil War. Companion activities can be found at Shanks, a hound born in the backwoods, remained steadfast. When Pfieff was www.mo-nie.com using code: teachmo12. buried, the hound stayed by his gravelived to tell about it, but thousands of Missouri GLEs: CA R1E, R1G, W2D, W2E; side, keeping vigil for 12 days, a sentry soldiers didn’t. About 110,000 Union SS 3AI honoring a lost friend.

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LOCAL SPORTS

District Basketball schedules are set United Way Bank The regular Missouri high school basketball regular season winds down this week.

Canton is playing in the single-elimination Class 2 District 6 action in Schuyler County.

In the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; action, Canton is eighth-seeded and begins playing against the top-seeded Putnam County Feb. 27 at 4:30 p.m. The winner in round two plays March 1 at 4:30 p.m. against the Marceline/Schuyler County game. The championship game is March 3 at 2:00 p.m.

In the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; action, Canton has the top seed and plays host Schuyler County Feb. 27 at 5:45 p.m. The winner of this game plays on March 1 at 5:45 p.m. against the Marceline/Putnam County winner. The championship game is March 3 at 3:15 p.m.

Highland hosts the single-elimination Class 3, District 7 tournament.

In the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; action, fourth-seeded Highland and fifth-seeded Macon play Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. The winner plays Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. against the winner of Palmyra/Mark Twain/Elsberry games. The championship game is March 3 at 6 p.m. Palmyra is the top seed.

In the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; action, the third seeded Highland Cougars host Clark County Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. The winner plays March 1 at 7:30 p.m. against the winner of the South Shelby/Mark Twain game. The championship is March 3 at 7:30 p.m. Elsberry is top seed.

Culver-Stockton Baseball falls to FreedHardeman University

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Highland Basketball Action

The Culver-Stockton College baseball team fell to 1-4 overall and 1-2 on its current trip with an 8-7, 11-inning loss to Freed-Hardeman University Saturday afternoon in Henderson, Tenn.

The Wildcats, who trailed 5-1 entering the eighth inning, rallied for a run in the eight and three more runs in the ninth to tie the game.

Thomas Dixon recorded RBI singles in the each inning, and Shaine Floodman delivered a two-run triple in the ninth to get the Wildcats even.C-SC took a 7-5 lead in the top of the 10th inning when Conner Cramsey doubled with one out and scored when Sergio Hernandez reached on an error. Floodman, who was 4 for 6 with three RBI and two runs scored, then double home Hernandez to give the Wildcats their first lead of the game.

However, the Lions plated a run in the bottom of the 10th on a balk to pull within one before a two-out error by the Wildcats allowed the Lions to tie the game at 7. Freed-Hardeman held C-SC scoreless in the top of the 11th inning before recording three straight singles and a walk with one out in the bottom of the inning to seal the victory.

Joining Floodman in the hit parade was Dixon with three hits and a pair of runs batted in, and Jason Schwartz, Michael Pena and Sabe Sears with two hits each.

Photo by Sabrina Sparks, lifeadventurephoto.com

Highland Cougar Derrick Smith leaps toward the goal during a game against Centralia at Highland Feb. 17.

Highland Lady Cougars beat Clarence Cannon conference foe Centralia 42-36 Friday night.

Ashton Luttrull scored 19 points to lead Highland, followed by Abby White with 12.

The Highland boys lost to Centralia 58-51.

Both Highland teams closed the regular season Feb. 21 against Louisiana, and district actions starts next week.

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