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Smith shares his memories of his Model T car. See Page 4A
Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 (USPS 088-820) Vol. XLI New Series, No. 4 Canton, Mo. 63435 • 12 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Fire Damages Canton Home
EAGLE DAY IN CANTON IS FEBRUARY The Tenth Annual Eagle Day in Canton will be held February. 2. Eagle viewing will be at the Mississippi Park shelter house, near the riverfront camping from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. During that time, Dr. Joe Coelho, a biology professor at Quincy University, will have a slide-show presentation of eagles with lectures presented at the top of each hour. This will be held with special arrangement with Lock and Dam 20 at the Lockhouse . Missouri Department of Conservation officials are scheduled to be present to help in the eagle viewing. Canton woodcarver Donnie Raines will have a wildlife carving display at the Canton Public Library at 403 Lewis Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Raines visit will be co-sponsored by the Library and The Canton Area Arts Council. At 3 p.m., Coelho will present a wildlife slideshow at the Lewis Street Playhouse, at 405 Lewis Street followed by the animated movie “Happy Feet 2.” There is no charge for the slideshow or the movie. The Canton Tourism Commission is coordinating the activities, and sponsoring the free movie. For more information call Cindy Kell at the Canton City Hall 573-288-4413.
Photo by Rita Cox
The home of Jeremy and Randi Sparrow at 708 Bland Street, Canton, was heavily damaged by a fire on Jan. 21.
BY RITA COX Editor rita1@lewispnj.com The home of Jeremy and Randi Sparrow at 708 Bland Street in Canton was heavily damaged by fire around noon on Jan 21. LaGrange Fire Chief Henry Gunsauls said that they were dispatched for a wood burning stove fire outside the house, and the fire was getting close to the house. Upon arrival, fire had extended onto and into the west side of the house and into the attic area. The fire was under control in about 20 minutes and the departments
were on scene for about two hours doing salvage and overhaul. Canton and La Grange responded together as part of the automatic mutual aid set up, and Medic 1 assisted. Canton had six members and La Grange had six members on scene. Gunsauls said there were no injuries and the residents were all out of the structure when the fire department arrived. The structure sustained heavy water and smoke damage. The family is staying with relatives. Jeremy’s mother, Marty, said the couple has twin four year old daughters and the family is staying with them. They are very grateful no one was injured and are trying to salvage some items from the home.
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Beginning on Jan. 14, Canton R-V and Highland Boys and Girls basketball teams participated in the Tony Lenzini Tournament held in Palmyra, Mo. In the first round, Canton boys knocked out Monroe City 63-49 to advance. Top Scorers of this game were David McReynolds with 21 points and Gabe McKenzie with 15. Highland also knocked out their opponent, Van-Far 62-58 with Austin Richmiller being top scorer at 24 points. These two wins pitted the Tigers against the Cougars for the third time in eleven days, and although it was a close game, the Tigers brought home the win with top scorers Gabe McKenzie scoring
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31 points and Tyler Niemann scoring 13. Austin Richmiller was once again a top scorer for Highland, scoring 28 points and gaining ten rebounds. In the championship game, Canton faced Clark Co. boys. Canton defeated Clark Co. 6749 for the Championship with Tyler Niemann and Brandon Berhorst both as top scorers with 15 points each. Highland faced Palmyra and was defeated leaving second place to Clark Co., and third place to Palmyra. Highland and Canton girls were knocked out early in the tournament with Canton facing Bowling Green 69-27 and Highland being defeated by Palmyra 56-25.
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