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POSTAL RESIDENT
ECRWSS US POSTAGE PAID QUINCY, IL PERMIT #108
Wednesday, January 15, Wednesday, June 19,2014 2013 Wednesday, April 2, 2014 USPS-299800 Vol. 138 No. 14 La Plata, MO, 63549 • 20 Pages • 2 Sections
Subscribers to the Home Press are the nicest people! This week we salute
Robert Poor New Cambria, MO
Fun Events for Easter! The Easter Bunny will be visiting La Plata on Saturday, April 12 at the Annual Alpha Beta Alpha La Plata Easter egg Hunt. The Hunt will be held at the La Plata City Park at 10:30 am. On April 20, the Lions will hold their Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Macon County Fairgrounds at 2pm. Come out and join the fun!
What is Macon County Economic Development?
Economic development is simply the creation of wealth in which community benefits are produced. MCED (Macon County Economic Development) is a non-profit/private partnership created to accomplish two main goals: Assist local businesses to grow and thrive and to attract new business to Macon County. According to Denise Bennett, Executive Director, “We must continue to invest in our youth and programs that will help retain young people. We must provide opportunities that make this choice attractive and financially sound. For Macon County Economic Development, our focus is on the following components and how to better the programs that fall within these, Youth, entrepreneurship, community, workforce, retention, attraction and tourism.” “We must continue to work together to procure greater and long-term opportunities
Pictured above: Denise Bennett, Executive Director of Macon County Economic Development; The new location of MCED office located at 410 North Missouri Street Suites C & D in the city of Macon.
for all people in Macon County. A strong community backing and the spirit of cooperation are essential to effective business attraction, retention (Keeping our businesses happy and successful) and expansion of current businesses operating in Macon County.” MCED is funded through
investments by the City of Macon, Macon Municipal Utilities, Macon County and approximately 20 private businesses. MCED offers many services. Here is a brief summary: Landfill Fee Grant Program, Landfill Fee Loan Program, Business Retention & Expan-
sion Efforts, Operation Jump Start, Entrepreneurship Assistance, Youth Programs, Young Professionals Network and the free Innovation (CYBER) Cafe. For more information on any of these programs, or to just ask a question, call MCED at 660-385-5627.
Macon County Sheriff Annual No MOre Trash! Bash in April Offers Jail Tours
At the 2013 Lion’s Club Easter Egg Hunt, Madison Roberts of Macon was quite happy with her nearly full basket! (Photo by Sharon Coram)
La Plata Bulldog Fans!
The Home Press is holding a contest for all of our great La Plata Bulldogs fans! See Page 2 for details. Winner will be announced April 2. We will feature a new school each month until we cover all of the schools in Macon County!
Sheriff Kevin Shoemaker announces general public jail tours occurring on April 1st, 2nd and 3rd. The Macon County Sheriff ’s Office will be opening a portion of the Macon County Jail April 1st thru April 3rd from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in order to allow the general public of Macon County to view the condition of the inside of the Macon County Jail. Tours inside the jail area are expected to be approximately 10 minutes or less. All visitors will be required to leave any weapons including pocket knives, cellular telephones, or bags of any kind including purses in their vehicle prior to entering the Sheriff ’s Office. Inmates held at the Macon County Jail will be removed from the tour area during the allotted tour times.
Missourians from every corner of the state are asked to do spring cleaning outdoors and help fight litter through the state’s annual No MOre Trash! Bash throughout the month of April. The Trash Bash is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) as part Peanut is a living example of how litof their ongoing No MOre Trash! ter can affect wildlife. When young, the turtle crawled into a plastic sixstatewide anti-litter campaign. pack ring that someone had thrown The annual Trash Bash encour- on the ground instead of a trashcan. ages people to clean up litter all The ring got hung on her shell. Evenacross Missouri, from roadsides, tually, her shell grew but the ring on giving her the shape of a parks, neighborhoods, rivers, stayed peanut. streams, trails, and other places. Trash Bash activities in April also include educational efforts in schools, through community events, Earth Day celebrations, media promotions, and more.
4-H Teen Conference
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Pictured are: Lauren Wilson, Caleb Bergfield, Jacob Smith, Jake Diekamp, Phillip Brucks, Anne Thomas and Sara Bartholomew
Lauren Wilson, Caleb Bergfield, Jacob Smith, Jake Diekamp, Phillip Brucks, Anne Thomas and Sara Bartholomew were among the 350 people attending the 2014
state 4-H Teen Conference, March 22-23, at the Holiday Inn Executive Center and the University of Missouri campus. The delegates, ages 11-13, attended workshops to devel-
op belonging, generosity and mastery of new skills, three of the 4-H program’s four “essential elements.” The fourth is independence, and for many delegates Teen Conference is
the first big overnight trip away from home. “The beds were comfy,” said one 13 year-old delegate of her hotel room, “and I felt so grown up!” Teen Conference is led by the State 4-H Council, a group of older teens elected annually by their peers, who work for months to plan this annual event and represent 4-H. Planners and attendees both develop leadership skills through this experience. The older teens planning this event build as many leadership skills as the younger ones who attend. Delegates learned about ecology, engineering, robotics, leadership, tips for making friends, and the importance of accepting oneself. Missouri 4-H is open to all children ages 8-18.
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