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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015
2 SECTIONS, 12 PAGES
Above, Lamar High School seniors, Jordan Finney (left) and Tre McAfee (right) film Lamar Democrat's spectacular sales representative, Melissa Little, as she lip syncs to Katy Perry's song "Roar" for a project.
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Lamar Democrat saturation scheduled for April 15 By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat
Although April 15 is not a very good day for some, especially those who have to pay into the Internal Revenue Service, the Lamar Democrat is striving to give the day a more positive image by providing Barton County and surrounding areas, once again, with our saturation issue. The Lamar Democrat offers this saturation every other month or so, in see SATURATION, page 4A
Spring cleanup dates announced Lamar city crews will begin spring cleanup the week after the city-wide yard sale, scheduled for April 24 and 25. Items will be picked up at the curbside and should be in place before the scheduled date. They will not return to a ward once that ward has been comsee CLEANUP, page 4A
INDEX SECTION A Correspondents......................... 2 Friends & Family....................... 3 Friends & Family....................... 4 School.......................................... 5 School/Sports............................. 6 SECTION B Records....................................... 2 Records....................................... 3 Legals........................................... 4 Classifieds................................... 5 Area News.................................. 6
Lamar High School Choir members are currently selling tickets to their 7th Annual Dinner Cabaret, to be held Saturday, April 11. A “cabaret” is a simple form of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance and theater in the same show. The entertainment, however, will begin shortly after the students serve a quality meal to their patrons. The menu will feature quality food such as pulled pork, roll, twice baked potatoes, green beans and a cupcake. These days it's hard to find excellent dining and entertainment within a reasonable driving distance. The students of Lamar hope to provide that in one location, as they will be wearing tuxedos and treating their guests like royalty, while they serve the meal to each guest at each table. Following the dinner, the entertainment will begin. The theme this year is, “An Evening of Billy Joel” and will feature the LHS Concert Choir, several solos, a few comedy sketches and Rhapsody, the LHS Show Choir. The dinner cabaret will take place on Saturday, April 11, in the
Lamar High School gymnasium this year, with patrons being able to choose between a lunch show beginning at 1 p.m. and a dinner show to begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 each. The cabaret has become a very popular event at LHS, so please contact them to reserve a spot today! For more information or ticket reservations contact Brian Hargrave by phone at 417-682-3548, ext. 130, or email bhargrave@ lamar.k12.mo.us.
Metropolitan National Bank partners with LPD
Metropolitan National Bank recently partnered with the Lamar Police Department in support of the annual Shop with a Cop program. This is a fundraiser that the Lamar Police Department has every year to raise funds for the underprivileged children in the community. “Together, we’re helping young people develop positive relationships with the officers who work hard every day to keep them safe!” said Mary Ann Leivan, AVP consumer loan officer for Metropolitan National Bank. Metropolitan teammates raised money through fundraising activities. A total of $295 was donated by the Metropolitan team and given to the Lamar Police Department. The donation helped allow the police officers to accompany children on a Walmart shopping spree, where they received gift cards to spend on presents. Metropolitan looks forward to continuing a tradition of giving back through ongoing acts of service in Barton County and especially in support of the Shop with a Cop program. For more information about the Shop for Cop program visit www.cityoflamar.org.
Metropolitan National Bank presented a check for $295 to support the Lamar Police Department. Pictured are, left to right, Mary Ann Leivan, AVP, consumer loan officer and Ron Hager, chief of police, Lamar Police Department.
Barton County farmer directs funds to Hope Valley Ranch LAMAR-Hope Valley Ranch has received a $2500 donation from Barton County farmer Randy and Regina Sprenkle and America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. The donation will help the organization
continue building their equestrian therapy center, which will be a resource for counseling foster children. “The Hope Valley Ranch is a work in progress. When completed, the ranch will serve 30 children and give them a safe
environment and home to live,” said founder Randy Sprenkle. “The equestrian therapy center will help the children realize that they can succeed and have control in life.” “There is a very high need in the community for a foster care
system. There are over 10,000 children that need a home to live in,” he added. “We are very focused on the forgotten age of four to 14 year olds, who don’t regularly get as much attention see RANCH, page 4A
Representative gives demonstration on GIS Lamar Democrat/Richard Cooper Representatives from potential digital mapping users in Barton County met, March 26, in Thiebaud Auditorium for a demonstration by Intrinsicorp of Kirbyville, one of the bidders to supply a Geographical Information System (GIS). Attending the demonstration were representatives from the county commission, assessor’s office, the city of Lamar, the Lamar Police Department, and the Lamar and Liberal school districts. Company owner Ed Fisher explained how costs could be shared by multiple entities. Presiding Commission Mike Davis has said he hoped a decision on selection of a supplier could be reached by early April.