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Wednesday, January 15, Wednesday, June 19,2014 2013 Wednesday, April 9, 2014
USPS-299800 Vol. 138 No. 15 La Plata, MO, 63549 • 10 Pages • 1 Sections
Subscribers to the Home Press are the nicest people! This week we salute
Local FCCLA Heading to Nationals!
Bob & Alma Baker
La Plata, MO
Week of the Young Child April 6-12 The Week of the Young Child™ is an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world’s largest early childhood education association, with nearly 80,000 members and a network of over 300 local, state, and regional Affiliates. The purpose of the Week of the Young Child™ is to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. NAEYC first established the Week of the Young Child™ in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years (birth through age 8) lay the foundation for children’s success in school and later life. The Week of the Young Child™ is a time to plan how we—as citizens of a community, of a state, and of a nation—will better meet the needs of all young children and their families.
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 30. We will feature a new school each month until we cover all of the schools in Macon County!
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA )members competed at the State Level with various service projects. The Snowshoe 5K Run benefiting Crissy Bane won 1st Place. They competed against High Schools from all over the State of Missouri and now are going to Nationals in San Antonio, Texas from July 6th-10th. Pictured is their teacher Mrs. Hulett with project coordinators: LaDonna White, Morgan Kimmel and Seth Brown. Congratulations and GOOD LUCK at Nationals!!!
Northeast Missouri Prepare for Area Agency on Emergency Road Aging Repairs on US 36
Attention, Medicare beneficiaries, families and caregivers, please join the Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (RSVP) and Missouri SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol) for the Missouri SMP Scamboree. Please join us for an informative morning and learn how to protect yourself from scam artists looking to steal your personal information. Have some fun playing games, winning prizes and learning the tricks of the trade to make sure you don’t become a victim of fraud. There will be speakers from Social Security, Bank Midwest, the Kirksville Police Department and the Circuit Court to give you the tools and information needed to stay safe and avoid scams targeting seniors today. When: Tuesday, April 29, 9:00am – 12:30pm Where: First United Methodist Church basement, 300 Washington Street, Kirksville, MO For more information please contact Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging at 660-665-4682 or 800-664-6338.
Later this month, both lanes of U.S. 36 east bound near the Business Route 36 median crossover just east of Macon will be closed for an emergency repair. “Unexpected significant settling above a culvert has occurred over the winter, causing a dip in the road, more prevalent in the passing lane,” said MoDOT Northeast Area Engineer Brian Haeffner . “We have been monitoring the settlement and have determined the need to repair a portion of the road,” he said. A work zone has been set up to direct traffic into the driving lane only. Next week, MoDOT crews will work to improve the crossovers at Business Route 36 and Monarch Place, just west of the Ethanol Plant, in preparation for the east bound closure. While they are working, the median crossovers will be closed. Additional work to repair the roadway will occur later this month. Weather permitting, east bound traffic will be detoured into the west bound lanes beginning as soon as April 16. Two-way traffic will utilize the westbound lanes for up to three weeks. Motorists are urged to use caution and pay attention to signs and traffic control and are also encouraged to rate the work zone at www.modot.org.
Macon County R-4 Studies Electricity
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Left: 7th grade students test circuits in their electricity unit. This is the first lab held in the newly renovated annex in the former Little Learners preschool. Right: 5th grade students made parallel electrical circuits with a switch.
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