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Primary Election Notice The Presidential Candidates for Nomination Sample Ballots are in this issue. SEE PAGE 7
Farmer’s Tax Guide The IRS recently implemented a “Farmer’s Tax Guide”. The University of Missouri Extension are now offering to assist farmer’s at tax time. SEE PAGE 8
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VOL. 136 No. 23
La Plata, Missouri 63549
December 14, 2011
You’re Invited... “Once Upon A Star-Lite Night” The Lighthouse Assembly Of God Mega Sports Children will be presenting a play of “Once Upon A Star-lite Night” at 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 18th in the Lighthouse Assembly of God Church on Highway 63 in La Plata. Come see the program and receive a back stage pass to visit the cast members and following there will be finger foods and fellowship. The children will enjoy breaking a Christmas pinata. Everyone old or young welcome. See you there.
City Administrator - The new City of La Plata administrator, Dickie Brown will begin his duties in January 2012, but has been on hand at the city hall to learn the daily routines of the city. Welcome to La Plata Mr. Brown.
Schools Invited To Fight Litter Through MoDOT’s “No MOre Trash!” Contest Missouri elementary, middle and home school students K-8 are invited to help in the fight against litter in the Show-Me State -- and to have creative and educational fun -- by participating in the 2012 “Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter Free” trash-can-decorating contest. The annual contest is sponsored by the Missouri Department
New Generators - The City of La Plata has purchased two electric generators and they are currently in operation. The massive machines are housed at the electrical plant. This project cost the city approximately .5 million.
of Conservation (MDC) and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) as part of the state’s “No MOre Trash!” campaign to raise awareness about Missouri’s litter problem and to discourage littering. The contest encourages school classes and groups to join in the fight against litter by decorating and displaying a large trash can with the “No MOre Trash!” logo and a litterprevention message using a variety of creative media. Schools may submit one entry in each competition category: K-2, 3-5 and 6-8. Entries are judged based on creativity, adherence to contest rules and effective use of theme and logo. “In addition to teaching kids about how litter hurts them, their families, community and the environment, first-place winners from each competition category receive $200 awarded to the sponsoring schools,” said MDC No MOre Trash! Coordinator Joe Jerek. “All first-place winners are then eligible for a grand prize of $600 awarded to the sponsoring
school, and a trophy.” Jerek added that there is no entry fee for the contest. Participating school groups must simply email a completed entry form and up to three photos of the completed trash can (with and without participating students) to nomoretrash@mdc.mo.gov. Email submissions are required. Deadline for entries is March 5. “Littering isn’t just ugly, it hurts wildlife and the environment, it costs Missourians millions of tax dollars each year and it’s illegal,” Jerek said. He added that MDC spends almost $1 million a year to clean litter from conservation areas and other department locations and MoDOT spends more than $5 million each year cleaning litter from Missouri’s roadsides. Contest rules, entry forms, the “No MOre Trash!” logo, facts on litter and educational information are available at www. nomoretrash.org. For more information email nomoretrash@mdc. mo.gov.