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Tomorrow’s Citizens Local youth are pictured with siblings and are classified as “Tomorrow’s Citizens” SEE PAGE 2
Ivy Retirement Party City Administrator Ray Ivy will be ending his employment with the City of La Plata. A farewell party will be held. SEE PAGE 7
December 28, 2011
Speaking In Missouri Missionaries Jed and Kayla Olson visited Church WithOut Walls on Sunday, December 4, 2011. Jed is originally from Colorado and his wife, Kayla, is originally from Louisiana. They have been serving as missionaries in New Zealand for two years. The Olsons attended Central Christian College of the Bible when they were asked to serve as leaders at “The Cross,” a Saturday night worship
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service at Community Presbyterian in La Plata, MO in 2009. They also attended Church WithOut Walls on Sunday mornings. Jed and Kayla visited both churches while on their furlough in the states this month. Church WithOut Walls serves as the sending agent for both missionaries. Prior to their furlough, Jed and Kayla visited South American ministry sites to learn how churches are training locals to evange-
lize to fellow natives. After the birth of their first child in April, the Olsons will travel to Cambodia. Kayla will focus her ministry on women and girls involved in sex trafficking. Jed will work to train natives to serve as missionaries in their homeland. To learn more about Mission Forward, visit www.missionfwd.com. To learn more about Church WithOut Walls, visit www. goatlantachurch.com.
Applications for the 2012 Missouri Corn Scholarships are now available for high school seniors and college juniors pursuing a degree in agronomy or related areas of agriculture. This year, 10 deserving students will be awarded $750 scholarships by the Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Corn Merchandising Council. “With constricting budgets and expected tuition hikes, we want to ensure agriculture students have every opportunity to further their education,” says Kyle Kirby, Missouri Corn Scholarship Committee chairman and farmer from Liberal, Mo. “By helping these students build a firm foundation in education, we are strengthening future leaders and investing in our industry.” High school senior applicants must be Missouri residents from a Missouri farm or rural area. They must plan to attend a two- or four-year Missouri college or university and major in agronomy or agriculture-related field. The scholarship funds will apply toward the freshman year of college expenses for high school winners.
College applicants must also be Missouri residents from a Missouri farm or rural area, and currently a junior enrolled in a Missouri four-year college or university majoring in agronomy or agriculturerelated field. The scholarship funds will apply toward the senior year of expenses for college winners. Missouri Corn Scholarship applications are available for download at Missouri Corn Online. Interested students can also call the Missouri Corn office toll-free at (800) 827-4181 to request an application. Students must submit an application form, official high school or college transcript and at least one letter of recommendation to the Missouri Corn office by Feb. 10, 2012 to be eligible. Applications will be reviewed by the Missouri Corn Scholarship Committee and recipients will be notified by mail on or before April 16, 2012. This is the fifteenth year Missouri Corn Scholarships have been available. To learn more about Missouri Corn programs, please visit www.mocorn.org.
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2011
2011 1st Quarter In Review 2011 1st Quarter In Review is printed in this edition. SEE PAGE 4
4-H Turns 60 Years Old - Back in December 1951 a group of far sighted 4-H leaders and interested children decided to form the Oklahoma Indians 4-H Club. They received their charter from the University of Missouri Extension Center and that group has existed for 60 years. Recently the original charger was found sot he club celebrated Tuesday evening, Decemb er 13, 2011 at the La Plata Baptist Family Life Center. The club presently has 20 members. Their leader, Sharron Burns, is happy to continue a grand tradition for this group. They gathered to view the original charger and enjoy cake and drinks for the occasion. Pictured is President Sklar Rhodes, with the charter, Elaine Larson (future 4-H) and Trista Smith; middle row - Sarah Larson, Madison Taylor, Matthew Lewis and Molly West; back row - Kirk Larson, Tanner Smith, Justin Grove, MaKenzie Beautte and Sharron Burns.