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Laurie Love La Plata, MO USPS-299800 Vol.136, No.48 La Plata, MO, 63549 • 8 Pages • 1 Section • 50 Cents
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
LONG MAY IT WAVE
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ALL-DISTRICT BASEBALL TEAM ANNOUNCED Class 2 District #1 La Plata - Justin Riggins and Tanner Riggins; Atlanta - Mike Garnett and Lance Weber; Brashear - -Hayden Housman; Canton - Brandon Berhorst, Aaron Ellison, Austin Hoewing and Tyler Niemann; Novinger - Tristan Daniels, Montana Jacques and Chris Smith; Green City - Jared Brundage; Marion Co. - Luke Stratton; North Shelby - John Stoneburner.
MAN KILLED BY FALLING TREE LIMB Friday May 25, 2012 at approximately 9:52 a.m. the Macon County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 16000 block of Delmar Place in New Cambria, MO to the report of a man seriously injured while logging. Upon arrival deputies found emergency medical personal on scene treating the victim Michael Brown age 39 of Arbela, Missouri for injuries he received when he was hit in the head by a limb from a tree falling nearby. Michael Brown was transported to Samaritan Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:22 p.m. by the attending emergency room physician. Michael Brown was employed by the Tri-State Timber Company of Arbela. The United States Department of Labor – Occupation Safety & Health Administration inspected the work site on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. OSHA investigates all work-related fatalities and catastrophes. Once the OSHA investigation is complete, the summary report will be available on their website www.osha.gov.
MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATIONS
Flags Line Cemetery Road Honoring Fallen Solders
2012 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award Katlin Spearman of Atlanta High School was recently presented the school’s highest agricultural honor, the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award, sponsored by Monsanto Company. Spearman, daughter of Linda and Kevin Spearman received the award for excellence in academics, leadership and agricultural work experience. Spearman’s significant experiences and accomplishments have included Atlanta FFA President and Secretary, State Degree recipient and she has been awarded the Star Greenhand and Star in Agribusiness Placement for her chapter. She has attended both the State and National FFA Convention. Her SAE project has ranged from raising meat goats, curing a ham and a placement project working for her mother’s business and Orschlen’s Farm and Home store. Susan Marsh is Katlin’s agricultural education instructor at Atlanta High School. This year the DEKALB Agricultural
Accomplishment Award celebrates its 65th anniversary. Over these 65 years more than 168,000 high school seniors from across the country have received the Award, which has become a symbol of excellence and the school’s highest agricultural honor. In 2011, over 2,000 students from high schools in 49 of the 50 states were recognized with the Award. As the winner of the 2012 Award, Katlin’s name will be recorded on a permanent plaque displayed in the Agriculture room at the Atlanta High School. Monsanto, a long-time supporter of agricultural education, FFA, 4-H and other farm youth organizations and initiatives, sponsors the DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award. Monsanto is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality.
VIETNAM VET - DAN WHITE
2012 Memorial Day was a time to honor those who had given the ultimate sacrifice to this country. Their deaths did not go unnoticed and their service was and is appreciated as we gathered in the La Plata City Park Monday, May 28. The American Legion Post #282 and their Auxiliary hosted this time of remembrance. Shown is Commander George Ritenour as the somber Military song of “Taps” played. Thank you again for your service to the United States of America!
By Jane Krienke, Home Press Intern On an overcast and windy Memorial Day in Columbia, Missouri at the intersection of Bernadette Boulevard and North Stadium Avenue, many drivers hold their foot against the brake, waiting for the light to change. Many are driving to the mall around the corner, hoping to snag the best deals of the summer shopping season. As each vehicle signals for the upcoming right turn, the sight of a man standing on the side of the road, holding a sign and waving causes many of the previously overzealous drivers, to slow down and even wave back. Neatly written on a white poster board sign are the words, “Vietnam Vet. Not homeless. Not broke. Just honoring Veterans.” Each driver’s reaction is different. Some slow down for a closer look, smiles drawing across their faces as the words register their meaning. Others eagerly wave at the man on the side of the road who is not begging for money, food or a fight, but rather for a little honor and respect. “I’m here to show that not all Vietnam Vets are homeless and broke, “ Retired Army veteran Dan White said. “I’m here to honor people.” White decided to show the citizens of Columbia how good a Vietnam Vet can look. While he was oversees, White served near Da Nag, Vietnam, working primarily in the field with mine detectors and combat demolition sweeps. His job was to find and blow up mines and booby-traps. For a few hours on this day of remembrance, White hoped to shed a different perspective on Memorial Day. He stood waving and proudly holding his sign during the hours when many eager shoppers were perhaps thinking less about why they had the day off and more about how much their must have items would be marked off. “So far people have been pretty responsive,” White said. “It’s been fun.”
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