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Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 (USPS 088-820) Vol. XLI New Series, No. 16 LaGrange, Mo. 63448 • 20 Pages • 4 Sections • 55 cents
Thursday, April 18, 2013
BLOOMING DAYS
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CINDY KELL RECEIVES CERTIFICATION Cynthia Kell has been certified as a Missouri Registered City Clerk (MRCC) from the Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Association. MoCCFOZ, an organization with a current membership of over 500, is dedicated to the education of City Clerks and Finance Officers throughout the state of Missouri. Establishment of State Certification in 2003 was a monumental step in demonstrating the professionalism of the Missouri City Clerk and is based on a combination of education and experience. Attendance at various MoCCFOA educational venues provided by Missouri State University offers information pertinent to Missouri City Clerks on policies, rules and regulations governing municipalities within the State of Missouri. Ms. Kell was recognized for her achievement during the 2013 Spring Institute banquet in Columbia.
Some of the trees and flowers have finally started to bloom in Lewis County and there have been a few reports of morel mushrooms being found. Photo by Rita Cox
Veteran Clarence Bartz enjoys Honor Flight Rita Cox Editor rita1@lewispnj.com Clarence Bartz of Maywood was a participant on the recent Honor Flight that took place April 11. The Flight allows veterans to visit sites and memorials in Washington, D.C. Bartz is a Korean War veteran. He was drafted into the Army in the early 1950s and was sent to Fort Lee, Va. He was attached to the Army in the construction engineers as a cook. He says everything was dehydrated, you just added water to it. He re-
Clarence Bartz is pictured with Rep. Craig Redmon upon returning from a trip to Washington D.C., as a participant on the recent Honor Flight. Mr. Bartz is a Korean War veteran.
CANTON CITY WIDE YARD SALES The City of Canton will have citywide yard sales on April 20. A list of yard sales and addresses are listed in an advertisement in this edition.
PRESS-NEWS JOURNAL OPEN HOUSE
LAGRANGE ELECTION HELD APRIL 16 The LaGrange City Election was held April 16, will all races unopposed. Ronnie Powers, current mayor, was re-elected, as was north ward councilman Mike Lowe. Edward Cox was the only write-in candidate running for middle ward councilman. In the south ward, Lannie Henze was elected, running unopposed, due to Andy Slater’s withdrawal from the race. No one filed for city marshall, so that position will be vacated for the next two years. The new council members will take office on May 13.
The Press-News Journal will host an open house at their new location at 109 North Fourth Street in LaGrange on April 19. The public is invited to attend and view the building which was formerly the Presbyterian Church.
Rita Cox Editor rita1@lewispnj.com The Press-News Journal will host an open house at their new location at 109 North Fourth Street in LaGrange. The
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turned back to the states after 20 months. He worked at Gardner Denver in Quincy for 37 and a half years. He and his late wife, Dorothy had five children. He comes from a family, that had seven boys, six of them served in the military. His father served in the First World War. Mr. Bartz says he really enjoyed the trip to Washington, D.C. He said he never knew there were so many nice people in the world. He said the group was greeted warmly wherever they went and it was great to see all the sites.
offices recently relocated to LaGrange in the old Presbyterian Church. The building has been completely restored. The PressNews Journal Office is located in the downstairs of the building, while the upstairs houses the corporate offices. The building was purchased two years ago by one of the PressNews Journal owners, Bob Ely. He contracted River City Restoration to restore the structure. The Press-News Journal was purchased by Bob Ely and Phil Calian in 2010 from the Steinbeck family who had owned the newspaper since the 1960s. The newspaper has been serving Lewis County since 1862. The Presbyterian Church was built in the 1840s and continued to be a church until the late 1970s when low membership forced the church to close and was vacant for several years. The building had been abandoned since 1993. It was in danger of being demol-
ished until Robert Ely purchased and restored the structure to use as a newspaper office. The new offices are located at 109 North Fourth Street at the intersection of Fourth and Jefferson Street. The office is east of the LaGrange Community Youth Center, near the LaGrange Methodist Church and the Green Chapel Church. The phone number, emails and mailing addresses all remain the same as before. The phone number is (573) 288-5668 and the mailing address in P.O. Box 227, Canton, Mo. 63435. Hours are 9 a.m. To 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Visitors to the open house can tour both floors of the building. The downstairs is handicapped accessible, to reach the upstairs portions there is an outside staircase. Refreshments will be served. Hours for the open house will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to the event.
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