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Members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team recently reunited See Page 2A
Serving the communities of Lewis County, Mo. since 1862 (USPS 088-820) Vol. XLI New Series, No. 19 LaGrange, Mo. 63448 • 16 Pages • 2 Sections • 55 cents
Thursday, May 9, 2013
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RELAY FOR LIFE COMMUNITY KICK-OFF A Community Kick-Off for Relay for Life of Lewis County will be held Friday, May 10 at the Lewistown City Park. There will be a free dinner to survivors that register. There will be several vendor booths, free dermaskin screenings, banana split bar, bounce house for kids, and other activities. An advertisement with information for the event is listed in this edition
The beautiful Dogwood tree is the Missouri State Tree and many are found in the LaGrange area in colors of pink and white. The Dogwood tree blooms are peaking this week with the recent warm weather.
Photo by Rita Cox
BOAT INSPECTIONS HELD AT LAGRANGE Free courtesy vessel (boat) safety inspections will be held at the LaGrange Mineral Well Park, Main and South Street, on May 18. Inspection hours are from 10 a.m. To 3 p.m.. Vessels passing the inspection will receive the 2013 United States Coast Guard Auxiliary inspection sticker. No citations will be issued. This is a great opportunity to have a boat inspected to make sure everyone will have a safe boating season.
LAGRANGE APPRECIATION DAY MAY 18 LaGrange Appreciation Day will be held May 18, with a variety of activities and events being planned. A parade will begin at 10 a.m. On Main Street with the remainder of the day’s activities occurring in Washington Park. Events being planned are a firemen’s challenge, Scout Derby, vendors, games, entertainment, baby contest, free evening meal and a lip sync show, starring Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings and others. Vendors and volunteers are welcome. More information will be printed in future editions of The Press-News Journal. For information or questions, contact LaGrange City Hall at (573) 6554301 or Rita Cox at the PressNews Journal at (573) 288-5668.
NECAC Housing Summit to visit three States In the past, the Tri-State Workforce Housing Summit was held in one place. This year, it’s going to visit each of the three states that make up the effort. The event will be held in Keokuk, Iowa, on June 19, Quincy, Ill., on June 20 and Canton, Mo., on June 21. Sponsors are the not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC), Two Rivers Regional Council of Governments, the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission, Iowa State University Extension, the Tri-State Development Summit and NeighborWorks America. The keynote speaker at all three events will be Judith Canales, USDA Rural Development
Deputy Under Secretary. Other speakers will cover topics such as federal and state housing initiatives, innovative financing opportunities and faith-based partnerships. “We decided it would be a good change of pace to take the summit directly to all of those involved in housing issues,” said Carla Potts, NECAC Deputy Director for Housing Developments and the chief organizer of the summit. “We’ve always had good turnouts for past summits, but we hope this strategy will bring even more people to the table to discuss the housing needs in each of the three states.” The Keokuk summit will be from noon to 4 p.m. June 19
at City Hall, 415 Blondeau. In Quincy, the summit will meet from noon to 4 p.m. June 20 at the Oakley-Lindsay Civic Center at 300 Civic Center Plaza. The Missouri summit will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 21 at the Centerstone Inn (formerly Comfort Inn) at 1701 Oak in Canton. Doors open for registration an hour ahead of each summit, and a complimentary lunch will be served each day. “The goal is to educate elected government and economic development officials about the resources available to them for workforce housing in their communities,” Potts said. “We want them to take home the idea that there are innovative
things being done that we can all learn from and that can put more of our neighbors into quality housing.” The event is an outgrowth of the Tri-State Development Summit, a group that has held nine regional conferences since 1996 in an effort to discuss common issues and solutions in 35 Missouri, Illinois and Iowa counties. Housing is one of 10 steering committees that meet and report to the summit. People who are interested in attending may call Potts or LaDon Bryant at (573) 324-6622 or Megan Backs at (217) 2234313.
MILDRED RALEIGH IS 107 YEARS OLD Rita Cox Editor rita1@lewispnj.com
Mildred Raleigh (seated) with her children, Norma Jean Prisner and Larry Raleigh celebrated her 107th birthday at a party in her honor held May 5. (photo by Rita Cox)
Mildred Raleigh celebrated her 107th birthday with a celebration in her honor at the Lewis County Nursing Home in Canton. Family and friends gathered to wish Mrs. Raleigh a happy day, which she enjoyed very much. Mrs. Raleigh was born May 5, 1906. She married her husband Pat in 1928 and they drove a horse and buggy to the wedding. Pat died July 27, 1997 at the age of 94. She lived on the family farm, near Monticello, most of her life, until the last few years where she has resided at the Lewis County Nursing Home. She was a farm wife, raising chil-
dren and working on the farm. She and her husband raised cattle, hogs and chicken. In an interview with the Press-News Journal on her 100 birthday, Mrs. Raleigh said her husband had helped put up some electric poles in Lewistown. Raleigh recalled walking two miles to school. She and her husband had five children, Pete, Norma, twins, Floyd and Lloyd, and Larry. The twins were born on seperate days, in different states. She had one boy in Missouri, and then was taken to Keokuk and had another son the next day. The twins were born in 1935. Norma Jean and Larry are the surviving children. Mrs. Raleigh has 21 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She enjoyed talking with all her visitors at the celebration.
LaGrange Appreciation Day ~ May 18 Parade 10 am on Main St. Other events in Washington Park Free evening meal provided by Mark Twain Casino and City of LaGrange Booths • Games • Food • Bounce House • Bull Rides • Scout Derby Firemen’s Challenge • Lip Sync Show (More details in next weeks issue)
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