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Phelps County Fair 2021 Two centuries in short: A local view of state’s bicentennial Missouri marked its 200th year on Tuesday. Across the state ice cream socials were held, and in Jefferson City speeches were no doubt given to captive boosters. The Insider isn’t one to complain about free ice cream, but in a state as unique as Missouri, and community as varied as Phelps County, shouldn’t such a milestone warrant more than sweets? Shouldn’t such a landmark bring about self-reflection – much like an anniversary would for a relationship, or graduation for a student? Here in Rolla, historical meditations are harder than other places. The razing of most of this town’s iconic landmarks is well-known to local preservationists. The town founder’s headquarters and home, which also served as a stagecoach stop, was replaced by the post office. Burlington Northern razed the old railroad depot and covered the site with asphalt. Uptown Theatre made way for the Alumni House. See Insider Page 2A
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The Phelps County Fair of 2021 was a success, drawing in thousands of attendees who were able to have fun riding rides, playing carnival games, showing their livestock, eating lots of food, watching the demolition derby, pulling a tractor, petting a rabbit, compete in a pageant and much, much more. Renae Silvio, co-vice president of the Phelps County Fair Board, said everything was perfect at this year’s fair. “Everything went smooth this year,” she said. “The temperature was perfect, weather was perfect. Everybody seemed like they were Photo by Donald Dodd having a very, very good Scarlett Sims was all smiles as she rode on a motorcycle ride at the Phelps County Fair. Saydie Mercer is in the background. time. Everything went off without a hitch.” Silvio said they added new games this year to enhance the fun. “We had a (game) where • Coverage of • slideshows on you put a spoon on an egg, pageants, 8A pageants, livestock then you had to race across • People make the sale, the midway at on your tractor,” she said. fair what it is, 1B phelpscountyfocus.com “It was a timed event. Either it busted all over you, or you have it on your More photos and a story on this year’s It was fun.” record-breaking 4-H and FFA livestock show and spoon. She said next year they sale will appear in next week’s edition of are adding a wagon backing-contest. Phelps County Focus. “So, we’re already planning for next year,” Silvio Brayden Gurley brings his grand champion steer into the ring Saturday during the 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale held during the laughed. Photo by Donald Dodd Phelps County Fair. See slideshow at phelpscountyfocus.com. See Fair Page 7A
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Prescription for Living Rolla family sails through the Caribbean By Kaitlin Brothers Staff Writer contact@phelpscountyfocus.com Last year, a Rolla family lived on a catamaran boat for over five months, sailing across the Caribbean. They were not expert sailors, and it was not an easy feat. In fact, when they first decided to do this, they had to learn how to sail. Sure, they had been boating on lakes as many Missourians do, but living out at sea was the big adventure they had dreamed of for a long time. After a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis for Angie Brooks, the family finally decided to start their adventure. It took three years to fully plan. “It (diagnosis) kind of just made my priorities shift for the better,” she said. “I thought instead of, ‘Wait, wait, wait, eventually one day will be
the perfect time to live life.’ I decided, ‘Why am I doing that?’” Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the body decides to start attacking the central nervous system. “Essentially (it) can affect anything because it’s your brain and central nervous system, and you can get flares,” Brooks said. Three years ago, when she had her first flareup, Brooks went numb from her abdomen down. At that point, she knew something was wrong and sought the proper diagnosis. After completely changing her diet and lifestyle to help her body, she has been able to handle her diagnosis properly with not many issues. After the diagnosis, her family sold their 40 acres and house in Rolla to downsize and save money for the trip. See Living Page 10A
Photo submitted by Angie Brooks The Brooks family spent over five months sailing the Caribbean last year. Pictured from left, Hunter, Bryan, Hadyn and Angie Brooks.
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18% decrease proposed for general revenue property tax, 12% for road and bridge By Andrew Sheeley Staff Writer andrew@ phelpscountyfocus.com The commission Aug. 5 set a time of 9:15 a.m. Aug. 26 for this year’s public hearing on the proposed 2021 county property tax levies. • The proposed general revenue levy is .0978 for 2021. That is an 18% decrease from 2020’s levy of .1185. • The proposed road and bridge levy is .0994 for 2021. That is a 12% de-
COUNTY COMMISSION crease from 2020’s levy of .1135. The general revenue levy is less than half the authorized tax ceiling of .2663 for this year. The authorized road and bridge tax ceiling is .1881. Driving the rollbacks are 2021’s higher residential property appraisals. Citing the current state of the local housing market, the Phelps County Assessor’s Office announced earlier
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this year that residential real estate values would see a 15% higher assessment in the Rolla school district and 10% higher assessment in the St. James school district. Phelps County’s total assessed value increased to $679,490,249 for 2021, which is a $53,773,778 jump from 2020’s valuation of $625,716,471. The bulk of that growth was in real estate. Across all of Phelps County, real estate recorded a $40,148,270 jump in value since last year to a 2021
total assessment of $524,368,460. Personal property rose $9,520,059 in value since last year to a 2021 assessment of $122,821,317. The valuation of state railroad and utility property rose $4,139,273 in value to a 2021 assessment of $28,214,443. Local railroad and utility property fell $392,194 in value to a 2021 assessment of $1,808,980. Total property tax abatements for 2021 equal $7,243,010. That figure is down from $7,601,380 last year.
Other news • County Surveyor Terris Cates visited the commission Thursday to present information related to the sale of 10, county-owned properties in Newburg via sealed bids. More information on how to submit bids will be published in legal advertisements in Phelps County Focus in August. Cates also reported that due to increased competition within the program and growing workload for his office, only six historic surveying corners will be re-monumented this year.
INSIDER/1820s began to mark life as we know it in county From Page 1A And soon, the Bureau of Mines national historic site will fall to Missouri S&T’s new arrival district which, combined with the expansion of the hospital, has obliterated the old Powell neighborhood. But let it be said, however, Rolla does have every courthouse and jail Phelps County ever built. History here it seems survives only in our people. Given that reality, The Insider sought out one of Phelps County’s most historically informed citizens to help frame our past two centuries. John Bradbury is a historian and former archivist with the State Historical Society of Missouri and has written at various times for the Phelps County Historical Society, Old Stagecoach Stop Gazette, Missouri Historical Quarterly and other publications. He recently agreed to sit with the Insider for a couple hours to reflect on the bicentennial, Phelps County’s journey and how we today may be remembered. “Because of Rolla, I have always considered Phelps County something of an anomaly,” Bradbury said. “I’ll quote one of the Union soldiers sent here who made a perceptive remark. In 1862 he said, ‘Rolla is an exotic, but without a surrounding to support it.’ He was looking at a four-
year-old town that came out of nowhere because it’s the spot on the map where the railroad happened to end. Still today, I think that applies. We are an exotic out here in the middle of nowhere. Its 100 miles either side to a city of any size. It’s by chance and geography that Rolla even exists.” Founded in 1821, Missouri was birthed amidst the national controversy over slavery and remained a troublesome place through its first decades. Phelps County and Rolla didn’t exist from that beginning. Native American claims within the new state were not settled until 1830. In these parts, American settlement began through industry in the late 1820s. “You can’t underestimate the impact of how the [Maramec] Ironworks really opened this place up,” Bradbury said. “All the early settlers were involved in it, and people from all over the place who filtered through St. Louis showed up to work there. They weren’t just laborers either. They were craftspeople, foundrymen, masons, wheelwrights, blacksmiths and charcoal makers. They were serious professionals in their business and made money. By the 1840s, they start buying up land all along Dry Fork to be permanently settled. It was much the same along the
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Proposals in sealed envelopes marked “Bid for County Owned Parcels in Newburg, MO - Bid Schedule Parcel No(s)____ ”, will be received until 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, and will be publicly read aloud in the Phelps County Commission’s chamber room, 200 North Main Street, Rolla, MO 65401. All Proposals must be prepared on the designated Bid Schedule form that may be obtained from the County Clerk or Integrity Engineering, Inc. Phelps County owns ten (10) parcels within the City of Newburg’s incorporated boundary. One or multiple parcels may be bid. The individual parcels will be awarded to the highest bidder. It is the responsibility of the bidder to research the subject deeds and parcel information and conduct their own site visit if desired. The County makes no guarantees on the property or its condition. The bidder buys the subject parcel as is. All potential bidders are encouraged, but not required, to attend the bid opening. It is the responsibility of the awarded bidders to pay for the transaction deeds and recording fees. Full payment must be made for parcels prior to property transactions. The County of Phelps, MO reserves the right to waive or not to waive any or all irregularities. Pamela K. Grow, Phelps County Clerk (Published in Phelps County Focus Aug. 12, 2021)
Big Piney by virtue of the lumber business. That populated two counties, Pulaski and Texas, and a little bit of Phelps, too.” Transportation developments in the form of railroads would next reshape this part of the Ozarks. It is a theme that runs through our history. Phelps County was formally organized in 1857 and Rolla founded a year later. On Dec. 30, 1860, the first train reached its terminus here. The founder of Rolla was Edmund Ward Bishop, a railway construction subcontractor who wisely acquired large tracts in central Phelps County and donated enough acreage to make it the valuable county seat. Just by chance Rolla would be the end-of-tracks during the Civil War, making it a very important and profitable place for developers and businessmen like Bishop. “He was an old rascal,” Bradbury said of Bishop. “He did things in his own interest and was apparently a sharp businessman and staunchly Unionist. What they really hated him for, particularly out in the county, was that right after the Civil War he bought up a bunch of school bonds at exorbitant interest rates, and he hung onto them well into the 1880s. It kept the county broke for about two decades. You can only imagine the whining and moaning, and eventually it was taken to the state supreme court. They ruled what Bishop did was entirely legal, and said to the plaintiffs ‘If we were you, we’d pay more attention to our county authorities.’” War came to Rolla just a few years after its birth. Bradbury says the county’s population then generally sympathized with southern Democrats in national politics, but when the Confederate’s rebellion first came, most here wanted to stay neutral. However, once shooting started, opinions hardened to one side or another. Regardless, Union forces took Rolla in early 1861 and held the city throughout the conflict. Far from burning the town, the Union soldiers built it up. Fort Dette and Fort Wyman were well garrisoned, and Pine Street developed as a commercial center around the army’s railroad depot. “We were a transshipment point,” Bradbury says. “The rails came only this far, and everything had to be loaded into wagons and assembled into wagon trains, then escorted all the way down as far as you could go to maybe Springfield or Ozark. It
took 100 wagons a week from Rolla to resupply Springfield, and that’s if nothing else was going on, so there was constantly stuff moving back and forth.” After the war the railways continued west, but Rolla was by then firmly rooted as the Mid-Missouri hub. That fact led to perhaps the most consequently decision for the town when Missouri School of Mines, now Missouri S&T, was founded here in 1870. The following half-century for this region was one defined by extractive industries. Mines, furnaces, and sawmills created boomtowns in the wilderness and turned forests into lumber and ash. Eventually, many communities were abandoned once resources were depleted. Iron mining hereabouts was played out by World War I and in the forests, tie hackers picked over the remaining less-desirable hardwoods. Communities like Maramec, Midco, Nova Scotia, Sligo, Grandin, West Eminence and Bunker disappeared or dwindled. “With those extractive industries, they’d come in and things would bloom for a while, but the bloom wouldn’t survive,” Bradbury said. “Suddenly, you’d have all these people invested in the land who don’t want to move, but the resources were gone. They’d been taken. By 1921, the great pine and hardwood stands in southern Missouri had been cut down. In some places, every marketable tract piece of timber was gone.” From this low point, the Ozarks would see nearly a century of governmentfunded modernization and prosperity. Projects like federal highways, rural electrification and stretching of telephone lines connected isolated communities to a larger economy. Phelps County’s Route 66/Interstate 44 crossroads status brought factories and transportation jobs. New Deal investments brought tourists through new parks and recreational infrastructure of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Phelps County also benefited greatly by the development of nearby Fort Leonard Wood. More broadly, programs like Social Security and military pensions further made it possible for retirees to come here and live in a healthy, comfortable setting. In Rolla, staffing and managing this advancement brought good professional middle-class jobs. Federal and state government agencies made Rolla
home, including the Bureau of Mines, US Geological Survey, Missouri Geological Survey and Mark Twain National Forest. The university also expanded to meet the demands of expanding technological horizons. For each of these government-based positions, new families came and new homes were needed. A plethora of vocational jobs and small businesses were resultingly added to the community. The opening of the Phelps County Memorial Hospital, today’s Phelps Health, further helped put Rolla on the map. “After World War II, the U.S. was on top of the world,” Bradbury said. Into the latter half of the 20th Century, Missouri came into its own and was regarded as a quintessential land of moderation. The state’s voters perfectly reflected the bellwether attitude of the nation and sided with the winner of nearly every presidential election for 100 years. The resulting bounty lasted decades. However, by the late 20th Century new attitudes took hold and Rolla’s great governmental institutions shrank. The Bureau of Mines closed, USGS was downsized and other agency jobs eliminated. Factories closed too as shareholders and executives pursued the extra profits which could be forced by moving production overseas. Big box store consolidation further shuttered locally owned small businesses. The university too has experienced periods of retrenchment and hard times in the recent past. Now well into the 21st Century, it is clearer with each passing year a golden era has ended and given way to a new era of volatility. The extremes are increasingly the new normal, be it with our contemporary partisan politics, swings in housing prices, or simply how we choose to communicate with one another online. “I don’t know what’s going to happen going forward, but around here it really has made a difference that the government isn’t shelling out that money anymore,” Bradbury said. “When we look back, I think we will be seeing more and more our relatively inexpensive cost of living attracting people from California and those places that’ll become uninhabitable over the next 20 years. Rolla may have an inside track when it comes to that. We’ve always had people from the outside coming here for an education.”
Phelps County Focus is unable to list in its print edition all incidents detailed in the Rolla Police Department’s daily log due to the growing number of incidents and space constraints. Going forward, Phelps County Focus will post the logs in their entirety to the crime/accidents section of phelpscountyfocus.com. Deaths, motor vehicle crashes requiring EMS service, and incidents of theft or property damage resulting in losses of $100 or more will be prioritized for print editions. Individuals newly charged with felony offenses will be listed in the Court Report section of the newspaper.
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County, city confront employee quarantine issue By Andrew Sheeley Staff Writer andrew@ phelpscountyfocus.com The Phelps County Commission met with some of its departmental heads and elected officials Tuesday to review and discuss how the county should address employees recommended to quarantine due to high-risk exposure to individuals positive for COVID-19. As of Monday, there were 264 confirmed cases of COVID19 in the county, some of whom are county/city employees or live in their household. Phelps/Maries County Health Department Ashley Wann shared the current CDC quarantine guidelines Tuesday but advised they are subject to revision. She said the quarantine period is 14 days, however, if at the 10-day mark an individual remains negative and non-symptomatic, they can resume work activities by wearing a face covering and adhering to other mitigation initiatives. Employees working in a critical infrastructure field have a different set of guidelines that allows them to work with masking and heightened mitigation actions. If someone self-discloses they are vaccinated, they are recommended to wear a mask for 14 days after their exposure, and if tested negative after three to five days, the masking doesn’t need to continue. “The quarantine period is 14 days after the last day of exposure,” Wann said. “If you’re in the same household for this person for the 10 days they’re isolated, your quarantine doesn’t start until their day 11, so you are in quarantine for 24 days.” The Families First Coronavirus Response Act passed last year provided funding for temporary paid leave benefits due to COVID-19. Included as part of that scope was pay for those recommended by health officials to quarantine due to high-risk exposure to COVID-19. The law was to expire come 2021 but extended a few months through winter. Now gone, the county and other employers are faced with the question of how to administratively handle individuals recommended to quarantine. Specifically, should they have to use their personal paid leave for the quarantine period. Some department heads Tuesday reported some employees who are not symptomatic but who have been recommended to quarantine wish to not use their paid leave. Commissioner Gary Hicks asked Wann if quarantines are mandatory. Wann responded they are not but “highly encouraged” – especially for household exposures. “Ultimately the decision has to fall on that person,” Wann said. “I can give you
the guidance, but I cannot tell you what you have to do.” Wann added Tuesday nearly all the recent quarantine recommendations stem from individuals selfreporting their exposure. She said there has been stiff resistance to contact tracing. “No one is reporting their contacts,” Wann said. “They are not talking. They’re hanging up on us. They are cussing us out. They are refusing to tell us where they’ve been. … This may be a moot point because no one is reporting their contacts, other than if you’re going to know your employees and you’re going to know if someone in the household is sick and they disclose that to you in that relationship.” For the time being, the conclusion of the Tuesday meeting was if an employee can work from home that is the first priority for quarantining. If they cannot work from home, the employee will have to use their paid leave for however many days they quarantine. If they run out of paid leave, the remaining quarantine period will have to be unpaid. However, the employee’s insurance coverage can continue through the Family Medical Leave Act. The commission additionally authorized newly hired employees to use leave accrued within the first six months of employment if for a COVID-19 matter. “There is the opportunity to have employees that are at work and willing to get behind the wheel to roll that thing while other people in the departments are unable to be there,” Hicks said. “If they’re willing to take up the slack and department heads and supervisors can make that clear that this is a combined effort, I don’t see the problem. Those that are out of leave, and are struggling and can’t make the 10% contribution to keep their health care benefits going, I don’t know how we can address that. I think the budget is already set.” Assessor Bill Stoltz said he felt the system may fall short. “I think that we’re getting a lot of underreporting,” Stoltz said. “The way that we’re set up and the way we’re talking about this, no one is going to report any contacts because they’re not going to want to burn up all their leave time.” Presiding Commissioner Randy Verkamp reminded the group that sanitation and other mitigation initiatives are still a viable defense. “We still have our barriers, we still have sprays, we still have wipes and we still have masks,” Verkamp said. “Some personal responsibilities are in order for all of us.” Following the Tuesday meeting Phelps County Fo-
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cus reached out to the City of Rolla to inquire how it is handing the employee quarantine issue. City Administrator John Butz responded, “The City adopted a Pandemic Sick Leave Policy in early 2020 that expired Dec. 31st – we used CARES funding to cover that expense. Since January we have required employees to use sick leave when positive/sick. We thought the feds might retroactively provide CARES funding in 2021, and if so, we would re-instate. As it turns out they did not, so we have relied on sick leave. Quarantining hasn’t proven to be as critical in 2021 as it was in 2020 so we consider most of our employees as essential and as such can have them work but require them to wear a mask during the 10-day period. There is very little contact tracing going on in 2021 so quarantining for exposure has not really been an issue. In lieu of CARES in 2021 the feds approved ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) that is a direct payment to every city and county in America. MO will begin accepting those funds in another week or two. We plan to have a workshop with Council as to how best to utilize our $3.78M allocation – that could factor in some employee compensation/benefits but we haven’t gotten that far.”
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Public Notice is hereby given by the Rolla City Council that a Public Hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 16, 2021, in City of Rolla Council Chambers, 901 North Elm Street for the purpose of considering the 2021 tax rates, not to exceed the following: For General Municipal Purposes For Public Library Purposes For Public Park Purposes
$ 0.4598 $ 0.1919 $ 0.1132
NOTICE OF 2020 AGGREGATE ASSESSED VALUATION State Assessed Railroad & Utility - Real Estate Local Railroad & Utility - Real Estate Real Estate - Residential Real Estate - Agricultural & Horticultural Real Estate - Forest Crop & Mineral Rights Real Estate - Industrial, etc. State Assessed Railroad & Utility - Personal Property Local Railroad & Utility - Personal Property Personal Property
$
967,768 791,030 131,124,330 165,080 0 100,388,300 0 0 0
Current Valuation
$ 282,079,385
TIF Assessed Valuation
$
Total Current Valuation
$ 274,478,005
New Construction
$
NOTICE OF 2021 AGGREGATE ASSESSED VALUATION State Assessed Railroad & Utility - Real Estate Local Railroad & Utility - Real Estate Real Estate - Residential Real Estate - Agricultural & Horticultural Real Estate - Forest Crop & Mineral Rights Real Estate - Industrial, etc. State Assessed Railroad & Utility - Personal Property Local Railroad & Utility - Personal Property Personal Property
$
7,601,380
2,509,140 5,277,164 410,160 149,025,050 164,830 0 98,908,790 0 0 0
Current Valuation
$ 253,785,994
TIF Assessed Valuation
$
Total Current Valuation
$ 246,542,984
TIF Assessed Valuation
$
Total Current Valuation
$ 246,542,984
New Construction
$
PROJECTED REVENUE FOR 2021 AGGREGATE ASSESSED VALUATION General Library Park
7,243,010
7,243,010
1,218,600 $ 1,032,090 $ 430,748 $ 254,094
All persons interested for or against the proposed tax rates may be present at said Public Hearing and will be heard. Given under my hand and Seal of the City of Rolla, Missouri, this 4th day of August 2021. Lorri Thurman City Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF WINDING UP OF MISSOURI NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION TO ALL CREDITORS OF AND CLAIMANTS AGAINST ROLLANET On June 7, 2021, RollaNet, a Missouri Not For Profit Corporation, filed its Articles of Dissolution by Voluntary Action for a Nonprofit Corporation with the Missouri Secretary of State, effective on the filing date. All persons and organizations must submit to RollaNet, c/o Dan Uetrecht, 16600 Co. Rd. 5250, Rolla, MO 65401, a written summary of any claims against RollaNet, including 1) claimant's name, address, and telephone number; 2) amount of claim; 3) date(s) claim accrued (or will accrue); 4) brief description of the nature of the debt or the basis for the claim; 5) if the claim is secured and if so the collateral used as security. Because of the dissolution, any claims against RollaNet will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within two years after the last filing or publication of this notice.
DOOLTTLE RURAL FIRE PROTECTON DISTRICT NOTICE OF TAX HEARING Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District will hold a public tax hearing for the purpose of establishing the property tax rate for the 2021 tax year. The meeting is Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 6:00 PM at the Doolittle Fire Station located at 251 Bauman Street, Doolittle, MO. Public is invited to attend. Debra Barnes, Secretary Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District (Published in Phelps County Focus Aug. 5, 12, 2021)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
(Published in Phelps County Focus Aug. 12, 2021)
ROLLA NO. 31 SCHOOL DISTRICT TAX RATE HEARING NOTICE A public hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m., August 19, 2021, at Rolla Public Schools Administration Building, 500 A Forum Drive, Rolla, Missouri at which time citizens may be heard on the property tax rates proposed to be set by Rolla School District 31, a political subdivision. The tax rates will be set to produce substantially the revenues which the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 shows to be required from the property tax. The proposed budget is available for review at 500 A Forum Drive, Rolla, Missouri. Each tax rate is determined by dividing the amount of revenue required by the current assessed valuation. The result is multiplied by 100 so the rate will be expressed in cents per $100 valuation.
A public hearing will be held at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, August 26, 2021 in the Phelps County Commission Hearing Room in the Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., Suite 105, Rolla, Missouri, at which time citizens may be heard on the proposed 2021 tax rates to be set by Phelps County. The tax rate is determined by dividing the amount of revenue to be raised by the current assessed valuation. The result is multiplied by 100 so the tax rate will be expressed in cents per $100 assessed valuation. Current Tax Year Assessed Valuation (by categories) (2021) Real Estate $ 524,368,460 Personal Property 132,341,376 Railroad & Utility – State 28,214,443 Railroad & Utility – Local 1,808,980 Less Tax Increment Financing -7,243,010
Prior Tax Year (2020) $ 484,220,190 122,821,317 24,075,170 2,201,174 -7,601,380
cents per $100 valuation.
Assessed Valuation (AV) (by categories) Real Estate Personal Property Combined Real Estate & Personal Property Less AV in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Adjusted Assessed Valuation on Which Tax Revenue is Received New Construction & Improvements (Included in AV Total above)
The following Tax Rates are Proposed by Fund: Incidental Teacher Debt Service Capital Projects Total Total New Revenue: New Revenue from New Construction and Improvements: New Revenue from Reassessment: Percentage of New Revenue from Reassessment:
Estimated Current Tax Year 2021 $392,081,940 $86,210,896 $478,292,836 ($7,243,010)
Prior Tax Year 2020 $360,149,770 $83,758,009 $443,907,779 ($7,601,380)
$471,049,826
$436,306,399
$2,871,620
$4,737,810
Amount of Property Tax Revenues Budgeted (assumes 100% collection)
Proposed Property Tax Rate (per $100)
$14,239,365 3.0229 $0 0.0000 $2,755,641 0.5850 $0 0.0000 $16,995,007 $3.6079
Amount of Calculated Property Tax Revenue From Prior Year
$14,583,105 3.3424 $0 0.0000 $1,308,919 0.3000 $0 0.0000 $15,892,024 $3.6424
(Published in Phelps County Focus Aug. 12, 2021)
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Fund General Revenue Road & Bridge
$ 625,716,471
Amount of Property Tax
Tax Rate Ceiling
Proposed Tax For 2021
$664,239 $675,719
$0.2663 $0.1902
$0.0978 $0.0994
Pamela K. Grow, Phelps County Clerk (Published in Phelps County Focus August 12, 2021)
* Estimates reflect the most accurate information provided by the County Clerks at the time of this posting. These figures are based on information available as of Friday, July 30, 2021. This rate is subject to change due to receipt of subsequent information, Board of Education decisions, or upon notice from the State Auditor's Office.
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$ 679,490,249
Property Tax Rate (per $100)
$1,102,982 $103,605 $999,377 6.2885%
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, August 26, 2021 in the Phelps County Commission Hearing Room in the Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., Suite 105, Rolla, Missouri, at which time citizens may be heard on the proposed 2021 tax rates to be set by Phelps County. The tax rate is determined by dividing the amount of revenue to be raised by the current assessed valuation. The result is multiplied by 100 so the tax rate will be expressed in cents per $100 assessed valuation. Current Tax Year Assessed Valuation (by categories) (2021) Real Estate $ 524,368,460 Personal Property 132,341,376 Railroad & Utility – State 28,214,443 Railroad & Utility – Local 1,808,980 Less Tax Increment Financing -7,243,010 TOTAL Fund
$ 679,490,249 Amount of Property Tax
Phelps County Board For the Developmentally Disabled $ 465,451
Prior Tax Year (2020) 38,333,394 10,767,977 24,075,170 2,201,174 -7,601,380 $ 625,716,471
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Proposed Tax For 2021
$0.0685
$0.0685
Pamela K. Grow, Phelps County Clerk (Published in Phelps County Focus August 12, 2021)
Thursday, August 12, 2021
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Obituaries
Wanetta Maria Pearman Graveside service for Wanetta Maria Pearman will be at 11:15 a.m. August 12, 2021 at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis. Arrangements are under the direction of James & Gahr Mortuary, Rolla. Mrs. Pearman died August 8, 2021 at the age of 83 years.
Mary Catherine Bowen
Memorial service for Mary nephew, John Myslinski, Catherine Bowen, of Salem, Salem; great-nephews, will be at 4 p.m. August 13, Kevin Bowen, Lemay; and 2021 at James and Gahr Damian Acheson, Lemay; Mortuary Chapel, Rolla. great-niece, Vivyanna DuMs. Bowen died August ran, Rogers, Arkansas. 8, 2021 at the age of 55 Visitation is 2 p.m. until years. time of service August 13, Survivors include her sib- 2021 at James and Gahr lings, Barbara Bowen, Mortuary Chapel, Rolla. Lemay; Frederick Bowen, Memorials may be made Lemay; and Jean and John in lieu of flowers to The Myslinski, Salem; nieces, American Cancer Society Sharon Bowen, Rogers, or the Alzheimer’s AssociMary Alene Imboden Arkansas; Christina and ation. Cards are available Graveside service for Imboden. She died July 30, Nicole Bowen, Springfield; at all James & Gahr locaMary Alene Imboden was 2021 at the age of 80 years. Megan Myslinski, Salem; tions. August 5, 2021 at the LibSurvivors include her erty Cemetery, Bell. cousins, Shirley and Bobby Fred Marion Naugle Jr. Arrangements were under Henson, Doolittle; David Funeral service for Fred the direction of James & Sharp, Robert Sharp and Gahr Mortuary, Rolla. Lina Macormic, all of Rolla. Marion Naugle Jr. was AuMs. Imboden was born Preceding her in death gust 10, 2021 at Null and October 18, 1940 in Vichy were her parents; and in- Son Funeral Home, Rolla. Interment was in the to Ola and Lavada (Asher) fant sister, Eva. Newburg Cemetery. Mr. Naugle was born Charles G. Ernst Jr. March 12, 1941 to Fred M. Naugle Sr. and Rose Marie Charles G. Ernst, Jr., (Sease) Naugle. He married age 65, died July 14, 2021, Donna Joan Hance June after many years of serious 15, 1962. They were the health problems and one parents of two children. Mr. week of severe illness. Naugle died August 5, 2021 He painted houses, but at the age of 80 years. his real love was music. Survivors include his chilHe studied music in Calidren, Jeff Naugle and fornia, from fourth grade Tonya, Rolla; and Jodi GulPreceding him in death on, beginning with the lett-Widger and husband, were his parents; wife; saxophone, spending much Lindell, Rolla; grandchil- brother, Robert Naugle; and of his life playing guitar, dren, Jarred Gullett and sister-in-law, Judy Naugle. working in a music store Kylee Green; step grandMemorials may be made and giving guitar lessons. children, Madison and Miin lieu of flowers to the His first band was “Milk randa; great-grandchildren, Shriner’s Children’s Hosand Honey,” his second Emma and Brooke Green; pital. Surviving him are his was “Overland Freight.” nephew, Robert Naugle Jr.; Online condolences may He graduated in 1974 mother, one sister, various and a host of extended fambe entered at www.nullandfrom Hayward High aunts, uncles, nieces, ily and friends. sonfuneralhome.com. School, Hayward, Califor- nephews, and cousins. A nia, moving to Dixon in 1997 and then to Rolla in 2011.
Survivors include her son, Clint and Patricia Pearman, Granite City, Illinois; sonin-law, Gary McKee, St. James; grandchildren, Sheryl McKee, Rolla; and Ryan and Sarah McKee, St. James; great-grandchildren, Ashton Goetz, Caleb Derrick, Abigail McKee and Gavin McKee; and a host of extended family and friends.
Celebration of Life is planned; date and location are pending.
Dennis Melville Davis Dennis Melville Davis, age 81, of Rolla, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. His love of life, closeness to friends and family didn't come to an end with his death. Dennis’ loved ones will continue to honor his legacy by laughing, loving and living their lives to the fullest. Dennis was born on July 26, 1940, to parents Margie O. Colvin and Cleo M. Davis. He married the love of his life, Doris J. Davis to whom he was married to for 59 years. He was a real character, loved by many and an inspiration to others. He served in the 101st Airborne in Germany for three years and later worked for the Missouri Public Service, the agency he retired from. He was a member of the VFW, a past city councilman and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Nevada. He gave back to his community often. Dennis and his friend Rick made several trips to donate goods to G.R.A.C.E. and participated in various donating programs as they arose. Dennis made frequent donations to the Wounded Warrior Project. He was known for helping those in need and donated approximately 14 gallons of blood over the years. Dennis was known for not holding back his opinion. He had a knack for telling things like they were, whether you liked it or not. He was respected for his honesty and loved for his ability to make others laugh. Dennis never met a stranger and never forgot a name. He especially loved sharing funny
stories about his six grandchildren as they were growing up. He was a great storyteller with a quick wit. He loved entertaining those around him, whether with humor or food. Dennis was also known for his cooking, frying the best catfish, grilling/smoking, and party planning. He loved spending time at the lake, camping, Missouri Rivers, South Padre Island, fishing, and wine making but nothing compared to spending time with his friends and family. Dennis is survived by his loving wife, Doris Davis; his daughter, Denise Sollars and her husband, Charlie of Paola, Kansas; his son, Jeff Davis, and wife Debbie of Rolla; six grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. A celebration of life will be held at a later date to be announced by the family. To honor this avid outdoorsman, in lieu of flowers, his family asks that memorials be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or to Missouri Conservation Department to preserve the state's rivers and streams along with local parks and nature centers. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Rolla Cremation and Memorial.
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Lora Modde Killian Lora Modde Killian, 97, died peacefully at Oak Pointe in Rolla, on August 5, 2021. She was born on April 30, 1924 in Belgique, to Leo P. and Iva C. (Prost) Modde. The eldest daughter in a family of eight siblings, she graduated from Perryville High School in 1942, and worked in St. Louis before marrying Lt. Robert (Bob) F. Killian, USAF, in Belgique, on July 7, 1942. Following Bob’s WWII assignments flying bombers over Europe, they moved to Illinois and started their family at Scott AFB and embarked on a “career life” of military service in multiple states and a four-year tour in England. Their travels eventually led to Rolla when Bob retired from active duty as a Major in 1962. A long-time parishioner of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Rolla, Lora lent her time and talents to creating countless quilts, banners, vestments and funeral dinners. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. Lora is survived by her son, Robin (Sylvia) Killian; son, Chris (Sue) Killian; daughter, Barbara (Tom) Thomas; daughter,
Memorial service for Joanne Marie Yelton will be at 11 a.m. August 19, 2021 at Null and Son Funeral Home, Rolla. Mrs. Yelton was born August 23, 1941 in St. Louis to Joseph W. and Helen (Gude) Schaub. She married Marion Carl Yelton August 28, 1959. Mrs. Yelton died August 6, 2021 at the age of 79 years. Survivors include her daughter, Rhonda Lea Yelton, Rolla; brothers, Jack Schaub and wife, Ruth, St. Louis; and Bill Schaub and wife, Nancy, St. James; sisters, Bertha Tennyson, Rolla; and Rose Greer and husband, Junior, Edgar Springs; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Preceding her in death were her parents; husband; son, Joseph Neal Yelton; brother, Joseph Schaub; and brother-in-law, Alvin Tennyson. Online condolences may be entered at www.nullandsonfuneralhome.com.
Ted P. Smith Memorial service for Dr. Ted P. Smith was August 11, 2021 at Null and Son Funeral Home, Rolla. Dr. Smith was born July 6, 1935 in Rolla to Alfred and Fern (Paulsell) Smith. He married Louise Painter June 7, 1959. They were the parents of two children. Dr. Smith died August 6, 2021 at the age of 86 years. Survivors include his wife, Louise Smith; sons, David and Marla Smith, Rolla; and Charles and Shelley Smith, Brooklet, Georgia; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Smith served in the United States Army as a Captain in the Medical
Corps. Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to the Phelps Health Foundation Hospice Fund. Online condolences may be entered at www.nullandsonfuneralhome.com.
Great Circle sued over fatal strangling of juvenile By Andrew Sheeley Staff Writer andrew@ phelpscountyfocus.com
Becky (Greg) Zweig; son, Kevin (Audri) Killian; daughter; Missy (Greg) Doss; daughter, Marty (Kemp) Akeman; 20 grandchildren; 31 greatgrandchildren; and 33 nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her brother, Bob (LeeAnn) Modde; sister, Ivy Baebler; sister, Joan (Ron) Unterreiner; and sisterin-law Marie Modde. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bob; grandson, Joseph; brothers, Scott and Don; and sisters, Cathy and Lee. A visitation for family and friends was held August 11 at St. Patrick’s Church in Rolla preceding a mass celebrating Lora’s life. She interred with her husband Bob at Ft. Leonard Wood. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association or to St. Patrick’s Church.
CRIME
Felony murder charge filed over fatal fentanyl overdose A Rolla woman faces three felony offenses over allegedly selling drugs that led to a fatal overdose, according to d o c u m e n t s Ashley S. Bunton, filed in circuit 31, of Rolla court. Ashley S. Bunton, 31, is
Joanne Marie Yelton
charged with second-degree felony murder, first-degree involuntary manslaughter, and delivery of a controlled substance. She was incarcerated in the Phelps County Jail on a $100,000 bond. An indictment handed down Aug. 2 alleges Bunton sold fentanyl to a 34-year-old Rolla man on Nov. 17, 2019. The victim died of an overdose later that same day.
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the fatal strangulation of a 15-yearold Great Circle resident by two other residents of the behavioral health provider, according to documents filed in circuit court. Plaintiff in the lawsuit are the victim’s mother and father, Dustin Hensley and Bridgett Tatum. Great Circle is listed as a defendant in the case as well as the strangulation’s alleged perpetrators, Enoch Phillips and Cody Armistead. Both are also charged with firstdegree murder in criminal court over the death and are currently awaiting trial. The victim was found deceased in the 600 block of Meramec Street in St. James on Sept. 16, 2020. Investigation by law enforcement determined the 15-year-old was a resident of Great Circle and had escaped from its St. James facility with Phillips and Armistead. Court documents in the criminal case state Phillips and Armistead confessed to officers they took turns beating and strangling the victim before returning to the Great Circle facility. The lawsuit’s petition alleges Great Circle failed in its duty to protect the health and safety of the victim by not providing proper training of staff, supervision of residents and to investigate the disappearance of the victim.
Specifically, the lawsuit alleges a youth care specialist with Great Circle failed to follow the policies of the Heightened Active Supervision in place as part of the victim’s Crisis Plan. The petition additionally alleges an associate clinical service manager with Great Circle submitted incorrect and inadequate information to the Residential Program Unit of Children’s Division regarding the elopement of the three residents. The petition continues that Great Circle was requested to take immediate corrective action by the Residential Program Unit concerning its incident reporting and campus communication. Great Circle is a behavioral health organization that operates several facilities across Missouri to provide counseling and crisis programs for children, individuals and family members. Its St. James campus offers residential community-based programs and is located on Phelps County Road 3610. The damages listed in the petition include the conscious pain and suffering of the victim, funeral and burial expenses incurred by the family, and loss of personal comfort and companionship caused by the death. The above information is just a mere accusation, and is not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of any allegations must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine liability, guilt or innocence.
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Tigers excited about potential to improve this fall By Dave Roberts Sports Editor dave@phelpscountyfocus.com
Photo by Dave Roberts Rolla High School junior receiver/defensive back Broc Lyle prepares to grab a pass during Monday’s opening practice of the 2021 football season. Through Friday the Bulldogs are to practice from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. this week at Lions Memorial Field.
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Bulldogs begin what they hope is big season By Dave Roberts Sports Editor dave@phelpscountyfocus.com Health is the main concern, as everyone who played during the fall, winter or spring of the 2020-21 school year painfully got reminded in the year COVID. However, if Rolla can keep its front-line players on the field, the Bulldogs believe a big season may be in their future this fall. Rolla officially opened the season with its first practice Monday. On through Friday, RHS is to practice from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Lions Memorial Field. Saturday will wrap up the first week for RHS with photo day beginning at 7 a.m., followed by a parents’ meeting around 10 a.m. and the Bulldogs’ annual Gatorade Scrimmage at 11 a.m. on Lions Memorial Field. Fans are urged to bring snacks, water or Gatorade/Powerade type drinks for the players to use during practices. RHS is to host the Rolla Jamboree at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at Lions Memorial Field. Rolla, Waynesville, Union and Capital City will be participating in the jamboree. The Bulldogs will open the season Aug. 27 on the road at Bolivar in Ozark Conference action. Rolla’s home opener is slated for Sept. 3 against Springfield Glendale on RHS Bulldog Pride Night. Rolla is coming off a 5-4 overall record during the COVID-marred 2020 campaign, including a 4-3 Ozark Conference mark. With less than six minutes remaining Rolla
2021 SCHEDULE (All Games 7 p.m. Kickoff) Aug. 27 – at Bolivar* Sept. 3 – Spring. Glendale* (Bulldog Pride Night) Sept. 10 – at West Plains* Sept. 17 – Spring. Hillcrest* (Band Sr. Night) Sept. 24 – at Spring. Parkview* Oct. 1 – at Spring. Kickapoo* Oct. 8 – Waynesville (Player Sr. Night)* Oct. 15 – Lebanon (Homecoming)* Oct, 22 – at Camdenton* Oct. 29 – District First Round (tba) *-Ozark Conference game held a lead over Columbia Battle in the Class 5 District 4 semifinals before a slew of turnovers late ended the Bulldogs’ season. The RHS players have had a long offseason to think about how that game ended. Rolla has a senior-dominated squad returning, eight players on offense and seven on defense with varsity starting experience. The goal for Franks and his staff this fall is to full-platoon on offense and defense as much as possible, to attempt to keep players fresh. Leading the way for the Bulldog offense is returning senior quarterback Adam Hounsom (785 passing yards, five TDs; 330 rushing yards, 10 TDs in 2020) and bruising senior running back Hayden Fane (949 rushing yards, 6.3 yards-per-carry, seven TDs) and sophomore Steven Harris at fullback. Also expecting to play a big role at running back, slotback, wideout as well as backup QB is senior Gage Klossner (25 rec.
for 292 yds, two TDs; 180 rushing yds, two TDs). Joining Klossner at receiver is senior Gage Jones, and junior Broc Lyle will play both wideout and running back. Seniors Trevor Cox and Drew Cochran are battling at tight end. There is a veteran offensive line up front including senior Isaac Guffey at left tackle, senior Ethan Crouch at left guard, senior Luke Beaugard at center, senior Riess Clark at right guard and either senior Austin McBride or junior Charlie Richardson at right tackle. Also expected to see time on the offensive line is junior Chance Mickem. Defensively up front are juniors Ethan Yeggy and Hayden Crider (56 tac.) at end; junior Brock Owens (30 tac.) at tackle and junior Gabe Sutton at noseguard. Mickem will also play on the defensive line. At inside linebacker is returning all-state senior Ty Locklear (89 tackles, 57 solo) and senior Waylon Kinder (78 tac.) while the outside linebacker is senior Evan Inskip. Junior Justin Waneka will play at both end and linebacker. In the secondary the Bulldogs have Lyle and junior Aaron Cook at cornerback; junior Landon Hodakowski at free safety, and senior Ben Tiddy at weak safety. Junior Kennedy Kearse is also in the secondary rotation. Klossner returns as the placekicker (30-of-31 on PAT conversions), while Hounsom figures to be the punter (31.3 yards-per-punt). Lyle returned 13 kickoffs for an average of 20.1.
It’s been a tough couple of seasons for the St. James High School football squad. However, the feeling around the squad is things can turn this fall. The Tigers, with an interesting mix of experience and youth, head into the 2021 campaign with more excitement and confidence. Josh Rodriguez, entering his fourth season as head coach, welcomed around 60 players in grades 9-12 to the first preseason practice Monday. The practice time this week is 6-9 p.m. Monday through Friday. The squad is set to scrimmage from 9-11 a.m. Saturday to end that first week of practice. This year St. James is scheduled to return to the Sullivan Jamboree Aug. 20. St. James, Sullivan, Salem and Herculaneum are the schools slated to compete in the jamboree. The Tigers are scheduled to open the season by hosting Salem Aug. 27 at the Tiger Multi-Turf Field. St. James is coming off a 1-9 overall record in 2020, finishing 1-3 in Four Rivers Conference action after losing two league games to COVID. The Tigers have eight players with varsity starting experience back on both sides of the ball. “For the most part it’s been productive,” Rodriguez said of the team’s summer offseason activities. “You always want to get more in, but I’m pleased where we’re at. We got a lot of young kids who got some time in and we’re returning a good chunk of the team on both sides of the ball. “The biggest (improvement) is just seeing the game speed. The game is slowing down for a lot of them and they don’t seem as overwhelmed by the speed of the game. We have a faster tempo and I think we’ll be pretty balanced on both sides of the ball. We’re probably a little farther ahead on the offensive side, because we’ve got some new faces.” Defensively the Tigers will again base out of a 4-3 formation. “We’ll do some different things (defensively), as the
2021 SCHEDULE (All Games 7 p.m. Kickoff) Aug. 20 – Sullivan Jamboree Aug. 27 – Salem Sept. 3 – at Houston Sept. 10 – at Hermann* Sept. 17 – Owensville* Sept. 24 – Cuba Oct. 1 – at St. Clair* Oct. 8 – at Sullivan* Oct. 15 – Union* Oct. 22 – Pacific* Oct. 29 – District First Round (tba) *-Four Rivers Conference Game
kids gain experience and are able to do more,” Rodriguez said. “We have a very experienced secondary; Dakota Kurtti and Peyton Maylee have been back there for a long time. And Cody Wilfong will move up to a linebacker position. That’s a pretty good trio to build around. And if we stay healthy, we’re pretty decent up front as well.” Wilfong figures to key the Tiger run game after rushing for 638 yards and a pair of TDs while catching 10 passes for 92 yards in 2020. “Cody had an excellent summer in the weight room and in conditioning,” Rodriguez said. “He’ll be counted on to be a playmaker on both sides of the ball.” And sophomore Cooper Harlan hopes to follow in his brothers’ footsteps as a standout at quarterback. It will be the youngest Harlan’s first go as the Tiger varsity starting QB. Wilfong figures to serve as Harlan’s backup. In front of Harlan is a very experience offensive line, with starters back at every position, including senior Jed Hitch at left tackle, senior Lucas Morehouse at left guard, senior Seth Keeney at center, junior Dale Hinderhan at right guard, junior Cody Ward at right tackle, and senior Logan Sparks (11 receptions, 136 yards last season) at tight end. Senior Chris Deardeuff figures to also see time at guard and center and expecting to also be a force at tight end is sophomore James Perkins. While Wilfong figures to be the lead running back, sophomore speedster Kaiden Snyder and pounding senior Chandler Tinsley will also see action there. See Tigers Page 6A
Miners welcome big roster to preseason practice By Dave Roberts Sports Editor dave@phelpscountyfocus.com Missouri S&T will be keeping about a dozen fifth-year seniors on its football roster this fall; players who will rightfully be getting another chance of ending their playing careers on a positive and regular note after having last fall’s campaign completely wiped out by COVID. However, the extra eligibility for those players makes for a large roster for Miner head coach Todd Drury and his staff to stay on top of – around 125 players were scheduled to report to camp this week. As a result, the team will be divided into two groups for preseason practices. This week the Miners reported to camp Sunday and began practice Monday. Tuesday through Friday the squad was to practice at 10 a.m., with full padded practices beginning Wednesday. And the next two Saturdays the squad is to hold controlled scrimmages at 10 a.m. at Allgood-
Bailey Stadium, the second being held with game officials. “This year will have green and gold teams,” said Drury, entering his second full season as Miner head coach. “We’ll split (the roster) into two to maximize reps; get the reps we need to improve. Both offense and defense will have players on the green and gold teams. We have a good idea who can play from the spring season. Still, we have to evaluate the young guys.” After the 2020 fall season was canceled S&T’s conference, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), scheduled a limited spring game schedule. The Miners finished 2-1 in that spring season. “As a football coach, as a program you’re always happy when you can play and when you look back to the spring, we’re glad we got to play,” Drury said. “I love practice. But players love games, and being able to get those three games in Photo by Dave Roberts during the spring was huge.” Missouri S&T sophomore linebacker and former Rolla standout Trey Quick hits the tackling dummy during a drill at the Miners’ first practice of the season Monday at Allgood-Bailey Stadium. See Miners Page 6A
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VOLLEYBALL
Zink replaces Miller
By Dave Roberts Sports Editor dave@phelpscountyfocus.com The Rolla High School Athletic Department was recently forced to make a late head coaching change, as former Lady Bulldog volleyball head coach Tammy Miller is going home. Miller, a West Plains native, has recently been named as the Athletic/Activities Director at West Plains High School, an Ozark Conference rival of Rolla. Replacing Miller as Lady Bulldog volleyball head coach is Nick Zink, the team’s former assistant coach. Zink was officially hired as head coach last week. The move comes just days before the volleyball season begins. Rolla’s first preseason practice was Monday. According to Rolla Athletic Director Mark Caballero, Zink’s assistant coach will be Angie Smith. Smith, also the RHS girls’ wrestling assistant coach, is starting her seventh year in the Rolla school system. Miller, a 1991 West Plains High graduate, is replacing longtime teacher/coach/administrator Greg Simpkins as West Plains athletic director. Simpkins served 31 years in the Zizzer school district before retiring after the 2020-21 school year.
Her first official day on the job as Simpkins’ replacement was Aug. 2. Caballero said although the late timing of the move was unfortunate, he certainly understands, having been in the same position himself in the past. “I’m happy for Tammy,” Caballero said. “It’s a good opportunity for her to advance and a chance to be home and around her parents and help them.” Caballero said Zink will serve as Rolla volleyball head coach this fall and then consider whether he is interested in keeping the position. “Nick is stepping up and helping in a tough time, just a few days before fall sports begin,” Caballero said. “He will re-evaluate after the season to see if he wants to continue.” “We’ll see how the season goes,” said Zink. “We had a tournament in Kansas City canceled July 18 because some players got quarantined. And it’s been dead week this week (during which coaches cannot be in contact with their players). It is Zink’s first head coaching position. Zink, 28, came to Rolla six years ago, his first job out of college after graduating from William Woods in 2015. He is a graduate of Iberia High School but members of his family are originally from Rolla. Zink said he expects to carry around 30 players in grades 9-12 on the squad this season. “Coach Miller put us in a good spot,” Zink said. “She put the team in the right direction; we’re a more consistent team all around. One of the positive
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Photo by Dave Roberts New Rolla volleyball head coach Nick Zink talks to his team during Monday’s season-opening practice at the RHS gym.
things that will help is that Coach Miller and I have a lot of similar views in volleyball. So it should be a smooth transition.” Miller was RHS volleyball head coach just one season. Taking over an inexperienced varsity squad while dealing with the constant start-stop of COVID19, the Lady Bulldogs showed improvement late and ended 2020 with an 11-16-1 record. Two members of that squad who were All-Ozark Conference and All-District 10 return in junior setter Jessica Pritchett and senior libero Gretchen Woodward. Prior to coming to Rolla, Miller spent 22 years with Logan-Rogersville. She was volleyball head coach at Logan-Rogersville from 1999-2019. During that time her squads captured 15 conference titles, 16 district crowns, had seven Elite Eight appearances and eight Final Four
berths. Rogersville won the 2018 Class 3 state championship and finished runner-up in 2000, 2008 and this past season. Miller was named NFHS Missouri Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2009, AVCA Regional Coach of the Year and Missouri Class 3 Coach of the Year in 2018, was the MHSVCA Peggy Johnson Award winner in 2013 and was Big 8 Volleyball Coach of the Year in 2018 and 2019. She has a 622-176-40 career record and has had 29 players named all-state (some numerous times), two USAV All-Americans, one Under Armour AllAmerican and one Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year. “You hear Coach Zink being talked about in the classroom and he’s a phenomenal teacher,” Miller said. “He works hard and will be a good coach. He’s ready to take the challenge.”
MINERS/1-2 punch of McAlister, Moya returns From Page 5A The Miners have a slew of players back from their last full season, during which they finished 7-4 in 2019. At quarterback fifth-year senior Brennan Simms will be battling with sophomore Max Conard for the starting position. The Miners will have one of the best 1-2 running back tandems in the league in shifty senior Payton McAlister (385 rushing yards, five TDs in the spring) and bruising senior Aaron Moya (396 yards, six TDs). The winner of the quarterback derby will have a lot of talent to throw to, including senior Josh Brown (12 catches for 131 yards in the spring), senior Tate Nickleberry (12 receptions for 112 yards in spring), senior Aundray Henley, junior Charles Gol-
liday, senior Eric Brice, senior Cameron Clemons, senior Breon Michel and junior Staton King. And McAlister (team-high 13 catches for 104 yards in the spring) can split out to the slot or wideout as well. Also trying to break into that rotation is former Rolla High School all-stater Blaize Klossner, a sophomore. All but one of the starting offensive linemen return, including seniors Josh Thornton, Nino Schmitt, Kyle Urich and Jorge Escalante. “It’s always about competition,” Drury said of the QB situation. “I’m excited about the quarterback position. Breon is one of the best receivers in the conference and we missed him in the spring. Brown, Henley and all the others…it’s a very talented receiving room. Clemons was at cor-
TIGERS/Rodriguez also serves as OC From Page 5A Other wideouts/slots expecting to give Harlan nice targets are Snyder, Maylee (14 receptions for 232 yards, 100 rushing yards), Kurtti, sophomore Omero Inda and junior Joey Ford. Defensively, Hinderhan (83 tackles) is a two-year returning starter on the interior line along with senior Joe Oxner, Keeney, senior Beau Dodd and senior Troy Lewis. Perkins and Tinsley are at end. Outside linebackers include Wilfong (88 tackles), Ford and senior Ty Yates while inside linebackers are Tinsley, senior Michael Dekoch and junior Jake Foust. Maylee (68 tackles, two int.) holds down one cornerback side while Inda and junior Ty Branstetter
are on the other. Junior Devin Skelly is at strong safety and Kurtti at free safety. Sophomore Ryan Spurgeon figures to see time at both safety and cornerback. Sparks, a two-time allconference selection at the position, returns as punter while Tyler Limback is the kicker. TIGER NOTES: Rodriguez will serve as the Tigers’ offensive coordinator and coach quarterbacks. His assistant staff includes Dusty Craft, defensive coordinator and coaching offensive/defensive lines; Eric Lenox secondary/tight ends; Andrew Boggs receivers/secondary; Beau Moreland linebackers/running backs, and new to the staff Shane Pitts offensive/defensive lines.
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nerback and receiver last year, and we could see that again. And our running back room is so talented as well.” Defensively, the line includes sophomore Austin Guy, senior Jake Versemann, junior Aidan Hurtado, junior Sohl Gafa, senior Tyris Carr, senior Henry Preckel, senior Derek Bithell and sophomore Nick Mattli. Linebackers include senior Dontay White, junior Benn Straatmann, senior Skylar Sappington, senior Jack Hayes, senior Jake Larson, senior Wulfe Retzlaff, junior Carter Schnarr, junior Kyle Viverito, junior Devon Hutson, senior Seth Thompson, and Rolla High School products Trey Quick, a sophomore, and Colton Franks, a redshirt freshman. Senior Justin Onwugbufor leads a talented sec-
ondary which also includes senior CJ Hedgepeth, senior Stefan Camplin, senior Peyton Shelton, sophomore Alijah Clark, sophomore Derrick Thomas, junior Cam Orr, senior Jordan Gomez, junior Lincoln Talbott and Clemons. Onwugbufor led the team in tackles during the spring with 29 while Straatmann had 28, White 18, Camplin 14, Retzlaff 13, Orr 12 and Hurtado 10. “Defensively we’re really talented on the back end,” Drury said. “We’re as good at cornerback as we’ve ever been and we have talent at safety. And we have a ton of linebackers who can play. And one of the things had helped in the COVID year was it allowed the defensive linemen to grow up some.” See schedule and more on football at minerathletics.com.
Photo by Dave Roberts Rolla boys’ soccer head coach Mike Armstrong explains a conditioning drill during the Bulldogs’ opening practice of the 2021 campaign Monday afternoon at Lions Memorial Field.
FOOTBALL Onwugbufor, Schmitt grateful to end playing career with full season They have already been in the Miner starting lineup for four years. But the football playing careers of S&T’s Nino Schmitt and Justin Onwugbufor would have ended in a whimper – completely wiped out by COVID-19 – had it not been for the altering of NCAA eligibility rules to give all players one more year to play this fall. Now Onwugbufor and Schmitt, four-year starters at defensive back and center, respectively, and nine other Miners will have a fifth year to end things on the football field with a proper sendoff. The two represented Missouri S&T, along with head coach Todd Drury, at the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Kickoff press conference two weeks ago in Lebanon, Ill. For a full story go to phelpscountyfocus.com.
SWIMMING Huffman academic All-America Andy Huffman earned a number of honors throughout the 2020-21 school year and as the new seasons are close to beginning, he has gained one more significant award, as Huffman was selected to the College Sports Information Directors of America’s Academic All-America team. Huffman, an engineering management major at Missouri S&T, was named to the first team on the threeteam squad and is one of four swimmers selected to the at-large team for the sports that do not have its own Academic All-America team. He is one of three student-athletes from a Great Lakes Valley Conference institution named to the first team and one of five from the conference on the overall squad. The awards Huffman has earned this year include being selected as the winner of the NCAA’s Elite 90 Award for NCAA Division II men’s swimming, being named to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America’s Scholar All-America squad for the third time, chosen to the GLVC’s All-Academic team for the third time as well as being named to the Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholars list for the third time for completing an academic year with a 4.0 grade point average. He was the first Missouri S&T student-athlete to be named as the recipient of the Elite 90 Award since its inception. He also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, making him eligible for the Academic All-America award. At the 2021 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships, Huffman earned All-America awards in seven events. His performances were headed by a thirdplace finish in the 200-yard breaststroke, as well as a sixth-place finish in the 200-yard butterfly. He also won the consolation final in the 200-yard individual medley and was part of four relay teams (both medley relays and the 400- and 800-yard freestyle relays) that scored points at the national meet. He has set two new school records at this year’s national meet, doing so in the 200-IM with a time of 1:47.47 and the 200-butterfly with his time of 1:46.50. He is also the holder of the S&T school record in the 400-yard individual medley of 3:51.98. In addition, the 400-yard medley relay team that he was a part of along with Noah Clancy, Josh Umrysh and Marco Flores that posted the second-fastest time in school history of 3:14.21 and the 200-medley team – which involved the same four individuals – had the thirdfastest mark in S&T history of 1:27.90. Huffman has won four GLVC championships during his three seasons at S&T, twice winning the 200-yard breaststroke (2019 and 2021) as well as titles in the 200and 400-yard individual medley; he was named as the GLVC’s Freshman of the Year following the 2019 conference meet. He is the fifth Missouri S&T student-athlete to land an Academic All-America award during this academic year along with men’s soccer player Paal Benum, football players Payton McAlister and Kyle Urich and baseball player Will Hayes. Missouri S&T has now received 108 Academic All-America awards in the history of the program, with 19 of them being captured by members of the swimming program.
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The Missouri S&T baseball team will host a prospect camp on Sunday, August 29 for high school players. Registration for the camp will run from 10:30-11 a.m. at the Miner Dome at the S&T athletic facility and the camp will be held at the S&T Ballpark. The camp is for high school players during the 2021-22 school year and will consist of a pro-style workout; each camper will be given an individual evaluation at their disclosed primary position. The camp will be limited to the first 60 who register, with limits of 24 pitchers, 28 position players and eight catchers. The cost for the camp is $100 for each individual; those taking part in the camp will need to bring proper equipment including footwear for both turf and natural surfaces. For more information, contact head coach Todd Degraffenreid at (573) 341-7506 or at degraff@mst.edu
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News FAIR/Volunteers, sponsors applauded From Page 1A Silvio said from the way she saw things visually, Friday and Saturday were bigger this year than last year. Final numbers on attendance will be available at a later date. “The crowds in the stands looked bigger,” she said. “I think it had a lot to do with the cooler weather this week. A lot of times we have our fair and it’s like 101, 102 (degrees)…it just seems like the community just got involved more with it this year.” Ashley Berry, fair board secretary, works at the livestock barns with kids’ exhibits. “It was a blast,” Berry said. “All the exhibitors were great. We had more exhibitors and animals this year than we have ever had. I would say this is probably the top in history.” Berry said she’s been a part of the fair for 20 years, and this year was the biggest she’s seen in the past two decades. Silvio said about 450 animals were in the barns, which is a lot. “I don’t know, maybe they are taking more time at their homes and getting their market animals ready (to show),” she said. “The barns were really up this year.” Berry said more kids are getting interested in agri-
Photo by Donald Dodd If smiles, squeals and giggles were enough to catch this slippery pig, it would have been caught by Dean Willoughby and Sarah Mason.
culture due to local programs. “Our 4-H and FFA have done a really good job of promoting and teaching about agriculture in Rolla kids,” Berry said. “It’s a really important thing, and the kids are applying what they’ve learned.” Silvio said she is thankful for the volunteers, sponsors and the Rolla Lions Club, who all help out
at the fair in various ways. “We have a lot of the same volunteers every year,” Silvio said. “People are so gracious. (And) the banks will wear their shirts and come in…and Lion’s Club, they tend to cook.” Berry said improvements that have been made to the fair also help it thrive, along with the volunteers.
“Between all the improvements that have been made (at the fair) and people wanting to get more involved in agriculture… that’s what made it bigger this year,” Berry said. “And we’re fortunate that we have the wonderful volunteers. We couldn’t do it without them. I mean, it is a huge undertaking. So, I just thank those people 100 times over.”
sion, no insurance and speeding. Fife was issued summons and released. • Skipper D. Redman, 38, of Mountain View, was arrested at 1:54 p.m. Aug. 4 on a felony Howell County warrant issued for a charge of stealing and on charges of no insurance and no seat belt. Redman was incarcerated in the Phelps County Jail and later released. • Lykena D. Miller, 49, of Rolla, was arrested at 6:28 a.m. Aug. 4 on a Rolla Police Department warrant issued
for failure to appear in court on a parking violation and on a charge of driving while suspended or revoked. • Darius A. Pittman, 31, of Lebanon, was arrested at 10:23 a.m. Aug. 3 on charges of felony possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine), misdemeanor possession of marijuana, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and exceeding the posted speed limit. Pittman was issued summons and released.
PATROL INCIDENT REPORT According to reports of Troop I of the Missouri State Highway Patrol: • Elaine D. Hicks, 53, of Rolla, was arrested at 12:03 a.m. Aug. 10 on charges of DWI, no insurance and displaying plates of another person. Hicks was incarcerated in the Phelps County Jail and later released. • Boris Jamison, 53, of Rolla, was arrested at 12:03 a.m. Aug. 10 on a St. Robert Police Department warrant issued for charges of contempt of court and no in-
surance as well as on a Rolla Police Department warrant issued for charges of failure to appear in court on two counts of failure to register a vehicle. Jamison was incarcerated in the Phelps County Jail with no bond issued. • Jerrod L. Fife, 47, of Sunrise Beach, was arrested at 11 a.m. Aug. 4 on charges of felony possession of controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor marijuana posses-
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FROM OUR READERS Still have concerns with COVID-19 and jury duty In the Friday, Aug. 6 recorded message of instructions for the current Phelps County jury pool it may be commendable that the presiding judge has recognized the existence of COVID-19 and CDC guidelines. I still have concerns about COVID-19. I have another concern with the manner of our summonses, plural. In the Aug 6 recording I counted five instances of the phrase, I quote, “you are to report,” “one instance of,” “will report,” and a couple more “report.” You can listen yourself at (573) 458-6223. The message changes on a regular basis, though. I got accustomed to such orders to report during my three and a half years in the Army. I had no choice but to comply. The consequences of disobeying such orders were clear and obvious. Uncle Sam literally owned me during my service. Quite by accident, I recently talked with a woman who is also in this jury pool. She asked a question to the effect of what would
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happen to her if she didn’t appear. The only answer I had was “God knows,” because I don’t know the answer. I sensed a certain amount of fear in her attitude. Admittedly my perception. All of the jury information recordings I have listened to recently have the flavor of being imperious orders from a higher authority. That may in fact be what they are. There are of course exceptions to the command to report. The latest recording makes that clear. That simply stands to reason. My question is, what happens to me if I do not report at the appointed time? I do not have a legitimate excuse, real or imagined. Just my perception that COVID-19 is a real threat, especially the Delta Variant. I am sure that the minor functionaries in the jury system, such as the people making the recordings, do not determine either the policies nor the tone of manner within the department. It is far above my paygrade to determine who does. Neither do I know the statutory guidelines regarding jury service; nor do I know what threatened consequences exist.
I have stated before that I have absolutely no objections to jury duty under normal circumstances. Been there, done that. I am concerned about COVID-19 and the imperious tone of command I am sensing. I may be a mere peasant, but I am a citizen. I am not chattel. I was literally chattel in the Army. Not today. I do not believe I should live in fear of our government. Emailed Clifton Whitchurch
In response to proposed downtown changes I read with much disgust the proposed changes to improve downtown. I’m 73 years old and grew up in Rolla. There’s a proposal to put up a sign at Bishop (Hwy. 63) and Pine Street. When I was a kid, there was a large billboard in that area directing people going South on Bishop towards downtown. At some point, someone, probably connected with the university, found this offensive, so it was torn down. Pine Street used to be paved with cobblestones
(or similar.) University types complained that it rode rough and damaged their cars, so it was paved over. Downtown used to have Woolworths, JC Penneys, Ben Franklin, Kroger, A&P and Grants Market. Also, a couple of gas stations on Pine and a couple on Rolla Street. We had two movie theaters, one on Pine, one on Rolla Street. We even had a Chevy dealer on Rolla Street. We had two locally owned lumber yards. Gradually all these businesses went out of business or located out of downtown. There are people in and around Rolla who blame downtown Rolla’s problems on Walmart. Downtown Rolla started dying long before Walmart even came to town. Making Pine Street twoway, even a part of it, is not going to help. The geniuses who came up with that idea undoubtedly weren’t even born when Pine and Rolla streets were two-way. Hey, geniuses! Delivery trucks have to park on the street because there aren’t alleys. That’s a traffic hazard we got rid of when they were made one-way. I knew something about the college students would figure in someplace. Emailed John Miller
Shirley Ann (King) Shaheen Shirley Ann (King) Shaheen of Vichy, was born on July 14, 1940 in Eunice, New Mexico to the union of Freeman and Edna (Crauthers) King. She left from this life on Sunday, August 8, 2021 in the company of her children at the age of 81 years. Shirley was united in marriage in 1962 to Dr. Esber I. Shaheen in California. To this union five children were born Jamel, Freeman, Eli, Amy and Adam. Shirley was a partner, a friend and most of all a mother. She and her husband wrote many publications and books in the engineering field and traveled the world. She loved taking care of her home, spoiling her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and her beloved dogs Sassy and Button. She was one of a kind and will be missed, but her legacy will continue through each one of them. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents Freeman and Edna (Crauthers) King; husband Dr. Esber I. Shaheen; two sisters, Dorothy and husband Jim Baker, Jean and husband John Elliott. Those who are left to treasure her memory and to continue her legacy are her five children Jamel and wife Eman Shaheen of Darchmezzine, Lebanon; Freeman and wife Meg Shaheen of The Woodlands, Texas; Eli and wife Norma Shaheen of The Wood-
lands, Texas; Amy and husband Charley Herrman of Vichy; Adam and wife Christina Shaheen of The Woodlands, Texas; 19 grandchildren, Melissa, Esber, Evelyn, Patrick, Andre, Emily, Erin, Zach, Abraham, Alyssa, Daniel, John Craig, Joey, Shirley, Amy, Esperanza, Alana, Shannon Ray and Mitri; eight great-grandchildren Davin, Eden, Milly, Maddy, Jamel, Jayce, Lilly and Grayson; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and many friends. Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Owsley-Union Cemetery on State Hwy. 76 in Stella, with Rev. Jack Medley, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the Houston Humane Society https:// www.houstonhumane.org /(Give)/giving/designateyour-gift/in-memory-ofshirley-ann-king-shaheen The Mizell Funeral Home of Cuba is honored to be serving the Shaheen family.
James Allen Willy James Allen Willy departed this life on August 3, 2021. He was born in Dyer, Indiana to Herman W. Willy and Edna (Doyel) Willy, on April 3, 1934. He was 87 years old. Jim was preceded in death by the love of his life, Marie A. Willy; daughter, Gayla Herbel; brothers, Gene Willy and George (Pete) Willy; and both parents. He is survived by sons, Robert L. (Pete) Ammel, James Mark Willy, and Greg Griffith; daughter, Jennifer Mesler; daughters-in-law, Brenda Willy and Penny Griffith; sisters, Carol Adam and Marie Sulze; dear friend, Cindy Edwards; grandchildren, Shelly Rodriguez, Phillip Ammel, LaRissa Willy, Keegan Willy, Adam Kimler, Greg Griffith, Jr., Cary Jo McAdams, and eight great-grandchildren. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Jim served in the United States Army, and was stationed at Ft. Carson, where he fell in love with Colorado Springs. Following an honorable discharge from the Army, he remained in Colorado Springs, making it his home. He opened Jim’s Auto, where he serviced and repaired cars, and built and owned several successful stock cars. Later, he and his wife, Marie, owned and operated Checker Towing, from which he retired in 2018. Jim loved collecting old cars, trucks, and tractors,
and bringing them back to life. He loved watching all car races, especially the stock car races when his son and granddaughter were behind the wheel. He loved his family and his many friends. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles for over 20 years, and he was recently inducted into the Colorado Race Car Hall of Fame. He will be remembered as one of the “West Side Legends” of Colorado Springs. Fly high Jim Willy, until we meet again. Services will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2030 W. Colorado Ave., Colorado Springs, CO, on August 18, 2021 at 10 a.m. followed by burial at Fairview Cemetery, 1000S. 26th St., Colorado Springs, CO. Viewing will be at Swan Law Funeral Home, 501 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, CO, on August 17 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be reception following the burial service at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1050 S. 21st St., Colorado Springs, CO.
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PHELPS COUNTY FAIR PAGEANT WINNERS 2021 Phelps County Focus
Winners of the Phelps County Fair Pageant were announced Aug. 5. Crowned queen was Sylvia Auston, and first runner up is Kayleigh Marie Jones. The winner of Fair Princess is Brooklynn Matthes, first runner up Khloe Baldwin, second runner up Baylee Maxwell and third runner up Sadie Melville. The winner of Jr. Fair Princess is Landen Costoplos, first runner up Mya Gibson, second runner up Haden Fain and third runner up Addison Schum. Winner of Little Miss is Evelynn Loughridge. The winner of Toddler Mr. is Tyson Sells. The winner of Toddler Miss is Josie Hawks. The Phelps County Fair Pageant Toddler Miss winner winner of Baby Mr. is Josie Hawks. Phelps County Fair Pageant Toddler Mr. winner Sawyer Chastain, run- The Phelps County Fair Queen is Sylvia Auston. Pictured, from left, are Junior Fair Princess winner Landen Costoplos, Auston and Fair Princess winTyson Sells. ner up River Sells. ner Brooklynn Matthes. The winner of Baby Miss is Justine Watts, first runner up Chevelle Affolter, second runner up Hadley Dietrich and third runner up Kyra Willow Burnett.
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LIVING/‘Yeah, let’s do something stupid.’ From Page 1A During the three years, she and her husband, Bryan, learned how to sail. “We did not know how,” she said. “We are Midwesterners, so it’s not (like) we’ve grown up on the ocean.” Brooks decided to name the boat “Prescription 4 Living,” which plays on the fact that two pharmacists are out having a grand adventure to live their life to the fullest. If you go to Angie’s Instagram, also called prescription4living, you can scroll down and see their boat has the phrase stuck to its side. You can also see hundreds of photos from their entire trip. They started sailing on a charter boat every now and then to get experience before the big adventure started. “Then once we finally sold our property, we had the money and then COVID hit,” Angie Brooks said. She decided to put her kids, Hunter and Hadyn, through virtual school the first semester during COVID to see how they would do. “We were starting to think we might do this sooner rather than later because, you know, why not?” she said. “So, we started looking for a boat.” They stumbled upon a website of a boat owner, not even realizing that particular boat was no longer for sale. But the owner said he would still consider selling it to them. They actually bought the boat in the U.S. Virgin Islands. After meeting with him several times, they took possession of the boat the week of Christmas in 2020. “We had watched YouTubers and things like that (and) that give us the courage to say, ‘We can do it, too,’” she said. “That’s how that kind of came about. It just became more of a reality when I finally said, ‘Yeah, let’s do something stupid.’” Their adventure out at sea began in January, just one month later. “Water is a passion of ours,” she said. “So, it was like kind of a next step. We’re happy on the water.” The Brooks family adventure route: • Bought the boat, later named “Prescription 4 Living” in the USVI. • Started in Saint Thomas and explored St. John and St. Croix for about three months. • Headed to Spanish Virgin Islands, Culebra and Vieques. • Went to Puerto Rico. • Sailed four days and four nights to get to the Bahamas. • Their first Bahama Island was Great Inagua. • Travelled the entire Exuma island chain in the Bahamas. • Sailed to Nassau. • From Nassau, sailed straight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The adventure took over five months to complete. But what about work? Did this family have the privilege of not working for over five months? Nope! Anything is possible with a little bit of technology. They used their cell phone hotspots to have WIFI on the boat and work virtually the entire time. Angie is a pharmacist at Your Community Health Center, and Bryan is a pharmacist at Sinks Pharmacy. Angie works with diabetes education and runs several programs for YCHC. “I had approached my CEO, who was newer to me at the time, and said
what I want to do,” she said. “I said, ‘I know you’re probably going to need to hire somebody, but I’d really like to keep my job. And amazingly he said, ‘I don’t think I can hire anyone to replace you with all your skills. So, let’s figure it out.’” She and the CEO came up with a plan to work virtually for six months. Thankfully, Bryan was able to do the same with Sinks. “They negotiated a good plan for both of us,” she said. “They were impressed that we wanted to do something like this for our family.” While they were working on the boat, the kids were doing virtual school. There was, however one setback during the trip where they had no cell phone service for four days and four nights. Thankfully, they were able to use vacation days from work during that period. Then when they arrived in the Bahamas, they bought the internet service and continued as normal. But, how did they navigate through the Caribbean without being lost? They were able to use cell phone apps. The main one is called Navionics. Think of it as Google Maps, but for the sea. “Sailors back in the day had none of that, and it’s really mind blowing when you’re out there in the middle of the ocean and you see nothing,” she said. “It gives you a new respect for those that came over on the Mayflower. But we have apps for that at this point.” The Brooks family wasn’t always alone on their trip. At a pit stop in the USVI to repair their boat and eat at a restaurant, they met some friends. Brooks refers to them as their “buddy boat.” While they were at a beach bar, they discovered people who will end up becoming life-long friends. They were having trouble, and the Brooks wanted to help. “I (thought) they’re either a charter boat, which means people pay to take the boat out and they don’t
Photo courtesy of Angie Brook’s Instagram page This photo from Angie Brook’s Instagram was taken in Hawksbill Cay. The caption stated: “I couldn’t have had a better anniversary yesterday. Dragging the teenagers under water from the dinghy in the most beautiful place. Happy 23 years of commitment to do life with each other.
Photo courtesy of Angie Brook’s Instagram page This photo is on Angie Brook’s Instagram page, called “prescription4living.” The photo was taken in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The caption stated: “After we completed an enjoyable sail from St. Croix back to St. Thomas, we couldn’t get the main sail to drop. The second car from the top had broken and jammed. We had to anchor the boat and Bryan had to be hoisted all the way up the mast.”
really know that much, or they are new,” she said. “So, I decided that I was going to go over there and talk to them…they were actually being taught by a captain on their boat. They had never sailed a lick… obviously (being) Midwesterners who didn’t really know anything about the ocean, we bond. They were our buddy boat throughout the entire adventure.” Later, Brooks and the buddy boat family – Beau, Kourtney, Elijah, Pearson and Noomi Barrett – stopped in the Bahamas together. The buddy boat family was about to sail to Nassau to meet other friends. But that morning, there was a terrible lightning storm. No one got hurt, but the buddy boat was struck by lightning. “They called and said their computers won’t come back up,” she said. “They couldn’t get their engines to start. They couldn’t get anything.” The next morning, the
Brooks family pulled the disabled boat with their dinghy, while they got the sails pulled up to turn and catch the wind. The Brooks went in front to help guide them all the way to Nassau via sail. When they arrived, they had to call a tow. “That was the experience for all of us, to watch them tow this big ol’ boat into the marina,” she said. “They would be able to get their boat in Nassau, but after a few days, they realized that was not going to be an easy task. And they didn’t know if they would have the resources available in Nassau to do that. We were going to take off to really, start heading back to Florida, and (we) wanted to wait for them just to determine what they want to do, because we knew if they wanted to go to Florida, we needed to help them. We ended up helping them back to Florida.”
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outlook and personality. “He was like, ‘Who is this person?’’’ she laughed. “I think it’s kind of funny, because it does change you.” The very last question for Angie Brooks was this, through all the hardships and oh-my-God moments, would you do it again? “Absolutely,” Brooks said. “Tomorrow, if you let me.” Brooks learned a lot from the adventure with her family out at sea. The main thing she learned was that life is too short to wait for anything. “I think all too often, most of us, including myself, are just trying to do all the right things in the right order,” she said. “If there’s something you want to do, life is short. And I would say to those who are saying, ‘Well I don’t have the money,’ you can reprioritize your life. We didn’t have all the money, either, but we reprioritized and we made it work. And if you try hard enough and you want something hard enough, you will make it work.”
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During the phone interview with Phelps County Focus, the Brooks family was driving to Arkansas to see their buddy boat family again. “I think we just made friends for life,” Brooks said. “We’re going to go visit them. We’re all super excited to see each other.” It wasn’t always easy on the water. When the Brooks family was in Great Inagua, they had battery issues. Three out of four batteries decided to explode, leaving them with one left for the entire trip. “Things happen and you just have to figure out how to keep going,” she said. “There’s very much really, really high days and really, really low days. Your plans are as good as that day in the ocean. Things change rapidly. I’m still learning to try to go with the flow more, because that wasn’t who I was.” Brooks said once she came back to work, the doctor she works for noticed significant changes in her
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By R.D. Hohenfeldt Staff Writer rd@phelpscountyfocus.com Last week’s Phelps County Fair might have roots that are, well, biblical. For centuries, people have gathered at least annually to celebrate their crops and animal production. Several sources on the internet credit the first county fair to Elkanah Watson, a New England patriot and farmer, who organized a cattle show in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in September 1811. Watson helped other communities do the same and by 1819, the agriculture show concept had taken hold of New England and was spreading to other states. But there are some other sources who say the worship festivals reported in the Holy Bible were similar to fairs, for they were timed to follow the seedtime and harvest calendar. So, perhaps today’s festivals and fairs have a biblical shadow. Well, the Phelps County Focus is a newspaper, not a theological book, so it’s time to get up from the internet and get among what’s important, the people of the Phelps County Fair. The Focus went out to the fair Saturday afternoon, wandered around and talked to folks. Here are just a few:
The carnival people Eileen Thomas, of McAllen, Texas, operated a game booth next to the rides. In between handing out darts to people who then threw them at balloons and then giving them prizes when a balloon burst, Thomas told of life on the road, traveling from fair to festival and working with people. “It’s just like any other job,” Thomas said philosophically, noting that every person who works will find both good and bad in a job. While her husband sat in a lawn chair next to the trailer that housed the game, Thomas told of how the two raised children who accompanied them on summer trips. “We’ve been doing this for a long time,” she said, adding that she stayed home with the children during spring and fall while her husband operated the game alone. During the summer, the height of the fair season, the whole family would travel, and the children loved it. “What kid wouldn’t love going to the
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fair every day?” she said. Thomas said the job takes them all over the central part of the states. “We don’t go to the East or West coasts,” she said. This was her first time in Rolla, Thomas said, and it was a good visit.
“I wish more people did,” she said, for the contest exhibits are not only fun to look at, they help build a sense of community, and that’s why the annual fair participation is “a huge thing” in the Allen family life. Another exhibitor, Maddie Mason, 13, showed her large charcoal drawing of a wrinkled old man’s face. The growers and artists The Newburg school student explained that this particular work is an example Over at the Home Arts Building, the of hyper-realism, which shows every detail. Focus found a few exhibitors of both She said it took about two weeks to comgarden produce and artwork. plete the drawing, based on an image The Allen family of Doolittle was present. found on Google. Gabriella Allen, 6, showed off her coloring This was Maddie’s first time to particicontest entry, while Charity Allen, 13, pate in the Home Arts judging. You might Includes admission to all grandstand, special events, proved her green thumb with Big Boy likely find her work there next year. free carnival rides. Free parking, too! tomatoes and a giant headand of cabbage. Their mother, Nancy Allen, had several The vendors entries, including a huge sunflower. She Thursday Only: said she and the children have been parThere’s always a row of vendors’ tents, ticipating in the Phelps County Fair Home and one of them was operated by Katelynn Arts show for several years. Harmon, Rolla, with her daughter, Ava, 2, and her husband, Dalton. She was selling jewelry she had made, as well as signs and T-shirts. Her business is called PK Accessories, and she does a lot of selling of the handmade jewelry, signs and T-shirts online. This was her first year at the fair, and Harmon said the people who stopped by her tent and tables were “super sweet.” The experience at the Phelps County Fair was so good that she said she perhaps will be out at other fairs and festivals next season. Marie Allen said she wishes more people would grow fruits, vegetables and flowers, like her sunflower, and enter them at the fair.
The livestock exhibitors Charity Allen grew these tomatoes.
Chloe Tomnitz, 11, and little sister, Ava, 2 1/2, were found in the Sheep Barn with Peep. Yes, Peep, Peep the Sheep. The Suffolk had just been sold in the junior livestock auction. This was not Chloe’s first fair or auction. “Last year I sold a pig,” said the Elk
Maddie Mason won a blue ribbon for her hyper-realistic drawing, her first-ever fair entry.
Rolla Walk to End Alzheimer’s team “Remember Me” invites all to attend “A Fair to Remember” 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Lion’s Club Park. There will be games, a cake walk, a photo booth and more. Tickets are $1 each at the park. There will also be a silent auction. The Lion’s Den will be selling food and drinks. All proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Information: alz.org/RollaFB or https://fb.me/e/QNN5jEQ4.
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Calvary Assembly of God will be hosting a prayer and worship night to combat addiction in the community at 6 p.m. Saturday. Information: bcwhitelock1@gmail.com.
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Prairie 4-H Club member, and sold it in last year’s auction, so it eventually served its role as bacon and pork chops. Farm kids don’t raise their animals to be pets. Chloe said she takes the money from the sales of her animals and invests in more livestock. See Fair Page 5B
Katelynn Harmon, with Ava, was one of the vendors. She does business as PK Accessories.
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Eileen Thomas lives in Texas but travels with her husband to fairs and festivals with a game trailer.
Chloe Tomnitz with little sister, Eva, and the sheep that had just been sold in the auction.
The Rolla Cruisin’ Committee is having its Cruise Night from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Saturday at Big Lots parking lot. Information: Jim Larson at (573) 364-0865.
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The Vichy Volunteer Fire Department will host a grilled pork steak and chicken and dumpling dinner Sunday. The dinner will take place at the firehouse/community hall at 14812 Highway 63 in Vichy. Serving will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 5 p.m., or until food runs out. Adult dinners will be $12 each, while children’s dinners (12 and under) will be $6. Side dishes of country hash browns, baked beans, homemade coleslaw, chicken and
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Gabriella Allen shows off her coloring contest entry.
As back-to-school approaches, it’s important to get your child’s yearly checkup. Your Community Health Centert will be offering free wellchild checks, dental screenings, immunizations and sports physicals to get your child ready for school from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, August 20. Information: (573) 4264455.
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Finger foods for when it’s too hot to cook. . . and eat much
We’re nearing the dog days of summer, and at a certain point the heat takes a toll on my appetite. When I’m not wanting a full meal, I like to lean into finger foods that aren’t too heavy and can be nibbled on throughout the day. Here are a few of my favorites. Cauliflower Crust Pizza Bites 1 head cauliflower, cut into chunks or 1 bag frozen cauliflower, thawed 1 egg 2 3/4 c. mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese,
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a muffin tin with parchment paper squares or spray with nonstick spray. Grate the cauliflower into a microwave-safe bowl. Make sure no chunks are left. Microwave until the cauliflower is soft, about 5 minutes. Pour the cauliflower into a dish towel to cool, about 15 minutes. When cooled, wrap the towel around the cauliflower and squeeze out as much of the liquid as you can; the dried the cauliflower, the better it holds together in the crust. Combine the cauliflower,
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egg, half of the mozzarella cheese, the Parmesan cheese, and seasoning into a large bowl. Scoop cauliflower crust mixture into the prepared pan, dividing equally among the muffin cups. Pat down the mixture with the back of a spoon. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes. Spoon some sauce onto each crust. Top with the remaining cheese, dividing equally among the crusts. Bake until cheese is melted, about 10-15 minutes. Let sit in the pan for a few minutes before moving to a cooling rack. If using parchment squares, peel off prior to
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serving. Spicy Pinwheels 4 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/4 c. sour cream 2 T Picante sauce or medium salsa 1 T taco seasoning 1/4 tsp. garlic powder 1/2 (2 oz.) can chopped green chilies, drained 1/2 c. cheddar cheese, shredded 2 green onions, diced 8 taco-sized tortillas Soften the cream cheese. In a bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sour cream, Picante sauce or salsa, taco seasoning and garlic powder until well combined and smooth. Mix in the green chilies, cheese and green onions. Taste and add more seasoning if needed. Spread 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture onto each tortilla and roll up. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. Slice each roll into a 1-inch pinwheel when ready to serve. Serve with dips like salsa as desired. Maple Sausage & Slaw Sliders Sliders: 2 lb. maple pork sausage 18 dinner rolls, split 1/2 c. red onion, diced
1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 2 tsp. dried thyme Slaw mix: 2 c. coleslaw 1 c. apple, peeled and shredded 1/4 c. red onion, diced 3 T olive oil 2 T apple cider vinegar 1 1/2 tsp. maple syrup 1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard Salt and pepper, to taste In a large bowl, combine the ingredients for the slaw. Toss until well coated. Chill until ready to serve. In another large bowl, combine the slider ingredients and shape into 18 patties. Cook patties in a large skillet over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side. Top each bottom dinner roll with a cooked patty and 2 tablespoons of the slaw, then put the top on the roll. Serve. Skyler Howard, from Licking and a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, has been writing Food for Thought since 2010. A former intern for Salem Publishing Company, she now lives in the Kansas City area. You can reach her at contact@phelpscountyfocus.com.
Looking AHEAD COMING SOON SATURDAY, AUG. 14 • Rolla Walk to End Alzheimer’s team “Remember Me” invite all to attend “A Fair to Remember” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lion’s Club Park. There will be games, a cake walk, a photo booth and more. Tickets are $1 a piece at the park to participate. There will also be a silent auction. The Lion’s Den will be selling food and drinks. All proceeds benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Information: alz.org/RollaFB or https://fb.me/e/QNN5jEQ4. • The Rolla Cruisin’ Committee is hosting Cruise Night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Big Lots parking lot. Information: Jim Larson at (573) 364-0865. • Calvary Assembly of God will be hosting a prayer and worship night to combat addiction in our community at 6 p.m. Information: bcwhitelock1@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, AUG. 15 • The Vichy Volunteer Fire Department will host a grilled pork steaks and chicken and dumpling dinner. The dinner will take place at the firehouse/community hall at 14812 Highway 63 in Vichy. Serving will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 5 p.m., or until food runs out. Adult dinners will be $12 each while children’s dinners (12 and under) will be $6. Side dishes of country hash browns, baked beans, homemade coleslaw, chicken and dumplings, homemade desserts and bottled water are included with the dinners. Carry-out and limited dine in seating will be available. Information: (573) 201-1820.
THURSDAY, AUG. 19 • A senior drive-thru lunch will be held by Able Senior Center at 11 a.m. at Phelps Health East Parking Lot at the Corner of Powell St and W.11th St. Information: able1@rollanet.org.
FRIDAY, AUG. 20 • As back-to-school approaches, it’s important to get your child’s yearly checkup. YCHC will be offering free well-child checks, dental screenings, immunizations and sports physicals to get your child ready for school from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information: (573) 426-4455.
SATURDAY, AUG. 21 • The National Kidney Foundation is hosting the first annual Rolla Walk-A-Thon at the Phelps County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be a cornhole tournament as well as a horseshoe tournament. Information: Mara at (573) 201-0325.
THURSDAY, AUG. 26 • A senior drive thru lunch will be held by Able Senior Center at 11 a.m. at Rolla Nazarene Church, 1901 East 10th Street. Reservations are necessary. Information: (573) 364-4357. • Bingo for seniors will be 11 a.m. at ABLE Senior Center (Holloway House). There is no charge to attend and prizes are awarded to winners. Information: able1@rollanet.org. • Estate Planning Attorney Michele Kelsaw of MK Legal Planning and Edward Jones Advisor Lindsey Shockley will be hosting an educational seminar at 5:30 p.m. This event is free to the public and will be held at The Centre, 1200 Holloway Street,
Rolla. The event is entitled “Wills & Wealth: How to Pass Your Assets to Your Loved Ones Without Court and Conflict.” Attendees will learn what tools and strategies will allow your family to avoid court and conflict. Michele and Lindsey will discuss what tax changes may be coming and how to build flexibility into your plan. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP by calling MK Legal Planning at (573) 578-2848 or emailing support@mklegalplanning.com.
SATURDAY, AUG. 28 • The James & Mary Grisham Family and Friends Reunion will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. Lunch will be served at noon. Meat, drinks and paper-ware will be furnished, by the Reunion Committee of James P. and Mary L. Grisham’s children. Bring a dish to share. A memorial table will be set up. Bring your pictures and mementos to share with your relatives. Bring your lawn chairs and cameras.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 • Ozark Rivers Audubon Chapter is hosting a native plant sale from 8 a.m. to noon at Audubon Trails Nature Center. Their plant sale vendors will be Doolittle Gardens and Prairie Hill Farm. They will have a large variety of native flowers and grasses for sale. Ned’s Nesting Boxes will offer custom made nesting boxes for songbirds, woodpeckers and owls. COVID precautions will be required for everyone’s safety for this event. Information: (573) 578-4695.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 • Public House Brewing Company will host a Pub 2 Pub ½ Marathon and 5k at the Rolla Public House Brewery at 7 a.m. and will be running to the St. James Public House Brewery. The half marathon is $55, if registered by Aug. 31 and $65 from Sept. 1 to the day of. The 5k is $25 if registered by Aug. 31 and $30 from Sept. 1 to the day of. The 5k will start at 9 a.m. at the St. James Public House Brewery. Information: Public House Brewing Company Facebook page. • The Women of the Moose is hosting a mouse race at the Rolla Moose Lodge called “A Night at the Mouse Races” at 7 p.m. at the Rolla Moose Lodge. Tickets are $15 per person in advance, or $20 at the door. Admission includes free beer, soda, water and snacks. You may bring your own snacks, but no outside alcohol. Mixed drinks will be available at the cash bar. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the race will begin at 7 p.m. To participate in a Night at the Mouse Races, purchase tickets at the Rolla Moose Lodge, or call (573) 762-3330.
MEETINGS THURSDAY, AUG. 19 • Sustainable Ozarks Partnership will host its 2021 Annual Meeting in person at The Ark Community & Sports Center in Waynesville, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join them as they review the work their region has completed over the past year, as well as their plans in the coming year. Invited and confirmed speakers will be released in the coming weeks. All residents are invited to attend this free meeting, which will also include a free boxed lunch; however, RSVPs for the meeting are re-
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quired. In July, the SOP will begin accepting RSVPs digitally through their Evite tool. The link to RSVP will be widely distributed. Information: email info@sustainableozarks.org or visit https://sustainableozarks.org/events/2021/08/19/defaultcalendar/sop-annual-meeting
SUNDAY, AUG. 22 • The Rolla Bee Club meets 2-4 p.m. at Doolittle Community Hall, 380 Eisenhower. Social hour is 1 p.m. Information: rollabeeclub.com.
ONGOING • MU Extension will host Parenting A Second Time Around (PASTA) as a virtual workshop on Thursdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. PASTA is a parenting program designed for relative caregivers who are not the biological parents of the children in their care. PASTA provides grandparents and other kinship caregivers with information, skills and resources designed to enhance their ability to provide effective care for the young relatives they are parenting. PASTA includes topics such as child development, discipline and guidance, caring for oneself as a caregiver, rebuilding a family, living with teens, legal issues and advocacy. Cost: $40. Information: Amber Allen at amallen@missouri.edu. • The Rolla Farmers Market is Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon and Wednesday afternoons from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. until Oct. 31. It is located at 901 N. Elm Street. • Cards/games for seniors will be 10 a.m. Aug. 18 and 25 at ABLE Senior Center (Holloway House). Information: able1@rollanet.org. • Meramec Vineyards Winery in St. James hosts Pups & Pints every Friday. Bring your pooch and friends out to support the Pups & Pints charity of the month. Purchase a meal and bring your dog, and Meramec Vineyards Winery will also give you a free Pint glass from Missouri breweries. Information: Meramec Vineyards Winery on Facebook. • Rolla VFW will be holding karaoke night every third Friday of the month. Information: 573-364-2025
• Chair yoga will be at 9 a.m. Aug. 18 and 25 at ABLE Senior Center (Holloway House). There will be no charge to attend for members, but a small fee for non-members. Information: able1@rollanet.org. • First Assembly of God-Rolla is a distribution site for the USDA Summer Food Service Program. From 3-6 p.m. every Monday through the summer, parents or guardians may pick up free food and milk for each child 1-18 years old living in their home under their care. This is a volunteer-run drive-through service. No sign up is required and it is first come, first served. The church is located at 1608 N. Oak Street in Rolla. • First Assembly of God-Rolla will hold Vacation Bible School from 8:30 a.m. to noon each day from Aug. 9-13. Climb aboard for mountains of fun at Rocky Railway! On this faith-filled adventure, kids discover that trusting Jesus pulls them through life’s ups and downs. Children ages three and potty-trained through those entering grade five can be registered online at https://rollaag.church/sign-ups/ or by calling (573) 364-1266. • Grape & Fall Festival: Season Passes are now on sale at the St. James Tourist Information Center. The dates for the 2021 festival will be Sept. 8-11. The Queen pageant is Saturday, Aug. 28 and will be held at the St. James High School Auditorium. Tickets are for Thursday Night only and include the Maddie & Tae concert, entry into the park and carnival rides. General Admission tickets for that night are $25 each. If you’d like VIP seating (a marked off area directly in front of the stage), you can purchase an VIP Add-On ticket for an additional $50.00. Season passes will be: Adults (16-64) $35.00 and Children (5-15) & Seniors (65+) $30.00. Season passes will gain you access through the gate all nights of the festival, the Queen pageant, both concerts, the Derby, as well as carnival rides at no additional cost (games & food are additional cost). Tickets can also be purchased for the Sept. 9 Maddie & Tae concert at https://www.itickets.com/events/454011.html or with cash at the Tourist Information Center in St. James.
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Four local artists among Art is Ageless masterpiece level winners Rolla Presbyterian Manor Four winning artists in Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless juried competition will be featured in the 2022 Art is Ageless calendar produced by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America). “Uncle Sam Santa,” David Breuer, Christmas; “Ave Maria,” Sophia deLaat, Sculpture/3-D; “Chocolate Delight,” Barbara Ford, Quilting (P) will appear in the calendar when it is released this fall. Works by local winners
are automatically entered into a masterpiece level competition with winning art from 14 other PMMA communities. More than 160 entries were received for this year’s masterpiece competition. The winners are featured in the Art is Ageless calendar with pullout postcards and greeting cards. “Cardinal Direction,” Sophia deLaat, Mixed Media/Crafts (P) and “Chocolate Delight,” Barbara Ford, Quilting (P) will be featured on the pull-out postcards included in the 2021 calendar.
“We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Joelle Freeland, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring only the works of artists age 65 and older. Our artists prove that art, in any form, is an ageless ambition.” A copyrighted program of PMMA, Art is Ageless is open exclusively to people age 65 and older. For the competition, works must have been completed in the past five years. PMMA’s Art is Ageless program encourages Rolla Presbyterian Manor residents and other area seniors
to express their creativity through its annual competition, as well as art classes, educational opportunities and current events discussions throughout the year. Started in 1980, Art is Ageless is an extension of PMMA’s wellness programs, which focus on mental, physical, social and spiritual health. For more information about Rolla Presbyterian Manor, call (573) 3647336 or contact Lyn Joelle Freeland. For more information about Art is “Chocolate Delight,” quilt sewn by Barbara Ford for the calendar postAgeless, visit ArtIsAge- card. less.org.
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“Ava Maria” created by Sophia deLatt for the calendar for the Rolla Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless competition.
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“Uncle Sam Santa” created by David Bruer for the calendar.
Photos courtesy of Rolla Presbyterian Manor “Cardinal Direction” by Sophia deLaat for the calendar postcard.
Rolla Public Library to host Modified Book Sale Saturday Rolla Public Library Have you been wishing for some new books to read during the hot days of summer? The Friends of the Rolla Library have you covered! The COVID-19 pandemic caused the Friends to miss having three consecutive sales, even as we continued to collect donations from the community. Our stock is overflowing! In an effort to provide the public with new reading material and make room for a “normal” large sale in November, the Friends will have a Modified Book Sale from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday in the Children’s Meeting Room. Members Night will be
from 5-8 p.m. Friday. You may join the Friends at the door for early access to the sale. The cost of a membership is $5 for seniors, $10 for individuals and $25 for families. This membership fee covers two sales. The free public day is held on Saturday only for this sale. Due the COVID-19 virus, masks will be required inside the sale room. This sale will have a premium/feature table with newer books with prices as marked and will have many different genres offered at great low prices. We have a large variety of children’s books available, lots of DVDs and other genres such as science fiction, young adult, mystery/thriller, inspira-
tional fiction, romance, general fiction, history, science and more. All proceeds are donated to the Rolla Public Library. “These generously donated funds allow me to purchase new and relevant materials as well as purchase patron requests,” Library Director Rebecca Buckley said. “We at the library are so grateful for these funds but also for all of the work and time the Friends group puts into organizing their book sales. We appreciate it immensely! There is so much behindthe-scenes work.” Another sale the Friends are offering this year is an ongoing overstock book sale
in the main lobby. We have stocked a few bookcases and tables with books for sale that may be purchased at any time the library is open. This is scheduled to reopen after this weekend’s Modified Sale. “We tried it for a few weeks in June and it was a success,” said Co-Chair of the Friends Book Sale, Sheila Roylance. “We decided to continue to offer this service to help get books into people’s hands during this unusual time. We restock the shelves at least once a week, usually twice a week. Hopefully it helps people feel connected to others in a small way.”
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August 11, 1872 – An astronomer predicted that a comet was coming and would hit St. Louis. Many people panicked and many left town. Young boys added to the problems by standing on street corners and occasionally yelling, “Here she comes!” August 12, 1927 – Birthday of country music’s Porter Wagoner, born in West Plains. He spent years in Springfield on radio and TV. August 13, 1921 – Post office buildings were required to post the names of the towns on the fronts of their buildings. This was for the benefit of motorists who might not otherwise know their locations. August 14, 1956 – NASCAR owner, driver, broadcaster, Rusty Wallace was born in Fenton. His racing career began at the Lake Hill track in Valley Park. August 15, 1953 – The
first of many cobra snakes was found slithering around Springfield. For two months people armed with garden hoes and police with their guns killed many of the serpents. As they became harder to find, the city sent trucks driving around town with speakers playing snake-charmer music. August 16, 1896 – “The Escape Diversion Train” ran from St. Louis to the Fair at Hermann. It had 12 passenger coaches. August 17, 1904 – George Eyser was at the Olympic Games in St. Louis. He won gold in the parallel bars and rope climb and tied for gold in the vault. He won silver on the pommel horse and the allaround. He took bronze on the bars. Pretty good for a guy with one wooden leg! For information about Ross Malone’s Missouri Books, visit www.RossMalone.com.
Callaway Livestock Center, Inc. Kingdom City, MO • 573-642-7486 Feeder Cattle Sale every Monday: 12 Noon Slaughter Steers & Heifers Monday: Sell First
FEEDER SALE REPORT – MONDAY, AUGUST 9 Monday Receipts - 832 Hd. Lots of Nice Quality Cattle in the Offering 297 Steers: Med & Lg. Frame 468 Steers: Med & Lg. Frame Hd Hd Computer Avg - Top Computer Avg - Top 9 - 300 & Dn 204.00-230.00 16 - 300 & Dn 174.00-187.00 17 - 300-400 191.00-208.00 26 - 300-400 168.00-184.00 57 - 400-500 192.00-209.00 53 - 400-500 146.00-162.00 126 - 500-600 171.00-198.00 111 - 500-600 152.00-161.00 115 - 600-700 162.00-181.00 61 - 600-700 142.00-152.25 38 - 700-800 142.00-156.00 22 - 700-800 142.00-147.25 92 - 800 - 900 149.00-154.50 4 - 800 - 900 108.00-125.50 9 - 900 - 1000 125.00-134.25 3 Bred Cows: 975.00-1000.00; 34 Slaughter Cows: High Dressing 74.50-81.00; Bulk 67.00-72.50; Low 48.00-63.00; Thin 40.00 & down; 12 Slaughter Bulls: 85.00-105.00; Thin - N/A
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Market Summary - Thurs., August 5, 2021 Special Cow Sale Receipts - 1129 Hd. 111 Pairs: Better Cows 3-6 yrs. w/baby to 300lb. calves 1785.00-2000.00 6-8 yrs. w/baby to 300lb. calves 1400.00-1450.00 SS & aged baby to 300lb. calves 1025.00-1400.00 Smaller Frame cows & calves 775.00-1100.00 605 Bred Cows Better 3-6 yrs., 2nd & 3rd period 1675.00-1825.00 3-6 yrs., 1st period 900.00-1075.00 SS & aged 1050.00-1200.00 Smaller Frame 700.00-1000.00 136 Bred Heifers: 1050.00-1230.00; 1825.00-2125.00; 930.001120.00; 1575.00-1775.00; 11 Breeding Bulls: Better Bulls 1685.00-2225.00; Others 900.00-1200.00; 143 Slaughter Cows: High Dressing 80.00-85.00; Bulk 70.0080.00; Low 55.00-65.00; 12 Slaughter Bulls: 91.50-107.50; Thin 70.00-80.00 NEXT SPECIAL COW SALE - THURS., SEPT. 2 @ 6 PM
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Sometimes they did...sometimes they didn’t...but they always survived NOTE: If you think sometimes they didn’t. are less likely to be bullied first lunch period instead you’ve read this before, The kids hoped they or to be a bully. They also of third like ‘everyone’ else because you have. I share this were in the same homehave stronger coping does. They’ll get over it… every year at this time because it’s a great reminder for parents and kids alike. Can you smell it? You know…the smell of new crayons, glue sticks, new tennis shoes, and unsharpened pencils. Oh, the days of shopping for school supplies. With four kids it was quite an undertaking and let’s just say Walmart was glad to see me coming. But I didn’t mind. In fact, I had as much fun watching and helping them pick out what they needed and wanted (within reason) as they did. There’s just something about starting something new that gives you energy and hope. The kids hoped they got certain teachers. Sometimes they did…and
room as their best friends. Sometimes they were… and sometimes they weren’t. They kids hoped they got the same lunch period as most of their friends. Sometimes they did…and sometimes they didn’t. The kids hoped their school ID pictures would look halfway decent instead of like a mug shot. Sometimes they did…and sometimes, well, you know the drill. With each new school year came both excitement and disappointments. But then life is like that, isn’t it? Besides, it’s really not the end of the world if they don’t always get the teacher they wanted. They’re still going to learn what they are sup-
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posed to learn. And guess what? The world really won’t stop turning if your child isn’t in the same homeroom or lunch period as their best friend—I promise. The ID pictures? Sorry, no guarantee on that one, either. Think about it—is there anyone who can take a good picture when you have all of ten seconds to step into place and say ‘cheese’ before the weird guy behind the camera takes one shot and hollers “Next!”? As parents we know these things aren’t worth stressing over, but our kids don’t—not yet any-
Kelsaw, Shockley to host educational seminar MK Legal Planning
Estate Planning Attorney Michele Kelsaw of MK Legal Planning and Edward Jones Advisor Lindsey Shockley will be hosting an educational seminar entitled “Wills & Wealth: How to Pass Your Assets to Your Loved Ones
Without Court and Conflict,” at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at The Centre, 1200 Holloway Street, Rolla. This event is free to the public. Attendees will learn what tools and strategies will allow your family to avoid court and conflict. Kelsaw and
Shockley will discuss what tax changes may be coming and how to build flexibility into your plan. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP by calling MK Legal Planning at (573) 578-2848 or emailing support@mklegalplanning.com.
RECREATION July 25-31 THURSDAY MIXED – Michelle Kohenskey 176(478); Nate Millburg 265(677); Jerry Wilson 279(669); Daniel Kohenskey 234(664); Cody Wilson 230(662); Lee Briscoe 248(649); Rodney Thompson 255(646); Jake Kircher 236(595); David Wilson 211(593) Congratulations to Ev’s Pro Shop for taking first place! 300 GAME (Non Sanctioned) – A total of (10) perfect, non-sanctioned, games have been bowled at Coachlite Lanes since the start of the 2008-2009 season. LADIES 600 SERIES (Non-Sanctioned) – Karen Rosenburg 248(654) The
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David Rosenburg started his second game with 11 strikes in a row but left a pesky 8 pin on his 12th ball for a nice 289 game. LEAGUES – Here is a list of the 2021-22 Fall/Spring Leagues at Coachlite Lane, with day and time of leagues: Dog House Mixed adult: Sundays, 6:30 p.m.; starts Aug. 29. Merchants USBC adult: Mondays, 6:30 p.m.; starts Aug. 23. Rolla Seniors adult: Tuesdays, noon; starts Aug. 17. Boss N Slave Mixed adult: Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.; starts Aug. 24. Early Birds Women’s adult: Wednesdays, 9 a.m.; starts Aug. 25. Kings & Queens adult: Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.; starts Aug. 25. Business USBC adult: Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.; starts Aug. 26. Pee Wees youth: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.; starts Sept. 18. Bantams youth: Saturdays, 8:30 a.m.; starts Sept. 18. Junior/Majors youth: Saturdays, 10 a.m.; starts Sept. 18.
way. But that’s where you come in. It’s your job to teach them to take things as they come—to instill in your children a sense of resiliency. Children who are resilient have better social skills, have a stronger sense of self-confidence,
skills when it comes to dealing with things that really are a struggle or disappointment. What’s more, studies show that resilient children turn into resilient adults. So…as the new school year approaches, don’t feel bad about telling your child they have to choose a $15 dollar backpack instead of a $50 one. And don’t let them whine and moan because they have
and be better people for it. Love, Momma D Former Rolla resident Darla Noble is an author and public speaker. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with the love of her life, John, her children and grandchildren, reading, gardening, and spending time in the sun. For more information visit her at dnoblewrites.weebly.com
Parents as Teachers Book Drive raises over $700 Rolla Chamber of Commerce Education Committee The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce Education Committee and Rolla Books and Toys presented the Rolla Public Schools Parents as Teachers Program with 107 books valued at $765.42 on July 29. Books and donations were collected in May and June, with Rolla Books
and Toys as a partner, selling the recommended books at a discount and collecting the books at their retail location. All monetary donations were used to purchase books from the approved book list. The Rolla Public Schools Parents As Teachers program currently serves 220 children within the district ranging from ages birth to five; books are presented to the chil-
dren by Parent Educators that visit them in their homes. The Rolla Chamber of Commerce Education Committee and Rolla Books and Toys would like to thank everyone in the community who donated books and cash donations to support the book drive. For more information, call (573) 364-3577 or email rollacc@rollachamber.org.
Rolla Public Library joining the Missouri Evergreen Library Consortium Rolla Public Library The Rolla Public Library will be joining the Missouri Evergreen Library consortium beginning Sept. 9. The library will have a new online catalog system and loaning consortium which includes 52 library systems in Missouri, including 136 library branches and 3.6 million items. The library will still have the same high-quality materials at their Rolla location as well as through the Overdrive/Libby app and they will continue accepting and filling patron requests. In addition, their online catalog will include items from all consortium libraries. Inter-library loan in the consortium will be very quick and easy for patrons and staff. Patrons may place holds on consortium library items themselves through the online catalog and items will ar-
rive usually within a week or less. Rolla Public Library patrons will have speedy access to millions of library items beyond their local library and staff are very excited to introduce patrons to the Missouri Evergreen consortium. There will be a brief period of time when the library will have some service limitations before the Missouri Evergreen live date of Sept. 9. Between Aug. 30 and the end of the day Sept. 8, the library will only be able to check out available materials to patrons. During that time of migration to the new system, no new items will be added to the collection, no holds will be filled and no items will be checked in although they will still collect item returns and will store these until the consortium live date for check in. This migration will be a game-changer for the Rolla
Public Library. The library board determined this decision to be a smart move forward to expand Rolla Public Library’s collection and services as well as being a way to save money, increase collection circulation and satisfy loyal patrons. The Rolla Public Library director and staff would ask that library users please be patient with them as they learn new technology and a new way to deal with an expected sharp increase in circulation and interlibrary loans. For any questions about the new changes, ask at the library or email the library director Rebecca Buckley at director@rollapubliclibrary.org. To learn more about the Missouri Evergreen consortium and see the list of library members, visit http://moevergreenlibraries.org/.
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We are all in this together: the value of community partnership By Matthew Doellman Phelps Health
Prior to and throughout the current COVID-19 pandemic, those within the Fort Leonard Wood (FLW) Region have embodied the idea that our entire region is stronger when we foster collaborative relationships to address common challenges and achieve mutually shared goals. In 2019, Phelps Health partnered with the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (GLWACH) at FLW to train future Army Physician Assistants (PA). Previously, Army PA students at FLW traveled to other Military Treatment Facilities to gain experience in medical subspecialties not available at GLWACH. Traveling across the country was expensive and time consuming for the Army. To alleviate these issues, Phelps Health and GLWACH collaborated to ensure Army PA students could receive exceptional medical training without leaving the FLW Region.
FAIR/ Variety of folks make it a success From Page 1B Farm kids might understand economics better than most urban adults. They also understand the work involved, making sure the animal is fed daily.
Photo courtesy of Matthew Doellman Captain Sean Fulford works alongside Dr. Mary Doellman during his Ear/Nose/Throat clinical rotation at Phelps Health. Captain Fulford graduates the Army Physician Assistant Program in January 2022.
Phelps Health currently offers clinical rotations to Army PA students in Otolaryngology (Ear/Nose/ Throat) and Cardiology. Seven Army PA students have rotated through Phelps Health and five others are scheduled for rotations next year. Dr. Mary Doellman, Otolaryngologist at Phelps Health and former U.S. Army Officer, serves as a preceptor for the Army PA students. “It’s a pleasure to serve the military community again in this capacity,” Dr. Doellman said. “When I was on active duty as a trainee in an ENT residency, I was extremely grateful to the civilian physicians that helped train me during off site rotations. This has been a great opportunity to pay it forward.” In addition to this partnership, Phelps Health participates in the Army Career Skills Program (CSP), which offers an internship experience to service members during their last 180 days in the Army. The CSP provides valuable civilian ex-
perience and technical skills training for service members before they make the official transition to civilian life. Peter Perkins, assistant director of safety and compliance at Phelps Health and former Command Sergeant Major at GLWACH, describes his experience with CSP, “The transition from service member to civilian after 30 years in the Army can be overwhelming, but the Fort Leonard Wood CSP and Phelps Health made it a seamless and stress-free process. The opportunity to join the Phelps Health team solidified my decision to stay and raise my family in the FLW Region.” The CSP gives service members an opportunity to find meaningful civilian employment and grow as professionals. The Rolla community benefits by keeping qualified and experienced veterans in the region. With the hope of bettering the lives of America’s service members, Phelps Health Senior Vice President of Research & Government Af-
fairs Dr. Don James serves as the Chairman of the Acute Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium (AENC), a collaborative partnership which facilitates research on Traumatic Brain Injury at FLW for the Department of Defense (DoD). The AENC includes representatives from Phelps Health, Leonard Wood Institute (LWI), University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri University of Science and Technology, GLWACH, and the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (MSCoE) at FLW. To date, the AENC has facilitated over $8 million in TBI research for the DoD. Continuing the focus on collaboration and partnership even as the COVID-19 pandemic begin to rage through Missouri, Phelps Health reached out to GLWACH when the team experienced a shortage in personal protective equipment and COVID-19 testing materials. Dr. James communicated these challenges to the leadership at GLWACH and both teams worked together to find viable solutions. “Fort Leonard Wood was immediately able to re-direct COVID testing for pre-surgical clearance to their facilities, thereby freeing up COVID testing resources for Phelps Health which were very limited. Previously, Phelps Health was able to provide ultrasound equipment immediately when Fort Leonard Wood’s ultrasound equipment had an unanticipated failure,” said James. Many of these examples
The competitors Out in the sun, in the heat of the day, there were men and women throwing what looked to be bean bags at holes in boards. Apparently, these were bags of corn kernels, for this something called a cornhole tournament was about to commence in the area that had been the site of horseshoe tournaments in years past. “It is a lot more fun than horseshoes,” Robby Payne, of Edgar Springs, said. It is so much fun that there are a number of associations. Payne said he is a member of the ACL, the American Cornhole League. “It’s even a collegiate sport,” he said of the game of cornhole. Is it an Olympic sport? “Not yet, but it should be,” he said. And, yes, there were many other people out there on the fairgrounds, too. There were people driving tractors, people riding carnival rides, people looking at exhibits, people just sitting and watching other people. The late Eugene Van Bibber, longtime president of the board for what was then known as the Central Missouri Regional Fair, summed up the history of the fair this way: Farmers got together to compare crops and animals. That led to judging contests that took a couple of days. To give the participants something else to do, games and contests and later carnival rides were added. Today’s fairs across the nation include a whole lot more. But, Van Bibber said, the basis of any fair are the animals and crops of the region, animals and crops raised by the people of the region. So, the foundation of the fair, any fair? People.
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So God made a Missouri farmer - annual summer visits to farming and ag operations Every year I look forward to my annual summer visits to different farming operations and agriculture industry-related businesses across the 30 counties which make up Missouri’s 8th Congressional District. This was a tradition started by my predecessors and I am proud to have carried that tradition on every year since being elected to the U.S. Congress. As a fourth-generation family farm owner, I take special pride in representing and fighting for the thousands of farming families who call southern Missouri home. Thanks to these hardworking men and women, we have some of the highest quality, plentiful and diverse agriculture products found anywhere in the country. Farmers in southern
Jason Smith Capitol Report Missouri feed the world. I constantly remind those who have never set foot on a farm that if they want to see what it takes to work day in and day out, from sunrise to sunset, then come to southern Missouri and see what hard work really is. Spending my summer crisscrossing southern Missouri and meeting with the different farmers, business owners, families and their cus-
tomers is always the highlight of my year. It’s an opportunity to spotlight not only the vibrant and diverse agricultural community here in southern Missouri, but to recognize the dedicated and talented farmers, workers and families that live throughout our area. These meetings and visits give me the chance to hear people’s thoughts, ideas and feedback on all aspects of government. These conversations are invaluable as they generate the policy proposals I am able to share with my colleagues about how to best help rural America succeed. These summer stops gave me crucial insights and feedback that helped me identify the most intrusive government regulations that hamper our nation’s farmers. I’ll never forget in the winter of
2016, less than five months after the conclusion of my summer farm visits, I met with then President-Elect Donald Trump’s team and provided them with regulation after regulation that farmers in southern Missouri had told me were hurting their ability to operate. Then, over the course of President Trump’s first year in office, he directly repealed, suspended or removed more than half of the regulations identified by our area farmers. These included a number of onerous regulations put in place by the ObamaBiden Administration, like the disastrous Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, which attempted to regulate any body of water, be it a ditch, pond or creek, passing through or standing on private land.
Throughout his entire time in office, whenever I met with President Trump, he always asked me what I’m hearing from farmers and how his administration could help. All told, he removed thousands of pages of red tape that was holding back American farmers and families, saving the average household over $3,000 per year in regulatory costs. I’m eager to get back out on the road to see the impact of the Biden administration’s policies first-hand. From day one with his executive orders, this administration has deprioritized rural America. They brought back the harmful WOTUS rule and have advocated Green New Deal policies that will make it harder for farmers and ranchers to grow crops or raise livestock. Their tax-
and-spend policies are causing prolonged inflation, which is impacting farmers in multiple ways – whether it’s selling their products or growing them. And they’ve proposed a second death tax that will hit family farms the hardest. No family farming operation should have to deal with this type of onslaught! Missouri farmers face new threats to our way of living each and every day. Our battle against those who don’t understand how food gets on their plate will never end. I’m blessed you’ve elected me to ensure our rural economy is strengthened and preserved for the next generation of farmers. I look forward to reconnecting with so many of you this summer and hope to see you while I’m out and about.
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Photo courtesy of Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at American Pie Company to celebrate its grand opening and chamber membership. American Pie Company is a local, veteran owned company serving up the freshest produce in a buffet-style garden bar, complemented with a warmed savory or fruit pie. Sip on espresso drinks or fresh-made smoothies while enjoying the modern-farmhouse feel. They are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Tuesday through Saturday 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Holding the scissors is owner Torrey Woodcock, pictured with his wife, Megan and children, Morgan, Luke and Ava. Also pictured are General Manager Luke Dalton, Brittany Bean, Sue Pogue, Tara Norvell and staff. American Pie Company is located at 1051 N Bishop Ave. Visit http://americanpieco.com for more information.
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Photo courtesy of Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed its new member Odds and Ends Maintenance with a ribbon cutting. Serving the Rolla area, they offer maintenance and construction solutions for all budgets. Pictured are owners Chuck Bowers and Blake Draper, along with Augusta Bowers and Carol Bowers. Odds and Ends Maintenance can be contacted at (573) 435-0414.
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Living a life transfigured, a blessing from God Today I received a call from a dear priest and spiritual father of mine who was recently admitted to the hospital for some serious declining health issues. I had called him and left a voicemail yesterday to let him know we were praying for him. I was surprised to hear how well he sounded, and I asked how he was doing. He said he was breathing on his own better but was still in the ICU – which surprised me even more because he was returning my call from his hospital bed. He asked how I was doing and then shared with me an experience he had while unconscious. It was a very encouraging word from God for him (which also encouraged me to the point of tears) and in that moment I realized that he was ministering to me, even though he was the one who was sick in the ICU. In the second half of the year, as the days begin to get shorter and darker,
Father Joel Wilson Annunciation Orthodox Christian Church, St. James it’s easy to see that summer won’t last forever. During this time of year, I have helped bury several of my relatives, friends and parishioners, maybe you have too. In the Orthodox Church, on Aug. 6 we celebrated the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain, a revelation of His divinity shown to strengthen His Apostles before His own death; and for the first two weeks of August, we also remember the death of the Moth-
er of God. All of these together make it very natural to reconsider our own death at this time. If you were to meet the priest I mentioned above, he would not shy away from telling you his story, and about how he spent time in prison for his wayward life as a younger man. He often talks now about God’s mercy, and how he still has much to repent over before he dies. But the number of people he has pastored and the names he remembers is mind-boggling. When meeting him you would not imagine he had been to prison. His manner of prayerful living resembles that of a saint. His life has gone through a radical transfiguration of its own by the grace of God, and Christ is constantly revealing Himself to others through this priest. As my call with this priest ended, I recognized that he had done more
than just encourage me, he had reopened my heart and reminded me of God’s love with just a few words. Though at one point his life was a wreck, he has painstakingly repented and sought Christ day after day, year after year. Now his life has now been transfigured into a meeting place of God. May God grant us all a similar transfiguration as we near the end of this life and approach the next! Father Joel is the Priest at Annunciation Orthodox Christian Church [www.annunciationoca.or g] in St. James and owner of Rolla Creative [rollacreative.com]. Easy to spot around town, the black robe (cassock) that Fr. Joel wears is the uniform of Orthodox clergy, which helps to remind him and you of God’s presence and love. He and his wife Tessi moved here in 2014. They have been blessed with nine children, and feel increasingly grateful to call Phelps County home!
No excuses, people fail us. But not God Have you ever invited someone to church or talked to someone about why they don’t go to church? If so, chances are you’ve heard more than a few reasons excuses for not going. They don’t feel comfortable. They don’t have time. Sunday is the only day they can sleep in. The kids wouldn’t sit still. They used to go but someone did or said something to make them mad. And let’s not forget the number one most popular reason: The church is full of hypocrites, and they don’t want any part of that. Please, please don’t think I am making light of these situations because I am not. I understand that the people within a congregation fail at times. They do make people feel uncomfortable and even unwelcome. I also get that kids fidget and fuss. Hey, when I was a toddler, I grabbed (and spilled) communion on my mom. And when one of my girls was a baby, she grabbed money out of the offering tray as we passed it down the row. But most every church has a nursery and/or children’s church staffed by safe, loving individuals who will love and teach your littles in a way that will cause them to want to come back. Sleeping in? Sorry, but that one is on the selfish side. There’s always the possibility of an afternoon nap. As for the hypocrites, all I can say is this: The church is made up of people just like you and me, i.e., imperfect people. We are all in need of saving. But you aren’t responsible for anyone other than yourself. Why someone else is there or the condition of their heart is not your responsibility. Yours is, though. Let me repeat—I am not making light of your feelings. But I am telling you that it’s time to move on. To forgive. To stop letting something or someone keep you from becoming the person God intends you to be and to stop making excuses for not living up to your full potential and purpose. I say this with the utmost concern and love because at the heart of it all is this fact: The person you are hurting the most is yourself. So, to help you take that all-important first step toward (or back to) a life built around faith and a
Darla Noble Focus on Faith relationship with God, I want to suggest you start small. Small, as in becoming part of a small group. Many/most of the churches in Phelps County offer at least a few small group study-prayer-fellowship groups that they would love for you to be a part of. Some are for ladies only. Some are for men only. Some are geared toward seniors, some toward young singles, some toward young families and some toward gathering together with a small group of people from all different generations. So, you see? There’s a group for everyone. Many of the groups meet in the church building these days (vs. in homes) in order to accommodate the suggested safety measures that go with COVID. But don’t worry about being in the church. It’s an informal meeting. You don’t have to dress or act a certain way. Come as you are. Some groups (typically the men’s groups) meet for breakfast and/or coffee early in the morning before heading off to work. That means they are meeting in local cafes and restaurants; places you are already comfortable in, so that shouldn’t be an issue. Right? Women’s groups typically meet mid-morning or midday to avoid interfering with nap times, school pickups, and so forth. Many of these groups also include gathering to work on craft projects or letting the kids play together. Groups geared toward seniors are often held on location, such as in the meeting room or club of a group residence or neighborhood. This allows those with limited mobility or those who don’t drive to be part of the group. In addition to Bible study and fellowship, these groups often enjoy social activities and informative programs
dealing with issues unique to seniors. As you can see, the churches in our county are working hard to make you…me…everyone feel loved, welcomed, validated and valued. So please, take a look at some of the opportunities you have to learn, be loved, show love and grow into the person God created you to be. Below is only a small portion of what is offered by the churches in Phelps County. If you don’t see the church you would like to be a part of listed below, contact them to see what they have to offer. No partiality or deliberate omissions are intended in providing this list. · Wednesday evening Bible study @ 6:15 p.m. at Ridgeview Christian Church in Rolla · Wednesday morning men’s Bible study @ 6:30 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Rolla · Wednesday youth group and Bible study @ 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Rolla · Tuesday ladies Bible study @ 12 noon at Rolla Assembly of God in Rolla · Tuesday men’s Bible study @ 6:30 a.m. at Rolla Assembly of God in Rolla · Wednesday Bible
study @ 6:30 p.m. for adults and youth at Rolla Assembly of God in Rolla · Wednesday ladies Bible study @ 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Rolla Church of Christ · Wednesday evening all church Bible study @ 6:30 p.m. at Rolla Church of Christ · Thursday afternoon Bible study @ 1 p.m. at Rolla Apartments and the Senior Living Complex behind Aldi’s (alternating weeks) led by Rolla Church of Christ · Wednesday Bible study @ 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in St. James · Monday evening Ladies Night Out @ 6 p.m. sponsored by First Baptist Church in St. James; call church for location information · Monthly Ageless Wonders Seniors group sponsored by First Baptist Church in St. James; call church for meeting times and locations · Ladies book study @ 6 p.m. at Salem Avenue Baptist Church in Rolla · Monthly Senior Adult gathering sponsored by Salem Avenue Baptist Church in Rolla; call church for dates, times and location of events
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Redeemer Lutheran Church worships 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday, August 15 (Communion weekly). Join us as Rev. Dr. Nathan Kuhlman continue a series, “Road Trip: Summer Adventure,” with the message: The Panama Canal (John 16:1-12, 3233). Series description: Family vacations are filled with memories, seeing sights, eating delicious food, connecting deeper with family and friends, and learning lessons about yourself. Whether our destination is across the continent or the next town over, there is an adventure awaiting. What can the world teach us about God? Quite a bit! This summer we will travel to famous places around the globe to illustrate the eternal truths about following Jesus. Are you ready? Join us as we explore God’s Word in the world around us! Where will we go next? Grow deeper in your relationship with God by attending Growth Group at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, August 15. Two adult study explores: Philippians, Ezekiel, as well as KidZone (grades K-5) and Youth Group (grades 6-12).
Tuesday, August 17, Boy Scouts meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 18, Men’s Study meet at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, August 19, Women’s Bible Study at 6:30 p.m. (contact church for location). The Red Letter Challenge (RLC) is coming! RLC is an exciting churchwide experience that will inspire our weekend messages, Small Groups, children and youth ministries. Running from September 12 through October 24, RLC is a 40-day journey that explores the red letters of Jesus– the words He spoke–and put them into practice. If you’re tired of just checking religious boxes, if you know that you were made for something more, and if you want to make a greater difference in the world, RLC is for you! Question? Contact the church office at (573) 364-7071 or info@RedeemerRolla.org. Feel free to visit our website: RedeemerRolla.org and “like” us on Facebook at Facebook.com/RedeemerRolla to stay updated with the latest news! Looking for a church home? Come “GROW” with us at Redeemer! Submit your news to contact@phelpscounty focus.com
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Commencement speaker celebrates beginning of post-college life Photo courtesy of Missouri S&T Providing the special summer commencement ceremony address was John Warmack.
Missouri S&T Commencement is not a celebration of the end of a college education, but a celebration of the beginning of life after college. That is the message John Warmack of Texarkana, Arkansas, told graduates of Missouri University of Science and Technology July 31 during a special summer commencement ceremony. Warmack, principal at Warmack and Co. LLC and a 1979 civil engineering graduate of Missouri S&T, was the commencement speaker at the ceremony, which honored former Missouri S&T students who graduated during 2020 or in spring 2021 but were unable to participate in a ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Summer 2021 graduates also participated. “We are celebrating the beginning of the next chapter in your life. It begins with your education and
your degree – your diploma,” Warmack said. “You worked for it. You earned it. And it was not free. But the best part is it is yours for the rest of your life, and the rest of your life commences today.” Warmack cautioned the graduates not to take short cuts in their future careers. “That may work to get you out of a jam in an exam, but for the long run always do your work with passion
and a burning desire to get it right,” he said, encouraging the graduates to not cut corners, despite the pressures of budgeting and deadlines. “You have a personal obligation to do science and engineering to get it right,” Warmack said. “That is what Missouri University of Science and Technology trained you to do. So, set your target to always, always apply the science, and
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do the technology, because we are all counting on you to do your best.” Warmack concluded by sharing the importance of treating others with kindness and respect. “You will always have the option, when dealing with people, to choose the high road,” he said. “You can be kind, you can be friendly. You can persevere in doing the right thing. You can perform with punctuality, self-restraint and grit. If you had the grit to graduate from Missouri S&T, I believe you have the grit to take the high road. Please, prove me right.” Warmack earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Missouri S&T in 1979. Arriving on campus from Fort Smith, Arkansas, at age 17 after completing his junior year of high school, he finished his final high school requirements through a correspondence course and graduated from S&T at age 20, after 3 1/2 years of study. After graduation, Warmack joined his family real estate development business, where he worked
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Outdoors Innovation and ingenuity the mark of LeadCo Sinker and Lure Company
ICast, the world’s largest fishing trade show, took place in Florida a few weeks ago. Vendors from around the world gather to showcase innovative and new fishing products to retailers and the media. It is an incredible gathering of talent and ingenuity that generates untold millions of dollars annually for the fishing tackle economy. However, IÇast does not have a corner on the ingenuity department as evidenced by Ray Tudor’s LeadCo Sinker and Lure Company in Buckhorn, just west of Waynesville. Tudor is a jack-of-all trades type of person and is quick to jump on an opportunity when he sees it. An avid outdoorsman, I met him at The Fallen Outdoors Outdoor Expo at Roubidoux Park in Waynesville recently. Tudor was a primary sponsor of the event. Tudor began the LeadCo Sinker and Lure Co. out of a need that he saw among area fishermen. “I began the business by making fishing sinkers that guys were looking for,” he said. The days are about past that people make things with their own hands out of necessity. Convenience and big box stores have all but eliminated the ingenuity and creativity of people in general, but particularly so among outdoorsmen and fishermen, according to Tudor. “Not many guys make their own fishing sinkers anymore,” he said. “I had a few molds from days past and simply heard so many guys talking about needing lead sinkers, that I decided to start making some.” Tudors idea rested on the principle that he wanted to supply a muchneeded item at an affordable cost. “I love to fish, and I like to see people go fishing,” he said. “I want
Bill Cooper Ozark Revelations to do my part to make fishing affordable for anyone.” The outdoor industry blossomed in the 1970s and 80s. Dozens of new outdoor products companies sprang up in garages across the country as the bass fishing craze swept the country. Too, turkey hunting, deer hunting and fly fishing grew by leaps and bounds. Often, needed products were scarce, and ingenious American outdoorsman began to invent and produce tackle and outdoor gear on an unprecedented scale. Quite often individuals began their business by producing only one item, just as Tudor did. With limited production equipment, many of the early outdoor products entrepreneurs found themselves struggling to provide enough supply to meet demand. Many of the early outdoor products innovators found other opportunities with larger companies that could mass manufacture. Often, garage-based outdoor products manufacturers found themselves being offered decent profits for their products and sold out to larger companies. Pradco is one such company and has amassed approximately 15 fishing products companies under their corporate umbrella. “I started very small,” Tudor said. “But, demand just for sinkers grew incredibly fast. Guys would
call and ask if I could make a certain size or shape sinker. I knew I could if I had the moulds. I found myself buying all kinds of new moulds as the business developed.” Tudor began by making 6- and 8-ounce sinkers that were used for snagging paddlefish. It’s a popular sport on Missouri’s bigger rivers and lakes. Anglers need heavy weights to pull big treble hooks down in the currents where the prehistoric fish spawn. “Guys were having trouble finding these heavy weights and began asking me if I could make them. It was an easy decision for me. I saw an opportunity and took advantage of it,” he says. Success came quickly for Tudor. His flexibility and ingenuity fueled his business as more and more requests came in for specific products. “Guys became more aggressive with their requests,” he said. “I think some of them asked for different products just to see if I could make them.” There are a gillion fishing products on the market. Too, there seems to be an abundance of companies producing very similar products. Competition is keen, but Tudor has an answer for that, too. “Sure, big companies are real forces in the markets,” he said. “However, big companies can’t match the quality of service and responsiveness to customer needs that an independent like myself can supply.” And big company store employees cannot begin to match the outdoor experience level of Ray Tudor. “I’ve been around for a while,” he explained. “I’m from an outdoor family in a great outdoor region. I’ve met many really good outdoorsmen, who have good fishing skills. I’ve
Submitted photo Ray Tudor began LeadCo Sinker and Lure Company due to local requests for sinkers and other fishing paraphernalia.
learned from all of them.” Tudor began producing dipsy divers per requests from fishermen. A dipsy diver is a round weight that you attach your line to while trolling for paddlefish. It takes the treble hooks down to various depths according to speed traveled. “I probably sold a thousand dispel divers last year, just out of my little shop,” Tudor said. “I can do that, because I make a good quality, functional product and sell it priced well under what the big stores sell for.” And now other companies purchase dips divers from Tudor, because they can’t find them elsewhere. It’s another case of American ingenuity filling in
the gaps. Tudor’s sinker business grew rapidly as he adapted and provided what anglers wanted. “I produce about any kind of sinker or jig you can think of“ he said. “From the 6- to-8-ounce snagging sinkers, I’ve advanced into egg sinkers, round sinkers and brush and football jigs. Our business grows by the month. I’m looking forward to what the future brings.” Fast forward. Tudor’s LeadCo and Lure Co. now offers a complete line of fishing equipment and gear. Rods, reels, lines, lures, accessories and live bait make the shop a place that any fisherman
will enjoy. LeadCo Sinker and Lure Company is located at 26605 Samantha Ln in Waynesville. Contact them at (573) 202-5044, or find them on Facebook. Ray Tudor is a people person and enjoys talking fishing. He never started his business with the intention of making a living at it. He simply wanted a little extra money. . . to buy fishing gear I bet. Bill Cooper is an awardwinning outdoor writer and host of Outside Again adventures TV - Online. Bill lives in rural St. James. Follow him at www.facebook.com/outsidealways and aoutdoorstv.com. His column will appear weekly.
Decoy antelope in open terrain Of Eastern Montana
Western antelope archery seasons offer some of the first big game hunting opportunities each year. The tags are usually easier to draw than coveted elk and deer tags. Hunting antelope with a bow is no easy task. With eyesight comparable to high-power optics, sneaking into bow range is challenging. Using a decoy can give you an edge. I’m one of the fortunate souls lucky enough to have called Montana home. Although my residency lasted only four years, it was long enough to fall in love with the state known as the “Last Best Place.” When adventure film maker, Tom Opre, invited me on a spot and stalk archery antelope hunt in the open prairies of eastern Montana, I was apprehensive, but passing up any opportunity to return to the West is not easy to do. Even though my expectations of success were low, I went ahead and applied for an archery antelope license. No matter what, I’d be back in paradise, hunting in good company. I was lucky and drew a tag. Opre and Jerry McPherson, founder of Montana Decoy Company, were my companions on this hunt. Opre is an experienced sportsman who has hunt-
Brandon Butler Driftwood Outdoors ed all over the world. He’s roamed from Africa to Alaska to Argentina, but still finds chasing antelope on the ground, under the Big Sky to be one of the most exciting hunting experiences out there. McPherson is a diehard western hunter whose solution to a common problem revolutionized hunting with decoys when he developed a lightweight, foldable decoy. Our hunt took place at the end of September. The rut was slowing down, but that only made mature bucks more aggressive in their efforts to maintain control of their does. Antelope bucks gather harems much like elk. When lesser bucks try to encroach, dominant bucks will run them off or engage the intruders in battle. Replicating an approaching subordinate buck is exactly what you want to do to entice a ma-
ture buck away from his does. This tactic can lure a buck into bow range. The most common way to hunt antelope with a bow is to setup a ground blind on a waterhole and wait for antelope to come in for a drink. McPherson’s style is much more exciting. From a good ways off, we spotted a nice group of antelope consisting of one dominant buck and a dozen does bedded in a sage flat next to a long, deep drainage. McPherson and I could cut across the prairie behind a couple of high hills, drop into the dry drainage and basically sneak all the way to where the antelope were resting. Once we got there, we’d place the buck decoy on the lip of the drainage and wait below for the enraged herd buck to approach. It was perfect. By taking into consideration available cover and the wind direction, we created a game plan on how to get as close as possible without being detected. Once we were within a distance we felt the dominant buck would consider too close for comfort, we threw up a decoy and blew a challenge call. The herd buck saw this brave intruder and charged. On my knees behind
Submitted photo Tom Opre draws his bow behind a Montana Decoy on the prairie of Eastern Montana.
the decoy, with McPherson behind me, I drew my bow. The big boy was in a rage. He had to have been able to see McPherson and I, but he must have been so focused on running off the satellite buck he didn’t pay any attention to the two blobs behind the decoy. He just kept coming and coming. Finally, at about fifteen
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yards, I released my arrow, killing my first antelope buck. As anyone who’s ever released an arrow on an animal knows, the rush is intense. But to be on the ground, with an enraged buck charging at you, behind no cover besides a fabric decoy, is exhilarating beyond belief. See you down the
trail… Brandon Butler is an outdoors columnist whos column will appear weekly in the Phelps County Focus. Contact him at bbutler@driftwoodoutdoors.com. For more Driftwood Outdoors, check out the podcast on www.driftwoodoutdoors.com or anywhere podcasts are streamed.
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