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2015
Serving Lamar, Golden City, Lockwood, Jasper, Sheldon, Mindenmines and Liberal for 145 years. Incorporating The Daily Democrat, Golden City Herald & Lockwood Luminary.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2015
2 SECTIONS, 12 PAGES
Lamar High School
Top Ten of the Class of 2015
1. Caleb Luthi
2. Trenton Maberry
3. Josie Kaderly
4. Jordan Lindquist
5. Marissa Polodna
6. Emily Bishop
7. Ryan O'Sullivan
8. Trent Hall
9. Isabella Hagen
10. Harley Hunt
A member of
U.S. Senator Roy
Blunt’s staff to be
in Lamar, May 15
A member of Senator
Roy Blunt’s staff will be at
the Barton County Senior
Center, 306 West 11th, on
Friday, May 15 to meet
with any constituents who
wish to discuss questions or
concerns about the federal
government or need its
assistance. Called a “mobile
office,” the representative
from the senator’s Springfield
office will be at the senior
center from 11:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
Committee
holds the line on
chicken ordinance
LAMAR-The city council’s
ordinance committee has
rejected a request to ease
restrictions on the possession of chickens inside the
city limits. The current ordinance limits the number
to six with no roosters. Also,
there is a minimum distance
limitation of 100 feet that an
enclosure housing chickens
must be from the nearest occupied dwelling.
This confirmation of the
current ordinance will be the
recommendation which will
be referred to the full council
at its next meeting, May 18.
The only variation allowed
from the current ordinance
is a provision that the distance limit may be waived if
the chicken owner has written consent in advance from
the dwelling occupant who
is less than 100 feet away.
The request for easing restrictions on possessing
chickens stemmed from a
citizen request at the council
meeting of April 20.
The weakest scam yet
There are an endless number of scams bombarding
our telephones, and the
most recent one we have
encountered wins the award
for the weakest one of all.
A feminine voice says it is
urgent that you call a certain number “because of
the lawsuit pending against
you.” The area code is 202,
which is Washington, D.C.
If the caller doesn’t get an
answer, he/she will leave the
message on your voice mail.
INDEX
SECTION A
Correspondents............................... 2
Friends & Family............................. 3
Friends & Family/School................ 4
School................................................ 5
Sports................................................ 6
SECTION B
Records............................................. 2
Area News........................................ 3
Legals................................................. 4
Classifieds......................................... 5
Fugate................................................ 6
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2A • Wednesday, May 13, 2015
CORRESPONDENTS
Sheldon
By DARLENE SHERIDAN
The Sheldon R8 seniors
returned home from an
enjoyable trip to Florida.
They were quite busy this
past week getting ready
for graduation. They had
baccalaureate at 12 noon,
at the Sheldon Baptist
Church on May 9, with
graduation being held at
the school auditorium at
3 p.m.
A large number of supporters were on hand Saturday at Jenny’s Kitchen
for the semiannual fundraiser for the Sheldon Fire
Department.
Alumni plans are nearing completion for the
annual dinner to be held
May 23, at the Sheldon
School at 6:30 p.m. The
meal is $10 per person and
reservations can be made
by calling Darlene at 8842445.
Hailey and Brian Bunton flew from their home
near Albany N.Y. for a
short visit with family
and friends in the Lamar,
Bronaugh and Sheldon areas. They spent time with
Brian’s parents, Matt and
Laura Bunton and Hailey’s
parents, Dusty and Lori
Conner.
Grandparents
Don and Roberta Bigelow
and Terry and Cathy Fleenor also enjoyed having
dinner with them, along
with Hailey’s sisters Erica
and Courtney and brother
Alex. They also found time
to meet Hailey’s sister, Jordon and her family in Carthage. Hailey and Brian
moved to New York after
their marriage in December. They really like the
area, but didn’t care for the
four feet of snow this winter.
The Sheldon Jolly Senior
Citizens met Tuesday, May
5, for an early lunch at the
Rock Pile Café in Sheldon.
Due to several members
being ill and bad weather,
the group has not met
through March and April.
Wednesday evening the
Sheldon Baptist Church
will hold their mother
daughter supper.
The Sheldon Community Improvement meeting
will be held on May 18, at
7 p.m., at the Donaldson
Building and the topic
of discussion will be “the
condition of the water”.
For-getme-nots
By GAIL LEAMING
What a Mother’s Day. I
hope everyone had such a
special one. I got a phone
call from my son, who
made me a mother on
Mother’s Day and lunch
from my daughter after
church. I also enjoyed
the comments from the
Horse Creek Gang about
our mothers. When they
say it takes a village to
raise a child, well we had
some special mothers
that were strong and loving to all of us. They surely were a special breed.
You all know who you
were and the kids that
you helped raise appreciate it. Some of the names
were Youngs, Hannas,
McDonalds, McMurrays,
Winchells, Harris’, Kincaids, Kirbeys and Sanders, to name a few. Thank
you.
Spent the week showing
my antique cars and motors to buyers and working on my house. Kamala
got my new light hung
and it is something. Have
to brag. Went to Milford
on Friday and Red Oak
2 on Saturday. I took Kamala and Anastazia to see
Mitch Boggs’ home. Who
wouldn’t want a full size
basketball court in it is
what the girls said. What
a neat home and such
neat ideas. I received a
beautiful lily at church
today. Thanks to Tim,
the pastor, all mothers received a flower.
Does anyone need to
be reminded how C. McCaskill was one of our
senators to vote to turn
our guns over to the
UN? Hope everyone remembers what a horrible
American she is when it
is time to vote. We had 46
of those Americans vote
to do this. What a shame.
Carl Sheets went to the
doc for a check up, so he
could get his eyes worked
on and they found he had
had a heart attack, so are
running more tests. Carol
Van Dey had an MRI to
find out why her foot hurt
and they still don’t know.
I guess I better make it a
habit to not go to a doctor
for a while. So sorry for
Irma Thomas and family
with the passing of Tim
Thomas. Howard Bennett is getting stronger
and sang beautifully as
always last Saturday.
The irises are out in full
bloom and the peonies,
but they are sure getting
a beating with the wind
and rain. They just keep
coming back. Guess they
are teaching us a lesson
about keep on keeping
on. We all need that reminder every once in
a while. Hello to Janice
Manka. I will call soon.
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Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
Susan Whittle
welcomed as newest
member of BCMH
Board
OATS Transportation
benefits from quilt raffle
Chairperson Karen Wegener called the Barton
County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
meeting to order on April
27. Other members present were Tom Shaw, Mike
Vaughan, Susan Whittle
and Jill Purinton. Also
in attendance were CEO
Wendy Duvall, Director
of Nursing Marlys Buckner; Director Quality/Risk
Management Eden Ogden
and Director of Human
Resources Sheila Heckmaster. Guests were Chief
of Medical Staff Dr. Brett
Boice, Eva Davis and David Taylor.
The March 23 minutes
were approved as written.
Duval stated that a policy
for approval “Release of
Information” needed to
be added, with Purinton
making the motion to
do so. The second was by
Vaughan, with all in favor.
Taylor with BKD, LLP
presented the audit findings for the 2014 fiscal
year. The December Interim Income statement
showed a loss of $987,546.
After the audit adjustment
loss of $687,949 for receivables and settlements,
$149,226 loss for accrued
vacation and $22,901 loss
for other adjustments, the
income statement indicated a net loss of $1,847,662.
Patient service revenue
was down by 4.95 percent,
in comparison to 2013,
with other operating revenues at 53.52 percent less
than in 2013. The large
decrease in other revenue
is attributed to EHR incentive payments received
in 2013 and the donation
from Freeman Health Systems. These were both one
time revenues and are not
expected to be received in
subsequent years. On the
balance sheet there was a
decrease in total assets of
$1,187,182 or 14.86 percent. Taylor remarked that
it was a positive sign that
the community had voted
for the hospital's tax increase and that this would
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By RICHARD COOPER
Democrat staff writer
Harry’s father planted the
day he was born, had declined to such poor condition that it had to be removed in 2012. However,
the wood was preserved
by turning it into various artifacts, including
spoons typical of the 1884
period.
The houses south of
the administrative office to Highway 160 have
been removed as part of
the long range Conceptual Development Plan.
The reconstruction of the
Franklin School in that
area is still planned.
The birthplace site is
now open for summer
hours, which are Wednesday through Saturday, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday
noon to 4 p.m. It is closed
on Monday and Tuesday.
Retired educators hold final meeting of school year
LAMAR-The retired educators of Barton County
closed out another year of
meetings, May 6, paralleling the public school calendars. The retirees will
not meet again until September.
Guest speaker for the
meeting was Beth Bazal,
administrator of the Harry S. Truman Birthplace
State Historic Site. She
stated that the birthplace
is more widely known
than many people realize. It had roughly 10,000
visitors in 2014 who came
from nearly every state,
plus several foreign countries.
The emphasis on programs this year will focus
on the Harry Truman of
the World War I years. The
house will be painted, but
not before several layers
of old paint are removed
first. Window shades will
be replaced, and new wiring will be installed.
Bazal lamented that the
Austrian pine tree, which
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Bridge. The winners were
Sondra Riegel, first and
Joann Jones, second.
The hostess for May
12 is Betty Gilkey, with
Norma Harris schedBetty Gideon was the uled to be the hostess
hostess on Tuesday, May on Tuesday, May 19.
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Following a brief business meeting, the session
was adjourned. Unit Vice
President Karl Morey told
the retirees as they departed, “See you September 5th,” the first meeting
in the fall.
A meeting of officers
and committee chairs
is planned for later this
month to find ways of
stimulating greater attendance at meetings. This
is essential to keeping the
state association (MRTA)
strong in protecting the
teacher retirement system
from legislative intrusion.
MRTA executive director,
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children if you
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Sue Jay was the lucky recipient of a
beautifully handmade quilt that was pieced
together by Alice Porter. She also received
a handmade shelf that was made by Craig
Hackney to display the quilt. This was a
fundraiser that was held with proceeds of
$604 going towards OATS Transportation.
The drawing was held at the Barton County
Senior Center in Lamar, with Martha Kincaid
holding the bag of tickets, while Hackney, a
driver for OATS, drew the very lucky winner.
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Goulds to return to Bethel Church
The Goulds are returning to Bethel Church for
what has been an annual
concert since the group's
beginning. This group
is known as a talented
family trio with rich family harmony and smooth,
easy vocals. They will be
in concert on Sunday,
May 17, beginning at 6
p.m. Bethel Church is located 2 ½ miles west of
I-49/US 71 on Hwy. 126
(GPS location 243 West
Hwy. 126, Jasper, MO).
The Goulds have appeared on the main stage
of the National Quar-
tet Convention, as well
as multiple appearances at Silver Dollar City
in Branson. They have
shared the stage with
many of today's leading
gospel artists including
the Isaacs, Triumphant
Quartet, The Perrys, The
Kingsmen, The Lesters,
The Mark Tramell Quartet and others.
The Goulds are a member of the UIA Radio
Groups and have charted
on the Singing News national radio chart, with
their music being played
on gospel music radio
BCMH, continued from page 2A
help with cash flow in the
coming years; however, he
pointed out that no money
would actually be received
until December 2016 and
January 2017.
Purinton stated that she
was afraid that due to the
tax increase being voted
in, citizens would be expecting immediate results
and not realize that none
of the money will be seen
for two more years.
It was unanimously decided that all officers of
the board would remain
the same.
Duvall stated that as far
as statistic, everything was
staying the same except
for lab and radiology being down. She said that
swing bed had come up
slightly and that the hospital continues to watch
the length of one's stay,
because the length of time
must stay at four days or
less for acute patients,
which is a requirement for
Critical Access.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 •
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FRIENDS & FAMILY
stations across the country. Their unique style
and abilities make for a
great time of music and
fun the whole family will
enjoy.
Make plans now to join
the Goulds for this energetic, awesome event
with a life-changing message. The concert is free,
although an offering will
be taken to allow individuals the opportunity
to share in their ministry.
For more information
about the Goulds and
other events visit www.
gouldsmusic.com.
Duval reported a loss of
$208,000 for the month,
bringing the total loss
for the year at $566,000.
She also said that the final grant payment for the
asthma education that
ended in October had
been received and that the
clinics did very well again
this past month.
Heckmaster
reported
that several had left employment and that a few
changes had been made,
creating a loss of three full
time employees in March.
This makes a year to date
loss of five full time employees. As employees are
lost, they are not being
replaced unless necessary.
She noted that with more
people leaving, the turnover rate is higher at two
percent, which is still below the Missouri hospital
state average.
Ogden reported on various upcoming community
support activities, including blood pressure checks
on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of the month
at the senior center, various classes being held at
the hospital, as well as
support groups, an auxiliary appreciation tea,
job shadowing and many
other community events.
She reported that bus usage for outpatient services
in March came to 2412
miles, with 154 trips. In
February there were 1911
miles with 105 trips.
Whittle was welcomed
as the newest member of
the board of trustees.
The May board meeting
was changed to Tuesday,
May 26, due to Monday
being Memorial Day.
Shaw asked that the meeting time be moved back
to 5:30 p.m., with all in
agreement.
Dr. Brett Boice stated
that there had been no is-
sues presented to him by
the medical staff. Following an election of officers,
it was decided that Dr. Michelle Boice would be the
new vice-chair and Dr. Joseph Wilson would be the
secretary.
Following discussion,
the bills for the month of
March were unanimously
approved for payment as
submitted.
With no further business in regular session
the meeting adjourned to
executive session where
the following medical staff
were presented for re-appointment: Scott Beard,
MD, Associate, OB/GYM;
Xavier Mohan Jenkins,
MD, Courtesy, General
Surgery; Boban Mathew,
MD, Courtesy, Oncology;
John Cox, DO, Consulting, Cardiologist; Derek
Urban, MD, Consulting,
Teleradiology; Timothy
Brannon, CRNA, Al-
lied Health, Anesthesia;
Erica Burton, DO, Allied
Health, Optometry; Brenda Parsley, CST, FA, Allied Health, Surgery Tech;
Ted Reavley, DDS, Allied
Health, Dentist.
Those re-appointed for
Consulting in Pathology
were Shaheen Ahmed, MD;
Gordon Bell, MD; Spencer Kerley, MD; Ambreen
Khan, MD; Meya Kindred,
MD; S. Kevin Madigan,
MD; James McCullough,
MD; Joanne Quilon, MD;
Stephanie Sedivy, MD; David Stahl, MD; Indira Vadlamani, MD and Christin
Weller, MD.
A motion was made by
Purinton to approve all reappointments, seconded
by Shaw and unanimously
passed.
With no further business
brought before the board
the meeting adjourned to
meet again at 5:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, May 26.
Barton County Chamber welcomes Brenneman Roofing
Kevin Butner/Lamar Democrat
The Barton County Chamber
of Commerce held a
ribbon cutting, welcoming
Brenneman Roofing as a new
member. The ribbon cutting
was held in front of the
chamber office on Tuesday,
May 5. Based out of Jasper,
Brenneman Roofing is a
family-owned roofing business
that operates on the core
principals of quality, integrity
and courtesy. The owners are
Robert and Lori Brenneman.
Large crowd was on hand for Trio's ribbon cutting
Trio's Pizza, a member
of the Barton County
Chamber of Commerce,
celebrated its relaunch
under new ownership on
April 30. Seating was at
a premium in the newly
remodeled restaurant, located on the west side of
the Lamar Square. Those
present were offered a $5
lunch buffet that included
the salad bar, a variety of
house appetizers, regular
and specialty pizzas and
a drink.
Trio's owners are Chris
Evans and wife Katya and
their two sons, Cooper
and Camden.
Melissa Little/Lamar Democrat
City officials including newly elected Mayor Kent Harris were on hand
for the ribbon cutting at Trios on Thursday, April 30. Also present were
Trio's owners, Chris Evans and wife Katya and their two sons, Cooper and
Camden, members of the local police department, chamber personnel,
business leaders and the general public.
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FRIENDS & FAMILY/SCHOOL
METZGER’S MUTTERINGS
By MELODY METZGER
Lamar Democrat
Gary and I spent an
amazing weekend with
grandson Kobyn last
week. Son Jud was umpiring college softball regionals in Tulsa, so we had the
pleasure of spending time
with Ko. Kobyn had two
soccer games, with the
first one scheduled for 8
a.m., meaning we had to
leave Lamar at 5 a.m. I am
definitely not a morning
person and 4 a.m. comes
awfully early. It started
raining about Kansas City
and by the time we got to
Hamilton it was pouring, but the soccer game
was on anyway. We alternated between standing
in the wet grass with an
umbrella, to sitting in the
car attempting to see the
action through fogged up
PSU spring graduates
PITTSBURG, Kan.-The following
area students participated in commencement ceremonies held May 8
and 9 at Pittsburg State University:
Thomas A. Plante, Golden City,
Bachelor of Arts; Tyler Lee Casteel,
Jasper, Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology; Eric E. Martinez, Jasper, Bachelor of Science;
William Reed White, Jasper, Bachelor of Business Administration and
Bachelor of Arts; Laura Elizabeth
Worley, Jerico Springs, Bachelor of
windows!
Following the game we
headed towards KC with
time to kill before checking into our hotel. We
stopped to eat at Chili's
(our favorite) where the
waitress was blown away
by Kobyn's impeccable
manners. Of course his
Ga and Pa were just a little proud! At Chili's, Kobyn usually plays a game
they have on the table. It
had zombies and Kobyn
was killing them. I inquired how one could kill
a zombie if it was already
dead. He wasn't sure of
that one, but did inform
me that zombies came
from Pennsylvania! Next
we visited Zona Rosa,
where we walked around
Science; Cori Lyn Austin, Greenfield, Bachelor of Science; Jessika D.
Bishop, Greenfield, Bachelor of Science; Chase Winton Hargis, Greenfield, Associate of Applied Science
(two year degree).
Also, Brian A. McNaught, Liberal,
Bachelor of Science in Technology; Kristin Brooke Peterson, Liberal, Bachelor of Science; Megan Jo
Rose, Liberal, Bachelor of Science in
Nursing; Timothy R. Cottingham,
Lockwood, Associate of Applied
Liberal students excel in science
Science students at Liberal High School represented LHS well at
the Spring River Valley
Conference Science Day
held recently at Sarcoxie,
winning the conference
title for the fourth straight
year.
Those earning conference championships included Brittany Ayers,
Kennedy Kirby, McKenna
Higgins, Cailyn McKee,
Macayah Ulrich, Casey
Perry, Paul Dingman, Jake
Dalby, AJ Sims, Alexa
Long, Krista Gilmartin
and Alexys Barton.
Mousetrap catapult winners were: 1st place, Paul
Dingman and Brittany
Ayers; 2nd place, Kennedy Kirby and McKenna
for about an hour. I am a
fanatic about locking my
car and did so this time
too. However, upon our
return we discovered that
Kobyn had left his window down in the backseat.... Someone was definitely watching out for us
on that one.
After checking into the
hotel Ko and I took advantage of the pool. I always bring balls to play
with in the pool, but we
soon tired of that and
Ko decided to play Marco Polo. Of course I was
Marco. At one point I was
wandering all around the
pool with my eyes closed,
trying to find him and the
see MUTTERINGS, page 6A
Science (two year degree); Carrie
Jean Lovercamp, Lockwood, Bachelor of Business Administration.
Students from Lamar were Hailey
L. Braker, Bachelor of Science in Education; John D. Candler, Bachelor
of Science; Crystal Felkner, Bachelor of Music Education; Sunny
Jean Lawrence, Bachelor of Science
in Nursing; Stephanie D. Oden,
Bachelor of Science in Education
and Rudi Renee Alison Rodebush,
Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Higgins. Mousetrap
car winners were:
1st place, McKenna
Higgins and Cailyn
McKee; 2nd place,
Alexa Long and
Alexandra
Sims.
Mars colony winners were: 1st place,
McKenna Higgins
and Cailyn McKee.
Middle
school
winners included
Paper towel: 2nd
place, Will Niffen
and Colton Stacy.
Mousetrap car: 3rd
place, Colby Selvey
and Weston Sprenkle.
Spaghetti
bridge: 2nd place,
float: 2nd place, Weston
Maddy Wahl and Kynli Sprenkle and Colby
Wolf; 3rd place, Shane Selvey.
Mitchell. Aluminum boat Mrs. McKinney and
Area music students performed at MSSU in
Joplin on March 27, at the District Music Contest.
Freshman Homing Ng, left, received a “2” rating
of Outstanding on his clarinet solo. Sophomore
Roni Cifuentes, center, received a “2” rating of
Outstanding on his tenor sax solo and Junior
Emily Lowe, right, received a “1” rating of
Exemplary on her alto sax solo. Lowe qualified
to go to the state music contest. She will perform
in Columbia on Saturday, May 2.
Founded in 1897 at the
University of Maine and
headquartered in Baton
Rouge, Phi Kappa Phi is
the nation's oldest and
most selective all-disci-
pline honor society. The
society has chapters on
more than 300 college
and university campuses
in North America and the
Philippines. Its mission is
Caitlin Claflin, a junior at Oklahoma State
University in Stillwater,
has been awarded two
scholarships from The
College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural
Resources. Claflin was
the recipient of a $1,000
scholarship from SST
Software. The SST
Software scholarship is
given to an outstanding
Agricultural Economics student. She was also awarded a $2000 Dr. Leo V.
Blakley Endowed Scholarship in Agricultural Economics. This scholarship is awarded to an Agricultural Economics student who excels in leadership
and academics.
Caitlin has maintained a 4.0 GPA and has been
named to the President's Honor since beginning
college. She has a double major in Agriculture Economics and Agronomy.
Caitlin is a 2014 Sheldon High School graduate
and the daughter of Charles and Michelle Claflin,
Sheldon.
Hull awarded several
PSU scholarships
PITTSBURG, Kan.-Lamar High School senior
Zane Michael Hull has been awarded several scholarships at Pittsburg State University (PSU). Various
scholarships included an $800 Music Scholarship in
Percussion, $1000 Music Scholarship in Voice Performance, $1000 Diversity Scholarship and $500
Academic Achievement Award.
Hull is the son of Mike and Kelly Hull, Lamar.
PITTSBURG, Kan.-Jerica Stahl, a senior at Lamar
High School and incoming freshman at Pittsburg
State University, has been awarded the Wayne and
Dorothea B. Vonier Scholarship.
Jerica, who plans to major in Interior Design, with
a minor in Business, is the daughter of Donovan
and Jessica Stahl, Lamar.
PSU scholarship awarded
to Justin Weiser
Mrs. Clemensen voiced
how proud they were of
the students for their accomplishments.
placed fifth place all-district.
The Golden City High
School Scholars Bowl
team students are seniors
Brock Friesenborg, Brianna Marks, Lee Neidigh,
Avery Rosenthal and Zoe
Rosenthal; sophomores
Roni Cifuentes and Raiden Ott and freshmen Zach
Moore and Ho Ming Ng.
The team is coached by
Leslie Banta.
Congratulations to the
players and thank you to
the families, friends and
Golden City staff for their
continued support.
Local residents inducted into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
BATON ROUGE, La.-R.
Hurt of Lamar and Kathryn Potter of Mindenmines, both students at
Pittsburg State University
in Pittsburg, Kan., were
recently initiated into The
Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest
and most selective collegiate honor society for all
academic disciplines.
These two were among
approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be
initiated into Phi Kappa
Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and
requires nomination and
approval by a chapter.
Only the top 10 percent
of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at
least 72 semester hours,
are eligible for membership. Graduate students in
the top 10 percent of the
number of candidates for
graduate degrees may also
qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni
who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Claflin awarded
scholarships
Stahl receives PSU
scholarship
Golden City music
Golden City High
students receive honors School Scholars Bowl
team places second
The Golden City
High School Scholars
Bowl team took second place in the Class
1 District 3 Scholars
Bowl tournament held
Saturday, April 18. The
tournament took place
at Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School
in Joplin.
In addition, two
Golden City students
received
all-district
medals for high scoring. Senior Brock Friesenborg placed second
place all-district and
sophomore Raiden Ott
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in all fields of higher education and to engage the
community of scholars in
service to others.”
PITTSBURG, Kan.-The Wayne and Dorothea B.
Vonier Scholarship has been awarded by Pittsburg
State University to Justin Weiser, Golden City, a
freshman Graphic Communications major.
Justin is the son of Michael and Amber Weiser
and is a Golden City High School graduate.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 •
SCHOOL
Kyle Kentner and
S&T's Steel Bridge
Team were ready to
build
ROLLA-A team of students from Missouri
University of Science
and Technology tested
the principles of bridge
building by constructing
a scale-model steel bridge
as part of the American
Society of Civil Engineers' 2015 Mid-Continent Student Conference.
The conference was
held Friday, April 25, and
Saturday, April 26, at the
University of Kansas, located in Lawrence, Kan.
Kyle Kentner, a sophomore in engineering from
Liberal, is part of the Steel
Bridge Team.
Missouri S&T's Steel
Bridge Design Team
competed with other regional collegiate teams to
construct its bridge as fast
as possible. The competition was scored based on
a dollar amount, rather
than a points system. This
scoring simulated the actual accounting process
involved in determining the budget for an
actual bridge construction project.
The bridge was scored
on its weight and rigidity, construction speed
and the number of
team members building the bridge. Penalties were assessed for
infractions like dropping bolts, holding two
pieces of the bridge at
once and stepping over
designated lines. Each
bridge was also "load
tested" to see if it could
hold a required amount
of weight.
This year, Missouri
S&T's team designed
an over-truss bridge,
with steel beams that
arch across the top of
the road portion of
the bridge. It weighs
approximately
160
pounds and is comprised of fewer than 50
pieces.
Morgan Shields, daughter of
Steven and Rhonda Shields, is
the sixth grade Lamar Middle
School Student of the Week.
Morgan likes to hunt and fish. She
loves to go on family vacations
to Colorado. Even though she
doesn't have Mr. Ray as a teacher
yet, he is her favorite.
5A
Jazmine Wescott, daughter of
Jamey Wescott, is the seventh
grade Lamar Middle School
Student of the Week. Jazmine
likes playing softball and
hanging out with her friends.
She also loves to go to church.
Hayley Miller, daughter of
Matt Miller and Amanda Jeffries,
is the eighth grade Lamar
Middle School Student of the
Week. Hayley enjoys cheering
and helping the younger girls
practice. She loves to go to
the mall with her friends. Her
favorite subject in school is
algebra.
LHS Academic Team ends season
Miller earns AllDistrict honors
Carmen
Miller earned
All-District
Honors at
the Class 3,
District 12
Academic
Team
Competition
held at Lamar
High School
on Saturday,
April 18.
Carmen was
the overall
Individual
Scoring
Champion,
with 650
points scored
in five rounds
of play.
The Lamar High School Academic Team ended its season on Saturday, April 18, with a second
place finish in the Class 3, District 12 Tournament held at Lamar. Pictured are: (back row) Ethan
McAfee, Geoffrey Hargrave, Jasmin Messner, Jedidiah Buck and Jacob Shields; (front row) Kelli
Sheat, Carmen Miller, Bethany Swartz, Megan Schlichting and Brianna Miller.
Murphy competes in statewide mathematics competition
JOPLIN-Maxwell Murphy, Lamar, was one of
nine students from Missouri Southern State
University that recently
competed in the Missouri
Intercollegiate Mathematics Competition in Rolla.
Held March 26-27, at
the Missouri University of
Science and Technology,
the annual competition
is a team event for undergraduates and consists of
challenging mathematical
problems.
Murphy, a physics major, was a member of one
of the student teams that
competed.
Students were accompanied by Dr. Rich Laird,
LMS experiences successful Math Contest season
Lamar Middle School
students participated in
several math contests
this year. They started out
with the SBU Math Contest at SBU in January,
where they had 20 students compete. Their next
contest was the regional
Mathcounts contest in
February, where 10 students and eight alternates
competed at MSSU.
Samuel Mather qualified for state, taking second place in seventh
grade. The team of Kyler Cox, Brenden Kelley,
Amber Luthi and Samuel
Mather took third place,
which qualified them for
state as a team. The state
contest was in Columbia
at Mizzou in March.
The elementary MCTM
contest at TJ in Joplin, in
March, brought success
for the team of Shelby
Forst, Austin Luthi, Kara
Morey and Meghan Watson, who took second.
Also Shelby Forst got a
ribbon for Target and
Kara Morey qualified for
the state MCTM contest.
The last contest of the
year was hosted in Lamar
for the regional MCTM
contest and 10 students
qualified for state. In
eighth grade, Brenden
Kelley, Gabrielle Miller
and Clayton Winslow;
in seventh grade, Samuel Mather and Autumn
Shelton and in sixth
grade, Austin Luthi, Kara
Morey and Ethan Pittsenbarger. Also qualifying for state were seventh
graders Kyler Cox and
Greggory
Mather,
who joined
Brenden
Kelley and
Samuel
Mather on
the
team
Right, Mathcounts competed at the regional contest held at
MSSU on February 14. Here they proudly display their banner.
professor of mathematics
and Dr. Grant Latham, associate professor of mathematics.
“Out of 36 teams, our
student teams placed
13th, 25th and 28th,” said
Laird. “In recent years we
have moved into the top
half and last year into the
top third. We have several
students returning for
next year, so it looks good
for the future”.
The contest is held in
conjunction with the Missouri Section of the Mathematical Association of
America. The location
moves each year; in 2017
it will be held at Missouri
Southern.
who took first place in
Sweepstakes at the contest and 10th place at the
state contest in Warrensburg at UCM on April 11.
LMS is very proud of all
of the students who participated in math contests These students participated at the state MCTM
this year and are grateful contest held at the University of Central Missouri
for another fruitful year. in Warrensburg on April 11.
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SPORTS
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Tigers undefeated conference champs
The Lamar Tigers completed a clean sweep of
the Big 8 Conference with
Tuesday's 2-1 home victory over Mount Vernon.
The win earns the Tigers
the title with an 8-0 mark.
Heading into the final
week of the regular season the Tigers are 20-0.
Senior Tripp Tucker
threw five innings for the
win, scattering eight hits
and walking one, while
striking out five. Tanner
Phipps tossed the final
two innings for the save.
He struck out four and
didn't allow a baserunner.
The Tigers plated both
of their runs in the first
inning. Phipps walked
to open the contest and
Todd Morrow followed
with a triple and scored
on a ground out by Tucker. The Tigers only other
hits were off the bat of
Trenton Mooney, who
had a single and a double.
The Tigers followed
the win with a non-conference victory over Ash
Tigers win district
golf tournament
The Lamar Tigers shot a 327, one
stroke better that Springfield Catholic, to win the Class 2 District 6
Tournament last week and earn a
spot in Monday's state sectional.
Caleb Fischer shot four over on
the Karen Kjar Memorial Course in
Buffalo. He missed putting himself
in a three-way playoff for the individual championship by one stroke.
Landon Maberry finished fifth at
seven over par. Logan McArthur
tied for ninth, while Nathan McArthur took 12th. It was his putt on
the 18th that sealed what many believe is the Tigers first district title
as a team in the program's history.
Dylan Maberry chipped in with a
22nd place finish.
Mount Vernon finished a close
third with a 335. Eleven teams participated in the District 6 Tournament.
Monday's sectional was to take
place at Payne Stewart Golf Course
in Springfield. Winners there advance to the state championships
in Cape Girardeau.
Grove, 11-0 Thursday.
Morrow led the way going 2-for-3 with a home
run and three RBI's.
Phipps, Jed Stahl and Lakin Hardman also had
two hits apiece. Mooney
went the distance, allowing only three base runners.
Lamar Democrat/
Chris Morrow
Lamar senior pitcher
Tripp Tucker lets a
fastball fly during the
Tigers win Tuesday.
Atnip
Lockwood girls
works hard participate at
at track
Diamond track meet
meet
Lamar Tigers win Big 8
Conference
Lamar Democrat/Chris Morrow
Lockwood's Alexis Byrnes (right) and Kelsey
Mein run the open 400 meter dash during last
week's track meet at Diamond.
Photo courtesy of Julie Morrow
The Lamar Tigers baseball team defeated Mt. Vernon 2-1 on Tuesday,
May 5, winning the Big 8 Conference Championship for the first time
since 1996. The team is undefeated on the season with a 19-0 record.
Pictured are, front row, left to right, junior Todd Morrow, senior Colton
Divine, senior Tripp Tucker, sophomore Keegan Jones, sophomore Tanner
Phipps, sophomore Hunter Gepner; back row, Coach Thad Lundine, senior
Lakin Hardman, senior Derek Henderson, junior Jed Stahl, senior Dylon
Robertson, senior Trenton Mooney, sophomore Sam Timmons, Coach Tim
Timmons and Coach Ryan Locke.
Yard Dawgs win in USSSA
tournament
The Yard Dawgs, a 10 and under team comprised mostly of kids from
Lamar and Liberal, recently won a USSSA tournament at Joplin, going
5-0. They include: back row, from left, Payton Morrow, Austin Wilkerson,
Cooper Hamblin, Ryan Davis and Matt Boehne; front row, Jaxon Hearod,
Chase Ray, Cameron Peak, Wyatt Pryor, Tucker Shafer Jameson, Kale Marti
and Ty Willhite.
Mutterings, continued from page 4A
little dickens had gotten
out and was in the hot
tub! Did I say he can be a
little ornery sometimes?
That evening we decided to go see Fast and Furious 7, making it to the
8:15 p.m. show. Kobyn fell
asleep during the trailers
and there was nothing I
could do to wake him,
although I tried many
times. The movie is full
of action, but that didn't
budge him. He woke up
enough to get in the car
and back to the room,
then was back asleep as
soon as he hit the bed. I
enjoyed the movie thoroughly...
After checking out Sunday we visited the College
Basketball Experience at
the Sprint Center, which
was really a treat. Following that we decided to
go to Oak Park Mall. We
parked in what I remembered being Nordstroms.
Oak Park is a pretty good
size mall and when it
came time to leave we
headed out the door
at where I thought we
should be. Guess what,
we weren't! We walked
around the mall – inside
and out – for about 30
minutes, eventually discovering the car outside
of Dillards. Is senile dementia already setting in?
Following our mall escapade we dined at Red
Lobster before returning Kobyn to his mother
in Liberty. While Gary
and I were dining on
lobster, and Kobyn was
eating his chicken strips
(is there anything else??)
we got the lecture as to
how we shouldn't be eat-
ing meat. We asked him
if he knew what chicken
was, but that didn't seem
to sway him, nor did explaining the evolution of
the food chain. Leaving
the restaurant, I entered
into my smarter-than-me
phone to find us Starbucks on Barry Rd., forgetting to include that it
was in Liberty. We made
it to Starbucks, but it was
of course the wrong one,
so had to text Peyton to
let her know we would
be about 10-15 minutes
late. We finally made it
to where we needed to be
and after transferring the
many items that Kobyn
had accumulated over the
weekend (and no, I don't
spoil him at all), Gary
and I headed home, tired,
but full of memories of a
wonderful weekend.
Lamar Democrat/
Chris Morrow
Jasper's
Larissa
Atnip works hard
during an event in
a meet last week at
Diamond.
2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 •
SECTION B
LHS choirs’ last concert becomes
emotional farewell to director
By RICHARD COOPER
Democrat staff writer
Photos by
Richard Cooper
The National
Day of Prayer
was observed in
Lamar by a large
gathering inside
Moore
Pavilion.
(Above)
Mark
Turnbough of the United
Methodist Church opened the
services with a welcome message.
(Oval) Abby Compton read scripture as the gathering
prayed for our schools. Marty Compton looked on.
Prayers were offered for our government on all levels,
for our schools, for fire department and law enforcement
personnel, and for our nation.
4-H Livestock Judging
Contest begins 2015
year of 4-H events
It was a beautiful day for Barton County 4-H to begin the
2015 year of 4-H events. The
Barton County 4-H Livestock
Judging Contest was held Saturday, May 2. Through this
event 4-H members learn more
about livestock project areas,
public speaking and individual
reasoning by participating. 4-H
members have the opportunity
to judge and place six classes of
livestock.
The contest was completed by
the youth giving oral reasons
on market hogs and market
ewes. This event is a qualifying
event for Southwest Regional
Achievement Day, held August
3 and State 4-H Livestock Judging.
Youth are selected for advancement to the State 4-H
Livestock Judging Contest in
September, held at the University of Missouri campus
in Columbia.
A special thank you to
Metropolitan Bank for sponsoring the trophies and Mr.
Spencer, the vo-ag instructor
from Aurora, along with University of Missouri Extension
Livestock Specialist Patrick
Davis, Stockton, for judging
and helping 4-H youth with
reasons. Also a special thanks
to Rick and Melinda Morgan
for hosting the contest and
all the parents that assisted
and provided livestock.
Photos by Richard Cooper
LAMAR-The last concert of the school year by the
choirs of Lamar High School became two events in
their program of May 5 at Thiebaud Auditorium.
The first was a selection of songs associated with entertainer Billy Joel, plus some comedy routines. It
was originally scheduled for presentation in April,
but had to be postponed because of unforeseen circumstances. The second event was an emotional
good bye to choir director Brian Hargrave, who is
leaving Lamar schools at the end of the school year
to accept a similar position at Carthage. The students in the choirs took charge in the second event,
and asked Hargrave to take a seat as they followed
with an impromptu program of remembrances to
show how much they appreciated and admired him.
When they surrounded him to embrace him, it’s Master of ceremonies for the evening
doubtful there was a dry eye on stage or in the audi- was Zane Hull, who added levity
ence. A retired teacher in the audience was heard to the program with the reading of
to say, “I only wish I could have had that kind of “Rindercella” (Cinderella?)
relationship with my students.”
Many in the two choirs (Rhapsody and Concert
Choir) had earlier won awards in state vocal music competition,
including solos in district competition, solos in state level competition, and membership in the All State Choir.
Geoffrey Hargrave and Sophia Davis sparred over the
question, Why did the chicken cross the road?
Hargrave offers a heartfelt “thank you” surrounded by his
student admirers.
Sophomore Elly Swartz
sang “Just the Way You Are.”
Hargrave examines a
book full of memories.
Pianist Tracy Bean is seen
over his shoulder.
Rhapsody sang “Lullaby.”
4-H youth find hands on training in evaluation of
market goats, helping them prepare for future judging
contests.
Near the close, alumni in the audience were invited to join the choir in a medley of
“Swing Low Sweet Chariot” and “When the Saints Come Marching In.”
4-H members participated with results as follows. Team 1 included individuals (11 &
under ) first place, Marcy Miller; second place, Colby Burchett; third place, Crystal Kahl and
fourth place, Erica Mc Caslin. Team 2 (12 & over ) first place, Matthew Morgan; second place,
4-H youth evaluated market hogs and market ewes, Brandon Overman; third place, Emily McCaslin; fourth place, Jarod Mc Caslin. Medalists
helping youth learn more about species and how to care included Halle Miller, Mikayla Madison, Annabelle Crabtree, Kaylee Lower, Ben Wilhelm,
for their animals.
Theo Crabtree, Connor Duncan, CK Henry Ball and Lauren Crabtree.
Average annual wage based on 2013 figures
The average annual wage in
Missouri, county by county,
has been figured by the Missouri Economic Research &
Information Center (MERIC),
a division of the Department
of Economic Development.
The results of their research
are based on 2013 figures,
and include wages earned by
workers in private employment only, and by workers in
both private and government
jobs.
Starting with Barton County,
the average annual wage for
those employed in privately
owned businesses is $25,199,
and the average hourly wage is
$12.11. The figures are slightly
higher when employment both
private and public is considered. The annual wage moves
up to $25,832, and the hourly
wage improves to $12.90.
Dade County has a private
employment annual average
slightly higher than that of
Barton County. Its annual average is $26,933 with a wage
of $12.95. When government
workers are included in Dade
County, the annual wage drops
to $25,898, and the hourly
wage to $12.49.
For Vernon County, the private sector workers average
$32,812 a year with an hourly
wage of $15.78. When private
and public workers are combined, there is a slight drop to
$32,712 and $15.73.
Jasper County has the highest wages in the five county
area. Private employees average $36,489 annually with
an hourly wage of $17.54.
When government employ-
ees are added to the mix, Jasper County’s averages decline
slightly to $36,287 per year
and $17.45 per hour.
Cedar County ranks last
among the five counties. Its
averages for private employees are $22,603 per year, and
$10.87 hourly. With government employees included,
there is a noticeable improvement to $24,976 and $12.04.
The highest figures come out
of St. Louis. The average annual wage in the private sector comes from St. Louis city,
$54,317, with an average hourly wage of $26.11. St. Louis
County is close behind with
an annual figure of $53,357
and an hourly wage of $25.65.
To the other extreme, the
lowest annual wage was in
Shannon County with $19,122,
and an hourly wage of $9.19.
State averages show private sector annual wages of
$43,428, with an hourly wage
of $20.88. With private and
public employment combined,
the state averages are $43,061
and $20.70.
2B • Wednesday, May 13, 2015
RECORDS
BRIEFS
All briefs are also posted on the calender at www.lamardemocrat.com.
BETHEL CHURCH WILL HOLD VACATION Bible School May 25-29. Each evening will begin with
a light supper at 6 p.m., followed by a couple of hours
of fun and learning from the book of Proverbs. Dismissal will be at approximately 8:30 p.m. The closing
program will be Sunday afternoon, May 31, beginning
with a fellowship dinner about 12 noon (following the
regular church service). All children who wish to attend are welcome. Bethel Church is 2 ½ miles west of
I-49/US 71 on Hwy. 126.
ST. JAMES RIDGE CEMETERY WILL HOLD its
annual meeting on Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m., at the
cemetery.
NEWPORT CEMETERY ASSOCIATION WILL
hold its annual meeting on Sunday, May 24, 2 p.m.,
at the Newport Baptist Church. Anyone with family
buried there are welcome to attend.
THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY WILL BE
closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial
Day. They will reopen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26.
THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD of
Trustees will meet Tuesday, May 19, 9:30 a.m., at the
Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar. The tentative agenda
includes (1) financial report review including approval of bills paid, (2) minutes and (3) director’s report.
U.S. SENATOR ROY BLUNT’S STAFF will host a
mobile office on Friday, May 15, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m., at the Barton County Senior Center, 306 W. 11th
St., Lamar.
LAMAR K-5 SUMMER SCHOOL WILL BE held
May 26 through June 26, 7:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Children can be signed up for the classes that interest them
most, with applications currently being accepted at
Lamar East Primary or West Elementary office.
FIBER ART GUILD WILL MEET THURSDAY,
May 21, 9 a.m., at the Food Station in Lamar. The
Blue Top Quilt Shop will present the program. Roll
call will be answered with “a tribute to grandma”.
BLAINE AND BOYD CORNWELL, ALSO
KNOWN AS the “Master’s Encouragers” will be holding morning worship service at Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Sunday, May 17, 10:45
a.m. The public is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be taken. Lunch will follow the service. Take
I-49 (71) to EE Hwy., go East on EE approximately
three miles to a gravel road going North off a curve
on EE; then one mile North, ½ mile West (across from
the water tower).
THE LAMAR TIGERSHARKS SWIM TEAM will
begin practice on Friday, May 22.
THE GOULDS, A POPULAR FAMILY SINGING
group based in Joplin, will be at Bethel Church on
Sunday, May 17, beginning at 6 p.m. A freewill offering will be taken. Bethel Church is located 2 ½ miles
west of I-49/US 71 on Hwy. 126 (GPS location 243
West Hwy. 126, Jasper, MO). All are invited to attend.
MOREHEAD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION WILL
hold its annual meeting on Monday, May 18, 7 p.m.,
at the Barton County Health Department, 1301 E.
12th St., Lamar.
A FREE EXERCISE CLASS TO A DVD is held every Tuesday and Thursday, at 10 a.m., at Cornerstone
Baptist Church, 800 Jefferson St., Lamar. This is a great
balance and diabetes workout for stretching, toning
and circulation. Ninety percent is done sitting in a
chair. Bring a towel. All are welcome to join in.
THE JASPER SURVIVING SPOUSES WILL meet
Wednesday, May 13, 11 a.m., at the Barton County Senior Center in Lamar. Lunch will be eaten at the center. Bring a picture from when you were a senior for
show and tell. Also, Bingo will be played.
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DEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS
MITCH MILES
LAMAR-A memorial
service was held at 1 p.m.
Saturday at the Lamar
United Methodist Church
for Mitchell “Mitch” Eugene Miles, 69, Lamar,
who died unexpectedly
Thursday, May 7, 2015, at
Barton County Memorial
Hospital. Dr. Mark Turnbough officiated.
Arrangements were under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home.
Contributions may be
made to Lamar United
Methodist Church, in
care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be
shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.
Survivors include his
wife, Anne Miles, of the
home; two daughters,
Kristi Carter, Lamar and
Karla Alumbaugh and
husband Darrin, Carthage; two sisters, Anita
Callahan and husband
Charles, Oklahoma City,
Okla. and Marilyn Snider and husband Steve,
Pittsburg, Kan. and five
grandchildren, Kirsten
Miles, Brylee O'Banion,
Kaden Carter, Ashleigh
Alumbaugh and Cheyenne Alumbaugh.
He was preceded in
death by his parents.
Mr. Miles was born
March 14, 1946, at Arcadia, Kan., to Eugene Miles
and Shirley Dean (Kirksey). He graduated Arcadia High School in 1965
and went on to receive a
bachelors degree in music
from Pittsburg State University. He had worked
as a music teacher in the
Jasper School System,
had worked as a cosmetologist and was the pastor of Full Faith Church
in Carthage for 20 years.
He enjoyed singing in the
Lamar United Methodist
Church Choir, where he
attended. He was also an
avid hunter and fisherman and was known for
his ability to grow “the
best tomatoes”.
He married Anne Shirley Estes on Feb. 10, 2005,
at Pittsburg, Kan.
LOU SCROGGS
LAMAR-A memorial
service will be held at 2
p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Lamar for
Lou A. Scroggs, 89, Lamar, who died Saturday
afternoon, May 9, 2015, at
Barton County Memorial
Hospital. A visitation/reception will follow in the
church fellowship hall.
Burial will be in Memory
Gardens Cemetery at a
later date.
Memorial contributions
may be made to First Baptist Church of Lamar, in
care of the funeral home.
Condolences may be
shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.
Survivors include her
husband, Dick, of the
home; son-in-law, Bill
Witham, Lamar; a sister,
Roberta Hampton, Lamar; a brother-in-law,
Don Scroggs and wife
Sharon, Des Moines,
Iowa; three grandchildren, Randy Day and wife
Katie, Russ Day and Melissa Oertle and husband
Bob, all of Lamar; five
grandchildren, Amanda
Stewart and husband
Nathan, Megan Heiskell
and husband Aaron,
Lynsi Oertle and Cedric
and Alexis Gartman and
a great-granddaughter,
Charlotte “Charlie” Stewart.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Bub Rix; a brother, Rusty
Hampton; two sisters,
Wanda Johnston and Iva
Jean Laepple; her daughter, Marcia Witham and a
granddaughter, Samantha
Gartman.
Mrs. Scroggs was born
Aug. 5, 1925, near Piedmont, Okla., to L.A. And
Ona (Stephens) Hampton. She graduated from
Piedmont High School
in 1943 and moved to
California during World
War II. In 1949 she married Bub Rix and they
made their home in Barton County. In addition
to being a devoted wife,
mother,
grandmother
and homemaker, she
worked for many years
as a dental assistant for
Dr. Ralph Dimond. Many
will also remember her as
their Merle Norman consultant.
After Bub’s death in
1980 she became very active in Republican politics, first with a run for
mayor of Lamar. Over the
years she was influential
in many local, state and
national candidate campaigns and was appointed
to the Council for Aging
by Governor Ashcroft.
She was instrumental in
the re-activation of Barton County Republican
Women’s Club, serving
as its president for many
years. She was also president of 4th District Missouri Federation of Republican Women’s Club
and was named Missouri
Republican of the Year in
1996.
She
married
Dick
Scroggs on August 17,
1996. In their nearly
19 years together they
shared love, respect and
a desire to improve and
enrich their community,
state and country through
political involvement.
JAY DARRAH
LAMAR-Honoring his
wishes, cremation has
see DEATHS, page 3B
MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS
The following have filed
a marriage license application with the Barton
County Recorder's office:
Bobby Jay Bourland, 33,
Nevada and Tiffany Crystal Horn, 23, El Dorado
Springs.
Ryan D. Braker, 33, Nevada and Kelsey Chanelle
Pennell, 21, Lockwood.
Kevin Dwight Rook, 50,
Lamar and Tamie Kalynn
Hurt, 53, Lamar.
Bradley Gene Fanning,
35, Lamar and Bethany
Ann Flenniken, 27, Lamar.
David Allen Callahan,
25, Sheldon and Bryanna
Lynn Pearman, 24, Shel-
don.
Donald Ray Taylor, 65,
Liberal and Teresa Lee
Hutching, 55, Liberal.
Lynn Mark Smith, 66, El
Dorado Springs and Verna
Ann Jaross, 61, Nevada.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a one vehicle accident occurred at 4:30 p.m.
Friday, May 8, two miles
south of Milford on NE
40th Rd. The report stated
that a 2001 GMC Sierra
pickup, being driven by
Roselie A. Burr, 36, Lamar, was eastbound when
she slid off the roadway
into a tree.
The report stated that
the driver, along with her
daughter, Skylan Burr, 12,
Lamar, received moderate injuries and were both
taken to Freeman Hospital
in Joplin.
According to the report
the driver was not wearing
a safety device; however,
the passenger was.
Accident report
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RECORDS
Deaths, continued from page 2B
taken place and a private family service will
be held at a later date for
William Jason “Jay” Darrah, 45, Lamar, who died
Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at
Barton County Memorial
Hospital.
Arrangements were under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home.
Condolences may be
shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.
Survivors include his
half-brother, Mike Darrah and wife Susie, Raytown; a sister, Patricia
Groves and husband Ted,
Liberal; a half-sister, Jackie Taylor and husband
Joe, Olathe, Kan. and his
caretakers at Truman
are pending with Daniel
Funeral Home for Mary
Louie Pritchard, 80, Lamar, who died Friday,
May 8, 2015, at her home.
A complete obituary
and service details will be
available at www.danielfuneralhome.net.
Healthcare Center.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
two brothers, John Thomas Darrah and George
Clayton Darrah.
Mr. Darrah was born
May 29, 1969, at Kansas
City, Mo., to John Merrick and Marilyn (FraNORMAN
zier) Darrah. He attended
LAFOUNTAIN
Central High School in
Kansas City, Mo. and had
worked as a welder for LAMAR-Arrangements
J&W Trailers before be- are pending with Daniel
coming disabled.
Funeral Home for Norman LaFountain, 55, Lamar, who died unexpectedly at his home.
MARY
Condolences may be
PRITCHARD
made at www.danielfuneralhome.net.
LAMAR-Arrangements
LAMAR-Following her
wishes, cremation has
taken place and a memorial gathering will be held
at a later date for Betty
Lee Swanberg, 78, rural
wind-blown rain. Careless pruning practices
may also spread the bacteria.
Blossom blight: The
blossoms on susceptible
trees are usually the first
plant parts to become
infected in the spring.
Infected blossoms turn
brown and die, usually
with the flower parts remaining attached.
Shoot or terminal blight:
The succulent new shoot
growth also is susceptible
to bacterial infection in
the spring and early summer. When infected the
tender tips wilt, die and
assume a characteristic
shepherd’s-crook appearance. These infections
often kill a foot or more
of the terminal growth.
Apple leaves and shoots
turn a rusty brown color;
in pears these parts turn
black. In either case the
dead leaves remain attached to the dried shoots.
Cankers: Fire blight
cankers of various sizes
can develop on twigs,
limbs and even the trunks
of trees. The infected area
will become discolored
and superficially sunken.
A sticky ooze often devel-
ops in the region of these
cankers in the spring and
early summer, especially
during wet weather.
Select Resistant Varieties: Fire blight is difficult
to control so selecting a
resistant variety is the best
way to avoid the disease.
Please visit extension.
missorui.edu/p/g6020 to
see resistant apple and
pear varieties.
Prune Infected Areas:
Prune infected areas as
soon as possible and remove it from the area
and away from other fruit
trees. Always use clean,
sharp pruning tools and
remove branches eight to
12 inches below the visible injury. The appearance
of new infections below a
pruning indicates the cuts
were not made far enough
below the infection and
the bacteria has spread.
To avoid spreading bacteria during pruning, dip
or spray the pruning tool
before each cut with a 10
percent solution of bleach
(one part bleach to nine
parts water); dry and oil
tools after use to prevent
rust.
Apply a Fungicide:
Streptomycin is a bacte-
Watch for blight in fruit trees
By JILL SCHEIDT
MU Extension
Agronomy Specialist
Warm, wet weather encourages rapid development of fruit tree buds and
shoots and these weather
conditions coupled with
quick growth increase the
risk of fire blight in fruit
trees. Fire blight is a bacterial disease affecting apple, crabapple, pear, hawthorn and related species.
The bacteria commonly
overwinter in cankers on
the tree, which produce
a sticky exudate in early
spring. The bacteria are
usually spread from the
cankers by insects and by
BETTY
SWANBERG
Lamar, who died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at her
home.
Condolences may be
shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.
Survivors include a
son, Dale Swanberg and
wife Anna, New Haven;
two daughters, Cindy Elvik and husband Darrell,
Clark, S.D. and Evelyn
Willoughby and husband
Steve, Bowling Green,
Ky.; a sister, Doris Gibbs,
De Kalb, Ill.; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Pearson and husband Aaron,
Mary Brown, Wyndi
Donnell and Bobby Joe
Simpson and wife Ashley;
six great-grandchildren,
Dallas, Garrett and Jasmine Swender, Michael
and Rebekah Donnell
and Abigail Pearson; two
nieces and one nephew.
She was preceded in
death by a sister, Norma
Hofbauer.
Mrs. Swanberg was born
April 9, 1937, in Kansas, Ill., to Chauncey and
Ruby (Tomes) Suddeth.
After moving to Barton
County she worked in
the packing department
of O’Sullivan Industries
for over 20 years. She was
a “people person” and an
animal lover. She enjoyed
the fellowship of friends
in her square dance club,
as well as the company of
her dogs and cats in her
quiet country home. She
was a loving companion
and caretaker for Johnny
Kearney for the past 12
years.
ricide used to control fire
blight. Various products
are labeled for application
to apples, pears and ornamentals. Sprays are generally applied when wet
weather occurs during
bloom and temperatures
are 60 to 75 degrees F. A
minimum of two applications is necessary to provide control. Consult the
label for specific applica-
tion instructions.
Avoid Over-fertilization
of Nitrogen: Over-fertilization of nitrogen can
cause rapid growth, which
encourages fire blight,
fertilize with low amounts
of nitrogen and decrease
nitrogen applications if
trees experience more
than six to eight inches of
new terminal growth per
season.
Liberal Fire Department
battles house fire
Lamar Democrat/Chris Morrow
Members of the Liberal Fire Department
battled a house fire Friday evening. Here,
Jimmy Smith puts water on the house.
The house is located at the corner of Yale
and Slenker. The house sustained severe
damage.
Changes made to employee's insurance
GREENFIELD-Present for the
April 7 meeting of the Greenfield
City Council were Jack Pugh, Vicki
Lollar, Cathy Harrington, Kelly
Mayfield, Beth Wright and attorney
Allen Rose and his wife Sherry.
The minutes from March 17 were
unanimously approved as read.
Bill Marshall with Bryant Marshall Agency and Trevor Croley
with Croley Insurance and Financial presented the council with bids
on the employee health insurance
due May 1. After presentations on
the insurance, a motion was made
and seconded to go into closed session where no decisions were made
at the time. The meeting returned to
open session on a unanimous vote.
Lollar then made a motion, sec-
onded by Pugh to change the employee health insurance to Cox
Health Plans are to add life insurance, vision and dental through
the Principal Financial Group. This
passed with four yes votes. The effective date for the insurances was
set for May 1.
With no further business the
meeting adjourned.
Dade County Commission checks
on road conditions
GREENFIELD-Presid- County Commission to were Eastern Commising Commissioner Randy order at 9 a.m. on April sioner Dallas Maxwell,
Daniel called the Dade 20. Others in attendance Western Commissioner
David Rusch and County
Clerk Melinda Wright.
The April 13 minutes
were unanimously approved as written.
Gabe Cordova with ECCHIC met with the commission regarding insurance.
The commission traveled to check on a culvert
on W. Dade 122, as well as
one on W. Dade 42. They
also checked on a road
complaint on S. Dade
181, checked on a bridge
on S. Dade 217 and a road
complaint on S. Dade 191.
The meeting adjourned
to meet again on April 27.
4B • Wednesday, May 13, 2015
LEGALS
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LEGALS
NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE’S SALE
WHEREAS
ROBERT
LAWRENCE and TOTTIE
LAWRENCE,
husband
and wife, by their Deed of
Trust dated July 17, 2014,
and recorded in the Office
of the Recorder of Deeds of
Barton County, Missouri,
as Document # 2014-887,
conveyed to the Trustee
therein named, the following
described real estate, situated
in the County of Barton,
State of Missouri, to wit:
A TRACT OF LAND
LOCATED
IN
THE
NORTHEAST
QUARTER
OF
THE
SOUTHEAST
QUARTER
OF
SECTION
30,
TOWNSHIP
32,
RANGE 30, CITY OF
LAMAR,
BARTON
COUNTY MISSOURI,
CONTAINING
1.12
ACRES
AND
FURTHER DESCRIBED
AS
FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT A
POINT
16.5
FEET
WEST AND
445.5
FEET NORTH OF THE
SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF SAID NORTHEAST
QUARTER
OF
SOUTHEAST
QUARTER, THENCE
DUE
NORTH
A
DISTANCE OF 198
FEET,
THENCE
NORTH 89 DEGREES
16
MINUTES
06
SECONDS WEST A
DISTANCE OF 214.5
FEET, THENCE DUE
SOUTH A DISTANCE
OF 256 FEET, THENCE
NORTH 75 DEGREES
32
MINUTES
56
SECONDS
EAST
ALONG
THE
CENTERLINE OF A
CREEK A DISTANCE
OF
221.44
FEET
TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING, SUBJECT
TO HAGNEY STREET
R.O.W. AND UTILITY
EASEMENTS.
which conveyance was made
to said Trustee in Trust, to
secure the payment of a
certain Note in said Deed of
Trust described; and
WHEREAS default was
made and still continues in
the payment of said note;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
at the request of the legal
holder of said Note, and
pursuant to the provisions
of said Deed of Trust, the
undersigned
Successor
Trustee will sell the property
above described, at public
vendue, to the highest
bidder for cash, at the west
front door of the Barton
County Courthouse in the
City of Lamar, Missouri, on
May 19, 2015, between the
hours of 9:00 o’clock in the
forenoon and 5:00 o’clock in
the afternoon, at 1:00 p.m.,
for the purpose of satisfying
said indebtedness and the
costs of executing this trust.
s-GEORGE D. NICHOLS,
Successor Trustee
4-22,29,5-6,13-4tc
INVITATION FOR
BIDDERS
Road and Sidewalk
Work
Notice to Contractors
Sealed bids for Project
#BRO-B006(19), “SE 115th
Road Bridge over Unnamed
Tributary to North Fork
Spring River”, will be
received at: Barton County
Courthouse, 1004 Gulf
Street, Lamar, MO 64759
until 2:00 o’clock P.M.
(Prevailing Local Time) on
the 26th day of May, 2015,
at the office of the Barton
County Commission, and
at that time will be publicly
opened and read. All bids
shall be submitted in the
form of paper bids.
The proposed work includes:
Removal of an existing
bridge, construction of a
new bridge and roadway.
Plans and specifications
will be available on April
24, 2015 and may be
obtained from Springfield
Blue Print, 219 E. Pershing,
Springfield, MO 65806 /
www.spfdblue.com / 800458-9731. A non-refundable
fee will be charged.
All labor used in the
construction of this public
improvement shall be paid
a wage no less than the
prevailing hourly rate of
wages of work of a similar
character in this locality
as established by the
Department of Labor and
Industrial Relations (Federal
Wage Rate), or state wage
rate, whichever is higher.
The County of Barton,
Missouri hereby notifies
all bidders that it will
affirmatively ensure that
in any contract entered
into pursuant to this
advertisement, businesses
owned and controlled by
socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals
will be afforded full
opportunity
to
submit
bids in response to this
invitation and will not be
discriminated against on
the grounds of race, color,
religion, creed, sex, age,
ancestry, or national origin
in consideration for an
award.”
All bidders must be on
MoDOT’s
Qualified
Contractor List per Section
102.2 of the Missouri
Standard
Specifications
for Highway Construction,
2011 Edition including all
revisions. The contractor
questionnaire must be on
file 7 days prior to bid
opening.
Contractors
and
subcontractors
who
sign
a contract to work on
public works project must
provide a 10-Hour OSHA
construction safety program,
or similar program approved
by the Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations, to
be completed by their onsite employees within sixty
(60) days of beginning work
on the construction project.
A certified or cashier’s check
or a bid bond in the amount
of 10% shall be submitted
with each proposal.
The County of Barton,
Missouri reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
The DBE Goal for this
project is 5%.
No 2nd tier subcontracting
will be allowed on this
project.
The contract will be awarded
to the lowest, responsive,
responsible bidder.
4-29,5-6,13-3tc
#BRO-B006(20), “NW 30th
Road Bridge over East Fork
Dry Wood Creek”, will be
received at: Barton County
Courthouse, 1004 Gulf
Street, Lamar, MO 64759
until 2:00 o’clock P.M.
(Prevailing Local Time) on
the 26th day of May, 2015,
at the office of the Barton
County Commission, and
at that time will be publicly
opened and read. All bids
shall be submitted in the
form of paper bids.
The proposed work includes:
Removal of an existing
bridge, construction of a
new bridge and roadway.
Plans and specifications
will be available on April
24, 2015 and may be
obtained from Springfield
Blue Print, 219 E. Pershing,
Springfield, MO 65806 /
www.spfdblue.com / 800458-9731. A non-refundable
fee will be charged.
All labor used in the
construction of this public
improvement
shall
be
paid a wage no less than
the prevailing hourly rate
of wages of work of a
similar character in this
locality as established by
the Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations
(Federal Wage Rate), or
state wage rate, whichever
is higher.
The County of Barton,
Missouri hereby notifies
all bidders that it will
affirmatively ensure that
in any contract entered
into pursuant to this
advertisement, businesses
owned and controlled by
socially and economically
disadvantaged individuals
will be afforded full
opportunity
to
submit
bids in response to this
invitation and will not be
discriminated against on
the grounds of race, color,
religion, creed, sex, age,
ancestry, or national origin
in consideration for an
award.”
All bidders must be on
MoDOT’s
Qualified
Contractor List per Section
102.2 of the Missouri
Standard
Specifications
for Highway Construction,
2011 Edition including all
revisions. The contractor
questionnaire must be on
file 7 days prior to bid
opening.
Contractors
and
subcontractors
who
sign
a contract to work on
public works project must
provide a 10-Hour OSHA
construction safety program,
or similar program approved
by the Department of Labor
and Industrial Relations, to
be completed by their onsite employees within sixty
(60) days of beginning work
INVITATION FOR
on the construction project.
BIDDERS
A certified or cashier’s check
Road and Sidewalk
or a bid bond in the amount
Work
of 10% shall be submitted
Notice to Contractors
Sealed bids for Project with each proposal.
The County of Barton,
Missouri reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
The DBE Goal for this
project is 5%.
No 2nd tier subcontracting
will be allowed on this
project.
The contract will be awarded
to the lowest, responsive,
responsible bidder.
4-29,5-6,13-3tc
County, MISSOURI, the
undersigned
Successor
Trustee, will on 06/01/2015
at 2:30 PM at the West
Front Door of the Barton
County Courthouse, 1007
Broadway, Lamar, Mo.
64759
, sell at public venue to
the highest bidder for
cash subject to the terms
announced at the sale, the
realty described in said deed
of trust, to wit:
A TRACT DESCRIBED
AS
COMMENCING
AT THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF SECTION
NINE (9), TOWNSHIP
THIRTYONE
(31),
RANGE
THIRTYONE (31), IN BARTON
COUNTY,
MISSOURI,
AND RUNNING THENCE
SOUTH
24
RODS,
THENCE EAST 20 RODS,
THENCE NORTH 24
RODS, THENCE WEST
20 RODS TO THE PLACE
OF BEGINNING..
Substitute
Trustee
Corporation
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
www.
substitutetrusteecorp.com
Published in the Lamar
Democrat
File #: SCHHOOCW
First
publication
date
05/06/2015
5-6,13,20,27-4tc
FUELS, INC, through
its
bankruptcy
trustee
Christopher J. Redmond with
HUSCH
BLACKWELL,
LLP., 4801 Main Street,
Suite 1000, Kansas City,
MO 64112 (Under the
Administrative Control of
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
District of Kansas) is filing
an application for a Phase I
Bond Release on Alternate
Fuel, Inc. - Blue Mound
Mine, Permit #1996-01
issued on December 1996
for 445 acres. The release
area is located northwest
of Oskaloosa, Missouri.
The precise location of this
permit area runs from one
to two miles north of “K”
highway from the Kansas Missouri State line east three
quarters mile. The release
area consists of 425.0 acres
in parts of Government
Lots 3, 4, & 5 in the
fractional NW/4 and parts of
Government Lots 2, 3, 4, &
5 in the fractional SW/4 of
Section 31, T.34N. R. 33W,
Vernon County Missouri
and 20.0 acres in parts of
Government Lots 2, 3, 4, &
5 in the fractional NW/4 of
Section 6, T.33N. R.33W.
Barton County Missouri
and can be found on the
USGS 7.5 minute Garland,
Mo-Kans
Quadrangle
maps. The precise area is
further defined on bond
NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE’S SALE
For default in the payment
of debt secured by a deed
of trust executed by David
G. Francis, dated April 7,
2003, and recorded on April
16, 2003, in Book No. 488,
at Page 7 in the Office of
the Recorder of Deeds,
Barton County, Missouri,
the undersigned Successor
Trustee will on June 1, 2015,
at 12:00 PM, at the East
Front Door of the Barton
County Courthouse, Lamar,
Missouri, sell at public
vendue to the highest bidder
for cash:
THE EAST HALF
(E1/2) OF LOT ONE
(1), IN BLOCK FIVE
(5),
OF
HICKS’
ADDITION
TO
THE TOWN OF
GOLDEN CITY, IN
BARTON COUNTY,
MISSOURI.,
commonly known as
1000 Clinton Street,
PUBLIC NOTICE
Golden City, MO,
NOTICE
IS HEREBY
64748
subject to all prior easements, GIVEN that ALTERNATE see LEGALS, page 5B
restrictions,
reservations,
covenants and encumbrances
now of record, if any, to
satisfy the debt and costs.
SouthLaw, P.C. f/k/a South &
Associates, P.C., Successor
Trustee
First Publication: May 6,
2015. For more information,
visit www.southlaw.com
NOTICE
Pursuant to the Fair Debt
Collection Practices Act,
15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no
information concerning the
collection of this debt may
be given without the prior
consent of the consumer
given directly to the debt
collector or the express
permission of a court of
competent jurisdiction. The
debt collector is attempting
to collect a debt and any
information obtained will
be used for that purpose
(Casefile
No.
179492
/ Invoice No. 179492738162).
5-6,13,20,27-4tc
In Re: Howard L. Schutz
TRUSTEE’S SALE –
Under the terms of the
Deed of Trust executed
by Howard L. Schutz
dated 05/05/2006, and
recorded on 05/09/2006
Document 2006-770 in
the office of the Recorder
of Deeds for Barton
Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
www.lamardemocrat.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 •
5B
LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS
Legals, continued from page 4B
release maps on file with the
Missouri Land Reclamation
Commission. The amount
of bond currently in effect
for Permit #1996-01 is
$495,000. The following
releases are requested at this
time; a Phase I Bond Release
on 198.0 bonded acres for
$396,000 leaving $99,000.
Work accomplished has
achieved Phase I release
standards on the described
areas. This work includes;
backfilling and grading, soil
replacement, application of
soil amendments, seeding
and drainage control. The
reclamation
performed
is in accordance with the
approved reclamation work
plan and applicable state
and federal regulations; and
was completed at various
times from 1995 to 2002
with final work completed
in 2012 to 2014. Any written
comments, objections or
requests for an informal
conference on this bond
release application must be
submitted within 60 days
of filing of this application
or by 5:00 p.m. on July
17, 2015 to the Director,
Missouri Land Reclamation,
P.O. Box 176,1101 Riverside
Drive, Jefferson City, MO
65101 Signed: Christopher
J. Redmond Chapter 11
Trustee of the Bankruptcy
Estate of Alternate Fuels,
Inc. Case No. 09-20173-11
DLS
CLASSIFIEDS
5-13, 20, 27, 6-3-4tc one and a half miles north
of “K” highway and from
PUBLIC NOTICE
the Kansas-Missouri State
NOTICE IS HEREBY
line beginning east three
GIVEN that ALTERNATE
quarters mile then one and
FUELS,
INC,
through
three quarters miles east.
its
bankruptcy
trustee
The release area consists
Christopher J. Redmond
of 30.0 acres in Lots 1 &
with HUSCH BLACKWELL,
2 of fractional SW/4 of
LLP., 4801 Main Street,
Section 31, T.34N. R. 33W,
Suite 1000, Kansas City,
Vernon County Missouri
MO 64112 (Under the
and 273.0 acres NE/4 and
Administrative Control of
SE/4 and Lots 1 & 2 of
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
fractional NW/4 and Lots
District of Kansas) is filing
1 & 2 of fractional SW/4 of
an application for a Phase
Section 6, T.33N. R.33W.
II & III Bond (final) Release
Barton County Missouri
on Alternate Fuel, Inc. and can be found on the
Blue Mound Mine, Permit
USGS 7.5 minute Garland,
#1990-01 issued on March
Mo-Kans
Quadrangle
28, 1991 for 303 acres. The
maps. The precise area is
release area is located north
further defined on bond
of Oskaloosa, Missouri.
release maps on file with the
The precise location of
Missouri Land Reclamation
this permit area runs from
Commission. The amount of
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bond currently in effect for
Permit #1990-01 is $177,750.
A Phase I Bond Release was
granted on December 11,
2012. The following releases
are requested at this time; a
Phase II & III Bond (final)
Release Bond Release on
303 acres for $177,750
leaving $0.0. The Phase III
release represents a total
release of Alternate Fuels’s
responsibility and liability on
these 303.0 acres and returns
the control of the land back
to the landowners. Work
accomplished has achieved
Phase II and III release
standards on the described
areas. This work includes;
backfilling and grading, soil
replacement, application of
soil amendments, seeding
and drainage control. The
reclamation
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is in accordance with the
approved reclamation work
plan and applicable state and
federal regulations; and was
completed at various times
from 1995 to 2002 with final
work completed in 2014.
Any written comments,
objections or requests for
an informal conference on
this bond release application
must be submitted within
60 days of filing of this
application or by 5:00 p.m. on
July 17, 2015 to the Director,
Missouri Land Reclamation,
P.O. Box 176, 1101 Riverside
Drive, Jefferson City, MO
65101 Signed: Christopher
J. Redmond Chapter 11
Trustee of the Bankruptcy
Estate of Alternate Fuels,
Inc. Case No. 09-20173-11
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We will not knowing- 2 Duplexes Available
ly accept any advertis- after May 1. 2 Beding for real estate, which room, 1 bath. 1 car gais in violation of the law. rage. $750/month plus
All persons are hereby deposit. Must have refinformed that all dwell- erences. Call 682-5727.
ings advertised are available on an equal oppor- For Rent – 2 Apartments in Lamar. 2 BR
tunity basis".
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