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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, JUNE 3, 2015
2 SECTIONS, 12 PAGES
Liberal's
City Wide
Rummage
Sale set for
June 6
LIBERAL-Liberal’s annual
city wide rummage sale, held
every year, is scheduled for
Saturday, June 6. The rummage sale is sponsored by
the Liberal PTO and the Liberal Area Civic Group.
Vendor space will be available for rent in the Liberal
Elementary gym on Saturday
of the sale. For more information contact Beth Bazal at
417- 843-5356.
For those that would like
to be listed on a flier that will
be available that day, contact Mary Toney at 417-8433453.
2nd Annual
Car, Truck and
Bike Show set
for June 14
On Sunday, June 14, the
Lamar First Baptist Church,
at 1306 E. 6th St., will have its
2nd Annual Car, Truck and
Bike Show. This year they
have added Antique Tractors
to the lineup. Come at 10
a.m. for the worship service,
with a message from Scott
Hettinger, Peterson Outdoor
Ministries, about their service to wounded veterans.
Admission to the show and
lunch are free. They will be
grilling burgers and hotdogs.
The show will be in the southeast parking area. There is a
$10 entry fee to show a car or
truck. Trophies will be given
to the top 20 entries, as well
as best of show. Registration
is at 12 noon and awards will
be presented at 4 p.m.
For information call David
Banwart at 417-214-0018
or Mike Thomas, 417-6843995.
Hanging
baskets spruce
up Liberal's
Main Street
LIBERAL-The Liberal City
Council has put hanging
baskets of flowers on all the
utility poles in downtown
Liberal. The large baskets of
red and white petunias have
helped beautify the downtown area. Brackets were
recently put on the utility
poles to hang them. A recent
part-time worker the city has
hired is taking care of the
watering of the baskets.
The community appreciates the thoughtfulness of
the city to share the flowers.
INDEX
SECTION A
Correspondents............................... 2
Friends & Family............................. 3
Friends & Family/School................ 4
School................................................ 5
School................................................ 6
SECTION B
Area News/Reports......................... 4
Records............................................. 5
Legals................................................. 6
Classifieds......................................... 7
Area News........................................ 8
Photo courtesy of Arty Torbeck
Pictured are, kneeling, left to right, Jeremy Augusta, Michelle Belcher, Betsy
Waller, Raeann Eidson, Ashley Augusta, Austin Choate, Sigred Brummett, Anthony Jones, Brittany Housel, Sheila
Stevens, Sandy Steeves, Candice Lemmons, Gabi Augusta; second row standing, Lakin Hardman, Jenny Tucker, Kody
Hartgrave, Cameron Augusta, Amber Jones, Robin McClane, Anna Hazard, Kasha Mcelroy, Kim Bronson, Kyley Metcalf,
Joseph Housel, Kenny Steeves, Melissa Little, Johnny Harris, Beth Harris, Tiffany Huffman; back row, left to right, John
Gilkey, Jeff Tucker, Jonathan Forst, JT Tucker, Eric Jeffries, Tripp Tucker, Joey Bronson, Kevin Hall, Liz Mooney, Bob
Bronson, Preston Eidson, Jason Banwart and Brian Stevens.
On June 28, 2005, Michael P.
Murphy gave his life for his unit
and his country. He was a US
Navy Seal, the first one since
the Vietnam War to receive
the Medal of Honor. Michael
Murphy left his position after
his unit had been surrounded
by Taliban in Afghanistan and
the radio signal wasn't working to call for backup. He went
out into the open, so he could
receive a radio signal where,
as he was taking direct fire, he
radioed for help. He then went
back and fought alongside his
unit until the injuries he had
suffered from the direct hits
took his life.
On Sunday May 24, the
members of Barton County
Strength Club (BCSC) did a
workout known as "Murph".
This workout was named after
Michael Murphy, because he
would do this workout every
day in full fatigues in the hot
desert sun. The workout consisted of a one mile run, 100
pull ups, 200 push ups and 300
air squats, ending with another
mile run.
As a gym family, Barton
County Strength Club did this
workout in honor of Michael
Murphy and all of the other
men and women who have
paid the greatest sacrifice and
given their lives so its citizens
might live freely in this great
country. BCSC thanks all of
those that have given their lives
Mayor introduces self
to R-I board, safe room
plan adopted
and for the families they left
behind who grieve daily. They
feel that the country owes these
brave people so much gratitude
and respect. The BCSC family
would like to thank them, they
will never be forgotten! "Greater love has no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for
his friends."
Clements returns to Italy
students, staff members,
Brett Clements has accept- rope. His first was in 2009
and visitors who happen
ed a summer job in Italy. He with the People to People
to be in the building at the
will be the assistant to the Ambassador Program, going
time the tornado warnDean of Italian Studies at the to Austria, Switzerland, Italy
ing is issued. The warnUniversity of Oklahoma's and France.
ing can be identified by
campus in Arezzo, Italy. This Brett has completed his
activation of the tornado
will be his second job in Tus- fourth year at OU in Norwarning sirens within the
cany, his first being a mar- man, Okla., majoring in
city and throughout the
keting intern at an Italian International Business and
surrounding area.
consulting firm. Brett spent Marketing with a minor in
If a tornado warning is
one semester in Arezzo his Italian. During his senior
issued during non-school
junior year, studying Italian year he was the president of
hours, the Lamar Police
business, art and history.
Delta Sigma Pi business fraDepartment will be reWhile in Europe, Brett ternity, while also working
sponsible for opening the
traveled to Florence, Venice as a marketing intern with
Photo courtesy of R-I School District safe room door for public
and Milan. He spent spring OU's Information Technoluse.
Newly elected Mayor, Kent
break in Barcelona, Spain ogy Department.
Harris, pledged full cooperation The only animals that
getting to see Messi and Brett is the son of Bruce
and support from the city as will be allowed in the safe
Neymar, their national stars, and Denise Clements and
he spoke before the board of room are aid animals. An
play soccer. One of Brett's the grandson of Alan and
example
of
an
aid
animal
education, May 21.
favorite things about Europe Pat Brickel, of Lamar, Peggy
would be a seeing eye
was speaking Italian with the Clements of Palm Desert,
LAMAR-Mayor Kent Harris dog. Also, proper official idenlocals.
Calif., and the late Warren
formally introduced himself to tification must be provided to
Brett loves to travel. This Keith Clements, formerly of
the Lamar R-I Board of Edu- show that the animal is certified
will be his third trip to Eu- Barton County.
cation at its regular monthly as an aid animal. Furthermore,
meeting, May 21. He told the the needs of the animal such as
board that he wished to estab- water, food, and cleaning suplish a close working relation- plies must be provided by the
ship between the city of Lamar owner. The owner is also reand the school district. He sponsible for the actions of the
pledged the city’s support and animal.
assistance.
The city of Lamar has a policy
Superintendent Dr. Zach of using the basement of MeHarris presented an operations morial Hall as a shelter where
plan for community use of the pets are allowed. It has a spesafe room at Lamar Middle cific space for them.
School during times of severe Summer school in the Lamar
weather. It was developed joint- R-I District began May 26 and
ly by Police Chief Ron Hagar, will continue through June 26.
School Resource Officer Oliver The hours are 7:45 a.m. to 12:45
Cornell, and Harris. The board p.m., Monday through Friday.
unanimously approved the Kindergarten classes are held
Photo courtesy of R-I School District
plan.
in the East Primary, grades 1
During normal school hours through 5 in West Elementary, Officer Oliver Cornell and Superintendent Dr. Zach Harris
(7:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), the safe and grades 6 through 12 at La- beside a police cruiser, marking the outside entrance into
the schools’ safe room at Lamar Middle School.
room will be available only to mar Middle School.
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CORRESPONDENTS
Coonfoot
& Vicinity
www.lamardemocrat.com
and we're supposed to get May 18 to discuss the warain showers off and on all ter supply system in Shelweek.
don. The cost of water was
reviewed and the needs
for the improvement of
the system.
On Sunday, May 17, the
Sheldon Christian Church
By DARLENE
was the site of the ordiSHERIDAN
nation of Spencer Hahn.
Spencer’s father conductMany were at the Shel- ed the ceremony, with the
don Cemetery to deco- church leaders blessing
rate graves and remember Spencer. Immediately folthose that have passed. lowing the service SpenThe Sheldon 4-H placed cer’s family and friends
Sheldon
By LOUISE OTT
Peeking out the door
and windows this early
Monday morning I see
our dear Lord is blessing
us with cloudy weather.
It looks like it is ready to
rain any minute.
Gary and Judy Nelson,
Michael Nelson and Ella
Four Seasons Master Gardeners
Club holds tour of local gardens
NEVADA,
Mo.-The
Four Seasons Master
Gardeners Club of Vernon County presents a
garden tour on Saturday,
June 13, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. “Gardens, Big
and Small” include four
residential gardens, the
vegetable garden at Cottey College, the Nevada
Community Garden and
the Bushwhacker Jail
Herb Garden. Tickets are
$8 and available in advance at the University of
Missouri Extension Center in the Vernon County
Courthouse, 100 West
Cherry, in Nevada or
at the Metz Bank drive-
through window, 123 N.
Osage in Nevada. On the
day of the event, tickets
may be purchased at the
Cottey College Hoophouse, 243 S. Tower in
Nevada. Garden-related
items will also be available for purchase there.
The Four Seasons Master Gardeners Club holds
a tour of local gardens
only every other year,
in cooperation with local homeowners who are
generous to share their
hard work and beautiful
gardens with others.
The Four Seasons
Master Gardeners Club
meets monthly and vol-
Mae Turpen all enjoy dinner at a restaurant on Sunday.
Arbry Winans, Ray and
Tristan, Ray and Nicole
Winans and Elvin Winans
Jr. and Durella were visitors of Marie Winans.
Kenneth Dee and Esther
Archer, Sarcoxie route
and Louise Ott, Jasper
route, were dinner guests
of George Straw on Sunday.
Jane Moss bakes angel
food cakes and as always,
brings some to Louise Ott.
Mark and Carol Golden
visited relatives in Arizona over the weekend.
Louise Ott also visited
the Goldens and some of
their children on Friday
evening.
Mike Straw, Columbia, visited George Straw.
Guinevere Gay Straw
taught school for 30 years
and passed away on May
10. Burial was in Park
Cemetery in Carthage.
Sharon Lund visited
Louise Ott and they visited George Straw.
It's raining here now
flags on the graves of veterans. The decorations
looked very nice.
Gene and Eileen Leininger celebrated their 40th
wedding anniversary with
a reception at the Sheldon
Christian Church on Sunday, May 24. Many friends
and family were able to
stop by and congratulate
the couple. Their daughters, Erin Leininger and
Ashley Leininger McKinney, planned the event
and were glad so many
were able to visit with
their parents.
The Sheldon Alumni
Association met May 23
for the annual meeting. It
was good to see so many
friends and I enjoyed visiting with them. The 2016
Alumni Association met
May 28, at the school auditorium.
The food pantry returned to Sheldon on May
26 and over 110 families
were served. The Sheldon
FFA students assisted with
food distribution.
The Sheldon Community Betterment Group met
LAMAR
COUNTRY CLUB
LADIES
ASSOCIATION
hostess on Tuesday, June they used. After that, the
9.
club had a tour of the
town on a trolley and
toured the cemetery.
LEARN-A-DO
On May 18, they went
to the Lamar City Park
4-H CLUB
to do community service
by painting the park restBy LAUREN DALBY
rooms and benches and
On April 11, the Learn- played at the park. They
A-Do 4-H Club went to ate at McDonald's after.
the Fort Scott National
Historic site. The club
learned about what medicines were used to survive
when they were sick, how
to fold a flag and what
kind of guns and ammo
CLUB NOTES
The Lamar Country
Club Ladies Association
met for Bridge on Tuesday, May 26, with Kathy
Jenkins serving as hostess. The winners were
Imogene Williams, first
and Joann Jones, second.
The hostess scheduled
for June 2 is Joann Jones.
Gloria Kurtz will be the
unteer in the community to answer questions
about home horticulture
and to help find environmentally sound solutions to gardening and
landscape problems. For
more information on
the club or becoming
a member contact Pat
Miller, Vernon County
extension director, at
the University of Missouri Extension Center,
Vernon County Courthouse, 100 West Cherry,
Nevada. Call (417) 4482560 or go to http://extension.missouri.edu/
vernon/mastergardeners.aspx.
joined the church family
in a fellowship dinner.
The Sheldon Christian
Church will hold vacation
Bible school each evening
the first week in June.
The Phipps Family Reunion will be held June
14, at the Lamar Park.
The John Howard Phipps
family will be host for the
basket dinner that will be
held at noon in the No. 4
shelter house.
For-getme-nots
my picture and I couldn’t
call her to come and get
me. Didn’t have a phone!
Don’t we all have days like
that. We had a good laugh
and I headed to my greatgranddaughter’s blessing
by Bob Gasper, then we
all went to Jolly Mill to
see my granddaughter’s
baptism. It turned out to
be a beautiful day. The sun
came out just as Evelyn
Gasper and Anastazia
went into the river. The
river was so clear and they
said it wasn’t too cold at
all.
From there I went to
Red Oak 2 for more music. Kenneth Banta came
to see Carl Sheets, who
felt well enough to come
for a couple of hours before he got tired. Was so
glad to see Paul Wilson.
The happy news this week
was that Philip Shimp is
now engaged to Brenda
from his church. So happy
for them. Howard Bennett
is suffering from a broken
bone in his foot, but is getting around pretty good.
Kamala, Anastazia, Addy
and I decorated graves on
Monday and when we got
to Howell at Milford, Kamala used her four-wheel
drive to pull out Mrs. Finley Voorhees and her husband, who had been stuck
for a while. We had a nice
visit and they got back to
Lamar. The driveway at
Howell was pretty soft. I
think I will just sit here
and watch my grass grow,
since I can’t get out with
the mower.
These are old Will Rogers sayings, but they never
get old to me. 1. Never
slap a man who's chewing
tobacco. 2. Never kick a
cow chip on a hot day. 3.
There are two theories to
arguing with a woman.
Neither works. 4. Never
miss a good chance to
shut up. 5. Always drink
upstream from the herd.
6. If you find yourself in a
Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
hole, stop digging. 7. The
quickest way to double
your money is to fold it
and put it back into your
pocket.
Everyone needs a laugh
a day. These always do me.
My Mother used to recite
this by heart. I think she
had to learn it in school.
Flanders Field by John
McCrae, May 1915 - In
Flanders fields the poppies blow, between the
crosses, row on row, that
mark our place; and in the
sky the larks, still bravely
singing, fly scarce heard
amid the guns below. We
are the dead. Short days
ago we lived, felt dawn,
saw sunset glow, loved
and were loved, and now
we lie in Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with
the foe: To you from failing hands we throw the
torch; be yours to hold
it high. If ye break faith
with us who die we shall
not sleep, though poppies
grow in Flanders fields.
I must say that we have
a great state rep with Mike
Kelley. After my writing
last week he immediately
got on the no prayer and
got it all straightened out.
A big thank you for setting everything right.
George Leaming and family are headed to Missouri.
Sounds like they will be
here until after June 7,
anyway. Woohoo! Had a
great day shop hoppin' on
Thursday. Eight towns in
one day. Wheee.
By GAIL LEAMING
I spent the day Saturday
running. First, at Buffalo Days and the parade
in Greenfield. The car I
was riding in broke down
and I felt so sorry for the
owner. I hope the engine
is alright. Clea and Louis
Kleeman came to take
my picture, but forgot
the camera, Clea’s phone
didn’t work, so I loaned
mine to her to use to take
“It is hard to fail,
but it is worse
never to have
tried to succeed.”
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Missouri Department of
Conservation holds open house
Liberal Prairie Days to feature giant
pumpkin contest
ture exhibits are entered at the police garage, no later than on 2 p.m.
that day. Pumpkins will begin to be
weighed at 2 p.m. and are requested
to be removed by 6 p.m. on the day
of the festival.
Prizes will be awarded to growers
if their pumpkin is chosen as a winner. In the adult division, winners
will receive $75 for first place, $50
for second place and $25 for third
place. Kids division (15 and under)
will award first place, $50, second
place, $30 and third place, $20.
Brian King, who is in charge of
this contest and has been growing
pumpkins for a few years, will be
available to answer any questions
growers have by contacting him at
417-843-5813.
Sheldon High School Alumni gather for annual reunion
By DARLENE
SHERIDAN
Sheldon High School
Alumni gathered at the
school auditorium on May
23, for the annual reunion,
with the graduating class
of 1965 hosting the event.
Don Brown called the
group to order at 6:30
p.m., explaining the order
of serving and announcing the silent auction was
being conducted. Gene
Leininger gave table grace
and alumni and guests
enjoyed a dinner catered
by “Count on Us”. Several
alumni joined the group
following the dinner.
President Brown welcomed the group and
started the program.
The minutes of the 2014
alumni were read. Several
monetary gifts were sent
to the alumni organization. Phyllis Sprenkle was
elected secretary/treasurer and she was approved
unanimously.
Brown introduced Gene
Leininger, alumni and
current board member,
who reported to the alumni about the class of 2015.
There were 14 members
and eight of them had
parents who are alumni.
Phyllis Sprenkle spoke
about the grant that has
been written to preserve
the old school building,
Sheldon videos are available and a tree project is
planting trees in the park.
Roberta (Banes) Big-
elow began the memorial
with those alumni who
passed away since May
2014. Those remembered
were Robert Woody, class
of 1947; June Cooper Keesee, class of 1949; Dorothy
Cross, class of 1940; Frank
Wisel, class if 1973; Francis Starlin Hilburn, class
of 1959; Glen Welsh, class
of 1949; Helen Faith Emery, class of 1943; Jennifer O’Neil Taylor, class of
1997; Lonny Beck, class of
1974 and Doug Beeman,
class of 1986.
Roberta (Banes) Bigelow,
Marion (Wisely) Barnes
and Linda (Moffatt) Wake
conducted a memorial service for 1965 class
members Albert Ward,
Richard Cummings, Carol
Gammon Bendure, Lela
Moore, Denton Parsons,
Ted Danley and Rick
Brasher. Information on
each classmate, provided
by family members, was
read. A candle was lite for
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FRIENDS & FAMILY
Lamar Democrat/Richard Cooper
The
Missouri
Department
of Conservation (MDC) held
an open house, May 28, in
Veterans Memorial Hall to gain
citizen input on conservation
needs in Barton County. Seven
stations were set up around the
auditorium, manned by experts,
to listen to suggestions as well as
complaints. The stations included
water, fishing, wildlife, land,
plants, trees, and funding. MDC
has partnered with the Harry S.
Truman Coordinating Council
to hold similar forums in all four
southwest Missouri counties,
Barton, Jasper, Newton, and
McDonald. Information gleaned
will be combined to create a Local Environmental Advisory Forum (LEAF). Similar citizen advisory
committees are being formed across all of Missouri.
LIBERAL-Something new at the
Liberal Prairie Day’s Festival, September 19, will be the Giant Pumpkin Contest. Gardeners, farmers
and anyone that would like to grow
pumpkins for the contest are welcome to do so.
On the day of the festival pumpkins should be delivered to the
weighing area, where the agricul-
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 •
each of these classmates.
Don Brown recognized
the veterans, beginning
with classmates Albert
Ward and Richard Cummings and then recognizing the other class members that served. Brown
announced that eight of
the 12 men in the class had
served in various branches of the service. As each
branch was announced,
all members rose and were
recognized.
President Brown conducted a time where
each alumnus introduced
themselves and identified
the year they graduated.
Jack Fay and his wife Mia
were special guests of the
class of 1965. Jack Fay was
their high school coach.
Those present were
Rex Faubion, Puyullup,
Wash.; Junior Wallace,
Richmond; Arnold and
Janice Morgan, Wichita, Kan.; Bill and Delila
(Sheridan) Brown, Lee’s
Davied-Oden
engagement
Rev. Gerald and Denise Powley, Lamar and
Rick and Missy Davied, Liberal, announce
the engagement of their children,
Stephanie Oden to Jeff Davied. The
wedding is scheduled for June 19, 7 p.m.,
at the Lamar United Methodist Church. The
prospective bridegroom is employed at
UPS and Highflow and the bride-to-be will
be working in Golden City as a kindergarten
teacher. They are both graduates of Liberal
High School and Pittsburg State University
and both attend Iantha Methodist Church.
The two plan to reside in rural Liberal after
they are married.
Summit; Wendall Hutchison, Belton; George and
Sandy (Mundy) Cromer,
Knobnoster; Bill Watkins,
Olathe, Kan.; Jack Caparoon, Centerview; Delores (Sheridan) Honey and
Paul and June (Thomas)
Dobbins, Carthage; Don
and Charlotte Brown,
Diamond; Bob and Doris Steward, El Dorado
Springs; Fred Perez, Kansas City, Mo.; Janice (Hornecker) Perrin, Leonard
Slates, Cis (Moffet) Sauter, Linda (Moffet) Wake,
Kansas City, Mo.; Clayton
and Linda (Ford) Hayes,
Columbia; Larry Plymell, Hays, Kan.; Tom and
Janice (Fowler) Lundberg, Wichita, Kan.; Betty
(McGuire) Runion and
daughter, Independence
and Earl Blades.
Out of state guests were
Michael Lynn Ford from
Virginia; John and Margie (Keesee) Vermillion
with granddaughters Gracie and Randi, Batesville,
Miss.; Marion (Wisely)
Barnes, Margie (Starlin)
Drury, Wanda (Teel) Polimski, Diana (Keesee)
and Chuck Duffield and
Norman and Elleanor
Ambrose, Olathe, Kan.
and Carol (Upton) Lewallan, Bartlesville, Okla.
From Lamar were Jean
(Teel) Hauser, Pauline
Roger, Brad and Lorraine
Potter, Betty (Medlin)
Gilkey, Rosalee Potter,
Gary and Carol Melton,
Bonnie Graham, Dorothy
Wisely McCaslin, Dean
and Dorris Westby and
Nelma Wilson.
Attending from Nevada
were Dick Peckman, Jerry
Brasher, Diane (Doolin)
Leininger, Mary Milligan
Jadlot, Norma (Wisely)
Moonehan, Doris (Starlin) McGrath, Jack and
Carolyn (Royston) Gordon, Joann (Lightner) Arnold and Phyllis Arnold.
Those from Sheldon
were Larry and Mary
(Watkins) Fowler, Al
Mundy and Dorothy, Darlene (Phipps) Sheridan,
Kathy (Claflin) and Vince
Ashworth, Paul and Phyllis Sheridan Sprenkle,
Gene and Eileen Leininger, Charles and Judy
(Lightner) Cole, J.C. and
Allena (Nance) Brasher,
Monte and Becky Morgan, Helen Leininger,
Janie (Landweher) Claflin,
Walter Ford, Kerry and
Lynn Fowler, Ed and Jeannie Fowler, Micah Swanson, Rosalee (Watkins)
Raynor, Don and Roberta
(Banes) Bigelow and Steve
Heibert.
Thanks were extended
to those that brought and
supported the silent auction, which raised over
$300.
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FRIENDS & FAMILY/SCHOOL
METZGER’S MUTTERINGS
ter. Hers wasn't, but she
already had flowers, so I
headed back to Lake to
I hope everyone had a put them on my grandnice Memorial Day week- mother's grave.
end, whether it was spent
with friends and family,
or just being able to enjoy
some rest and relaxation.
"...don't wait
I thought I was going to
be able to go to Highto let them
land, Ill., where my uncle
that was killed in WW II
know how
was being honored, but
with the threat of rain, it
much they
wasn't practical to drive
5-6 hours, only to have
mean to you..."
it canceled due to the
weather. So close to home
is where I stayed.
Saturday, I ventured to Although most of my
Lake Cemetery, which family is at Lake, they are
is where the majority of spread in two different
my family resides. While areas and as I headed tothere, I decorated mom wards the one I was going
and Mr. Guy's grave, as to, I noticed a car already
well as putting flags up on parked there, with somemy stepdad, Mr. Guy's, one getting flowers out
and my mom's mother, of the trunk of their car.
Helen Sherman. I had Much to my surprise, and
some extra flowers, so de- delight, it was a cousin,
cided to head to Memory Helen (Satterlee) Bailey.
Gardens, where my best Helen only lives in Carl
friend, Jocelyn Hunt, is Junction, but it seems the
buried, and was surprised only time I really get to
to find that many of the see her is at funerals, so
graves were under wa- I really enjoyed visiting
By MELODY METZGER
Lamar Democrat
Letter to editor
Dear Editor:
If anyone has an Iphone
or android phone, they
should install the tune in
radio app.
Here are three radio stations worth listening to
on tune in radio. KPFT
90.1 in Houston, Texas,
WBAI 99.5 in New York
City and KPFK 90.7 in
Los Angeles, Calif.
These three radio stations are non profit, non
commercial and listener sponsored. They are
owned by the Pacifica
Foundation.
These stations are very
eclectic and offer a variety of different programming, music and news
programs that offer a variety that is not heard on
mainstream radio.
These stations have
programs that represent
different ethnic com-
with her and her husband
Orville.
Having parents that
were active in VFW, I
can't remember ever
missing the local Memorial Day service, usually
held at the cannon on the
courthouse lawn. This
year, due to the weather,
it was held under Moore
Pavilion and was a very
nice ceremony. While
there are many new
people in charge of the
service, I can't help but
think back on when Don
Gage, Eddie Morin, Keith
Selvey, Billy Bob Adams
Mr. Guy and their wives,
who were in the auxiliary,
were the ones leading it.
The only ones, from the
VFW anyway, that are
still involved were Martin and Alice Porter and
Geyne Shoff. Or at least
as well as I could tell.
Following the service
Gary and I headed to
Webb City to spend the
afternoon and evening
with Jud and family. We
had to make good on a
promise made to Kobyn at Christmas. So we
headed to Walmart and
bought him a bike to keep
at his dad's house. Jud
lives on a cul-de-sac, so
Kobyn can ride up and
down the street without
too many worries. I asked
Jud on Friday if Ko was
still enjoying it and he
said he had been riding it
munities. Also, a nationally syndicated show Democracy Now, a show
that offers alternative
and progressive views
on important political
and foreign policy issues.
These three radio stations are well worth listening to and are very
educational.
Sincerely,
William Sollenberger
Lockwood
Gregory graduates from McNeese
State University with honors
LAKE CHARLES, La.- commencement ceremoMcNeese State Univer- nies held Saturday, May
sity honor graduates were 16, at Burton Coliseum.
recognized at the spring Graduating Cum Laude
(3.50-3.69) with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
was Jacquelyn Lee Gregory, Lamar.
like crazy. Chalk one up
for Ga!
This week another one
of my mom's best friends
passed, Mary Jo Harris.
They were classmates and
at one time neighbors,
and remained friends for
many, many years. Mary
Jo was very special to me
and I know she is now in a
much better place, happy
and healthy and enjoying
being with Dalton and
Brad. My sympathy goes
to her entire family, as I
know she was very loved
and will be missed.
If anyone out there is
lucky enough to still have
their parents or grandparents, don't wait to let
PSU releases spring honor rolls
PITTSBURG, Kan.Pittsburg State University has released the
honor rolls for the 2015
spring semester. To
qualify for Dean's Scholastic Honors, a student
must complete at least
12 semester hours, receive a grade point average (GPA) of 3.6000 for
all credit course work
that semester and have
no grade lower than a
B and no grade of I in
any course during the
semester. To qualify
for All-A Scholastic
Honors, a student must
complete at least 12 semester hours, receive a
grade of A in all credit
course work for the
semester and have no
grade of I in any course
during the semester.
Jasper
students
named to the lists include Dawn Garrett,
senior, Early Childhood
Unified, All A Scholastic Honors; Hannah
Myers, junior, Nursing, Dean's Scholastic
Honors; Jordan Adams,
junior,
Economics,
Dean's Scholastic Honors; Lucas Pryer, senior, Automotive Tech,
Dean's Scholastic Honors;
William White, senior,
Computer Information
Systems, All A Scholastic
Honors.
Lamar students include
Abby Morrow, junior,
Early/Late
Childhood,
All A Scholastic Honors; Benjamin Brisbin,
sophomore, Undeclared,
Dean's Scholastic Honors; Brooke McDonald,
junior, Early Childhood
Unified, Dean's Scholastic
Honors; Dillon Clements,
senior, Accounting, All A
Scholastic Honors; Emmie Robertson, sophomore, Early/Late Childhood, Dean's Scholastic
Honors; Ethan Lawrence,
sophomore, Accounting,
All A Scholastic Honors;
Lynzee Flores, senior,
Spanish Communication,
All A Scholastic Honors;
Rudi Rodebush, senior,
Art, All A Scholastic Honors; Trent Morgan, sophomore, Manufacturing Engineering Tech, Dean's
Scholastic Honors; Mollie
Currid, sophomore, Construction Manager, All A
Scholastic Honors.
Students from Liberal
named to the list include
Janelle Collier, senior,
Shelby Lynn Haskins,
Zada Rae Keithly, Morgan Ashley King, Haley
Marie Landrum, Reed
Harrison Leasure, Kynlee
Renee Lehman, Griffen
Hughes Leininger, Jeremy
Lee Marti, Thomas James
Mayfield, Megan Ryann
McManis, Zoie Elizabeth
Mincks, Nicholas Andrew
Ray, Kaily Logan Reinert,
Kinley Delaine Roth, Kaelyn Paige Sturgell, Kelsey
Fay Taffner.
SOPHOMORES- Cassidy Ashlyn Beem, Kayli
Sue Cole, Jesse Alexander
Compton, Grace Elizabeth Dunlap, Alyssa Paige
Fanning, Hunter Ryan
Gepner, Hattie Margaret
Gilkey, William Connor
Hagen, Luke Travis Hardman, Alician Kay Humes,
Jason Thomas Jeffries,
Brady Scott Luce, Nathan
Eli Luthi, Christian James
McCarthy, Brianna Nicole Miller, Carmen Elena Miller, Trey Matthew
Mooney, Allison Nadine
Morris, Courtland Simon Rae Reinholtz, Kip
Archer Roland, Kelli Jo
Sheat, Kelly Madison
VanKirk, Anthony Steven
Wilkerson.
FRESHMEN- Thomas
Wayne Ayers, Hayden
James Bartholomew, Darrah Kaylen Bartlett, Kara
Alexis Beshore, Morgan Grace Brisbin, Seth
Riegel Fullerton, Macie
Lynn Graves, Tre-Vaughn
Douglas Greer, Taylor
Laurece Inman, Caleb
Seth Jeffries, Parker Matthew King, Nastassgia
Lynn Kirkwood, Eleanor
Grace June Lodestein,
Ethan Robert McAfee,
Emily Nicole McCaslin,
Jasmin G Kellysue Messner, Dakota Wayne Miller,
Katelyn Maleah Mooney,
Garrett Thomas Morey,
Lauren Paige Morgan,
Natalie Nicole Nance,
Danielle Nicole Null, Megan Olivia Schlichting, Jacob Thomas Shields, Jacey
Bayne Stahl, Brooklynn
Michelle Thornton, Jensen Michelle Worsley.
Honor Roll
(GPA 3.00-3.5999)
SENIORS- Alexander
Joseph Beetler, Johnny
Buck Brooks, Jr., Clayton
Blaine Buzzard, Haven
Lee Clemons, Erica Renee Cleveland, Savanah
Kay Crockett, Taylor Renee' Fanning, Caleb Alan
Fischer, Hannah Jo Francis, Zane Michael Hull,
William Benjamin Kluhsman, Emily Beth Kremp,
Makayla Mariah Mar-
Early Childhood Unified,
Dean's Scholastic Honors; Kelsey Peckman, senior, Social Work, Dean's
Scholastic Honors; Kori
Dodson, senior, Physical
Education, All A Scholastic Honors; Megan Rose,
senior, Nursing, Dean's
Scholastic Honors; Amelia Miller, junior, Psychology, All A Scholastic Honors; Connor Stark, senior,
Accounting, Dean's Scholastic Honors and Heather Glenn, senior, Biology,
All A Scholastic Honors.
Other area students include James Reynolds, senior, Environmental and
Safety Management, All
A Scholastic Honors, Jerico Springs; Carrie Lovercamp, senior, Management, Dean's Scholastic
Honors and Zachery Reagan, senior, Accounting,
All A Scholastic Honors,
Lockwood and Kathryn
Potter, senior, Sociology,
All A Scholastic Honors,
Mackenzie Keller, junior,
Accounting, Dean's Scholastic Honors and Justin Tierney, sophomore,
Computer Information
Systems, Dean's Scholastic Honors, Mindenmines.
Missouri Southern releases
Spring 2015 Dean's List
JOPLIN-The following area students were
named to the Missouri
Southern Spring 2015
Dean's List. This list
recognizes full-time
students from Missouri Southern who
earned a grade point
average of 3.75 or
above on a 4.0 scale.
The students qualified
for the honor by earning the required GPA,
while being enrolled in
12 or more hours of credit courses.
Emily L. Edson, Cinnamon D. Feezell, Paul I.
Iannucilli and Elizabeth
R. Row, Golden City; David R. Chaires, Bridgette
M. Flenniken, Wyatt
M. Johnson, Malorie G.
Menefee and Mattillyn
O. Ott, Jasper; Andrew S.
Buckner, Venus M. Day,
Nathan R. Deherrera,
Lamar High School releases second semester honor roll
The second semester
honor roll has been released by Lamar High
School.
High Honor Roll
(GPA 3.6-4.00)
SENIORS- Emily Nichole Bishop, Callie Joy Burgess, Alycia Erin Cole,
Victoria Leigh Conkle,
Hunter Kale Davis, Britni
Marie Duncan, Jordan
Dale Finney, Isabella
Jensine Hagen, Trent Jason Hall, Lakin James
Hardman, Derek Arthur
Henderson, Karsen Jean
Hull, Harley Alyss Hunt,
Erika Jade Jeffries, Josie
Kay Kaderly, Kimberley
Ann Kirbey, Jordan Ruth
Lindquist, Caleb Ray Luthi, Landon Shawn Maberry, Trenton Allen Scott
Maberry, Logan Thomas
McArthur, Brett Nichols McDonald, Trenton
James Mooney, Tony
Ryan Morgan, Ryan Alexandra O'Sullivan, Allen
Matthew Pollard, Marissa
Pearl Polodna, Anastasiya
Andriyivna Ponomarenko, Caitlin Jewell Schiltz,
Brock Tyler Sharp, Nichole Dawn Sinnett, Thomas
Christian Smith, Jerica
Dawn Stahl, Baylee Renee
Starmer, Bethany Viola
Swartz, Chloe Anne Tally,
Firuz Sabralievich Yogbekov.
JUNIORSJamie
LaDawn Baird, Jenna Renee Baslee, Danica Paige
Bass, Daniel John Brisbin,
Sajada Marckhed Burwell,
Grace Ellyn Compton,
Tanner Joseph Darrow,
Keegan Chandler Duncan, Colby Alan Gouge,
them know how much
they mean to you because
you never know what life
holds in store. Seems like
more and more of our
town's older citizens are
passing, and those of my
generation are quickly
becoming the pillars of
the community. Now
that's a scary thought.....
shall, Chad DeLos McKibben, Kaden Michael
Overstreet, John Howard
Rice, Dylon Dean Robertson, Whitley Dawn
Scarberry, Angus Richard
Sprenkle, Kinley Shyanne
Taylor, William Douglas
Tennal, Celeste Elizabeth
Thornton, William Tripp
Tucker, Peyton Lee Williams, Riley David Williams.
JUNIORS- Peyton Roth
Bailey, Melodia Dawn
Berry, Alexandria Lee
Cleveland, Morgan Riley
Cook, Rylee Dalton Cunningham, Rocky Daniel
Embry, Brynn Nicole Fanning, Alexander Dante
Gardner, Lincoln Henry
Kaderly, Abigail Chinook
Lee, Todd Ryan Morrow, Jackalynn Lee Neher, Derek Scott Parker,
Jenna Suzanne Waggoner,
Kenneth Eugene Walker,
James Wayne White.
SOPHOMORES- Ol-
ivia Grace Boice, Brooklyn Jane Davey, Sophia
Rae Davis, Hailey Marie Donahue, Olivia Renea Fanning, Katelynn
Christopher D. Dixon,
Nathaniel C. Enyart, Marissa K. Gard, Colten H.
Lintner, Melinda A. Maberry, Chad E. McManis,
Tinsley S. Rutledge, Ciara M. Shoff and Shanda
M. Vankirk, Lamar; Kendall L. Kirby and Elijah
H. Short, Liberal; Kelsey
Bartlett and Christopher
L. Raymond, Lockwood
and Elisabeth M. Anderson, Sheldon.
Dalene Marie Hill, William Dalton Jeffries, Noah
Howard-Mathew Jones,
see HONOR, page 6A
Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
Liberal Middle School
posts second semester
honor roll
LIBERAL- The second
semester honor roll has
been posted by Liberal
Middle School.
All A Honor Roll
EIGHTH
GRADEMary Bean, Delaney
Miller, Kynli Wolf.
SEVENTH GRADEKendall Krueth, Cailee
Lake, Sierra McCuistion.
SIXTH GRADE- Gracie
Bott, Bethany Vore.
All A-B Honor Roll
EIGHTH GRADE- Melanee Beaman, Toby Dingman, Faith McThompson,
Jessica Roby, Bryant Rose,
Colby Selvey, Weston
Sprenkle.
SEVENTH GRADEShelbe Borden, Yvette
Cruz, Brandon Overman,
Taylor
Ray,
Colton Slinker, Olivia
Willis, Cameron Wilson.
SIXTH
GRADEMacy Bean, Coby Burchett, Bradley Foster,
Hailey Gruver, Destiny
Horton, Gunner Miller,
Bryson Overstreet, Jenna Perry, Molly Stebbins, Delaney Wentland, Kayli Wolf.
LIBERAL-The second
semester honor roll has
been released by Liberal
Elementary School.
All A Honor Roll
THIRD GRADE- Abby
Barton, Mason Eyler,
Brett Leibbrand, Kyla
Porter, Kara Trenary.
FOURTH
GRADEEmily Hayden, Kale
Marti, Payton Morrow,
Mattison Mutz, Cameron
Peak, Caleb Vore.
FIFTH GRADE- Jon
Beaman, Noah Endicott.
A & B Honor Roll
THIRD GRADE- Bailey Bland, Brynlee Frieden, Ethan Howard, Peyton Irwin, Justin Payne,
Nolan Shaw, Laney Simpson, Brodie Wilson.
FOURTH GRADEMatt Boehne, Annabell Crabtree, Michael
Grey, Stormi Hunt,
Keirsten Kuffler, Evelynn Lemmons, Brady
Lemmons,
Ahree
Lutes, Ethan Mancillas, Bryson McBride,
Lane Pearson, Dalton
Pickle, Chase Ray, Ivy
Sherman, Jordan Stone,
Hannah Trenary, Braydon
Wahl,
Brady
Windsor.
FIFTH
GRADEAJ Banwart, Jah'ziah
Boyd, Trey Bright,
Madi Harris, Elizabeth
Long, Bracy Martinez,
Caleb Moreno, Lilli
Niffen, Ragan Spurling,
Connor Trout.
Second semester honor
roll released by Liberal
Elementary
www.lamardemocrat.com
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 •
5A
SCHOOL
Liberal High School graduation held
Sunday, May 10
LIBERAL-The Liberal
graduating class of 2015
held its commencement
exercises Sunday, May
10, at 3 p.m., in the high
school gymnasium. A
large crowd of parents
and friends were present
for the graduation ceremonies for the 32 graduates.
Preceding the processional, was a senior video
created by seniors Paul
Dingman, Alexa Long
and Casey Perry. Senior
Alexandra Sims welcomed those attending
the graduation Sunday
afternoon. Casey Perry
gave the invocation.
The salutatory address
was given by Cailyn
McKee and Macayah Ulrich gave the valedictory
address. For music, Paul
Dingman, played “Go the
Distance” on the trombone.
Presenting the commencement address was
Rev. Jim Smith, pastor of
Main Street Bible Church.
He gave an excellent
graduation presentation
and encouraged the 32
graduates to use their talents and gifts that God
has given them. He used
scripture from Matthew
25:14-26 about the three
servants who were given
five, two and one talent.
Two of the servants increased their talents and
the servant with the one
talent went and buried
his talent in the ground.
The two servants who
were given the five and
two talents were faithful and were made ruler
over many things. God
was displeased with the
servant given the one talent and it was given to the
one with 10 talents. Smith
encouraged the graduates
to be faithful and follow
God in all of the things
that they face during their
young life and as they
grow into mature adults.
Smith had two grandchildren graduate, Jimmy
Smith and Macayah Ul-
rich.
The senior class presented red roses to their
mothers while “You’ll Be
in My Heart” was played.
Following the address
Keith Robertson, high
school principal, had the
school faculty and other workers in the high
school stand and be recognized. Robertson then
presented the senior class
to Brian King, president
of the Liberal R-II Board
of Education, for diplomas.
Those receiving diplomas were Brittany Joell
Ayers, Shelby Ashlyn
Borghardt, Bailey Renee’
Bowman, Colton Dakota
Bunney, James Michael
Casey, Joshua Keith Collier, Nicholas Allen Collier, Logan Paul Curry, Jacob Davis Dalby, Jennifer
Lynn Davey, Nicole Renee Davey, Paul Anthony
Douglas Dingman, Meaghen Elizabeth Greenwood, McKenna Nicole
Higgins, Chayce Dalton
Johnston, and Wyatt Harris Jones.
Also, Kennedy Ann
Kirby, Maddeson Nicole Linsteadt, Alexa
Riley Long, Cailyn Erin
McKee, Casey Jo Perry,
Kathryn Ann Pierce,
Desirea Mechelle Robertson, Gladys Jocelyn
Rojo Ponce, Alexandra
Jade Sims, Jimmy Wayne
Smith, Shaylee Ann Stanley, Austin James Trout,
Macayah Renea Ulrich,
Kailee AnaKae Wallace,
Jacob Cordell Willis and
Noah Woods Workman.
Dr. Glen Coltharp of
Crowder College presented three graduates
diplomas from Crowder
College that had completed the two year program
while in high school and
will begin school in the
fall as juniors at the college of their choice. They
were Brittany Ayers, Cailyn McKee and Macayah
Ulrich.
see LIBERAL, page 6A
Graduation ceremonies held for
Liberal eighth graders
LIBERAL-Graduation
ceremonies for the Liberal eighth grade were
held in the Liberal High
School gym on Monday,
May 11, at 7 p.m., for the
37 eighth grade students.
Parents,
grandparents
and friends filled the auditorium to watch the
class graduate.
Before the processional
a video presentation was
given about the class on
the stage. Following the
video the class entered
the auditorium. Mallory
Gazaway gave the invocation.
The welcome to the
graduation was given by
Brooke Bearden. Five
members of the class,
Melanee Beaman, Jessica
Roby, Faith McThompson, Kassidy Maze and
Delaney Miller, sang “The
Climb.” Shane Mitchell
played on the bass guitar,
“Stand by Me.”
Nicole Ruddick, middle
school principal, presented the class for graduation. Brian King, Liberal
School board president,
presented diplomas to the
class.
Members of the 2015
class are Cobie David
Abbott, Melanee Jane
Beaman, Mary Katherine Bean, Brooke Leigh
Bearden, Windie Sky
Becker, Jordan Evan Biby,
Bridget Nicole Bland,
Dallas Lorene Clark, Sean
Joseph Clark, Adrian
Jassiel Cruz, Gabe Dylan
Daniels, Toby Budd
Dingman, Isaac “Hunter” Forst, Zachary Aaron
Gardner, Mallory Ann
Gazaway, Lance Michael
Greenwood, Noah Allen Harris, Gabriel James
Hatfield and Dalton Lee
Hendrix.
Also, Anthony James
Johnson-Wheeler, Shanobi Linn Alexis Lutes,
Kassidy Mae Maze, Faith
Michelle McThompson,
Delaney Addison Miller,
Shane Eugene Mitchell,
William Lafe Niffen III,
Cheyenne Nicole Roberts, Jessica Lynne Roby,
Bryant Evan Rose, Taylor Aaron Scott, Colby
Douglas Selvey, Weston
Samuel Sprenkle, Colton
James Stacy, Brandon
Louis Thompson, Madelyn Elayne Wahl, Kynli
Kay Wolf and Chad Eric
Yount.
Lockwood High School Class of 2015
LOCKWOOD-Lockwood High School graduation was held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 10.
Class member Jessica
Nentrup gave the invocation following the processional. Jolean Hackney,
class salutatorian, gave
her address, as well as
singing, “I'll Always Remember You”, a song from
Hannah Montana. Emily
Backs then gave the valedictory address.
A video was shown featuring the various class
members
throughout
their school years.
Principal Clay Lasater
bestowed honors as each
honor student crossed the
stage for recognition.
Carmen Coose, counselor, then presented the
following awards and
scholarships: Thomas Eggerman and Jolean Hackney - Citizenship Award;
Jessica Nentrup - 4 Year
Perfect Attendance; Emily Backs - Missouri State
University
Leadership
Scholarship, S&H Ag Co
Dealer Scholarship and
the Harlan Wehrman
Valedictorian
Scholarship; Abby Bass - A+
Scholarship; Grace Beerly
- University of Missouri
Curator's
Scholarship;
Alexis Byrnes - Fort Scott
Community College basketball athletic scholarship; Thomas Eggerman
- Missouri State University Board of Governors
Scholarship, William H.
Darr School of Agriculture Scholarship, National
FFA John Deere Scholarship and the MFA Foundation Scholarship; Olivia
Finley - Pittsburg State
University
Academic
Achievement Award, Rosalie Covert Scholarship
and the Coleman Family
Scholarship.
Also, Jolean Hackney Missouri Southern State
University Presidential
Scholarship,
Missouri
Southern State University Music Scholarship,
Missouri Southern State
University A+ Leadership
Scholarship, Harlan Wehrman Scholarship and the
Lockwood CTA Scholar-
ship; Ariel Hagemaster Pittsburg State University
Academic Achievement
Award, Rosalie Covert
Scholarship and the State
Farm Scholarship; Heidi
Hicks - Kansas City Art
Institute
Scholarship;
Gage Hooper - Missouri
Welding Institute Scholarship; Jessica Nentrup
- Neosho County Community College volleyball
scholarship and Neosho
County Community College Panther Elite Scholarship; Ashley Rorman Missouri State University
of Governors Scholarship,
Lockwood Legacy Scholarship, Outstanding FCCLA Leadership Scholarship, Johnny E. Tubaugh
Scholarship, Ken Hall
Scholarship,
Farmer's
Mutual Insurance Company Scholarship and the
Hagen Scholarship.
Superintendent
Bill
Rogers presented the
senior class for their diplomas, followed with
Thomas Eggerman giving
the benediction and recessional by Renee Galer.
LOCKWOOD-The
fourth quarter honor
roll has been released by
Lockwood R-1 School.
A Honor Roll
EIGHTH
GRADEKourtney Mein, Makenzie
Purinton,
Breez
Smith, Abriel Vaughn.
SIXTH GRADE- Tarryn Glenn, Makinley
Neill, Quinton Raymond.
FOURTH
GRADEJustin Aldridge, Don
Borchardt,
Christine
Clemons, Blake Cossins,
Cherly Danner, Kolton
Gulick, Owen Neely,
Ryleigh Stephens, Joel
Trolinder, Tahya Woods,
Nick Xiong.
THIRD GRADE- Angelea Brewer, Gerry Law-
man, Macy McElroy,
Ethan Pettengill, Autumn
Trolinder, Clair VanVolvanburg.
A/B Honor Roll
EIGHTH GRADE- Samantha Bayless, Heather
Byrnes, Tia Coose, Hope
Dunagan, Jailyn Foster,
McKenzie Kennon, Justin
McClain.
SEVENTH GRADEJoe Cota, Lakin Neill,
Gaege Queen, Hunter
Stump.
SIXTH GRADE- Dakota Bayless, Tucker Berry,
Dean Clabough, Tyler
Dubs, Hannah Dunagan,
Blaine Garver, Daphne
Moss, Ethan Patterson,
Allysa Pierce.
FIFTH GRADE- Alex
Goodwin, Zain Masterson, Haley McElroy,
Elijah Pettengill, Haiden
Queen, Braxton Routledge.
FOURTH
GRADEGracie Boyd, Breckyn
Brumett, Breanna Dotson, Mason Dotson,
Nathan England, Elijah Kerr, Heaven Lucas,
Adrien Neill, Jayden Stephens.
THIRD GRADE- Triston Anderson, Page Beerly, Kiley Brookshire, Kona
Daniel, Emma Goodwin,
Kayden Lafon, Annabelle
Lesage, Matthew Montrey, Faith Obert, Dayla
Routledge, Hannah Steeley, Izaac Taylor, Skyler
Weimer, Kelsie Welch.
Lockwood releases fourth
quarter honor roll
6A • Wednesday, June 3, 2015
SCHOOL
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Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
Bary graduates
Liberal High School top 10 seniors
Catherine Dot
Bary graduated
from Diamond
High School
on May 16.
Catherine is
the daughter
of John and
Marcia Bary,
Lamar and the
granddaughter
of the late
Wayne and Dot
Norton and
Joe and Louise
Bary.
Catherine
intends to
pursue her
education and
career in the
field of health
and wellness. She was honored with a pregraduation reception and dinner in Joplin.
The above are the top 10 seniors that graduated from Liberal High School on Sunday, May 10.
Pictured are, back row, Brittany Ayers, Jake Dalby, Paul Dingman, Kennedy Kirby, Alexa Long
and McKenna Higgins; front row, Casey Perry, Macayah Ulrich (valedictorian), Cailyn McKee
(salutatorian) and Jennifer Davey.
Classmates from
kindergarten
to high school
graduate
Colton Bunney, left, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Calvin Bunney, rural Liberal and
Jimmy Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jimmy Smith, Liberal, graduated
Sunday, May 10, from Liberal High
School. The two were classmates from
kindergarten through high school.
Liberal, continued from page 5A
Giving the benediction
was Brittany Ayers.
The top 10 seniors for
the class of 2015 are Macayah Ulrich, Cailyn
McKee, Brittany Ayers,
Kennedy Kirby, McKenna Higgins, Alexa Long,
Casey Perry, Paul Dingman, Jacob Dalby and
Jennifer Davey.
Class officers for the
2015 senior class were
Paul Dingman, president;
Alexa Long, vice president; Desirea Robertson,
secretary and Cailyn
McKee, treasurer. Student
Council representatives
are Jake Dalby and Macayah Ulrich.
Class sponsors for the
class of 2015 were Lisa
Martin and Robert Williams.
Members of the board
of education are Brian
King, president; Christie
Ulrich, vice president and
Wendy Rose, board secretary. Other board members include Chris Morrow, Jason Banwart, Dean
Honor, continued from page 4A
ShyAnn Kay Jones,
Brynna Jade Lee, Dava
Marie Lewis, Bryce
Edward Mason, Nathaniel James McConnell, Jasper Gary-Ross
Messner-Cunningham,
Destiny Monea Nappi,
Samantha Yvonne Null,
Kyler Matthew Overstreet, Tristen Jeris Peterson, Tanner Coltan
Phipps, Danielle Dawn
Riley, Christina Michelle Ruth, Grant Joseph Smith, Destiny
Marie Sparks, Brayden
Lee Stephen, Mara Seline Vogt, Jessica Marie
White.
FRESHMEN- Sierra
Elise Alford, Ashley
Bell Allen, Michael Dale
Baggs, Josiah Sheyne Begley, Sierra Grace Born,
Brandy Rae Brooks, Mikayla Lea Burchett, McKade James Crockett, Shyloh Blu Divine, Nicholas
Ryan Gardner, Madison
Nicole Gloodt, Jazlyn
Ivy Griffitt, Daniel David Herrera, Kelsi LeAnn
Lawrence, Hanna Lee,
Arianna Marie Leivan,
Hades Blane McCaslin,
Stuart Walker McKarus,
Taylor Jaylee Messner,
Kelsie Michelle Morgan,
Karen Magaly Rivas, Ronald Joseph Schiltz, Kira
Lynn Williams, Rebecca
Lyn Williams, Megan
Kate Wilson.
McKibben, John Simpson
and Brian Williams.
The class motto was,
“How lucky are we to
have something so good
that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
Grandparents, parents
and friends were invited
to congratulate the seniors in the receiving line.
is for making
a difference.
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while aiding those living with cystic
fibrosis to lead full, productive lives.
Together, we’re helping
improve the quality of life for
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 •
2015
SECTION B
Memorial Day ceremony
changes format and location
By RICHARD COOPER
Democrat staff writer
LAMAR-The annual Memorial Day ceremony, conducted
jointly by VFW Post 3691,
American Legion Post 209, and
their auxiliaries, attracted a
crowd of over 40 patriotic onlookers. It differed from previous ceremonies in at least two
ways. The venue was changed
to Moore Pavilion because of
the saturated turf at the Barton County Courthouse and
the threat of more rain, and
the addition of more participants in the ceremony. Once
again, the advancing age of
the participants and a high
percentage of the crowd was
increasingly noticeable. An
exception was the Hearts Cry
quartet.
This is not Little Guy, but it is a Ruby-Throat that looks
exactly like him.
Nineteen days with
“Little Guy”
By RICHARD COOPER
Democrat staff writer
We didn’t give him a name,
just a casual reference when
we checked on his well being.
“Little Guy” was one reference, “Little One” was another, sometimes just “Bird.” Yes,
he was a bird, a tiny delicate
creature, who happened to be
the smallest of all birds in the
world. He was a Ruby-Throated
Hummingbird, who came into
my wife’s and my lives because
of breaking a wing trying to get
out of our garage. He had flown
through the open door, attracted by the red grip hanging
at the end of a cord attached to
Lamar Democrat photos by Richard Cooper
Clockwise from the top, Hearts Cry quartet sang the
National Anthem and “Let Freedom Ring.” Quartet, left to
right, are Joe Ramseyer, Kevin Stewart, Wayne Dingman,
and Wes Hart. VFW Auxiliary President Beverly Squibb
led the ceremonies along with VFW Quartermaster Tom
Reed. Don Jay sang an emotional “This is My Country.”
Alice and Martin Porter rendered “Battle Hymn of the
Republic,” Clive Squibb closed the ceremony with “Taps.”
Commission
awards contract for
one bridge, rejects
bids on another
By RICHARD COOPER
Democrat staff writer
BCMH activity levels are slightly
higher in comparison to last year
Karen Wegener, chairperson,
called the Barton County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees meeting to order on May 26.
Others present were Tom Shaw,
Mike Vaughan, Susan Whittle
and Jill Purinton. Also in attendance were CEO Wendy Duvall, Director of Nursing Marlys
Buckner and Director Quality/
Risk Management Eden Ogden.
Guests present were Dr. Brett
Boice, chief of medical staff and
Eva Davis. The April 27 minutes were read and approved as
written.
Duvall reported that activity
levels at the hospital are slightly
higher in most areas, in comparison to last year. Acute admissions are lower with more
patient days and swing admissions were higher, with fewer
days. The length of stay for
April was 96 hours. It is a requirement for CAH that this be
no more than 96 hours on an
annual basis.
A loss of $330,145 for the
month was reported by Duvall, bringing the total loss to
$896,018 for the year. Two payments for the 340B have been
received, both through the
Med Station contract. It was
reported that the clinics were
reported to be doing well, remaining in the black with a net
gain for April. It was noted that
two CDs would mature at the
end of May.
In personnel, it was reported
that full time equivalent employees had dropped to 178.
Ogden reported the various
community support activities
that the hospital is involved
with, including blood pressure
checks at the senior center on
the second and fourth Thursday of each month, the caregiver and diabetes support groups,
and the REA Employee Health
Fair scheduled for June 18.
There was an equally impressive list of services that are provided by the hospital to benefit
the community.
The inpatient patient satisfaction reports for the first quarter
were reviewed. Some scores
were lower, but overall the hospital continued to do very well.
The overall rating/likelihood to
recommend was higher. A revised organizational chart was
then presented by Duvall.
Dr. Brett Boice stated that
there were some issues between
the ER physicians and physicians on order entry, but this
has been addressed. Duvall
stated that Dr. Hopkins' last day
to see patients would be June
19. It was also noted that Pat
Daniel would be retiring June
26.
The bills for the month of
April were unanimously approved as submitted.
Duvall reported that a new
banking resolution was required to remove Mike Buchanan as board treasurer, as
the disengagement mechanism
on the door opener. Red seems
to be a magnet to hummers.
That red grip is now covered
with blue tape.
As my wife held him ever so
gently, we had to hurriedly find
a place to put him. A 24 by 18
inch open topped box seemed
to be the best choice for the
moment. No worry about him
flying away; he wasn’t going
anywhere with that broken
wing.
That was on May 3. We
looked at each other with the
same question that had to be
answered, “Now, what are we
see LITTLE, page 6B
well as deleting Sheila Heckmaster's authorization and
adding Marlys Buckner and
Eden Ogden as check signatures. Following a motion to
approve the above, those in
favor were unanimous.
With no further business in
the regular session the board
adjourned to executive session, where the following were
granted re-appointment: Anthony Tay, MD, Consulting,
Rheumatology; Larry Midyett, MD, Consulting, Ped. Endocrinology; Robert Arnce,
MD, Consulting, Emergency
Medicine and Patricia McFarlane, MD, Consulting, Radiology. Physicians resigning
privileges (for information
only) included James Bashaw,
CRNA, Allied Health, Anesthesia; Larry Deffenbaugh,
DO, Consulting, Gastroenterologist; Jeffrey Haste,
DPM, Consulting, Podiatry;
Mark Jared, MD, Consulting, Rheumatology; Robert
Stauffer, MD, Consulting,
Cardiology; Sitaraman Subramanian, MD, Consulting,
Pulmonology, and David Zuehlke, MD, Consulting, Cardiology.
A motion was made by
Shaw, seconded by Vaughn,
to approve all reappointments.
With no further business
brought the board, the meeting adjourned.
LAMAR-The Barton County
Commission opened bids on
May 26 for two replacement
bridges as part of the Bridge
Replacement Off Road System,
commonly known as the BRO
program. BRO bridges are paid
for on a reimbursement basis.
The county pays the total cost
up front, and is then reimbursed 80 percent of the cost
by the Missouri Department of
Transportation (MoDOT).
However, the commission
awarded a contract for only one
of the bridges as they found the
bids to be unreasonably high for
the other. Bennett Construction
of Lamar was the lowest of four
bidders for a 46-foot bridge over
a tributary of Drywood Creek
on Northwest 30th Road north
of Iantha. A pre-construction
conference is tentatively scheduled for June 22, after which
Bennett will be given the order
to proceed. This bridge was on
the list for replacement in 2014,
but the Missouri Department
of Conservation intervened because of an active eagle’s nest
nearby. The allowable time for
construction was so short that
the project was delayed until
2015.
Two bids were received for a
bridge on Southeast 115th Lane,
very near Golden City. The lower bid was nearly $77,000 higher
than the MoDOT estimate, so
the commission rejected both.
They did not indicate if they intend to rebid the project.
Think taxes – even after
your return is filed
By CHRISTOPHER A
RUNION, CPA
After you file your 2014 tax
return, you may want to forget
about taxes for a while. But perhaps you should take advantage
of your current familiarity with
your financial situation instead.
By acting now, you can make
next year’s return less taxing.
Here are suggestions:
Check your withholding for
2015. The best indicator that
you need to change your withholding is the bottom line on
your 2014 tax return. A large
refund means you’ve given
the IRS an interest-free loan money you could have invested
yourself. A large balance due
can mean you end up paying
penalty and interest charges on
top of your regular tax liability.
To change your withholding,
give your employer an updated
Form W-4. If you’re newly retired, you may need to start
making quarterly estimated tax
payments.
Maximize the benefit you get
from tax-deductible contributions to a retirement plan by
making your 2015 contribution
as early in the year as possible.
This extends the time your account can grow tax-deferred.
Establish your long-term tax
planning strategies. Possibilities to consider: a salary-deferral arrangement with your employer, investing in assets that
will appreciate rather than produce current income, shifting
income among family members to take advantage of lower
tax brackets and structuring
your borrowing to maximize
interest deductions.
Get your tax and financial
records organized. A simple
system to track and store electronic or paper records will
save you from the last-minute
scramble to pull your information together. An added benefit: You’ll be less likely to miss
available deductions.
The information contained
in this column is of a general
nature and should not be acted
upon in your specific situation
without further details and/or
professional assistance.
2B • Wednesday, June 3, 2015
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AREA NEWS/REPORTS
Empire District to lower fuel
adjustment charge
JEFFERSON CITY-The Missouri
Public Service Commission has approved a request by Empire District
Electric Company to lower the fuel adjustment charge on the monthly bills of
its electric customers.
A residential customer using 1,000
kilowatt-hours of electricity a month
will see the fuel adjustment charge
decrease by approximately $1.29 a
month. The change is expected to take
effect on June 1.
The change in the fuel adjustment
charge reflects Empire’s fuel and purchased power costs for the six month
period of September, 2014, through
February, 2015.
The Empire District Electric Company serves approximately 149,300 electric customers in 16 Missouri counties,
including the communities of Golden
City, Jasper, and Stockton. Lockwood
purchases electricity wholesale from
the utility for its municipal system.
Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
KCP&L Greater Missouri
Operations files renewable
energy reports
JEFFERSON CITY-Pursuant to Public Service Commission rules, KCP&L
Greater Missouri Operations Company has filed its 2014 renewable energy standard compliance report and its 2015 renewable energy standard compliance plan
with the Missouri Public Service Commission.
The Public Service Commission staff plans to file a report of its review on or
before June 5, 2015.
KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company serves approximately 314,900
electric customers in western Missouri including Lamar Heights, Iantha, Burgess,
and parts of western Barton County. Liberal purchases electricity wholesale from
the utility for its municipal system.
BARTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT. REPORT
The following calls
were made by the Barton
County Sheriff 's Department:
Deputies were called to
Golden City on April 13,
for a disturbance in progress. Upon arrival deputies found John Bartlett
at an address on Madison
Street. Bartlett was found
inside the house with a
firearm, at which point
Bartlett turned the gun
on the deputies. He was
then tasered and arrested
for assault on a law enforcement officer. Bartlett
was held on a $10,000
bond.
Deputies were called to
McDonalds on April 16,
for a scam. Upon arrival,
deputies spoke to three
employees who were
part of the quick change
scam. While one male
was asking an employee
questions to distract her,
a second male did the
scam. The two males left
in an unknown direction
of travel.
Deputy Keithly was notified of a subject that had
a warrant on April 19.
Christopher Hiram Ruth
was located and arrested
on a probation warrant.
Deputies received a call
on April 23, of two individuals walking down a
county road yelling and
flipping people off. Upon
arrival deputies located
Curtis Langford. Langford was placed under
arrest for minor in possession of alcohol and
was taken to the Barton
County Jail, where he was
placed on a 12 hour safe
keep and issued a summons.
Deputies were dispatched to the Casey's
General Store in Golden
City on April 29, for shoplifting. Upon arrival they
spoke with an employee
who stated that Rochelle
Forste and Tona Mitchell
had entered the store earlier in the day and Forste
had shoplifting a wallet
from the store. Deputies
went to an address on
Mill St. in Golden City, to
speak with Forste about
the wallet. The wallet was
found in Forste's possession. Forste was arrested for shoplifting and
brought to the Barton
County Jail.
A call was received on
May 6 from probation
and parole, stating that
Aaron Leivan, who had
an active warrant, was at
their office. A deputy was
sent over and Leivan was
arrested on a warrant for
probation violation.
police station.
* Arrested May 3 on
charges of disobeying a
stop sign and for driving while intoxicated was
Christian Riley-Jones, 22
Lamar. Jones was taken
into custody and transported to the Barton
County Jail, where he was
processed, posted bond
and was subsequently released to await a pending
court date.
* A shoplifting report
was taken May 4 at Pete’s
Conoco. Reportedly stolen was a Starbucks Double Shot cold drink valued
at $3.49.
* Officers were dispatched May 3 to Dr.
Miller’s office for a male
who was in need of an
see POLICE, page 6B
LAMAR POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
* A black and blue skate
board was found April
26 in the area of 13th
and Walnut St. It can be
claimed on its identification at the police station.
* Officers took a complaint on April 26 of an
attempted burglary at the
Good Samaritan located
on Parry St.. Someone
had tried to pry open the
donation drop box shed.
No entry was gained and
nothing was reported
missing.
* Officers were dispatched April 26 to the
area of 17th and KK on the
report of a domestic disturbance that was going
on there. The vehicle described was found traveling down 12th St. around
the Dollar General Store.
Contact was made and interviews were conducted.
The people involved were
allowed to leave the area
of the stop. Once a witness
was spoken to the parties
were contacted a second
time, and arrested on a
charge of domestic assault
was Michael David Blanco, 46, Lamar. Blanco was
taken into custody and
transported to the Barton
County Jail where he was
processed, posted a bond
and was released.
* A two vehicle crash
was investigated April 28
in the Casey’s General
Store parking lot. According to statements taken at
the scene, this crash occurred as one vehicle was
backing from a parking
space and did not see a vehicle entering the lot and
struck it. There were no
injuries at the time of this
crash.
* Contact was made on
April 29 with two people
who were walking down
Walnut St. After the officer left the scene he did
a routine check and found
that one of the individuals, Zachary Ryan Sharp,
23, Lamar, had a Jasper
County failure to appear
warrant. He went back
and placed Sharp under
arrest for the warrant.
Sharp was transported
to the Barton County Jail
where he was turned over
to jail staff for processing.
* Arrested April 30 on
a Lamar Municipal Warrant issued on a charge of
failure to appear was Rochelle Dawn Forste, 32,
Lamar. Forste was at the
Barton County Jail when
the warrant was served.
She was processed and incarcerated.
* Nevada Police called
and notified Lamar on
April 30 that they had
contact with one Larry
Glenn Fenton, 50 Nevada. Fenton showed an
active Lamar Municipal
Warrant. The warrant was
confirmed and Fenton
was arrested and taken to
the Vernon County Jail
where he was incarcerated.
* A 16 year old female
was referred to the juvenile authorities on April
30 for truancy.
* A case of the financial
exploitation of a senior
was opened on April 30.
* An attempted theft was
reported April 30 in the
700 block of W. 8th St. A
vehicle had been entered,
but nothing was taken.
The dome light had been
left on and the door was
ajar.
* A non-injury accident
was reported May 1 at the
intersection of 10th and
Maple St. According to
statements taken on scene,
this crash occurred as one
of the vehicles was traveling westbound on 10th St.
The other vehicle stopped
for the stop sign controlling its direction of travel,
but then pulled into the
intersection striking the
westbound vehicle. No injuries were reported at the
time of this crash.
* Two juvenile males,
one 11 and the other 14,
were referred to the juvenile office on May 1, on
assault charges.
* Officers were dispatched May 1 to the
Gearhead Garage, located
on East 12th St., on the report that a vehicle that was
sitting on the premises
had been entered and an
article was possibly stolen.
The owner said that several lights inside the vehicle
had been tampered with
and that he thought his
checkbook was missing.
* A theft was reported
May 1 in the 700 block
of W. 8th St. A Strait
Talk “startup kit”, valued
at $80, was missing. The
victim had searched her
residence and did not find
the card. She was to get a
duplicate receipt and fill
out a statement form, but
she has never returned to
complete the report.
* A bicycle was reportedly stolen May 1 in the
400 block of E. 14th St.
Missing is a grey Mongoose with red pegs, valued at $75.
* Officers responded to
a peace disturbance on
May 2, in the 300 block of
W. 10th St. This incident
involved a neighborhood
dispute over one neighbor
calling the police on another, due to an offensive
odor caused by chickens
that were being kept in a
pen. The offending party
was located and a summons was issued.
* Two males were seen
arguing by an office that
was passing by on May
2. The officer went to
the scene and one of the
males had walked away.
The other was contacted
and it was found that he
was intoxicated and had
been drinking in public,
a violation of municipal
ordinance. He became
belligerent and was taken
into custody and transported to the Barton
County Jail, where he was
processed, placed on a 12
hour protective hole and
later released. Arrested
was Douglas Edward
Mayes, 60, Lamar.
* A small hatchet was
found May 2 in the Pete’s
gas station parking lot, located at 12th and Broadway, and can be claimed
on its identification at the
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 •
3B
RECORDS
DEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS
EDWARD DEAN
MCCREA
Edward Dean McCrea,
age 93, passed away on
November 14, 2014. He
was preceded in death
by his parents Raymond
(R.J.) and Flossie McCrea
of Lamar Missouri and
his wife Mary.
Ed worked as an Aircraft Assembler in Baltimore and Kansas City
before joining the Army
Air Corp in 1943. In the
Army Air Corp he was
a member of the 450th
Bomb Group, 721st
squadron, known as “The
Cotton Tails”. As a reflection of his service to his
country his name can be
found on the Henderson
County Veteran's Memorial Plaza in Athens, Texas, where he lived until
passing.
He is survived by children Larry, Raymon and
Darlene, grandchildren
Ryan, Rachel, Dyan and
Michael and great grandchildren, Brodi, Carli and
Elliana
Memorial Grave Site
Service will be in Lamar,
Missouri, date and time
will be Saturday June 13,
2015 at 3:00 p.m., at Lake
Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted.
ROBERT A.
QUILLIN
LAMAR-A memorial
reception will be held
from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, June 7, at the Lamar Country Club, for
Robert “Bob” Allen Quillin, 68, who died Monday,
May 25, 2015, at his home
near Lamar.
Arrangements
are
under the direction of
Konantz Warden Funeral
Home.
Online
condolences may be left at www.
konantzwarden.com.
Survivors include his
wife, Cheryl Quillin, of
the home; two daughters,
Jill Clements and husband Tom, Arvada, Colo.
and Elizabeth Klein and
husband Josh, O’Fallon.
Mr. Quillin was born
Oct. 4, 1946, in Lamar, to
Orville and Lucille (Vincent) Quillin. He was a
1969 graduate of Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. He
was a cattleman, rancher,
teacher and realtor and
was a member of many
civic and professional organizations. He was also
active in the Masonic
Lodge of Jasper, Scottish
Rite Valley of Joplin and
Abou Ben Adhem Shrine.
He was enjoyable to be
with and loved having
a good time, as well as
seeing that others had a
good time too. He will be
missed by all who knew
and loved him.
He married Cheryl Robison in August of 1969.
EDITH ALLENE
WAGGONER
JOPLIN-Graveside
services will be held at 2
p.m. today (Wednesday)
at Paradise Cemetery for
Edith Allene Waggoner, 91, Joplin, who died
Thursday, May 28, 2015.
Arrangements are under the direction of Ulmer Funeral Home, Carthage.
Online
condolences
may be made at www.ulmerfh.com.
Survivors include a son,
Larry Waggoner, Joplin;
two grandchildren, Anne
Shipman, Joplin and Paul
Waggoner, Webb City;
three great-granddaughters, Anovia, Brianna and
Jade, all of Joplin and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by two sisters,
Freda Stamate of Sacramento, Calif. and Virginia Clements, Lamar; a
brother, Guy V. Pettit Jr.
of Martinez, Calif. and a
grandson, Bryan Waggoner.
Mrs. Waggoner was
born Feb. 22, 1924, in
Miller, to Guy V. Pettit Sr. and Ada P (Jones)
Pettit. She was born and
reared in Miller, spending time in Carthage and
the Lamar area, residing
in Joplin for the last five
years. She was a seam-
BRIEFS
stress and worked at Big
Smith Manufacturing for
20 years. She attended the
Masters Touch Ministries
in Joplin. She enjoyed
fishing and family get togethers.
She married James Preston Waggoner on July 19,
1942, in Lamar. He died
July 11, 1992.
She became a member of the First Baptist
Church in Lamar in 1934
and was always very active in the church. She
taught many years, both
to children and adults.
She also taught Sunday
school at Truman Healthcare (Chastains) for over
20 years. She was a longtime member of P.E.O.
and had served as president and many other offices. She volunteered
at the Good Samaritan
Shop, Meals on Wheels
and at many church functions. Her greatest joy was
being with her family and
preparing amazing meals
for all to enjoy.
She married the love of
her life, Dalton Harris,
on March 18, 1945, at the
home of her mother, in
MARY JO HARRIS Lamar. They shared 62
happy years together beLAMAR-Services were fore his death.
held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Lamar First Baptist Church for Mary Jo
(Frow) Harris, 89, Lamar, who died Thursday,
May 28, 2015, at Truman
Healthcare Center. Burial
was at Lake Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home.
Contributions may be
made to the Brad Reed
Memorial
Scholarship
or Lamar First Baptist
Church, in care of the fuJESSE FRANK
neral home.
THRASHER
Condolences may be
sent online at www.danLAMAR-Services were
ielfuneralhome.net.
held
at 10 a.m. Tuesday
Survivors include two
at
First
Baptist Church
daughters, Nancy Gilkey
for
Jesse
Frank Thrashand husband Steve, Laer,
91,
Lamar,
who died
mar and Marianne ElsWednesday,
May
27,
wick and husband Lon2015,
at
Freeman
West
nie, Easton, PA; two
sons, Jim Harris and wife Hospital in Joplin. A
Glenda,
Alamogordo, graveside committal serNM and David Harris vice with full military
and wife Kim, St. Charles; honors was conducted at
eight
grandchildren, 2 p.m., at Memory GarJohn Gilkey and wife dens Cemetery.
Abby, Courtney Gardner Arrangements were unand husband Jeff, Ka- der the direction of Dantie Gilkey, Adam Reed iel Funeral Home.
and wife Denette, Chad Memorial contributions
Harris, Cory Harris and may be made to the First
wife Tina, Andy Harris Baptist Church or Barton
and wife Alexandra and County Senior Center, in
Allison Harris and 15 care of the funeral home.
great-grandchildren, Jack Condolences may be
and Hattie Gilkey, Jor- left online at www.danieldin Colton, Emily, Han- funeralhome.net.
nah and William Jeffries, Survivors include a
Carter Young, Whittley, daughter, Jeanie BurMarissa, Benton, Olivia khardt and husband Bill,
and Chloe Reed and Dal- Pueblo, Colo.; a son, Daton, Luther and Rohan vid Thrasher and wife
Barb, Lamar; two brothHarris.
She was preceded in ers, John Thrasher, San
death by a grandson, Diego, Calif. and Jack
Thrasher, Lamar and
Brad Reed.
Mrs. Harris was born three grandchildren, MeJune 11, 1925, at Lamar, lissa Burkhardt-Shields
to Major James Archibald and husband Forrest,
and Cora Belle (Griffin) Colorado Springs, Colo.,
Frow. She attended La- Todd Burkhardt and wife
mar Schools and gradu- Jen, Centennial, Colo.
ated high school with the and Tai Thrasher, Springclass of 1943. After high field.
school graduation she He was preceded in
attended the University death by four brothers,
of Missouri, where she Dave, Paul, Marion and
was a member of Alpha Doug Thrasher and a sisChi Omega sorority. She ter, Anna Mae Rock.
often told stories of the Mr. Thrasher was born
great times she and her Nov. 7, 1923, in Gravette,
dear friends had at MU. Ark., to Eddie and Myra
She later worked at the (Jesse) Thrasher. On May
rationing board during 12, 1945, at Pittsburg,
Kan., he married Violet
World War II.
Higgins and they made
their home in Lamar. Less
than three months later
he entered the US Army,
serving through the end
of World War II. Returning home, he began a ca-
All briefs are also posted on the calender at www.lamardemocrat.com.
THE FAMILY OF WILBUR BRUBAKER will host
a come and go 80th birthday celebration on Sunday,
June 7, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at South Broadway Baptist
Church, 1322 S. Broadway, Pittsburg, Kan. Anyone
unable to attend, that would like to send a card, can
mail it to him at Medicalodge, 206 S. Dittman, Room
12, Frontenac, Kan. 66763.
THE AMERICAN LEGION AND LADIES Auxiliary will meet Monday, June 8, 11:30 a.m., at the Food
Station (formerly Denny’s), for supper and meetings
to follow. The ladies auxiliary’s 15th president will be
a guest. For information call Hazel Hoerman, auxiliary president, at 417-682-2455.
LAMAR FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WILL hold
its 2nd Annual Car, Truck and Bike Show on Sunday, June 14. Come at 10 a.m. for the worship service,
with a message from Scott Hettinger, Peterson Outdoor Ministries, about their service to wounded veterans. Admission to the show and lunch is free. The
show will be in the southeast parking area. There is
a $10 entry fee to show a car or truck. Trophies will
be given to the top 20 entries, as well as best of show.
Registration is at 12 noon and awards will be presented at 4 p.m. For information call David Banwart at
417-214-0018 or Mike Thomas, 417-684-3995. The
church is located at 1306 E. 6th St.
PET TAGS ARE DUE JUNE 1. ALL ONE needs to
obtain a pet tag is proof of current rabies to purchase
the tag for $1. Tags can be purchased at the Lamar
Police Department, Critters and Pals or Lamar Animal Clinic.
THE BARTON COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD of
Trustees will meet Wednesday, June 17, 2:30 p.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.
THE JASPER SURVIVING SPOUSES WILL meet
Wednesday, June 10, at the Senior Center, for lunch.
This month the group will celebrate their weddings,
so bring a picture of your wedding to show. Also, Bingo will be played.
LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADE CARDS may
be picked up in the office, Monday through Friday,
from 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
THE LAMAR ART LEAGUE WILL MEET Thursday, June 4, 10 a.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library in
Lamar. Anyone interested in doing art is welcome.
For more information call Donna Holt at 417-3982614.
A GIANT PUMPKIN CONTEST WILL BE HELD
in conjunction with the Liberal Prairie Days Festival
on September 19. Entries must be delivered to the
weighing area (at the horticulture exhibits) no later
than 2 p.m. on the day of the festival. Prizes include
$75 for adult first place, $50 for second and $25 for
third. The kids division will offer prizes of $50 for
first, $30 for second and $20 for third. For information call Brian King at 417-843-5813.
THE 94TH ANNUAL WILLIAM AND SARAH
Jones Gardner family reunion will be held Sunday,
June 7, 1 p.m., at Lamar Memorial Hall. Please bring
a covered dish with your own table service.
A CLASS ON INTERNET AND E-MAIL BASICS
will be held at the Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar
on Friday, June 5, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. This class is to learn
the basics of searching the internet and using e-mail.
A class on Microsoft Excel Basics will be held Friday,
June 26, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This is to learn how to create, edit and save Microsoft Excel files.
scared soldier finally got
his well-deserved retirement from the Army
of God in the mansion
Jesus built for him. Go
rest faithful soldier in
the arms of Jesus. We are
looking forward to seeing
you again, Dad. We love
and miss you.
Vail was born in Eads,
Colorado on March 11,
1932. He was a veteran
of the Korean War and
retired from Civil Service
at White Sands Missile
Range, New Mexico.
Vail is survived by his
wife of 59 years, Esther
Cable and three sons,
Daniel R. Cable and his
wife Shelly, Timothy W.
Cable and his wife Christine and James N. Cable
and his wife Lori. Vail
is also survived by 10
grandchildren and 9 great
grandchildren.
Services for Vail will be
at 10 a.m., Thursday, June
4, 2015 at the Full Gospel
VAIL RAE CABLE Tabernacle, with burial in
Mt. Carmel Cemetery by
On May 29, 2015, Vail Golden City. Visitation
Rae Cable, an old battle- will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from
6-8 p.m., at the chapel of
Konantz Warden Funeral
Home.
Memorial contributions
their daughter, Isabelle
may
be made to T.A.T.S.
Leigh. “Izzy” arrived
Online
condolences may
on May 20, at 11:22
be left at www.konantza.m. She weighed seven
warden.com.
pounds and 3.6 ounces
and was 19 ¼ inches
tall.
Grandparents are PatCLARENCE
sy and Joe George, BaxGERALD
ter Springs, Kan., Terry
and Melissa Duree, St.
SWEENEY
Joseph and Rocky and
Elaine McCulloch, LaJASPER-A memorial
mar.
Isabelle Leigh
service
will be held at 2
Great-grandparp.m. today (Wednesday)
McCulloch
ents are Roselea Mcat the United MethodClintock, Lamar; Paist Church in Golden
Brett and Jenessa Mc- tricia Johnston, Bolivar
Culloch are pleased to and Bradley and Donita
see DEATHS, page 5B
announce the birth of McCulloch, Lamar.
BIRTH
reer that spanned 43 years
at Thorco Industries.
In addition to being a
devoted husband and father, he will be remembered as a loyal friend
and great neighbor. He
enjoyed sharing the fruits
of his labor, whether it
was big, juicy tomatoes
from his garden or warm
chocolate chip cookies
from his oven. A charter
member of Lamar Art
League, he was a talented
and accomplished artist,
who made nature come
alive on canvas with his
oil paints.
He was an active member of First Baptist
Church of Lamar, where
he served many years as
a deacon and participated
in the Fishermen’s Class.
Frank and Violet shared
their love and their lives
for 57 years until her
death on Jan. 27, 2002.
4B • Wednesday, June 3, 2015
www.lamardemocrat.com
LEGALS
MARRIAGE LICENSE
APPLICATIONS
The following have
filed a marriage license
application with the
Barton County Recorder's office:
Lawrence David Wagstaff, 27, Lamar and
Amber Dawn Newton,
LEGALS
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that ALTERNATE
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
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
5-13, 20, 27, 6-3-4tc
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that ALTERNATE
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
28.
Gerald Jackson Cofield, 32, Lamar and
Crystal Danielle Davenport, 33, Lamar.
Michael David Houck,
22, Lamar and Rebecca
Lee Webb, 24, Lamar.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS
Roy Francis Johnson, III, 50, Lamar
and Cynthia Kay
Kerns, 27, Lamar.
Drew Robert Cunningham, 24, Ozark
and Sydney Ladd
Crutcher, 23, Ozark.
an application for a Phase
II & III Bond (final) Release
on Alternate Fuel, Inc. Blue Mound Mine, Permit
#1990-01 issued on March
28, 1991 for 303 acres. The
release area is located north
of Oskaloosa, Missouri.
The precise location of
this permit area runs from
one and a half miles north
of “K” highway and from
the Kansas-Missouri State
line beginning east three
quarters mile then one and
three quarters miles east.
The release area consists
of 30.0 acres in Lots 1 &
2 of fractional SW/4 of
Section 31, T.34N. R. 33W,
Vernon County Missouri
and 273.0 acres NE/4 and
SE/4 and Lots 1 & 2 of
fractional NW/4 and Lots
1 & 2 of fractional SW/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
release maps on file with the
Missouri Land Reclamation
Commission. The amount of
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
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 2014.
Any written comments,
objections or requests for
an informal conference on
this bond release application
Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
Warranty Deed, filed May
11, 2015. John O. Nuding and Laurie E. Nuding
to CMG Outdoors, LLC:
Tract 1: All of the northwest quarter of section 2,
township 33, range 29, in
Barton County, Missouri,
except that part lying south
of Horse Creek, and except a tract in the southeast
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
5-13, 20, 27, 6-3-4tc
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF BARTON COUNTY,
MISSOURI
PROBATE DIVISION
In the Estate of
RODNEY WADE DAVID,
Estate No. 14B4-PR00062
Deceased.
NOTICE OF FILING
OF FINAL
SETTLEMENT
AND PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION
TO
ALL
PERSONS
INTERESTED IN THE
ESTATE OF RODNEY
WADE DAVID, Deceased:
You are hereby notified that
the undersigned Personal
Representative will file a Final
Settlement and Petition for
determination of the persons
who are the successors in
interest to the personal
and real property of the
Decedent and of the extent
and character of their interest
therein and for distribution of
such property, in the Probate
Division of the Circuit Court
of Barton County, Missouri,
on July 9, 2015, or as may
be continued by the Court,
and that any objections or
exceptions to such Final
Settlement or Petition or
any item thereof must be
in writing and filed within
twenty days after the filing of
such Final Settlement.
/s/ GEORGE D. NICHOLS,
Attorney
corner of said northwest
quarter. Tract 2: All of the
northeast quarter of section
3, township 33, range 29,
Barton County, Missouri,
except a tract located in the
northwest quarter and the
northeast quarter of said
section 3. Tract 3: All that
part of the southeast quarter of section 3 lying north
206 West 10th Street
Lamar, MO 64759
(417) 682-6003
georgenichols@att.net
/s/ CAROL S. TRACY,
Personal Representative
6-3,10,17,24-4tc
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF BARTON
COUNTY, MISSOURI
PROBATE DIVISION
In the Estate of NORMAN
LAFONTAIN, Deceased,
Estate No. 15B4-PR00030
NOTICE OF LETTERS
GRANTED
To all persons interested in
the Estate of NORMAN
LAFONTAIN.
On May 26, 2015,
TERESA
MOORE,
was appointed Personal
Representative
of
the
Estate
of
NORMAN
LAFONTAIN, Deceased,
by the Probate Division of
Barton County, Missouri.
The business address of the
Personal Representative is
1007 Broadway, Courthouse,
Room 201, Lamar, MO
64759 and the Personal
Representative’s attorney is
GEORGE D. NICHOLS,
206 West 10th Street, Lamar,
MO 64759.
All creditors of the
decedent are notified to file
claims in court within six
months from the date of first
publication of this notice or
if a copy of this notice was
mailed to, or served upon,
such creditor by the personal
representative, then within
two months from the date
it was mailed or served,
whichever is later, or be
forever barred to the fullest
extent permissible by law.
Such six-month period and
such two-month period do
not extend the limitation
period that would bar claims
one year after the decedent’s
death, as provided in section
473.444, RSMo, or any
other applicable limitation
of a line commencing on
the east line of said section 3, 1,812.39 feet north
of the southeast corner of
said section 3 and running
thence north 89 degrees 55’
23” west to the west line
of the southeast quarter of
said section 3; all in township 33, range 29, Barton
County, Missouri.
periods. Nothing in section
473.033, RSMo, shall be
construed to bar any action
against a decedent’s liability
insurance carrier through a
defendant ad litem pursuant
to section 537.021, RSMo.
Date of decedent’s death
was May 14, 2015.
Date of first publication is
June 3, 2015.
s-Janet B. Maupin,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Barton County, Missouri,
Probate Division
6-3,10,17,24-4tc
Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO
www.lamardemocrat.com
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 •
5B
CLASSIFIEDS
Deaths, continued from page 3B
City for Clarence Gerald Sweeney, 85, Jasper,
who died at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday, May 28, 2015,
at Cox South Medical
Center in Springfield.
Visitation will be held one
hour prior to the service.
Arrangements are under the direction of Pugh
Funeral Home, Golden
City.
Survivors include his
children, Mark Sweeney
and wife Karen, Roseville,
Calif., Tina Felkner and
husband Skip, Lamar, Jeff
Sweeney and fiancee Barbara Bradley, Carthage
and Nancy Thomas, Carthage; a sister, Dorothy
Miles, Gallette, Wyo.;
grandchildren, Rosanna
Jordan, Melissa FelknerCole, Jennifer Doerr,
Crystal Felkner, Kristina
Kurpakus, Pamela Austin, Joey Thomas and
Kelly Thomas; greatgrandchildren,
Jeremy
Doerr, Christopher and
Taddeo Nuse and Zoey
Austin and step-greatgrandchildren, Chris and
Wes Doerr.
He was preceded in
death by brothers, Ray,
Loren, Clifford, Bruce
and Lee Sweeney; sisters,
Lena Whaley, Faye Ransom and Grace Branstine
and a great-granddaughter, Miranda Doerr.
Mr. Sweeney was born
Nov. 12, 1929, in Eads,
Colo., to Hiram Madison
and Rosa Helen (Daschofsky) Sweeney. He grew up
in Eads, Colo. His family relocated and brought
their cattle on a train into
Kansas City from Kiowa
County, Colo., and there
unloaded them for a
drink. They then reloaded them to travel to La-
mar and from there they
drove cattle on foot to
the farm east of Kenoma
in Barton County. Mr.
Sweeney spent his final
high school years at and
graduated from Golden
City schools. He served
in the army as a corporal from January 1952 to
December 1953. He married Barbara Anne Banta
on July 3, 1957, in Dade
County. She preceded
him in death on Sept. 8,
2013. They had lived in
Carthage from 1957 to
1970, before moving to
Jasper and living there
until his wife’s death,
when he moved to Carthage.
Mr. Sweeney worked for
the Safeway Cheese Plant
as a supervisor for over
30 years, retiring in 1990.
After retirement his hobbies were farming, which
he had started earlier, and
his grandkids. He was a
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member of the United
Methodist Church in
Golden City and had
served as a trustee for the
church.
SUZANNE
BUNTON
LIBERAL-Services will
be held at 2 p.m. Friday at
Hannon Free Will Baptist
Church for Jane Suzanne
Bunton, 53, Liberal, who
died Sunday, May 31,
2015, at her home, following a battle with cancer. Burial will follow at
Barton City Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel Funeral Home, Lamar.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Houston
Ground Angels, Angel
Flights or Corporate Angels Network, in care of
the funeral home.
Condolences may be
shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.
Survivors include her
husband, Rodney Bunton; two daughters, Sarah
Robertson and husband
Caleb, Liberal and Becca
Bunton and fiance Jason
Burns, Decatur, Ill.; a
brother, David Stockton
and wife Elaine, Augusta,
Ga.; her mother-in-law,
Virginia Bunton, Liberal
and nieces, nephews and
extended family.
She was preceded in
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4 Family Yard Sale – All
weekend, June 5, 6 and
7, Divine Estates, 801
E. 19th St., Apt 4-A.
Toddler bed, coffee tables, smoke free name
brand clothes, baby – 4x
women's, prom dresses,
shoes, purses. Lots and
lots of toys and misc.
Huge 2 Party Garage
Sale – Friday, June 5 and
Saturday, June 6. New
jeans and lots of misc.
1706 Heagon.
"Publisher's notice: All
real estate advertised
herein is subject to the
Federal Fair Housing
Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any
preference, limitation,
or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such
preference limitation,
or discrimination. We
death by her parents and
father-in-law, Lee Bunton.
Mrs. Bunton was born
July 10, 1961, in Monett,
to Harold Dean and Anna
Jane (Page) Stockton. After graduating Aurora
High School in 1979, she
went on to receive her
bachelor’s degree in elementary education from
Pittsburg State University.
She had been a second
grade teacher at Liberal
for 18 years. She also had
taught Sunday school for
the high school students
and was a youth leader
at the Hannon Free Will
Baptist Church, where
she was a member. She
enjoyed playing the saxophone and was very artistic, especially gifted with
drawing.
She married Rodney
Lee Bunton on June 4,
1982, at the First Baptist
Church in Aurora.
will not knowingly accept any advertising for
real estate, which is in
violation of the law. All
persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are
available on an equal opportunity basis".
667-2633.
Now Available – 2 Bedroom, 1 bath apartment.
$425 month/$300 deposit. 1 Bedroom, 1
bath, $350/month, $300
deposit. Washer/dryer
hookup. 601 E. 19th St.,
Lamar. Southern Meadows Apartments. Call
Mobile Homes for Rent 417-777-1440.
Are You Ready To
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rental references a must.
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furnished. Pool, rec $500 damage deposit.
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6B • Wednesday, June 3, 2015
AREA NEWS
Little, continued from page 1B
going to do with him?”
After all, we felt somewhat responsible for the
condition he was in.
The next day, which was
a Monday, I started making some telephone calls.
The first one was to the
Missouri Department of
Conservation
(MDC),
which was not very productive. The kind lady
who answered my call did
suggest that I should find
someone who specializes
in treatment of injured
wildlife, but MDC doesn’t
have such a service. Then,
there was a casual reference to having a license to
possess wildlife. That was
the last thing I wanted to
hear while I was searching for help in treating a
wounded bird.
After several more calls,
including one to Overland, Missouri, it seemed
the best choice was a
bird sanctuary in south
Kansas City on Gregory
Boulevard.
However,
they didn’t answer their
phone, so I struck out
again. Finally, I found
success much closer to
home. I called Charles
Winslow at Lamar Animal Clinic, and asked if
he had any recommendation. After a pause
to examine some of his
veterinarian records, he
suggested I contact Cornerstone Animal Hospital in Joplin. He thought
they had a veterinarian who had done some
work with birds. He gave
me the telephone number, which I immediately
called, and sure enough,
they had worked with
birds, even hummingbirds. Better yet, they had
an opening at two o’clock
that afternoon, just three
hours from the time I
called. So, shortly before
one o’clock, I started out
for Joplin with bird and
feeder in a box. I threaded my way through the
maze of winding one-way
thoroughfares under Interstate 44, and arrived
at Cornerstone just before my appointed time.
There followed the usual
paperwork for a new patient, just like in a medical doctor’s office. I filled
it out as best I could,
but a lot of the questions
could be answered with
only an N/A for not applicable. Obviously, very
very few of their patients
are hummingbirds. After a short wait following
completion of the paperwork, out came Dr. Donald Loden to examine the
patient. And, yes, he had
some experience with
hummingbirds. In an examination room, he put
“Little Guy” or “bird” under a strong magnifying
lens and confirmed the
wing was broken. However, the skin was not
broken, so that should
hasten the recovery time.
He added there was nothing else I could do other
than keep him safe and
well fed. Hummers are
so tiny, and this one especially, that it’s impossible to wrap something
around them to stabilize a
wing. They don’t seem to
need it, and the recovery
rate is about 90 percent.
Recovery time, the doctor told me, is between
six and eight weeks. So,
Little Guy was going to
be around for quite some
time. I just hoped that he
could survive captivity in
such close quarters for
the necessary recovery
time.
I decided very quickly
that I should keep the box
covered with some type
of screen. Who knows
when Little Guy would
begin to try his wings
again. A small window
screen that we no longer
used seemed just right.
Having the little critter
around spurred my curiosity about hummingbirds, so I started searching the internet to learn
more. I was shocked to
find there was so much
interest in them. For example, the expression
“bird brain” as a reference to someone who
acts rather stupidly, may
have to be revised a bit.
A hummingbird’s brain
is 4.2 percent of his body
weight, the most of any
bird. They have an extremely high metabolism.
They can eat up to eight
times their body weight
in one day. At rest, their
heart rate will average 250
beats per minute.
There were a couple
of things we learned on
our own. Hummingbirds
have long tactile tongues
with which they lap up
nectar from flowers or
fluid from feeders. They
do sleep, but it is more
like hibernation as their
physical systems go into
virtual slow motion. It’s
called torpor. One morning, we found Little Guy
lying on the bottom of
his box instead of being
perched on the rim of
his feeder where we always found him. My wife
carefully reached inside
his box and gently lifted
him from where he lay.
He seemed alive, but he
wasn’t able to return to
his favorite perch. She returned him to the bottom
of the box, and we jointly
concluded, “Well, we
tried.” When we checked
on him a couple of hours
later, he was back on his
perch and as alert as ever.
Apparently, his torpor
was over.
Much to my surprise in
my search for hummingbird information, I found
they have an average lifespan of five years; a few
have lived 10 to 12 years.
After about a week to
10 days from my visit to
Cornerstone, I received
a telephone call from
Dr. Loden, asking how
my bird was doing. All I
could tell him was, “so far
so good.” Apparently, it
had been quite some time
since he had a hummingbird as a patient, and genuinely wanted to know
about its recovery.
After several days, Little Guy began to try his
wings a bit, flying around
the confines of his box. He
got away from us during
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this period, but we had
his box in the garage, and
the door was closed. He
landed on our car, but the
landing site was so sloped
that he began to slide off.
He then flew to the inside
of the door and landed on
the metal flange that extended outward from sections of the door. My wife
slowly walked to where
he was perched and gently recaptured him. He
made no effort to go any
farther. I firmly believe
that by that time, he realized we meant no harm to
him.
More days passed, and
there were more short
test flights inside the box.
We knew it was about
time to find a bird cage,
and a large one, because
the recovery time was
turning out to be considerably less than Dr.
Loden’s six weeks. Finally, we arrived at day
19. It was early evening,
and the sun would soon
begin to set. We had just
put some fresh artificial
nectar in the feeder and
left the box in the front
part of the garage. The
door was open. It seems
likely that we must have
placed the screen back
onto Little Guy’s box in
an unbalanced position.
An increasingly strong
bump from a test flight
could easily cause the
screen to slide off. Anyway, when we went out to
move the box farther into
the garage at dusk, Little
Guy was gone. We were a
little sad because we had
looked forward to the day
when we would take him
in hand into our back
yard, open our hands,
and watch him fly away
to join his hummingbird
brethren. As it turned
out, Little Guy did it his
way.
A couple of days later,
a few hummers began
to show up at our feeders. They had been totally absent for about a
week, which is typical
hummingbird behavior.
They were simply visiting someone else’s feeders and flowers in a different locale. We noticed
a particularly small bird
perched on our clothes
line. My wife remarked
that it almost looked like
“our” bird, but how many
hummingbirds are there
inside the city of Lamar?
After a few minutes, he
flew straight to a feeder
that we had placed on a
small table on our patio,
and drank heavily from
it. It was the feeder we
had placed in Little Guy’s
box, and we were trying to decide where to
hang it outside. It wasn’t
more than 12 feet away
from our kitchen window
where we were watching.
My wife whispered, “He’s
a Ruby-Throat.” Could it
be? Nah, too many hummingbirds around. Still,
he was unusually small, a
Ruby-Throat, and seemed
to prefer the feeder we
had used in Little Guy’s
box. Now, we really began
to wonder, but we’ll never
know.
emergency 96 hour committal. Contact with the
individual was made and
arrangements were made
for him to be transported
to Freeman Hospital in
Joplin.
* A hit and run auto
crash was reported at the
station on May 3. A pickup
truck had damage to the
passenger side. The owner
was unaware of where the
damage occurred.
* The Joplin Police Department notified Lamar
on May 3 that they had
an inmate that had a Lamar municipal warrant
for failure to appear. Officers went to pick her up
and a decision was made
to release her on a signature bond. Unknown to
the officers was that she
had been making suicidal statements earlier
in the evening. Although
released from a hold by
Lamar, she remained at
the Joplin City Jail to see
a counselor for her state-
ment. She was given an
upcoming court date.
* Lamar received word
on May 3 from the Carl
Junction Police Department that they had contact with one Jerry Avila.
Avila had an active Lamar
municipal warrant with a
county wide extradition
only attached. Carl Junction took it upon themselves to transport Avila to
Lamar, where he was processed and incarcerated in
the Barton County Jail.
A 1999 Ford Mustang
being driven by Christopher M Cheshire, 19,
Lamar, was northbound
on I49, one mile south of
Carthage, when he ran off
the roadway and struck
a guardrail, according to
the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report
stated that Cheshire, who
was not wearing a safety
device, was then ejected.
The accident occurred at
9:50 a.m. on Sunday, May
24.
According to the report
Cheshire received moderate injuries and was transported to McCune Brooks
Hospital in Carthage.
Accident report
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Scout for armyworm in
fescue pastures
LAMAR-Jill Scheidt,
agronomy
specialist
with University of Missouri Extension, advises scouting for true
armyworm in pastures
at the end of May.
True armyworm larvae range in size from
one-quarter of an
inch up to one-inch in
length. "Scout fields at
least two times weekly
determine if larval numbers and
damage are increasing to intolerable levels," said
Scheidt.
According
to
Scheidt, if the
following conditions are present
during spring, armyworms could
cause economic
damage: 1) high
numbers of true armyworm moths, 2) cool,
wet weather, 3) lush
growth of grasses (especially tall fescue) and
4) lack of beneficial insects.
"True
armyworms
cause destruction of
plant foliage along with
cutting of seed heads to
fescue pastures. Heavy
true armyworm infestations may defoliate
and consume 100 percent of the grass foliage and seed heads and
then move to adjoining
grass pastures before
continue feeding and
eventually
reaching
maturity," said Scheidt.
Treatment is justified
when an average of four
or more half-grown or
larger worms (one-half
inch to one and onehalf inch larvae) per
square foot are present
during late spring and
before more than two
percent to three percent of seed heads are
cut from stems in tall
fescue seed fields.
Scheidt recommends
Mustang Max or Warrior
II to control armyworms
at threshold levels.
True armyworm larvae
hatch from spring laid
eggs and rapidly grow
through about seven or
more worm stages (instars) as they develop
from egg to adult moth.
The early instars avoid
light and spend much
time close to the soil surface and on lower plant
foliage.
Feeding by early instars
is usually minimal, but
rapidly increases as the
larvae increase in size, become more active during
daylight hours and move
upward on host plants to
feed.
"A total of two to three
generations may be produced each season, usually only the first generation causes problems in
grass crops and pastures.
Later generation larvae
tend to move to turf to
feed and develop. True
armyworm larvae do not
feed on legumes, only
grasses," said Scheidt.
True armyworm moths
have grayish-brown to
tan colored forewings,
with a white spot located
in the center of each forewing, and grayish-white
to pale hindwings. Larvae
are almost hairless with
smooth bodies. Small larvae are often pale green
in color, but change to
yellowish-brown or tan
bodies with tan to brown
heads mottled with darker brown patterns.
Three distinct broad,
dark stripes run the
length of the body with
one occurring on the
back and one running
down each side. Additional orange lines can be
found running the length
of each side of the
body from head to
tail.
"Look for four
pairs of abdominal
prologs in the center of the body and
a single pair of anal
prologs at the tail
end of the larva.
Each
abdominal
proleg will have a
dark brown to black
triangle located on
the foot; few other larvae
possess this characteristic," said Scheidt.
She recommends scouting for small larvae under plant debris and for
feeding damage on lower
plant foliage. Small larvae
are best scouted during
late afternoon, evening
and early morning hours.
As larvae increase in size,
they will feed during both
night and day periods
and move upward on host
plants as they consume
foliage.
"Larger larvae tend to
remain on the upper regions of host plants," said
Scheidt.
For more information
contact any of these MU
Extension agronomy specialists in southwest Missouri: Tim Schnakenberg
in Stone County, (417)
357-6812; Jill Scheidt in
Barton County, (417)
682-3579; John Hobbs
in McDonald County,
(417) 223-4775 or Sarah
Kenyon in Texas County,
(417) 967-4545.