1-28-15 Lamar Democrat

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015 2 SECTIONS, 12 PAGESServing Lamar, Golden City, Lockwood, Jasper, Sheldon, Mindenmines and Liberal for 145 years. Incorporating The Daily Democrat, Golden City Herald & Lockwood Luminary.

Grandparents Don't Forget Your Grandchildren For The Valentine Special!

INDEXSECTION A

Correspondents ........................ 2Friends & Family ...................... 3Friends & Family/School ......... 4School/Sports ............................ 5Sports ......................................... 6

SECTION BArea News ................................. 2Dean's List/Honor Roll ............ 3Records ...................................... 4Records/Classifieds .................. 5Area News ................................. 6

I Heart MU Extension Run to be

held in Lockwood

LOCKWOOD-The Dade County Extension will hold the I Heart MU Extension Run on Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 a.m., at the American Legion Hall in Lockwood. Cost for the 5k is $20 in advance or $25 the day of the race, with the one mile being $15 in ad-vance or $20 the day of the race.

To obtain a registration form call 417-637-2112 or email [email protected].

February 11 is set

for Lamar Democrat saturation

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

The Lamar Democrat will once again do a complete saturation of every home in Barton County, as well as Lockwood, on February 11. This will also be the paper featuring the popular Val-

Barton County Memorial

Hospital recognized for patient safety, quality efforts

LAMAR-Barton County Me-morial Hospital has been rec-ognized for reaching its goal of reducing preventable pa-tient harm by 40 percent and preventable readmissions by 20 percent between 2012 and 2014. The achievement was part of Barton County Memo-rial Hospital’s work as a mem-ber of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Partner-ship for Patients Hospital En-gagement Network initiative.

Eden Ogden, quality director, states, “Small hospitals make a difference with personable care and providing a healing environment. Employees take pride in quality outcomes. We

Valentine's Day

Sweeties to be featured in regionalBy MELODY METZGER

Lamar Democrat

The deadline is fast ap-proaching for Valentine's Day Sweeties to appear in the February 11 edition of the Lamar Democrat. Not only will this edition feature photos furnished by proud grandparents, it is also an edition that will be sent to

Graduation exercises for D.A.R.E.


It was a beautiful evening, both inside and out, for the 2nd Annual Winterfest Gala, held Saturday, Jan. 17, at Me-morial Hall in Lamar.

Members of the Winterfest committee included Jane Moy-er, décor; Tara Parks and Amy Willhite, food and Pat Barr, Nancy Curless, Rachel Martin, George Nichols, Jill Purinton, Dave Sorrick and Brad Wil-liams. Jane Moyer did a beau-tiful job decorating the hall in a winter motif, complete with ice sculptures at each table. The food table was laden with deli-cious concoctions spread along the large table throughout the evening. A set up of cups of ice, water and soft drinks were also available to those attending.

Chris Morrow/Lamar DemocratDave Sorrick (left) and Rachel Martin present the

Barton County Community Fund’s $500 grant check to Ron Hager for the Lowell Davis “Welcome to Lamar” project, on Saturday night during Winterfest at Memorial Hall. Davis, a nationally renowned artist, is creating the project. The BCCF gala was well attended.

Top of page, Barton County Community Fund’s Winterfest Gala was enjoyed by many Saturday night, Jan. 17, at Memorial Hall in Lamar. Sober as a Judge entertained the crowd, with many taking advantage of the dance floor.

Melody Metzger/Lamar Democrat

Photos by Richard CooperThe entire D.A.R.E. graduating class of 2014-15.

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat staff writer

LAMAR-Ninety-six fifth graders from West Elementary School were honored, January 20, for completion of a course in Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.). The class has a long history of success in the Lamar schools, and has been expanded in the last few years to include resistance to alcohol and violence.

Instructor for the class was Cpl. Oliver Reserve Sgt. Greg Evans and Cpl. Cornell passed out awards and

certificates of D.A.R.E. graduation.

see SATURATION, page 2A

see SWEETIES, page 2A

see QUALITY, page 2A

see GRADUATION, page 5A

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see WINTERFEST, page 4A

Gearing up for Progress 2015By MELODY METZGER

Lamar Democrat

The Lamar Democrat is in the process of putting together its “Progress Edition 2015”, to be published March 25. Once again the paper is asking area businesses, medical facilities, farming operations, clubs and organizations, cities, counties and schools to submit stories regarding events and updates that took place in 2014, as well as plans for 2015.

Anyone wishing to submit an article and needing an out-line of what should be includ-ed, a form will be available in the February 11 edition of the

Lamar Democrat, which will also be the paper's saturation issue for Barton County and Lockwood. Forms may also be picked up at the newspaper office at 100 E. 11th St. After the form is completed, or the article is written, they may be brought to the office, e-mailed to us at [email protected] or sent by mail to P.O. Box 12, Lamar, MO 64759.

Stories to be published this year will be categorized un-der four sections – Health, Government, Community and Economics. In order to publish this yearly section the public's help is needed. Send your story based on the ques-

tionnaire and remember there is no charge as this is a yearly free service that the Lamar Democrat offers to its readers. All stories are subject to edit-ing by the newspaper.

Stories are needed by Febru-ary 27. This deadline is very important in order to assure that the various stories appear. Photos can also be included with the story and can be sent to us, or if needed, call 417-682-5529, ext. 60 to set up an appointment to have a picture taken. For photos that are sub-mitted, an actual photo can be used or they can be e-mailed to [email protected]. Photos need to be in jpg for-

mat.Every year the paper at-

tempts to make Progress bet-ter than the year before and your help is definitely needed in order to accomplish this feat. Please consider a promo-tional display advertisement to help with the printing of this edition. Anyone interest-ed in purchasing advertising may call Melissa Little at 417-682-5529, ext. 62 or email her at [email protected].

The staff at the Lamar Dem-ocrat appreciates all help with this endeavor and they look forward to including your sto-ry in this yearly edition.

2A • Wednesday, January 28, 2015 www.lamardemocrat.com Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO

can thank each of our employees for striving to improve the qual-ity of care we give and prevent patient harm. Improvement has come with collabora-tive efforts among staff. Through our participa-tion in the HEN proj-ect we were provided tools and best practices along with the abil-ity to learn from each other in addressing our unique challenges. We will continue to strive to provide exceptional care to our patients.”

In Missouri partici-pating HEN hospitals worked collaborative-ly to address quality, safety and efficiency is-

sues in health care. To facilitate hospitals’ inter-action, HEN organiza-tions provided resources, educational events and technical assistance for members. Federal fund-ing for the HEN ended in December 2014.

“One of the most effec-tive tools in performance improvement is the abil-ity to identify and imple-ment proven best prac-tices,” said Herb B. Kuhn, MHA president and CEO. “The HEN allows quality improvement profession-als access to both the pro-cesses that work and the strategies to put them in place at their hospitals.”

Nationally, more than 6,500 partners, including

more than 3,000 hospi-tals, participated in the Partnership for Patients’ program. It is the larg-

est quality improvement effort ever undertaken by CMS and its partner agencies.

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CLUB NOTESMAKE IT

HAPPEN 4-H CLUB

By PAYDEN NOLTINGClub Reporter

During the holiday sea-son Make It Happen 4-H met at the Wolf Center for chili and soup. In-stead of exchanging Christmas gifts, mem-bers decided to donate canned food items. They collected 120 items to donate to the local food pantry at the Good Sa-maritan.

The January meeting was held at the Pittsburg bowling alley on Sunday, Jan. 4. Members, along with families, enjoyed a time of bowling.

The next meeting will be at the Nevada YMCA on February 7. Details will be given as the date gets closer.

The club has also been volunteering with the school backpack pro-gram each month for the past three months, as a community service ac-tivity.

LAMAR COUNTRY CLUB

LADIES ASSOCIATION

Margaret Wattenbarger was the hostess for Bridge on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Nor-ma Jean Harris was the first place winner, with Margaret Wattenbarger winning second.

The hostess for January 27 is scheduled to be Bet-ty Weston, with Imogene Williams to be the hostess on Tuesday, Feb. 3.

SheldonBy DARLENE

SHERIDAN

Sheldon Legion and Auxiliary met Mon-day evening with a good crowd that enjoyed a great meal. The two organiza-tions conducted separate business meetings. Corre-spondence was read from the state department and the announcement was made that the state depart-ment president will attend the Sheldon meeting in March. Membership re-ports were completed and will be sent to the state.

One hundred and eight households from Sheldon and Bronaugh were pro-vided food on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Sheldon Community Building. The food pantry is furnished by Ozark Food Harvest and will return in Febru-ary.

Sheldon basketball teams enjoyed three victo-ries Tuesday evening, with junior varsity, girls and boys teams winning.

Everyone has been en-joying the unseasonal warm weather, although there is still a lot of illness around.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Frank Wisely who passed away Monday at his home outside Butler.

On Sunday, Jan. 25, a spaghetti dinner was served to benefit Jim El-derton with medical ex-penses. The meal was served at the Donaldson Building/United Meth-odist Church at noon in Sheldon. A dessert auc-tion followed the meal.

Maxine's Musings

By MAXINE MORIN

Golly! January, the first month of 2015 is almost over. Gardeners are study-ing their seed catalogs. I do not receive any cata-logs as I have quit making a garden. Oh I plant some petunias, or rather set out the plants. There are not

many gardens planted any more. At least, I do not think so. What with a lot of the ladies working, or no place to plant. I gar-dened when I was work-ing and had a couple of small kids. Growing up on a farm with five siblings, it was the natural thing to do for survival. I miss it, but my body tells me no!

There ave been several down with the flu. Doro-thy Faubion was a patient at BCMH earlier this month. She is now home, but has to take it easy for a while.

Donna W. took me to get my hair done last Friday, then we went to Judy's at Jasper for lunch. They have the best fried chicken. On returning to Lamar, we went in Lamar Bank & Trust (LBT) to wish the best to Carol Pat-terson on her retirement. Carol has worked 34 years in banking.

Mabel Beatty, Lamar, will reach her 88th birth-day on February 9. Her daughter, Betty Saferite, Carthage, tells me they are having a card shower for Mabel. They plan on a family celebration. Cards can be sent to her at PO Box 134, Lamar, MO 64759. Happy birthday, Mabel.

Congratulations to Jim and Alene Scott, Golden City, on their 60th wed-ding anniversary, January 28. They are celebrating with family, but would ap-preciate cards.

Johnnie and Kay Gos-wick are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married at the Zion Baptist Church in Jasper. Congratulations to the Goswicks. Cards are welcome.

Since I was unable to write for some time, daughter Donna Wescott filled in and wrote the “Musings”. She did not follow the birthdays and wedding anniversaries; therefore, several were missed mentioning. I did not have a record, but if the ones missed would give me a call at 682-2130, I will be happy to mention you.

Max Orahood recently

Saturation, continued from page 1A

Sweeties, continued from page 1A

entine's Day Sweeties, in which grandparents have the opportunity to show off and brag on their grandchildren.

The Lamar Democrat has offered the satura-tion issue to area resi-dents for the past year and it has been a big success, with many advertisers taking the

opportunity to promote their businesses. If any-one is interested in ad-vertising, now is a great chance to get in on this special offering. The La-mar Democrat will liter-ally go to several thou-sand households that otherwise might not receive the paper. If any-one is interested in ad-

vertising in this issue please call Melissa Little at 417-682-5529, ext. 62, or email her at [email protected] by 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9.

If for any reason sub-scribers do not receive a paper on this day, please feel free to call Melody at 417-682-5529, ext. 60, and I will make sure that

you receive one. Also dur-ing this time there will be a subscription drive for new subscribers, so be sure to look in the Febru-ary 11 edition for prices.

The staff of the Lamar Democrat appreciates the opportunity to showcase their product to everyone and hope you enjoy re-ceiving the paper.

every household in Barton County and Lockwood.

The Valentine's Day Sweeties section has been extremely popular in year's past and this is the perfect opportu-nity for grandparents to brag on and show off their grandchildren. Many of the grandchil-dren that are featured now days had parents that were featured when they were younger, and

it is fun to see the genera-tions as the years go by.

In order for us to pub-lish these valentines all we need is a picture of the child, or children, their name, age and where they reside, as well as the grandparent's names and where they live. Forms are available at the Demo-crat office, at 100 E. 11th St., Lamar, across from Memorial Hall. The cost is $15 per valentine, un-less there are several chil-

dren featured, then the cost would be according to the space that is taken.

Valentines can also be e-mailed to us with the above information, as well as the picture, at [email protected], or sent the old fashioned way to P.O. Box 12, La-mar, MO 64759. Checks can be made payable to the Lamar Democrat. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 6, 5 p.m., so make sure to get those grandchildren

represented. For more information call 417-682-5529, ext. 60.

As of this writing I know I will have two spectacu-lar grandsons to feature, and by Valentine's Day I should have one more. Being a grandparent is one of the greatest feel-ings in the world and as we all know, our grand-children are the best, so what better way to honor them than to show them off for all to see!

Quality, continued from page 1A

brought a chicken dinner and we ate together. I was glad to have someone to eat with.

The Fiber Art Guild met the third Thursday of January at Denny's. Presi-dent Patsy Yount presided at the meeting. Roll call was a winter memory or poem. I wrote a poem, but did not feel like attending. After all that brain work, I

may use it for next month.The Rebekah Circle met

at Denny's the third Mon-day of January. President Donna Wescott welcomed the ladies and all ordered lunch. A business meet-ing followed. Donna came by to get me, but I backed out. Karen Maples brought her mother, Aline Adams, of Springfield. During the meeting Karen

visited with Janene Pierce, Carthage, who came with her aunt, Nedra Divine.

Sondra Riegel brought her grandson, Roddic On-stott, over last week. He is a talker and I enjoy him. Roddic had cut his finger and had stitches, but it is about healed.

I was recently reading in an area newspaper a report on several earth-

quakes in Kansas. In 2012, there were a few, then more in 2013. This last year of 2014, there were 124 earthquakes. I do not know what part of Kan-sas this is happening, but Kansas joins Missouri on our side. Makes one won-der.

May God bless our mili-tary troops and keep them safe. Until next time...

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, January 28, 2015 • 3A

FAMILY & FRIENDS

Prom dress consignment sale

The Second Annual Prom Dress Consign-ment Sale will be held this year at the Lamar United Methodist Church, 909 Poplar. Sellers should bring their dresses, shoes, jewelry, etc. to the church on Thursday and Friday,

Jan. 29 and 30, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Each individual seller can set their own price and pay a $10 con-signment fee for the first dress and $5 for each dress thereafter, as well as a $3 consignment fee for shoes and accessories.

Buyers can come find their dream dress or fin-ishing accessories, in a safe no-pressure environ-ment, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cash sales only, please.

This is a Lamar High School Class of 2018 fundraiser. Sellers and buyers from all over the four-states are welcome to participate. Last year's sale was a tremendous success and even greater sales are anticipated this year. This event not only allows girls, or their par-ents, the ability to recoup some of the money spent on prom dresses, but also helps many who can't af-ford a brand new dress. Last year's location had to be moved in order to accommodate a larger turnout.

Sellers may pick up their payment and/or unsold items on Sunday, Feb. 1, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the church. Unclaimed items will be donated to Monarch Formal. This event is for high school prom style attire; please, no wedding dresses.

Mayor of Mindenmines wins lottery

MINDENMINES-”It’s going to feel good to pay off that mortgage,” said Jason Harris, after being told he held a winning ticket in the Mega Mil-lion lottery. The ticket was worth $250,000, but after taxes are withheld, he will pocket $177,500. Not bad for an investment in a $20 ticket, which he purchased at State Line Pittstop on U.S. Highway 160, Janu-ary 16. After he pays off the mortgage, he says he will divide up the remain-der among his immedi-ate family to pay off their debts.

Jason and wife, Shawn, live in Mindenmines along with three of their children. Two older chil-

dren are now adults and have their own homes.

He says that he rarely plays the lottery, but this time it really paid off. He will receive his winnings at the lottery office in Springfield.

In Mindenmines, Jason is known as Mayor Harris, and has held the office for a number of years. He will hold it for two more years since he is unopposed in the upcoming April elec-tion. The ballot will say Robert Harris because Robert is his first name. However, his friends pre-fer to use his middle name.

Among the occupations he has held during his ca-reer is city superintendent of Liberal.

Jason Harris, mayor of Mindenmines, sports a facsimile of the lottery ticket that won him $250,000.

The children of Tom and Linda Rush would like to invite you to a celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 7, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Church of the Nazarene, Carthage. The couple request no gifts, just join in celebrating with them! Tom and Linda were married February 9, 1965, in Carthage. They have made their home in the Carthage/Jasper communities, where they reared their three children, Ronda, Lynnette and Dusty. The family hopes that you can join them in celebrating this wonderful occasion with them.

Rush's to celebrate 50th anniversary

Five generations gather

Five generations were together in Iantha for Christmas. Pictured are, back row, left to right, Jake Cunningham (father) and daughter Sophie Cunningham, Floyd Banwart (great-great-grandfather) and Joe Cunningham (father) and daughter Evelyn Cunningham; front row, left to right, Judy Miller (great-grandmother) and Sally Grosebeck (grandmother).


FAMILY & FRIENDS/SCHOOLMETZGER’S MUTTERINGS


Well, I've been asked often and as of Friday, Jan. 23 there is still no third grandson. Jud has graciously given up his weekend so that Gary and I can go up tomor-row to watch Kobyn play basketball in Hamilton and then we will head south to Kansas City to enjoy the rest of the weekend. It has been five long months since we had Ko all to ourselves

and didn't have to share him with anyone else, so we are really looking for-ward to spending time with him. Hopefully I won't get “the phone call” while up in the city, as I plan on taking full advantage of the week-end to play! The weather is supposed to be nice and we definitely plan on taking advantage of it.

I was informed last visit that Kobyn really, really missed getting do-nut holes from the donut shop when he used to

stay with us, so before leaving in the morning you can bet this grand-ma will be heading to the donut shop to get him a couple of bags to take up with us. Not that I like to spoil him.... yea, right!

Speaking of grand-kids, don't forget to get your pictures in and informa-tion to us by Fri-day, Feb. 6, to get those special grandchildren in the Valentine sweeties section. I still have the pic-tures that were posted when Jud was a little boy, then those were eventually replaced by Kobyn, and now Land-on has been added to the edition and either this year or next there

will be Cooper. I think that's what I enjoy over the years of taking these valentines, is seeing the kids that once were in there become

parents. I don't know if it is

because of the warmer weather and sunshine that we have been ex-

periencing lately, but everywhere I go people seem to be in such a bet-ter mood than even a few weeks ago and everyone is wanting to talk and visit. I love that. Guess when it's so cold you

just want to get from one place to another, seeking warmth, and don't take the time to talk to those you encoun-ter.

I was sad to see the obituary come

through for Junior Johnson. He was a

very special person and he and his wife Dixie were next door neigh-bors of my cousins, Mary and Dawn Womack, for many years. Junior will definitely be missed and my prayers are with Di-

xie and family.Someone told me today

how much they enjoyed my mutterings, especial-ly when I would mention the “old folks”, because they still remembered so many of them. It seems as if they are becoming fewer and further be-tween as we slowly be-come the older genera-tion. We definitely have a legacy of some very spe-cial people to carry on.

As I was typing this I received a text from Pey-ton saying that Kobyn's basketball game had to be rescheduled, so guess we will just be going up to play. Really was look-ing forward to seeing his basketball game, but life happens so we might as well make lemonade out of lemons while we can!

The gala is a fundraiser for the Barton County Community Fund and their mission is to honor one's heritage and pre-serve the future, while building and strengthen-ing the communities by bringing together people and organizations that want to make a differ-ence.

Event and table spon-sors for the event were Lance Belline, Light-house Financial; Dave and Marcia Sorrick; Ste-phen and Debra Prob-ert; Bub Curless Farms; Statesman's Action Re-alty; George and Barb Nichols; Dan Scott, Scott Farm Service; Heritage State Bank; Jeffery O.

Moyer, DMD; Pat and Carol Barr; Lamar Bank & Trust; Redneck Out-door Products and Bruce Belline, Shelter Insur-ance.

The evening began with photo opportunities, following by Sober as a Judge, who entertained the crowd throughout the evening.

A Barton County Com-munity Fund $500 grant check was presented to Ron Hager by Dave Sor-rick and Rachel Martin, to be used for the Lowell Davis, “Welcome to La-mar” project. Following the announcement of the grant being awarded, an auction was held by Bill Nance and helpers, as

they auctioned off dinner for 10 and a Lamar Coun-try Club social member-ship. A raffle was then held, with the winner being Zach Harris, who presented his winnings back to the community fund. Auction sponsors were Marketside Cafe, Tractors BBQ and Grill, Lamar Country Club,

Nance Auction Service and Lamar Greenhouse & Florist.

The evening was a suc-cess, with many from the community not only getting to enjoy them-selves, but also having the chance to give back to their community while at it, making it a win-win evening for all.

Winterfest, continued from page 1A

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, January 28, 2015 • 5A

SCHOOL/SPORTS

Jace Ring, son of Vernon Ring and Sabra Bates, is the sixth grade Student of the Week at Lamar Middle School. Jace likes dogs that don't like to attack him. What he likes to do in his spare time is sit down and pray to God. He likes to play football.

Autumn Shelton, daughter of Steve and Teresa Shelton, is the seventh grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Autumn enjoys all five quiz bowls. She also likes to play basketball, soccer and softball. She also enjoys playing her alto sax.

Samantha Capehart, daughter of Stony and Dana Capehart, is the eighth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Samantha likes to attend the First Christian Church youth group. She plays volleyball, basketball and throws in track. In her spare time she likes to spend time with her friends, read and listen to music.

STAR Students of the week

STAR Students of the Week at Lamar East Primary are, third row, left to right, Chloe Vaughan, Kylie DeWitt, Hannah Rouse, T.J. Born; second row, Elenah Anderson, Cailynn Taylor, Addalie Garfield, Damien Robinson; first row, Allison Jay, Coltin Nance, Kimberly Spencer, Braxtyn Sorden.

Haily Sheat was among the three winners.

Graduation, continued from page 1A

Cornell of the Lamar Police Department. He spent one day per week with the 96 students for virtually the entire first semester. Participating teachers in whose class-es D.A.R.E. was taught were Sherri Luce, Di-ana Riegel, and Aimee O’Sullivan.

Winner of the Darren

Award for outstanding achievement during the semester was Av-ery Ball.

One of the assign-ments was writing an essay. The top three were read by the win-ners to the crowd of parents, grandparents, and well wishers in Thiebaud Auditorium.

One of the essay winners was Aiden Reed.

Thomas Gammon was another essay winner.

CatTracks conclude fall swim season

On November 22, 2014, the CatTracks team con-cluded the fall swim season by capturing an-other first place team tro-phy at the Osage Prairie YMCA Nevada Tridents

Fall Invitational. The team earned a total of 640 points, with its clos-est competitor, the host team, finishing with 287 points. The top six finish-ers in each event scored

points towards the team total. The top two over-all finishers in each age/gender division received High Point trophies. Ten High Point champions led the team to another

dominating performance including Kloee Stuckey, second place, 6 & Under Girls; Carson Sturgell, first place, 8 & Under Boys; Mycah Reed, first place, 11-12 Girls; Macy Bean, second place, 11-12 Girls; Mary Bean, first place, 13-14 Girls; Pay-ton Williams, first place, 13-14 Boys; Elijah Dan-iels, second place, 13-14 Boys; Kaelyn Sturgell, first place, 15-21 Girls; Grace Jennings, second place, 15-21 Girls and Laine Doty, first place, 15-21 Boys.

First place finish-ers in individual events for the CatTracks team were Kloee Stuckey, 6 & Under Girls, (25 butter-fly); Carson Sturgell, 8 & Under Boys, (25 but-terfly, 25 breaststroke); Dakotah Santillan, 8 & Under Boys, (25 free-style); Aubree Santillan, 9-10 Girls, (25 butterfly); Abigail Holcomb, 9-10 Girls, (50 breaststroke); Mycah Reed, 11-12 Girls, (50 freestyle, 50 back-stroke, 50 butterfly); Kai-

High Point winners for the CatTracks swim team at the Nevada Tridents Fall Invitational, held at the Osage Prairie YMCA on November 22, 2014, included: (front row) Mycah Reed, first place, 11-12 Girls; Carson Sturgell, first place, 8 & Under Boys; Payton Williams, first place, 13-14 Boys and Kloee Stuckey, second place, 6 & Under Girls; (back row) Elijah Daniels, second place, 13-14 Boys; Grace Jennings, second place, 15-21 Girls; Laine Doty, first place, 15-21 Boys; Macy Bean, second place, 11-12 Girls; Mary Bean, first place, 13-14 Girls; Kaelyn Sturgell, first place, 15-21 Girls and Coach Lyman Burr.

see SWIM, page 6A


Chris Morrow/Lamar DemocratLiberal junior Ryan Johnston puts up a three pointer late in Monday's

first round action of the Tony Dubray

Classic at Liberal. The

Bulldogs were the eight

seed and very nearly upset

one seed Galena. The game came

down to the wire.

SPORTS

Chris Morrow/Lamar DemocratGolden City's Casey St. John defends an opponent with the ball during first round action in the Eagles tournament last week.

The CatTracks team finished the fall indoor swim season by winning the first place team trophy at the Osage Prairie YMCA Nevada Tridents Fall Invitational on November 22, 2014. The team earned a total of 640 points, out-distancing its closest competitor, the host team, by almost 400 points. Pictured are Coach Lyman Burr and his championship squad.

GOLDEN CITY-The Jas-per Eagles topped Dadeville 62-43 to take the first place trophy in the annual Golden City Tournament Saturday night. Blake Jeffries led the Eagles with 28 points, while Matt Stump chipped in with 14.

The Lady Eagles also claimed a championship trophy with a 60-41 victory over Lockwood. They got balanced scoring, with Lexi Royster leading the way with

13 points. Bri Cawyer and Monica Steeves added eight apiece. Lockwood freshman Riley Neill hit four three pointers on her way to a team high 17 points.

In other action Satur-day the Lockwood Tigers stomped Everton 72-43 for third place. Ben Schnelle went off for 34 points. Jake Byrnes added 16.

Friday night Greenfield topped Liberal for third place in the girls division.

Katie Marshall led the Lady Wildcats with 16 points. MaKayla Fry led the Lady Bulldogs with 19 points. Liberal won the girls sportsmanship award.

The Liberal Bulldogs claimed the consolation bracket title Friday night with a 66-59 win over Bro-naugh. Jake Dalby buried a pair of three pointers on his way to a team high 20 points.

Golden City Tournament wraps up with Jasper winning boys and girls titles

St. John defends opponent in first round action of GC Tournament

Tony Dubray Classic underway

Tigers win titleSTOCKTON-The Lamar

Tigers ran away with the Stockton Tournament cham-pionship Saturday night, out-scoring the host 20-8 in the fourth quarter for a 56-40 victory.

Lamar senior Trenton Mooney won the tip and his classmate Tripp Tucker im-mediately drained a three pointer. He followed a few seconds later with another three pointer, on his way to a game high 31 points. Both Mooney and Tucker were named to the all tournament team.

The Tigers raced out to a 14-9 lead after one period of play but Stockton, the three seed, cut the deficit to four by the intermission.

Coach Joel Braden's team landed eight players in the scoring column.

The Tigers barely slipped past bottom seeded Dadev-ille in first round play, top-ping them in overtime 79-77. Tucker had 31 in this game as well. Mooney had 19, while Brett McDonald and Ben Kluhsman both added 10 apiece.

The Tigers topped four seed Pleasant Hope in the

semifinal round on Friday.The Tigers improve to

12-4 on the season and were scheduled to play at Liberal on Tuesday.

Lamar senior Brett McDonald appears

to be fouled as Stockton players

knock the ball from his hands during

the championship game of the

Stockton Tournament, which

Lamar came backto win easily

Saturday night.

Swim, continued from page 5A

tlyn Davis, 11-12 Girls, (50 breaststroke); Macy Bean, 11-12 Girls, (200 IM); Mary Bean, 13-14 Girls, (200 IM, 50 butter-fly, 50 freestyle); Payton Williams, 13-14 Boys, (50 backstroke, 50 butterfly, 50 breaststroke); Elijah Daniels, 13-14 Boys, (200 IM, 50 freestyle); Kaelyn Sturgell, 15-21 Girls, (50 backstroke, 50 butterfly, 50 freestyle); Grace Jen-nings, 15-21 Girls, (200 IM, 50 breast) and Laine Doty, 15-21 Boys, (200 IM, 50 freestyle, 50 back-stroke). Aubree Santil-lan, Dakotah Santillan and Kaitlyn Davis also

finished third overall in their respective age/gen-der divisions.

The CatTracks relays once again provided some exciting races, while scoring double points for the team. For this partic-ular swim meet girls and boys were given the op-tion to compete together as a relay in each age di-vision. Results for the re-lays are as follows: Mixed 8 & Under 100 yard Med-ley Relay – first place, Noah Blackford, Brianna Dawson, Carson Stur-gell and Dakotah Santil-lan; Mixed 9-10 200 yard Medley Relay - second

place, Cameron Sturgell, Hunter Santillan, Kel-len Frieling and Ezekiel Ramirez; fourth place, Olivia Manning, Abigail Holcomb, Raven Prob-ert and Aubree Santillan; Exhibition - Ryan Davis, Nick Moore, Aidan Reed and Will Wallace; Mixed 11-12 200 yard Medley Relay - first place, My-cah Reed, Macy Bean, Meghan Watson and Kaitlyn Davis; second place, Zarek Galbraith, Zoe Stark, Alex Dahl and Karsen Dininger; fourth place, Haily Born, Kailie Collins, Emma Farmer and Alexander Dawson;

Mixed 13-14 200 yard Medley Relay - first place, Payton Williams, Eli-jah Daniels, Mary Bean and Isaac Collins; third place, Emma Moore, Carrie Wallace, Ben Dar-row and A. Stark; fifth place, Ainsley Frieling, Gracie Huelat, Cherrell McCall and Faith White; Mixed 15-21 200 yard Medley Relay - second place, Laine Doty, Grace Jennings, Spencer Do-lon and Kaelyn Sturgell; Mixed 8 & Under 100 yard Freestyle Relay – first place, Noah Black-ford, Carson Sturgell, Jesse Moore and Dako-

tah Santillan; fifth place, Olivia Manning, Kloee Stuckey, Karly Licon and Brianna Dawson.

Mixed 9-10 200 yard Freestyle Relay – second place, Ryan Davis, Aidan Reed, Will Wallace and Kellen Frieling; fourth place, Raven Probert, Abigail Holcomb, T.J. Born and Nick Moore; Mixed 11-12 200 yard Freestyle Relay – first place, Macy Bean, Kait-lyn Davis, Meghan Wat-son and Mycah Reed; fourth place, Zarek Gal-braith, Karsen Dininger, Alexander Dawson and Olivia Wright; fifth place,

Presley Probert, Elena Wright, Eden Paul and Kailie Collins; Mixed 13-14 200 yard Free-style Relay - Payton Wil-liams, Isaac Collins, A. Stark and Elijah Daniels; fourth place, Spencer Dolon, Ainsley Friel-ing, Cherrell McCall and Ben Darrow; sixth place, Zoe Stark, Emma Farmer, Lily Brown and Haily Born; Mixed 15-21 200 yard Freestyle Relay - first place, Mary Bean, Kaelyn Sturgell, Emma Moore and Faith White; third place, Carrie Wal-lace, Aurelia Burr, Gracie Huelat and Laine Doty.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 • SECTION B

Lamar dairies subject of historicalsociety meeting


LAMAR-Commercial dairies in and around Lamar go back as far as about 1930 when Charlie Rose oper-ated a dairy selling raw milk produced by a herd of Jersey cows. By 1947, the sale of raw milk ended, and pas-teurization was introduced. Luther Robertson operated the dairy by this time and in 1951 received an award for his management and ex-pansion of the production of quality dairy products. The award came from Skelly Oil Company and was an-nounced on the morning ra-dio newscast which it spon-sored out of Chicago, “Alex Dreier and the News.”

When Darrell and Barbara Robertson assumed opera-tion of that dairy in 1959, many reforms were intro-duced to increase produc-tion. The herd of Jersey cows was replaced by Holsteins, and the size of the herd grew

from 40 to 200. A homogeniz-ing machine was installed, and the size of the farm was ex-panded to 640 acres. Eventual-ly, milk production increased to 500 gallons per day, and the distribution area served by the dairy became approximately a 40-mile radius of Lamar.

The operation included the farm, the plant, and the store where dairy products were sold, including many choice flavors of ice cream. The store and plant were located on Gulf Street where the Swearingen optical offices are now locat-ed. The number of employees included at least six men and two to three girls in the store.

By the late 1970s, the com-petition from much larger re-gional dairies began to be felt. The store was closed in 1979, and the last of the cows were sold in 1987.

As she concluded her pre-sentation, Barbara Robertson pointed out there were several former employees of the dairy in the historical society audi-ence. She added that when

Darrell died in October, 2010, she received many moving letters of remembrance from individuals who had worked for Robertson Dairy in their youth.

Since January 18 was the first meeting of the new year, the historical society was required to elect board members. By ac-clamation, the outgoing board was elected to new terms. They are Betty Gideon, Pau-letta Orahood, Mike Orahood, Willis Strong, Beth Brisbin, and Patty McKay.

Membership renewals are now due. The annual fee has been raised to $10.

President Mike Orahood told the gathering that the publisher of the society’s fami-ly book is nearing completion. It may be ready for distribu-tion at the society’s next meet-ing, 2 p.m., April 12, in the Fidelis classroom of the Lamar United Methodist Church. Tentatively, the subject for that meeting will be the history of the recently razed Gilkey building.

Farewell open house to be held for Lydia Kaume

University of Missouri Ex-tension invites the commu-nity to a farewell open house for Lydia Kaume, nutrition/health specialist, to be held Monday, Feb. 2, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Wolf Center in Lamar.

Lydia has spent the past two years providing much

needed health and nutritional programs for Barton County families. Her outstanding work in the community with Barton County Memorial Hospital and several other agencies has helped build a healthier Lamar. Lydia’s work has also been very active, outreaching into Barry, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Mc-

Donald and Newton counties of the Southwest Region.

Lydia will be taking a posi-tion with University of Mis-souri Extension in Kansas City. Please stop by for refreshments and give Lydia your best wishes as she begins to serve the nu-tritional health issues in the ur-ban region.

City moves closer to automaticelectric metering system


LAMAR-Another discus-sion session about installing an automatic metering system for the city’s electric depart-ment was the dominant topic to come before the Lamar City Council at its meeting

of January 19. Phil Carroll of Finley Engineering was pres-ent to field questions about the system, which will be phased in over a period of several months. The conversion will start with the installation of 250 meters. Three types of meters will be involved in the conversion, de-pending on the customer. The

cost of a common residential meter is $75. A disconnect me-ter will be required at proper-ties where there is a record of frequent suspensions of service. A disconnect meter costs $108. A three-phase meter will be re-quired for commercial and in-

Doctors express concerns about hospital's future

The Barton County Memo-rial Hospital Board of Trust-ees was called to order on January 19, by Chairperson Karen Wegener. Other mem-bers present were Tom Shaw, Mike Buchanan, Jill Purinton and Mike Vaughan. Also in attendance were CEO Wen-dy Duvall, Director of Nurs-ing Marlys Buckner, Director Quality/Risk Management Eden Ogden and Director of Human Resources Sheila Heckmaster. Guests present

were Chief of Medical Staff Dr. Hopkins, Scott Ackman with Healthcare Futures, Eva Davis, Paul Kermashek, John Ham-mons, Dr. Alden, Dr. Fielder, Brandi Wolf, Sheri Righter, Paul Stebbins, Dr. Barnes, Brad Butler and Heather Brown.

Ackman had originally pre-sented the findings of the 2014 consulting engagement to the board of trustees in Novem-ber. In that presentation was the recommendation that fur-ther affiliations be pursued in

the very near future. Ackman felt that since this was a very involved process and that the options for different types of affiliations were available, he should further explain the op-tions. During the presentation he listed steps that he felt were necessary for the board to fol-lowing in evaluating options. Board members stated that they understood the need to look at all options, but would

see METERING, page 5B

Melody Metzger/Lamar DemocratA retirement reception was held at Lamar Bank & Trust Company on Friday, Jan. 23,

for Carol Patterson, who retired after being involved in banking for over 49 years. Plans include spending more time with family and friends, and working in her flower gardens. Several stopped by the bank on Friday to wish her well as she enters the next phase of her life.

Stephens named chief financial officer

Lewis County Press, LLC, has named Matt Stephens as chief financial officer.

Stephens is a Certified Pub-lic Accountant and graduated from Quincy University with bachelor of science degrees in Finance and in Accounting. He graduated from Quincy Senior High in Quincy, Ill.

Stephens has two daughters. He is the son of Richard and Joyce Stephens of Quincy and comes from a large family with five siblings.

Stephens has been employed by Lewis County Press, LLC since August 2014 as financial controller. He previously was employed as a Certified Public Accountant with Gary Hunter Stenn LLP in Quincy.

Lewis County Press’s mission is to strengthen communi-ties by delivering proprietary local news and editorial sup-ported by advertising and sub-scriptions. It is the parent of the Press-News Journal, Lewis County, DeWitt Era- Enter-prise, Arkansas County, Ark. The Lamar Democrat, Barton County, The Vedette and The Lake Stockton Shopper, Dade County, The Messenger of Ju-neau County, Juneau County, Wisc., the Home Press, Macon County, the Monroe County Ap-peal, Monroe County and the Ralls County Herald-Enterprise, Ralls County.

Lewis County Press headquar-ters and the Press-News Journal are located in LaGrange.

Retirement party held for Carol Patterson

see CONCERNS, page 6B

Final list of candidates for area city offices and county boards


The final list of candidates is in place for offices to be filled in the April 7 election.

In Lamar, Kent Harris and Tom Shields will face each other for the office of mayor. Incum-bent Keith Divine is retiring. The only other race on the La-mar ballot will be in Ward 2 where incumbent Mike Hull is

being challenged by Jim Coo-per. Incumbent Judd Chesnut is unopposed in Ward 1, new-comer Brian Griffith in Ward 3, and incumbent Bill Talbott in Ward 4.

Lamar Heights has only in-cumbents filing, Jerry Marti for mayor, Bob Noel in Ward 1, and Debbie Little in Ward 2.

Liberal will have a contest in

Final candidates for area boards of education


Lamar R-I district will have five candidates vying for two seats on its board of education. Randy Day is the only incum-bent. The other four are Rob-ert (Bobby) Bronson, Jr., Chris Davey, Daniel Whyman, and Jamie Shaver.

Liberal R-II will have just the incumbents, Brian K. King and John Simpson.

Golden City R-III will have three candidates, incumbents Brad Beerly and Travis Moore, and Brandy Michelle Friesen-

borg. Sheldon R-VIII also has three

candidates, Michele Clafllin, an incumbent, Marlene Moran, a former board member, and Cody Claflin.

In Lockwood R-I, just two candidates are seeking seats, Robbie Patterson and William Stefan. Stefan is an incumbent.

Jasper R-V has three candi-dates, incumbents Vic Crazy-bear and James Kaderly, and Chad Case.

Greenfield R-IV has just two incumbents seeking new terms, Dennis Wright and Ke-van Marshall.

see OFFICES, page 6B


LAMAR-A crowd in excess of 100 supporters attended the an-nual Right for Life rally, Sunday afternoon, in Thiebaud Audito-rium. Dave Spiering led the ral-ly, which featured main speaker Randy Gariss, senior minister at College Heights Christian Church in Joplin. Also address-ing the gathering were State Representative Mike Kelley and State Senator Ed Emery.

Gariss said that humanity is special. After all, mankind is

made in God’s image. He asked the question, what is good and what is evil? That led to the ob-servation that when man makes that decision, humanity is in trouble. He likened making that decision to Hitler’s minions who decided who lived and who died at Dachow and Aus-chwitz, two of the German con-centration camps of the World War II era.

Sacred songs were provided by the Hazard sisters of Mil-ford. They were accompanied by father, Cliff Hazard, on gui-tar.

Right for Life rally likens abortion to Dachow and Auschwitz

Richard Cooper/Lamar DemocratSacred music was provided by the six Hazard sisters.

Look carefully, there is a sixth sister in the group.

2B • Wednesday, January 28, 2015 www.lamardemocrat.com Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO

DEAN’S LISTS/HONOR ROLL

Liberal Middle School releases second quarter honor roll

LIBERAL-The second quarter honor roll has been released by Liberal Middle School.

All A Honor RollEIGHTH GRADE-

Mary Bean, Delaney Miller, Kynli Wolf.

SEVENTH GRADE- Brandon Overman, Tay-

lor Ray.SIXTH GRADE- Gra-

cie Bott, Macy Bean, Bethany Vore, Kayli Wolf.

A-B Honor RollEIGHTH GRADE-

Melanee Beaman, Toby Dingman, Dalton Hen-drix, Will Niffen, Bryant

Rose, Weston Sprenkle.SEVENTH GRADE-

Yvette Cruz, Corey Har-ney, Kendall Krueth, Cailee Lake, Sierra Mc-Cuistion, Maria Peter-son, Sydney Shaw, Colton Slinker, Tyler West, Oliv-ia Willis, Cameron Wil-son, Stephanie Wood.

SIXTH GRADE- Jacee Barthelme, Max Ding-man, Hailey Gruver, Destiny Horton, MyKay-la Kennedy, Gunner Miller, Rowdy Myers, Bryson Overstreet, Jenna Perry, Molly Stebbins, Delaney Wentland, Cole Yount.

Lockwood High School releases second quarter honor roll

LOCKWOOD-The second quarter honor roll has been released by Lockwood High School.

All A Honor RollSENIORS- Emily Blair

Backs, Grace Marie Beer-ly, Alexis Nichole Byrnes, Thomas Ryan Egger-man, Olivia Leigh Finley, Christian Tyler Foster, Maria Loni Garibaldo, Jolean Rachel Hackney, Ariel Charline Hagemas-ter, Ashley Florence Jean Rorman.

JUNIORS- Lauren Dan-ielle Allen, Morgan Jade Brewer, Emma Christene Coose, Ramsey Sean Di-vine, Tessa Breanne Dun-field, Grace Mary Mae Keith, Brittany Dawn McElroy, Kelsey Shae Mein, Samantha Jene Pat-ton, Robert Landon Ray-mond, Benjamin Aaron Schnelle, Samuel Wil-son Sconce, Shelby Lee Singleton, Nolan David Sparkman, Kristina Lou-ise Weaver.

SOPHOMORES- Kar-son Mackenzie Bruner, Meredith Anne Rob-inson, Hayden Cole Vaughn, Brady Austin Waters.

FRESHMEN- Makken-zie Drew Cerrone, Cade Michael Holman, Rylee Marie Neill, Lucas Emory Nentrup, Daisy Dezi-rae Patton, Sydney Shy-ann Rice, Noelle Pearl Schnelle.

A/B Honor RollSENIORS- Abigail Sha-

leen Bass, Heidi Ashton Hicks, Abby Kristen Ju-lian, Jessica Danielle Ne-ntrup, Noah McKenzie Sowell.

JUNIORS- Levi Paige Bennett, Dylan Brad-ley Dubs, Krissy Jolynn

Mann, Mackenzie Lynn Osborn, Kaylee Jo Os-terdyk, Lindsey Rose Pot-ter, Ellen Marie Schnelle, Shinez Marie Wilkinson.

SOPHMORES- Wil-liam McGwire Beerly, Kyle Xavior Bouldin, Noble Lynn Foster, Ol-ivia Jane Nentrup, James Edward Petty, Noah Glen Schnelle, William Carl Stefan.

FRESHMEN- Rox-sanna Drew Allen, Zach-ary David Brewer, Kallie Marie Caldwell, Moriah Noelle Coose, Elizabeth Kay Cossins, Blake Len-ton Higgins, Kaylee Ray Kennon, Johnathon Scott Lee, Brady Levi Oeltjen, Logan James Sparkman, Jeremy Scott Weaver.

Lockwood releases second quarterhonor roll

LOCKWOOD-The sec-ond quarter honor roll for Lockwood Elemen-tary/Middle School has been released.

A Honor RollEIGHTH GRADE-

Heather Byrnes, Kourt-ney Mein, Makenzie Pu-rinton, Abriel Vaughn.

FOURTH GRADE- Justin Aldridge, Gracie Boyd, Christine Clem-ons, Blake Cossins, Cher-yl Danner, Kolton Gulick, Owen Neely, Tristan Os-terdyk, Ryleigh Stephens.

THIRD GRADE- An-gelea Brewer, Kiley Brookshire, Gabby Dan-ner, Gerry Lawman, Macy McElroy, Ethan Pettengill, Alexander Prestage, Dayla Rout-lage, Izaac Taylor, Au-tumn Trolinder, Clair Vanvolkenburgh, Skyler Weimer.

A/B Honor RollEIGHTH GRADE- Sa-

mantha Bayless, Hope Dunagan, Jailyn Foster, McKenzie Kennon, Breez Smith, Roy Snider.

SEVENTH GRADE- Brittany Chenault, Joe Cota, Lakin Neill.

SIXTH GRADE- Dako-ta Bayless, Tucker Berry, Hannah Dunagan, Tar-ryn Glenn, Jamie Kram-er, Makinley Neill, Quin-ton Raymond, Sevren Smith.

FIFTH GRADE- Pay-ton Berona, Bryar Brum-mett, Katy Mann, Elijah Pettengill.

FOURTH GRADE- Donovan Borchardt, Breckyn Brummett, Ka-

mon Cooper, Breanna Dotson, Brooke Hull, Elijah Kerr, Heaven Lu-cas, Adrien Neill, Sabrina Pierce, Marissa Prestage, Jayden Stephens, Joel Trolinder, Nick Xiong.

THIRD GRADE- Tristan Anderson, Page Beerly, Kona Daniel, Emma Goodwin, Kayden Lafon, Sydney Mabary, Faith Obert, Hannah Steely, Mason Turner, Kelsie Welch.

Missouri Southern releases fall 2014 Deans' ListJOPLIN-The follow-

ing students have been named to the 2014 Deans' List at Missouri Southern State University. To be el-igible for the list a student must have earned a grade

point average (GPA) of 3.75 or above on a 4.0 scale. Students must also be enrolled in 12 or more hours of credit courses.

Area students named to the list include Em-

ily L. Edson, Cinnamon D. Feezell and Elizabeth Row, Golden City; Jacob N. Holliday, Malorie G. Menefee, Lance A. My-ers, Mattilyn O. Ott and Molly J. Russell, Jasper;

Mary C. Bott and Ken-dall L. Kirby, Liberal; Kelsey Bartlett, Charline R. Bough, Jessica A. Ju-lian and Christopher L. Raymond, Lockwood; Catherine A. Anderson

and Elisabeth M. Ander-son, Sheldon and Tyler S. Roby, South Greenfield.

Lamar students named to the list include An-drew S. Buckner, Na-thaniel C. Enyart, Harel

R. Lawrence, Colten H. Lintner, Melinda A. Ma-berry, Sandra McCon-nell, Brandon A. Plank, Tinsley S. Rutledge, Ciara M. Shoff and Shanda M. Vankirk.

Littles named to Dean’s ListST. LOUIS-St. Louis

College of Pharmacy has announced that Lauren Little and Alana Little, daughters of Kevin and Gina Little, Lamar, have been placed on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 se-mester. Lauren and Alana are the granddaughters of Ray and Doris Little and Lon and Virginia Frie-den, all of Lamar.

Lauren and Alana are 2011 graduates of La-mar High School and are fourth year students at St. Louis College of Phar-macy.

To be eligible for the

Dean’s List students must attain a 3.50 grade point average (GPA) and be

enrolled in 12 or more credit hours.

Founded in 1864, St.

Louis College of Pharma-cy admits students direct-ly from high school and

the six-year curriculum integrates the liberal arts and sciences with a pro-

fessional program leading to a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.

Tucker named to Baker University's dean's listBALDWIN CITY,

Kan.-Jefferson Tucker, Lamar, was named to Baker University's College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education undergraduate dean's list for maintaining a 3.5 grade point average or higher during the

fall 2014 semester.Baker, the first

university in Kansas, has been listed among the top schools in the midwest in the annual college rankings by U.S. News & World Report, and selected as a top school in the midwest by The Princeton Review. Baker

has the top four-year graduation rate in Kansas

for private and public institutions, according to

rankings in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, January 28, 2015 • 3B

JUNIOR JOHNSON

LAMAR-Funeral mass was conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church for Roy Francis Johnson Jr. “Junior”, age 72, Lamar, who died unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at Barton County Memorial Hospital. Father Pat Teter officiated.

Rosary service was held at 6 p.m. Friday, at Daniel Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Bell Restoration Fund of St. Mary's Catholic Church, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfu-neralhome.net.

Survivors include his wife, Dixie Johnson, of the home; a son, J.R. Johnson, Lamar; a daugh-ter, Margie Short and husband D.J., Warrens-burg; five grandchildren, Austin Johnson, Chey-enne Johnson, Warner Short, Lambert Short and

Velie Short and a host of friends.

Mr. Johnson was born Jan. 27, 1942, at Lamar, to Roy F. and Gladys (Need-ham) Johnson. He gradu-ated from Lamar High School in 1960 and was a lifelong resident.

He worked for more than 25 years as a super-visor for O'Sullivan In-dustries and was proud to have been a Lamar firefighter for 50 years. Always active and inter-ested in his community, he served as an EMT and designed the patch cur-rently used by Barton County EMS. He was an active member of Lamar Metro Club, was a 3rd Degree Mason and 32nd Degree Shriner Abou Ben Adhem, as well as an of-ficer in Eastern Star, loved working on cars and was a ham radio operator. He was a devoted mem-ber of St. Mary's Catho-lic Church of Lamar. He will be remembered by many for his famous chili. He earned many awards throughout his years in chili cook-off competi-tions, highlighted by be-ing named National Chili Champion.

He married Dixie Lee Fasken on Feb. 16, 1962, at Lamar.

EVELYN MEIERLAMAR-A graveside

service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oak Grove Cemetery in Oakton for Evelyn Fern Meier, 94, Lamar, who died Monday morning, Jan. 19, 2015, at Barton County Memorial Hospital. Eric Burton of-ficiated.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Dan-iel Funeral Home.

Condolences may be shared at www.danielfu-neralhome.net.

Survivors include a son, Gary Shepard, Lamar; a stepson, Kenny Meier and wife Amy, Seattle, Wash.; a niece reared as a daughter, Shirley Stark, Springfield; 14 grandchil-dren, Michael Shepard and wife Janet, Steven Shepard, Shanna Coffey and husband B.J., Eric Shepard, Kevin Brown and wife Luciana, L.T.

Meier, Sue Ellen Hegel and Diane Meier, Rowan Hosack, Ryan Hosack, Randle Hosack, Michael Hosack and Alan Hosack; six great-grandchildren, Sophie Brown, Beau Brown, Brycen Coffey, Madilynn Coffey, Sean Shepard and Ian Shepard; nephews and nieces, Tim Stark, George Stark, Lisa Crain and Cindy Crain and a large extended fam-ily.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Ona Robertson; a stepson, Rudy Hosack and a daughter-in-law, LaWa-nda Shepard.

Mrs. Meier was born March 28, 1920, at Wade-na, Iowa, to L.T. and Ruth (Beckwith) Waterman. She moved with her fam-ily to Barton County, where her father was a constable in Lamar. Eve-lyn married Floyd Shepa-rd, who died in Septem-ber of 1951. On June 17, 1956, at Galena, Kan., she married Ernie Meier and they had celebrated more than 44 years together be-fore his passing on Febru-ary 1, 2000.

In addition to being a homemaker, she had worked for a few years as a welder at O’Sullivan In-dustries. She had been an active member of the Bar-ton County Democratic Association, was inter-ested in politics at every level of government and had served as an election worker for many years. Family, however, was her first priority and she was a true mother and grand-mother to many by adop-tion of her heart.

RON LEAMINGSARCOXIE-Servic-

es will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, at Restoration Church, 916 Co. Rd. 170, Carthage, for Ronald Perry Leaming, 71, Sar-coxie, who died Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Masonic rites will be held follow-ing the service, followed by burial at Dudenville Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at the church, prior to the service, beginning at 1 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Wound-ed Warriors.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Gail Leaming, of the home; a son, Russ Leaming and wife Kellie, Pacific; a daughter, Kamala Sutton and husband Paul, Stotts City; a grandson, Wrenn; two granddaughters, Anastazia and Ariel and a great-granddaughter, Ad-

dyson.Mr. Leaming was born

Jan. 8, 1944, in Lock-wood, to Perry and Zelda (White) Leaming. He was a lifetime resident of the Maple Grove community. He graduated from Gold-en City, as well as trade school in Kansas City for automotive and the San Juanqin Valley College in California. He farmed and ran a garage and was an over-the-road truck driver. He raced cars and was a private pilot for many years. He loved traveling and traveled the world over. His favorite past time was hunting and training bird dogs and riding horses.

He was a member of the Carthage Restoration Church, a member of the Masonic Lodge in Green-field and had held the of-fice of past district deputy of Grand Lodge of Mis-souri. He also served on the Carthage council, was a member of the Royal Arch, the Scottish Rite, Commandery and East-ern Star. He leaves behind many friends and family and will be missed.

KATHRYN R. KENTNER

LAMAR-Services were held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Daniel Funeral Home for Kathryn Roberta Kent-ner, 85, Lamar, who died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at Truman Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Condolences may be left at www.danielfuner-alhome.net.

Survivors include a son, Don Kentner and wife Shelley, Liberal; a daughter, Deborah Kent-ner, Lamar; a grandson, Kyle Wakefield Kent-ner, Liberal; a sister, Jean Smith, Kansas City, Mo. and a brother, Fred Rose, Hemet, Calif.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Quinton and Carl Rose.

Mrs. Kentner was born Nov. 23, 1929, at La-mar to Horace and Della (Machesney) Rose. She graduated in 1947 from Lamar High School and began work at Pahlow

and Pahlow, where she was employed for 55 years. She was a devoted wife and mother who took great pride in her children and grandson.

Her kitchen was famous for her gravy, apple cake and canned vegetables from her husband’s gar-

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THE SECOND ANNUAL PROM DRESS Consign-ment Sale is coming up! Sellers, bring your dresses, shoes, jewelry, etc. to the Lamar United Methodist Church on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 29 and 30, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Buyers, come find your dream dress or finishing accessories on Saturday, Jan. 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a Lamar Class of 2018 fundraiser.CHRISTIAN WRITERS FELLOWSHIP MEETS the first Saturday of each month from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Girard Public Library, 128 W. Prai-rie, Girard. This is a nondenominational group of beginning and experienced writers. For information visit their website at www.christianwritersgirard.org.DOROTHY CATO WILL CELEBRATE her 95th birthday on February 12, a date she shares with Abe Lincoln. She would love to receive a call or card at 406 E. 3rd Terrace, Lamar, MO 64759.MISSOURI CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION District 4 Winter Corn Meeting will be held Tues-day, Feb. 17, at Thiebaud Auditorium in Lamar. Reg-istration will be held at 10 a.m., with a 10:30 a.m. start. For information call Lori Schulte at 573-893-4181.THE NATIONAL ACTIVE AND FEDERAL Em-ployees (NARFE) Quad County Chapter 1843 will meet Monday, Feb. 2, 11:30 a.m., for a luncheon meeting at the Vernon County Senior Center, 301 N. Main, Nevada. Rachel Hansen with Cerner will update chapter members about the Healthy Nevada Project. For information call Rudy Spann, treasurer and treasurer, at 417-549-9958.THE EFSP BARTON COUNTY BOARD meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 3, 12 noon, at the Good Samaritan, 1301 Parry St., Lamar. For information call 417-682-5396.THE LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT Band and Jazz Band will have a winter concert on Thursday, Jan. 29, 7 p.m., at Thiebaud Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI EXTENSION in-vites the community to a farewell open house for Lydia Kaume, nutrition/health specialist, on Mon-day, Feb. 2, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Wolf Center in Lamar. Lydia will be taking a position with Univer-sity of Missouri Extension in Kansas City. Please stop by for refreshments and give Lydia your best wishes as she begins to serve the nutritional health issues in the urban region.WEIGHT WATCHERS IS NOW IN LAMAR, with meetings to be held ever Monday night at the north entrance of the old bowling alley. Weigh-in starts at 5 p.m., with the meeting to begin at 5:30 p.m.THE RETIRED EDUCATORS OF THE BARTON County Area will meet Wednesday, Feb. 4, at the La-mar First Christian Church. Stormy Cuba, senior citizen’s center director, will be the guest speaker. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m., with the busi-ness meeting to begin at 9 a.m. Remember to bring non-perishable items for Nathan’s Place.BARTON COUNTY MU EXTENSION will hold Private Pesticide Applicator’s training on Saturday, Feb. 7, 9 a.m., at the Barton County Extension of-fice. Cost for the pesticide manual is $15. This train-ing is for producers of agricultural commodities, 18 years or older, wishing to renew or receive their pri-vate pesticide applicator’s license in order to buy and apply restricted use chemicals on their own land. Li-cense holders need to renew their license every five years. To register call the Barton County Extension office at 417-682-3579.DADE COUNTY EXTENSION WILL HOLD the I Heart MU Extension Run on Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 a.m., at the American Legion Hall in Lockwood. The cost for the 5k is $20 in advance or $25 the day of the race. The one mile is $15 in advance or $20 the day of the race. Contact 417-637-2112 or [email protected] for a registration form.A FREE MOVIE MATINEE WILL BE SHOWN at the Mary K. Finley Library on Monday, Feb. 2, 1 p.m. The movie will be a mystery/thriller directed by Al-fred Hitchcock. Call the library at 417-682-5355 for movie title and details. Anyone over 18 is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

DEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS

Evan Jonah Abernathy, larceny under $750 (shop-lifting), minor in posses-sion of alcohol, $306 fine.

Raymond Earl Black, FTP – warrant arrest,

$100 fine.Ethan Alyn C Brown-

ing-Parcell, speeding 1-15 mph over, $53 fine.

David Lee Carter, Jr., FTP – warrant arrest,

$100 fine.Wendell Eugene Carter,

speeding 1-15 mph over, $53 fine.

Israel Gonzalez Castro no operators license - 2nd offense, $103 fine.

Katie Sue Cheek, regis-tration violation - 3rd of-fense, no insurance, $176 fine.

Thomas Edward Feasel, B.A.C., registration viola-tion, $506.45 fine.

Christopher Daniel Furr, domestic assault - 3rd offense, $533.50 fine.

Keith Shane Gastel, speeding 16-25 mph over, property damage, restitu-tion, $256 fine.

Catena Lanelle Graham, driving while suspended - 3rd offense, $525.50 fine.

Daniel Leroy Hall, drug paraphernalia possession, $136 fine.

Richard Ray Harper, re-sisting arrest, $128 fine.

Leo Vincent Henry, drug paraphernalia possession, resisting arrest, $406 fine.

Rebecca Lin Kirkpat-rick, no insurance, $48 fine.

Kayla Anne Kruse, do-mestic assault, $186 fine.

Anna Christine Lamb, trespassing - 2nd offense, $203 fine.

Jamie Michal Leavell, dog at large, $33 fine.

Samuel Albert Leivan, larceny under $750 (shop-

lifting), warrant fee, $281 fine.

Kevin Dwayne Ora-hood, receiving stolen property, warrant fee, $289 fine.

Linda Louise Peacock, speeding 1-15 mph over, $53 fine.

Adam Wayne Rice, as-sault, $178 fine.

Caleb Daniel Shaffer, speeding 16-25 mph over, $78 fine.

Cassandra Marie Tubaugh, stop light/sign violation, $33 fine.

Rachel Cathleen Turn-bach, dog at large, $33 fine.

Trevor Thomas White, speeding 1-15 mph over, $53 fine.

Steven George Wolf, speeding 1-15 mph over, speeding 16-25 mph over, $131 fine.

LAMAR MUNICIPAL COURT REPORTsee DEATHS, page 5B


IN THE CIRCUITCOURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI

AT LAMARIn Re the Marriage of: Mi-chael Shon Anderson, SSN: xxx-xx-4025, Petitioner, vs. Jeannie Mae Anderson, SSN: Unknown, Respon-dent.

NOTICE UPON ORDER FOR SERVICE BY

PUBLICATIONThe State of Missouri to

Respondent Jeannie Mae Anderson, address un-known,

You are hereby notified that an action has been commenced against you in the Circuit Court for the County of Barton, Missouri at Lamar, the object and general nature of which is a dissolution of your marriage to Petitioner and which af-fects the following described property: All personal prop-erty of Petitioner and/or Re-spondent currently located within the State of Missouri.

The name of the Petitioner to said action stated above in the caption hereof and the name and address of attor-ney for Petitioner is Michael Smalley, 420 South Pearl, Ste 1, Joplin, Missouri, 64801.

You are further notified that, unless you file an an-swer or other pleading or shall otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid petition within 45 days after the 7th day of January, 2015, judgment by default will be rendered against you.

Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 30th day of December, 2014.

s-Janet B. MaupinCircuit ClerkKaren Hines

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BARTON COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED FED-ERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERAL EMER-GENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATION-AL BOARD PROGRAM.Barton County has been chosen to receive $5,191.00 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.The selection was made by a National Board that is

chaired by the U.S. Depart-ment of Homeland Secu-rity’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representa-tives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Fed-erations of North America, The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide. The Local Board was charged to distribute funds appropri-ated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.A Local Board made up of Keith Divine, Mayor, and representatives from other local Christian organiza-tions, will determine how the funds awarded to Barton County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recommend-ing agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this phase of the program.Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to re-ceive funds must: 1) be pri-vate voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Fed-eral funds, 3) have an ac-counting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply.Barton County has distrib-uted Emergency Food and Shelter funds previously with Good Samaritan par-ticipating. These agencies were responsible for previ-ously providing 2083 plus meals.Public or private voluntary agencies interested in apply-

ing for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds must contact Pat Neely, Local Board Chair, 1301 Parry St., Lamar, MO 64759, 417-214-2799 or 417-682-5396 for an application. The dead-line for applications to be received is February 2, 2015.

1-28-1tc Public Notice Pursuant to

42 USC §11044The Barton County Lo-cal Emergency Planning Committee hereby notifies the public that Emergency Response Plans, material safety data sheets (MSDS), and chemical inventory forms have been submitted pursuant to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. These materials, along with any follow-up emergency no-tices are available for review at 1003 Gulf St Lamar, by appointment only. Contact (417) 682-2201 to schedule an appointment.

1-28-1tc SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR SALE BY CPWSD

#1Consolidated Public Water Supply District #1 has de-clared the following items surplus and offer them for sale by sealed bid up to 5:00 PM on 2-5-15 at the Wa-ter District Office at 1009 E. 11th Street, Lamar, MO 64759. Bids will be opened at the Special Board Meet-ing on 2-6-15.1, 1999 Case 860 Turbo Trencher with Canopy – 1000 hours, 90 HP2. 1995 Hull 5’ x 10’ Single Axle Tilt Utility Trailer, 3500 lbs capacity3. 2006 HP Color LaserJet 2600n Printer4. Ricoh Aficio 3245C – RM1 Printer, Copier, Scan, Fax – purchased used in 2010

These items are available for inspection at the Water District Office during nor-mal hours of operation 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday. Office Phone is 417-682-3401.

1-28,2-4-2tc NOTICE OF

TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS PAULA JO

DIXON, a single person, by her Deed of Trust dated November 9, 2007 and re-corded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri, as Docu-ment #2007-1744, conveyed to GEORGE D. NICHOLS, the undersigned Trustee, the following described real es-tate, situated in the County of Barton, State of Missouri, to wit:

ALL OF THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT FIVE (5), AND THE SOUTH HALF OF FIVE (5) FEET OFF THE ENTIRE WEST SIDE OF LOT SIX (6), IN BLOCK ONE (1), OF A. COCKRELL’S FIRST AD-DITION TO THE CITY OF LAMAR, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, EXCEPT THAT PART HERETOFORE CON-VEYED FOR HIGHWAY PURPOSES.which conveyance was

made to the undersigned Trustee in Trust, to secure the payment of a certain Note in said Deed of Trust described; and

WHEREAS default was made and still continues in the payment of said note;

NOW, THEREFORE, at the request of the legal holder of said Note, and pursuant to the provisions

of said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Trustee will sell the property above de-scribed, at public vendue, to the highest bidder for cash, at the west front door of the Barton County Courthouse in the City of Lamar, Mis-souri, on February 19, 2015, between the hours of 9:00 o’clock in the forenoon and 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon, at 1:00 p.m., for the purpose of satisfying said indebted-ness and the costs of execut-ing this trust.

/s/GEORGE D.NICHOLS, Trustee

1-28,2-4,11,18-4tcEffective with the March 2015 billing cycle, Sudden-link customers will experi-ence no change to the price of telephone service and no change to the price of Basic TV service. There will also be no change to the price of Expanded Basic TV ser-vice; however, a $3.00 sports programming surcharge will be added to the bills of customers subscribing to this service to cover a por-tion of the skyrocketing cost of dedicated sports channels

and general entertainment networks with sports pro-gramming. The broadcast station surcharge (RTC) fee will increase $2.09 per month to cover the escalat-ing fees charged by broad-cast TV station owners. Optional tiers of digital TV channels will increase $1.00 per month. The price of HBO, Cinemax, Show-time, and Starz will increase $1.00 per month per net-work. High Speed Internet will increase $4 per month. Taxes, fees, and surcharges will be adjusted accordingly. Other than taxes, fees, and surcharges, including the broadcast station surcharge, customers subscribing to a package with a promotional price will keep that price un-til its anniversary date. Sud-denlink has bundled pack-ages of two or more services that may help off-set these adjustments and potentially save money. Nearly two out of three Suddenlink cus-tomers have already taken advantage of such offers. For more information, please call 888-822-5151.

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Need to Advertise?CONTACT

Melissa Little417-682-5529 ext. 62

[email protected]

Lamar Democrat, Lamar, MO www.lamardemocrat.com Wednesday, January 28, 2015 • 5B

Special Notices

Alcoholics Anony-mous meets every Sunday, 5 p.m., in the basement of Lamar Memorial Hall, 1104 Broadway. All meetings are nonsmoking.

Narcotics Anonymous

Meetings - Wednes-days, 7:30 p.m., 1104 Broadway, Memorial Hall Basement.

$1000.00 Cash Reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person or persons responsible for the thefts between De-cember 20 and Janu-

ary 18 on SE 10th Rd., Lamar. Contact Travis Buck 417-682-2481.

Employment

Drivers, Solo, 3 or 6 day runs, $44cents per mi, Free Health Ins. Same Day Pay. 800-769-3993 for Details, on line app www.trailiner.com.

Drivers: Teams Spring-field, Mo to California and return, 4 day runs, new trucks, same day pay, www.trailiner.com 800-769-3993.

Drivers, 60,000+, CDL-A, $2500 sign on, 1 month exp., Same Day Pay! Free Health Ins, No CDL? We have Free

training! Www.trailiner.com 800-769-3993.

Drivers: Home Weekly! Paid Health Ins, Vaca-tion, Holidays & More. Truck w/Fridge & Mi-crowave. CDL-A w/2yrs recent experience. Stan-dard Transportation Services 1-888-992-4038 ext 133.

Drivers: CDL-A, Co Team $100k Plus! Spe-cialty Carrier. Home Every Weekend! Sign-On Paid at Orienta-tion. Must Qualify for Hazmat and Security Clearance. www.Ran-dRtruck.com 1-855-975-6806.Drivers: Class A CDL Home Weekly with Transland: Pay Increase!

Paid Driver Benefits! 866-374-8487.

Miscellaneous For Sale

Stolen From SE 10th Rd., Lamar, a 1991 16 ft. flat bed Hull trailer, blue with white pin striping hand crank wrench on front. Also stolen green Coleman Powermate 4000 generator. Reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of thief or thieves. Contact Tra-vis Buck, 417-682-2481.

Pets & Supplies

Free Puppies to good homes. 417-214-3078.

"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it ille-gal to advertise any pref-erence, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference limita-tion, or discrimination. We will not knowing-ly accept any advertis-ing for real estate, which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwell-ings advertised are avail-able on an equal oppor-tunity basis".

Mobile Homes for Rent

Are You Ready To Move? We have 2 bed-room trailers and hous-es ready to rent. Two rental references a must. 682-2636.

Apartments for Rent

Vacancy - Scottsdale Apartments - Senior Citizens Housing. Call 682-3589. Mo. TDD 1-800-735-2966. Equal Opportunity Hous-ing. Handicapped units available. Located at 17th and Lexington.

2 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment for rent. $395 month/$250 deposit. 601 E. 19th St., South-ern Meadows Apts., 417-777-1440.1 Bedroom Apartment nicely furnished or un-furnished. Pool, rec room and laundry. Free cable/HBO, water and trash. Short leases avail-able. $200 security de-posit. No pets! In Ne-vada. Starting at $365. 417-667-2633.Sheldon Apartments - Nice 1 bedroom apart-ments, furnished or un-furnished. All utilities paid. Starting at $370 per month. Call 417-667-2633.1 Bedroom, 1 Bath apartment for rent. $325 month/$250 deposit. 601 E. 19th St., South-ern Meadows Apts., 417-777-1440.

Homes For Rent

House For Rent – Call 682-5728 for informa-tion.Homes For Sale

Home For Sale – In La-mar. 3 Bedroom, 2 bath. CH/CA. Deck and pa-tio. 80/155 lot. $34,000. 417-682-3528, 417-262-0342.

RECORDS/CLASSIFIEDS

CLASSIFIEDS

Metering, continued from page 1Bdustrial use, which costs $266. When hosting fees (information gathering service from the meters), installation charges, net-work infrastructure, and engineering fees from the project manager are add-ed together, the estimated cost of the start-up of the system would be $404,000. This is slightly higher than the original estimate.

In order for the city to recover the cost, a sur-charge would have to be added to the monthly bill for each meter in use. The surcharge would be in ef-fect for 48 months. Finley Engineering estimates the monthly surcharge would be $3.38 per meter. Again, this is slightly higher than the original estimate of $3.07.

Conversion to a wireless metering system would eliminate the problem of under reporting electricity consumption, an expand-

ing problem that has been experienced by the cur-rent wire communication system. The city’s electric department estimates the current system is losing approximately $10,000 per month in revenue.

The council voted to move forward with the wireless system, and have a final contract drawn up for consideration at the council meeting of Febru-ary 9.

An ordinance adopting a procurement policy for the city regarding pur-chases of items and servic-es was unanimously ap-proved. The city had been following state guidelines, but the policy had not been put into writing. This was a recommendation coming from the recent audit.

City Administrator Lynn Calton informed the council that unit three at the city’s methane pow-

ered generator plant is out of service. A prob-lem in one cylinder will require a complete over-haul. The council voted to amend the budget by adding $88,000 to cover the cost. Calton said the manufacturer, Guascor, will remove the unit and take it to one of its plants to perform the overhaul. It had been in service since December, 2012, operat-ing 24/7.

While discussing the outage, Calton was asked if the generator plant was making money for the city. He was quick to re-spond that the plant made $447,000 during 2014.

Earlier in 2014, the council had approved in-creases in compensation for the offices of mayor, city treasurer, city at-torney, and members of the board of aldermen (commonly called coun-cilmen). However, an or-

dinance confirming the increases was overlooked until the January 19, 2015, meeting. The mayor shall receive $500 per month, plus $75 for special coun-cil meetings and attend-ing meetings of municipal committees. However, the increases do not become effective until the regu-larly scheduled council meeting in April, 2015. The city treasurer was raised to $300 per year. The city attorney shall receive $75 for attending regular and special meet-ings of the council and municipal committees, not to become effective until the April, 2015 meet-ing of the council. Council members shall receive $75 for attending regular and special meetings of the council and meetings of municipal committees if a member of that particular committee. However, for council members elected

in odd years, the raises do not become effective until the regularly scheduled meeting in April, 2015. Council members elect-ed in even years will not qualify for their increases until the regularly sched-uled council meeting in April, 2016.

Ione Chancellor ap-peared before the council to express her displeasure about a tractor-trailer rig being parked across the street from her home at 509 Broadway. It is parked there on week-ends, she said, but during the Christmas/New Year holiday, it was parked at that location for nearly two weeks. She said it is a danger to children, and when the engine runs for extended periods of time, the neighborhood is filled with diesel fumes. Mayor Keith Divine assured her that the city will examine the situation.

City Clerk Traci Cox informed the council that she found a typographical error in the current bud-get in expenses for office supplies. The budget was amended with the addi-tion of $7,100 to correct the error.

An ordinance was unan-imously approved allow-ing the city to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to have a sign installed near the Lamar exit on Interstate 49 designating Lamar as a Purple Heart City. Funding of the sign shall be provided by the Military Order of the Pur-ple Heart.

Tim Davis was awarded the contract for miscel-laneous concrete work for the city during 2015. There were two bidders, and Davis was the lower bidder in 16 of 19 catego-ries.

Cards of ThanksWe want to thank you for the beautiful cards

sent for our 50th anniversary. We enjoyed each and every one.

Maurice and Barbara StilesThank you to my family for their support and

help; for the visits and to all who have phoned, brought food, sent cards and prayers on my be-half. I am home now and working on my re-covery.

Sincerely,Don Miller

den.She married L.W. “Dub”

Kentner Jr. at Lamar on Jan. 17, 1955 and they were together 58 years before he preceded her in death.

LLOYD E. SISSECK

NEVADA-Services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the Pen-tecostal Assembly Church in Nevada for Lloyd E. Sisseck, 71, Nevada, who died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at his home in Nevada, following a lengthy ill-ness. Pastor Dennis En-glebrecht will officiate. Burial will be in Moore Cemetery in Nevada.

Arrangements are un-der the direction of Ferry Funeral Home.

The obituary may be viewed and condolences

sent online at www.ferry-funeralhome.com.

Survivors include his wife, Jo Sisseck; his chil-dren, Gary Sisseck and wife Tammy, Nevada, Rhonda Gerths and hus-band Don, Nevada, Ken Sisseck and wife Niki, Ne-vada and Michele Mur-ray and husband Todd, Nevada; eight grandchil-dren, Mariah and hus-band Jacob Englebrecht, Dakota Sisseck, Kalee Gerths, Kaleb Williams, Austin Sisseck, Kiana Murray, Blair Murray and Riley Murray; two broth-ers, Robert Sisseck and wife Brenda, Moundville and Wayne Sisseck and wife Mary, Deerfield; a sister, Betty Smith and husband Marvin, Liber-al; numerous nieces and nephews, as well as other loved ones and friends.

Mr. Sisseck was born Aug. 13, 1943, in Bar-

ton County, to Ray Earl and Katie E. (Rolando) Sisseck. He was reared in the Liberal area and was a 1962 graduate of Liberal High School. Fol-lowing high school he began employment with Hayes Grocery Store in Liberal, working there for a number of years before working for Coca Cola Bottling Company in Fort Scott, Kan. for an additional 19 years. He then worked for Cen-ter Township, retiring as foreman in 2005 after 20 years of service. In addi-tion to other jobs, he en-joyed farming and raised cattle for many years. Music was also some-thing he enjoyed and was the song leader in his church for several years. He especially liked mak-ing jelly, baking cookies and spending time with his grandchildren.

He married Jo Clifelene Pruitt on Dec. 11, 1965,

in Liberal.

LINDA STALKERGOLDEN CITY-A me-

morial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thurs-day at the First Christian Church in Golden City for Linda Sue Stalker, 73, Golden City, who died unexpectedly on Satur-day, Jan. 24, 2015, at Bar-ton County Memorial Hospital.

Arrangements are un-der the direction of Dan-iel Funeral Home, Lamar.

Memorial contribu-

tions may be made to the Humane Society of Bar-ton County, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be left at www.danielfuner-alhome.net.

Survivors include her husband, Doyle Stalker; a son, Alan Stalker and wife Brenda, Golden City; a daughter, Cindi Peterson and husband Jimmy, Dunnegan; five grandchildren, Haileigh, Courtney, Justin, Bridgett and Alex and seven great-grandchildren, Aidan, Tucker, Sawyer, Kyler, Koltin, Alissa and Ava.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Ronald and Robert Mellinger and a sister, Wanda Thorn.

Mrs. Stalker was born March 3, 1941, at Lin-coln, Neb., and was reared by her stepfather and mother, Billy and Regina (Duvall) Wolff. She graduated Lincoln

High School in 1958 and on June 7, 1958 married Doyle L. Stalker.

She and husband Doyle purchased Golden Busi-ness Forms and she worked there 10 years as the bookkeeper. She was on the Library Board, en-joyed painting, making stained glass, decorating cakes and traveling with her husband.

LANCETOWNSLEY

LAMAR-Services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Daniel Funeral Home for Lance Townsley, 58, Lamar, who died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.

Visitation will be held prior to the service, be-ginning at 1 p.m.

The complete obituary will be in the next edition of the Lamar Democrat.

Deaths, continued from page 3B


AREA NEWS

Accident reportAccording to the Missouri State

Highway Patrol report, a one vehicle accident occurred at 8:10 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 19, 11 miles west of La-mar on Hwy. 160. The report stated that a westbound 2011 Chevrolet 1500 being driven by Aaron J Storey,

34, Girard, Kan., ran off the right side of the roadway, striking an embankment and overturning.

According to the report Storey, who was not wearing a safety device, received serious injuries and was transported to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.

Roads in question arenot county roads

GREENFIELD-Presiding Commis-sioner Randy Daniel called the Janu-ary 5 meeting of the Dade County Commission to order at 9 a.m. Others in attendance were Eastern Commis-sioner Dallas Maxwell, Western Com-missioner David Rusch and County Clerk Melinda Wright.

Bob Kitsmiller met with the com-mission and submitted the emergency management budget.

The December 29, 2014 minutes were unanimously approved as cor-

rected. Joe Eagan met with the commission

regarding whether or not E. Dade 44 and N. Dade 149 were county roads. The commission checked on the roads and it was determined that neither of the roads were located on the County C.A.R.T. map; therefore, neither are county roads.

Road complaints on W. Dade 72, N. Dade 51, W. Dade 32 and N. Dade 101 were checked on by the commission.

The meeting adjourned to meet again on January 12.

Various road conditions checked by Dade County commissioners

GREENFIELD-The Dade County Commis-sion meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. on Decem-ber 22, 2014, by Presid-ing Commissioner Randy Daniel. Also in attendance were Eastern Commis-sioner Dallas Maxwell,

Western Commissioner David Rusch and County Clerk Melinda Wright.

The December 15, 2014 minutes were unanimous-ly approved as corrected.

The commission trav-eled to check on a culvert on E Dade 192, a bridge

on E Dade 42 and a road complaint on E Dade 32.

Dennis Talley with Mid-Mo Insurance stopped by to visit with the commis-sion.

The meeting adjourned to meet again on Decem-ber 29, 2014.

Bridge and culvert projects discussed by Dade County Commission

GREENFIELD-The December 29, 2014 meeting of the Dade County Commission was called to order at 9 a.m. by Presiding Commissioner Randy Daniel. Others in attendance were Eastern Commissioner Dal-las Maxwell, Western Commissioner David Rusch and County Clerk Me-linda Wright.

Following the unanimous approval of the December 22, 2014 minutes as written, the commission discussed next year's bridge and culvert proj-

ects. A complaint was received by the commission on E. Dade 4.

David Heumader with the juvenile of-fice met with the commission regarding the 2015 budget.

Commissioners traveled to check on a brush complaint on E. Dade 4, as well as a road on N. Dade 145 and N. Dade 113.

The December 2014 bills were re-viewed and they were unanimously ap-proved.

The meeting adjourned to meet again on January 5.

Gas contract receivedfrom MFA Oil

GREENFIELD-Presiding Commissioner Randy Daniel called the Dade County Commission to order at 9 a.m. on December 15, 2014. Others in attendance were Eastern Commissioner Dallas Maxwell, Western Commissioner David Rusch and County Clerk

Melinda Wright.Andrew Syler from

MoDOT called in refer-ence to E. Dade 4. The December mid-month bills were reviewed by the commission and the December 8, 2014 min-utes were unanimously approved as corrected.

The commission trav-eled to check on a road

issue on N. Dade 145, as well as checking on a cul-vert on W. Dade 166.

The commission re-ceived the gas contract from MFA Oil. The price was $2.37 originally, but it came back at $2.20 for 6500 gallons.

The meeting adjourned to meet again on Decem-ber 22, 2014.

Old county road officially vacatedLAMAR-An old abandoned road

in Newport Township, not used in over a half century, has been official-ly closed and vacated by the Barton County Commission. The action was requested by the board of trustees of Newport Township.

The area affected by the closure is known as Northeast 90th Lane, and starts at Northeast 40th Road and ex-tends south for approximately one mile to Northeast 30th Road. James T. Co-field owns all the property on both sides of the now vacated former roadway.

Concerns, continued from page 1B

still like to remain inde-pendent, if possible.

The minutes from the December 29, 2014 meet-ing were read and ap-proved as written.

Duvall reported that December was a “decent” month, with several de-partments being up in-cluding OR, PT, Cardiac Rehab and Pain Manage-ment. Diabetes Education was down and it was re-ported that a new nurse is in training to help with the diabetes education and that January should be better. She also report-ed the gross revenue was good and the clinics were doing very well, with the December gross revenue being the highest for the year.

Ogden reported that the hospital provides blood pressure checks at the senior center on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, with approxi-mately 20 blood pressures checked at each visit. The Diabetes Support Group will meet on the third Monday at 4 p.m., begin-ning January 19, at the Barton County Ambu-lance building. The Care-

giver Support Group met at 6 p.m. on January 6, in the hospital board room. This group will meet monthly on the first Tues-day of each month. It was reported that the weekly outreach with Facebook was 5,794 and that bus usage for outpatient ser-vices in December was 2,754 miles and 154 trips.

Dr. Hopkins stated that several doctors had voiced their concerns re-garding the future of the hospital, as well as their jobs. His concerns were addressed by Ackman and Hammons.

The December bills, which were emailed to board members prior to the meeting, were unani-mously approved as sub-mitted.

Ogden presented the amended Medical Staff By-Laws that had been approved at the last med-ical executive meeting, to increase liability coverage for physicians. The new amount will go into effect with April re-appoint-ments. A unanimous vote of yes followed to approve the by-laws revision. An anesthesia policy was

presented for approval by Ogden, followed with all in favor of approving the policy.

Duvall asked for a vote on whether or not to add a property tax increase to the April ballot. A mo-tion was made by Shaw to request a 0.432 percent increase on the ballot, seconded by Purinton, with all in favor. Wegener asked for any ideas on how to present the need for this increase to the public. Purinton suggest-ed town hall meetings, with a short powerpoint presentation and hand-outs.

During the execu-tive session one CRNA was presented for status change and one radiolo-gist was presented for re-appointment. They were Heidi Peterson, CRNA, Allied Health Profession-als, Anesthesia and Car-lin Ridpath, MD, Con-sulting, Radiology.

With no further busi-ness brought before the board a motion was made to adjourn the executive session and reconvene in regular session, followed by adjournment.

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its second ward where in-cumbent John Nicolas is being challenged by Tom Shaw. In Ward 1, incum-bent Gary Whitson is the only person to file.

Golden City will have no contests. Incumbent Lyle Brewer filed for an-other term in Ward 1. Newcomer Larry Parrill is the candidate in Ward 2, and another newcomer, Tyler Eddie, filed in Ward 3. The one-year unex-pired term in Ward 1 will be filled by Walter Nims, who currently holds the seat on a temporary ap-pointment.

In Mindenmines, in-cumbent mayor Robert Harris was the only per-son to file for that office. Three persons filed for two seats on the at-large board of aldermen. Mistie Short and Jim Coleman are incumbents, while the third person to file is Rog-er Vansel. The only person to file for the remaining one year of an unexpired

term is Jim Morton, who currently is serving on a temporary appointment.

Lockwood has all new-comers filing for seats on its ballot. Lawrence (Lar-ry) Allen and Wyvette Wilkinson are the candi-dates for mayor. Homer G. Ellis and Krista Rader will face each other in the East Ward, while Kenny Snider is unopposed in the West Ward.

Sheldon will have four candidates seeking two seats on its at-large board of aldermen. Robert Mo-ran is the only incumbent; others are Josh Bean, Nickie Danner, and John Scifers. Dennis Poland and John Kirbey, Jr. are seeking the office of may-or.

Jasper will have contests for all offices to be filled on its ballot. Incumbent mayor Bill Hulstine faces challenges from Frank Shumard and Jim Stewart. In the East Ward, incum-bent Jim McCorkle faces

Charles Schlichting, and in the West ward, incum-bent Mark Weng goes up against Ruth Batson.

Greenfield has contests in both of its wards. In-cumbent Vicki Lollar faces Ann Hembree in the North Ward, and incum-bent Beth Wright is being challenged in the South Ward by Kirk Main.

The Barton County Health Department must fill three positions. Incum-bents filed for all three, Darrell Kentner, Mike Harvey, and Rick Fast. In-cumbent Mike Vaughan was the only candidate to declare for one seat on the Barton County Memo-rial Hospital Board. The Barton County Ambu-lance Board must fill seats in districts 1 and 4. Paul Stebbins will challenge incumbent Tom Kohley in district 1, and in dis-trict 4, incumbent Leisa Blanchard faces two chal-lenges from Scott Castle and Brian Lemmons.

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