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Pep rally sends Tigers off to State Lamar Democrat/Melissa Little

A pep rally for Lamar School students, as well as community members, was held in the high school gym on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 25, as the Lamar Tigers prepared to head to the state championship game against South Callaway. The Lamar Tiger football

team will be vying for their fourth consecutive state championship. The cheerleaders and band started the rally by pumping up the crowd. Following recognition of the

football team, including many heartfelt moments by team members, Coach Scott Bailey acknowledged his appreciation to the community, but it was clear that his heart and mind

were centered on the practice field that awaited the boys following the rally.

LOOKfor Lamar Tiger Football Team's Special Section

next week!

Affordable Care Act

workshop offered

LAMAR-How will the Af-fordable Care Act affect you and your community? The Barton County University of Missouri Extension of-

Lamar Democrat saturation

set for December 10

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

The Lamar Democrat will once again appear in every mailbox in Barton Coun-ty, as well as in Lockwood. This edition is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 10 and will also include a special tribute to the Class 2 State Champion Lamar Tigers.

The Lamar Democrat of-fers this service every couple of months as a way of letting prospective subscribers know what is currently available.

A special subscription rate is usually offered for new sub-scribers during the satura-tion; however, the Christmas gift subscription is now in ef-fect so area subscriptions are currently $30, with an out of area rate of $50 and an inter-net subscription rate of $15.

A total of 7000 papers will be distributed, making this a perfect time to advertise your business. For information on this end contact Melissa Little at 417-682-5529, ext. 62, be-fore 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8.

The Lamar Democrat is glad to be able to provide this service to the community. Any subscriber that should receive a paper, but does not, should call the office at 417-682-5529.

Tigers win fourth straight titleBy CHRIS MORROW

SAINT LOUIS-Winning big games requires making big plays and the Lamar Tigers made a lot of them Saturday. The result was a 30-15 victory over South Callaway and Lamar's fourth straight Class 2 state champion-ship.

"These guys earned some re-spect today," Lamar coach Scott Bailey said following the con-test.

One person who undoubtedly had respect for the Tigers was South Callaway coach Timothy Rulo. "The biggest thing about Lamar to me was their physical-ity."

The Tigers put the physical nature of their attack on display early after the defense turned away the Bulldogs. The first big play of the game came two plays in when South Callaway's most dangerous weapon, senior Cory Hanger, got loose down their sideline on an option pitch. Se-nior cornerback Colton Divine ran him down, saving a touch-down. The 36 yard play set the Bulldogs up at the Lamar 43, but the defense would turn them away on downs. The Tigers then mounted a 15 play drive that covered 65 yards, with Danny Embry taking a sweep around the right end for a 10 yard score. Todd Morrow's point after gave the defending state champs a 7-0 lead with 3:27 remaining in the first period.

Morrow's left leg has been a valuable weapon for the Tigers all season long. His kickoff was taken by Mason Shoemaker at the goal line. Brett McDonald tackled him at the seven yard line. Senior quarterback Troy Hentges hit three straight passes for gains of 24, 21 and 19 yards as the Bulldogs worked the foot-ball to the Tiger 18, but again

Lamar turned them away. Ju-nior linebacker Jed Stahl blitzed up the middle to sack Hentges on a fourth and three, to force a turnover on downs.

The Bulldogs were finally able to put points on the board mid-way through the second quarter on a 13 play drive that covered 57 yards. The big play came on a third and 10 when Hentges lofted a pass over the middle to Hanger. McDonald had perfect position and tipped the pass, but Hanger was able to pin it against his shoulder while fall-ing to the Edward Jones Dome turf. He would score two plays later on a three yard run. With 7:41 to play in the first half the two teams were deadlocked at seven and it would stay that way until Lamar rolled the dice late

in the first half.With the Tigers staring down a

fourth and three at their 44 yard line and less than two minutes to play in the half, Rulo opted to use a time out in hopes that when his team got the ball back they would have time to mount a scoring drive. But when the Tigers took the field it wasn't

with their punt team. During the timeout Bailey's troops had convinced him to go for it.

"You learn to trust them," Bai-ley said.

Senior Johnny Brooks took the hand-off from Tucker. Right guard Trenton Mooney and

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowThe Lamar Tigers hoisted the Class 2 state championship trophy for the fourth straight

season Saturday after defeating South Callaway 30-15 at the Edward Jones Dome in Saint Louis.

see WORKSHOP, page 2A

Breaking News:This senior class is something special

By CHRIS MORROW

SAINT LOUIS-Like a younger brother who grows up in the shadow of a studly older brother, the gridiron ac-complishments of the class of 2015 were often overlooked or

forgotten. Last season the La-mar Tigers put together a re-cord breaking campaign that saw them go 14-1 on their way to a third straight state cham-pionship. Last season's seniors see SPECIAL, page 6A

see CHAMPS, page 6A

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CLUB NOTECITY CLOVERS

4-H CLUBBy AIDAN REEDClub Reporter

The City Clovers 4-H Club met November 16, at the Lamar United Meth-odist Church, for their monthly meeting. When the members arrived they filled the backpacks for the school backpack pro-gram. They then met for the regular meeting. Ryan Davis led the American Pledge and Trey Shaw led the 4-H Pledge. Secretary Kaitlyn Davis did roll call. Nine members were pres-ent and answered the roll call by telling what they were thankful for. Lexi Phipps gave the treasur-er's report.

Lexi Phipps brought cupcakes to celebrate club leader JJ Arnold's birthday. She gave a talk on how she made them. Then the members sang “Happy Birthday” to Miss JJ and enjoyed the treat. Lexi brought them in a really neat cupcake car-rier that she received as an award at the 4-H Ban-quet.

Game leaders Kyler Cox and Ryan Davis led a game of Clue and Dodge Ball.

The Annual 4-H Ban-quet was held on Novem-ber 15. The City Clovers received a lot of awards for all of their hard work this past year. All of the members were recog-nized for their work in projects and 4-H par-

ticipation. Blaine Shaw received the Historian of the Year, Kaitlyn Da-vis received Secretary of the Year and Lexi Phipps received the Reporter of the Year award. Mem-bers receiving Member of the Year Award were Ryan Davis for the First Year Member and Con-nor Shoff and Mycah Reed received Member of the Year for 3rd year members, age 13 and un-der. Congratulations! The City Clovers would like to thank all of the clubs and sponsors, volunteers and Elaine Davis for all of their time and hard work to help with 4-H.

The next meeting will be held December 21, at the Wolf Center. Each fam-ily is to bring two dozen cookies to make cookie

plates to share with local businesses and 4-H sup-porters. Then they will

go Christmas caroling at Maple Senior Living.

Happy Thanksgiving from the City Clovers!

Coonfoot & Vicinity

By LOUISE OTT

Peeking out the door this early Monday morn-ing I see our dear Lord has blessed us with cloudy and windy weath-er. Some sunshine would be wonderful.

Gary and Judy Nelson, Michael Nelson and Ella Mae Turpen all enjoy dinner at a restaurant on Sunday.

Arbry Winans, Ray and Tristan, Ray and Nicole Winans and Elvin Wi-nans Jr. and Durella were visitors of Marie Winans.

Kenneth Dee and Es-ther Archer, Sarcoxie route and Louise Ott, Jas-per route, were Sunday dinner guests of George Straw.

Jane Moss bakes angel food cakes and always brings Louise Ott some. They are really good.

Hoping everyone had a safe and happy Thanks-giving Day.

SheldonBy DARLENE

SHERIDAN

A good crowd was on hand Sunday evening, Nov. 23, for the com-munity Thanksgiving service at Sheldon Chris-tian Church, at 7 p.m. The welcome was given by Pastor Spencer Hahn and special music was provided by the three churches. Following the offering for the Ministe-rial Alliance expenses, the message was given by Pastor Jerod Lamb of the Sheldon Baptist Church. Wayne Coble, pastor of the Methodist church gave the benediction. Re-

freshments were served and a great time of fel-lowship completed the evening.

Preparation for the in-stallation of solar panels has been ongoing. On Tuesday, Nov. 25, the final installation of solar pan-els at the Sheldon United Methodist Church were completed. This has been done thanks to the gen-erous endowment of the Alice Donaldson foun-dation. Junior and senior high science classes will be observing the sustain-ability energy solar pan-els.

A group of citizens were present at the Don-aldson Building for the Community Betterment meeting on Novem-ber 24. The evening was spent discussing and viewing photos and his-tory books. Many items were discussed and fur-ther plans will be made at the January 2015 meet-ing. There will be no De-cember meeting due to the holiday.

Cody Claflin is pro-gressing with his build-ing on Main Street, just west of the post office. The community is look-ing forward to the open-ing of a new business.

There is still a lot of ill-ness around town, but hopefully all will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving.

Many from the Shel-don area attended the memorial services for Patsy Wallace Ewing last Wednesday and the ser-vices for Bill Kannady. Sympathy is extended to the families.

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

Eating in the 50's - Pas-ta had not been invented;

it was macaroni or spa-ghetti. Curry was a sur-name. A take-away was a mathematical problem. Pizza; sounds like a lean-ing tower somewhere. Bananas and oranges only appeared at Christ-mas time. All chips were plain. Rice was a milk pudding and never, ever part of our dinner. A Big Mac was what we wore when it was raining. Brown bread was some-thing only poor people ate. Oil was for lubricat-ing, fat was for cooking. Tea was made in a teapot using tea leaves and nev-er green. Cubed sugar was regarded as posh.

Chickens didn't have fingers in those days. None of us had ever heard of yogurt. Healthy food consisted of any-thing edible. Cook-ing outside was called camping. Seaweed was not a recognized food. Kebab was not even a word, never mind a food. Sugar enjoyed a good press in those days and was regarded as being white gold. Prunes were medicinal. Surprisingly muesli was readily avail-able; it was called cattle feed. Pineapples came in chunks in a tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one. Water came out of the tap or water bucket (we had a deep well) and if someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than gasoline for it they would have become a laughing stock. The one thing that we never ever had on our table in the 50's was el-bows!

We went to the alumni banquet Saturday and listened to the Dalton Gang, who did a great job. Dorothy Miller, Bill and I went to see Patty Ball and her mother for a while and Dorothy did some visiting with Mrs. Harris at the nursing

home in Lamar. Doro-thy and Bill drove up from Arkansas to help put the dinner on. Sure was nice of them. Russ, Kellie, Wrenn and Ariel Leaming came in from St. Louis to attend and see Ron. Cesare Kleeman came for a visit and to get his orders on how to spoil our pets.

Good for Jerry Wolfe, who brought the bell back for the next win-ners. It's a good thing he did, because I didn’t have a clue who had it. We had guest from as far away as K.C.

The church had a laying of the hands on Ron this morning and the Craw-fords came for prayer this afternoon. We have such wonderful prayer sup-port. Thanks to every-one for all the thoughts, phone calls and prayers from our good friends. Boy the weather sure did a turn around today. Nice and warm this morning and freezing this eve-ning. We have a nice and early appointment in the morning for Ron’s eye.

Clea Kleeman is doing my running this week. What do you do without good families. Kamala Leaming had dinner for Cajun and Julie on Thanksgiving, as Louis and Clea, Ron and I were in Lockwood eating out there, Twilla and Jules Hollingshead came in to eat too. A good time was had by all. We do appre-ciate what all the volun-teers do for us. Every one have a safe and blessed week.

Maxine's Musings

By MAXINE MORIN

It's Donna again!What a game! Four in a

row for the Lamar Tigers! Congratulations team! We are so proud of you. Thank you, Bill Percy, for setting off fireworks after each Tiger score at the home games. Mom said she always knows when the Tigers score, because she hears the fireworks.

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving with their loved ones. We had several family members who could not make it this year, so my brother and his wife, Max and Kathy Orahood, mom Maxine Morin, my son and granddaughter, Jamey and Jazmine, and myself ate at Sharon's Restaurant in Jasper. We saw several people we knew.

I see the old Gilkey building on the north-east corner of the square is being demolished. It's

always sad to see historic buildings come down. I am looking forward to see the new senior apart-ments to be built on that site. We need more senior living in Lamar.

My sympathy to the Paula Buchanan family. I had only known Paula a few short years, but she was a sweet person who always went out of her way to say hello. We will all miss her.

I just cut out several recipes from last week's Democrat. I'm always go-ing to contribute some recipes of my own, but I never seem to get it to-gether. Maybe next year.

The Christmas lights around the square look really nice. Thank you to the city workers who keep them shining bright.

God bless our troops. Until next time...

Workshop, continued from page 1Afice will be offering information about the health care law that can help families, individu-als and businesses un-derstand their options and responsibilities.

On Monday, Dec. 8, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Extension will hold an Affordable Care Act workshop at the Wolf Building, 801 E 12th St. in Lamar. To register, phone 417-682-3579 by December 5. There is no charge to attend and a light sup-per will be served.

The event is part of MU Extension’s Health Insurance Education Initiative. The program will be taught by Lydia Kaume, nutrition spe-cialist, and Kathy Ma-comber, community development special-ist.

“The Health Insur-ance Education Initia-tive will help Show-Me

State citizens understand their health insurance options and learn how to get help in their own communities if they choose to enroll in Mis-souri’s health insurance marketplace,” said Bren-da Procter, associate pro-fessor of consumer and family economics for MU Extension.

A website at extension.missouri.edu/insure pro-vides educational ma-terials and links to in-formation. “The website is a source to learn fac-tual, unbiased informa-tion about the changes in health insurance that are required by the law,” Procter said.

MU Extension’s Health Insurance Education Ini-tiative website also pro-vides a map of Missouri educators who can pro-vide local workshops and a calendar where you can learn about upcoming events near you.

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Collectibles show scheduled for December 6 and 7

CARTHAGE-The Bar-ton-Jasper County Col-lectors Association will

sponsor the 22nd Annual Fall Coin, Stamp, Post-card, Sports Memorabilia

and Collectibles Show at the Carthage Memo-rial Hall, 407 S. Garrison (Hwy. 571) on Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Dealers from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Okla-homa and Texas will of-fer 54 tables at the largest collectible show in south-west Missouri.

Admission is free. For information call Brad Potter at 417-682-4500.

FRIENDS & FAMILY

You can tell the holiday season is approaching when you start seeing the Salvation Army bell ringers around the Lamar community. Pictured, left to right, are Lexi Phipps, Kaitlyn Davis, and Ryan Davis at Cash Saver grocery store. This is Lexi’s third year as a bell ringer, while Kaitlyn and Ryan have volunteered with the Salvation Army for five years. Singing Christmas carols, greeting customers and collecting donations together, at Walmart or Cash Saver, have now become a yearly holiday tradition for this trio. Funds raised from the annual “Red Kettle Christmas Campaign” provide funds to purchase food, toys and clothing for area families. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact The Good Samaritan Shop.

Lighting contest set for December 15

Have you ever noticed that time moves much faster this time of year? First, there is the antici-pation of Halloween and all the candy it brings, then comes Thanksgiving with all the feasting and yes, Black Friday sales followed all so closely by Christmas and a visit from Santa Claus! Well, it’s that time of year again and the Lamar Commu-nity Betterment Council wishes everyone a happy holiday season.

It is also time for the annual Christmas light judging contest. The date

this year to have lights shining brightly is Mon-day, Dec. 15. Community Betterment judges will be on the road looking over all the wonderful dis-plays.

Those wishing to par-ticipate are encouraged to turn on their lights prior to 5:30 p.m., in order to have an opportunity to compete for a small cash prize if chosen as one of the winners. Everyone is encouraged to show their community and holiday spirit as they get the lights turned on!

The Lamar Commu-

nity Betterment will also have a holiday luncheon during its regular meet-ing on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 12 noon, at the Wolf Center. If anyone has ever thought about coming to a CB meeting, this would be an excellent opportu-nity. The CB hopes to see some new faces there to help keep Lamar moving forward.

Anyone attending is en-couraged, if they wish, to bring a small dish of their favorite food to share with others. Come meet, eat and enjoy the fellow-ship of the organization.

The City Clovers 4-H Club attended the Barton County 4-H 55th Annual Recognition Banquet at the Lamar First Baptist Church on November 15. Several club members were recognized for their achievements during the 2013-2014 programming year. Pictured, left to right, are, back row: Barton County 4-H Youth Program Assistant Director Elaine Davis; middle row: Blaine Shaw, Outstanding Historian; Kaitlyn Davis, Outstanding Secretary; Lexi Phipps, Outstanding Reporter; Mycah Reed, Outstanding 3rd Year Member for Ages 13 and Under and Noah Shaw; front row: Ryan Davis, Outstanding 1st Year Member; Trey Shaw, Conner Shoff, Outstanding 3rd Year Member for Ages 13 and Under and Aidan Reed.

Youth trio ring bell forSalvation Army

City Clovers 4-H Club members recognized

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By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I have so much to be thank-ful for. It seems like most of the time it is easier to concentrate on the negative aspects of one's life; not really taking the time to realize just how much we truly have. I noticed on facebook not too long ago where individu-als were challenged each day to post something that they were thankful for and that got me to thinking just how truly blessed I have been, and continued to be.

Both sides of our family are now spread out across the Unit-ed States and since all sets of parents have passed, it is no lon-ger feasible to have family get-togethers during the holidays. I truly miss that aspect of my life, but am so thankful to have the First Baptist Church for a sec-ond family, as they have blessed the community with Thanksgiv-

ing dinner for many years. Gary and I spend the morning deliver-ing meals to shut-ins

and then join the many others at the church for a traditional turkey dinner, complete with all the trimmings. The cooks are spectacular and there is usu-ally enough to have leftovers for good old turkey sandwiches. Who could ask for more?

The rest of the day is spent watching the Dallas Cowboys play their traditional Thanksgiv-ing game and one of the things I have to be thankful for are the memories that mom and I cre-ated by attending those games together when living in Dallas. As I've said before, my broth-er and stepdad were not into sports, but mom and I were, so we never missed a game. Those are special memories that will last a lifetime.

And speaking of football, what about those Lamar Ti-gers! Wouldn't it be incred-ible if they could pull off four state championships in a row. In years past, who would have

thought this would be possible. Lamar has some good players, but the coaching staff, to me, is the strength behind the team. How Scott Bailey and staff have managed to put together a win-ning tradition is beyond any-one's expectations. Evidently the coaches know what they are doing and know how to get the best out of the team. It truly is a team effort, from the players to the coaches, and the citizens of Lamar get to sit back and reap the benefits.

The community of Lamar, hopefully, is on the upswing, with the demolition of the Gilkey Building and the pos-sibility of the downtown area becoming revitalized following plans for the creation of some beautiful senior apartments to be erected on the lot. Richard Cooper has been like a kid in a candy shop all this week, from the time they brought the cranes in up until the process of the de-molition. Every time we turned around Richard was heading down the alley to get another shot of the progress being made.

I guess he has a reason to be ex-cited, as he has been there from the first grumblings of what to do with the building, through the grant processes with the city

and the beginning of its demo-lition. It just amazes me how a large structure like that can be there one day and in just a short time, there can be nothing left but an empty lot. Kind of sad that buildings have to die, but unless they are kept up, which can be extremely expensive, demolition is what usually happens and another landmark comes down. I know it's all in the name of progress, but it is just kind of melancholy to think that something that has been standing for so long, is no more. There are pictures of the progres-sion of its demolition on our facebook page. Our facebook page has hit al-most 500 likes to date and Melissa is very conscien-tious about posting pic-tures that she feels would be of interest to the com-munity. Thanks to Melissa, the page has come a long way from its inception.

Hope everyone had a special Thanksgiving filled with family and friends, and good memories. De-spite what is happening in our world today, we still have so much to be thank-

ful for and maybe instead of concentrating on the bad, we should thank the good Lord up above and count our blessings for what He has provided.

FAMILY & FRIENDS/LITTLE MISSMETZGER’S MUTTERINGS

Letter to editorDear Editor:I like to see a grass roots movement to run

Libertarian Republican Peter Schiff for the Republican Party presidential nomination or as an Independent presidential candidate.

Peter Schiff is an investment broker, au-thor and financial commentator. He is CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific, Inc., a broker dealer.

He has appeared as a guest on financial

television shows and been quoted in major print publications. He was host of The Peter Schiff show, an audio broadcast on terres-trial and internet radio.

In 2010, Peter Schiff ran in the Republi-can primary for US Senate in Connecticut, losing to Linda McMahon. He is a graduate of Beverly Hills High School and obtained a Bachelor of Science with a double major in finance and accounting from UC Berkley.

He was an economic advisor to Ron Paul's 2008 Presidential campaign. He is the author of six books and appeared on both the New York Times and Wall Street Journal's best sellers.

Peter Schiff is the type of man this country needs for leadership, to revitalize the economy. Sincerely,

William SollenbergerLockwood

Farm bill meetings scheduled

The Barton County Farm Ser-vice Agency and The University of Missouri Extension are host-ing two Farm Bill meetings. The meetings will be held Thursday, Dec. 18 and Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at the Lamar First Baptist Church, 1301 E. 6th St. Both meetings will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meetings are free and open to the public; however, limited seating is an-ticipated so individuals wishing to participate should RSVP one day in advance of the meeting by calling the Barton County Ex-tension office at 417-682-3579.

Meeting attendees will be giv-en information about Farm Ser-vice Agency programs included in the 2014 Farm Bill. Topics that will be covered include Base Reallocations, Yield Updates, Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC), including individual or county level ARC coverage.

Persons with disabilities who require accommodations to at-tend or participate in the meet-ing should contact Kelly Beason at 417-682-3571, ext. 2; Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 by December 14.

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SCHOOL/YOUNG MISS

Left, Megan Miller, daughter of Lee and Brenda Miller, is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Megan likes to play with her two dogs. She also likes to play almost every sport. She likes to mess with her brother, Dakota.

Right, Jordan Lee, daughter of Christopher and Chris Lee, is the eighth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Jordan loves playing sports and the sports she plays are basketball, cross country and track. She loves hanging out with her friends. Her favorite subject is math.

STAR Students of the week

STAR Students at the Lamar East Primary for the week of December 1 are, third row, left to right, Carson Sturgell, Crystal Smith, Jacob Hearting-Dines, Perrin Boswell; second row, Troy Onstott, Eagon Boyd, Kenzie McManis, Brandon Martin; first row, Eli Ngugi, Linleigh Denney, Kloee Stuckey, Madyson Cliett.

Kailey Roland, a senior, was nominated as a 2014 Football Homecoming Queen candidate at Evangel University. Kailey is a 2011 graduate of Lamar High School and is the daughter of Curt and Susan Roland. Kailey will graduate in May with a major in Psychology/Counseling and a minor in Biblical Studies.

Kailey is involved in many activities at Evangel. She is on the NAIA Evangel University tennis team, where she serves as the devotional leader and co-captain, is president of Psi Chi, a Psychology Honor Society and is a member of her dormitory's event team.

Evangel University is a comprehensive Christian university with more than 2200 undergraduate and graduate students currently attending. Evangel's motto is, “Boldly Christian, Unquestionably Academic”. Evangel is committed to excellence in education and equipping students to become spirit empowered followers of God, who impact the church and society globally.

A monetary donation of $380, as well as a Christmas box full of needed items including various toiletries, was given to Good Samaritan by members of the Beta Gamma Sorority on Thursday, Nov. 20. Pictured are, left to right, Amanda Jeffries, Tara Parks (Beta Gamma Service Committee), Betty Jo Markle, Noel Grigery and Anna Voorhees (Good Samaritan). Beta Gamma is a local sorority that serves the betterment of children throughout the community through events such as the upcoming Miss Merry Christmas Pageant, December 5 and 6.

Roland nominated homecoming queen candidate at Evangel

Beta Gamma Sorority donates to Good Samaritan

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right tackle Angus Sprenkle got their blocks. Senior Dylan Robertson showed his quick-ness by getting to the linebacker. Embry, leading on the play, kicked out the defensive end and Brooks cut in behind him, picking up eight yards and the first down. Two plays later senior quarterback Tripp Tucker fired a pass in the left flat that was caught by Ben Kluhsman. An instant before he was hit he pitched it to Brooks, who was coming around the outside. Brooks sprinted up the Bulldogs sideline, running through a would-be tackler at the 10 yard line. As he dove into the end zone, turning the trick play into a 51 yard touchdown, Tiger fans were reminded of the same play and how it burned them last year.

"That was sweet justice," Bailey said after the game.

The Tigers only loss last year came on the exact same play (referred to as the hitch-and-pitch or hook-and-ladder). After mounting a furious comeback to take the lead at home against Carl Junction, the Tigers saw the Bull-dogs reach into their bag of tricks and pull out the hook-and-ladder, scoring on the last play of the game to beat the Tigers by one point.

Brooks admitted that they work on the play all the time in practice, but had never at-tempted it in a game. "I thought he was crazy when he called it," he said.

The touchdown came with 55 seconds to play in the first half and gave the Tigers the momentum going into the locker room.

The past three seasons the talk across the media has been about the Tigers unique dual quarterback "spin" offense, but Saturday the Tigers resembled more of a smash mouth pound-it-out offense and never more than the initial drive of the second half. The 14 play march covered 67 yards and they never once gave up negative yards on a play. The biggest gain was a 12 yard carry by Embry. The drive was methodical and it ate over half the third quarter clock. Embry scored on a five yard carry around the left end, key blocks com-ing from left tackle John Rice, McDonald and Brooks. The score gave the Tigers a 21-7 ad-vantage.

Morrow's kickoff sailed into the end zone and two plays later, deep in their own end, the Tigers defense forced a turnover when Hentges attempted to pitch the ball to Hang-er. Kluhsman slow-played the quarterback, appearing to confuse him as to whether he should keep the ball or pitch it. The hesitation cost him. His pitch was late and McDonald got a hand in and knocked the ball away from Hanger and then pounced on it at the Bulldog 11 yard line.

An interception four plays later gave the ball back to South Callaway, but again the Ti-gers defense turned in a big play. This time it was senior cornerback Lakin Hardman, in-tercepting a Hentges pass over his shoulder deep down the Bulldogs sideline. The Tigers offense cashed in in dramatic fashion, with Morrow kicking a new Show-Me Bowl record 49 yard field goal.

"Did you hear it when he hit it?" Bailey asked at the post game news conference. "It sounded like a cannon going off."

Morrow, a left-footed kicker, bent it inside the left upright. Key on the play was the snap by Keegan Duncan and the hold by Matt Whyman.

The play lifted the Tigers to a 24-7 lead with 36 seconds to play in the third quarter.

And following another touchback by Mor-row, the Bulldogs went to work again from their 20 yard line and immediately the Tigers defense came up with another big play. Junior linebacker Jed Stahl met Hanger in the hole and stripped the football from him. Hardman and Mooney both dove on it, with Mooney coming up with the fumble to set up the Ti-gers offense at the South Callaway 29 yard line. Six plays later the Tigers were on the board again, this time on a five yard carry by Brooks who ran over a Bulldog linebacker at the goal line to score. The point after attempt was blocked, but the Tigers now held a 30-7 lead with 9:25 to play in the game.

The Bulldogs would get in the end zone on a pass from Hentges to Luke Horstman of 10 yards. The onside kick attempt was foiled by Mooney, who snagged the ball out of the air.

With just under four minutes to play the Ti-gers attempted another field goal, this one of 47 yards, but Morrow's kick came up short by less than a yard.

The Tigers complete their second consecu-tive 14-1 season with their only loss coming to Carl Junction. South Callaway also finishes 14-1.

Offensively the Tigers finished with 19 first downs to the Bulldogs 18. Lamar rushed for 318 yards and passed for 51, all of which came on the hook-and-ladder at the end of the first half. Tucker was 1-for-4 passing with a touch-down and an interception. He led the Tigers on the ground with 98 yards on 20 carries. Embry had 78 on 16, while Brooks had 72 on 15 tries. McDonald had four for 47. Luke Hardman had two for 12.

Hentges' passing totals looked pretty good, but didn't paint the full picture. He was 18-of-34 for 228 yards, a touchdown and an inter-ception, but the Tiger secondary was able to limit the big plays, a tough task considering how much man-to-man the Tigers run. The man-to-man defense allowed the Tigers to make South Callaway one dimensional. They rushed for only 100 yards on 25 carries.

Stahl and Brooks each had six solo tackles and three assists. Cornerback Colton Divine had five solo tackles, making stops as soon as the Bulldog receiver hauled in the pass. He also had two assists. Linebacker Tanner Phipps had four solo stops and three assists. McDonald had four solo tackles and an assist. Lakin Hardman and John Rice each had three solo tackles.

Prior to the Tigers fourth straight Class 2 state championship, the Webb City Cardinals earned the Class 4 title.

were big and fast and highly recruited. In fact, eight went on to play college football, some of them play-ing at the Division I level. And in their absence, what did this season's seniors do? They did the ex-act same thing - lead-ing their teammates to a 14-1 mark and a fourth straight Class 2 title.

This group is spe-cial and not just be-cause of the way they perform on the field. Take for example the five seniors who accompanied coach Scott Bailey to the post game press conference after their 30-15 win over South Callaway Sat-urday. When put in front of television cameras and report-ers, most high school athletes become a little guarded in an attempt to be all business. Not this group. From the mo-ment they walked in the room they were joking with each other and their coach and eventu-ally even the media.

Senior quarterback Tripp Tucker opened things by jokingly stating for the record that he was a pass-ing quarterback, funny because of his lack of passing attempts. At the conclusion of the press conference he suggested the camera operators make sure they, "get this." Then he leaned over and planted a kiss on the side of Bailey's face. His team-mates laughed. The media laughed. Bailey couldn't help but laugh. But the press conference wasn't all jok-ing around, offensive and defensive lineman Angus Sprenkle expressed in a simple straightforward man-ner why this team was able to ac-complish what they did without all of the hype of teams past.

"We knew going in that we had to play for each other," he said, adding that the moniker "Brotherhood" isn't something they throw around as a rallying point. To watch them play it's apparent that Brotherhood isn't just a state of mind either; it takes on a meaning that maybe only they understand fully, more literal than figurative. Sprenkle expressed that very sentiment by playing through the final three games of the season with mono-nucleosis. He drank two bottles of Pedialyte before Saturday's game in an attempt to stay hydrated. "I was going to do what I had to for my team . . . (we) care about each other."

"This was never the class that shined. They could have gotten tired of all the work and everything that goes into this," Bailey told the Democrat. "They followed a great senior class and it would have been easy to find something else to do but they stuck with each other and with me."

At the press conference Bailey used 5-foot-9, 160 pound corner-back Lakin Hardman as a case in point.

"Lakin Hardman is an outstand-ing baseball player. He could have done something else," he said. But he didn't. Instead, Hardman stuck with the football program, his teammates and his coaching staff and it paid off for the Tigers on the game's biggest stage when he picked off a pass late in the third quarter.

"That was a momentum chang-ing play in this game," Bailey said of the over-the-shoulder intercep-tion by Hardman on a first down play. "That's a step in a new direc-tion for us. Our kids will see that their time will come like it did for Lakin Hardman."

Another big play in the game came late in the first half with the Tigers facing a fourth and three from their 44 yard line in a tied game. South Callaway, expecting a punt, called a time out hoping to get the ball back with time to score. But rather than punt, Bailey trusted his players who urged him to go for it. Senior running back Johnny Brooks ran in behind of-fensive guard Trenton Mooney, tackle Sprenkle and tight end Dylon Robertson, all seniors. He picked up eight yards and the first down. Three plays later the Tigers scored on a hitch-and-pitch with senior Ben Kluhsman catching the pass from Tucker in the left flat. He then pitched it to Brooks who ran up the sideline for a 49 yards and the touchdown. The play covered 51 yards.

South Callaway head coach Tim-othy Rulo gave Bailey credit. "That was a great call." But he also said the trick play wasn't the biggest play in that series. "We didn't stop them on fourth down. That was the biggest play."

Bailey gave his players credit say-ing that they felt that the running play on fourth down would work.

"They called it," he said. "That's one of the things about putting seniors on the field. You learn to trust them."

Fifteen seniors suited up for the final time Saturday. Their high school playing days are behind them but they will remain part of the Brotherhood that they helped estab-lish. They include: Derek Henderson, Alex Beetler, Tucker, Kluhsman, Brett McDonald, Hardman, Colton Divine, Brooks, Cody Davis, Riley Williams, Mooney, Sprenkle, Clayton Buzzard, John Rice and Robertson.

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Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowSeniors on the 2014 Lamar Tiger state championship team surround coach Scott

Bailey during the post game press conference. From left, Angus Sprenkle, Trenton Mooney, Bailey, Tripp Tucker, Johnny Brooks and Brett McDonald.

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The Barton County 4-H 55th Annual 4-H Recognition Ban-quet was held Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Lamar First Baptist Church. 4-H Program Assis-tant Elaine Davis welcomed 125 4-H, youth supporters, volun-teers and guests to an evening of celebrating 4-H achieve-ments. Don Lucietta provided the invocation before families enjoyed a traditional dinner provided by Chicken Mary's. Davis provided a slide show for the 2013-14 4-H year, for families to watch during the meal. The slide show featured outstanding projects and events that the youth have completed.

Barton County 4-H members opened the awards ceremony with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Connor Shoff and the 4-H Pledge, led by Aidan Reed. Davis recognized the following businesses, organizations and individuals that have contrib-uted toward the promotion of the Barton County 4-H Youth Development program. A spe-cial thank you was extended to Thorco, Walmart, Barton County Electric Cooperative, Heritage State Bank, Jeff Moyer Family Dentistry, Isenhower

Lumber Co., the Lamar Dem-ocrat, Vision Solutions, State Farm Insurance, Mr. and Mrs. Don Lucietta, Linda Morgan, Marilyn Mammen and family, Bunton Farms Inc., Nichols & Nichols, Lamar Bank & Trust, Daniel Funeral Home, In Mem-ory of Linden Wolf, Orscheln Farm & Home, Barton Mutual Group, US Bank, Liberal Seed & Farm Supply, Mr. and Mrs. Jim O'Neal, the Butch Rush Family, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Mill-er, Mr. and Mrs. Donald McK-ibben, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Da-vis, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Purinton, Donna McKibben, Vincil War-ren, Barton County Chamber of Commerce, City of Lamar, Maryetta Willke, Critters and Pals, Metropolitan Bank, Ma-neval Inc. of Jasper, MFA, Bank of Minden, Webb Electric, Ted Reavley Dentistry, Legacy Farm and Lawn, Hartlzler's Equip-ment and Bruce Belline Shelter Insurance.

Barton County 4-H has a long history of community volunteerism. Jan Simon, Mis-souri Community Betterment executive director, opened the evening by congratulating 4-H Teen Leaders on their accom-

plishments on a five year plan to alleviate hunger. Simon presented the MCB first place youth award in Category 4 to the Teen Leaders. She high-lighted the community proj-ects, From The Farm to You and Cooking Matters, which the youth offered to the com-munity.

The Barton County 4-H youth program recognizes a donor each year with the Friends of the 4-H Award, for being outstanding con-tributors throughout the years. The 2014 Friends of 4-H Awards were presented to Missouri State Represen-tative Mike Kelley and Matt Davidson of State Farm In-surance, for their continued support of the 4-H youth in project and community work. Kelley accepted the award, complimenting the youth on outstanding project work and leadership over the years. The plaque was presented in memory of Eva Mae Comp-ton, a former 4-H member from Barton County.

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Above, Executive Director of Missouri Community Betterment Jan Simon congratulated 4-H youth for winning first place in Category 4 of the MCB Youth Competition.

Right, Barton County 4-H recognized Cinda Miller for 35 years of dedicated service to youth. Cinda has served in many areas including project leader, club leader, volunteer and is currently the Barton County 4-H Council president.

Photos for Lamar Democrat by Michael O’SullivanLamar Elks National Hoop Shoot first, second and third place finishers are pictured with their trophies. The Lamar Elks’

first place winners received $25 and advanced to the district hoop shoot. The Lamar Elks assist in the costs for travel to the district hoop shoot, which is held in Clinton.

The Elks National Hoop Shoot is a free throw contest open to youth ages eight to 13. Local winning contestants ad-vance through local, district, state, regional and national competitions and the program is free to contestants.

The Elks help sponsor con-testants and their families at every level of competition. One boy and one girl from each age group will win a national title at the National Finals in Spring-field, Massachusetts. National champions have their names permanently inscribed in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Two national champions will receive the Getty Powell Award for the best score during the finals. These winners and their parents re-ceive a free trip the to Elks Na-tional Convention in July.

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Barton County Community Fund to award first grant

The Barton County Com-munity Fund (BCCF) is ex-cited about awarding its first grant, with plans to do so at their second annual “Winter-fest”, scheduled for January 17, 2015. The amount of the grant will be $500 and attendance by a representative of the or-ganization at the Winterfest is required. All grant requests should be submitted to the BCCF, with applications to be received by Monday, Jan. 5, 2015.

The following must be in-cluded in the grant applica-tion/proposal:

* A clear description of the project for which funds are being requested, including program goals and objectives, needs and expected outcomes.

* A brief background on the proposing organization or agency.

* An expense budget for the project, indicating how the funds would be spent and over what time period.

* Criteria and/or method by which effectiveness of the grant will be measured.

* Biographical information on the staff responsible for

managing the project.* A list of the organization's

current board of directors and their terms of office. Board members may be contacted for information regarding the grant proposal.

* A copy of the organization's most recent 501(c)(3) tax ex-empt ruling from the IRS.

* The organization's most re-cent certified audit or audited financial statement, where ap-plicable.

* Proof of risk management provisions (i.e. accreditations, certifications, licenses, insur-ance coverage, background checks for contact with chil-dren, etc., as applicable.

Applications are available through Nancy Curless at 417-262-0844, Amy Willhite at the Barton County Chamber of Commerce, Brad Williams at Heritage State Bank, George Nichols at Nichols & Nichols and Pat Barr at Edward Jones.

The applicant will be con-tacted if further information is needed or to conduct a site visit. Completed applications can be mailed to Barton Coun-ty Community Fund, P.O. Box 502, Lamar, MO 64759.

Santa Day set for December 6LIBERAL-The Liberal Area

Civic Group has set Saturday, Dec. 6, for its annual Santa Day, to be held at the Liberal High School. Doors will open at 11 a.m. The civic group will have a gun raffle and will be selling tickets on a Mossberg .22 Long Rifle – Model No. 715T. Tickets for the rifle are $10 each. The drawing will be held later that day and the win-ner does not have to be present. Those purchasing tickets must be 18 years of age as of Decem-ber 6, and able to fulfill BATFE requirements.

The civic group will have food available that includes chili dogs, Frito chili pie, nachos and chili. This will be served in the high school cafeteria and there is a charge for the food.

The Liberal VFW will have tickets to purchase on 10 hams that they plan to give away as

their annual fundraising proj-ect. The Liberal American Le-gion will have tickets available for purchase on 10 turkeys to be given away through a draw-ing to be held later in the day.

Refreshments of hot choco-late and cookies will be given as a courtesy of the civic group to those attending the Santa Day festivities from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Santa Claus will arrive at 1 p.m. to visit with children that are present to tell him what they want for Christmas. Each child will receive a sack of can-dy.

There will be blow up bash-es set up in the auditorium for children to play on, at no charge.

Entertainment in the cafete-ria will be by the elementary students of Debra Vore. Kayla McCullough and Katie Page will present a medley of songs.

Lamar Bank & Trust Company recently made a $2500 contribution to the Barton County Community Development Corporation (CDC). “We are glad to support the CDC and their efforts here in Barton County,” stated Lamar Bank & Trust Company President and CEO Tom Main. “On behalf of the CDC board I want to thank LBT for their confidence and continued support,” added John Adams, BCCDC director of Economic Development. Pictured, left to right, are John Bary, Becky Blackford and Adams.

LBT makes contribution to Barton County CDC

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Don Lucietta presented the John Danforth “I Dare you Awards” to Nathaniel and Allison Hawes. This award is presented in recognition for personal achievement, balanced living and service to others, for their outstanding work with the Cooking Matters program with Lamar Enterprise employees. William Danforth believed, “You have a fourfold life to live, a body, a brain, a heart and a soul - these are your tools to use and

developing them is not a task. It is a golden opportunity.” Nathaniel and Allison are enrolled as members of the Barton County Teen Leaders project.

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Winners in the eight and nine year old boys division were, left to right, Brodie Wilson, third place; James O'Neal, second place and Ryan Davis, first place.

Winners in the 12 and 13 year old boys division were, left to right, Nico West, third place; Gunner Miller, second place and Baylee Wright, first place.

Winners in the 10 and 11 year old boys division were, left to right, Payton Morrow, third place; Zane Reavley, second place and Adrian Dimond, first place.

Winners in the 12 and 13 year old girls division were, left to right, Stephanie Wood, third place; Tayler Ray, second place and Ashland Diggs, first place.

Winners in the 10 and 11 year old girls division were, left to right, Julie Stettler, third place; Madison Harris, second place and Josey Adams, first place.

Winners in the eight and nine year old girls division were, left to right, Adilyn Daniels, third place; Victoria O'Neal, second place and Kyla Porter, first place.

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the 4-H program. 4-H Youth Program Assis-tant Elaine Davis recog-nized 4-H volunteers for their outstanding dedi-cation and commitment to the Barton County 4-H youth. Mr. and Mrs. Donald McKibben were recognized for induction into the 4-H Hall of Fame; Cinda Miller was recog-nized for 35 years of out-standing volunteer service and JJ Shaw, club leader of the City Clovers 4-H Club and Charlie Winslow, club leader of the RangeMas-ters, were recognized for five years of dedicated vol-unteer service. A special thank you to all volun-teers for the endless hours they give supporting Bar-ton County 4-H youth.

Barton County has nine clubs in the county, that throughout the year set goals and strive for excellence. Each club is rewarded for its project work, activities and com-pletion by the numbers of individual enrollments. The following 4-H clubs received gold seals for having a total member-ship of 15 members or more and a completion of 90 percent project work: City Clovers 4-H, Learn a Do 4-H, Irwin 4-H, Shiloh 4-H, Teen Leaders and EXCEL. The follow-ing clubs with five mem-bers or more received a gold seal, that have a 90 percent completion rate of project work: Range-Masters 4-H, Rough Rid-ers 4-H and Milford 4-H. A special congratulation to all the clubs for an ex-cellent year with club or-ganization, community service, leadership skills and project works.

Barton County 4-H is proud to welcome a 4-H club that has been reorga-nized. The Make it Hap-

pen4-H Club was reorga-

nized by Matt and Heath-er Brown. The club was presented a charter date of September 7, 2014, sig-nifying Make it Happen 4-H Club is in agreement to follow the expectations of 4-H project work.

Barton County was very proud to recognize 16 Clo-ver Kids for their partici-pation. These young peo-ple are ages five through seven, that are exploring the world of 4-H for fun until age eight. They do not compete in 4-H con-tests. Instead, these young people meet to have fun and to make new friend-ships, and are given an introduction to 4-H and what it has to offer. Allie Schiltz and Allison Hawes presented each member with their 4-H pin/mem-bership card and 4-H bags of goodies for their out-standing 4-H effort. Con-gratulations to Trey Shaw, Sami Jo Crabtree, Winnie Ross, Andrea Wood, Hen-ry Ball, Addison Brown, Brodie Wilson, Cooper Trout, Caroline Proctor, Shelah Ratlliff, Christa Perry, Beniah Diggs, Mi-kalyla Madison, Laryn Ferris, Lydia Nolting and Zaverie Wiss.

Barton County 4-H is very proud of its success in project works. 4-H members are required to complete and report on project work they have selected for completion in the current 4-H year. Barton County 4-H rec-ognized four individuals in each area, who have done an outstanding job in project completion. Barton County 4-H was proud to recognize 76 members for project work in 33 areas. Cinda Mill-er, Barton County 4-H Council president, pre-

sented the following indi-viduals with medals and project awards for their outstanding efforts.

Arts and Crafts: Level 1, Annabell Crabtree, med-al; Level 2, Kaitlyn Da-vis, Lexi Phipps, medals; project award - Annabell Crabtree. Beef: Level 1, Annabell Crabtree, med-al, Cole Yount, medal,

Caden Winslow, medal, Caleb Winslow, medal; Level 2, Theodore Crab-tree, medal, Matthew Morgan, medal, Michaela Winslow, medal, Elise James, medal; project awards - Annabell Crab-tree, Theodore Crabtree, Mathew Morgan. Bucket Calf: Cora James, medal, Clarise James, medal; project awards - Cora James and Clarise James. Cake Decorating: Level 2, Elise James, medal; proj-ect award - Elise James. Child Development: Level 2, Mycah Reed, medal; project award - Mycah Reed. Clothing "Clothes You Buy": Level 2, My-cah Reed, medal; project award - Mycah Reed. Cro-chet: Level 2, Mycah Reed, medal; project award - Mycah Reed. Dogs: Level 1, Ryan Davis, medal, Blaine Shaw, medal, Cla-rise James, medal, Level 2, Connor Shoff, medal, Lexi Phipps, medal, Noah Shaw, medal; project awards - Clarise James, Connor Shoff, Noah Shaw.

Entomology: Level 1, Connor Brown, medal; project award - Con-nor Brown. Foods: Level 1, Clarise James, medal, Blaine Shaw, medal, Ryan Davis, medal, Cora James, medal, Level 2, Halle Mill-er, medal, Lexi Phipps, medal, Connor Shoff, medal; project awards - Cora James, Halle Miller, Lexi Phipps, Connor Shoff. Foods Preserva-

tion: Level 2, Mycah Reed, medal; project award - Mycah Reed. Gardening: Level 1, Marcy Miller, medal, Cora James, med-al, Ryan Davis, medal, Mason Brown, medal, Annabell Crabtree, med-al, Level 2, Theo Crabtree, medal, Elise James, medal, Noah Shaw, medal, Kait-lyn Davis, medal; project awards - Mason Brown, Cora James, Kaitlyn Da-vis, Elise James. Goats (Dairy): Level 1, Caleb Winslow, medals; project award - Caleb Winslow. Goats (Meat): Level 1, Marcy Miller, medal, Cole Yount, medal, Level 2, Halle Miller, medal, Level 3, Tony Morgan, medal; project awards - Marcy Miller, Halle Miller, Tony Morgan. Horse: Level 1, Caden Winslow, medal, Level 2, Elise James, med-al, Michaela Winslow, medal, Theo Crabtree, medal; project awards - Caden Winslow, Michaela Winslow.

Keeping Fit: Level 1, Ryan Davis, medal, Aid-an Reed, medal, Level 2, Mycah Reed, medal, Kai-tlyn Davis, medal; project awards - Ryan Davis, My-cah Reed, Kaitlyn Davis. Meats (Country Cured Hams): Level 1, Mason Brown, Level 2, Connor

Brown, medals; project awards - Mason Brown, Connor Brown. Photogra-phy: Level 1, Ryan Davis, medal, Level 2, Halle Mill-er, medal, Lexi Phipps, medal; project awards - Ryan Davis, Halle Miller. Poultry: Level 2, Mat-thew Morgan, medal, My-cah Reed, medal project awards - Mathew Morgan, Mycah Reed. Quilting: Level 2, Elise James, med-al, Kaitlyn Davis, medal, Lexi Phipps, medal; proj-ect award - Elise James. Reptiles and Amphibians: Level 1, Aidan Reed, med-al; project award - Aidan Reed. Robotics: Level 1, Aidan Reed, medal; proj-ect award – Aidan Reed.

Self -Determined: Level 2, Blaine Shaw, medal; project award - Blaine Shaw. Sheep: Level 2, Matthew Morgan, medal; project award - Matthew Morgan. Shooting Sports (Archery): Level 1, Caden Winslow, medal, Level 2, Matthew Morgan, medal, Level 3, Tony Morgan, medal; project awards - Caden Winslow, Tony Morgan. Shooting Sports (22 rifle): Level 1, Caden Winslow, medal; project award - Caden Winslow. Shooting Sports (Shot-gun): Level 2, Noah Shaw, medal, Level 3, Tony

Morgan, medal; project awards - Noah Shaw, Tony Morgan. Sportfishing: Level 1, Connor Shoff, medal; project award - Connor Shoff. Swine: Level 1, Mason Brown, medal, Marcy Miller, medal, Level 2, Connor Brown, medal, Halle Mill-er, medal, Payden Nolting, medal, Matthew Mor-gan, medal, Level 3, Tony Morgan, medal; project awards - Marcy Miller, Mason Brown, Connor Brown, Halle Miller, Mat-thew Morgan, Tony Mor-gan. Woodworking: Level 1, Mason Brown, medal, Level 2, Matthew Mor-gan, medal , Level 3, Tony Morgan, medal; project awards – Mason Brown, Matthew Morgan, Tony

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KENNETH HELMS

CREIGHTON-Grave-side services were held June 30, at Byler Cem-etery for Kenneth Wayne Helms, 78, Creighton, who died June 27, 2014, at his home.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Dick-ey Funeral Home, Garden City.

Survivors include his wife, Emma Helms, of the home; five daughters, Juanita Helms, Garden City, Susan Saubers and husband Nick and Doro-thy Hankins, Adrian, Sandy Thompson and husband Bruce, Creigh-ton and Sherry Green and husband LaMont, Belton; two sons, Anthony Field and wife Darlene, Spring-field and Mark Field and wife Glenda, Adrian; 17 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren, three brothers, George Helms and Loren Helms, both of Yuba City, Calif. and Ar-chie Helms, Urich and his stepmother, Lottie Helms, Yuba City, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Peggy M. Helms and his stepfather, Mearle Randolf.

Mr. Helms was born Jan. 10, 1936, in Lamar, to John Matthew and Alta Juanita (Thornburg) Helms. He was employed as a truck driver for Whistle Ready Mix in Pleasant Hill. Ear-lier he was employed by

JE Dunn, Kansas City, Mo. and Marley Cooling Towers, Olathe, Kan.

He married Emma Jo (Clarkson) Field on Sept. 11, 1977, in Butler.

LOREN LEERYDER

FAIR GROVE-A Me-morial Mass was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Agnes Cathedral for Lo-ren Lee Ryder, 87, Fair Grove, who died Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, at Mercy Hospital. Burial, with mil-itary honors, was at Mis-souri Veterans Cemetery.

Arrangements were un-der the direction of Her-man H. Lohmeyer Funer-al Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Parkin-son’s Group of the Ozarks, PO Box 50595, Spring-field, MO 65805 or the American Cancer Society, 3322 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO 65807.

Permanent online con-dolences, stories and pho-tos may be shared at www.hhlohmeyer.com.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; his chil-dren, Dorothy Bendure, Gena Gideon, Mary Ry-der, Linda Hegarty, John Ryder and Loren Ryder; a sister, Betty Taylor; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and many friends and family.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.

Mr. Ryder was born June 30, 1927, in Lamar, to Ruby F. and Willie (Clark) Ryder. He was a veteran of the United States Navy.

CARL ADRIAN HARMON

Carl Adrian Harmon, husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully November 20, 2014 in Largo, Florida. He was born in Lafay-ette County, Missouri on July 6, 1919. Adrian was preceded in death by his parents Walter Alonzo Harmon and Bonnie Wil-son Harmon, sister Marie Harmon Anderson, Los Angeles, California and brothers Marshall and Neal Harmon of Warrens-burg, Missouri, and his wife of 73 years Margaret Handly Harmon.

Adrian was a 65 year member of the First Unit-ed Methodist Church of

Warrensburg, a 50 year member of the Corin-thian Masonic Lodge #265 (32nd Degree), Life Member of Elks Lodge #673, Warrensburg Ro-tary Club (Paul Harris Fellow), and volunteered for many community or-ganizations.

Adrian grew up on a 250 acre grain and live-stock farm near the Ce-dar Grove community in southern Lafayette County. After leaving the farm Adrian and Mar-garet started their life as entrepreneurs. Their first company was a truck-ing company specializ-ing in hauling livestock to and from the Kansas City stockyards. Shortly after this successful start up, they moved on to farm machinery and an automobile dealership in Odessa, Missouri. Soon they found an opportu-nity to move to Warrens-burg and purchase into the Ford car dealership, becoming friends with A. C.” Gus” Bass, the presi-dent of the Citizens Bank of Warrensburg. From this friendship they were offered the opportunity to purchase the controlling interest of the Citizens Bank. Adrian and Mar-garet decided this was the opportunity they were looking for and sold their successful Ford dealer-ship to partner Jerry Tally, farms and other business interests to purchase the stock in the Bank.

From that first stock purchase in 1953, Adrian and Margaret continued to expand their Banking investments. By 1972, they had acquired controlling interest in five Banks in Western Missouri (War-rensburg, Lamar, Liberal, Stover, and Kansas City) and a successful Mort-gage Banking business in Springfield, Missouri. The family then formed Central Mortgage Banc-shares, Inc and continued to expand, acquiring the Citizens Bank of Nevada, Missouri. The final ex-pansion took place when Central Mortgage Banc-shares elected to complete a public offering allowing the company to expand in the Kansas City, Missouri banking market.  In 1995 Adrian and Margaret de-cided it was time to slow down and recommended the company accept an offer to merge with the Mercantile Bancorp of St Louis, Missouri. At the time of the merger Cen-tral Mortgage Bancshares, Inc had total Assets ex-ceeding $700 million dol-lars.

Adrian and Margaret loved to watch sports and were long time support-ers of the University of Central Missouri sports programs. Their interest in education led them to support many academic programs and scholar-ships culminating with the naming of the Adrian and Margaret Harmon College of Business Ad-ministration at UCM in their honor. In addition they support nursing scholarships through The Research Foundation, math scholarships and Graduate Business schol-arships through the UCM Foundation. Adrian was on the Board of Directors of Powell Gardens and supported the gardens providing the first trol-ley, supporting the Island Garden and Heartland Harvest Garden. Adrian supported the American Legion Missouri Boys State program from the

time he joined the Citi-zens Bank. He not only provided financial sup-port he encouraged of-ficers and employees to volunteer their time for the week long program. Adrian and Margaret be-lieved in giving back to the community that pro-vided them with the op-portunity to raise their family and grow their businesses.

  He is survived by his, sons Lynn A Harmon (Jacqueline), Tommy D Harmon (Muffet), and daughter Deborah Har-mon Rankin, eight grand children, Monte Harmon (Tammy), Shanna Har-mon O’Donnell (Fran-cis), Muffet Harmon Es-kra (Todd), Heather R Rankin, Thomas B Har-mon (Vicki), Meridith Harmon Sauer (Aaron), Ashley Rankin Who-brey (Tim), Dr Summer Rankin (Ajay), 15 great grand children and many nieces and nephews.

Services were held No-vember 29, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the First Unit-ed Methodist Church, 141East Gay Street in Warrensburg, Missouri under the direction of Sweeny-Phillips & Hold-ren Funeral Home. A visi-tation was at 10:00 AM preceding the Service. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to, UCM Foundation, Powell Gar-dens Foundation, The Re-search Foundation, First United Methodist Church of Warrensburg or The Missouri Boys State. Do-nations may be mailed in care of the Sweeny-Phil-lips & Holdren Funeral Home, 617 N Maguire Street, Warrensburg, Mis-souri 64093.

PAULABUCHANAN

LAMAR-Honoring her wishes, cremation has taken place for Paula SuEllen Buchanan, 62, Lamar, who died early Wednesday morning, Nov. 26, 2014, at Barton County Memorial Hos-pital. The family received friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, at Dan-iel Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Barton County Memorial Hospi-tal or Hospice Compas-sus, in care of the funeral home.

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

Survivors include her husband of 25 years, Mike, of the home; a son, Joseph Patrick “J.P.” Sharp, Branson; a stepson, Lance Buchanan, Sturgeon; a stepdaughter, Brenda Moore, Kaukauna, Wisc.; a brother, Charles Wil-liams, Mount Vernon, Ohio; two sisters, Marian Williams, Hannibal and Nancy Hotle and husband Tim, Marietta, Ga. and five step-grandchildren.

Mrs. Buchanan was born May 25, 1952, at Moberly, to Leland and Berniece (DeRigne) Wil-liams. After graduat-ing from Moberly High School, she earned a

degree in business ac-counting from Moberly Area Junior College. She worked for many years in several capacities for Mid America Building Supply in Moberly.

On July 7, 1989, in Moberly, she married Mike Buchanan and they moved to Lamar in the fall of 1998. She contin-ued her career in account-ing in Lamar, working for the Barton County Health Department, until her failing health forced her to retire in 2013. She was a member of Lamar Unit-ed Methodist Church.

JESSIE BUFORDLAMAR-Services were

held at 1 p.m. Monday at Daniel Funeral Home for Jessie Combs Buford, 95, Lamar, who died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at Truman Healthcare Center. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Fund, in care of the funeral home.

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

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Norma and Jerry Davis; a grandson, Jerry E. Da-vis, Lamar and two step-grandsons, Richard Davis and Steve Davis and wife Mary, all of Kansas City, Mo.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Jim, Johnnie and Junior Combs.

Mrs. Buford was born Aug. 18, 1919, in Polk County, to Jack and El-sie (Phillips) Combs. On April 23, 1955, in Lamar, she married Edward E. Buford. They moved to Independence, where they made their home

and reared their daugh-ter, Norma. In addition to being a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, she had worked for many years as a clerk at K-Mart. She was an accomplished seamstress and enjoyed gardening.

After retiring, she and her husband moved back to Lamar to be near fam-ily and she became a member of First Baptist Church.

She and her husband had celebrated over 57 years together before his death on Nov. 9, 2012.

DIXIE LEECARTER

PITTSBURG, Kan.-A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Church of God, 911 N. Main, Mindenmines, Mo., for Dixie Lee Carter, 68, Pittsburg, who died at 4:25 a.m. on Wednes-day, Nov. 26, 2014, at her home, following a lengthy illness.

Survivors include her mother, Vida Clark, Webb City, Mo.; her husband, Rev. Gary Joe Carter and four chil-dren, Christie, Lisha and Charles of Pittsburg and JoLee, Nevada, Mo.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters and three brothers.

Mrs. Carter was a pas-tor’s wife for 49 years and a mail route carrier for 35 years.

JACK DEANMETCALF

GLADSTONE-A me-morial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at DW Newcomer’s White

RECORDSBRIEFS

All briefs are also posted on the calender at www.lamardemocrat.com.

THE 2014 GOLDEN CITY CHRISTMAS Parade, presented by the Golden City Lions Club, will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.AN AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WORKSHOP will be held Monday, Dec. 8, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Wolf Building, 801 E. 12th St., Lamar. To register phone the extension office at 417-682-3579 by De-cember 5. There is no charge to attend and a light supper will be served.THE BARTON-JASPER COUNTY Collectors As-sociation will sponsor the 22nd Annual Fall Coin, Stamp, Postcard, Sports Memorabilia and Collect-ibles Show at Carthage Memorial Hall, 407 S. Garri-son (Hwy. 571) on Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. For information call Brad Potter at 417-682-4500.BARTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT will be giving flu shots every Wednesday in Decem-ber, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please bring Medicare, Medicaid or other insur-ance cards. Not all insurance is accepted. Private pay is $25. For information call 417-682-3363.CLASSMATES, FRIENDS AND ACQUAIN-TANCES of Diane Parrack Sharits, who has been diagnosed with ALS, will have a chance to visit with her on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Memori-al Hall in Lamar.THE AMERICAN LEGION AND AUXILIARY will have its Christmas supper at Denny’s on Monday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m. There will be no meeting, just a time to enjoy the Christmas season. For information call Ha-zel Hoerman, auxiliary president, at 417-682-2455.THE LAMAR AQUATIC PARK WILL BE closed December 24 through January 1, 2015.

DEATHS & PAID MEMORIALS

MENUBARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER

LUNCH MENU: December 8-12MONDAY- Barbe-

cued chicken, buttered peas, sliced carrots, wheat roll, tropical fruit, coffee/tea/milk.

TUESDAY- Ham and beans, seasoned spin-ach, oven hash browns, cornbread, rosy apple-sauce, coffee/tea/milk.

WEDNESDAY- Beef stroganoff, Harvard beets, cauliflower,

wheat roll, sliced pears, coffee/tea/milk.

THURSDAY- Spaghet-ti with meatballs, dark green leafy salad, but-tered corn, garlic roll, fro-zen sherbet, coffee/tea/milk.

FRIDAY- Cheeseburg-er on bun, baked beans, sweet potato fries, orange juice, cake with fruit, cof-fee/tea/milk.

see DEATHS, page 4B

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Morgan.Barton County 4-H

members have the oppor-tunity to serve in many leadership roles at county, regional and state levels. These youth have com-mitted themselves to be youth members on the Barton County Univer-sity of Missouri Extension Council, meeting monthly and learning more about the programs and works of the extension service in the community,

Additional recogni-tion was presented for the following outstand-ing participation. Hugh Nutt Scholarship, Lydia Proctor; Vicki Rush Me-morial 4-H Scholarship, Kelsey Peckman and Caitlyn McKibben; Helen Stettler Memorial 4-H Scholarship, Tai Thrasher; Rick Mammen Memorial Scholarship, Kenna Ro-land, and alumni Jacob Russell; Rebecca Hazard Scholarship, Kenna Ro-land and the MOHOC-OLA Leadership Team of Hannah Moyer, Nate Ca-ble, Kenna Roland, Jackie Neher, Tony Morgan, Na-thaniel Hawes, Clayton Winslow, Allison Hawes, Jenna Baslee and Lynzee Flores.

Also recognized were those attending the Mis-souri Community Better-ment Conference - Tony Morgan, Jackie Neher, Alison Hawes, Allie Schiltz, Clayton Winslow, Nathaniel Hawes, Kelsie Morgan, Michalea Win-slow, Elise James, Mat-thew Morgan, Brandon Overman; State 4-H Teen Conference - Kelsie Mor-gan, Brandon Overman, Matthew Morgan, Payden Nolting, Kaitlyn Davis, Lexi Phipps, Elise James, Michaela Winslow, Reese Higgins, Dacy Crockett; State 4-H Congress - Tony Morgan; State 4-H Live-stock Judging - Matthew Morgan, Halle Miller, Lauren Morgan, Brandon Overman, Tony Morgan; State 4-H Fashion Revue - Mycah Reed.

State 4-H Shooting Sports - Caleb Winslow, Caden Winslow, Clayton Winslow; State 4-H Pub-lic Speaking - Aidan Reed; SW Regional Teen Coun-cil - Tony Morgan; Coun-ty Regional Representa-tive 2013 SW Regional 4-H Camp - Clover Kids Camp - Sami Jo Crabtree, Brodie Wilson, Cooper Trout; Camp Counselors - Caitlin Moreno, Cade Moreno, Carson Endi-cott; 4-H Campers - Teen Camp - Clayton Win-slow, Tony Morgan, Kelsie Morgan, Keaton Trout, Trent Morgan, Cade Moreno; Member Camp - Michaela Winslow, Mathew Morgan, Caleb Winslow, Caleb Moreno, Cole Dille, Noah Endi-cott, Crystal Kahl, Theo-dore Crabtree, Reese Hig-gins, Mason Brown, Kade Trout, Kaden Johnson, Caden Winslow, Lauren

Dalby, Annabell Crabtree, Payden Nolting, Kaden Johnson, Braxtyn Mun-cy, Mycah Reed, Buster Spinks, Brandon Over-man, Trey Bright, Cole Yount, Connor Trout, Aidan Reed, Braiden Bar-ley, Chad Yount, Ethan Reed and Connor Shoff.

Barton County Achieve-ment Day included two days of activities for the 4-H youth. Barton County Livestock Judging is held in May, hosted by the Rick Morgan family. Achieve-ment Day was held in July, where 4-H members par-ticipate in personal devel-opment, presentation of project demonstrations, fashion revue and proj-ect judging classes. Those 4-H members participat-ing were Connor Brown, Theo Crabtree, Blaine Shaw, Connor Trout, La-kin Standley, Halle Mill-er, Noah Shaw, Mathew Morgan, Tony Morgan, Connor Shoff, Clara Proc-tor, Michaela Winslow, Clayton Winslow, Crys-tal Kahl, Mason Brown, Caden Winslow, Caleb Winslow, Conrad Proc-tor, Connor Trout, Cla-rise James, Elise James, Lexi Phipps, Kailtyn Da-vis, Cora James, Marcy Miller, Annabell Crabtree, Alyssa Ratlliff, Kinder Standley, Jenna Perry, De-serea Ratliff, A J Banwart, Trey Bright, Mycah Reed, Aidan Reed, Ethan Ratliff, Ryan Davis, Lane Wilson, Liam Ratliff, Ethan Reed, Damien Ratliff, Caleb Moreno, Noah Endicott, Kaden Johnson.

Clover Kids participat-ing were Trey Shaw, Bro-die Wilson, Cooper Trout, Addison Brown, Sami Jo Crabtree, Caroline Proc-tor, Shelah Ratliff, Av-ery Reed, Christa Perry; County Livestock Judg-ing - Chase McKibben, Crystal Kahl, Emily Mc-Caslin, Ethan Ball, Bran-don Overman, Clarise James, Lauren Morgan, Matthew Morgan, Halle Miller, Braxtyn Muncy, Elise James, Marcy Miller, Caden Winslow, Caleb Winslow, Braxtyn Mun-

cy, Brandon Overman. Erica McCaslin, Clayton Winslow, A.J. Banwart, Michaela Winslow, Kel-sie Morgan; Clover Kid - Henry Ball.

The Shiloh 4-H Club has a special robotics team that has been attending various 4-H events. The team consists of Connor Trout, A.J. Banwart, Trey Bright, Braiden Barley, Caleb Moreno, Kaden Johnson and Noah Endi-cott.

Southwest Regional Achievement Day is held during the Ozark Empire Fair in Springfield. 4-H members that have quali-fied at a County Achieve-ment Day may select one event for participa-tion. Southwest Regional Shooting Sports was also held in Bois D'Arc. The Southwest Regional is the only regional that still provides a regional event for 4-H member to par-ticipate in. Participating were Clarise James, My-cah Reed, Connor Trout, Trey Bright, A.J. Banwart, Caleb Moreno, Noah En-dicott, Cora James, An-nabelle Crabtree, Kait-lyn Davis, Elise James, Aidan Reed, Lexi Phipps, Mason Brown, Connor Brown, Kaden Johnson, Theodore Crabtree, Lane Wilson and Ryan Davis, Participating in Regional 4-H Shooting Sports were Lane Wilson, Matthew Morgan, Clayton Win-slow.

In state, regional and county project exhibitors, the 4-H youth "Learn by Doing" through selected project work. Each mem-ber makes an extra spe-cial effort to exhibit small and livestock projects at the Missouri State Fair, Ozark Empire Fair and Lamar Fair. Congratula-tions to the following for outstanding exhibition of project work: Clarise James, Noah Harris, Ethan Ball, Caden Winslow, Jenna Perry, Lexi Phipps, Crystal Kahl, Liam Ratliff, Blaine Shaw, Kaitlyn Da-vis, Michalea Winslow, Ryan Davis, Noah Endi-

cott, Alyssa Ratliff, Theo-dore Crabtree, Clayton Winslow, Conrad Proc-tor, Stetson Wiss, Connor Shoff, Ethan Ratliff, Jackie Neher, Kyler Cox, Carson Endicott, Connor Brown, Mycah Reed, Carl Proc-tor, Lakin Standley, Kelsie Morgan, Keaton Trout, Kade Trout, Tony Mor-gan, Cole Yount, Jacey Stahl, Chase McKibben, Donte Stahl, Aidan Reed, Clara Proctor, Ali Schiltz, Jenna Baslee, Trent Mor-gan, Noah Shaw, Brandon Overman, Noah Schiltz, Connor Trout, Kaden Ratliff, Halle Miller, Elise James, Kaden Johnson, Caleb Winslow. Payden Nolting, Lily Weber, Mathew Morgan, George Weber, Caleb Moreno, Connor Trout, Annabelle Crabtree, Marcy Miller, Kinder Standley, Brax-tyn Muncy, Cora James; Clover Kids - Trey Shaw, Addison Brown, Zavrie Wiss, Sami Jo Crabtree, Mikayla Madison, Brodie Wilson, Caroline Proctor, Henry Ball, Cooper Trout, Shelah Ratliff.

Leadership begins for many young men and women as they hold a 4-H office. 4-H Youth Special-ist Bob Mc Nary recog-nized the Barton County Outstanding 4-H officer team for 2014, which in-cluded Tony Morgan, Learn A Do 4-H Club, outstanding president; Nate Cable, Teen Lead-ers 4-H Club, outstanding vice-president; Kaitlyn Davis, City Clovers 4-H Club, outstanding secre-tary; Jenna Perry, Shiloh 4-H Club, outstanding treasurer; Lexi Phipps, City Clovers 4-H Club, outstanding reporter and Blaine Shaw, City Clovers 4-H Club, outstanding historian.

William H. Danforth first offered the I Dare You Award in 1941. Danforth dared young people to

achieve their highest po-tential and influence the lives of others throughout leadership and service. He is notorious for his quote, “You have a four fold life to live: a body, a brain, a heart and a soul - these are your living tools. To use and develop them is not a task. It is a golden opportunity." Don Lucietta, agricultural liai-son for US. Senator Roy Blunt and former Barton County 4-H member, recognized the 2013 I Dare You Award recipi-ents, Nathaniel Hawes and Allison Hawes, Bar-ton County Teen Lead-ers. These awards were given in memory of Rick Mammen, former Barton County agronomist and county program director.

Barton County 4-H has many outstanding 4-H members. The selection process is made on the ba-sis of project work, com-munity service and vari-ous participation levels. McNary recognized the following for outstand-ing 4-H membership for 2014. Barton County Out-

standing 1st Year Mem-bers - Marcy Miller, Cora James, Annabell Crabtree and Ryan Davis, spon-sored by Marilyn Mam-men and family; Barton County Outstanding 2nd Year Members - Clarise James, Mason Brown, Caleb Winslow, Caden Winslow; Barton County Outstanding 3rd Year Members, 13 and under - Mycah Reed, Michaela Winslow, Connor Shoff, Theo Crabtree, sponsored by the Butch Rush fam-ily; Outstanding 3rd Year Member, 14 and over - Tony Morgan, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Gail Miller.

In closing the evening, Elaine Davis extended a special thank you to the Lamar First Baptist Church for the use of their excellent facility and the many parents, volunteers and supporters that truly make Barton County 4-H Youth Development the success that it is. Together, the extraordinary can be achieved... 4-H, “Making the Best Better”.

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Chapel Mausoleum Cha-pel in Gladstone for Jack D. Metcalf, 81, Gladstone, who died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Visita-tion will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Condolences may be left online at www.dwn-whitechapel.com.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Glenda Metcalf, of the home; two daughters, Kendra Wooldridge and husband Bob and Dana Collins and husband Greg, all of Kansas City, Mo. and five

grandchildren, Kyler and Garrett Wooldridge and Brent, Paige and Shayla Collins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Blanche Met-calf and a brother, Marian Metcalf.

Mr. Metcalf served four years in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He worked 34 years for T.W.A. as a mechanic, re-tiring in 1991.

He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather. His best memories were those

spent traveling and shar-ing time with friends and family at the lake.

MARVIN CARL OELTJEN

LAMAR-Services will

be held at 11 a.m. Thurs-day at Immanuel Luther-an Church in Lockwood for Marvin C. Oeltjen, 75, Lamar, who died Sat-urday, Nov. 29, 2014, at Mercy Hospital in Jop-lin. Burial will follow in Greenfield Cemetery, in Jerico Springs.

Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. this evening (Wednesday) at the Immanuel Lutheran Church Family Life Cen-ter.

Arrangements are un-der the direction of Lock-wood Funeral Chapel.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Immanuel Lutheran

Church.Online condolences

may be shared at www.greenfieldfuneralchapel.com.

Survivors include his wife, Deborah Oeltjen, of the home; three sons, Brian Gripe and wife Sar-ah, Pea Ridge, Ark. and Robert Oeltjen and Eric Oeltjen, both of Lamar; two grandchildren, Liam and Amelia Gripe; seven brothers, Ernest Oeltjen, Richard Oeltjen and Al-bert Oeltjen, all of Roch-ester, Minn., Rhienhardt Oeltjen, Spring Valley, Minn., Melvin Oeltjen, Wichita Falls, Texas, Don Oeltjen, Trimble

and Lavern Oeltjen, La-mar; three sisters, Mary Lou Rathbun, Rochester, Minn., Ruth Vrieze, Ni-pomo, Calif. and Darla Reno, Lamar and a host of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a son, Roderick Gripe; two sisters and four brothers.

Mr. Oeltjen was born Dec. 7, 1938, in Stew-artville, Minn., to Wil-liam and Anna (Pantze) Oeltjen. He was a lifetime farmer and a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church.

He married Deborah Minoza on Feb. 16, 1995, in Miami, Okla.

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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.

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.

Wanted To Buy

West Logging – Buyer of Standing Walnut and Oak Timber. Dan-ny West, 417-569-0648, 9053 E State Hwy E, Fair Grove, MO 65648, west-logging@hotmail.com.

"Publisher's notice: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it il-legal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination be-cause of race, color, re-ligion, sex, handicap, familial status, or na-tional origin, or inten-tion to make any such

preference limitation, or discrimination. We will not knowingly ac-cept any advertising for real estate, which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby in-formed that all dwell-ings advertised are available on an equal op-portunity 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.

NOTICE OFTRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, Kenneth E. Threlfall and Linda K. Threlfall, by their Deed of Trust dated August 24, 2004 and recorded in the Recorder’s Office of Barton County, Missouri in Book 508, at Page 615, conveyed to J. Kevin Checkett, Suc-cessor Trustee, the follow-ing described real estate, situated in the County of Barton, State of Missouri, to-wit:

All of Lots Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), and Six (6) in Block Twelve (12) in Clemens Coal

Company Addition to the Town of Minden, now called Mindenmines, in Barton County, Missouri, which conveyance was

made to J. Kevin Checkett, Successor Trustee, in trust, to secure the payment of the promissory note in said Deed of Trust described; and

WHEREAS, default was made and still continues in the payment of said note and the whole amount has become due and payable.

NOW, THEREFORE, at the request of the legal

holder of said note, I, J. Kevin Checkett, the under-signed Successor Trustee, will sell the property above described at public ven-due, to the highest bidder for cash, at the West front door of the Barton County Courthouse in the City of Lamar, County of Barton, State of Missouri, on De-cember 5, 2014 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (more particularly 1:00 p.m.) for the purpose of satisfying said indebted-ness and the costs of ex-ecuting this trust.

J. Kevin Checkett, Successor Trustee

CHECKETT & PAULY, P.C.

517 South Main Street, P. O. Box 409

Carthage, Missouri 64836 (417) 358-4049

11-12,19,26,12-3-4tc IN THE CIRCUIT

COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate ofRobert Eugene Frazier,DeceasedEstate No. 14B4-PR00061

NOTICE OF FILING OF AFFIDAVIT IN AN

ESTATE OF MORE THAN $15,000 AND NOT MORE

THAN $40,000TO ALL PERSONS IN-

TERESTED IN THE ES-TATE OF ROBERT EU-GENE FRAZIER

On the 12th day of No-vember, 2014, a small estate affidavit was filed by the distributees for the dece-dent under Section 473.097 RSMo. with the Probate Di-vision of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri.

All creditors of the dece-dent, who died on Decem-ber 4, 1999, are notified that Section 473.444 sets a limitation period that would bar claims one year after the death of the decedent. A creditor may request that this estate be opened for ad-ministration.

Receipt of this notice should not be construed by the recipient to indicate that the recipient may pos-sibly have a beneficial inter-est in the estate. The nature and extent of any person’s interest, if any, may possi-bly be determined from the affidavit on this estate filed in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Barton County, Missouri.

Date of first publication is: November 26, 2014

s-Charles D. Curless, Judge

11-26,12-3-2tc NOTICE OF FILING FOR LIBERAL R-II

BOARD OFEDUCATION

Qualified applicants for the Liberal R-II Board of Edu-cation may file for office beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 and will continue during the district’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Except for the first and last day of fil-

ing, filing will not occur on days that the school district’s central office is closed due to inclement weather. The Board of Education Office will also be closed during Christmas recess beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, 2014 and ending Sunday, January 4, 2015. Filing will resume, following the Christmas re-cess, on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on days when school is in session. The filing pe-riod will end at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2015.Filings take place in the Liberal R-II Schools Board/Superintendents Office, Lib-eral, Missouri. Filing shall

be done with Carol Marti – Board Treasurer or Wil-liam Harvey – Superinten-dent. The terms of Brian King and John Simpson will be expiring in April 2015. Two Board members will be elected.

12-3,10-2tcCity Township Filing

Filing for City Township Board will begin Decem-ber 16, 2014, 10:30 a.m. in Room 202, Barton County Courthouse. Offices to be filled are: Trustee/Treasur-er, 2 (two) Board Members & Clerk. Each for a 2 year term. Election will be held April, 2015.

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Missouri cost of living remains 16th lowest in U.S. for third quarter of 2014JEFFERSON CITY-Missouri’s

cost of living for the third quar-ter of 2014 dropped over half a percentage point as it remained the 16th lowest in the United States. Based on an index of 100 being the national average, Mis-souri’s index for the months of July, August, and September was 93.1, down from 93.7.

Comparing the various cate-

gories, grocery costs were down substantially to 96.3, housing costs fell 2.4, utilities fell half a point, transportation rose 1.8, and health care costs eased up-ward 1.2. Only in utility costs (105.9) was Missouri higher than the national index. It re-mained the 13th highest in the United States.

All except one of the states

bordering Missouri reported lower costs of living. Illinois had 96.1 and ranked 22nd. Tennes-see was second in the nation at 89.4. Oklahoma was seventh with 92.1. Kentucky was eighth at 92.3. Nebraska was 10th at 92.4. Arkansas 11th at 92.5. Kansas 13th at 92.7, and Iowa 14th at 92.8. Mississippi contin-ued to have the nation’s lowest

cost of living with an unchang-ing 87.6.

The highest indices were Ha-waii with 163.8, Connecticut with 145.9, the District of Co-lumbia 138.8, and Alaska 133.2.

Among the participating Mis-souri cities, all stayed below the national average. Kansas City enjoyed a substantial drop in grocery prices that brought

their overall index down to 98.5. Springfield had the lowest index with 89.4, Joplin reported 89.8, Jefferson City 91.6, Columbia 94.4, and St. Louis 94.7. Joplin got some relief in utility costs as they dropped fractionally to an index of 117.0. However, far more pleasing for Joplin were declining costs in groceries (93.2) and housing (69.6).

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AREA NEWSDade County Commission travels to view road complaints

GREENFIELD-Presiding Commissioner Randy Daniel called the Dade County Commission meeting to order at 9 a.m. on Oc-tober 16. Others in attendance were Eastern Commissioner Dal-las Maxwell, Western Commissioner David Rusch and County Clerk Melinda Wright.

The commission received the minutes from the September meeting of the extension and the October 6 minutes were unani-mously approved.

The commission worked on the expectations for the S. Dade 181 road project, as well as working on soft match credit paper-work for MoDOT.

The commission traveled to check on W. Dade 152, as well as Fiddlers Ford Bridge. While out, they also checked on a com-plaint on S. Dade 181.

The meeting adjourned to meet again on October 20.

Dade County Commission votes to renew county health insurance

GREENFIELD-The Dade County Commission was called to order at 9 a.m. on November 3, by Presiding Commissioner Randy Daniel. Others in attendance were Eastern Commissioner Dallas Maxwell, Western Commissioner David Rusch and Coun-ty Clerk Melinda Wright.

Joan Cline met with the commission to inquire whether or not they had spoken with DNR, and they have. The commission is also speaking with the health department. Discussion ensued on the contaminated wells.

A motion was made and unanimously accepted to renew the county health insurance for 2015.

The commission attended the County Connections meeting at Kim's Breadbasket in Lockwood

Notice was received from Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, au-thorizing the closing of executive branch state offices on the day following Thanksgiving. The commission will follow this autho-rization.

The commission checked on a bridge, as well as a culvert on W. Dade 122. They also checked on a bridge on N. Dade 85.

The meeting adjourned to meet again on November 10.

Paleo eating takes Lamar by stormAt Barton County

Strength Club (BCSC) the coaches do not increase the fitness level of mem-bers solely through work-ing out, but by nutrition as well. Exercising is fun, but to get real results, to have a real change in one's life, to find a new level of health and fitness, diet matters! The gym members learn about how to eat healthy, nutritious food the paleo way.

Eating paleo is about get-ting back to what is known to be good for the body. It’s a path to healing one's body with real food, in-stead of medicating symp-toms. It’s not about count-ing calories or exercising for three hours a day, but rather about giving one's body the tools it needs to take care of itself with nu-tritious and unprocessed foods.

In an effort to help mem-bers have better health and nutrition, BCSC has teamed up with Market-side Cafe to offer a paleo menu. This menu is not only for members, but for everyone so the entire town has an opportunity to eat as healthy as the BCSC

members. Owner Janet Dermott at Marketside has created a menu with nothing but healthy, unprocessed foods, which are not only nutritious, but the most delicious food one can find in Lamar!

While Marketside is only open for lunch, Dermott has made available take home paleo meals. So even on those nights when one is exhausted and has very little time, they can still eat a meal that is healthy for them.

When individuals become a member of BCSC they do not only start to exercise, but are given all the tools to increase their quality of life and fitness level through knowledge of nutrition. Members do not only have coaches and a gym family supporting their goal of a better life, but they help a local business, Marketside Cafe, too. Thank you Janet for giving not only to the BCSC members, but the entire town as a way to have a better life through nutrition!!

Setting your thermostat, and erasingsome old myths

JEFFERSON CITY-The Missouri Public Ser-vice Commission does more than just allow pri-vately owned (investor owned) utilities to raise their rates month after month or year after year (as some people seem to think). They do offer tips that will save peo-ple money in heating or cooling their homes.

A thermostat is a tem-perature sensitive switch that controls a furnace or air conditioner. When the indoor temperature drops below or rises above the thermostat setting, your furnace or air conditioner runs to warm or cool the house air to the setting you se-lected.

You can easily save en-ergy in the winter by set-ting the thermostat to a comfortable temperature when you are at home and awake, and lowering it to a cooler, but accept-able, temperature when you are asleep or away.

In the summer, you can follow the same plan with central air condi-tioning by keeping your house warmer than nor-mal when you are away, and lowering the ther-mostat setting to a more comfortable temperature only when you are at home.

If you have a program-mable thermostat, you can set it to make these adjustments automati-cally at different times during the day to match your typical behavior and maximize your savings with a minimum amount of effort. NOTE: For cus-tomers who heat and/or cool with a heat pump, it is recommended that the thermostat be set at a comfortable setting for the whole season.

Now, here are some common misconcep-tions. MYTH: A furnace works harder than nor-mal to warm the space back to a comfortable temperature after the

thermostat has been set back, resulting in little or no savings. FACT: The fuel required to reheat a building to a comfortable temperature is roughly equal to the fuel saved as the building drops to the lower temperature. MYTH: The higher you raise a thermostat, the more heat the furnace will put out, or the house will warm up faster if the thermostat is raised high-er. FACT: Furnaces put out the same amount of heat no matter how high the thermostat is set. The variable is how long it must stay on to reach the set temperature.

In the winter, signifi-cant savings can be ob-tained by manually or automatically reducing your thermostat’s tem-perature setting for as little as four hours per day. These savings can be attributed to a build-ing’s heat loss in the winter, which depends greatly on the difference

between the inside and outside temperatures. For example, if you set the temperature back on your thermostat for an entire night, your energy savings can be substan-tial.