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February 24LAMAR-A representative

from the o ce of Fourth Dis-trict Congresswoman Vicki Hartzler will be in Lamar, Monday, Feb. 24, to meet with constituents and a ord them the opportunity to dis-cuss and share matters of im-portance to them. Sta mem-ber Cole Karr will host the meeting and report the topics discussed back to Congress-woman Hartzler.

e listening post will be held at the Mary K. Finley Li-brary, 10th and Cherry, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Barton County Rescue and Recovery Group to partnership with Lamar CB

By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

A good sized crowd was in attendance at the Lamar Com-munity Betterment meeting held Wednesday, Feb. 12. La-mar CB meets at 12 noon on the second Wednesday of each month, at the Wolf Center. In-dividuals, as well as businesses, are encouraged to attend the meetings and become involved.

Elaine Davis called the meet-ing to order, followed by ap-proval of the minutes and trea-surers reports. Following this, Davis introduced Lee Lake with the Barton County Res-cue and Recovery Group. is group currently consists of 10 individuals that train continu-ously in order to assist law en-forcement with not only dive recovery, but also land based search and rescue. Support through Extreme Sports out of Joplin is appreciated by the group; however, team mem-bers currently must purchase the bulk of the equipment with their own funds.

e rescue and recovery group is currently in need of grants to purchase equipment. In order to qualify for many grants and additional fund-ing, they must have a 501(c)3, which they currently do not. Four members of the group were present to ask the CB if they would be willing to let them partnership with them, so they could pursue further

support. e team currently holds various fundraising proj-ects such as serving meals at the Barton County Chamber of Commerces 4th ursday series, as well as providing nger print kits for children and sponsoring various sports tournaments. e group is currently in need of helmets, life vests and a trailer for their equipment. Lake stated that they had to hustle every day to raise money in order to pro-vide manpower. Just this past year they assisted the Barton County Sheri s Department, as well as the FBI.

Lake mentioned that Larry Beatty would be writing the various grants once the CB vot-ed to allow the group to come in under their guise. It was unanimously passed to pursue a partnership project with the search and rescue group, in or-der for them to be able to raise additional funding.

New brochures that had been made for the CB were handed out to those attending. Several ideas and changes were dis-cussed, with a decision to be made at the next meeting.

Davis mentioned that work would soon begin on the proj-ect book state competition. Some of the avenues men-tioned to be pursued included the city dog park and airport, Tools for Schools, the 10th Street Community Farmers Market and possibly the Barton County Community Fund. e

topic will merit further discus-sion at the next meeting, to be held Wednesday, March 12.

ose attending gave various reports. Kathy Jenkins, rep-resenting AOK, reported that Al-Anon meetings are being held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, at the Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednes-days, at the AOK corporate of- ce, 208 W. 10th St. Jared Mo-rey, also with AOK, reported that although they are still searching for new grants, that with help from the public, they are managing to stay a oat. He stated that with all the snow days, approximately 40 chil-dren have been fed each day and that a er posting the need for meat on facebook, AOK re-ceived 40 pounds by the end of the day.

Belinda Rutledge, who is in charge of the Backpack Snack Attack program, reported that they were currently feeding 104 students in Lamar, 25 in Liberal and 12 in Golden City. She reported that a $20,000 donation had been received in December of last year to help with the backpacks and that while the current weather hadnt been conducive to vol-unteers assisting in putting them together, the children from AOK had stepped up and assisted them in order to make it all possible.

Leisa Blanchard with Barton County Memorial Hospital re-

ported that an eye screening would be held May 1. is will be a free service, with help in obtaining future resources if necessary. Ginnie Keatts, rep-resenting the City of Lamar/TATS, stated that TATS driv-ers had logged 4600 miles last month. She added that they were waiting on a new vehicle to be delivered that had been obtained through federal fund-ing through MoDOT.

Matthew Pennell, speaking on behalf of LGL, Inc., stated that thanks to a generous do-nation last year from the Finley Foundation, money is current-ly not an issue. He did men-tion that individuals ordering through Amazon should go to smile.amazon.com when they order and of a percent will be donated to a charity of the donors choice. Lamar Com-munity Betterment is on the list to bene t from the funding. Barbara McDaniel announced that the 10th Street Communi-ty Farmers Market would hold its rst day on March 20.

Davis explained that 4-H would be expanding the com-munity gardens and will be presenting a program, e Farm to You at the local Head Start as part of their Invest An Acre project.

With no further business the meeting adjourned to meet again at 12 noon on Wednes-day, March 12, at the Wolf Center. All are encouraged to attend.

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Barton CountyBy MELODY METZGER

Lamar Democrat

e Lamar Democrat will do a complete saturation of every home in Barton Coun-ty, as well as Lockwood, on Wednesday, Feb. 26. is is something that began back on December 25, 2013, with plans to do this at least every two months.

e paper is excited to o er this to their readers, as well as prospective readers, and if any subscribers do not re-ceive a paper, please feel free to contact me at 417-682-5529, ext. 60. Also during this time there will be a subscrip-tion drive for new subscribers only. Be sure to look in the February 26 issue for prices.

If anyone is interested in advertising, now is a great chance to get in on this spe-cial o ering. e paper will literally go to several thou-sand households that other-wise might not receive the paper. If anyone is interested in advertising in this issue, please call Melissa at 417-682-5529, ext. 62, before 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24.

e Lamar Democrat looks forward to o ering this ser-vice to the public and any in-put would be appreciated. For more information call me, Melody, at 417-682-5529, ext. 60.

Safety in city park playgrounds main topic of council meeting

By RICHARD COOPERDemocrat sta writer

LAMAR- e park board met with the Lamar City Council, Monday night, to dis-cuss ways of making the parks playgrounds safer for children. In a well prepared pre-sentation, Jennifer Ogden told the council that an insurance company representative has recommended placing a recessed foam surfacing around all rides and equipment in the park. Such padding is already used at Lamars West Elementary School. She said it may require grouping rides together for e cient use of the foam padding, but that could be done.

e board has contacted Danny Little, whose many products have included Versa Court, although that product has now been sold o by Little. He o ered to sell the park board 13,826 square feet of Poly Green Foam at a considerable discount to make the rides safer for use. e price quoted by Little was $107,151. e foam would be covered with arti cial turf, which would blend in with the surrounding appearance of the park.

e council felt that bids should be sought so a comparison can be made with the discounted price. Parks and Recreation Director Marsha Doyle added that by seek-ing bids, it will allow the city to know how much money for the project must be al-lowed in the 2014-15 budget. Board mem-ber Shirley Bull brought some more exi-bility into the discussion when she said the project could be completed in parts rather than all at the same time if need be.

During the discussion, the problem of vandalism in the park was reviewed. Doyle and the board con rmed that it was a se-rious problem. Councilman Steve Gilkey strongly suggested to the board that it nd ways of reducing the amount of vandalism taking place in the park.

Aquatic Park attendance entered the discussion. Weather directly in uenced attendance, Doyle said. She pointed out that 2012 was a very hot year, and pool at-tendance was up. Last summer was unsea-sonably cool, and attendance slumped by nearly 50 percent. She added that the state of the economy was also a likely negative factor in 2013, plus competition from a

new water park that opened in Joplin. She also stated that a new air furnace is certain to be on her budget request for 2014-15. e old equipment is beyond repair, she said.

Vilela of Pittsburg, Kan. was the lowest of three bidders to demolish a house at 1700 Grand owned by Steve Tanner. e bid was $2,472. Tanner had fallen far behind in his allotted time to dispose of the structure, and the city will charge the cost to his taxes on the property.

e council authorized Chief of Police Ron Hager to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Department of Trans-portation (MoDOT) to participate in the Missouri Highway Safety Program. is means MoDOT will compensate the city for any additional expenses, including overtime, for DWI patrols throughout the city.

At the very end of the meeting, City Ad-ministrator Lynn Calton said a new bridge will be li ed by a crane and put in place at 18th and Gulf on Tuesday, Feb. 18. e task should be completed by the end of the day.

Melissa Little/Lamar DemocratOn Friday, Feb. 14 the

Tristatesmen's BarbershopQuartet stopped by the Lamar

Democrat o ce to serenade editor Melody Metzger and present her with a

long stem rose and card for Valentine's Day.

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SheldonBy DARLENE

SHERIDAN

The Sheldon Basket-ball R-8 teams hosted the Ballard team last Friday, with both teams win-ning. The boys won 64-34 and the girls won 31-20. This week will be the

Golden Valley Con-ference Tournament at Hume.

The weather again caused lots of cancella-tions and delays; how-ever we are hoping that this weekend is going to bring warmer tempera-tures and sunshine.

The area schools have missed many days, churches have been cancelled. All Sheldon churches did return to their regular schedules on February 9.

The Sheldon American Legion and Auxiliary Unit No. 175 cancelled their monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 10 and the Sheldon Jolly Senior Citizens did not have their breakfast meet-ing on Tuesday, but will be back on schedule for their dinner meeting on February 18.

Sunday I enjoyed a trip through the country to Chicken Marys and then to the home of Jim and Delores Honey of Car-thage, where we all en-joyed the good food.

The Quacky Quilters will be drawing for their quilt they made. Chanc-es are being sold and the quilt will be given away on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the senior night ballgame at Sheldon. All proceeds will go to a scholarship for a Sheldon graduate.

Monte and Becky Mor-gan are celebrating the birth of their new grand-son. Their daughter Mel-ody is the proud mother.

On Tuesday, several members of the Vernon County Retired Educa-tors attended Legislative Days at the Capitol in Jefferson City. The group was able to visit with both Rep. Randy Pike and Senator Ed Emery.

All residents and in-terested persons were invited to attend the next Vision meeting on February 17. The Vision team was at the Baptist Church at 6:30 to dis-cuss their initial plans with the community. It was very important that we attend this meeting and provide input to this group of Drury College students.

For-get-me-notsBy GAIL LEAMING

So sorry to hear of Joe Lawrence passing. His wife of over 70 years will miss him very much. La-nette Kleeman was his granddaughter and is married to Cesare, my nephew. Gail Lawrence would bring Joe and Lo-reta to Milford to listen to the music and were our dinner companions in Lockwood several times. He will be missed by many. Had a good turn out at Red Oak 2 this week and will miss it next week. There is to be a good filmon next Sun-day at Red Oak 2 about the four red moons and the treatment of Israel. There will be four red

moons this year. In the past when these hap-pened, world happen-ings went on that were good and bad. Must see, as I love history.

This core education is just like brain washing to me. Wish someone could tell me something good about it. Why dont they just teach kids like they use to? Did any-one happen to see the interviews of NAACP and their march against IDs for voting? Couldnt be in the march if they didnt show IDs. They didnt even know there were two houses in Con-gress, along with other things. Since they all get paychecks to protest it doesnt surprise me that they were just there to get the money.

I remember back in the 80s and the protesting of the Vietnam War when they got $30 a day to protest at the bases. We were delivering bombs and had to wait a whole day for the base to un-load and there was a sign up sheet in the office of the guards for you to get your $30. They told us we couldnt sign up and sit in the shade like every-one else because it would be a conflict of inter-est. They only marched when a film crew showed up. We thought an extra $60 for the day to sit and visit would be easy mon-ey even back then. I have very little respect for them now that I know how it works. On top of it all look who funds the protestors. Our taxes!

I will get off the soap-box again now. The snow is gone for a little while. It sure soaked in, as there is almost no run off. Ron

has been nurse all week to one of his dogs. Had to have stitches and kept warm and dry. It keeps him on his toes to have to walk him every little bit. We are going to try and go to Wagner, Okla. this week for bluegrass. The dog should have got-ten well by then. Justin Crawford must be in San Antonio this week with all his pictures of the Riverwalk. I have been but Ron hasnt and it is beautiful. I am envious as it is warmer there too.

Finally got Evelyn Gas-pers Christmas present to her and Clea. Now to get to Dianna Greys to give hers to her. Stretches out the holiday. It is the thought that counts girls no matter how late I am. I have been trying to fin-ish up some UFP. Clea came over and designed a couple of blocks for me and now they are done. Clea come look. Hope everyone had a good Valentines Day and were remembered by their loved ones; even a phone call is truly appreciat-ed. Thanks Kamala and Russ.

Maxines MusingsBy MAXINE MORIN

Well it snowed again and again. That was to get us in the mood for watching the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Rus-sia. The evergreen bushes at our house were piled high with snow. Think-ing the birds could not find any food, I threw a piece of bread on top of the snow covered bush.

Not one bird came; guess the snow was too soft or they had gone to find shelter in heavier cover than our bare trees. But as the snow began to melt, I noticed the bread was gone. But the bread that I tossed out the back door soon disappeared as it was lying on cement.

Happy Birthday to Dorothy Cato, who reached her 94th birth-day on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Friends were asked to call her with birthday greetings. If you missed calling, the phone num-ber is 417-682-5046.

Happy Birthday to Donna Costley Fan-ning. She turned 60 this February. Carl and Reba Phipps celebrated their 50th wedding anniver-sary February 14 at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Congratulations to the Phipps.

The Red Hat gals met at The Pepper Mill on Thursday, Feb. 13, for a luncheon meeting. Twenty-one Classi Lass-ies were there wearing their adorable red hats and dressed in purple. Hostesses Donna Let-ton and Maxine Chesnut decorated the long tables using a valentine theme. Tables were covered with white tablecloths. At the center was a lovely red and white floral ar-rangement. Red goblets holding red carnations graced the tables.

Tea candles, red hearts and crinkles danced down the length of the tables. Nut cups and a valentine heart box of chocolates stood at each place setting. Sue Hob-son gave the table grace. The waitress served plates of pulled pork

or chicken breast with mashed potatoes, green beans and broccoli salad. Dessert was angel food layer cake with pineapple cream frosting, which was made by Donna Let-ton.

Queen Mother Sue Hobson opened the Red Hat business session with the usual red glove welcome. Since the last meeting was canceled, the group sang Hap-py Birthday for Janu-ary birthdays of Doris Woods and Dorothy Roberts and for Febru-ary, Maxine Chesnut and Margaret Watten-barger. Maxine Chesnut asked the ladies to share a valentine memory. Quite interesting! March hostesses will be Loeta Thompson and Doris Woods.

The Carterville United Methodist Church held their annual chili contest on January 26. Donna Wescott, Lamar, received third place.

Yowell-Frow VFW Post 3691 and Ladies Aux-iliary will hold a soup and sandwich supper on Monday, Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m., at Memorial Hall. Respective meetings will convene at 7:30 p.m.

Eddie is enjoying read-ing large print books. The Barton County Library joined with the Barton County Senior Citizens Center to have books de-livered with homebound meals. This is a blessing for many. Thank you!

Eddie sent me a fresh floral arrangement for Valentines Day. Isnt he sweet?

Pray for the safety of our troops. Until next time

I dont think any president ever enjoyed

himself more than I did. Moreover, I dont think any ex-president ever

enjoyed himself more.

Give your heart to Jesus!By JACK SLADE

Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church

One of the most difficult things we can face in life is loss and in the aftermath of a trage-dy, pain or a loss can be very difficult to cope with. At times it may even seem unbearable. Because God made us with feelings there are many other difficult emotions we may experi-ence when grieving or even facing those tough circumstances. We can feel hopeless, helpless, confused, anxious and even angry. Recognizing these emotions and releasing them in healthy ways is extremely important in the journey toward healing and wellness. Ignoring or sup-pressing them can be very destructive, crippling to say the least. What emotions do you feel in your heart? Listen, heartache and pain are al-ways found among them. You're probably hurt-ing so badly that all you really want to do is cry. And that's okay. Even the Lord Jesus wept when faced with the sorrow and death of a friend and the emotions he faced. John 11:35, "He Wept." His friend Lazarus had died, and he cried.

Sure it's good to be strong in the midst of dif-ficult circumstances, but it is also important to acknowledge the emotions that pain, suffering and loss can bring. Think about it. How can your heart really heal if you don't acknowledge that you're hurting? So, then the first step is to get alone with God. You must tell Him how badly you are feeling, how you are hurting. Cry if you need to, let it out! Cry to God, cry out to Him, "God help me!" You will find that as you pour out your heart to the Lord you'll begin to feel the burdens of your soul give way unto Him.

Now, take back your life! 1. From Psalm 56:8(TLB) David says of God, "You have seen me

tossing and turning through the night. You have collected all my tears and preserved them in your bottle! You have recorded everyone in your book." How does it make you feel to know how important your tears are to God? 2. Consider what you have lost in the aftermath of tragedy. As you pour out your heart and acknowledge the emotions you are working through, you can find comfort in these follow-ing scriptures for: The death of loved one - Mat-thew 5:4; Psalm 116:15; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Fac-ing a terrible illness" Psalm 103:3; Isaiah 53:5; Jeremiah 17:14;Matthew 26:39; The separation of a family member: Ephesians 3:20; The loss of your job, home and other possessions: Philippi-ans 4:19; Matthew 6:31-34; Financial troubles: Psalm 34:10; Joshua 1:8; Luke 6:38; The fear of all you have yet to deal with: Isaiah 41:10; The destruction of the city you Love, or community: Isaiah 58:12.

For some addi-tional helps from God's word see 2 Kings 20:5, Psalm 34:6 and 1 Peter 5:7. "The righteous cry and the Lord hears and lifts them out of all their troubles." (Psalm 34:17).

Pastors noteBy MARK TURNBOUGH

Lamar United Methodist Church

Baseball season is here! One spring began uncustomarily. In 1894 the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a rou-tine baseball game. But early in the game Orioles John McGraw got into a fight with the Boston third baseman. Within minutes all the players from both teams had joined in the brawl. The warfare quickly spread to the grandstands. Among the fans the conflict went from bad to worse. Someone set fire to the stands and the entire ballpark burned to the ground. Not only that, but the fire spread to 107 other Boston buildings as well (see WikiAnswers.com).

That seems bizarre, but actu-ally similar outcomes happen daily. What do you do with your anger? Do you let it burn until it explodes? Some ordinarily good folk are proud of their outbursts of anger. Others turn it inside themselves and let it turn into what amounts to self-inflected illness, even long-term depres-sion.

Our Lord told us to forgive the offense. He said to quit the name calling, knock off the old snit. Forget about it. That requires daily, deliberate forgetting, but we can do it! The world will be a better place, Lamar will be increasingly kind. You will be healthier. When someone burns you, walk away with a smile on your face! That may drive your antagonist a little nuts, but it may make him or her your friend. Could there be a better outcome?

If youre not in a church, find one. Go with your friends. Your pastor will help you deal with many things, even your anger.

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FRIENDS & FAMILY

Chili cook-o winner announcedPARSONS, Kan.- e

winning entry in the CRO of HOPE Chili Cook-O held Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Parsons Cool Col-lectibles Collectors Show has been announced by the event organizers. e beef chili entered by the K-Loan team was judged

to be the winning en-try and won the $35 rst place award. e chili entries were tasted and judged by a three per-son panel that included Cpl. Christopher Cum-mins of the Parsons Po-lice Department, Bradley Blue Blake of KLKC

radio and Lyle Cat sh Catron, a collector at the Cool Collectibles show from Nevada. Eight en-tries into the contest were received. Dozens of com-munity members enjoyed sampling all of the entries throughout the a er-noon, along with baked goods donated by area bakers.

e event also featured a silent auction of a lim-ited edition autographed print of Gary Barbaros induction into the K.C. Chiefs Ring of Honor

this past NFL season. e K.C. Chiefs donated the print. Matt Hoisington of Parsons won the winning bid in the silent auction.

e Parsons Cool Col-lectibles Collectors Show was sponsored by the Parsons Police O cers Association and the SKIL Resource Center, Inc., with all proceeds devoted to youth activities in the Parsons community. e event was supported by a grant from Labette Coun-ty Tourism and all local media outlets.

Search for Missouri Century Farms continues

COLUMBIA- If your farm has been in your family since December 31, 1914, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.

To qualify, farms must meet the follow-ing guidelines: e same family must have owned the farm for 100 con-secutive years. e line of ownership from the original settler or buyer may be through children, grandchildren, siblings, and nephews or nieces, including through mar-riage or adoption. e farm must be at least 40 acres of the original land acquisition and make a

nancial contribution to the overall farm income.

It is important to hon-or and respect our his-tory, said Michael Ouart, vice provost and director, University of Missouri Extension. ese farms represent both Missouris cultural heritage and the good stewardship that our farmers strive for.

In 2008, the Missouri Farm Bureau joined MU Extension and the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Re-sources as a program sponsor.

Missouri Farm Bureau is a proud partner in the recognition of century farms, said Blake Hurst, president. We applaud the hard-working farm families that have kept us fed and clothed for gen-erations. ey represent an important part of our heritage and laid a foun-dation for the bounty Americans enjoy every day.

Applicants certi ed as owners of a 2014 Mis-souri Century Farm will be recognized by the MU Extension center in the county where the farm is located. Applicants are presented with a sign and a certi cate.

Since Missouri began the program in 1976, more than 8,000 century farms have been recog-nized.

For applications re-ceived by May 1, a $65 fee covers the cost of a certi cate, farm sign and booklet for approved ap-plicants. If the applica-tion is received between May 1 and May 15, the

cost is $75. Applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2014, to be con-sidered.

For application forms and information, call MU Extension Publications toll-free at 1-800-292-0969, contact your local MU Extension center or visit the program website at http://extension.mis-souri.edu/centuryfarm.

22nd annual collectors association show scheduled

CARTHAGE- e 22nd Annual Spring Barton-Jasper County Col-lectors Association show will be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22 and 23, at Memorial Hall in Car-

thage. e show will include coins, stamps, postcards, sports cards and collectibles and will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-day and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Memorial Hall is located at 407 S. Garrison Ave. (Hwy. 571), at the in-tersection of Highways 71 and 96.

For information call Brad Potter at 417-682-2678 a er 6:30 p.m.

Commission attends training session in Columbia

COLUMBIA-Barton County Commission-ers Mike Davis, Dennis Wilson, and Je Tuck-er attended the annual training session in Co-lumbia, February 12-14, sponsored by the County Commissioners Associa-tion of Missouri (CCAM). e two and one-half day

conclave, attended by commissioners from all of Missouris 114 counties, was held at the Drury Inn and Holiday Inn motor hotels.

A feature of the opening day activities was an up-date of legislation pend-ing in the General Assem-bly that has a bearing on

counties. Second day concurrent

sessions dealt with such topics as indigent burials, electronic monitoring to save on jail costs, regional realignment of Univer-sity Extension, vacating county roads, the A ord-able Care Act & county employees, and use taxes.

e directors of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) addressed the commis-sioners on the nal day.

is years meeting marked the rst time it has been held outside of Je erson City.

Gene William Grounds, son of Gene and Becky Grounds, received his Eagle Scout award on Janu-ary 27. To receive this award Gene had to complete several re-quirements, the last being a service proj-ect. Gene responded to a request made by Animal Control Of- cer Sandy Alexander for help with starting a dog park for the city of Lamar.

e rst phrase of the project, planning and fundraising start-ed in March of 2012 and took about a year. Gene had to raise the required $2,000 before work could be started. is was accomplished with the help of many Lamar businesses who contributed to the fund by donations and by hosting donation cans in their place of business. Also, with the help of the gener-ous people of the area by putting their hard earned dimes, nickels and dollars in the do-nation cans. Gene also raised money with the rst annual dog pic-ture contest at the La-mar Fair in 2012 and a garage sale.

e second phase started in the spring of 2013. Gene supervised, as well as worked with a small group of vol-unteers. e work en-

tailed clearing, digging out, leveling, build-ing forms and lling a 10x12 area so the city could pour a cement pad. In addition to this, the area around the water spigot was cleared, leveled and also prepared for a small cement pad. Fi-nally, Gene, himself, planted the two silver maple trees that were donated by Troop 207. is second phase of the project was plagued by many weather re-lated interruptions. Because of the many delays the city was un-able to complete their part of the project.

With his part of the project completed and a er a long applica-tion and approval pro-cess, the Boy Scouts of America committee agreed to present Gene with the Eagle Scout Award.

e Trula Cain Me-morial Dog Park will hopefully open some time this spring. An opening day is planned with activities and prizes. is opening will be advertised in the Democrat, as well as on television. Also, iers will be posted on the windows of area businesses.

Gene is grateful to the many businesses and residents of this area who made this all possible.

Trula Cain Memorial Dog Park to open this spring

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By MELODY METZGERLamar Democrat

Guess what? Its sup-posed to be in the 60s by the time this comes out in the paper on Wednes-day, Feb. 19. Thats my sis-ter Cindis birthday, too. Guess I had better get a card off to her or Ill be in trouble. Its hard to believe that Ive got two sisters in their 60s; in fact its hard to believe Im in my 50s. Where does the time go?

I have had an interest-ing week here at the ole Democrat. Tuesday, Jo Ju-rgens stopped by to invite

me to Rotary as they were having a program on the restoration of Zetta May Combs house on Poplar and 10th. It has always been such a beautiful homestead and Zetta May was a beautiful lady that never knew a stranger. I, as Im sure the rest of the town, have been observ-ing the metamorphosis that the house has gone through in the past year or so.

They have done a won-derful job on the outside of the house and I have always been curious what had been done to the in-

side. It is beautiful and truly a work of art. They were able to save so much of the original woodwork, lighting fixtures, etc. My moms house had a ton of beautiful woodwork and the person that bought the house maintained that wood throughout. You just dont see craftsman-ship like that any more. As a tie-in to Zetta May, her husbands Clydes boyhood home just hap-pens to be the house that was my moms. Years ago Zetta May had brought a picture of him and his family out in the front yard of the house.

Wednesday I had the opportunity to sit in on a Lamar Community Bet-terment meeting. Lamar CB is an extremely im-portant organization ded-

icated to doing just what it says, making the com-munity better! My grand-mother, Ruby Sherman, was instrumental back in the 1960s when CB was prospering so I have always believed in its im-portance, just have never taken the opportunity to get involved. Elaine Davis had approached me as to coming to the monthly meetings in order to do an article for the paper, in hopes of enticing indi-viduals and businesses to get involved.

It was a very inspira-tional meeting. A special guest was Lee Lake with the Barton County Res-cue and Recovery Group. This is a group of individ-uals that are dedicated to assisting law enforcement in a much needed capac-

ity. Others attending the meeting were from vari-ous businesses and orga-nizations throughout the community. It was very enlightening and educa-tional to hear about their various endeavors and triumphs. It seems like each entity in one way or another had managed to help and support the oth-ers. What an uplifting ex-perience to see everyone come together with the

hopes of making Lamar a great place to work, live and play!

Only 30 more days un-til the first day of spring. It cant be soon enough! Here is a quote that I hap-pened upon and it fits my sentiments exactly: People ask me what I do in winter when theres no baseball. Ill tell you what I do, I stare out the win-dow and wait for spring, Rogers Hornsby.

Friends & Family/schoolMetzgers Mutterings

Equal HousingOpportunity

Lockwood releases second quarter honor roll

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

All A Honor rollLauren Allen, Madi-

son Allen, Emily Backs, Katelyn Backs, Kelsey Bartlett, Grace Beerly, Morgan Brewer, Alexis

see LOCKWOOD, page 5A

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SCHOOL

STAR Students

Crowder College releases Fall 2013 Deans List

e Fall 2013 Deans List has been released by Crowder College. To qualify for the list a stu-dent must maintain a 3.5 grade point average and be taking at least 12 credit hours in the semester.

Area students named to the list include William Friesenborg and Laura McNary, Golden City; Katie Ball and Jennifer Pryer, Jasper; Kimberli Begley, Claudia Carter, Victoria Carter, Rikki Colin, Rachel Dugan,

Katelyn Luce, omas OSullivan, Carla Rea, Angie Schlichting, Ni-cole Sprenkle, Amber Stout and Sean Valen-tine, Lamar.

Also, Joel Dermott, Taylor Gazaway, Trev-or Harvey, Kale Kirby, Braidi Morrow, Jamy Sherron, Austin Spivey, Jo Ann Wentland and Robin Young, Liberal and Emily Bowman, Jer-emy Mitchell and Katie Mitchell, Lockwood.

Jasper High School Sweetheart candidates are, back row, left to right, seniors Brittany Mundy and Colton Sweeney and juniors Sarah Ta ner and Curtis Andrews; front row, left to right, sophomores Bethany Baugh and Drew Schilling and freshmen Rosa Flores and Kenneth Moua. FCCLA had their sweetheart party dance on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Crowder reports spring enrollment numbers

NEOSHO-Crowder College's enrollment has grown rapidly over the last eight years. During these years the college has seen an increase in credit hours taken of 95 per-cent. is spring numbers boasted an increase of 1.2 percent in credit hours to-taling 47,204. Total head count for the semester is 4,963 students.

Crowder's success in continued growth is due in part to expanded op-portunities throughout the nine-county service district. e college has facilities in Neosho, Cass-ville, Webb City, Nevada

and McDonald County at Jane, which opened this semester. Classes are also o ered at Carthage, Green eld, Lamar, Monett and Mt. Vernon.

Interim President Dr. Kent Farnsworth not-ed, "We were pleased to see an increase in credit hours again this spring. at hasn't been the pattern elsewhere in the state and region and speaks well to the strength of our pro-grams and the great job our faculty and sta are doing of keeping the col-lege experience interest-ing and relevant."

Linn State Technical College releases Fall Deans List

LINN-Linn State Tech-nical College would like to congratulate students who are eligible for the Deans List for the 2013 fall semester. To be placed on the Deans List a full-time student must earn a semester grade point av-erage between 3.5 and 4.0 on a 4-point scale.

With more than 35 aca-demic programs, Linn State Technical College is Missouris only public

two-year technical col-lege with a statewide mission to prepare stu-dents for pro table em-ployment and a life of learning. For more in-formation about Linn State visit www.linnstate.edu.

Area students named to the Deans List are Trevor White, Lamar, and Ethan Moenning, Lockwood.

Speights named to Linn State Technical College Fall Honor Roll

LINN-Linn State Tech-nical College would like to congratulate students who achieved academic excellence during the 2013 fall semester. To be placed on the honor roll a full-time student must earn a semester grade point average between 3.0 and 3.499 on a 4-point scale.

With more than 35 aca-demic programs, Linn

State Technical College is Missouris only pub-lic two-year technical college with a statewide mission to prepare stu-dents for pro table employment and a life of learning. For more information about Linn State visit www.linnstate.edu.

Named to the honor roll was Cole Speights, Lamar.

Jasper High School Sweetheart candidates

January Students of the Month at Golden City with the character trait of self-discipline were, front row, left to right, Jamison Menadue, kindergarten, Emily Maus, third grade, Norah Rice, second grade and Destiny Powell, rst grade; back row, Braden Stump, fourth grade, Arlo Stump, sixth grade and Shelbi Miller, fth grade.

Golden City held its school wide spelling bee at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, in the high school gym. The class winners from the fourth, fth and sixth grade classes participated, while the entire K-6 grade students rooted them on. Eliab Cifuentes, sixth grade, won the school wide spelling bee. He will travel to Joplin to participate in the Joplin Globe Spelling Bee on March 17. Pictured are, back row, left to right, Julie Rector, Blake Taylor, Lane Dunlap, Jacob Begley, Lennon Skelton; front row, Sean Tyler, Talon Besendorfer, Garrett Cameron and Eliab Cifuentes. Julie Rector was runner up and will represent the school if Eliab is unable to attend.

Golden City holds school wide spelling bee

Golden City Students of the Month

Annie Greene, daughter of John Garvin, Charlen Garvin and Kristina Greene, is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Annie loves to play soccer with her dog. She likes to draw. She also likes to read mystery books.

Michaela Allen, daughter of Paul and Michele Allen, is the seventh grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Michaelas favorite sports that she plays are basketball, volleyball and softball. In her spare time she likes to hang out with her friends and family. One of her best friends is Emma Moore.

Arianna Leivan, daughter of Aaron and Tricia Leivan, is the eighth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Arianna likes to play basketball. She also plays the clarinet. She also likes to read books.

STAR Students at Lamar East Primary for the week of February 17 are, third row, left to right, Tamren Pennell, Trenton Fanning, Trace Wooldridge, Braeden Markley; second row, Brandon Martin, Dakota Bramlette, Madison Watson, Alex Markley; rst row, Jesse Rhodifer, Eleese Ortega, Winnie Ross and Julia Browning.

Byrnes, Brent Chambers, Dakota Comer, Madison Coose, Ramsey Divine, Teresa French, Shea Fyfe, Micala Gillen, Jolean Hackney, Madison Ham-ilton, Jessica Nentrup, Samantha Patton, Tanner Patton, Ashley Rorman, Maggie Schmiegelow, Ben Schnelle.

A/B Honor Roll

Jared Bayless, Karson Bruner, Keygan Bruner, Jake Byrnes, Jonathon Cossins, Tessa Dun eld, omas Eggerman, Ol-ivia Finley, Noble Foster, Gage Hooper, Dacia-Lynn Ingels, Stoney Jackson, Abby Julian, Ethan Man-ke, Krissy Mann, Kelsey Mein.

Also, Robert Oeltjen,

Mackenzie Osborn, Kay-lee Osterdyk, Destiney Patterson, Hanna Rhodd, Meredith Robinson, Mer-cedee Sangster, Ellen Schnelle, Noah Schnelle, Shelby Singleton, Noah Sowell, Isaac Spain, Darian Sparkman, No-lan Sparkman, Hayden Vaughn, Shinez Wilkin-son.

Lockwood, continued from page 4A

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LHS Girls Swim Team competes at Carthage InvitationalLamar High School

Girls Swim Team com-peted in the Carthage Invitational Saturday, Jan. 18, placing fifth out of 12 teams. Host Car-thage won the meet, but Lamar scored 129 points and earned eight med-als, beating Nevada, Parkview, Hillcrest, Boli-var, Seymour, Marshfield and Greenwood Acad-emy.

For the relays, the 200 yard Freestyle Relay team of Kenna Roland, Nichole Sinnett, Carmen Miller and Johnna Cato-Schwan medaled by placing

third. The same swim-mers finished fourth in the 200 yard Medley Re-lay. Jenna Baslee, Grace Compton, Brooklyn Davey and Anais Ron-jat finished ninth in the 400 yard Freestyle Relay. Baslee, Compton, Davey and Harley Hunt finished 10th in the 200 yard Med-ley Relay.

Individually, seniors Roland and Cato-Schwan combined for four med-als. Roland placed second in the 100 yard Freestyle and fifth in the 100 yard Backstroke and Cato-Schwan finished fourth

in the 100 yard Freestyle (with a new best time) and Baslee, who placed 10th in the 100 yard But-terfly.

Although placing out of scoring range, Lamars new swimmers contin-ued to gain strength and endurance and cut time. Ronjat earned best times in both the 50 Free and the 100 yard Backstroke and Davey earned best times in both the 100 yard Freestyle and 100 yard Breaststroke.

Lamars next meet will be a dual meet in Monett.

sports

Photo for Lamar Democrat by Terry RedmanNo. 15 Nicolas Ray goes up for a short jumper

in JV action against Nevada, with Lamar coming out on the winning end.

Lamar swims at Webb City DualOn January 14, the La-

mar High School Girls Swim Team traveled to Webb City for a dual meet against Webb City, Monett, Nevada, Marsh-field and Hillcrest. Lamar beat Marshfield 113-45 and overpowered Hill-crest 102-49.

Lamar relays did well at this meet. The Medley Relay A team, consist-ing of Kenna Roland, Johnna Cato-Schwan, Nichole Sinnett and Car-men Miller, placed third. The B Medley Relay team of Harley Hunt, Jenna Baslee, Grace Compton and Lia Yeghoyants fin-ished 10th. In the 200 yard Freestyle Relay, the team of Roland, Sinnett, Miller and Cato-Schwan placed third and the

team of Hunt, Yeghoy-ants, Brooklyn Davey and Anais Ronjat fin-ished eighth. The 400 yard Freestyle Relay re-sulted in a sixth place fin-ish for the team of Baslee, Compton, Davey and Ronjat.

All the Lamar swim-mers scored points at this dual meet. Roland fin-ished first in the 100 yard Freestyle and third in the 100 yard Backstroke. Ca-to-Schwan placed third in the 200 yard Free-style and sixth in the 100 yard Freestyle. Freshman Miller earned a new best time with a third place finish in the 200 yard In-dividual Medley. She also scored fifth in the 100 yard Backstroke. Sinnett finished sixth in the 100

yard Breaststroke and seventh in the 50 yard Freestyle. Swimming the 500 yard Freestyle for the first time, Hunt placed eighth and also finished eighth in the 50 yard Freestyle. Baslee placed seventh in the 100 yard Butterfly and 12th in the 200 yard Freestyle. Compton finished eighth in the 100 yard Breast-stroke and ninth in the 200 yard Individual Med-ley. Ronjat placed ninth in the 100 yard Back-stroke and 11th in the 50 yard Freestyle. Earning a new best time in the 100 yard Breaststroke, Davey finished 13th and also got 15th place in the 100 yard Freestyle.

Lamars next meet is the Carthage Invitational.

Medalists at the Carthage Invitational were, left to right, Johnna Cato-Schwan, Carmen Miller, Kenna Roland and Nichole Sinnett.

Lamar JV and varsity come out on the winning end against Nevada

Photo for Lamar Democrat by Terry RedmanNo. 5 junior guard Tripp Tucker glides in for a basket in Lamars 60-31

victory over Nevada on homecoming night. Lamars varsity record now stands at 16-1.

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowPrior to Thursdays 62-48 loss to visiting Lockwood, Golden City held its

2013-14 basketball homecoming coronation. Lorene VanWynsberghe and Austin Tubaugh were crowned queen and king.

Golden City homecomingqueen and king crowned

For the Love of the Game

By BEN BUNTONLamar Democrat

Love might have been in the air in the Lock-wood gymnasium on Valentines Day, but it was shoved to the side by ri-valry. Friday, Feb. 14, was Lockwoods homecom-ing game, themed For the Love of the Game, against Golden City.

The night started off with a junior varsity boys game. It was a close game until the fourth quarter when Golden City pulled away, winning 49-35. This would be the only win that Golden City would get in Lockwood.

The girls game was an uphill battle for Gold-en City the entire time. Lockwood won the tipoff and got off to a quick two points by junior Jessica Nentrup. Lockwoods de-fense was too much for Golden City to handle and the half ended with

Lockwood up, 37-13.The Lockwood girls

came out in the second half fired up, their already stiff defense causing a multitude of turnovers. Lockwood held Golden City scoreless through the third quarter. Tierra Irwin ended Golden Citys scor-ing drought a minute into the fourth quarter from the free-throw line.

The Lockwood girls came out to win on Friday night and they did just that. The final score of the game was Lockwood 58, Golden City 19.

Between the girls and boys varsity games, the homecoming coronation took place. The candidates were freshman Victoria Burton, sophomore Sa-vannah Wakeling, junior Mari Castillo, and senior Katelyn Backs. Backs was crowned homecoming queen by Issac Spain.

The boys varsity game started off much like the

girls, with Lockwood winning the tipoff and scoring the first two points. This game, how-ever, was much more of a defensive battle. Midway through the first quarter technical fouls were handed out to Jonathon Cossins for Golden City, followed closely by another given to Golden Citys head coach, Jim Hill-man. The fouls would push the foul count up to seven on Golden City and Lockwood was shooting bonus mid-way through the first quarter.

Golden City managed to hang in with Lock-wood, cutting a Lock-wood 10 point lead down to five before the half. The score at half-time was Lockwood 27, Golden City 22.

Lockwood took off after halftime, despite a stout defense from Golden City. The Lock-wood Tigers managed a 22 point lead, the larg-est lead in the game, late in the third, which would prove too much for the Golden City Ea-gles to overcome.

The fourth quarter was filled with fouls on both sides of the court and despite a late run by Golden City Lockwood ended up with a win. The final score of the game was Lockwood 62, Golden City 48.

Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonThe Lockwood Homecoming Court were, left to right, Victoria Burton,

Keygan Bruner, Mari Castillo, Tanner Patton, Kyler Berona, Khloe Niehoff, Alyvia Niehoff, Katelyn Backs, Isaac Spain, Dakota Comer, Thomas Eggerman and Savannah Wakeling.

Lamar Democrat/Ben BuntonLockwood won the tipoff before the boys

varsity basketball game.

Tigers fall in nail-biterBy CHRIS MORROW

The Lamar Ti-gers, behind the hot shooting of junior guard Tripp Tucker, got off to a strong start Friday night but turnovers and foul trouble slowed them as visiting Mount Vernon was able to come back and claim a 78-74 victory in a match-up of Big 8 Conference rivals.

Tucker hit a step back baseline jumper to open the scoring and then connected on three long three pointers in a matter of seconds. He was drilling the shots in front of members of the 1974 Tigers team that won the regional title and is often regarded by fans of the program as the best team Lamar hasever put on the floor. Seniors on that team, along

with their coach Richard Marti were honored before the large crowd prior to the tip-off and were sitting together in the stands. Tucker's

By BEN BUNTONLamar Democrat

LAMAR-During the past several years the Lamar Ti-gers have been experiencing some of the greatest sporting achievements in school history, most notably the football team.

Having three consecutive state championships was some-thing that most people would have thought impossible, but not the Tigers. The Brother-hood put in the hard work and came up with the results. This is especially true with the 2014 graduating class. Eight of this years senior class have signed on to play football in college.

Signing day was scheduled nationwide on February 5, but due to snow Lamar had to re-schedule theirs on February 12. Parents of the signees, stu-dents and fans attended the event from the community. The schools being signed to ranged from Fort Scott Community College to the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Ben Bailey kicked off the cer-emony signing to Southern Illi-nois University in Carbondale, Ill. Not only will Ben Bailey be playing football at SIU, he will

be on the track and field throw-ing team as well. He also said that the engineering program at SIU was one of the reasons that he chose to go there.

Ben Bailey will be facing off against Jared Beshore, who signed second to Missouri State University. Missouri State and SIU both belong to the Mis-souri Valley Conference, which will pit the former teammates against each other during their careers at the schools.

Beshore said that one of the main reasons that he chose to go to Missouri State was be-cause they offered the major that he wanted, physical ther-apy. He also mentioned that he thought that it was a good opportunity to be able to help take a struggling team and turn it into a top notch program.

Sam Bailey signed to the Uni-versity of Missouri-Columbia. Mizzou just came out of a sea-son that no one saw coming, finishing 12-2, winning the Southeastern Conference East-ern Division and getting to play for the SEC Championship in Atlanta, Ga. They won the 2014 Cotton Bowl, beating Oklaho-ma State University 41-31.

When asked why he chose

to play for Mizzou, Sam Bailey said, Well, its Mizzou. I was lucky enough for them to want me to play for them, I wasnt going to say no.

Mark Bartlett signed next, to the University of Central Mis-souri, in Warrensburg. When he was asked why he decided to sign with UCM he said that when he went up there he loved the coaching staff and said that it felt like family.

When asked about his fellow teammates also signing and the success that they have experi-enced over the past four years, Bartlett said, We are all lucky to have this chance to play at the next level.

Landon Compton signed with Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla. He said that he had been looking at Rolla since the beginning, because of the great engineer-ing programs up there. He said that he really liked the facili-ties that they had and is look-ing forward to going to school there.

Compton also said, The Brotherhood is a creed which we live by. Signing is us living it out.

Levi Petersen is staying a lit-

tle bit closer to home; signing with Pittsburg State Univer-sity, in Pittsburg, Kan. Peter-son said that he wanted to go somewhere that had a tradition of winning. He also said that when he went on a visit there it felt like Lamar because it felt like family.

When asked about how close it was to Lamar and if that played a role in his choice he said it didnt.

I would have went anywhere, but Pitt is one of the top D2 programs in the nation, said Petersen. He also said that it is a blessing being close to home.

JT Tucker signed with Baker University, Baldwin City, Kan. When he was asked why he

wanted to become a Wildcat Tucker he said that when he went on a visit there he fell in love with it instantly and want-ed to go there since day one.

Tucker attributed the suc-cess of the Brotherhood to the brotherhood that has been forged between the players. When speaking about the Brotherhood slogan he said, Its more than just a slogan. We preach brotherhood here, but we live it too.

Jimmy Keutzer also signed with Fort Scott Community College, in Fort Scott, Kan. He was unable to attend the sign-ing day due to a previous com-mitment but signed the follow-ing day, Feb. 13.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 Section B

Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger

LHS basketball team of 1974 cheers on current Lamar Tigers

Eight Lamar players sign to play in college

Above photos by Lamar Democrat/Ben Bunton

Lamar Democrat/Chris MorrowWhen Lamar High School basketball fans look back at the programs history, one

team stands atop the mountain, the 1974 group led by first year head coach Richard Marti. The 1974 team went 22-8, building a following that helped put the basketball program on the map. It wasnt uncommon to see far more Lamar fans in the stands than the home team when the Tigers played on the road. Those fans followed the Tigers all the way to a regional title. Members of that team were honored Friday night between the Lady Tigers and Tigers contests with Mount Vernon. Seniors on the teamwere in attendance and included from left, Rick Oeltjen, David Roberts (who was the teams manager), Kim Rohlfing (the programs all time leading scorer until Brett Marti broke the record in 1996), Brady Parker, Jamie Hammons, coach Richard Marti, Jack Sportsman and Lane Nutt. Rohlfing and Sportsman were both first teamall state and combined for an average of 43 points per game. The group had dinner together before the game and relived their experiences. It was a lot of fun, Marti told the Democrat. His wife Jo said, It was a great evening with these great guys.

Lamar R-1 to host All Sports Benefit Auction

Lamar R-1 School District is hosting an All Sports Benefit Auction on Friday, March 28. They are hoping to exceed last years attendance of 400 people.

The schools varsity sports programs have achieved suc-cess at the state playoff and state championship level. The district is attempting to offset the costs associated with their winning tradition, using the proceeds from the benefit auc-tion. At the same time, they are

improving facilities and sup-plies for junior high sports in order to continue the tradition of successful student athletes.

The All Sports Benefit Auc-tion will be a combination si-lent/live auction. Donations have been received from pro-fessional and semi-professional sports teams and more items are being searched for. Any-thing would be appreciated such as donating of services from oil changes to manicures

to lawn care; gift baskets, gift cards, store items, etc. All would be greatly appreciated.

Last year was the districts first auction with approxi-mately 400 people in atten-dance, raising $5,000.

Everyone is invited to at-tend the auction. It would be great to surpass last years numbers. The auction will begin immediately after the Spring Sports Recognition in the high school gymnasium.

Lamar Democrat/Chris

Morrow

Lamar junior Tripp Tucker

led the Tigers with 24

points in a loss to Mount

Vernon Friday night. Here he dribbles

past the Mountaineers

Joey Curl.

see FALL, page 6B

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JOE VANPOOLBARTLESVILLE,

Okla.-Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Mon-day at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Bartles-ville, for Joe VanPool, 93, Bartlesville, who died at 10:01 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at Heritage Villa Nursing Center, fol-lowing a long illness.

Arrangements were under the direction of Stump Funeral Home & Crematory.

Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Epworth United Method-ist Church, 706 SE 3rd St., Bartlesville, Okla. 74003.

Online condolenc-es may be le at www.stump .org.

Mr. VanPool was born May 11, 1920, on the family farm near Lamar, Mo., to Sam and Ruby (VanDerMark) VanPool. He grew up and received his education there, com-pleting his BS Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1941 from the Mis-souri School of Mines in Rolla. A er graduation he worked in the aviation fuel department at the National Re ning Com-pany in Co eyville, where he met Zora ompson Brewer. When the war be-gan he and three buddies from the re nery enlisted in the U.S. Navy, but the men were told that they were essential to produc-tion of aviation gas and must stay at their jobs in Co eyville.

He and Zora were mar-ried March 25, 1945 at the First Christian Church, Dearing, Kan. In 1946, lacking two months from being too old to be dra ed, he was conscripted into service. Because he was a criti-cally needed specialist he was assigned to the U.S. Army Air Corps and sent to Wendover, Utah in the Great Salt Desert. is base was previously used to modify and load the two atom bombs into the B-29s that were delivered to Japan. When Joe was there, it was an experi-mental base. e Army had captured a German buzz bomb that they studied and they worked on remote controlled air-planes. It also served as a secret test site for private aircra companies. Joe was the supply sergeant who coordinated supplies and parts to projects. When he was discharged in 1947 he returned to his job at the Co eyville Re- nery.

In 1952 he began a 31 year career with Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville. He worked in the re ning department of the process section, where he received 58 pat-ents for his inventions and was the rst Phil-

lips employee not asso-ciated with research and development to receive 50 patents. He retired as the re ning process en-gineering supervisor in 1984 and several of his patents were still in use in Phillips re neries. One of his most noted patents was a process to remove water from regenerated hydro uoric acid. In 1985 he received a cash award and his name was placed on the Distinguished In-ventors Exhibit at the Phillips Research Center.

Mr. VanPool was a member of the Grace Ep-worth United Methodist Church in Bartlesville. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Zora in 2008 and by his daughter, Jan VanPool Perry, in 2013. Many dear friends survived him.

DOLLIE LOU HIGGINS GREEN

OKLAHOMA CITY-Okla.-Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Sat-urday at Bakers Grove Cemetery for Dollie Lou Higgins Green, 82, Okla-homa City, who died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014.

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

Donations may be made to the cemetery, in care of the funeral home.

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

Survivors include her children, Jim and Con-nie Root, Oklahoma City, Don Green, Wichita, Kan., Debby and Greg Harper, Howard, Kan.; a grandson and wife, Char-lie and Amber Davis, Paragold, Ark. and three sisters, Mary Alice Myers, Bismarck, N.D., Shirley Boyles, Broken Arrow, Okla. and Nancy Jo Re-ece, Valdosta, Ga.

A sister, Carol Ray and a grandson, Greg Davis, preceded her in death.

Mrs. Green was born July 8, 1931, in Polk County, Mo., to Claude and May Higgins. She was a 1949 graduate of Walnut Grove High School. She attended SMS University in Spring eld and in August of 1949 she signed her rst teaching contract to teach at Oak Grove School.

A er marrying Claude Green on May 27, 1952, they moved to Dodge City, Kan., where she con-tinued her education and teaching, graduating in 1964 from Wichita State University with a degree in Elementary Education. She continued taking classes at Wichita State until her retirement. Mrs. Green started teaching at Will G. Price Elementary in 1966, where she taught until 1977 when the fami-ly moved to Barton Coun-ty, Mo. Upon her return to Missouri she taught

rst grade at Bronaugh and Liberal until 1984 when they moved back to Kansas. She taught at the Valley Center School District, retiring in 1993. She was honored as Val-ley Center Teacher of the Year in 1993. She and her husband retired together and built their dream home in Barton County, where they lived until his death in 2012.

DANIELGOODRUM

LAMAR-Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Lamar United Methodist Church for Daniel Eu-gene Goodrum, 93, La-mar, who died Wednes-day, Feb. 12, 2014, at Truman Healthcare Cen-ter. Burial, with military honors, was in Memory Gardens Cemetery.

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

Memorial contributions may be made to Nathans Place or Lamar United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home.

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

Survivors include his wife, Velma Goodrum; a son, Jim Goodrum and wife Carol, Asheville, N.C.; two daughters, Su-sie Koerble and husband George, Fair Grove and Brenda Willet and hus-band Mike, Branson; a sister, Alberta Greer, Spring eld; seven grand-children, Galen Goo-drum and wife Natasha, Erin Goodrum, Andrea Bray and husband Trevor, Megan Willet, Wendy In-man and husband Wayne, Brian Koerble and wife Edna and Jennifer Yount and husband Mark and nine great-grandchildren.

A brother, James Goo-drum, preceded him in death.

Mr. Goodrum was born Feb. 1, 1921, near Garden City, to James and Elva (Housh) Goodrum. He moved with his family to Lamar in 1937 and was a 1939 graduate of Lamar High School.

A decorated World War II veteran, he served in the U.S. Army from 1940 through 1945. He fought in the Aleutian Islands, France, Belgium and Ger-many, was wounded three times and awarded a Pur-ple Heart and two Oak Leaf Clusters. Return-ing home he began a 38 year career with Barton County REA, hiring on

as a lineman and retiring in 1982 as a line superin-tendent. He then main-tained the Barton County Courthouse lawn for 14 years. He was a member of Lamar United Meth-odist Church, VFW Post 3691, Lamar Optimist Club and Elks Lodge.

He married Velma El-rod on Nov. 3, 1946, in Girard, Kan.

VELDA MOORELAMAR-Services were

held at 10 a.m. Monday at Daniel Funeral Home for Velda Jean Moore, 83, La-mar, who died ursday, Feb. 13, 2014, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin. Burial was at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Wy-att Guest House or Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, in care of the funeral home.

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

Survivors include her husband, Floyd Moore; a son, Floyd Dale Moore Jr. and wife Debra, Lamar; three daughters, Susan and Michael Ball, Lamar, Sandra Harris, Lamar and Jeannie and James Gastel, Jasper; a brother, Jerry and Nell Voorhees, Lamar; 11 grandchildren, Ben, Brian and Brad Ball, Matthew Harris, Heath-er DeFratus, Stephanie Page, Angie Gastel, Jes-sica Vaughan, Derek Moore, Cassie Welch and Matthew Robinson; 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grand-child.

Mrs. Moore was born

RECORDSDEATHS & PAID MEMORIALSBRIEFS

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

A 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT listening post is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 24, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar. Cole Karr, a sta member of 4th Congressional District Congressman Vicky Hartzler will be available to con-stituents and will report back to the congresswoman.AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING on Common Core State Standards will be held ursday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., at iebaud Auditorium in Lamar. e pre-senter will be Mary Byrne, Ed.D., with closing com-ments by 31st District State Senator Ed Emery. ese meetings are for school board members, members of the local school administrations, members of the Missouri National General Assembly, parents, stu-dents and other interested individuals.FAMILY HISTORIES OF 500 WORDS OR less and one photo can still be submitted free to the Barton County Historical Society to be included in an ex-clusive history/family book to be published this year. March 15 is the deadline. For information or to re-serve a book call 682-4141.THE BARTON COUNTY FEDERATED Republi-can Womens Club will meet Monday, Feb. 24, 5 p.m., at the Mary K. Finley Library in Lamar. Cole Karr, with Congresswoman Vicky Hartzlers sta , will be present to hold a 4th Congressional District Listen-ing Post. Dont miss this opportunity to share and discuss matters of importance.THE 22ND ANNUAL SPRING BARTON-Jasper County Collectors Association show will be held Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 22 and 23, at Memorial Hall in Carthage. e show will be open to the pub-lic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Memorial Hall is located at 407 S. Garrison Ave. (Hwy. 571), at the intersection of Highways 71 and 96. For information call Brad Potter at 417-682-2678 a er 6:30 p.m.RICHLAND TOWNSHIP WILL MEET ursday, Feb. 20, 1 p.m., at the home of clerk Dale Huber, 694 SE 40th Lane.THE 10TH STREET COMMUNITY Farmers Market vendor meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m., at the Wolf Center, 801 E. 12th St., Lamar. is is for new, potential and return-ing vendors. Refreshments will be served. Shon Bish-op will present a program on Basics of Food Safety.FIBER ART GUILD WILL MEET THURSDAY, Feb. 20, 9 a.m., at Dennys. Reba Rouse will present the program on Old Fashioned Valentines. Roll call will be answered with a favorite valentine card or gi , either now or in days gone by.THE DOGWOOD TRAILBLAZERS walking club will host a free guided group walk of three or six miles around the streets of Lamar on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Registration for the walk is being held at 1 p.m., at the Super 8 Motel, northeast corner of US 71 (I49) and 160. For information call 417-291-4432 or 649-6404.EVANGELIST DON WALTON WILL be returning to Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church for a reviv-al, Returning to Your First Love, Sunday, March 2 through Wednesday, March 5. Services will be held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.VFW POST 3691 AND LADIES AUXILARY will meet Monday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., in the basement of Lamar Memorial Hall. A soup and sandwich supper will be held before the meeting at 6:30 p.m. All vet-erans are welcome.THE BARTON COUNTY COLLECTOR/Treasur-ers o ce will be closed Monday, March 3, for the end of the year settlement.THE LAMAR UNITED METHODIST Church is changing its Sunday schedule. Beginning March 2, the rst service in the sanctuary will be held at 8:45 a.m.; Sunday school at 10 a.m. and the second service at 11 a.m. in Wesley Hall. Anyone without a church home is more than welcome. For information call 682-3306.THE LAMAR CROSS COUNTRY TEAM will hold a ra e to earn money for summer camp. ere is a choice of buying one ticket for $1 or six for $5, for a Holland grill, a carved deer hunting knife or a Dan Marino rookie card. Tickets are on sale by the team members during home basketball games, or call Coach Rodney Baldridge at the high school. e drawing will be held February 22.THE 2014 LAMAR FREE FAIR DATES have been set for August 16-23.2013 BARTON COUNTY PLAT BOOKS may be purchased at the Barton County Commission Of- ce at the Barton County Courthouse, 1004 Gulf St., Room 102, Lamar.

MENUBARTON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER

LUNCH MENU: February 24-28MONDAY- Chicken

pot pie, Harvard beets, mashed potatoes, juice, Mandarin oranges, cof-fee/tea/milk.

TUESDAY- Barbecue brisket on bun, seasoned green beans, macaroni and cheese, tomato juice, brownie, co ee/tea/milk.

WEDNESDAY- Salis-bury steak with gravy, au gratin potatoes, buttered peas, wheat roll, banana, co ee/tea/milk.

THURSDAY- Terriyaki chicken, lo mein noodles

with vegetables, broc-coli, egg roll, gelatin with fruit, co ee/tea/milk.

FRIDAY- Spaghetti with meatballs, Anti-qua vegetables, but-tered corn, garlic roll, grapes, co ee/tea/milk.

see DEATHS, page 3B

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RECORDSAug. 30, 1930, at New-port, to Frank and Myr-tle Mae (Francis) Voor-hees. She graduated high school and attended nurse aide training. She went to work at the origi-nal Barton County Me-morial Hospital the sec-ond night it was open.

Mrs. Moore spent most of her life as a homemak-er and enjoyed quilting, crocheting and sewing clothes for her children. She also enjoyed collect-ing angels. She had been a member of the Bos-ton United Methodist Church until it closed.

She married Floyd Dale Moore on Nov. 11, 1950, at Granby. Together they reared four children.

They would have cel-ebrated 64 years of mar-riage this year.

BUB CURLESSLAMAR-Services were

held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Lamar United Meth-odist Church for Charles Emmett Bub Curless, 83, Lamar, who died Fri-day, Feb. 14, 2014, at his home. Burial was in Lake Cemetery.

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

Contributions may be made to St. Jude Chil-drens Hospital or La-mar United Methodist Church, in care of the fu-neral home.

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

Survivors include his wife, Janet Curless, of the home; a son, Charles Cur-less and wife Nancy and a daughter, Jerri Finley and husband Craig, all of La-mar; a sister, Lois Crowe, Nevada, Mo.; six grand-children, Amy Marrone and husband Mike, Julie Bennett and husband Bo, Ann Killmon and hus-band Jason, Ryan Finley and wife Carri, Melissa Finley and Matthew Fin-ley, and six great-grand-children, Emma, Avery and Tatem Bennett, Jack and Laila Killmon and Kyler and Jaden Finley.

Mr. Curless was born Feb. 3, 1931, at Verdel-la, to Happy and Mary (Bloom) Curless. He graduated along with seven classmates from Liberal High School in the class of 1948 and be-gan an interesting and varied career path that has left a rich legacy in Barton County. In addi-tion to farming with his parents, Bub operated the Allis-Chalmers imple-ment dealership in Lib-eral. During the 1950s, Curless Implement was the top selling Allis Chalmers dealership in North America. In 1960

he built, and for many years, operated Hillcrest Lanes in Lamar. Bub Cur-less Construction and its nationwide projects were a tribute to Bubs integ-rity and fostered lasting friendships in many parts of the country. Over the years Bub participated in many other business ventures and never shied away from any challenge. His highest priority and greatest joy was his fam-ily and friends.

Always active in his community, Bub was a member of Lamar United Methodist Church, Mt. Hermon Lodge, AF&AM, York Rite, Scottish Rite, Abou Ben Adhem Shrine, Mirza Shrine, Barton County Shrine Club, Lamar Elks Lodge and A.O.P.A. He will be re-membered by many as a great philanthropist who chose to help others in a quiet and dignified man-ner.

He married the love of his life, Janet Streeper on Oct. 15, 1950, in Lamar. They celebrated over 63 years together.

JOE C. LAWRENCE

LOCKWOOD-Services were held at 2 p.m. Tues-

day at Greenfield Funeral Chapel for Joe C. Law-rence, 95, Lockwood, who died Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. Burial was in Ce-darville Cemetery.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Gideons International.

Online condolences may be sent to www.greenfieldfuneralchapel.com.

Survivors include his wife, Loreta Lawrence, of the home; two daugh-ters, Wanda Rodney and husband Donald, Lib-eral and Linda McAr-thur and husband John, Lockwood; two sons, Doyle Lawrence and wife Shirley, Lamar and Gail Lawrence and wife Mary, Jerico Springs; grandchildren, Nancy Shaver, Liberal, Duwa-na Hines and husband Alan, Pittsburg, Kan., Terry Lawrence and wife Terri, Lamar, Sherry Og-den and husband Kenny, Lockwood, Kerry Gallen-tine and husband Scott, Nixa, Tamara Myers and husband Mark, Lamar, David Lawrence, Lamar, Denise Spears and hus-band Burl, Poteau, Okla., Debbie Yokley and hus-band Chuck, Chanute, Kan., J.D. McArthur and wife Cheryl, Lamar, La-nette Kleeman and hus-

band Cesare, Miller and Joneta Looper and hus-band Mike, Greenwood, Ark.; 28 great-grandchil-dren and 30 great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two broth-ers, Ted Lawrence and wife Melba and Truman Lawrence and wife Dar-lene; an infant sister and a granddaughter, Carol Ann Gillmartin.

Mr. Lawrence was born Dec. 23, 1918, in Cedar-ville, to William and Lin-da (Nebelsick) Lawrence. He helped to build Camp Crowder and also worked on the railroad. In March of 1945 he moved his family to Dade County where they bought the farm where they have continued to work and live.

Mr. Lawrence gave his life to the Lord in Sep-tember of 1938 and in 1950 he helped establish Stoney Point Assembly of God Church, where he attended faithfully until his death. At church he served in many positions including Sunday school superintendent and dea-con.

He married Loreta Mil-dred Cummings, also of McDonald County, on Dec. 21, 1936. They en-joyed 77 years together.

Deaths, continued from page 2B

PROPERty tRANSfERSGeneral Warranty

Deed, filed January 30, 2014. Focal Dairies, LP to William C. Stefan: The northwest quarter and the southwest quarter and southeast quarter of section 15; the southeast quarter of section 16 and the east half of the north-east quarter of section 16, township 31, range 30, Barton County, Mis-souri; all of the north-east quarter of section 21, township 31, range 30, Barton County, Mis-

souri; and the northwest quarter and the east half of the southwest quarter of section 22; all in town-ship 31, range 30, Barton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed January 31, 2014. Donald L. Thomp-son and Susan P. Thomp-son to Richard E. Davis and Peggy D. Davis: A tract in the northeast quarter and the east half of the northwest quar-ter of section 32, town-ship 33, range 31, Barton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed February 3, 2014. Alan B. Fischer to Justin Jeffries and Emily Jeffries: All of the north-west quarter of the south-east quarter of section 32, township 32, range 30, except the north 1,011.10 feet thereof.

Special Warranty Deed,

filed February 5, 2014. DeBolt Lodge 515, Inde-pendent Order of Odd Fellows to the Grand Lodge of Missouri, Inde-pendent Order of Odd Fellows: All of lot 1 in block 5, except 52 feet off the west end thereof, in Zooks Sub-division of block 16 of Parrys Addi-tion to Lamar, Missouri.

Special Warranty Deed, filed February 5, 2014. Koni Tyler and Todd Tyler to Rick Scarberry: A tract beginning at the north-west corner of section 28, township 32, range 29, Barton County, Missouri and running thence 507 degrees 2112E along the west line of said section 28, 1,118 feet, thence N82 degrees 5127E 1,565.00 feet, thence N07 degrees 2212W 920 feet, thence S82 degrees 4728W 70 feet, thence N09 degrees

2714W 198 feet, thence 582 degrees 52W along the north line of said sec-tion 28, 1,488.3 feet to the point of beginning.

Warranty Deed, filed February 6, 2014. DeEtta Berning of Barton Coun-ty, Missouri to Brian C. Ball and Kimberly C. Ball of Barton County, Missouri: The south half of northwest quarter of section 36, township 33, range 30, in Barton County, Missouri.

General Warranty Deed, filed February 7, 2014. Billy Ray Bryant and Carol Sue Bryant to Todd R. Suschnik and Tonya L. Suschnik: The west half of the south-west quarter and the west half of the east half of the southwest quarter of sec-tion 5, township 32, range 33, Barton County, Mis-souri.

COURt MiSCELLANEOUSState V Zachary Wil-

liam Gastel, written guilty plea.

State V Jacob Doug-las Gibler, written guilty plea.

State V Troy Carrier, written guilty plea.

Barton County Memo-

rial Hospital V Tanina and Arthur Torbeck, con-sent judgment.

Barton County Memo-rial Hospital D V Diane D Coffey, consent judg-ment.

Midland Funding LLC V Crystal Milam, default

judgment.Midland Funding LLC

V Janie Jaggars, consent judgment.

Marjorie M McCor-mack V Nicholas G Rice, consent judgment.

State V Samantha Delee Dry, written guilty plea.

State V Larina Renee LeMasters, written guilty plea.

State V Scott M Corn, written guilty plea.

Jennifer A Doty V Ray G Doty, consent judg-ment.

MARRiAgE LiCENSE APPLiCAtiON

Aaron Patrick Ashbach-er, 29, Frontenac, Kan. and Brittney Nicole Bar-tholomew, 21, Lamar.

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TRUSTEES SALEIN RE: Walter Dennis Watson, a single man single man Trustees Sale: For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Walter Dennis Watson, a single man single man dated September 20, 2002 and recorded in the Office

of the Recorder of Deeds of Barton County, Missouri in Book 478, Page 644 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 4:55 PM), at the West Front Door of the Court House,

City of Lamar, County of Barton, State of Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash the following described real estate, described in said Deed of Trust, and situated in Barton County, State of Missouri, to wit: ALL OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWELVE (12), TOWNSHIP THIRTY (30), RANGE THIRTY-THREE (33), [IN BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI] SUBJECT TO ANY EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF WAYS OF RECORD. [THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN BRACKETS HAS BEEN ADDED TO MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION]

to satisfy said debt and cost.

MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C.,

Successor Trustee612 Spirit Drive

St. Louis, MO 63005(636) 537-0110

File No: 157445.021914.319914 FC

NoTIcEPursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692c(b), no information concerning

the collection of this debt may be given without

the prior consent of the consumer given directly

to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent

jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting

to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of HELEN M. WINNINGHAM, Deceased, Estate No. 09B4-PR00017NoTIcE oF FILING oF

FINAL SETTLEMENT AND PETITIoN FoR

DISTRIBUTIoNTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF HELEN M. WINNINGHAM, Deceased:

You are hereby notified that the undersigned Personal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of the persons who are the successors in interest to the personal/real property of the decedent and of the extent and character of their interest therein and for distribution of such property, in the Probate Division of the Circuit

Court of Barton County, Missouri, on March 3, 2014 or as may be continued by the Court, and that any objections or exceptions to such Final Settlement or Petition or any item thereof must be in writing and filed within twenty days after the filing of such Final Settlement.JAMES V. NICHOLS NICHOLS & NICHOLS 206 West 10th Street

legals

816 W. 12th, Westview CenterLamar, Missouri 64759

417-682-6543 www.realtor.com

CONNEE FORRESTER REALTY, LLC

MOVE-IN READY: 4 Bdrm, 2 ba on 3/4 ac. New windows, deck patio.40 Acres - Barton-Vernon County Line. Fenced & cross fenced, pond.

ONE OF A KIND: Five - 6 Bedrooms, 2 baths. Dual heating options - CH/A & wood stove. Enjoy view of native woodlands. 3 decks, 2 car detd garage/shop plus loa ng shed. 2 partially wooded acres. Liberal schools.

TWO ACRES, THREE BEDROOM, 1 bath. Spacious Kitchen-Dining combina-tion. Large Living Room. Appliances sell with home. Patio. Detached 2 car garage. Rural water. Golden City schools. $33,000.

PARADISE FOUND: Approx 35 acres of natural wonderland surrounds this move-in-ready Four Bedrm, 3 ba, home (approx. 2100 sf). Beautiful KIT, formal dining, 2 living areas. Front and rear decks, 40x30 heated gar/shop, 3 ponds. Fruit, nut and ornamental trees. Hunt to your hearts content.

UNIQUE TWO STORY COTTAGE. Arched doorways and exible space add character. 2 Spacious Bedrooms, 1.5 bath. Fireplace, basement, garage + carport. Great yard, deck. Updates include newer HVAC.

AFFORDABLE 3-4 Bedroom, 2 bath on large lot close to Lamar Park. Updated KIT, CH/A, New Roof, 2 car attached garage, covered patio.

GOLFER OR NOT: Great oor plan in this 3 Bdrm, 2.5 bath w/ oor-to- ceiling stone repl in LR and brick repl in hearth room adjacent to KIT. For-mal & informal dining. Porch & Cvrd deck overlook 3.5 acre wooded wonderland with golf cart path. 3 car attd garage, 30x30 Detd shop with loft.

COUNTRY RETREAT: 6+ Bdrms, 4 full/two 1/2 baths. Gorgeous KIT, granite countertops, open to formal dining/Gathering Room w/Firepl. Exquisite cabinetry throughout, crown moldings, hardwd & tile rs. Luxury of ce w/built-ins. Wrap Around & Screened Porches. Full walkout bsmt. 3c attd garage. 40 Ac pasture & tillable, ponds.

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LEGALS

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Lamar, Missouri(417) 682-6003

NORMA OSTERDYKPersonal Representative

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE

For default in the payment of debt and performance of the obligations secured by deed of trust executed by Ryan E. Oswald, dated July 7, 2009, recorded on July 7, 2009, in Book 2009 at Page 895, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Barton County, Missouri, the undersigned Trustee will on February 21, 2014, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and particularly at 1:00 p.m., at the West Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1004 Gulf Street, Lamar, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash, the property in Barton County, Missouri, described as:The real property described in this deed of

trust includes the mobile or manufactured home located on the land and permanently affixed hereto.A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 29 WEST, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI, FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 10, RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SECTION 10 A DISTANCE OF 660 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 660 FEET, THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES EAST A DISTANCE OF 660 FEET,

THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST A DISTANCE OF 660 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.Together with all rights, fixtures and improvements that are a part of said real estate, toward satisfaction of said debt and costs.

s-Jeffery J. Love, Trustee1901 S. Ventura, Suite A

Springfield, Missouri 65804

Telephone: (417) 883-6566

Facsimile: (417) 883-66891-29,2-5,12,19-4tc

In Re: Brian Hargrave and Regan E. Hargrave, Husband and WifeTRUSTEES SALE Under the terms of the Deed of Trust executed by Brian Hargrave and Regan E. Hargrave, Husband and Wife dated 08/28/2007, and recorded on 08/29/2007 Document 2007-1357

RE-RECORDED ON 09/27/2007 in Document 2007-1521 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Barton County, MISSOURI, the undersigned Successor Trustee, will on 02/27/2014 at 1:00 PM at the West Front Door of the Barton County Courthouse, 1007 Broadway, Lamar, Mo. 64759, sell at public venue to the highest bidder for cash subject to the terms announced at the sale, the realty described in said deed of trust, to wit:ALL OF LOT TWO (2), BLOCK THREE (3), HUMPHREY`S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LAMAR, BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE CORPORATIONSUCCESSOR TRUSTEEwww.substitutetrusteecorp.

comPublished in the Lamar DemocratFile #: HARBRBA3First publication date 02/05/2014

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISION

In the Estate of MARJORIE L. DAVIS, Deceased, Estate No. 13B4-PR00044NOTICE OF FILING OF

FINAL SETTLEMENT AND PETITION FOR

DISTRIBUTIONTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE L. DAVIS, Deceased:

You are hereby notified that the undersigned Personal Representative will file a Final Settlement and Petition for determination of

the perso