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XPRESSButler, Bates County

Missouri 64730

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Congratulations!

New horse in the stable

The City of Amsterdam now has a storm siren. As long as weather permits the Amsterdam Fire Depart-ment will be testing the siren the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.

Amsterdamstorm siren

Butler Rotary Club honorsyouth for heroic action •see page 2

Blessed are themothers of the earth.

They combine the practi-cal and spiritual into the workable way of human life.

—William L. Stinger

Officer Jim Wheatley and the Butler Police Department’s recently-acquired “Hummer.”—Staff photo.

RESULTS SHARED

Butler R-5surveysparents

Murder on Butlersquare APB

proves to be prank

Downtown “crime scene”

The News XpressFor a few tense moments last Wednesday morning

the northeast corner of the Butler square was the scene of anguish when the report of a murder was transmitted from a computer-generated internet source.

Bates County Memorial Hospital, Bates County Sheriff ’s Office and the Butler Police Department were simultaneously alerted.

Lisa Wolfe’s Rocking Chair Quilt Shop at 21 North Main was the alleged crime scene...a woman was re-ported shot and killed...and a berserk subject was still in the building holding another woman at gunpoint...please help!

Ambulance personnel were first to arrive, followed closely by law officers.

Nothing, except a quiet, ordinary day at work. Next a quick look at Judy Fullerton’s J&K Quilting

at 108 West Dakota just off the southwest corner of the

•SEE PAGE 3

Special ReportButler R-5 school officials have tabulated results

from a recent survey of district parents, and are pleased to announce that the results are overwhelmingly posi-tive.

The district asked parents to fill out the survey using a third party web service called surveymonkey.com. In order to maximize the number of surveys completed, the schools provided computer access during spring parent/teacher conferences.

The survey consisted of 32 items. The first seven items were demographic questions and were used for district administrators to be able to identify which building the parents had children while still maintain-ing survey anonymity. Questions 8-30 asked parents to respond to an affirmative statement about the school, the community, their child, and their own parenting. These questions used the following scale

• 1=strongly disagree • 2=disagree• 3=neutral• 4=agree• 5=strongly agree.

The last two questions were open ended, and asked those surveyed to type responses to comment on the school district’s strengths and weaknesses.

Parents gave, on average, high marks in all respons-es, with every statement except one averaging over a

•SEE PAGE 3

Cab interior of Butler P.D. “Hummer.”

The News XpressSo, what’s new at the

Butler Police Depart-ment...er, almost new?

A slightly used mili-tary 2005 HUMMWV hard shell vehicle with only 2,135 miles on the odometer.

Recently the depart-ment acquired the low-slung combat unit by way of the State Surplus Government Distribu-tion program in Jefferson City. It had been in ser-vice at a National Guard base in Illinois.

It’s cost to the City of Butler? Zero dollars!

The “Hummer” was the idea of officer Jim Wheatley who spoke with the state contact person Ralph Lindsey. Lindsey, as many will remember, is a former chief deputy sheriff and

sheriff of Bates County. Wheatley said you

don’t get a hummer on a whim.

“You must show just reason,” he said, that being the PD needs a special purpose vehicle of this type for emergen-cy situations that arise frequently (remember-ing the 16-inch blizzard in February 2011) and other disasters, natural or man-made.

Wheatley said the Hummer can plow through snow drifts with relative ease. This model is equipped with a wench to clear tree limbs and brush from blocked roadways.

“We got the Hum-mer to help people in need...yes, to save lives,” Wheatley said.

The 4-seater has a 160

HP 3,400 RPM diesel engine, automatic trans-mission with a maximum speed of 70 miles per hour. It handles easily and rides surprisingly smooth.

“We get it out every week or two to keep it limbered up, usually at night so as not to attract undue attention,” Wheat-

ley said.It’s a little rough here

and there but plans call for a new paint job and overall clean up.

“Maybe we’ll be invited to have it in the alumni parade,” Wheat-ley said. “Yes, we’re proud of it.”

Jack Whitehorn at his best

The News Xpress

Folks who reside and make their livings off the farm-land and sprawling pecan

groves around Papinville can recite you chapter and verse what domi-nates this southeastern tip of Bates County.

Bottom line—the quirky Marais des Cygnes River. Yes, ‘Ol M-d-C rules the roost. Has, does and will.

So members of the Papinville Historical and Cemetery Associa-tion and over 100 guests found out Saturday.

For weeks plans had been devel-oping to celebrate Harmony Mis-sion Day. Events included review-ing the long and dangerous trip in 1821 by a group of about 20 vol-

unteers from back East to establish a mission and convert the resident Osage Indians to Christianity and teach them the ways of the white man.

There were also displays of quilting, wood carvings, weaving, spinning and crafts surrounding the Papinville museum, plus other related setups inside with accom-panying dialogue. All of that plus ham and beans and chicken and noodles served to all.

But the crowning attraction was to be wagon rides from the muse-um grounds to the actual site of the mission, a mere 1-1/2 miles to the north.

‘Ol M-d-C rudely interrupted the trip, however. Part of the final

‘Ol M-d-C showsits true colors

stretch of the route was impassable because of high water. “We are so disappointed,” said Phyllis Stewart, who organized the celebration, “so are the people who joined us for a day of fun and education.”

Beverly Sullins, President of the

•SEE PAGE 3

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Views from the past...

n EDITOR’S NOTE: Feedback from our readers indicates the “Views From the Past” is one of the most popular features in the news-Xpress. Again let us emphasize that we solicit photos of events and places in the Bates County area from years gone by. If you have photos of this type from the Bates County area from years gone by that are in reasonably good quality for reproduction, please let us know. Thank you.

Butler Aquatic Center2012 Season Prices

Daily AdmissionAge 7 and under $2.00Age 8 thru 65 $4.00Age 66 and over Free

Season passesAge 7 and under $30.00. Age 8 thru 54 $70.00 Age 55 thru 65 $60.00

Family Season passFirst family member $100.00Second member $40.00 $140.00Third member $40.00 $180.00Fourth member $40.00 $220.00Fifth member $40.00 $260.00Five is the maximum number you may have on a family season

pass. College age children may be added to a family pass if you can show that they are attending college, otherwise children 19 years of age or older will not be eligible to participate in the add on policy. Any season pass violations will result in the pass being removed without refund. There is a $10.00 fee to replace a pass.

Pool PartiesThe base fee for the main pool is $200.00 and the base fee for the

lazy river is $50.00. The fee for lifeguards is $15.00 per guard per hour with a minimum of three guards required for the main pool. The lazy river may be rented only as an add on the main pool and will require a minimum of two guards.

Pool HoursPool opens Saturday, May 26th, 2012Last day open Sunday, August 12th, 2012Open Swim 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. dailyLap Swim (lap area only) 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Wilma Schwander’s 95th birthdayCome help Wilma Schwander celebrate her 95th

birthday on Sunday, May 13, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Butler Senior Center, 611 W. Mill St. No gifts please, cards appreciated.

Genealogy alertRegular monthly meeting of the Bates County

Genealogy Club this Saturday, May 12, 9:30 a.m. at Butler Public Library. Anyone is welcome.

Free! You’re Invited!Sunday afternoon, 2 to 3:30, Rich Hill Christian

Church annex. Talk to Tracy Tragos and find out “what’s happening” in the filming of Rich Hill, Mo.

Lowry City eventThe Lakeland FFA will be holding their annual

flower and vegetable sale Saturday, May 12 in Lowry City from 7-3 p.m. This year the hog roast dinner will be at the Lowry City Boy Scout Hall from 4:30-7. Please come out and help support students travel-ing to Washington D.C. for the Washington Leader-ship Conference this June.

American Legion noticeJames P. Arnold Post 46 and Auxiliary will meet

at the Flaming Lantern restaurant Tuesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. with meetings to follow at 7:30. All members and prospective members please attend.

Flower arrangingGardeners who’d like to learn the basics of flower

arranging can attend a class taught by Becky Gaz-away, long time floral designer. It will be May 17, 6:30 p.m. at the Nevada Community Center, 200 North Ash, Nevada, Mo. Cost is $10. You can pre-register by calling the University of Missouri Exten-sion Center at 417-448-2560 by May 16. Participants should bring fresh plant material, snips or scissors and a cucumber. Let the Extension Center know one week before the class if you need special accommo-dations.

Food distribution reminderBecause of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday

the Butler Community Food Pantry has changed the date for mass distribution to Saturday, May 19. Normal rotation will resume in June.

Iva Lears 99th birthdayIva Lears 99th birthday celebration will be held

at the Amsterdam Community Center in Amster-dam, May 20, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Cake and punch will be served. No gifts, cards only.

Myers Cemetery noticeMyers Cemetery meeting in the Pleasant Ridge

community will be Sunday, May 27 at 2 p.m. Please pick up faded arrangements and use non-breakable containers. Contributions may be mailed to Gina Raybourn, 708 N. Poplar, Appleton City, Mo. 64724.

Parents and grandparentsDo you need a booster seat to safely transport

your child or grandchild who is one year old or old-er? If so this class is for you Tuesday, June 5, 6 p.m. at the Bates County Health Center. To be eligible to receive a car seat, you must be a parent or grandpar-ent, a resident of Bates County and complete the one hour safety class. To register (which is required) or for information call 660-679-6108. There are no income guidelines.

Construction crew’s time-outTwenty-five workers came front and center for a photo-op, the job in the background being the Bryant School at Rich Hill shown nearing its completion in 1883. During one period of history, Rich Hill had 1,410 students enrolled.—Submitted.

Butler Police activity reportLieutenant Randy Beshore

May 1Officers responded to: Warrant service at Inn Building.

Alarm at grade school. Domestic in 800 block of South High. Animal complaint on the square. Well being check 300 block West Harrison.

May 2Officers responded to: 911 call, disturbance on the

square. Missing child 600 block of West Harrison. War-rant service El Charros. Trespassing call 400 block North Fulton. Warrant service 100 bock of West Chestnut. Keep the peace 400 block of South Main. Open door, golf course. Open door, high school. Alarm, Smoker’s Outlet.

May 3Officers responded to: Warrant service 700 block of

Summit. Medical assist, 700 block of Gregory. Keep the peace at the PD. Assault 500 block of East Dakota. Distur-bance 300 block South Mechanic. Animal complaint Fran Ave. Missing child report 800 block Wix Lane. Keep the peace 500 block North Main. Open door at high school.

May 4Officers responded to: Recovered stolen items Hilltop

Trailer Court. Missing child, West Harrison. Out with DFS in 600 block of West Harrison. Hit and run accident, Fran Ave. Disturbance 800 block of West Ohio. Vandalism, 300 block of East Dakota.

May 5Officers responded to: 911 hang up 200 block of West

Park. Animal complaint, 400 block of West Mill. Animal complaint, 300 block of West College. Keep the peace on child custody at the PD. Keep the peace, Conoco.

May 6Officers responded to: Keep the peace, 200 block of

South Main. Leave without pay, Conoco. House break in, 700 block of West Vine. Leave without pay, Caseys on Business 71. Fight, 300 block of East Dakota. Leave with-out pay, Days Inn. Theft, 600 block of West Lee. Alarm, 100 block of South Havannah. Medical assist, 200 block of East Pine.

Sheriff ’s Office reportCommunications Officer Blain Baldwin

April 30Alarm, Amsterdam. Property damage, Adrian. Ani-

mal neglect, Butler. Property damage, Amoret. Follow up, Butler on possible animal neglect at Amoret. Lost and found, Butler. Animal at large, rural Adrian. Animal ne-glect abuse, rural Butler. Agency assist, Butler. Alarm, Rich Hill. Trespassing-stealing Rich Hill area. Wanted subject, Adrian, executed arrest warrant on Kristina L. Piveral. Suspicious activity, Adrian. Traffic Hazard, Rich Hill. Sus-picious activity, Passaic. Warrant execution, Butler, male subject arrested on three outstanding warrants.

May 1Alarm, Amoret. Speak to officer, Butler. Traffic hazard,

Amsterdam. Civil situation, Butler. Speak to officer, Pas-saic. Wanted subject, Rich Hill re: criminal arrest in Rich Hill area. Wanted subject, Butler, re: executed an arrest

warrant for Cody Moore. Speak to officer, Butler. Traffic hazard, Amsterdam. Speak to officer, Rich Hill. Fraud, Butler re: fraudulent use of credit card. Follow up, Rich Hill re: criminal arrest warrant executed. Speak to officer, Rich Hill. Speak to officer, Rich Hill. Disturbance, Rich Hill. Suspicious activity, Butler. MVA, Rich Hill.

May 2Dead animal Butler. Stranded motorist, Butler. Check

well being, Rich Hill. Agency assist, Butler. Speak to of-ficer, Adrian. Speak to officer, Butler. Animal at large, But-ler. Agency assist, Passaic. Stranded motorist, Rich Hill.

May 3Stranded motorist, Adrian. Speak to officer, Drexel, re:

report of stolen license plate in Route 1 area. No suspect information available. Forgery, rural Butler re: theft by de-ceit. Suspicious activity, Adrian. MVA, Rich Hill. Suspi-cious activity, Mingo Township.

May 4Check well being, Amsterdam. MVA, Adrian. Con-

trolled burn, Rich Hill. Speak to officer, Spruce. Wanted subject, Butler. Speak to officer, Butler. MVA, Butler. Speak to officer, Butler. Speak to officer, Butler. Agency assist, Butler. Traffic stop, criminal arrest warrant executed in Amoret area. Animal at large, Butler.

May 5Alarm, Butler. Agency assist, Butler. Stranded motor-

ist, Butler. Warrant execution re: domestic call in Amoret, Mark Trinkle who had multiple Bates County warrants. Animal at large, Butler. Domestic, Amoret. Animal at large, Adrian. Suspicious activity, Butler. Stranded motor-ist, Adrian. Ambulance request, Adrian. Stranded motor-ist, Butler. Speak to officer, Butler. Speak to officer, Butler, re: trespassing and property damage that occurred in ru-ral Butler. Domestic, Butler. MVA, Spruce. Stranded mo-torist, Adrian. Stranded mo-torist, Passaic. Speak to offi-cer, Butler. C&I, Rich Hill.

May 6Drunk driver, Passaic.

Domestic, Rich Hill. C&I, Adrian. Check well being, Amsterdam. Speak to offi-cer, Butler. Stranded motor-ist, Butler. Speak to officer, Adrian. Suspicious activ-ity, Adrian. Speak to officer, Adrian. Check well being, Adrian. Leave without pay, Butler. Agency assist, Butler. Assault, Hume. Check well being, re: responded to Rich Hill area where an intoxicat-ed subject was walking down the road; no suspect informa-tion at this time. Speak to Of-ficer, Hume. Assault, Hume, re: disturbance in progress, no suspect information at this time. Controlled burn, Butler. Speak to officer, Rockville. Speak to officer, Adrian.

RICH HILLPOLICE DEPARTMENT

April 30: C&IMay 1: Speak to officer;

theft.May 2: Suspicious activity.May 4: Alarm.May 5: Ambulance re-

quest; civil standby.May 6: Trespassing; juve-

nile problem; disturbance; speak to officer.

Heroic youthshonored by

Butler RotaryButler Rotary President

Don Malan presented cer-

tificates of recognition

to James Simms, Jenna

Simms, Tessa Platt and

Dakota Hulse for their he-

roic and life saving actions

during a recent house fire

at the corner of Dakota and

Fulton streets in Butler.

Butler Storm SheltersFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 300 North Delaware

OHIO ST. METHODIST CHURCH 205 West Ohio

BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4 North High

BUTLER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 301 North Fulton

BATES COUNTY COURTHOUSE 1 North Delaware

IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH 801 West Dakota

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SPRING 2012 CITY WIDE CLEANUPButler, Missouri

Week of May 14 - May 18 All houses north of Fort Scott Street

Week of May 21 - May 25 All houses south of Fort Scott Street

The City of Butler, in cooperation with Bates County Disposal, will be conducting this city wide clean up for residential properties.

Bates County Disposal will pick up old furniture, appliances, paint, batteries and miscellaneous junk. The City of Butler will pick up your brush and limbs placed at the curb. You need to have your clean-up items or trash separate from your regular weekly trash but should still be at curbside. Brush needs to be in a pile separate from the rest of your trash and also placed at curbside. Leaves must be bagged in City of Butler leaf bags in order to be collected.

NOTE: This clean-up service is for residential properties only. We will NOT pick up tires or construction/building materials such as lumber, plywood or shingles. There is a one pickup load limit per household. Households with larger amounts must make special arrangements with Bates County Disposal by calling 679-5654. Items not picked up must be removed from the curb immediately.

PLEASE have your trash or brush ready at curbside by 6:00 a.m. on Monday of your clean-up week. They will not make return trips after they have completed a street. This is a free service provided by the City in the spring and fall of each year. Residents are reminded not to set out trash more than one week in advance or you may be subject to code enforcement action.

Attention:BHS Grads

who played in band duringyour High School years...JOIN US FOR THE 125THANNIVERSARY OF THEBHS ALUMNI - May 26by playing in the band

during the parade at 11 amand concert at the High Schoolat 3 pm under the directionof Art Ghys, director at BHS

from ‘64 - ‘89.Need a horn to play???

Call Paula at the Xchanger660-679-6126... we might be

able to fi nd you one.

No rehearsals scheduled - justjoin us in an old fashioned,

good time music get together!

•Schoolsurvey

FROM FRONT PAGE

4 (agree). Topping the list were the following state-ments:

• I support my child’s learning at home. (4.66)

• I feel good about my-self as a parent. (4.63)

• I feel welcome at my child’s school. (4.45)

• I like the school’s re-port cards/progress re-port. (4.45)

• I respect the school’s teachers. (4.42)

Though still on the higher side, the five lowest statements were:

• Students show respect for other students (3.71)

• The school has a good public image. (4.03)

• The school meets the social need of all students (4.11)

• My child’s teacher helps me to help my child learn at home (4.11)

• The school’s assess-ment practices are fair. (4.12)

Upon seeing the survey results, Superintendent of Schools Alan Stauf-facher said, “The teachers and staff of the Butler R-5 School District continue to make progress in meeting the needs of students. We still have areas needing im-provement, but this survey shows that parents are hap-py with the education their children are receiving.”

District administrators plan on using the same sur-vey in subsequent years to track changes over time.

Injured whendeer hits caron Route AA 23-year-old Hume,

Mo., woman received mi-nor injuries May 3 when the car in which she was a passenger was struck by a deer.

Highway Patrol Cpl. M. Pate reports the accident happened at 10:10 p.m. on Route A, 0.2 miles east of Route DD in Bates Coun-ty.

Sarah A. Hood was transported to Bates Coun-ty Memorial Hospital by EMS personnel. Driver of the 1997 Buick, 32-year-old Michael D. Barnard of Hume was not injured. The car received extensive damage.

•’Ol M-d-C shows is true colors FROM FRONT PAGE

the Association, expressed apprehension Friday while monitoring the rising waters.

“I was afraid this was going to happen,” she said.Actually all vestiges of the mission disappeared years ago, but it

was the idea of being able to set foot on the former mission settle-ment plot, now owned by Jerry, Angelia and Catherine Stangel, that drew the large crowd.

• • • •Undaunted, Stewart came up with Plan B. She engineered wagon

rides on a winding trail across the 167-acre farm owned by her and husband John, about a mile south of the museum that was a camp-site of the Osage Indians.

“As a little girl I used to go down there and hunt for arrowheads along the river bank. Over those years I collected many,” she said.

• • • •Sullins highlighted the founding of the mission—where Bates

County began—and how Chief “White Hair” Pawhuska and his tribe were the first people to live there.

She noted the Osage were reserved and peaceful by nature but welcoming to the missionaries. She said the missionaries arrived at the site on Aug. 10, 1821, the date that Missouri became a state.

School began in January 1822 but it was March 1823 before the main mission house was completed. Because of set Indian customs the missionaries found their job harder than expected but they kept trying every day and never gave up.

Between 1825 and 1829 the Indians, by treaty with the govern-ment were moved into Kansas territory. Finally in 1836 the mission closed. The mission-house was transformed into a general store. In 1841 Bates County was organized at the mission site and became the county seat, then called Batesville continuing for six years be-fore being moved to Papinville. The mission house was burned to the ground as were all dwellings in 1836 because of the Civil War’s Order No. 11.

Two bricks salvaged from a fireplace in one of the original struc-tures at the mission are on display in the museum.

• • • •Special guest was Jack Whitehorn of Appleton City, a full-blood-

ed Osage Indian who related many stories and insights about the Osage, their customs and lifestyle. He appeared in colorful Indian regalia and during his dissertation sang an Osage song.

In recent years Whitehorn has lectured at many programs through-out this area, including the Bates County Historical Society.

•Murder reporta malicious prank

FROM FRONT PAGE

square. All routine there, too.

Police Chief Jerry Boyd and Sheriff Chad Ander-son said thoughts imme-diately turned to a pos-sible diversionary tactic in that the all-points bulletin would draw law enforce-ment to one location leav-ing businesses virtually un-protected elsewhere.

Such was the case at Adrian about two years ago when two subjects set

a house on fire and com-mitted a robbery on the other side of town.

Police and sheriff ’s offi-cers immediately contacted banks and businesses along the west side of town to be sure.

Anderson and Boyd classified this incident as a prank. “A malicious prank,” Boyd emphasized.

Chief Boyd said the perpetrator(s) apparently didn’t consider other rami-

fications.“For instance, what if

an officer en route to the scene might have acciden-tally crashed his patrol car into another vehicle, or vice versa, resulting in seri-ous injuries?”

Fischer to Scholar’s Academy

Dalton Fischer

Dalton Fischer, Butler High School student has been selected as one of 330 students to attend the 2012 Missouri Scholars Academy, a three-week residential program to be held June 10 – June 30 on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Dalton is the son of Tra-vis Fischer, Butler; and Amy Cumpton of Clinton, Mo.

Founded in 1985, the Missouri Scholars Academy (MSA) celebrates its 28th season this year. The goals of the Academy are to help gifted students achieve their full potential and motivate them to use their abilities to attain high standards of achievement, to encourage local schools to improve and expand gifted educa-tion programs; and to assist in providing the state with experienced faculty and spe-cialized curriculum for such students.

For over 25 years, MSA was sponsored, in full or in part, by the state. The 2012 Academy is supported in part by funds provided by the University of Missouri, by MSA alumni and friends,

by Missouri corporations, and by a Student Activity Fee. The 2012 Academy also benefits from funding provided by the State of Missouri. All aspects of MSA are the responsibility of the University of Mis-souri-Columbia.

Students attending MSA will be exposed to a wide range of activities as well as to intensive instruction in their chosen area of spe-cialization. The faculty is composed of outstanding teachers from high schools throughout the state. Guest speakers, performers, dis-cussions, and career educa-tion will be combined with extracurricular and social activities to round out the curriculum.

By the end of the 2012 Academy, over 9250 Mis-souri high school students and teachers will have par-ticipated in MSA since its inception.

GIVE MOMA SPECIAL HUG

THIS SUNDAY

KIDS...JUST SAY

NOTO DRUGS!

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SOCIAL SCENE/PEOPLE

COOKING UP A CURERelay for Life

American Cancer Society Cookbook------------ ------------

HHHseafood salad

1 lb. imitation crab meat, shredded1 c. diced celery1/2 c. mayonnaise1/4 c. sliced green onions (with the

green too)1 Tbsp. lemon juice3 hard boiled eggs; chopped.Mix all ingredients. Refrigerate for about

an hour to allow flavors to blend. Serve ei-ther as a salad on lettuce or on split crois-sants.

HHHdIaBeTIC RaW aPPle CaKe

Charlotte Guss1 c. oil2 c. flour2 eggs2 tsp. soda1 tsp. salt4 Tbsp. sugar substitute1 tsp. cinnamon1 tsp. nutmeg4 c. diced apples1 c. nuts1 c. raisinsMix oil, flour eggs, soda, salt, sugar sub-

stitute, cinnamon, nutmeg, apples, nuts, rai-sins. To soften raisins add a little water. You may omit raisins. Bake at 350˚ in greased 9x13 pan.

HHH sPICY saUsaGe, oNIoN &

CHeese PoTaToes sirena Parks

2 medium russet potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch pieces (3 cups)

1 small onion, cut into very thin slivers (about 1 cup) 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 Tbsp. butter or margarine, cut into small pieces MorningStar Farms® Hot & Spicy Veggie Sausage Patties 1/2 c. (2 oz.) reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded In 12x8x2 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray combine potatoes and onion. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dot with butter. Tightly cover with foil Bake at 375˚ about 50 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Meanwhile, cook MORNING-STAR FARMS HOT & SPICY VEGGIE SAUSAGE PATTIES according to package directions. Cut patties into fourths. Remove foil from baking dish. Stir patties into po-tato mixture. Broil 4 to 6 inches from the heat for 6 to 9 minutes or until potato mix-ture is just beginning to brown. Sprinkle with cheese. Let stand for 1 minute or until cheese melts.

HHH

leMoN PoPPY seed aMIsH fRIeNdsHIP BRead

Brenda doody 2 c. all-purpose flour 1 c. white sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/8 c. poppy seeds 2 (3 oz.) pkg. instant lemon pudding mix 1 c. Amish Friendship Bread starter 2 eggs 1/2 c. milk 1/2 c. applesauce 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 c. vegetable oil In large mixing bowl blend together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, poppy seeds, and lemon pudding mix. Make a well in the center of the bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the Amish starter, eggs, milk, appesauce, vanilla and vegetable oil. Add to dry ingre-dients and blend until just combined. Pour batter into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake in a preheated 325˚ oven for one hour. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove bread from pan.

HHH PINK leMoNade PIe

Bobbie Cumpton 1 small tub Cool Whip 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 small frozen pink lemonade (6 oz.) or 1/2 of large can (12 oz.) Mix together, pour in graham cracker crust. Chill until firm.

HHH

Around Bates County...•Reports of social gatherings, club meetings, events of interest

Prayer, Praise Groupmet May 1

The Prayer and Praise group met on Tuesday morning May 1 in the home of Ruby Stotmeister.

Howard Huber was our special guest and showed slides and told us about his recent trip to the Holy Land with his daughter, Lyla Trotter. Howard gave a very informative pre-sentation and we graciously thank him.

Those present were: Floyd and Winifred Gaston, C.J. and Sharon Kellogg, Jerry and Beverly Fox, Eva Jantz, Pat Fred-erich, Arleta Daniel, Barbara Burch, Joan Swann, Suazanne Dudley, Doris Dickinson, Naomi Murray, Mary Jane Bise, Alvina Harrison Wells, Jill Barnett and Ruby Stotmeister. Following the program, many remained to offer their prayers of blessings and concerns. Refreshments were served by Ruby, Winifred and Naomi.

All ladies are invited to our Prayer and Praise meetings which are announced in the News Xpress and KMAM Radio.–Reported.

Weil piano studentsperform their talentsStudents of Mrs. Ruth

Weil presented a piano re-cital on Sunday, May 6 at the Butler First Christian Church.

Those performing memo-rized solos were Krista An-derson, Jaclynn Crowder, Hunter Stevenson, Zeke Martin, Kayla Anderson, Larry Anderson, Jaidon Crowder, Tevin Taylor, Kimberly Pilcher, Autumn Martin, Mykala Martin, Katelyn McCrary, Clint

Cumpton, Clay Cumpton, Benjamin Spangler, Jason Courter, Derek Spangler, Si-las Wood, and Kaylee Wix.

The following people played piano duets: Krista and Kayla Anderson, Au-tumn and Mykala Martin, Clint and clay Cumpton, Benjamin and Derek Span-gler, Kaylee Wix and Mrs. Weil. Jaidon, Jaelynn, and Jannette Crowder performed a piano trio.

Mrs. Weil thanked her students for a wonderful program and the parents for good support.–Reported.

Engagements...

Kagarice-Millerto wed June 2

Charmie Bates Kagarice and Bradley Joe Miller, both of Adrian, Mo., will be united in marriage Saturday, June 2, 2012 and will make their home in Garden City, Mo. Bradley is employed at Pentair Pump in Kansas City, Kan. Charmie is employed at Casey’s General Store in Garden City, Mo. Her parents are Leta E. Moore Urbana, Mo., and the late Stewart D. Bates, Garden City. Brad-ley is the son of Mary Miller, Adrian, Mo., and Forrest Miller, Garden City, Mo.

MoTHeR’s daY MaY 14, 1944MY PRaYeR

By W.C. Green

I have lived unworthy in Thy sight,Not always walked in the paths of right.

But on this sacred Mother’s Day,God in heaven to Thee I pray.

Comfort our mothers, to them draw near,Through these dark days so void of cheer.

This is my plea, Lord,This is my prayer.

For mothers here and everywhere.

The late W.C. “Claude” Green was the grandfather of Evelyn Havens of Butler.

Lance and Julie Guffey, along with his siblings, Shel-by, Rylee, and Kaden would like to announce the birth of their son and brother, Grey-son Joseph Guffey on Satur-day, May 5 at 2:13 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He weighed 9 pounds 3 ounces and measured 20 inches long. His proud grandpar-ents are Alan and Linda Fairman, Delbert and Joyce Guffey, and great-grandpar-ents Melvin and Etta Sue Fairman.

Sympathy to the family of Virginia Ellen (Meade) Mill-er, age 54, who passed away at her home near Lawrence, Kan., on April 17. She was formerly of Ballard.

Ballard’s First Annual Project Prom was a huge success. The kids enjoyed food, fun and group games throughout the night in-cluding a photo booth. In

addition to raffle prizes be-ing awarded to everyone in attendance, the grand prize winners were as follows: Garmin won by Junior Lane Oerke; Car Care Kit won by Junior Cheyenne Page and Sr. Jesus Arredon-do; Mini Refrigerator won by Junior Robert Burkhart and Sr. Jameson Brown; iPod Touch won by Junior Amber Doty and Senior. Sa-mantha Wickman; Laptop Computer won by Junior Allyson Green and Senior. Hailey Resz. The commit-tee would like to thank ev-eryone in the community and surrounding areas that made the evening possible. Plans for next year are al-ready in motion.

The Oerke Brothers from Spruce traveled to Holden on Sunday, April 29 for the annual Holden FFA Cattle Show. Garrett and his Hereford took first in class. Weston and his Shorthorn Plus took first in class and Grand Cham-pion Shorthorn Plus Heifer.

Kale and his Shorthorn took first in class, Grand Cham-pion Shorthorn Heifer and Grand Supreme Champion Heifer. Kale received a cash prize and a plaque for win-ning the entire show. Way to go boys!

Raymond Lynn, Earl Lynn, Earl’s wife, and Jen-ny Umstattd left April 26th from Raymond’s home in Cameron, Mo. on their way to Denver, Colo., to attend a cousin’s funeral on the 27th. On Saturday the 28th they went to Rangely, Colo., to see their mother’s sister (their only living aunt, who is 96) and her two sons. From there on to Montrose, Colo., to visit other relatives, Mary Ellen Dolan, Carol Boyer, Carol Dolan and her son David, and his wife. Then on to Howard, Colo., to visit Wilma Dolan and her two sons. They returned to Cameron, Mo. on Wednes-day, May 2nd. Derek Rob-erts brought Jenny on home. Russell Rowland took care of the animals while Jenny

First Project Prom a huge successwas gone. She reports it was a wonderful trip with beauti-ful scenery. Jenny has been to all 50 states, and reports that Colorado is even pret-tier than Hawaii.

Graduation is Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Elementary field day is set for Tuesday, May 15.

The BFCL grandparents banquet is going to be Tues-day, May 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Mingo Club will meet on Wednesday, May 16th at noon at the Ballard Grill.

Kindergarten Graduation will be on Thursday, May 17 at 7 p.m.

The last day of school for the year will be on Friday, May 18.

alumni BanquetThe 88th Annual Ballard-

Johnstown Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 19. Registration will begin at 4:30 and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. The menu this year will be pork

loin, cheesy potatoes, baked beans, salad, and bread, with strawberry shortcake for dessert. The cost is $12, which includes the meal and Alumni dues.

2012 Alumni officers, as elected last spring, are: President, Farrell Sexson; Vice President, Rick Hill; Secretary/Treasurer, Joan Eads Longworth; Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, Peggy Staley Fuller; Program, Linda Meade Cox, Carol Meade Roberts, Teri Meade Casey, Norma Meade Jones and Donna Meade; Decora-tions, Sue Robertson Mer-ritt, Mary Robertson Salazar and Lisa Wry Meade; Food, Lori Graham Wainscott and Class of 2013; Tables, Gene Morris, Allen Umst-attd and Keith Teagarden; Alumni Scholarship, Caro-lyn Umstattd Rowland, Iris Dickerson Hon, Judy Hunt Taylor and Linda Umstattd Roberts; Nominations, Judy Schmedding Umstattd, Christie Umstattd Purl and Trish Umstattd Munster-

man.Happy Mother’s Day to

all the mothers out there! A special Happy Mother’s Day wish goes out to my mom, Linda Fairman, mother-in-law, Joyce Guffey, and grandmother, Etta Sue Fair-man. I Love You All!

Until next week, take care and God Bless!

News Xpress, Butler, Mo., Friday, May 11, 2012 5SOCIAL SCENE/PEOPLE

“CELEBRATING THE JOURNEY”Dear Community,National Nursing Home Week is a special week where residents, caregivers,

families, staff and volunteers honor and celebrate nursing facility life. Many residents of Medicalodges are the people who planted the seeds that have made our community grow stronger. � ey have been the teachers, the business people, the parents and other central fi gures who produced all of the good things that we now enjoy in our community.

During National Nursing Home Week, we will have various events scheduled for resident and staff enjoyment. We will take this time to celebrate the bond that is established between our residents and our staff , the working relationship that we have with our residents’ families, and the gratefulness we have towards our volunteers. Each one of these relationships is an important part of the quality of life that we off er here at Medicalodge.

Beyond creating an enjoyable place for residents to relax and visit with friends and families, we see this event as a very positive way to celebrate the community spirit of Butler and our appreciation for the residents, staff and volunteers of our facility who have given so much to our town. � is week is a perfect time to visit or call on your loved ones, friends, and neighbors.

Come and be part of our residents’ remarkable achievements and witness fi rst hand the beauty and joy that are the motivating forces behind Medicalodges Butler’s quality long term care!

Sincerely,Misty M. Brooks, Administrator

Monday, May 14th 8:00 Fishing Trip to Butler City Lake2:00-6:00 Petting Zoo (Juice and

cookies for each kid)5:00 Candy Hunt for Kids (Free cotton

candy)6:00 Free Outdoor Concert with Jamie

Barnes Popcorn & Lemonade for

everyone

Wednesday, May 16th 11:30 Fish Fry (Open to families

and friends with a free will donation.)

Thursday, May 17th1:30 Flower Show (Bring in your

beautiful, unique fl owers to show off!)

Friday, May 18th 8:00 Fishing Trip to Butler City Lake2:00 Disco

Here are some of the events that we would like to invite you to attend!

May 14 registrationdeadline for

Appleton City alumniAnyone is welcome to join in a day of fun and

fellowship during the Appleton City High School alumni reunion on Saturday, May 26. The fol-lowing class activities are planned:

Classes of 1942, 47, 52, 57, 62, 63, 72, 87 will have lunch, 11:30 at the high school and meet in the school afterwards or the following locations:

1962—1:30 at Depot .1963—1:30 planning meeting for 50th in 2013

at the school.1987—2:00 at Farmhouse Restaurant.Class gatherings for:1967—5:00 meal at Howard Mount’s.1972—Alumni lunch then tour AC buildings

and a road tour ending at the Nunnery for a ? evening meal.

1992—AC Reservoir, meet at 11, meal at 1:00.

1997—Rockville Park, 1:00, bring lawn chairs.

2002—Rockville Park, 2:00, bring lawn chairs.

Reservation Deadline $11—Monday, May 14 to Jessica Bartz, ‘06,

3075 NW Hwy. H, Rockville, Mo. 64780. Doors open 10:30 a.m.

Reservations help to have sufficient food and seating arrangements by class. Class pictures will be taken at noon by Bartz Photography.

Death since May, 2010 should be reported to Shirley Saddler Crayton 306 East 3rd, Appleton City, Mo. 64724, 660-476-5510,

mopedlee@embarqmail.comIf your class can’t find someone let Linda know,

she can cross reference siblings.Remember, contributions to the scholarship

fund create a legacy for future generations.Questions, call Linda Lampkin 660-476-5857;

RFD 3, Box 179, Montrose. MO 64770acmolampkin@yahoo.com

Cooking frugally will save you $$By Tawra Kellam

For many people, cutting back on their grocery budgets can be an overwhelming experi-

ence. They know they’re spending too much, but don’t know where to begin to cut. Often, they fear that they will deprive themselves and their children if they become frugal. The good news is that there are ways to have your cake, eat it and save money at the same time. The whole secret is to start slowly. There are countless ways you can cut, but if you need to, target just one thing at a time - you will still be saving money if you do only one thing.

If you are a frugal beginner, try these simple suggestions for saving on your food bill:

Cooking FRugally is like changing your diet. You need to learn gradually how to save money and cook frugally. Don’t expect that you will get your food bill down to $300 for four people in the first month if you are spending $600 a month right now.

Try cutting just $25 or $50 a month. Even if you cut back only $50 a month, you will save $600 a year. If you save just $1 a day that is $365 a year. You can then apply that $365 a year to paying off your credit cards. At 21 percent interest, you will save over $70 a year. This will eventually cause a snowball ef-fect since the more you pay off, the less you pay to interest. When you pay less to interest, you have more each month to apply to paying off your overall debt. This means that as you pay off the debt, the rate that you can pay it off increases.

Before you shop, take a tour through your pantry and your refrigerator. Be organized! Don’t buy what’s already hiding in your kitchen.

If you’re a fan of coupons, remember this: It’s not what you save, it’s what you spend. If you save 30 cents on something you wouldn’t ordinarily buy anyway, you haven’t really saved anything.

A typical fruit item is significant-ly larger than one serving. Most people would be just as happy eat-ing a small apple as eating a large one -- so buy smaller fruits! You will save money by the pound.

This month, try two meatless meals a week (or one, if you’re a die hard meat fan).

Make simple meals. One-dish meals can contain your meat, your vegetable and your bread.

DRink wateR for your meals. If your family is used to drinking milk, juice or pop for every meal then start by cutting juice from one meal or snack a day and drinking only water. After you get used to this, cut from another meal until you drink only water for meals and a glass of juice or milk at snack time.

You can also try allowing one glass of juice at meal times and then water after it is gone.

You save over $500 a year by cutting just one glass of juice per person per day for a family of four.

Don’t assume home made is cheaper. If you get a VERY GOOD deal on chocolate chips and ingredients for candies, it is cheaper to make them than buy-

ing them pre-made. Make sure you do the calculations, though! If you don’t purchase them on sale, homemade candies can be more expensive than candies purchased at the store.

Stop wasting food. Give young children small portions. They can always have more if they are still hungry. Give them a half glass of juice and a half sandwich so you don’t waste uneaten food. Put food in the refrigerator right after the meal so it doesn’t spoil. Use left-overs for lunches, in other dishes or frozen in one portion sizes for a quick meal.

Remember, cooking frugally is a mindset. You have to change your cooking and eating habits. Don’t get discouraged if one idea fails. Try another one.

Stop buying things like toaster pastries and breakfast bars for breakfast. Eat oatmeal, pan-cakes, granola and fruit instead.

Don’t assume that bulk is cheap-er. Compare cost by the ounce or pound.

Most people don’t think they can live the frugal life and still be comfortable. I feed my family of six on $400 per month. Over five years, when my husband earned an average of $22,000 per year, we paid off $20,000 debt. When cut-ting your grocery bill, it’s the little things that add up.

nTawra Kellam and Jill Cooper are the publishers of the website http://www.Livin-gOnADime.com and the authors of the Dining On A Dime Cookbook. Tawra and her husband paid off $20,000 in debt in 5 years on $22,000 year income.

On Tuesday May 1, May baskets were delivered on foot around the block in Prai-rie City. Baskets were taken to Pastor Manz and family, Cholista Klinksick, Scarlett Watson, Donna Marquardt, James and Venita Rapp, Ash-ley Stangel. Paulette Rapp took baskets to Marvin and Velda Jagels, Arnold Mar-quardt, Donald Fischer, Olga Rapp, Betty Klinksick, Ruth Rapp. We had a great time.

Schlups Osage Smoke-house at Indian Springs will be serving Rib Eye Steaks for Mother’s Day. After enjoying awesome pork chops and an awesome slab of ribs on Sun-day, we know it will be a treat. That would be a good option instead of mom cooking on

her day.The seventh and eighth

graders of Zion Lutheran School and Mrs. Walling and chaperones went to Jefferson City on Thursday and Friday. Kaleb Fleischer, John Scriv-ener, Ben Middleton, Rachel Moore, Hannah Kenny en-joyed seeing the Govenor’s Mansion, Capital Building, Missouri Penitentiary, High-way Patrol Headquarters and eating out. Everyone had a good time. Grades K-6 had school as usual with Mrs. Lau-ra Campbell substituting both days for Mrs. Walling.

Donna and Anthony Mar-quardt returned this week from a vacation to Louisiana. They enjoyed visiting with relatives and also mentioned it was more humid on arriving back to Prairie City than it was in Louisiana.

Emily Lierz celebrated her

First Holy Communion at Saturday night Mass on May 5 at the Church of the Ascen-sion in Overland Park, Kan. There were 75 second grad-ers participating. Seventy five also participated on Sunday morning. A celebration was held at her home before and after the church service. Fam-ily members and friends of about 30 were present. Paul and Paulette Rapp, Nathan Rapp, Ryan and Travauna Rapp were present.

Garrett Davis celebrated his birthday on Saturday after-noon with a party at his home. Those present were: Whitney Rapp, Alex, Brooke, Ron and Cindy Steuck, Alberta Lacy, Boots and Dorothy Steuck, Jim and Sue Davis, Andrea and Willie Davis, Cameron and the guest of honor. Hap-py Birthday Garrett.

Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid

Several stops on May Basket routemet on Wednesday as guests of the Zion Lutheran School Children and Parents. A for-mal dinner was held with fine china and flowers on each ta-ble. A chicken dinner with all of the fixings was enjoyed by everyone. A special thanks to the ladies who prepare a lunch each month for the school children and teachers. Shirley Fischer led the meeting at 1:30 p.m. Birthdays celebrated in May were Sally Bauer, Linda Lee, and Kathy Rapp. May an-niversaries recognized were Pat and Dwayne Tippie and Linda and Dale Lee, Pastor Michael Manz and Dianna. Ruby Sto-tmeister led the devotion from II Timothy :1-14. Roll call was answered by nine mem-bers with 12 at dinner. The secretary and treasurer’s re-ports were read and approved. A thank you was read from Lutheran Prison Ministry, the

Stacey Lawson, Butler Optimist member, presenting Butler second grade teachers with a check for their upcoming field trip.

Rob Fritts, President of the Butler Educational Foundation, presenting Butler sec-ond grade teachers with a check for their upcoming field trip.

Supporting our schools

Edward Harkrader family, and Jim Shouse family. Harkrader and Shouse families gave gen-erous donations to the Ladies Aid for the funeral lunches. Luke Walters gave a thank you via telephone call from Wellsville. A brunch will be discussed at the June meeting. Mission grants are to be voted on at the Convention. Grants will be picked. The cost of quarterlies was discussed. The May flower committee will be Roxanne Jurgensmeyer and Kathy Rapp. Food Commit-tee for June is Paulette Rapp and JoAn Walling. The meet-ing closed with a reading from Sally Bauer about being poor. The Lord’s Prayer closed the meeting.

The Rich Hill Memorial Library hosted book club on Thursday evening. Leann Ferguson, Becky Robb, Janet Dale, Sharon Tourtillott, Pau-lette Rapp, Randy Bell, Ellen Bell, and Dixie Glynn enjoyed discussing the book. The book

for June is: “The House at Riverton,” by Kate Morton. Everyone is invited to read it and come to the meeting on the first Thursday in June at 7 p.m.

Geraldine and Steve Wine-teer visited with Ruth Rapp and Donald Fischer on Thurs-day and Friday. They then went to Branson to celebrate Steve’s birthday. They also met their daughter Teresa and family. They will be going to St. Louis with Teresa on their return trip home to Nebraska to look at homes in St. Peters, Mo.

Gaylen and Carolyn Rapp and daughter Angela spent the weekend loading up the mov-ing van in St. Louis to move to Denver, Colo. where Angela lives. The Rapps’ have just re-tired and will be moving to a home in Denver.

Zion Lutheran School is going to participate in a Spell-ing Bee in Clinton on Monday morning. Good luck spellers.

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Double Branch Christian Bill Perkey, PastorRt. 5 Box 411, Butler417-395-2888Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

First Assembly of GodReverend Christian Cleghorn901 S. Main, Butler660-679-4405Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship 10:30 a.m.Evening Service 6:00 Wednesday Church & Youth 7 p.m.www.butlerfi rstag.org

First Baptist ChurchDr. Terry Davis, Pastor300 N. Delaware, Butler660-679-4124Contemporary Service 9 a.m.Bible Study 10 a.m.Traditional Service 11 a.m.Wednesday: Awana 6 p.m., Bible Study & Prayer 7 p.m.www.fbcbutlermo.org

First Christian Church Disciples of ChristMark Phillips, Pastor11 West Pine, Butler660-679-3066Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Traditional Service 10:45 a.m.Wednesday: Youth Group 6 p.m.,Adult choir 7 p.m.

Friendship Full Gospel Church1101 W. Mill Street, Butler660-6-464-1305ffgchuch@yaho.comWorship 10:30 a.m.Wed. Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Grace FellowshipPastor Tom MitchellWest of Foster 4 MilesSunday School 10 a.m.Worship 10:45 a.m.2nd Sunday Monthly Sing 1:30

Double Branch Christian Butler Church of ChristEvangelist Bill McLaughlin612 E. Fort Scott St., Butler660-679-4478 or 424-0127Worship 10 a.m.Evening Service 7:30 Wed. Prayer/Bible Study 7:30 p.m.

Butler PresbyterianReverend Dick PiersonPine & Fulton660-679-3933Worship 10:30 a.m.

Butler Church of the NazareneJohn Prichard, Pastor103 W. Nursery, Butler660-679-6482Sunday Worship 10:20 a.m.Discussion Groups 11:30 a.m.Children’s Groups 3:15-5 p.m.:SURGE, Grades 1-3, MondaysLAUNCH, Grades 4-6 Wednesdays

Calvary Baptist Church406 East Dakota St., ButlerSunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship 10:45 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

Church of ChristBilly Moore, Preacher205 N. Fulton, ButlerSunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship 10:30 a.m.Evening Services 5:30Wednesday Bible Classes 7:30 p.m.

Church of GodSister Carol Bremer, Pastor423 S. Mechanic Street, Butler660-679-3363Sunday School 10 a.m.Worship 11 a.m.

Community of ChristHolly Rabourn, Pastor409 W. Dakota, Butler660-679-3682Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Worship 10:45 a.m.Wed. Dinner/Games, 1st wk. 6 p.m.

Cove Creek ChristianGiffon Simmons, PastorBallard: North on BB 5 milesSunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship 10:30 a.m.Worship 10:15 a.m.

Immanuel Baptist ChurchReverend Lynn Snapp801 W. Dakota, Butler660-679-4164Traditional Service 8:30 a.m.Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Contemporary Service 11 a.m.Wednesday Prayer Group 7 p.m.

Lifestream MinistriesReverend Richard Armenia21923 Valley Rd., La Cygne, KS708-655-7211Worship 10 a.m.

Ohio Street United MethodistDave Owsley, Pastor205 W. Ohio, Butler660-679-4384Traditional Services 8:10 & 10:40 Contemporary Service 9:20 a.m.at 7 E. Dakota Street

Passaic United MethodistChris Snyder, PastorBusiness 71 and F Hwy, Passaic816-297-2053Worship 9 a.m.Sunday School 10 a.m.

St. Matthew’s LutheranNancy Mitchell, P.M.A.S. Fulton & Atkinson, ButlerSunday School 10 a.m.Worship 11 a.m.

St. Patrick’s Catholic ChurchFather John Bolderson400 W. Nursery, Butler660-679-4482Mass: Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.Tues.-Fri. 8 a.m.

Virginia United MethodistMark Dareing, Pastor660-679-3481Sunday School 10 a.m.Worship 10:50 a.m.

Walnut Grove PresbyterianJohn Magoffi n, PastorBallard, MOSunday School 10 a.m.Worship 11 a.m.

Zion Lutheran Michael Manz, PastorPrairie City660-598-6215Sunday School 9 a.m.Worship 10 a.m.

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ArthurLeeCoberly

Graveside memorial ser-vices with military honors for Arthur Coberly will be 1:30 PM Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Fort Scott National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kansas. There will be no visitation. Memorial contri-butions to charity of donor’s choice. Services under the di-rection of the Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler, Missouri. Written messages and memories may be left at www.mullinaxfuneral-home.com.

Arthur Lee Coberly, 84 of Butler, died May 2, 2012 at Bates County Memorial Hos-pital in Butler. Arthur was born November 28, 1927 in Okla-homa, son of Tom Aney and Celara (Fox) Coberly. Arthur worked in many various oc-cupations and trades through-out his life. He was a veteran. In recent years, he especially enjoyed dealing and playing poker on Friday afternoons at Medicalodge of Butler, where he was a resident. For Arthur, nothing got in the way of Friday afternoon poker.

Arthur was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by a brother, Albert Coberly, and a sister, Virginia Self. He also leaves behind a good friend, Dottie Esher and her dogs, from whom Arthur enjoyed frequent visits.

Virginia MillerVirginia Ellen (Meade) Miller

was born Dec. 8, 1957 at But-ler, Mo., and passed away at her home near Lawrence, Kan., on April 17, 2012. She was the daughter of Bill and Bonnie Meade and grew up in the Bal-lard, Mo., area. She was a lov-ing mother and friend to many. At one time she drove a school bus and was manager of V.F.W. in Meriden, Kan.

She married Frank Breeze and they had two children. He was in the Air Force so they spent some time in England and San Antonio, Texas. Later she married Mike Miller and gained two step daughters.

Jenny was preceded in death by her mother and broth-er, Billy; maternal grandparents and paternal grandparents.

She is survived by her hus-band Mike, daughter Jessica, son DeWayne of Lawrence, Kan. and two step daughters, Sherry and Lisa; her father, Bill Meade; step mother Emma; brother Buddy; two sisters, Christine and Kathy; three grandchildren, Krista, Madison and Jonathan Meade; several aunts and uncles; a host of wonderful cousins and friends.

She was buried in Peter Creek Cemetery near Ballard, Mo.

Ora E. RabournOra Evelyn Rabourn, age

97 of Butler, Missouri died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Medicalodge Nursing Center in Butler. She was born August 12, 1914 to James Kirk and Bergie Louava Fry Evans in Keota, Iowa.

Ora, one of seven children, attended school in Keota where she graduated high school. Af-ter graduation, she worked for her father in his offi ce at the lumberyard for four years. Ora then moved to Davenport, Iowa where she met Claude Cecil Rabourn. On November 9, 1940 she was united in mar-riage to Claude at the Presby-terian Church in Davenport and to this union four children were born. In 1941 Ora moved to Huntington, Indiana and later in 1942 they relocated to Ak-ron, Ohio. In 1964, Ora moved to Butler, Missouri where she and her husband purchased the Tour Rest Motel and later renamed it Rabourn’s Mo-tor Lodge. In 1978, Ora and Claude retired and they con-verted the motel into storage units. Ora was a member of the Butler First Christian Church and a past member of the First Christian Church in Stow, Ohio. She loved life, playing pitch and bingo, but her family always came fi rst.

Ora is survived by two sons, Dennis Lee Rabourn and wife Holly of Butler, Mis-souri and Claude Rabourn Jr.; one daughter, Susan Kay Cox and husband Richard Parvin of Kansas City, Missouri; one sister, Deloris Harland of Dav-enport, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Claude; one daughter, Alice Mae Gehm; one brother, James; four sisters, Gertrude, Thelma, Louava and Darlyne; and two sons-in-law.

Graveside services were Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Scott Cemetery in Amsterdam, Mis-souri with Holly Rabourn of-fi ciating. Contributions, Scott Cemetery or Medicalodge of Butler. Arrangements, Scho-wengerdt Funeral Chapel Butler, Missouri. Online con-dolences, www.schoweng-erdtchapel.com.

St. Mary’s students and faculty are busy concluding their school year. May Crowning was held on Tuesday, May 1. The students held a prayer service on the front lawn of the school around the statue of Mary. They recited the rosary and sang hymns. Alyssa Engeman concluded the prayer service by placing a crown of flowers on the newly painted Mary statue in front of the school.

The week concluded on Friday with the celebra-tion of Grandparent’s Day. The day began with an all school Mass at 9:30 with the grandparents and guests. This was followed by short programs presented by all of the classes. The Pre-K. Kdg., 1st and 2nd grades partnered with the 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes in presenting the book “The Goodby Walk” to the guests. The 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade classes presented an original play written, directed and costumed by 3rd grader Drew Bailey. Drew has a keen interest in Native Americans and he used historical facts in his story. Drew played

School year concluded at St. Mary’s May 1the part of “Little Wolf ” and then chose classmates for the remainder of the parts. Everyone enjoyed this presentation.

Following the skits part of the Program a wonder-ful “Grandparents’ Feast” was served. Guests and stu-dents enjoyed fried chicken, baked ham, Mashed pota-toes, green bean casserole and corn casserole, hot rolls and delicious desserts..

A unique part of this year’s celebration was that the students revived and sang the St. Mary’s School song. An alumna from several years ago, Carol McEwan re-membered the words to the song and the melody and taught it to the present students. According to the best information we could find, the song had not been used since long ago when the students from St. Ludgers in Germantown combined classes with the St. Mary’s stu-dents from Montrose. We are planning on using this song at graduation this year as well as the 125th cel-ebration of the school on May 27.–Sue Koehler, Princ-pal.

News fromBristol Manor

Wow. We really got re-ceived some rain. Good for the farmers and ponds.

We have a new resident. Gertrude Steiner has come to live with us, and we have enjoyed her company the last week. Always with a smile on her face and a cheerful word to say. And she has had a ton of company, with her chil-dren and grandchildren stop-pin by. Nephew Bob Hellwig brought her and Doris Kropf some beautiful purple flow-ers.

J.L. Eckert came by Mon-day to see his brother Rob-ert, and they had a good talk about farming and such.

Thanks to Julie Bitner, she dropped by this morning and brought us some wonderful cookies. We had them with dinner.

Dorothy Bitner went to church and dinner Sunday and had a good day with Scott, Julie, and Janet.

Barb Fassler’s sister Linn stopped by and they went out for ice cream.

And speaking of ice cream, thanks to Greg Fillpot, he went out to McDonald’s and brought ice cream back for all of the residents.

Oscar Fillpot had some company Sunday. He enjoys that.

Gilbert Lee comes by ev-eryday to see his brother Els-worth.

Ann Byerly went to church on Sunday, and thanks to Ha-zel for coming to get her.

Mother’s Day is this Sun-day, I don’t call or go over to see my mother enough, but she is very dear to me. She worked hard and long endless hours being a good mother to us. I love her, and thank her for being a good example to us. God bless you mom.

Happy birthday to Ginger Zellmer, and more impor-tant than that, this is her first

Mother’s Day as a Grandma. Enjoy little Maverick. Take care, and be sweet. Mary B.

Senior CenterMenu Schedule

Serving Adrian, Butlerand Rich Hill Centers

Serving 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

MAYMonday, 14: BBQ chick-

en, country fried pork chop, mashed potatoes/gravy, baked beans, cole slaw, biscuit, choc-olate pudding, apricots.

Tuesday, 15: Birthday Day. Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, peas, wheat roll, coconut pie square, pear crisp.

Wednesday, 16: Turkey w/wild rice, ravioli w/red sauce, broccoli, corn, yam patties, wheat bread, chocolate cake, cinnamon apples.

Thursday, 17: Glazed chicken breast, ground beef stroganoff, mashed potatoes/gravy, seasoned green beans, carrots, wheat roll, poppy seed cake, chilled peaches.

Friday, 18: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, scroddle fi sh sticks, Ital-ian vegetables, tossed salad, spinach, garlic bread, cook’s feature, ice box dessert.

■Chef’s salad available dai-ly as alternative to menu items; soup & salad bar available daily at Butler Senior Center.

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Country MartCorey VanHorn, a Butler R-5 graduating senior, was the recipient of a $5,000 scholarship from Butler Country Mart presented by store manager Mike Massey–so designated by the Country Mart Passantino family... and all of the members of your hometown Country Mart Store. There are 18 Country Mart stores in the area involved in the program, with VanHorn claiming first place grand prize which landed him an additional $1,000 to go toward his education, the overall $6,000 setting a new record for the business. VanHorn’s classmates also reaped scholarship benefits: Alex Jenkins, son of Hugh and Marcia Jenkins, 2nd place, $500; BreAnn Sargent (Lance and Renee) 3rd place, $250. Country Mart also sponsored a Bailey Bickleman memorial scholarship of $1,000 which went to fellow classmate Zach Craft. VanHorn, son of Dallas and Karol VanHorn, will enroll at Linn State College, Jefferson City, preparing for a career in heavy diesel technician.–Staff photo.

Another Optimist awardThe Butler Optimist Club recognizes Mady Gepford, a Butler R-5 student, for her outstanding academic achievements and character. She was selected by the staff at Butler R-5. Mady will receive a certificate of honor and a $20 gift card to Sonic donated by Miles Umstattd of Sonic in Butler. Mady is the daughter of Shannon and Misti Gepford. Presenter was Sheryl Hannah, Optimist member and Butler R-5 teacher.–Submitted.

Roy Tarvina Who’s Who

honoreeWarrensburg • Rec-

ognized for his academic achievement as well as lead-ership and involvement in campus groups and orga-nizations, Roy D. Tarvin, Butler, was named to Who’s Who at the University of Central Missouri.

Tarvin, son of David and Gwen Tarvin, Butler will graduate from UCM this month with a degree in Ag-ricultural Education. He is a 1995 graduate of Butler High School.

Tarvin was one of 28 students at UCM who were selected for inclusion into this prestigious group. Each year, two Charno Award recipients are selected from those named to Who’s Who at Central Missouri.

(Note: Information re-leased last week to the News Xpress from UCM incor-rectly listed Tarvin’s degree as criminal justice Laber receives

NationalC of O awards

Charlie Laber received the National Enzyme Chem-istry Award and Sherman Henry Chemistry Scholar-ship at the 2011-12 annual Student Awards Ceremony held April 26 at College of the Ozarks.

Laber is a 2009 graduate of Butler R-5 High School.

Awards are given based on outstanding accomplish-ments in the areas of aca-demics, work and character.

Charlie Laber receives his award from College of the Ozarks Executive Vice-President Dr. Fred Mullinax.—Submitted.

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Missouritop statefor camping

Jefferson City • The peo-ple have spoken: Missouri is the No. 1 state for camping in the U.S.

About.com, a reference website maintained by the New York Times Company, announced Friday the re-sults of its annual Readers’ Choice Award for Favor-ite State for Camping, and Missouri took top honors. Missouri took the website’s gold award, silver winner Montana and bronze win-ner, Colorado, in an online vote.

“The First Lady and I are proud that Missouri has been selected as a renowned camping destination,” Gov. Nixon said. “Missouri is the perfect place to enjoy the great outdoors, so plan to experience our quiet hills, deep woodlands, wide open prairies, and clear Ozark streams on your next camp-ing adventure, and you’ll see why the readers picked Mis-

souri as their favorite camp-ing state.”

“This is yet another sol-id indicator that Missouri State Parks is the ultimate destination for your next camping experience,” said Bill Bryan, director of Mis-souri State Parks, a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “Our parks and historic sites offer an impressive glimpse of the natural and cultural beauty throughout our state.”

Missouri Division of Tourism Director Katie Steele Danner credited Missouri’s State Parks and privately-held campgrounds for helping Missouri secure the top spot on About.com’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

“All around Missouri, our campgrounds offer unique and fun ways to re-connect with the outdoors and to create fond and long-

lasting memories of trips to Missouri,” Danner said. “We’re proud of all the campgrounds in the Show-Me State and offer a col-lective ‘congratulations’ for this honor.”

Now in its fifth year, the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards honor the best products, features and services across more than a dozen categories, ranging from technology to hobbies to parenting and more, as selected by its readers.

“This year’s Readers’ Choice Awards program had a record number of nominations submitted across dozens of categories and featured hundreds of fi-nalists,” said Margot Weiss, managing editor, About.com. “We are thankful to all our readers for their par-ticipation and congratulate Missouri on their success.”

8 News Xpress, Butler, Mo., Friday, May 11, 2012 Congratulations and best wishes to the class of 2012!

Zachary Tye Craft

Jenifer Joyce Fitzpatrick

Abigail Marie Hamilton

Alexander Montgomery Jenkins

Alyssa Lydon Lee

Mary Margaret Massey

Jesse Ray Moise

Jay Bharatkumar Patel

Michael Ray Coy

Austin Drake Douty

Shelby Paige Green

Logan Patrick Hoss

Jessie Glenn Kirk

Caleb Clayton Martin

Andrea Faye Miller

Michah James Nisely

Kenneth Michael Craft

Stephanie Nickole Fisher

Kristina Nichole Hahn

Nickholas Wayne Hulse

Chelsey Lynn Lane

Kyle Wade Martin

Sarah Katherine Miller

Mathew Colby Oliver

Butler High SchoolGraduation - Sunday, May 13 at 2:00 p.m.

Cecilia Nichole Bosch

Andrew Gene Cumpton

Austin Lee Fix

Kassidy Jane Hannah

Jonathan Allen Johns

Devon Michael Lunde

Dalton Zachary McGuire

Chelsea Nichole Morrison

Jiajia Cai

Stacy Michael Davenport

Darcy Diane Fleener

Lynerica Ashley Jean Heckadon

Jordan Michael Kavalesky

Kaitlyn Nicole Maciel

Nathan Cordell McGuire

Brytani Marie Musick

Kenneth Noland Douglas Chamberlain

Cale Andrew Diehl

Marilyn Jean Garnett

Samantha Ann Hooper

Michael William Keener

Dacota Ashley Maris

Jennifer Nicole McMurphy

Sara Paige Neighbors

Jared Ryan BestCorey Louise Bartels Jonathon Dean Berry

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Cheryl Dawn Richardson

Angela Dawn Shaffer

Tanner Everitt Stevenson

Antonio Valencia Jr.

James Harrison Raybourn

Michelle BreAnn Sargent

Trustin Joshua Simpson

Jay Dee Thomas

Lauren Jane Wainscott

Richard Brian Register Jr.

Breauna Lacy Schroeder

Tori Dawn Stauffacher

Brian Nathaniel Todd

Samantha Jo Patrick

Yaneth Rodriguez

Bailey Nichole Shannon

Joseph Douglas Strauch

Tasha Louise Vance

Caleb Trent White

Charlotte Marie Paxton

Paul Timothy Rogers Jr.

Austin Eugene Allen Shatto

Olivia Grace Strick

Corey Dallas VanHorn

Janet Arlene White

Megan BreAnne Plunkett

Justin Sawyer Rushing

Daniel James Shubert

Caleb Austin Stump

Darrell Paul Vinyard

Krystal Renea Zornes

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CLASS MOTTO“You only live once,

but if you do it right once is enough.”

CLASS COLORSBright Orange, Teal & White

CLASS FLOWERGerber Daisy

CLASS OFFICERS

Michael Keener ........................ PresidentAustin Fix ................................. Vice-PresidentCale Diehl ................................. SecretaryJay Patel .................................... TreasurerStacy Davenport ...................... Class RepresentativeJoseph Strauch ............................Class Representative

Sophomore honoreesThe Better Homes Chapter of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) continued its tradition of

sponsoring two sophomore students from the local area to attend the 78th Annual Sophomore Pilgrimage at Jefferson City. The purpose of the Sophomore Pilgrimage is to promote better citizenship and to provide a view of state government in action.

This year’s event was held on April 10. Both sophomores are students in the Butler R-5 High School. Jchelsea Noe is the daughter of Damon and April Noe, and Alex Gepford is the daughter of Shannon and Misti Gepford. These students were selected by their schools on the basis of scholastics and demonstration of high standards of honor, courage, citizenship, and leadership. They also must be a good citizen in relation to teachers, other students, and school activities.

Jchelsea and Alex were accompanied by club members Beth Taranto and Janet Kirtley. The day’s program included guided tours of the Supreme Court, Governor’s Mansion, and the State Capitol.

First Lady of Missouri Georgeanne Nixon, Auditor Tom Schweich, Supreme Court Justice Wm. Ray Price, and Deputy Attorney General Joe Dandurand addressed the group at the luncheon.

Afterwards the students visited the office of Senator David Pearce. He graciously accompanied them on a private tour to the Senate floor. Although the Senate was not in session, it was very interesting to see where the Senate’s important business is conducted. Jcelsea and Alex were each presented with a certificate of merit by GFWC.

Pictured from left: Beth Taranto, Alex Gepford, Senator Pearce, Jchelsea Noe, Janet Kirtley.–Submitted.

It won’t be long until many people will have more produce from their garden than they can eat. Spending some time now with that produce will make you glad you did when the winter winds start blowing. There is nothing like home canned green beans for dinner from your garden on a cold winter night. Better yet, how about a vegetable stew made from your garden produce? Par-ticipating in a University of Missouri Extension home food preservation class can help you do that and much more.

Classes will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesdays and Fri-days, June 13 through 27 at the First Christian Church, 11 West Pine in Butler.

June 13- Pressure Can-ning Low Acid Foods – Be ready to start with fresh green beans and participate in the canning process un-til we take the jars from the canner.

June 15- How to Pickle- We will prepare and process dilled green beans. We will also discuss how to prepare and process fermented pick-les and sauerkraut.

June 20- Salsa From Your Garden- Preparing and pro-cessing both a fresh tomato and fruit salsa.

June 22- Jams and Jel-lies- In this class you will make blueberry spice jam as well as freezer jam. Receive lots of tips on how to make sure your jams and jellies

turn out perfectly. June 27- Freezing and

Dehydrating- Learn how to get the very best results when freezing your pro-duce. See what to look for when purchasing a dehy-drator. Learn the process of preparing food for dehydra-tion and how to store dehy-drated foods. This class is lecture and discussion with sampling.

In all classes participants will receive University of Missouri Extension guide sheets and other handouts so that you will have all of the information you need to get started at home. These are hands-on classes. Come prepared to roll up your sleeves and participate in each process from fresh pro-duce to sealed jar.

Cost of the classes is $20 each or $80 for all five. Pre-registration is required five days before each class. For more information or to reg-ister, call Bates County Uni-versity of Missouri Exten-sion at 660-679-4167.

Food preservation classeswill be held in Butler

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Keep the area’s rich heritage alive--Join andsupport the Bates County Historical Society!

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PUBLIC NOTICES

TRUSTEE’S SALE

IN RE: Roy G Jones, and Marion D Jones, Husband and Wife Trustee’s Sale:

For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Roy G Jones, and Marion D Jones, Husband and Wife dated March 23, 2006 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bates County, Missouri in Book 856, Page 88 the undersigned Successor Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Thursday, May 17, 2012 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 11:25 AM), at the East Front Door of the Court House, City of Butler, County of Bates, 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 Bates County, State of Missouri, to wit:

COMMENCING AT A POINT 50 FEET NORTH AND 228 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 3 OF WILLIAM’S SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF BUTLER, MISSOURI FOR POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 100 FEET; THENCE WEST 36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 17 FEET; THENCE WEST 40 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 117 FEET; THENCE EAST 76 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI

to satisfy said debt and cost.

MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C., Successor Trustee612 Spirit DriveSt. Louis, MO 63005(636) 537-0110File No: 140592.051712.276852 FC

NOTICE

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

PUBLISH ON: April 20, 2012 04/27/2012, 05/04/2012, 05/11/2012

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

For default in payment of debt and performance of obligations secured by deed of trust executed by Thomas J. Arnold, a single person, dated March 24, 2011, and recorded on March 24, 2011, in Book 935 at Page 131, Office of Recorder of Deeds, Bates County, Missouri, at Butler, Missouri, the undersigned, John Pursley, Trustee, will at the request of the holder of the debt, on Monday, May 14, 2012, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., to-wit: 1:00 P.M. at the East front door of the Bates County Court House in Butler, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash, the real estate described in said deed of trust, to-wit:

The West Half of Lot Forty-seven (47) and all of Lot Forty-six (46) EXCEPT the West 10 feet thereof, all in Town Company’s First Addition to the City of Adrian, Bates County, Missouri.Subject to easements, reservations, restrictions and conditions of record, if any.

to satisfy said debt and costs.

John Pursley, TrusteeMcNabb, Pursley and Associates, LLCOne North Main, P.O. Box 226Butler, Missouri 64730Phone: (660) 679-4153

NOTICEPursuant to the Fair Debt Collection

Practices Act, 15 USC Section 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 will be used for that purpose.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTOF A GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON

AND CONSERVATOROF THE ESTATE

(Sec. 475.050 and 475.080, RSMo.)

STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) ss.COUNTY OF BATES )

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,PROBATE DIVISION,BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI

In the Matter of HARRY JACK TURK,Incapacitated and Disabled

Case Number 12BS-PR00017

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTEDIN THE ESTATE OFHARRY JACK TURK

INCAPACITATED ANDDISABLED PERSON

On the 17th day of April, 2012, Sharon Cumpton was appointed guardian of the person and conservator of the estate of Harry Jack Turk, a person adjudicated incapacitated under the laws of the State of Missouri, by Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Bates County, Missouri. The business address of the guardian and conservator is 108 East Fort Scott Street, P.O. Box 240,

Butler, Missouri 64730. All creditors of said partially incapacitated and totally disabled person are notified to file their claims in the Circuit Court, Probate Division, of Bates County, Missouri within six months from the date of first publication of this notice, or be forever barred.

Becky Robb (s)Clerk

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TRUSTEE’S SALE

IN RE: Michael G. Smith an unmarried man Trustee’s Sale:

For default in payment of debt and performance of obligation secured by Deed of Trust executed by Michael G. Smith an unmarried man dated March 30, 2010 and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Bates County, Missouri in Book 926, Page 28 the undersigned Trustee, at the request of the legal holder of said Note will on Thursday, May 31, 2012 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at the specific time of 11:25 AM), at the East Front Door of the Court House, City of Butler, County of Bates, 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 Bates County, State of Missouri, to wit:

ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF BATES, STATE OF MISSOURI, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 33 WEST OF THE 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI, EXCEPT THE EAST 2362.95 FEET THEREOF, LESS THAT PART TAKEN OR USED FOR ROAD PURPOSES.

to satisfy said debt and cost.

MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C., Trustee 612 Spirit Drive St. Louis, MO 63005 (636) 537-0110 File No: 141840.053112.279829 FC

NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt

Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

PUBLISH ON: May 4, 2012 05/11/2012, 05/18/2012, 05/25/2012

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STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION

Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is subject to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended. In accordance with Federal law and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)

The person responsible for coordinating this organization’s nondiscrimination compliance efforts is Craig R. Wilbert, General Manager. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that this organization has subjected them to discrimination may obtain further information about the statutes and regulations listed above from and/or file a written complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call (202) 720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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NOTICE

Archie Senior Housing is looking for bids on our renovation project. The contractor we are looking for is in the area of plumbing installation. Please call 816-293-5511 to request a bid sheet, or come by the office at 302 SW Outer Rd., Apt. A, Archie, MO 64725 on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

All paperwork must be received in our office in Archie by May 24, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Archie Senior Housing is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites the submission of proposals from minority and women-owned firms.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTOF A GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON

AND CONSERVATOROF THE ESTATE

(Sec. 475.050 and 475.080, RSMo.)

STATE OF MISSOURI ) ) ss.COUNTY OF BATES )

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,PROBATE DIVISION,BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI

In the Matter ofCATHERINE M. MARIS,Incapacitated and Disabled

Case Number 12BS-PR00019

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTEDIN THE ESTATE OF

CATHERINE M. MARISINCAPACITATED ANDDISABLED PERSON

On the 3rd day of May, 2012, Sharon Cumpton was appointed guardian of the person and conservator of the estate of Catherine M. Maris, a person adjudicated incapacitated under the laws of the

State of Missouri, by Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Bates County, Missouri. The business address of the guardian and conservator is 108 East Fort Scott Street, P.O. Box 240, Butler, Missouri 64730. All creditors of said partially incapacitated and totally disabled person are notified to file their claims in the Circuit Court, Probate Division, of Bates County, Missouri within six months from the date of first publication of this notice, or be forever barred.

Becky Robb (s)Clerk

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

For default in payment of debt and performance of obligations secured by deed of trust executed by Branden D. Berry and Stephanie Berry, husband and wife, dated June 19, 2009, and recorded on June 24, 2009, in Book 913 at Page 146, Office of Recorder of Deeds, Bates County, Missouri, at Butler, Missouri, the undersigned, John Pursley, Trustee, will at the request of the holder of the debt, on Monday, June 4, 2012, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., to-wit: 1:00 P.M. at the East front door of the Bates County Court House in Butler, sell at public vendue to the highest bidder for cash, the real estate described in said deed of trust, to-wit:

That part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section Thirty-Five (35), Township Forty (40) North, Range Thirty-One (31) West of the 5th Principal Meridian in Bates County, Missouri, described as follows:Commencing at the Northeast corner of said North Half; thence on an assumed bearing of North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West along the North line of said North Half a distance of 1312.20 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 547.00 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing on South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 274.24 feet; thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West a distance of 480.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 270.68 feet; thence North 89 degrees 34 minutes 32 seconds East a distance of 480.01 feet to the point of beginning.

to satisfy said debt and costs.

John Pursley, TrusteeMcNabb, Pursley and Associates, LLCOne North Main, P.O. Box 226Butler, Missouri 64730Phone: (660) 679-4153

NOTICEPursuant to the Fair Debt Collection

Practices Act, 15 USC Section 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 will be used for that purpose.

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City of ButlerBates County, MO

Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfectionand Biological NutrientRemoval ImprovementsProject No. C295412-01

CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONDETERMINATION

FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECTIN THE CITY OF BUTLER, MO.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ (Department) Water Protection Program conducted a review of the proposal for the Ultraviolet (UV) Disinfection and Biological Nutrient Removal Improvements project to serve the City of Butler, MO. The City is located in west central Missouri with a 2009 census population of 4,210.

The review was performed in accordance with the Department procedures for implementing Clean Water Commission regulation 10 CSR 20-4.050 Environmental Review and it was determined that this action is eligible for a Categorical Exclusion. Accordingly, the Department is exempting the project from further substantive environmental review requirements.

The following is a brief description of the proposed action and a brief statement of how the action meets the criteria for a categorical exclusion:

This project includes the construction of an UV disinfection system at the wastewater treatment facility and the addition of mixers to the oxidation ditch to allow Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification (SDN) mode of operation to obtain biological nutrient removal.

This project is directed solely toward minor rehabilitation of existing facilities, functional replacement of equipment, or minor expansion of the sanitary sewer system that does not affect the degree of treatment or the capacity of the treatment works. The proposed action does not involve serious local or environmental issues nor does it meet any of the criteria for not granting a categorical exclusion as specified in Section (1)(A)1.B(1)-(VI) of 10 CSR 20-4.050.

The documentation to support this decision will be available for public scrutiny upon request at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Water Protection Program, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Comments concerning this decision may be addressed to Ms. Cynthia Smith, project engineer, or Mr. Mark Buersmeyer, project coordinator, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Water Protection Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176.

Dougls A. Garrett (s)Acting DirectorFinancial Assistant CenterWater Protection Program

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REAL ESTATETRANSFERSLUCILLE MUNDEY

Bates County Recorder of Deeds

April 27-May 3, 2012Carol A. Mills (trustee) &

Carol A. Mills Trust 3-11-2011 to Carol A. Mills: SE/4 of Sec. 24, Twp. 42, Range 33, de-scribed.

Gary E. Pulliam (trustee) & Gary E. Pullian Trust 3-4-2010 to Mikel W. Cumpton & Patri-cia A. Cumpton: Part of Sec. 4, Twp. 41, Range 29, described.

Jerry L. Miller (trustee) & Frances I. Scott Trust 7-25-1993 to James Catron & Donna Ca-tron: Part of Sec. 33, Twp. 41, Range 33, described.

Jerry L. Hertzog (trustee) & Helen Jane Hertzog (trustee) & Jerry L. Hartzog Trust 8-18-2006 & Helen Jane Hertzog Trust 4-18-2006 to Brian Cox, Lee Ann Cox & Mark Cox: Part of Sec. 33, Twp. 41, Range 32, described.

Kenneth L. & Carol R. West Partnership 8-9-2003 to Paul L. Smith: N/2 of Lots 4 & 5, Blk 8, West Side Addn., Butler.

Bank of America to Secretary of Housing & Urban Develop-ment: SE/4 of SE/4 of Sec. 31, Twp. 39, Range 33, described.

Roger P. Deardorff & Tracy A. Deardorff to Tara M. Poin-dexter & Felicita Porrata: Part of Sec. 30, Twp. 42, Ramge 33, described.

Kenneth R. Miller & Lois

E. Miller to Larry J. Hacker & Loretta L. Hacker: Lots 1, 2 & 3, except S 18-3/4 ft. of Lot 5, Glasgo’s Addn., Rich Hill.

Larry Hacker & Loretta L. Hacker to Steven L. Koehn, Ra-chel Koehn, Lana Koehn, Lana Koehn & Jerel F. Koehn: SW/4 of SW/4 of Sec. 4, Twp. 38, Range 31, described.

Kendall L. Kreissler & Su-san D. Kreissler to Kendall L. Kreissler (co-trustee), Susan D. Kreissler (co-trustee) & Kreissler Family Trust 4-26-2012: Part of Sec. 9, Twp. 39, Range 29.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Receiver) & BC National Banks to Citizens Bank of Amsterdam: Lot 1, Blk 11, Butler, described with interest in brick wall described.

Carol L. Mills to Robert L. Hinkle Jr.: SE/4 of Sec. 24, Twp. 42, Range 33, described.

Georgia Castle to James W. Baldwin: Part of Sec. 15, Twp. 40, Range 31, Butler, described.

Goldie Fern Page to James Kent Page, Lori Jean Page & Goldie Fern Page (Life Estate): Part of Sec. 20, Twp. 42, Range 29 & 17-42-29, described.

W.E. Grant Trust 7-6-2007 & W.E. Grant (member) to Path-ways Community Behavorial Healthcare, Inc.: Lots 11 & 12, Blk 3, Gilbert Heights Subdiv. Butler, Lot 13. Blk 3. Gilbert Heights, Butler, described.

Beulah Mae Housing to Ed-ward C. Stark (Trustee) & Ed-ward C. Stark Trust 12-15-2008: Tract 1—All of Lot 34 & part of Lots 32, 33 & 35, C.L. Mills Addn., Adrian, described. Tract 2—Lots 35, 36 & 37, C.L. Mills Addn., Adrian, described.

Court news...MARRIAGE LICENSE

Lucille MundeyRecorder of Deeds

William Leo Stephan, Apple-ton City, 55, and Deonne Evyonne Addleman, Butler, 45.

Brenton Frisco Smith, Pitts-burg, Kan., 21, and Courtney Di-ane Davis, Pittsburg, Kan., 21.

CIRCUIT COURTJames K. Journey, Judge

Diana Rich, ClerkApril 27-May 4, 2012

Donald L Barry v Virginia Lee Barry, Petition for Dissolution of Marriage filed.

Samantha M Fletcher v Jordan B Fletcher, Petition for Dissolu-tion of Marriage filed.

Jerry D Bradley v Veronika Bradley, Petition for Dissolution of Marriage filed.

21ST Mortgage Corporation v James Ratliff, Verified Petition For Replevin and Damages filed.

Jamie Barnes v Raymond Blevins, Full Order of Protection is entered.

Zachary A Morris v Staci A Morris, Dissolution of Marriage granted.

St v. Bryan E Trinkle, I: Felony burglary, II: Misd. Assault, III: Misd property damage, set for 6-18-12.

St v John Elvis Smith-Hoover, Felony passing bad checks, set for 5-21-12.

St v. Natasha D Perkins, Felony possession of controlled substance, methamphetamines/marijuana, set for 5-21-12.

St v. Natasha D Perkins, Felony receiving stolen property, set for 5-21-12.

St v. Marty W Beard, Felony escape from confinement, set for 5-21-12.

St v. James R Burrous, Felony domestic assault, set for 6-18-12.

St v. Marty W Beard, Felony DWI-aggravated offender, II: Misd. DWR/Suspended, set for 6-18-12.

St vs. Marty W Beard, I: Fel-ony resisting/interfering w/arrest for a Felony, II: Felony DWI-per-sistent offender; III:Misd. DWR, IV: Misd. C & I; V: Misd. Failed to stop for stop sign, set for 6-18-12.

St v. Marty W Beard, I: Felony DWI-persistent offender, II: Misd. Failed to drive on right half of roadway, set for 6-18-12.

Jacqueline G White v William R White, Motion to Modify Dis-solution filed.

MUNICIPAL COURTDebra A. Hopkins, Judge

Vicki S. Bond,Court Administrator

May 7, 2012

City of Butler v.Liberty Arnold No drivers li-

cense on person, GP, $100 icRebecca Baker, Fail to regis-

ter vehicle, W Rebecca Baker, No proof of

insurance, W Anthony Belk, Show cause

order, WTerry Bosch, Fail to register

vehicle, GP, $100 + $22.50 ccTerry Bosch, Driving while

license suspended, GP, SIS; 2 yrs prob; $22.50 cc; always carry li-cense; provide proof of insurance at each renewal period while on probation

Sandra Branson, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Alana Carpenter, No proof of

insurance, GP, $75 + $22.50 ccAlana Carpenter, No drivers

license on person, GP, $125 + $22.50 cc

Kenneth Chamberlain, Fail to stop at stop sign, GP, $90 ic

Bracole Coffel, Fail to regis-ter vehicle, GP, $75 ic

Michael Crawford, Disorder-ly conduct, W

Michael Crawford, Obstruct-ing an officer, W

Jessica Detienne, Probation violation, W

Alvin Downing, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Clint Edgmon, Defective equipment, GP, $200 ic

Timothy Eidson, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Johnny Fennewald, Defective equipment, GP, $300 ic

Matthew Frost, Disorderly conduct, GP, $200 + $22.50 cc + $31.50 inmate fees

Samantha Fuller, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Bernd Gerkensmeier, Speed-ing, GP, $100 ic

Melany Ghys, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Bruce Gilkey, Fail to register vehicle, GP, $75 ic

Bruce Gilkey, No motorcycle endorsement license, GP, $100 ic

Danny Green III, Posses-sion of drug paraphernalia, GP, 10 days in jail-credit for time served; costs waived

Cheryl Grubb, No drivers li-cense on person, GP, $75 ic

David Hagaman, No proof of insurance, GP, $100 ic

Arthur Helmer, Disorderly conduct, GP, $250 ic

Arthur Helmer, Assault, GP, SIS; 2 yrs prob; $22.50 cc; $20.13 inmate fees

Deborah Hill, Failure to yield, GP, $175 + $22.50 cc

Robert Hook, Probation vio-lation, W,

Kyrstan Jacobs, Defective equipment, GP, $150 ic

Eric James, Fail to register vehicle, GP, $100 ic

Jacob Jennings, No drivers li-cense on person, GP, $75 ic

Matthew Johnson, Fail to stop at stop sign, GP, $90 ic

Brian Lawrence, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Kimberly Lockard, Driving while license suspended, GP, 10 days in jail-credit for time served; costs waived; pay inmate fees of $42

Amber Lyon, Defective equipment, GP, $200 ic

Judy Martin, Child restraint violation, GP, $50 ic

Travis Minor, Show cause or-der, W

Travis Minor, Show cause or-der, W

Connie Norbury, Speeding, GP, $100 ic

Teri Ogega, No drivers li-cense on person, GP, $75 ic

Trevor Pajula, Assault, W, Trevor Pajula, Probation vio-

lation, W, Jonithan Phillips, Probation

violation, W, Laura Piland, Fail to register

vehicle, GP, $100 icMichelle Pippin, Speeding,

W, Kevin Powell, Defective

equipment, GP, $200 ic

Paul Ramriez, No drivers li-cense on person, GP, $100 ic

Paul Ramriez, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Laura Rank, Speeding, GP, $75 ic

Heather Reinke, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Gustavo Rivera, Fail to regis-ter vehicle, GP, $75 ic

Kelley Robb, No drivers li-cense on person, GP, $100 ic

Sharonity Robinson, No driv-ers license on person, GP, $100 ic

Robert S. Rogers, Ani-mal running loose, GP, $100 + $22.50 cc

Tina Rusher, No drivers li-cense on person, GP, $75 ic

Tina Rusher, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Jayme Sluder, Probation vio-lation, W

Jayme Sluder, Probation vio-lation, W

Jason Spangler, Fail to regis-ter vehicle, W

Joseph Spencer, Disorderly conduct, W

Joseph Spencer, Resisting ar-rest, W

Matthew Swarnes, Fail to register vehicle, GP, $50 + $22.50 cc

Brian N. Todd, Fail to wear seat belt, GP, $10 fine

Heather VanWinkle, Defec-tive equipment, W

Michael L. Wagner, Speed-ing, W

Kevin Wiseman, Show cause order, W

Dustin Yohe, Fail to register vehicle, GP, $75 ic

Paul Young, Fail to register vehicle, GP, $50 ic

Paul Young, Defective equip-ment, GP, $225 ic

Treatingheart disease

even whileyou sleep

A new treatment for heart disease is allowing patients to get the exercise they need to improve their cardiovas-cular health even while they sleep, watch TV, talk or lis-ten to music.

Called “EECP® thera-py”, the painless procedure has the patient lie down on a comfortable padded table while three sets of inflat-able cuffs, similar to blood pressure cuffs, are wrapped around their calves, thighs and buttocks. Triggered by the patient’s own heart beat, the cuffs are inflated with air during the heart’s resting phase, gently squeezing the lower body and pumping extra blood throughout the body, especially to the heart and coronary arteries.

“By enhancing blood flow when the heart is at rest, EECP provides even more benefits than exercise, stimulating blood vessels throughout the body so they grow, become stronger, and become better able to deliv-er more blood, oxygen, and nutrients to the body’s cells and organs,” says Dr. Ozlem Soran, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Universi-ty of Pittsburgh, and one of the world’s foremost experts on EECP therapy.

Dr. Soran says the FDA-cleared therapy is good news for the millions of heart dis-ease sufferers who are so physically limited by their heart disease symptoms that they cannot engage in even the most basic physical ac-tivities, such as walking or climbing steps.

“EECP therapy gives mil-lions of patients suffering from angina and heart fail-ure the benefit of vigorous exercise despite the patient’s limitations; it is exercise for those who cannot exercise,” says Dr. Soran.

Dr. Soran says patients who don’t feel like napping can read, listen to music, or chat with other patients dur-ing the non-invasive treat-ment, which is delivered on an outpatient basis in a series of daily one-hour ses-sions.

“The additional blood flow through the arteries stimulates the cells which line the arteries, improving their health and actually reversing arterial inflamma-

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News Xpress, Butler, Mo., Friday, May 11, 2012 11NEWS-XPRESS SPORTS

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Grizzell retires from 37years of serving children

Jess Grizzell

Jess Grizzell of Waynes-ville, Mo., who grew up in the Butler communi-

ty, recently retired from a ca-reer in education and com-munity service that spanned a period of 37 years.

He is the son of Ruth Ann Grizzell, Butler, and the late David Grizzell.

Grizzell was born in In-dependence, Mo. A 1969 graduate of Butler High School, he was a premier athlete excelling in foot-ball, golf, track and legion baseball. He also starred in school plays.

He was recruited to play football and golf at Central Missouri State in Warren-burg. After a football injury, he continued to represent the Mules Golf team. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1973. He earned his Masters in 1975 and completed his Specialist Degree in Admin-istrative Leadership from SMSU in 2007.

Grizzell began his career in Lebanon, Mo., in 1975, teaching physical education and coaching football, golf and wrestling. He served as athletic director from 1977-1979. He left Lebanon for Jackson, Tenn., where he continued his teaching and coaching career at a private

school, “Old Hickory Acad-emy.”

Grizzell arrived in the “promised land” in 1982. While at Waynesville, he has taught physical educa-tion, health and driver edu-cation; all while coaching varsity football, golf and middle school basketball. He worked to initiate the Adap-tive P.E. Program while at Waynesville Junior High.

Grizzell took a brief break from public education to work for Special Olympics-Missouri. During this time he was employed as Direc-tor of Sports and Training, overseeing 2,000 coaching and over 20,000 athletes for all competitions and served as an advocate for the ath-letes. He presented training sessions and served as Head Coach at International Spe-cial Olympics.

Upon returning to Waynesville, he worked at Pick Elementary and coached football. He was selected as Waynesville Middle School Assistant Principal, and later served as principal of Wood Mid-dle School. When the two middle schools combined, he returned to Waynesville Middle School where he was principal until his re-tirement. As an administra-

tor, he served on the TABS committee, P.D.C. adminis-trator representative to the Technology and Facilities Committees. He also served as administrator of the Al-ternative School.

Grizzell was active in many state and national organizations. He served as Middle Level Represen-tative on the Board of the Missouri Association of Secondary School Princi-pals (MASSP). He served as President of the South Central District of MASSP. He received several recogni-tions over his 37 year career of serving children in edu-cation such as:

CTA Administrator of the Year: MSTA Admin-istrator of the Year (2005-2006) and in 2007 was named Missouri Associa-tion of Secondary School Principals, Middle School Principal of the Year.

Grizzell taught six years for Drury University. He has served as a Waynesville City Councilman and vol-unteered as a youth coach for several organizations. He was active in many civic organizations, including Ki-wanis, where he and Cindy devoted many years work-ing Project Graduation.

Jess’s tenure of serving

children throughout his professional career and as a member of a caring commu-nity is matched by few.

On a personal note, as a former student, athlete, neighbor, colleague, board of education member and friend, I have always had the utmost respect and ad-miration for Jess. No matter the situation or the setting, Jess has always conducted himself in a professional manner (except for maybe a couple of Halloween get-to-gethers) He has always been an excellent mentor and friend, both professionally and personally, and I cher-ish our friendship.–Reported.

TRACK AND FIELD

Bears, Lady Bears qualify forSectionals this Saturday

Track coach Aaron Allen reports his team turned in great performances at the district meet last Saturday at Archie with two qualifying to move on to the Sectional meet this Saturday at St. Joseph:

Stacey Davenport, 2nd, 300 meter hurdles.Trey Mareth, 4th, triple jump.Other top 8 finishers were: Austin Shatto, 8th, discus throw; 8th, shot put.

Relay Teams4x800, 8th: Mauricio Perez, Jordan Olson, Jared Best, Jesse

Donovan.4x100, 7th:Kyle Martin, Corbin Duffield, Stacy Davenport,

Trey Mareth.4x400, 7th: Corbin Duffield, Mauricio Perez, Stacy Daven-

port, Trey Mareth.• • • •

GIRLS DISTRICT CHAMPSTop 4 finishers advancing to Sections Saturday:Kiersten Morris, 1st, 100m hurdles.4x400m run, 1st: Kassidy Hannah, Kayla Morris, Brytani

Musick, Kiersten Morris w/a PR of 4:15.83.Brytani Musick, 2nd, 800m run.Kayla Morris, 4th, 100m dash.4x800m Relay, 2nd: Brytani Musick, Tabitha Foote, Jenay

Rosier, Maggie Massey w/a PR of 11:15.53.4x200m Relay, 2nd: Maggie Massey, Kayla Morris, Kassidy

Hannah, Kiersten Morris w/a PT of 1:52.90.4x100 Relay, 3rd: Maggie Massey, Kayla Morris, Kassidy

Hannah, Kiersten Morris.Top 8 Finishers

Ashleigh Floyd, 5th, 100m hurdles w/a PR, 5th place 300m hurdles.

Tabitha Foote, 6th, 3200m run.Savannah Smading, 7th, high jump.Sam Hooper, 8th, discus throw.

Two golfers qualify for stateCongratulations goes out to three members of the Butler

Bears golf team who competed in the Missouri Sectional 4 Golf Tournament in St. Joseph Wednesday.

Of the 51 golfers in the mix, Joe Strauch placed 11th with a low score of 82.

Brett Miller placed 15th with a low score of 85. Both qualified for state.

Brian Todd placed 43rd with a score of 100, but he unfor-tunately did not qualify.

Coach Scott Myers said, “We should be very proud of each one of them.”

The state tournament is May 14-15 in Springfield.

Regular spring turkey harvest totals 40,447Jefferson City, Mo. •

Hunters checked 40,447 tur-keys during Missouri’s regu-lar spring turkey season, up by 2,120 from 38,327 last spring, or about one percent. The harvest of 4,319 turkeys during this year’s spring youth weekend, March 31 and April 1, brought the

2012 spring turkey harvest to 44,766, up about one percent from 2011. Youth hunters harvested 3,893 tur-keys during the 2011 spring youth weekend for a 2011 spring total of 42,220.

Top harvest counties dur-ing the regular 2012 spring turkey season, April 16

through May 6, were Frank-lin with 852, Texas with 803 and Greene with 698.

The Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation (MDC) recorded four non-fatal firearms-related turkey hunting incidents and no fa-talities.

The bulk of birds taken during both this year’s youth weekend and regular spring season were adult gobblers with 31,813, or about 71 per-cent. Juvenile male turkeys (jakes) comprised almost 28 percent with 12,445 birds. Bearded hens made up one percent with 508.

Turkey harvest totals by county are available online at mdc.mo.gov/node/17396.

The West Central Warriors semi-pro football team will be back at the home field Saturday. The scheduled opponent Jackson Apaches cancelled, however, the Arkansas Lions will be in town for the 3:30 p.m. kickoff. Advance tickets sold for the Apaches matchup will be honored for the Lions game.

Photo, video contestfocuses on the farm

Jefferson City • The Missouri Department of Agriculture launched the 3rd annual Focus on Mis-souri Agriculture contest, asking Missourians to help capture the unique stories and images of agriculture through photographs and videos.

The contest, which will run through June 15, asks amateur photographers and videographers from all over the state to submit their best images of a beau-tiful Missouri farm, a snap-shot of a farm tractor that has been in the family for years or the fun and excite-ment of a child at agritour-ism operation.

“This contest will allow Missourians to share their

favorite moments on their farms with others who share a love for agricul-ture and those that want to learn more about life on the farm,” said Director of Agriculture Dr. Jon Hagler. “Every farm in our state has a story to tell and this is a great way to capture those stories and to share them with others.”

The Focus on Missouri Agriculture Photo and Video Contest is open to Missouri’s amateur pho-tographers of all ages. Par-ticipants may enter up to three photos in each of the five categories and up to two videos in each of three categories. The photog-raphy categories include: The Beauty of the Farm,

Faces of the Farm, The Farming Life, The Pride of the Farm and Children’s Barnyard, which is open to photographers age 12 and under. Videography cat-egories include: Stories of Years Gone By, Humorous Farm Stories and Farm Safety, in which videog-raphers create 30-second public service announce-ments on the importance of safety on the farm.

2nd AnnualHorseshoePitching

TournamentButler Masonic Lodge 254

announces its second annual horseshoe pitching tourna-ment coming up Saturday, May 19.

Registration starts at 9:30 a.m. and tournament begins at 10 at the lodge on North Business 71.

The Masons asks for the participation of your employ-er or compamy. Challenge lo-cal businesses. Single players and teams are encouraged to play. Come and support your favorite business.

Cost: $10 per person; $20 a team. 1st $75; 2nd $50; 3rd $25. Concessions open.

For more information www.butlermasons.org.

For a complete list of rules and guidelines, visit http://mda.mo.gov/fo-cus/. Photos and videos submitted to the contest will be placed on the con-test website and available on the Department’s Flickr group and YouTube page. Photos must be submitted by June 15.

More information about the Missouri Department of Agriculture and its pro-grams is available online at http://www.mda.mo.gov.

★NOTICE★If you wish to contribute to

the Amen Society’s monument for the 1st Kansas Colored In-fantry, contact: Troy Burton, 212 Wells; or Walter Wright, 604 East Pine—all Butler, Mo. 64730.

12 News Xpress, Butler, Mo., Friday, May 11, 2012

Jim Scott, a lifetime resident of Bates County, is seeking election to the Bates County Commission from the northern district.

“As a candidate for the northern commissioner, I want to assure voters that I will use a common sense approach to how and where their tax support will be spent. I also will work to be accessible to residents of the county, making their concerns a priority of the offi ce.”

Scott, a graduate of Adrian High School, worked 22 years as a juvenile offi cer. He started in that role with the 29th Judicial Circuit and continued in the 27th Judicial Circuit, working primarily in Bates County. He was a member of the board of directors of the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association.

He serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Center of Bates County and the organization’s executive board in Jasper County.

Scott, 61, comes from a farming background. His parents operated a dairy in Bates County. He served as president to the Future Farmers of America at Adrian High School and was a 4-H youth specialist for two years for the University of Missouri Extension Service in Bates County.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree, with an emphasis in sociology and psychology, from Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. He served as a co-director of the Southwest Missouri Domestic Violence Coalition.

Scott makes his home in rural Bates County with his wife, Patricia, and daughter, Rebekah. He has been an active member in the Adrian Optimist Club, holding regional posts with the youth service organization’s West Missouri District.

Serving six years in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, Scott is employed as a community support specialist by Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare Inc., Butler.

My goal as the Northern County Commissioner will be to uphold the integrity of the offi ce and to serve to the best of my ability. I would appreciate your vote.”

Ad paid for by candidate

Andrew Cochran Makena Thompson Logan Wheatley

DAR announces scholarshipsHarmony Mission Chapter of Bates County, Daughters of the American Revolu-

tion has selected four area High School seniors to receive the 2012 Leeta and Irene Wagy Memorial Scholarship. To receive this scholarship the student must attend a Missouri school and be enrolled in at least 12 credited hours per semester. This scholarship is renewable in the amount of $500.00 per semester for up to eight semesters.

The students selected are: Andrew Nicholas Cochran, a senior at the Adrian R-III High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Cochran. Andrew has enrolled in University of Missouri in Columbia. He is pursuing a career in journalism.

Amanda Nicole Carter, is a senior at the Appleton City High School. She is the daughter of Bobby Carter and her plans are to attend the State Fair Community College. Her career plans are to become a registered nurse.

Makena Louise Thompson, is a senior at the Hume High School. She is the daughter of Delanya Thompson. Her plans are to go Evangel University and she too is seeking a career as a registered nurse.

Logan Palmer Wheatley, is a senior at the Rich Hill High School. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Darren Wheatley. Logan plans to attend college at Missouri State University. His career plans are in the field of agriculture.

Note: Photo of Amanda Carter not available.

State FBLA competitorsButler R-5 students recently competed in State FBLA Contests. Three students brought home Top 10 Honors. (from left) Senior Nathan McGuire, Chapter Presi-dent- 4th Place in Help Desk; Freshman Caleb Jett-5th Place in Introduction to Technology Concepts; Freshman Slate Hayes- 6th Place in Introduction to Tech-nology Concepts.–Submitted.

At 10 a.m. April 29, the city hall of Rockville opened for the 56th reunion. April showers continued all morning. Several umbrel-las, wet jacket, lots of, “I haven’t seen you since last year”; “good to see you”; and “how are you?” visit-ing took place. After lunch the rain stopped and it was a beautiful afternoon.

President Mary Johannig-meier welcomed 61 alumni and visitors. She asked a blessing for our meal. Sher-lene Todd catered the meal of smoked turkey, potatoes, baked beans, bread and des-sert.,

The meeting opened by showing the old film of many Rockville residents. This brought to mind a sto-ry Sherlene Todd told of her Aunt Mildred Motts taking her brother to high school because of a divorce in the family. She received much teasing which created her writing a very funny poem.

Business began with the minutes read and approved. Patty Schmidt made the motion. Carried. Treasury reported a collection of $215.00. A balance from

last year was $449.10.Those we had records of

passing on were: Claud Bock, Eddie Dodds, Bob Fryer, Jack and Ruth Griggs, John Godley, Edward Harkrader, Charles Johnson, Bernice Motts, Melvin Ruehling, Ruby Schenker, Jim Sc-house, Aaron Siegismund, Ester Vogt and Raymond Williams. A moment of si-lence was observed to honor these.

Fifteen veterans were recognized and thanked for their service. Certificates were given to the oldest woman attending, Georgia Siegismund Williams; the oldest man Adolph Roberts; the only teacher, Charlotte Siegismund Hirni; the great-est distance Patty Schmidt. Roll call began with the year of 1937 through 1952. Sev-eral grade school students were recognized.

Emerson Smith told of his parents who graduated at Rockville. He remembered playing basketball against Adrian on a dirt court at the school before moving the games, plays etc. to the city hall.

Old business was pur-

Rockville annualalumni reunion

chasing a speaker system. At the cost Virgil Fox and Mary had investigated, the expense was more than we could afford. Charles Siegismund suggested we keep attempting to purchase it. Howard Parker volun-teered to check what he could find.

Marlyne Grogg moved to give Appleton City school $25 for loaning us a projector to show the DVD. Motion carried. Emma Siegismund Cassidy moved to pay $75 for the use of the city hall, motion carried.

Thank you cards will be mailed to Harold Kreissler for making the certificates without cost that were pre-sented. A special thanks to Virgil Fox for the DVD; Sherlene Todd for catering the meal; to Lucy Melton for the memorabilia of the apron, crazy quilt and pic-tures of Donna Bailey.

Nomination were opened for new officers. No nomi-nation or volunteers. Emma Cassidy suggest the present officers continue. All ac-cepted. The meeting was dismissed.–Reported.

Another road board meet-ing in the history books. Had a great meeting, this past Tuesday. Terry, Wes, Diane, and I had a great meeting, paid bills, got caught up on other things that affect the Charlotte Township, then had a scrumptious dinner prepared by Diane. All in all a great meeting!

I would like to take this time to explain myself, in re-gard to calling my road, the road I grew up on and chose to purchase property on. My remark, my statement if you will, of calling my road “Hell Road” was what was told to me. I did not call my road “Hell Road”. I was telling you, my readers, what it was affectionately called by others. Others being, the men who work on the water lines for no. 4. Hope I have set the re-

cord straight. Also, if anyone has a problem with anything I write, approach me and only me. My number is clearly put at the top of this article, for a reason! If you have the guts to complain to someone else, have the guts to complain to me. Enough Said?

I missed the moon Satur-day night...hope all enjoyed it. I am sure there will be vid-eo of it on the news as well as youtube and Facebook. Just got side tracked and even put a remainder on my phone and still missed it. I guess I’m getting old and forgetful. Ha!

Speaking of getting old...I really enjoyed C. A. Moore’s column this week, about hav-ing/wanting to go take a nap on a bench on the courthouse lawn. I can just see him do-ing that. I recall seeing a lot of folks hanging out on the benches, while there wives made the rounds around the square shopping,. Guess that is a thing of the past now...although, you can still get a

taste of it at Walmart. Their benches a full, from time to time, with husbands waiting on their better halves, while shopping. My Father was a true testament to that, let me tell ya, many times, that is where he could be found.....

Roy and Misty have been enjoying fishing my old pond...Roy says the fish are getting pretty nice again. I am just glad that they are getting some enjoyment out of it. I haven’t fished it in two years. Not to mention, haven’t had the opportunity to get it mowed this year. It just got away from me in a hurry and now to tall for my mower.

Took my wife to the new Thrift Shop on Rice Road. She said it was pretty nice. She was able to find some wooden shades, that she just couldn’t live without. I have to admit, they do look nice. While she was there shop-ping, I took my leave, to get a lawn tractor tire fixed. I took it to the new Wilson’s Tire in

the old Wally World Com-plex. I know my good friend Shobe, really likes it, with the lifts and all. He did a bang up job on my tire and had me in and out in record time! Thanks my friend. You know, that place looks a lot bigger when it is empty. We didn’t get to take in much of the city wide garage sales did manage a couple though. Had way too much to do...

I spent most of the day mowing Saturday, got a little sun as well. I have to tell you, there is nothing like the crisp, clean air in the country. All of our fruit trees are loaded. Come on peaches...I can’t wait. While mowing for six hours, it gives you time to re-flect on things, see things you wouldn’t normally, and see exactly, just how much traf-fic there is on our old road. When I was a kid, you were lucky to see one or two vehi-cles coming down the road....Now there is 50 to 60 mini-mum! These people, do not all live on this road. I have no idea who most of them are or where they are going...they just keep coming and keep going!

My Daughter Natalie wrote the most eloquent state-ment on Facebook yesterday. She was describing her day out with our precious grand-daughter, Morgan. They went up to take in “Harry’s Haydays”, in Grandview, Mo. They had just a wonder-ful time together, as explained in a Mother’s Message, to all her friends and family. If you have Facebook and are friends with Natalie, please take the time to read. It put a tear in my eyes...this is something I usually pull off on Natalie, in a card of well wishes. She is always saying....is this going

to make me cry? Well, she made me do the same. Very, very sweet message of a moth-er’s love and the closeness she shares with her daughter. It also makes a good reflection of Natalie’s mother as well. Good people and glad to call them all family.

Today is Sunday, the day I usually write my article. I have found, that it helps, when I make notes through-out the week and send them to my email...getting old and forgetful is showing on me....but it works. I am planning on taking Lisa to the “Ti-tanic” Exhibition in KC. We have been trying to get away for weeks, maybe today, God willing. We also have a visitor coming today...Susie Church. We always love having her out. She is part of the fam-ily and has been for several years. Last time she was out, we shared a new TV show with her, she hadn’t heard of... “Total Blackout”. If you haven’t seen it...do! Unfortu-nately, Susie was unable to attend, due to ear problems. Hope you get to feeling bet-ter. That “Swimmer’s Ear” is hell!

I took Lisa on a little Sun-day drive today. We went, mainly to check on my moth-er, she had taken off consider-ably earlier than normal, for church. The Virginia Mission was having their “Mother’s Day” festivities today. Usu-ally, the men make breakfast for all the mothers. We found her/her car, safe and sound, with her car parked at the Vir-ginia Mission. It was where she always parks, right in front of the front doors. We then traveled up to Route 52, turned west and continued up to the first gravel road South and took it all the way to

Take time to honor mothers

Route V just seeing the sights. We then went West on Route V and continued Southwest across the river and further south to the first gravel road right. I was showing Lisa all the hay fields I use to work as a kid. We ventured on to find the old Golding farm and went even further. We stopped along the way to dig up some beautiful wild flow-ers and then came up on a very large “Snapper!” Natu-rally, I had to get out a play with the thing. The only two comments out of Lisa were, “God he is huge” and “Don’t hurt him”. He was give my stick a good work over. After a while, it was so long “Mr. Snapper”! We had driven all the way down to the Hume area and back home again. I still had a few more “Honey Do’s” to take care of and we had company coming...

This coming weekend is “Mother’s Day” please spend time with or on the phone with your mothers. After all, they are the ones that gave you life. Life is short, take the time. We will be observing “Mother’s Day” for all the mothers in my family, at our house, with family from near and far...and BBQ...did I say BBQ? I can’t wait!

I would like to close by, sending our thoughts and prayers, out to friends that have recently lost loved ones. The Steiner family and the Rabourn family, both lost loved ones. Very sorry for your loss, know they are in a much better place now, free of worry and pain. Till we meet again. Jingle...Jingle...Jingle...miss ya Dad!

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A sincere thank you for the prayers over the years. Bob’s illnesses and for our family. Thank you to those who brought food, sent flowers, gave to the Memorial Fund to the Adrian Manor. Thank you for the hugs and words of comfort and en-couragement. To the Adrian Manor and staff for their good care. To the Atkinson Funeral Home for their service and help. To Pastor Mike and Rev. Larry Neil for their comforting words. To our family and friends for being there for us. God bless each of you. Ruth Moles, Dale & Linda Moles, Carol & John Turpin, Kenny & Dara Moles, Betty & Gwaine Arney. a

2012 AC FARMERS’ MARKET: Get the freshest produce in town by visiting the AC Farmers’ Market. The Market will be held each Saturday from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. beginning May 19 and running through September 29. The Market will feature a vari-ety of “homegrown” fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, jams, jellies, honey and eggs. It will be lo-cated at the corner of 4th Street and Walnut Street in Appleton City, on the sidewalk in front of the former Yoss Grocery Store. For more information and/or to reserve a space please contact Erin Snyder at 660-492-0912, Cindy Arms 660-476-2464 or Wendy Engeman at 417-309-0625. b

SCHUMAN’S VINYL SIDING & MORE: Siding, soffitt, facia, windows, free estimates. Call Clint, 660-200-5484, 660-679-3364. z

PERFECT HEAT:No inside mess, forced air heat, wood warmth and all the hottest wa-ter you can use. 660-598-4191. HARDY OUTSIDE WOOD-BURNING STOVE. z

R.B. CONSTRUCTION:Bobcat, backhoe, rock hammer & dump truck work, driveways, culverts, excavation, water lines, septic systems, gradework, building pads, pond work, tree work, fallout shelters sold & installed, concrete tear out & replace, etc. Reasonably priced, quality work. Call Rex 660-925-3138, cell 816-510-0048. z

GRP CONSTRUC-TION:660-679-1375. All types of remodeling, bathrooms, kitchens, flooring, texturing, decks, windows, trenching, li-censed electrician and plumb-er. zfp

R&K CONSTRUCTION:Vinyl siding, windows, home repair, certified vinyl installer, free es-timates. Roy Welliver, 660-267-3698. z

HAIL DAMAGE:Roof and sid-ing repair. For free estimate call R&K Construction, Roy Welliv-er, 816-804-5297. z

ROY LEWIS CONSTRUC-TION: New or remodel, over 20 years experience. Kitchen or bath remodel, decks, win-dow & door replacement, trim, dry wall, electrical, roofing, any type of home or barn repair. 816-738-1238, z

REPAIR & PARTS for all brands available at Del’s. We also do service calls. Del’s Appliance, Heating & Cooling, 56 E. Main, Adrian, 816-297-2228. z

FOR ALL YOUR CARPET & up-holstery cleaning needs please call Cliffs Carpet Cleaning 660-679-5657. z

PARKER’S CHIMNEY SER-VICE: Cleaning, inspection, repairs, all major credit cards accepted. Licensed & insured. www.ParkersChimney.com 660-424-0970. z

DIAMOND DRYWALL:20 years experience. Taping, finishing, some hanging, spraying and texturing. Call for estimates. Cell 913-208-8778, home 816-619-4670. 2&4eow

DAVE’S KITCHEN CABINET REFACING: Get a new kitchen look for a friction of the cost by replacing your doors and drawer fronts. Also fireplace mantles and any other cabi-net needs. No job too small. Licensed, Bonded, Insurance. 20 years experience. View my website at www.davescabin-etrefacing.com 417-389-4475. z1345wom

STUMP REMOVAL:Quality ser-vice, reasonable rates, Call for estimates. Daryl Koehn 417-395-2475. 1&3womz

IF YOUR BUDGET IS STRETCHED ON WELDING SUPPLIES: Then check out my prices before you pay too much. Roger’s Oxygen and Acetylene Service, office 660-679-5368 or cell 660-679-7187. 3womz

STARTER & ALTERNATOR REPAIRS: Import, semi truck, farm and industrial. Light House Auto Sales & Repair, 608 N. Scott, Belton, MO 64012. 816-322-6324 z

BUY, SELL, TRADE:Farm trac-tors and machinery, parts for sale. Austin Farms Salvage, Butler, MO. 660-679-4080. 8:30 am - 5 pm Mon. - Fri.; 9-12 Sat. Closed Sunday. z

DEWEY’S TREE SERVICE: Complete tree service, tree trimming & removals. ANSI A300 pruning standards, buck-et truck, chipper. We use climb-ing gear not tree spikes. Dewey Dirks, owner, 660-424-4567, 816-922-9830. z

YES:We buy, sell and trade antiques and collectibles. The Dusty Attic, 813 North Orange, Butler, Missouri. 660-679-9911. Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. every-day. z

CUSTOM DRAPERIES & UP-HOLSTERY: Blinds, shades, verticals and minis. 25% off thru June 8th. 660-267-3103. z

FOUR RIVERS STORAGE UNITS LLC: Junction B & 71 Hwy., Rich Hill, MO. Joe Bridge-water 660-679-1737, Tom Bridgewater 660-464-1501. 10x5, 10x15, 10x25 sizes. z

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JOHNSON EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING: Backhoe and trenching service, driveway repair, culverts and small jags, rock hauling. 660-424-0006. z

BRENT JACOBS PLUMBING & HOME IMPROVEMENT: Back-hoe service, drain cleaning, all types of plumbing repairs, full bathroom and kitchen remod-els, ceramic tile, home repairs. 816-863-5052 z

CARPETS CLEANED:Without steam or over wetting Enviro-Dry Carpet Cleaning “The Drier, Greener, Carpet Cleaner!” Free Estimates. 816-654-5067. z

HOMETOWN CONSTRUC-TION: Basement wall repair, foundation repair, mobile home foundations, blocks, siding, window, carpet & tile. Depend-able work, Reasonable rates. 660-424-9205. z

WOODWARD EXCAVATING: For all your dirt needs, ponds, fence rows, tree clearing, wa-terways and terraces. Contact Adam Woodward at 816-718-6513. 16b1

LOOOOK:Siding from $235 a square installed, 10 square minimum. Windows from $170 installed, 5 minimum. Call MO_KAN 1-877-44MOKAN, 1-877-446-6526. z

BUYING SCRAP METAL:Unwanted cars, trucks, vans, big trucks, buses, farm equipment, big metal piles. cleaning up farms, paying cash in advance. 660-643-7320, cell 660-679-1223. z

BUYING CARS, TRUCKS, VANS, FARM EQUIPMENT: For scrap metal. Will pick up. Pay cash. 660-643-7320, cell 660-679-1223. z

JESS’S STARTER AND AL-TERNATOR REPAIR: Special-izing in farm tractors, semi and industrial. 816-914-9563. Call before you come. Old 71 South, Rich Hill, MO. z

HOUSE LEVELING:Foundation repair, concrete/pier/beam foun-dations, shaky floors, cracked bricks, etc. Call Jerry at Mattin-gley Masonry. 816-862-6818 z

RICH HILL MEAT PROCESS-ING: Custom slaughtering and processing. We have openings for your butcher beef and pork. Call us for an appointment. 417-395-4161. We also sell: ground beef, steaks, roasts and more. Owner: Lavern Schultz. 8a4

LET US DO THE WORK FOR YOU: We will clean and seal or stain your outdoor wood deck, siding, fence or other structure for an affordable cost. D&D Power Washing and Deck Res-toration, call Mike or Bonnie, 660-267-3192. z

WE WASH HOUSES AND ANY OTHER OUTDOOR STRUC-TURES: D&D Power Washing and Deck Restoration, 660-267-3192. z

OXYGEN & ACETYLENE: You can now exchange your bottles at Green’s Welding and Sales in Appleton City. 660-476-5598 z

WE WANT YOUR STUFF: We will clean out homes, estates, storage units, barns, repos-sessed homes, rental houses, whatever. Realtors and lenders -- Call us, we leave the home show ready. If you have a houseful or one piece you want to get ride of call us 660-885-5100. z

AIR CONDITIONING SER-VICE: Reasonable rates. Bridg-es Service, 816-297-2880. z

PAINTING:Small town pastor trying to make a living. One story houses or inside walls. Also do home repairs. May call 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 660-925-3185, Dwayne. 5b1

CLOTHES CLOSET:Upscale resale boutique, southside of Butler square. Lots of inventory carrying sizes 4T-5X. 4b2

HOCKETT’S TREE TRIMMING: Tree trimming and removal. Ex-cellent clean up. Dustin Hock-ett, owner, 816-803-8948. 2a2

PRO-CH COOLING & HEAT-ING: 35+ years experience, service and installation, $250 off new installation outside ac units and heat pumps plus double labor warranties. Offer good through May 2012. 913-837-0077. z

SALON BOOTH RENTALS: $100/week. Downtown Louis-burg, KS. Great opportunity for licensed stylists & nail tech. 913-980-8700. 4b9

NOTICE FARIVIEW CEM-ETERY: Fairview Cemetery is in dire need of monetary dona-tions to maintain the grounds and to keep up mowing. As you honor your loved ones please do so with a donation. Send do-nations to: Jean VanHorn, Rt. 4, Box 220, Butler, MO, 64730. b

NOTICE DOUBLE BRANCH CEMETERY: Double Branch Cemetery is in dire need of monetary donations to main-tain the grounds and to keep up mowing. As you honor your loved ones please do so with a donation. Send donations to: Jean VanHorn, Rt. 4 Box 220, Butler, MO 64730. b

NOTICE ROGERS CEME-TERY: Rogers Cemetery is in dire need of monetary dona-tions to maintain the grounds and to keep up mowing. As you honor your loved ones please do so with a donation. Send Donations to: Jean VanHorn, Rt. 4, Box 220, Butler, MO. 64730. b

MARJ’S STATUARY:Large supply, angels large/small, fountains, pumps, gazing balls. 71 Hwy. 2 miles north Adrian - E. Hwy., signs. 816-297-2838. b

DO IT RIGHT CONSTRUC-TION: For all your remodeling needs. 20 percent off siding the month of May. Build commer-cial and residential. Licensed and insured. 660-525-3171.

SALES CONTINUES 25% OFF STARTING FRIDAY, APRIL 27: In stock. Town Square Hard-ware, Southside Butler square. 660-679-5832. bfp

LOOKING FOR AN AFFORD-ABLE: Medicare Supplement? Call David Noble 1-800-838-5576. z

NEW & USED HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT: Clean, good con-dition items at affordable dis-counted prices, shower chairs, self standing commodes, raised toilet seats, canes, crutches, walkers, aluminum reach grab-ber, wheelchairs and more. If you’re household budget is stretched, check with “This-N-That Sales”, Butler, Mo. 660-679-7748. z

DIABETIC TEST STRIPS WANTED: Must not be expired, most brands needed, I pay cash. Call Tom 417-667-2286. 4b25

GREEN COFFEE EXT: Einu Oil, Nature Sunshine Products. Great prices for spices for can-ning season. Sandy’s Herb Shop, 200 N. Main, Butler. 660-679-5060. fpz

NANNY TO PROVIDE:Care for special needs child before and after school and during sum-mers. Weekly salary or hourly rate negotiable. Call 816-808-0707. a

HELP WANTED:Waitress/bar-tender/cook full or part-time. Amsterdam Cafe. 660-267-3209. z

ADRIAN MANOR HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER: A 60 bed skilled nursing home located in Adrian, MO, is now accepting applications for an individual to assist part-time with Resident Activities. Ap-plicant should be ambitious, dependable energetic and possess the ability to interact readily and spontaneously with our residents. Apply online at www.adrianmanor.com or stop by and apply using our online application process. No phone calls please. 402 W 1st Street, Adrian, MO. 64720. EOE 3b25

NOW HIRING:Companies des-perately need employees to as-semble products at home. No selling, any hours. $500 weekly potential. Info. 1-985-646-1700 Dept. MO-1601. 2a2

DRIVERS:O / O Home Weekly! No Touch! Great Benefits! Ded-icated Round-trip lanes CDL-A w/ 6 mo. Exp. Req. 888-300-9935. a

TIRED OF TRUCKING COM-PANIES: Setting you up for failure? $1500 sign on bonus + many perks. Excellent CSA scores short haul, long haul, re-gional. Refreshers welcome. 1 year exp. needed with Hazmat, (will help acquire). Connie/Mar-nie 866-374-8487. 2a9

WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI COMMUNITY ACTION AGEN-CY: In-Home Health Services is looking for an In-Home Aide for the Appleton City area. This is a part-time position. CNA preferred but not required. Valid DL, SS Card and reliable transportation is a require-ment. Background screening though the DHSS Family Care Safety Registry done before hire. Benefit package including Health, Dental, STD, and Paid Term Life and AD&D Ins. after 90 days. Please apply online at www.wcmcaa.org or call 1-800-293-3879 ext. 1418 Kelly for more information. EOE 2b9

HELP NEEDED:Babysitter for 3 yr. old 5 days a week. My house or yours. Call 573-569-3818, leave voice mail. a

SEEKING RN:For Vernon and Bates County to join our team of home care nurses. Call Sac Osage HHC 1-888-876-0757. 2b9

NOTICE:Protect what you have with insurance from COOK IN-SURANCE Agency, Inc., 660-679-6188, Butler, Mo. z

LIMOUSIN BULLS:Blacks and Reds, Limousin females bred & open, Double J Ranch, 417-842-3353, Ron cell 417-214-0279, Will cell 417-350-9810.

CORN FED BUFFALO: Sold by pound, 1/4, 1/2 or whole, Also $50 or $75 bundles. Call for hours and directions. Scott Farms, 660-476-5843, Apple-ton City. z

ANGUS BULLS:14 to 20 month, low birth weight and gentle. Will keep until turn out time. 660-679-1382 z

BULLS FOR SALE:Angus, Simmental, Sim Angus - good birth weight, good performance. Tested and ready to go. 417-214-0290 or 417-825-3022. 5b25

LOST:Doberman Pincher, male and Pit bull, female. Missing from Garden City area, willing to drive if found. No questions asked. 816-672-9342 2a2

REGISTERED BLACK ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: 16 months to 3 year olds. Good disposition and growth. Call Matt Kohler. 816-679-4966. 4b2

FARM RAISED corn fed locker beef. Available quarter, half or whole. Call Matt Kohler 816-679-4966. 4b2

MISSING DOG:Female white Jack Russell, west 52 area around the Highway Barn. 660-227-9065. b

LABRADOR FREE TO GOOD HOME: 10 months, house trained, enthusiastic. 660-679-1266, call now. a

FOR SALE:3 yr. old simmental angus bull. Came from Rotert. $2000. 660-679-8089 a

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES: Blue Merle and Red Merle, Black Tri and Red Tri. Also Red Bone and Walker coon hound pups, shots and wormed. 417-825-9451 leave message. a

CHICK DAY:In Adrian. Jersey giants, and other chicks inc. game. Ducklings, Muscovy ducks. Fresh goats milk also available for your calves, or other livestock or yourself. Call 660-200-6160 leave message if no answer. Call 660-200-5485 leave message also. b

FOR SALE: Farm machinery & equipment. 816-682-4808. z

FOR SALE:Bush Hog brand rotary mowers (rigid and flex-wing) hay tedders, wheel rakes zero-turn lawn mowers. Schell City T&T, Schell City, MO. 417-432-3101. z

WANTED:Standing Timber. Certified cutters, highest pric-es paid. Cash up front or on shares. Ron Jones, 417-321-3190. 2&4womz

GLEANER N7 COMBINE: 20 ft. flex head, ready to fescue or wheat. 660-679-1382 z

WANTED:Someone to bale hay on shares. 10 miles SW of Rich Hill. Approx. 40-90 acres. 417-395-4932. 4b2

CUSTOM HAY BALING:Mow, rake and bale. Big bales and wire tied square bales. Cash or shares. 660-492-2192 or 660-492-7305. 2a2

FOR SALE:1996 Vermeer 605K baler 6500 bale count; Hesston 5500 baler. 913-757-2032, cell 913-731-9397. 4a2

FOR SALE:John Deere 935 MoCo good condition, ready to go. 660-832-4481 2b2

FOR SALE:Straw small square bales $3. 816-657-2622. 4b2

WANTED PASTURE/HAY GROUND: Farmer looking for pasture/hay ground. Will fertil-ize, mend fences and brush control. Will pay cash rent or share. Call 660-267-3417. 2b2

FOR SALE:Dew-Eze hay bed fits single wheel trucks $4000. 816-590-4585 or 816-657-4541. 2b2

FOR SALE:JD disk 18 ft. with wings new tires and cylinder $2000. 816-590-4585 or 816-657-4541 2b2

FOR SALE:1991 Ford 3/4 ton, 4x4 with flat bed, makes nice farm truck $3000. 816-590-4585 or 816-657-4541 2b2

BALLARD FEED SPRING SALE: 200 lb. Crystalyx fly tubs, reg. $140 sale $120; 5 li-ter Cattle Pour-on wormer reg. $80 sale $59.95; 16’ med. duty gates reg. $110 sale $85; Ter-minator fly tags reg. $1.20 sale 85¢; Freon 134A 12 oz. cans reg. $16 sale $9; Nutre beef fly mineral $5.40 get 7th free. 816-297-4447 2b2

FOR SALE:Straw bales $3. 660-679-4403. 5b2

FOR SALE:1952 Super M Far-mall, needs paint, runs good. 417-321-9100. Butler area. a

20+ ACRES AVAILABLE FOR HAYING: 2 miles north Amster-dam. 660-464-0071. a

FOR SALE:Brinley 42 inch wide pull type aerator/drop seeder/fertilizer $50; push drop seed-er/fertilizer $20. 417-884-2667

CUSTOM HAY BALING:Linn County area. Mow, rake and bale square bales. 913-669-5888 3a9

FOR SALE:855 New Holland baler. Also 469 hay swather $1000 each. 620-224-6744

FOR SALE:5580 Hesston round baler field ready. 785-229-2379

GARAGE SALE:210 W. Vine, Butler Thurs., Fri. & Sat. Lots of infant boy’s and girl’s, children and adult clothes. a

YARD SALE:507 Bates St., Rockville. May 10, 11, 12, 8-? If rain May 17, 18, 19. b

ESTATE SALE:Friday and Sat-urday, 201 E. 4th St., Urich, MO, 10:00 to 2:00 top floor of Consalus Building. Antique furniture, comics, CB/Hamm equipment, crafts, beanie ba-bies, lots of china, Ducks Un-limited framed prints, vintage and new perfumes, cookbooks, jewelry, baseball card collec-tion, lots of old pictures, vintage jewelry boxes, princess house, watch for signs. z

ANNUAL RUMMAGE & BAKE SALE: Saturday, May 12, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sacred Heart Church, Mound City. Something for ev-eryone. a

GARAGE SALE:Friday & Sat-urday, May 11 & 12, 18049 E. 300 Rd., Prescott, KS. 913-471-4931. Located between Hwy. 69 & Hwy. 7. a

YARD SALE:Tapes, books, linens, what nots, sewing ma-chine, TV antenna, fence char-ger, much more. May 11 & 12, 8-5. 204 S. Main, Butler. a

BARN SALE:5/12/12 Hundreds of new items, antiques, vin-tage jewelry, furniture, smalls. Prescott all city garage sale. 3000 Ungeheuer Rd. b

3 FAMILY YARD SALE:Rich Hill. Friday, May 11, 8-5; Sat-urday, May 12, 8-2. First house north of Rich Hill Meat Process-ing. Go south on 6th St. to end of black top and gravel. Watch for signs. Long winter coat $50 (like new), sewing machine with cabinet $40, end table, rocker, old K. table, dishes, books, games, puzzles, and lots of baby items, pack n’ play, walk-er, 2 double strollers, stroller, lots of children’s clothes, girl’s newborn to 12 mo., boy’s new-born to 5T, and lots more. a

GARAGE SALE:Sat., May 12, 7 a.m. - ? 223 E. Pine, Rich Hill. Cookie jars, cookbooks, shelves, merry tiller, saddle, tack, bug shield, wrought iron table and chair, knick knacks, lots misc. No checks a

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE: Baby clothes, adult clothes, furniture, lots of misc. 1 1/2 miles south of Miami School and 1 mile back East. Fri. & Sat. 7-? a

MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE: 110 W. Cherry, Rich Hill. Fri. 9 a.m. - ?; Sat. 8 a.m. - ? Lots of items. Tourtillott a

BIG GARAGE SALE:Multi fam-ily May 10, 11 & 12, 8 a.m. to ? 34410 McLellan Rd., A Hwy. 1/2 mile east of Drexel. b

G A R A G E / T A G SALE:Heckadon Auction Bldg., Hwy. 52 W., Butler. Friday and Saturday, May 11th and 12th 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Please note we will not be open on Thursday). Stainless Steel prep tables, Memory Foam mattress, tons of misc. Barn is full. b

CITY OF RICH HILL CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE: May 11 & 12. Maps available Wed., May 9 at Food Fair, Security Bank, Swope’s Drive-In, City Hall and Post Office. b

APPLICATION FOR ELDERLY: 2/3 bdrm units at Pleasanton Housing Authority, 902 Palm, Pleasanton, KS, 913-352-6289, screening is required.

APARTMENTS FOR RENT: Appleton City Senior Citizens Housing has attractive and spacious one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Utili-ties are included (electricity at some). Cable is furnished. Laundry facilities on site. Rent starting at $255. For age 58 plus. For more information, call 660-476-2200. EHO.

L&L MINI STORAGE:Units available starting at $25. 660-679-0030. z

1 BEDROOM APARTMENT: Nicely furnished or unfurnished. Pool, rec. room & laundry. Free cable/HBO, water & trash. Short lease available. $175 security deposit. No pets! In Nevada. Starting at $325. 417-667-2633. z

FOR RENT:1200 square feet office space, ch/ca, located south west of stoplight, Butler. Info 660-424-0643. z

NOTICE:Foster Retirement Center, Inc. is now accepting applications for rental apart-ment, 1 bedroom, stove, refrig., utilities furnished, rental as-sistance available. Submit to: Foster Retirement, PO Box 33, Foster, Mo. 64745 or contact 417-395-4837 for information. EOH. z

FOR RENT:3 bedroom, 2 bath duplex located west of Butler on K Hwy. $500 per month plus $500 deposit. No pets. Credit check required. Call 660-679-4072 with questions or view-ing. z

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FOR RENT:2 bdrm, 2 bath mo-bile home, has washer/dryer, stove, refrigerator, ac, $400 rent, $300 deposit. 660-679-4490, 660-679-5125 z

FOR RENT: 1 Bedroom apart-ment in Hume, Mo., water, sep-tic and trash service included. 620-857-4770. z

WANTED:Pasture to rent. 40-400 acres. Will pay in advance. 660-525-0953. 2a2

FOR RENT:3 bedroom remod-eled energy efficient home. New central HVAC. $850 month/$850 deposit. 304 E. Bates, Drexel. 913-980-8700 2b2 nc16

FOR RENT IN RICH HILL: 3 Bedroom, 2 bath, 1500 sq. ft., nice spacious unit. $500 month rent, $500 deposit. Call 913-742-2201. 2a2

APT FOR RENT:1 bedroom apt. furnished, utilities all paid $100 deposit. 660-424-0560 2a2

FOR RENT:Nice farm house, 7 miles from Butler, $450 month-ly rent with $450 deposit. No house pets. 660-492-3347 2b2 nc16

HOUSES FOR RENT IN ADRI-AN: Three and two bedroom, appliances provided, shaded lawns, exterior storage. Close to business and/or school. References checked. 816-738-4995 2a2

HOUSE FOR RENT:Located in Passaic. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, appliances provided. $450 a month, utilities not included. $500 deposit plus 1st month’s rent due upon signing lease. References required. Con-tact Jackie at 660-679-1687 or Shirlie at 660-679-1256 for more information. b

FOR RENT:2 and 3 bdrm homes in Butler from $400 to $550. Security deposit and ap-plication required, no pets, one yr. lease. 660-679-6141 b

FOR RENT:2 bdrm house, ga-rage, new paint, carpet and vinyl, very nice neighborhood. 804 N. Delaware. No pets and deposit required. 660-424-0624 a

FOR RENT:3 bdrm, 1 bath new remodeled CH/CA, no pets, deck, fenced backyard $650/month. 816-769-7409 4b9

2 BDRM HOUSE FOR RENT: $325 rent, $325 deposit in But-ler. 660-525-3171 b

2 BDRM HOUSE FOR RENT: $400 rent, $400 deposit in But-ler. 660-525-3171 b

FOR SALE IN APPLETON CITY: 3 bedroom, 1 bath with carport, nice 30x40 Morton bldg., storage bldg., fenced backyard. Some new carpet, new roof. Great location 306 W 6th. Call 660-476-2857 after 5 p.m. 4b2

HOUSE FOR SALE OR RENT: Nice small 2 bedroom, 1 bath, garage, good location. Good starter or retirement home. Cell 660-492-3347, 660-598-6304 z

2009 MANUFACTURED home on very secluded 10 acres at Milo, Mo. 2240 sq ft, 4 BR/3 BA. New carpet and appliances. $69,900. Sherry Fury, 417-540-3399 at Charles Burt Homefolks 417-358-6088 #127743. b

FOR SALE:Custom built 5 year old home, 5 bdrm, 4 bath, basement. Will finance with down payment or take trade. 660-679-4585 a

60 ACRES BATES CO.: 51 ac. tillable (cash lease/$5,100/year, government payment $390/year) 5 ac. waterways, 2 ac. woods & pond, 1 ac. home-stead site with public water, a well, electricity & telephone ac-cess. Always call: Sue & Hugh Williams “The Farm Couple” 573-687-3107 4b9

FOR SALE BY OWNER:Sportsman’s para-dise, 3 bedroom ranch, wrap around deck overlooking Ma-rias de Cygne River, walk out basement, awesome view, large custom kitchen, 3.9 acres. Pleasanton area. Priced to sell. 913-352-6475 a

RESTAURANT FOR SALE: $6,000. West side square of Butler. Ready to open. 816-779-4425. 2a9

COMMERCIAL BLDG FOR SALE OR RENT: Ready for mechanic to start. Call 816-255-8757 for more info. 2b9FOR SALE:New listing 809 Grove, Butler. 1 bdrm, 1 bath, comes with stove, refrigerator, washer & dryer. Clean $15,000. Western MO Realty, Mary Coff-man. 660-200-6033 b

FOR SALE:New listing 805 W. Ohio, Butler. $49K, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, CH & CA, stove, refrig-erator, dishwasher, remodeled. Western MO Realty, Mary Coff-man. 660-200-6033. b

FOR SALE:New listing 804 N. Maple, Butler. $125K 3 bdrm, 2 bath, bonus room, walk in attic, treed corner lot, shaded back deck, new furnace & roof. Western MO Realty, Mary Coff-man. 660-200-6033 b

FOR SALE:New listing NW of Butler on CC. 10 ac, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, CH/CA, 30x50 metal bldg./insulated work room in-side, additional 10x16 shed. $151K. Western MO Realty, Mary Coffman. 660-200-6033 b

WANTED:Dead or alive. Used 4 wheelers, 3 wheelers, dirt bikes, street bikes and ATVs, no key or title needed. 816-217-8542, 816-380-5161, anytime. z

WANTING TO BUY GUNS: 1 or small collection. 660-643-7320, cell 660-679-1223.

MOTORCYCLE:2007 Suzuki GZ-250 Cruiser. Has 2800 miles, windshield, engine guard, sissy bar, saddle bags. Has been garage kept. Call Nerelys 954-562-2101 or 660-227-1155 is like new, must see. One owner. 2a2

FOR SALE:’78 Phantom bass boat and trailer, 115 Mercury, runs good, no leaks, $2100 OBO. 660-200-6322 a

BOAT FOR SALE:Good shape, runs great. Lake ready. Open bow ski, 19 ft., Triton 190, 3.7L Mercruiser, 165hp, new deck. $3600 OBO. Call or text for de-tails. Parker, Ks. 913-481-2601

FOR SALE:1985 Honda Elite 250cc motorscooter. Runs good. Great mpg. 60 to 65 mph. $500. 660-679-4331 home or cell 816-560-2166 a

2006 27’ COACHMEN CHAP-ARRAL 5TH WHEEL: One slideout. 27” color TV, two La-Z-Boy rocker/recliners. Three awnings. Queen bed. Excellent condition $18,900. 913-795-2740. a

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FOR SALE:Tell City Hard Rock maple pedestal table with 2 leaves, 6 chairs, hutch with curved glass, side tables with drop leaves, very good condi-tion, $1400. 660-679-8216.

FOR SALE:Corral 12 ft. panels, 6 each plus 1 panel with gate $450; front tractor tires, 2 each 7.50-16sl, $40 for the pair; 4x8 flex drag harrow $85. 417-884-2667 a

FOR SALE:Exercise machine, Crossbow by Weider $225. 417-884-2667 a

FOR SALE:2 wheel 5/8 ft. steel bed trailer with tilt bed, new tires, wench, pulley $500. 913-795-2520 2a9

SOFA/HIDE-A-BED AND LO-VESEAT FOR SALE: $200 for the set. Used but in good shape. Queen size bed barely used. Call after 5 p.m. 913-352-8777. b

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FOR SALE:Pair La-Z-Boy matching burgundy leather re-cliners. Good condition, $150 for the pair. 660-679-3924. b

BALDWIN ELECTRONIC OR-GAN: Fun machine for sale. Also coffee table, two end tables, patio table with four chairs. 660-679-5241. b

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BUYING: Gold & Silver, watch-es, sterling silver, flatware, an-tique jewelry, diamonds, coins, paying top price. Golden Clas-sics Jewelry. 816-380-6325 z

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1998 FORD ESCORT ZX2: Au-tomatic, air, 2 door, 4 cyl., great gas mileage $1849. Randy Bland Used Cars, Nevada, MO. 417-296-0816 b

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tion and the hardening of the arteries often associated with cardiovascular disease,” says Dr. Soran

According to the Ameri-can Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. It kills 2,200 Americans every 24 hours and costs the na-tion more than $444 billion in medical expenses and lost productivity annually.

Dr. Soran says EECP therapy’s safety and effective-ness have been documented in over 160 publications and peer-reviewed medical soci-ety journals, showing 75 to 80 percent of patients who re-ceive the therapy obtain relief of symptoms associated with heart and circulatory prob-lems for up to 5 years. Some physicians familiar with EECP therapy say it could eventually replace some of the drugs and invasive surgi-cal procedures currently used to treat cardiovascular dis-ease.

Dr. Soran says EECP ther-apy is typically prescribed by cardiologists whose patients have already undergone pri-or invasive procedures, like stenting and coronary bypass, but still suffer from chest pains and other angina equiv-alent symptoms (fatigue and shortness of breath) which are also the related symptoms experienced by heart failure patients.

“EECP therapy can relieve pain and return mobility to patients who are ineligible or not good candidates to receive invasive procedures, but we investigators believe that EECP therapy can be an effective first option for mil-lions suffering from certain/selected types of coronary ar-tery disease prior to any other interventional procedures,” says Dr. Soran.

EECP therapy is covered by Medicare and most private insurers.

About Dr. SoranDr. Ozlem Soran, MD,

is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor of Epidemiology Research and Director of the EECP Lab at the University of Pittsburgh’s Heart and Vascular Unit. A Fellow of the European Society of Car-diology and of the American College of Cardiology, Dr. Soran is one of the world’s leading authors in the field of Enhanced External Counter-pulsation, and has published more than 75 peer-reviewed articles and studies on EECP Therapy.

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•Treating heart disease

Jenna Slattery, Jeanne, Katrina and Johnny Mac Brown.

The truck Alex was driving.—Submitted.

Texting/drivinga bad choice for Alex

They say television today has too negative an impact on our children, but once in awhile, it gets it right. Such was a night last fall when Extreme Makeover, Home Edition aired an important episode.

Jenna Slattery, a Miami High senior, was watching tv that night. The team on Extreme Makeover was building a house for a family in Texas. Jeanne, Johnny Mac and daughter Katrina spend their time traveling the country speaking of the dangers of texting and driving. The Brown family know first hand how dev-astating a choice this can be, because on November 10, 2009, their 17 year old daughter, Alex Brown, made that choice to text and drive, and it cost Alex her life.

Jenna was so moved by this family’s story, that she contacted them, asking if they could come to Miami School and share their experience. And since the Browns operate on donation alone, Jenna sent letters to local businesses and organizations, collecting dona-tions for this worthy cause.

On Monday, May 7, the family of Alex Brown came to Miami School, hauling on a trailer the wrecked re-mains of the truck Alex was driving that fateful day. Students in grades 9-12 listened intently as each mem-ber of the family spoke about how they are coping with the loss of their daughter and sister. The students signed the pledge to stop texting while driving and then went outside to see the truck Alex had driven.

Jenna wants to thank the Brown family for sharing their story and all those who were able to donate to this worthy cause. Donations can still be sent to the Remember Alex Brown foundation by mail or online. And for television programs, yes, once in awhile they get it done right.

Honoring Foster ParentsSt. Matthew Lutheran Sunday School hosted the 4th annual Foster Parent Ap-preciation Dinner on May 7.

News Xpress, Butler, Mo., Friday, May 11, 2012 15FARM FRONT

FFA Leadership (from left): Freshman Baylor Mead; Sophomore Garrett Craig-miles; Junior Trey Mareth; Senior Cale Diehl.

FFA Scholarship (from left): Freshman Baylor Mead; Sophomore Garrett Craig-miles; Junior Abigayle McGrew; Senior Corey VanHorn.

DeKalb Award: Cale Diehl (left) and presenter Mi-chael Keener.

Star Chapter Farmer: Corbin Duffield; presenter Ab-igayle McGrew.

WEATHER(AccuWeather)

SATURDAYA t-storm possible. High 71/low 51.

SUNDAYTimes of clouds & sun. High 70/low 50.

MONDAYPartly sunny & pleasant. High 72/low 49.

TUESDAYMostly sunny. High 73/low 52.

WEDNESDAYPartly sunny. High 75/low 63.

THURSDAYBright sunshine. High 82/low 63.

FRIDAYPartly sunny. High 82/low 63.

Butler FFA’snight to shine

Over 200 attended the annual Butler FFA Parent-Mem-ber banquet and awards ceremonies Friday night.

The program was filled with numerous awards and rec-ognitions.

Record Keeping: (Completed) Abigayle McGrew: (Be-ginning) McKenna Treece.

Scholarship: Freshman, Baylor Mead; Sophomore, Garrett Craigmiles; Junior, Abigayle McGrew; Senior, Corey VanHorn.

Leadership: Freshman, Baylor Mead; Sophomore, Gar-rett Craigmiles; Junior, Trey Mareth; Senior, Cale Diehl.

Contest Medal WinnersAgronomy, Kara Chandler; Dairy Cattle, Beth Cole-

man; Dairy Foods, Sam Tolle; Entomology, Joshua Wright; FFA Knowledge, Ty Underwood; FFA Creed, Halie Harper; Farm Management, Michael Keener; Flo-riculture, Trey Mareth; Forestry, Jesse Moise; Horses, Michael Coy; Meats, Corbin Duffield; Poultry, Arielle Coleman; Prepared Public Speaking, Jonathon Smalley;

Star Chapter Farmer: Corbin Duffield; presenter Ab-igayle McGrew.

Parents & Friends scholarship winners included (from left): Michael Keener, Maggie Massey, Cale Diehl.

Trapshooting, Alex Jenkins.State Contest Results,

teams: Floriculture Group I (4th); Farm Management Group II.

State Contest ResultsIndividuals

I Rating: Garrett Craig-miles, Floriculture; Trey Mareth, Floriculture; Abig-ayle McGrew, Floriculture.

II Rating: Cale Diehl, Farm Management; Mi-chael Keener, Farm Man-agement.

III Rating: Alex Jenkins, Farm Management; Mag-gie Massey, Farm Manage-ment.

Area FFA Degree Rec-ognition: Corbin Duffield, Abigayle MGrew, Jonathon Smalley, Brian Todd.

State Degree Recogni-tion: Cale Diehl.

Star Area Farmer Award: Cale Diehl.

American Degree Rec-ognition: Chase Mareth, Kody Wainscott.

Area Officer Recogni-tion: Abigayle McGew, 2012-13 Area 7 FFA Vice President.

FFA Letters: Kyla Chan-dler, Elizabeth Coleman, Nate Crist, Cale Diehl, Mi-chael Keener, Kyle Martin, Abigayle McGrew, Jesse Moise, Jonathon Smal-ley, Brian Todd, Corey Van-Horn, Mike White.

Jim Wells Star Green-hand Award: Kara Chan-dler.

Chapter Star Farmer Award: Corbin Duffield.

DeKalb Award: Cale Diehl.

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FFA State Farmer Degree: Cale Diehl (right); pre-senter Trey Mareth.

FFA Record Keeping Awards: McKenna Treece (left) and Abigayle McGrew.

Honorary Chapter members (from left): Heath Oates, Hugh Jenkins, Marcia Jenkins.

Butler R-5 Assistant Prin-cipal Heath Oates, Hugh Jenkins and Marcia Jenkins were welcomed into the FFA Chapter as Honorary Member

2011-2012 ChapterOfficers

President, Cale DiehlVice Pres., Trey MarethSec., Abigayle McGrewTreas. Maggie MasseyReporter, Nate Crist.Sentinel, Michael KeenerChaplain, Jonathon SmalleyHistorian, Alex Jenkins

2012-2013 ChapterOfficers

President, Trey MarethVice Pres., Abigayle McGrewSecretary, Garrett CraigmilesTreasurer, Corbin DuffieldReporter, Arielle ColemanSentinel, Ty BollwegChaplain, Jonathon SmalleyHistorian, Nate Crist

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The NEWS XPRESSAll in a name --really?

Coming in second to the Su-perbowl in the longest pre-liminary hype contest has to

be the Kentucky Derby which was run Saturday afternoon.

The spring classic had all of the expected trappings, fancy/floppy millinery as far as the eye could see, pre-race blabber from supposed expert analysts, human interest sidelights, and as always, poignant tear-jerk stories of men and beasts overcoming the every day hard-ships that life deals to reach cham-pionship caliber.

And of yes, all those glasses being tipped were not filled with Kool Aid, as if anyone noticed...or cared.

FINALLY the colts took their places in the starting gates...and away they galloped.

It mattered little to me which horse and jockey would cross the

finish line first. Never heard of any of them. All in all, though, it was a pleasant spectacle that took place in an amazingly short time.

As is often the case the winner and rider came out of nowhere to leave the favorite in the dust. The non-descript horse is named “I’ll Have Another.”

Another what?WHERE DO they come up with

these off-the-wall monikers? Others in the thick of it go by “Went The Day Well,” “Rousing Sermon,” “Take Charge Indy,” “Done Talk-

ing,” “Union Rags,” and how about “Daddy Long Legs,” which finished last?

Previous winners include “Mine That Bird,” “Sunday Silence,” “Se-attle Slew,” “Go For Gin,” “Zev,” to list a scant few since the Derby started in 1875.

HORSES I HAVE known of (and that isn’t many) were simply called Tom, Nellie, Bob, Sport, with Friday thrown in to keep it interesting. And of course every-one remembers Trigger and Silver of cowboy movie fame.

But for race horses, creative is the byword, and the more creative the better.

Sort of like the present wave of cutesy names we saddle their kids with, many of which have trick spellings that drive our proofread-ers nuts.

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Fly-in schedule heating up

The mugginess of summer dominated flying weather, spawning thunderstorms

along frontal zones and within unstable airspace where the fronts battled for supremacy. Friday morning, we encountered the slop-ing warm/cold air masses near Sedalia, where cloud tops pushed above 7,500 feet by 9:30 and the bases were down to 1,000 feet above the ground in the pit of the front. Fortunately, the main thun-derstorm activity was well to the northeast by the time we punched through.

Travelers came and went when conditions permitted. A Beech Bonanza flew in from Scott City, Kan., a Beech Baron twin was over from Olathe, and a Cessna 150 came up from Mt. Vernon. Scott Buerge flew in from Nevada in his Beech Turbo Bonanza V35B. before proceeding to Joplin.

LOCALLY, the SkyDive KC fleet flew several 14,000-foot jump loads in the Beech King Air C90, along with trainees in the Cessna 182s. Todd Proch took a Cessna 150 to Columbia and Springfield, I flew the Cessna Skyihawk to Harrisonville, and Piper TriPacer and Cessna Centurion flights were

logged.The fly-in schedule is heating

up. This Saturday, the annual Clar-ence Easley lunch is being held at Clarence’s hilltop airstrip north of Pleasanton; bring dessert and chairs, he says. The big Wings over Whiteman open-house display is set for the 19th and 20th (visit www.wingsoverwhiteman.com) and we hear a rumor that civilian aircraft may be able to fly in to the show—more details later. However, the big Memorial Day airshow, May 26 and 27, at Columbia Re-gional airport remains off-limits to pilots flying in. You have to drive over or ride the bus from Jeff City.

NOT TO bE outdone, Judy Reynolds announces the Turkey Mountain Fly-in on Saturday, May 26, with another on June 30th. In your GPS database, look for Turkey Mountain airport at Shell

Knob under “MO00”.Hawker Beechcraft Corp. took

Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thurs-day of last week, a sad chapter in the history of Walter and Olive Ann Beech’s proud company. The idea is to continue operating as debtor in possession, shedding debt and trying to recover as a going business-plane builder. It’ll take good management and a kinder attitude from Washington, where bashing “fat cat” corporate flying seems to be in vogue.

OuR quESTION for the week was, “did Beech Aircraft ever build another V-tail airplane like the Bonanza?” Yes, there was a late-40s prototype Model 34 Twin Quad 20-passenger baby airliner, a radical design with four big Ly-coming engines buried inside the wings, two driving a single propel-ler on each side through a gearbox. The airplane flew well enough, but made a forced landing after 200 flights; there was no market for it in the postwar aviation boom-gone-bust.

For next week, tell us how many flights the Space Shuttle Enterprise made into space.

BlueYonder

LeRoy Cook

No reason to scream

The 120 million dollar ques-tion: If I had $120 million, why would I spend it on ugly

art? I never did understand the ap-peal of “The Scream,” by Edvard Munch. I’m not sure why anyone would want a haunting picture of an emaciated, androgynous some-thing standing on a bridge, hands clasped to its hollow and pale face, mouth gaping and eyes wide in horror over who knows what. Not my kind of ambiance. I just can’t see that hanging above my couch. Maybe that’s why the bidder of the iconic, most expensive artwork ever sold at auction remained anonymous.

Then again, perhaps whomever it is, prefers anonymity to avoid the onslaught of commentary about his or her foolishness with funds. I could interject here statistics on how many starving children could be fed, clothed, housed, loved. I am tempted to rail on the waste-ful use of money in such a trying economy. But I’m too much of a free market kind of gal.

INSTEAD, I’LL TAkE an artistic approach and venture that such lavish behavior, accompanied by fear of recognition, could actu-ally parallel the face of fear in the artwork. Did the buyer purchase his self portrait? The bigger ques-tion for each of us remains: What do I fear and where do I place my trust --in wealth and riches or in Christ? Helpful insight on the topic of riches and anxiety comes through a song writer in the Book of Psalm, the 49th chapter.

“Hear this, all you peoples; lis-ten, all who live in this world, both low and high, rich and poor alike... “Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers sur-round me – those who trust in their

wealth and boast of their great riches? No man can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for him – the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough – that he should live on forever and not see decay. For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others. Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless gen-erations, though they had named lands after themselves.

“buT mAN, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish. This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who ap-prove their sayings. Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them. The upright will rule over them in the morning; their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions. But God will redeem my soul from the grave; he will surely take me to himself.

“Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases; for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him. Though while he lived he counted himself blessed – and men praise you when you prosper – he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of life. A man who has riches with-

out understanding is like the beasts that perish.” (Psalm 49:1-20)

Apparently, riches don’t eradi-cate worry and they certainly can’t buy an extended warranty on life. No wonder Sotheby’s spokesman David Norman thinks the world is filled with frightened, frantic people. He sees the popularity of the artist’s work as representa-tive of that deep-seeded emotion. “The Scream has really entered the collective conscience, whatever na-tionality, whatever country, what-ever attitude or age, it really sort of speaks to that sort of existential terror that everyone experiences in the world,” Norman told CNN reporter.

HE mIgHT bE right. From birth, we learn that the world is a scary place. But there is One who can alleviate fear, conquer death and bring rich peace for every anxiety. Christ’s sacrificial actions on the cross unseat the terror as portrayed by Munch’s bridge-walking subject. The cross is where Jesus Christ stared into the depth of hell and annihilated death to ransom those who trust in Him. If we believe, we have nothing to fear! “God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear...” (Ps. 46:1-2a)

Big bucks won’t keep us safe. Wealth can’t chase away terror. It may take $120 million these days to land a piece of iconic art, but that doesn’t buy eternal security. The cost is much higher and it’s already paid. When the hammer dropped on the purchase of the human soul, the life of Jesus Christ paid the bill. He hung exposed, not anonymously. And He thought we were worth more than a 120 mil-lion to take us home.

Outsidethe Box

Brenda Black

From the Scriptures: My little children, for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you.—Galatians 4:19.

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n NEWS XPRESS EDITORIAL

The X,Y, ZS.S. generations

Here’s a sobering projection to worry about, particularly if you’re presently among the much younger generation:

The demise of Social Security coverage as we have known it for years.

According to the Missouri News Service, the annual checkup on the financial health of Social Security was just released by the Social Security Board of Trustees, which declares that the trust fund will be exhausted by 2033—three years ear-lier than last year’s gaze into the crystal ball.

On the other hand, Nancy Altman, Social Se-curity Works co-director, says not to worry...ex-plaining the program’s foundation is strong and can be solvent with modest changes.

She elaborates, “There are many, many ways to bring that additional revenue in. It is a pro-gram that works and we should be strengthening it and building it, rather that dismantling it.”

The News Service report says one suggestion by some policy makers is to increase the tax cap. It is currently at $110,000 per year, meaning no contributions go into Social Security for income above that amount.

Some economists and policy makers suggest keeping the current program for those age 55 and older and offering younger workers the chance to invest over one-third of their Social Security Taxes into private retirement plans. Altman sees this as the wrong approach, saying the program is efficient the way it is.

She adds, “It covers everyone on a mandatory basis. If you start allowing people to opt out, it sounds good, but it would ultimately cause the whole system to unravel. The program is strong and provides guaranteed benefits, unlike 401Ks and home equity.

According to the National Academy of Social Insurance, three out of four Americans—across age groups and party lines—say it is critical to preserve Social Security, even if it means asking working Americans to pay higher taxes to do so.

SuggESTION bOX•People who exercise their dogs on the side-

walks around the square should also clean up af-ter them. Otherwise, everyone watch where you step.

•If you’re planning to attend graduation exer-cises, for crying out loud do the courteous and respectful thing: Turn off your cell phones!!

Jefferson City • In the last ten years, great progress has been made to improve Mis-souri’s transportation system, due largely to funding from Amendment 3 and the Amer-ican Recovery and Reinvest-ment Act.

But the sense of satisfac-

tion that comes from traveling on those smooth, safe road-ways may soon be forgotten. Missouri’s transportation sys-tem is in the midst of a drastic funding shortage, and unless a solution is found, the situa-tion will only get worse.

Missouri’s construction

New state transportation program reflects funding freefallprogram has dropped from an average of $1.2 billion in recent years to about $700 million. It’s barely enough to maintain the existing system, much less tackle the projects that create jobs, increase safe-ty, ease congestion and foster economic development.

“The Missouri Depart-ment of Transportation has reduced staff, facilities and equipment to direct as much funding as possible to roads and bridges, because we must deliver on our commitments to the state of Missouri,” said MoDOT Director Kevin Keith. “We are focused on keeping the transportation

system in as good a condition as we can, for as long as we can, with the resources we have, keeping everyone safe, and providing excellent cus-tomer service. But we can’t cut our way to an improved transportation system.”

The draft 2013-2017 State-wide Transportation Improve-ment Program lists transpor-tation projects planned by state and regional planning agencies for fiscal years 2013 through 2017 (July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017). The proposed program is avail-able for public review begin-ning May 2. Those interested in seeing the program or of-fering comments can contact MoDOT’s customer ser-vice centers at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636). The program is also available on MoDOT’s web site, www.modot.org, and at MoDOT district and regional offices

around the state. The formal comment period ends June 1, 2012.

Following the public re-view period, the comments will be presented to the Mis-souri Highways and Trans-portation Commission. The commission will review the comments and the final trans-portation program before considering it for approval at its July 11 meeting in Wash-ington.

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Farm Bureau scholarshipsThe Bates County Farm Bureau is proud to announce its 2012 scholarship recipients. Colt Cumpton, Adrian High School; Alex Morris, Ballard High School; and Logan Wheatley, Rich Hill High School, each received the Bates County Farm Bureau Scholarship. Maggie Massey, Butler High School received the John Mc-Neece Scholarship. Farm Bureau congratulates each of these students and wishes them much success in their future goals.

Maggie Massey Logan Wheatley

Alex Morris Colt Cumpton

CMSU gradCotton Gabriel Morris is a 2012 graduate of CMSU in Warrensburg. He is now employed at Enersys, the largest industrial battery manufacturer in design drafting and resides in Warrensburg. He is the son of Judy Gabriel, Adri-an, Mo., and Ross and Carol Morris of Rockville. Grandparents are Mary Holcomb, Adrian, and the late Truman Gabriel.

Country Mart school support

Mike Massey, Butler

Country Mart manager,

presents Stacey Law-

son, Butler Elementary

Principal, with a check

for $2,660. The money

is earned throughout

the year by people using

their Country Mart cards.

The check is earmarked

for the PTSO and will be

used to support teachers

and students throughout

the year.—Submitted.

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Mom and other expertsBy Rebecca French Smith

Let’s be honest; most of today’s population did not grow up on a farm. I didn’t. That does not mean, however, you and I don’t know a thing or two about food. We all eat, don’t we? So, we all know something about food, much of it based on our own personal experiences.

I grew up in a small family-owned restaurant, and from that perspective, I can relate to farmers and ranchers. For nearly 50 years, my mother took care to make sure the food we served was good, that it was affordable and safe for our customers to eat. My family was dependent on those things for a steady income, but more importantly, the people we served in our café in our small southwest Missouri town were our friends and family. Like farmers and ranchers, we were concerned about providing safe and afford-able food. As true as those words still are, today’s consumers expect more answers. The correct answers depend on where they get their information.

These days, it’s easy to jump to conclusions about food when you get information based on hearsay and half-truths. When I’m struggling with a question, I go to an expert, if I can. When it comes to food, who do you trust? Someone who doesn’t have all the facts or someone who’s an ex-pert, who knows the science, research and tried-and-true methods of rais-ing crops or animals? I like the latter. So when it comes to food, if Mom is not around, I ask a farmer. (If you don’t know one personally, they can be found online blogging and taking part in conversations on websites like fooddialogues.com.)

What you might discover is there are many ways to farm or ranch, just as there are many ways to cook chicken. Typically, they aren’t good or bad, right or wrong, just different. Farmers and ranchers run their farms in ways that complement the land for which they are stewards, ways that fit with the markets they choose to serve. A quick look at the U.S. Agricultural Census underscores farmers’ diversity.

Consumer demand also plays a large part in what farmers produce and how they produce it. Consumer tastes are as vast and varied as the people who grow food. Wouldn’t it be boring to eat at the same restau-rant, the same meal every day? If all farms did things the same way, we wouldn’t have innovation and im-provement in agriculture practices. There would be no new way to do something, no variety. While I love the cashew chicken in southwest Missouri, sometimes it’s nice to or-der it fried, grilled, baked or not at all. My mom’s fried chicken rocked, by the way.

Whether it’s an individual, a family partnership or a family cor-poration—those are just tax designa-tions—98% of all farms in America are family-owned. Your farms are family farms, and your food comes from your neighbors. Have a little faith in farmers, talk to them and really listen to what they have to say. Chances are, the ones who are talking, know what they’re talking about: They’re experts in their field.

nRebecca French Smith, of Co-lumbia, Mo. is a multi-media special-ist for the Missouri Farm Bureau, the state’s largest farm organization.

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Haynie50-year pin

Butler Physician Wil-liam W. Haynie, MD, was awarded the Missouri State Medical Associa-tion’s “50-Year Physician” Pin during MSMA’s 154th Annual Convention held in St. Louis recently. The pin is presented to phy-sicians who have been practicing medicine for 50 years. MSMA President Gary Pettett, MD, made the presentation. MSMA, the state’s largest medical or-ganization, is the voice of physicians, residents and medical students, who strongly support the need for organized medicine and who strive to protect the future of health care in Missouri. Visit www.msma.org.

Ardell’s 95thArdell Kalwei celebrated her 95th birthday May 8. Please send her a card Her address is Bench-mark Healthcare, 2203 East Mechanic, Harri-sonville, Mo. 64701.

Anniversaries...

Carroll’s 65thanniversary

Leland and Linda Carroll, Gary and Carel Carroll and families would like to invite you to join Charles and Louise Carroll on celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on May 20 at an open house at 2 p.m. through 4 p.m. at the Community First Bank, 915 W. Fort Scott, Butler, Mo. 64730. Gifts omitted please.

Christian ChurchMay 6, Amoret Chris-

tian Church had 39 in at-tendance. We still have low attendance of our youth. I know kids hate to get up and go on Sunday, but real-ly we do need to give God an hour or more of prayer and thanks.

With Mother’s Day ap-proaching, hopefully the kids will take time to pray for all Moms to be hon-ored by being present. Our church always pays tribute to Mothers on their special day. As I recall, all mothers are given a nice plant.

Happy birthday was acknowledged to Evelyn Purdy. Happy Anniversary to Lowell and Joann Lut-trell. Darlene Peek was wished a Happy Birthday too.

Terry gave praise to a beautiful happening. A lady asked if they could pray together as he had been battling leg pain for some time. They prayed and four days later that pain was gone. How pow-erful prayer is.

Joann Luttrell gave praise also to a troubling pain and a man of a reli-gious kind prayed with her, Bill Hawk. Very soon after-wards the pain was gone. You have to believe in miracles. They do happen. Joann will have outpatient surgery Thursday. Keep her in your prayers. Also pray for all on our long lasting list. We have many who are ill and healing.

I was happy to see Pau-la Reed with us at Sunday service. She said she feels good. I think the Castle family has had its share of illness. They need a break. Alvin Wiley needs prayer.

There was a women’s meeting after morning ser-

vice.Mary Walley is doing

okay. I check with her of-ten.

Our sympathies to Jake Luttrell as to the loss of his son Ron, and the Schalls lost a nephew to illness. Our sadness goes to both fami-lies. He lived in Butler and Ron lived in California.

Keep in mind the love fund for Kendra Berry at Citizens Bank in Butler, Box 120 or see Chelle at church and she will put your dona-tion in the bank for you.

Our youth are hoping to raise money to go to C.I.Y. See Kevin Berry if you have any jobs to be done to raise this fund need. If you have any ideas how to arrange a yard sale, cake sale or just yard work or anything that will help get in touch with Kevin Berry.

Walmart always wel-comes people to put up bake sales in their lobby. Check it out. Make an effort. God helps those who help them-selves.

Be sure you check on a shut in and make them com-fortable. It’s been pretty hu-mid and some have no fans or AC. Rough. Share what you can. There is always enough for one more to feed. Till next time, buckle up and stay safe. God bless you all. Happy Mother’s Day.–Lorrie Johnson.

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