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His Story is a FREE theatrical pro-duction using drama, dance, music, and visual arts to explore the mys-teries of God through the revelation of His Names, the problem of the human race, and the Solution to that problem.

Performance dates and times are Saturday, December 8, at 7:00 pm; Saturday, December 15, at 7:00 pm; and Sunday, December 16, at 6:00 pm. All performances will be at Life Church of Kirksville, located at 112 W. Potter Avenue. For more informa-tion, visit www.lifechurchkv.org.

Next week, December 12th, will be our November Regional Issue. Subscription papers will NOT be dropped at your pick up point. Papers will be mailed to everyone in Macon and Shelby counties. We hope you enjoy it!

Lighthouse Assembly of God, La Plata, located on Highway 63 North will be presenting a Christmas pro-duction entitled, “Christmas Comes To Cartersville”.

The Mega Sports Youth and chil-dren will be the actors and actresses. The story takes place in 1860 in a little town called Cartersville.

Production will be at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday evening, December 16, 2012. Everyone is welcome to attend and share in the fun. There will be birth-day cake and punch following the play.

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Towering Blaze Destroys Historical Buildings In Bevier

Bevier, Missouri is a small community with heart and spirit. A community that is held to-gether by the loving, close nit families, some have lived there all their lives and some newer to the community. It doesn’t mat-ter in Bevier, MO how long you have lived in the community, you automatically have a sense of presents and a secure feeling of belonging.

That small community of just over 700 took a big hit when a fire consumed not one, but two historical buildings down town.

At about 12:30 am on Thurs-day morning, November 29th a resident called 911 to report a fire at the popular Pear Tree Res-taurant. Firefighters were on the scene within minutes and found the entire building engulfed in flames. Fire departments from Callao and Rural Macon County were called to help the Bevier Firefighters as they worked hard to save the neighboring Black Diamond Museum but were un-able to hold back the towering flames.

Residents and firefighters stated there were several items

By Kathy Liebhart

United States Air Force Airmen, twenty-one Le-gionnaires and members of the Sons of the Ameri-can Legion from Bucklin Green Hills Post 57had the honor to conduct military rites for United States Air Force Veteran Paul Taylor, at Jackson-ville Missouri Veterans Cemetery, November 19, 2012. Air Force Airmen folded the United States Flag and held it in honor while the Bucklin Ameri-can Legion Post 57 con-tingent fired a three round

volley and then sounded Taps. Paul Taylor’s only family was his sister in a Columbia hospital. The airman presented the flag in absentia to a running video camera, provided by Mexico, Missouri fu-neral home personnel, to be presented and viewed by the hospitalized sis-ter. Post 57 Sergeant At Arms Wayne Kitchen stated, “This is our fin-est moment – to honor a fellow military veteran when no one else is able to attend his last tribute.”

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will close the Hamburg Ferry River Ac-cess on the Mississippi River starting the week of December 10th until further notice. MDC is closing the access in order to renovate the entrance road. The access is located at the end of Highway P in southern Pike County, just north of the Lincoln County border.

Boaters, anglers, and hunters

saved from the museum, but were not able to save everything. The fire crews assisted MoDot and the util-ity crews as they are clos-ing roads and preparing for

a demolition crew to come to the scene and take down the remaining walls of the buildings.

Residents at the scene stated the fire started in the

front south corner of the building. The fire marshal arrived at the scene at about 7:30 am to determine the cause of the fire.

Hamburg Ferry Access Closing For Renovations

should seek alternate locations for accessing the Mississippi River. The nearest alternate public boat ramp is Norton Woods Access. To reach Norton Woods Access, take Hatfield Road east from Highway 79 just south of Elsberry, then turn right on Norton Woods Road through B. K. Leach Conserva-tion Area to reach the boat ramp. For more information contact Ross Dames, Area Manager, at 573-248-2530.

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LOCAL NEWS2A Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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your name in next week’s Home Press. If you have an old photo that you think would stump your friends, send it to us!

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The Kirksville Kiwanis Club is happy to announce the first annual Kirksville Kiwanis Christmas Pa-rade. The Parade will be held Saturday, December 22nd at 4:30 p.m. along Franklin Street in Down-

CWOW Teens Prepare For Revival

Teens from Church WithOut Walls are plan-ning a return to an annual revival in Branson this December 27-29, 2012.

The three-day confer-

ence will include the na-tion’s leading Christian youth speakers and bands including Britt Nicole, Newsboys, Tenth Avenue North, Thousand Foot

Krutch, Newsong and Casting Crowns.

“We choose this confer-ence because we have had so many teens choose to follow Christ at this event

over the years,” said Aar-on Baker, trip coordinator. “We usually take between 20-30 students and adults on the trip.

Each year, CWOW stu-dents review yearbooks and rosters to decide which local teens to invite. Prior-ity goes to students with-out a church home, those that have not attended in the past and those that are most active in the minis-try.

Local partnerships in-cluding transportation provided by Brookfield United Methodist Church and sponsors from the Fall Smorgasbord fundraiser help make the trip pos-sible.

For more information, visit www.goatlanta-church.com, email [email protected] or call or text (660) 281-7777.

Kirksville Kiwanis Club Christmas Paradetown Kirksville.

The theme for the pa-rade is “Warm and Fuzzy”. This theme was chosen because, in lieu of an en-try fee for the parade, the Kirksville Kiwanis Club is asking parade participants

to bring new children’s mittens, gloves, hats or scarves. These items will then be donated to needy children in the community.

If you business, orga-nization or group would like to participate in the

Kirksville Kiwanis Christ-mas Parade, please contact the Kirksville Kiwanis Club President and Parade Chairman, Ashley Young at [email protected] or by calling 660-342-3890.

ObituaryAshes in my church

have significant mean-ing and today November 29, 2012 ashes signify the loss, for some in my home of Bevier, of a dear friend. To most it was the loss of a building but to some much, much more.

Today the Black Dia-mond building is gone. A terrible fire raced through the structure taking 21 years of restoration with it. The cause of the fire un-known, but the loss very much felt by the citizens of this small community.

For years citizens of this close knit town have worked tirelessly to preserve a piece of his-tory. Fundraising for the Black Diamond resto-ration was as annual as the Bevier Homecom-ing. And little by little, their efforts were noticed. Beautifully carved beams exposed, roof repair, windows replaced, brick walls secured and floors refinished. Parties, wed-ding receptions, reunions etc have found happiness within these walls. Happi-ness of course, but I have seen pride as well, in the eyes of the people when walking through the door of this magnificent build-ing. Only pride can bring people together to accom-plish so much. And pride is what will remain.

When I looked at the de-stroyed building this morn-ing all I could see were vi-sions of activities that used to surround that building. Christmas is a time when activity was great. Deco-rations placed in the huge wonderful windows, was something I looked for-ward to each year. The decorations seemed to make the old building breathe again of the life it must have felt daily.

If I feel such sadness, I can only imagine what the citizens of Bevier older than me must be feeling. I heard today that many cit-izens were at the fire last night trying desperately to save the historical items from the burning building. When I picture that, I am filled with honor to live in this town. Knowing that the building was in dan-ger, many risked harm to

Ashes Will Not Destroy Our Pride!by Antonio Prokup, a junior at Bevier High School

themselves to save just as much as they could. I’m sure each of them were thinking of their special memories of this building as they faced the heat and raced against time.

Now all that is left is ashes and of course memories. What has not burned with the building is our pride. Somehow, someway, we, the citi-zens of Bevier will not let this devastate our future. Bevier has always been a community of strong

traditions and the people of our town will carry on with those same traditions.

Traditions in Bevier are expressed most this time of year. Take a stroll down main street. Yes, there is a blank spot, but look around our lights are still glowing! Especially the train. I feel the pride of Bevier oozing from ev-ery Christmas light on our beloved train.

We will rise again from ashes!

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The Atlanta Commu-nity Club held its regular monthly meeting on No-vember 26th. The carry-in meal featured soup and dessert. Virginia Grubbs was in charge of the busi-ness meeting and regular reports were heard. The next meeting will be held on December 31st with a grab bag gift exchange. The group decorated the Christmas Tree and the remainder of the afternoon was spent in playing cards.

Those present were Clifford and Virginia Grubbs, Allen and Ruth Murphy, Donna McCla-nahan, Kathy Baker, Betty Baker, Lila Wiggans and Deanna Nichols.

Atlanta Community Club Iva Lorene Ratliff

Iva Lorene Ratliff, age 95 formerly of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 at the O.U. Medical Center in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Born December 22, 1916 near New Boston, Missouri, she was the daughter of Jewett William and Lola B. (Carter) Webber. On November 13, 1936 in Seymour, Missouri, she married Orval Ratliff who preceded her in death on April 13, 1992.

Also preceding her in death were her parents; three sisters, Deloma Fuqua, Marie Winkler, and Irene Pyle Davison; and one half brother, Gilbert Lee Harden.

Surviving is one son and daughter-in-law, Darrell and Debbie Ratliff of Edmond, Oklahoma; one half brother, Jack Webber of Napa, California; two grandsons, Matthew Ratliff and wife Tera and Michael Ratliff and wife Allison; two great grandchildren, Taylor and Blake Ratliff; four nieces, Carol Hays, Betty Taylor, Kay Elery, and Sheryl Webber; three nephews, Gary Pyle, Randy Fuqua, and Bob Winkler; and several cousins.

Lorene lived most all of her life in Macon County, Missouri before moving to Edmond, Oklahoma five years ago. She had been an active member of the La Plata Christian Church and the Homemaker’s Sunday School Class, Eutopia Circle, Tuesday Morning Bible Study, La Plata Christian Ministries Board, and American Legion Auxiliary. Lorene loved volunteering at the La Plata Nursing Home and traveling.

A celebration of life was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the La Plata Christian Church. Burial was in the Elmer Cemetery, Elmer, Missouri under the direction of Travis Funeral Chapel in La Plata, Missouri.

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LOCAL NEWS3AWednesday, December 5, 2012

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Colonel Ron Replogle, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, would like to inform the public of the following:

On December 12, 2012, U.S. Highway 71 will be designated Interstate 49. This change to an interstate designation affects several important aspects of travel upon this route. Motorists, and commercial vehicle drivers in particular, need to be aware of the following: * The speed limit upon rural interstates is 70 mph unless otherwise posted. (Section 304.010 RSMo.) The minimum speed allowed on interstates is 40 mph. (Section 304.011 RSMo.)

All vehicles in motion upon a highway having two or more lanes of traffic proceeding in the same direction shall be driven in the right-hand lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or when preparing to make a proper left turn or when

U.S. Highway 71 Becomes Interstate 49

otherwise directed by traffic markings, signs, or signals. (Section 304.015 RSMo.)

It is unlawful to make any left turn or semicircular or U-turn on interstate highways except at an intersection or interchange or at any signed location. Only emergency vehicles or law enforcement vehicles are the exception. (Section 304.015 RSMO.)

No motorized bicycle may be operated on any public thoroughfare located within this state which has been designated as part of the federal interstate highway system. (Section 307.195 RSMo.)

Changing U.S. Highway 71 to I-49 will affect single axle weights, tandem axle weights, bridge formula limits, unpermitted over dimension loads hauling farm implements and agricultural products, and solid waste haulers. The new interstate designation

will impact enforcement procedures regarding the shifting of loads on overweight axles without being charged with a violation, which is allowed on U.S. highways. (Section 304.230 RSMo.) All size and weight limitations currently enforced on interstates within Missouri will be applicable to Interstate 49 after a 90-day enforcement grace period of December 12, 2012 to March 11, 2013. (Section 304.230 RSMo.)

The shoulder of an interstate highway is for emergency stopping only, which includes entrance and exit ramps.

Questions concerning commercial vehicle operation laws may be directed to the Patrol’s Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division at 573- 526-6128. Additional questions regarding traffic laws or information in this release may be directed to the Patrol’s Public Information and Education Division at 573-526-6115. Inquiries also may be sent to [email protected].

Its official, the holidays are upon us. We narrowly escaped the rapid fire of election ads and weren’t even finished with the Thanksgiving meal before being fa-la-la-la-la’d with luxury cars wrapped in bows and soft drink-swig-ging polar bears. As the commercials indicate, De-cember is a time for cel-ebration and giving (and receiving). In the political arena, on the other hand, December is typically a down time. This especial-ly holds true when new congressional members have just been elected and the previous Congress is in lame duck mode. But, if Congress doesn’t act soon on several significant out-standing items, all of our gooses will be cooked.

Deck Congress’ HallsBefore we even think

about throwing on the Yule Log, we need to get our legislative house in order. If Congress doesn’t make some important de-cisions before Jan. 1, the U.S. economy will drop off what is being termed the “fiscal cliff.” A plan

needs to be hatched to cut $1.2 trillion over the next 10 years from the deficit, something of which Con-gress has known about for awhile. If Congress doesn’t act by the end of the year, automatic, across-the-board govern-ment cuts will kick in, af-fecting more than 1,000 federal programs, many of which will impact ag-riculture. For example, all commodity and many conservation programs will be cut by 7.6 percent next year. And agriculture research, Extension activi-ties, food safety and rural economic development programs are just a few others that will be cut by 8.2 percent in 2013. Crop insurance will survive the first year, but will likely face cuts in year two. While all Americans will feel the impact, the cuts will slice right through ru-ral America, which is so dependent on Extension services and rural devel-opment. With Boughs of Folly

The fiscal cliff will also impact tax breaks.

An important one for farmers is the estate tax, which will revert from a $5 million exemption at a 35 percent tax rate to a $1 million exemption with a top tax rate of 55 per-cent. This could impact one out of every 10 farms and make it almost impos-sible for young farmers to carry on their family op-erations. The capital gains tax rate will also increase come Jan. 1, from 15 per-cent to 20 percent. This, too, will greatly impact farmers. Because capital gains taxes are imposed when buildings and farm-land are typically sold or transferred to new or ex-panding farmers, it will become more difficult for farmers to shed their as-sets or upgrade their busi-nesses. Congress has a lot on its holiday plate during the next several weeks. By the way, did I mention that we still don’t have a farm bill? But, that’s a topic for another day, maybe over eggnog.

Until then, have a hap-py and safe holiday sea-son.

Cut To The ChaseThe Holidays are Here and the Duck is Lameby Bob Stallman

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COMMENTARY4A Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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COMMENT

From the Editors Desk

Last Thursday our com-munity of Bevier took a hit when the Pear Tree Restaruant and Black Diamond Preservation Meusum burned. It was tough to see those build-ings go and the items lost in the meusum can never be replaced not to mention the ones out of work, but thank God there were no injuries. I want to say we are very fortunate to have the area fire departments and the men and women that come the instant they are called. Bevier is going to have a different look as we drive through, but I can tell you, if there is a town that can get through a loss as this, it is Bevier, MO.

On a brighter note, How do you explain the magic of Santa Clause? I always thought I did a good job until my 3 year old grand-daughter just about got the best of me this week. Kids are too smart these days!

I have to admit, I love the things that come out of a 3 year olds mouth! We took Brylie with us to pick out our tree and of course she helped us decorate when we returned home. We decorated the tree and the family room as we do every year. We placed the garland and stockings on the fireplace, and Pop lifted Brylie up to place the star on top of the tree (which is a whole other is-sue in our household). A few hours later we were sitting in the family room and Brylie went up to the fireplace and felt each stocking. She turned to me with a disgusted look on her face and both hands on her hips and boldly said “Nana, I have been good all day long and Santa didn’t put anything in the stockings yet”!!!

Now, I knew I couldn’t laugh because as cute and funny as it was, it truly was a serious issue. By assuming she has been told the same story I told her mother as a child, I begin to tell her the magic

of Santa and how he only comes on Christmas Eve. By the time we were fin-ished discussing the San-ta’s magic as well as the true meaning of Christ-mas, she has it all figured out. I also had a load lifted off my shoulders when she told me what everyone was going to get this year, that girl is going to save me a whole lot of money as she determined her Unkie, as she calls her uncle Trevor, her Pop and maybe her daddy will be getting coal! Brylie, Kinley, her Mom and I on the other hand will be get-ting something really nice from Santa. I know Santa will not disappoint a little child! (Pop, take heed to this information)!

As you may have no-ticed in this issue, there is more community news and articles! As stated in my article last week there will be no more North or South edition, you now get it all in one! That means more coverage area and we will be featuring more commu-nity news from the north-ern part of Macon County! “From the Editors Desk” will be alternated between myself and Becky Jeffcoat which means you won’t have to read my nonsense every week! Now that is good news!

Be sure and enjoy all the Christmas events tak-ing place in and around Macon County in the coming weeks! If you would like information as to what events and where, feel free to call our office at (660)395-4663 or go to our website’s event calen-dar at www.hpsouth.com

Until Next Time…..

GOOOOOD MORNING Thomas Hill Lake!The week has been filled with precious memories my lady, sites embed-

ded in my mind like an artist’s hand that never ceases to stop. Your sunrises & sunsets have been truly amazing....yellow hues fill the clouds while pinks, purples, reds and blues canvas your skies. A harvest moon has been appear-ing the last few nights golden hues and a misty appearance becomes the moon, beautiful but somewhat eerie. The waters have been still, polished like a mirror on the wall. With winter approaching, the cold and stillness beckon me to look, wonder and still behold what your sleeping lands hold. The cry of a coyote breaks the silence at dusk, the lonesome cry of another rings out, then the chattering begins between 3 different packs. Is this a warning or a cry for unity? Never a minute passes that I still look, learn & love!

Thanksgiving Day brought warm weather with the opportunity to enjoy fam-ily & friends on the deck. Children’s laughter, cries of joy & fun rang through the air. What a feeling of pride to look at the little ones that will hopefully carry on the tradition of appreciation and love for all that surrounds them. Watching the kids watch the squirrels and birds, one wonders if they see the same as I do....amazement and amusement fill their faces. Tui & Bella, our Boston Terrier & Shorkie (10 & 5 pounds) give those ole squirrels a heck of a time, I have decided that the squirrels enjoy the chase as much as the dogs do!

The causeway and boat ramps are still being visited by the crappie angler hoping to take home a great catch, these are not your “fair” weathered fish-ermen, these are the hard core boys bundled up ready for the first bite! My hats off to ya fella’s! Another day has come and gone, another one awaits us, another day to play, listen and enjoy what life has to offer. Enjoy to the fullest, for tomorrow never comes and yesterday is gone.

As always, Love & Hugs from the lake........Connie

SHEPHERD’S CALL

City of La Plata Mayor’s Report

Common Complaints About Christmas

C.THOMAS

by Dr. H. Wade ParisOne would think all

Christians everywhere would welcome the cel-ebration of Christ’s birth. Not so. It is common to hear complaints about Christmas, even from children of the King. Of-ten Christians couch their complaints in theological jargon that sounds pious rather than peevish. Let me give a few examples.

“Santa Claus,” she wailed. “It’s dishonest. Christians aren’t supposed to lie.” I can speak autobio-graphically here, for there was a time when I espoused this “doctrine”. In fact, I told my children from in-fancy that Santa was really their Daddy. They didn’t believe me. They thought I

was teasing them or trying to destroy their hopes for Christmas. Isn’t that a hoot? I was trying not to lie to my children, and they thought I was lying. I learned to live with and enjoy the jolly old elf. I reasoned if my children learned the joy of receiving, maybe one day they would be on the other side and know the joy of giving.

Then, there is the com-plaint that Christmas to-day is too commercial. We live in a commercial world. Ours is a commer-cial economy. A common complaint during our re-cent recession was that people were not spending money. It is unlikely you and I will change our capi-talistic system, but we can

by Charlie Thomas, Mayor

New procedures have been adopted by the City Council concerning use of the City’s dump site.

If a contractor is be-ing used for tree debris removal, a $30.00 refund-able gate key deposit will be required. Failure to re-turn the key for any reason will result in forfeiture of the deposit. A $10.00 per load charge will be as-sessed if a contractor is used. The gate must be locked after each trip re-gardless of how many will be needed.

No limbs, branches or tree trunks greater than 12 inches in diameter area allowed as well as any shredded to loss of dispos-al privileges.

Disposal invoices shall be governed by the City of La Plata’s utility ordi-nances with nonpayment subject to loss of disposal privileges.

If a resident dumps their own tree debris, there is no charge. If a contrac-tor takes down a tree for

a resident that is then cleaned up by the resi-dent, there is no dumping charge. Debris from a tree that has been taken down by a resident or contrac-tor is not considered yard waste for normal pickup by city cleanup crews and must be disposed of by the resident or contractor.

If a resident needs ac-cess to the dump site for other reasons, this can be granted without charge as long as the activity is legal and does not violate any DNR requirements. The resident or citizen would need to come to City Hall and pick up a key.

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas.

learn to live in it as Chris-tians. There is a hymn that says, “This world is not my home; I’m just passing through . . .” While pass-ing through, let’s live like Christians. Remember, Je-sus’ world wasn’t exactly hospitable.

Closely akin to the com-mercial complaint is the protest that “stores begin Christmas too early. They put Christmas stuff out be-fore Thanksgiving.” Per-haps we should view this through the merchants’ eyes. To have what you want on the shelves for Christmas, the merchant must order many months in advance. Merchandise begins arriving in October and November and must be put somewhere. And

what about those people who must buy things on lay-a-way? They need time to pay.

For those who think the Christmas celebra-tion begins too early, do the math. This year, with Thanksgiving coming as early as possible, that leaves only thirty-three days for the entire world to celebrate Jesus’ birth. That is less time than the period of Lent. Do we re-ally think it is too long or are we just grouchy?

Oh my, I’ve run out of room; and there are so many other complaints I would like to cover. May-be I can get to those next week. Until then—Cel-ebrate! It is the birthday of the King!

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF

MACON COUNTY,MISSOURI

In Re: The Estate of Francis J. Disinski, Deceased

Estate No. 12MA-PR00077NOTICE OF LETTERS

ADMINISTRATION GRANTED

(Independent Administration)

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Francis J. Disin-ski, Deceased.

On November 28, 2012, Pa-tricia Stracuzzi was appointed the Personal Representative of the Estate of Francis J. Disin-ski, decedent, by the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Macon County, Missouri.

The personal representa-tive’s addresses and phone number is: 16221 Wilson View Estates Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63005.

The personal representa-tives attorneys name, business address and phone number is: Paul Parkinson, 218 North Rol-lins Street, Suite 103, PO box 596, Macon, Missouri 63552, (660) 385-5216.

All creditors of said dece-dent are notified to file claims in court within six (6) months from the date of the first publi-cation of this notice or if a copy of this notice was mailed to, or served upon, such creditor by the personal representative, then within two (2) months from the date it was mailed or served, whichever is later, or be forever barred to the full-est extent permissible by law. Such six (6) month period and such two (2) month period do not extend the limitation period that would bar claims one (1) year after the decedent’s death, as provided in Section 473.444, RSMo, or any other applicable limitation periods. Nothing in Section 473.033, RSMo, shall be construed to bar any action against a decedent’s liability insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section 537.021, RSMo.

Date of decedent’s death: November 7, 2012.

Date of first publication: December 5, 2012.

/s/ Ann HenryProbate Clerk

Dates of publication are De-cember 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2012.

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Macon Health Care Center, A CMS 5 Star Center, Located in Macon Missouri, Is seeking an Activity Coordinator. This person will be responsible for the activity program for our residents. This person will also assist to coordinate our community events. Someone with experience is preferred, but not mandatory. If you have a talent in music or art, that would be a plus. Must be able to perform tasks on the computer. Will be responsible for Careplans, CAAS and MDS’s. Positive team player a must. Interested applicants please go to our website at www.maconhealthcarecenter.com and download an application or come request in person. Resume is preferred. We are an EEOC employer, We do not hire people with felonies.

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6A Wednesday, December 5, 2012The Home Press • maconhomepress.com • hpsouth.com

COMMUNITY NEWS

TOPS MO877 La Plata met Tuesday, November 27th at 6:00 p.m. in the La Plata Christian Church fellowship hall with seven members weighing in. Gail led the meeting.

The group opened with the TOPS and KOPS pledges. Roll call was “did you lose, did you journal and what did the holiday do to you?”

The best TOPS loser was unusual as it was a 3-way tie. Karen C., Gail and Nancy placed Best KOPS loser was Barbara G. Gail earned “TOPSi” for the month of Novem-ber.

Because there were three TOPS losers the group decided on three weekly challenges. Use portion control, have only three starches per day and eat no candy.

The program was “TOPS Bingo”. Prizes were Christmas related items.

Janet is in charge of the Christmas meal and Barb Y. is in charge of the pro-gram. These gals always have wonderful and fun ideas. The meal is Decem-ber 8th.

The members are seri-ously working on their goals for the end of the year weight loss contest.

Recipes and holiday ideas and fellowship were shared before adjourn-ment.

Anyone interested in visiting or joining TOPS is welcome. Please call Gail at 660-651-3025 for more information.

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THANK YOUIt is our pleasure to honor our Veterans at the Veteran’s Day Luncheon each year but we wouldn’t be able to do it without the support of this wonderful community. We would like to say THANK YOU to:

Silver Rails Event Center, AirEvac-Russ Riggins, SunBrite, The Home Press, The Depot Inn & Suites, Creations by Lisa – Lisa Tuggle McDow, Macon Wal-Mart, AVON – Tracey East, Lap Robes 4 Vets, Katy’s Kreations - Katy Sawyer, Dermatology Skin Spa – Dr. Lloyd J. Cleaver, DO, Gary Simmons – Shelter Insurance, Santa Fe Espresso, Show-N-Off Photography, La Plata Christian Church, La Plata Short Stop, La Plata R-II Schools, La Plata Ladies Sorority, La Plata State Bank, La Plata Men’s Golf League, Admire Evergreen, La Plata Fire Department, HH Rentals – Jeff & Sherry Hagar, La Plata Pharmacy, La Plata City Hall, Reynolds-Martin Post & Legion Aux-iliary, La Plata Lumber, D’Zines by T, Alpha Beta Alpha, Dr. J. Tod Sylvara, Bulldog Carwash, Atalpal Club 1, Beta Sigma Phi Upsilon Mu, Golden Eagle Distributing, Gerstley’s Country Crafts, Phil & Karleen Randolph, Amy Cox, Gary & Paula Thompson, Evelyn Falls, Jeffrey & Tuesday Thomas, Ling Go, Stan & Kathy East, Steve & Doris Sawyer, Glenn & Karen Wood, Jimmy & Betty Lou Moore, John & Mishel Beever, Corinne Corrick, Tom & Charla Cupp, Kenny & Tammy Wright, David & Nikki Bingham, Steve & Dana Safley, Lisa Coy, Lori Smith, Blake Roberts, Grant Roberts, Jeff Mock, Michael Jackson, Jerry Thomas, Patrick Thomas, Cameron East, Cash Sawyer, Don & Dana Miller, Wilson & Pat Belt, Brad Buck, Katie Parrish, Philip & Stephanie Prewitt, Lloyd & Betty Cribb, Robyn Boren, Paul & Kathy Perry, Matthew & Kayla Belt, Heather Wheeler, Richard & Cathy Cochran, Kendall & Brenda Williams, Bryan & Barbara Thomas, Tom Phillips, Karah Naughton, Tyena Bealmer, Tabatha Mitchell, Joe Myers, Serenity Bohon, John Gorham, Melvin Bissey, Gene Wood, Donna Hettinger, Julie Stutsman, Debbie Simmons, Mollie Simmons, Tammi Perry, Tammy Carmack, Jordan Smith, Garnita Woodward, Jackie Steele, Lisa McHenry, Nikisha Couch, Linda Smoot, Tracey East, Sue Fouch and anyone else who may have made a goodie for the bake sale or offered a financial donation.

And, finally, we would like to say THANK YOU to those Veterans and their guests who attended the luncheon. We know our day of honoring you can never make up for all you have done for us. May God bless each and every one of you. We hope you will mark your calendar for Monday, November 11, 2013 and join us again!

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Several Macon runner’s participated in the Annual United Methodist Church 5k Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day in Moberly. Money raised from the run goes to the Cristos Center. The run/walk had 234 participants in this years event. Front Row: Heather Ballance, Sharon Lees (2nd in age group), Lesley Heizman, Debbie Baker, Sandy Smith. 2nd Row: Dawn Bright (2nd in age group), Kevin Linear, Kaleb Mosley, Sam McDowell, and Scott Ballance (3rd in age group).

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Imagine clinging to the cracks in the bark of a large tree high above a rocky bluff, not knowing how you would ever make it back to solid ground! Then imagine crossing a swollen river on an ice jam, when the ice begins to shift, and you barely make it across before it breaks loose and surges down the river! Experience these adventures and more through the words of seasoned Missouri farmer, Thomas R. Thurman, who has spent decades falling into precarious situations in the wilds of America, and maneuvering out of them through his wits, with Gods help.

Thurman is a lifelong farmer, hunter, conservationist and adventurer. In this, his first book, he reflects on some of his most exciting and memorable moments. Within the pages of this book is something for everyone; stories of adventure, stories about nature, stories of nostalgia and some of the most unusual and amusing things you will ever read about.

Three Lives Left? Is a book sharing the six times, by the Grace of God Thurman survived life threatening situations.

The book is available at all C&R Supermarkets or by calling toll free (855) 228-7167.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

by Doris Noah

What a crowd! Santa arrived in a big red fire truck with Assistant Fire Chief Barry Shipley at the wheel as the cold wind whistled around the park on November 24th, 2012. The large crowd hustled to the community building across the street as soon as the switch was flipped turning on the big Christ-mas tree lights. Members of the Bucklin Community Association had prepared bags of popcorn, cookies, hot cocoa and coffee for all. The children enjoyed time with Santa while the snacks were served. Some youngsters had lists with them and oth-ers relied on their memory to make their requests known. Each youngster was given a bag of treats to take home.

The officers of the BCA, Thelma Jones, Betty Shoemaker, David Jenkins, Stacey Anders and activity chairman Lori Davis had coordinated the evening’s events in the community building.

In preparation for San-ta’s visit many had vol-unteered to decorate the park. The new tree in the Jones Addition of the park was constructed by Bob Davis, David Jenkins and Greg Noah. It is splendid! (It must be mentioned the big pine tree next door to city hall died suddenly last winter a couple of weeks after the Christmas lights were turned on. It seemed a sad thing at the time; however, as a result of its demise this new tree and all the lights in the park are super.)

Adding to the festive evening the 2012 Buck-lin Homecoming Royalty: Queen Sydnee Hendricks, Jr. Miss Darcy Yeager, Princess Emma Cathey and Prince Terry Teel were invited to attend.THANKSGIVING COMPANY

Betty Shoemaker host-ed Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends at her home on Gentry Street. Guests were Rob-ert, Cindy, Bryce, Kelsey and Katie Cupp, Molly Ewigman, Bruce and Me-gan Shoemaker, Gabe and Julie Switzer, Kodie, Khloie and Kadence Graff from Marceline. Tyler Shoemaker and Andrea Nolan Columbia, Ross, Danielle, Reece and Zane Andy Svendsen from St. Joseph, Carl, Jody, Haley and Abbie Herington, John, Shelly and Shelby Shoemaker, John Shoe-maker Jr. and .Celo Geers all of Bucklin.

Raymond and LeNell Hughes hosted Thanks-giving dinner in their home.

Attending were Don-nie & Susan Douglas, Lee, Dade & Donovan; Randy & Denise Jacobs, Jamison, Jasmine, Julia & Jace; Richard & Nancy Casady, Caleb & Kelsey Casady, Paige Knott, Bob & Lori Davis. Afternoon visitors were Larry Kin-nison and Frances Bigger.SIEMENS DESCEN-DANTS CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING

Descendants of Vernie and Lillian (Leathers) Sie-mens celebrated Thanks-giving in the American Legion Hall. Attending were Regina (Siemens) Mason, Yukon, Okla; Joe, Jana, Kaitlyn and Gar-rett Kessler, Lenexa, Ks.; Keith and Tara Ingalls, Gardner, Ks.; Jennifer Alamarez and David, Mary, Bryndon and Tarin Siemens Kansas City, Mo.; Brett and Sterling Siemens, Orrick, Mo.; Maggie Robinson, Jef-ferson City, Mo.; Mariah Brehm, Springfield, Mo.; Kenny and Tammy Tutt, Braymer, Mo.; Michael

and Katie Lewis, Aaron and Natalie Wier and Mi-chael Womack from Co-lumbia, Mo.; Jim, Lana, Brooke and Grant No-vinger, Kirksville, Mo.; Kristen Gall, New Cam-bria, Mo.; Carol and Kyle Lake, Faye Leppin, Trudy Womack, Kenneth and Mary Stufflebean, Travis, Emeree, Drake and Reece Stufflebean, Ryan, Lind-say, Kenslie and Chase Stufflebean, Mike, Kyra and Luke Brehm, Mark, Kara and Amelia Robin-son, Daniel Ervie and Ty-ler Hamilton, Marceline, Mo.; Larry and Deloma Gall, Leighton and Debbie Reid, Wanda Ervie, Danny Jo Ervie, Larry Vobornik, Mark Williams and Otha Vobornik all from Buck-lin. After dinner the after-noon was spent visiting and taking pictures.HUFF REUNION

November 3, 2012 the family of the late Floyd Huff met at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Larry (DonNell) Gatson east of Marceline. A dinner, host-ed by Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Davolt of Napoleon, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pettit of Bellevue, WA., and Mrs. Rosemary Bartlett of Ex-celsior Springs was held at noon, then group pictures were taken and visiting and reminiscing contin-ued. Other members of the family attending were: Mr. & Mrs. Dick Neff, Dylan and Melanie of Reno, Nv., Mr. & Mrs. Bob Neff, DeSota, KS, Mr. & Mrs. Warren Neff and Hayley, Merriam, KS., Mr. & Mrs. Bob Davis, Lees Summit, Mrs. Leola Gibson, Kan-sas City, Mrs. Ruth Gib-son, Monett, Mr. & Mrs. Mike Neff, Mr. Gus Neff & Morgan, Independence, Mr. Josh Hill,Smithville, Mr. Gerry Huff, Brook-field, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Li-sac, Mr. & Mrs. Elwyn Huff, Paul Huff, Penney, Sherman and Katherine, Marceline, Sharon Pate, Deidre Ratliff & Payton, Joey Pate, Shea Collley, New Cambria, and Renee Corbin, KayDee, Karlee, and Kelsie of New Boston.VISITORS FROM OKLAHOMA

Ruby (Siemens) Turner and her daughter Regina (Siemens) Mason from Yukon, Okla. visited Otha Vobornik and Leighton and Debbie Reid recently.ODDS ‘N ENDS

We are beginning to look a lot like Christmas here in Bucklin. Our

Little town has a Mrs. Christmas on Poplar Street. Lynn Shipley has a Christmas tree in every room in their house and too many pretty decora-tions in the front and back yard to number. Her pa-tient husband helps but will be the first to tell you the decorating is Lynn’s passion.

This is a great time to go for a drive and enjoy all the colorful decorations around town.

Response to the ques-tion about cell phone man-ners was swift and to the point. It boils down to this. If you are going to be in a meeting, church, wedding or funeral for heaven’s sake turn it off or put your phone on silence. One reader commented, “There is no need for you to have your ringer turned as high as it will go un-less you are in your tractor cab”.

Do you have an item for the Bits From Bucklin? If so please call 695-3600, email [email protected] or feel free to come by our house with your news anytime. Every arti-cle is appreciated and just what it takes to make the news newsy.

Talk to Santa soon, Do-ris Noah

by Kathy Nickerson

We had a marvelous Thanksgiving here in Heartland. As usual, we assembled a team after church on Wednesday night to roll out enough homemade noodles to feed about four-hundred people. The noodle-makers are led by Pastor Charlie every year, and it is something of an honor to do the actual rolling. Strong-armed men are preferred!

On Thanksgiving day, our community hosted a traditional feast for families and

Tod and Shelly Eitel of Hamilton spent Friday night, November 23rd with Jackie and Lavon Eitel. On Saturday they attended the Curtis Family dinner. Also joining them were Heather and Matt Miller, Gage and Bailey.

Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Stella Tuggle and Janet were Susie Tuggle, Lindsey Evans, J.R. and Molly Tuggle, Willie and Mary Tuggle and Laura, Cassie Tuggle and Hagen, Harry Tuggle, Bob Slaughter, Ryan Tuggle and Hunter, Rodney Tuggle of Kansas City, Loren Pippin and Christy Treasure.

Thanksgiving Day guests of Peggy and Jerry Thomas were Jeff and Cindy Thomas and Amanda of Purdin, Scotty McDonald of Milan, Kevin and Tracey East and Lauren, Cameron East, Karah Naughton, Rob and Lori Smith, Jordan and Dalton, Tabitha Sawyer and Cy, Jeffery and Tuesday Thomas, Addy and Khole, Ron Moore, Meagan Green and Laith West and Joe Ralston and Emma.

Verna Buck visited Friday evening with Peggy and Jerry Thomas.

Marge Stow of Macon, Nancy Heck, Linda Montgomery, Paula Thompson, Verna Buck, Roger Jarman, Lana and Mike Daniels, Karl and Roberta Byers have been recent guests of Marteena Gunnels.

Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Verna Buck were Bobby Buck, Eddie Buck, Mike and Joyce Buck, Bobbi Hamlin, Adrienne Hamlin, W.R. and Barbara Buck, Eva and Furosa, Wes Buck and Brad Buck.

Barbara Buck and Eva, Nancy McKenzie Adams, and Furusa spent Thanksgiving weekend with Barbara’s cousin, Tammy in Springfield. Aunts and cousins joined them there.

guests at Heartland, and we welcomed several neighbors and friends from the surrounding area. We always have lots of visitors during holidays, and several of our families travel to see relatives in other cities and states.

We are so grateful again this year for the abundant blessings of changed lives, restored families, and hope during difficult times. We are praying that all our friends and neighbors experience those same things this year.

Steve and Lisa McHenry, Gunnar and Gage hosted the Voyles Thanksgiving dinner. Present were Larry and Cora Voyles, Lynn Voyles, Gary and Debbie Simmons, Tyson, Molly and Kade Simmons, Trevor Simmons, Kyle Search, Glen and Karen Wood, Ralph and Kelsey Smith, Weston and Logan, Matt and Kayla Belt, Makay and Baylon.

Thanksgiving Dinner guests of Patsy and David Eitel were Monty Eitel of Manhattan, Kansas, Paige and David Carroll and family of Plano, Iowa. Monty was an overnight guest returning home on Friday.

William Fredman and Marguerite Hodges were Thanksgiving Day supper guests in the Robert and Garna Fredman home.

Rick and Dolores Silvers, Edgar Jones and family of Kansas City were recent guests of William Fredman.

Gene and Donna McClanahan visited Sunday afternoon with Marteena Gunnels and Verna and Bobby Buck at the La Plata Nursing home.

Jim Sparrow enjoyed Thanksgiving Day with Sharon and Randy Dore and family.

Jack Settle and Jana Russon of Ethel, Ray Kirkpatrick, Jimmy Overstreet, Duane Chrisman of Kirksville, Carl Campbell, Carol Carlson, Dean and Barbara Green, Robert and Charolotte Wheeler, Glen and Sherry Pippin, Bill Lear of Macon and Donnie Roberts of Bevier joined Red Roberts for music at the La Plata Nursing Home on Monday evening. Mrs. Chrisman also visited her sister, Jessie Asher.

Kate Laird visited Veva Bragg and Bobby and Verna Buck at the La Plata Nursing Home on Tuesday afternoon.

Roger, Betty and Matt Tipton of Macon and Dean and Pam Burris of Elmer spent Thanksgiving Day and night with Mike, Melanie, Mady and Maddox Tipton of Trenton. All went home on Friday afternoon. Mady made a place mat at school for Thanksgiving and her teacher said without hesitation the first thing Mady said she was thankful for was God’s love. She was also thankful for her family, her kitty, her horse (she doesn’t have one, her mother thought she meant her stick pony) and her brother.

Annual Christmas Supper

The Elmer community will have their annual Christmas supper on Saturday night, December 8 at 6 p.m. at the Elmer Community Building. It is a carry-in meal. All are welcome.

Christmas Program The Elmer Baptist

Church will have their

annual Christmas program, “Honk The Hairy Angels” on Sunday, December 16 at 11 a.m. We will be practicing at 10 a.m. on December 2, 9 and 16th. If anyone wants to be in it just come those Sundays.

Elmer Baptist Church had 19 in attendance for Sunday school and worship service on Sunday, November 25. A carry-in meal followed morning worship followed by mission study with the following present, Zach and Amy Vicars of Kirksville; Stanley Shott of Ethel; Debbie Atha of Ethel; Alvina Howe; Donald Crosby; Sara Drake; Phil and Sarah Sanders; Connie and J-Dean Burkholder; and Dean and Pam Burris. The study was on the Week of Prayer for International Missions. The next meeting will be January 20, 2012 following morning worship. All are welcome.

La Plata Nursing HomeNOTICE OF FILING DEADLINE

Notice is hereby given that candidates for the office of director on the La Plata Nursing Home District board for sub-districts 2 and 3 must file their Declaration of Candidacy between December 11, 2012 and Janu-ary 15, 2013. Board positions are 3-year terms. Any person filing must; be a US Citizen, live within that sub-district, have resided in the state of Missouri for one year preceding the election, and be at least twen-ty-four (24) years of age. If only one candidate files per district, an election will not be held and candidates will assume office as if elected. The election will be held April 2, 2013.

Declaration of Candidacy forms may be obtained from the Business Office at the La Plata Nursing Home, 100 Old Stagecoach Road, La Plata, MO. Business hours are 8:30a.m. - 5p.m. Monday through Friday, exclud-ing Holidays.

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Hats Off For CancerThe Bevier C-4 El-

ementary Student Coun-cil has reached out to the Hats Off for Cancer orga-nization and is organizing a Hat Drive through De-cember 20th to help pro-vide hats to kids with can-cer. The students intend to collect and donate hats of all kinds to the courageous children who lose their hair due to cancer treat-ments.

The Student Council has set a goal of 50 hats to be collected before the Christmas holiday. We

Clifford and Virgin-ia Grubbs were blessed when most of their family gathered for Thanksgiv-ing. Those attending were: Rick and Joyce Grubbs, Jay, Riki, and Bentley Anderson, Kenny, Denise and Bryan Grubbs, Kristi Thompson of Macon, Dr. Wendell and Kathy Nickerson, Kris, Martha and Meghan Palmer, Jor-dan, Courtney, and Pier-son Palmer of Bethel, Michael, Serenity, John, Drew and Jake Bohon of Kirksville, Dan, Felicity, Jesse, Claire, Adam and Mary White, Ryan, Char-ity, Nola and Violet Long of Omaha, Nebraska, Ca-leb, Becca, Ethan, Ava and Hudson of Casper, Wyoming,

Norma Grubbs of La Plata was a Friday visitor in the Clifford and Virgin-ia Grubbs home.

Edith Harrington and Mary Downey of Macon called on Clifford and Vir-ginia Grubbs recently.

Rhoda and Mae Gra-ham were among 39 peo-ple who gathered at the home of Felicia Hyde Jen-nings for Thanksgiving.

Bryann, Kyley, and Dustin Magers spent some time recently with Rhoda and Mae Graham. They also stayed overnight Thursday.

Ladeanna Jackson visited Rhoda and Mae Graham and their house guests Bryann, Kyley, and Dustin Magers.

Thanksgiving guests of Wayne and Elizabeth

are encouraging business-es and families to help us reach this goal. These hats can be dropped off at the school, or you may con-tact the school to arrange for someone to pick up your donation. Hat dona-tions can be anything kid friendly such as: baseball caps, beanies, or sock hats, but they must be new and unworn. As one of the leading and original hat programs, Hats Off For Cancer has donated more than 1,000,000 brand new hats to hospitals, camps,

Beeson were Kyle and Cindy Palmer and Travis of Warrensburg, Matt and Tabitha Jones of Clinton, and David and Leannette Beeson, Brooke, Blake, and Cooper of Salem.

Basil and Marsha Ham-mons had the following guests for Thanksgiving dinner. Jacie Hammons of Riverside, Walter Serra of Virginia, Justin Hammons of Columbia, Daniel and Julie Kay Howe, Dylan, Dalton, and Sheridan of Novinger, and Richard White of Moberly.

Beverly Dale of Phila-delphia, Pennsylvania spent Thanksgiving week with her mother, Dolores Harpster.

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This week on Mon-day and Friday, students and faculty members will be given the opportunity to wear hats at school by simply donating a dollar to this charity. The Student Council is excited about this opportunity to give back and enjoys seeing the other students pitch in to help. For more informa-tion on this event you may contact the school, or visit www.hatsoffforcancer.org.

Weather has been nice but windy. We dropped down to the 20’s and wind chill was bad. Hunters still abound on Hohenadel Hill, with meager success.

Gayle and Dale McVay spent Thanksgiving day with Dean and Marietta Slaughter.

Nancy and Gary Belfield hosted Thanksgiving dinner for Jason, Tina, Addison, Audrey and Cade Belfield, Emma Russell, Birney Belfield, Amanda, Chad, Claire and Morgan Belfield.

Sharron Burns attended a budget and finance and audit committee meeting for the Adair County 40H Council on Monday evening at the Kirksville Extension Center in Kirksville.

Amy Burns visited her parents, Richard and Sharron Burns on Thursday and Friday.

Eva Gallagher of Washington, Iowa spent Wednesday through Friday with Marilyn Sinnock of Ethel. She helped Marilyn celebrate her birthday.

Lana Daniels hosted a Thanksgiving evening meal for Roger Jay Jarman, Jeremy Jarman and Mary and Roger Jarman.

Kim and Leighton Shoop visited his grandparents, Margaret and Fred Shoop in Milan on Thanksgiving Day.

Roger and Phyllis Svodoa, Jerry and Donna Gray, Todd and Leslie Gray and Richard Gash spent Saturday evening at the Brian Gray home.

Trevor and Tanner Pipes have been bow hunting at the Marilyn Sinnock farm.

Jerry and Cathy Worcester and daughter, Hannah, of Kentucky and Fairy Worcester spent Thanksgiving with Karen and Walter Manigold.

Tawyna and Howard Worcester visited her daughter in Chicago this week.

Mike Daniels spent Thanksgiving with his mother, Tommie Daniels, and sisters Robin and Lori.

Elsie McNeal and aunt of Bucklin visited Thursday afternoon with Mary Jarman.

Denice and Braden Watson were guests Friday through Sunday with Ronda and Steve VanHara.

Connie Gunnels visited her mother, Pearl Perry this week at La Plata Nursing Home.

Ronda VanHara reports that the Village of Gifford has its Christmas Tree up in the city park.

Linda and Gary Pyle visited their son, Jon and family for Thanksgiving. They reported lots of love and kisses from grandchildren, Charlie, Annaliese and Alexander.

Connie and David Gunnels hosted a Thanksgiving meal for

Gifford ItemsWayne Walker, Kenny and Shonda Walker, Niki, D.J, Kady, Lance and Brooklynn Couch, Christy and Rob Bristow, Derrick and Hillary Gunnels and Mike, Jennifer and Timerrick Gunnels.

Gary and Nancy Belfield attended the “Burglars Holiday” performance at the Maples Theatre in Macon on Saturday.

Terri Perry spent the weekend with Dean and Marietta Slaughter.

Roger and Phyliss Svodoa of Mersailles, Illinois visited Tuesday through Sunday with Donna and Jerry Gray.

Richard and Sharron Burns, their daughter, Amy, enjoyed a Thanksgiving supper with Larry and Evonne Baker. Also attending were Pamela, Larry Jr., Brett and Jesse Baker, Astella Gurgrich and Bob and Janice Burger.

Thanksgiving Day guests of Carolyn Hill were Eva Gallagher, Marilyn Sinnock, Jim Hill and Terry Hill.

Thursday evening Richard Gash, Jerry and Donna Gray, Todd and Leslie Gray, Roger and Phyllis Svodoa, Shandra, Jose, Ethan and Ryan Montalvo, Kara and Sydney Soliday enjoyed Thanksgiving together.

Norvan and Kassie Slaughter visited Dean and Marietta Slaughter Saturday afternoon.

Jerry Hill of Kansas City, Jeffrey Hill of Olathe, Kansas, Jim Hill of Clarence, Terry Hill of Auvausse, Jeanna Gallagher and son, Michael, Don and Joshua Cartenteridy of Pekin, Illinois, Nick and Jessica Gallagher and daughter, Hannah of Maryland, Terry Hill were Friday guests of Carolyn Hill of Clarence.

COMMUNITY NEWSby Marsha Hammons

guests of Dolores Harpster were Yolanda Wallace of Macon, Beverly Dale of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-vania, Rodney and Cindi Harpster, Kiley and Kai-ley, Terry and Lorie Harp-ster of Excello, Jimmy and Stacy Harpster, Sean and Cody of Macon, Shir-ley Harpster of Kansas City and Kirby and Mikal Harpster of Warrenton.

Ronnie and Beth Gar-nett hosted Thanksgiving dinner for Grady Hruska, Courtney Garnett, Mick Garnett, Jill Garnett, Josh and Shannon Garnett and Kennedy, Carla and Terry Garnett, and Josey and Jenny Garnett.

by Sharron Burns

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Monday, December 10thVeal steak, macaroni and tomatoes, mixed vegetables, bread and butter, plums and milk.

Tuesday, December 11thBBQ rib patties, baked beans, coleslaw, bread and butter, baked apples and milk.

Wednesday, December 12th“Our Christmas Dinner”Ham, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, Christmas Jello salad, hot rolls, cherry cheesecake and milk.

Thursday, December 13thBeef grill steak, lettuce salad, sliced tomatoes, bread and butter, Rice Krispie bar and milk.

Friday, December 14thChicken fillet, baked potato, spinach, bread and butter, fruit and milk.

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CALLAO METHODIST CHURCH

Sunday, November 25 Worship Service consisted of Music Preludes, Car-rying In The Lights, Wel-come : He Is Lord, Open-ing Prayer, Missions & Announcements, Celebrat-ing Birthdays & Anniver-saries

Joys & Concerns, Silent Prayer, Pastoral Prayer, Sharing Gifts of Word, Song & Testimony, Offer-ing / Doxology / Offertory Prayer, Children’s Sermon : “ The King “, SERMON : The Christian Year in Word & Song, Dismissal/Benediction, Carrying Out The Light by Acolytes, Song: “ Bless Be The Tie That Binds “, Special on piano by Lea Ferguson.

Remember Dollars for Macon Co. Food Pantry and please bring shoe box-es by December 9.

On December 16th there will be a Callao Christmas Potluck when the kids will sing and deliv-er cookies in the commu-nity, drive through Latch-ford’s Christmas Lights and return to the church for games, cookies and cocoa.

Elsie McNeil, Certified Lay SpeakerCALLAO CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sunday , November 25 Ken Mantle’s message was from Isaiah 40 : 9-11

1: Because of the nature of the sheep.

2: Lord knows we need Him so.

3: Our Shepherd is suf-ficient for the task.

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Twenty eight fam-ily members and friends gathered at the home of Mariam Farrington for a Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Novem-ber 22. Those attending were: Colleen Farrington , Hume, Mo., Kelly Farrington,Columbus, Ks., Michael,Carrie,Cole & Macy Farrington, Pitts-burg, Ks.,John and Carla Farrington, Callao, Lonny Farrington, Kayla & Tim Richardson, Macon, Sha-ron & Randy Nelson, Eu-gene, Mo., Justin & Robin Bargar, new Bloomfield, Mo., Jerod, Nena, Brook-lynn & Jayden Bargar, Centralia, Mo., Todd, Kama & Ashley Far-rington, Collbran, Colo., Casey Farrington, Ste-phensville, Texas, Brian, Becky, Jessica & Jenna wheeler, Centralia, and the hostess.

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Lose That Holiday Stress!By Mark Underwood

The holidays are a festive time of year, but many people feel too stressed to enjoy the season. They may have too many deadlines, too much shopping to do, or they are juggling too many holiday-related things and not getting enough sleep.

Holidays are a special time of year, but we often place enormous burdens on ourselves by trying to get things “just right.” After all, the holidays come around only once a year. Unfortunately, many people feel this way: “Don’t tell me that worry isn’t good for you. I know bet-ter. The things I worry about don’t happen.”

So what can you do to lose the stress before and dur-ing the holidays? Plenty. But you have to start by mak-ing a commitment to be less stressed and have more fun this year.Start with a game plan

If you are a chronic worrier, you know what it’s like to focus on things that are out of your control. But wor-ries can lead to fear, tension, anxiety, anger, and exhaus-tion.

It’s time to come up with a holiday de-stress plan that suits your lifestyle. It’s important to prioritize your own needs over everyone else’s desires. At the top of your new stress-free plan tell yourself you are going to “limit” the amount of stress you will accept in your life. You may be surprised how much better you feel when you set limits.

Naturally you can’t control all the variables that can cause stress. Life is always filled with unexpected situa-tions. But when you have a game plan in place you will minimize unwelcome surprises and keep your holidays on track.

Include a budget so you can keep holiday purchases in check. When holiday spending gets out of control, stress is going to follow.

Next, triage holiday stress-filled events. Triage means to prioritize, so take care of the most important issues first, which are often the most stressful.

Be realistic. Take the pressure of trying to make ev-erything perfect off yourself. Perfectionism is a com-mon source of stress. Be clear about your expectations then make sure you celebrate the season without taxing yourself unnecessarily.

There is no better time than now to create a game plan that can help you worry less and change your life

before, during, and after the holidays.Better sleep, less stress

Do you toss and turn and have trouble sleeping at night? You may have difficulty sleeping if your day is crowded with anxiety and stress.

A recent study by the National Sleep Foundation found that as many as one-in-six Americans is at risk for losing sleep this year due to holiday-related stress.

Did you know that poor sleep can lead to health prob-lems? Studies have shown that when you don’t get qual-ity sleep night after night, it can affect your immune system. Many sleep studies have discovered that how you sleep and rest are directly linked to your well-being and daily health.

Research has shown that sleep is not just good for the body, but is also of vital importance for the brain. Avoid overloading your daily life with tasks and stress. Take these steps for reducing fatigue and stress.Holiday de-stress tips

Try to keep a positive attitude. Focus on the good things going on in your life. When you reflect on things you’re grateful for and small successes of daily life, you’ll feel more in control when stress-filled circum-stances arise.

Write down your concerns. Journal what worries you. It may help pinpoint the real core of some problems so you can work on them more objectively.

Take time out for you. Prioritize doing things you en-joy like getting together with a favorite friend for coffee.

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Well Thanksgiving is over and all that is left is a few leftovers. I do hope that everyone had a very happy and blessed holiday. Now everyone is into the Christmas season and most are shopping and decorating. I got a new big tree this year so I have 4 trees up already and will put up 4 more on Thurs-day, my next day off. The living room is finished. I packed all my stuff away and the room is filled with a big tree and nativity sets and angles. The kitchen is also finished and so full of Santas that they have over-flowed into the laundry room. Turning my house into a Christmas wonder-land is coming along nice-ly. The decorations go up quickly and I am so happy to get Christmas going but I am slow at taking things down. A few years ago when my Granddaughter Kaylee was about 10 I had a beautiful little tree with red lights and Santas on it. It was still up the first of February so Kaylee brought a package of val-entines and we replaced the santas and made it into a valentine tree and I didn’t have to take it own until the first of March.

We had lots of fam-ily and food at our house over the Thanksgiving weekend. Guest were Bonnie and John Mc-Murry of Atlanta. Laura Claus and daughters Kay-lee and Katherine of Ana-bel. Raymond and Jes-sica Wood and daughters Norma and Bella, Derek Wood all of Clarence and J.T. Thornton of Macon.

I talked with Carolyn Stender, my neighbor and she had a wonderful holi-day. Her daughter Nova Jean Stender of Colum-bia came and spent all 4 days of the weekend and Carolyn told me they had a great time visiting.

Jessica and Raymond Wood and daughters Nor-ma and Bella spent the weekend visiting family. They were guest in the home of Patty and Kenny Truitt and they also visited Brenda Thorton of Ma-con where other guests were Jeanette Thorton and her son Garret and Jason Thorton and his son J.T and Rickey Noyes all of Macon. They are now busy getting ready for Christmas.

Carolyn Hill had a full house over the week-end. Thursday for dinner

by Patty Truitt

guests were Eva Galla-gher of Washington Iowa, Marilyn Sinnock of Ethel, Terry Hill of Ausvasse and Jim Hill of Clarence.

Friday for lunch her guests were Jerry Hill of Kansas City, Jeffery Hill of Kansas, Terry Hill and Marilyn Sinnock.

Carolyn’s Friday night guests were Jerry Hill. Jeffery Hill, Marilyn Sin-nock, Genie and Mikel Gallerger Nick and Jes-sica, and Baby and Joshua and Dawn all spent Friday night and Saturday morn-ing.

Carolyn and Marilyn went to Columbia Tues-day for the day. She said she had a wonderful week-end.

Sunday our neighbors Gary and Bonnie Chadwell left for Little Elm, Texas. We will miss them this winter. They took their big dog Brownie who is best friends with my dog. Cody is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and is a small dog but he and Brownie are best friends and now Cody is very unhappy and when Kenny walked him today he wanted to go see Brownie. Gary, Bon-nie and Brownie will be greatly missed this winter

It’s Not Just Frames, It’s A Whole Lot More!In 1994 Karen Hazelton

moved from a small town near Iowa City to Macon. She loves living in Macon “The people are so friend-ly and it’s a great commu-nity!” says Karen.

Karen started working at a downtown frame shop and when the owner retired in November 2002, Karen bought the business and named it Macon Frames. At the time, the company just did custom fram-ing but she has expanded her inventory to include ready-made frames, frame repair, gifts and charming home décor.

Karen has 2 children and 7 grandchildren all of whom live in Iowa. She plans to go visit for Christ-mas, but in the meantime she has her store open for holiday shopping from 9am to 5 pm Tuesday through Saturday.

A custom framing or-der takes about a week to complete and all orders are completed in-house. From Christmas decorations, home décor to Watkins Products, you’re sure to find something for every-one.

Layaway is available and please “Like” Macon Frames on Facebook.

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Maddy, age 2, Maggy, age 3, lilly, age 5 and Cassy, age 1 are the children of David and Amanda spring-er of st. louis, Missouri and the grandchildren of John and Marilyn Green of la Plata.

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not only by us but by the entire community.

My granddaughters Norma and Bell Wood told me that on Friday December 1st The Com-munity Betterment Group will have a Christmas Lighting and the children will place ornaments they made at school on the tree. Then Tuesday Dec 4th the Clarence school will have a field trip to Macon Repertory Theater in Ma-con. The school Christmas program is Friday Decem-ber 14 at 7pm. They hope everyone can get out and enjoy some of these great Christmas festivities.

The Clarence Horse-shoe Club set the date for the Live Nativity and Santa on Wednesday evening, December 19th at the VFW Hall in Clar-ence! The Live Nativity will be from 6pm to 8pm and Santa will be there to visit with the kids. Santa will have a surprise for all the children that come to see him and hot chocolate and cookies for all!

Till next week I do hope you will enjoy this most joyous season and God bless.

Patty

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La Plata Garden Club Meets

Legion Recognizes Local Restaurant La Plata American Legion & Auxiliary Meet

Garden Club met No-vember 19th at the home of Mary Williams. The meeting was called to or-der by

Vice President Anna Ruby in the absence of President Irene Osborn. Roll call was answered by 7 members with their fa-vorite season of the year.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap-proved. Treasurer’s report was $207.27. There was no old business.

The American Le-gion and Auxiliary met Wednesday evening, No-vember 28th for their reg-ular meeting. Commander Cylde Burch called the meeting to order with prayer by Jerry Thomas followed by the placing of the P.O.W. Chair Cover, the Pledge of allegiance and Preamble in unison. Each unit held separate meetings.

President Marie Glad-bach presided over the auxiliary meeting. Roll call answered by six la-

Sunday night, Novem-ber 18, 2012 Kim and Paul Harrison, owners of the Bucklin Tall Paul’s Pub n’ Grub were honored by The American Legion Green Hills Post 57 Legionnaires, Auxiliary, and Squadron

PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT STANDING: Paul and Kim Harrison, Ralph Thomas Post 57 Commander.

dies. Minutes were read and approved.

New Business: will remember members and veterans in the nursing home at Christmas. Order Poppies and send other funds to the Department. Motion made by Legion to change meeting time to 6:00 p.m. in the win-ter and will change back with time change in the spring. Instead of a $5 gift exchange for Christ-mas meeting, bring $5 of food for the food pantry. Next meeting will be De-

Under new business the group completed plans for the December meeting. Secret pals will

be revealed and names for 2013 will be drawn. We will have a $1.00 gift grab bag and enjoy the de-licious variety of a

cookie/candy ex-change. The penny drill was won by Juanita Mc-Connell.

Mary gave a very in-teresting program on the white and red breasted

57 Sons of the American Legion. At the Post 57 November meeting the Harrisons were presented a plaque and well done ac-colades for their support and participation in Post 57 activities. Tall Paul’s

restaurant has hosted Post 57 summer meetings, par-ticipated in the the 5 K Le-gion Run, provided biscuit gravy donation for Legion breakfasts, and continues to host community fund raisers.

cember 19th at 6:00 p.m. Please bring finger foods for refreshments. Was re-ported that member Lor-ranie Ratliff had passed away. A donation will be made to the library in her memory. David Johnson was winner of 50/50.

Present were Bob and Alma Baker, Merle and Shirley Matticks, Jerry and Peggy Thomas, Wal-ter and Marie Gladbach, Verna Buck, Debie Beck-er, Margaret Kincaid, Charlie Thompson, Wil-lie Williams, Andrew Coy and Leland Collins.

nuthatch birds and also provided several reci-

pes for making suet balls for the winter birds. A word scramble game as well as

guess the contents of a candy jar were played.

Delicious refreshments were served by the host-ess.

Meeting adjourned. Next meeting will be

with Leila Ward Decem-ber 10th.

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Village of GiffordNOTICE OF FILING

Any individuals who qualify and wish to file for the offices of Councilman, to be voted on April 3, 2012, election, may do so with the Clerk.The following officers will be elected:

(3) COUNCILMEN -two year termsContact the City Clerk, (660) 332-7347 or contact Donna Gray at 14622 Basswood, New Boston, MO 63557.Filing opens on December 11, 2012 and closes on January 15, 2013.

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The La Plata Bulldogs participated in the No-vinger tournament last week with first round ac-tion being played on Tues-day against the Green City Gophers. La Plata took the contest 69-29 moving the Bulldogs to the Thursday evening game on the win-ners side of the bracket to face Scotland County.

The Atlanta Hornets participated in the Novinger Basketball tournament last week and saw first round action on Monday night with a win over the Bevier Wildcats of 61 to 51, moving them to the winners side of the bracket to face Novinger on Wednesday evening. Scoring for the boys were Justin Grigsby 3, Collan Thrasher 9, Dylan Hruska 5, Vincent Elrod 10, Lance Weber 16, Korbin Gunnels 2, Tagan Brookhart 10 and Lane Waddle 6.

On Monday evening the Atlanta Lady Hornets met on the hardwood with the La Plata Lady Bulldogs during the Novinger Tournament. The Lady Hornets were slightly out scored by their opponents with a score of 31-46 in first round ac-tion. Scoring for the Lady Hornets were Demetri Thomas 4, Samantha Reed 9, Ashton Ross 4, Shalyla Collier 6, Katy Baker 1 and Sheyenne Kalmert 7. The girls will play on Wednesday evening at

Seth Shurvington, Chandice Glad-bach, Elizabeth Bradley, Kylie Daw-son, Kristen Gunnels, Kennedy Harpster, & Andrew Peter

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Scoring for the Bulldogs were Baylon Belt 3, Seth Brown 3, Alec Smith 5, Tanner Riggins 8, Hunt-er Howe 3, Ty Davison 2, Nathan Petersen, 10, Matt Safley 17 and Jace Brown 18.

On Thursday the ‘dawgs traveled back to Novinger for round two, as they faced Scotland County.

The Tigers took with win of 58-64, by just outscor-ing the Bulldogs with a small margin. Scoring for La Plata were Baylor Belt 2, Seth Brown 12, Tan-ner Riggins 15, Hunter 10, Nathan Petersen 6, Matt Safley 10 and Jace Brown 3. The Bulldogs will play for the 3rd place trophy on Saturday evening.

Atlanta Hornet Basketball

Bevier Students Add A Touch To Glass

Bevier art students in Mrs. Weimer's 2nd & 3rd hour classes are caught paint-ing windows in Bevier! The class has been active in the community by paint-ing scenes on business windows and have

just updated the windows for Ugo’s Piz-zaland. You will no longer see the Hal-loween paintings as they have been re-placed with some great winter scenes!

On Wednesday evening the Hor-nets took a hard hit from the Novinger Wildcats as they outscored them 49 to 67 sending the Hornets down to the 3rd place game to be played on Saturday evening. Scoring in second round action were Collan Thrasher 9, Dylan Hruska 12, Vincent Elrod 3, Lance Weber 2, Ko-rbin Gunnels 5, Tagan Brookhart 10 and Lane Waddle 8.

Shelby Lawless, Courtney Hoeg, Kay-la Martin, Rachael Lowe, Memphis Buster & Taylor Hedworth

4:30 p.m. vs. Bevier.Wednesday evening the girls traveled

back to Novinger to face the Lady Wild-cats and were victorious in the contest with a score of 51 to 40, placing the girls on the Consolation Game bracket for Fri-day evening. Scoring for the Lady Hor-nets were Demetri Thomas 6, Samantha Reed 15, Ashton Ross 12, Shalyla Col-lier 4, Maddie Cuppy 6, Taylor Howlett 4 and Sheyenne Klamert 4.

Atlanta Lady Hornet BasketballLa Plata Bulldog Basketball

Area teams participated in the Novinger Basket-ball Tournament held last week. La Plata boys placed 3rd, La Plata girls placed 4th and Atlanta Lady Hornets received Consolation and the Atlanta Hornets placed 4th. Above Makay Belt and Taylor Snodgrass prepare for rebounding as team mate, Morgan Kimmel shots free throws. Left: Atlanta Coach, Jason Daniels gives last minute advice.

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