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USPS-299800 Vol.137, No. 21 La Plata, MO, 635498 Pages • 1 Section • 50 Cents

Serving Macon County Since 1876Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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La Plata FFA Holds Officer Installation

December 13th will be the dead-line for Santa Letters to be delivered to our office for the printing of the December 19th edition. Please send your letters to PO Box 57, La Plata, Missouri 63549 or email them to [email protected] in order for us to get them to Santa. Remember, he’s watching, so be good.

by Aaron Thomas,FFA Reporter

Thursday, November 16th, the La Plata FFA com-menced Chapter Charter-ing, Officer Installation, and Greenhand Degree Cer-emonies in the La Plata high school gymnasium. The Chartering ceremony offi-cially declared the La Plata

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FFA a statewide and nation-ally recognized FFA chapter. Officer Installation officially inducted La Plata FFA Of-ficers into the seven roles available in the chapter. In-stalled were President Eliza-beth Janes, Vice-Presidents Molly Safley and Cordel Bane, Sentinel Matt Safley, Secretary Brendan Curtis,

Treasurer Grant Gregory, Reporter Aaron Thomas, and Historian La Donna White. Inducting these seven mem-bers were the Area Three of-ficer team.

Forty-four Greenhand De-grees were awarded to every FFA Member grade nine and up. Advisor Jessy Reuterdahl said, “Agricultural education

prepares students for success-ful careers and a lifetime of informed choices in the glob-al agriculture, food, fiber, and natural resources systems.” In celebration, FFA Barnwarm-ing took place the following Friday night.

by Becky Jeffcoat,Editor/Pubisher

In May of 2011 when I sold The Home Press, the new owners took it one step further and began print-ing in color and including the southern part of Macon county in our coverage area. In February 2012 we ven-tured out to make our read-ers even more news with the new addition of The Home Press South, thus making our paper The Home Press North. The south edition covered the areas of Bevier, New Cambria, Bucklin, Cal-lao, Clarence, Macon, some of Linn County, Shelby County and Randolph Coun-ty. The north edition covered the areas of Atlanta, Gifford, Elmer, Novelty, Hurdland, Brashear, Kirksville, Edina and La Plata, as well as Ma-con and other county areas.

Since that happened, in August, we began a Region-al Monthly Issue, which is mailed to every household in Macon and Shelby coun-ties at no charge. With the economy, the overlapping of readers, advertisers and dou-bling up on county happen-ings we have made the next advancement to hopefully

wrap it all up into one and will begin our new adven-ture with The Home Press, covering all of Macon and surrounding counties. Be-ginning next week, Decem-ber 5th, the south edition will be no more, as will the north not be a part of our title any longer. Both papers will be combining to make one “Home Press”, thus merg-ing the “North” with the “South” and bringing you, not monthly, but weekly a new and improved “Home Press”. Each week you will still be reading the same col-umns and community news as you have been enjoying, but we will now also include community news and articles from the neighboring towns at the south end of the coun-ty. We will still be a weekly subscription newspaper and will still be doing the once a month free mailing for the re-gional issue. Basically, more print and bang for your buck. Covering eight schools with local sports action including La Plata, Atlanta, Brashear, Bevier, New Cambria, Buck-lin, Callao and Macon.

With both offices working together we hope to stop the confusion of advertisers and

readers as well, as to which paper they are to subscribe to or advertise in. Our dead-lines are now Friday NOON for ALL advertising and cor-respondence. No exceptions! You will still be seeing our bright faces in our office, as there will be no change in our staff or hours and the phone, fax and emails are all the same, as well as our web-site at www.maconhome-press.com. We will have a few new faces working with us on your publication, as the south employees will still be

working in Macon, but plac-ing their information with us. So now we are an office of six instead of three. You just won’t see them in La Plata.

We hope to make this pa-per a vital and important part of your week and, as always, we look forward to sharing the news with you!

Should you have any con-cerns or comments please feel free to contact our office at 660.332.4431 and talk to myself or Randy. We will be happy to help.

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La Plata nursing Home delivered meals to those who were not able to share the holi-day with friends and family. Debbie Cain and her son delivered meals around the noon hour in La Plata. The nursing home has been delivering and sharing Thanksgiving for a few years now, bringing a smile to several faces.

Are You Ready For My Surprise?A drive-off from a gas station in La Plata resulted in a three-county chase on Tuesday night, November 20, 2012. According to the Macon County Sheriff Robert Dawson, at approximately 6:00 p.m. his office was notified that a white Dodge pick-up with a black flatbed left without paying for approximately $100 worth of gasoline. The vehicle headed south on Highway 63 and was spotted by a Macon County Sheriff’s Deputy on the north side of Macon. The chase continued through Macon. The ve-hicle hit a curb on the south end of Macon and blew a tire, but still failed to stop.The chase continued into Randolph

County where Missouri State High-way Patrol Troopers had laid stop strips in the roadway at the Route 22 Junction. Sheriff Dawson said that the vehicle blew out another tire, but continued another 2 miles before it was stopped. After a brief struggle, Joshua Hood, 23, of Dexter and Ash-ley Barns, 22, of Kirksville were tak-en into custody. According to Sheriff Dawson, a search of the vehicle also found methamphetamine parapher-nalia.Hood is being held in Macon Coun-

ty Jail and Barns is being held in Ran-dolph County Jail awaiting numerous formal charges.The truck was stolen from Barry county.

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LOCAL NEWS2A Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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La Plata Lions Club met November 13, 2012 with Vice President Gary Cunning-ham presiding. He is pictured with Julie Lewis and Cameron East, who spoke on fire safety that evening.

FirE SaFEtY SPEaKErSTax PlanningTime

Recognizing that Thanksgiving is not over yet but if yoRecognizing that Thanksgiving is not over yet but if you’re a farmer (or not a farmer) it won’t be long before it is income tax season. This time of year we need to start being prepared for that. 2012 was a unique year due to the drought and low crop yields for many al-though prices are fairly good.

Tax planning when you can still make some adjust-ments is a critical management tool that farmers can uti-lize. However, you can’t plan if you haven’t got your farm records up-to-date. The good thing about a year such as this is it affords farmers several opportunities to manage their taxes if you need to do that. Those include:

(1) Postponing the recognition of gain on excess sales of breeding livestock assuming you will replace them in the future. Since we were declared a Federal disaster you have up to 4 years to replace them. Only the excess sales above your normal sales are eligible.

(2) Postponing the excess income on livestock sales for 1 year. This applies to non-breeding as well as breed-ing and again only applies to sales above normal. Figure sales for 3 previous years to get normal sales in both of these cases.

(3) Postponing the recognition of gain on crop sales into the following year. This is more complex as you can only do this if you normally sell the crop the year following harvest. Over 50% of that crop must be sold the following year in order to qualify. It does apply to crop insurance proceeds too as long as they are received before the 1st of the year.

(4) Purchasing inputs {expenses} for the following year. Farmers can purchase inputs {seed, fertilizer, etc.} for the following year as long as it is for a business rea-son and not just to avoid taxes. Increasing prices are a legitimate business reason for buying before the 1st of the year so that shouldn’t be an issue.

In conclusion, don’t assume because 2012 was a drought that you won’t have an income tax problem. Do some planning before the end of the year so you aren’t complaining after tax time. Your income tax preparer or Ag Business Specialist can help you with tax planning if needed.

According to Garry L. Mathes, chair of the 2012 Missouri Livestock Symposium, this year’s beef cattle section is intended to help produc-ers economically, plan for the future, be safe and provide the latest on some economically significant cattle diseases.

The program will be held December 7 and 8 in Kirksville, MO. Program details may be found at missourilivestock.com or by calling Garry Mathes at 660-341-6625 or the

Adair County Extension Center at 660-665-9866. There is no cost to attend the program and no reg-istration is needed. Event hours are from 4 to 10 p.m. on Friday, December 7 and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 8. In addition to educational programs and speakers on all species of livestock (horses, beef cattle, sheep and meat goats), the Sym-posium also has a great program and speakers on forages, stock dogs, and farm succession planning,

to just name a few of the topics. Mathes says, “the program will also cover a long term weather outlook which should be of inter-est to all after the summer of 2012.”

The beef cattle sec-tion will key-in on an old nemesis of cattlemen as several speakers will ad-dress various aspects of pinkeye, including the latest findings. Dr. Gary Snowder, University of Nevada-Reno (UNR), will be on hand to discuss “Genetic Factors Influ-encing Pinkeye Suscepti-bility.” Dr. Snowder is an internationally renowned researcher on the subject and prior to his position at UNR, he did work at USDA’s Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska as well as leading research at the U. S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho. Dr. Snowder will also speak in the sheep section at the Symposium.

Also addressing cattle pinkeye will be Dr. Bruce Addison of Fayette, Mis-souri. Addison Laborato-ries is a leading producer and innovator of pinkeye vaccines and Dr. Addison is a sought after speakers on the subject nationally. Dr. Addison will share his latest findings on pinkeye and recommen-dations to prevent this costly problem. In addi-tion to the two individual talks listed above, Uni-versity of Missouri Ex-tension Veterinarian Dr. Craig Payne will join Dr. Snowder and Dr. Addi-son on a panel to answer questions about pinkeye that producers may want to ask. Dr. Payne will also provide cattle updates on bull infertility related to pour-ons, EHD and Blue-tongue.

The beef section pro-gram also features Dr. Ron Gill of Texas A & M. Dr. Gill will talk on “Cattle Behavior and Handling.” He will also be a featured speaker in the equine sec-tion where he will address the topic of “Feeding Horses Simplified.”

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a talk on the University of Missouri’s new Qual-ity Beef Program. Mike Kasten, Director of the Quality Beef Program, along with Scott Brown of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) and Dr. Dave Patterson, University of Missouri, will be on hand to describe the benefits of the program and answer questions producers may have. The Quality Beef Program grew out of the popular Show-Me Select heifer Program and aims to do the same with high quality steers.

The Missouri Livestock Symposium will also fea-ture an agriculturally relat-ed trade show, a free beef meal on Friday evening at 6 p.m., and a free lunch on Saturday at noon, co-ordinated by the Missouri Department of Agriculture and sponsored by many of Missouri’s fine commodi-ty groups and the Missouri Livestock Symposium planning committee.

Friday evening’s pro-gram will feature Tony Clayton of Clayton Agri-marketing, who will speak on “Livestock Exports and the Effect on U. S. Agri-culture.” Harold Trump of Luray, Missouri will be inducted into the Missouri Livestock Symposium Hall of Fame and Missouri State Representative Tom Shively will be presented the Agriculture Educators Lifetime Achievement Award.

Full program details can be found at www.mis-sourilivestock.com or by calling 660-665-9866 or 660-341-6625.

University of Mis-souri Extension provides equal opportunity to all participants in extension programs and activities, and for all employees and applicants for employ-ment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without dis-crimination on the basis of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, dis-ability, or status as a pro-tected veteran.

LHS Class Of ‘57 Holds 55th Reunion

The LHS Class of 1957 started off their 55th class reunion on Saturday, Sep-tember 29th, 2012 with a noon meal at the Royal Theatre in Macon, Mis-souri. Following the bless-ing by Glen Hawkins the group enjoyed a delicious meal with a smoked bris-ket prepared by classmate Larry Dobbins and mem-bers providing a covered dish to complete the meal. The group then met again the morning of September 30th in Kirksville, Mis-souri for breakfast/brunch at Thousand Hills Dining Lodge.

There were twenty-two class members and guests in attendance. Pictured above are class-mates, front row: Carol (Biggs) Pemberton of Marshall, Missouri, Carol Ann (Newberry) Green of Macon. Missouri, Anna (Barry) Ruby of La Plata, Missouri, Mer-lene (Plumlee) Linder of La Plata, Missouri, Karen (Crosby) Bailey of La Plata, Missouri, Kay (McHenry) Eyman of Ot-tawa, Kansas., Marjorie (Dawkins) Love of Lib-erty, Missouri; back row:

Glen Hawkins of Valley Center, Kansas, Eddie L. Green of Macon, Mis-souri, Eddie Mansfield of Macon, Linn Gault of Center, James Replogle of Atlanta, Keith Bailey of La Plata, Missouri and Larry Dobbins of Carroll-ton, Missouri.

Guests in attendance were: Richard Pemberton, Everett Ruby, Neil Linder, Janet Hawkins, Lois Mansfield, Sheila Gault, Sandy Replogle and June Dobbins.

There were thirty-nine members of the ‘57 gradu-ating class with twenty-six still living. Those mem-bers that have passed on are: Phillip Aeschliman, Phyllis (Mossbarger) Beagley, Lois (Easley) Osborn, Nana Easley, Weldon Harrison, Jerry Herrin, Bill Jackson, Ste-phen Love, Ellis Matheny, Verla Matheny, Louella Mock, Charles Rash and Donald Sinnock.

Following visiting, reminiscing and looking at our grade school group pictures we decided to meet again the last week-end in September 2014.

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3AWednesday,November 28, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

LOCAL NEWS

William A. “Bill” Knowles, 72, of Macon, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 19, 2012, at Boone Medical Center in Columbia, Missouri.

Bill was born on February 29, 1940, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of Rev. William A. “Lefty” and Mildred (Murray) Knowles. He owned and operated Knowles Heating and Air Conditioning and was the Vo-Tech Mechanical Instructor at Macon R-1. Bill was a past president of the Lion’s Club in Macon. Bill enjoyed trading guns, fishing, turkey hunting, and quail hunting with Joe Wilson.

He is survived by two daughters, Debbie Sandner and her husband, Gene of Rocheport, Missouri, and Maria Snodgrass and her husband, Randy of La Plata, Missouri; four grandchildren, Zach Sandner, Nicole Sandner, Emily Snodgrass, and Taylor Snodgrass; one great-granddaughter, Paisley Sandner; two brothers; Ed Knowles and his wife, Tricia of Macon and Jim Knowles and his wife, Annette of Anabel, Missouri, and several nieces and nephews.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 am, Friday, November 23, 2012, at the Hutton and McElwain Funeral Home in Macon with Rev. Mr. Bernie Toll officiating.

Burial was in Bethlehem Cemetery southeast of Macon, Missouri.

ObituaryWilliam A. “Bill” Knowles

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Ruth Virginia Hawkins

Ruth Virginia Hawkins, age 94 of La Plata, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the La Plata Nursing Home.

Born August 3, 1918 in Bruns-wick, Missouri, she was the daugh-ter of James Pearl and Emma Florence (Syler) Richardson. On April 22, 1939 in Brunswick, Mis-souri she married Harold William Hawkins who preceded her in death on June 13, 1996.

Also preceding her in death were her parents; two brothers, Darell Duane and Paul Richardson; one sister, Marjorie Henning; and one granddaughter, Dawn Michele Hawkins.

Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, James and Marjorie Hawkins of Anderson, California and Keith and JoAnn Hawkins of Federal Way, Washington; two daugh-ters and sons-in-law, Janis and Tom Mitten of La Plata, Missouri and Beth and Jerald Mason of Rocheport, Mis-souri; one brother, J.P. Richardson of Brunswick, Missouri; one sister, Ruby Kuhler of Brunswick, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Jeff Hawkins, Steve Mason, Paula Weeks, Richard Mitten, Gina Wyant, Aaron Hawkins, and Robin Hawkins; five great grandchildren, Haydon Wyant, Ethan Mitten, Lauren Mitten, Jackson Weeks, and Keira Weeks; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Ruth was a graduate of Brunswick High School. She had lived most all of her adult life on the farm west of La Plata, Missouri. She was a member of the L.N.C., La Plata Garden Club, and a charter member of the Siebert Club. Ruth was also a member of the La Plata Christian Church where she was a Sunday school teacher.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Novem-ber 28, 2012 at the La Plata Christian Church in La Plata, Missouri. Officiating will be Pastor John Davison.

Burial will be in the La Plata Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, and honorary pallbearers will be her great grandsons.

Visitation will be Tuesday, November 27, 2012 with the family receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at

Memorials in memory of Ruth Virginia Hawkins may be made to La Plata Christian Church or to the La Plata Nursing Home. They may be sent to or left at Travis Fu-neral Chapel, 125 S. Church St., La Plata, Missouri 63549.

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ObituaryClarence Sterling, Jr.

Clarence Sterling, Jr., age 83 of Atlanta, Missouri passed away Friday morning (November 23, 2012) at the Samaritan Hospital in Macon, Missouri.Junior was born on August 22, 1929 in rural Atlanta,

Missouri the son of Clarence A. Sterling, Sr. and Gussie (Downey) Sterling. He was united in marriage to Eda Zweier on July 13, 1958 in Macon.Survivors include his wife, Eda of the home; one

son, Rick and Mary Sterling of Macon, Missouri; one daughter, Paula Renee and Ted Maxwell of Tucson, Arizona; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.Junior had lived all of his life in the Atlanta

community. He had worked as a mechanic for Sutton Motors and Walter’s Garage in Macon and had also worked in various states in construction, a sales representa5tive for Haw Hardware in Ottumwa, Iowa for several years and had owned and operated Fast Photo in Macon for ten years prior to his retirement due to failing health. Junior served his country in Korea with the U.S. Army.He was preceded in death by his parents and one

sister, Pauline Sterling Cox.Funeral services were held Monday (November

26, 2012) at 1:30 p.m. at the Elliott Funeral Home in Atlanta, Missouri with Rev. Denzil Thomas officiating. Burial followed the service at Mt. Tabor Cemetery,

east of Atlanta. Casket bearers were Anthony Faught, Robert L. Harrington, Charley Watson, Cosson Ross, Donald Ross and Lloyd Gladhill.Services were under the direction of Elliott Funeral

Home, Atlanta, Missouri. www.elliottfunerals.com

City of La PlataNOTICE OF FILING DEADLINE

Any individuals who qualify and wish to file for the offices listed below, to be voted on April 3, 2013, election, may do so with the City Clerk at City Hall Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with the exception of any posted holiday.

Filing opens December 11, 2012 and closes on Jan-uary 15, 2013. The following officers will be elected:

Alderman Ward I -two year termAlderman Ward II - two year term

Bobbie Jacques, City Clerk

Notice Of Power OutageThe City of La Plata would like to remind you that on

Sunday morning (December 2, 2012) at 3:00 a.m. the power will be down for approximately 4 hours to change over to the new generators. For more information or general questions please contact City Hall at (660) 332-7166.

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012The Home Press • North Edition • maconhomepress.com

COMMENTARYCOMMENT

Becky JeffcoatEditory/Publisher

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Well another great and prosperous holiday in the rear view mirror. Our Thanksgiving was a won-derful day of making new friends, sharing with neigh-bors, spending time and enjoying our families and for me, a first Thanksgiv-ing with my two beautiful grandbabies, Quinci Jo and Lee and that special man in my life that has made me smile for several months now, inside and out. I also got to do all the cooking, lol, most of the cleaning and ALL of the dishes. Seems every year those kids of mine eat faster and disappear even faster, even with kids to pack up and carry out. Then after everything is cleaned up, I finally sit down to relax, yup, you guessed it... they are back to visit or a sec-ond round of the Thanks-giving meal and dessert. So, more dishes! This year I fixed a 20 lb. turkey, about 12 lbs. of potatoes, four eggs worth of noodles, which is a stock pot full, a gallon of green beans, four cans of corn, a vegetable medley, which included, squash, onions, peppers, carrots, green beans and zucchini, 3 pkgs. of cres-cent rolls, plus a dozen dinner rolls, a cherry pie, four dozen cookies, a pan of Rice Krispie treats, had some cheesecake bites and the extras such as some cranberry sauce, pickles, etc. Sara brought over a huge pot of dressing and Sammie Jo came by the house on Wednesday night and made 40 deviled eggs. Along with that, Susan (my boyfriends mother) brought 2 pumpkin pies and a Hawaiian cake, soaked with pineapple and coconut. Whew, I think that’s it, besides the tea, lemonade, coffee, soda and water! But, wouldn’t not do it for the world! I love cooking, just hate the cleaning, but it’s all worth it!

I think I fed about four-teen people. Myself, three kids, Sara’s boyfriend, two grandbabies, and let me tell ya, Quinci Jo loves me-maw’s mashed tators and noodles, my boyfriend, his parents, my best friend and her husband and mother and of course Randy! Then fixed plates for Randy’s mom, the neighbor down the sidewalk and Sky took a plate for a friend! Sent an over abundant amount of food home with the boy-friend, kids came back and ate again and still have a refrigerator full of food! If life was this great everyday the world would be a better place! :) Oh yeah and sent home food for the dog and the bones for some neigh-borhood raccoons. I’m still warm and fuzzy inside from all the love in my home and I so hope that all of my friends, family and readers shared the same kind of warmth that I did.

Well, that being said and my day shared with you, I’ve already heard several horror stories of Black Friday! First thing was from my friend Susan

Slaughter.... “lost a nail, headed for Iowa, Kirks-ville Wal-Mart complete”. Oh that Susan! She is a go getter and a die hard! I can see her now in 40 years rid-ing her “hover-round” run-ning people over on Black Friday. Lord help us all!

I like to use cyber shop-ping myself. I usually pur-chase a pre-paid visa card, hate putting my debit card number on the net, and it’s quiet, can do it in my jam-mies with a full belly and while at work! Woops, did I say that out loud? LOL.... I worked the ER Thursday night, so did some shop-ping online. Easier and they ship it to your door! Awesome!! If I could only get them to wrap it and tag it, shopping would not be so unbearable! HeHe

Now, if I could get a volunteer for putting up the Christmas Tree? YouHoo... Anyone? Of course if you volunteer can ya bring a tree and the trimmings? I don’t have one yet! Thank You! (wink wink)

Keep It Kool,Bec

Several years ago, my cousin, Rodney, found an old icebox from somewhere and placed it on his front porch. Knowing I dabbled in woodworking, he offered it to me. It obviously had seen better days. The inner metal was rusty, and someone had removed the doors and hardware, presumably for safety. Remaking the doors would be difficult, and the hardware would be expensive; so, I declined his offer.As the years passed, I

continued to observe it on his porch; he continued to offer it to me. Finally, I drove my pickup to west Kentucky for one of the Paris family reunions and prepared to haul the primitive piece home. We had other stops to make, and the return home was over 600 miles. The battered icebox must have

been jinxed for it rained every mile. Sometimes the rain was so fierce and the vision so poor, we had to stop. I assumed the old box would fall apart before we got home; but, no, it was still together—seemingly no worse for the “bath”.I delayed work on it for

over a year. Actually, I was a bit fearful about it. At last, I tore it completely apart, stripped what little paint was on it, sandblasted and painted the inner metal, built the doors, ordered the hardware, and put it back together. Today, I finished it. It looks almost new.As I finished, I reflected

on the transformation. This is what God does for humanity. He takes broken, washed up people and makes them into something good, almost like new. Saul of Tarsus is a vivid example. There is also Moses, who was wanted for murder in Egypt, and fearful Gideon, who considered himself

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Jason Haxton, author of The Dibbuk Box, was the guest of Matt Copeland’s English class Monday, No-vember 12th. Mr. Haxton, a greentop native, has achieved Hollywood fame from his book. The Dibbuk Box which was the basis for the movie The Possession.

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the least man in the least family in the least tribe. There are contemporary examples as well: John Newton, the author of Amazing Grace, was a slave trader until God restored him. Stuart Hamblen was a bum until he met Jesus; then, as a testimony, he wrote, It Is No Secret What God Can Do.The Bible often uses

the word “restore” to describe God’s work with humanity, for example, “He restores my soul”. (Psalm 23:3) He can do the same for you. There is one downside

regarding the restoration of the old icebox. During its time of disuse, the world passed it by. The box was designed to use huge blocks of ice to keep the food cold. No one refrigerates that way anymore. As with the icebox, so with humanity—the longer you delay restoration, the more of the good life you miss.

NEMO Auto ClubThe Northeast Missouri Auto Club met at Brashear

on November 1st for a delicious meal prepared for the club by the church women. Attending were Bob and Karen Huffman, Marge and RL Fredmon, Carl and Kay Sanders, Larry and Joanna Gheens, Richard and Sharron Burns, Ruth Tague, Richard McCollum, Crys-tal Douglas, Don and Nancy Price, Dorothy and DEN-NIS Pasdo, John and Sherrie Hayes, Janice and Jerry Grosenkemper, Bobby and Wanda Hartsock, Don and Toni Mitten, Marge Kittle, Ewing and Louise Dean, John and Pat Lee, June Pilcher, Del Tollenar, Robert and Ella Owings,, Francis Frazier and Dan Duryee.

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GOOOOOOD MORNING Thomas Hill Lake!What a beautiful weekend you brought to your lands my lady! Raining

earlier, but we have to have the rain before we see the rainbow! How could anyone complain with weather in the 60’s in November?

Although winter approaches, there is still so much beauty to behold. Sit-ting on the deck I heard quite the ruckus going on, as I looked to see what it was....ONE lone squirrel came scurrying by, how can one little squirrel make all that noise...it sounded like a pack of dogs running at me:) As I was 4-Wheel-ing to the woods, I scared up a covey of Quail, only my pistol with me...NO supper. I sat deep in the woods quietly, the movie then stated....rabbits play-ing, noisy squirrels and then the Magic...a Doe with her little one stepped out in the clearing. What a beautiful site, especially after all the shots that have rang throughout the lands. Life is good!

The causeways, beaches and docks was lined with eager fisherman over the weekend, the crappie must of been biting! Your lands my lady has so much to give, serenity, beauty and food if we want it.....the circle of life con-tinues.

As we approach the Holiday’s please reflect on times past, present & future with your family & friends. We have so much to be thankful for. Say a little prayer for those that are not as fortunate as we are and especially one for the men & women that are serving this Great country of ours to keep us free! From me & my family to each and everyone of you, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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

The family of

VIRGIL LINDBERGwishes to thank everyone for the cards,

food, flowers, memorial contributions and words of comfort during our loss.

Also thank you to David Gottman, thepallbearers and Travis Funeral Chapel.

God Bless You All

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On October 31, 2012, Lois Noland was appointed Conser-vator of the Estate of Wanda D. Dausman, a person adjudicated disabled under the laws of the State of Missouri, by the Probate Division of the Cir-cuit Court of Macon County, Missouri.

The business address and telephone of the Conservator is: 101 E. Washington, Ste. E, Macon, MO 63532; 660-385-6173.

All creditors of said dis-abled person are notified to file their claims in the Probate Division of the Circuit Court of Macon County, Missouri.

Date of first publication: November 7, 2012.

/s/ Denice ZiebarthProbate Clerk

Dates of publication are No-vember 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2012.

A local ministry hosted an All-You-Can-Eat Fall Smorgasbord on Satur-day, November 10, 2012 in celebration of the open-ing day of deer season. Around 300 meals were served at the fundraiser held at the Elementary School in La Plata.

Volunteers from

Church WithOut Walls, family and friends pre-pared a meal including ham, turkey, homemade noodles, dressing, yeast rolls and over one dozen kinds of pie. A free will offering was taken at the door.

The church prepared six large turkeys, eight

hams and over 90 lbs. of mashed potatoes to serve the masses. thirty batches of homemade noodles were also prepared includ-ing 80 eggs and 50 cups of flour.

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Everyone loves reality TV. Right? In a world where reality TV is inescapable, Maples Repertory Theatre presents a hilarious show for young audiences about fame, beauty and making positive choices. Princess Beauteous is the ultimate grand prize winner and gets to marry Prince Absurdly Handsome on this live TV show. However, sometimes what appears real

on TV is actually true. Prince Absurdly Handsome needs to figure out who is the real princess and who is an imposterThe Reality Show of Prince Absurdly

Handsome runs Saturday, Dec. 1; Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 4 and 5; and closes on Saturday, Dec. 8. All shows of this short run are at 10:00 am in the historic Royal Theatre Downtown Macon, MO. The show promises to be fun for kids and adults alike, very educational and affordable—just $5 a ticket. Also this month is the much anticipated

Maples Rep Holiday Cabaret on Thursday, December 6. Audiences have come to love the Cabaret evening presented by The Maples Rep company. Artistic Director Todd Davison says, “We love the Cabaret as much as everyone else. The evening of song gives our acting company a chance to sing their favorite songs and usually they end up being the audience’s favorites too.” This year joining the Maples Rep actors will be The Harmonium Brass. This five-piece brass ensemble brings together five friends who are all not only fine musicians, but

also, coincidentally, music teachers. The members include: Paul Copenhaver [trumpet], Chris Farris [trumpet], David Huffine [horn], Larry Bennett [trombone] and Allen Lawless [tuba]. Davison says, “These guys love playing all types of music so we’re happy they will offer us a variety at the Cabaret.”Now playing on the Maples Rep

mainstage is the Christmas farce, Burglar’s Holiday, running through December 9. Davison says, “You don’t have to think too hard and the whole family will have a great time.” The story plays like a classic sitcom. Joe Lattimer has been working too hard. He decides to take his wife away for Christmas, but at the last minute learns that the company president is stranded at the airport and needs to be picked up. His parents offer to entertain the boss, but they instead mistakenly welcome a crook, who is planning to rob their house. Add in a flaky girlfriend, a pizza delivery-man and a record snowstorm--pretty soon everyone is pretending to be someone they are not. The gifts are gone, the dinner is burned and everyone is snowed in together in the most confused, hilarious family Christmas you have ever seen.For more information and to order

tickets call the Maples Box Office at 660-385-2924, order online at www.maplesrep.com, or go by the theatre located on corner of Rubey and Vine in Macon, Missouri. Currently the box office is open daily from 10 to 5.

Maples Repertory To Offer End-of-the-Season Special EventsA show for kids and the Holiday Cabaret wind down a successful season of live theatre.

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Recent visitors of Mar-teena Gunnels have been Karl and Roberta Byers of Atlanta, Marge Stow of Macon, Brenda Lee of Kirksville, Linda Mont-gomery and Nancy Heck.

Esty Eyler of Baring visited Sunday afternoon with Helen Nichols at La Plata Nursing Home.

Terese and Terrill Rob-erts of Kirksville were among those attending the soup supper at La Plata Nursing Home Friday evening and also visited Eldora Heyle.

Steve and Paulette Walker, Gary Jones, Anna Ruby of La Plata Baptist Church provided Bible Study Tuesday morning at La Plata Nursing Home.

Mike Buck and Verna Buck enjoyed eating at the Shriners Ladies Lunch in Kirksville on Friday.

Morgan and Doris Thomas of New Cambria were recent Monday visi-tors of Bobby and Verna Buck.

Richard Buck of Kirks-ville spent Friday after-noon, November 9th with Bobby Buck at La Plata Nursing Home. Also vis-iting were Verna, Da-vid Tharp of Greencastle and Emily Buckallew of Kirksville were evening visitors. Other visitors have been Mike Buck, W.R. Buck and Eva, Bobbi Hamlin, Adrienne Hamlin of Columbia, Eddie Buck of Kirksville, Barb Engle-

hard of Marceline, Nancy Platz of Brashear and Cora Voyles.

Dale and Becky Mason of Pittman, New Jersey have been recent guests of Leroy and Juanita McCo-nnell.

Pat Thomas of Kiln, Mississippi spent several days visiting in the Peggy and Jerry Thomas home and attended the Veterans Day Dinner and Program. Ronnie Brown of Lin-wood, Kansas also attend-ed and visited relatives in town.

Shirley Weber of Kirksville visited Friday afternoon with Betty Jo Williams at La Plata Nurs-ing Home. Greg Williams was a Sunday visitor.

Peggy Thomas under-went outpatient surgery at Northeast Regional Medi-cal Center on Wednesday, November 14th for repair on her elbow.

D.C. Trowbridge of Ottumwa, Iowa visited Wednesday afternoon with Bobby and Verna Buck.

Ray Kirkpatrick, Duane Chrisman of Kirksville, Jana Russon of Ethel, Todd Samm and Roy Fancher of Macon, Jack and Betty Settle of Ethel, Joyce Groom, Jimmy Overstreet of Kirksville, Glen and Sherry Pippin, Carl Campbell, Robert Wheeler, Carol Carlson, Kenny Shaffer, Tom Rut-tinger, Dean and Barbara

Green, Bill Lear of Macon have been recent guests joining Red Roberts for music at the La Plata Nurs-ing Home.

Dinner guests of Jackie and Lavon Eitel on Sun-day, November 11th were Vonna and Brian Scholzon and children of Kansas City, Andy and Ronda Ei-tel, Athena and friend, Jar-ed of Hannibal, Carol Ann and Eddie Green of Macon and Ruth Ann Lingerfelt of Oklahoma, Sheldon Ei-tel of Las Vegas and Frank Pervisch.

Jim and Sally Beale of Tennessee were recent weekend guests of Mary Beale. Joining them for Sunday dinner were Roddy and Janice Bane and fam-ily and Jack and Pat Beale of Higginsville. They all enjoyed church services at the Presbyterian Church in La Plata.

Verna Buck enjoyed lunch last Saturday at the home of Mike and Joyce Buck.

Members of the Class of 1951 met Thursday night, November 15th at a local restaurant for lunch. Present were Cecil Taylor, Shirley Webber, Verna Buck, Leland and Mary Moyer of Atlanta. Next meeting will be December 20th same time and place. Any class welcome. Take time to eat lunch and say hello. Dutch treat.

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Roger Beczkala, Brian Gray and Steve Schemsa visited Donna and Jerry Gray this past week.

Monty McRay, Carla Easley and Willie Cook visited Gary and Linda Pyle.

Lana Daniels, Roger Jay Jarman and Jeremy Jarman visited Roger and Mary Jarman this weekend.

Christy and Rob Bris-tow, Dillon Huddleston, Jennifer and Timerrick

Gunnels, D.J., Nikisha, Lance, Brooklynn and Kady Couch visited Con-nie and David Gunnels Sunday evening.

After a doctors appoint-ment in Columbia Thurs-day, Richard and Sharron Burns enjoyed lunch with their daughter, Amy.

Oklahoma Indians 4-H club met Tuesday evening at the Baptist Family Life Center.

Linda Pyle visited her mother, Lola Haines and brother, Roger for an early Thanksgiving meal this past week.

Sharron Burns visited Jenita and Terry Davison during the week.

Richard and Sharron Burns attended the La Plata Lions Club meeting Tuesday evening.

The Gifford Christian Church enjoyed a Thanks-giving message and cel-ebration with Nathaniel Iman Sunday. Attending were Dean and Marietta Slaughter, Roger Jarman, Donna Kelly, Jean Elliott, Donna and Jerry Gray, Bud and Donna Seibold, Leighton and Kim Shoop, Rich and Sharron Burns, Chad, Amanda, Claire and Morgan Belfield, Kirby Bailey and Debbie New-land.

Macon County OatsThe Macon County

OATS Volunteer Sup-port Committee meeting was held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November19, in the OATS Northeast Re-gional Office at 3006 Jim's Road, Macon. The meet-ing was called to order by chairperson Mary Clark, followed by the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Sec-retary Kathy Vivian took roll call and read the min-utes from October 15. The minutes were approved as read. There were twelve volunteers present, as well as Steven Russon, OATS driver. A get well card for Norma Benson's husband was passed around for volunteers to sign. Mary asked for Best Choice la-bel and birthday money

donations.Old Business - The trip to Arbela was canceled because there were not enough people signed up for the trip. The volunteers will meet with the Macon County Board of Commissioners follow-ing the December meet-ing. Marianne Burkhardt reported on the trip to Booneville; she said the trip was fine; the food was good, but nobody came home rich. Steven Rus-son said that OATS can do contract trips at any time. All that is needed is a suggestion of a destina-tion and he will check into details of dates and costs. New Business - A mo-tion was made by Theresa Flennory to start the Janu-ary meeting at 10:30 a.m.

to allow extra time for those attending the Martin Luther King breakfast to make the OATS meeting. The motion was second-ed by Geraldine Phillips. Mary Clark announced that the next meeting will be December 17, at 10:00 a.m. in the OATS Northeast Regional office. Marianne Burkhardt Made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Theresa Flenno-ry seconded. The meeting was adjourned. Anyone wishing a ride to the meet-ing may call 800-654-6287 between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All OATS meetings are open to the public.

The La Plata Lions Club met November 13, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the La Plata Baptist Family Life Cen-ter. The meeting was called to order by Lion Gary Cun-ningham. Clyde Burch gave the invocation. Pledg-es were led by Gary Smith. The group helped Jean Bruce, Ed Swinney, Frank Scott and Peggy Turner celebrate birthdays. Gary and Louise Cunningham

celebrated an anniversary. Delicious meal was served by La Plata C&R Market. The group was entertained by Cameron East and Julie Lewis, when they spoke on the use and the importance of smoke and carbon mon-oxide alarms. Accompany-ing them were the former Fire Chief, Jerry Thomas and his wife, Peggy.

Members attending were Leila Ward, Duane

Turner, Gary and Shirley Smith, Marvin and Betty Seidt, Frank and Diana Scott, Don and Dana Miller, Gary Cunningham, Gary and Donna Clark-son, Richard and Sharron Burns and Clyde and Bet-ty Burch.

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La Plata Special Road DistrictNOTICE OF FILING

Filings for one (1) three year term for La Plata Spe-cial Road District Commissioner will be accepted at the Macon County Clerk’s office at 101 East Wash-ington Street, Ste B, Macon from December 11, 2012 through January 15, 2013. The office will be closed for Christmas Holiday December 24th and 25th and New Year’s Holiday, January 1st. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. until noon and 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Hours will be extended until 5:00 p.m. on January 15th.

Shirley Sims, Macon County Clerk

by Verna Buck by Sharron Burns

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TOPS MO877 La Plata met Tuesday, November 20th at 6:00 p.m. at the La Plata Christian Church with seven members weighing in. Gail led the meeting.

The meeting opened with TOPS and KOPS pledges. Roll call was “did you lose, did you journal and what will you do to not gain weight over the holidays?”

Best TOPS loser was Gail and Karen C. and Ginger tied as runners-up. Best KOPS loser was Barbara G.

Gail received a packet with end of the year papers for weight recorder, Janet, plus several TOPS posters and standing-card ads to advertise our TOPS chap-ter. We will distribute the ads and posters in January.

The weekly challenge is portion control. Also the members who stay the same or lose weight over the holidays will earn a free punch on their weight loss punch card. Ten punches pays for a months dues. In addition, Janet will award special stickers.

TOPS MeetsThe program next week

is “TOPS Bingo”. Prizes will be anything related to Christmas. Everyone is a winner in “TOPS Bingo”.

The end of the year weight loss contest that the club started in October will end December 18th. Many important goals will end December 18th.

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

Friends For La Plata Preservation

The Friends for La Plata Preservation met Novem-ber 5, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at the La Plata Public Library.

Members present were Ann, Evelyn , Gary, Wava, Carolyn, Arlene and Cindy.

President Gary Smith called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.

Previous Minutes: There were no previous

minutes read due to the absence of the secretary, Sharron Burns.

Treasurers Report: Arlene Bunch gave the treasurer’s report.

New Business:: There was no new business.

Old Business: There was discussion about the pricing of the “Hallelujah” posters. Carolyn made a motion and Wava 2nd it

that the price be reduced to $15.00 each. Motion carried.

There was discus-sion on the installing the Green Theatre canopy as opposed to installing the floor first. Some citizens think the floor should be put in first. No action was taken as Jack was not there to discuss it with us.

Fundraising Commit-tee: Arlene reported that the Winter Flea Market is set for January 26, 2013 at the Silver Rails Even Cen-ter. Signs will be made for the north and south junc-tions. There will be more discussion later.

The meeting was ad-journed at 5:35 p.m. The next meeting will be De-cember 3, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at the La Plata Public Library.

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Macon County Deputies Arrest Two Following Burglary Investigation

Monday November 19, 2012 deputies of the Macon County Sheriff’s Office arrested Darren J. Ellis age 24 of Macon for two counts of Burglary - 2nd Degree - Fel-ony C RSMo: 569.170, and two counts of Theft/Steal-ing Value Of Property Or Services Is $500 Or More But Less Than $25,000 Felony C RSMo: 570.030.

Also arrested was Travis W. Palmer age 28 of Ma-con for two counts of Burglary - 2nd Degree - Felony C RSMo: 569.170, and two counts of Theft/Stealing Value Of Property Or Services Is $500 Or More But Less Than $25,000 Felony C RSMo: 570.030, Receiv-ing Stolen Property - Misdemeanor A RSMo: 570.080.

The arrests are the result of a burglary investigation of a residence that occurred on October 22, 2012 and a business on November 17, 2012. Large quantities of tools, hunting equipment, household items, and numer-ous firearms have been recovered from the burglaries.

Palmer and Ellis both remain in custody on $9900 cash only bonds, pending their arraignment.

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Macon CountyCommission Minutes

Members present were Alan R. Wyatt, Drew Belt & Jon Dwiggins un-less otherwise stated, each meeting was adjourned and Chris Waddle, road supervisor, was in to dis-cuss work orders for the county.

Minutes Macon County Commission-September 17, 2012

Cecil Bender met with the Commission to discuss access to the back part of his land near Bloomington through the county shed property.

Larry Gibson, Naught-Naught Insurance Agen-cy, was in to speak to the Commission regarding health insurance issues.

David Akins met with the Commission regarding work needing to be done on Bronco Avenue.

The Extension Council met with the Commission to discuss moving into the Macon County Innova-tion Center. Those pres-ent were Russ Grant, Jane Hunter and Stan Grant.

The Commission voted to purchase a 1999 Dodge pickup from McEwen Auto Sales for $4,800.00. The motion was made by Jon Dwiggins, seconded by Drew Belt, Vote 3-0.

The Commission met with members of the C.A.P.E. organization and Josh Meisner Macon County Prosecuting At-torney, in regards to an expansion at Newport Farms. Those present were: Robert Long, Cher-yl Long, Margaret Hall, Joyce Crawford, Donna McClanahan, Gene Mc-Clanahan, Randy Murr, Joy Murr, Deb Keithley, Bill Hall, Chad Thomp-son, Diana Scott, Paula Thompson, Gary Thomp-son, Frank Scott, Jim Cur-ry and Laurel Curry.


Jeanie Smithson met with the Commission re-garding a road closure. She was given the Mis-souri State Statute how roads may be vacated and a petition form.

Commissioners Dwig-gins and Wyatt attended a meeting of the Innovation Center Steering Commit-tee at the Macon County Innovation Center.

Mary Burris spoke via telephone with the Com-mission regarding mow-ing to be done on Harvest Road.


The Commission re-ceived a petition from

persons in Lyda Township to close a portion of Key-stone Place.

Approved payroll and accounts payable, checks to be printed on Septem-ber 26, 2012.


Members Present: Alan R. Wyatt & Drew Belt

Special session to ap-prove and sign payroll and accounts payable checks.


No meeting was held due to a North East Mis-souri Clerks and Com-mission meeting held in Bowling Green Missouri, those attending were: Alan Wyatt, Drew Belt, Jon Dwiggins, and Shirley Sims

Minutes Macon County Commission-October 11, 2012

The Commission met with Larry Gibson from Naught-Naught Agency regarding County employ-ee health insurance.

Bill King and Wil-liam King met with the Commission in regards to a dozing agreement on Mangrove Street.

Brandy Cantriel with the State Emergency Man-agement Agency was in concerning the local coun-ty plan review.

Larry Vaeth spoke with the Commission via tele-phone regarding the need of rock on Egret Place.

The Commission ap-proved mileage for a County park employee.


The Commission met with Ed Knowles, Macon Insurance Co., regarding county casualty insurance.

Waldo Amedi Jr., met with the Commission in regards to repairs needed on Heron Street.

The Commission au-thorized the transfer of $37,125.00 for the Star Bridge project from the general revenue account to the CDBG (Commu-nity Development Block Grant) non interest bear-ing account.


Shannon Howe of Ben-

ton & Associates Inc., met with the Commission for signatures on preliminary paperwork for the Bayport Bridge.

Commissioner Dwig-gins attended a meeting of the Innovation Center Committee at the Macon County Innovation Cen-ter.

Gene Pagalai met with the Commission regarding the county fence law.

Kim Dille spoke via telephone with the Com-mission in regards to the need of maintenance on Knoxville Road.


The Commission met with Gary Moss regarding the health ordinance.

Terri Hackett with the Macon Chronicle Herald met with the Commission to discuss the County Use Tax Issue on the Novem-ber 6th ballot.

Judy Rushton, Direc-tor of the Macon County Health Department was in to have a grant application signed by the Presiding Commissioner.


Ben Coleman met with the Commission regarding trenching across Garden Street.

Larry Gibson, Naught-Naught Agency, met with the Commission concern-ing the county health care plan. Larry explained that Anthem agreed to keep the county health plan with 0% increase in rates for 2013. Presiding Com-missioner Wyatt made the motion to accept the plan, seconded by Commission-er Dwiggins, Vote 3-0.

Gary Moss met with the Commission regarding the County health ordinance.

Carolyn Hopper spoke with the Commission via telephone regarding main-tenance needed on Iguana Road.

Jesse Pinson spoke with the Commission via tele-phone in regards to signs being needed on Fedora Avenue where a rock road turns to dirt.

Scott Landorf called the Commission via telephone asking for the policy on converting a dirt road to rock.

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regain their gusto in the next contest. Scoring for the Lady Tigers were Ol-ivia Thompson 7, Shelby Salter 2,, Allison Thomp-son 4, Meredith Thomas 3 and Mandy Taylor 2.

The boys contest was not much different with the Tigers falling short

of the Mustangs 43-83. Scoring for the boys were Nick Bradshaw 2, Luke Morrow 2, Hayden Hous-man 14, Brody Henrichs 2, Chance Hill 4, Gabe Thomas 3, Jacob Reeves 14 and Marshall Goff 2.

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the Atlanta Hornets hosted the Canton tigers for a game on the court tuesday, november 20th. the lady Hornets won their game 62 to 57 while the boys lost to the tigers 58 to 77.

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