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VOLUME 123 NUMBER 48 CRANE (STONE COUNTY), MISSOURI 65633-0401 THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010 TWO SECTIONS- 32 PAGES PRICE 40¢ (TAX INCLUDED) 

Crane Chamber 

Golf Tournament 

Get your teams ready! The 

Crane Chamber of Commerce 

Golf Tournament will be May 

1, 2010 at Island Green Golf 

Course. 46-3tc 

Stone County 

Senior Citizen News 

Coming Events and Activities: 

Thursday, April 15- Salad 

Bar (to complement lunch); 

Tuesday, April 20 - Pitch at 

Noon; Thursday, April 22 - Salad 

Bar (to compliment lunch). 

Free 

Crane Sk8 Camp 

Sundays 3pm to 5pm 

Beginners: 3pm to 5pm 

Intermediate: 4pm to 5pm 

The skate park will be closed 

to all other skaters during the 

camp. 

Crane 

Skate Park Fundraiser 

ROKK N’ ROD CAR SHOW 

AND CONCERT 

Saturday May 8, 10 am to 4 

pm, $15 fee to enter your car or 

truck. Sponsored by: Gliderides 

Body Shop of Republic. 

Call: Allen at 417-209-4468 

to sign up. Keith at 417-300- 

9960 for categories & details 

Or Kathy at 417-207-0723 or at 

Circle K for entry forms. 

Location: Crane City Park, 

Hwy 413. 

Come spend the day and have 

some fun! 


Skate Park Fundraiser 

Get your 50/50 Raffle Tickets 

for $1.00 at Circle K, Pet Kutz 

and the Car Show (Winner gets 

half of the amount we raise) 

The drawing will be Saturday 

May 8, at 4pm at the ROKK N’ 

CAR SHOW AND CONCERT 

Thank you for supporting us. 

Keep on Skating! 

www.cc-scrnews.com 

Hosted by 

NormFarnum.com 

DNA Evidence 

Could Clear His Name? 

Stewart To Get Day In Supreme Court 

submitted by: Melanie Flood 

Will DNA evidence from 

items recovered at the scene of 

the crime and subsiquent investigations 

be enough evidence to 

prove that Zachary Stewart is not 

guilty of David Dulin’s murder 

on November 29th, 2006? 

That is the question family 

members, friends and Zachary 

Stewart are confident will be answered 

this week as his case is 

presented before the Missouri 

Supreme Court on Thursday, 

April 15th. 

Stewart, who was only 18 years 

old and a high school senior at 

the time of the murder, and his 

supporters are confident that the 

Supreme Court’s review of the 

evidence will reverse the decisions 

made in local Stone and 

Greene County Courts and clear 

his name putting the spotlight on 

the real murderer(s). 

Judges in the Missouri Supreme 

Court have shown interest 

in the fact that DNA found 

on items retrieved at the crime 

scene and the lack of DNA found 

on the gun used in the shooting 

provided not only Mr. Dulin’s 

DNA but also the DNA of one 

identified subject and a second 

subject, currently unidentified. 

None of the DNA samples retrieved 

from the evidence was 

linked as the DNA of Zachary 

Stewart although he is currently 

serving a Life Without Parole 

sentence for David Dulin’s murder. 

Actually, according to copies 

of investigator’s documents, 

Stewart’s DNA did not show up 

on any of the items retrieved at 

the scene of the crime by the 

Stone County Sheriff’s Department 

and submitted for analysis 

to the Missouri State Highway 

Patrol Crime Lab in Jefferson 

City. 

DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, 

is the hereditary material in humans 

and almost all other organisms. 

Human DNA consists of 

about 3 billion bases, and more 

than 99 percent of those bases are 

the same in all people. The order, 

or sequence, of these bases determines 

the information available 

for building and maintaining an 

organism, similar to the way in 

which letters of the alphabet appear 

in a certain order to form 

words and sentences. 

Due to constant advances in 

DNA processing many across 

the nation who were wrongly accused 

and sentenced have been 

exonerated using DNA evidence 

and had their name cleared of 

any wrong doing. 

Stewart is confident that with 

the review of DNA evidence in 

his case he too will soon join the 

ranks of proven guilty before being 

proven innocent! 

State Auditor Begins 

Audit Of Barry County 

Jefferson City-- Missouri State 

Auditor Susan Montee has begun 

an audit of Barry County. 

She urges anyone with information 

or concerns to call the state 

auditor’s toll - free hotline at 

(800) 347-8597. This number is 

equipped for the hearing - impaired. 

All information will be 

kept confidential. 

A team of auditors is now reviewing 

county records as part of 

the fieldwork phase of the audit. 

The audit report, which will be 

available to the public, will in- 

clude recommendations for any 

changes needed in county government 

operations. Responses 

from county officials to the state 

auditor’s recommendations will 

also be included along with a review 

of action taken by officials 

in response to recommendations 

made in the previous audit report 

of the county. 

People may also contact the 

state auditor’s office by writing 

to P.O. Box 869, Jefferson City, 

MO 65102 or by e-mail at moaudit@auditor.mo.gov. 

Bowling Receives 

10 Years On Weapon Violations 

On October 5, 2009, Crane, 

Missouri police officer, Brandon 

Flack, stopped a vehicle 

for a traffic violation in the City 

of Crane. The driver of the vehicle, 

identified as Danny Bowling, 

45 of Galena, Missouri had 

a revoked license and was placed 

under arrest for the violation. 

Before placing him in his police 

car the officer searched Mr. 

Bowling for the officer’s protection 

and discovered a .25 caliber 

handgun in Bowling’s right boot 

and a switchblade knife in his 

left boot. Mr. Bowling was then 

taken to the Stone County jail. 

The next day a relative of Mr. 

Bowling contacted the Sheriff’s 

office stating that he had been 

to Bowling’s residence and observed 

guns and other weapons 

in the house. Bowling had been 

convicted of a felony weapons 

violation in 2001 and it is illegal 

under Missouri Law for a convicted 

felon to possess firearms. 

Based on the information received, 

Stone County detective, 

Captain Tim Gideon, applied for 

and received a search warrant for 

Bowling’s residence. The warrant 

was served on the house and 

numerous weapons were located 

On Thursday, April 8th , 2010, 

Stone County Sheriff detectives, 

assisted by detectives from the 

Greene County Sheriff’s Office, 

arrested Leonard Marks, male, 

white, 26 who is currently living 

and seized including a sawed off 

shotgun and a Marlin .22 rifle. 

The rifle had been reported as 

stolen during a burglary committed 

in Stone County on July 22, 

2009. 

Based on the evidence, Stone 

County Prosecutor, Matt Selby, 

filed charges against Danny 

Bowling for stealing the gun, for 

being a felon in possession of a 

firearm, and for possessing the 

sawed off shotgun. The defendant 

was convicted of the charges 

and on Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 

Stone County Associate Judge, 

Alan Blankenship, sentenced 

him to ten years in prison. 

“Danny Bowling is a dangerous 

person,” says prosecutor 

Selby. “He has prior felony convictions 

for weapon violations 

out of other jurisdictions, he had 

illegal guns on his person, and 

more illegal as well as stolen 

guns were found in his residence. 

I asked for a substantial sentence 

and was pleased with the ten 

year sentence Judge Blankenship 

gave him. He should serve 

the majority of his time.” 

Bowling has been held in the 

Stone County jail since his arrest 

in October 

Leonard Marks 

Charged With Sexual Misconduct 

at 1921 E. Cairo in Springfield, 

Mo. 

Leonard Marks was corresponding 

with undercover detectives 

from Stone County on the 

internet over the past months. 

Detectives were acting as a 14 

year old female. While chatting 

with detectives, Leonard had sent 

pornographic pictures to them via 

a web cam. He was arrested and 

transported to the Stone County 

Jail where he posted bond of 

$15,000 Cash/Surety and was released. 

He was charged with one 

count of Sexual Misconduct or 

Attempt Involving a Child Under 

15, RSMO 566.018, a class 

D Felony. 

Stone County Republican 

Club & Central Committee Meeting 

The Stone County Republican 

Club and Central Committee 

will hold their next regularly 

scheduled meeting on April 23rd, 

2010, at the Kimberling City Senior 

Center in Kimberling City, 

Missouri, at 6:30 pm. The can- 

didates have been invited and we 

will be spotlighting the positions 

for the Judges, Circuit Court 

Clerks, Prosecuting Attorneys, 

and County Collectors. Please

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10 Years Ago 

(Taken from the files of the 

Crane Chronicle/Stone County 

Republican dated Thursday, 

April 13, 2000 Fred Hall, Editor) 

The Hurley School will be getting 

Locker Rooms that will be 

in the OLD gutted part of the 

school. When finished, showers 

will be there for after a game 

and/or changing for gym classes. 

Shane Angus said “It’s gonna 

be awesome.” Ag students have 

been helping out and Mark 

Townlian has volunteered his 

time and crew to lay the brick 

walls for the locker rooms. 

Clever R-V School District 

will be offering to the community 

a series of computer classes. 

The classes will be located in 

the high school from 6 to 8 p.m. 

Classes are free of charge to all 

community members, but enrollment 

is limited to the first 26 

people. 

20 Years Ago 




April 12, 1990 Dolores Shiveley, 

Editor) 

The seventh grade civics class 

spent Wednesday touring Jefferson 

City. Points of interest 

included the Capitol, Governors 

Mansion and Highway Patrol. 

They saw the Senate and the 

House in session. Senator Emory 

Melton met with the group outside 

the Senate Chambers in the 

Capitol Building, and welcomed 

teacher, Ms. Jane Webb and 34 

seventh and eighth graders from 

Crane School. 

Bob Sterling local GTE Manager 

presented a check for 

$1,000 to the Crane Chamber of 

Commerce to support it’s economic 

development program. 

Accepting the check was Roger 

Tunk, president of CCDC, Ken 

Ragland, Crane Mayor and Jack 

Swearingen representing the Industrial 

Development Committee. 

35 Years Ago 




April 10, 1975 Benton and Dolores 

Shiveley Editors) 

Happy Birthdays: Jeff Bowling, 

Cindy McCullough, Tex 

Murray and a belated birthday to 

Arnold Ray Evans. 

Kent Brosseau entered the 58th 

Annual District Music Festival 

at S.M.S.U. Approximately 1800 

students participated. Cindy Evans 

was his accompanist. He will 

advance to State Contest April 

26. 

Vicki Kimes has gone to spring 

student teaching of English in 

Osceola. Vicki attends Southwest 

Baptist College and will 

graduate this year with a degrees 

in either Elementary or Secondary 

Education. Vicki and Kent’s 

parents are Lonnie and Donna 

Brosseau. 

45 Years Ago 

(Taken from the Crane Chronicle 

dated Thursday, April 15, 

1965 Leon Fredrick, Editor) 

There is a water everywhere 

you look. The unpaved roads are 

soft in places. James River was 

bank full and Findley was all 

over the fields, where it runs into 

James River at Jamesville. 

Betty and Billy Henry gave a 

surprise birthday party for their 

son Sunday evening. Greg who 

was four years old spent the evening 

playing games and riding 

the Henry’s Ponies with guests; 

Pam, Tammie and Kevin Baker, 

Alan Wolf and Timmie Henry. 

Jo Wolf, Betty Baker and Veva 

Henry were guests also. After 

opening gifts Greg and everyone 

was served cake and ice cream. 

Public Health Makes Life Better 

News from the Stone County Health Department 

Angela Ford, Administrator 

Walk-In H1N1 

Vaccination Clinics In Stone County 

The Stone County Health 

Department encourages you to 

protect your health, the health of 

your family and your community 

by getting vaccinated. Vaccinations 

are the first line of protection 

against viruses such as the 

H1N1 flu virus. The SCHD is 

sponsoring walk-in H1N1 vaccination 

clinics this week in 

Reeds Spring, Kimberling City, 

and Blue Eye to vaccinate anyone 

who wishes to receive the 

vaccination as well as the second 

dose for children, 9-years old 

and younger, excluding pregnant 

women. The vaccine is only 

available in injectable form; 

SCHD does not have Flumist or 

the vaccine for pregnant women. 

SCHD nurses will administer 

the H1N1 flu vaccination free of 

charge. 

The following clinics are walkin 

clinics; please do not call for 

an appointment. On April 15th 

at New Hope Church of the 

Nazarene in Reeds Spring from 

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm, April 16th 

at Kimberling City First Baptist 

Church East Campus from 9:30 

am – 11:30 am and at the Lion’s 

Club in Blue Eye from 1:30 pm 

– 3:30 pm (also on April 16th 

). Call our office at 357-6134 

if you need directions to any of 

these locations. 

The SCHD works diligently to 

assess and monitor public health 

issues within Stone County in 

order to prevent diseases such 

as H1N1 flu virus. Now is not 

the time to let your guard down 

against H1N1 flu viruses. It’s 

possible that the United States 

could experience another wave of 

flu activity in the spring of 2010 

or localized outbreaks, according 

to the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC). 

Stone County and surrounding 

counties across our southwest region 

are reporting an increase in 

the number of flu-like illnesses 

and H1N1 cases since December 

2009. Ongoing vaccination 

of college students and people 

with underlying medical condi- 

Local People Solving Local 

Problems 

The end of session is only 

weeks away and things are moving 

at a hectic pace in Jefferson 

City, but I was fortunate to have 

the opportunity to spend an extra 

day at home in the district 

this week. As part of our Easter 

break, the legislature took Monday 

off to allow members time 

to spend with family and friends 

during the holiday. It was a welcome 

mini-break from the hustle 

and bustle of the State Capitol 

and the time away gave me a 

chance to visit with some folks 

who are doing great things for 

the people of Stone and Taney 

Counties. I was able to see firsthand 

the positive impact the dedicated 

men and women of Faith 

Community Health are having 

on our community. 

Many of you may not be aware 

of Faith Community Health because 

it has been open only for a 

short time. Formed by compassionate 

members of our community 

who recognized the need 

for affordable health care for the 

working uninsured of Stone and 

Taney Counties, the health center 

is modeled after a successful 

center in Memphis. The board 

of directors for FCH adapted the 

Memphis model to suit our area 

and the result is a whole-person 

system of care that includes 

medical, optometry, dental and 

pharmacy services. FCH is also 

partnering with the YMCA to 

offer a Healthy Lifestyles Program, 

which includes classes 

focused on nutrition, exercise, 

faith, emotions, relationships, 

and stress management. 

The services provided by FCH 

are available to those who need 

it most – the working uninsured. 

The center provides services for 

individuals and families making 

up to 200 percent of the federal 

poverty level. Under that guideline, 

a family of four with an average 

annual income of $42,400 

tions are particularly important 

because most cases of serious 

H1N1 illness (e.g. hospitalizations) 

have occurred in these 

populations. 

SCHD urges you to protect 

yourself, your family, and your 

community by continuing to 

help limit the spread of H1N1 flu 

virus by getting vaccinated and 

practicing common disease prevention 

methods such as good 

hand washing, avoiding touching 

your eyes, nose, and mouth, 

covering your cough or sneeze, 

keeping a distance of at least six 

feet from anyone who may have 

a flu-like illness, and staying 

home from work or school if you 

are sick. 

For more information regarding 

H1N1 clinics call our information 

hotline, 357-0911. You 

can also visit our website at 

www.stonecountyhealthdepartment.com 

or follow us on Twitter. 

Ayres’ Capitol Comments 

Nita Jane Ayres 

62nd District State Representative 

House Post Office, State Capital, Room 233A, Jefferson City, MO 65101. 

or an individual with an average 

annual income of $20,800 will 

be eligible. Obviously, the center 

will provide much-needed health 

care to many families in our area. 

I am excited to see the dedicated 

staff of FCH and the passion 

they have to serve our community. 

If you or your family may 

be eligible for the services provided 

by FCH, I urge you to give 

them a call at 417-336-9355. I 

also encourage those of you who 

are able to make donations to the 

center. This is a great example of 

how local people can solve local 

problems and I urge everyone to 

get involved in this worthy endeavor. 

After my day off Monday, 

I returned to Jefferson City to 

work on some of the pressing issues 

facing our state. Last week 

marked the last day to file bills 

for this legislative session. I was 

proud to sign on as a co-sponsor 

to legislation that will help save 

our state some additional dollars 

during these tight budget years. 

The bill, HB 2476, would reduce 

the annual salaries of all House 

and Senate members by $5,000. 

That would drop the annual salary 

of a House member down to 

$30,915. With 163 representatives 

and 34 senators taking the 

cut, the total savings to the state 

would be just under $1 million. 

Such a significant savings would 

go a long way toward freeing up 

money for programs that truly 

need it. For me, this is an easy 

choice as the salary I earn is not 

a motivating factor for serving 

as your state representative. I 

care about serving our community 

and not about a paycheck. I 

hope my legislative colleagues 

will join me in tightening our 

own belts just as we’ve asked so 

many Missourians to do during 

this lean budget year. 

This week we also approved 

legislation to toughen our laws 

continued on page 3

The Missouri House of Representatives 

recently took a stand 

against cap-and-trade, a massive 

hidden energy tax being pushed 

by the President and Congress 

that will crush Missouri families, 

farmers, and businesses. In fact, 

the Wall Street Journal called it 

the “biggest tax in American history.” 

As energy rates rise, everyone 

who flips on a light switch 

or drives a car will be affected. 

This will act as a regressive tax, 

impacting those who spend larger 

portions of their incomes on 

energy and other necessities. 

If the bill passes, energy rates 

will rise exponentially. In fact, 

the Missouri Public Utility Alliance 

estimated that electric 

bills could increase by 82% by 

2030—they stress that this is an 

optimistic estimate. Estimates 

vary, but one thing is clear: Cap 

and Trade will cost Missouri 

thousands of jobs and raise electricity 

rates on the average family 

hundreds, if not thousands, of 

dollars. 

The cap-and-trade energy tax 

would directly attack Missouri’s 

two largest industries--agriculture 

and tourism—along with 

every business in the state. One 

version of the bill (H.R. 2454 in 

2009) would have established a 

national building code for commercial 

and residential buildings, 

requiring a 30 percent reduction 

in energy use immediately after 

passage and an additional 50 

percent reduction in energy use 

by 2014—meaning that bureaucrats 

in Washington will tell you 

how to build your house. 

Last week, the House took 

measure to protect the 10 th 

Amendment Rights of Missouri 

citizens by passing House Joint 

Resolution 88. This proposed 

constitutional amendment, which 

requires voter approval, reinforces 

Missouri citizen’s constitutional 

sovereignty under the 10 th 

Amendment to the United States 

Constitution. We firmly believe 

that the federal government 

should be limited only to powers 

granted in the constitution— 

without exemption. Although at 

this point HJR88 is non-binding, 

it serves as a warning to the fed- 

Jay Wasson 

141st District 

Representative 

Local: 417/725-0619 

Jeff City: 573/751-1503 

eral government that we do not 

approve of any unconstitutional 

mandates and federal laws forced 

on Missouri. 

The State Budget is still the 

main focus of the Legislature. 

The Governor has called for at 

least $500 million in cuts from 

his recommendations. Funding 

for several government programs 

hangs in the balance as the Senate 

moves forward. 

Last week, I met with Brig. 

Gen. Stephen L. Danner and his 

staff at the Missouri National 

Guard Armory near Jefferson 

City. The Missouri National 

Guard employs almost three 

thousand full time employees 

and about twelve thousand reserves. 

Their total economic impact 

on Missouri for fiscal year 

2009 was $1,534,809,365.00. 

The highlight of my visit was 

a video conference with a team 

presently deployed in Nangarhar 

Province, Afghanistan. This 

Agribusiness Development Team 

from Missouri is on a mission to 

eradicate poppy growing for the 

illegal heroin trade and replace 

it with sustainable crops. The 

third team deployed is working 

to set up cold storage so fruits 

and vegetables can be kept for 

longer periods of time. Roads to 

get the products to market are a 

key problem. 

The Taliban pays very little for 

the Afghan farmer’s poppy crop 

but receives millions selling the 

poppy in the heroin trade to support 

their Taliban operations. 

I visited with Command Sgt. 

Maj. James Schulte about his 

deployment with the first team. 

He said the problems are many, 

but great progress is being made. 

Helping Afghanistan rise to a 

level of what we would consider 

19 th century standards would be 

a huge win. 

I am proud of our Missouri 

National Guard and their leadership 

in this effort. Their success 

could help lead the Afghan people 

to stand on their own against 

the Taliban. 

Thank you for your continued 

support. Call 417-725-0619 

or email: jay.wasson@house. 

mo.gov. 

Shower 

To Be Held For Essary’s 

Friends and neighbors of Ken 

and Linna Essary are planning 

a potluck dinner and shower for 

them to be held Friday, April 16 

at 7:00. It will take place at the 

Vine Hill School Community 

Building on Hwy PP, which is 

off Hwy 248. 

The Essary’s lost their house 

in a fire before Christmas. Their 

new house will be completed 

within the next few weeks. Please 

join us in helping friends and 

neighbors replace some of what 

they lost in the fire. If you would 

like to join us, bring a dish. 

The plates, drinks, etc. will be 

supplied. 

For more information please 

contact, Barbara Doty at 357- 

6216, Katherine Zahnter at 678- 

1993 or Pam Cope at 357-6926. 

81 st Billings 

Alumni Reunion 

The 81 st Billings Alumni Reunion, 

Saturday, May 15, 2010 

is only FIVE weeks away, plan 

now, call now the alumni of 

Billing Public High, to come to 

the renovated Billings School. 

When? Again, Saturday, May 

15, 2010. Always the 3 rd Saturday 

of May. 

Registration begins at 6:00 

p.m. with deli trays, and a time 

of reacquainting with other 

alumni. The reunion will be a 

time of honoring all graduates, 

honoring those classes having 

reunions with a time for taking 

pictures. The music allows just 

mixing and getting reacquainted, 

prior to the formalities of who is 

here. 

117 years ago, in 1893 2 ladies 

graduated from Billings High. 

Miss Elizabeth “Bessie” Bedford, 

and Mary Hildred Keast 

completed their high school and 

graduated. 

Then 81 years ago, in the 

spring of 1929, prior to the financial 

crisis in what is known 

as “Bank Crashing” in the fall 

of 1929 was the first reunion or 

alumni of Billing High held at 

Cliffs Café @ 7:30 p.m. in Billings. 

President Eugene Garbee 

called the first Alumni Reunion 

together, music was provided by 

Miss Francis Berghaus. 

Please register your class if 

you are having a class reunion, 

by contacting one of the alumni 

officers. Many from the various 

classes have indicated their intent 

to be present for the 2010 

Alumni Reunion. Special Tables 

The Ozark Music Benefit 

Shows, Inc. a non-profit organization, 

will present an old time 

family Hooten-nanny to be held 

at the community center in Crane, 

Mo. On Friday night April 23, 

starting at 7:00 p.m. The community 

center is located on S. 

Commerce next to the Christian 

Associates sign. 

Although admission is FREE, 

the hat will be passed for donations. 

100% of the net proceeds 

will benefit the Crane Christian 

Associates for items needed, 

such as household, personal, 

baby diapers, etc.. 

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will be set for those having a reunion, 

provided we know. With 

the recent storms, deaths and accidents 

these past years, it creates 

within the alumni the need 

for continued friendships, even if 

it is just once a year. This could 

be the 50 th reunion of the class 

of 1960 or the 45 th of 1965, or 

the 25 th of the class of 1985, but 

what ever year it is, it takes you, 

just one person of your class to 

say, “lets plan a class reunion 

this year.” “So have at it alumni, 

let’s make this bigger, better than 

ever.” This year anyone who attended 

Billings High, are invited 

along with graduates or alumni. 

Special recognitions to those 

who have traveled the farthest, 

the oldest, most newly wed, newest 

parents, grandparents, greatgrandparents 

and our veterans. 

First, the class of 2010 will be 

honored, as the newest honored 

Billings alumni. 

Excited about alumni! Yes, to 

be a proud honored graduate of 

Billings High is a prize to hold 

dear, a special privilege to be a 

part of history with the public 

school system in America. A 

minimal donation, of $5.00 or 

more to assist in defraying overhead 

at registration is appreciated. 

Questions, comments contact 

either: President Pastor Gary 

Stewart @ 744-2901 or 830- 

5389 or email @ Garyspad@ 

sbcglobal.net Vice-President: 

Larry Wiles; Secretary/Treasurers: 

Cindy Wagemann or Sandy 

Inman. 

Hooten-Nanny Music Benefit 

are welcome to participate in the 

Hooten-nanny. Needed are singers, 

musicians, solos, bands, folk 

dancers, novelty acts, etc.. Music 

presented will be from old-time 

hill to bluegrass, gospel, folk, 

western, classic country, etc.. 

Refreshments will be available. 

For more information, contact 

Carole at 417-538-0300. Those 

interested in performing may arrive 

a little earlier on Friday and 

sign up for their turn on the show. 

No auditions necessary. Brooke 

Davis is the events resource and 

promotional person. 

48-2tc 

Aryes Capitol Comments 

continued from page 2 

against DWI offenders and advanced 

a wide-ranging education 

bill that will give school’s greater 

flexibility in how to spend 

the money they receive. Those 

are just two of many issues we 

will focus on in the final weeks 

of session. As always, if you 

have any questions or concerns, 

please don’t hesitate to contact 

me. I always value your input 

as the issues we work on in the 

State Capitol will have an impact 

on you and your family. Please 

don’t hesitate to make your voice 

heard. 

Thanks again for allowing me 

to represent you in the state capitol. 

Feel free to contact me with 

your concerns, suggestions and 

ideas. My office phone is 573- 

751-2492. Email address: nitajane.ayres@house.mo.gov 

Or 

write to: State Representative 

Nita Jane Ayres, House Post Office, 

State Capitol, Room 233-A, 

Jefferson City, MO 65101. 

Noe 

Cuzzins 

The Noe cuzzins had lunch 

Thursday, March 25, at WW 

Café in Hurley. Dale McEndree 

asked the blessing, and the following 

were there: Martha Ellen 

White, Anna Bell Hembree and 

a friend of Spokane, Junior and 

Bonnie Stockstill of Nixa, Dale 

McEndree of Republic, Barbara 

Ann and Gary Sivils of Battlefield, 

Edwin and Patsy Noe, 

Donald and Deanna Noe, Norma 

and Tom Webb, Johnny Bussard 

and Maxine Morelock all of 

Springfield. 

Edwin had been fishing, and 

“caught a boatload” he said. 

Some questioned his wording 

somewhat. I suggested maybe 

he had a boatload of “suckers”. 

Finally came out he had one big 

Bass and one Crappie. 

Happy April Birthday to Curtiss 

Noe April 1, Shelly (Lehman) 

Holt April 5, Kinley Lehman 

April 17, Kyra Holt April 18, 

Dorothy Hawkins April 23, Jared 

Jackson April 26 and Marsha 

Smith April 30. 

We had a great time visiting 

(and eating Beans and Cornbread), 

and look forward to 

better weather and more fun on 

Thursday, April 29. 

Stone Co Reb Comm 

continued from front page 

note that these positions were 

originally scheduled to be spotlighted 

in the May meeting, but 

due to a conflict, we are changing 

things around. Mark your 

calendars and take the opportunity 

to meet and to listen to the 

individuals that you plan to vote 

for in the upcoming elections by 

joining us on the 23rd. Dinner 

reservations need to be made by 

emailing rlnierman@centurytel. 

netor telephoning Connie Johnson 

at 417-357-6061. See you in 

Kimberling City.


Comments & Notes from... 

Mary Kuyper 

P.O. Box 208 

Reeds Spring, Mo. 65737 • 417/272-3527 

Dear Readerville: 

I finally heard the peepers and 

realized it is Spring in the hills. 

Color galore, sunshine, and, 

yes, suffering folks with itchy 

eyes, runny noses, sneezing and 

coughing. It seems more people 

than I ever heard of are in this 

battle. Pain, bills, allergies, and 

insects; if it is not one, it is the 

other. The other night a doggone 

wasp stung me, not once, but 

twice. I had always heard they 

could only sting once, then some 

said it was twice. Do you know? 

I know one thing for certain, I 

don’t want to learn by experience. 

CHIT CHAT 

I always enjoy a limb line 

with friend Elsie Johnson. We 

talk of old days and new ones. I 

saw Betty Lane at Country Mart. 

She cut in front of me with her 

cart without sounding her horn, 

so I yelled at her -tee hee. She 

said she learned these maneuvers 

from Ralph, and I can believe 

that. 

Saw Mary Eisenhour at the 

Table Rock Health Care Center. 

You get well, my friend, Mary. 

We miss you. 

Efton and Gertie Pritchard 

took their daughter, Geraldine 

Riott, out for lunch. On their 

way home, Geraldine received a 

call that her mother-in-law, Louise 

Riott was being taken to the 

hospital. Louise left her earthly 

life soon after. 

Louise Riott 

I had not seen Louise for several 

years, but I remember her as 

a sweet, jolly person. She was 

a hard worker and a friend to 

many. We extend our heartfelt 

sympathy to Keith, Debbie, and 

all the rest of the family . May 

God bless each of you at this 

time with His peace. 

Doris Lee 

I only learned after the paper 

came out that my mother’s cousin, 

Doris Lee had passed away. 

We had seen her a while back at 

Reeds Spring Jct. 

the Logan reunion. I have heard 

many stories about these cousins 

when they were kids. Aunt Lou 

Logan and Grandma, Charity 

Grisham, had about (21) children 

between them, and they could 

cause lots of mischief. We are 

so sorry for this loss and want to 

extend our condolences to Mary 

May, Gertie Custer, and all the 

rest of the family in the passing 

of our beloved Doris Lee. 

Birthdays 

Happy late birthday wishes to 

our Oxford girl, Linda. The other 

day my hands were giving me 

lots of problems, so I asked Linda 

to peel some eggs and make 

deviled eggs. I guess she needs 

a hearing aid, because she made 

egg salad. Ha Ha. 

Also, a big one to an old friend, 

June Ward. Sixteen would be my 

guess, huh, June. Hope you gals 

have many more. 

Doggie Birthday 

This might capture the attention 

of column writer, Ruby. 

Sweet Pea, who belongs to the 

Isaacs family celebrated her 

eighth birthday with all the trimmings. 

Kim and Wesley Isaacs 

made her a “doggie” birthday 

cake which she really enjoyed. 

it was “doggie” friendly. She 

wore a tierra and had birthday 

balloons. Happy birthday to this 

little four legged animal. 

SICK BAY 

We are adding a new one to our 

prayer list. Ken Bennett, husband 

to our friend and column writer, 

Sharon, of this paper. Ken is being 

treated for pancreatic cancer. 

Keith Riott is still being treated 

for cancer. Judy Blair-Robins 

has been back in the hospital. 

Remember those who have already 

been on the list. Please 

pray the fervent prayer. To all of 

you folks, we send you our finest 

bouquet of wishes tied, with ribbons 

of prayer. 

PAUSE 

I have more memories of 

Chuck that have been submitted 

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GRIEF 

To the many of you who 

grieve: When the dark shadows 

cover us, I am reminded of these 

words from an old song: “Many 

things about tomorrow, I don’t 

seem to understand, but I know 

who holds tomorrow and I know 

who holds my hand. God bless 

you all. 

WHAT’S UP 

What’s up with the noise. Bolts 

of lightning danced across the 

sky hitting the ground. A large 

orange ball came dancing across 

my dining room. It scared the living 

daylight out of me. I thought 

everyting was burned out. Even 

my kids saw it from their homes. 

I would not learn until the next 

day what the damage was. No 

water, burned out wires. Thankfully, 

it has been repaired. 

RAGING INFERNO 

A few days later, still on Dogwood 

Heights, a small trash fire 

became a raging inferno. My aid, 

Linda, from Oxford was closing 

windows to keep the smoke out. 

I looked out and saw a brigade of 

water buckets trying to control 

the fire. We know from “Little 

House on the Prairie” that this 

just doesn’t work. Buckets and 

water hoses were no match for 

this fire. The next time I looked, 

it was an inferno. Richard’s mobile 

home next to his house went 

up in minutes. It was gone. Like a 

hungry wolf, the flames engulfed 

it and then pushed on towards 

my sister’s place and then back 

towards mine. Someone called 

911, and the fire department was 

sent out. In a short time, Southern 

Stone County Fire trucks 

and others were on the scene. I 

believe there were at least seven 

trucks. They were efficient and 

professional and were able to 

bring the fire under control. 

We were very thankful to all of 

them who helped fight this fire. 

Erica, our little McDonald farm 

girl managed to save her two pet 

chickens, but lost her setting of 

eggs and three baby kittens. 

We could feel the intense heat 

from the fire and saw how quickly 

it was able to take over, and we 

thank God because it could have 

been so much worse. Thanks, 

again, to the Southern Stone 

County Fire Department and all 

who helped to contain this fire. 

NATIONAL DAY OF 

PRAYER 

National Day of Prayer will be 

held on May 6 at 10:00 a.m. at 

the Stone County Court House. 

Watch for further details. 

FUNNY BONE 

Parents, we have found the perfect 

gift for our children. We get 

them apartments of their own. 

WHOOPS 

Last week, I mentioned Kirby 

Hedrick in my column. It came 

out as Kirby Hendrick. Sorry 

about that, I think. HA. Until 

next time, God’s blessings to 

all of you and remember, even 

though the bunny has left, the 

Easter eggs have been eaten --- 

“HE IS RISEN!” 

HAKUNA MATATA 

Congratulations 

Marshall Osborne 

Marshall Osborne 13 year 

old 120lb Free Style Wrestler 

33 wins, 15 pins, 13 losses. 

For Nixa Jr. High School 12 

wins, 7 pins and 6 losses. 

Marshall Osborne, youngest son 

of Christina and Terry Osborne, 

and youngest grandson of Charles 

and Karen Mitchell, 120lb, 13 

years old, 7th grade at Nixa, won 

3rd place at Districts for Folk 

style Wrestling. He also took 3rd 

place in Regionals, giving him the 

chance to wrestle at State in Columbia 

Mo, for the third year in a 

row. Marshall lost the first round 

then won the next two matches 

on Saturday March 27. Then on 

Sunday March 28, he lost his 4th 

match which knocked him out to 

wrestle a 5th match to place. The 

boy who beat Marshall the first 

round took 2nd place (probably a 

14 year old 8th grader). 

Overall this year in USA Wrestling, 

Marshall won 33 times, pinning 

15 of the matches. He lost 

only 13 times, getting pinned only 

once. Most of his losses were only 

by 1-4 points. When he won, if he 

did not pin them, he would score 

17-3 points. Also, for Nixa the 

seventh grade Junior High matches 

this year, Marshall won 12 times, 

pinning 7 of them. He lost 6 times, 

4 of them were by a Branson 14 

year old 8th grader and 6 inches 

taller than Marshall. The Branson 

boy would beat him by only 2 or 

4 points. 

I think Marshall could whip me, 

(his Grandpa Charlie). Grandson 

Marshalls wrestling in Columbia 

had 1050 boys wrestling all in different 

weight classes 14 years and 

under. 

In all my years of coaching and 

playing basketball, fast-pitch, 

slow-pitch and co-ed softball, 

track, wrestling and boxing in 

school, and even now as a 57 year 

old playing in open and church 

leagues in basketball and softball, 

I haven’t been whipped or beat too 

many times. 

This year Clever Basketball 

team made it to state three years 

in a row winning 4th place and 

3rd place in 2008. Since 1953, the 

Clever Basketball team has been 

to the State Play-offs 16 times. 

In 1956, the team (consisting of 

seniors: Glen Dale Peebles and 

Carol Compton, juniors: Paul Solomon, 

Jerry Maples, Bob Hays, 

J.C. Compton, David Wampler 

and Denny Hicks, and sophomores: 

Ray Wilson and Charles 

Mitchell went to the State Playoffs 

taking 4th place. Ray and I 

(Charles Mitchell) didn’t start but 

got to play quite a bit. We should 

have, could have if we went to the 

Marshall Osborne in Red, in 

Columba for USA State Wrestling 

Tournament, two wins and two 

losses. 

Districts at Ozark - Marshall 

won four matches but lost to Diamond. 

This is the same boy in the 

first match. He wouldn’t wrestle 

and kept running out of bounds 

on Marshall until the final 30 seconds 

then he scored two points. 

But this picture Marshall beat 

him in points - when Marshall 

gets hold of you, you don’t very 

often get loose. 

final four. In 1957, 1958, 1981 my 

Son Anthony’s team and 1982, 

1953 and all the other years that 

Clever teams won the 1st game, 

then lost the 2nd game which consisted 

of now 16 teams total and 

three to the final four. Also Clever 

should have gone 4 to 10 times 

more should have could have if, 

my Brother Paul in 1959, 1960 

and my son Anthony in 1978, and 

1980 - probably the best team that 

came out of Clever but got beat by 

Walnut Grove for 1st place in the 

Clever Regional who could not 

miss. I wonder who would come 

out on top if all teams had three 

point shots. 

I think it would be either 1957 

or 1981 but who knows it may 

have been the class of 1953 team 

- Billy Wayne Fugitt, James Kerr, 

John Bussard, Frits Westerman, 

Jay Luce, John Ed Kerr, Leroy 

Wilson and I don’t remember the 

rest. This year Jeremy Dresslaer is 

now in the five top scoring boys 

for Clever. I don’t know the order 

but by the year Gary Blair, Kent 

Hedgepath, Anthony Mitchell, 

Chris Flood and his team went to 

the state four years in a row in 87, 

88, 89 and 90, and this year Jeremy 

Dresslaer. Anthony would 

have at least 200 more points but 

he missed four games going to 

Florida Baseball Camp also Coach 

Smith took Anthony and Stan 

Grassesser (two very good freshman) 

off the A starting five, after 

10 games, Anthony averaged over 

60% shooting and 17 points per 

game the first five games that year 

1978 and they probably would 

have beat Marionville, if they both 

were still on the main five. Marionville 

only beat them five points 

in the Regional in State Play offs. 

Clever boys won 19 games, lost 

18 - keep winning Clever boys 

and girls. 

Charles Mitchell 

Clever Class of 1958 

Support Our Troops 

Everyday With A Prayer!

Friendship Club 

The Friendship Club met at the 

home of Judie Flood on April 9. 

Virgie asked the blessing before 

our meal was served. 

Later, Betty called the meeting 

to order. Those answering 

role call with a Bible Verse were, 

Betty Gold, Carol Rogers, Virgie 

Hanafin and visitor Pat Hillenburg 

and hostess Judie Flood. 

The minutes from the previous 

meeting were read and approved. 

A financial statement was given. 

For devotional, Judie read 

“Sweet Release” and “Listen 

With Your Heart” and Betty read 

“ Turn to Him”. Judie also read 

some hints. Carol read “Easter 

Miracle” and “Easter Prayer”. 

Judie opened her hostess gifts. 

Our meeting in May is scheduled 

to be with Betty Gold unless 

someone else wants it. 

Walking Angels 

Relay For Life Team 

The Walking Angels Relay for 

Life Team will be hosting their 

2nd Annual Walking Angels 

Relay for Life Gaited Charity 

Horse Show on Sunday, April 

25, 2010 at the Republic Saddle 

Club Arena/Miller Park in Republic, 

Missouri. The show will 

feature a wide variety of breeds 

including Fox Trotters, Walking 

Horses, Saddle Bred, and many 

more. 

“This is the second year for 

our event, our team is working 

hard to make it a great show,” 

stated, Amy Lewellen, the Team 

Captain for the Walking Angels. 

“We have decided to make this 

year’s show, “An Afternoon in 

the Park. We will be holding 

many activities during the afternoon 

including a silent auction, 

concession stand, pie auction, 

kid’s activities, 50/50 raffle and 

vendor booths.” 

The kids get to start things off 

with their Stick Horse Class. 

The afternoon will be filled with 

events for the young and the 

young at heart. It all leads up 

to the Walking Angels Fox Trot 

Championship and the Walking 

Angels Walking Horse Championship 

classes. Lewellen states, 

“For many members of the 

Walking Horse and Fox Trotter’s 

Association this is the first show 

of the season and what better 

show could they start with than 

one for charity. We hope to make 

this the best show yet.” With 25 

categories to show in, the team 

hopes to include a wide variety 

of horsemanship. 

Each of the classes will be 

dedicated to a family member or 

friend who has fought this ter- 

rible disease. “It is a privilege 

to honor those who have survived 

and those whom fought a 

great battle and lost.” Lewellen 

said, “For each member of our 

team, the word cancer hits close 

to home. I have lost a dad and a 

step-dad as well as several family 

members to this disease. I 

have several members that have 

courageously fought and beaten 

it. The theme for the American 

Cancer Society’s Relay for Life 

is one more birthday and we can 

only do that with the community’s 

help.” 

Lewellen states, “The team has 

had several local individuals and 

area businesses that have been 

very generous to sponsor their 

classes and to donate to the silent 

auction. It has been wonderful to 

have the support of the community. 

The gates will open at 1:00 

p.m. The presentation of colors, 

the invocation and the national 

anthem will begin at 2:30 p.m. 

The gate admissions are $5.00 

per person and children three 

and under are free, donations 

will be accepted throughout the 

afternoon. A rain date of Sunday, 

May 2 has been set in case of bad 

weather. 

The team has set a goal of 

$5,000.00 and is well on their 

way to achieving it. They will 

participate in the Republic Relay 

for Life in June. 

For more information, please 

contact: Amy Lewellen at (417) 

844-2585 or Ruth Ann Humiston 

at (417) 860-7681. You can also 

go to www.littleangelslearningacademy.com 

for more details 

and the show bill of events. 

New Location 

Best Buddies Pet Grooming Salon 

Located on Hwy 60 across from the Bank Of Billings 

417-744-BARK (2275) 

Reasonable Rates, Hand Scissoring Work a Specialty! 

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When you mention this ad! 

Open 

Tuesday - Saturday 

(Evenings by Appoitment) 

Professional Pet Groomer Since 1994 

Licensed Hairstylist Since 1984 

Pickup, Delivery & House Calls Available! Give Us A Call! 

Vada Ottendorf 

To Celebrate 100 th Birthday 


Family and friends are 

invited to attend a 100 th 

Birthday Celebration in 

Vada’s Honor on Saturday, 

April 24, 2010 at 

the Ozarks Methodist 

Manor activity room at 

205 S. College in Marionville 

from 2:00 p.m. 

to 4:00 p.m. Cards will 

be appreciated. 

Richard and Rosella Combs 

Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary 

Richard and Rosella Combs, 

Branson, will be celebrating 

their 50 th wedding anniversary 

from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on 

April 24 at the Branson RecPlex, 

located at 1500 Branson Hills 

Parkway. They were married 

February 7, 1960 in Branson. 

The couple marked the special 

date with a western Caribbean 

Cruise. Richard and Rosella 

have been members of the Branson 

Bible Church for 40 years. 

They enjoy spending time with 

their family, bluegrass festivals 

and traveling with their RV. They 

have two daughters, Rebecca 

Hirtzel, Grandview, and Regina 

and Steven Ward of Lee’s Summit. 

The couple has five grandchildren. 

McMullen 

Birth Announcement 

Dane and Tracy McMullen of Pratt, Kansas are proud to announce 

the birth of Avery Jordan McMullen. She was born April 

7, 2010 at the Pratt Regional Medical Center weighing 6lbs, 11oz 

and was 19¾ inches long. Proud grandparents are Jay and Sherrie 

Ingle of Crane, Missouri and Steve and Patty McMullen of Galena, 

Missouri. 


OATS transportation is available to anyone regardless of age, 

income, disability, race, gender, religion, or national origin. 

Driver: Tim Huff 

To Branson West from: 

Shell Knob, Viola, Carr Lane to Cassville..........................4 th Mon. each month 

Crane, Galena, Cape Fair, Reed Springs..................................Wed. each month 

Reed Springs, Kimberling City, Blue Eye, Lampe................Thurs. each month 

To Branson from: 

Shell Knob...........................................................................1 st Mon. each month 

Crane, Reeds Spring, Galena..............................................3 rd Mon. each month 

Stone County to Springfield...............................................2 nd Mon. each month 

Shell Knob, Viola, Carr Lane to Shell Knob...........................Tues. each month 

To schedule a ride on any of these routes, call the contact number in your 

town: 

Kimberling City/Lampe Ethel Raddatz 417-739-2091 

Shell Knob Venita Kory 417-858-6349 

Crane Melvina Taylor 417-723-0013 

Stone County Way-To-Go 

Sunday-Saturday......................7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. 

Call 1-800-770-6287 to schedule a ride! 

County Committee Meeting: 

3 rd Friday every other month 

All OATS meetings are open to the public. 

Looking For A Job? 

The Crane Chronicle/ 

Stone County Republican is 

now hiring for a Writer/Reporter 

position. Please send 

resumes to: 

Stone County Publishing 

P.O. Box 401 

Crane, Mo 65633 

Call 417-723-5248 

For More Information! 

Mu Extension To 

Offer Stay Strong, Stay 

Healthy Exercise 

Program 

University of Missouri Extension 

will be offering Stay Strong, 

Stay Healthy, a five week, ten session 

exercise program designed 

for seniors starting on April 29, 

2010 at the Tele-communication 

Resource Center (TCRC), located 

behind the Reeds Spring High 

School. The program will start 

with an orientation and assessment 

session at 9:00 AM until 

11:00. The ten exercise classes 

start May 4 and will meet Tuesdays 

and Thursdays from 10 to 

11 AM until June 3, 2010. 

The program, developed by 

Tufts University, is designed 

to help older adults improve 

strength, flexibility and balance. 

According to research conducted 

by Tufts, strength training improves 

bone density, can help 

reduce falls, improve arthritis 

symptoms, increase flexibility 

in older adults and can lead 

to a healthier, more active lifestyle. 

The exercises are lowimpact/low 

weight. All needed 

equipment is provided during the 

class. 

“If you have been thinking 

about signing up for an exercise 

program this class is a great way 

for older adults to learn some 

basics and get develop a routine. 

Past participants reported that 

they noted a definite change in 

their strength, balance and flexibility”, 

said Wayne Dietrich, 


specialist and program coordinator. 

The program is limited to 18 

participants. The cost of the 

program is $25. The registration 

deadline is April 26, 2010. 

Some participants may have to 

obtain their physician’s permission 

before taking part in the 

class. For more details or to 

register, contact Wayne Dietrich 

at the University of Missouri Extension 

Center, 417-546-4431 or 

toll free, 1-888-504-0443. 

Support Our 

Troops Everyday 

With A Prayer!


A community church 

with hands that reach 

around the world 

Office: 369-1404 

Just east of Hurley 

on Hwy A 

Hurley Church of God 

Come join us for exciting worship, fellowship, 

and life-changing messages from God’s Word! 

Sunday School: 9:00 am 

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:15 am 

Sunday Evening Worship: 6:00 pm 

Wednesday Family Training: 7:00 pm 

Crane Presbyterian Church 

“A Church On The Grow” 

39322 Hwy 413, P.O. Box 46, Crane, Missouri 

9:00 ..................................Morning Fellowship 

9:30 .......................................... Sunday School 

10:30 .........................................Worship Service 

10:00 a.m. Weds ....................... Joy Bound Bible 

3:30 p.m. Mon ............................. Choir Practice 

Office: 723-5596 


Fundamental Methodist Church 

Sunday School ........................ 10:00 a.m. 

Sunday Morning Worship ....... 11:00 a.m. 

Sunday Evening Service ...........6:30 p.m. 

Wed. Evening Service ...............7:00 p.m. 

Pastor: Wayne Blades 

Church Phone 417/723-5821 • Home Phone 417/840-3833 

Small town Church with a country heart! 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 

S. Hwy 13, Crane, Missouri (417)723-5273 

Sunday Schedule: 

9:00 a.m. Coffee and Donuts 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 

9:30 a.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship 

WEDNESDAY 

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. evening Meal 

6:45 p.m. Prayer Meeting 

7:00 p.m. Adult bible Study Courses plus 

Youth meeting and team Kids (Grades 1-6) 

Pastor - Gregg Boll 

“A Southern Baptist Church Serving God & the community since 1906 “ 

Galena Community Church 

209 North Maple Street • Galena, Missouri 

(417) 357-0048 

Sunday Church Services 

Fellowship...........10:00 AM to 10:45 AM 

Worship Service...........10:45 AM TO 12:00 PM 

Pastor Doug Minton 

Galena Assembly Of God 

1026 W. Hwy 248, Galena, Missouri 65656 

Sunday School (All Ages)......................9:45 am 

Worship...................................................10:45 am 

Evening......................................................6:00 pm 

Children’s Church During AM Service 

Wednesday................................................7:00 pm 

(Bible Study, Missionettes, Royal Rangers & Youth) 

Services 

Sunday School 10 a.m. 

Sunday Morning Service 11 a.m. 

Sunday Evening 6 p.m. 

Wednesday Service 7 p.m. 

Pastor: Terry Carter 

Crane Assembly of God 

112 Main St., Crane, MO 

“Come experience the love of God.” 

Sunday School ................................. 10:00 a.m. 

Morning Worship ............................. 10:45 a.m. 

Sunday Evening Worship ...................6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday Evening Worship ............7:00 p.m. 

Pastor Mike Davis www.craneag.org 

Crane Bible Baptist Church 

209 South Street - Crane, Mo. • One block west of Hwy. 13 

Pastor Bob Sharp • (417) 723-5464 

Encouraging 

Families In 

Faith 

www.cranebiblebaptist.org 

Obituaries 

Jack Dale 

Hurst 

Jack Dale Hurst, Galena, MO, 

was born March 29, 1943 in 

Hoopeston, IL and departed this 

life April 3, 2010, in his home, at 

the age of 67. 

Jack had lived in the area the 

past 9 years coming from Fort 

Lauderdale, FL. He was a retired 

police officer and a U. S. 

Army veteran. 

Jack was preceded in death by 

his parents and wife, Janis. 

Survivors include: one sister, 

Pat Wallen of Avon, IN and a 

host of friends. 

No services are planned. Cremation 

was under the direction 

of Stumpff Funeral Home-South, 

Kimberling City. 

A00012B2010AP15 

MRS IRENE I 

KING 

Mrs. Irene I. King, age 81, 

Clever, went home on Saturday, 

April 10, 2010 after a short battle 

with cancer. Irene was born 

May 2, 1928 in Nixa, Missouri, 

the daughter of Sam and Leona 

(Pierce) McGinnis. 

She was united in marriage to 

J. Willard King on September 

13, 1947. 

Her parents, and a sister, Bessie 

Cooper preceded Irene in 

death. 

She is survived by: her husband, 

J. Willard King, of the home; 

four children and their spouses, 

Ginna Gayle and Randall Daum, 

Clever, J.D. and Pam King, Billings, 

Dean King, Springfield, 

and Jan and Marvin Mitchell, 

Sparta; ten grandchildren, 27 

great grandchildren; five sisters 

and their spouses, June King, 

Clever, Rose Giles, Republic, 

Maxine Hood, Clever, Janie and 

Don Nash, Ozark, and Deanie 

and Kenny Pearce, Ozark; two 

brothers and their spouses, Buddy 

and Judy McGinnis, Hurley, 

and Tony and Linda McGinnis, 

Nixa; and many nieces, nephews 

and friends. A special thanks to 

all of the staff at Sonshine Manor, 

and many thank yous to the 

four special ladies…you know 

who you are. 

Visitation will be from 6-8 

p.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2010 

at Meadors Funeral Home, in 

Clever. Funeral services will 

be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, 

at the Hurley Baptist Church. 

Burial will follow in Wise Hill 

Cemetery, Clever. Family suggested 

memorials could be made 

to the Sonshine Manor in Republic. 

Online condolences may be 

made at www.meadorsfuneralhome.com 

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Phyllis 

Orr 

Phyllis Orr, Aurora, MO, 

daughter of Herman and Lorene 

(Hicks) Cutbirth was born 

March 8, 1949 in Stone County, 

MO, and departed this life April 

6, 2010 in Ozark Mountain Regional 

Healthcare, Crane, MO, 

at the age of 61. 

Phyllis was a lifelong resident 

of the area. She had worked at 

Shepherd of Hills in Branson as 

an entertainer and was a volunteer 

for Oats. 

Phyllis was preceded in death 

by her parents; brothers, Edward 

Cutbirth and Roy Cutbirth and 

sister, Reba Smith. 

Survivors include: two sons, 

Denny (Sheila) Stults and Danny 

(Karol) Stults; one daughter, 

Rhonda (Jay) Hobbs; five brothers, 

Ronnie (Ruth) Cutbirth, Herman 

Lee (Vicki) Cutbirth, Lewis 

(Beverly) Cutbirth, Terry (Annette) 

Cutbirth and Cecil (Karen) 

Cutbirth; three sisters, Kay 

Jones, Kathy (Roy) Hopkins and 

Mary Jane (Bruce) Richardson; 8 

grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren 

and a host of other relatives 

and friends. 

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 

8:00 p.m., Friday at the funeral 

home. 

No services are planned. Cremation, 

following the visitation, 

will be under the direction 

of Manlove-Stumpff Funeral 

Home, Crane. 

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Robert Hardin 

Smith 

Robert Hardin Smith, Branson 

West, MO, son of Norman 

and Nancy (Hardin) Smith 

was born February 19, 1959 in 

Prescott, AR and departed this 

life April 8, 2010, in his home, at 


Robert had lived in the area 

the past 9 years coming from Little 

Rock, AR and had worked as 

an attorney. He was a member of 

the First Baptist Church of Kimberling 

City. 

Robert was preceded in death 

by his father and son, Brandon 

Keith Smith. 

Survivors include: his mother, 

Nancy Smith of Yellville, AR; 

wife, Stephanie of the home; 

son, Stephen Taylor Smith of the 

home; daughter, Toni J. Talley of 

Branson West; two sisters, Melanie 

Gray of Mountain Home, AR 

and Stephanie Vowell of Benton, 

AR; 4 grandchildren and a host 

of other relatives and friends. 

A memorial service will be 

held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 

13, 2010 at the First Baptist 

Church of Kimberling City with 

Jim Evans and James Talley officiating 

under the direction of 

Stumpff Funeral Home-South, 


The family has requested in 

lieu of flowers, memorial contributions 

to Arkansas Children’s 

Hospital or Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

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Thomas John 

Weyers 

Thomas John Weyers, Kimberling 

City, MO, son of Francis 

and Margaret (Jennings) Weyers 

was born June 8, 1922 in Chicago, 

IL and departed this life April 

10, 2010, in Ozark Mountain Regional 

Healthcare, Crane, MO, at 


Thomas was united in marriage 

to Mary Helen Spahn on 

December 28, 1944 and they had 

made their home in the area the 

past 9 years coming from Central 

Point, OR. He was a retired 

telephone and teletype repairman. 

Thomas served in the U. S. 

Navy as a Fire Controlman from 

1941-1945. He was a member of 

Our Lady of the Cove Catholic 

Church. 

Thomas was preceded in death 

by his parents; son, Mark Kevin 

Weyers and daughter, Suzanne 

Weyers. 

Survivors include: his wife, 

Mary of Kimberling City; four 

sons, Timothy F. Weyers of 

Kimberling City, Terry Weyers 

of Shady Cove, OR, Michael 

Thomas Weyers of Gold Hill, 

OR and Joseph G. Weyers of 

Kimberling City; four daughters, 

Linda Watson of Central 

Point, OR, Rita Mary Gritmacher 

of Newton, KS, Maureen 

Ann Mitchell of Holland, PA and 

Cathy Kuntz of Crystal Lake, 

IL; two brothers, Richard Weyers 

of Englewood, FL and Bobby 

Weyers of Chicago, IL; one sister, 

Margarette Mary Weyers of 

Chicago, IL; 21 grandchildren; 

28 great-grandchildren; 1 greatgreat-grandchild 

and a host of 

other relatives and friends. 

Funeral services will be held at 

10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 14, 

2010 at Our Lady of the Cove 

Catholic Church, Kimberling 

City with Father Joseph Liem 

officiating under the direction of 

Stumpff Funeral Home-South, 


Visitation will be from 7:00 to 

8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral 

home, with a rosary at 8:00 p.m. 

In lieu of flowers, the family 

has requested memorial contributions 

to St. Jude Children’s 

Hospital. 

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Mildred Larene 

Johnson 

Mildred Larene Johnson, 82, 

Galena, Missouri was born May 

27, 1927 in Stone County, Missouri 

to J H and Susie Rutledge 

Jones and departed this life April 

10, 2010 in her home. 

Mildred had been a life long 

resident of the area. She was a 

loving mother who enjoyed quilting 

and canning. Mildred had 

been married to George Johnson 

and he preceded her in death. 

Survivors include three daughters, 

Nadine Moore and Irene 

Clifton both of Galena and Susie 

Jett of Cassville, Missouri; 

five sons, Johnny Johnson, Dean 

Johnson, Henry Johnson, Lloyd 

Ray Johnson and Homer Johnson 

all of Galena; a sister, Opal Mae 

Yetter of Springfield, Missouri; 

four brothers, Claude Jones of

Fairgrove, Missouri, Clifford 

Jones of Ponce Deleon, Missouri, 

Jimmy Jones of Springfield 

and Carl Jones of Strafford, 

Missouri; fourteen grandchildren, 

fifteen great grandchildren; 


Funeral services were held 

Tuesday April 13, 2010 at 2:00 

p.m. in Westrip Funeral Home, 

Crane, Missouri. Burial was in 

Galena Community Cemetery, 

Galena, Missouri under the care 

of Westrip Funeral Home. 

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Mildred Larene 

Johnson 

Mildred Larene Johnson, 82, 

Galena, Missouri was born May 

10, 1927 in Stone County, Missouri 

to J H and Susie Rutledge 

Jones and departed this life April 

10, 2010 in her home. 

Mildred had been a life long 

resident of the area. She was a 

loving mother who enjoyed quilting 

and canning. Mildred had 

been married to George Johnson 

and he preceded her in death. 

Survivors include three daughters, 

Nadine Moore and Irene 

Clifton both of Galena and Susie 

Jett of Cassville, Missouri; 

five sons, Johnny Johnson, Dean 

Johnson, Henry Johnson, Lloyd 

Ray Johnson and Homer Johnson 

all of Galena; a sister, Opal Mae 

Yetter of Springfield, Missouri; 

four brothers, Claude Jones of 

Fairgrove, Missouri, Clifford 

Jones of Ponce Deleon, Missouri, 

Jimmy Jones of Springfield 

and Carl Jones of Strafford, 

Missouri; fourteen grandchildren, 

fifteen great grandchildren; 


Funeral services were held 

Tuesday April 13, 2010 at 2:00 

p.m. in Westrip Funeral Home, 

Crane, Missouri. Burial was in 

Galena Community Cemetery, 

Galena, Missouri under the care 

of Westrip Funeral Home. 

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Albert 

Lentz 

Albert Lentz, 74, of Aurora 

died Friday, April 9, 2010 in Cox 

Medical Center South. 

He was born to Henry and Geneva 

Storm Lentz on November 

15, 1935. He was a retired custodian 

and farmer. 

Survivors include his companion 

of more than 30 years, Malva 

Steinle; one son, Bud Swearingen 

of Ozark; one daughter, 

Sharon Robertson of Nixa; a 

step-daughter, Debbie Essary of 

Galena; one sister, Agnes Wilson 

of Aurora; four grandchildren 

and 13 great-grandchildren. 

Graveside services were held 

Tuesday, April 13 Leann Cemetery 

under the care of Peterson 

Funeral Chapel. 

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Leonard G. 

Seward 

Leonard G. Seward, Reeds 

Spring, MO, son of George and 

Oma (Jones) Seward was born 

June 24, 1939 in Oilton, OK and 

departed this life, April 12, 2010, 

in Golden Living Center, Branson, 

MO, at the age of 70. 

Leonard had lived in the area 

the past 7 years coming from 

Ponca City, OK and was a retired 

construction worker. He was 

a religious man and held a firm 

belief in God. 

Survivors include: one son, 

Ray Seward of Ponca City, OK; 

one daughter, Marcia Seward 

of Reeds Spring; five brothers, 

Earnest of Ponca City, OK, Bill 

and John both of Maxville, KS, 

Wayne of Stafford, KS and Jim 

of Bartlesville, OK; one sister, 

Juanita Dixon of Okemah, OK; 

6 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild 

and a host of other relatives 

and friends. 

No services are planned. Cremation 

was under the direction 

of Stumpff Funeral Home-South, 

Kimberling City, MO. 

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Dennis Monroe 

Waughtal 

Dennis Monroe Waughtal, 

Branson, MO, son of Kenneth 

and Arlene (Cooper) Waughtal, 

was born July 24, 1940 in Mason 

City, IA and departed this life 

April 12, 2010, in his home, at 


Dennis had lived in the area 

the past three years coming from 

Weslaco, TX. He was a retired 

sales representative for Graphic 

Arts and had worked for Eastman 

Kodak Company in Rochester, 

NY. Dennis was a member 

of the Masonic Lodge #145 in 

Mason City, IA and a member of 

the Shriners in Corpus Christy/ 

McAllen, TX. 

Survivors include: his mother, 

Arlene of Weslaco, TX; wife, 

Maebeth of the home; son, Kenneth 

Allan Waughtal of Franklin, 

OH; daughters, Susan Arlene 

Berryhill of Branson, MO and 

Katherine Mary Waughtal of 

Lawrenceburg, KY; brothers, 

James C. Waughtal of Weslaco, 

TX and Steven Paul Waughtal of 

Magnolia, TX; 6 grandchildren, 

3 great grandchildren and a host 

of other relatives and friends. 

A memorial service will be 

held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, April 

16, 2010 at St. Andrew Presbyterian 

Church, 30 James River 

Road, Kimberling City, MO. 

Cremation was under the direction 

of Stumpff Funeral Home- 

South, Kimberling City, MO. 

In lieu of flowers, the family 

has requested memorial contributions 

to St. Andrew Presbyterian 

Church. 

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Stone County Publishing Co., Inc. 

114 Main • Crane 

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We have all your stationery and printing needs at reasonable 


Presbyterian 

Church 

The Crane Presbyterian 

Church would like to invite the 

community to the official installation 

service for the Reverend 

Melana Scruggs. The service 

will be held this Sunday, April 

18, at 3:00 p.m. in the church 

sanctuary. Reverend Scruggs 

began her service in Crane on 

Easter Sunday and participated 

in the Easter sunrise service with 

the Crane Ministerial Alliance. 

Visiting pastors and dignitaries 

from the John Calvin Presbytery 

will be in attendance to help install 

Reverend Scruggs. Refreshments 

will follow in the church 

fellowship hall. Please join us in 

welcoming Melana to Crane. 

Clever 

Full Gospel 

Church Revival 

The Clever Full Gospel Church 

Revival begins May 5 at 7 pm 

with Benny and Loretta DeWitt 

bringing the message. Everyone 

is welcome. 

Friday, April 23 starting at 7 

pm the church will be hosting a 

singing with Doug and Robbin 

Swearingen. Everyone is welcome 

to come and enjoy some 

good music and fellowship! 

Horse 

Creek Church 

Horse Creek Church will be 

having their third Friday night 

singing on April 16 starting at 

7 pm. Everyone is welcome to 

come enjoy the music and fellowship. 

Tell us about your 

Engagement, 

Wedding, New Birth or 

promotion- We’ll tell 

the world! The Crane 

Chronicle/ Stone 

County Republican 

is your “hometown’ 

paper and we provide 

this free of charge as a 

service to our readers. 

Rodney & Bunny Johnson 


SCP 

Letter 

To The Editor 

Letter To The Editor; 

Evidently the customer service 

at “Three Sisters” has not improved 

recently. I was asked to 

leave the premises BECAUSE I 

had a bottle of water in my possession. 

No one was in the restaurant 

(to impress?) 

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU 

ARE? THE QUEEN/JUDGE of 

EVERYTHING? No one expects 

a fry cook to dispense moral advice, 

health advice or any other 

opinions. 

I have health issues, which require 

me to stay hydrated…just 

so everyone now knows my reasoning. 

Best O’Luck with your 

customers. I won’t be one. 

A. Shannon 

Crane All 

School Reunion 

The date for the Annual 

All School Reunion is set for 

May 2, 2010, beginning at 12:30 

to 4:30 pm in the Crane High 

School Multi-Purpose Room. 

To all alumni, former students, 

and teachers, plan to attend and 

enjoy an afternoon visiting and 

reuniting with friends and classmates. 

For More information call 

Bill Carl at 417-723-5624. 

47-4t 

Morning 

Star Baptist 

(Revelations 22:16) 

All are welcome to Worship 

Jesus, with us! 

Bible Study at 9:30 am 

Worship at 10:30 am & 6 pm 

69 Butterfields Trail Rd. 

State Highway 413 

Pastor Gary Stewart 

(417) 744-2901 (H) 

Church (417) 723-0315 

Southern Baptist Church 

Established in 1997 

Home Bound 

Ministry 

For Hospital or 

In-Home Visits Call: 

417-844-3546 

E-mail: 04softail@netscape.com 

Salvation is free for the asking! 

New Pastors 

At The Billings 

Full Gospel 

Church 

Victor and Billie Horton are 

long time residents of the Billings 

community. Victor was born 

in Nebraska, then moved to Missouri 

as a teenager. He graduated 

from Hurley High School. While 

in the army, Billie started writing 

to Victor after urging from his 

mother. Ten months later they 

became husband and wife. 

They have been married for 

55 years. They moved to Billings 

over 50 years ago, raised 

three children; Vickie, Mike and 

Becky. Mike and Becky still live 

in the area. When the family was 

raised they sold the home they 

had lived in for 45 years on Hwy 

14 West. They built a new home 

at one end of the property where 

they still live today. 

They started preaching in 1962 

at the Union City Community 

Church where they stayed for 

10 years. They have been pastors 

at several other churches in 

the Stone County area. While at 

the Assembly of God Church in 

Galena, they had the privilege 

to be there when a new church 

was built. Their last church was 

in Nixa, where they were pastors 

for 10 years. 

The two of them are excited to 

be coming home to the Billings 

Full Gospel Church as the pastors. 

They see much potential and 

are thrilled that they have been 

granted the opportunity to pick 

up the torch that Faye and R.T. 

White started so many years ago. 

They look forward to continuing 

the ministry and history of the 

Billings Full Gospel Church. 

You are all welcome to come and 

worship the Lord with us. 

Billings Full Gospel Church 

504 South Beverly 

417-840-5160 

1st Annual 

Schreiber Poker 

Run May 1 

1st Annual Schreiber Poker 

Run, May 1, 2010 at 10 a.m. 

Pre-register by April 16 or day of 

event at Mt. Vernon plant on 108 

W. North Street. For more info 

contact Joe Ard @ 417-229- 

1834 or e-mail Joe.Ard@sficorp. 

com All proceeds benefit Relay 

For Life of Lawrence County 

Landmarks Apostolic 

Church 

Located at 210 W 5th St 

Galena, Missouri 

(Stone County Historical Society Building) 

Now Open 

Pastor David Reeves 

Services: 

Sunday............................... 2 pm 

Thursday............................ 7 pm 

Everyone is welcome to and enjoy an old 

Pentecostal style service 

Visible Praise - Sign Team 

Robyn Bowling, Leader 

Check them out on facebook!


Stretching the Food Dollar 

By Diane Olson 

A small town girl by upbringing 

and a bargain hunter by training, 

I find shopping an interesting 

art and science. Always on 

the lookout for a savings, perusing 

ads and checking out bargain 

racks and tables is a way of life. 

In my book, a good sale should 

not go unnoticed. 

The same shopping passion 

carries over to grocery purchases. 

Prices in the supermarket rise 

and fall, but shopping the sales 

and promotions has become my 

personal challenge in an effort to 

stretch the food dollar. 

The First Quarter Market Basket 

Survey results show food 

prices dropped from this time 

last year, but increased over the 

last quarter of 2009. This quarterly 

survey is a comparison of 

prices for 16 common food items 

representative across the major 

commodities. Shoppers across 

the state gathered prices for 

these items to create the statewide 

average. This number is 

forwarded to the American Farm 

Bureau Federation for inclusion 

in the National totals. 

During the first quarter, Missouri 

shoppers paid on average 

$43.41, compared to $47.40 one 

year ago and $42.78 during the 

final quarter of 2009. In short, 

Missouri prices were $3.99 less 

than a year ago and $0.63 more 

than last quarter. The national 

average for the same items in the 

first quarter was $45.54. Show- 

Me State shoppers found food 

prices $2.13 less than the national 

average. 

Comparing prices between the 

last quarter of 2009 and the first 

of 2010 found most meat prices 

increased, including sirloin tip 

roast, bacon and sliced deli ham. 

Decreases in price were found 

in ground chuck and chicken 

breasts. At the dairy case, milk, 

eggs and shredded cheese all 

saw increases in price. Produce 

prices were up and down with 

apples and orange juice ringing 

in higher while potatoes and 

salad mix were lower. While the 

price of flour increased, toasted 

oat cereal and bread reported 

lower prices. Vegetable oil was 

also lower in cost. 

The price changes aren’t startling 

but rather a slow increase. 

According to AFBF Economist 

John Anderson, increased food 

prices are a sign of a recovering 

economy. Despite inconsistencies, 

consumers appear to be regaining 

normal spending habits 

and the food demands are reflected 

in the prices. Energy prices 

moved higher in the first quarter 

to an 18-month high at the end of 

March. If this continues to hold, 

food prices will likely increase 

in the next quarter to compensate 

for the additional energy expense 

to process and distribute foods. 

Tomato Grafting 

Workshop in Springfield April 22 

A popular workshop on tomato 

grafting will be conducted by 


from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday, 

April 22 at the Hog Barn, Nathanael 

Greene Park, 2400 S. 

Scenic, Springfield, Mo. 

Grafting vegetables to manage 

soilborne disease is a simple process 

according to Patrick Byers, 

horticulture specialist with University 

of Missouri Extension. 

“Researchers around the world 

have demonstrated that grafting 

can be effective against a variety 

of soilborne fungal, bacterial, viral, 

and nematode diseases with 

increased yield and keeping fruit 

quality,” said Byers. 

Byers will teach attendees how 

to grafting tomatoes on disease 

resistant rootstocks. 

The class fee includes tomato 

rootstocks, scions of several 

heirloom tomatoes, grafting supplies, 

and care of the plants following 

grafting for each attendee. 

Surviving plants may be claimed 

seven days after the workshop 

according to Byers. 

The root stock and scions 

for this class will be grown at 

Schaffitzel’s Greenhouse, 1771 

E Atlantic St, Springfield, Mo. 

The class size is limited due to 

materials and costs $10 per person. 

Register by contacting the 

Greene County Extension Office 

at (417) 862-9284. 

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Your Business. 

“What Have I Done?” 

New Work Zone Campaign Aims to Reduce Work Zone Fatalities and Injuries 

JEFFERSON CITY – A second 

of inattention can lead to a traffic 

crash, and when you’re in a work 

zone that can cost more than a 

fine – it could cost lives. That’s 

why the Missouri Department of 

Transportation is reminding drivers 

not to barrel through work 

zones with a new television spot, 

called “What Have I Done?” 

Road construction season kicks 

off this year with Work Zone 

Awareness Week April 19-23. 

The video features a motorist 

after he’s been in a crash in 

a work zone – time has seemed 

to slow down for him. Moments 

before, he was driving along and 

calling his family to say he’s 

encountered some road work, 

but not to worry, because he’ll 

“fly right through it.” After getting 

out of his vehicle in a daze 

he walks over to where he’s hit 

something in the work zone and 

discovers it’s a person. It ends 

with a reminder to all, “Don’t 

Barrel Through Work Zones.” 

“Every year we try to educate 

motorists about the importance of 

paying attention and obeying the 

signs in work zones,” said Pete 

Rahn, MoDOT director. “For the 

last couple of years though we’ve 

had increases in both work zone 

fatalities and injuries, and it’s 

time motorists realize how serious 

driving errors in work zones 

can be for everyone involved.” 

In 2009, 13 people were killed 

in work zones, an increase from 

2008 when 12 people were killed. 

There were 670 people injured in 

2009 work zones, compared to 

599 in 2008. This is an increase 

of 11.9 percent. Between 2005 

and 2009, 64 people were killed 

and 4,260 people were injured 

in Missouri work zones. Since 

2000, 15 MoDOT employees 

have been killed in the line of 

duty. 

“We need drivers to pay attention 

to highway construction and 

drive with caution through it to 

prevent senseless deaths and injuries,” 

Rahn said. 

The top five contributing 

circumstances for work zone 

crashes in 2009 were inattention, 

following too closely, improper 

lane usage/change, driving too 

fast for conditions and failure to 

yield - in this order. Of the 878 

traffic fatalities in 2009, 693 

were vehicle occupant fatalities 

and 67 percent of them were not 

wearing a seat belt. 

“We’re also reminding the 

public to rate work zones they’ve 

driven through because that firsthand 

information will help us 

make adjustments and increase 

safety for motorists and our 

work crews,” Rahn said. To fill 

out a Work Zone Customer Survey 

and help improve MoDOT 

work zones, visit www.modot. 

org/workzones/comments.htm. 

Besides the new TV spot, Mo- 

DOT will remind motorists of 

the need to drive safely in work 

zones around the state with radio 

and internet banner ads, as 

well as safety advertisements 

on fuel pump tops at various gas 

stations and messages on the department’s 

changeable message 

boards. 

More than 250 bridges 

are scheduled for construction 

this year under MoDOT’s Safe 

& Sound Bridge Improvement 

Program, a statewide effort to 

repair or replace more than 800 

of Missouri’s worst bridges by 

the end of 2013. Statewide, work 

continues on a number of economic 

stimulus projects, as well 

as the Better Roads, Brighter Future 

program that is improving 

5,600 miles of roadway by the 

end of 2011. 

For more information about 

construction projects statewide, 

look for work zone locations on 

MoDOT’s interactive traveler 

information map at www.modot. 

org or call 888-ASK-MODOT 

(275-6636).

• PUBLIC NOTICES • 

PUBLIC NOTICES PRINTED IN NEWSPAPERS 

HELP FULFILL THE CITIZENS CONSTITU- 

TIONAL RIGHT OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW 

BY PUTTING HIM ON NOTICE OF MATTERS 

WHICH AFFECT HIM OR HIS PROPERTY. 

Notice Of Trustee’s Sale 

For default in the payment of debt secured 

by Deed of Trust executed by Stanley Adams 

and Ruth Adams, Husband and Wife, 

dated December 30, 2003 and recorded 

on January 16, 2004 in Book 452, Page 

2281, as Document No. 2004-785, Office 

of Recorder of Deeds, Stone County, Missouri, 

the undersigned Successor Trustee 

will, on May 4, 2010, between the hours 

of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 5:00 P.M. (foreclosure 

sales in Stone County are customarily 

held at 1:00PM), at the Stone County 

Courthouse, 108 East Fourth Street, 

North Front door on the Square, Galena, 

MO, sell at public venue to the highest 

bidder for cash: A Part of the Northeast 

Quarter (NE/4) of the Southeast Quarter 

(SE/4) of Section Fifteen (15), Township 

Twenty Four (24) Range Twenty-Four 

(24), described as follows: Beginning at 

the Northeast corner of said Northeast 

Quarter (NE/4) of the Southeast Quarter 

(SE/4) thence South 147 feet; thence West 

815 feet; thence South 348 feet, more or 

less, to the Government fee taking line, 

Tract No. Y-2505 for a new point of beginning; 

thence East 100 feet along said 

fee taking line; thence North 158 feet; 

thence West 100 feet; thence South 158 

feet to the new point of beginning. Subject 

to any part deeded, taken or used for 

Street, Road or Highway purposes, all in 

Stone County, Missouri. to satisfy said 

debt and costs. S&W Foreclosure Corporation 

Successor Trustee Pub Commences 

April 8, 2010 S&W File No.08-003172 

By: Shapiro & Weisman, L.C. www.shapiroattorneys.com/mo 

Purported address: 

112 Samantha Street, Galena, MO 65656 

ASAP# 3515358 04/08/2010, 04/15/2010, 

04/22/2010, 04/29/2010 

First Ins. 3-18-2010 47-4tc 

Open Panel Discussion 

With Small Business 

Counselors To Be Held 

At Tri-lakes Tcrc On April 22 

An open panel discussion with 

SCORE small business counselors 

will be held from 6:30 p.m. 

to 9 p.m., Thursday, April 22 at 

Tri-Lakes TCRC, located in the 

south wing of Reeds Spring High 

School on Hwy 413 in Reeds 

Spring, Mo. 

There is no fee for this program 

but it is important to contact the 

Tri-Lakes TCRC at (417) 272- 

8707 to pre-register by April 20. 

“We are pleased to have the opportunity 

to offer SCORE business 

training seminars and look 

forward to finding out which 

topics will be of interest to our 

community businesses and entrepreneurs.” 

said Nellie Lamers, 

interim coordinator for University 

of Missouri Extension of 

the Tri-Lakes TCRC. 

This is an opportunity for profit 

and non-profit business leaders 

and the public to meet with 

SCORE representatives to determine 

local community interest 

in SCORE services and business 

training seminars and to discuss 

their concerns and seek problem 

solving advice. 

A panel of business counselors 

will be joined by Walter Cowart, 

Springfield Small Business 

Administration (SBA) Branch 

Manager, who will act as moderator. 

“This public meeting can lead 

to confidential face to face appointments 

at a convenient future 

date to meet with consultants 

dedicated to assisting small 

businesses in their finding solutions 

and increasing profitability,” 

said Lamers. 

SCORE’s more than 10,500 

business experts provide free 

and confidential business advice, 

local workshops and online resources. 

SCORE has provided 

volunteers to counsel businesses 

since the 1960’s and operates 

with support from the SBA. Individual 

counseling is done without 

cost and all communication 

is confidential. 

Organizations partnering in 

this effort include the Tri-Lakes 

TCRC, Branson City Business 

Development office, the Branson 

Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce 

and University of Missouri 

Extension. 

Hurley Baptist Church 

Hosted Sucessful Easter Festival 

Saturday before Easter, HBC 

had a great turn out for the Easter 

Festival. The sun was shining 

and the weather was gorgeous for 

the families in the community to 

spend time together enjoying the 

day. The HBC youth served cotton 

candy, popcorn and hotdogs, 

which complimented all of the 

candy from the egg hunt. Kids of 

all ages had a great time hunting 

for over 3,000 candy filled eggs. 

Parents quickly directed their 

children to the Bouncy House af- 

ter they consumed large quantities 

of candy. Thanks to Dey Robillard 

for organizing the festival 

and for all of those who helped. 

Last Sunday evening HBC 

held their Second Annual Wild 

Game Dinner and Chili Cook 

Off. The new youth building 

was packed with anxious hunters 

waiting to see if they would 

win the grand prize drawing… 

the Black Powder Gun. Congratulations 

goes out to Emily 

Medlin who scooped up the 

grand prize Black Powder Gun 

and her brother Houston won 

the Fly Fishing Rod. Holly was 

not happy because now “Sam” 

will be gone more hunting and 

fishing. There were many more 

prizes given out through out the 

evening. First and Second place 

winners of the Chili Cook Off 

went to Leona Waisner and Timberly 

Gray. First Place “Peoples 

Choice” went to Charlie King. 

Thank you Associate and Youth 

Pastor Jeff Holden for organizing 

the Wild Game Dinner and 

thanks to Melissa White and all 

of the chili participants for your 

efforts in the Chili Cook off. 

HBC Schedule: 

4/9/10 Men’s Camp Out. See 

Donnie Hardin for details. 

4/11/10 First day to order Angel 

Food. See Sarah Winfree for 

details. 

4/11/10 Dr. Bob Collins. 

4/17/10 Men’s Prayer Breakfast 

7:30a.m. 

4/17/10 Philia “for all the 

Daughters of the King” 10:30a. 

m. 

Please come and join our church 

family every Sunday morning 

at 9:45 for Sunday school and 

10:45 for Church. Sunday evening 

church is at 6:00p.m. Every 

Wednesday evening at 6:00p.m. 

is dinner, AWANA, youth group 

and adult Bible study led by Pastor 

Larry Winfree. 

Any questions, please call 369- 

9933. Hope to see you soon and 

may God Bless You! 


A Very Special Thank You 

God’s love is a perfect love, a caring love, a lasting 

love. At this difficult time, we have seen God’s love in 

the faces of our family and many friends. We have felt 

His love in every caring word. 

We would like to express a special thank you to the 

many who brought food visited in our home, called, 

sent flowers and made donations in Laurie’s honor. 

A special thank you to Pastors Gregg Boll, Kevin 

Baker and Gary Phillips. The message, music and honoring 

of Laurie at her services will be etched in out 

hearts forever. Thank you to the First Baptist Church 

of Crane and the Hurley Community Baptist Church 

for the wonderful meals. Also a special thank you to 

Morgan Evans for the beautiful Video Tribute to Laurie 

and her life. Thank you to the Bravo Team Honor 

Guard for the rendering of Military Honors at the cemetery. 

Our heartfelt thanks to Bruce and Terry Westrip for 

taking care of us when we were unable to care for ourselves. 

Laurie will live in out Hearts forever and with 

her Lord and Savior in eternity. 

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News, Views & Scoops 

News and Notes for and about Stone County Agriculture. Please send information or story ideas to: The Editor, Chronicle/Republican, P.O. Box 401, Crane, Mo. 65633 

Producers Reminded To 

Report Failed Wheat Acreage 

Ozark, MO, April 08, 2010 

– Tim Kennemer, Executive 

Director for USDA’s Farm Service 

Agency (FSA) in Christian/ 

Stone/Taney County reminds 

producers with a failed wheat 

crop to report the failed acreage 

prior to disposing the crop, or 

preparing the ground for spring 

planting of a subsequent crop. 

“It is very important that producers 

let us know about any 

wheat that was planted timely, 

with the intention to harvest, 

but due to weather conditions, 

the crop failed,” Kennemer 

said. “Documentation of these 

failed acres ensures compliance 

with current farm programs and 

provides history and possible 

eligibility for future disaster programs.” 

Form CCC-576, Notice of 

Loss, is used to report failed 

acreage and may be completed 

by any producer with an interest 

in the crop. Failed acreage 

not covered by crop insurance 

should be reported to FSA before 

disposing the failed crop 

and replanting. Producers with 

crop insurance may report failed 

acreage by the June 30th crop 

reporting deadline by providing 

crop insurance documentation 

such as a loss claim to their local 

FSA office. Producers with 

crop insurance should also contact 

their local agent when losses 

occur and before destroying the 

crop. 

Producers may contact the 

Christian/Stone/Taney County 

FSA office at (417) 581-2718 for 

questions about reporting failed 

acreage or visit www.fsa.usda. 

gov. 

MDA Requests 

Support Price Boost 

April 12, 2010, Chesterfield..... 

The Missouri Dairy Association 

(MDA) has requested USDA 

Secretary Thomas Vilsack to 

immediately reinstate increased 

price supports for cheddar block 

and barrel cheese and non-fat 

dry milk for a period of at least 

six months. 

USDA established higher levels 

of $1.31 per pound for cheddar 

cheese, $1.28 per pound for 

barrel cheese and $.92 cents per 

pound for non-fat dry milk temporarily 

for a period from last 

August 1 to October 30. 

In a letter to Secretary Vilsack, 

MDA President Larry Purdom of 

Purdy pointed out that “2009 was 

the worst year for dairy farmers 

in 25 years, and Missouri’s dairy 

farmers are still reeling from the 

effects of those plunging dairy 

prices. We have borrowed up to 

our eyebrows to make it through 

and now we are faced with tightening 

credit at a time when we 

need it most--spring planting. 

“With the decline in cheese 

prices, lenders and other input 

suppliers are unwilling to loan 

additional money to dairy farmers--which 

may force these farmers 

to go out of business if they 

can’t buy seed, fertilizer, fuel and 

other inputs for spring planting,” 

said Purdom. 

“When prices supports were 

increased last year, it had a profound 

and positive impact on the 

market place at little if any costs 

to the federal government. The 

prices for cheese and non-fat dry 

milk have been extremely volatile 

over the last several months 

and have fallen dramatically recently. 

There is no positive news 

for dairy demand only a growing 

inventory of cheese estimated at 

over 900 million pounds. 

“This does not bode well for 

dairy farm prices and could lead 

us to another disastrous year,” 

said Purdom. 

“When USDA increased the 

support price for cheese by $0.18 

per pound on August 1, 2009, the 

“market” incorporated that new 

benchmark and raised market 

prices without any cheese being 

sold to the government at the 

higher price. MDA believes the 

same situation would likely occur 

today. 

“MDA joins the broad range 

of support for this action already 

shown by the Northeast Dairy 

Farmers Cooperatives and the 

Alliance of Western Milk Producers,” 

concluded Purdom. 




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Crane Creek 

Bassmasters 

Crane Creek Bassmasters will 

begin its Saturday Night Tournament 

Season on May 1. The tournament 

will begin at 7 pm with 

weigh in at 1:30 am. The tournament 

will run every Saturday 

night excluding holidays. The 

cost of the tournament is $35 per 

boat with a $10 membership fee 

per person, per year. 

The tournament is held at the 

Cape Fair Marina, which by the 

way, has been completely remodeled 

within the last two years and 

has a very nice facility for tournament 

fishing. Come out and 

have some fun, hope to see you 

there. For more information call 

Greg Henry at 417-369-0042 

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“Step Up To Leadership” 

Students From Taney 

And Stone Counties 

Graduate April 19 In 

Branson 

Sixteen residents from Stone 

and Taney counties, along with 

their invited guests, will celebrate 

the graduation of the Step 

Up to Leadership Class of 2010 

from 5 to 9 p.m., April 19 at the 

Grand Plaza Hotel, 245 North 

Wildwood Drive, Branson, Mo. 

Many participants in the 2010 

Class are already busy writing 

grants and planning community 

action projects. 

“I ever imagined that this 

would open up so many different 

opportunities for me,” said Melissa 

Coleman, a 2009 graduate 

of the Step Up to Leadership program. 

Since graduation, Melissa 

has started Stone County Drug 

Court Alumni, a post drug court 

program that gives graduates of 

the Stone County Drug Court accountability 

and fellowship after 

completing their program. 

The Step Up to Leadership 

program was designed to help income 

eligible, community-minded 

individuals make a difference 

in their communities. The program 

is made possible through a 

joint venture between University 

of Missouri Extension and the 

Ozark Area Community Action 

Corporation (OACAC) offices in 

Stone and Taney counties. 

Persons interested in more 

information about Step Up to 

Leadership can contact any of 

the following individuals: Zana 

Schaeffer, Stone County Neighborhood 

Center, (417) 272-8427 

or e-mail at stone1@oacac-caa. 

org; Kandy Loehr, Taney County 

Neighborhood Center, (417)239- 

3833 or e-mail at taney1@oacaccaa.org; 

or Wayne Dietrich, University 

of Missouri Extension, 

(417)546-4431 or e-mail at dietrichw@missouri.edu 

It’s beginning to look a little 

like spring, finally! Fishermen 

hit the water and the banks this 

last weekend and most of them 

caught some really nice stringers 

of fish. 

The Marina hosted three bass 

tournaments this last week starting 

with the weekly Wednesday 

Retirees tournament and the old 

fishermen did pretty darn good. 

Still because of the changing 

lake conditions, not everyone 

caught limit and a few didn’t 

catch any keepers. Even with the 

lake turning over and the Corp of 

Engineers pulling the water level 

down, a 6.98 pound black bass 

was weighed in. In this tournament 

the fishermen just have to 

bring in four bass to have a limit 

and the winning team had 9.94 

pounds. Just to let you all know 

about this tournament, just one 

fisherman in the boat has to be 

55 years old or older. Since the 

older fishermen tend to move 

around at a little slower pace, we 

don’t start the tournament until 

8:00 a.m. and weigh in is at 1:00 

p.m. 

Saturday, U.S.A. Regional 

Bassing Tournament arrived at 

the Marina and started taking 

entries at 5:30 a.m. in the morning. 

They tried to get started at 

7:00 a.m. but the fog was just 

too thick and a slight delay, was 

called for until it lifted some. 

They extended their weigh in 

time to 3:30 p.m. and the first 

place team brought in over 17 

pounds of good bass. Big bass 

was also over six pounds and the 

tournament officials were very 

pleased with the total number of 

teams that showed up to fish. 

Then on Sunday, the Marina 

had the regular Sunday Bass 

Tournament and it was another 

Welcome to Shell Knob at 

Table Rock Lake. The lake is receding 

at 915 ft and the surface 

temps have moved into the high 

50’s to the low 60’s. 

With the surface temps beginning 

to reach the 60 degree mark, 

it will not be long until the bass 

have begun to spawn. Start looking 

for bass in shallower water 

and back into spawning coves, as 

they will begin to migrate there 

as this warmer weather continues. 

Right now there seems to be 

quite a bit of moss on the bottom 

of the lake. If you are fishing a 

jig or a Texas rig, try looking for 

banks where there is little to no 

moss for a better bite. The jerk 

bait bite is picking up as the bass 

begin to move. There is still a 

Cape Fair Marina 

Fishing Report 

Submitted By: Stan White 

pretty day and again the bass 

fishing was pretty good. This is 

a six-fish limit tournament and 

the first place winning team of 

Ryan Groeteke (try saying that 

name out loud) and Brad Cooper, 

caught 13.62 pounds and 

also had big bass of 3.84 pounds. 

The second place team of Tena 

Foster and her big old lanky husband 

brought in a total weight of 

12.02 pounds with just four fish 

in their live well. They would 

have had more weight, but Tena 

is still learning the difference between 

a swimming mossy covered 

stick and a five-pound black 

bass. 

You know, Larry faces along 

with every other fisherman out 

there on the water, the fact that 

women are perfectly capable of 

catching a fish and knowing the 

difference between a perch and 

a bass. The problem is, what 

do you call a female fisher---? I 

mean, you really shouldn’t call 

them fishermen, as that could be 

sexist. Everyman knows that is 

now a touchy subject. So, do we 

men say we were beat by a fisherwoman? 

I think not. Still there 

are females out there on the big 

and local bassin’ tournaments 

that beat the pants off men with 

regularity. 

So, I purpose we men start 

calling the female fisherwoman a 

“bassin’ gal” or “bassin’ women” 

and say “Yeah, I was out fishing 

with a bassin’ gal trying to show 

her a little about bass fishing and 

darn if she didn’t beat the pants 

off me.” It still hurts, but it allows 

us men to be humble and 

keep our heads up. Besides, if 

the wind is blowing the right 

direction, sometimes the bassin’ 

gal in the boat smells a whole lot 

better than our male partners. 

Fishing Report For 04/08/10 

By Dennis Hamer 

decent grub bite, but anglers are 

beginning to pick up bass in shallower 

water. 

The white bass bite remains 

steady with minnows and 1/8 oz 

crappie jigs being the most consistent 

baits. 

The crappie bite has gotten 

better on the King’s river with 

more anglers reporting catching 

limits. 

Be safe out there and practice 

catch and release whenever possible. 

Dennis has been fishing bass 

tournaments since 2001 and is 

sponsored by Tournament Force 

Tackle Systems www.tfbass.com. He 

is also a member of the Aurora Bass 

Houns. 




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Snake Lady 

Pleads Guilty 

Twenty-three year old Cynthia 

Crowe was sentenced to four 

years probation on felony child 

endangerment charges resulting 

from an investigation last fall 

by the Stone County Sheriff’s 

office, the Missouri Department 

of Conversation and the Humane 

Society. Judge Robert S. Wiley 

handed down the sentence on 

April 6, 2010 after Ms. Crowe 

pled guilty to the charges. 

In early September of 2009, the 

Missouri Conservation Department 

received information that 

numerous exotic and dangerous 

animals were being kept at a residence 

located at 26 Friday Dr. 

in Stone County, Missouri. Follow 

up investigation by the Department 

and the Sheriff’s office 

confirmed the information and 

on September 17, 2009, a search 

warrant was applied for and obtained 

for the residence. Later 

that morning the search was 

conducted at the residence by 

members of the Sheriff’s office, 

COMET drug task force and the 

Conservation Department. The 

Humane Society of Missouri and 

a veterinarian from Dickerson 

Park Zoo were also present. 

Raymond Borowski, Cynthia 

Crowe, and her three-year old 

daughter were present when the 

officers arrived. Upon entering 

the house the officers found unsanitary 

living conditions, very 

foul odors, and animal feces and 

urine stains on the floors around 

the house. Also located at the 

residence were over fifty snakes 

including many deadly poisonous 

species such as rattlesnakes, 

cobras and a black mamba. Other 

animals located on the site 

were poisonous fish, an iguana, 

cats, ferrets, two Tufted Marmosets, 

and a four foot long alligator. 

Numerous dead animals 

such as snakes, rats, and a Blue 

Spotted Octopus were found 

frozen in the freezer. According 

to the Humane Society at least 

86 poisonous or deadly animals 

were found at the location. 

Approximately one pound 

of marijuana and nearly sixty 

marijuana smoking devices were 

found on the premises. 

Ms. Crowe and Mr. Borowski 

were arrested and taken into custody. 

Stone County Prosecutor 

Matt Selby charged Crowe with 

the Class C felony of first degree 

child endangerment for exposing 

the three year old to the drugs, 

dangerous animals and poor living 

conditions. At her sentencing 

the prosecutor explained to 

the court that if the case had gone 

to trial he would have presented 

evidence that the frozen snakes 

in the freezer, although dead, 

still contained poisonous venom 

and could be dangerous if their 

fangs penetrated a human’s skin. 

The snakes in the freezer were 

found next to frozen food that 

would be appealing to a young 

child. Selby also explained 

to the Judge that the child had 

regular access to the alligator 

which was kept in a bathroom 

and that he had information that 

drugs were regularly used in the 

residence. The testimony from 

the veterinarian, police officers, 

and Children’s Division would 

be that the conditions created a 

substantial risk to the health and 

life of the child. 

Judge Wiley accepted Ms. 

Crowe’s guilty plea and placed 

her on four years supervised probation. 

If she violates the terms 

of her probation she could be 

sentenced up to seven years in 

the Missouri prison system. 

Mr. Borowski is scheduled to 

appear back in court on Wednesday, 

April 14, 2010. 




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Nature Summary 

For Stone County 

FOR PERIOD 

04/05/2010 TO 04/11/2010 

Abdominal Pain/problems 2; 

Back Pain (Non-traumatic) 2; 

Breathing Problems 8; Chest 

Pain 9; Stroke 2; Falls/back Injury 

(Traumatic) 6; Homrrage/ 

lacerations 1; Heart Problems 

3; Pregnancy/childbirth 1; Psychiatric/suicide 

Attempt 3; Allergy/hives/med 

Rea/stings 1; 

Convulsions/seizures 2; Sick 

Person 4; Transport Patient 3; 

Unconscious/fainting 6; Unknown 

Problems 1; Alarm/commercial 

2; Brush/forest Fire 6; 

House Fire/grease/elec 1; Carbon 

Monoxide Det 2; Fire Investigation 

Outside 2; Lift Assist 

1; Mutual Aid 1; Motor Vehicle 

Collision 2; Assualt 5; Animal 

Calls 12; Alarm/resid/comm/ 

panic 17; Assist Other Agency 

4; Abandoned Vehicle 3; Burglary 

8; Booking Arrest 3; Citizen 

Assist 18; C&i Driving 14; 

Civil Matter 4; Civil Process 9; 

Civil Standby 4; Check Well Being 

19; Doemstic Disturbance 7; 

Drugs 2; Drunk Driver 1; Extra 

Patrol 1; Fight In Progress 1; 

Littering 3; Kidnapping 1; Motorist 

Assist 7; Accident-motor 

Vehicle 7; Harrasment/telephone 

8; Building Search/open Door 2; 

Ordinance Violation 2; Prowler 

1; Poss Of Alcohol By Minor 1; 

Peace Disturbance 11; Property 

Damage/vandalism 13; Prisoner 

Transport 6; Rec/recover Stolen 

Prop. 2; Shoplifting 1; Suspicious 

Person/vehicle 17; Stealing 

8; Threats 2; Traffic Control 

5; Trespassing 3; Traffic Stop 

102; Try To Contact 1; Warrant 

Service 7. Total Calls 433. 

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Eliminating 

Fescue Requires Patience 

Fescue has become well established 

over the years in many 

areas. Since the Kentucky 31 

variety’s release in 1945 by the 

University of Kentucky, it has 

been introduced into pastures, 

hayfields, lawns and roadsides. It 

has many very good traits and a 

few bad traits. 

What does a farmer do when 

it’s time to convert out of fescue 

and establish a new forage species 

or an endophyte-friendly fescue 

in a field? Fescue’s durability and 

ability to persist in our climate 

creates a challenge if another forage 

species is desired. This is why 

we will probably always have fescue 

as a primary forage source in 

most fields. 

According to Tim Schnakenberg, 

University of Missouri extension 

agronomy specialist based 

in Stone County, “The best way to 

eliminate fescue is to take it out 

of production by planting a row 

crop such as corn or soybeans for 

at least one season. A Roundup- 

Ready crop works the best since 

additional glyphosate can be used 

during the growing season. Establishing 

a row crop usually involves 

the use of glyphosate to kill 

the old stand before planting.” 

Even though a good kill on the 

stand may occur with a chemical, 

it doesn’t mean the grass will never 

return. Fescue seed can persist 

in the soil long after an initial kill 

on the stand occurs. Some references 

say viable seed can stay in 

the soil for fifteen months. This 

fact, along with the well established 

crowns of a fescue plant, 

often leads to a reestablishment of 

fescue. 

If row crops are not an option, 

Schnakenberg says the standard 

way to take out fescue is what is 

called the “Spray-Smother-Spray” 

approach. “If beginning in the 

spring, new growth of fescue can 

be sprayed with a recommended 

dose of glyphosate using a stouter 

mix than what is normally used. 

The fescue should be up and actively 

growing well. Typically 

this occurs in April. Then a warm 

season annual such as sorghum sudangrass, 

millet or teff is planted 

to aid in smothering rejuvenated 

crowns and young seedlings.” 

In the late summer or fall, an 

additional spray is made after the 

annual crop is finished, and a new 

cool-season forage is established. 

That new stand may be novelendophyte 

fescue, orchardgrass, 

bromegrass, ryegrass or clover 

depending on what is intended to 

be reestablished in the field. 

There may still be some seed 

that will reestablish itself even 

after this process. Two cycles of 

annuals may be necessary for a 

complete kill. Some people will 

go into the winter with an additional 

annual crop such as wheat, 

triticale or cereal rye to continue to 

canopy over any fescue seedlings, 

planning on a spring planting of 

a forage following an additional 

glyphostate spray. This could be 

a warm season forage such as improved 

crabgrass, native grasses, 

bermudagrass, Caucasian bluestem, 

lespedeza or alfalfa. 

According to Schnakenberg, 

“Farmers should realize that it is 

quite a process to eliminate fescue 

completely. It’s imperative if 

you want to have a pure stand of a 

different species or an endophytefriendly 

fescue that long-term 

plans for renovation are made and 

extensive steps are taken. It takes 

patience.” 

For more information, contact 

Tim Schnakenberg at 417-357- 

6812.


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Cave Springs Church 

There will be a Revival at Cave 

Springs Church with Brother 

Terry Baillie beginning April 23, 

at 7;00 p.m. and continuing April 

24, at 7:00 p.m. and ending Sunday, 

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Morgan Essary 

Brings Home Her 

First Turkey During 

Youth Hunt 

10 year old Morgan Essary, 

Cape Fair shot her first turkey 

this during the recent youth 

turkey hunt. She was hunting in 

Tightwad, Mssouri. Morgan and 

her family would like to thank 

Gene Roberts for allowing them 

to hunt on his property. 

First Turkey For 

Cole Martin 

Six year old Cole Martin is 

pictured here with his Granpa 

Tim on his first youth. Cole and 

his Grandpa were hunting in 

Chadwick. 

Rose Gregg 

Baged Her First 

Tom 

Rose Gregg bagged her first 

Tom on April 10. He had a 9” 

beard, 1” spurs and weighed 25 

pounds. Rose was hunting north 

of Hurley. 

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Send items to: Community Calendar of Events, Stone County Publishing, 

Co., P.O. Box 401, Crane, Mo. 65633-0401. 

Deadline is 12 Noon on Monday, the week of Publication. 

Thursday, April 15, 2010 

•Crane Library open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

•Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, Marionville Branch, open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

•Galena Masonic Lodge #515, 7:30 p.m., Galena Lodge, Galena. Meeting the 

first and third Thursdays of every month. 

•American Legion meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. 

•Building Hope - A group that celebrates Recovery every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. 

at Crane Christian Church. 417-693-3055 or 417-818-0352 

Friday, April 16, 2010 

•Crane Library, open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

•Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, Marionville Branch, open,9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

•Second Season Shop, open Tues-Wed-Fri-Sat, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main Street, 

Crane, phone 723-5636. 

Saturday, April 17, 2010 

•Crane Library, open , 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.. 

•Crane Recycling Center, open, 8 a.m. to 12 noon. 

•Kimberling City Recycling Center, open, 8 a.m. to 12 noon. 



Monday, April 19, 2010 



•Stone County Health Center Board of Trustees meeting, 8:45 a.m., Health 

Center office, Galena. Trustees meet the second Monday of each month. 

•Crane Senior Housing Assn. Board meeting, 1;30 p.m., Crane Senior Center, 

Crane. The board meets the second Monday of each month. 

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 

•Crane Library , Open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

•Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, Marionville Branch, Open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 



Wednesday, April 21, 2010 



•North Stone County Food Pantry, open, 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Main Street, 

Crane, phone 723-5636. Open only first three Wednesdays of the month 


Crane, phone 723-5636. Open only first three Wednesdays of the month. 



•AA, Meeting, 8 p.m., Community Building, Cape Fair, 417/538-4146 or 

417/538-2233. 

Thursday, April 22, 2010 



•Galena Masonic Lodge #515, 7:30 p.m., Galena Lodge, Galena. Meeting the 

first and third Thursdays of every month. 

•American Legion meets the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. 

•Building Hope - A group that celebrates Recovery every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. 

at Crane Christian Church. 417-693-3055 or 417-818-0352 

Friday, April 23, 2010 





Saturday, April 24, 2010 


•Crane Recycling Center, open,8 a.m. to 12 noon. 

•Kimberling City Recycling Center, open, 8 a.m. to 12 noon. 



Sunday, April 25, 2010 

Monday, April 26, 2010 



•Stone County Health Center Board of Trustees meeting, 8:45 a.m., Health 

Center office, Galena. Trustees meet the second Monday of each month. 

•Crane Senior Housing Assn. Board meeting, 1;30 p.m., Crane Senior Center, 

Crane. The board meets the second Monday of each month. 

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 

•Crane Library , open, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. 


• AA, 8 p.m., Community Building, Cape Fair, (417) 538-4146 or (417) 538- 

2233. 



Wednesday, April 28, 2010 




Crane, phone 723-5636. Open only first three Wednesdays of the month 



•AA, Meeting, 8 p.m., Community Building, Cape Fair, 417/538-4146 or 

417/538-2233. 

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