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USPS-299800 Vol.136, No. 46Bevier, MO, 63532 • 8 Pages • 1 Section • 75 Cents

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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George Law, of Moberly, was honored with Military Rites at the Jacksonville, Missouri Veterans Cemetery, on May 14 by The American Legion Bucklin, Missouri Green Hills Post 57, Sons of The American Legion Squadron 57, and the United States Navy; with military rites. Law served with the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1946 and was awarded a Victory Medal and the American Area Campaign Medal. PHOTO CENTER LEFT TO RIGHT: Donald Fosse-Bugler, United States Navy person-nel Richard Fleming OSL (SW) BMU-2 and Bruce Davis OSU (OSC), Wayne Kitchen-Sergeant at Arms. COLORS: James Kosman, Frank Williams, Philip Casady Ralph Thomas, James Lee Jenkins, and Wayne Swank. RIFLES: Robert Jobson, Larry Kinnison, John Payne, Norman Evans, Leighton Reid, Gene Davis, Charles Snyder, and Charles Hulett.

The Bevier C-4 School held their Eighth Grade Graduation on Tuesday evening with a total of 16 students re-ceiving diplomas.

The school gymnasium was full as families watched their graduate walk the fi nal day of Junior High. It was a happy moment for the eighth graders as Princi-ple Lisa Borden handed out the diplomas, however the view over the families held mixed emotions. All of them proud of their child, but sad to see them growing so fast.

Mrs. Easley gave a speech to the crowd and stated she has had many of these same students three years ranging from fi rst, second and seventh grade. Mrs. Murphy, once again, pleased the crowd with her personal “Student Earned” gifts.

These “Now Freshman” students will show up next August and begin their journey through high school.

Pictured is the Bevier C-4 Graduating Class of 2012.

Bevier C-4 Eighth Grade Graduation

Captain James E. Wilt, commanding offi cer of Troop B, Macon, announces upcoming plans for Troop B offi cers to participate in Operation C.A.R.E. and 20-Mile Trooper enforcement programs over the 2012 Memorial Day weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduc-tion Effort) during the long holiday weekend. This means every available offi cer will be on the road enforcing traffi c laws and assisting motorists. Op-

Troop B Offi cers To Participate In Operation C.A.R.E. And 20-Mile Trooper Enforcement Programs Over The 2012 Memorial Day Weekend

eration C.A.R.E. will begin at 12:01 a.m., Friday, May 25, and will end at midnight, Monday, May 28, 2012. Additionally, Troop B offi cers will be conducting a 20-Mile Trooper Proj-ect on U.S. Highways 24, 36, and 63 throughout the Troop B area on May 25, 2012 and May 28, 2012. During this enforcement program, troopers will be assigned to 20-mile intervals in an effort to step up traffi c enforce-ment with a goal of reducing traf-fi c crashes over the holiday weekend.

“Memorial Day is the fi rst long holi-day weekend of the year and many people will be travelling on Missouri roadways,” stated Captain Wilt. “I would like to urge all motorists to make sure safe driving is a part of your plans. Make sure everyone is wear-ing a seat belt, and never drink and drive.” For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt (660) 385-2132

Johnny, Ralph and Gene Edmunds are the sons of the late Miles and Mary Edmunds of Bevier, MO. The three brothers had another brother named Virgil who was still born in 1930. Times being what they were during the depression, Miles Edmunds made a stone, himself, for the baby out of cement. On this stone was written “Our Baby”.

For the past 82 years that stone has kept very well and is still at the burial site of Virgil Edmunds, infant son. Now the only remaining children of Miles and Mary Edmunds have made a new stone for their baby brother. They incorporated the original stone made by their father years ago as part of the new one. On Mother’s Day, 2012 the three made the trip from Mo-line, Il to Bevier, MO to place the new stone and have a small memorial ser-vice for their brother they never got to grow up with. Pictured are the three brothers Johnny, 89 yrs, Ralph 87 yrs. And Gene, 85 yrs. at the grave of their baby brother.

Maria GraceEvans

Born: May 10, 2012Weight: 8 lbs 14 oz

Height: 21 ½ “Mark and Danita Evans of Silver

Springs, MD are the proud parents of their second child Maria Grace Evans. Maria Grace is welcomed by her parents and brother Joshua age 3. Grandparents are James and Trish Evans of Stubbenville, OH and Eric & Patty Greenwood

of Anabel, MO.Danita, Dani Evans, is a writer for the Macon County Home Press.

Congratulations and God be with you and your family. We will be looking forward to future articles.

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LOCAL NEWS2A Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

Stump Your Friends!

Send your guesses tokathy@maconhomepress.com. Winner receives

bragging rights and your name in next week’s Macon Home Press! If you have an old photo that you think

would stump your friends, sent it to us!

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Dani EvansJim Coin

Ron ThompstonJim Lenzini

Caleb Pagett

I will NOT RESIGN when Re-Elected. I will serve the FULL term of office, in which the citizens have placed their trust and expectations in me.

Misinformation is being spread that I will resign and appoint my successor. That cannot legally happen! Missouri RSMo 57.080 states ““Whenever from any cause the office of sheriff becomes vacant, the…

county commission shall immediately order a special election to fill the same…”

I simply will NOT RESIGN in the middle of a term, to allow another person the benefit of being an appointed Sheriff. I will serve a FULL term of office, and plan to continue overseeing day-to-day operations of the office and remain a working sheriff (in uniform) actively participating in all levels of the investigation of crimes.

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This week is of a couple that were residents of Bevier and Macon County for many

years. Do you know who they are?

Last week’s photo was of Priscilla Wil-liams, daughter of Alfred and Connie Lowe of Bevier. Another one to go on record as

being a “stumper”. Friday, May 4, 2012, members of the

North Missouri Legion Riders Chapter 228 met in downtown Brookfi eld to be part of the Union Soldier Statue Re-ded-ication opening ceremony. Chapter 228 provides motorcycle escort and commu-

Legion Riders Meet At Brookfi eld

nity activities for North Missouri. Their next event will be an American Legion Poker Run in Milan, May 26, for fund-ing scholarships to children of American Armed Forces members who died on ac-tive duty since 9-11-01.

PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT: Ralph Thomas, Luke Thomas-Bucklin, Bobbie Stroud-Brookfi eld, Clark Milligan-Sumner, Chuck Wilson-Brookfi eld, Sue and Donald Fosse-Marceline, Terry Smith-Milan, Steve Spink-Callao, Gary Lafavor-Brown-ing, Cevin Moore-Brookfi eld, Linda and Robert Maddox-New Cambria, Anita Smith-Milan.

by Jean Ray

Saturday was special to me. It was the day I would spend with uncle Harry, aunt Emily and Timmy the dog. I would walk three miles to their house and Aunty would make me instant coffee made with milk and add a biscuit to dip in it when I arrived.

After my treat I would take Timmy for his walk so my aunt Emily could get dinner on.

Uncle Harry and my father were brothers and very close. When Uncle Harry was called up in the army my father went too and was only sixteen. He lied about his age so that he could be with his brother. They both came home safely at the end of the war. My father served in the army in World War 1 and the Royal Air Force in World War two. Uncle

Life and Times of Jean Emily Clark Ray

Harry was now an invalid due to an illness contacted during the war and he nev-er ventured outdoors. All that I can remember about father during that time was when he came home unex-pectedly and he and moth-er would steal kisses in the front porch and I would be clinging to dad’s legs.

After the walk I would come back for dinner which usually was fresh fi sh, parsley potatoes and creamy parsley sauce for the fi sh, followed by a sweet (dessert) which as a rule was apple pie and I savored every bite.

Uncle Harry liked to gamble so in the afternoon I would take another walk to the bookies to place his bet on race horses or the greyhound dogs.

On Sunday if our mum did not take us out she would fi x us kids a bottle of water and we would head for Sutton park,

which was thousands of acres of beautiful scenery and wild ponies which we would catch and ride and woe betide us if we were caught. As the sun went down in the west we start-ed the long walk home fulfi lled with the beauty of the countryside, A day well spent.

One of the naughty things we did was sneak into the pictures (movies). One of the lads would pay and go in and then he would open the exit door for us outside then we would enter the theatre pretending that we had been to the toilets. Our parents would be so an-gry with us if they would have known because they taught us better than that. Even so I liked to be ad-venturesome and always ran with the boys, me be-ing the biggest tomboy on our street..

Jane is going into her fi fth year victory lap at Truman State in Kirks-ville. She hopes to gradu-ate in May 2013 with a Bachelor of Science de-gree in Biology, a Bache-lor of Arts degree in Com-munication and a minor

Introducing…Jane Krienke, Summer Internin Spanish. Jane is look-ing forward to working with The Home Press this summer as an intern. She has experience writing for Truman’s newspaper, the Index as well as Truman’s travel magazine, Detours.

Jane, from Wentzville,

Missouri, is enjoying the perks of small town liv-ing. She is especially looking forward to a sum-mer of kayaking in the La Plata City Lake with her kayaking buddies, the Plumlees.

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BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT3AWednesday, May 23, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:“Ugo’s Bait House”

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Ugo’s Bait House is owned by Mike and Pam Ugolini of Bevier. Both Mike and Pam grew up in Macon County. Af-ter retiring and moving back to the area, they purchased the Bait House from Warren and Brenda Ratliff in 2001. To-day the Bait House is managed by Anna Humphreys of Bevier.

In June of 2004 the store was destroyed by fi re and was rebuilt and opened in Oc-tober of that same year.

Ugo’s Bait House offers fuel and die-

sel as well as all the items you may fi nd yourself needing when the grocery store is closed. If you are fi shing one of the 3 lakes close by Ugo’s is the place to stop for live bait.

Everything from groceries, snacks and soda to fuel, bait and tanning can be found at Ugo’s Bait House 300 N. Macon St. Bevier, MO 63532 (660)773-6622 Business hours: Sunday – Thursday 6 – 9 and Friday & Saturday 6 - 10

The following is part of an article from the Cal-lao Journal dated May 27, 1927

“Memorial services will be held this Sunday, June 12, 1927, at 2:30 p.m. Argonne Post will hold Memorial Services late this year on account of the erection of a monu-ment, in honor or the sol-diers dead of this com-munity, which cannot be completed by Memorial Day. This monument will be placed on the American Legion and Community lots.

The monument will be dedicated Sunday, June 12, and the lots will

Callao American Legion Celebrates Memorial Day

Bucklin Legion Leads Brookfi eld National Day Of Prayer

be made into a minature A.E.F. cemetery for the day so that relatives of those buried overseas many know how the far-off graves look. Minature crosses will be placed on the graves and decorated”.

The American Legion continued to hold services each Memorial Day for several years, with fami-lies gathering for the day, taking a picnic lunch, and traveling to all of the cem-eteries in the surrounding area, placing crosses on each grave.

After several years this was discontinued, but in 1983 it was decided to have the services again,

and has continued. The speaker at the 1983 ser-vice was 12th District State Dictrict Rep., Na-than Walker. Gold Star mothers, Verh Behrman, of New Cambria, Til-lie Christensen of Bevier, and Ruth Pillers of Callao, were recognized.

This year the Memorial Day Service will be held on May 28, at 10:00 a.m. in the Legion Park and the program will be presented from the gazebo. All are welcome, and encouraged to attend. In case of rain it will be in the Legion hall with refreshments to fol-low.

Thursday, exactly 12:00 noon, May 3, 2012, The American Legion Bucklin, Missouri Green Hills Post 57 and Sons of The Amer-ican Legion Squadron 57 opened the Brookfi eld ob-servance of the National Day of Prayer, in the Twin Parks. Derek Sturguess, organizer of the Brook-fi eld event introduced lo-cal clergy for prayers and Dixie Curtis the event vocalist. National Day of Prayer calls on all people of different faiths in the United States to pray for the nation and its leaders. It is held on the fi rst Thurs-day of May each year. In

1775 the Continental Con-gress allocated a time for prayer in forming a new nation. Over the years, there have been calls for a day of prayer, including from President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. On April 17, 1952, President Harry

Truman signed a bill pro-claiming the National Day of Prayer into law in the United States. Presi-dent Reagan amended the law in 1988, designating the fi rst Thursday of May each year as the National Day of Prayer.

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COMMENTARY4A Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

BY KATHY LIEBHARTEDITOR

kathy@maconhomepress.com

COMMENT FISH STORIES

LIEBHART

RECIPES

STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

SEAFOOD SALAD

CUCUMBER DIP

FAITH

Everyone enjoys trying new recipes. You may fi nd something new to add to your weekly menu. We love to hear from our readers! Please submit your favorite recipe and we will publish it in one of our issues. Mail to Home Press South, PO Box 65, Bevier, MO 63532 Attn: Reader’s Kitchen

COIN OPERATED

From the Editors Desk

1 lb. Hamburger 1 tsp. Salt 1 Chopped Onion2 Cans Tomato Soup 1 Chopped Garlic Clove ½ lb. Sharp Shredded Cheese1 tsp. Chili Powder 1 ½ C. Cooked Converted Rice ½ tsp. Pepper8 Green PeppersSeed peppers and cook in salted water about 3 minutes. Cook rice and set aside. Mix ham-burger, tomato soup, chili powder, salt, garlic, onion and cheese. Fill peppers and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice 3 Boiled Eggs (Sliced)2 Cups Flaked Crab Meat Mayonaise (Miracle Whip)1 Cup Chopped Celery Salt & PepperSprinkle lemon juice over crab meat in medium bowl. Mix together the crab meat and celery then add mayonnaise to moisten. Season with salt and pepper and fold in eggs. Arrange on a lettuce leaf to serve. Serves 4 – 6.

1 cucumber, peeled & dicedsmall bunch green onions1pkg. ranch party dip mix8oz. miracle whip8oz. sour creamMix well. Refrigerate 24 hours serve with chips.

Sins of Scarlet

From the Desk of the Worship Center

Peden Chapel Church Plans Homecoming

First Ride of the Year

It has been a great week. I was able to view some new items at the Historical Society and was amazed of the progress since my last visit! I could have spent all day just wondering around viewing all the his-tory of the area. I love that sort of stuff.

I hate to say it, but there are so many things in the museum that I can remem-ber! Now I am still trying to fi gure WHY those items are in a historical museum because I know I’m not getting old! The feeling was kind of like hearing your favorite song on the radio and then you real-ize you’re listening to the Golden Oldies”. But it was a great way to spend the day.

I have always loved driving down country roads, viewing old bridges, cemeteries and old homes that are about to fall in. One that always stood out was “Shocky’s Mill”. I couldn’t drive you there if I had to, but when my hus-band and I were dating, he showed me the place. I can remember looking through the old broken window of the mill and seeing equip-ment, twine and feed sacks inside. I wanted to go in and get one of those sacks so bad, but I was too afraid I would get into trouble.

I could stand in the road and just imagine it in its prime! I heard stories that the wagons would be lined up for miles just waiting. The mill sat across from an old two story house and in the stories the owner

would make lunch or din-ner and everyone waiting could leave their wagons and eat. Now whether this was true or not, it made a great story and my hus-band and I passed it along to our children. We even went as far as to take them there so we could show them what we were talk-ing about.

Our daughter got to see it, but our son missed it. Imagine how disappointed we were when we heard it had been torn down. I was about in tears! I hate it when something is torn down or left to fall in. It seems as though we lose a little more history each year and before long there is going to be nothing left but boring metal buildings and homes with no char-acter.

Last week when I walked into the historical society, I was so excited to see that “Shocky’s Mill” was there! It had been disassembled and rebuilt inside the museum. I can tell you, I couldn’t wait to tell my husband, and we have every intention of going and spending a day back at the museum.

by Jim Coin

Defi antly spring has spring, summer has come and our fi rst ride is this week end. So it’s time to pull out the eagle ( FL-HTSE ) from the garage and do the pre checks and services hose it down and shine it up. It’s an excit-ing time before the ride all the preps, planning and the unknown of what’s to come. Our fi rst ride of the year will be a short 4 hour putt which will take 7 or 8 hours due to the crew on board and the goofi ng around that will take place along the way.

My crew consists of three, my other half Vickie, and my two toy poodles Anne And Abby ( the girls ), yes the ma-cho Harley man packing the poodles on his chest in a back pack, and guys you thought holding your wife’s purse was a chal-lenge you should give this a try.

We’ll be rolling out of Twin Lakes WI. to Fer-ryville WI. From the lake to the Mississippi River at least four potty stops , one lunch break, a gas stop and don’t forget the ice cream gathering , all in all it will be a good ride and great experience for ev-erybody. We always take the back ways through the country and up into the bluffs ,mother nature is everywhere from Eagles ,Badgers, Deer (AAA) Deer I could do without and of course your acces-sional Amish buggy along

Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason to-gether, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

We are told in the Bible that the blood of Jesus cleanses us from ALL sin. When we say we have gone too far or we have been too bad, it is a slap in the face of God. To say you were too bad is pride in re-verse. Salvation was designed for those who went too far, and were without hope.

Jesus told us that no man can come to me, except the Father which sent me draw him.

The father must draw the sinner to him, so our salvation depends on God sending for us.

Saul (Paul) had little to do with his conver-sion. All he said was, “Who art thou Lord”.

the way ; beware of the horse apples left behind from the Amish horses, very slippery !!! It’s best to miss those in more than one way sniff, sniff .

Riding is just a very special freedom you just can’t get without being on a bike ,wind in your face, the open road, you know all that stuff and more. But seems the older you get the more you look at safety which you should always keep right up there on your priority list its just more on my mind then it was 20 years ago ,if you know what I mean.

Weather has been great so far this year I mean look, we’re on our second spring this year and most years we have a spring morning and then a sum-mer afternoon all in the same day. So I urge all that can get out and enjoy the weather on the road wind ,sun, and your occasional June bug in the teeth get out there be safe and enjoy the freedom.

You know there’s a time in your life that you won’t care what others think or say about you or what you look like or how your dressed , just as long as you’re not bothering any-body else and your happy. BE HAPPY AND ENJOY LIFE TO THE FULLEST CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW. This story is in the memory of all my fall-ing brothers. And by the way my time in life was 50 some years ago. Ride to live, live to ride.

And the publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast saying, “God be merciful to me a sin-ner”. Jesus simply said “Come unto me all that are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest”. God does not expect us to know how to pray, understand the Bible, or even the duties of a new Christian.

11 Corinthians 6:2. “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time ac-cepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee. Behold now is the day of salvation”. As you read this you can accept the Lord Jesus as your personal savior. You don’t need a church, a preacher, or an altar. Je-sus Christ is saying “just come unto me and I will give you rest”.

Pastor Ron Thomason

Peden Chapel Church (located south and east of Marceline) will be hav-ing their annual home-coming on May 28, 2012. The event starts with a 10:30 a m business meet-ing. The church service will commence at

11:00 with a basket dinner after the service.

The little country church was in pretty bad condition several years ago when Bill and Doro-thy Olinger got involved in a complete restoration.

With many willing hands helping Bill and Dorothy the church is once again a comfortable building. There has been a home-coming in May ever since the restoration.

Jesse Olinger is in charge of obtaining the speaker and the music this year.

The public is invited to come to Peden Chapel on May 28, for any or all of the events that are planned.

What great weather to spend it fi shing. Pictured is Blake and Presleigh Williams, children of Donny and Jasmine Williams of Bevier, showing off their catch!

MACON HOME PRESS660-346-8808 Submitted by Kay Johnston, Clarence, MO

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COMMUNITY NEWS5AWednesday, May 23, 2012

Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

by Doris Noah

by Jayne Roberts

Please Join

Diana Scott6th District

Representative Candidatefor a

Greet & EatFundraiser

Tuesday, June 5th6:30 p.m.

Macon Miner’s Hallpaid for Citizens to Elect Diana Scott, Dick Jones, Treasurer

ONGB IMacon Elks Lodge • Starts Thu. May 3

Open at 4:30pm for Early Bird

• Regular Bingo 7:00

Every Thursday

Progessive and Pull Tabs

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KERMIT

Kermit Schreckhise grew up in the little town of New Boston where he lived with his Uncle Pont and Aunt Molly Davis. He lives now in Forsyth, Mo with his family, Richard and Glenda Smith. Kermit had no idea when they left Forsyth Saturday he was headed for New Boston a surprise party being held in honor of his 93rd birthday.

The birthday party was in the New Boston Tavern and hosted by Shirlene Fitzgerald and her family and David Molloy. Friends came from as near as New Boston and as far away as Tulsa, Oklahoma to help Kermit celebrate.

Attending were: Terry Carter, Ryan and Cash Carter from Kearney, Mo., Shirlene Fitzgerald, David Molloy, Dale and Terri Fitzgerald, Dorothy Stroud, Robert Fitzger-ald, Virginia Judas, Rickie Richardson all from New Boston, Colleen McCol-lum, Darline Briggs, Nellie E. Hill, Jack Wild, Charles and Patsie Hughes, Betty Shoemaker, Marj King and Celo Geers all from Buck-lin; Tammy (Fitzgerald) Sartain and Roberta

(Hughes) Neal from Marceline, Waldon Teeter, Ethel, Glenda Teters and Charlotte Miller from Ma-con, Bucky and Mildred Lynch and Arling and Te-resa Wild from Brookfi eld, Terrill Carter, Tulsa, Okla-homa, Hattie Smith, Rich-ard and Glenda Smith from Forsyth, Mo.

BOOKS FOR SALEA friend has a couple

of Bucklin High School year books, The Reco, she would like to sell. A 1960 edition and a 1955 both in good condition. She also has for sale the book of Veterans of World War 1 and World War II from Linn County.

If you are interested in any or all of these books call 660 695-3600 and I will put you in touch with the seller.

ETHEL (SIMS) TODD PASSES AWAY

Word was received Ethel (Sims) Todd passed away May 15, 2012 in University Hospital in Co-lumbia. She and her hus-band, Joe T. Todd, came to Bucklin in 1985 where he served as pastor at the Bucklin Christian Church until the time of his death in 1986. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, May 18, at the First Chris-tian Church in Columbia. Ethel Todd lived in Marce-line at the time of her pass-ing.

COMPANYMarj King joined fam-

ily in the home of Kevin and Linda Scott, Brook-fi eld, for Mother’s Day dinner. Marg has been hav-ing quite a bit of company this week as Colleen Mc-Collum, Cheryl Hamilton, Lou Etta Saltsider, Aleta Casady and Cherry Miller have all stopped to visit at various times.

Bill and Pearl (Clark) Cash visited Lonnie and Linda (Mendenhall) Hens-ley recently. The Cash’s were here from their home in Casa Grande, Arizona visiting friends and rela-tives in the area. Pearl and Linda were classmates at the Bucklin R2 School

Frank and Marilyn Williams had Leroy and Linda Clark from Macon at their home for dinner last week.

Labe and Janie (Brown-lee) Mendelsohn, Unban-dale, Iowa were guests re-cently of Janie’s cousins, Don and Doris Noah and Hank and Pat Noah.

The couple had come to Missouri for the Alumni weekend in Marceline.

Janie was member of the class of 1962.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS

The regular monthly meeting of the Bucklin City Council was called to order by Mayor Don Noah at 5 p m on May 9, 2012 in City Hall.

Present were: George Simmons, Dennis Cole, Barry Shipley, Larry Dan-iels, John Wright and Rob-ert Walters.

Motion to approve April minutes and pay all bills was made and car-ried.

City has received a contract change order esti-mate from PCI to replace approximately 3000 feet of old water lines at a cost of $14.53 per foot. The council felt this would be alright as long as the city did not have to spend any money and the expense would be covered by the grant. Zach Burk would like a meter set at his building west of Washing-ton Street.

Mayor Noah advised the council he felt the tem-porary employees Glen Kitchen, Lee Craig and Penny Williams had done a good job fi lling in for the past three years and would like to thank them. He recommended the council give them a bonus, motion made and carried to give a

$50.00 bonus to the three made and carried.

Clerk John Wright ad-vised the council a blood drive has been scheduled for August 10. Mayor Noah told the council Jo Smith would like the use of the community build-ing again this year every Wednesday beginning June 13, for the girls club she sponsors . The board felt this a good thing and agreed she could use the building.

The council advised all radios and keys to the fi re barn were to be checked out and in with the City Clerk and by no one else.

At 6:15 motion was made to adjourn. Carried.

ON THE MENDRonald Noah was taken

to Boone Hospital Center by ambulance May 14.

He remains a patient as this is being written (May 17) but expects to be home by the week end.

Cherry Miller is home recovering from eye sur-gery.

PEDEN CHAPEL CHURCH PLANS HOMECOMING

Peden Chapel Church (located south and east of Marceline) will be having their annual homecoming on May 28, 2012. The event starts with a 10:30 a m business meeting. The church service will commence at 11:00 with a basket dinner after the service. The little country church was in pretty bad condition several years ago when Bill and Doro-thy Olinger got involved in a complete restoration. With many willing hands helping Bill and Dorothy the church is once again a comfortable building. There has been a home-coming in May ever since the restoration.

Jesse Olinger is in charge of obtaining the speaker and the music this year.

The public is invited to come to Peden Chapel on May 28, for any or all of the events that are planned.

NOTE DATE CHANGE

Jo Smith had to change the date she will start the Creative Ones girls group. The fi rst meeting will be June 13. All girls from third grade to eighth are invited. They will

meet in the Community Building in the City Park from 10:30 till 2:00 and are asked to bring a sack lunch. Jo may be reached at 689-3245 if you need more information.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Citizen’s Apprecia-tion Dinner in the park on May, 24, 2012. Serv-ing from 11:30 till 12:30 with the door prize being awarded at noon. All are invited to come for dinner and a chance to visit with neighbors while someone else does the dishes. The dinner is . sponsored by the Civic Club as a token of thanks for all the sup-port given them through-out the year. No donation is expected or accepted. Call club president Debbie Reid at 695-3557 if you want further information.

The annual meeting of the the South Swede Church and Cemetery will be May 27, 2012 at 3:00 in the church. The church is located on Naples road just

CALLAO CHRIS-TIAN CHURCH

Mother’s Day , with an attendance of 168, there were between 70-75 moth-ers that were all called to the front to be presented with carnations. Twenty three youngsters from the Junior Worship class also presented each mother with a votive candle in a decorated holder that they had made. A mens choir of 12 sang “ Faith Of Our Mothers” and Brother Ken’s message was “ Motherhood, A Cre-ation of God”. Three of our plus 90 year old moth-ers were present, as they always are if at all pos-sible, Marie Miller, Helen Decker, and Carmella Schrader.

There is always food and fellowship each Sun-day morning from 8:15- 8:45, with Sunday School at 9:00 a.m., and morning worship at 10:00. Eve-ning worship for all ages at 6:30 p.m. Starting the 1st Sunday in June until the last Sunday in August Sunday night and Wednes-day night services will be at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesdays fi nds the Daytimers meeting with a meal at noon and Bible Study following. Wednes-day p.m. at 6:30 there are classes for all ages, and the 1st Saturday each month there is a Fellow-ship Breakfast at 8:00 a.m. at the 36 & 3 One Stop Cafe, with a fellow-ship time and study at the church afterwards.

The offi ce phone is 660-768-5402, with hours Monday-Thursday 8-12. The e-mail address is :

ccc@cvalley.net, or by appointment . In an emer-gency you may call Ken Mantle 660-768-5773 or the church.

Visitors are always wel-come , and communion is served each Sunday to all baptized believers. A nurs-ery and cry room are pro-vided for the youngsters.

YOUTH TRIP TO MARK TWAIN LAND-

INGSaturday, May 26th, the

group will be leaving the church at 10:00 a.m. and leaving the Landing at3:00 p.m.. They should be back in Callao around 4:-4:30 p.m. The chaurch provides transportation and food. Each person going is re-sponsible for their ticket to the park ( $20), souvenirs, snacks, etc. (work scholar-ships are available-contact Josh Stucki by text/e-mail/Facebook)Children un-der 10 REQUIRE parent/guardian to attend with them. PERMISSION SLIPS must be returned in order to ride the bus.

JUNE IS WHITE OAK CAMP MONTH !

COWBOY CHURCHMacon County Cow-

boy Church met Thursday evening at the 36 & 3 One Stop in Callao.

They opened the meet-ing with group singing and a prayer,Gail Broussard shared a dream she had, and sang a special. Mar-iam Farrington read “Why God Made Mothers” and “ God’s Gift”. Richard Cas-tle brought the message and had the closing prayer.

They will meet next Thursday at 36 & 3 and everyone is welcome to at-tend.

off Highway 129 north of Bucklin. All interested persons are welcome. Contact Leroy Miller 660 376 2021 if you would like more information.

The annual Memorial Service at the Wyandotte Church is scheduled for May 27, 2012 at 11:00. A basket dinner will follow the service. The churh is on Mesa road north west of Bucklin. All are wel-come. Contact Leroy Miller 660 376 2021 for more details.

CONGRATULA-TIONS

Happy 12TH Anni-versary Lonnie and Linda Hensley.

Do you have an item for the Bucklin Bits? If so please call 660 695 3600, email dnoah112@gmail.com or feel free to bring your news by our house anytime. Every article is appreciated for your con-tributions are what make the news newsy.

By Chris FennewaldA proposed regulation

by the Missouri Depart-ment of Conservation (MDC) will make it a crime to sell live crayfi sh for bait. This will put fi sh-ermen, as well as sporting goods stores that sell live bait, in a pinch.

According to MDC, the reason for the regulation change, which takes effect Sept. 1, 2012, is to pre-vent ecological damage to Missouri waters and wild-life by non-native cray-fi sh species. But sport and commercial fi shermen are questioning MDC’s logic. Current regulations allow bait shops to sell only four crayfi sh species native to Missouri as live bait and according to the Missouri Aquaculture Association none of the four are con-sidered invasive. Many stores are unaware of the impending ban.

I grew up catching crawdads in the creek. A quick online search re-vealed that, sure enough, they are the same.

Now, I learn rusty craw-dads are bad and golden

Get Crawdad Ban Off The Hook

crawdads are good. The former is from out of state and causes problems with the locals. They displace native crayfi sh, and are poor neighbors that alter and harm aquatic systems, according to MDC. But an outright ban of all live crawdad sales is extreme. Regulations are already on the books prohibiting the buying or selling of most species of live crayfi sh. The proposed ban will not only affect sport fi sher-men, but fi sh farmers who raise crawdads for a por-tion of their income.

A petition is being cir-culated requesting MDC to rescind the proposal. Those who provide the crawdads for sale want to continue raising them.

If the ban pinches a nerve, sign the petition or switch to one of those plas-tic crawdads. Ask your lo-cal tackle and live bait store if they have the petition to sign. The petitions will be collected from stores June 1 and June 28. If you can’t fi nd a one to sign go online at www.mofb.org to sign our virtual petition.

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HomeCare of Mid-Missouri in Moberly, MO has several great opportunities to join our growing team of professionals! Led by an innovative management team, our three agency branch offi ces cover 26 counties in Missouri, from Hannibal to Independence. We encourage and welcome professionals having the following skills or certifi cations to join our team of specialty players:

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These positions require a degree and/or certifi cations from accredited programs and current licensure in Missouri. Experience in a Home Health setting is preferred. Must have reliable transportation. HCMM offers a competitive compensation plan with full and part-time benefi t options.If you are looking for an awesome opportunity to join a rapidly growing agency with over 36 years experience treating patients and developing community relationships-contact David Young, at 660-263-1517, or email: david.young@homecaremo.org to learn more!!! EOE

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COMMUNITY NEWS6A Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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Abby Nicole Cosby wishes to announce the ap-proaching marriage of her parents, Ashlea Nicole Col-lins and Aaron Luther Cosby. Ashlea is the daughter of Pat Collins. Aaron is the son of Bill and Pam Cosby. Ashlea is a 2012 graduate of Macon High School and is currently enrolled at Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science in Moberly. Aaron is a 2011 graduate of Bevier C-4 and a 2012 graduate of the Missouri Welding Institute in Nevada Missouri. He is employed at Brook-

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Collins, Cosby To Wed

fi eld Fabricating in Brookfi eld Missouri. The couple will be married Saturday, May 26th 2012 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Macon with a reception to follow at the Comfort Inn following the wedding ceremony. Ashlea is the granddaughter of Arlene and Lloyd Col-lins of Jacksonville. Aaron is the grandson of Bob and JoAnn Cosby and Clyde McCracken and the late Linda McCracken of Macon. Aaron is the Great-Grandson of Violet Montgomery of Macon.

Ashlea Nicole Collins and Aaron Luther Cosby

SCHEDULE OF EVENTSMay 28, 2012 10:00 am Callao Legion Park-Cal-lao, MO

Welcome – Commander, Bob Maddox, Master of CeremoniesColor Guard – Sgt. at Arms, Tom SommerfeldtInvocation – Scott Dalryple, Bevier Baptist ChurchNational Anthem – Jami HoughtonPledge of Allegiance – Commander, Bob Mad-doxIntroduction of Speaker – Commander Bob MaddoxSpeaker – Michelle Jor-gensonChaplains Message – Steve SpinkCommentary and Honor Flight Experience – Lauretta YutzRecognition of “Gold

Memorial Service Planned At Legion Park In Callao

Star” Mothers – Auxiliary President, Linda MaddoxExcerpts of Roland Rob-erts WWII Experience, Aux. Pres. Linda MaddoxLaying of the Wreath

– Navy WWll Veteran, Shirley LynchPatriotic Song – Jami HoughtonBenediction – Ken Mantle, Callao Christian

ChurchFiring of Volleys – Tom Sommerfeldt and Honor GuardTaps – Mike Miller

Skin cancer is a life-style disease, affecting young women, older men and everyone in between. One in fi ve Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime; 13 million Americans are liv-ing with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer and nearly 800,000 Americans are living with a history of melanoma, the most dan-gerous form of skin can-cer.

But there is good news: because skin cancer is chiefl y lifestyle disease, it is also highly preventable.

“About 90 percent of nonmelanoma skin can-cers and 65 percent of melanoma cases are as-sociated with exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun,” says Perry Robins, MD, President of The Skin Cancer Founda-tion. “Everyone, regard-less of skin color, should make staying safe in the sun a priority and incor-porate sun protection mea-sures into their daily life.”

Reduce Your Skin Can-

Skin Cancer Awareness Month Reminders from The Skin Cancer Foundation: How to Prevent Skin Cancer, and Why It’s So Important

cer Risk:Seek the shade, espe-

cially between 10 AM and 4 PM when the sun is strongest. An extra rule of thumb is the “shadow rule.” If your shadow is shorter than you are, the sun’s harmful UV radia-tion is stronger; if your shadow is longer, UV ra-diation is less intense.

Do not burn. A person’s risk for melanoma doubles if he or she has had fi ve or more sunburns at any point in life.

Avoid tanning and UV tanning booths. UV ra-diation from tanning ma-chines is known to cause cancer in humans, and the more time a person has spent tanning indoors, the higher the risk. Those who make just four visits to a tanning salon per year can increase their risk for melanoma by 11 percent, and their risk for the two most common forms of skin cancer, basal cell car-cinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, by 15 percent.

Cover up with cloth-

ing, including a broad-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses. Clothing can be your most effective form of sun pro-tection, so make the most of it with densely woven and bright-or dark-colored fabrics, which offer the best defense. The more skin you cover, the better, so choose long sleeves and long pants whenever pos-sible.

Use a broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or high-er every day. For extend-ed outdoor activity, use a water-resistant, broad spectrum (UVA/UVB) sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher.

Apply 1 ounce (2 ta-blespoons) of sunscreen to your entire body 30 minutes before going out-side. Reapply every two hours or immediately after swimming or excessive sweating.

Keep newborns out of the sun. Sunscreens may be used on babies over the age of six months, but they

should also be protected by shade and clothing. Children are very sensitive to ultraviolet radiation— just one severe sunburn in childhood doubles the chances of developing melanoma later in life.

Examine your skin head-to-toe every month. While self-exams shouldn’t replace the im-portant annual skin exam performed by a physician, they offer the best chance of detecting the early warning signs of skin cancer. If you notice any change in an existing mole or discover a new one that looks suspicious, see a physician immediately.

See your physician ev-ery year for a professional skin exam.

For more information, please visit The Skin Can-cer Foundation’s newly redesigned website, www.SkinCancer.org. Join the skin cancer conversa-tion on Facebook www.facebook.com/skincancer-foundation) and Twitter @SkinCancerorg).

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7AWednesday, May 23, 2012Macon Home Press • South Edition • hpsouth.com

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Country Living

The tractors they used didn’t have a cab nor

did they have the luxury of air conditioning or a radio. I think once

Grandpa rigged up an umbrella to help keep the

sun off of him.

Monday, 11:00 am, May 14, 2012 United States Air Force veteran Eldon Hampton was honored with mil-itary rites by The American Legion Bucklin, Missouri Green Hills Post 57, Sons of The American Le-gion Squadron 57, and active duty United States Air Force personnel from the Whiteman Air Force Base 509th Bomb Wing Honor Guard, at the Jacksonville, Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery. Hampton was a Vietnam era veteran. PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT’: Whiteman Air Force 509th Bomb Wing Honor Guard members, Staff Sergeants Kovach and Stark perform military rites for USAF Veteran Eldon Hampton

While driving to Macon I saw someone cutting hay. I do suppose it’s that time of year. With all of the exceptional summer weather we are having it seems everything has been jump started. Things seem to be happening earlier in the season. Hay season brings back fond memories for me. When I was a little girl putting up hay was a big deal. Dad and Grandpa would start getting the equipment ready we in advance for the big day. Grandpa would watch the local weather channel diligently to try and get the best day to cut the hay so it would not get rained on. Those days had to be on the weekends because everyone worked throughout the week. Once in a while they would take a Friday off to get ahead. Once things were rolling out in the fi eld Grandma would take us girls in the house and we would make tea and have it iced down so the guys would have a cold drink when they came in from the fi eld. Grandma would usually lay out some meat to thaw from the freezer which was usually fro-zen solid. Get-ting us girls in the house was usually no prob-lem the tempera-tures were usu-ally scorching. After a while Grandma would have us go with her and pick some green beans from the garden and then we spent the rest of the morning under the shade tree snapping beans. We hated this job. In fact, my sister plants very few beans, if any, in her garden to this day. When lunch time came Grandma would have a meal on the table as she would wait for the guys to come eat. After they ate it was back to business in the hay fi eld. Very seldom would they come to the house unless they needed fuel or had some mechani-

cal failure. The tractors they used didn’t have a cab nor did they have the luxury of air conditioning or a radio. I think once Grandpa rigged up an umbrella to help keep the sun off of him. Bees gave them a run for their money. They would unknowingly run over the bee’s nest with the tractors and sometimes it was all they could do to get away from those bees. Then there was the obstacle of the birds for Dad. He hates birds, and the farm is on the East side of Bevier and also over that way is the dump. Those white birds would swoop at the bugs that would be out in the fi eld and my Dad just hated that. We all

would laugh and joke about it because he made such a fuss. Near the end of the day some of the area farm-ers and friends would come up to Grandpa and Grandma’s house and set in the yard un-der the shade tree waiting for the trac-tors to stop to visit with Dad and Grandpa. They would swap stories of how their day went. We would know who broke down, how many bales of hay were made, and who was at it again

tomorrow. Grandma didn’t mind cooking for a crowd. In fact, she liked it she would run outside to visit and run inside to turn the frying meat or check on potatoes that were boiling. Anyone that came to her house knew that there was a hot meal and a big glass of ice cold tea waiting for them. I doubt people really do things like this anymore those truly were the good ole days. That was my Life in the Country.

USAF HONORS VIETNAM ERA VETERAN

The fi rst summer holi-day weekend will soon ar-rive. Memorial Day week-end is an opportunity for Missourians to enjoy the many recreational possi-bilities in this great state. Whether you will be visit-ing family, going to one of Missouri’s lakes, or enjoy-ing other travel destina-tions, the Missouri State Highway Patrol urges everyone to think about safety when making plans for the upcoming holiday weekend. Holidays should be enjoyed, but enjoyed responsibly. Be aware of construction along your route, pay attention while you are driving, and buck-le up. If alcohol is part of your holiday, make sure driving a vehicle or a ves-sel is not.

The Patrol will be par-ticipating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Ac-cident Reduction Effort) during the long holiday weekend. This means ev-ery available offi cer will be on the road enforcing traffi c laws and assisting motorists. In addition, the Patrol will assign troopers to 20-mile intervals along Interstates 35, 44, 55, and 70, and U.S. Highways

60 and 63 on May 25, 2012 and May 28, 2012. Troopers taking part in the 20-Mile Trooper enforce-ment project will be alert for all traffi c offenses, and be especially vigilant to aggressive driving viola-tions.

Motorists or boaters in need of assistance or who want to report a crime should use the Highway Patrol’s Highway Emer-gency Assistance number 1-800-525-5555 or *55 on a cellular phone. For road condition reports, travel-ers can visit our web site at www.mshp.dps.mo.gov and click on the Road Condition icon to view road construction areas throughout the state.

Over the 2011 Memo-rial Day holiday weekend, four people died and 415 were injured in 1,019 traf-

Have A Safe Memorial Day!

fi c crashes. That is one person killed or injured every 11.2 minutes. Last year, 133 persons were arrested for DWI. This year’s fatality counting period for the holiday weekend begins at 6 p.m., Friday, May 25, and ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 28, 2012. Troopers will focus their attention on seat belt use, use of child safety seats, intoxi-cated drivers, and speed violations.

Missouri is currently experiencing an 18 per-cent increase in traffi c deaths compared to the same time period last year. Motorists are encouraged to be safe and courteous drivers. Speed, inatten-tion, and impaired driving are leading causes of traf-fi c crashes. Please do your part. Obey all traffi c laws and buckle up.

The Memorial Day weekend is also an unof-fi cial start to the boating season. During the 2011 Memorial Day weekend, there were 10 boating accidents with one in-jury and zero fatalities. In addition, two people drowned over the holiday weekend. Offi cers arrest-ed 23 people for boating while intoxicated. Boat-ing is a great pastime and troopers want everyone to enjoy themselves. Please be courteous to others on the water, wear a life-jacket, and obey the law regarding safe operation of a vessel and no wake zones. Never operate a boat while intoxicated.

“I encourage every driver—of a vehicle or a vessel—to make safety part of their three-day weekend plans,” said Col-onel Ron Replogle, super-intendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. “Please, DON’T drink and drive. We want all of you to have a safe, enjoy-able holiday weekend.” For further information please contact: Capt. J. Tim Hull (573) 526-6115

Captain James E. Wilt, commanding offi cer of Troop B, Macon, announces that during the month of June 2012, Troop B offi cers will conduct DWI enforcement operations in Chariton, Randolph, and Shelby counties. During these operations, troopers will focus their attention on selected highways with a goal of detecting intoxicated drivers, and hazardous moving, speed, and other traffi c violations that cause traffi c crashes.

Troop B Offi cers To Conduct DWI Saturations In Chariton, Randolph, And Shelby Counties During June

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LOCAL SCHOOLS8A Wednesday, May 23, 2012

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Local Athletes Competing At State

MSHSAA State Track and Field Championships were held in Jefferson City on May 18 & 19. The fol-lowing are local students qualifying to compete by fi nishing in the top four of their events at Sectionals.CLASS ONEBevierCheyenne Shelmadine, Discuss (4th)Seth Shurvington, 110 Hurdles (1st), 300 Hur-dles (3rd)Dominica Prokup, 100 Hurdles (2nd), 300 Hurdles (3rd)CairoBoys 4x800 (3rd) (Ben Eoff, Jeremy Garcia, Kyle Gittemeier, Drennan Mol-lick)

Girls 4x800 (4th) (Caitlin Canote, Katelain Ev-ans, Morgan Gittemeier, Shelby Joseph)LaPlataMallory Eitel, Long Jump (2nd), Triple Jump (2nd), 200 (4th)Taylor Snodgrass, 100 Dash (1st)Boys 4x200 (4th) (An-drew Perry, Preston Payne, Tanner Riggins, Hunter Howe)Seth Brown, 3200 (1st), 1600 (4th)CLASS TWOMaconTaquan Kelly, 100 (2nd)Valerie Schmidt, 100 (2nd), 200 (4th)Shelbe Butner, 300 Hurdles (4th)

MarcelineKatie Daller, Pole Valut (4th)Brennen Floray, 110 Hurdles (2nd)Morgan McCormick, 100 Hurdles (1st), 300 Hurdles (1st)Kendra Gladbach, 400 (3rd)Austin Moudy, 800 (3rd)South ShelbyRyan Mayes, Triple Jump (3rd)Van Windsor, Triple Jump (4th)Lexi Wilt, Shot Put (2nd)Skylar Baird, 110 Hurdles (3rd), 300 Hurdles (4th)Van Windsor, 110 Hurdles (4th)

Friday evening, May 11, 2012 at the Bucklin R-2 graduation ceremony, three eighth graders were honored by The American Legion Green Hills Post 57. Leighton Reid, Post 57 Commander presented Cyrus Hanson, Caley Jackson, and Dane Robertson the American Legion School Award. The award is based on citizenship and Americanism. The three eighth graders, selected by secret ballot by the Bucklin R-2 teaching staff, best represented outstanding qualities of courage, honor leadership, patriotism, scholarship and service. PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT: American Legion Post 57 Commander Leighton Reid, Dane Robertson, Cyrus Hanson, and Caley Jackson.

Bevier played Northwestern May 15 and came out with a win of 11 to 1. For Bevier, John Fiquet had 2 singles and a triple; McKenzey Pipes hit a homerun; Jonathan Basler 2 singles; Logan Christensen 2 singles and a double; Jacob Tolle 2 singles; Spencer Hendricks, Andrew Peter and Seth Shurvington all hit singles. Logan Christensen pitched 4 innings, gave up 1 run on 5 hits, struck out 5 and walked 4. Jonathan Basler pitched 2 innings giving up 0 runs on 0 hits and walked 1.

The team played Linn County for the district Championship in Keytesville on Wednesday night. A very close game battling it out into an 8th inning. Bevier lost by one run in the extra inning making them the second Place District Champions with a fi nal score 6-5.

BUCKLIN LEGION PRESENTS SCHOOL AWARDS

Bevier Wildcats Receive 2nd Place In The District Championship

Pictured is the Bevier Wildcats sporting the 2nd Place Plaque they received in a close battle at the end of an eight inning game.