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VOLUME 125 NUMBER 43 CRANE (STONE COUNTY), MISSOURI 65633-0401 THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 TWO SECTIONS- 28 PAGES PRICE 40¢ (TAX INCLUDED) 

7-Day Forecast 

March 8-14 

Spring Creek 

Saddle Club 

Hurley 

Yearly Coggins 

Testing 

March 10th starting 

at 2:30 pm. 

Reminder that Yearly 

Memberships are due. 

New 2012 cards will be 

available on March 10th 

Single $5.00 

Couple $10.00 

Family $20.00 

Come help us celebrate 50 

years in operation this year. 

Watch the paper for more 

information and events. 

Any questions please 

contact Pres. 

Joe Tatum 369-0151 

43-tp 

Hurley 

Pre-School and 

Kindergarten 

Screenings 

March 8-9 

More Info On 

Page 2B 

What Could Be 

Better Than A Give- 

A-Way 

Thursday 

T-storms Likely 

58/41 

Second Season Shop 

215 Main Street, Crane, 

417-723-5636 

Yes, this is our first give-a-way 

promotion to show appreciation 

for our community and our 

patrons from Galena, Hurley, 

Billings, Aurora, etc. Everyone is 

invited no matter where you live. 

Our staff will enjoy watching 

your bags fill-up as our store 

empties in preparation for the 

next season. Men’s, women’s, 

and children’s, clothes, shoes, 

purses, collectables and books. 

This give-a-way event will be 

Friday and Saturday, the ninth 

and tenth of March from 10:00- 

4:00. Let’s have fun, come to 

our give-a-way. 

P.S. Extra parking in back. 

Enter at the North Stone County 

Food Pantry door. 

Hope to see you, don’t miss 

out. 

Friday 

Partly Cloudy 

53/40 

Saturday 

Mostly Cloudy 

56/44 

Branson Recovery Already 

Underway After Brush With Tornado 

In the early morning hours 

of Wednesday, February 29, 

2012, a powerful storm system 

that produced multiple reports 

of tornadoes came through the 

Midwest. A tornado produced 

by this storm system touched 

down in Branson, MO. Initial 

reports indicate that there 

were no fatalities, although a 

significant number of minor 

injuries and property damage 

were reported. 

“We are extremely thankful 

that there was no reported 

loss of life due to the tornado 

that struck Branson on the 

morning of February 29, and 

our thoughts and prayers go 

out to those families who did 

lose loved ones as a result of 

this large storm system that 

affected much of the Midwest,” 

said City Administrator 

Dean Kruithof. Currently 33 

moderate or slight injuries 

have been reported as a result 

of the storm in Branson. 

The majority of the storm 

damage centered around the 

Historic Downtown area, 

Branson Landing and a section 

of W 76 Country Boulevard 

west of Gretna Road/Hwy 

165. Recovery and rebuilding 

efforts are already underway. 

The Branson Airport was 

unaffected by the storms, 

and flights are departing 

and arriving with no delays. 

Major attractions such as 

Silver Dollar City, Sight and 

Sound Theatre, and Showboat 

Branson Belle (while closed 

during the first quarter of the 

year), sustained no damage; 

TITANIC Museum Attraction, 

Tanger Outlet Mall, and 

numerous theatres, attractions, 

restaurants and retail stores are 

also undamaged and remain 

open and welcoming visitors to 

Sunday 

Partly Cloudy 

63/45 

Monday 

Mostly Sunny 

65/44 

the Live Music Show Capital 

of the World. 

There are currently very few 

road closures in the Branson 

area due to storm damage. 

Portions of Country Music 

Highway 76 are currently 

restricted due to recovery 

efforts. Currently five or six 

of the more than 50 theatres 

in Branson have sustained 

significant damage as a result 

of the storms. Approximately 

12-15 of the more than 

200 hotels in Branson have 

sustained significant damage 

as a result of the storms. 

Approximately five to six of 

the more than 100 attractions 

in Branson have sustained 

significant damage as a result 

of the storms. City of Branson 

inspection crews are currently 

assessing the situation. 

At 10:30 a.m. on February 

29, Governor of Missouri, Jay 

Nixon declared Taney County 

a disaster area, which will 

enable local business owners 

that have been affected by 

the storms to seek federal and 

state assistance with recovery 

efforts. 

Individuals and groups 

interested in volunteering 

or providing assistance to 

the recovery effort can visit 

VolunteerBranson.org. 

Branson has not been 

routinely affected by tornados 

in the past. Only twice in the 

last 20 years has the city been 

struck by tornados, neither 

time with significant damage. 

The resilience of the Ozark 

people, their faith and steadfast 

nature will shine through 

this unfortunate situation, 

and Branson will rebuild and 

recover quickly. 

Please see Don Phillips Capitol 

Report on Pg 16 for more info on 

Stone County Damage 

Tuesday 

Sunny 

68/46 

Wednesday 

Mostly Sunny 

67/45 

Hurley Ribbon Cutting And Open 

House Of New Multi-Purpose Facitly 

Hurley Board Members Bruce Burk, Allen Conrad, Regina Elkins, Steve 

Seaton, Mary Flood, TJ Gold, Herb Ward and Don Simpson. 

The Multipurpose Facility 

Open House at Hurley School 

Tuesday evening was a great 

success. 

The evening began at 4:30 

p.m. with an admissions free 

5 th /6 th grade basketball game 

vs. Southwest. 

At 5:00 p.m. the school 

cafeteria began serving 

a free chili supper to the 

approximately 250 community 

members, faculty and staff in 

attendance. 

The ribbon cutting on the 

new facility began at 6:00 

p.m. Superintendent Dr. Doug 

Arnold spoke on the building 

of the facility with a slide show 

of the actual progression of 

construction thru completion. 

Dr. Arnold then thanked the 

community for their support of 

the new construction and the 

school at large. Senior Nick 

Sutton led the audience in the 

Pledge of Allegiance followed 

by a song performed by the 

music department. Senior T.J. 

Gold next led the audience in 

the School Song. 

Lastly, T.J. accompanied 

by the Board Of Education 

Crane 

Chamber To 

Host Craft 

Show 

Weather Trivia 

What U.S. city holds the record for the lowest 

high temperature? 

? 

Answer: Eureka, Calif., with a record high of only 87 degrees. 

consisting of Herbert Ward, 

Don Simpson, Regina Elkins, 

Mary Flood, Allen Conrad, 

Steve Seaton, and Bruce Burk 

cut the ribbon on the new 

facility. 

The Crane Chamber of 

Commerce is pleased to 

announce that the Spring Fun 

Fest and Craft Show is coming 

on Saturday, April 21st at the 

Crane Park. There will be a 

number of games, contests, and 

a craft show, with activities open 

to everyone! Craft vendors are 

welcomed and encouraged to 

reserve a spot for only $10 by 

calling Jerry Capel at 417-723- 

0275. Food vendors please 

call Linda O’Brien at 417-723- 

8182. We are looking forward 

to an exciting, fun filled day with 

something for the whole family, 

and we hope to see you there!

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two weeks following publication. 

DAR Holds March Meeting 

Speaker: Margaret Kane 

Elk Horn Prairie Chapter 

of The Daughters of the 

American Revolution met on 

March 1, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at 

the Aurora Library in Aurora, 

Missouri. Chaplain Lola 

Clark opened the meeting 

with prayer. Regent Barbara 

Cohu welcomed members 

and guests and led the DAR 

Ritual. 

Roll Call and the reading of 

the Minutes by Secretary Carol 

Ann Pilkenton, the Treasurers’ 

Report by Treasurer Margaret 

Kane, President General’s 

Report and Preamble to the 

Constitution by Barbara Cohu, 

National Defense Report by 

Margaret Seburn, Constitution 

Minute by Eleanor Cooper, 

Indian Minute by Charlotte 

Cole (Bi-Centennial of The 

War of 1812 to be celebrated 

in Canada and June 18, 

2012 by DAR), Women’s 

Issues by Charlotte Cole 

(as a rule stories by men 

are action led while women 

are about relationships), 

Committee Reports-Essays 

and Scholarships by Barbara 

Cohu and Myrna Fischer, 

Flag Moment by Margaret 

Seburn (in 1777 France 

recognized our flag), Regent 

Cohu announced April 6, 

2012 four new patriots will 

be added to DAR Museum 

in Jefferson City, Missouri, 

Project Committee Chairman 

Margaret Seburn announced 

the Service Award for the 

Aurora Community Center 

goes to Sharon Sumner, and 

Corresponding Secretary 

Myrna Fischer read a Thank 

You Note from Jane Daniels 

and a luncheon invitation to 

meet State Regent Mrs. Donna 

Nash, concluded the business 

meeting. 

Needing no introduction 

member Margaret Kane gave 

an interesting talk about: 

“Women of the Civil War” and 

the contributions, conflicts, 

and sacrifices they made. Mrs. 

Kane give many informative 

facts which included butter 

was $4.00 a pound while 

factory workers made $4.00 a 

week. Margaret shared books: 

Enemy Women by Paulette 

Jiles, Daughters of the Cause 

by Robert Broadwater, At 

Gettysburg, or What A Girl 

Saw and Heard of the Battle 

by Mrs. Tillie Pierce Alleman, 

and Notable Persons and 

Places in Missouri’s History 

by Rex T. Jackson. 

Lola Clark, Chaplain, closed 

with prayer. 

With a St. Patrick’s Day 

theme, green cake and punch, 

mints and nuts was served by 

hostesses Charlotte Cole and 

Kitty Crider. 

Annual Honor’s Tea will be 

held on April 5, 2012 at the 

Aurora Community Center at 

1:00 p.m. 

Jenkins Fire Annual 

Chili Supper Scheduled March 17 

The Annual Chili/Soup 

Supper for the Jenkins Fire 

Department will be held 

March 17 at Station 1 located 

on Highway 39 just north of 

Highway 248. The all-youcan-eat 

menu will also include 

hot dogs, dessert and drink. 

Serving will begin at 4:00 and 

end at 7:00. 

Proceeds from this year’s 

Chili Supper will be used 

to help pay for the recently 

purchased modern pumper 

truck which will replace the 

department’s 50-year old 

pumper currently housed at 

Station #1. The new truck 

will be displayed at the Chili 

Supper. 

A stainless steel grill 

originally donated by 

Journagan True Value in 

The Farnum Family From Galena, Missouri 

Tours The Rio Grande Valley Of South Texas… 

We took the whole family, 

Norm & Trish, and our six children: 

Daniel (19), Benjamin 

(17), Hannah (14), Nathaniel 

(12), Maggie (7) & Matthew (6) 

on the longest music tour we’ve 

ever been on! Leaving our Ozark 

Mountain home in Galena on Jan 

9th, we returned recently from a 

five-week music tour through 

the Rio Grande Valley of South 

Texas. Our family performed 30 

shows for 29 venues in 35 days 

Aurora and won by Jim Fohn 

who donated it back to the 

department is being raffled. 

Tickets are $1 each or six for 

$5. 

The department is composed 

of all volunteers and needs 

many more. There is a job for 

anyone—from fundraisers to 

emergency crews. Firefighter 

and first responder positions 

do require training, which is 

provided by the department. 

Volunteer applications will be 

available at the supper. 

For more information 

contact Diana Guthrie at 

847.8709 or James Vincent at 

574.6323. 

Wear your green for St. Pat’s 

Day and join your friends and 

neighbors for this community 

event. 

– that’s a lot of music! At the 20 

RV parks where we played, most 

of our variety show performances 

ran about 90-minutes each. 

Additional venues included the 

All Valley RV Show in Mercedes, 

two performances for the 

Winter Texan Expo at the McAllen 

Convention Center, two 

shows for the 2nd Annual American 

Roots Music Festival at the 

Chicken House Opry in Mission, 

and two for the 8th Annual Rio 

Grande Valley Music Festival in 

Mercedes. A huge blessing was 

to be able to trade five music 

performances for lodging at the 

La Copa Hotel in McAllen. We 

did 90-minute shows for their 

numerous hotel chain locations 

in the valley, in McAllen (where 

we stayed), Mercedes, Alamo, 

and at the Best Western La Copa 

Inn Beach Resort on South Padre 

Island. 

While in the valley, we were 

able to attend a few performances 

by some of the other family 

bands circulating there. We enjoyed 

shows by the Harpers, the 

Link Family, Lindley Creek, the 

Punches (all from Missouri), and 

– new to us – the Alaska String 

Band. Additionally, there were 

a couple of days scheduled for 

fellowship time with these and 

some of the other of the many 

family bands touring the valley. 

In addition to a short visit to 

the Alamo on the way down to 

the RGV, we spent an afternoon at 

Cont on pg 7

Absolute 

Real Estate Auction 

2:00 PM * Saturday, March 10th * 2:00 PM 

Address: Lot 130 Walnut Springs Road, Cape Fair, Mo. 

Directions: From Cape Fair take Hwy. 173 North 5 mi. Then 

Right on Walnut Springs Rd ¼ mi to property on Left. Watch for Signs. 

Nice 4.13 Wooded Acres on Paved Road in Quiet 

Lakeside Subdivision (Walnut Springs). Less than 1 mile to 

Community Boat Launch And Courtesy Dock. 

Only 15 Minutes to Branson West. Galena Schools. 

Would make a Great place to Build your Dream Home! 

Absolute Real Estate Auction. Property will be sold to 

Highest Bidder, Regardless of Price. 

10% Down day of Sale Balance 30 days or less at Closing. 

Please Call or See our Web site for Pictures & Information. 

Estate of Walter Blankschaen Janet Roock Personal Rep. 

Foster Auction & 

Appraisal Service 

www.fosterauctionservice.com 

Email: bidnowsold@aol.com 

Foster Auction & 

Appraisal Service 

www.fosterauctionservice.com 

Email: bidnowsold@aol.com 

Auctions 

Auctioneer: Larry Foster 

Phone: (417) 723-8329 

Cell: (417) 839-6860 

Public Auction 

Restaurant/Convenience Store Equipment 

10:00 AM * Saturday, March 10th * 10:00 AM 

Location: Farm Road 1230, Crane, Mo. 

Directions: From Crane take D Hwy 2 mi. then right on TT Hwy 3 mi. to Sale. 

From Aurora take Hwy 39 south 4.5 mi. then left on TT Hwy 4 mi To Sale. 

Refrigeration & Freezers: B.A.S.S, Busch Beer Neon Sign; 

Manitowoc Q210 Crushed Ice Machine; 

2005 Budweiser Sign 19”x30”; 

True Mfg. Mdl. GDM-45, Sliding Db Door Cooler; 2001 Miller Highlife Sign 39”x31”; 

True Mfg. Mdl.GDM-72, 3 Door Cooler (Budlight) 2004 Budweiser Select Sign 32”x28”; 

Lacrosse Model-520, Sliding 3 Door Cooler; Whirlpool Quiet Miser Heat/Cool Window Unit 

Universal Nolin 3 Adjustable Shelf Deli Cooler; Whirlpool Window Air Conditioner 

Heatcraft Model LSC090AJ, Walk in Cooler Unit Misc. Shelving, Display Racks, Chip Holders, 

(Complete, Near New); 

2 Liter Displays etc. 

Herring SP7869 Insulated Door for Walk in Cooler; Misc. Counters; 

Schaefer Model 64 Glass Top Ice Cream Freezer; Cigarette and Chewing Tobacco Displays 

Universal Nolin Model ULMT-50, 2 Door Freezer; Misc. Silverware, Cooking Utensils, Plates, Cups, 

(3) Chest Freezers; 

Crock Pot, Microwave etc. 

Counter Top Refrigerator; 

6 Hole Utensil Holder 

1 Pepsi & 2 Coca-Cola Plastic Ice Cooler/Displays; Gas Pumps & Fuel Tank 

Grill & C-Store Equipment Gilbarco Mdl. RA0261114BQNO Dual Nozzle 

Comstock Castle 2 Burner 24”x25” LP Fry Grill; Gas Pump; 

Countertop 2 Basket LP Deep Fryer; 

Gilbarco Mdl. EJ10928 Single Nozzle Gas Pump; 

Bunn Model S Coffee Maker w/Dbl. Warmer; 1500 Gallon Above Ground Fuel Tank w/ Solenoid 

Univex Model 7510 Automatic Meat Slicer; Valve, & Sight Gauge, 

Dove Thermal Food Wrapper; 

(Good Clean Ready to Use Tank) 

3 Vat Stainless Steel Sink (50”x24”); 

Auctioneers Note: Nice, Clean, Equipment. This will 

10 Lb Detecto Digital Scale; 

be a Short Sale So Don’t be LATE!! If you need anything 

Booths (3 tables, 2 single Benches & 2 Doubles); for a, Restaurant, Store or even a Church Kitchen... 

You Won’t Want to Miss This Sale!! 

Owner: Bob Reavis “Reavisville Store” 

Auctioneer: Larry Foster 

Galena, Mo 

Phone: (417) 723-8329 

Cell: (417) 839-6860 

REAL ESTATE 

FRIDAY MARCH 9, 2012 10:00 AM 

LOCATED:1330 NORTH DOUGLAS AVE, SPRRINGIELD 

MO. FROM 1300 BLOCK OF NORTH KANSAS EXPRESS/HWY 

13 & CALHOUN ST, GO EAST 7/10 MILE TURN LEFT ON 

DOUGLAS AVE, 4TH RIGHT OR 700 BLOCK OF W DIVISION 

ST & DOUGLAS GO SOUTH ON DOUGLAS TO SALE, 

FOLLOW SALE SIGNS. 

TERMS OF REAL ESTATE: 15% DOWN DAY OF AUCTION 

BALANCE @ CLOSING WITHIN 30 DAYS 

FOR PICTURES SEE WEBSITE OR AUCTION ZIP.COM 

REAL ESTATE 

APPROX 2500 SQ FT, 4 BEDROOM, WITH LARGE CLOSETS, 

2 BATH, KITCHEN/DINNING COMBO, WITH BUILT IN STOVE 

& DISHWASHER. HARDWOOD FLOORING IN BEDROOMS, 

LIVING, KITCHEN & DINNING. BASEMENT HAS ADDITION- 

AL KITCHEN & FIREPLACE. WATER HEAT & WINDOW AIR 

CONDITION. DETACHED 20 X 24 GARAGE, ALL SETTING ON 

.1779 ACRE W/CHAINLINK FENCED IN YARD. THIS HOME 

HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED, CLOSE TO SCHOOLS 

& SHOPPING. 

OWNERS SEEKING OTHER BUSINESS INTEREST, COME 

PREPARED TO BUY 

OWNER 

CAROL KENNISON 

SALE CONDUCTED BY 

MELTON AUCTION CO LLC 

ROGER MELTON RICHARD MELTON 

HIGHLANDVILLE MO HIGHLANDVILLE MO 

PH 417-830-0153 PH 417-443-3380 

PH 417-725-1801 PH 417- 839-0058 

JIM CRAIN 

NIXA MO 

PH 417-725-2435 

ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE ON SALE DAY WILL TAKE PRE- 

CEDENCE OVER ANY OTHER PRINTED MATERIALS. NOT 

RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS OR LOSS OF ARTICLES ON 

OR NEAR SALE SITE. 

EMAIL: roger@meltonauction.com 

Thursday, March 8, 2012 THE CRANE CHRONICLE/STONE COUNTY REPUBLICAN Page 3 

Christian County 

Property Rights 

Council 

Our group meets the second 

Thursday of every month at 

7:00pm in the Empire Bank 

building basement in Nixa. 

Located at the corner of 

highway 160 and highway 14. 

We have guest speakers each 

month pertaining to upcoming 

legislation, issues pertaining 

to property and personal 

rights, as well as educational 

issues that impact everyone. 

Whether you are a property 

owner, homeowner, farmer, 

business owner, parent or 

citizen, there is something for 

everyone. Please spread the 

word. Everyone is welcome. 

Check out our website at 

www.yourpropertyrights. 

info or our facebook page at 

Christian County Property 

Rights Council. 

REAL ESTATE-ANTIQUE PRIMITIVES-TOOLS-FURNITURE & MISC 

SATURDAY MARCH 10, 2012 9:00 AM 

LOCATED:453 HIDDEN VALLEY RD,CLEVER MO:FROM CLEVER MO GO EAST ON HWY 

14, THEN 1.8 MILE SOUTH ON HWY N, THEN 1/2 MILE EAST ON GERARD RD, THEN 1/10 

MILE NORTH ON HIDDEN VALLEY RD TO SALE OR FROM NIXA MO, GO W 4.3 MILE ON HWY 

14 THEN SAME AS ABOVE. FOLLOW SALE SIGNS. LUNCH & RESTROOMS AVAILABLE 

FOR PICTURES SEE WEBSITE OR AUCTION ZIP.COM 

REAL ESTATE 

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH , 1 ½ STORY FARM HOME, CENTRAL HEAT & AIR, 1 CAR 

GARAGE,COVERED FRONT PORCH, SHARED WELL, SEPTIC, APPROX 24X30 BARN W/LEAN 

TO, AND 24X16 OUT BUILDING ALL SETTING ON APPROX 2.3 ACRES 

TERMS:15% DOWN DAY OF AUCTION BALANCE @ CLOSING WITHIN 30 DAYS. REAL ES- 

TATE SELLS @ 12:00 NOON 

ANTIQUE PRIMITIVES & TOOLS 

HEAVY DUTY LAWN TRAILER—(3)LAWN TRACTORS, PARTS ONLY—LAWN ROLLER—SEV- 

ERAL ONE BOTTOM PLOWS—MISC PIPE--RAIL ROAD LANTERNS—ANTIQUE KEY COL- 

LECTION—MODEL T WRENCHES—(1)LOT WOODEN PULLEYS—ANTQ SOCKET SET—RAIL 

ROAD SPIKE DRIVERS—WOODEN TELEGRAPH BOXES—(1)LOT BAYONETS—(1)LOT 

STRAIGHT RAZORS—(1)LOT KNIVES—(1)LOT DRAW KNIVES—(1)LOT CAST IRON COOK- 

WARE—(1) LOT ANTQ WOODEN HANDLE TOOLS--ANTQ SCALES—(1)LOT SHOE COBBLER 

STANDS & EQUIP—STEEL TRAPS—WIRE BASKETS—(2) FAIRBANKS SCALES—SYTH- 

ES—ANTQ PLANES—WHITE CEDAR CYLINDER CHURN—SAW BLADES—ANTQ ROTARY 

MOWER—BUDA JACK—ANTQ SODERING BURNER—ANTQ SPRAY RIG—OIL CANS—CLEVD 

STONE CO GRINDER—C CLAMPS—STIHL POLE SAW—CRAFTSMAN 5HP 20 GAL GAS 

AIR COMPRESSOR—HAY TROLLEYS—BLACK SMITH TOOLS—ANTQ POST HOLE DIG- 

GER—ANTQ WOODEN SEEDER—HOG NOSE ROLLER—HYGROMETER—(1) LOT ANTQ 

HAND TOOLS—(1) LOT 2 MAN CROSS CUT SAWS—HAND MEAT SAW—(2) FANCY FLU HOLE 

COVERS—HAND DRILLS—WOODEN LEVELS—CHISELS—BLACK HAWK SHELLER—METAL 

WORK BENCHES—FORD WRENCHES—GAS HEDGE TRIMMER—ELECT CORDS—STEEL 

WHEELS—J D PLOW—TRACTOR SEATS—AXE HANDLES—SEVERAL EXT & STEP LAD- 

DERS—WHEEL BARROW—SEEDERS—TRUCK TOOL BOX—METAL SHELVES—ARMY 

GAS CANS—PARTS WASHER—TOOL BOXES—LOG CHAINS—WAGON WHEELS—2 WHEEL 

RAKE—JD #4 PULL TYPE CYCLE BAR MOWER—HOMELITE CHAIN SAW (PARTS ONLY)--2 

WHEEL DOLLYS—U HAUL ROLLER—LOTS OF SCRAP METAL,LUMBER & BUILDING MATE- 

RIAL—OLD SCHOOL BELL—CREAM CANS—CAST IRON STOVE—DOUBLE WASH TUB— 

SEVERAL WASH TUBS—(1)LOT GARDEN TOOLS—COPPER WASH TUB—SADDLE & SADDLE 

BAGS—SEVERAL COW BELLS—WOODEN PEPSI & COKE BOXES—WOODEN BARREL—FIRE 

EXT (PYRENE)-- 

FURNITURE & MISC 

WATERFALL DRESSER—(1)LOT BOOK CASES—WHAT NOT SHELVES—ANTQ PICTURE 

FRAMES—SINGER SEWING MACHINE—(1)LOT BRASS CANDLE HOLDERS & WHAT 

NOTS—DISPLAY CASES--GUN CASES—MIRRORS—BARN WOOD SHELF—ANTQ COFFEE 

GRINDER—SEVERAL BEER STEINS--SPARTAN RECORD PLAYER—VICTROLA—(1)LOT 33 

RECORDS—WOODEN IRONING BOARDS—CROCKS—MEAT GRINDER—SCHOOL DESKS— 

DUTCH OVEN—TREDLE SEWING MACHINE—TRUMPET—BUTTER CHURN—HAND MIX- 

ERS—(1)LOT COOKING UTENSILS—SQUIRREL NUT CRACKER—MISC BRASS PLATES—OIL 

LAMPS—ARROW HEADS—BUD LITE LIGHTED SIGN—SEVERAL HARMONICAS—COKE 

PLATTERS—(1)LOT ANTQ BOTTLES—(1)LOT VHS TAPES--TONKA TOYS—HOT WHEELS— 

LIGHTERS—BB GUN PISTOL—CAST IRON JD TRACTOR—MISC FISHING POLES & TACKLE- 

-WOODEN FISHING LURES—HORSE COLLARS—BED PANS—PICNIC TABLE—METAL LAWN 

CHAIRS—COLLECTION PLAYBOY MAG—OTHER MISC ITEMS NOT LISTED 

AUCTIONEER NOTES:THIS IS A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF ANTIQUE PRIMITIVES, TO NU- 

MEROUS TO MENTION. PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND 

OWNER 

ROBERT KREIDER 

SALE CONDUCTED BY 

MELTON AUCTION CO LLC 

ROGER MELTON RICHARD MELTON 

HIGHLANDVILLE MO HIGHLANDVILLE MO 

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Ruby’s 

Bark Box 

Bark, bark from Ruby. 

By doggies we have had 

some crazy weather lately. 

Sounds like so many people had 

devastation on their property. 

All of you humans are so good 

to offer help to these people. I 

hear my family talking about all 

the volunteers that have showed 

up so many places. Sounded like 

our close neighbor “Branson” 

really got it, real bad, but no 

one lost their life. Other places 

were not so lucky. 

The night the storm was 

headed our way, my family 

stayed up (including me) until 

the TV gave us the word that 

the storm was out of here and 

headed southeast. Best this 

little ole lady dog remembers, 

it was around 1:30 a.m. before I 

got to go to bed. 

I have heard family talking 

about some of the pets, had got 

trapped under the rubble, but all 

had been rescued by someone. 

This brings to my attention 

to remind you pet owners to 

make sure you have a disaster 

plan that includes your pet. Be 

sure it wears an ID tag, in case 

you get separated. These high 

winds/tornadoes can cause you 

to lose contact with each other 

real easy. That would scare 

me to death, if I couldn’t find 

someone in my family. ---- I 

hope we don’t get any more 

storms. 

Next, I want to tell you about 

a family that has a cat that 

almost predicts a storm long 

before anyone notices it. Daisy, 

the cat will disappear, so they 

depend on her for a pop-up 

storm warning, if they can’t find 

her, one is on the way. 

Daisy came to this family 

when she was very tiny and she 

figured out how to get in the 

kitchen cabinets, early on. She 

opened the fridge for awhile, 

until they caught her, doing her 

dastardly deed. She would lie 

on her back, grab under the door 

with her front paws and “behold” 

it would open. Now, since Daisy 

had been getting in the cabinets, 

the fridge is a different story. 

They were afraid she would 

open the door and possibly get 

hold of something in the fridge 

that would make her real sick. 

So --- what do they do now? 

The man of the house rides 

motorcycles with other riders 

and he was telling them about 

Daisy’s wrong doings. One of 

the guys said he knew what they 

could do to stop that. Of course 

the man of the house was eager 

to hear his suggestion. The 

friend says “we have it with us 

every time we ride.” He then 

went to his cycle and removed 

one of his elastic ropes from 

the box and gave it to the cat 

owner. 

Arriving home later that day, 

Daisy’s family fastened pieces 

of the rope to the cabinet, and 

handles and the fridge handle 

and waited to see Daisy’s 

reaction. Of course Daisy tried 

the cabinet door, but as she got 

the door slightly open, it would 

close before she could get her 

paws inside. 

You all know (we pets) are 

like you humans, once we 

accept it doesn’t work anymore, 

we won’t try it anymore. BOL. 

Problem solved!!! 

Take care of your pets when 

we have storm warnings, 

because we are nervous just like 

you are, (maybe worse). 

Adopt, Spay, Neuter. 

Thanks for reading my 

column. 

Bark at you next week!!! 

Crane Family Dentistry 

204 N Commerce 

Crane, Missouri 

417-723-1723 

Ruby 

The Stone County Health 

Department staff stood ready 

for quick response to the EF-2 

tornado that damaged homes 

and businesses in Stone 

County early on February 29, 

2012. Tom Martin, Emergency 

Management Director, 

county officials, Kimberling 

City personnel, Chamber of 

Commerce and out-of-county 

resource groups worked 

together to identify needs 

and deploy resources where 

needed. Kim King, SCHD 

Health Educator and serves as 

our public health emergency 

response Public Information 

Officer (PIO) and Volunteer 

Coordinator was stationed at 

the Command Center for three 

days to provide information 

and updates to the media and 

county residents. Along with 

serving as the PIO for the event, 

Kim also called on several of 

the health department’s trained 

volunteers to assist with the 

vaccination effort. 

Pam Burnett, BSN, 

Section Manager for Clinical 

Services, coordinated the 

health department’s response 

to protect individuals affected 

by the tornado. Pam also 

organized SCHD RN’s and 

volunteer teams to provide 

tetanus vaccinations to 

individuals assisting with 

recovery and response efforts 

in the affected areas. On 

Thursday morning, March 

1 st , SCHD staff traveled 

to Mt. Vernon to meet a 

Stone County Health Department 

Angela Ford, Administrator 

417-357-6134 • Forda@lpha.mopublic.org 

www.stonecountyhealthdepartment.com 

Stone County Health Department: 

Ready For Public Health Emergency Response 

representative from the Jasper 

County Health Department to 

pick up 200 doses of tetanus 

vaccine. By 11:30 a.m. that 

morning, two teams of SCHD 

RNs and volunteers were 

administrating vaccinations 

to affected residents and 

volunteers out in the field. 

A total of 136 tetanus 

vaccinations were given out 

of the back of the teams’ 

cars on Thursday, March 1 st 

and Friday, March 2 nd . The 

teams provided vaccine to 

individuals down Joe Bald 

and Stone Rd., Gobbler 

Mountain area, Stormy Point, 

Kimberling Inn, and Portof-Kimberling. 

The health 

department would like to thank 

the following volunteers for 

contributing their time, Julie 

Crone, RN; Myrna Bruning, 

RN; Anna Marie Lewis, RN; 

Sue Schafer, and Theresa 

Molsbee. 

The SCHD encourages those 

who are involved in clean-up 

efforts to protect themselves 

from unseen hazards and 

contaminants. During cleanup 

efforts, it is highly possible 

for one to get cut, scratched, 

or wounded allowing bacteria 

to enter the body. Important 

ways to protect yourself 

against tetanus is to wear 

protective clothing such as 

hard-soled boots and gloves 

while removing debris and 

be vaccinated against tetanus. 

Free tetanus shots are available 

for individuals involved in 

clean-up efforts at the SCHD 

Branson West location Monday 

through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 

4:00 p.m., no appointment is 

necessary; call 272-0050 for 

additional information. 

Todd Fickbohm, EPHS, 

Section Manager for 

Environmental Services, 

coordinated the health 

department’s response to 

environmental concerns 

that could affect the 

health of residents and 

volunteers. Along with Todd, 

Environmental Public Health 

Specialists Paul Terry and 

Chris Thornton inspected the 

food establishments that were 

damaged by the tornado, as 

well as the establishments that 

were without electric power 

for a long period of time; they 

also inspected the temporary 

food vendors that were located 

down Joe Bald Road and the 

kitchen serving food through 

the First Baptist Church. 

Due to the fact that wells 

can lose water pressure during 

long periods of loss of power, 

the SCHD will waive the $15 

fee for water testing of private 

wells of residents that were 

affected by the tornado. Water 

bottles are available at both 

the Branson West and Galena 

locations. Specimens can be 

dropped off at the Branson 

West office on Tuesdays or 

Thursdays before1:00 p.m., or 

at the Galena office Monday 

through Thursday before 1:00 

p.m. All specimens must 

be collected according to 

instructions provided in the 

testing kit; results of the test 

can be mailed directly to your 

address or sent via e-mail; 

call 357-8200 for additional 

information. 

Clean-up Efforts Underway 

in Stone County Due to 

EF-2 Tornado on 2/29/12 

Recovery and clean-up efforts 

are underway in Kimberling City, 

Indian Point, and Stone County. 

Emergency Management, county 

and city officials, Road & Bridge, 

Sheriff’s Department, Local Law 

Enforcement agencies, Stone 

County Health Department, 

HAM Radio Club, Table Rock 

Area Chamber of Commerce, 

AmeriCorp, Salvation Army, 

community organizations, 

churches, and many volunteers 

have come together to aid in 

cleanup efforts. 72 private 

residences have reported damage 

from the tornado, this number 

increased from the original 

report of 45. 

AmeriCorp opened a volunteer 

reception and storm victim 

assistance center at 10:00 a.m. 

on 3/1/12 at the old Harter 

House location in Kimberling 

City. Many volunteers with 

chain saws and helping hands 

were registered and assigned to 

certain projects/areas throughout 

the devastated county. ALL 

volunteers, including affiliated 

groups, MUST check-in with 

AmeriCorp. Volunteers need a 

photo I.D. to register. Persons 

14 to 18 years of age MUST 

be accompanied by a parent/ 

guardian. It is recommended 

that all volunteers wear long 

pants and thick soled shoes. 

Work gloves are a necessity! To 

be safe, it is also recommended 

to wear goggles and a hard hat 

due to so many tree limbs and 

branches being broken, scattered 

and thrown. 

Law enforcement officers and 

Sheriff’s Deputies were staged 

in damaged areas to control the 

volume of traffic and to secure 

the area from potential looting. 

Electric and telephone 

companies addressed line and 

pole damages to restore power 

and phone service to those who 

have been without those services. 

Utilities were made safe for 

residents and volunteers to begin 

clean-up efforts. 

Stone County Health 

Department (SCHD) staff 

and Community Hero Public 

Cont pg 9

Church 

Directory 

Crane Presbyterian Church 

“A Church On The Grow” 

39322 Hwy 413, Crane, Missouri 

9:00 am............Fellowship w/ coffee & donuts 

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

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

Crane 

Pastor- Melana Scruggs 

Office: 417-723-5596 

Fundamental Methodist Church 

Sunday School...............................10:00 am 

Sunday Morning Worship..............11:00 am 

Sunday Evening Service..................6:30 pm 

Wednesday Evening Service............7:00 pm 

Pastor: Wayne Blades 

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

Small town church with a country heart! 

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 

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

Classes for all ages: Worship Services: 

Sunday 9:30-10:15 am 

6:00-7:00 pm 

Wednesday 7:00-8:00 pm 

For more details go to: fbccrane.net 

Sundays 10:30 am & 5:00 pm 

Fellowship times: 

Sunday 9:00 am donuts & coffee 

Wednesday Meal 6:00-6:50 pm 

Pastor - Gregg Boll 

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

Welcome To The 

BILLINGS FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 

“Where Jesus is the Best Answer” 

504 South Beverly 

Sunday 10:00-11:00-6:00 

Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 

Pastor Victor Horton 

417-840-5160 

Crane Assembly of God 

112 Main St., Crane Missouri 

“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. 

Carolyn E. Curbow 

Carolyn E. Curbow, Crane, 

daughter of Clyde W. and Lucille 

(Jenkins) Essary, was born June 

20, 1938, in Cape Fair, and 

departed this life March 1, 2012 

in Mercy Hospital, Aurora, at the 

age of 73. 

Carolyn was a homemaker 

and lifelong resident of the area 

who enjoyed doll collecting and 

weekly travels on the OATS 

bus. She openly told her family 

that if they came to visit her on 

Wednesday, they would have to 

wait for her to return from her 

weekly bus ride. Carolyn had 

attended the Crane Assembly of 

God Church, Crane. 

Survivors include: three sons, 

David Ray Curbow of Blue 

Eye, Paul Dean Curbow of 

Golden, and Sam Lee Curbow 

of Lampe; five brothers, Troy 

Essary of Crane, Larry Essary of 

Morgan Hills, CA, Jerry Essary 

of Crane, Earl Essary of Galena, 

and Darrel Essary of Galena; 

two sisters, Gaylene Stringer of 

Mt. Vernon, and Anita Leyba of 

Nevada; nine grandchildren; ten 

great grandchildren and a host of 

other relatives and friends. 

Funeral Services were held 

at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 

5, 2012 in Manlove-Stumpff 

Funeral Home, Crane, with 

George Burnash officiating. 

Burial was in Nolan Cemetery, 

Galena, under the direction 

of Manlove-Stumpff Funeral 

Home. 

Visitation was from 1:00 to 

2:00 p.m. Monday in Manlove- 

Stumpff Funeral Home. 

Alvin Stockstill 

Alvin Stockstill, 79, Hurley, 

was born October 26, 1932 

in Oto, to Lyle O. and Lorene 

Noe Stockstill and departed this 

life Saturday March 3, 2012 in 

Christian Health Care, Nixa. 

Alvin had been a lifelong 

resident of the area and had been 

a dairy farmer for a number of 

years. He had also worked for 

St. John’s and Cox Hospitals in 

Springfield. 

On November 23, 1955 Alvin 

married Edna F. (Sue) Brown 

and to this union two sons were 

born. 

Survivors include his wife, 

Edna (Sue) of the home; two 

sons, David Stockstill of Hurley, 

and John Stockstill and wife 

Ann of White Hall, Maryland; a 

brother, Bobby Junior Stockstill 

and wife Bonnie; sister, Jo Ann 

Lee and Husband Robert of 

Clever; grandson, Jackson Lyle 

Stockstill, other relatives and 

friends. 


Obituaries 

Funeral services will be held 

Thursday, March 8, at 2:00 

p.m. in Westrip Funeral Home 

Crane, Missouri. Burial will be 

in Crane Community Cemetery, 

Crane under the care of Westrip 

Funeral Home. Visitation was 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 from 

6 until 8 p.m. in the funeral 

home. 

Glen H. Owens 

Glen H. Owens age 70 of 

Shawnee, Kansas passed away 

on March 3, 2012 at his home. 

As per his request there are no 

services planned. Glen was 

born on Oct. 9, 1941 in Cape 

Fair, the fourth of six children 

to George and Alta (Lewis) 

Owens. He served 6 years 

in the Missouri Army Nation 

Guard and was a member of the 

Masonic Lodge. He retired after 

31 years from Hallmark Cards 

in Kansas City, MO., where he 

was a Large Press Operator. He 

was preceded in death by his 

parents and one sister Donna 

Carr. Survivors include his wife 

of 46 years Phyllis (Carney) 

Owens of the home, three sisters 

Gaye Wrinkle, Virginia Stephens 

and Pam Owens, one brother 

Darrell Owens and Nieces and 

Nephews. 

Arrangements 

Alden-Harrington Funeral 

Home 913-422-4074 

John Richard Wise 

John Richard Wise, 60, Crane, 

was born July 19, 1951 in Aurora, 

to Paul and Juanita Knott Wise 

and departed this life March 5, 

2012 in his home. 

Johnny had been a lifelong 

resident of the area and had 

worked in the garment industry. 

He is survived by his sister, 

Paula Stanton and husband 

George of Crane; son Chris Wise 

of St. Louis; 3 grandchildren, 

other relatives and friends. 

Funeral services were held 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 

2:00 p.m. in Westrip Funeral 

Home, Crane. Final disposition 

was cremation following the 

service. 

Miss Rushia Mae 

Horn 

Funeral services for Miss 

Rushia Mae Horn of Aurora, 

formerly of Marionville, 

were held at 2 o’clock p.m. 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in the 

Williams Funeral Home Chapel 

in Marionville, with Rev. Rex 

Mooneyham officiating. Rushia 

Mae, was born November 30, 

1925 in rural Marionville, to 

William H. and Florence Cupp 

Horn, and she passed away at 

11:54 a.m. Sunday, March 4, 

2012 in the Aurora Nursing 

Center at Aurora, at the age of 

86. 

Rushia, attended school 

at Marionville, afterwards 

she became a Minister and 

Ministered for many years in and 

around Southwest Missouri. She 

worked at the Ozarks Methodist 

Manor, in Marionville as a CAN 

prior to her retirement in 1996. 

She was preceded in death by 

her parents, a half brother, Lee 

Roy Horn, a brother, William 

Horn and two sisters, Anna Hall 

Bennett and Velma Maples. 

She is survived by three 

brothers, Dale and Louis Horn or 

Aurora, Lynn Horn of Mohave 

Valley, Arizona, three sisters, 

Bonnie Johnson of Sapulpa, 

Oklahoma, Darolene Arnsmoyer 

of Billings, and Lois Ceberek of 

Aurora, also several nephews 

and nieces and their families. 

Pamela Jo Chastain 

Pamela Jo Chastain was 

born on January 23, 1954 in 

Aurora, to Dale Rinker and 

Ruth Baker Smith. Pamela left 

this life on March 3, 2012 in 

Monett, Missouri surrounded by 

loving family after a battle with 

respiratory issues. Pam was a 

graduate of Crane High School 

and worked her way through 

school at the Dairy Lane starting 

at the age of 13. She also worked 

in the garment industry and was 

especially proud of her work 

for hospice caring for others. 

Pam was always thoughtful 

and concerned for her family 

and friends. As her loved ones 

can attest, birthday and special 

occasion cards from Pam were 

always the first to arrive. While 

Pam had no grandchildren of 

her own, she was a fantastic 

“grandmother” to her great nieces 

and nephews and enjoyed playing 

games with them and supporting 

their interests. Pam continued to 

be open to new experiences and 

was anxiously awaiting her first 

Bob Ross painting class, which 

was scheduled to begin in mid- 

March. Pam’s love for God was 

powerful and she could often be 

found listening to, playing and 

singing the most beautiful gospel 

music. She has gone home to be 

healthy and happy with the Lord 

but will be dearly missed by her 

family and friends. 

Funeral services were held 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 

10:00 a.m. in Westrip Funeral 

Home, Crane, Missouri. Burial 

was in Crane Community 

Cemetery under the care of 

Westrip Funeral Home. 

Bruce Francis Scheeler 

Bruce Francis Scheeler, 61, 

passed into the arms of the 

Lord on February 18, 2012 at 

his home in Cape Fair, with his 

family by his side after a short 

but courageous battle with Brain 

Cancer. He was born, on his 

mother’s birthday, on November 

24, 1950 in Renton, WA to Alfred 

and Glendora Scheeler. 

Bruce lived most of his life in 

Newark, CA, until he moved to 

Cape Fair, in 2004 where he fell 

in love with the Ozarks. 

Bruce is survived by his 

mother, Glendora Scheeler, 

Newark, CA, Christine Scheeler, 

his loving and faithful wife of 29 

years; 2 Daughters –Cortney and 

“son” Aj Ajayi , Cape Fair; Their 

3 children Kayley, Jaydyn, and


Obituaries 

Matthan Bruce Ajayi, Daughter- 

Shantel Scheeler, Livermore, 

CA and her daughter Kenzie 

Gillespie. 2 sisters – Deneen 

Caldeira, Citrus Heights, CA 

and Melinda Scheeler, Fremont, 

CA, Dora Heidinger, Granite 

Bay, CA, a very special loving 

woman in his life since he was 

a child, and a host of other 

relatives and friends. 

Bruce loved working as a 

purchasing manager at Ride the 

Ducks in Branson, motorcycle 

riding, wood working, boating, 

and spending time with family, 

especially his grandchildren. 

Our sincere thanks to the St. 

John’s Hospice for their fantastic 

care, especially our loving 

nurse Kari V.; and also to our 

special friends Debbie and Greg 

Boulware for all their help, love 

and support. 

Cremation was under the 

direction of Stumpff Funeral 

Home-South, Kimberling City. 

No funeral services are planned. 

The ashes of Bruce will be 

scattered at a private family 

ceremony in spring of 2012. 

The family has requested 

that anyone who so wishes, 

may donate in Bruce’s name to 

Mercy’s Hospitality House (7 th 

Floor): 1235 E Cherokee St. 

Springfield, MO 65804 (417) 

820-2102 

Billings Country 

Music Jamboree 

St. Joseph’s Hall—320 NW 

Washington 

Friday March 9 

Second Friday of each month 

at 7:00 p.m. 

Jamming starts at 6:30 p.m. 

Music by “The Smoke House 

Boy’s” 

Country – Gospel – Bluegrass 

Good family entertainment 

– Guest singers dancers and 

musicians welcome 

No charge – Donations 

accepted – 744-4427 for more 

information 

This month our Jamboree 

will be in conjunction with St. 

Joseph’s men’s club Lenten Fish 

Fry. Music starts at 5:30 p.m. 

Cemetery 

Announcements 

Donations 

Crane Cemetery 

Donations for : 

Crane Community Cemetery 

May be mailed to: 

1st Home Savings Bank 

P.O. Box 412 

Crane, MO 65633-0412 

Make check payable to: 

Crane Community Cemetery 

Thank You 

Donations 

Needed For 

Long Cemetery 

Long Cemetery funding is very 

low and in need of donations. If 

you are concerned about the mowing 

and up keep at Quail Spur please 

send donations to: Glen McHolland, 

802 Marble Road, Crane, MO 

65633. Make check payable to Long 

Cemetery. 

Donations Needed 

For Oak Grove 

Cemetery 

Oak Grove Cemetery, one of the 

oldest cemeteries in Stone County, 

needs your donations for care and 

upkeep. The Oak Grove Cemetery 

is located north of Crane on “Old 

Wire Road.” The Oak Grove 

Cemetery association is a “nonprofit” 

organization and appreciates 

the charitable contributions for the 

upkeep of the cemetery. Donations 

may be made to the Oak Grove 

Cemetery fund in care of The First 

Home Savings Bank, 

PO Box 412 

Crane, Mo 65633. 

Donations Needed For 

Carney Cemetery 

Donations needed for Carney 

Cemetery. Please mail to the 

Stone County National Bank 

PO Box 402, Crane, MO 65633 

or Sandy Rainwater 27066 

State Hwy EE, Cape Fair, MO 

65624. 

The Cemetery Association is 

a Non Profit organization your 

donations are needed for upkeep. 

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BRIGHT IDEA? 

SHOP MARIONVILLE 

Ozarks Methodist Manor 

A Tradition of Caring Since 1925 

• 58 Independent Homes 

• 32 Residental Care Apartments 

• 78 Bed Skilled Health Care Units 

205 South College • P.O. Box 403 • Marionville, MO 65705 

(417) 258-2573 • Fax (417) 463-2240 

Church Directory 

Horse Creek Church 

Calendar Of Events 

March 9 Friday, 

Brad Hudson 

March 11 Sunday, 

Karty Burbridge 


Singing and Supper 

March 18 Sunday, 

Jerry Baker 


Denny McCororey 

Landmarks 

Apostolic Church 

212 W 5th St., Galena, MO 

Service Hours: 

Sunday.............10am & 6pm 

Tuesday Prayer............. 6pm 

Wednesday.....................7pm 

R. E. Edwards......417-699-2005 

Movie Night At 

Pierson 

Cumberland 

Presbyterian 

Church 

It’s Movie Night and we 

would love to have you there. 

Come join us for movie 

and popcorn night. We 

will be showing the movie 

Courageous for the older 

group and The Prince of Egypt 

for the younger group. On 

March 10, 2012 at 6:00 pm, 

at the Pierson Cumberland 

Presbyterian Church on HWY 

413 in Bradfield, north of 

Crane on the corner of Shiloh 

Church Road and HWY 413. 

Bowling 

Chapel Singing 

Bowling Chapel’s fourth 

Saturday night singing will 

resume Saturday, March 24 at 

6:00 pm. We will be having finger 

foods following the singing. 

Come and join us in an evening 

of worship and fellowship. 

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Carney 

Cemetery 

A meeting of the Carney 

Cemetery Association will be 

held at Sandy Rainwater’s home 

on EE Hwy, April 12, 2012 at 

6:00 p.m. If interested in the 

Cemetery Activities please 

attend. For more information, 

please call Sandy Rainwater 417- 

538-2846 or Etheline (Bennett) 

Munsen 417-491-4888. 

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Hurley 

Methodist 

Church 

Have you noticed the signs 

of spring around? Even though 

we had a very mild winter it is 

still up lifting to see spring come 

with all the new growth. I love 

to open the windows and let the 

fresh air in, I just feel better with 

the windows open. 

Does your life have you 

bottled up inside? Sometimes it 

feels like there is no way out, but 

Jesus tells us to cast our cares 

on him. If you can talk with a 

friend then you can talk to Jesus, 

just open up to him as if he were 

sitting there with you or on the 

phone with you, it’s that easy. 

Take time to let him know how 

you feel, I know that you will 

feel like a weight has been lifted 

off you. 

If you don’t have a church 

that you go to and are looking 

for one I invite you to come 

to ours,we are still a small 

congregation and would love to 

have you with us. We believe in 

helping in what ever way we can. 

We will pray with you, cry with 

you, laugh with you, and rejoice 

with you. Our service starts at 

10:00. I think you will be grow 

in your knowledge of the Bible 

as you listen to Joyce preach 

from God’s word. 

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your 

anxiety on him because he cares 

for you. 

Cross 

Roads Church 

Cross Roads Church west of 

Galena at 248 and 173. The 

Pastor Bob Hufft and wife 

Carolyn would like to invite 

everyone to come and worship 

with us Saturday evening at 7:00 

p.m., Sunday morning at 10:00 

a.m. and Sunday evening at 6:00 

p.m. 

Is your Church 

hosting a 

revival or a 

special 

service? 

Give us a call 

today 

417- 

723- 

5248! 

Morning 

Star Baptist 

(Revelations 22:16) 

All are welcome to Worship 

Jesus with us! 

Bible Study at 9:30am 

Worship at 10:30am & 5pm 

69 Butterfields Trail Rd. 

State Highway 413 

Pastor Gary Stewart 

(417) 744-2901 (H) 

(417) 723-0315 

Church 

Southern Baptist Church 

Established in 1997 

Raffle To Benefit 

The Marionville 

Clothing Bank 

The Marionville Clothing 

Bank Association, Inc. will 

hold a raffle to benefit the 

Marionville Clothing Bank to 

run from now until March 28, 

2012. All proceeds will be used 

for additional clothing racks and 

repairs to the building. 

Tickets are 50 cents per ticket 

or three tickets for a dollar. 

They may be purchased at the 

Clothing Bank on Wednesdays 

from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon 

or from any of the Marionville 

Clothing Bank Association, Inc. 

members or volunteers. Or, 

you may call 417-258-2607 to 

request a ticket order form to be 

mailed to you. 

All requests for tickets must 

be received by March 27 th . The 

drawing will be on Wednesday, 

March 28, at 9:30 a.m. at the 

Marionville Clothing Bank. 

You do not need to be present 

to win. 

Prizes include four tickets 

to the Dickerson Park Zoo; a 

family pass (two adults and 

four children) to the Titanic 

Museum Attraction; a $25 gift 

card to Journagan’s True Value 

Hardware; a $20 gift certificate 

to Murphy’s Orchard; two 

Saturday morning breakfast 

buffets, drinks not included, at 

Alice Irene’s; a gift certificate 

for a large pizza at Aurora 

Pizza Hut; two medium extra 

value meals and two desserts at 

Aurora McDonald’s; and two 

tickets to each of the following: 

Baldknobbers Jamboree, The 

Duttons, George Dyer, Great 

Passion Play, Presley’s Country 

Jubilee, Shepherd of the Hills, 

Showboat Branson Belle, and 

Silver Dollar City. 

The members of the 

Marionville Clothing Bank 

Association, Inc. thank the 

businesses that donated prizes 

for the raffle and thank the 

community for purchasing 

tickets.

Stone County Agriculture 

News, Views & Scoops 

News and Notes for and about Stone County Agriculture. Please send information or story ideas to: screditor@centurylink.net or mail to: PO Box 401, Crane, Missouri 

Missouri Department Of Conservation 

By Francis Skalicky 

Snagging paddlefish (also 

called spoonbills) is a spring 

tradition in Missouri that has a 

much more interesting past than 

many local anglers may realize. 

Missouri’s paddlefish season 

starts March 15 and runs through 

April 30. The daily limit is two. 

The minimum length limit is 34 

inches on the Lake of the Ozarks, 

Harry S. Truman Lake, Table 

Rock Lake and their tributaries. 

On all other waters, the minimum 

length limit is 24 inches. Sublegal 

fish must be returned to the 

water unharmed immediately. 

Paddlefish are measured from 

the eye to the fork of the tail. 

These large fish (current state 

record 139 lbs. and 4 oz. from 

Table Rock Lake), were initially 

found throughout much of the 

central U.S. and were particularly 

abundant in the Missouri and 

Mississippi River drainage 

basins. As this region became 

settled, paddlefish became both 

a popular and challenging catch 

for anglers who caught them 

by snagging during the spring 

spawning migration. Paddlefish 

were popular for their meat and 

their caviar. 

Missouri’s spoonbill snaggers 

got a boost in their favorite 

spring pastime when the 

construction of Bagnell Dam in 

1931 created a large paddlefish 

spawn in the Osage River. This 

spawn, and the spring snagging 

opportunities that went with 

it, created one of the country’s 

better-known paddlefish 

snagging opportunities. From 

1958-1977, an average of 3,600 

paddlefish, averaging 32 lbs. 

per fish – which translated into 

approximately 115,000 pounds 

of paddlefish were harvested 

annually during a two-month 

season. 

Details of how this fish 

spawned remained a mystery 

until Missouri Department of 

Conservation biologists observed 

and documented the process in 

the Osage River, near Osceola 

in 1960. Spawning is dependent 

upon weather conditions; 

primarily photoperiod, water 

temperature, and flow. Knowledge 

of how paddlefish reproduce 

became very valuable when 

construction began on Harry S. 

Bassett 

Fences, Decks & Remodeling 

Truman Reservoir in the 1970s. 

From the outset, it was known 

this project would be detrimental 

to paddlefish spawning in the 

Osage – the dam would block 

spawning migrations and flood 

historical spawning areas. 

As a result, MDC fisheries 

biologists began work on 

developing techniques for 

artificial spawning and culture of 

paddlefish as part of a mitigation 

agreement with the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers. To determine 

if a paddlefish population could 

be established and maintained, 

MDC began stocking hatchery 

produced fingerlings in Table 

Rock Lake in the 1970s. Survival 

of these stocked fingerlings was 

good and growth was excellent 

creating a good fishery in Table 

Rock Lake. Data collected from 

this ground-breaking paddlefish 

work was not only be used in 

Missouri, but also served as the 

basis for paddlefish management 

in other states where dams 

and habitat destruction were 

negatively impacting spoonbill 

reproduction and habitat. 

Biologists have not documented 

any natural reproduction of 

paddlefish in any of Missouri’s 

reservoir populations (Lake of 

the Ozarks, Harry S. Truman 

Lake, and Table Rock Lake). 

MDC maintains these valued 

sport fisheries through annual 

stockings. Each spring, a small 

number of males and females 

are collected from Table Rock 

Lake. The eggs are collected and 

incubated at MDC’s Blind Pony 

Hatchery, where the fingerlings 

are reared and stocked into Lake 

of the Ozarks, Harry S. Truman 

Lake, and Table Rock Lakes in 

the fall. 

More information about 

snagging for paddlefish in 

Missouri, and how to catch other 

fish, as well; can be found at your 

nearest Missouri Department of 

Conservation office or at www. 

missouriconservation.org 

Francis Skalicky is the media 

specialist for the Missouri 

Department of Conservation’s 

Southwest Region. For more 

information about conservation 

issues, call 417-895-6881, ext. 

247. 

Construction 

Justin Bassett 

417-229-0114 

24992 State Hwy TT 

Crane, MO 65633 

jbassett1977@gmail.com 

The Cute Little 

Old Couple 

By Sharon Miller 

Did you ever wonder what 

happened to the cute little 

couple that came to your yard 

sale in a red Ford Ranger? The 

one with the old camper shell? 

You know, he would always 

try to get you to come down 

on your price. Some people 

know them as James and 

Dolly Friel. Still a question 

about who I’m referring to? 

Anyway, after living in 

Crane for about 11 years, they 

left and moved to Virginia. 

For about a year and a half 

they have lived with their 

youngest daughter who took 

care of them the best she 

could. Well, this past Friday 

they went back to the little 

town of Thayer, Missouri. 

That’s where we moved to 

when we left the St. Louis 

area back in 1969. Daddy’s 

health has been going down 

hill and Momma is a victim 

of Alzheimer’s. Thus we 

felt it would be for the best 

to admit them to the nursing 

home. Daddy will be in rehab 

to get his strength built back 

and Momma will get the care 

she needs from those who are 

trained to handle her condition. 

They are very fortunate to get 

a room together! 

They lived in Thayer for 

30 years before coming to 

Crane and thus even there 

in the nursing home they are 

running into people who they 

know or who knew them or 

their children. 

If you would like to send 

them a card here is their 

address. 

Shady Oaks Health Care 

715 SSR 19 

Thayer, MO 65791 

Att. James and Dolly Friel 

Jackson Processing 

1664 Butterfield Trail Rd 

East of Hwy 13 

Owned and Operated By: 

John R. & Annette Jackson 

417-723-8400 


Farnum Cont... 

the Commemorative Air Museum in 

Brownsville, and enjoyed some days 

off on Padre Island for lounging & 

swimming. That’s a favorite time 

for all the children! While on the 

Island we visited Sea Turtle, Incorporated, 

which is a “hospital” for rehabilitating 

injured sea turtles. One 

morning, at Nathaniel’s request, we 

went on a Bay Fishing Tour where 

we caught few fish, an eel & a string 

ray, but still had a nice time. Upon 

concluding our fishing excursion, 

we fed what fish we caught to some 

grateful pelicans… who were very 

entertaining! 

And speaking of entertainment, 

our shows were attended mostly by 

folks who are referred to as Winter 

Texans, coming from many of the 

colder-climate states and Canada. 

We performed a variety of tunes often 

opening with “Rocky Top” and 

“Be Assured”, then on to “St. Anne’s 

Reel” while Daniel introduced us 

all, and into an old Foggy River 

Boys “Memory Course” routine. 

That would get lots of laughs, and 

Dad would go into singing his signature 

song: “Homegrown Tomatoes”. 

Following that, we’d feature Hannah 

on her fiddle playing the “Cotton 

Patch Rag”. Daniel then sang a 

Marty Robbins song, either “Ballad 

of the Alamo” or “Continental Suit”. 

The crowds down there really loved 

his renditions of these songs. Next 

we’d bring up the younger children, 

Nathaniel, Maggie & Matthew, and 

we’d all sing the old Gene Autry 

song, “Uncle Noah’s Ark”. It’s lots 

of fun and, with the many animal 

sound effects, gets everyone’s attention. 

Maggie would then sing her 

new song, “What Happy Is”, which 

we learned from the Josties, another 

family band. Trish would then follow 

that with a Randy Travis gospel 

tear-jerker, “Three Wooden Crosses”. 

Benjamin & Hannah would 

then take to their instruments – mandolin 

& fiddle, respectively – and 

get stung playing “Fred Digs Up a 

Hornets Nest”. Nathaniel would be 

featured singing “The Fox”, originally 

a Middle English poem dating 

from the 15th century. Then leading 

into our intermission, Daniel would 

recite some cowboy poetry, namely 

“Reincarnation”, which always got 

much laughter, followed by anther 

Marty Robbins ballad, “Big Iron”. 

We were thankful to Greg Bailey 

at Stone County Recording Studio 

for his hard work helping us get our 

new gospel album, “Leaning…” 

We picked it up from Betty Kottkamp 

(who did our cover design & 

duplication – MTB Studios) the day 

before we left so had it available 

during our intermissions, along with 

our other albums: Come & Rejoice, 

Tomato Pickin’ and our Folk Psalms 

album and Companion song book. 

(Please see our family website @ 

www.FarnumFamily.org to order 

any of these). And a few of the parks 

offered our family ice cream during 

the intermission, and that always 

went over well with the children! 

Continuing with our show, we 

opened the second half with a 

comical song we learned from the 

Homestead Pickers at Silver Dollar 

City, “Bib Overalls”. Our youngest, 

Matthew, and his brother Nathaniel 

would come up on stage wearing 

overalls and lead that one off. It’s a 

fun song! Then, with all of the folks 

from Iowa that we seemed to have in 

our audiences, Hannah would take 

the lead on “Church in the Wildwood”. 

We must have met a dozen 

folks who’d either been there, lived 

close by, or been married in the “Little 

Brown Church”! At that point in 

our show, mom & dad would turn it 

over to Benjamin, Hannah & Daniel, 

who would do a bluegrass arrangement 

(guitar, fiddle & bass) of the 

classic Bob Dylan song, “Forever 

Young” with lead by Daniel. Next 

we’d bring up the two girls, Hannah 

& Maggie, who performed their 

twin fiddle tunes, “Faded Love” and 

in Bob Wills fashion, “Snow Deer”. 

Then we’d feature Hannah on her 

Irish set, playing two fiddle tunes 

learned attending O’Flaherty’s Irish 

Music Retreat in Midlothian, Texas. 

Nearing the conclusion of our show, 

Benjamin took his harmonica to introduce 

“Joshua”, a catchy gospel 

song featuring all the children and 

ending with a long & competitively 

sustained harmony of notes. Before 

our closing songs, Dad would sing 

his favorite hymn, “God Send Us 

Men.” It’s a challenge to Christian 

leadership – as individuals, in our 

families, our communities, and a 

prayer for our nation. The words, 

written by Frederick Gillman in 

1909, and more appropriate now 

than ever, follow: 

God send us men whose aim 

‘twill be 

Not to defend some ancient 

creed, 

But to live out the laws of Christ 

In every thought and word and 

deed. 

God send us men alert and quick 

His lofty precepts to translate, 

Until the laws of Christ become 

The laws and habits of the state. 

God send us men of steadfast 

will, 

Patient, courageous, strong and 

true, 

With vision clear and mind 

equipped 

His will to learn, his work to do. 

God send us men with hearts 

ablaze, 

All truth to love, all wrong to 

hate; 

These are the patriots nations 

need; 

These are the bulwarks of the 

state. 

We often closed our concerts with 

“Hands in Wood”, the lead sung by 

Daniel, followed by “Solid Rock”, 

a quartet piece with Hannah singing 

the lead. It was exciting to receive 

a standing ovation at about 70% of 

our park performances, and often an 

invitation to rebook for 2013. To see 

our calendar for the balance of this 

year and next, please visit our family 

website @ www.FarnumFamily. 

org. And, folks, if you’d like to book 

our family for a special concert or 

performance for your church or other 

event, please feel free to contact 

us. And be sure to catch us at Silver 

Dollar City for their Bluegrass & 

BBQ Festival come May!


Comments & Notes from... 

Mary Kuyper 

P.O. Box 208 

Reeds Spring MO 65737 • 417-272-3527 

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Dear Readerville: “THE 

BELLS DID RING!” 

At last we have the pictures of 

the beautiful wedding of Wade 

Cary and Erica Kuyper (my 

granddaughter). I am sharing 

some of the ones I have. The 

first picture is of the bridal 

couple themselves. Erica had 

a Gothic medieval wedding 

Reeds Spring Jct. 

Crane City Pool 

Fundraiser 

GREEN BUCKS in March 

Check Writing Fundraiser For the month of March 

We want to Challenge everyone to donate to 

“HELP SAVE OUR POOL” 

It’s Tax Refund time so help us out, your kids are worth it any size 

donation will help 

If 100 people would give $20 that would be $2000 

Sooooooooooooooo do your part! 

Mail Checks to Crane Pool Renovations/Green Bucks 

c/o Kathy Davidson 

Po Box 695 Crane, MO 65633 

You can also drop off your donation at the Crane City Hall 

Checks payable to City of Crane (Memo: Pool Renovations) 

We take Green CASH too!! 

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dress. The gown was mostly 

white with a hood, the hood 

was not always worn. The hood 

and gown was trimmed and the 

design was in black. The dress 

was ordered from England and 

barely arrived in time. Red 

roses with red ribbon adorned 

the bouquets and the men wore 

red roses in their lapels. 

The bridal party could chose 

their own attire but was asked 

to stick to the wedding colors 

of red, black, & white. The 

second picture is of the bride 

and her attendants. The are 

(left to right) Kammy Miller, 

flower girl (who did a good job 

by the way) Athena Yancey, 

Erica – the bride, then Julie 

Youngblood the matron of 

honor, and Brittaney Rager. 

The third picture is of the 

bride Erica and her mom, 

Sherrie Kuyper, her dad, 

Richard Kuyper Jr. and her 

brother Richard Kuyper III. A 

very handsome family indeed. 

The fourth picture is of 

Richard Kuyper Jr. the brides 

father, the bride Erica, sitting 

next to Erica’s grandmother 

(who happened to be very 

proud) Mary Kuyper. 

I really enjoyed the opportunity 

to get out of the house and no 

doctor was involved in where 

I ended up. It’s a grand day 

when you get to witness & be 

a part of someone close to you 

make such an important step in 

their lives. 

The reception was pot luck 

which offered a terrific number 

of choices to eat. What a great 

idea! The wedding cake had 

white icing and was dribbled 

with black icing. Really good 

too. 

We wish to thank all those 

that brought something for the 

reception. We also want to say 

A BIG THANK YOU TO: the 

groom’s family for all their 

help with getting the bride’s 

gown to Reeds Spring Junction 

and to Judy Hoffman (the other 

grandmother of the bride) and 

the bride’s Aunt Kathy (bride’s 

mother’s sister) for their help 

to make this a special day for 

Erica and Wade. A very special 

Thank You to Kim Kessinger 

Issacs for the photography of 

the day. 

Now folks, I have taken up 

enough of your time this week 

and beside I am not doing so 

great right now and need to rest 

some, so I will talk to you again 

next week with all the other 

info, what for’s, why not’s, and 

etc. 

Till Next Time: Ha Kuna 

Matata! 

Cane Bottom News 

Sharon Bennett 

• 8392 St. Hwy 173, Cape Fair, Mo 65624 • 

Wahkenna Falls in Oregon near 

Portland. 

I am still in Oregon helping 

my friend until she gets settled 

into her job and her children 

get settled in school. I am 

doing pretty good with the 

three children, all boys and 

their antics. They are so busy 

with their actions and many 

lectures from Mom of what to 

do and not. The TV and their 

games have such influence on 

their lives. I wonder how the 

teachers of the school handle 

the many things that come 

their way. My prayers go out 

to you, those that want them, 

you have them. These children 

are good children but very 

young and already getting 

more than they need to know 

at their age. 

Now on to our trip out here. 

After the snow storm, it was all 

peaceful. We had many horror 

calls from the people from 

Oregon and family telling 

how bad the weather would 

be, through the mountains, 

but we had nothing. The 

Dalles was where everyone 

was worried, so we got our 

chains which are required in 

Oregon and my friend got the 

lesson on how to put them 

on. We had the phone call 

telling us we had to chain up 

that morning but we breezed 

right though the Dalles, which 

is a road under the mountains 

next to the Columbia river. 

The fog comes in and there 

is usually rain or snow there, 

but this is one of their unusual 

years also. So after getting 

here we wondered what was 

their concern. I am sure we 

will find out or maybe it is 

spring. Everything here, the 

spring flowers are blooming 

and the Azaleas are in bloom. 

The trees are starting to 

show new growth, but snow 

tonight. The temp runs about 

42 and warmer, yesterday it 

was sunny and 60. We went to 

the waterfall, which there are 

many around here and saw the 

beauty of the place. With the 

sun shining it felt like a picnic 

was in order. You could see it 

was snowing in the mountains 

when we first got there. Many 

were hiking in the mountains. 

My friend and the boys took a 

hike to one of the waterfalls. I 

thought it would tire them, out 

but no they were still up and 

ready to do their boy things. 

Earlier this week we went 

to Newport, OR and saw the 

Marine Life Museum. It was 

like it was under the sea setting 

on the sea and the boys had a 

good time there. Saw the ocean 

but had to save exploring that 

for another day. It is about a 

2 hour drive over to the ocean 

from Portland. The school 

takes the kids from around 

here, there to spend the night, 

one of the boys will get to go. 

They are going the first of the 

week. This nanny, is ready. 

Again we were told it was 

snowing on the mountains we 

were going through, we got to 

the point of not telling them 

we looked at the weather. No 

snow, just had some snow on 

edge of road. Guess we were 

just blessed. We do know 

how to go back now when 

we see danger. They don’t 

trust us since the blizzard we 

were in, but that happens to 

a lot of people in Wyoming. 

The people of Wyoming said, 

“Welcome to Wyoming.” 

Our pod, which she shipped 

her home in Kansas in hasn’t 

arrived with my suitcase, so 

we are wearing the same one 

two three outfits but are ready 

for a change. It should come 

this week. 

That is all the excitement I 

can give you this week. I am 

still taking pictures of barns. 

There are some beauties out 

here along the road I saw 

some good ones couldn’t 

stop to take pictures out the 

window without a wreck.We 

also never saw any wrecks, 

beside the snow blizzard. 

I received a call from the 

Harter family that has a young 

girl I helped sing and she 

sang at the Broiler Festival 

last year. She entered KWFC 

contest for singers and placed 

15 among 88 constantants. 

She won some prizes and a 

standing ovation. She is only 9 

years old. It takes a lot just to 

stand in front of many people 

to sing. Congratulations to 

Gabrielle Harter. 

Song to hum “I Am A 

Promise,” which she sang for 

the contest.

Stone County Senior Citizens Service Fund 

2011 Financial Statement 

Beginning Balance 

12/31/2010 $186,773 

INCOME 

STONE CO NATL BANK- 

CHECKING ACCOUNT 

INTEREST $4,399 

STONE CO TREASURER, 

TAX COLLECTED 

$242,935 

SCCOA REFUND 

OF UNUSED 

APPROPRIATIONS $1,511 

TOTAL INCOME 

$248,845 

EXPENSES 

BOARD MEMBER 

EXPENSES 

J J ENSCH-MILEAGE $97 

JOAN GILLAHAN- 

MILEAGE $27 

CHARLIE HOWSER- 

MILEAGE $128 

SHEILA LINDSAY- 

ADMIN & POSTAGE $385 

RICHARD 

MEYERKORD-MILEAGE 

$391 

ROBERT RALSTON- 

MILEAGE $200 

JERRY SHELTON- 

MILEAGE $194 

TOTAL BOARD 

MEMBER EXPENSES 

$1,422 

OTHER EXPENSES 

CAPE FAIR 

HOMEMAKERS $3,000 

CAPE FAIR SENIOR 

CITIZENS, INC $1,000 

CENTRAL CROSSIN 

SENIOR CENTER $6,000 

CLAY COUNTY SENIOR 

SERVICES $35 

CNA SURETY BOND 

$1,008 

GRACE HEALTH 

SERVICES $11,679 

GRYPHON FORMS $216 

HARRY FINGK $350 

KIMBERLING AREA 

LIBRARY $1,000 

KIMBERLING AREA 

SENIOR CENTER $15,727 

KIMBERLING CITY 

PHARMACY $6,685 

KIMBERLING CITY 

POSTMASTER $26 

OACAC $21,500 

STONE COUNTY 

COUNCIL ON AGING 

$181,150 

STONE COUNTY 

GAZETTE $80 

STONE COUNTY 

PUBLISHING $19 

SWMOA $234 

TOTAL OTHER 

EXPENSES $249,709 

ENDING BALANCE 

12/31/2011 $184,487 

Stone Co Health Cont 

Sheriff’s Deputies were 

staged in damaged areas to 

control the volume of traffic 

and to secure the area from 

potential looting. 

Electric and telephone 

companies addressed line 

and pole damages to restore 

power and phone service to 

those who have been without 

those services. Utilities were 

made safe for residents and 

volunteers to begin clean-up 

efforts. 

Stone County Health 

Department (SCHD) staff 

and Community Hero 

Public Health Volunteers 

administered free tetanus shots 

to workers, employees, and 

volunteers who were amongst 

the debris and devastation. 

Dumpsters have arrived 

in Kimberling City and 

throughout Stone County. 

These dumpsters are to aid 

with storm debris cleanup. 

The following items are 

NOT TO BE PUT IN THE 

DUMPSTERS: LIQUID OR 

HAZARDOUS WASTE/ 

MATERIALS (household 

chemicals, paint, etc.), LIMBS, 

TREES, OR VEGETATIVE 

WASTE, and TIRES. The 

waste company and landfill 

will not accept these items. 

An outpouring of neighborly 

kindness, love and hard work 

was evident in Stone County 

today, as everyone worked 

together to pick up the pieces 

left behind from the tornado. 

Stone County has a ways 

to go to restore its beautiful 

residents, resorts, boat docks, 

and businesses, but it won’t 

take long with everyone 

coming together like the past 

two days. 

The Southwest 

Missouri 

Solid Waste 

Management 

District N 

The Southwest Missouri Solid 

Waste Management District N 

will hold it’s regularly scheduled 

Executive Board Meeting at 

11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, March 

13, 2012. 

This meeting will be held at 

Alice Irene’s in Marionville, 

MO. 

This meeting is open to the 

public. 


Crane Creek 

Maintenance And Landscaping 

We are looking 

forward to a beautiful 

Spring and Summer! 

We are prepared to 

work with the local 

community with 

reasonable prices. 

No jobs to small. We 

prepare plant beds, 

and also design if 

wanted. Materials 

available: hard wood 

mulch, red mulch, river 

rock, topsoil, retaining 

wall block and natural 

stone. 

Extra services 

include, tree trimming, 

sprinkling systems, 

sodding, seeding, fish 

ponds, light carpentry 

work, some roofing, 

and fertilizing in all 

areas. Thank you for 

your support! 

Tino Manrique and 

Helpers 

Manrique 

Odds & Ends 

109 W. Meadow 

Crane, MO 65633 

Open Tues – Sat 

10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Specializing in Karen’s: 

Egyptian Cotton Sheet Sets 

Personal Grooming Items 

Women’s Accessories 

And much more 

Come in and see us! 

Neighbors And Friends To Meet 

Neighbors and Friends of 

Table Rock Lake will meet 

Monday, March12 th at Our 

Lady of The Cove Catholic 

Church. Doors will open at 

10:00 and the meeting will 

start at 10:30. Lunch choices 

will be Roast Pork, Potato, 

and Vegetable or Chicken 

Strip Salad. Members will be 

called for reservations. 

As a result of last year’s 

fund raising events, of which 

the Christmas Tour of Homes 

is the major event, we will be 

presenting checks to 17 worthy 

charitable organizations in our 

area. 

If you are interested 

in learning more about 

the organization you are 

encouraged to visit our web 

site at: WWW.NFTRL.ORG 

or call 338-0338 or 739-3998.


Announcements 

Happy 

50th Anniversary 

Jack & Anna 

Fugitt 

Crane Christian Church Yard Sale 

Saturday, March 17th 

Booth Space Available 

Call Beth 527-0608 

43-2tc 

OATS Bus Schedule for Stone County 

To Branson West from: 

Crane, Galena, Cape Fair, Reeds Spring, every Wednesday 

To Springfield from: 

Stone County, second Monday of each month. 

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

your town: 

Kimberling City/Lampe, Charles Lopez, 417-598-2190 

Shell Knob, Venita Kory, 417-858-6349 

Crane, Cape Fair, Reeds Spring, Galena, Melvina Taylor, 417-723- 

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PLEASE NOTE ( CHANGE ) 

North Stone & Northeast 

Barry County Fire Protection 

District 

Date changed to 2 nd Saturday 

instead of 2 nd Thursday 

Meeting Date Sat. March 10, 

2012 @ 12:15 p.m. 

We will be making Saturday 

meetings a luncheon meeting 

so lunch will be provided for 

the Board and all necessary 

fire personnel. 

The North Stone Northeast 

Barry County Fire District Board 

will meet in conjunction with the 

North Stone Northeast Barry 

County Fire Association Board. 

Please let Leon or Mike know 

if you cannot make it so we can 

make sure we have a quorum. 

Call to Order 

Roll Call 

Approval of Agenda 

Approval of previous meeting 

minutes 

FIRST READING OF 

ORDINANCE 2012- 

2 “Emergency and Non 

Emergency Mitigation Rates 

for Non-Residence” 

Business: 

OLD or OTHER BUSINESS: 

A. Info on grants. Chaney, 

Safer, Other. 

B. FOR GOOD OF THE 

ORDER 

NEW BUSINESS: 

A. Financial Report and 

Bills -- Treasure Mr. Kaup 

B. Firefighters and status 

movement, new firefighters, etc. 

-- Chief Reavis or designee 

C. Captains’ Report -- 

Station Captains, (runs, needs, 

etc.) 

FOR GOOD OF THE ORDER 

Second READING 

OF ORDINANCE 2012- 

2 “Emergency and Non 

Emergency Mitigation Rates 

for Non-Residence” 

Adjournment -- District’s 

Meeting President of the Board 

Leon R. Cunningham 

ATTACHMENT Publication 

notice for: “Ordinance No. 

2012-2 “ and the Ordinance 

Attachment 1 March 10, 2012 

Agenda 

The noted Ordinance of the 

North Stone Northeast Barry 

County Fire Protection District 

will be reviewed considered for 

adoption at the next meeting of 

the N. S.NE. B. C. F.P. D. on the 

10 th Day of March 2012. It is 

an ordinance that will allow the 

Fire District to charge for and 

recoup for Emergency and Non 

Emergency Services Rendered 

to Non-Tax Paying Residences 

of the District. 

ORDINANCE --- Bill No: 2 

Ordinance No. 2012-2 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

(CITY COUNCIL) OF THE 

NORTH STONE NORTHEAST 

BARRY COUNTY FIRE 

PROTECTION DISTRICT AS 

FOLLOWS: 

AN ORDINANCE 

ESTABLISHING AND 

IMPLEMENTING A 

PROGRAM TO CHARGE 

MITIGATION RATES FOR 

THE DEPLOYMENT OF 

EMERGENCY AND NON- 

EMERGENCY SERVICES BY 

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT 

FOR SERVICES PROVIDED/ 

RENDERED FOR THE NORTH 

STONE NORTHEAST BARRY 

COUNTY FPD. 

WHEREAS, the emergency 

and non-emergency services 

response activity to incidents 

continues to increase each 

year; Environmental Protection 

requirements involving 

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demands, where maintaining 

an effective response by the 

fire department decreases the 

costs of incidents to insurance 

carriers, businesses, and 

individuals through timely 

and effective management of 

emergency situations, saving 

lives and reducing property and 

environmental damage; and 

WHEREAS, raising real 

property tax to meet the 

increase in service demands 

would not be fair when the 

responsible party should be 

held accountable for their 

actions; and 

WHEREAS, the City Council 

of the North Stone Northeast 

Barry County FPD desires to 

implement a fair and equitable 

procedure by which to collect 

said mitigation rates and shall 

establish a billing system in 

accordance with applicable 

laws, regulations and 

guidelines; Now, Therefore 

BE IT ORDAINED BY 

THE CITY COUNCIL 

OF THE NORTH STONE 

NORTHEAST BARRY 

COUNTY FPD: 

SECTION 1: The North Stone 

Northeast Barry County FPD 

shall initiate mitigation rates for 

the delivery of emergency and 

non-emergency services by the 

fire department for personnel, 

supplies and equipment to the 

scene of emergency and nonemergency 

incidents as listed in 

“EXHIBIT A”, the mitigation 

rates shall be based on actual 

costs of the services and that 

which is usual, customary and 

reasonable (UCR) as shown 

in EXHIBIT A”, which may 

include any services, personnel, 

supplies, and equipment and 

with baselines established by 

addendum to this document. 

SECTION 2: A claim shall 

be filed to the responsible party 

through their insurance carrier. 

In some circumstances, the 

responsible party will be billed 

directly. 

SECTION 3: The fire 

department’s City Council 

may make rules or regulations 

and from time to time may 

amend, revoke, or add rules 

and regulations, not consistent 

with this Section, as they may 

deem necessary or expedient 

in respect to billing for 

these mitigation rates or the 

collection thereof. 

SECTION 4: It is found 

and determined that all formal 

actions of this City Council 

concerning and relating to the 

adoption of this Ordinance 

were adopted in open meetings 

of this City Council, and 

that all deliberations of this 

City Council and any of its 

committees that resulted in 

such formal actions were 

in accordance with all legal 

requirements, and the Codified 

Ordinances of the City 

Council. 

SECTION 5: This Ordinance 

shall take effect thirty days 

(30) from the date of adoption 

as permitted by law. 

Regular Meeting 

Of The Board Of Aldermen 

BOARD OF ALDERMEN 

Tuesday, 7:00 PM 

February 13, 2012 

City Hall 

A regular meeting of the Crane 

Board of Aldermen was held at the 

Crane City Hall, Monday, February 

13, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. with the 

following members present by 

roll call, Mayor Collin Brannan, 

Aldermen Ron Fearn, Tina Terrell, 

Jessica White, and Kyle Bentley. 

A quorum was present. Mayor 

Brannan called the meeting to 

order. 

Alderman Bentley made a 

motion to approve the January 

30, 2012 regular meeting minutes 

as presented. Alderman Terrell 

seconded the motion, which 

carried unanimously by vote: 

Alderman Fearn—aye; Alderman 

Bentley—aye; Alderman Terrell— 

aye; Alderman White—aye. 

Remarks from Visitors: None. 

Department Reports: 

Police Department. Police 

Chief John Elmore reported 

that Emergency Services Day is 

scheduled for April 13, 2012 at the 

Elementary School. He will be 

working with the fire department, 

ambulance service, Highway 

Patrol, etc.; and will possibly 

secure a helicopter for the children 

to see. His plan is to introduce the 

emergency services to the middle 

and high school students next year. 

This week they will be picking 

up the new police car which is 

partially paid for by a Department 

of Public Safety grant. He has 

issued several nuisance abatement 

warnings since the last Board 

meeting. 

Public Works. Public Works 

Board member Gary Webb was 

present. Mr. Webb reported that 

the pump at the old silver tower 

had to be replaced due to an 

apparent lightning strike. When 

the Board receives the bill, the 

Clerk will contact the insurance 

company. Public Works is still 

replacing defective electric poles. 

A discussion was held regarding 

ventilation at the new well house. 

Recycling. No representative 

present. 

Parks. No representative present. 

Mayor Brannan reported that Park 

Board would like to talk with the 

Public Works Board regarding the 

utility bills. Payment is being held 

at this time. The Park Board also 

wishes to speak with the school 

board concerning the ball field 

contract. 

Fire Department. No 

representative present. 

Planning Commission. The 

next meeting is scheduled for 

February 22, 2012. They are half 

way through the proposed new 

ordinances. 

Bills were presented and 

reviewed with electric $76,982.17, 

general revenue $27,321.31, refuse 

$10,144.94, street $5,179.72, and 

water $18,777.85. A motion was 

made by Alderman Fearn and 

seconded by Alderman White to 

approve the bills as presented. 

The motion passed unanimously 

by vote: Alderman Fearn— 

aye; Alderman Bentley—aye; 

Alderman Terrell—aye; Alderman 

White—aye. 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 

Water Improvement Project. 

Public Works Board member 

Gary Webb reported that they are 

going to drain the new water tower 

tomorrow. He further reported that 

they have had two good samples. 

Once the tower is filled, there will 

be two more samples taken. If 

they are good, it will be deemed 

approved for consumption. 

Caldwell Tank has been asked for 

a change order to finish the fence 

and install the gate. They further 

plan to begin flushing water lines 

tomorrow. 

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Board of Aldermen Meeting 


Safe Route to School Sidewalk 

Project. Mayor Brannan reported 

that he has signed the letter 

regarding the street lights for the 

project which must come from a 

single source in order to match the 

other street lights. 

Budget. Mayor Brannan read 

Bill #1173-12 An Ordinance 

Approving And Adopting The 

City Of Crane, Missouri, Annual 

Budget For The Fiscal Year 2012 

And Appropriating Funds Thereto. 

Alderman Fearn made a motion to 

have a 2 nd reading of Bill #1173- 

12 An Ordinance Approving And 

Adopting The City Of Crane, 

Missouri, Annual Budget For 

The Fiscal Year 2012. Alderman 

Terrell seconded the motion, 

which passed unanimously by 

roll call vote: Alderman Fearn— 



White—aye. Alderman Fearn 

made a motion to approve the 

2 nd reading of Bill #1173-12 

An Ordinance Approving And 

Adopting The City Of Crane, 

Missouri, Annual Budget For 

The Fiscal Year 2012. Alderman 






White—aye. The bill became 

Ordinance 1050. Alderman Fearn 

made a motion to make the pay 

rate increase retroactive to October 

1, 2011 for all employees with a 

budgeted pay increase. Alderman 






White—aye. 

Bond Refinancing. Steve 

Goehl of D. A. Davidson 

was present. Mayor Brannan 

read Bill #1174-12 AN 

ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING 

THE ISSUANCE OF NOT 

TO EXCEED $375,000 

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 

COMBINED WATERWORKS 

AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM 

REFUNDING REVENUE 

BONDS, SERIES 2012, 

OF CRANE, MISSOURI; 

PRESCRIBING THE FORM 

AND DETAILS OF SAID BONDS 

AND THE COVENANTS AND 

AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE 


FOR THE PAYMENT AND 

SECURITY THEREOF; AND 

AUTHORIZING CERTAIN 

ACTIONS AND DOCUMENTS 

AND PRESCRIBING OTHER 

MATTERS RELATING 

THERETO by title. A discussion 

was held regarding the increase in 

savings and other benefits to the 

City. 

Alderman Fearn made a 

motion to approve the 1 st 

reading of Bill #1174-12 AN 




















THERETO. Alderman Bentley 

seconded the motion, which passed 

unanimously by roll call vote: 


Bentley—aye; Alderman White— 

aye; Alderman Terrell—aye. 

Alderman Fearn made 

a motion to have a 2 nd 

reading of Bill #1174-12 AN 




















THERETO. Alderman Bentley 






Alderman Fearn made a motion 

to make the pay rate increase 

retroactive to October 1, 2011 for 

all employees with a budgeted 

pay increase. Alderman Terrell 






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Board of Aldermen Meeting 


Alderman Bentley made 

a motion to approve the 2 nd 

reading of Bill # 1174-12 AN 




















THERETO. Alderman Fearn 





aye; Alderman White—aye. The 

bill became Ordinance 1051. 

Alderman Fearn made a motion 

to make the pay rate increase 

retroactive to October 1, 2011 for 

all employees with a budgeted 

pay increase. Alderman Terrell 






School Radios. Crane School 

Superintendent Tyler Laney 

contacted Mayor Brannan 

regarding placement of their radio 

antenna on the new tower. The 

Board will allow them to utilize 

the abandoned antenna on the 

north tower until the new tower is 

ready. 

Verizon Lease. The clerk 

obtained a rate survey of what 

other cities are receiving in rent/ 

lease payments for antenna space 

on their water towers. Mayor 

Brannan reported that Verizon sent 

a letter asking for consent to their 

antenna array, which would allow 

them to improve or weld on the 

tower. 

Nixa Amateur Radio. Mayor 

Brannan reported that Nixa 

amateur radio is moving forward 

with their antenna placement and 

he would like them to make a 

presentation on the project to the 

Board at a future meeting. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

Mayor Appointments. None. 

Trail of Tears in Stone County. 

Jim Huy, Northern Stone County 

Commissioner and President of the 

Stone County Historical Society 

shared some history of the Trail of 

Tears route in Stone County, which 

goes through an area one half mile 

north of Crane. 

Full-time Police Officer. Chief 

Elmore recommended that the 

Board hire Richard Morrison as 

a full-time police officer at the 

budgeted amount. Alderman 

Fearn made a motion to approve 

the hiring of Richard Morrison 

as a full-time police officer at 

the budgeted amount. Alderman 

Bentley seconded the motion, 

which carried unanimously 

by vote: Alderman Fearn— 



White—aye. 

With no further business, a 

motion was made by Alderman 

Terrell and seconded by Alderman 

Fearn to adjourn the meeting. 

Motion carried, meeting adjourned 

at 8:37 p.m. 

/s/J. Collin Brannan, Mayor 

/s/Beth Murphy, City Clerk


Don Phillips Capital Report 

A Bird’s Eye View of the 

Tornado Damage 

Legislative news is 

secondary to me this week 

considering what the district 

experienced on Wednesday 

morning. I’ll direct my 

remarks to the aftermath of 

the EF-2 tornado that struck 

our area. 

Stone and Taney Counties 

were the center of attention in 

our state, along with the cities 

of Lebanon, Cassville and 

Buffalo as tornado activity 

devastated our communities. 

The Governor declared a State 

of Emergency for the affected 

areas. 

I was impressed that U.S. 

Representative Billy Long 

personally phoned me on 

Wednesday morning to offer 

assistance to our district, if 

help was needed at the federal 

level. 

On Wednesday morning, my 

phone rang for the first time at 

5:45 a.m. with reports of the 

tornado damage. I was on the 

phone most of the morning 

trying to stay abreast of the 

status of the district. By midafternoon 

Wednesday, I made 

the decision to leave Jefferson 

City and return to the district 

to see the damage firsthand 

and do what I could to assist. 

(Complicating things on 

my end was the fact that my 

Legislative Assistant, Rosie, 

had the flu and missed work 

on Monday, Tuesday and 

Wednesday!). 

Thursday morning I was 

able to take an aerial tour of 

the district and see the storm 

damage from a birds-eye 

view, thanks to a helicopter 

ride provided by the Missouri 

State Highway Patrol. It 

was amazing to see the path 

the tornado took as it ripped 

across land and water from 

the Joe Bald area of Stone 

County to Kissee Mills in 

Taney County. 

• The Joe Bald Market 

and Stone Road area in Stone 

County appeared to be the 

first place the tornado touched 

down, doing tremendous 

residential damage. 

• The Kimberling Inn 

suffered near total damage 

as most every building on 

the property was affected, 

including Ahoy’s Restaurant 

near the lake. 

• Port of Kimberling 

Marina suffered severe 

damage to boat docks that 

were along the line of the 

tornado. Hundreds of boats 

were piled on top of each other 

or unaccounted for during the 

initial survey. 

• The Gobbler’s 

Mountain area also was 

affected as the tornado made 

its way across Rt. DD and 

did extensive damage to 

residences along the way. 

• The Harbor Resort 

Marina on Indian Point had 

several boat docks that were 

totally damaged including the 

boats in the stalls. 

• The Village Resort on 

Indian Point also had damage 

to several structures including 

a well house and condos. 

• Sunset Cove, down 

Stormy Pt. Road, (265- 

12) sustained considerable 

residential damage as well. 

• The 76 strip in Branson 

was hit hard as the twister 

went down the strip, knocking 

out businesses and damaging 

homes adjacent to the strip. 

• Next in line were the 

Branson Landing and the 

Hilton Convention Center. 

Several other businesses 

were affected on the landing. 

Apparently the Belk Store and 

Bass Pro Shop was spared any 

significant damage. 

• Branson’s longtime favorite 

restaurant, The Candlestick 

Inn, was destroyed on Mt. 

Branson and several Mt. 

Branson homes were damaged 

as the tornado moved from the 

Branson Landing toward T 

highway. The storm damage 

continued on to Powersite and 

Kissee Mills where it finally 

lost steam. 

Thursday, I made my way 

around the district, doing what 

I could to help out. I really 

appreciate the cooperation 

I witnessed between our 

emergency response 

directors in Stone and Taney 

Counties, city administrators, 

law enforcement, fire and 

rescue personnel. Christian 

Associates and several 

churches stepped up to serve 

the needs of those displaced 

from their homes. The 

National Guard responded to 

assist with manpower as did 

AmeriCorps. AmeriCorps 

was instrumental in Stone and 

Taney Co. as they coordinated 

the use of hundreds of 

volunteers. Homeland 

Security assisted law 

enforcement by providing 

much-needed additional 

manpower. There were 

numerous other agencies and 

organizations, local, state and 

federal involved; too many to 

mention, that provided help. 

White River Valley Electric 

Coop., as well as Empire 

District Electric worked 

very hard to restore power to 

thousands of customers and did 

a remarkable job considering 

the incredible challenge they 

faced. I was very appreciative 

that White River gave me 

periodic updates on progress 

and predictions on when 

power would be restored. 

Kimberling City, relatively 

speaking, suffered the biggest 

economic blow as two 

primary economic drivers, the 

Kimberling Inn and the Port 

of Kimberling Marina, were 

in direct line of the storm. 

The damage to these two 

businesses is considerable, 

especially the Kimberling 

Inn. 

On Saturday, I spoke 

personally with Senator 

Roy Blunt as he toured the 

Branson area. He’s aware of 

the significance of the damage 

in Stone County and pledged 

his support for assistance, if 

necessary. 

Let’s not forget the personal 

tragedies suffered by the 

loss of homes by some of 

our neighbors. My prayer 

is that we will continue to 

provide support, long term if 

necessary, to those in need of 

assistance. 

We were absolutely blessed 

by the small number of 

injuries and especially the 

lack of fatalities! 

It’s remarkable to see the 

people of Stone and Taney 

Counties pull together when a 

disaster strikes! 

Thanks to everyone that 

assisted. I’ve never been 

more proud to serve as your 

representative! 

Email: don.phillips@house. 

mo.gov Phone: 573-751- 

3851. Address: Rep. Don 

Phillips, House Post Office, 

Room 135, 201 W. Capitol 

Ave., Jefferson City, MO 

65101. 

Stone County 

Commission 

STONE COUNTY 

COMMISSION AGENDA 

Mondays 

The County Commission 

meets on Mondays to conduct 

routine county business, 

informally holds meetings and 

discussions with officeholders, 

employees, the general public, 

and others. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 


conducts public hearings 

and receives public input on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 

usually beginning at 9:00 

a.m. and, after a lunch recess, 

reconvening at 1:00 p.m. At 

the conclusion of the scheduled 

agenda, the public is offered 

an opportunity to address the 

County Commission. 

On Tuesdays and Thursdays 

the County Commission 

also considers and approves 

accounts payable, conducts 





and others. 

The following is the 

tentative agenda for the Stone 

County Commission 

Monday March 12, 2012 

Routine County Business 

Tuesday March 13, 2012 

Routine County Business, 

Approve Accounts Payable 

and Approve Minutes 

Thursday March 15, 2012 




1:00 Agenda 

a. University of Mo 

Extension Regional Director 

Jay Chism-update County 

Commission on extension 

programs 

STONE COUNTY 

COMMISSION 

108 East 4 th Street 

PO Box 19 

Galena, Missouri 65656- 

0019 

417-357-8141 

417-357-3098 fax 

Jerry Dodd Dennis Wood 

Jim B. Huy 

Southern Commissioner 

Presiding Commissioner 

Northern Commissioner 

STONE COUNTY 

COMMISSION AGENDA 

Mondays 


meets on Mondays to conduct 





and others. 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 


conducts public hearings 

and receives public input on 

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 

usually beginning at 9:00 

a.m. and, after a lunch recess, 

reconvening at 1:00 p.m. 

At the conclusion of the 

scheduled agenda, the public 

is offered an opportunity 

to address the County 

Commission. 

On Tuesdays and Thursdays 

the County Commission 

also considers and approves 

accounts payable, conducts 





and others. 

The following is the 

tentative agenda for the Stone 

County Commission 

Monday March 5, 2012 

Routine County Business 

Tuesday March 6, 2012 




a. Judy Cook-county 

employee time clock 

b. Lois and Larry 

Turtin-zoning classification 

of property 

c. Juanita Fostersubmit 

sunshine request 

d. Request notification 

of Neighborhood 

Improvement District 

(NID) tax collections 

during county budget 

appropriations 

11:00 – 2:00 Emergency 

Operations Center disaster 

exercise conducted in the 

County Commission room 

(third floor courthouse 

Thursday March 8, 2012 




9:00 Agenda 

a. Elected Officials/ 

Department Heads monthly 

update meeting 

a. Missouri Career 

Center-Branson-youth help 

program 

Stone 

County 

Publishing 

Company, 

Inc. 

Services 

Offered: 

*Laminating 

*Copies 

(BW & Colored) 

*Fax In/Out 

*Picture 

Printing 

*Business 

Cards 

* Invoices / 

Work Orders 

*Advertising 

Design 

*Invitations 

(McPherson’s) 

*Office 

Supplies 

(Including Special Orders) 

114 Main Street 

Crane, MO 

Phone: 

417-723-5248 

Fax: 

417-723-8490 

Website: 

cc-scrnews.com 

Whitney Anderson: 

scrlegal@centurylink.net 

Brynn Annette Thompson: 

Jackson: 

scrclassifieds@centurylink.net 

Annette Jamie Tabor: Jackson: 

scrbilling@centurylink.net

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