Oncology services now available at Bates County Memorial Hospital

From the desk of Senator David Pearce

Into the Woods Another beautiful autumn is upon us, and with the cooler weather comes many fall activities, such as football games, hay rides, and, for many areas, hunting seasons. Archery season, also known as bow season, opened in Missouri on Sept. 15 for both deer and turkey and will run through Nov. 11. In addition, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the dates for the rest of this year’s deer seasons are:

Bates 4-H’ers are straight shooters

(BUTLER, MO – September 22, 2011) - Twenty-two Bates County 4-H’ers participated in the Missouri 4-H State Shooting Sports contest held on Saturday, September 17 at Columbia. Bates County 4-H Youth Specialist Alan J. Mundey reports the following results: Luke Crawford placed 4th in the Hunting Skills competition and also captured 3rd place in the intermediate division of the Compound 3D Archery Shoot; Jared Jacobs took 2nd place in the senior Archery Compound Release event; the senior Compound Release Archery team of Jared Jacobs, Erin Armentrout, Douglas Fisher, and Geoffrey Algiere placed 2nd in their event; and the senior FITA Compound Archery team made up of Jared Jacobs, Wyatt Cumpton, Erin Armentrout, and Derek Sutcliffe brought home 2nd place in their competition. Other Bates County participants were Wade Cumpton, Lincoln Sutton, Jaclyn Crawford, Ty Underwood, Allison Jacobs, Victoria Sears, Conrad Walley, Ella Armentrout, Megan Sutcliffe, David Warfield, Jr., Wylie Miller, Matthew Coleman, Andrew Newkirk, Wesley Shine and Emily Shine.

-our thanks to Alan Mundey

Your weekend planner...

Friday
BHS Go Pink volleyball game 6:30 at HS gym
Varsity football - Adrian at Rich Hill 7 p.m. (Rich Hill homecoming)
Varsity football - Archie at Drexel 7 p.m.
Amsterdam Jubilee kickoff 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Saturday
Amsterdam Jubilee - all day
Papinville Picnic - all day
Varsity football - Butler at Truman High 1 p.m. (due to schedule conflict, game will not be streamed on Bates County Live, but will be broadcast on FM 92.1 the Bullet).
Appleton City Scarecrow festival and city wide garage sale - all day
Poplar Heights Farm basket weaving class - 9 a.m.
Youth Bluegrass Festival - Appleton City

Sunday
McGennis Youth Center BBQ - starts at noon
Sheriff's Posse Poker Run - starts at 2 p.m. at Plunkett Bowl in Butler

if we've missed something, drop us an email at bateswire@hotmail.com

Bates 4-H livestock judging team to American Royal

Bates County 4-H’ers Tristen Clark, Colt Cumpton, and Maggie Massey will be representing Missouri 4-H in the livestock judging competition at the American Royal in Kansas City. According to 4-H Youth Specialist Alan J. Mundey, the senior livestock judging team qualified for this honor by placing fourth in the State 4-H Livestock Judging contest held on Saturday, September 10 at the Trowbridge Arena on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. Individually, Massey finished 10th out of 89 competitors; Clark placed 13th; and Cumpton finished 33rd.

In the junior division, the judging team comprised of Reba Colin, John Tarvin, Mike Tarvin, and Clint Cumpton finished sixth in the state out of thirty-two teams. In individual results, Mike Tarvin placed 5th out of 101 contestants; Reba Colin placed 23rd; John Tarvin placed 60th; and Clint Cumpton placed 66th.

The teams would like to thank coaches Luke and Amanda Kagarice for all of their help.

Front row(left to right): Clay Cumpton (observer), Clint Cumpton, John Tarvin, Tristen Clark;  second row: Amanda Kagarice (coach), Maggie Massey, Reba Colin, Colt Cumpton; Mike Tarvin;  back: David Warfield, Jr. (observer).

-our thanks to Alan Mundey

Local 4-H’ers do well at Fashion Review held in Columbia

Six Bates County 4-H’ers participated in the State 4-H Fashion Revue which was held in Columbia on Saturday, September 10. Modeling their outfits on the Jesse Hall stage on the University of Missouri campus were Aubrey Terry, Clothes You Make, junior division; Ella Armentrout, Clothes You Make, intermediate division; Erin Armentrout, Clothes You Make, senior division; Katie Kostuke, Clothes You Buy, intermediate division; Jaclyn Crawford, Clothes You Buy, senior division; and Brooklyn Popplewell, Crochet category.

Huckster's Day October 1st

The Butler square will be packed with all types of family fun on Huckster's Day, Oct. 1st. Plan on spending the day, there's a full schedule:

Adult Co-ed tug of war at 1 p.m. - 1,300 lb team weight limit. Weigh in's will be Thursday, Sept. 29th at Heiman's Agri-Service 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. All teams must have at least two females. Winning team will receive custom t-shirts that show they have the 'most pull'. Teams must register by Thursday Sept. 29th at Medicalodge. For info call 660-679-3179.

Buh bye, junk!

Butler City Wide fall clean up is on the calendar for Oct. 10th (residences south of Fort Scott street) and Oct.17th for those north of Fort Scott.

The City of Butler would like to remind you that it is illegal to place city wide clean up items at the curb before your specified week, so don't set it out too early or else face a fine.