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Add this to your Christmas 'to do' list...

The "Spirit of Christmas" at St. Ludger Church, Germantown, Missouri will be held on Saturday, December 10th at 2 p.m. Come and enjoy the beautifully decorated church and listen to a variety of soloists and musicians. The Butler Brass Band will be playing and Andrea Hawkins of Clinton will be playing the original pipe organ. Christmas cards depicting two of the stained-glass windows will be available for purchase. Free will donation in lieu of admission. 

All monies go to the St. Ludger Fund for Historic Preservation. For more information contact 660-679-7867 or 660-693-4560 or 660-885-5966.

-our thanks to Donna Talbott

Heavy damage to home in Adrian this evening

Just before 6 p.m. this evening Adrian and Butler fire departments were dispatched to 203 North Bates street in Adrian on a report that fire had broken out in an upstairs bedroom.

Upon arrival, heavy fire had already consumed most of the East half of the upstairs portion of the home and had spread to the room directly below.

Crews were on the scene about 4 hours. The residence was occupied by the McDonald family, who escaped without injury.

News from Adrian Lanes

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BOWLING NEWS

Through November 19,  2011

Handicap Travel League

Westchester 85.5-34.5

Plunkett Bowl 77.0-43.0

Jesters House 67.5-52.5

Adrian Lanes 2 58.5-61.5

Capri Bowl 57.0-63.0

Windsor Lanes 52.5-67.5

Strike Zone 47.0-73.0

Adrian Lanes 1 35.0-85.0

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Circuit Court News Nov. 14-18, 2011

CIRCUIT COURT OF BATES COUNTY, COURT NEWS

JAMES K JOURNEY, JUDGE

Debra Hopkins, Associate Circuit Judge

Diana L Rich, Clerk

 NOV 14 – 18, 2011

American Family Mutual Insurance v. Mindy M Miller, Amended Petition filed, certified to Circuit Court.

Keri Dawn Fennewald v Dana Marie Hankins, Full Order of Protection entered.

Donald W Hankins Jr. V Dana Marie Hankins, Petition for Order of Protection is dismissed by Petitioner.

Bates County Museum Receives State Historical Society Grant

Gary Kremer, Executive Director, State
Historical Society of Missouri presents a grant
check to Peggy Buhr, Bates
County  Museum Director.

The Bates County Museum was one of nineteen organizations throughout the State of Missouri to be awarded a 2011 Richard S. Brownlee Fund Grant to be used for the construction of a permanent exhibit depicting the Battle of Island Mound that occurred in October 1862. On Saturday, November 5th, Museum Director Peggy Buhr and Historical Society President Donna Gregory, traveled to Columbia, Missouri to attend the annual meeting of the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHS) at the Tiger Hotel. The grants were awarded by Gary Kremer, Executive Director of the SHS, and the presentations were followed by a luncheon program presented in the hotel ballroom. The Bates County Museum received the maximum grant amount of $500.

The new exhibit design will include three panels that will depict the “Settlers of Bates County,” the “Founding of the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry” and the actual “Battle of Island Mound and the Aftermath.” Plans also call for these panels to be reproduced into posters that will be easily transportable and available for presentations away from the Museum. Coordinating the 150th Commemoration of the Battle for next year is underway and will include a partnership with the Department of Natural Resources who will officially dedicate the Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site at that time. The last weekend in October 2012 will be filled with events dedicated to remembering and honoring the men and women who lived 150 years ago in 1862.

DAR 2011 Good Citizen recipients named

Local students and proud parents met on Nov. 14th in Butler to honor high school seniors from seven area high schools as recipients of the 2011 Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen awards. Some of the criteria to receive the honors are service, dependability, patriotism and leadership in the community.

Those awarded were:

Brooklyn Siegismund of Appleton City, daughter of Craig and Debbie Siegismund

Kortney Eidson of Adrian, daughter of Ron and Becky Eidson  (winner of DAR essay contest)

Alex Morris of Ballard high school, daughter of Gene and Brandy Morris

Zach Craft of Butler, son of Kelly and DeAnna Craft

Lynnlee Barton of Miami high school, daughter of Gary Barton

Sara Wikoff of Hume, daughter of Jeff and Melody Wikoff

Rohni Lee Carroll of Rich Hill, daughter of Richard and Amy Carroll

Kortney Eidson's winning essay titled "Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving It" will now advance her to the next stage of competition at the state level, to be held in the near future.

All seven local students were given a Good Citizen lapel pin and wallet card card for their outstanding achievement.

New speed limit in Adrian

During Monday's Adrian city council meeting, it was approved to reduce the speed limit on Main street to 15 mph between Lexington (by railroad tracks) to Kentucky (by funeral home). During the same meeting it was also approved to set the speed limit on the outer road that connects Business 71 north to the new overpass at 45 mph.

It is unknown exactly when the four new speed limit signs will go up to indicate the changes.