Funeral services for Paula Ramsey will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2012 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Pastor Ron Dunlap officiating. There is no visitation. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to Butler Public Library.
Paula Frances Ramsey, age 61 of Butler, Missouri died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Willow Lane Nursing Center in Butler. She was born July 30, 1950 to Victor Robert and Louise Sims Edrington Ramsey in Butler.
Paula is survived by her mother, Louise Ramsey of Butler, Missouri and one sister, Vicki Daniel and husband Alan of Butler, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her father; and one niece, Missy Stevener.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Obituary - Dale Davis
Funeral services for Dale Davis will be 2 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Missouri with Minister Robbie Musick officiating. Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. Private family burial. Contributions to Immanuel Baptist Church Youth or Butler Food Pantry
James Dale Davis, age 48 of Butler, Missouri, died Monday, June 11, 2012 in Butler. He was born December 8, 1963 to Raymond Lee and Dora Lea Higdon Davis in Ottawa, Kansas.
Dale is survived by his wife Anne Davis of Butler, Missouri; two sons, Justin Davis and fiance` Ashlee of Rich Hill, Missouri and Ryan Davis of Butler, Missouri; his mother, Dora Davis of Ottawa, Kansas; one brother, Phillip Davis and wife Marilynne of Walker, Minnesota; and three grandchildren, Emma Jane, Eastin Raymond James and Kendall Hartley. He was preceded in death by his father.
James Dale Davis, age 48 of Butler, Missouri, died Monday, June 11, 2012 in Butler. He was born December 8, 1963 to Raymond Lee and Dora Lea Higdon Davis in Ottawa, Kansas.
Dale is survived by his wife Anne Davis of Butler, Missouri; two sons, Justin Davis and fiance` Ashlee of Rich Hill, Missouri and Ryan Davis of Butler, Missouri; his mother, Dora Davis of Ottawa, Kansas; one brother, Phillip Davis and wife Marilynne of Walker, Minnesota; and three grandchildren, Emma Jane, Eastin Raymond James and Kendall Hartley. He was preceded in death by his father.
Higher education bill 1042 becomes law
Education Legislation Sponsored by Sen. David Pearce Signed Into Law
JEFFERSON CITY — Citizens seeking post-secondary degrees will be able to more easily transfer courses between schools, among other provisions, as Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, along with Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, participated in the signing of House Bill 1042 during a state higher education forum in Columbia last week. Both Sen. Pearce and Rep. Thomson were participating in a higher education summit in South Dakota, and participated in the bill signing via conference call.
“Continuing education can be a daunting prospect under many circumstances,” Sen. Pearce said. “The goal of this legislation is to streamline many of the processes that hold students up in their quest to complete their degrees.”
The measure requires the creation of a library of 25 core general education courses that would be transferable between public two- and four-year institutions. This library must be created by July 1, 2014. It also calls for development of a reverse transfer process, in which a student attending a four-year school could transfer the appropriate credits and graduate from an available two-year program.
Another provision designed to beneficially impact higher education requires the development and placement of policies that will combine and replicate the best remediation practices from all across the country. In doing so, many higher education students will have improved access to information that will better fit their learning styles.
“I look forward to the education advances that will be more readily available to Missouri’s students with the signing of this bill,” Sen. Pearce said. “People work hard to achieve their goals. Sometimes, encouragement to reach the finish line can be found in small ways to make the process simpler.”
House Bill 1042, much like many other bills passed by the General Assembly that are slated to be signed by the governor in the upcoming weeks, will take effect Aug. 28.
JEFFERSON CITY — Citizens seeking post-secondary degrees will be able to more easily transfer courses between schools, among other provisions, as Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, along with Rep. Mike Thomson, R-Maryville, participated in the signing of House Bill 1042 during a state higher education forum in Columbia last week. Both Sen. Pearce and Rep. Thomson were participating in a higher education summit in South Dakota, and participated in the bill signing via conference call.
“Continuing education can be a daunting prospect under many circumstances,” Sen. Pearce said. “The goal of this legislation is to streamline many of the processes that hold students up in their quest to complete their degrees.”
The measure requires the creation of a library of 25 core general education courses that would be transferable between public two- and four-year institutions. This library must be created by July 1, 2014. It also calls for development of a reverse transfer process, in which a student attending a four-year school could transfer the appropriate credits and graduate from an available two-year program.
Another provision designed to beneficially impact higher education requires the development and placement of policies that will combine and replicate the best remediation practices from all across the country. In doing so, many higher education students will have improved access to information that will better fit their learning styles.
“I look forward to the education advances that will be more readily available to Missouri’s students with the signing of this bill,” Sen. Pearce said. “People work hard to achieve their goals. Sometimes, encouragement to reach the finish line can be found in small ways to make the process simpler.”
House Bill 1042, much like many other bills passed by the General Assembly that are slated to be signed by the governor in the upcoming weeks, will take effect Aug. 28.
When all else fails...
There will be a public demonstration of emergency communications June 23-24, 2012 in Adrian presented by the Bates County Amateur Radio Club
Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark. Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of fiber optic cables leave people without the means to communicate. In these cases, the one consistent service that has never failed has been Amateur Radio. These radio operators, often called “hams” provide backup communications for everything from the American Red Cross to FEMA and even for the International Space Station. Your local “hams” will join with thousands of other Amateur Radio operators showing their emergency capabilities this weekend.
Over the past year, the news has been full of reports of ham radio operators providing critical communications during unexpected emergencies in towns across America including the California wildfires, winter storms, tornadoes and other events world-wide. When trouble is brewing, Amateur Radio’s people are often the first to provide rescuers with critical information and communications.
On the weekend of June 23-24, the public will have a chance to meet and talk with Bates County's ham radio operators and see for themselves what the Amateur Radio Service is about as hams across the USA will be holding public demonstrations of emergency communications abilities. This annual event, called "Field Day" is the climax of the week long "Amateur Radio Week" sponsored by the ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations in parks, shopping malls, schools and backyards around the country. Their slogan, "When All Else Fails, Ham Radio Works” is more than just words to the hams as they prove they can send messages in many forms without the use of phone systems, internet or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis. More than 35,000 amateur radio operators across the country participated in last year's event.
"The fastest way to turn a crisis into a total disaster is to lose communications,” said Allen Pitts of the ARRL. “From the earthquake and tsunami in Japan to tornadoes in Missouri, ham radio provided the most reliable communication networks in the first critical hours of the events. Because ham radios are not dependent on the Internet, cell towers or other infrastructure, they work when nothing else is available. We need nothing between us but air.”
In the Adrian area, the Bates County Amateur Radio Club will be demonstrating Amateur Radio at Adrian City Park, near the Antique Tractor Show on June 23-24, 2012. They invite the public to come and see ham radio’s new capabilities and learn how to get their own FCC radio license before the next disaster strikes.
Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark. Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of fiber optic cables leave people without the means to communicate. In these cases, the one consistent service that has never failed has been Amateur Radio. These radio operators, often called “hams” provide backup communications for everything from the American Red Cross to FEMA and even for the International Space Station. Your local “hams” will join with thousands of other Amateur Radio operators showing their emergency capabilities this weekend.Over the past year, the news has been full of reports of ham radio operators providing critical communications during unexpected emergencies in towns across America including the California wildfires, winter storms, tornadoes and other events world-wide. When trouble is brewing, Amateur Radio’s people are often the first to provide rescuers with critical information and communications.
On the weekend of June 23-24, the public will have a chance to meet and talk with Bates County's ham radio operators and see for themselves what the Amateur Radio Service is about as hams across the USA will be holding public demonstrations of emergency communications abilities. This annual event, called "Field Day" is the climax of the week long "Amateur Radio Week" sponsored by the ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations in parks, shopping malls, schools and backyards around the country. Their slogan, "When All Else Fails, Ham Radio Works” is more than just words to the hams as they prove they can send messages in many forms without the use of phone systems, internet or any other infrastructure that can be compromised in a crisis. More than 35,000 amateur radio operators across the country participated in last year's event."The fastest way to turn a crisis into a total disaster is to lose communications,” said Allen Pitts of the ARRL. “From the earthquake and tsunami in Japan to tornadoes in Missouri, ham radio provided the most reliable communication networks in the first critical hours of the events. Because ham radios are not dependent on the Internet, cell towers or other infrastructure, they work when nothing else is available. We need nothing between us but air.”
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| A typical set up of radio communications as they would be used in an emergency situation |
In the Adrian area, the Bates County Amateur Radio Club will be demonstrating Amateur Radio at Adrian City Park, near the Antique Tractor Show on June 23-24, 2012. They invite the public to come and see ham radio’s new capabilities and learn how to get their own FCC radio license before the next disaster strikes.
Amateur Radio is growing in the US. There are now over 700,000 Amateur Radio licensees in the US, and more than 2.5 million around the world. Through the ARRL’s Amateur Radio Emergency Services program, ham volunteers provide both emergency communications for thousands of state and local emergency response agencies and non-emergency community services too, all for free. To learn more about Amateur Radio, go to www.emergency-radio.org. The public is most cordially invited to come, meet and talk with the hams. See what modern Amateur Radio can do. They can even help you get on the air!
-our thanks to Kevin Scrogham, KD0KDJ
Local 4-H'ers rule the runway...
Seventeen young ladies took to the runway in the annual Bates County 4-H Fashion Revue and show held on June 11, 2012, at the First Christian Church in Butler. Set to an Olympic theme, the 4-H members modeled fashions ranging from pajamas to more formal wear.
According to Bates County 4-H Youth Specialist Alan J. Mundey, winners in the event will compete at the State Fashion Revue in Columbia in September. In the junior division (ages 8-10) of Clothes You Make, Shaylee Terry (County Line 4-H) received top honors; Aubry Terry (County Line 4-H) will represent Bates County at the state event in the Clothes You Make intermediate division (ages 11-13) and Tiffany Newkirk (V-52 4-H) takes the state stage in the senior division (ages 14 and older) of Clothes You Make.
State qualifiers in the Clothes You Buy category are intermediate division winner Katie Kostuke (All American 4-H) and senior division winner Jaclyn Crawford (Amsterdam 4-H).
In the judging classes competition, Shaylee Terry placed first in the Junior Division; Katie Kostuke was the top judger in the Intermediate Division; and Jaclyn Crawford and Erin Armentrout tied for first in the Senior Division.
Other blue ribbon winners participating were Katelyn Anderson, Ella Armentrout, Erin Armentrout, Gabby Cole, Emily Kostuke, Sarah Long, Emma McIntire, Abbigayle Muller, Kaitlin Murrell, Victoria Newkirk, Brianne Popplewell, and Brooklyn Popplewell.
Thanks to volunteer 4-H leaders Shannon Crawford and Carla Armentrout for organizing the event again this year.
According to Bates County 4-H Youth Specialist Alan J. Mundey, winners in the event will compete at the State Fashion Revue in Columbia in September. In the junior division (ages 8-10) of Clothes You Make, Shaylee Terry (County Line 4-H) received top honors; Aubry Terry (County Line 4-H) will represent Bates County at the state event in the Clothes You Make intermediate division (ages 11-13) and Tiffany Newkirk (V-52 4-H) takes the state stage in the senior division (ages 14 and older) of Clothes You Make.
State qualifiers in the Clothes You Buy category are intermediate division winner Katie Kostuke (All American 4-H) and senior division winner Jaclyn Crawford (Amsterdam 4-H).
In the judging classes competition, Shaylee Terry placed first in the Junior Division; Katie Kostuke was the top judger in the Intermediate Division; and Jaclyn Crawford and Erin Armentrout tied for first in the Senior Division.
Other blue ribbon winners participating were Katelyn Anderson, Ella Armentrout, Erin Armentrout, Gabby Cole, Emily Kostuke, Sarah Long, Emma McIntire, Abbigayle Muller, Kaitlin Murrell, Victoria Newkirk, Brianne Popplewell, and Brooklyn Popplewell.
Thanks to volunteer 4-H leaders Shannon Crawford and Carla Armentrout for organizing the event again this year.
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| State 4-H Fashion Revue Qualifiers: from left Jaclyn Crawford, Aubry Terry, Katie Kostuke, Shaylee Terry, and Tiffany Newkirk |
-our thanks to Alan Mundey
Butler Saddle Club celebrating 60th anniversary
The Butler Saddle Club was founded in 1952 and is celebrating its 60th year this June 15th, 16th and 17th as Cowboys and Cowgirls hit the Arena for the MCRA, URA and ACRA Sanctioned Rodeo.In the early days stock was brought to the Rodeo by friends, family and contestants…. bringing the animals they had available on the farm to be rode by the contestants.
They would like to recognize those that made the Butler Saddle Club what it is today:
Carl Ammann, Lee Ammann, Jack Sivils, Walton Stanfill, Tom Grimsley, Bob McCall, Oscar Baker, Pete Smith, Kenneth Gabriel, Dick Gee, Ken Thomas, Walter Taylor, Duey Pyle and
Kenneth Eads
The Butler Saddle Club invites you to share with them as they celebrate their 60th anniversary. This year’s parade will reflect this anniversary as they use the theme "60 years of Old Days and Cowboy Ways". The 2012 Rodeo will kick off nightly with the traditional Mutton Busting and Wild Horse Race at 7 p.m., followed by the Rodeo at 8. The cost is $8 in advance or $10 at the gate for adults.
Children will be admitted for $5 in advance or $8 at the gate. Advance tickets may be purchased from Jordan Knox 816-738-3101 or Eva Cumpton 660-424-9272 . This year’s Rodeo is sponsored by Max Motors Ram Rodeo Series of Butler.
We hope you attend the 60th Annual Butler Saddle Club Rodeo this weekend….one of the oldest events still active in Bates County.
-FM 92 the Bullet and Max Motors
Adrian Elks sponsoring Poker Run June 23
Poker Run for Autism June 23rd kicks off at the Elks Lodge in Adrian
Poker Run fees are set at $10.00 per rider and will “kick up” from the Adrian Elks Lodge on South business 71 at 11 a.m. sharp with registration at 10 a.m. Come and help raise money for the kids…. There will be Games, Vendors, Snow Cones, Beverages, Cotton Candy and Food….
Poker Run fees are set at $10.00 per rider and will “kick up” from the Adrian Elks Lodge on South business 71 at 11 a.m. sharp with registration at 10 a.m. Come and help raise money for the kids…. There will be Games, Vendors, Snow Cones, Beverages, Cotton Candy and Food….
The evening wraps up with live entertainment by the Band “Reign of Fire” on stage. Kids 16 and under will be admitted for a free will donation. The Adult cover charge will be $5.00 per person. The dance will start at 6:30 following the Poker Run.
All proceeds will be used to support children with Autism and their needs. For more information contact Jim at 816-803-8726.
-courtesy FM 92 the Bullet
Drexel 4th of July schedule
Drexel Lions Club & City of Drexel 4th of July Celebration and Motorcycle Race Schedule of Events – 2012
7 - 9 a.m. Breakfast Served in Community Building *Proceeds benefit Pool Association
8:30 a.m. Peewees Practice
7 - 9 a.m. Breakfast Served in Community Building *Proceeds benefit Pool Association
8:30 a.m. Peewees Practice
9 a.m. Peewee Motorcycle Race
7 p.m. Silent Auction and Raffle CLOSE Silent Auction and Raffle winners announced
DARK DREXEL LIONS CLUB & CITY OF DREXEL FIREWORKS SHOW!
OTHER ACTIVITIES THROUHOUT THE DAY:
*RAFFLE! Patio Set, $250 Cash, and a large and beautiful Flag Afghan.
*Pony Rides *Face Painting *DJ plays music outside *All proceeds from the day benefit Drexel Lions Club!
Any Questions? Contact Greg Mullinax, Mullinax Funeral Home: (660) 679-0009.
9:30 a.m. NEW! For Kids: Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest, On Main Street
10:30 a.m. Parade – Main Street Organized by Drexel Volunteer Fire Department After Parade: Blues Brothers in the Park
11 a.m. First Big Bike Race Begins Lunch is served in Community Building (air conditioned!) Horseshoe Tournament begins outside (Exact Time to Be Announced) “Full House Band” entertains during lunch inside Raffle & Silent Auction in Community Building
1:30 p.m. Hot Dog Eating Contest, outside
10:30 a.m. Parade – Main Street Organized by Drexel Volunteer Fire Department After Parade: Blues Brothers in the Park
11 a.m. First Big Bike Race Begins Lunch is served in Community Building (air conditioned!) Horseshoe Tournament begins outside (Exact Time to Be Announced) “Full House Band” entertains during lunch inside Raffle & Silent Auction in Community Building
1:30 p.m. Hot Dog Eating Contest, outside
1:45 p.m. Watermelon Eating Contest, outside
2 p.m. Second Big Bike Race Begins
2 to 4 p.m. Dr. Damon Dennis and Friends entertain outside
5 to 8 p.m. Dinner is served in Community Building Magician Entertains during dinner! Straight Jacket Escape and More! Raffle & Silent Auction continue in Community Building
7 p.m. Silent Auction and Raffle CLOSE Silent Auction and Raffle winners announced
DARK DREXEL LIONS CLUB & CITY OF DREXEL FIREWORKS SHOW!
OTHER ACTIVITIES THROUHOUT THE DAY:
*RAFFLE! Patio Set, $250 Cash, and a large and beautiful Flag Afghan.
*Pony Rides *Face Painting *DJ plays music outside *All proceeds from the day benefit Drexel Lions Club!
Any Questions? Contact Greg Mullinax, Mullinax Funeral Home: (660) 679-0009.
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