40th Bates County Fair off to a rockin' start!

Little Miss and Mr. Bates County 2012
Keagan Harrison, daughter of Jessica and Anthony
Harrison with Keaton Scott, son of Sara and Jerry Ackerman

Cooler temps made for a 'grand' opening of the 40th Bates County Fair this evening- complete with a long parade and crowning of Little Miss and Little Mr. Bates County, Keagan Harrison and Keaton Scott.

Contestants lined up for the talent show to be followed by the annual Bash later this evening.

We've still got a full week ahead! Schedule highlights of the 2012 Fair are included below.

Another entry celebrating the 40th annual Bates County Fair

A float featuring Bates County Fair Queens of past years

TUESDAY, JULY 10

7:00 a.m. Junior Goat Weigh-in

8:00 a.m. Junior Goat Show

9:00-noon Open Division building exhibits

Check-in

12:00 p.m. Sheep Weigh-in

12:00 p.m. Judging Open Division building

exhibits

6:00 p.m. Sheep Show

6:30 p.m. Pee Wee Livestock Show

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11

7– 9 a.m. Junior Beef Cattle Weigh-in

11:00 a.m. Rotary Lunch for 4-H members

1:00 a.m. Junior Beef Cattle Show

1:00 p.m. Judging of Flower Show

6:00 p.m. Baby Contest Entry

5:00 p.m. Beef Steer Show

5:00 p.m. Cattlemen’s Steak Dinner

5:00 p.m. Swine Entry Check In

7:00 p.m. Baby Contest

THURSDAY, JULY 12

7:00 a.m. Complimentary Breakfast by Country Mart of Butler

8:00 a.m. Junior Swine Show

Following Swine show

Round Robin Showmanship

Contest

5:00 p.m. Bates Co. Fair Board Steak & Chop Dinner

7:00 p.m. Awards

7:30 p.m. Junior Livestock Sale

Exhibitors are responsible for getting animals

to locker.

FRIDAY, JULY 13

9:00-noon Check out 4-H exhibits

7:30 p.m. Purt Near Anything Goes

SATURDAY, JULY 14

9:00 a.m. Ultimate Horseman Challenge

10:00 a.m. Junior & Open Dairy Cattle Show

6:00 p.m. 40th Fair Anniversary

Appreciation Dinner (no charge)

7:00 p.m. Mini Rod Pull

Coronation of Bates County Queen & Princess during intermission

SUNDAY, JULY 15

8:15 a.m. Church Service

9:00 a.m. Open Horse Show

10:00 a.m. Draft Horse & Mule show will run

through Monday evening.

Old Fashioned Fair Games every night sponsored by local organizations and businesses.

BINGO NIGHTLY July 9– 14

Doris Fuller retires from Bates County Memorial Hospital

Bates County Memorial Hospital recognized Doris Fuller for 27 years of service as a Registered Nurse with a beautiful wall pendulum clock. Doris has worked in Home Health, and most recently has been working in the Patient Services Department where she has primarily been responsible for inpatient discharge planning. Doris has been a loyal and dedicated employee. She has demonstrated compassion to her patients and commitment to the organization. The hospital staff will miss Doris, but sends her best wishes as she begins to enjoy her time away from work.

Pictured from left to right: Rebecca Tarver, CNO; Doris Fuller, RN; and Wendell Harris, CEO of Bates County Memorial Hospital.

Rich Hill pie price sets world record...

Jerry Mumma

Jerry Mumma of Rich Hill likes auctions. Not just any auction- but pie auctions in particular. In fact, just last year he bid on a strawberry-rhubarb pie, won it, put it back into the auction and won it again.

Total cost to Jerry? $3,300.00. The first time he had it for $700...

A crazy man? No. In fact, Jerry is just a strong supporter of his community and #1 fan of the pie baker (and granddaughter) Jara Mumma of Rich Hill Mo.

Jerry came back this year and did it again- top dollar was $3,100.00 for a peanut-butter banana pie on a Hammond Pretzel crust. And Jerry didn't even get a bite of it. “I tell you what, my wife cut it up in little bitty pieces and handed it out to everybody who wanted to try it,” Jerry said. “She just passed it out to people who were bidding against me.”

You might think Jerry Mumma does all this just to show support his of granddaughter, but that's not the whole story.

"The way I understand it, what the [town’s Fourth of July] committee gets off this pie auction, they invest in next year’s Fourth of July," Jerry Mumma said. The four-day festival involves inviting big-name bands to town. "They had the Kentucky Headhunters this year, and it didn’t cost you nothing to go up there and listen to them."

This is how Mumma gives back to the community he is proud to be a part of.

On the other hand, auctioneer Larry Hacker seized the opportunity to officially record the auction just in case it might be a record breaker. And it was. Jara's peanut butter banana pie beat the existing record by almost $1,200.00 set in Britain.

But Jerry didn’t seem to care about any world record.

"I wasn’t paying attention to it," Mumma said. "Doesn’t matter much. I don’t care. Just as long as the community’s happy and they get along."

According to Larry Hacker, the grand total for this year's pie auction raised more than $10,000.

Will Jerry Mumma be back for next year's pie auction? We're pretty sure he will. After all, he really, really likes pie auctions...

Rich Hill still under boil order

There is a boil order for the entire city of Rich Hill until further notice. A boil order means the water is contaminated and you are asked to boil all drinking and cooking water for at least 3 minutes. Throw away all ice made in your freezer.

Add 1 tablespoon of Clorox to dishwashing water.

-courtesy FM 92 the Bullet

Rich Hill PD weekly report

Rich Hill Police Department Activity Report

July 2, 2012 to July 8, 2012

07-02-2012

 

07-03-2012

SPEAK TO OFFICER

POWER OUTAGE

STRANDED MOTORIST

 

07-04-2012

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON

CHECK WELL BEING

ASSAULT

DOMESTIC

MVA HIT & RUN

CHECK WELL BEING

 

07-05-2012

POWER OUTAGE

 

07-06-2012

 

07-07-2012

 

07-08-2012

FIREWORKS

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON

Bates County Sheriff's Dept. weekly report

Bates County Sheriff’s Office Activity Report

July 2, 2012 to July 8, 2012

07-02-2012

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Hume

ANIMAL AT LARGE-Butler

THEFT OCCURRED EARLIER-Adrian Deputies took a theft report in rural Adrian.

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Adrian

THEFT OCCURRED EARLIER-Hume Deputies took a report of a burglary that had occured in Hume MO..

SUICIDAL THREATS / ATTEMPT-Adrian Bates County Deputies responded to Rt.2 Adrian in reference to a suicidal subject. No further information at this time.

TRAFFIC STOP-Passaic Bates County Deputies arrested Sheri Dossett on a Felony warrant out of Henry County.

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Butler

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Butler

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY / VEHICLE / PERSON-Rich Hill

CIVIL STANDBY-Rockville

ALARM-Butler

MISCELLANEOUS-Amsterdam Bates County Deputies made contact with a juvenile per juvenile office.

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Adrian Deputies took a report of a child custody issue in Adrian.

SPEAK TO OFFICER-Hume

PAPER SERVICE-Drexel Deputies arrested a subject in rural Drexel on Kansas warrants.

AGENCY ASSIST-Butler Deputies responded to the RT 4 Butler area in reference to a suicidal subject. The subject was transported to the Hospital.

AGENCY ASSIST-Montrose at approximately 2210 hours Deputies responded to an agency assist in rural Appleton City, MO.

 

Better protect yourself and property in severe drought conditions

Things are mighty dry in July.... the following link is to the Missouri Department of Public Safety web page on how to keep your Summer safe:

http://dps.mo.gov/summer-fire-safety.asp

-our thanks to Ron Nissen

Veterans’ Legislation Handled by Sen. David Pearce to Take Effect

JEFFERSON CITY — This week (7-2), a bill ushered through the Senate by Sen. David Pearce, R-Warrensburg, clarifying definitions of a veterans’ program in the Show-Me State was signed by the governor, adding it to the list of bills that take effect Aug. 28.

“Missouri’s veterans and their families have sacrificed so much for our freedoms,” Sen. Pearce said. “The time a deployed serviceperson spends away from home is time without their loved ones, as well as time their loved ones have to continue the daily struggle without a significant portion of the family unit. When the military member returns home, he or she deserves a helping hand to jump start their civilian life.”

House Bill 1680 renames the Heroes at Home program to the Show-Me Heroes program, in order to more accurately reflect the goals of the program. In addition, the measure adds specific definition to who can receive benefits by adding military personnel who are recently separated from military service.

The Show-Me Heroes program helps veterans in finding jobs when they get home. The program will also assist the spouse of an active military member in finding a job and will address immediate financial needs of the family of an active military member during his or her deployment and for a year following that member’s return home.

Through this program, military personnel can get assistance upon returning home with both vocational training and counseling and possible paid internships in order to increase his or her marketability in the job force and increase the chances of solid job.

“I can’t stress enough how much we have to be grateful for in this state,” Sen. Pearce said, “and it is often the veterans of Missouri we have to thank for that. It is my hope that the changes and clarifications in this legislation provide comfort for our veterans and their families, as well as a brighter, stronger future.”

To view this measure or current action on any legislation that passed the General Assembly during the 2012 legislative session, visit www.senate.mo.gov, and click on the “Truly Agreed Bills” link under “Legislation.”