Practice safety when smoking the turkey

From Tammy Roberts, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist

Smoking the Thanksgiving turkey is gaining popularity. “That hot, smoky air in the smoker makes for tender meat and a wonderful flavor but special care must be taken to assure a safely smoked turkey,” said Tammy Roberts from University of Missouri Extension.

Smoking the turkey can be done in a covered grill. This requires a drip pan of water below the turkey on the grill. Or, it can be done in a “smoker” which is an outdoor cooker designed especially designed for smoking food.

Three hurt in accident yesterday

Three people were involved in a single car accident near Rich Hill yesterday, sending two to local hospitals. Around 3 p.m., a 1995 Jeep driven by Derek S. Woodall, 21, of Nevada, Mo. was traveling southbound on county road SW757 near county road 10008 when it traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned. Passenger McAeanna D. Jacobs, 15, of Hume was taken to Bates County Memorial Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. Another passenger,  Rhiannon Jacobs, 16, of Rich Hill was airlifted to Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City with what are listed as serious injuries.

Woodall had minor injuries. The MSHP report indicates that no one in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

Understanding the county road numbering system...

Bates County rural roads have numbers instead of names. The reason, names on signs do not reveal the road's location or direction. The county numbering system does, with the last number indicating which part of the county the road is located and the road's basic overall direction. Think of the county as being in four sections, with Highway 71 and Highway 52 East being the junction point of these two dividers. As the below map shows, the numbers progress clockwise around the county. The number the road sign ends with, in addition with the two smaller letters [NW, NE, SE & SW], immediately identifies which sections of the county the road is located. Using these two major highways as a tool to help remember, odd numbered roads, such as Highway 71, will run north and south, while even numbered roads, such as Highway 52, will run east and west.

How about distances? Unlike names, the numbers will also indicate the approximate distance from the intersections of the roads named "Divide" and "Split" (Highway 71 and Highway 52 East). This junction is the beginning point of the county numbering system. The county signs will have a maximum of 5 numbers. The numbers indicating thousands will also be the equivalent of the whole miles. Though the county signs will not show the comma, if a decimal point were to be used in place of the comma, the approximate distance would be known. For example, the road number 7503 would be approximately 7.5 miles from the Divide.

Take, for example, the road in Bates County numbered 7003. From the above information the approximate location in the county can be quickly determined. The last number '3' means that the road is in the 3 - 4 quadrant - which is the north/east portion of the county, and the number is an odd number indicating the road runs north and south. The complete number will give us the approximate distance east of the road named 'Divide' [which also runs north and south]. The road number 7003 [with a decimal point in place of a comma] equals 7.003, or approximately 7.0 miles from the Divide.

Hurricane Sandy donations accepted at Jill's First and Second Act in Butler

The need for clothing is the greatest at this moment to include toothbrushes, tooth paste, hair brushes, shampoo and conditioner, body soap, there is a need for diapers and baby wipes . Jill Tiona of Jill’s First and Second Act will deliver the donations to the East Coast this week-end. Drop off your donation to the First and Second Act north side of the Butler Square between noon and 4 pm... the deadline is Friday November 9th at 4 pm.
All donations should be in a taped box and labeled.
-FM 92 the Bullet

Coats for Kids 2012 officially underway

Once again DSWA Certified Public Accountants are teaming up with Larry and Carol Ann Winburn of Butler to sponsor the popular Coats for Kids program this year. Individuals and organizations throughout Bates County will be making cash donations that will be used to purchase brand new warm coats or jackets for deserving children in eight area schools and four Head Starts. Carol Ann reports that some of the lists are longer than ever and that they anticipate requests for as many as 230 coats.

If you would like to participate, you may stop by DSWA CPAs at 210 W. Ohio in Butler to make your contribution and register to win one of several great prizes in the drawing scheduled for December 17. You may also mail your check, made payable to Coats for Kids, to DSWA CPAs, P.O. Box 190, Butler, MO 64730. More importantly, every dollar you give will be used to help a Bates County grade school or pre-school child stay warm this winter. You and your family or your organization can bring smiles to young faces across the county just in time for Christmas.
 
-FM 92 the Bullet

House explosion kills Nevada man

Around 8:30 p.m. a house explosion took the life of a Nevada man Saturday night. Four people residing on Night Hawk Street in rural Nevada called for assistance after a faulty light switch sparked an electrical fire which engulfed the home and resulted in an explosion of the residential structure.

One person was transported for medical attention, 2 others escaped injury. A 76 year old handicapped male subject died at the scene.

The male was unable to be rescued before the house exploded. Fire fighters and Emergency Management remain on the scene. Names have not been released to the media at this time pending notification of relatives.

-courtesy FM 92 the Bullet

Fall firearms turkey harvest up for second year

Fall firearms turkey harvest up for second year - The increase reflects another year of improved nesting success.

JEFFERSON CITY–An increase in Missouri’s 2012 fall firearms turkey harvest confirms population gains that turkey managers predicted and hunters hoped for.

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Telecheck database recorded a harvest of 8,498 turkeys during the fall firearms turkey season Oct. 1 through 31. Top harvest counties were Webster with 225 turkeys checked, Laclede with 223, and Greene with 216.

This year’s fall firearms turkey harvest is 1,421 more than last year, a 20-percent increase. MDC Resource Scientist Jason Isabelle credits weather in part for the jump in fall turkey harvest.

Need a career change?

EMT Class Will Start in December

Applications are now available for anyone who would like to enroll in the upcoming Harrisonville EMT-Basic Course, which will be offered beginning December 3.

The course will conclude in April 2013. Classes will be held at Emergency Services Headquarters, 903 S. Commercial. Captain Eric Myler, Class Coordinator, says the class is a 160- hour EMT course that meets the DOT curriculum. At the conclusion, each student will receive a course completion certificate. The first round of practical testing is included in the tuition. After successful completion of practical testing, students will take a state written test. After successful completion of the written test, student will be nationally registered.

Tuition for the course is $900 which includes the book, workbook and practical testing fee. Students may pay half the amount prior to the start of classes with the remainder due before testing will be allowed on the state level.

To register for the course, interested individuals can stop by the Harrisonville Emergency Services Department at 903 S. Commercial. Deadline for applications is Wednesday, Nov. 28, 5 p.m.

For additional information, please contact Capt. Myler at 380-8927.