Obituary - Louise Hancock

Louise Hancock, 91 of Butler, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at her home in Butler. Funeral services will be 1:30 pm Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). A visitation will be held 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday, March 6, 2020 also at the funeral home. Burial will follow services in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Memorial contributions may be made to The Butler First Christian Church or the American Diabetes Association. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfu-neralhome.com.

Louise Hancock was born October 22, 1928 in Butler, Missouri to parents Burl and Eunice Brown Browning. She graduated from Appleton City High School in 1946. She attended Central Missouri State College at Warrensburg, Missouri. She taught all eight grades in a rural school for four years before marrying Arnold Hancock on April 22, 1948. They were blessed with three daughters, and Louise shared a close and personal relationship with each one of them

Louise worked part-time for the U.S. Census Bureau for 29 years. She lived in Butler, Mis-souri until they retired to the Lake of the Ozarks in 1987. She loved living at the lake. Louise was an avid crappie fisherman. She enjoyed having company and entertaining. Her love of cooking and baking was obvious. She was well known for her cinnamon rolls and her “world class apple pie.”

Arnold and Louise were Charter Members and helped build the Westlake Christian Church,

Disciples of Christ at Laurie, Missouri.

Louise was a gifted seamstress who loved to sew. She made all her daughters’ clothes while they were growing up, including wedding dresses.

In 1969, Arnold and Louise opened their home to Silvia Nemenz, an American Foreign Ex-change Student from Vienna, Austria. Silvia was extremely grateful for the year she spent in their home.

They wintered in Texas for 20 years and enjoyed their “Texas Family.”

Louise leaves behind to cherish her memories, her beloved three daughters, Brenda Dugan (Jim) of Mountain Home, AR., Sue Hancock (Norbert Kurle) of Independence, MO., and Ginger Moore (Terry) of

Ballard, MO. Four grandsons, Adam Cunningham (Kim), Alex Cunningham (Amy Weber), Ryan

Moore (Tiffany Kelly), Kevin Moore (Jamie), five great-grandchildren, Katharine Cunningham, Ka-leigh Cunningham, Mason Cunningham, Tyler Cunningham, and Ethan Moore, and a host of nieces, nephews, and close friends. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Louise was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 2018, and her siblings, John Browning, Mary Rush, and Betty Cooper.

St. Clair County Sheriff's Office News Release February 24 through March 3, 2020

St.Clair County Sheriff Scott Keeler reported deputies made six arrests and took three burglary reports during the week of Feb. 24 through March 3, 2020.

Click on link for more information. https://www.scsomo.org/press_view.php?id=913

Obituary - James “Jim” Harvey Garnett

Funeral services for Jim Garnett will be 2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. 

Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to American Legion, Butler Public Library or family. Online condolences, www.schowengerdtchapel.com.

James “Jim” Harvey Garnett, age 67 of Butler, Missouri died Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at St. Joseph Health Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born July 2, 1952 to Norris Dean and Anna Irene Blizzard Garnett in Butler.

Jim is survived by his son, Kevin Garnett and wife Barbara of Winchester, Illinois; one daughter, Penny Jean Rowlett and husband Ralph of Windsor, Missouri; stepson, Fred Moore of Milo, Missouri; stepdaughter, Mindy Miller of Nevada, Missouri; special friend, Linda Cain of Belton, Missouri; three brothers, Donald Garnett and wife Janet of Amsterdam, Missouri, David Garnett and wife Rita of Stella, Missouri and Alan Garnett and wife Summer of Richmond, Virginia; sister, Gwendolyn Tarvin of Butler, Missouri; stepmother, Elizabeth Garnett of Hays, Kansas; stepbrother, Randy Barton of Idabelle, Oklahoma; stepsister, Sandy Bangle and husband Dan of Hays, Kansas; 15 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Kathy; and brother-in-law, David Tarvin

New Sex Offender Registered In Eldorado Springs

On 3/3/2020 Cedar County Sheriff McCrary arrested Greg Farlinger for failing to register as a sex offender. 

He has been charged in Cedar County with failing to register and is currently out on $2500 bond. 

He is now a registered sex offender (level 3) in Cedar county. The address on his registration is 301 Thompson in Eldorado Springs.

Annual Irish celebration coming to Appleton City

Appleton City area news is courtesy of the Industrial Development Committee

The St. Clair County Clerk's Office is in dire need of Election Poll Workers for the upcoming elections. These poll workers will serve either as a Republican or Democrat, or they have those that are willing to serve on either party as we are not registered by party in the state of Missouri.  There is a training session held prior to the elections that will be required.  This is a paid position and mileage is reimbursed as well.  If you are willing to help, please contact the County Clerk's Office at 417-646-2315. 

The Bates County Extension Council is hosting their 2^nd annual Trivia Night Saturday, March 7, at the Adrian Optimist Building. Robert Perryman's Kicken' Chicken fundraiser will serve 5:00 - 6:45 p.m. The cost is $10 per plate. Trivia Night begins at 7:00 p.m. The cost is $100 per team of up to 10 members. To donate an item to the silent auction, or sponsor the concession stand or sponsor a round of questions, contact the Bates County Extension office at 660-679-4167. The Extension Council is raising funds to help pay for the 4-H Youth Program Associate position in Bates County.

The Knights of Columbus will have their monthly pancake and sausage breakfast at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose on Sunday, March 8 from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.  Treat your family to a hot breakfast you don’t have to cook or clean up.  A free will donation will be greatly appreciated

Everyone is invited to Revival Services March 8 – 11 at the AC Church of God (Holiness) 401 East 1^st St., The Evangelist will be Brent Bland. Special music will be presented by Brent and Jennifer Bland. Sunday services will be 10:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

The next Cattlemen’s meeting will be 7:00 p.m. March 10 at Landmark Restaurant, Lowry City, MO.  The speaker is Raysha Tate, University Extension, on Fence Laws. The sponsor is St. Clair County State Bank.

Fish "Fry-Day" Dinners at Immaculate Conception Church in Montrose are 5:00 - 7:30 March 13 and 27 in St. Mary’s School Hall.  They will serve the “best fried fish around”, Suzy Q's, green beans, cole slaw, cornbread, cookie and a beverage.  Adults eat for $10, children (under age 10) for $5. 

The 10^th annual Wee Bit O'Parade will be Tuesday, March 17, at 1:00 p.m.  Anyone can participate in this family-friendly event! Simply be at Forest Park at 12:45 for the stroll down Main Street to welcome spring and celebrate the Irish in all of us.

Enjoy an Irish baked potato lunch on March 17 before the St. Patrick's Day parade. A large baked potato with your choice of toppings plus drink and cake will be served at the Depot from 11:00 to 1:00.  A donation of $7.00 will be used for maintenance of Appleton City Landmarks properties; the depot, old library, Moore School, Clark House and Museum.  Come and enjoy the day. Eat in or carry outs available.

The A.C. Spring City Wide Garage Sale dates will be April 3 - 4. Permits are $5 and can be purchased at City Hall from March 16 - 31. Permits to set up in the A.C. Park are $25 for the pole shelter, $15 for the stage, $10 for lawn permits which covers both days. They are also available at City Hall and are sold on a first come, first served basis. Maps will be available at Food Fair, Powell's True Value & Casey's beginning Thursday afternoon. House of Joy Ministry will be at the City Park Saturday from 3:00-5:00 to pick up donations. For questions, please call Dianne Foster at 476-2390.

Brian “Super B” Knight t-shirts are being sold as a scholarship fundraiser sponsored by the Ellett Memorial Hospital.  Shirts will have big emblem on the back and a small outline emblem on left chest.  Colors are: red, midnight and charcoal.  Sizes run from youth XS 4/6, Small 6/8, Medium 8/10, Large 2/14, and X Large 16/20.  Adult sizes small - IV large.  Cost is $20 with check made out to EMH Foundation. Call 660-476-2111 for info.

Zion Lutheran School would like to thank all the businesses and individuals who made their Chili Supper and Auction a success. The School wants them to know they could not have done it without their generosity.

Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for March 2020. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: Mar 5 – OB/GYN-Dr. Kallberg, Mar 6 – Ophthalmology-Dr. Soni, Mar 11 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Vardakis, Mar 12– Podiatry-Dr. Dowell, Mar 13 – Orthopedics-Dr. Gray, Mar 23 - Rheumatology–Dr. Latinis, Mar 25 – Orthopedics-Dr. Gray.

Once again DbarJ Quilts Etc will be sponsoring the Elva Gwinn Huffman Essay Contest for non-profit groups. Any non-profit group can write an

essay about their group, their good works, how they would use the quilt to help them raise money for their cause. Due date for the essays is March 31, 2020. The quilt will be given out April 2. For more information, call 660-598-2222, M,W,TH,F 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Tuesday 12:00-5:00 p.m.

On Thursday March 5 from 6:00-7:30 p.m., ACHS will host a Facebook Live virtual town hall meeting to discuss the 4-day school week proposal. The administrative team will be available to answer any questions and address any concerns you may have. All you need to do is access the Appleton City High School Facebook page. The meeting can be viewed any time after the forum on the Facebook page.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Mar 6      Early Dismissal at Hudson R-IX at 12:35 p.m.

Mar 7      Bates County Extension Council 2nd annual Trivia Night 5:00 p.m. at the Adrian Optimist Building

Mar 8      Daylight Savings Time begins set clocks forward 1 hour

Mar 8      Knights of Columbus pancake and sausage breakfast 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose

Mar 8-11    Revival Services at the AC Church of God (Holiness)

Mar 10    Primary election day

Solid plan in place to extend taxi service

Condolences to the family of Jim Garnett

From the Butler city council meeting last night

A brief moment of silence in honor of Jim Garnett was held prior to the beginning the session. Likewise, throughout the evening condolences were offered by council members and attendees as well.

Guest Kermit Kauffman appeared before the council to move forward on renewing the contract between the city and the fair board regarding use of the fairground property, which the city owns. Kauffman also noted that construction of the new facilities at the fairgrounds should begin next week, starting with laying the groundwork for power and water connections.

Alvin Griffin also appeared before the council with a plea to extend the city's operation of the taxi service (which was set to expire on March 1st) for two months as Griffin and others are in the process of setting up an stand alone company that will take over operation of the service. During his presentation is was noted that the company will be fully independent, operating as a 501C3, not for profit and fully insured. Plans include keeping dispatch and general operations at the senior center with the car to be donated (or purchased for a nominal amount) from the city. Long term plans for the taxi service may include the purchase of a wheelchair capable van and some other necessary items. At present the daily average  of the senior taxi is around 35 trips a day, making the need for the service more than ever. The council voted unanimously to extend the service for 60 days to give time for Griffin and his team to finalize plans and paperwork.

The council approved Morris Internet LLC to move forward on putting antennas on the downtown water tower in order to provide a wireless internet option for those in Butler. Also approved was the sale of the spec building at 900 Enterprise road to LFP LLC. LFP will be growing medical marijuana and plans to employ 12 to 15 people.

Also discussed was a 75/25 USDA grant that is available. In round numbers, the city could get just over $500,000.00 but would only have to kick in around $127,000.000 which could be used for new equipment such as a fire truck and police cars. The money to cover the city's portion would come from the capital improvement fund and the fire department sales tax. More discussions on this are coming soon.

Electric City Downtown is also looking at a grant for improvement around the square. It's a process of baby steps that begin with artist's renderings of what certain buildings could look like with a little makeover...these renderings will be done around the end of this month and will be available for public viewing on April 1st. Exact time and more details are forthcoming.

At least two more meetings will be required before passage of the upcoming budget. There are a lot of questions, and literally every expense is being looked at very closely.

The Butler City Wide garage sales are set for May 2nd. The city wide clean up will be held for those north of Fort Scott street May 4th through 8th. It will be May 11th through 15th for those south of Fort Scott.

Hopefully you can schedule that front end alignment soon- pothole repair is ongoing and is expected to be done in short order. 

Fire Chief Bennett reported that Butler's participation in the statewide tornado drill went off without a hitch. All city sirens are in good working order.

Trent Diehl said cleanup along the Butler strip is continuing, either a stump grinder will be purchased or someone will be contracted to do it, whichever is cheaper.

Remember the Butler City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays, 7 pm at city hall.

Miami R-1 FFA News

Congratulations to Miami R-1 Senior FFA Members, Charles Johnson and Konnor Tidman, on being awarded the Missouri State FFA Degree. Each will receive the award at the State FFA convention in Columbia on April 24th.

Congratulations

Congratulations to these Butler Bear Cross Country Athletes for earning academic All-State: Zeke Martin, Korry Davis, Jakaila Rolph, and Richard Walker.