Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Obituary - Richanda Lynn McKinley

Richanda Lynn McKinley, 29, of Green Cove Springs, Florida passed away on August 21, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, September 14, 2020 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri. 

A full Obituary will be published at a later time.

Obituary -Mildred L. Shelton

Mildred L. Shelton, 94, Harrisonville, MO, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Willow Creek in Lee’s Summit, MO. 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 12, 2020 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church, Harrisonville.

(A complete obituary will be posted when information is available).


The Carpenters Cup named Butler Chamber of Commerce September 2020 Business of the month


THE CARPENTERS CUP

Owners: Becky Clift, Joann Buterbaugh, Phyllis Boren, Barb Brooks

Staff Workers: Stephanie Wells, Ginny Nelson, Jeff Moore, Racheal Goodlow, Shannon Brooks,David Smalley

Opened: 2016

The Carpenter's Cup was selected as the Butler Chamber Business of the month for the month of September 2020, because of their generosity and caring for the community, through delivered meals and then along with the "Hand up Project" providing sack lunches. They want us to remember that they always serve through the leadership of Christ.

Their actions represent the Chamber's mission statement "To develop a stronger relationship between country, city, business and individuals to help our local community thrive and proper.









A record shattering cool September Day

A record shattering unseasonably cool day is expected today. The record for coldest high temperature at KC on this date (Sept 9th) is 66 set in 1907.

The forecast high for today is 56! To further put this in perspective the normal low (Yes, that says low!) for today is 60! #WhatIsHappening #ForRealWhatIsHappening


Obituary - David Duane Fields

David Duane Fields, 69, Harrisonville, MO, passed away Friday, September 4, 2020 at Redwood of Raymore in Raymore, MO. No services are scheduled.

(A complete obituary will be posted when information is available).

Multi-Family Moving/Garage Sale In Butler




Summit Township road & board meeting

Summit township will be having a road board meeting September 16th @ 8:30am. Location is at Damon Noe's shop.

Everyone is welcome to attend! 

The Show Must Go On!

The Show Must Go On! 
2020 MSF Angus Steer Carcass Contest Looks a Little Different 
by Brenda Black 

With no Missouri State Fair (MSF) On-Foot Carcass Show or Carcass Contest, youth exhibitors were left with finished livestock and no end point for their steer projects. But, Missouri Junior Angus steer exhibitors had an advocate who arranged for an outlet.

“Since there was no on-foot carcass show, I recruited steers from the 4-H and the FFA show before and during the fair,” said David Warfield, Butler, Mo. “And I only wanted 4-H and FFA Angus steers.”

The list of youth Angus Market Steer contenders at the 2020 MSF Youth Livestock Show included Lane Bollinger, Grace Bush, Hannah Epple, Sean Houston, Samuel Jordan, Clara Warfield and Luke Warfield. On Aug. 18, 2020, Chris Mullinix, Kansas State University Animal Sciences Instructor and head Livestock Judging Team Coach, evaluated the 4-H and FFA Angus steers.

Jordan, from Savannah, Mo., and representing Andrew County, took top honors and earned $300.00 for his Champion 4-H Steer. Clara Warfield of Butler, Mo., in Bates County garnered the Reserve title and won $200 for her 4-H steer.

In the FFA Steer Show, the Championship went to Houston of Savannah, Mo., who received $300. Bush from St. James, Mo., stood in the Reserve Champion slot with her Angus calf who earned her $200.

In order for a subsequent carcass contest to take place, David Warfield reached out to Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC. During the pandemic, meat lockers in general were overrun with additional slaughter requests, creating a backlog of booking dates through next spring. Creekstone worked with Warfield to accommodate the immediate need. Warfield volunteered to truck the steers to Creekstone's facility in Arkansas, Ks. On the way, he picked up another calf from a junior Angus member so that his steer could be included in the contest. A total of six steers were individually tagged and killed Aug. 20, with carcass data compiled.

Missouri Angus Association (MAA) General Manager Julie Conover separately assessed the carcass data, declaring Champion Angus Carcass as Clara Warfield's 1,390 pound steer, who dressed at 817 pounds, graded Low Prime with a YG of 2.9 and REA 13.5. Clara received $500 in prize money and a Quality Premium of $122.55, more than $100 over all other contenders as a result of grading Prime.

Payton Frank of Wentzville, Mo., took home the Reserve Champion title and $300 for his 1,210 pound steer that dressed at 744 pounds and graded High Choice with YG 2.6 and REA 13.72.

Dr. Curtis Long of Briarwood Angus Farms, Butler, Mo., instituted the Angus Carcass Contest over two decades ago, and annually provides prize money through the MAA Foundation. Dr. Long was on hand to award embroidered championship garment bags to the top 4-H and FFA exhibitors during the live show. Participants will subsequently receive their monetary awards from Dr. Long and the MAA during the 2021 Annual Banquet in February.

Four participants who competed in both the Carcass and 4-H or FFA shows will additionally receive $200 Participation Awards. They are: Bush, Houston, Clara Warfield, and Luke Warfield.

For more information about the annual State Fair Carcass Contest, visit https://www.mostatefair.com/ or contact Briarwood Farms at 660-679-3459. And to learn more about the Missouri Junior Angus program, go to http://www.missouriangus.org/.

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