Adrian School District Ballot Issue

Adrian R-III School District

Ballot Issue April 6, 2021

Shall the Board of Education of Adrian R-III School District of Bates County, Missouri, be authorized to increase its operating tax levy by $.22 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation for operating expenses of the district, including increasing compensation for employees in order to attract and retain quality faculty and staff?

For more information:

www.adrian.k12.mo.us

Obituary - Leona F. Catron

Leona Frances Catron, 90, Butler, MO, formerly of Adrian, MO, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, MO. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2021 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, MO with visitation from 1:00-1:45 p.m. at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the Adrian Library.

Leona was born January 5, 1931 in Kansas City, MO, the only daughter of G. E. and Grace (Lafferty) Clark. Leona grew up in Kansas City, MO and was a 1948 graduate of Central High School. She was united in marriage to Joe Catron on January 8, 1949. To this union two sons were born. Leona and Joe were married for 58 years until Joe passed away on July 28, 2007.

Leona worked at Adrian Bank for more than 20 years before retiring. She had worked for TWA prior to moving to Adrian in 1967. Leona and Joe enjoyed traveling until Joe got sick. Her favorite place was Hawaii. Leona was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved reading until her eyesight was too poor to read.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Joe, and one brother, William. Leona is survived by two sons, Steve Catron (Connie) and David Catron (Cindy); one granddaughter, Doshia Castro (Jeremy); 2 step-grandsons, Eric Robards (Kelsi) and Brian Robards (Ashli); 3 great-grandsons and one on the way: Jeremy, Jordan and Jetsun and baby boy; 1 step-great-grandson, Everett Robards; 2 step-granddaughters, Hadley and Brynlee Robards; a brother-in-law, Ronald Dean Catron; several nieces, nephews and a host of friends. She will be sadly missed by all who loved her.

Class A CDL Truck Driver job available in Harrisonville

Nevada Tigers Wrestling State Send-Off!

Nevada Tigers Wrestling State Send-Off!

NHS lined the hallways to cheer on their fellow students Claire Pritchett, Braylin Brooks, and Kynndrick Brooks who will be representing Nevada at the State Wrestling competition this week. Good luck Tigers!

#wearetigerstogether

#tigerpride

Online Book Fair at Butler High School

Hello Butler High School families,

Mark your calendars for our online book fair!

Book Fair Dates: March 15-28, 2021

I am so excited about this book fair and wanted to share some highlights with you:

• Quality books sure to entice your readers: Our partner for this online book fair is Junior Library Guild (JLG), an elite book-selection service that until now has only been available to librarians. Over 40,000 new books for children and young adults are published annually and JLG only selects the top 3% for its collection. So, you know these books are going to be good!
• Shop from the comfort and safety of home: This online fair is the perfect way for you to build your at-home library. And you can shop using any major debit or credit card – no cash needed.
• Direct-to-home delivery: Every purchase from our online book fair will be delivered straight to your door. You can also shop teacher wish lists and those books will be shipped directly to their classrooms. How easy is that?
• Books starting at $5: Most books in our online fair will be hardcover and first edition with library-quality binding. Well below market price, books start as low as $5—and shipping is free for all orders over $30.
• Supports our school: Our library receives a percentage of every book fair purchase, and we can use these funds raised as JLG credit to add more quality books to our collection or receive funds in cash for other needs. Your support is so appreciated!

Keep an eye out for more information about our online JLG@Home Book Fair. Thank you in advance for supporting Butler High School and helping us put quality books in the hands of your students.

 

Uptick in Acts of Aviation...

What’s Up
By LeRoy Cook

It is March, in case your calendar’s battery has run down. Surprise, it’s the month of wind, sometimes strong enough to ground airplanes. We had gusts to 25 knots over the weekend, which is near 30 mph, enough to make you wish the airplane was tied down instead of aloft. Before flying check the forecast maps and note the spacing of the isobar lines; if they’re stacked closely together, stay on the ground.

There were plenty of acts of aviation being committed last week. We were visited by a wide variety of aircraft, from an Army Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to an RV-4 homebuilt. A Cessna Skylane and a Piper Cherokee came in, along with a Piper Archer and a Beech Baron twin. Hereabouts, Chris Hall was busy prepping the SkyDive KC Beech King Air, along with the Cessna 182 jump plane, while Roy Conley was up in his experimental gyrocopter and a Beech Bonanza. Gary Rose flew the Cessna Skyhawk, Jim and Diane Ferguson were out in their Cessna Skylane, and the Cessna 150 trainers made repeated sorties.

There’s a new Certified Flight Instructor in town, ready to take on students. Eric Eastland initially learned to fly here, before completing advanced training and working as a CFI at K-State Salina. He’s a Double-I as well and has recommended many students for their certificate. He can be contacted at (816) 457-7286.

Every so often we can look up and see one jet airplane flying closely behind another, conducting aerial refueling in airspace specially designated for that purpose. Did you ever wonder if the tanker airplane is capable of towing the receiver with its boom? There actually are latches in the end of the boom that can be locked into the receiving plane, allowing it to fly with reduced power, although it’s strictly an emergency procedure.

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour Saturday evening, to accommodate the nationwide shift to Daylight Saving time. Early flights will be taking off the dark, running the risk of encountering fog, while keeping current for night flying will require staying up an hour later. If put to a referendum, DST would probably be voted out of existence, so unpopular is this pointless twice-yearly exercise.

As we posed in last week’s column, is there a reason why Navy pilots have no trouble remembering the color of their airplane’s left-wing position light? It’s because they know “port wine is red”, being trained to call left “port” and right “starboard.” In Army Aviation, we simply noted that left is a shorter word than right and that red is shorter than green. For next week’s teaser, tell us in what midwestern state famous pilot Charles Lindbergh was born. 

Your answer can be sent to kochhaus1@gmail.com.

More Shopper pick up locations every week!

Mark this page, we're are adding new locations  each week!

Adrian Mo - Casey's, Yoss Thriftway

Amsterdam  Mo - McBee's, Leona's
Appleton City Mo - Food Fair, Powell's True Value, Casey's
Archie Mo - Mamas Kitchen, Quik Break
Butler Mo - El Charro, Bear Stop, both Casey's, Shopper office 17 N. Main St.
Drexel Mo - Food Fair, Casey's, liquor store, Smoke Shop

Harrisonville Mo- Trade Fair, Phillips 66, Gun Barn, Casey's on Commercial, NAPA
Hume Mo - Citizens Bank

LaCygne Ks - Casey's, Stainbrooks

Montrose Mo - Casey's

Mound City Ks - Food Fair, Casey’s 

Passaic Mo - McBee's

Pleasanton Ks - Casey's

Prescott Ks - On The Go

Rich Hill Mo - Food Fair, Pete's

Rockville Mo - Seider's One Stop

News Release: If You Feel Different You Drive Different

If You Feel Different You Drive Different
Law enforcement cracks down on substance-impaired drivers

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – This St. Patrick’s Day holiday, make sure your luck doesn’t run out. Plan for a sober ride home should you choose to take part in the celebration. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety reminds motorists of the various options available to get everyone home safely. Designating a sober driver, calling a ride share, or using public transportation are just a few of those options. Remember, if you feel different, you drive different.

Law enforcement agencies across Missouri will be participating in additional patrols to prevent the often-deadly consequences of impaired driving. Their message is clear: drive sober or get pulled over.

Based on 2020 preliminary data, 188 people were killed in Missouri traffic crashes that involved at least one substance-impaired driver.

Besides driving completely sober from alcohol and drugs, motorists are also advised to slow down, put their cellphones down while driving and always buckle up – everyone, every trip, every time.

“We can be the only ones on the road and still put ourselves and our passengers at great risk,” said Jon Nelson, MoDOT assistant to the state highway safety and traffic engineer. “This is why we have recently released a strategic highway safety plan called Show-Me Zero.”

Show-Me Zero is designed to give all Missourians a better understanding of the crash problem in our state and identify specific ways everyone can help. From individuals and families to local and statewide organizations, we all play a role in making Missouri roadways safer. The plan can be viewed at savemolives.com and hits on four key messages: Buckle up. Phone down. Slow down. Drive sober.

“Collectively, if we all committed to these four actions, we would see dramatic improvements and a huge step in achieving zero traffic fatalities,” said Nelson.