Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Butler Rotary Club News 4/14/21
His program was a walk down memory lane also remembering Rotarians who had passed away in the last several years.
Obituary - Corena L. Smith
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Clinton Senior Center, and these donations may be left in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be left online at www.bradleyhadley.com.
Appleton City area news
Published by the Appleton City Industrial Development Committee
Vol 29 no 15
April 14, 2021
The A.C. Spring City Wide Garage Sale dates will be April 16 & 17. Permits are $5 and can be purchased at City Hall from March 29-April 13. Permits to set up in the A.C. Park (sold on a first come, first served basis) are $25 for the pole shelter, $15 for the stage & $10 for lawn permits. Permits cover both days & are also available at City Hall. Maps will be available at Food Fair, Powell's True Value and Casey's beginning Thursday afternoon. For questions, please call Dianne Foster at 660-679-1125.
Countywide disposal will have 3 dumpsters out at the city barn for large item disposal April 20, 21, and 22.
Attention Montrose Alumni. If you class is planning on getting together to celebrate during the 2021 Memorial Day Weekend Festivities, please contact David at 492-7749 and give him a heads up. If your class is planning on getting together at the dinner after the parade for the Chicken Dinner, please contact him by May 14. They will attempt to reserve tables so classes can sit together, as best they can. They plan to have go orders and additional sitting outside for those still wishing to social distance or just enjoy the sunny day (THEY HOPE). VFW Post 8820 will serve cold beverages and Old Crow Winery will be serving wine under the 40 x 60 tent. So plan your day to eat, drink and be merry.
April 13 was the closing ceremony for FBLA State Contest. ACHS had six students that placed at districts which participated in this State Contest. Appleton City High School FBLA Placed 7th at State in the Community Service Project: Paws For A Cause. Those students were: Alivia Bray, Charli Carr, Audra Cartwright, and Hollie Lesmeister. Congratulations to the winners. Thanks to all those who supported them on this journey.
The ACHS Senior Class panels for special anniversary years are available for viewing at the Farm House Restaurant. Featured classes are 50 year-1971; 60 year-1961, 65 year-1956, and 70 year-1957. The Appleton City Museum provides these each year for viewing and the Farm House Restaurant graciously allows the panels there for their customers to enjoy.
CDI Head Start serving West Central Missouri is now accepting enrollment applications for the 2021-2022 school year for children ages 3-5 for facilities located in Bates, Cass, Cedar, Henry, St. Clair and Vernon Counties. They are also accepting enrollment applications for children ages 6 weeks to 3 years for facilities located in Cass, Cedar, Henry and Vernon Counties. You can apply online at https://cutt.ly/TpMh3e4 In AC, you can call to get more information or to schedule an appointment at 660-234-8767.
ACHS Alumni meeting will be May 29, 2021 at 11:30 with a COVID safe school sack lunch. RESERVATIONS ONLY. Mail $10/person and include all names and year to Patty Purvis Young x68, 101 E. 3rd St., Appleton City, MO 64724. DEADLINE is May 15. For questions, call 660-476-5857 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. or email acmolampkin@yahoo.com
Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for April and May, 2021. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: April 15 – Podiatry- Dr. Ciaramello, April 21- Upper GI – Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, April 22 -Rheumatology, Dr. Tay, April 28 – Ortho-Dr. Gray, April 28 –Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni, May 5 -Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Vardakis, May 6 – OB/GYN-Dr. Kallberg, May 12- Upper GI – Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, May 13 - Rheumatology, Dr. Tay, May 14 – Ortho-Dr. Gray, May 19- Upper GI, Colonoscopy- Dr. Vardakis, May 20 – Podiatry- Dr. Ciaramello, May 26 – Ortho-Dr. Gray, May 27 -Rheumatology, Dr. Tay
The AC FFA is holding their spring plant sale. The FFA greenhouse isopen for business 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday-Friday. Just stop by the Ag Building for assistance. Curbside delivery is available during these times as well if you would rather give them your order and they fill it for you. The FFA has garden vegetables and flowers for sale such as tomatoes, cabbage and peppers as well as potting flowers like petunias, annual vinca, impatiens and geraniums. Flowers and vegetables can be purchased as four or two packs, individuals or as hanging baskets. Photos and information about all the items available in the greenhouse are located on the school website as well as the Facebook pages. Costs are $1/2 packs, $2/4 packs, $1/tomato plant, and $12/hanging basket or 3 hanging baskets for $30. For more information feel free to give Mrs. Leiber a call at 660-424-3668. Due to continued health concerns, only two people will be allowed in the greenhouse at a time, as well as they are requesting all payments be in check form to lower the contamination risks to all involved. Please also follow the CDC guidelines for social distancing while in the greenhouse.
The AC Public Library is conducting their Friends of the Best SellersProgram until May 1. The program's purpose is to fund the purchase of new hardback books for the library. You can become a Friend by either choosing a book from the list or requesting another book you've wanted to read and then donating $20.00 for said book. The perks of being a Friend to the Library are that you will be the first person to check the book out, you'll have the opportunity to read other books purchased by Friends first, and you will be honored by having your name placed on a special name plate in the front of each of the Library Friend books. Library hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:00a.m. - noon.
“The Little Apple” was started by the A. C. Economic Development as way of informing residents of news and events sponsored by area businesses and organizations. Items of a clearly personal nature, such as birthdays, anniversaries, awards (not group sponsored), personal sales and the like are not accepted for publication. Please email articles for “The Little Apple” to dcp81@embarqmail.com by Tuesday evenings or bring them to Dr. Payton’s office to be included in that week’s edition. To receive "The Little Apple" free by e-mail, send your e-mail address to dcp81@embarqmail.com If you have changed your previous email address, you are asked to send the current address, so the list can be updated.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 16-17 AC Citywide Garage Sales
April 17 ACHS Prom Activities
April 20-22 Countywide disposal will have 3 dumpsters out at the city barn for large item disposal
Obituary - Dwain Hughes
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 17. 2021 in the Pennsboro Cemetery. Family and friends are welcome to view and pay their respects on Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in Greenfield Funeral Chapel. Due to current COVID 19 restrictions, please be mindful of maintaining a social distance. Also, you are welcome to and, indeed, encouraged to wear face masks to protect yourself and others.
Dwain was born in Dade County, Missouri on December 4, 1929 to Noel G. and Marie V. Johnson Hughes. He was raised on the family farm near the Sac River northeast of Greenfield. He attended elementary school at Shaw school and entered Greenfield High in 1943 where he graduated with the class of 1947. After graduation, he attended SMS in Springfield, MO for three semesters before returning to the family farm to help out with its operation.
Dwain married the love of his life, Leta Nadine Batten, at her parent’s home in Pennsboro on March 4, 1950. To this union, two daughters, Marcia and Linda, were born. Dwain and Nadine lived their entire married lives, of over seventy-one years, on their Missouri Century Farm. Dwain was a loving husband, daddy, and Papa. He had a gentleness about him that made everyone around him feel important and loved. He leaves a legacy and a void in the lives of all who were lucky enough to call him family and friend. Dwain’s pride and joy was always his family.
Dwain began farming the Pennsboro farm in 1950 and continued farming for nearly seventy years before illness forced him to retire in 2016. Throughout his farming career he took pride in and worked hard, first as a dairy and crop farmer for nearly thirty years, then selling his dairy herd in exchange for raising crops and beef cattle. In high school, Dwain acquired the nickname of “Shorty”’ but he was anything but short. He was a gentle giant who would go the extra mile and give anyone the shirt off his back. He was kind and rarely, if ever, raised his voice. Dwain was a true gentleman in every sense of the word. Even with the dementia robbing him of his memory, he never lost his “gentlemanly” ways. He loved unconditionally and never passed up an opportunity to teach, help, and inspire his children, nieces and nephews, and those around him.
Dwain was very active in his community and church. He served on many boards over the years including the Pennsboro Cemetery, Greenfield Extension, Greenfield R-IV School, Greenfield Swimming Pool, MFA Oil delegate, Lockwood MFA Exchange, and the Ozark Electric Cooperative Board of Directors. He served faithfully as deacon, trustee, and President of the Board at the First Christian Church in Greenfield, where he had been a member since 1953. He loved his community, church, school and town; and was actively involved in doing his part to make each of them better.
Through the years Dwain enjoyed bowling, playing cards, attending sporting events, water skiing, going to the lake and spending time with family and friends. He rarely missed a child’s or grandchild’s sporting or music event. He was their biggest fan and traveled miles to support their endeavors. He was so proud of his children and grandchildren; and as the years passed and the great grands came along, he was happiest when he and Nadine could spend time with their family and share in their lives.
Dwain loved to bowl. He and Nadine enjoyed nearly twenty-five years of Dwain participating all across the U.S. at the National Amateur Bowling Congress. Even after those years, he and Nadine continued league bowling every week in Springfield until he was nearly 91 years of age. He and Nadine were big MSU mens’ basketball supporters holding season tickets for years. There are countless funny stories about the many Dade county youth and adults that Dwain taught to water ski. He would stay in the water alongside a beginning skier all morning trying to get him or her up. No matter how many times he or she failed, he never lost his patience. He had a way of encouraging and building confidence in those around him.
Dwain took great pride in his family and farm. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends; yet his ideals and principles will live on in the lives of those he touched.
Dwain was preceded in death by his parents, Noel and Marie Hughes; his mother and father-in-law, Homer and Myrtle Allison Batten; his brother and sister-in-law Johnson and Betty Hughes; his sister and brother-in-law Sue and Roy Carter; his brothers- and sisters-in- laws: Richard and Evelyn Shaw; Harold and Vesta Brake; Wesley and Dorthy Batten; Howard Suttee; Don and Louanna Sarver; James and Marjorie Batten; John Batten; and his youngest daughter, Linda Hughes Andrews.
Survivors include his loving wife, Nadine of the home; sister-in-law, Marilyn Batten of Overland Park, Kansas; daughter, Marcia Rader and husband, Randy of Butler, MO; son-in-law, David Andrews of Branson; grandson Eric Andrews and wife, Brooke of Benton, Arkansas; granddaughter Kristen Diehl and husband, Trent of Butler, MO; granddaughter Kellie Davidson and husband Michael of Butler, MO; grandson, Colby Andrews and wife Heather of Mesa, Arizona; great-grandchildren Tanner Diehl, Mason Diehl, Dylan Davidson, Lucas Davidson, Cooper Andrews, Camden Davidson, Gavin Andrews, and Karsyn Davidson; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Greenfield. Services are under the care of Greenfield Funeral Chapel.
Obituary - Diana Lee Spitler
Memorial Service will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, April 17th, 2021 at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.
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