Adrian Optimist Club Presents: Cars and Guitars Charity Car Cruise-In and Music in the park!

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Are you bringing a cool ride?

Let’s share this far and wide.

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THIS SATURDAY August 21st

2nd Annual Screamin' Lehmann Street Stock Memorial at Nevada Speedway TONIGHT

Tonight is our biggest race of the year, the 2nd Annual Screamin' Lehmann Street Stock Memorial that is now paying $3,781 to win and $171 to start the feature event!!!

Thanks to a couple of sponsors, Cheryl Daniels and Sleeper Race Chassis, the first four street stock drivers to sign in do not have to pay anything to race!!!!

Other bonuses / awards
If a STREET STOCK driver pulls the #71 draw pill, they will automatically get $171 in cash!!! This is sponsored by Barker Racing and Ashley Copple-Dunn, and Andres Racing!!

The Hard Charger in the STREET STOCK feature will receive an extra $71. sponsored by Tabitha Diamond with Diamond Roots Design.

There is a $200 bonus to the highest finish USRA Stock Car in the Feature event sponsored by David's Tire.

A $25 "tough luck" award will be given out to someone in the STREET STOCK feature. Sponsored by Crockett Racing.

Layout of events:
8 Lap Heat Races // top 12 in passing points will be locked into the Feature event. B-Feature (if needed 10 Laps. top 6 advance to set the 18 car feature line up).

TOP 6 WILL DO A FRISBEE REDRAW ON THE FRONT STRETCH DURING INTERMISSION.
RUNNING ORDER 8/14/21
1. Mini Stocks -- $1'71' to win
2. Midwest Mods -- $2'71' to win
3. Pure Stocks -- $3'71' to win
4. B-Mods -- $3'71' to win
5. Outlaw 4-Cylinders -- $1'71' to win
6. Street Stocks -- $3,781 to win

** It will also be $1 Hot Dog night at the concession stand while supplies last! **

Gates will open at 4:30, Driver Cutoff at 6:30, Pit Meeting at 6:45, Hot Laps at 7:00, Racing at 7:30. Be sure to get here early as we expect a big turn out!

General Admission
Adults (age 13-up) $12
Kids (age 6-12) $5
Kids (age 0-5) Free
VIP Seating $15
Pit Pass

Street Stock Drivers $50
All other Drivers $35
Adults (age 13-up) $30
Kids (age 6-12) $15
Kids (age 0-5) Free

Street Stock Payout. 40 Lap Event
1. $3,781
2. $1,071
3. $571
4. $400
5. $271
6. $271
7. $271
8. $271
9. $271
10. $271
11. $271
12. $171
13. $171
14. $171
15. $171
16. $171
17. $171
18. $171
Non-Qualifier $40

OFFICIAL SPONSORS
Twila's Liquidation Outlet
Bobby King Racing
Sosebee Motorsports
Norma Davis Photography
Davis Lawn Care
M&T Scrap
Douty's Auto Service
Modlin and Son Trucking
Ellison Farm
Willard Construction
Crockett Racing
Tabitha Diamond / Diamond Roots Design
Cheryl Daniels
Dave Nickerson
Screaming Lehmann Memorial Foundation
Jacks Aces and Events
KMB Design & Graphics
Sonic Drive-In of Nevada
Roy Shotts Racing
Jaqueline's Fresh Coat
Highland Auto Parts
Coonrod Body and Frame
McInroy Metal Recycling
Freedom Lube Service
Cynthia Magsam
77 Motorsports - Big County Tile
O'Reilly Auto Parts of Nevada
Barker Racing
Sleeper Race Chassis
Fitzpatrick Construction
Karl's Garage
Bedwell Trucking, LLC
Andres Racing
Kristy Gann
H3 Graphix
Liter's Automotive Parts
Emory's Truck Stop
Brumback Motorsports
David's Tire Recycling
Vernon County Ready Mix
Pool Doctor
Nitro Nick-Gibson Racing
Ashley Copple-Dunn
Shawn's Trash Service
Troop 4 Motorsports
Robert Lehmann
Tyler Lehmann
Mrs. Myers Detailing Services
Kristyn Simons
Wildcat Fence Company

Nevada Speedway
17623 S. 1700 Road
Nevada, Mo 64772

Obituary - Thomas Earl Williams, Sr.

Thomas Earl Williams, Sr., 91, of Ft. Scott, KS, formerly of Bronaugh, MO, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, MO. Earl was born on March 4, 1930 in Walker, MO to John Henry and Jessie Alice (Tons) Williams. He married Marvlyn Rose Shearburn on May 2, 1956 in Bronaugh, MO and she survives of the home in Ft. Scott.

Earl attended school in Bronaugh. At age 17 he joined the U.S. Army and worked for 21 months in General McArthur's office. After the service he farmed for a time then worked for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, MO retiring after 35 years. Following retirement, they came back to Bronaugh.

Earl was active in Boy Scouts for a number of years and coached Little League Baseball. He was an avid fisherman. He and Marvlyn volunteered for ARM (Amnerican Rehabilitation Ministry) for prison inmates.

In addition to his wife Marvlyn of 69 years, survivors include his children, Marcia Peppers (Mike), Lynn Valley, KS, Chris Williams (Christine), Oak Grove, MO, Cindy Hall (Jim), Kansas City, KS, and Thomas Earl Williams Jr., Lee's Summit, MO; 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Larry Shearburn (Lisa), Farmington, MO; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, several brothers and sisters and a great-grandson, Caleb Cross.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Worsley Cemetery, , Bronaugh. The family will receive friends on Tuseday, August 17, 2021 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Those who wish may contribute in Earl's memory to ARM, Show Me Christian Youth Center or the Community Christian Church, Ft. Scott, in care of Ferry Funeral Home.

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Obituary - Lucia Minerva Orr

Lucia Minerva (Moore) Orr, 94, Garden City, Missouri, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Meadow View of Harrisonville, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 16, 2021 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. Burial in Garden City Cemetery in Garden City, MO.

Lucia was born November 19, 1926 in Garden City, Missouri, the daughter of Earl and Lucia Minerva (Redfield) Moore. She was a 1944 graduate of Garden City High School and eloped with Cecil Ford Orr on July 7, 1946. Their secret wasn’t revealed until a letter to Mrs. Cecil Orr arrived. Together they had two sons, Roger Earl and Stephen Ford.

She attended Southwest Baptist College and Central Missouri State University, graduating with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Classroom Education. Beginning in 1945, she taught in many one-room country schools in the area as well as more traditional schools for a total of 36 ½ years before her retirement in 1988. Over the years many students went “to school to her” and she held fondness for each one. She taught at La Tour school, Conley Country Schoolhouse, Garden City Elementary (2nd grade and had Roger in class), Houston Country Schoolhouse where she taught both her sons, Number 9 Country Schoolhouse, and Raymore-Peculiar Elementary school in Peculiar (6th grade English).

At an early age, Lucia put her trust in Jesus. She served as Music Director at Garden City Baptist for a number of years. She also sang solos and in quartets for funerals and weddings as part of her service to the Lord. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Harrisonville. In later years, her church family was Sycamore Grove Mennonite Church in Garden City.

Family, both present and past, were so important to Lucia. She was always telling a story about a family member dear to her heart. The memories of her daddy, mama, and Grammie brought her comfort in the final years. She loved her three sisters and held a special bond with each of them, although they lived all over the country. Alongside Cecil, she worked hard on the family farm having cattle, laying hens, hogs, and a garden. If you weren’t sure how she felt about being a mom, grandma, and great-grandma, she was not afraid to pull out some photos or tell a story bragging on her sweethearts.

Upon retirement, studying genealogy became of increasing interest and dedication to her. She traced several family lines back to Adam and filled binder upon binder with linages and personal stories of her ancestors. She enjoyed taking trips to Salt Lake City and researching in their genealogical library and then visiting the gravesites of the relatives she discovered. As the third daughter, she was the one bestowed the family name of “Lucia Minerva”. Her mother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother also carried that name.

Two of Lucia’s ancestor stories of note are of Priscilla Mullins (Mollineau) and John Alden of Plymouth, Mass., who were passengers on the Mayflower. The other is an ancestor who joined the LDS church and traveled from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City in the fall of 1848.

Lucia belonged to several genealogically based organizations: Charter Member and Ex-Regent of the Mary Sibley Chapter of the Daughters of the America Revolution (1969), Daughters of 1812, Daughters of American Colonists, Mayflower Society, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (1985), National Society Women Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company (1970), and the Cass County Genealogical Society.

Lucia loved to talk and could be quite the social butterfly, occasionally running late, but always flitting from one friend to the next everywhere she went. She was a 50 year+ member and former Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was active in the Missouri Retired Teachers Association. Several times a week, she would line dance (and fellowship over coffee and sweets) with her line dancing girls. She’d meet regularly with some of her retired teacher girls. Then there were the girls she’d go with to shop or play cards.

Lucia was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Cecil, son, Stephen, sisters, Edna Rudisaile, Elsie Kelly, and Mary Ann Bracegirdle. She is survived by one son, Roger Orr and wife, Janet, Garden City, Missouri; three grandchildren, Elisa Couch and husband, Joey, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, Nathaniel Orr, Memphis, Missouri, and Makenzie Robison and husband, Talin, Bluffdale, Utah; two great-grandchildren, Ruthanna and Miriam Couch, and many nieces and nephews.

Update: 160 people still without power in Adrian

Around 160 people are without power at this time in Adrian! Crews are on scene and working to repair the issue! No time table was given on the repair of this outage! 

Thank you for your patience! 

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Obituary - Jennifer Elaine “Jenni” (Larimer) Woodworth

Jennifer Elaine “Jenni” (Larimer) Woodworth, 70, of Pleasant Hill, was born November 4, 1950, in Bridgeport, Nebraska. She departed this life, Saturday, August 7, 2021, at the CenterPoint Medical Center in Independence.

Jenni was raised in Pleasant Hill where she went through school and graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1968. She married and moved to Kansas City but returned to Pleasant Hill in 2009.

On September 24, 1983, she was united in marriage to Evan R. Woodworth in Kansas City.

Jenni was employed at several jobs but worked the best and longest as a Sales Representative for United Bakers Supply and Mid-Continent Paper Supply in Kansas City. She was a collector of everything from friends and antiques to animals. She loved traveling, antiques, thrift stores, spending time at the lake, her family, and friends. Jenni never met a stranger and developed life-long friendships wherever she went. She was always available for a guiding hand, an ear to listen, a shoulder to cry on, a good cussing out, or kick in the behind (with love of course) when needed. She will be missed by so many whose lives she touched with an indelible mark.

Jenni was preceded in death by her mother Claudine R. (Babylon) Larimer on May 10, 2009; four children, daughter Shalene Hedges who died at birth, son Shane Hedges who died September 5, 2016, daughter, Shannon Rehms-Jensen who died February 18, 2021, and son Shad Rehms who died April 9, 2021; a slew of aunts, uncles, and cousins who were already with Jesus in Heaven and their meeting again had to be a very joyful reunion to be sure.

She is survived by her husband Evan; one daughter, Sherri Hedges; ten grandchildren, Ashley (and Adam) Fanning, Kirstin Rehms, Tyler (and Erica) Fanning, Christopher Hedges, Kyle (and Sharon) Rehms, Lexi Rehms, Kaleb Hedges, Allisen Cordell, Katlyn Hedges, and Gracelynne Williams; 11 great grandchildren; siblings Cheryl Larimer, Kevin Larimer, Jack Larimer, and Chris Petefish several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and a host of many friends.

Visitation was held Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, Missouri.

A Celebration of Jenni’s life was held 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the funeral home. Reverend D. Kent Deubner will officiate.

Light refreshments will be served at the Pleasant Hill First Christian Church following the service.

Obituary - Benjamin “Ben” Franklin Anderson, Jr.

Benjamin “Ben” Franklin Anderson, Jr., 90, Adrian, MO, went home to his Jesus on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at Meadow View of Harrisonville in Harrisonville, MO. 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Adrian with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian.

A complete obituary will be posted when information is available.