Recipe of the Week

 

Storm shelters in Butler

Senior Center Menu April 2023

 

The Museum Minute: Corn prices are good

 

Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134

Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of April 5

1847 The city plat for Papinville is approved and recorded in Bates Co. Named for Peter Melicourt Papin, who donated the land.

1885 Bates Co farmers are taking advantage of the high price of corn and getting 30 cents a bushel.

1916 a $20,000 bond issue passes for a modern school building in Hume.

1965 Pete & Betty Provence are celebrating their grand opening of thee Sears catalog store at 200 West Dakota st, Butler.

1973 According to James Barnhart, Bates Co Fair secretary, 295 shareholders have purchased a total of 405 shares in the Bates County Fair.

1978 There is heavy damage in a late night fire at the Bill Brooks Machine Shop, located at the Butler airport.

1991 The Citizens Bank of Amsterdam, Larry Shannon, president, has made application with the FDIC to locate a branch bank in Cleveland, Mo.

1996 Byron Mott, owner of the Rockville Meat Company announces they are planning to increase their capacity for the slaughter of cows and bulls. The plant has a daily capacity of 200.

Rich Hill Alumni Banquet all set

The Rich Hill High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 6:30 PM at the Rich Hill Dome. Tickets for the meal, dessert and drink are $20 per person and $5 for Alumni Dues. 

Linda Schapeler Howard (Class of 1970) will be catering again this year. Main dish choices are Beef Brisket or Rolled Pork Tenderloin. You will be asked when you make reservations which main dish choice you prefer. There are several ways to obtain ticket reservations. 

You can register on-line at https://forms.gle/wBvQ1a9EzaWMpMPZA (on-line payment is being set up but not yet available so you will pay at the door the night of the Banquet.) You can contact Beverly Sullins at 417-395-4288. Leave a message on the answering machine and your call will be returned. 

Tickets will also be available at Citizens Bank in Rich Hill beginning the middle of this week. The RHHS Class of 2023 are invited to be our guests, but they do need to let us know to include them in our meal count. 

Several Reunions are already planning to be in attendance and if you plan a reunion and would like to reserve a table for your class to sit together let us know. The Ticket Reservation Deadline will be May 20th. All RHHS Alumni are Welcome and we hope to see you there!

 -Our thanks to Wanda Smith

What’s Up by LeRoy Cook

 

Gone But Not Forgotten

Now that we’re into April, perhaps there will be some relief from the winds of March. The Third Month certainly blew out like a lion; Friday saw gusts to over 50 knots, snapping wind socks out like a poker. Airplanes tied down outside strained at their moorings as they reached flying speed while sitting still. 

Not too many aircraft flew in during the often-inclement conditions of the week; we saw a Cessna Skyhawk or two, a Piper Warrior and a Cirrus, and an Army Guard Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter came by. Of the local fleet, Brandt Hall flew his Avid Flyer homebuilt, Rebekah Knight was up in a Cessna 150 and Drake Cashman went to Garnett and New Century, KS. I made one maintenance test flight to return N704EZ to service. It was sad to see the SkyDive KC Beech King Air jump plane depart for its new home on Wednesday, after several years of carrying parachutists up to 15,000 feet.  It will be remembered.

The Harrisonville airport was shut down last Thursday while pavement maintenance was making temporary repairs to the runway. The planned reconstruction of its runway has been delayed until 2024, so some filling and sealing will keep it usable for now. A survey crew was seen at Butler airport this week, taking sightings and marking parameters for installation of a new LED runway lighting system, coming soon.

The biig East Coast Sun ‘n Fun fly-in wound up last week, uneventfully. There wasn’t a lot of new product news forthcoming, traditionally released after a winter of development. Rotax announced its new 916 engine, a little firebreather replacing its 915 motor, now pumping out a Lycoming-sized 160 horsepower for one minute during takeoff, 137 horses continuous. Its first use was in a Cub clone that landed on a postage-stamp size heliport atop a tall building over in Dubai.  It took three passes to get the approach just right so the STOL plane could skid to a stop in a few dozen feet. Otherwise, there wasn’t a lot of news from the show.

It was announced on the 31st that FLYING Magazine has purchased the struggling Plane & Pilot magazine, promising to continue it as coverage of the lighter piston-engine segment of general aviation. Those are about the only newsrack aviation publications left; most others have gone to digital-only media or are membership-based outlets instead of general circulation. 

Our question from last week asked about the lack of a button atop the AOPA baseball caps, given out to members of the organization. The button is eliminated to avoid discomfort of the “pill” being pressed into one’s skull under a headset or when hitting the ceiling in turbulence. Reader Matt Poland knew the reason. For next week, we want to know the purpose of the small venturi  device connected to a tube under the belly of some airplanes; no, it’s not related to the gyroscope vacuum system. Send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com. 

2023 Lions Club radio auction a huge success

 

While covid concerns may have hampered participation in the annual Butler Lions Club radio auction the last few years, the airwaves again came to life with the 2023 effort as nearly a record amount of donations were made by local businesses and individuals alike.

Known as the ‘fastest two hours in radio’ the Lions didn’t catch a break as phone lines lit up during the four night auction that was broadcast on KMOE FM 92.1 nightly last week.

With 100% of all donations being returned to the community, the Butler Lions Club would again like to heartily thank all who made donations, small and large as well as those who dutifully called and bid as well. And yes, plans are already in the works for the annual auction next year.

Bates County Election results April 4, 2023

Unofficial results. Precincts reporting: 100%. Turnout 25.60%.

Bates County Marijuana sales tax
Yes 1,720
No 994

Bates County Memorial Hospital
Board of Directors
Jerry Jones 2,013

County Hospital Ambulance Tax
Yes 1,020
No 1,723

Archie R-V School District Board Members
Julie K. Smith 15
Chad Reynolds 10
Mark Houchen 13
Ryan R. Grimes 12
William C. Stevenson 0
Jeremy R. Pettet 11

Ballard R-II School District Board Members
Boyd Engelhardt 110
Preston Wainscott 128

Appleton City R-2 School District Board Members
Stephanie Preston 39
Janet Payton 25
Nick Oehring 33
Marcus Parsons 24

Hudson R-IX School District Board Members
Matthew Green 84
Bridget Merryfield 86
Kathy Knox 88
Question:
Yes 53
No 64

Drexel Community Fire Protection District Expansion Of Service Tax Question
Yes 63
No 36

City of Adrian Alderman
David E. Hummel, Jr. 97
For South Ward Alderman. Vote For One
Matthew Sears 78

City of Adrian Marijuana tax question
Yes 159
No 46

City of Butler
Ward 1:
Nick Alkire 89
Ward 2:
Jeff Hall 112
Ward 3:
Tray Douty 29
Marlene Wainscott 132
Ward 4:
Scott Mallatt 119
Jacob T. Shipley 59
Butler Proposition A:
Yes 428
No 174

City of Amsterdam
For Mayor
Shane Gerleman 36
For Board of Alderman Two Year Term. Vote For Two.
Vicky Vail 33
Trina Burkhart 27
Question:
Amsterdam tax question
Yes 30
No 8

City Of Drexel
For Mayor
Nick McKelvey 21
Alderman
Timothy J. Eastwood 22
Terry Baker 18

City Of Hume
For Board Of Alderman
Adam Swarens 31
Vicki Gwinn 29

City Of Rich Hill
For Mayor Two Year Term
Nathan Kassner 110
For North Ward Alderman.
For North Ward Alderman.
For South Ward Alderman.
Terry D. Bonham 49
For South Ward Alderman
City of Rich Hill marijuana tax question
Yes 96
No 42

City Of Rockville
For Mayor
James Williamson 18
For Alderman
James Damon 19

Village Of Foster
For Board Of Trustees
Ricky Fischer 5
William Shane Jacobs 8

Village Of Passaic
For Board Of Trustees
Angelia Cumpton 6
Linda M. Cole 6

Mingo Township
For Trustee
Eric Fuerst 27
For Board Members
Kent Page 29
Larry Bergschneider 25
For Clerk

East Boone Township
For Trustee
Dave Arnold 65
For Board Members
Derek Aurand 53
Brad Ferguson 54
For Clerk
Erin Aurand 56
Question:
Tax levy question
For 18
Against 51

West Boone Township
For Trustee
Dave Lemke 67
For Board Members
Mike Sanders 75
For Clerk
John Dean 74
Tax levy question
For 42
Against 56

Shawnee Township
For Trustee
Wesley Merritt 39
For Board Members
Lonny Duckworth 42
Dillion Franklin 34
For Clerk
Abby Salazar 41
Tax levy question
For 30
Against 27

Spruce Township
For Trustee
Paul Wainscott 48
For Board Members
Frank Inglis 46
For Clerk
Susan Doty 45
Question:
Tax levy question
For 25
Against 31

Deepwater Township
For Trustee
Dave Koch 39
For Board Members
George Callahan 42
Chris Rotert 42
For Clerk
Kathy Knox 42
Question:
Tax levy question
For 21
Against 27

Summit Township
For Trustee
Steve Lewis 63
For Board Members
Bryon Cook 49
Dirk Diehl 62
For Clerk
Damon Noe 62
Question:
Tax levy question
For 39
Against 43

Walnut Township
For Trustee
Jonathan Laughlin 45
Taylar Hough 13
For Board Members
Joshua Rushing 44
Steven Spencer 48
For Clerk
Donald Trelease 44

New Home Township
For Trustee
Tim Champlin 42
For Board Members
Jim Heathman 41
For Clerk
Lacy Laning 43

Lone Oak Township
For Trustee
Hunter Watson 56
For Board Members
Elliott Smalley 63
For Clerk
Jalyn Watson 62

Pleasant Gap Township
For Trustee
August Dean Fischer 54
For Board Members
Kellen Fischer 44
Belinda Schapeler 58
For Clerk. Vote For One.
Kathie D. Fischer 53
Tax levy question
For 37
Against 32

Osage Township
For Trustee
Leonard Tourtillott 14
For Board Members
Mark Yohe 130
Kenneth Kassner 136

Howard Township
For Trustee
Cole Campell 67
For Board Members
Gary E. Franklin 55
Thomas H. Sutcliffe 65