The Annual Pink Out game at Madison, is scheduled for

Tuesday, Jan. 15. If interested in still placing an order for a shirt or hoodie, contact Shari Embree or Mary DeOrnellis.

Holiday

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Elected officials receive oath of office

Monroe County Elected Officials Receive Oath of Office ...Left to right, Eastern District Commissioner Mike Whelan, Western District Commissioner Glenn E. Turner, Treasurer Rita Wilkerson, County Clerk Sandra Francis, Public Administrator Marguerite Jones and Sheriff David Hoffman. Not pictured: Corner Jim Rein-hard. (Below left) New Monroe County Treasurer Rita Wilkerson. APPEAL PHOTOS

Candidates continue to file for available positions

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City of Paris adds extra days to utility payments

The City of Paris will be pro-viding an extension for late pen-alties on utility bills which are due in the months of December, January and February. Bills due between Dec. 15-31 may be paid until Tuesday, Jan. 8, bills due

between Jan. 15-31 may be paid until Friday, Feb. 8, and bills due between Feb. 15-29 may be paid until Friday, March 8, without late penalties.

Any utility bill which is not paid by the above listed dates will be assessed a 10% penalty and is subject to disconnection for non-payment at 1:00 p.m., on that date.

R-II Board Members approve OPAA bid

It is not to late to file for avail-able positions on local; boards and councils. The filing dates for the April 2, 2013 municipal elec-tion began on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, and will end on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The election will fill va-cant seats on local, city and mis-cellaneous boards and councils.

Local positions include:The Paris Board of Education

has two openings – the seats of now serving board members Glenda Miller and Raymond Batsell. The positions have an as-sociated three-year term. Candi-dates may file their applications with the Superintendent’s Office during normal business hours un-til the final filing date of Jan. 15. Incumbents Glenda Miller and Raymond Batsell have filed for office.

For the City of Paris: Two Al-dermen positions are open, those currently held by Aldermen Kevin Embree and Chris Popkes, Ward 1 and Ward 2 respectively. All positions are for two-year terms. The city tax collector to be elected is for a two-year term. Those wishing to file can do so by filing their Declaration of Candidacy with the Clerk at the City Office between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday except Jan. 15, when filing hours shall be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Incumbent Kevin Em-bree has filed for office.

Holliday C-2 Board of Educa-tion: The board has two three-year term positions available

(currently held by Andrew Wil-liams and Mendy Blades) and interested individuals may ap-ply during school hours until the January closing date. Filing will continue during the district’s regular business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until Jan. 15. Filing will not occur on days that the school district’s offices are closed due to inclement weather.

Village of Holliday: The coun-cil has two two-year terms to be filled. Individuals may file their declaration of candidacy with the City Clerk, 101 West Reid Street, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the filing dates above. The two positions open are currently held by Johny Ragsdale and Guy Callison.

Middle Grove Board of Edu-cation: The Middle Grove C-1 Board has two three-year posi-tions available. Filings will be

received during normal school hours with associated closing for the holidays at the school office, 11476 Route M, Madison.

Monroe County Nursing Home District: Sub-Districts #3 & 4 each have a three-year position open. Potential candidates must live within the designated district they are applying to as a candi-date. Declarations forms may be picked up at the County Clerk’s office at the courthouse – from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday – Fri-day. For Monroe Manor Board District #3, Richard J. Fredrick and Monroe Manor Board Dis-trict #4, Guy Callison have filed for office.

Monroe County Health Depart-ment: The Monroe County Health department has two trustee open-ings each a four-year term. Dec-larations forms may be picked up at the County Clerk’s office at the courthouse – from 8 a.m.

The elected officials of Monroe County were given their oath of office, surrounded by friends and family, at noon, on Monday, Dec. 31, in the rotunda of the Monroe County Courthouse, Paris.

“I always want to make this ceremony special,” said Mon-roe County Clerk Sandra Francis who passed out flowers to the candidates as they received their oath of office.

Clerk Sandra Francis then gave each member their oath of office beginning with Eastern District Commissioner Mike Whelan and then continuing in order with Eastern District Commissioner Glenn E. Turner, new Treasurer Rita Wilkerson, Public Admin-istrator Marguerite Jones and Sheriff David Hoffman.

Each of the candidates ran unopposed in the November election except Eastern District Commissioner Whelan who de-feated Republican challenger David Trainor receiving 71 per-cent of the votes cast. Treasurer Wilkerson did have a primary challenge from incumbent trea-surer Mary Lynn Powell and narrowly defeating Powell by 38 votes in a closely contested election.. Wilkerson sealed her

win with a large Monroe City showing as the last precinct was announced winning 534 to 496.

Governor Jay Nixon appointed Powell Monroe County Treasur-er in March 2011.

Wilkerson and her husband Raymond have six children and seven grandchildren.

1 am very capable of being the caretaker of the taxpayers’ mon-

Revised Madison Tournament Brackets

can be found on page 10.

Paris R-II Board of Education President Libby Williams called the December regular board meeting to order at 6:01 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 19. All seven board members answered roll call.

The board members unani-mously approved the consent agenda consisting of the Finan-cial Statement and bills presented for payment; Minutes of the Nov. 15, 2012 Regular Board Meeting; Transfer of Funds (Bond Issue to Fund 4: $137,214.27; Fund 1 to

Fund 2: $25,402.17); Attendance Report; Transportation Report; and substitute teacher report.

Program Evaluations: Transpor-tation Director Lloyd Huffman presented the transportation eval-uation to the board members.

December Graduates: The board members approved an ear-ly semester graduate as presented contingent upon completion of all graduation requirements.

Superintendent’s Report and Communications: Superinten-

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This year, as every year, the Monroe County Appeal re-solves to bring the best cover-age of Monroe County and the surrounding area that we can. We resolve to bring you the most complete sports coverage that we can with the help of area coaches and athletic directors. We resolve to bring you the best Publisher David Eales

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The present attitude of a substantial majority of Americans is that of dissatisfaction with our representatives in Congress. The problem is and will continue to be that all of us have very little recourse against our leaders in the Congress or even against our own representatives.

With all of the money and access to free mailings each of them have and their almost daily efforts to win re-election, the incumbent mem-bers of Congress are a formidable presence. The only weapons avail-able to voters are a long memory and a willingness to either withhold their vote or vote against the incumbent representative in the next election. This kind of response, if done on a national scale, would change some faces and a whole lot of attitudes in Washington.

And we can anticipate the reaction of these congressional candi-dates and their supporters that we are picking on them and they did nothing. Exactly! And we, like the folks in the movie “Network”, are still “mad as hell and are not taking this anymore.”

Taxing Higher IncomesAm I one of the only ones who see the inconsistency? Republicans

have gone to the wall to make sure that no taxes are imposed on our most wealthy Americans. Many Democrats are just as determined that seniors are protected from any changes to Medicare. But many of our legislators seem willing to means test Medicare benefits which means either reducing benefits for better off recipients or having them pay higher deductibles.

So now we protect the really wealthy and toss the kind of wealthy under the tax bus. Or we protect social security for our seniors but not the ones that have a little money. Make sense to you? If not, see the above column.

“And I’m Not Taking This Anymore”

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75 Years Ago Jan. 6, 1938

50 Years Ago Jan. 3, 1963

25 Years Ago Jan. 7, 1988

Letter to the Editor

Dark Churches Force Union - Inability to get current for light-ing local churches since a break-down at the plant has plunged all the town except Main street into darkness, has resulted in a union meeting of various congre-gations at the Opera House, use of which was tendered free by the managers. The first service was held Sunday night; Dr. C. F. Richmond delivered a splendid discourse to a good crowd.

Railroad Gets Most of It - Brick for the new powerhouse at Paris were contracted from a concern at Fredonia, Kansas, at $16 per thousand delivered. The freight bill amounted to $14 for every thousand, leaving only $2 per thousand for the brick.

Former Sheriff Now Lawyer - Ralph W. Nolen, former sheriff of Monroe County, passed the state bar examinations at Jeffer-son City this week. One hundred and seventeen others passed the examination at the same time. Nolen, the son of Mrs. Kate No-len of Paris and elder brother of Prosecuting Attorney Olliver Nolen, is in the employ of the Missouri State Life Insurance Co., where he will remain for the present. He has been attending law school in St. Louis. Passage of the bar examinations entitles Nolan to the privilege of practic-ing law anywhere in the state of Missouri.

Secretary Blunt to speak in Paris Thursday - Members of the Paris Rotary Club and students at Paris High School will have the oppor-tunity to hear the views of a state official next week, when Missouri Secretary of State Roy Blunt visits Paris.

New restaurant opens Monday - Carl and Becky Thomson have an-nounced the opening of the South-ern Belle Dining Room.

The new restaurant will open on Monday, January 11 in the building adjacent to the Southern Belle in downtown Paris.

The Thomsons say the new estab-lishment will feature a bakery, will serve continental breakfast, plate lunches and a full menu at night, including steak, shrimp, catfish, chicken and sandwiches.

The Dining Room will be oper-ated separately from the Southern Belle tavern.

Letters to 5 cents, Postals to 4 cents and other Postal Raises Mon-day - Postmaster Noland K. Deaver calls attention to new Postal Regu-lations that are effective Monday, Jan. 7, 1963 that will be of interest to every Postal patron. The new regulations are postage rate in-creases. The First class mail will be $.05 per ounce instead of the pres-ent four cents. Post cards and post-als will be four cents each instead of three cents; all greeting cards unsealed with only your name en-

Standard Oil Starts New Ad Con-tract - Beginning with this issue of the Appeal, the Standard Oil Com-pany of Indiana is starting an ad-vertising campaign of six weeks on its New 1938 Red Crown Gasoline, telling of the quick starting quali-ties of this new gasoline in cold weather and of the extra mileage to be secured thru the use.

As in previous years, the Appeal has again been chosen to carry the Standard Oil Co. message to the people of the county. Campaigns on both gasoline and oils will be con-tinued through the year

Read them.Monroe County Corn to Holland

- For the first time in the history of Monroe City, it is believed, a car-load of corn is going from here to Amsterdam, Holland.

There is a considerable demand from abroad for corn from the United States; this demand hav-ing much to do with keeping corn prices around 50 cents per bushel to the growers.

Girl’s Baby May Get Name. Lin-ton, Ind. – The state of Indiana may yet smile on the forbidden marriage of a 13-year-old boy to the girl of 12 who bore him a son Tuesday.

Barred by law from marrying as they desire, the children found an ally today in Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, who said he would do all in his power to see the baby was given a name.

The state’s marriage laws forbid a man marrying before 21 and a girl before she is 18.

“I am inclined to look with favor on setting aside the marriage laws in this case,” said the governor.

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Being mar-ried can be one of the most won-derful things

we experience but at the same time can be one of the most trying. It is all about what we put into it. And the best thing we can put into it right at the beginning before we even begin to plan the ceremony is God. God is the one who is going to get us through the hard times of our mar-riages. When we invite God into our marriage, we are putting some-one in there who both of us can be accountable to. Sometimes we only see things from our perspective and think it is our spouses fault that this or that is happening. God can help us see the situation clearly.

For those out there who are get-ting ready to get married, take ad-vantage of getting premarital coun-seling. It is a great tool to use to iron out situations and get on the same page (or find out if it is go-ing to be possible to even get on the same page.) You are getting ready to join your life with that of another person’s and it is worth the time to sit down and lay some things out in the open.

My husband and I were counseled by our pastor before we got mar-ried and it was the best thing we could have done. We had a history together before we got married and there were a lot of hurts that were still hiding on the inside of me. I needed to be able to let them out in a healthy way so I could get the heal-ing I needed or I would have taken them with me into our marriage. Marriage can be difficult enough at times on its own so we don’t need to bring any added baggage.

Another piece of advice I would give to women and men out there who are not married yet but want to be one day- work on getting your-self ready. Take all the necessary steps to get yourself as healthy as possible before you join together with another person. If you have any past hurts, if you are dealing with any addictions or if you have poor self image, try seeking some counsel.

Sometimes we think everything would be fine if we could just find a man or a woman. We think that we would feel better about ourselves, or we would be able to stop doing

some of the bad habits if we just had someone to love us. Please know and remember that another human being will never be able to fill EVERY void in your life. We were not designed to do so-only God can fill all the places. If you go into a marriage thinking your spouse is going to be perfect, say all the right things, never make you mad then you are going to be disap-pointed.

Marriage is not the rose petals

all over the bedroom floor, butter-flies every time you see each other, rendevous in the moonlight, or a big diamond on your finger. Yes, those things can accompany a marriage but they are not the building blocks of one. Marriage is a commitment to God first and then to each other. There have been tons of times I get mad at my husband and I wish he would just do this or do that or say this or say that and everything would be fine. At the beginning of our marriage I would pray and ask God to change my husband but I have learned that I need to instead ask God to show me what I need to change. I then ask Him to help me see the situation clearly and for Him to show me where I can im-prove.

We can not change anyone but ourselves. If we keep looking at all the external things around us and blame them for all our problems then we have locked ourselves in a prison and will always be wait-ing for someone to unlock it for us. Marriage is about what both parties can bring to the table to make it the best possible table for them. And if I have some dirty plates then it would be best to work on getting them clean before I put them on the table.

And lastly, I want to say this. If you are already married and ex-periencing problems, try getting some counseling. No one should ever be ashamed of getting coun-sel to help them when they are in a time of trouble. We invested time and money into planning and hav-ing our wedding ceremony so we should also invest the time or mon-ey it takes to keeping our marriage together. Remember when we were given the option to say “I do” we did.

“I Do”

by Lisa TaltonJust a Thought

closed will be four cents instead of the three cents at present.

Air mail letters will be .08 cents per ounce instead of .07 at present, air postal cards will be six cents each instead of five cents.

Single or more of the necessary stamps, books containing stamps and coils are available for the pa-trons’ convenience at the Post Of-fice.

Buck Died With Horns Locked - One of the things we read and hear about but seldom if ever see hap-pened to Monroe County last week.

Two 10-point bucks, with antlers locked, were found dead on the Chester Callis farm northeast of Paris last Tuesday by Russell John-son and Ray Delaney, who were quail hunting on the place.

The antlers were locked back-wards, so that the heads of the two animals were back to back, prob-ably getting that way as they were thrashing about.

Thief Surprised at Laundromat - A thief who broke into and stole the money in the change machines and had started to attempt to get into on of the other machines contain-ing money was surprised in the act at the Paris Laundromat Saturday night by Kent Blades, but fled with the money without Blades getting a look at his face.

Editor’s Note: The above is an achieved column but just as relevant today as when written in July 2011.

Dear Editor;During the school year, the Superintendent and the Transportation

Director receive numerous phone calls about incidents involving busses and the general public. We are always trying to improve the school bus transportation system and appreciate all information and feedback we receive. Safety of our children are our first concern, we love our job and try to do it in a professional manner.

We have several suggestions for the general public to follow that will help with the safety of our students. One thing is the use of turn signals at all times so we know what you are planning to do, especially at the intersection of Hwy 15 and Business 24. Turning on headlights and wipers when it is foggy or rainy weather, this is so you can see better and we can see you. Please don’t tailgate, we are big and if something were to run in front of us we do not want you to become part of our back bumper. If the overhead yellow lights are flashing, that means we are to make a stop very shortly. Do not pass or drive by while red overhead lights are flashing, you are endangering the life of a child.

With the price of fuel being high, we are always looking for ways to conserve fuel and save the taxpayers money. It would be of great help if parents would call in when their child is not riding. You can call the Transportation Office at 660-327-5631, if no one answers leave a message on the answering machine so we can radio the driver later.

The school bus has conduct rules which are basically the same as the classroom rules. Parents need to stress to their children the

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The Monroe County Republican Club held its monthly meeting and pro-gram on Monday. Dec. 3, at 1 p.m., at the Paris li-brary in the Roegge room.

The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. The devotional was given by Ann Marie Kuntz entitled “Experience is not what happens to a man, it’s what a man does with what happens to him.” The Bible verse read was taken from 1 John 5-4: “For whatever

is born of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that has overcome the world - Our faith.” A Christmas poem was read called a Christmas Prayer, written by Robert Louis Stevenson.

The program consisted of a lively discussion on Cur-rent Events and “Christmas Is Caring” plus donations to the needy in the spirit of giving. A tasty lunch was enjoyed by several mem-bers and a guest before the meeting. The next meeting

will be on Monday, Jan. 7, in the Roegge room at the Paris library, at 10 a.m.

Meetings are held the first Monday of each month. New members and anyone wanting to join are welcome.

Monroe County Republican Club meets first Monday of each month

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mark Twain Lake encourages local citizens to participate in the eighth annual Christ-mas tree recycling pro-gram. Christmas trees can be brought to a collection site at John Spalding Boat Ramp. Christmas trees will be accepted at this lo-cation until Jan. 31.

Residents of the Mark Twain Lake surround-ing area can contribute to these efforts by donating their trees. The trees will be bundled together and sunk in Mark Twain Lake, creating underwater fish structures. These structures are excellent places for fish to rest. This underwater habitat also encourages the growth of algae and zoo-plankton for young fish to feed upon which enhances growth. Structures will be placed in Mark Twain Lake

in late March by Corps of Engineers employees, and volunteers.

Artificial or flocked trees (with artificial snow) can-not be accepted. Remove all tinsel, decorations, stands and plastic bags from the tree. Individuals or fishing /outdoor organi-zations are encouraged to help place the trees in the designated locations. Any-one wishing to volunteer or wanting more information should contact Brad Stamp at the Mark Twain Lake Project Office at (573) 735-4097.

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Giving peace of mind at tax time is important but customer service during & after the return is complete is of greater concern to me. Preparing tax returns can be complicated & confusing. If you are able to prepare your own, great! If you hate to do so , you will be happy to know that as of Jan. 1, 2011 all tax preparers must be registered with the IRS & have passed a formal exam. If you don’t prepare your own tax return, choose wisely. Taxpayers are legally responsible for what’s on their tax return even if someone else prepares it. So, it is important to choose carefully when hiring a firm to prepare your return. Here are a few points to keep in mind:

Ask if the preparer is affiliated with a professional organization. New regulations require all paid tax return preparers including attorneys, CPAs & enrolled agents to apply for a Preparer Tax Identification Number before preparing any federal tax returns. B&N is a member of Nat. Assoc. of Tax Preparers.

Research the firm’s reputation. Check to see if the preparer is registered with the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility, state boards of accountancy, the state bar associations and other related organizations. B&N’s staff members have passed the Register Tax Return Preparer exams, follow a strict code of ethics, and maintain their education requirements with the IRS. We also have an Enrolled Agent on Staff (equivalent to a CPA).

Find out about their service fees. It is illegal for preparers to base their fee on a percentage of your refund. B&N is priced in accordance with the difficulty of the preparation and charges based on the complexity of the form.

Make sure the tax preparer is accessible. Make sure you will be able to contact the tax preparer year round. B&N is available by phone if we are not in the office since we are onsite with clients May – December.

Provide all records & receipts needed to prepare your return. Preparers should request to see your records & receipts & should ask you multiple questions to determine your total income, expenses and other deductions. You may be losing deductions, thus paying more in tax if your preparer only plugging in numbers without asking questions.

Review the entire return before signing it. Avoid tax preparers that ask you to sign a blank tax form. Before you sign your tax return, review it & ask questions. You are responsible for the accuracy of every item on your return. The preparer must also give you a copy of the return. B&N signs our work before presenting it to you.

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Giving peace of mind at tax time is important but customer service during & after the return is complete is of greater concern to me. Preparing tax returns can be complicated & confusing. If you are able to prepare your own, great! If you hate to do so , you will be happy to know that as of Jan. 1, 2011 all tax preparers must be registered with the IRS & have passed a formal exam. If you don’t prepare your own tax return, choose wisely. Taxpayers are legally responsible for what’s on their tax return even if someone else prepares it. So, it is important to choose carefully when hiring a firm to prepare your return. Here are a few points to keep in mind:

Ask if the preparer is affiliated with a professional organization. New regulations require all paid tax return preparers including attorneys, CPAs & enrolled agents to apply for a Preparer Tax Identification Number before preparing any federal tax returns. B&N is a member of Nat. Assoc. of Tax Preparers.

Research the firm’s reputation. Check to see if the preparer is registered with the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility, state boards of accountancy, the state bar associations and other related organizations. B&N’s staff members have passed the Register Tax Return Preparer exams, follow a strict code of ethics, and maintain their education requirements with the IRS. We also have an Enrolled Agent on Staff (equivalent to a CPA).

Find out about their service fees. It is illegal for preparers to base their fee on a percentage of your refund. B&N is priced in accordance with the difficulty of the preparation and charges based on the complexity of the form.

Make sure the tax preparer is accessible. Make sure you will be able to contact the tax preparer year round. B&N is available by phone if we are not in the office since we are onsite with clients May – December.

Provide all records & receipts needed to prepare your return. Preparers should request to see your records & receipts & should ask you multiple questions to determine your total income, expenses and other deductions. You may be losing deductions, thus paying more in tax if your preparer only plugging in numbers without asking questions.

Review the entire return before signing it. Avoid tax preparers that ask you to sign a blank tax form. Before you sign your tax return, review it & ask questions. You are responsible for the accuracy of every item on your return. The preparer must also give you a copy of the return. B&N signs our work before presenting it to you.

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Newspapers across Missouri are connecting young readers to their communities and improving reading skills with Reading Across Missouri, an annual statewide reading campaign.

Life’s no field of clover for Manny. Over the years, his kind has gotten stuck with a bad reputation. They’re believed to be lazy, ugly and dumb. Manny has had it up to his long ears with this pile of mule hooey – and in a new eight-week serial story, he’s going to set the record straight. The Monroe County Appeal will publish “Manny Kicks Long Ear Lore” through the statewide reading effort organized by the Missouri Press Foundation to have young readers inside their community

newspapers in 2013. For a companion teacher guide, visit www.mo-nie.com and use code: teachmo13.

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On Sunday, Dec. 2, some students involved with the Middle Grove School Fuel Up to Play 60 TEAM were invited to attend the Rams football game in St. Louis. Students and their parents were able to watch the teams warm up from the sidelines, as well as,

be apart of the field pre-game event. They were able to meet “Rampage”, the Cheerleaders and par-ticipate on the field during the National Anthem and Rams introductions. Fuel Up to Play 60 is a national program to help children learn about eating healthy

and becoming more physi-cally active sponsored by the National Dairy Council and the NFL. Pictured are: Abbi T., Cassidy L. (Mis-souri State FUTP60 Stu-dent Ambassador), Olivia H., Gavin S., Noah H. and Jeremy H. Submitted Photos

ies and I care about this county and the residents,: said Wilkerson in a pre-vious interview. “I will do my best to work with County Officials and to work on behalf of the citi-zens of Monroe County. As Treasurer of Monroe County I will dedicate my-

self to fulfilling every duty of the office with diligence, honesty and integrity.”

I am very excited about taking office,” said Wilkerson after receiving her oath of office.

“Monroe County is a great place and these are great people,” said Clerk

Francis in closing the cer-emony.

until 4 p.m. Monday – Fri-day. City of Madison: Two Aldermen positions are open this year as well as a two-year term for Mayor. Candidates may file during office hours from 8 a.m. – noon and 1-4 p.m., Mon-day through Friday during the dates listed above for filing at 209 South Main Street. Incumbent Kathy Sasek has filed for mayor and incumbent alderman Nancy Meals has also filed for office.

Madison Board of Edu-cation: The Madison C-3 Board of Education has two three-year terms avail-able, and a one-year term for a vacated position. Fil-ing may take place during regular school hours when school is in session at the

Superintendent’s Office, 309 Thomas Street. Can-didates must comply with laws concerning eligibility and campaign financing and campaign disclosures. Incumbents Cindy Hultz and Janey Youse have filed for office as has Brian O’Bannon. Each has filed for a three-year term.

Monroe County Ambu-lance District: Has two three-year openings – one in District 3 and one on District 6. Filings may be made at Monroe County Ambulance District, 25521 Highway 24, Paris, on Monday-Friday, from 9-3 p.m. during the filing dates above.

Paris Rural Fire Protec-tion District: Two directors will be elected – each to a

six-year term. Water Sup-ply District #2, of Monroe County: The water supply district has one three-year director terms available from sub-district 2. All candidates shall file their declaration of candidacy with Nancy C. Riechmann, District Clerk, at the office of Public Water Supply District #2 in Paris, during regular office hours, before 4:30 p.m., before Jan. 15, 2013. The last day to regis-ter to vote for this election is March 5, 2013.

Bruce Hendren has filed for Commissioner of the Madison Special Road District.

Additional filings will be reported as available.

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Board approves OPAA... Continued from frontdent Chris Mrs. Johnson presented her Superinten-dent’s report to the Board of Education. Superinten-dent Johnson noted that the next regular board meeting is scheduled for Wednes-day, Jan. 16, at 6:30 p.m., with an associated board meeting meal at 5:30 p.m.

Superintendent Johnson informed the board mem-bers that the filing for the Board election would end on Jan. 15. It was noted that incumbents Raymond Batsell and Glenda Miller have both filed for the po-sitions.

Food Service Bids: The board members unani-mously approved the food service contract from OPAA.

Freezer Bids: The board members unanimously ac-cepted the freezer bid from Paris Hardware Store in the amount of $326.00.

Bond Update: It was noted that Superintendent Johnson is still in the pro-cess sof getting stage cur-tain bids.

FFA Presentation: The FFA members gave a pre-sentation to the board members regarding their New York Trip provided by the group’s winning of a Pfizer contest.

Regulation 4221: It was unanimously agreed to ap-prove the change of regula-tion 4221 as presented with comp time being paid in December and June start-ing June 2013.

Budget Revisions: Bud-get revisions were ap-proved as presented.

Superintendent Evalua-tion Form: The superin-tendent evaluation form was handed out to board members. It was noted that Superintendent Johnson’s evaluation would be next month.

Fuel Bids: The board members authorized the district to seek fuel bids for

the amount of 6,500 gal-lons.

Lewis and Clark Confer-ence: The board members unanimously directed Su-perintendent Johnson to vote yes on allowing Har-risburg to enter the Lewis and Clark Conference.

Principal Reports: The Elementary and Secondary Principals, Principal Wendi Wood and Principal John Wiggans, respectively, pre-sented their reports to the board members.

It was reported out of an approved closed session that the board members voted to offer a contract to Stephanie Stickney for the remaining of the 2012-13 school year; to accept the retirement of Bonnie Peter-son effective the end of the 2012-13 school year; and to offer a work agreement to Barb Francis as the pre-school aide for the 2013-14 school year.

With no further business the board members ad-journed at 9:06 p.m.Thank you

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The Altar candles and the Advent Candles were lit by Caytlyn Provancha, Tristin Johnson, Danielle Johnson, and Bella Hawkins.

“How Great Thou Art” was sung by the choir to open worship at the Perry Christian Church, December 30. Pastor Todd gave the welcome and recognized our visi-tors.

“Joy to the World” was our hymn of praise. The prayer hymn was “The Comforter Has Come”. Ellen Elam con-tinues to be in our prayer concerns. “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” was the choir’s response.

“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” followed Pastor Todd’s meditation and invitation to share the Lord’s Supper.

Greg Harrison and Jill Lewellen served as elders. Dea-cons were Tom Hurley, Nancy Seelow, David Lewellen, and James Parker.

“The Peace Carol” was sung by Cheri and Arlen. Jean-nie Gay led the children in “talking to God in Prayer”.

Luke 2:22-32 was read by Greg Harrison. Pastor’s sermon dealt with the presenting of Jesus at the temple. There at the temple Simeon and Anna reflected on what God had done in their lives and the hope that the Messiah was bringing into the world. Likewise as we go into a new year, may we also experience the hope that Christ brings into our lives. “Redeeming Love” was the invita-tion hymn. After the benediction “Lord Dismiss Us With Your Blessing” was sung to close the service.

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Santa Fe Christian ChurchSUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 a.m.CHURCH: 10:30 a.m.

Madison Christian ChurchSUNDAY SCHOOL: 10 a.m.CHURCH: 11 a.m.

Paris Presbyterian ChurchSUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 a.m.CHURCH: 10:45 a.m.

Grace United Meth. (Madison)

CHURCH: 9 a.m.FELLOWSHIP: 10 a.m.SUNDAY SCHOOL: 10:15 a.m.

Bethel Baptist ChurchSUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 a.m.CHURCH: 10:45 a.m.Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Paris First Baptist ChurchSUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 a.m.CHURCH: 10:30 a.m.

Paris United Meth.SUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 a.m.CHURCH: 10:45 a.m.

South ForkPresbyterian ChurchCHURCH: 9 a.m.

Holliday Christian ChurchCHURCH: 9:30 a.m.SUNDAY SCHOOL: 10:30 a.m.

FaithWalk Ministries SUNDAY SCHOOL: 10 a.m.CHURCH: 10:30 a.m.; 7 p.m.

First Christian ChurchSUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 a.m.JUNIOR CHURCH: 11 a.m.CHURCH: 10:45 a.m.

Granville Christian ChurchSUNDAY SCHOOL & COMMUNION: 10 a.m. every SundayCHURCH: 11 a.m.-1st, 3rd, & 5th Sundays

Full Gospel FellowshipSUNDAY SCHOOL: 10 a.m.MORNING WORSHIP: 11 a.m.LUNCH: NoonEVENING SERVICE: 1 p.m.WEDNESDAY NIGHT: 7 p.m.

Mt. Airy Baptist ChurchSUNDAY SCHOOL: 9:30 a.m.WORSHIP: 10:30 a.m.

Church ServiceDIRECTORY

Area CHURCHESThursday, Jan. 3, 2013 6 Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Mo. • monroecountyappeal.com

Granville Christian Church Pastor Fran Schnarre

Madison Christian Church Pastor David Holmes

Paris Full Gospel Fellowship Pastor Terry Davison

Holliday Christian Church Pastor David Holmes South Fork Presbyterian Pastor John Grimmett

Santa Fe Christian Church Pastor Kenny Sharp

Bethel Baptist Church Pastor Russell Birge

Paris First Christian Church Pastor Donna Scott

First Christian Church continued the celebration of Christmas by hosting a Christmas Eve Candlelight Ser-vice. Keith, Mindy, Maddie and Carson Flick lighted the Advent Candles, concluding with the Christ Candle. Van-essa Forrest, pianist, accompanied the congregation in the singing of the Christmas Hymns: “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “Joy to the World,” “O Holy Night,” and “Silent Night.” Rev. William “B. T.” Mitchell presented the Christmas Eve Meditation, “The Light of the World.”

Worship Service, Sunday, Dec. 30, reinforced again the month’s Bible Verse: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.” Luke 2:14 (KJV) The singing of the hymns, “Go, Tell It on the Mountain”; “What Child is This?”; “O Holy Night”; “O, Come, All Ye Faithful”; and “Emmanuel” uplifted the congregation in their praises of the Savior’s birth. Participants were: Annie Herron, Worship Leader; Elders Larry Castle-man and Louise O’Fallon; Diaconate Randy and Debbie Boulware and Bill and Nadine McKinney; Acolyte Logan Bross; Junior Church Leader Anita Ness; Song Leader Mary Beth Mitchell and Pianist Vanessa Forrest.

Reverend Donna Scott’s message, “Jesus in the Tem-ple,” was based on Luke 2:41-52. Just as the Elders in the Temple learned God’s message from the young Jesus, so we are to remember that message of God’s Grace in our daily lives.

Announcements of upcoming events were: Sunday, Jan. 6, Annual Diaconate Meeting after Worship Service; Monday, Jan. 7, Elders’ Meeting, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, Jan. 9, Chancel Choir, 6:30 p.m., and Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.; Monday, Jan. 14, CLIP Deadline; Sunday, Jan. 20, Installation of Officers during Worship.

Birthdays this week are: Jessica Herron, Phil Forsyth, Billy Davenport and Ruth Seelow. Elders’ Helping Hands for January: Anita Ness (327-1015) and Alice Baker (327-4493). First Christian extends the good news of God’s love throughout worship, education and service to each other, our family, friends and community.

Christian Apologetics is the topic of the week: coming from the Greek word, “Apologia”, meaning “a verbal de-fense”. I Peter 3:15 tells us, “....but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a de-fense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence” . Apologetics is a ministry unto itself, but it is also part and parcel of the Christian lifestyle. The message of Christ is of paramount importance in the world today, being much needed in these days of the secular world view. Apologet-ics, simply explained, is the process of pointing people the way to Christ: whether by use of Scripture, fulfilled prophecy, and authentic testimony, or whether by use of history, science, archaeology, and other research. Some people will accept the Bible as prima fascia evidences, and others won’t: leaving us with the earthy practical side of the issues. Our first mission is to demonstrate Christi-anity in our own lives, so that others will see fit to obtain that which makes us vital in this world.

Those who practice Secular Apologetics seem at times to have a head start on the Christian Apologist, given the extent to which they have advanced their cause: portray-ing evil as good, and good as evil, so as to fool the very elect, were it possible. There is an open field available to the Christian Apologist, if one is wont to go there.

“The Great I Am” was the title of Pastor Kenny Sharp’s sermon for the praise and worship service. Scripture texts were taken from the book of John. Jesus said He was the following: “I Am” the bread of life, the light of the world, the door, the good shepherd, the resurrection and life, the way and the true vine. Whatever our needs or mountains in our lives, Jesus is the “I Am” to all of our problems. He will help us through whatever trial we have as long as we have the faith. Mountains are dissolved by faith.

Those mentioned during prayer concerns were Robert DeOrnellas, Sandra Carman, Shauna Wheaton’s fam-ily, Luke Olivas’ friend, Mandy, Jo Reynolds’ Aunt Martha, Dane Kendrick, Andi Holmes’ grandmother Gooch, Tootsie Peak, the Hammond family, Beverly Wandrey, Dewayne Goodwin, Lois Lane’s mother, Eliza-beth Brown, Glory Chase and Coby, Austin Wilkerson, and those serving our country. Praises were for Dar-rel & Nancy Wilkerson’s family in attendance and Bev Holmes feeling better. Thank you notes were read from Doris Wilkerson, Helen Sharp, and Emma Booth as well as thanks being expressed from James A Booth. Happy Birthday was sung to Shelby Powell.

Bible study will resume this week at the usual time. Sunday School is held every Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m., followed by church service at 10:30 a.m.

The last Sunday, Dec. 30, of 2012, began with Patti Grimmett playing “Silent Night” on the piano followed by Debbie Carey leading in song to “Joy to the World”; “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”; “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” and “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks”.

Pastor John Grimmett read several thank you notes for the ladies cookie deliveries; prayer was held for Carole Billett; Jim Beuter; our government; our troops; Kathy and family; Max’s grandson; (what if our leaders prayed for each other - what do you think may happen?) praise for Pastor John and Patti’s 34th Wedding Anniversary; prayer for renewal of faith and all said the Lord’s Prayer and responded to the Responsive Reading from Psalms 148

Debbie and Patti sang the beautiful “Birthday of the King” as the morning special.

The message “The Revelation” was based on scripture from Luke 2: 22-40. What did Christmas mean to you? Are you just glad it’s over? What happened for 40 days after Jesus was born? In the law of the land your first born son must be dedicated to the Lord. Jesus had godly par-ents (Mary and Joseph) they did everything required by the Law of Moses. Simeon and Anna had waited for years to meet the child send by God for their salvation and for all the world. The footsteps of Jesus will lead you to Cal-vary; the attitude of being joyful at the birth of Jesus IS Christmas - Christmas IS Jesus! Praising - singing and prophesying - a deeper meaning and a deeper purpose - the connection with Jesus. Seasons come and seasons go, but the celebration of Jesus Christ who lives today nev-er ends. His story will only be finished when He comes again! While we wait - have faith, patience and hope and tell other of the joy of Jesus Christ. An amazing purpose driven life!

Patti played “Still, Still, Still” as Bobby Gash led the Offertory and all sang the “Doxology”.

A short Session Meeting was held with the review of the 2013 budget and the nomination of new Elders to serve on the Session of Dan Halleman; Gary Rahmeyer and Jere Nelson.

All retired to Roth Hall for coffee and donuts as Patti played “He Is Born”.

Services are held every Sunday at 9 a.m. and all are wel-come and encouraged to come hear the word of the Lord.

“For the name of Jesus name is very great; His glory towers over the earth and heaven! He has come to save His people;. Praise the Lord!

Joint services for the Madison and Holliday Christian Church congregations were held at Madison, on Dec. 30. Reverend David Holmes welcomed all in attendance. Special guests were all of Paula Delaney’s brothers and sisters and their families. Serving as organist, Twana Hu-len, and Paula Delaney served as pianist. Opening hymns were “Joy to the World” and “The Birthday of a King.”

Special music was provided by members of the Com-munity Choir as they sang, “Come”. Happy birthday was sung to: Scott Holohan. Prayer concerns were expressed for: Mary Kitts, Jimmy McGee, Jerry Ragsdale and An-thony Morris who is being deployed to Afghanistan. Jane Akers shared joy for Beverly and Larry Wandrey having their grandsons, Zach and Zane, visiting. Gary and Di-ane Wilson shared the joy of the birth of Jansen Reece, the first child of Phillip and Amber Wilkerson. Pastoral prayer and unison recital of the Lord’s Prayer followed.

Special music was performed by Paula Delaney, her brother, Gary and nephew, Jasper. The communion hymn, “As with Gladness Men of Old”, was sung as elders and deacons went forward to serve at the Lord’s Table. Fol-lowing sharing of communion and collection of offerings, all stood for the doxology. Singing of “We Three Kings” followed.

“God as One of Us” was the morning message from Reverend Holmes’ pulpit. Scripture from Luke 2:41-52 was referenced. The hymn of invitation and dedication, “Where He Leads Me” was sung followed by the bene-diction and singing of “This Is the Day” to close morning worship.

A time to enjoy fellowship and refreshments immedi-ately followed services. Regular services will resume at Holliday Christian Church on Sunday, January 6, 2013, with worship at 9:30 a.m., followed by Bible Study at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Granville Christian Church held its annual Candlelight Christmas Eve Service with 52 people present. Our Janu-ary schedule includes our quarterly evening board meet-ing on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. Members are urged to come early, between 5 and 6 p.m. to help put away the Christmas decorations. On Sunday, Jan. 20, Granville Church welcomes all the annual ham and bean soup lunch following worship services.

We are still seeking names of soldiers in the combat zone in order to send a care package. Please forward names to Brenda Coffman. We have mailed a total of 168 boxes since the beginning of the conflicts.

Come as you are to share the gift of Jesus Christ in our informal worship service. We worship together at 11 a.m. the first, third and fifth Sundays. (Upcoming dates: Jan. 6 and 20). Sunday School for all ages is held every week at 10 a.m.

Good news! Pastor Russell Birge preaches every Sun-day morning at 10:45 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church. Bethel Baptist Church is located eight miles east of Cairo on Highway K and eight miles northwest of Madison on Highway K. Everyone is invited to join our family-friend-ly church every Sunday.

We also enjoy special fellowship with a second Saturday of the month breakfast at 8:45 a.m. and a third Sunday of the month carry-in dinner at the church. Everyone is in-vited to attend church services every Sunday and to share in our special fellowship times.

Services were held at Madison Christian Church on Sunday, Dec. 30, with 64 members in attendance for a joint service with the Holliday Christian Church. Rev. Holmes led the Greetings and Announcements and the morning prayer. Members of the community choir sang “Come” from the Christmas cantata, and Paula Delaney, Gary Burress, and Jasper Burress sang Adeste Fidelis/O Come All Ye Faithful as special music. Communion was shared and tithes were offered. Rev. Holmes delivered a message from Luke 2:41-52, “God, As One of Us”. All were invited to Christian Discipleship.

Announcements: Junior high and high school youth groups will not meet again until Wednesday, Jan. 16. The Official Board will meet Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. A carry-in dinner will be held following the worship hour on Sunday, Jan. 6, with the 2013 planning meeting to be held afterwards. All committee members are asked to at-tend. Serving Sunday, Jan. 6: Darleen McNutt and Linda Wood, Elders; Terry Barnes, Paula Delaney, Joanne Em-bree, and Linda Riley, Deacons. Linda Wood, commu-nion preparer. All are welcome to attend Sunday services.

We were blessed with a baby dedication of Elizabeth Kay Blackburn. She is the daughter of Michelle and Joey Blackburn and the granddaughter of Lynette and Mark Dowell and Sandy and Bob Maseman.

Wesley Hammond gave the welcome and Ministry Op-portunities.

Thursday, June 3, 7 p.m., deacon’s meeting; Sunday, June 6, Sunday school 9:30 a.m., Morning

worship 10:45 a.m., Carry-in meal, 12:10 p.m., Church council 5:30 p.m., Evening worship, RA’s, GA’s, Acts 1:8 and College choice 6:30 p.m. Board of Directors meeting 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 8, Pastor’s Tuesday night Bible Study, 7 p.m., study of prophetic scripture beginning with Oba-diah.

Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25 and 26, Disaster Relief Training in Hannibal, free training and available car pool-ing at the Paris church for this event.

Lindsey Mitchell gave the children’s sermon. New Year’s resolutions made by parents can be 1) read the Bible more, 2) spend time with family or 3) exercise. Colossians 3:10, (You) “have put on a new self, which is being renewed in the knowledge of the Creator.” Some-times we put on new clothes or new shoes, but we should put on Jesus every day.

Lindsey and Deborah Treat led children’s church. The choir directed by Cheryl Gholson presented special mu-sic, “Here I Am To Worship”.

Reverend Wesley Hammond’s sermon was from Rev-elation 22:12-16 entitled “Life Together: The Final Re-ward”. In allowing Jesus to be in our heart, Godliness leads us to take off the old self and put on a new Godly character. In our history we have periods of closeness to God and periods of being away from God. Before Christ returns there will be times of Great Tribulation and a final Judgment for all people when we will be called to an ac-counting for our actions and words. Our present actions should not be for instant desire or for personal pleasure or gain. We should live life with understanding that we will have a new home with God. Revelation 22:14 says, “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the Tree of life and may go through the gates into the city”.

Madison United Methodist Rev. Bonnie Sudsberry

The Grace United Methodist Church, Madison, Mo, met for worship Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, which was the fifth Sunday.

Pastor Bonnie Sudsberry used Colossians 3: 12-17 as the Scripture. Instead of a message, hymn singing and special readings were given.

Those specials were a piano solo, “Ode to Joy,” played by Tori Herron; two songs, “Calling You,” and “Angel Band,” sung by Jimmy Legrand; Twas 11 Days Before Christmas,” read by Nancy Campbell; and “Take Time,” was read by Teresa Broscoe.

Announcements:;Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Administrative Council meets

7 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 13, is a Fellowship Dinner, at 11:45 a.m.Sunday, Jan. 20, a Human Relations offering will be

taken.Sunday, Jan. 27, is Pocket Change Sunday and worship

at Wildwood Care Center 1:30 p.m.

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Monroe County Commission NewsFRIDAY, Dec. 21, 2012The Commission met

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Mike Whelan and Glenn E. Turner present and among other proceedings the fol-lowing orders were had to wit:

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Re-sources Conservation Ser-vice (NRCS) has set Janu-ary 18, 2013, as the next cut-off date for ranking ap-plications for about $25.6 million available through its Environmental Qual-ity Incentives Program (EQIP).

EQIP is a very popular conservation program in Pike, Ralls and surround-ing counties. It helps producers of agricultural products improve water quality, build healthier soil, improve grazing and forest lands, conserve energy, en-hance organic operations, and achieve other environ-mental benefits.

District Conservationist Gary Noel says that while

NRCS accepts applications for EQIP on a continuous basis, producers must file applications by the January 18 deadline to be consid-ered for the next round of application funding. Appli-cations filed after January 18 will be considered in the next ranking period if funds remain available.

EQIP provides financial assistance for a variety of conservation activities, such as constructing terrac-es, planting cover crops, re-duced tillage, field buffers, rotational grazing systems, animal waste management systems and much more.

Additionally, NRCS of-fers special initiatives through EQIP, including:

• On-Farm Energy Initia-tive: helps producers con-

serve energy on their op-erations.

• Seasonal High Tunnel Initiative: helps produc-ers install high tunnels designed to extend the growing season into the cold months, increase pro-ductivity, keep plants at a steady temperature and conserve water and energy.

• Organic Initiative: helps producers to install conser-vation practices on certi-fied organic operations or those working toward or-ganic certification.

Applicants can sign up at their local NRCS service center in Bowling Green (573-324-3201ext# 3) or New London (573-985-8611 ext#3).

OATS transportation announces its January 2013 rider schedule

OATS transportation is available to anyone regard-less of age or income. To schedule a ride, simply call the volunteer OATS con-tact in your community:

Holliday Margaret Ransdell 660-

266-3371 Madison Elsie Mallory 660-291-

5943Dorothy Swindell 660-

291-5105 Monroe City Emma Jo Mudd 573-735-

2830Ann Hoar 573-735-4744Paris Carol Comstock 660-

327-4528Raymond Mouser 660-

327-1051Contract Trips Contacts:Madison Dorothy Swindell 660-

291-5105Mary B. Hartgrove 660-

291-5537Monroe City Loretta Christy 573-735-

1471Florence Tipton 573-735-

1042

Paris Ruth Seelow 660-327-

4028From Monroe County

to:3rd Monday Quincy2nd Thursday Moberly2nd Friday Monroe City, Monroe

City in town2nd MondayMonroe/Ralls Counties to

Columbia1st, 3rd, 5th Tuesdays Ash, Duncan’s Bridge,

Holliday, Madison to Moberly

2nd, 4th Tuesdays Ash, Duncan’s Bridge,

Holliday, Madison, Paris to Paris/Paris in town

4th Wednesday Ash, Duncan’s Bridge,

Holliday, Madison, Paris to Mexico

1st, 3rd ThursdaysParis to Moberly1st, 3rd FridaysMonroe City to HannibalLast FridayMonroe City to MexicoIn addition to the above

schedule, transportation is now available twice a week from Monroe County to Columbia on the “Weekly Express!” For more infor-mation, call 1-800-654-6287.

Anyone can ride! OATS, Inc. is not just for seniors, but for rural Missourians regardless of age or income that are in need of transpor-tation. Individuals, organi-zations, groups or agencies may contract with OATS for transportation services. Special Agreements may extend for as little as one hour or for one year with an option for renewal. If you or your group need transportation services be-yond what is scheduled in the county, OATS might be able to accommodate you. For schedules or more information call your re-gional office at 1-800-654-6287, or visit our website at www.oatstransit.org.

OATS is funded, in part, through contracts with the Missouri Elderly and Handicapped Transporta-tion Assistance Program (MEHTAP), the Northeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, the Missouri De-partment of Transportation, rider donations, and private contributions. OATS is an equal opportunity employ-

er M/F/H/V, non-profit, tax-exempt organization.

previous minutes.2. Commission met with

Blair Joiner to discuss 911 operations.

3. Brian Haeffner, Cen-tral Region Area Engineer

with MoDOT, telephoned to give an update on state highways progress on snow removal.

The Commission does now adjourn.

Monroe County Courthouse, Paris, Missouri

importance of following these rules, just think of yourself driving the bus with 20 to 70 students on and trying to contend with traffic, weather, road conditions and loud noisy students. You can understand the importance of students staying seated and talking quietly, any distraction could cause an accident.

All the bus routes are fairly long in length and we are trying to keep on a tight schedule so the kids don’t have to spend a lot of time on the bus. It is important that the kids are at the bus stop at least a few minutes ahead of time and stay a minimum of 10 feet away from the bus until it comes to a stop. If they have to cross the road to load, they should wait till the bus driver motions them to cross.

We hope these suggestions will help the general public realize how important driving the school bus safely is to us. We love our job and our student riders and do not want anything to happen to them.

Paris R-II Bus Drivers: Wanda Turner, Donna Turner, Brenda Bragg, Jim Stewart, Jilda Long and Angie Fields

Hunters age 6 through 15 harvested 2,197 deer dur-ing the statewide firearms deer late youth portion, which ran Dec. 29 and 30. Top counties were Calla-way with 55, Putnam with 47, and Camden with 45.

Young hunters shot 2,193 deer during this portion in 2011. Young hunters also

checked 19,277 during the early statewide firearms deer youth weekend, which ran Nov. 3 and 4.

The late youth portion concluded this year’s fire-arms deer season with a to-tal harvest of 257, 307. The second segment of the deer archery season remains open through Jan. 15.

THE YEAR (2012)Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 8 Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Mo. • monroecountyappeal.com

201 Fairground Road • Shelbina, Mo.573-588-4188

Whirlpool • GE • Fisher Paykel Appliances Sales & Service

Arnie and Susan L. Neely

2012 Monroe County Fair 4-H Royalty... APPEAL PHOTOOn Monday, July 17, the Monroe County Fair 4-H crowned the 4-H Royalty. Before a large crowd of onlookers, the 2012 Monroe County Fair 4-H Royalty included: King Connor Johnson, Happy-Go-Lucky; Queen Brooke Rentschler, Paris Patriots; Prince William Burns, Cannon Kids; and Princess Katie Thomas, Madison. Left to right, Katie Thomas, Brooke Rentschler, Connor Johnson and William Burns.

2012 Monroe County Fair crowns royalty

And the Winners Are...(Left) Ariyah Fugate, daughter of Bridget Baker, was named 2012 Monroe County Fair Baby Show Grand Champion. The annual Monroe County Fair baby show is sponsored by Monroe Manor. (Center) Courtney Hendren was named the 2012 Monroe County Fair Queen prior to the 4-H Royalty program. Queen Hendren will represent Monroe County at the Missouri State Fair APPEAL PHOTOS

Brooke Rentschler Raises over $1,000 for Relay For Life... Showing dedication coupled with determination, Brooke Rentschler, daughter of Ali and Lee Rentschler personally raised over $1,000 for this year’s Relay For Life of Monroe County. Left to right, Eastern Missouri Region Vice-President Craig Boring, Ali Rentschler, Brooke Rentschler and Ginger Hodson, ACS Community Manager. “This is a significant milestone and this is special because Brooke is the first one in Monroe County to ever reach this goal,” said Boring. “ I worked really hard and promised myself I was going to raise $1,000 for my grandfather Warren Hunt,” said Brooke Rentschler. “Never stop working, work hard!” said Brooke to other Relay fundraisers. “She is a hard worker, she set her mind to it and she did it," said Mom Ali. Brooke Rentschler is the first youth in Monroe County to break the $1,000 fundraising barrier. APPEAL PHOTO

Paris family needs community assistance after devastating fire... Local family Clint and Lesli Fox and their three children lost almost everything in an early evening fire of unknown origin. Fifteen members of the Paris Rural Fire Department responded to the fire with mutual aid from Madison according to Paris Fire Chief Steve Jones. Donations are being accepted by Ali Rentschler (660-676-5441) for the family including clothes, toys, and other items for an 11 year old boy, a 9 year old boy and a six year old girl. An account has been set up at the Paris National Bank for anyone wishing to give donations to the family. APPEAL PHOTO

Sheriff Department Patch...During the past school year, R-II student Slater Stone was recognized as the win-ner of the contest to design a new Monroe County Sheriff Department patch. Stone won a cash prize and on Tuesday, Oct. 23, was recognized by the sheriff’s department. Left to right, Chief Deputy Joe Colston, Slater Stone, Sheriff David Hoffman. APPEAL PHOTO

“Country Homemakers celebrate 45th Anniversary”... On Sunday, Oct. 28, the Country Homemakers celebrated their 45th Anniversary. Attending the event were, left to right, Doris Shenk Cooper, Louise Armstrong, Ruby Miller, Lois Spencer and Ricki Neuser. Second row - Ida Jean Wheelan, Mary Jane Havens, Sharon Martin, Mary Hayhurst, Verna Spangler, Erma Stross and Shirley Ensor. “We started our local club 45 years ago so that local mother’s with young children could get together,” said original founding member Louise Armstrong. Armstrong, Shirley Ensor and Ruby Miller were founding members. APPEAL PHOTO

Former President Recognized by Rotary...Former Paris Rotary Club President and former Paris R-II District Superintendent Nancy Henke, left, is pre-sented a plaque of appreciation of her work as Rotary President by current President and Monroe County Health Department Administrator Paula Delaney.

Spearheaded by Aiden Forrest with his idea for “Hat Day’ Paris R-II elementary students raised money to donate to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Northeast Missouri Red Cross Executive Director Tom Dugger, left, accepts the check from Forrest.

Monroe County Deputy Sergeant Sue Walker gave a bullying seminar to students, parents, teachers and com-munity members on Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Paris R-II Elementary School. Left to right: First row - Volunteers Mindy Flick and Donna Turner. Second row - Sergeant Walker and volunteer DeDe Mitchell.

IN PICTURES (Part 1) Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 9Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Mo. • monroecountyappeal.com

SUZANNE GRIFFITH

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2012 Relay For Life of Monroe County... (Top) Survivors walk the first lap, left to right, Mignon Metzger, Lyle Crow, Maxine Riley, Bob Riley and Shirley Williams. (Bot-tom) Hero of Hope Award winner Louise Hollingsworth and her family. Left to right, Ashley Morgan, Case Morgan, Lisa Hol-lingsworth, Michelle Hollingsworth, Kenny Hollingsworth, Lucas Hollingsworth, David Hollingsworth, Louise Hollingsworth, Dennis Hollingsworth, Janet Coffman and Ozzie. APPEAL PHOTOS

Paris R-II has a new Superintendent...New Paris R-II Superintendent Chris Johnson, cen-ter, with central office staff, Erin DeOrnellas, left, and Crystal Poliuto. APPEAL PHOTO

Paris R-II New Principals...New Paris R-II Principals, Secondary Principal John Wiggans, left, and Elementary Principal Wendi Wood. APPEAL PHOTO

Paris 4-H wins Governor’s Cup again...For the fourth year in a row and for five of the past six years Paris 4-H members brought home the gover-nor’s Cup for their entries in the Missouri State Fair. Karen Conley, left, and 4-H Council President Mary Beth Mitchell proudly display the winning hardware. APPEAL PHOTO

Paris R-Ii FBLA State Convention Attendees Honored ... Members of the Paris R-II FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) including Josh Ebbesmeyer, Katie Otto, Teddy Ebbesmeyer, Danielle Wheelan and Rae Graupman were given State Proclamations for their FBLA State success. Left to right, Paris R-II FBLA Advisor Barb Mason, Rae Graupman, Teddy Ebbesmeyer, Danielle Whee-lan, State Representative Paul Quinn, Katie Otto and Josh Ebbesmeyer. APPEAL PHOTO

2012 Paris R-II Homecoming Queen and Princess...2012 Homecoming Queen Shelby Dickey, left, and 2012 Homecoming Princess Jill Nobis. APPEAL PHOTO

Paris R-II FBLA Officers help induct new members...The FBLA Officers participated during the Induction Ceremony for FBLA members. Left to right, Parlia-mentarian Jake Peak, Treasurer Bryce Ensor, Student Council Representative Joe Kendrick, President Payton Gruber, Secretary Rae Graupman, Historian Katie Otto, Vice-President Danielle Wheelan and Public rela-tions/Reporter Teddy Ebbesmeyer. APPEAL PHOTO

Area SPORTSThursday, Jan. 3, 2013 10 Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Mo. • monroecountyappeal.com

Junior High Coyotes successful in late season basketball action

Revised Brackets

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• Glass RepairWIDE SELECTION OF

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• much more!!

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State Farm Insurance Companiesstatefarm.com

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The one to see:

Contact us at 573-588-4175 or check out our web site at

www.saltrivernursinghome.com142 Shelby Plaza Shelbina, MO

Libby Youse, Administrator.

Salt River Community Care now offers Outpatient Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy along

with Inpatient stays for short or long term.

MITCHELL REPAIR AND WELDING

“ Quality Work at Reasonable Prices”

Joe Mitchell

MITCHELL REPAIR AND WELDING

•Mahindra Tractor Service• Farm Tractor Repair

and Restoration• Auto Repair and Computer Diagnosis

• Ag Equipment Repair• Custom Welding and Fabrication

573-819-2317660-327-5571

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Admission $5.00

HAWKINS THEATER516 E. MAPLE, SHELBINA

573-588-7600

Jan. 4, 5 & 6

Digital Is Now Here!Come early, movie starts at 7 p.m.

Gift Certificates available at the box office and at Community

State Bank in Shelbina

The Hobbit

PG-13

3-DMovie

Monroe County Service Co.

Annual Meetingat the Mark Twain Country Club

Tuesday, Jan. 22Lunch at 12 p.m. • Meeting at 1 p.m.

All food and service provided.

Bring the family!

2012/13 Madison Invitational Basketball Tournament Girls Bracket • Dec. 19 ~ Jan. 5, 2013

Community R-VI (4)

Van Far (8)

Madison (6)

Cairo (5)

Salisbury (1)

Hallsville (3)

Wellsville (7)

Paris (2)

7:30 p.m.

Wed, Dec. 19

7:30 p.m.

Wed, Jan. 2

4:30 p.m.

Wed, Dec. 19

12:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 5

4:30 p.m.

Thurs, Jan. 3

6:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 5

7:30 p.m.

Fri, Jan. 4

7:30 p.m.

Thurs, Jan. 3

4:30 p.m.

Wed, Jan. 2

4:30 p.m.

Fri, Jan. 4

3:00 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 5

Championship

Third place

Consolation

9:00 a.m.

Sat, Jan. 5

Seventh place

SalisburyVan Far

ParisWellsville

2012/13 Madison Invitational Basketball Tournament Boys Bracket • Dec. 19 ~ Jan. 5, 2013

Van Far (4)

Wellsville (8)

Paris (6)

Community R-VI (5)

Salisbury (1)

Cairo (3)

Madison (7)

Hallsville (2)

6:00 p.m.

Wed, Dec. 19

9:00 p.m.

Wed, Dec. 19

6:00 p.m.

Wed, Jan. 2

1:30 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 5

9:00 p.m.

Thurs, Jan. 3

7:30 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 5

6:00 p.m.

Fri, Jan. 4

6:00 p.m.

Thurs, Jan. 3

9:00 p.m.

Wed, Jan. 2

9:00 p.m.

Fri, Jan. 4

4:30 p.m.

Sat, Jan. 5

Championship

Third place

Consolation

10:30 a.m.

Sat, Jan. 5

Seventh place

SalisburyWellsville

CommunityVan Far

The Paris R-II Junior High Coyotes opened the second half of their sea-son, on Nov. 26, facing the Mark Twain Tigers, in the first round of the Mark Twain Tournament. Paris edged the Tigers, in an exciting overtime win, 29-27. Brant Ensor led the of-fense with 8 points. Other scorers were: Nic Thomas 7 points, Matt Unterbrink 6 points, Dylan Painter 4 points, while Jake Green and Brett Miller tacked on 2 points apiece.

In the second round, Par-is squared off against the Highland Cougars. Paris built up a quick lead, and topped the Cougars, 46-29. Ensor and Thomas led down low with 12 points each. Other scorers in-cluded: Painter 9 points, Unterbrink 5 points, Green 4 points, while Ben Ebbes-meyer and Collin Crook tacked on 2 points each. The next night, for the championship, Paris faced the Palmyra Panthers. The Coyotes played hard, but fell to a tough Panther squad, 31-37, attaining 2nd place in the tournament. Unterbrink scored 9 points, Painter and Ensor added 8 points apiece, while Miller, Green, and Thomas each chipped in 2 points.

On Dec. 3, the Coyotes hosted the Fayette Falcons in a two game home stand. The B squad fell in a tight contest, 41-44. Breck Han-cock led the scoring with 17 points. Other scorers

included: Miller 12 points, Zack Rentschler 4 points, while Trey Graham, Chase Redington, Brett Crigler, and Brandon Williams all tacked on 2 points. The A squad won a close game, 38-33. Thomas was strong down low with 12 points. Collin Crook and Green added 6 points each, En-sor 8 points, Unterbrink 4 points, and Painter 2 points.

Following a close loss to Monroe City, two nights earlier, on Dec. 6, the Coy-otes played host to the Centralia Panthers. Paris played hard with the Pan-thers, but were edged in OT, 35-38. Painter led with 13 points, while Crook and Unterbrink scored 6 points each, Green and Thomas 4 points each, and Ebbes-meyer added 2 points.

The next night, Dec. 7, Paris hosted the Marceline Tigers. Paris took the lead early and topped Marce-line, 31-20. Painter led with 10 points, Thomas had 9 points, Unterbrink 6 points, Crook 3 points, Green 2 points, and Ebbes-meyer 1 point. The Coy-otes shot 58% from the charity stripe.

On Dec. 10, the Paris B squad went on the road to face the Centralia Pan-thers. The Coyotes were close all game, but fell 28-36. Hancock led with 11 points, Crigler and Graham scored 4 points each, Daw-son scored 5 points, while Rentschler and Williams

added 2 points apiece.The next night, Dec. 11,

the Coyotes hosted the Salisbury Panthers in a two game home stand. The B squad was edged in OT, 28-31. Miller led with 12 points, Hancock scored 6 points, Dawson 4 points, and Redington, Dakota Howard, and Crigler all added 2 points apiece. The A squad pulled ahead in the second half of their game and topped the Panthers, 43-30. Painter and Thom-as led 14 and 13 points respectively. Ensor and Unterbrink each scored 6 points, while Green tacked on 4 points.

The following night, December 12, the Paris B squad faced the Mark Twain Tigers in the first round of the Paris Classic. Paris played stout defense, and pulled out a 41-20 win over the Tigers. Miller and Hancock led the offense with 14 and 12 points re-spectively. Other scorers were: Crigler 6 points,

Dawson 3 points, while Graham, Rentschler, and Howard all added 2 points apiece. In the second round of the Classic, Paris faced the Moberly Spartans. The whole game ran close, but Paris fell 30-31. Miller led the offense with 18 points, Hancock scored 8, while Rentschler and Graham added 2 points apiece.

The Junior High Coyotes traveled up Highway 24 to finish their season at Holy Rosary, on December 17. The entire game ran close, but the Coyotes prevailed in the end, 33-31. Ensor led the offense with 10 points. Other scorers included: Unterbrink 7 points, Crook 6 points, Thomas and Green with 4 points apiece, and Painter with 2 points. Paris shot 43% from the charity stripe.

The A squad finished their 2012 campaign 12-5, while the B squad had a 3-5 record.

Article submitted by Asst. Coach Jason Rinz

Clockwise from top: Payton Gruber, Blake Brown, Zane Lockhart and Sa-mantha LeGrand all re-turn in Madison Tour-nament starting on Wednesday, Jan. 2

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SALE

FOR SALE: Seasoned firewood. $50 a truck load. Delivery available. Kody Crider, 660-327-4765. ..................................1-1tFIREWOOD FOR SALE: $50/Load. Delivered up to 10 miles. 660-651-5662. ......................52-3t

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LEGALS

HELP WANTED

PUBLISHER’S NOTICEAll real estate advertised herein is subject to the

Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex,handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any

such preference, limitation, or discrimination.We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings

advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Call Barb Forrest at Forrest and Associates,

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POSTEDThe land owned or rented by the following are posted against trespassing for the 2012-13 hunting season. The charge is $1.00 per line each week for the season and is to be PAID IN ADVANCE.Jane Miller Farm (6/1/13)Lewis & Ball Farms (11/15/13)Ruth Carr Farm (11/15/13)

APARTMENT FOR RENT: R&R Apartments, 1006 E. Martin, Perry. 1 2- bedroom, water, sewer, trash, lawn care, snow removal. Call Frank or Shelly (573) 565-3392.........................tfnFOR RENT: In Madison, Mo., 1 and 2 bedroom mobile homes with ap-pliances, central air. Call for details. 660-263-7533..........................1-4t

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HELP WANTED

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ALSO BUYINGCopper • Brass

Aluminum • Scrap Iron Stainless Steel • Auto Batteries

Fusselman’s Salvage Co.Hwy. 24 West • Moberly

660-263-6811• 800-337-6811www.fusselmetals.com

Aluminum Cans(In 13 Gal. Bags or Larger)

GLOVES!!! Stop by and see our new selection of gloves. Monroe County CO-OP ..................40-tfn

GLOVES

DRY DOCK CAMP-GROUND: Ten new spots erected. Ready for use. Only six avail-able for 2013. Need reservation. 573-560-0084.......................44-tfn

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sidewalks • septic, sewer systems • lagoons Bobcat, backhoe & dump truck

services available • rock hauling • room additions

garages • pole barns

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HAYHURST REAL ESTATE23815 Hwy 24 West • Paris, MO

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149 acres in Grundy County with 110 acres tillable, Route Y frontage $3,250 per acre162 acres in Chariton County - combination farm with timber, pasture, and tillable ground. 4 stocked ponds. $275,00040 acres Monroe County - 40 Acres with abundant deer and turkey. This property is mostly wooded with small pond, nice RV and pole barn. Owner has had good success hunting both deer and turkey on this very well placed 40 acres. Water and electric are hooked up to the RV. 19 acres off Hwy 154 – ¾ wooded, ¼ open, water and electric available - $2,500 per acre

CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 11Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Mo. • monroecountyappeal.com

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE`S

SALEFor default under the

terms of the Deed of Trust executed by Karrie Gard-ner, dated December 26, 2006, recorded on Janu-ary 26, 2007 in Book 321, Page 725, as reformed by judgment filed on Oc-tober 22, 2010 in Case No. 10MN-CV00145 re-corded on November 12, 2010, as Document No. 2010-1521, Office of the Recorder of Deeds, Mon-roe County, Missouri, the undersigned Succes-sor Trustee will on Fri-day, January 18, 2013, at 11:30 AM at the West Front Door of the Monroe County Courthouse, 300 North Main Street, in Par-is, Missouri, sell at public vendue to the highest bid-der for cash:

A part of the North-west Fourth of the Southwest Quarter of Section Eleven (11), in Township Fifty-Four (54), Range Ten (10) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, and lying within the corporate city limits of the City of Paris, Monroe County, Mis-souri, described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the South line of Ruby Street, One Hundred and Sixty-

Five (165) feet East of the East line of Washington Street; thence East on said South line of Ruby Street to the West line of Main Street; thence South on said West line of Main Street One Hundred and Eighty (180) feet to the North line of an alley; thence West on said North line to a point One Hundred Sixty-Five (165) feet East from the East line of Washington Street; thence North One Hundred and Eighty (180) feet to the point of begin-ning,

to satisfy said debt and costs.

Martin, Leigh, Laws & Fritzlen, P.C.

Successor TrusteeRichard L. Martin, Vice

President(816) 221-1430

www.mllfpc.com(Gardner, 5797.163, Pub-lication Start: 12/27/2012 MARTIN, LEIGH, LAWS & FRITZLEN, P.C., AS SUCCES-SOR TRUSTEE, IS AT-TEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PUR-POSE.Published on: December 27, 2012, January 3, 10,

and 17, 2013

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Open: Thursday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday Noon - 5 p.m.

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Candles • Furniture

The family of Bill Young would like to thank everyone for their

condolences, cards, flowers, food, prayers and gifts.

A special thank to the Madison Christian Church Women for the luncheon after the service.

All of your thoughtfulness will be remembered always.

Barbara Young and Family

McLaughlin Western Store

Friday, Jan. 4 and Saturday, Jan. 5 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

www.mclaughlinwesternstore.comHwy. 24 - 2 miles west of Paris

(660) 327-4869

NEW YEAR’S SALEWANTED TO DO

WANTED TO DO: If you or someone you love need help to stay in your home, call me. Years of experience of giving and loving care. Many area references. CMT/CNA. 660-266-3000 or 660-651-7007 ..................................1-2t

Wishing a belated THANK YOU to Paris PTSA for hosting Breakfast

with Santa and a great big thank you to Cummins Recovery for donating

the bicycle. It’s beautiful!

Kaleia Heitmeyer

Premier Home Health Care has an immediate opening for

PCA/CNA in the Paris area; these are part-time hours and approximately

5 hours a week to start.

Applicants must be dependable, honest, have valid’s driver’s license

and insurance, reliabletransportation and be able to

a pass criminal background check. CNA’s must have a current MO

CNA certificate.

Please apply at 207 E. Jackson, Mexico or call 573-581-9474.

Area NEWSThursday, Jan. 3, 2013 12 Monroe County Appeal, Paris, Mo. • monroecountyappeal.com

Obituaries✝Vera Barnes1933-2012

Vera Barnes, 79 of Paris, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 at Monroe Manor Nursing Home.

Mrs. Barnes was born on Jan. 10, 1933 in Thomp-son, MO the daughter of Fred and Clara Smith Gibler. She married Mel-vin Wayne Barnes on Nov. 15, 1959 in Moberly, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2007. She is survived by

two children; Larry (Rhonda) Barnes, of Madi-son, and Lori Ahring, of Paris; four brothers, Roy Wayne Gibler, of Paris, Earl Ray and David Lee

Gibler, of Madison, Nelson Fred Gibler, of Centralia; seven sisters, Carla Sue Green, of Salisbury, Wilma Ruth Vincent, of Holliday, Ruby Mae Miller, of Paris, Doris Alma Taylor and Margie June Kitchen, both of Centralia and Marian Joy Hancock, of Madison; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and 1

great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Gibler.

She was formerly em-ployed by the Paris Gar-ment Factory and Monroe Manor Nursing Home.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m. at Agnew Funer-al. Home. Visitation was from 12:00 p.m. until time of service on Wednesday. Burial was in Sunset Hills Cemetery in Madison.

BirthsNoah Valentine DeVault

Theodore Valentine DeVault and Dr. Treena Marie DeVault are the proud parents of a new son - Noah Valentine DeVault.

Noah was born on Dec. 13, at 1:58 p.m., weighed

8.54 pounds and was 21.5 Noah’s three year old big brother is Samuel Pierce DeVault; and his grandpar-ents are Charles and Geor-gia DeVault, of Mexico, and Charles and Virginia Huenefeldt, of Columbia. Noah’s great-grandmother is Edna DeVault, of Mex-ico.