Fulton eyes how to raise teacher pay

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016
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Fulton eyes
how to raise
teacher pay
By Shawna Bethell
Fulton Sun
FULTON SUN/Jessica Stone
The Fulton Diagnostic and Reception Center and city of Fulton officials started collaborating on a sign improvement project with inmates to beautify city parks and departments. The most recent brick and mortar signs
to be constructed are located outside both Fulton Fire Department stations, the Grabb Animal Shelter and
Morningside Park.
Signs of progress
Work-release program trains incarcerated how to lay
bricks, perform other tasks; city benefits from labor
By Jessica Stone
Fulton Sun
When the city of Fulton was still operating its own sanitary
landfill several years ago, J.C. Miller, Fulton solid waste manager,
wanted to find a way to clean up all the litter that had been blowing into the surrounding area.
“We couldn’t find, hire or beg anybody to come out there and
pick up litter,” Miller said.
Miller knew a correctional facility in Jefferson City was offering
a work-release program for incarcerated offenders, and decided
to reach out to the Fulton Receptive and Diagnostic Center to ask
if the facility also offered the program.
Miller spoke with Mike Payne, the deputy warden of operations at FRDC, to see if any inmates would be interested in working with the city to clean up the area around the landfill.
Starting the program, Miller said, “took a little bit on (Payne’s)
behalf,” but the FRDC’s contract with Fulton has benefited many
people. With the combined efforts of Andy James, a corrections
case manager and work-release program project coordinator
at FRDC, its partnership with the city has continued to provide
opportunities for inmates.
For the past 11 years, David Owen, communications director
for the Missouri Department of Corrections, said the city has
been assigned 10 work-release offenders during the week to help
with ongoing projects designated by the city.
FRDC recently formed a group of three inmates with brick-laying experience after a few city workers with knowledge of the skill
pitched the idea to Miller. The goal was for inmates to work on
improving the signage for all city departments, Miller said.
“It actually went from there as the inmates work with our people, they learn to how to do the bricks,” he said. “We trained them
and they could do it. Some of them were just really, really good.”
FRDC and city of Fulton officials started collaborating on the
sign improvement project to beautify city parks and departments in May, and completed the bulk work during the summer,
Miller said. The group typically finished one sign in about one
week. The most recently completed brick and mortar signs are
located outside both Fulton Fire Department stations, the Grabb
Animal Shelter and Morningside Park.
“We’ve been doing this for years,” Miller said. “I’m just surprised that nobody has actually noticed this before. It’s almost a
little bit of a disappointment, but at the same time these signs are
very noticeable. At least I think so.”
The same group also helped during the construction process
of Fulton’s new animal shelter by laying bricks, he said.
In addition to being one way for keep inmates to remain productive during their incarceration, the program has provided
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The Fulton School Board heard several reports from district personnel, discussed the schedule for summer school
and looked at budgets for FY 2016 and
FY 2017 when they met last night at FHS.
Superintendent Jacque Cowherd
presented the FY 2016 budget update
and information for the preparation of
the FY 2017 budget. Currently, the largest allocation in the district’s financial
plan is for the Operating Budget. Of that
$20,011,364, personnel account for 81
percent. Of that, 57 percent is professional staff salaries, while 24 percent is
support staff compensation.
According to Cowherd’s report, the
salary schedule for certified personnel
has been stream-lined over the past few
years in an effort to increase base salary
and allow faculty members to advance
By Brittany Ruess
For the Fulton Sun
Changes to recently modified unemployment benefit rules could come again if the Missouri Supreme
Court overturns a lower court ruling.
The highest court in the state heard arguments
Wednesday in a case that questions the constitutionality of the Missouri Senate’s actions during the
September veto session, in which the chamber overturned Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto on an unemployment-related bill. The legislation, originating in the House,
created a correlation between the number of weeks
Missourians can receive unemployment benefits and
the unemployment rate.
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Lower unemployment rates mean less time for
the jobless to find work, and the law, which was fully
enacted at the beginning of the new year, made the
state’s maximum number of unemployment weeks
one of the lowest in the country — dropping from 20
to 13 weeks.
The House overrode Nixon’s veto on May 12, three
days before the end of the regular session. The Senate adjourned before considering the bill for veto, but
took it up in the veto session.
A lawsuit filed by unemployed workers questioned
if the Senate had the constitutional authority to take
that action. The Constitution states that the General
Assembly will automatically hold a veto session if the
governor vetoes bills on or after the fifth day before
the legislature’s adjournment. Nixon vetoed the bill
in question 10 days before the end of the 2015 session,
but he vetoed other bills in the timeframe necessary
for a veto session.
Jim Faul, an attorney representing the unemployed
workers, argued that the provision is ambiguous, and
the Constitution as a whole gives the legislature pro-
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South Callaway eyes
middle school efforts
By Taylor Malottki
Fulton Sun
The South Callaway School Board
heard middle school improvements and
district-wide programs that work during
its regular meeting Wednesday night.
During the regular meeting middle
school Principal Gary Bonsall discussed
the school’s successful homework directive program that began the second
quarter of last year that boosts student
productivity. A homework directive is
required when a student fails to complete an assignment, Bonsall said, and
in order to make-up the assignment
they must complete the missed assignment(s) during the Friday lunch period,
which the school faculty collectively
agreed to combine the first and second
lunch shift to encourage homework
completion.
Suit: Senate exceeded its powers
Supreme Court hears lawsuit
over constitutionality
of unemployment benefits bill
through salary steps at a faster rate.
In regarding this schedule, the superintendent asked the Board to consider
changes that will enable the district to
offer more competitive salaries and promote longevity. He also encouraged the
Board to maintain paying 100 percent of
medical benefits.
Director Julie Bell of the Before and
After School Childcare program (BACPAC) presented her report to the board.
Activities provided by BAC-PAC include
activities such as arts, computers and
games, homework help and musical
activities. The doors for the program
open at 6 a.m. and close at 5:30 p.m. in
an effort to accommodate the 73 families – with a total of 96 children— who
utilize the affordable service. Funds to
support the program come from fees
collected from the families served.
cedural guidelines, which he contended the Senate
did not follow. A purpose of these guidelines, Faul
said, is to prevent gamesmanship.
“The people of Missouri have outlined when things
start and when things stop, and to have clarity for
what is happening,” he said during arguments. “In a
situation of a veto session, we know what it’s going to
be about. Instead here, we’re in a situation where the
interpretation that the respondents in the trial courts
found there is no finality.”
But Deputy State Solicitor General Jeremiah Morgan, representing the state, said the “plain language”
of the Constitution supports the state’s claim that
nothing restricted the Senate, in this situation, from
overriding the veto. He said though the Constitution
doesn’t specify or limit which session a bill like the
one in question can be taken up, the legislature has
plenary power to take action as it in the veto session.
Morgan also debated that unemployment benefit
changes, pursuant to the legislation, were executed in
October and this month.
Students who have completed all
their required assignments are allowed
to participate in a “fun” activity which
might include playing on the football
field, Bonsall said.
Each student is able to meet up to 15
homework directives before they are
required to attend Saturday school. For
each directive, or missed assignment,
the student must also complete and
sign a note about their directive that the
school sends out to their parents or legal
guardians.
So far Bonsall has noted that there
were 670 less directives in one quarter
of the 2015-2016 school year than the
previous year and that only one student
has been required to attend Saturday
school, whereas last year between 20
and 25 students were required to attend.
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Fire damages ceiling
of dining hall room
at William Woods
The Fulton Fire Department was dispatched to a local college building Tuesday
after receiving a call from security about
smoke coming from a bathroom vent.
Firefighters arrived at William Woods
University’s Tucker Dining Hall shortly
before 1 p.m. and did not see any smoke
rising from the brick building.
Fire personnel entered the building and
spoke with WWU security, who informed
them that maintenance workers had located a small fire in the ceiling of the restroom
inside the dining hall. Fire officials were
also told that maintenance crews had
removed the burning material and a few
ceiling tiles from the building and had
extinguished the fire before firefighters
arrived.
“The fire remains under investigation
and is ruled suspicious at this time,” interim Fire Chief Kevin Coffelt said.
Teen made video while
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15-year-old boy faces a felony fire-setting charge
after he used a cellphone to record video of
himself setting fire to his bedroom.
The agency said in a statement Wednesday
that the boy told investigators he poured rubbing
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• The Fulton Garden Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Friends
Room at the Callaway County Library. The program will be on
“Missouri Bluebirds” presented by Regina & Steve Gare. They are
members of Missouri Bluebird Society and owner’s of Bird-I-View in
Jefferson City.
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Saturday, Jan. 16
• “Saturday Nite Special” at Callaway Senior Center. Dinner
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smothered pork steaks, with vegetables, including hot rolls, drinks and
homemade desserts. Admission is $10 for adults, $4 for youngsters
6-12 and free for children up to age 5.
• The Fulton VFW is hosting a chili and pie contest on Jan. 16.
There is no entry fee, but entries must be turned in by noon. The public
is welcome to sample all entries for a $5 donation. Contact the VFW
at 642-4090 for further details.
Monday, Jan. 18
• Keeping The Dream Alive! Conversations in Grace at 7 p.m.
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ecumenical community celebration of unity and justice in the New
Year in the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream”
speech. For more information, contact: Judy Fiocco, 510-548-8125 or
Sherry Lococo, 573-619-8238
Thursday, Jan. 21
•Take Off Pounds Sensible (TOPS) is held every Thursday evening
at the Court Street United Methodist Church (enter from Nichols
Street). Weigh in starts at 5:45 p.m. and meeting at 6:30 p.m. For
more information, call Susan at 642-8104.
Saturday, Jan. 23
• The second Disc Golf Ice Bowl will be held at the Veterans Park
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near hole 1. For more information, call 573-544-3501 or visit us on
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The middle school staff also
did a presentation on different
school-wide and district-wide
programs that have improved
student English language arts
comprehension and application, which teachers stated had
taken a large hit on school-wide
test scores.
Shannon Bobryk, the sixthand seventh-grade science
teacher, has been working
with her students to study
apps and iPad programs that
help students with phonetics
and reading comprehension.
Chad Hecktor, the seventhand eighth-grade social studies
teacher, said that the school’s
teachers are working together
to incorporate proper writing
techniques and conventions
into different aspects of learning.
“This is our commitment to
cross-curricular support,” he
added.
Some tears were shed as several teachers talked about the
school-wide effort to improve
student productivity and ability.
“I wanted to find a school
where kids really mattered,”
Tami Barrett, the sixth-grade
writing and reading teacher,
said in regard to her job search
a year ago. “I’m thrilled to be
here.”
Media Specialist Megan
Nieland also had a positive
word to say about her fellow
educators.
“The staff here is 100 percent
behind each other professionally and personally,” she said.
“We value each other as professionals and we value each other
as people.”
Following the presentation
Superintendent Kevin Hillman discussed several Senate
and House bills regarding ethics, school funding and cuts in
property taxes that he believes
might have an effect on the district’s funding further down the
line.
report reflected the institution
of a positive coaching evaluation and the addition of wrestling and softball to the middle
school sports rosters.
Summer school for 2016 will
look much as it has in past years
with K-5 offerings being Basic
Block activities for students
needing extra help. The middle
school will offer remediation
courses, and the high school
will be offering credit recovery
courses, as well as some addi-
tional courses.
The Fulton Board of Education is still accepting applications to fill two three-year positions on the board.
These must be turned in
before Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the
office of the superintendent at
2 Hornet Drive. Office hours are
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
On Tuesday, applicants have
until 5 p.m. to turn in their
paperwork.
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other mutual benefits for the city and FRDC.
“This has been one of the things that has just been a blessing,” Miller
said. “The work-release program is working really good for the city. It
benefits (the inmates) as much as it does the city. Most of the people
we have are very, very short-timers, and this is one way to help them
get back into the swing of things before they are released back into
society.”
Owen added that the program has provided incarcerated offenders the opportunity to gain or sharpen valuable work skills they can
use once they rejoin their communities. It also is an incentive to earn
money, as program participants generally earn $7.50 each day, he
said. Offenders must meet eligibility requirements to qualify for the
program for safety purposes.
“Offenders who participate in the work-release program are those
who are close to their parole date, do not have any serious offenses and
are in good institutional standing in regards to conduct,” Owen said.
Miller said FRDC requires training every year before allowing someone to work with the inmates involved in the program, and anyone can
supervise them by completing the training. Most of the city’s waste management workers have been trained to supervise work-release inmates.
“Wherever these guys are, they have to be supervised all the time,”
Miller said. “The more people that go through the training, the more
eyes that’s on (the inmates), the more the program works. We don’t
want them messing up, nor do we want to mess up by not following
the rules.”
Pay:
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Also, Tia Neal presented a
report on Options Daycare,
which provides care for children of teen parents and school
employees. The program serves
28 staff member families and
three teen-parent families.
Options Daycare does not
receive funding via the school
district. It is self-sustaining, but
is sometimes subsidized via the
Division of Family Services for
qualifying families.
Dave Milligan gave the activities program report. The two
discussion points from his
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OBITUARIES
BEAMON
Wanda Mae Beamon, age 90, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of
Fayette, Mo., passed away Sunday, January 10, 2016, at
Life Care Center in Tucson, Ariz.
Wanda was born in Mokane, Mo. on February 20, 1925,
a daughter of Monte and Ethel Perkinson Beamon.
She attended Central Methodist College in Fayette and
was employed as secretary to the Dean of Students at
Central Methodist College. She was a member of the Order
of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include a sister, Anita Wolleson of
Albuquerque, N.M.; five nieces, Susan Crawford, Sandra
King, Denise Albares, Pamela Bates and Patricia Wolleson;
and two nephews, David and Billy Wolleson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother,
Laurence Beamon; and a sister, Dorothy Suttles.
Funeral services honoring her life will be at 2:00 p.m.,
Friday, January 15, 2016 at Carr-Yager Funeral Home in
Fayette, Mo. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service
at the funeral home.
Interment will be at Fayette City Cemetery.
Condolences may be shared with the family at www.
carryager.com.
FURKIN
Roy Hiestand Furkin, 88, of Fulton, passed away on
Friday, January 8, 2016, at Boone Hospital Center.
He was born on April 4, 1927, in Campbellsville, Ky., the
son of the late Reverend Roy Wilson Furkin
and the late Esther (Pulliam) Furkin.
On December 25, 1951, Roy was united in
marriage to Margaret Jane (Rush) Furkin.
She survives his passing.
Roy served in the United States Navy from
1945 to 1946, when he was discharged as
an Aviation Radio Man Petty Officer 3rd
Class. The son of a Presbyterian Minister,
his faith was very important to him. He was
a founding member of Shepherd of the Hills
Presbyterian Church (Lakewood, Colo.) and a member of
First Presbyterian Church of Fulton for 48 years. He was on
the division staff of Safeway Grocery Stores and later
worked for Hallmark Cards, during their expansion to the
Colorado region. He continued a career in commercial sales
until the decline of his health. An avid researcher of family
genealogy he could always be called on to recount family
connections and stories of interest, recently finding his
family US origins directly tied to the original Huguenot
Virginia settlement in 1701.
Along with his wife of 64 years, Roy will be greatly
missed by sons, Steven Furkin (Kim Crha) of Benbrook,
Texas, and Roger Furkin (Jennifer) of Dallas, Texas and Columbia, Mo.; daughter, Brenda McDorman (Michael) of
Four Seasons, Mo.; sisters, Marie Furkin of St. Louis, and
LaVenia Davis of Swisher, Iowa.; sister-in-law, Lucille
Furkin of Chesterfield; grandchildren, Stacy, Casey, Cameo,
Colley, Shane, Cassidy, Sharon, Renee, Jason, Reece, and
Jameson; step-grandchildren, Katie, Laura, Jon, and David;
and 21 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
Roy was preceded in death by his parents;
granddaughter, Dawn Michelle; and brothers, Buford and
Owen Furkin.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 30, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church of Fulton with Reverend Aaron White officiating. The family will
receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service.
Roy's final resting place will be Oaklawn Cemetery,
LaCygne, Kan.
Memorial donations are suggested to First Presbyterian
Church, c/o Maupin Funeral Home, 301 Douglas Boulevard,
Fulton, MO 65251.
Condolences may be left for the family at
maupinfuneralhome.com.
METZ
Bobby Ray Metz, 82, of Fulton, passed away on Monday,
January 11, 2016, at his home.
He was born in Fulton on August 1, 1933, the son of the
late Walter Metz and the late Daisy (Bollinger) Metz.
On October 25, 1957, he was united in marriage to
Clarice (Hall) Metz. She survives his passing.
Bobby served in the United States Army from 1953 until
1956 when he discharged as a Master Sergeant. He had
been a member of the Presbyterian Church of Fulton for 70
years where he served as an elder for many years. He
worked at Callaway Farmers for over 30 years.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years; son, Bill Metz
(Rhonda) of Fulton; daughter, Beth Asbury (Roger) of Columbia; granddaughters, Ashley Wilson (Ryan) of Athens,
Al., and Meredith Asbury of Columbia; sister-in-law, Janice
Kuehner (Larry); and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and five sisters.
A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Maupin Funeral Home in Fulton
with Reverend Aaron White officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until the time of service. Inurnment will be held in Central Cemetery at a later date.
Memorial donations are suggested to First Presbyterian
Church or Central Cemetery, c/o Maupin Funeral Home,
301 Douglas Boulevard, Fulton MO 65251.
Condolences may be left for the family at
maupinfuneralhome.com.
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Raymond D. Nickelson, 51, of Moberly, formerly of Fulton, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
He was born on December 18, 1964 in Columbia, Mo.,
the son of Howard F. Nickelson and Trixie
(McClellan) Nickelson.
Raymond attended Moberly Independent
Holiness Church. He enjoyed spending time
with his church family. He led Bible Study
at North Village Park Care Center and also
for the Trucking Ministry.
He is survived by his parents, Howard and
Trixie Nickelson; brothers, Dennis Nickelson (Nancy) of Jefferson City, and Rick
Nickelson (Paula) of Fulton; sisters, Maurita
Buhl (Howard) of Edgerton, Mo., and Sharon Stites (Eddie)
of St. James, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Oak Chapel Cemetery in
Stephens, Mo. with Reverend Terrie Hay officiating.
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KID SCOOP
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016
THE FULTON SUN
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 5
Bullying makes playgrounds, schools and
even neighborhoods feel unsafe for some
children. This week, in honor of Martin Luther
King’s message of peace, Kid Scoop looks at
ways children can help themselves and others
be safe on the playground.
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Have a friend give you each
type of word to fill in the blanks.
Then read the story aloud!
My friend Lawrence had the
hiccups while getting a haircut.
I was joking and teasing with
him about it and said his
haircut made him look like a
_________ _____________.
You can’t tell a bully by his or her
looks. You can tell who is a bully by
the way he or she acts. Here are some
of the things a bully might do:
• Hit, kick or push to hurt people.
• Call others bad names, tease or
scare people.
• Say mean things about someone.
• Grab someone else’s stuff.
• Leave a kid out of a game on
purpose.
• Threaten another kid.
It was only a joke, but it made
him pretty angry. To make it up
to him, I invited him to see the
________________ with my
The bully is not wearing a hat. The bully isn’t wearing a striped shirt.
The bully is not wearing glasses. Which kid is the bully?
What else have you seen bullies do?
Standards Link: Health: Identify support systems.
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N
V
“I’m going
to punch
you!”
_____________ ___________
on the trapeze.
Hey, shorty!
Shouldn’t you
be back in
preschool?
Bullying is a problem in schools all
around the world. Kid Scoop found
information from anti-bullying
programs in Scotland, Australia and
Canada as well as the United States.
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when he saw a _____________
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow written directions.
Standards Link: Health: Make decisions about feelings
and safety issues that support mental and emotional health.
FINISH
family. Lawrence cheered up
Bully Clues:
“Your
clothes are
ugly!”
Many, many children are bullied
everyday. These children can feel lost
in a maze made up of bad feelings –
sad, stressed, embarrassed, nervous,
depressed, helpless. These feelings can
make it hard to do well
in school and to make
friends. Experts say that
there is something that
can help a child who has
been bullied. To find out
what that is, complete the
maze. The letters along
the correct path of the
maze spell the answer!
START
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Bullying hurts. It hurts a lot. Bullying can make
kids feel sick. It can make them not want to go to
school. And no one likes to watch other kids
getting picked on. No one likes a bully.
A shiny ____________ drove
Stan is the shortest
boy in the fourth
grade. Greg, the
tallest boy, picks on
him every day. Abby
and Eric are tired of
watching this. What
could Stan do or
say? What could
Eric do or say? What could
Abby do or say? What does
everyone want Greg to do?
out of it. My dad bought us
B
Make a list of people you
can talk to if you are being
bullied. Cut the list out and
keep it with you.
R
F
C
“You can’t
play with
us!”
A
M
K
Anti-Bully
Armor
When you feel
good about
yourself, you’re
less likely to be
hurt by what
others say. Take a
little time to build
up your anti-bully
armor. What is
anti-bully armor?
Feeling good
about yourself!
Look through the
newspaper for
words and
pictures that show
something that is
good about you.
Glue these onto a
sheet of paper
titled: What’s
good about ME!
Post it where
you can see it
everyday.
into the center ring and a dozen
crazy ____________ climbed
each a bag of hot
_____________ and a balloon
shaped like a _______.
When we got home, I
apologized again to Lawrence.
“It’s okay,” he said. “I can’t
stay mad when I think about
the ___________ __________
we saw today!”
Standards Link: Grammar: Understand and
use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly.
Complete the grid by using all the
letters in the word IGNORE in each
vertical and horizontal row. Each letter
should only be used once in each row.
Some spaces have been filled in for you.
Standards Link: Health:
Develop and use effective
coping strategies.
Standards Link: Health: Identify ways to seek assistance if concerned, threatened or abused.
Pretend not to hear. Instead listen to
your own thoughts and tell yourself,
“That’s their problem, not mine.” and
“I’m OK just the way I am.”
Find a safe person to talk to. Make a
list of people you could talk to about
being bullied or about times you have
seen others being bullied.
Be a buddy. Kids who are alone are
more likely to be bullied. Make a plan
to walk with a friend wherever you
think you might meet a bully.
Don’t bully back. Getting angry and
fighting back sometimes is just what
the bully wants. It’s dangerous too,
because someone could get hurt.
A bully
scribbled over
some of the
words in our
list of tips!
Find the
missing word
or words in
each tip.
fighting
friend
mine
person
times
thoughts
Standards Link: Health: Develop protective factors that help foster resiliency.
PLAYGROUND Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
PEACE
stories and activities.
BULLIES
P E F E E L I N G S
HURTS
D N U O R G Y A L P
NERVOUS
THREATEN
L S H N A E M A C D
HELP
I U T H R E A T E N
BUILD
U O A E E S O E A E
FRIEND
B V P C N T T A R I
TEASE
ARMOR
H R A P L R A S M R
GAME
S E I L L U B E O F
FEELINGS
P N P L E H Y G R O
PATH
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical
MEAN
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
The verb tease means to
make fun of or annoy.
Dad told Jeremy not to
tease his little sister.
Try to use the word tease
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Kids Help Kids
Bullies in the News
Look through the newspaper for an article that
portrays a person or a group of people who are
hurting other people. Could this also be called
bullying? Identify who in the article you think
is the bully and who is being bullied.
ANSWER: Because her class was so bright!
Standards Link: Health: Recognize and respond appropriately
to situations involving destructive behaviors.
TEASE
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Have you ever had a
disagreement with another
person? How did you handle
the problem? Tell kids some
helpful things to do to solve
disagreement issues.
Opinion
FULTON SUN
4
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 14, 2016
OUR OPINION
Would a
shorter session
enhance ethics?
Would a shorter legislative session improve ethics among lawmakers?
Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon says yes. In his eight-point ethics reform
proposal, one recommendation is to shorten the legislative session,
which now spans from early January to mid-May.
Republican lawmakers believe shorter sessions will do little to
improve ethics, but will result in some savings for the state.
The lawmakers’ view is more realistic.
In support of a shorter session, Nixon said: “We stand the risk of losing one of the strengths of our state, having citizen-lawmakers serving a
part-time job in which their expertise from back home is more relevant
and important on the floor of the House and Senate.”
We find no evidence, however, that shortening the session would
produce some new breed of citizen-lawmakers or groundswell of
homegrown common sense heretofore absent from the Capitol.
House Speaker Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, said: “I don’t think
any of the problems we have in this building happen because we’re
here 30 days longer and I don’t think any of them will be solved if we’re
here 30 days shorter.”
Although a shorter session may do little to enhance ethics, it would
trim expenses, including the per diem for lawmakers while they’re in
session.
State Rep. Caleb Jones, R-Columbia, said: “Any time we spend less
money coming down here to Jeff City, I’d be supportive of it.” He added
the caveat, “if we’re able to take care of the people’s business.”
Among the 50 states, legislative bodies vary in how they are constituted, number of members and duration of sessions. No state has
developed an ideal model all other states are eager to follow.
The question of session length deserves to be determined based
not on ethics or economics, but on how efficiently and effectively the
legislature can — to borrow a phrase from Jones — take care of the
people’s business.
And that, ultimately, depends on the quality, including the ethics,
of the legislators we elect.
— Central Missouri Newspapers
QUOTES
“David was always an inspiration to me and a
true original. He was wonderfully shameless in
his work. We had so many good times together…
He was my friend. I will never forget him.”
— Mick Jagger on the death of singer David Bowie
“All the talk of America’s economic decline is
political hot air. So is all the rhetoric you hear
about our enemies getting stronger and America
getting weaker.”
— President Barack Obama in his final State of the Union
YOUR OPINION
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Fulton, Mo., 65251
‘Messing With
the Constitution’
In recent years, a small but growing number
of people have advocated a convention of states
to propose amendments to the Constitution of
the United States. The reaction to the proposal
has been hostile, out of all proportion to either
the originality or the danger of such a convention.
The political left has been especially vehement in its denunciations of what they call
“messing with the Constitution.” A recent proposal by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to hold a
Constitutional convention of states has been
denounced by the Texas branch of the American Civil Liberties Union and nationally by an
editorial in the liberal “USA Today.”
The irony in all this is that no one has messed
with the Constitution more or longer than the
political left, over the past hundred years.
This began with Progressives like Woodrow
Wilson, who openly declared the Constitution an impediment to the kinds of “reforms”
the Progressive movement wanted, and urged
judges to “interpret” the Constitution in such a
way as to loosen its limits on federal power.
It has long been a complaint of the left that
the process of amending the Constitution is too
hard, so they have depended on federal judges — especially Supreme Court justices — to
amend the Constitution, de facto and piecemeal, in a leftward direction.
This judicial amendment process has been
going on now for generations, so that today government officials at the local, state or national
level can often seize private property in disregard of the 5th Amendment’s protections.
For nearly 40 years, the Supreme Court has
been evading the 14th Amendment’s provision
of “equal protection” of the law for all, in order
to let government-imposed group preferences
and quotas continue, under the name of “affirmative action.”
Equal rights under the law have been made
to vanish by saying the magic word “diversity,”
whose sweeping benefits are simply assumed
and proclaimed endlessly, rather than demonstrated.
The judicial pretense of merely “interpreting”
the Constitution is just part of the dishonesty
in this process. The underlying claim that it is
almost impossible to amend the Constitution
was belied during the very years when the Progressive movement was getting underway in the
early 20th century.
The Constitution was amended four times in
eight years! Over the years since it was adopted,
the Constitution has been amended more than
two dozen times. Why, then, is the proposal to
call a convention of states to propose — just propose — amendments to the Constitution considered such a radical and dangerous departure?
Legally, it is no departure at all. The Constitution itself lists a convention of states among
the ways that amendments can be officially proposed. It has not yet been done, but these proposals will have to be put to a vote of the states,
three-fourths of whom will have to agree before
any amendment can become law.
Is it better to have the Constitution amended
de facto by a 5-4 vote of the Supreme Court? By
the unilateral actions of a president? By administrative rulings by anonymous bureaucrats
Thomas Sowell
in federal agencies, to whom federal judges
“defer”?
The idea that a convention of states could run
amok and rewrite the Constitution overlooks
the fact that it would take the votes of two-thirds
of the states just to convene a convention, and
then three-fourths of the states to actually pass
an amendment.
Far from proposing radical departures from
the Constitution, most of Gov. Abbott’s proposed amendments would restore Constitutional protections that have been surreptitiously eroded by unelected federal judges and by
unelected bureaucrats in administrative agencies, who create a major part of “the law of the
land,” with the help of “deference” from federal
judges.
Why are “We the People” to be kept out of all
this, through our elected representatives, when
these are the very words with which the Constitution of the United States begins?
Despite the left’s portrayal of themselves as
champions of the people, they consistently try
to move decisions out of the hands of the general public and into the hands of officials insulated
from the voters, such as unelected federal judges and anonymous bureaucrats with iron-clad
job protection.
No wonder they don’t want to have a convention that would restore a Constitution which
begins with “We the People.”
ABOUT THE WRITER
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the
Hoover Institution, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.
tsowell.com.
An Obama speech worth disremembering
President Barack Obama had something deceptively close to a humble, confessional moment in his last State of the
Union speech.
He said that “rancor and suspicion
between the parties
has gotten worse
instead of better”
during his time in
office and then added
that maybe Abraham
Lincoln or Franklin
D. Roosevelt could Jay Ambrose
have done better at
fixing things, and yes,
that’s obvious. What he failed to add was
that there were 41 other former presidents
going back to George Washington who
could have, too.
Maybe that’s an exaggeration, but it’s
not terribly far off from the conclusions
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
“Although I am less than the
least of all God’s people, this grace
was given me: to preach to the
Gentiles the unsearchable riches
of Christ, and to make plain to
everyone the administration of this
mystery, which for ages past was
kept hidden in God, who created
all things.”
– Ephesians 3:8-9
of some top-drawer presidential scholars whose views were rounded up by the
Brookings Institution early last year. By a
3-to-1 margin, they counted Obama as
one of the worst presidents in American
history, in part because of his polarizing
modus operandi.
In his first inaugural, you’ll remember,
he attacked President George W. Bush
sitting on the platform near him. He kept
at it throughout his first term, making it
clear that he himself was not responsible
for anything going wrong. Then, instead of
shrewdly negotiating with congressional
Republicans, he would go out as if on the
campaign trail and mock them.
Remember how, in 2014 after the
Republicans captured both houses of
Congress, he reacted in something close
to anger, shunned conciliation, said in so
many words that he would make law without Congress and announced how he was
going to grant amnesty to about 4 million
illegal immigrants.
Even in this latest speech, in which he
was calling for everyone to trust and work
with each other in the name of the greater good, he took not so subtle shots at
Republicans and their oh, so pathetic policy preferences. Nor would he let go of his
anti-rich rant, not exactly a sure way to end
divisiveness.
Some other speechifying stumbles on
the road to a limping legacy.
He bragged about a sterling economy
with annual deficits cut by three-quarters. It’s so sterling that median household
income remains several thousand dollars
lower than it was before the recession
hit. And the deficit is only down by threefourths if you measure it against 2009’s
$1.4 trillion deficit that got a boost to those
heights by Obama’s stimulus.
The debt, meanwhile, has gone from
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$6.3 trillion to $13.6 trillion while he has
been in office and both deficits and debt
are predicted to race upwards in a couple of years with crisis in tow. That will be
because of mass retirements coming at us.
To fix that, you need non-hurtful adjustments, but Obama said nothing should be
done to “weaken” those programs, meaning he probably will refuse adjustment,
weakening them to the point of unsustainability.
Obama spoke out for rule of law, which
he abuses regularly with the worst of his
executive orders. He called for equal pay
for equal work for women when in fact we
have had such a law since the 1960s and it
has accomplished that end. To please both
sides on an issue, Obama time and again
contradicts himself in speeches, saying in
this one that he wanted to scale back on
burdensome regulations while also making it clear that he wants more burden-
some regulations.
One of the scariest things was his contention that his “smart” and “patient”
foreign policy strategies will eventuate in
peace when in fact he has scorned advisers as if they were Republican opponents,
making decisions aiding the rise of the
Islamic State and the decimation of Syria.
There were good things in his speech,
such as his asking Congress to approve the
truly valuable Trans-Pacific Partnership
trade pact. But time and again he was taking credit for things that happened despite
him, not because of him, and here was
not a lifting, wise, noble piece of oratory
that will be remembered as much as the
speeches of Lincoln, Roosevelt and, well, a
number of other presidents.
ABOUT THE WRITER
Jay Ambrose is an op-ed columnist for
Tribune News Service. Readers may email
him at [email protected].
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Sports
FULTON SUN
THURSDAY,
JANUARY 14, 2016
Missouri admits NCAA
basketball violations
5
Battle boots Lady Hornets
from California tourney
By Ryan Boland
CALLAWAY PREPS
Fulton Sun Sports Editor
CALIFORNIA — The Battle Lady Spartans
feasted on Fulton’s mistakes, forcing the Lady
Hornets’ premature exit from the 22nd-annual California Tournament.
Battle scored 14 points off 20 Fulton turnovers and the No. 7 seed Lady Spartans
knocked out the No. 3 Lady Hornets with a
57-54 victory in the consolation semifinals
Wednesday night.
Fulton — which was stunned by No. 6 seed
Fatima 77-57 in first-round play Tuesday
night — slipped to 8-3 on the season. The
Lady Hornets trailed Battle 12-6 after one
quarter Wednesday night, but outscored the
Lady Spartans 22-16 in the second quarter to
pull even at 28-all at halftime.
Battle carried a slight 42-41 edge into the
fourth quarter and secured the win by outscoring Fulton 15-13 over the last 8 minutes.
“Turnovers have been the story all week for
us,” Lady Hornets head coach TJ Quick said.
“There are a lot of good teams in this tournament and they’ve been pressing us with a fastpaced type, and we can’t handle the pressure.
“When you give a team that many extra
opportunities, they’re going to capitalize. If
we clean up the turnovers, we’ll be fine.”
Senior forward NaShayla Brandt logged 19
points and nine rebounds to guide Fulton,
followed by senior guard Sloane Totta with 13
points and five assists. Senior guard Rachel
Guse’ added 12 points.
“We’ll get back to it, get back to the grind,”
Quick said. “We’re slumping a little bit and
everything isn’t going in, but you have to
shoot to get through it.”
Maya Morton topped Battle with a gamehigh 20 points and Jerrica Key tallied 11.
The Lady Hornets travel to Eldon for a
non-conference matchup at 6 p.m. Monday.
AP
Missouri head coach Kim Anderson (far right) and assistant coaches and players watch from the
bench in the final minute of the Tigers’ 94-61 SEC loss to Arkansas on Tuesday night at Mizzou Arena
in Columbia. The news got worse for the Tigers on Wednesday when the program admitted NCAA
violations dating to 2011, banned itself from postseason play this season and vacated all 23 wins
from the 2013-14 season under former head coach Frank Haith.
Tigers impose postseason ban, vacate ’13-14 season
By R.B. Fallstrom
AP Sports Writer
The University of Missouri admitted NCAA violations in its men’s basketball program dating to 2011 and
banned itself Wednesday from the postseason this year
and vacated all 23 wins from the 2013-14 season.
The NCAA is still investigating and Missouri said it
was working with the organization in hopes of limiting
the punishment to its self-imposed sanctions, which
includes the SEC tournament.
“We have faced this issue head-on,” athletic director
Mack Rhoades said. “These are not decisions we took
lightly. We really felt like it was the right thing to do, and
it will help put us in position to move this program forward.”
Missouri was 23-12 in 2013-14, Frank Haith’s final season. Haith left for Tulsa not long after the school received
a verbal notice of inquiry from the NCAA in April 2014.
The Tigers won just nine games last season under new
coach Kim Anderson and are 8-8 this season, coming off
the worst loss in Mizzou Arena history — a 94-61 setback
to Arkansas on Tuesday that Anderson said made him
“embarrassed.”
“A lot of things run through your head,” Anderson said.
“I’m disappointed that the actions of a few individuals
have put our program in this type of situation.”
Anderson said he wasn’t aware of the investigation
when he was hired and felt bad for forward Ryan Rosburg, the lone senior on the team. Rhoades said he was
aware last March when he replaced AD Mike Alden and
said he has “worked extensively from Day 1 to resolve
this.”
The school hopes the issue will be resolved this spring.
“Every kid’s goal is to go to the NCAA Tournament,
so obviously when that’s taken away there’s disappointment,” Anderson said. “I think we did the right thing. We
felt like it was best to do it now and then move forward
and put it behind us.”
Haith was suspended for five games by the NCAA at the
start of the 2013-14 season for inadequately monitoring
former assistants’ interactions with a disgraced Miami
booster and then trying to cover up a five-figure hush
money payment to keep potential violations hidden.
The investigation found that Haith and Miami assistant coach Jake Morton paid Nevin Shapiro $10,000 after
he threatened to expose previous improper contact with
high school recruits and amateur coaches.
The team didn’t practice Wednesday and Anderson
said he told players to “reset your goals.” He also said
there was no need to “sugarcoat” the message.
“Who knows whether we would qualify for the postseason?” Anderson said. “Today, I would say I don’t know.”
Besides the postseason ban, the school has stripped
itself of one scholarship this season and a second scholarship no later than the 2017-18 season, plus has restricted recruiting through 2016-17. It also said it would pay a
$5,000 fine.
The school permanently banned one unidentified
donor who the NCAA said provided impermissible benefits to three players and one recruit in 2013-14. The
benefits included compensation for work not done at a
business through a summer intern program, along with
housing, $520 cash, local transportation, iPads, meals
and use of a local gym.
“It is clear from our collaborative investigation with
the NCAA that a former member of our athletics staff
and members of our donor community violated NCAA
bylaws, and we take those actions seriously,” Chancellor
Hank Foley said.
A second donor has been banned for two years after
providing 11 players and three members of one player’s
family reduced rates at a hotel along with meals and a
ride on a recreational boat. A student manager also provided transportation for multiple players to the hotel
from the campus.
The school was hit with a third major infraction for failing to adequately monitor the internship program.
Two minor infractions were cited. A former associate
head coach helped a recruit relocate by providing the
phone number of the recruit’s mother to the second
donor to arrange for rental housing, and the first donor
had multiple impermissible contacts with a recruit.
The school said there is no evidence that any current
staff members were aware of the violations.
Anderson said he didn’t think the self-imposed penalties would impact recruiting, then added, “Yeah, it makes
it more difficult.”
“This is a great school,” Anderson said. “Obviously,
we’re a program that’s rebuilding. The interest level in
our program has been very good.”
Illinois School for the Deaf
Missouri School for the Deaf
77
49
MOKANE — The top-seeded Wildcats
weathered lackluster play to take control in
the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s firstround victory over the No. 8 Colonels at the
South Callaway Invitational Tournament.
New Bloomfield — winners of five in a row
— jumped out to a 23-8 lead after one quarter
and went into halftime with a 33-22 advantage. The Wildcats (11-1) led 49-32 to open
the fourth quarter and turned the game into a
romp by outscoring MMA 28-17 over the last
8 minutes.
“I felt that we got off to a slow start because
of a lack of focus,” New Bloomfield head coach
Tim Gilmore said Wednesday afternoon. “We
talk a lot about taking care of business and
being focused every time we walk on the floor.
“… I will give our boys credit that they
responded well, especially in the fourth quarter.”
Senior guard Grant Nichols sparked the
Wildcats with a game-high 18 points and
senior forward Leo Ramirez was next with 17.
Jose Estrada finished with a team-high 13
points for the Colonels. Bilguun Byambatsogt
chipped in with 10 points.
New Bloomfield moves on to a semifinal
clash with No. 4 seed South Callaway at 6
tonight in the high school gym. The Bulldogs
advanced with a 69-42 first-round blitz of No.
5 seed New Haven on Tuesday night.
The Wildcats turned back South Callaway
67-55 on Dec. 11 in Mokane.
“South Callaway is always a tough game
because our kids know each other so well,”
Gilmore said. “It will be a great test for us to
see how we handle a tough environment,
42 because I am sure they will have a great fan
30 base.”
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Junior center Avalon Saxton produced 19 points, five rebounds
and blocked a shot as the Lady Eagles bowed
to the Lady Tigers on Tuesday night.
Junior forward Elizabeth Harrison also registered seven points, four rebounds and three
steals for MSD (0-3).
The Lady Eagles played North Callaway’s
junior varsity Wednesday night in Kingdom
City. Results were not available at press time.
MSD travels to Prairie Home at 6 tonight.
Boys’ basketball
Fulton
Marshall
New Bloomfield
Missouri Military Academy
68
52
CALIFORNIA — The Hornets forged a commanding 39-15 halftime advantage en route
to Tuesday night’s triumph over the Owls in
round-robin play at the 82nd-annual California Tournament.
Fulton stopped a two-game losing streak in
moving its season record to 7-4. The Hornets
also defeated the Owls 55-50 in a North Central Missouri Conference matchup Dec. 11 in
Marshall.
“This was probably one of our best games
this season, end-to-end,” Fulton head coach
Justin Gilmore said of Tuesday night’s win.
“We’ve been getting up on teams but not putting them away. We finally did it.”
Senior forward Deangelo Walker connected for a game-high 19 points to direct three
players in double figures for the Hornets.
Senior guards Kalin Mitchell and Radarion
Glover provided 15 and 14 points, respectively.
Jaylen Varner topped Marshall with 12
points and Eric Mays contributed 10.
“We had a hard time guarding the ball Monday night (in 79-71 first-round loss to Southern Boone), but we came out and guarded the
heck out of it Tuesday night,” Gilmore said.
“We made a commitment to playing defense.
The energy and effort is always there, but we
were able to listen and then apply what we
talked about.
“We put more pressure on and forced a lot
of turnovers, and that led to easy transition
baskets.”
Fulton will play for either third or fifth place,
pending the outcome of Wednesday night’s
tournament games between Marshall and
Southern Boone, and California and Boonville. Results were not available at press time.
South Callaway
New Haven
69
42
MOKANE — The No. 4 seed Bulldogs outscored the No. 5 Shamrocks by a combined
29-5 in the first and fourth quarters Tuesday
night in the first round of the South Callaway
Invitational Tournament.
South Callaway raced to a 16-2 advantage
after one quarter and owned a 37-22 lead at
the break. The Bulldogs were in front 56-39 to
start the fourth quarter and sealed the decisive victory by outscoring New Haven 13-3
over the final 8 minutes.
Sophomore guard Kaden Helsel responded
with a game-high 21 points for South Callaway (3-8), which halted a two-game losing streak. Sophomore guard Dylan Lepper
knocked down six 3-pointers in finishing with
18 points.
Brady Kruse paced the Shamrocks with 10
points.
The Bulldogs advance to a semifinal showdown with top-seeded New Bloomfield at 6
tonight in the high school gym. The Wildcats
eased past No. 8 seed Missouri Military Academy 77-49 in first-round play Tuesday night.
New Bloomfield defeated South Callaway
67-55 on Dec. 11 in Mokane.
North Callaway (JV)
Missouri School for Deaf
49
41
KINGDOM CITY — Junior guard Ste’Quan
Scott produced a team-high 15 points in the
Eagles varsity’s loss to the Thunderbirds on
Wednesday night.
Senior guard Joseph Allen also provided 11
points for MSD (0-3), which led 15-13 after
one quarter but trailed 30-27 at halftime.
North Callaway then outscored the Eagles 8-6
in the third quarter to stretch its advantage to
38-33.
“We got into our offense for the first time
this season, but we have so few players that
we ran out of gas in the second half,” MSD
head coach Dick Keller said.
Justin Popp led the Thunderbirds with 15
points and Khobi Kellerman followed with
nine.
The Eagles travel to Prairie Home at 7:30
tonight.
Ryan Boland can be reached at (573) 8262422, or by email at [email protected].
Ex-NFL running back Phillips found dead in prison
By Don Thompson and Eric Olson
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Phillips,
a star running back at Nebraska and first-round
NFL draft pick whose pro career quickly unraveled
amid disciplinary problems, was found dead in his
California prison cell on Wednesday, and officials
said they suspect suicide.
Guards at Kern Valley State Prison found Phillips,
40, unresponsive, and he was taken to an outside
hospital. He was pronounced dead about 1:30 a.m.,
the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
said.
Phillips went to prison in 2008 on a sentence of
more than 31 years after he was convicted of twice
choking his girlfriend in 2005 in San Diego and of
driving his car into three teens later that year after a
pickup football game in Los Angeles.
He had been housed alone in a segregation cell
since April 2015 after he was suspected of killing his
cellmate. A Kern County judge had ruled Tuesday
that there was enough evidence to try Phillips in the
death of Damion Soward, 37, the cousin of former
University of Southern California and NFL wide
receiver R. Jay Soward.
Coincidently, a court-appointed suicide prevention expert commended the state corrections
department in a report Wednesday for recent steps
it has taken to combat what has been a chronic problem. Lindsay Hayes said the number of suicides and
the suicide rate appeared to have decreased slightly
during the last two years. However, he noted several continuing problems with suicide prevention
efforts at the prison where Phillips died.
Phillips was checked twice an hour because he
was in a segregation unit. The in-custody death
triggers an investigation, a review by the federal
court-appointed official who controls the prison
medical system, and, if it is ruled a suicide, oversight by federal officials and lawyers involved in a
long-running lawsuit over the care of mentally ill
inmates.
Phillips was once one of the nation’s top college
football players at the University of Nebraska. He
went from Heisman Trophy candidate to pariah
after beating a former girlfriend hours after a spectacular performance in a September 1995 win at
Michigan State University.
Phillips pleaded no contest to third-degree misdemeanor assault and trespassing and was sentenced to one year of probation. Tom Osborne,
Phillips’ coach at Nebraska, arranged for him to
undergo inpatient therapy for anger management
at a Kansas clinic and suspended him for six games,
a punishment many deemed too lenient.
Osborne defended his decision to reinstate Phillips, saying medical personnel agreed that Phillips
needed the structure of football.
His former coach was stunned by the death. He
said Wednesday he had been in touch with Phillips
and he seemed upbeat despite his circumstances.
He was drafted No. 6 overall by the St. Louis Rams
in 1996, but he was released the next year for insubordination. He also played for the Miami Dolphins and
San Francisco 49ers but was out of the NFL by 2000.
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AP
Former NFL running back Lawrence Phillips —
the top draft pick of the St. Louis Rams in 1996
— was found dead in his California prison cell
early Wednesday. Officials suspect Phillips
committed suicide.
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COMICS
THE FULTON SUN
Pearls Before Swine
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016
Garfield
Peanuts
Rhymes with Orange
Beetle Bailey
Baby Blues
Blondie
Shoe
Marmaduke
Cryptoquote
For Better or Worse
Level:
1
2
3
Born today, you are likely
to assume a rather highpowered role in life, yet
at the same time, you will
never drift too far from your
own humble roots. For this
reason, you will be able to
maintain a realistic view of yourself and your world.
You can keep both feet firmly on the ground even
as you soar, professionally, in rather rarified air. You
know how to communicate well with others, and
your ability to present yourself in a down-to-earth
fashion will always serve you well in both business
and personal affairs. You never want others to be
intimidated by you simply because you are a big shot,
so when you are one, it’s important for you to behave
like anyone else.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You will face
circumstances that seem stacked against you, but
in fact the odds are in your favor, though somewhat
disguised.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may get nowhere
on your first two or three tries, but then you’ll feel
things click into place, and your pace will certainly
quicken.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may be able to
dictate your own schedule, but be careful not to adopt
an approach that is too leisurely.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Despite the quality of
your work and the fact that you’re getting things done
ahead of schedule, someone in charge has his eye on
you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Your management style
may attract some criticism, but that’s before it starts to
reap very real benefits. You know what you’re doing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Despite the fact that
you’ve had to make changes to your overall approach,
the results will continue to be steady and consistent.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You’re more interested
in scoring gains for your entire team than in doing
anything that shows off your own talents.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You have more on the docket
than you can get done in a single sitting. You must
plan on how to use any extra time to your advantage.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Don’t be afraid to ask for
help; it is not a sign of weakness to do so. In fact, it may
be weakness to insist on going it alone.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You can demonstrate
the validity of your own plans merely by doing what
everyone knows must be done. There are no tricks
today.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Someone may prove
quite contrary, but you’ll be able to make headway
by relying on a third party’s assessment of your
experience.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may wonder
whether someone will challenge what you have done,
but by day’s end, you’re likely to realize you’re in the
clear.
4
SOLUTION TO WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE
Today’s Crossword Puzzle
1/14/16
Complete the grid
so each row,
column and
3-by-3 box
(in bold borders)
contains every
digit, 1 to 9.
For strategies on
how to solve
Sudoku, visit
www.sudoku.org.uk
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170 Help Wanted
Administrative Assistant
The Supreme Court of Missouri is
accepting
applications
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Administrative Assistant serving as
the receptionist for the Clerk's office.
This person must be organized; detail oriented, self-motivated, and have
excellent proofreading, written, and
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CANTEEN SERVICE now hiring
full/part time cooks and cashiers,
Mon. - Fri., for Ameren cafeteria.
Apply at 2732 Merchants, Jefferson
City. 573-635-4961
CANTEEN SERVICE now hiring
Cook/Manager, Mon. - Fri., 5 a.m.-1
p.m. Apply at 2732 Merchants, Jefferson City. 573-635-4961
DELIVERY DRIVER
Must have Class B with air brakes.
YARD HELP
Position Available
Apply in person:
Meek's Building Center
1750 Southridge Dr.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
DELIVERY DRIVER/PASSENGER
Full time Delivery Personnel, 40 plus
hours per week. Must be dependable, neat in appearance. Ability
to get or have Class E license. Drug
testing required. Benefits & paid
vacation. Apply in person at:
Baumgartner's Furniture
Auxvasse, MO
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DRIVER/MAILROOM
Class E CDL License or better required. Duties include delivering and
unloading printed material, forklift
operation and work in our Mailroom.
Pick up application at rear entrance
of News Tribune, 2130 Schotthill
Woods Rd., Jefferson City.
FAMILY ADVOCATE
needed in Jefferson City to provide
comprehensive intake, assessments
and referrals for all families seeking
CMCA services. Acts as a link
between families and local social
service agencies/programs by providing information, referrals and
follow-up contact. Bachelor's in related field preferred + 1 year in a social
services. $11.20 - $12.33/hour based
on qualifications. Full time +
excellent benefits. Obtain and submit
CMCA application via:
www.showmeaction.org
Horse
stables,
help
wanted:
grooming, a little experience, only
serious inquiries. 642-2612.
HVAC TECHNICIAN
OA-FMDC Fulton State Hospital is
looking for an HVAC Technician to
work in the refrigeration department.
Please Call 573-592-3481. Must apply
by January 19th.
Looney Toons Daycare Center is now
hiring for full time positions. Apply at
8067 State Road C, Fulton.
Newspaper Routes Available
The Fulton Sun currently has a newspaper delivery route available in
North Fulton/Callaway County area.
The route is an independent contract
route, delivered 5 days a week, and
requires a dependable customer
service oriented person who would
enjoy working a few hours each
morning. Proof of reliable transportation, automobile insurance, and a
valid driver's license are required
before contracting.
The route is for overnight delivery
before 5:30 a.m. Monday through
Friday, and before 7:00 a.m. Sunday.
Please contact Fulton Sun customer
service, 573-642-7272 ext. 1, for more
information.
Bank Star One, Fulton, is looking to
add stars to our winning team.
We are looking for full time Universal
Banker and part time Loan Service
Clerk.
If you are looking for a CAREER
please visit our website to apply
www.bank-star.com!
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omission of copy. Liability shall not exceed the cost of that portion of
space occupied by such error.
*Ads are subject to the approval of this paper which reserves the
right to edit, reject or properly classify any ad.
170 Help Wanted
490 Hay/Grain/Feed
Program Manager for Show Me
Healthy Relationships
will be responsible for managing and
implementing the day-to-day programming needs for the Show Me
Healthy Relationships Program at
CMCA. Components of the program
include training sessions for eligible
individuals across the 8-county
service area. The project is designed
to assist eligible individuals, couples
or co-parents with developing and
strengthening positive adult relationships leading to building strong,
healthy families and children. BS in
Education Human Development &
Family Studies, Social Work, Education Counseling and Psychology,
Nutrition or a related field is preferred
but others with significant experience
in the field of relationship and
marriage ed may be considered. 5
years experience in management in
social service. $40,000 + excellent
benefits. Obtain and submit CMCA
application via www.showmeaction.org
5'X4' ROUND BALES, mixed grass,
$30/each, off Hwy 94. 573-694-5909
FESCUE
MIX,
square
$3.50/bale. Pure Timothy
$5.50/bale. 573-301-2132
EXPERT SERVICES
142 Misc. Services
Sangha Yoga Club - Join us for Yoga
in the lower level of Corner Design
Studio. Matts and props provided.
$10 per class. 573-340-5445
Local Truck Driver
Mid America Precast, a manufacturer
of Precast products is looking for a
Local Truck Driver, home every night.
Class A CDL is required! Salary to
commensurate with experience.
Benefits to include 401k. Pre-employment drug screening required.
Apply in person only to:
Mid America Precast, Inc.
2700 Westminster Ave.
Fulton, MO 65251
PURCHASING AGENT
Steel Fab Facility-Millersburg
• Previous Purchasing Experience
3+ years
• Maintain PO System, Shop & Tools
Inventory, Material Deliveries & Other
Duties
• Must be reliable, detail oriented,
computer
proficient,
excellent
communication skills & ability to read
blueprints
• Team Oriented-Works Closely with
Sales, Project Managers, Vendors &
Staff in a fast paced environment
Email Resume to
[email protected]
Attn: Brett Koehler
SHELTER ATTENDANT
For women and children. 11 p.m.-7
a.m. & relief shifts. Call 634-8346, ext.
0
WAREHOUSE WORKERS needed to
work at the Dollar General Distribution Center in Fulton! Must be able to
lift, push, pull and carry up to 75 lbs.
$11.10-$12.10/hour. Apply online at
www.penmac.com, then call our
office to set up an onsite interview
and tour 573-392-8383!
WORK RITE
TEMPORARY SERVICE
NOW HIRING FOR:
MANUFACTURING/
PRODUCTION
JANITORIAL/SANITATION
1st, 2nd and 3rd shift openings.
Please apply in person at 202 Jefferson Street, Fulton, MO between 9:00
- 11:00 a.m. or 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Mon.
thru Fri. LOCAL TEMP SERVICE…WE
PAY DAILY!!
171 Help Wanted - Medical
Mid America Precast, Inc. is an
Equal Opportunity Employer
ROUTE DRIVER
Canteen Service has an opening for
a full-time route driver. Apply in person, 2732 Merchants Drive, Jefferson
City, Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Truck Drivers
Wanted for Ready-Mix. Must be 21 or
older. Industry knowledge preferred.
Must be able to lift 50 lbs., and
physically able to safely climb up and
down a ladder; operate equipment,
tools and controls; perform repetitive
movements with hands, wrists and
feet and other requirements as
needed but not described herein.
Applicant must hold a valid Class A
or Class B CDL with airbrakes
endorsement and is required to
maintain a clean driving record.
Applicant must pass pre-employment
criminal background check, DOT
Physical, FCE, Drug Screen and
Motor
Vehicle
Report.
Prefer
applicant to apply in person. ConAgg of MO, LLC (Columbia Ready
Mix Division), 2604 N. Stadium Blvd.,
Columbia, MO. Hiring for the Spring
2016 Season, reviews will begin early
January 2016 through late February
2016.
178 Business Opportunity
Check out promises from those
offering to pay for work done at
home, especially if you are asked to
send money up front. To get more information or to file a consumer
complaint, visit the attorney general's
web site or call toll free.
www.ago.mo.gov 1-800-392-8222
TRANSPORTATION
Full Time Evening CMT
Part Time Weekend LPN & CMT
Please apply in person at 1899 Highway 63 Westphalia MO, 65085.
230 Autos For Sale
CHRYSLER CONCORD, 2002, Limited Edition, 3.8 liter, 4 door, 235K
miles, $1800. 645-0865
SELL YOUR
MERCHANDISE
TODAY!
173 Help Wanted - Sales
SALES
Fast growing Mid-Missouri Power
Sports Dealer serving Columbia/Jefferson City area is looking for
a full time salesperson to join their
team! Job will be filled around March
1, 2016.
• Sales history of Power Sports
helpful, but not required
• Highly motivated to sell
• Computer knowledge required
• Salary commensurate with experience. Base salary + commissions
+ bonuses
• 401K and vacation pay
• Health insurance participation
• 6 paid holidays
Email resume to:
[email protected]
174 Help Wanted - Drivers
OPIES TRANSPORT
Hiring Class A
OTR Drivers
800-341-9963
OpiesTransport.com
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148 Painting/Wallpapering
PAINTING/STAINING
Interior & Exterior Custom Painting &
Staining. Pressure washing & much
more. Gold Seal Painting. 529-1983
245 Sport Utility Vehicles
575 Pets & Supplies
bales,
bales,
530 Livestock/Horses
12 BLACK & BLACK/WHITE FACED
HEIFERS, 3rd period pelvic checked,
all vaccinations, gentle, $1,850/each.
573-230-3816
12 BLACK & BLACK/WHITE FACED
HEIFERS, 3rd period pelvic checked,
all vaccinations, gentle, $1,850/each.
573-230-3816
540 Machinery
20+ Puppies - Non-Shed!
Toy Aussies, Hava Poo, Shih Tzu,
Peka Poo, Chihuahua, Havanese,
Golden Doodle, Schnauzers, more.
Osage Beach - 11-5 daily,
573-348-5400
573-280-7277
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS, $300.
573-646-1700
GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS, AKC, 9
weeks, K-9 Kraftwerk, Von Boorman
Haus, Mom-Hip certified, shots,
wormed, $500 or best offer.
573-680-7547
www.shepherdpup.com
580 Sporting Goods
GUN SHOW
KIA SPORTAGE, 2011, all wheel
drive, fully loaded with navigation/back up camera/sunroof/heated
& cooled seats/push button start,
92K, $14,500. 573-694-2492
270 Recreational Vehicles/Campers
Oregon Log Splitters On Sale Now.
22 ton, 13 second cycle time, 11 gpm
pump.
Vertical/Horizontal
split.
Hydraulic oil included, set up and
ready to split. These are built in
Kansas City. Was $1,399, now
$1,249. Hurry sale ends 1-30-16
Financing available with approved
credit. A K Small Engines, LLC
(573) 378-6339, Versailles
Jan. 15-17
Fri. 4-8; Sat. 9-5; Sun. 9-3
COLUMBIA
MIDWAY EXPO CENTER
(6401 Highway 40 West)
BUY-SELL-TRADE
Information (563)- 927-8176
Remington 783, bolt action, new in
box, 270 Winchester, $300. Remington 700 bolt action, 30-06, Nikon 3x9
BDC, 3 boxes shells, $850. Charles
Daly single shot youth 22, $150.
Marlin 336 lever action, 35 Remington, Simmons 3x9x50, 2 boxes shells,
$500. 338-9613
RUMMAGE SALES
640 Rummage Sales Fulton
Holiday
Rambler
Navigator,
1995/1996, 400 h.p. WD, Navigator
40' WD, M11 Cummins 400 h.p., Allison Mh4000 6 speed, chassis is 1995
and
house
is
1996
model.
573-619-9063
MERCHANDISE
320 Appliances
KENMORE
FREEZER,
excellent
condition, 21 cu. ft., upright, manual
defrost, $300. 573-964-6621
SPEND A LITTLE TO
MAKE A LOT!
Oregon Log Splitters On Sale Now.
28 ton 11.5 second cycle time 16gpm
pump.
Vertical/Horizontal
split.
Hydraulic oil included, set up and
ready to split. 9 h.p. Kohler engine.
These are built in Kansas City. Was
$1,799, now $1,599. Hurry sale ends
1-30-16 Financing available with
approved credit. A K Small Engines,
LLC, (573) 378-6339 Versailles
550 Merchandise Wanted To Buy
450 Firewood/Chainsaws
FIREWOOD FOR SALE
826-8188 or 826-8308
460 Foods
A Great Place to go with your income
tax refund. We have some fancy
butcher calves just about ready for
us to process for you. Call for more
information. Ask about our $125
home-grown pork bundle. Russellville Locker. 573-782-4613
480 Furniture
HOTEL ROOM FURNITURE; full &
king size beds, dressers, mirrors,
entertainment centers, tables, chairs,
lamps, mini-fridge's, microwaves &
cabinet, recliners, ironing boards &
irons, hair dryers, drapes. All items
are of really good quality & priced for
immediate sale. Buy whole rooms for
$550 or less! Full size beds $100,
Kings Size $250. 573-498-3908 or
573-616-8867
QUEEN PILLOWTOP MATTRESS
SET. BRAND NEW in plastic, $200
with
warranty.
Call/Text
Brett.
573-819-2416 can deliver.
Always buying antiques, estates, old
furniture, whole households. Southside Furniture, 573-690-2823.
560 Miscellaneous For Sale
LAYING HENS, excellent-layers, $5.
573-378-4447
Metal shed, 8x10, $1000. Outdoor
wood burning furnace, $1600.
(573)416-3298
MIRROR JEWELRY CABINET, like
new, 14x48, $100. Longaberger
dishes, red, 8-place setting, 64 piece
total, $200. Cross training system,
$100. 230-7980
TOY AUSSIE PUPPIES, registered
ASDR, Eldon, MO. Black-tri, 3 males
$700, 1 female $800. Available @ 8
weeks 01/12/15. Raised in our home,
well socialized. Up to date shots/deworming, $700. 573-480-2635
240 Trucks For Sale
CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 2003,
factory wheels with tires, excellent
condition, asking $200. 573-301-9450
FORD F-150, 1991, 4x4, automatic,
shows 55k miles, inspected, $3,000
or best offer. 573-418-7725
®
For more than 100 years, Central Bank has been
a cornerstone of our communities. Central Bank
is the lead bank for Central Bancompany, serving
communities across Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Illinois. We are pleased to announce the following
opportunity:
Fulton Facility
Property Inspector/
Building Maintenance
Part-time
To apply or for more information about our
employment opportunities, visit us at
www.centralbank.net.
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RENTALS
730 Apartments For Rent
1, 2 & 3 bedroom units available,
Mid-Missouri Property Management,
LLC, 642-4488. www.mid-mopm.com
1 BEDROOM, clean, utilities paid, upstairs, $350/month. 642-5666
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:
All 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.”
This newspaper 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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CLASSIFIED
THE FULTON SUN
2 BEDROOM, 1 bath, low utilities, no
pets, $500/month + $500 deposit.
573-642-3801
2 BEDROOM, 2 bath, covered
carport, washer/dryer connections.
Immediate Availability. Applications:
451 E St. Eunice Rd. #29 or call
660-287-2188. Some Restrictions
apply.
Beautiful Historical upstairs downtown Fulton, 1 bedroom apartment
available, laundry room, central air,
$550. 642-4590 or 220-0354
740 Duplexes For Rent
Duplexes for rent: 2 bedroom, 2 bath,
1 car garage, fireplace, with
appliances. References and deposit
required. No Pets. $650 per month.
(573) 220-1554 or 642-5577
750 Homes For Rent
3-4
BEDROOM
ALL
BRICK,
completely repainted and remodeled,
new cabinets, within city limits of
Holts Summit, 1/4 mile off hwy. $795.
Deposit & 1st months rent. No dogs.
573-645-4646
4 BEDROOM, 1 bath, 1,700 sq. ft. all
main level living, large fenced-in back
yard, & good neighborhood. $795/
per month. Call Sheila for more information at (636)208-0848.
755 Mobile Homes For Rent
14x70, off Rt. H/305. Gas heat. Paid
trash, grass mowed, $400+ $400 deposit. 642-7795 or 544-5889
3 & 2 BEDROOM, HOMES. Section 8
welcome.
573-489-1960
or
573-489-4825
Why Rent? Put your tax refund to a
home of your own. 2 or 3 bedroom,
possible owner finance. 896-4303
810 Pasture/Hunting Land
HUNTING LAND WANTED: Responsible family of 3 seeking hunting
lease in Callaway County. Will provide liability insurance. 573-359-5416
REAL ESTATE
900 Commercial Property
CONTRACTORS-DISTRIBUTORS
AUTOMOTIVE
Buildings for sale or lease.
Kolb Properties
JEFF KOLB, 573-645-1115
920 Farms/Acreage For Sale
NEW LISTING: 23 acres in Osage
County just off the highway with the
main building being 82x100 insulated, heat & air etc. 4 other nice outbuildings included on this mostly
open land, $359,900.
NEW
LISTING:
88.61
acres
Harrisburg, recreational property
with hunting cabin, lots of trails,
food plots, $3500/acre.
115 +/- acres with a home that has
several updates. Mostly wooded
with some open. South Callaway
Schools. $311,000
80 acres of scenic Callaway
County. South Callaway Schools.
About half open, half woods.
$208,000.
41 acres in Jefferson City on Algoa
Rd., has Moreau River frontage with
water & sewer available, $246,000.
www.markknapp.net
Mark Knapp
RE/MAX Jefferson City 761-3464
930 Homes For Sale
3 BEDROOM, 1 bath, fixer-upper,
must sell. Owner financing? $28,900
negotiable. (573)220-5344 Auxvasse.
PRICE REDUCED: New 3 bedroom 2
bath, plus full walkout for additional
bath/ bedrooms/space. Many great
upgrades, USDA or FHA finance option.
Rental
Purchase
option
$256,900. Call 590-1370.
942 Mobile Homes For Sale
Put your tax refund to a home of your
own. 2 or 3 bedroom. Possible owner
finance. 573-896-4303
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016
PUBLIC NOTICES
970 Public Notices
IN THE 13TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT COURT,
CALLAWAY COUNTY, MISSOURI
Judge or Division: PROBATE
Case Number: 15CW-PR00169
In the Estate of WILLIAM D HARRIS,
Deceased.
Notice of Letters of
Administration Granted
(Supervised Administration)
To All Persons Interested in the
Estate of WILLIAM D HARRIS,
Decedent:
On December 15, 2015, the following
individual was appointed the personal representative of the estate of
WILLIAM D HARRIS, decedent, by
the Probate Division of the Circuit
Court of Callaway County, Missouri.
The personal representative’s business address is:
BILLIE SUE MCDONALD, 4415
STATE
ROAD
PP,
NEW
BLOOMFIELD, MO 65063.
The
personal
representative’s
attorney’s name, business address
and phone number is:
GREGORY M MEALY, 3610 BUTTONWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 200, COLUMBIA, MO 65201, 573/886-8901.
All creditors of said decedent are
notified to file claims in court within
six months from the date of the first
publication of this notice or if a copy
of this notice was mailed to, or
served upon, such creditor by the
personal representative, then within
two months from the date it was
mailed or served, whichever is later,
or be forever barred to the fullest
extent permissible by law. Such sixmonth period and such two-month
period do not extend the limitation
period that would bar claims one
year after the decedent's death, as
provided in Section 473.444, RSMo,
or any other applicable limitation
periods. Nothing in Section 473.033,
RSMo, shall be construed to bar any
action against a decedent's liability
insurance carrier through a defendant ad litem pursuant to Section
537.021, RSMo.
Date of the decedent's death:
27-APR-2015
/s/ Amanda Attebery
Clerk
F.S. Dec. 17, 24, 2015; Jan. 7, 14,
2016
IN THE MATTER OF THE MEALY
FAMILY IRREVOCABLE TRUST
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
To all persons interested in the estate
of Mary Evelyn Mealy, decedent.
The undersigned, Mitchell Wayne
Mealy, is acting as Trustee under a
trust the terms of which may allow
the debts of the decedent to be paid
by the Trustee upon receipt of proper
proof thereof. The mailing address of
the Trustee is:
c/o Brunstrom Law Office, P.C.,
P.O. Box 227,
Ashland, MO 65010
All creditors of the decedent are
notified to present their claims to the
undersigned within six (6) months
from the date of the first publication
of this notice or be forever barred.
Mitchell Wayne Mealy, Trustee
c/o Brunstrom Law Office, P.C.
P.O. Box 227
Ashland, MO 65010
F.S. Dec. 24, 31, 2015; Jan. 7, 14,
2016
US sailors released unharmed
by Iran in less than a day
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
(AP) — It turned out to be the
international crisis that wasn’t.
Less than a day after 10 U.S.
Navy sailors were detained in
Iran when their boats drifted into
Iranian waters, they and their
vessels were back safely Wednesday with the American fleet.
U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry tapped the personal relationship he has formed with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in the three years
of negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program, speaking with him
at least five times by telephone.
Kerry credited the quick resolution to the “critical role diplomacy plays in keeping our country
secure and strong.”
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash
Carter thanked Kerry after the
sailors’ release and couched the
incident in humanitarian terms,
noting “the U.S. Navy routinely
provides assistance to foreign
sailors in distress.”
For Tehran, the Americans’
swift release was a way to neutralize a potential new flashpoint
days before it was expected to
meet the terms of last summer’s
nuclear deal, which will give Iran
significant relief from painful
economic sanctions.
It is likely Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the
final say on all matters of state,
would have had to approve the
release, given the immense political sensitivities.
But the rapid resolution also
AP
This frame grab from Tuesday video by the Iranian state-run IRIB News Agency, shows
detention of American Navy sailors by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf,
Iran.
was a victory for moderate President Hassan Rouhani, who has
promoted greater openness
with the outside world despite
strident opposition from deeply
entrenched hard-liners at home.
“Rouhani’s policy of interaction is working,” said Iranian
political analyst Saeed Leilaz.
“Iran and the U.S. have gone a
long way in reducing tensions
but still have a long way to go in
WASHINGTON (AP) — More
than 30 years after 241 Marines
died in a terrorist attack in Beirut, the Supreme Court on
Wednesday weighed putting up
a new roadblock for the victims’
families who are trying to obtain
nearly $2 billion in judgments
against Iran.
Bank Markazi, Iran’s central
bank, is trying to stave off court
orders that would allow families
of victims of several attacks that
courts have linked to Iran to be
paid for their losses.
The Supreme Court is involved
because the bank claims Congress butted into the business
of federal courts when it passed
a law in 2012 that specifically
DEAR REJECTED SON: Not
knowing your mother’s reason for implying you weren’t
welcome to stay with her, your
question is hard to answer. I
understand why
you would feel hurt,
even angry. But
looking forward
to the day she’s no
longer on this earth
strikes me as an
overreaction.
From what I have
read on the subject
— as well as personal experience
— I have concluded
that hatred is like
acid. It hurts the
hater worse than
the person at whom
it is aimed. At this
point your mother
has lost her son and
now she’s losing her
home. I’d say that’s a large dose
of punishment for her lack of
hospitality. If you can’t mend
fences, then dwell on the positive things you have in your life
rather than wasting time wishing her dead.
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to my wife for nine years.
She is addicted to Ambien and
pain meds. I love her with all my
heart, but the constant trips to the
hospital and emergency rooms
have left me feeling numb. The
episodes are all pretty much the
same “Groundhog Day” scenario.
I’m in so much pain emotionally.
They treat her because she
claims to have lupus. The real
story is her addiction. My question is, what do I do? She has been
to the hospital at least 30 times in
our nine years of marriage. Please
help me help her. Thank you. —
TIRED IN TEXAS
DEAR TIRED: You say the
people at the hospital are
unaware that your wife is a
prescription drug addict. Why
haven’t you told them the truth
and revealed where your wife
is getting all those pills? For too
long you have tolerated a situation that is destructive for both
of you.
You may love your wife and
want to be supportive, but you
can’t save her from her addiction. Only she can do that by
admitting she’s out of control,
seeking help and sticking to a
program.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail
Van Buren, also known as Jeanne
Phillips, and was founded by her
mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact
Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.
com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
directs the banks’ assets in the
United States be turned over the
families.
It was not clear from the hourlong arguments which side
would prevail, but Chief Justice
John Roberts aggressively questioned whether Congress impermissibly tried to dictate the outcome of the dispute.
“Their job is to pass laws; our
job is to decide a case. When
there’s a dispute under one of
the laws they pass, that’s our job,”
Roberts said.
On the other side, Justice Stephen Breyer suggested Congress
and the president, who signed
the law, have broad authority
when it comes to foreign affairs.
The case is before the court at
a sensitive time in U.S.-Iranian
relations. The countries recently
concluded a deal that curbs Iran’s
nuclear program in exchange for
relief from economic sanctions.
The arguments took place
less than 24 hours after Tehran
detained, then released, 10 U.S.
Navy sailors who had drifted into
Iranian territorial waters. House
Republicans invoked the inci-
A metal key holder with a magnet, used to hide a spare key on an
automobile, works; attach it somewhere out of sight.
If you live in a building and have
no yard … there’s no place to hide
a key! Get an extra key and put it in
your wallet.
—Heloise
DIAMOND CARE
Dear Heloise: Reading your column is something I always look forward to. However, I was disappointed to see you promoting the use of
toothpaste for cleaning fine jewelry. It’s called “toothpaste” because
it is for cleaning teeth.
The paste can scratch fine gold,
silver and platinum mountings.
Forget the toothbrush, baby or
otherwise. The bristles can snag
and damage fine prongs and cause
stone loss.
Hardness, in the jewelry business, refers to a stone’s ability to
resist scratches, and there ARE
chemicals that will damage diamonds.
Bring that diamond ring in to
your jeweler for an annual cleaning
and checking of the prongs. — S.D.,
via email
Sorry you are disappointed, but
I stand by the hint. Toothpaste is
very, very mild, and I don’t see how
it can scratch regular (not antique)
gold, etc. As far as I can find out,
chlorine bleach (as in a swimming
pool or diluted as in cleaning products) will not harm a diamond, but
dent as they passed legislation
that would give Congress more
oversight of the nuclear agreement.
At the Supreme Court, Jeffrey
Lamken, the Washington lawyer
representing the bank, agreed
Congress has a lot of power, but
he said it cannot take action
limited to just one case. If the
justices rule against the bank,
Lamken said, the message will
be, “If you want to win your case
in court, don’t hire a lawyer; hire
a lobbyist.”
But Theodore Olson, a former
top official in the Bush Justice
Department, urged the justices
to finally bring an end to the families’ long legal odyssey to win
compensation for terror attacks
with links to Iran. Olson said lawmakers acted well within their
authority when they passed the
2012 law. In fact, Congress could
do anything short of “directing
an outcome of a specific case: A
must win and B must lose,” said
Olson, whose wife, Barbara, died
in the Sept. 11 attacks, which
have no relation to the high court
case.
Ryan waits for no one
WASHINGTON (AP) — Time
waits for no one. And neither
does House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Closely enforcing the rules,
Ryan gave lawmakers no more
than the allotted 15 minutes to
vote Wednesday on a bill that
would give Congress greater
oversight of the landmark Iran
nuclear agreement. The bill was
approved 191-106.
But wait! Such strict enforcement has consequences as
almost a third of the House —
137 members — missed the vote.
Faced with frustrated lawmakers,
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy,
R-Calif., “vacated” the vote and
scheduled another for Jan. 26.
Fifteen minutes is typically the
A place to hide your key
Dear Heloise: Any tricky way to
hide a house key outdoors? The
locking box can be broken into
quickly by a thief. The fake stone is
obvious and floats away or biodegrades the key. Thank you. — Marguerite, via email
Marguerite, I’m not sure what
you mean when you say a fake rock
“biodegrades the key,” since most
keys are metal? Here are a few hints
to use:
Do NOT put a spare key above
the door, under a flower pot or welcome mat.
YES to the fake rock, but put it
somewhere on the back or side of
the house.
Bury a key in a potted plant or
under some landscape rocks.
ine boats were sailing between
Kuwait and Bahrain on a training
mission when the U.S. lost contact.
The sailors left the island at
early Wednesday aboard their
boats, the Navy said. They were
picked up by Navy aircraft, and
other sailors took control of the
vessels for the return voyage to
Bahrain, where the U.S. 5th Fleet
is based.
Justices seem divided over Iran terror-related appeal
Gulf separating mother, son
grows greater than distance
DEAR ABBY: I moved overseas
for work when I was 18. My father
divorced my mom around the
same time. I used to come back to
the U.S. for two weeks every year
to visit and stay with
Mom. However, for
the past eight years
she has sent me
emails “suggesting”
in a roundabout way
that I was not totally
welcome. Because of
this, I haven’t been
back in six years.
For the last 20-plus
years I have given
my mother about
$7,000. Because I’m
not welcome in her
home, I told her I
won’t give her any
more. She is now
showing regret for
her previous emails,
but for me it’s too
late. Since I’m no longer sending
money, she will have to sell her
condo.
She’s getting old and doesn’t
have much time left, and I can’t
wait until she passes on. I despise
her. For me it is unacceptable
for a mother to not welcome her
son into her home for two weeks
a year. Am I overreacting? Is my
level of hate valid? — REJECTED
SON IN THAILAND
improving their contacts. It was a
big step forward.”
The nine men and one woman
were detained Tuesday after at
least one of their boats suffered
mechanical problems off of Farsi
Island, an outpost in the middle
of the Persian Gulf that has been
used as a base for Revolutionary Guard speedboats since the
1980s.
The Americans’ small River-
can hurt the setting. A diamond is
the hardest stone, and is impervious to damage by a regular cleaning
agent. Please do write again and tell
me what chemical you are talking
about that would harm a diamond,
not the setting. — Heloise
FEEDING BIRDS
Dear Heloise: We love watching
wild birds and have many feeders
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amount of time members have to
get to the floor and vote.
But it’s become standard practice for the House to keep a vote
open much longer, especially
the first vote of the day, allowing
stragglers to vote and keeping
more timely colleagues waiting.
Ryan was on the House floor
for the Iran vote, even though the
speaker usually is not. When the
vote was gaveled, some members erupted in cheers over the
display of punctuality. Two lawmakers fist-bumped. One yelled,
“that’s how you do it!”
The speaker gave notice to frequent late-voters last week, pausing between votes on the House
floor to lecture members.
around our yard. One of my favorite hints, especially in winter, is to
thickly spread peanut butter on
empty bathroom-tissue rolls and
roll them in birdseed.
We slide them onto empty
branches of bushes or trees, and
the birds flock to them! — Joyce H.
in Virginia
FLOWER POWER
Dear Heloise: I love fresh flowers,
and enjoy them for a day or two and
then take them to the nursing home
in my neighborhood. The residents
enjoy the flowers in the dayroom or
lobby. — S., via text
GREAT GIFT
Dear Heloise: I collect calendars
that I get throughout the year. I
mark all family birthdays and anniversaries, and use the calendars
for everybody’s New Year’s gift. —
Maxine in San Antonio